History of Ransard

Black bloods, mostly Orcs, arrives in the Kard mountains from the west. Hostilities ensues.

Hanric, the son of Omric are born.

The clan chieftants of Belgoth rebels against their King. The rebellion are defeated after many years of bloody warfare. Many of the present clan feuds in the former Belgoth have their origins in the great freedom war.

The western clans of the former Belgoth rise up against the Ransardian King.

Ransardians sail across the sea and reach the shores of Saphyna, a Trakorian island, where they found a colony.

The clans of the former Belgoth who resided in the area called Ljusna were defeated by a Klavykian horde led by Kornella Pantless. The reigning clan implodes and the area are lost forever.

Klavykians attacks the Ransardian colony on Saphyna and battles are fought on the plains of Gudiene. Ransardians are formidable warriors and in the first parts of the war they win many victories. But as the war move on their losses amass and they are pushed back to the Frimbolinplains, where they create strong defensive forts. The war turns into low intensity conflict.

Palinor initiates a crusade against the heathens of Timolerien, and even though the crusade is reinforced by crusaders from the whole of Ereb, they are driven back when Timolerien gets reinforcements from Ransard.

Both Magilre and Ransard wants the fertile lands of Saphyna in Trakorien. When their joined forces had crushed the forces of Klavykien they can´t agree on how to divide the island. The two forces enters bloody battles against each other, but both are decieved. In a brilliant move the forces of Milacke attack both of them and they are driven back to the mainlands.

When the Klavykian realms were weakened by internal splintering, Edorl the Young realised that it was time for Ransard to reclaim its fallen colonies on Saphyna, and get revenge for the defeat a hundred years before. If Edorl haden´t made the tactical mistake of divideing his forces into two, the Trakorian kingdom would have been crushed even before it was created. But in the end he did and when his forces landed on Paratorn it was defeated by the local forces after vicious fighting. Without support from the crushed force the main army on Saphyna were isolated and supplies were dwindeling. Edorl the Young fell during the hard fighting and his brother Margon organised the retreat to Ransard.

The third Palinor Crusade launches on the day. This time it is supported by the dwarves of the Kûld-kres in the Kard mountains, north of Palinor. The attack comes as a surprise and and Timor is swiftly defeated. A large Ransardian horde is assembled and it defeats the Palinor crusaders at the battle of "Herikols wade".

In secret Ransard sends diplomats to Saphyna and succesivly strengthen their holds on the local powers. By 462 A.O. the Saphyna is more or less under Ransadian control.

Trakorian troops lands on the shores of Saphyna and Ransard sends reinforcements. The reinforcements are led by the Vortiger Gorm himself and his now eleven year old heir, Argald. After years of bloody battles it is clear that the Trakorian supremacy in manpower again become the deciding factor. Gorm realises that the situation is hopeless and that he and his son could fall on distant shores, and end the Clan Omric. Gorm assembles the remnants of the army and navy and retreats towards main land. The Trakorian navy chase them and half of the Ransardian ships never reaches the shores.

On the hundred years day of the former crusade, the fourth leaves its encampments marching towards Ransard. The fourth crusade is not as prepared and organised as the former crusades. The Ransardians have been forewarned and with their new allies the Griffons the invasion is easily defeated. Alginor the Griffontamer personally slays the commanding wizard, Krarr.

Argold the Griffontamer is murdered by Trakorian spies. Joran the Golden is crowned Vortiger.

Joran the Golden falls in an ambush just before the battle of Haeron. Nerol Omric is crowned Vortiger and he ends the Timorian war.

The Black blood tribe of Krauk orcs constantly raids against the settlemets of Narim in Ransard. Whenever Ransardian forces gather to crush them, they scatter and flees to the mountains. The Red Moons escapes with much loot.

Ransard initiate diplomatic talks with the elves of the Kard forest.

The teocracy of Aleria attacks Narim. At the same time the Red Moon orcs uses a powerful spell to conceal themselves launches a vicious attack on the elves of Kard forest. They slaugther several settlements of the unprepared elves, which begs the Ransards for help. But the Ransardian forces have the Alerian army between them and the elves, and are unable to help. The elves stop communications with Ransard.  The Ransardian forces led by Caorm launch a counter offensive against the Alarian forces and manages to destroy the invasion army. In the year 605 Caorm Elf-friend is murdered by his Timorian mistress, a deed who reeks of Trakorian influences. Argald swears to vengeance his father and start to gather his forces.