The Sethiri Conflicts

A series of organised Rebellions trigger across north Seofare, taking Tiorath more than 30 days to quell. Tiorath's inability to restore order quickly caused anti Tiorathan sentiment to spread to other loyalist regions. Up until now Tiorath had justified its rule as a means to ensure order, however in the eyes of many Seofareans they could no longer do so as they had grown complacent and lazy.

An Ex-Tiorathan naval captain known as Alrav Cadmarc leads a successfull coup on Seofares capital, taking over its house of governance. Declaring himself king and promising to bring the order that Tiorath had promised and failed to deliver he quickly gained a large following. The army began its existence with two legions, and eagerly began training civilian militias to form another two.

Endros declares war on both Tiorath and non-compliant Seofarean rebel groups. Other rebel organisations are given a 100 day period to join the Seofarean grand army or disband before Endros will send his Inquisitors to hunt them down to the last man.

With permission from Tiorath the region (then unofficially) known as Nor'Tirath declares itself a state separate from the collapsing Sethir superstate. The new State immediately swears vassalage to Tiorath and begins work on a standing army of its own with the help of Tiorathan commandos.

Multiple larger Hyerosian rebel groups join together as allies to draft and sign their constitution, declaring their independance from Tiorath. Amongst many stipulations that although Hyeros would retain a ruler (it's king) they would only have signifigant power during times of war.   They would also fold most smaller organisations who swore fealty to the republic into it's larger forces, forming it's first three legions. These were the 1st Legion which was lead by the now largest faction, the Soldiers of the Sun, the Second Legion which was lead by Stars of Nios and the Third Legion was founded primarily from smaller organisations.

Of the 5 fleets sent to Sethir by the Tiorathan Hierarchy the smallest three were Desmir, Cardac and Alteran. This was not because Seofarre was not seen as a threat, indeed together they were larger than the fleets that assailed Hyeros or Oron'Hye, but because due to both the size of Seofare and caution towards Endros's strategic genius the Hierarchy did not see fit to send one large and easily hit target for the self-proclaimed Seofarean king.

The fifth of the 'first wave' Tiorathan fleets lands in Oron'Hye in an attempt to quash the percieved rebellion, setting up shop in the north west in an attempt to disrupt communication between the north and southwest regions.

Soldiers deployed from fleet Gentera attack and capture numerous towns across west Oron'Hye, capturing multiple settlements.

Sometime between the end of the 9th year of the 2nd age or the beginning of the 10th year the primary body of the third legion met with rebels fighting in Melnir, planning a counter offensive against Tiorath that would shake their control of the southern reaches of the mountain kingdom whilst also diverting their forces away from west Hyeros and taking pressure off of the first legion.

The combined forces of Hyeros's Third Legion and Melnir's rebels perform a series of coordinated ambush attacks on numerous small towns, villages and outposts in south Melnir. Many of the civillian settlements were successfully freed from Tiorathan control, and most of those that remained under Tioraths thumb had lost the majority of their host, forcing them to abandon these them anyway. Although the majority of the outposts were not taken, enough of them were so badly damaged that their occupants were forced to waste valuable time repairing them.   By mid Summer the rebels were the dominant Milatry force in south Hyeros, forcing a large detachment from Baedos to travel northward and westward across the coast. The route they took slowed them down greatly, however had they gone through the rebe controlled mountains they would have certainly suffered considerable losses.

After a season away from Baedos a greatly empowered Kilric returns, his original soldiers now serving as his magically empowered champions, the first Knights of Discernment. They now practice magic recogniseable as Sun Casting. It is widely agreed that this is the moment Kilric reached the status of Demigod, and with the help of his champions alone he was able to retake Baedos and capture seven docked Tiorathan ships, including a frigate formerly known as Venedac's helm but renaimed to the Sunhelm under Kilric's command.

The nations officially recognise one another and agree on borders in the Seofarean/Hyerosian border agreement. The agreement also stipulated that Alvene would be recognised as its own state.

Although Tiorathan loyalists in Nor'Tirath had assisted Tiorathan forces prior even to the nation's official inception Nor'Tirath did not officially enter the war until almost two years after it's birth. Now Nor'Tirath had the resources and knowledge to maintain its own standing army, and thanks to fast-tracked training from Tiorath they had capable soldiers numbering in the thousands.   The government of Nor'Tirath did not declare war on any one nation, indeed they refused to recognise the sovereignty of any formerly Tiorathan territory, instead opting to declare war on all parties rebelling against Tiorathan power, simply and broadly dubbing them terrorists. However due to the nations location Nor'Tirathan forces were mostly deployed in southern Seofare and Oron'Hye.

The leaders of the second and third Legion swear fealty to Kilric, making him the first king of Hyeros and giving him near complete authority in times of war.

After Seofare donated a large number of vessels (Both taken and manufactured) Hyeros was able to establish its first fleet. Ultimeately this was a decision that greatly tortured Tiorath as the combined forces of the Knights of Discernment and the new fleet could now go toe-to-toe with fleet Venedac. This allowed Hyeros to continue their campaign whilest ensuring Tiorath's fleets could not attack Seofare from the north. In essence Seofare got free protection without putting extra strain on their logistics and resources.

The Sacking of Foran was an attack by Tiorathan loyalists lead by the Tiorathan Admiral Grundar Firecet on Olrad's home of Foran. The city fell after 12 days and the defeat of Olrad. This conflict began a new dark-age on the southern front of the Sethiri conflicts, with the loss of Olrad's family causing him to become more distant and violent, becoming known to his Tiorathan enemies as The Demon Lord of Oron'Hye.

Olrad builds the Oroni resistance, known as the Coldrunners, with the goal of once again freeing Oron'Hye from Tiorathan control. His soldiers were trained in the arts of frost casting, allowing them to turn the frozen environment of their home into a weapon to use against their foes.

Berserkers from fleet Thandric lead directly by Admiral Firecet find and destroy the Coldrunner's primary hideout, slaying the entirety of the defending host and over two hundred refugees. He would leave behind one of his captains, Findri Jundar, alongside eight berserkers believing the remaining Coldrunners would likely return.

Olrad leaves his men, ordering that they flee to safety. Twice traumatised, slighted and humiliated he begins to come into the fulness of his demigod abilities. From the 8th of summer to the early afternoon of the 37th of summer Olrad tears his way through Tiorathan controlled territories, his power growing with every battle.

Olrad Forces the crippled Tiorathan forces northward, effectively defeating them. They would continue to attack the nations north for the remainder of the war in an attempt to find a weakness in Oron'Hye's defences, but with most of their forces locked in combat with Hyeros and Seofare they Tiorath was unable to perform a larger assault.

Calder Des'Holruun attacks the southern Sethiri state, penetrating deep into the otherwise unassailable nation. This, the first successful assault on Oron'Hye in decades, would set a new and disturbing trend. Calder was an inhuman force, and lead to a great deal of strife across Sethir.

Seofare Successfully captures all remainig Tiorathan controlled coastal cities in a series of coordinated, simultaneous strikes all beginning at midnight. The longest of these battles, The Conquest of Velvecett lasted well past 4 in the afternoon.