The Savage Speeders hail from Accellaise, Pace, and Vellis, three cities in the European region of the world known for their cultural, artistical, and economical significance. Speedy and Rapidly are siblings and hail from Accellaise on the southern coast of the continent, Velocity hails from Pace, a coastal city to the east, and Swifty and Whizzy are a couple from the capital city of Vellis. The five marbles met ten years ago, during Le Tour de Vellis, a marble sports marathon held in the city and throughout the country. Speedy and Rapidly had already been competing in local tournaments in Accellaise, so when Velocity brought up the idea of forming their own team, there was no hesitation.

The Speeders trained vigorously over the next two years in order to qualify for the marathon, fighting to make ends meet when it came to scheduling and travelling. Nonetheless, the team was able to qualify for the tournament and made headlines with a fifth place finish at the conclusion of the tournament. For a rookie team, it was unheard of.

“We disclose as little as we possibly can about our training,” Speedy assured. “It is one of our most important secrets to our continued success in marble competition. What I will tell you is that we work the hardest out of any team. We do not settle for anything less than what we know ourselves to be: the best.”

The Speeders continued to compete in the next three Tours, never finishing below the top five. In the 2014 Tour, they clinched their first win, and in 2015, repeated it. News headlines throughout the world began comparing the team to the unstoppable force of the Vikings, referring to them as “savage”. The Speeders reacted positively to this, adding it to their team name to become the Savage Speeders.

In the midst of celebrating their back-to-back victory, the Savage Speeders were approached by marble sports aficionado, Greg Woods. Woods had been headlining the Fruit Circuit in the Americas for years, but the Circuit was losing viewership and funding—and fast.

“I had a few contacts in Northern Europe, specifically the Bakker brothers in the city of Knikkegen, who wanted to start an international marble tournament called the Marble League,” explained Woods. “It was already going to include a few teams from my Fruit Circuit, but I needed to recruit other teams myself. The Savage Speeders were a long shot, but I knew that if I could convince them to compete, the Marble League might be successful.”

The next day, the Savage Speeders announced that they were retiring from Le Tour de Vellis, to the disappointment and confusion of many fans. Their confusion grew a few days later when it was reported that the team had purchased a stadium in Accellaise and renamed it, Le Course de Sauvage.

“None of this made sense,” a fan recalled. “They were so successful in the Tour, and then they left it without explanation. I figured there had to be something more on the horizon. Something bigger.”

The Savage Speeders appeared in the 2016 Marble League as a four marble team. Whizzy did not compete, but watched from the sidelines as the team picked up four gold medals throughout the season: in the Relay Race, the Water Race, the 10 Meter Sprint, and Hurdles. The team did not score in some of the events, but did just well enough with its four medals to secure victory in the first ever edition of the tournament.