My overall opinion of Highguard has been steadily improving since its rocky launch last month. As a long-time Apex Legends fan, Highguard's default 3v3 raid mode was a little too slow-paced for me. But I instantly fell in love with the chaos of its "experimental" 5v5 mode, an addition that developer Wildlight Entertainment decided to make permanent after listening to player feedback.

But until late last week, something was still missing: lore. Who are these Wardens, and why are they fighting each other? On Thursday, Wildlight finally offered up some answers via a beautifully animated five-minute video uploaded to YouTube. Entitled "Wardens," the animated short explains the origins of Highguard itself and offers a glimpse of the relationships between the game's Wardens. Mainly focused on lightning-wielding Warden Atticus, the episode reveals that Highguard is a lost continent that has "magically reappeared" after being lost for centuries.

Atticus, Scarlet, and Redmane venture into the lost world in search of the Shieldbreaker, only to discover that they aren't the only folks interested in pilfering Highguard's spoils — Condor, Mara, and Slade are waiting........

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