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Arising out of the factory workers of the old Tusko port, the Tusko Torches are the oldest team in Iceagea, originating in 1860, after english sailors passing through Iceagean waters traded tales and regaled rhymes of “Football” to the idle hands on their daily break. It was the energetic young Fngrr Byt, a crane operator who organised the first match with the other men. It was those whom the game ignited some sort of passion inside, that would make it a monthly tradition to play between the different factory divisions, the Torches would arise out of the very best of them, competing against sailors and workers from visiting nations.

Famously, on a visit to Tusko, one sailor remarked that due to the lack of exposure to the continental equivalent, the Tusko Torches game was violent, dirty, animalistic, the way it should be. Naturally with proper training and practice, this reduced over time, though the team is not averse to being a little rougher than their counterparts in other international cities.

Spearhead United, age old rivals of the Tusko Torches. It is said that as a result of fear of further Tusko encroachment on natural hunting ground surrounding the small village of Ryshnkwd, the villagers united in protest, marching onto the streets of Tusko and causing much damage with spears and clubs. In an attempt to resolve this peacefully, the council of Tusko city encouraged the protesters to a game of football on the hunting ground, against the Tusko Torches. If the torches lost, Tusko would avoid further encroachment onto their land, if the villagers lost, Tusko would have the freedom to expand and absorb the village.

The city leaders were confident that the Tusko Torches with a year of experience in football would win. However on the day of the match, this attitude was muted by the unfamiliar terrain, in contrast to their usual well cut terf, the ground was marshy and slippery. The village were aware of this, employing footwear that had nails sticking out of them for grip. It was this advantage that won the village the game, and so Tusko maintains their promise. Naturally come modern times a stadium would be built on the ground, but as is tradition, it remains marshy and slippery, for as the villagers say “Yt ys d Chwllg dt Myks wt fn” in English this translates to “It is the challenge that makes it fun”.