History of Imperial Enroth

Although the climate makes settlement difficult, many travel to this northern region to be away from the control of the Colonial Government and to show their strength.  A few cities are built but many opt to simply live wherever they feel like, consolidating into tribes to survive the harsh environment.

Bahamut and Tiamat, with the combined worship of all the dragons of Enroth, give birth to the Great Wyrms, the ten divine dragons. Each dragon would travel the world to understand it better and use that knowledge to shape history as they saw fit.

The Kolat, an organization devoted to undermining divine influence on Enroth, is founded.  Using magic to keep themselves out of the sight of the deific avatars, they plot to free themselves from divine control.

Baysuhi attempt to lead his clan to claim Dragon and Lion territory, which they would be unable to defend against without their deific leaders.  Corvo Attano, sensing the massive surge in power that Bayushi would obtain, assassinated him and then disappeared into the wilds of Jadame.

Shiba, having spent the last millenia in meticulous research, discover the nature of the Kolat and all of their bases. In a series of raids over the course of three days, she attacks and wipes out almost all Kolat posts but suffers a mortal blow in the process. She dies shortly after destroying the last Kolat base and sending the report to her clan.

With the resurgence of divine magic, the Clans again made a power grab to solidify their control over Enroth. Without the intercession of the dragons, the war raged on for fifty years with a great amount of bloodshed on all sides. After borders had been fought over and redrawn countless times, the Clans settled into an uneasy peace.

With promises of support after the battles end, Morgan Ironfist and the Lion Clan gain the aid of the Mantis Clan and various other Minor Clans of Bootleg Bay.  With the Mantis transporting his troops swiftly, Morgan is able to launch a surprise attack on the Crane Clan.  The Diamond Mind elves, angry at the Phoenix for their treatment of the Crane, convince the Crane Clan to join Morgan Ironfist's army.  In order to solidify an alliance, the Crane leader, Doji Gem, challenges Morgan Ironfist and is defeated.  The Crane officially join the Ironfist army alongside the Lion Clan.

Morgan Ironfist tasks the Scorpion Clan with scouting Kriegspire, home of the Unicorn, and reporting his findings. They are quickly discovered when Shinjo Agar, wizard and leader of the Unicorn, reveals he has created a race of half-man, half-bull creatures that he has named minotaurs. The creatures find the Bayushi scouts and kill all but two, although the Unicorn suffer losses at their hands as well.

With the subdual of the Seven Great Clans, the entirety of the Continent of Enroth is fully under the control of Morgan Ironfist. the Empire of the Ironfist Dynasty is established.  The Empire includes everything from the Mist Archipelago all the way to the Sentinel Mountains, the mountains separating Paradise Valley from the rest of the continent.  Morgan Ironfist agrees to maintain the sovereignty of Edenbrook and Sweet Water as it has been for those who wish to live outside the Empire's control.   Castle Ironfist is built on the coast of Bootleg Bay on the Silver Coast within Lion Clan territory in appreciation for being the first to join.  It becomes the seat of Imperial power.

With the founding of the Ironfist Dynasty, a decree is made to build a city around the Council of Clans so that meetings can take place more easily.  The city of Free Haven is constructed along the coast of Bootleg Bay and quickly grows into a center for commerce as it lies in the center of all the Clans.

Roland Ironfist, son of Morgan Ironfist IV, is born on the summer solstice.  The competing signs from Roland and Archibald gives the Imperial shugenja pause.

After centuries in hiding, the Kolat begin to move again.  Initially content to cause disruption to the forces of the Empire, they become more covert after Archibald raids one of their safehouses, leaving no one alive.  The Kolat secretly begin spreading disinformation and rumor among the populace in order to turn them against the Imperial Families.  Their activities eventually spread to sabotage and espionage, working to destroy the Empire from within.

Before his death, Emperor Morgan Ironfist IV declares his son Roland, the younger of his two sons, as his heir. Angered at this deviation from tradition and apparent slight, the Empire is split in two between Roland, the chosen heir, and Archibald, the traditional heir. The Crane, Scorpion, Dragon, and Phoenix Clans side with Archibald while the Crab, Unicorn, and Lion side with Roland.   The Mantis Clan, again the wild card in Enroth, discovers that Archibald has ordered the Daigotsu and his Phoenix Clan to begin researching the Taint that has begun corrupting the world of Enroth in order to discover a means to weaponize it.     Popular opinion turns against Archibald and his forces are defeated, leaving Roland as Emperor.

With Roland declared the new Emperor, the seven Great Clans of Enroth become divided on how to proceed. The Crane and Scorpion support Archibald as tradition dictates while the Dragon and Phoenix have always received support from Archibald. The Crab and Unicorn, those most slighted by Archibald, join Roland. The Lion, the Clan represented by the current Jade Champion, respects the old Emperor's wishes and also side with Roland.   The various Minor Clans voice their support for one or the other but don't have the forces to commit to either side.

