The Age of Contempt

The Kingdom of Valantia is founded by the Philip Caveele

The Second Sundering of the Elves is the name given to a civil war within the Kingdom of Selu-Qidar between 13-42:Contempt.   The Second Sundering of the Elves grew out of political disagreements with the Kingdom of Selu’Qidar. The conflict remained ideological and political until 13:Contempt, when the Restorationist began to gain significant influence amongst the elite and populace of Selu’Qidar. The Isolationist decided to violently purge the Restorationist, however, the purge was only partially successful. The failed purge created martyrs and militarised the issue. Civil war broke out, which devastated Selu Qidar for almost 30 years. The Second Sundering of the Elves came to an end when the Restorationists entered a state of exile. The Restorationists travelled to Undras where they founded the Kingdom of Legvaren . The Isolationists secured their position and are still the dominant ideology within the Kingdom of Selu’Qidar .

The Kingdom of Maskeva completed its conquest of the continent of Taunas, and subisently Peter the Bold is crowned Tsar of the Velgan Empire.

The Exiles of the Second Sundering, rejected the name high elf and took on the name of blade elves. The Exiles traveled far from the Kingdom of Selu’Qidar, to found a kingdom based upon their own ideals, the Kingdom of Legarvren.

In an effort of both humanitarianism and pragmatism, the Draconic Ascendancy offered a place for tieflings as part of a joint kingdom named the Infernal-Draconic Ascendancy. Tieflings were offered a full and equal place in the Ascendancy, a stark contrast to the discrimination and violence they faced elsewhere as they were viewed as a reminder of the horrors of the Age of Blood . The Ascendancy gained vital population and workers that were used to rebuild.

The number of refugees fleeing persecution increased into the multiple thousands, necessitating the creation of permanent structures, and the infrastructure of a city; to this effect the first leader of Aarelan Prime Magistra Weldan Eboncrest founds the City-State of Aarelan. Prior to this event the settlement had been viewed a temporary, as a refuge to wait out the storm of anti-magic sentiment and persecution, but it was then clear that the violence against mages was not going to be a transitory event.

The Wars of Unification were the result of a partnership between Prusari and Östersar to create a truly Kasari Kingdom. The desire to creature such a state had been within many of the townsfolk of the Kasari kingdoms but had only become an imperative after the Kasari kingdom of Oxenfurt fell to the Velgan Empire. The Prusari King Wilhelm, at the urging of his Reich Minister Otto von Schonmarck, began negotiations with his counterpart the King of Östersar to create a new Kingdom which would be able to put up a fight against the Velgan Empire. The two Kings came to an agreement, the Kasari Dominion would be created which would be a confederation and an elective monarchy, and the Wars of Unification bought all of the continent into the fold.

In 166:Contempt, throughout the Wild Isles, Draconian warbands plagued settlements on every one of the Isles. By 171:Contempt the warbands of draconians swelled to veritable armies that rampaged and brought devastation with them. By 158:Contempt a hero rose, from Sgiath, Ragneth an Narah she sought to avenge Clan an Narah, who had been slain by draconians. Ragneth united the peoples of Sgiath to turn the draconians back to the mountains, deep forests, and bogs of the Isle. Ragneth was not content to allow the other Isles to fall to the draconians, she and her followers scattered the draconians upon each of the major Isles by 203:Contempt.

A series of disputes over fishing in the Dragon Strait between the Kingdom of the Ardenals and Infernal-Draconic Ascendancy escalated into a full scale war in 207:Contempt. The Ascendancy soundly achieved a victory at sea by 211:Contempt, however, on land the Ardenals repelled the invaders. In 218:Contempt a peace was secured with no territorial exchanges nor was a solution for fishing secured.

The Kingdom of Thaxnoria is founded by Rhamear Gathral first of her name and High Queen of Thaxnoria.

Another force rose to dominate the Outlaw Isles in 277:Contempt, the Brethren of Nine. The Nine were a group of powerful pirate captains who banded together to take control of all others in the Isles.   Nine established their dominance over the Outlaw Isles and the pirates that operated within and around them. Under the Nine’s leadership piracy became more organised and effective, as they pillaged trade routes, the Kingdom of Thaxnoria , Infernal-Draconic Ascendancy , the Wild Isles . Both Thaxnoria and the Ascendancy launched expeditions to put an end to the plague of pirates, but met with abject failure. In 299:Contempt the Purple Sails of Valantia sailed their Purple Armada to the Isles. From 299:Contempt to 311:Contempt the Purple Armada scoured the Isles and burnt down any remnants of the Nine and the pirates that so long dominated the Isles, this included throwing the Seadrift Throne into the sea; after significant loses, in terms of ships and marines, the Purple Armada brought an end to involvement in the Isles after they believed their perpetual victory secured.

With no obvious candidate, or even small group of candidates, who could unite the Kingdom of the Isles conflict erupted as dozens upon dozens of unworthy would-be monarchs brought war upon the Isles to put a crown atop their head and a throne beneath their arse. After nearly thirty years of conflict any bonds of unity were destroyed and the Kingdom of the Isles were at an end.

