Elven Empire

The longest running empire known, the Elven Empire once encompassed nearly all of Oren and Ochita. Now, its remnants seize only few squabbling settlements in Ochita and the Greylands. Imperial reign lasted more than several lifetimes for most of the folk of Cabochon leaving their assumed dominance virtually unquestioned by those short lived. Gnomes, Dwarves, and Sea Elves became notorious banes to imperial control, triggering anarchy in large swaths of the East. Despite these insurrections, imperial rule stood nearly a millennia until their zenith finally passed.
Most notable to blame for the imperial dissolution was a sudden realized of infertility among the pureblood ruling class. Elves, notoriously virile and promiscuous, grew cautious to conceive children fearing the overpopulation once seen in their early empire. Despite desperate attempts at insemination, elves woefully realized their crisis of sterility. Most purebloods had become older magnifying their impending extinction. Many sought demonic patrons to elongate their lives or regain their ability to procreate. Others became tyrannical, instead seizing absolute power as their legacy. Regardless of case, the Elven Empire's past influence on Cabochon paints nearly all faculties of life dsepite their near century of decline.

History

While not formally established until slightly over a millennia ago, the Elven Empire solidified after conflicts around the Argent Pass with the other races of Ochita. After the final battle of Argent Pass, the newly formed Elven Empire established embassies in the major cities in the continent. Elven Empire deftly seized full control of Ochita up to the halfling run Northern Wylds in less than a century after.
Spurred on by the growing Dragonborn navy, imperial emissaries struck a deal with the dragonborn and halflings to seize control of Median Island and Beryl Island from the Berylfolk. The conflict resolution led to the permanent establishment of the imperial navy to tax the new dragonborn trade route along Ochita's coast.
Spurred on by rampant overpopulation within the Greylands, the imperial navy sent military envoys to the Marbled Sea to stake claim to new land before the Dragonborn could. Occupation of gnomish Gyre and Heaven's Landing spurred direct wars and proxy conflicts until the dissolution of the empire.

Disbandment

Before the empire truly started to falter, imperial rule stretched over most of Ochita (leaving the Northern Wylds to the halfings) and Oren up to Du'chan. Its dissolution wasn't immediate. Colonies reformed into many confederations of nation-states before elves lost complete control of their empire. Remnants that still consider themselves 'imperial' have retreated back into the Greylands in hopes to heal their dying people.

DISBANDED/DISSOLVED

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Type

Geopolitical, Empire

Alternative Names

Grey elves

Demonym

Imperials

Government System

Electocracy

Economic System

Mixed economy

Currency

Goldleaf or leaves

Subsidiary Organizations

• Cambium

Location

Ochita

Controlled Territories

• Dire Islands
• Otway

Manufactured Items

• Goldleaf

Notable Members

• Dostun Otway

Related Myths

• The West Elf Conspiracy