The Mantis intercept a communication from Corlagon Daigotsu at Castle Alamos intended for Archibald Ironfist. It provides evidence that Archibald ordered research be conducted on weaponizing the Taint in order to undermine Roland's forces. Public outcry forces the Elemental Council of the Phoenix Clan to excommunicate Daigotsu in order to save face. The Phoenix withdraw support from Archibald, effectively exiling Daigotsu to Castle Alamos in the northernmost island of the Mist Archipelago.

With the loss of support from the Phoenix and Crane, Archibald attempts to gain access to the Oracle of Enroth in order to access the archives stored within. Unable to gain the cooperation of the Oracle of Enroth under the Council of Clans, Archibald removes several focusing crystals that allow the Oracle access to the Archives. The Lion, Crab, and Unicorn clans descend on Free Haven and attack Archibald's forces while they are leaving. While Daigotsu maintains control of one crystal, two crystals are captured by Roland's forces and secured in Castle Darkmoor and Castle Kriegspire. The fourth is lost to Roland and Archibald's forces, stolen by the Kolat in the middle of the battle and secured in their stronghold on Hermit's Isle.   The Dragon Clan, appalled by the disrespect shown to the Oracle of Enroth by Archibald and his forces, defect and hold Free Haven in Roland's name. Archibald retreats to White Cap, hiring the Warlord of the Yobanjin, Garland, as a means of stalling for time.

With Daigotsu defeated, Archibald fortifies himself in Castle Stromgard, seat of the Scorpion Clan.  Roland leads a combined force of Dragon, Lion, and Unicorn against Garland and the Yobanjin under his command.  Roland loses half of his forces but manages to defeat the Warlord and the tribes that served him.  Although the Scorpion fight bravely, they don't have the strength to fend off the combined forces for long once Roland reaches Castle Stromgard.  Archibald is captured and the Scorpion are forced to submit.

Emperor Roland Ironfist and Empress Catherine Gryphonheart-Ironfist give birth to a boy. They name him Nicolai after Catherine's father, Nicolas.

Empress Catherine Gryphonheart-Ironfist returns to Erathia after the death of her father, Nicolas. Roland is left to run the Empire and look after their son, Nicolai.

With the report of invasion by survivors of Sweet Water, Roland Ironfist leaves Wilbur Humphrey, vassal of the Lion Clan and Emerald Champion, as regent of Enroth in his absence and leads a host to Kriegspire to support the Unicorn Clan. Demons had claimed all of Sweet Water and captured Edenbrook, denying the Unicorn their usual training grounds. Although the demon offensive was halted at the Sentinel Mountains, Roland is captured by a Kolat agent and turned over to the fleeing demon army where he was imprisoned by She Who Speaks.

The Crawfish Clan, with the assistance of their Stormcrow brethren, is tasked with the discovering the location of Corlagon Daigotsu's manor, which has disappeared. Once located, they were to search the premises for any notes or journals regarding Corlagon's research into the Taint. Discovering that hidden his manor on the Ethereal Plane, they managed to disrupt the spell enough to reveal the door and enter.   Inside, they discovered that Corlagon had cloned himself to create a private army of soldiers, although only a remnant remained within the estate. They also discovered that almost all of them were Tainted beyond recovery and had to destroy those they initially found. Only having numbers and not given names, Soldier 45 found the group and helped how he could.   With the knowledge obtained from Soldier 45, they learned that Corlagon had found one of the Elemental Chimes and was conducting experiments on it while researching the Taint during the Succession War. Although he believed it contained, the influence of the chime broke its containment after one of the Urtiv units broke their psychic link in panic, collapsing the psychic field. This collapse lead to the almost all 50 of the Urtiv units in the estate becoming heavily corrupted with Taint, one Urtiv in particular receiving almost double the effect of the others. Corlagon himself, heavily corrupted by the event, fled the estate with the chime and headed to Castle Alamos.

The heads of the eight Great Clans, as well as the numerous minor clans, gather together in Free Haven to discuss a unified front to oppose the threat that the demons represent.  Although there was agreement that the demons posed a threat, the Council was divided on whether the Clans needed to unify their forces under Imperial control in order to combat it.   While the Lion, Dragon, Mantis, and Scorpion voted in agreement with the provision, the other Clans opposed.  The Unicorn felt that it was their responsibility, as it was their land under attack.  While the Crab agreed that a unified front would help, they could not turn over their forces without leaving themselves exposed to the threats from Darkmoor.  The Crane and the Phoenix felt that it wasn't their concern as the demons did not affect them directly.   Since the Great Clans tied in their votes, the decision was postponed following the votes from the minor clans.  Since most of the minor clans did not have the information for an informed decision available, the Council of Clans was recessed until each of the clans could be updated on the situation and make a decision.