The Tournament of the Tidewoken was born as a way to find the strongest contesters to repel the increasingly stronger evil creatures, drawn to the core of the planet Nalraaf.
Many poweful beings, called the Tides, ruled over the lands of Nalraaf, a once empty planet with an unique biome and vast amounts of different landscapes. Three of those Tides, Kuundra, Aphase and Venphyra soon populated those worlds with gateways to different worlds, bringing in adventurous travelers, who built cities and began scavenging this planet for artifacts.

Soon after the creation of those portal gateways, the gods witnessed evil creatures of many kinds entering the gateways and invading Nalraaf. It was discovered that the magical core of the planet would not only benefit the Tides, but also lure energy hungry creatures through the gateways.

As the Tides have no physical form, there was nothing they could do to stop this invasion, but each to choose on a physical contender and lend him their power. Together they formed the Tournament of the Tidewoken. The winners earn the title of Tidewoken and become a vessel for the gods.