After a series of trade disputes and exchanged blockades a war broke out between the Kasari Dominion and Infernal-Draconic Ascendancy. The Ascendancy attempted an invasion of the Elector-Kingdom of Thurinarz and Aine Aevon within the Kasari Dominion . Between 306-310:Contempt the Ascendancy made gains, however, from 310:Contempt the Kasari Dominion soundly repulsed the Ascendancy from their shoars.

The War of the Waves was a lengthy conflict between the Infernal-Draconic Ascendancy and the Kingdom of Valantia. A series of conflicts and boardings between the ships of the Ascendancy and Valantia escalated to war in 347:Contempt, the War for the Waves was almost exclusively fought at sea. The decades long war first favoured Valantia, however, by 389:Contempt the Ascendancy was dominant and secured victory, in the peace that was secured Valantia was humiliated and forced to pay significant sums of coin and provide the Ascendancy with a large number of vessels. The War of the Waves did much to destabilise the Kingdom of Valantia which suffered a successful revolution in 440:Contempt.

The mercantile and middle class rebel against the King of Volantia for damaging their trade and wealth, with, mostly, ill-conceived wars. As a result the Republic of Valantia was founded and lead by it First Doge Lucious Palfesto Valantia separated itself from the politics and conflicts of the Free States.

In 460:Contempt The Ardenals and Kingdom of Thaxnoria were in a state of disorder, whilst the Infernal-Draconic Ascendancy were keen to restore prestige and wealth lost with the Second Armada. The Ascendancy launched an invasion of the Ardenals in 460:Contempt, the rest of Thaxnoria did not respond to the Ardenals calls for aid and in 462:Contempt the rest of Thaxnoria erupted into civil war. The Ascendancy conquered a significant amount of territory and even constructed a number of fortifications; however, once the Second Thaxnorian Civil War ended the unified Kingdom repelled the Ascendancy from the Ardenals in 466:Contempt.

In 522:Contempt the Republic of Valantia launched an Armada which arrived at the Outlaw Isles and spent several months there to sink pirate and privateer ships alike. After treating with countless representatives an agreement was reached; Valantine ships were to be unmolested by the pirates, privateers, and outlaws of the Isles, and any captain who breached the agreement would become a target of all the captain of the Isles and if justice was not delivered Valantia would send another punitive armada.

The largest bank within the Ashmound, the Second largest city within the Guildlands has the majority of vault stolen. Weeks went by without this being discovered by the population of Thaxnoria, as the bank and authorities hoped they could recover their gold, when they were unable to discover the public began to find out. This lead to a run on the banks throughout Thaxnoria, and a collapse of Bavaldi in Thaxnoria, further it has led to an economic and financial crisis within Thaxnoria, that the Crown has yet to be able to arrest.

King Thaydos of Velfauna is declared murder and his son Michael is declared King, before King Thaydos reappears with the Heroes of Velfauna, and kill Ragdek the Lord Protector who ploted to usurp power and kill King Thaydos.

The Second War of Thaxnorian Expansion, or the Wars of Liberation as they are known in Thaxnoria, was a short but bloody war fought between November 532:Contempt and February 533:Contempt. The War was fought between Thaxnoria and the Alliance made up of the Free State Alliance known as the Kilgarth Barrier, Elnurian Alliance, and Legvaran with Selu'Qidar entering the war on the side of the Alliance after its beginning.   The Second War of Thaxnorian Expansion came to an unexpected and dramatic end, when the Avatar of Orcus attacked and obliterated Kelmar, the capital of the Craglands. In this cataclysmic crisis a peace was quickly negotiated.

The forces of the Southern Free States (now known as the Union of Crowns), Kingdom of Thaxnoaria, Kingdom of Aran’Nack, Elnurian Alliance, Tee’Chaher, Arcane League, Lords of the Storm, and Velfauna Arcane Bastille joined in battle with the forces of Orcus in the Battle of the Crossing.   Whilst the Battle of the Crossing took place, the Heroes of the Free States with members of the Arcane League, Lords of the Storm, Tee’Chaher and members of the Velfauna Arcane Bastille teleported into Kelmar and the lair of the Avatar of Orcus. Within the Throneroom of Kelmar the Heroes of the Free States destroyed the Avatar of Orcus causing its forces to inanimate or flee.

After the conclusion of the Radiant Crusade (Also known as the Wars of Betrayal) Free States Runia and Toc’Vastil unit into one kingdom, with their newly acquired conquests the Free States Dispaxin and Duran.

Great Kain Shokk Swiftshot, the Orc That Was Promised united most of the peoples of the Rugged Pass throughout 532 and 533:Contempt. The Great Kain Shokk Swiftshot lead his forces in the Second Siege of Garthedd, which culminated in victory at the Siege and the deceleration of the formation of Orrak Aahgith.

A peace treaty was signed between the significant combatants of the War.

The Free States of Bar Sunda, Hunters Wrath, Loc Now, Surentra, and Warthnow formed an economic, political, and military union in the face of the perceived threat of Orrak Aahgith

With the conclusion of the Crusade for the Underhold the Unvanquished Domain is founded.

The Infernal-Draconic Ascendancy began its invasion of the Wild Isles (or the Draconic Isles as the Ascendancy refers to it) and attempted to subjugate and colonise the region.