The Known World

Karthus is crowned the first king of the tribe of Balk. His village at the base of The Mount is granted the name 'Balkwreath'.

Kartha continues to trade with Arturus, Merth, and Trinnara, but all three nations begin to grow distrustful of Kartha it pushes its borders closer to their territory. They band together to form an alliance against encroaching Karthan influence. King Rhinus III of Merth, Queen Finala I of Artrus, and King Alfrith IV of Trinnara. They form the Dynasty of Three. With all three nations gathered for one common goal, their navies are a force to be reckoned with.   Part of their distrust lies with the overt religiosity of Karthan angelicism. Merthian, Arturan and Trinnaran kingdoms put their faith into the mortal heroes. Throughout many years all three of this alliance's fleets fight against Kartha’s ships

During his 25th birthday Jainus II ascends the Mount to seek guidance from Gabriel, who tells him to seek armistice with the Dynasty of Three in turn for their worship and newfound divine knowledge. He gives the young king a single piece of an astral shard to give to the three kings of the Dynasty. Convinced by this plan, Jainus sends a dove with the terms of ceasefire along with the astral fragment. The small shard marvels the three rulers, but the contract draws a wedge between them.   The power-hungry Rhinus wants to harness the power of the astral shard for himself to enhance the magical knowledge of his army’s relatively weak shamans and magi against the might of the Karthan sorcerers.   The patient Queen Finala wants an end to the fighting, but wants to retain her people's culture and heritage through peaceful means.   The stoic Alfrith sees no alternative to preserve his people's culture but through bloodshed, caring not for the complex machinations of magical trinkets.

With rebellion still raging in Merth and Trinnara, many begin to turn to Angelicism as a symbol of stability and order. Pilgrims from the two island nations return from the Mount with tales of graceful winged beings.   With both Merth and Trinnara weakened and in disarray, Kartha and Artrus gather their vast fleets and attack Merth from the north, laying siege to Endsreach as it burns with open rebellion.

Angelicism spreads to all corners of the Midworld, becoming the state religion to most of the central island nations. With common religious values, a close pact form between Merth, Artrus and Kartha. This common association eventually came to be known as the Karthan Commonwealth.   Despite Trinnara adopting angelicism, it remains staunchly independant.

At the time, the border between Kinnea and Kitesh encompassed the tributaries of the Daji, the great life-giving river that flows through Kinnea. Kinnea itself was a wilderness of territory claimed by only bandits and hardened desert wanderers. It was the frontier for conquest. The goal of the crusades was to conquer the territory around Mt. Duniaji. The mountain's peak is considered the holiest place in the Alshamic faith, as it was there Kitesh, the founder of the Kiteshi Empire, was believed to have spoken to Alsham and recieved his blessing.   With the entirety of the mountain within Kitesh's borders, it was believed that the empire would enter a new era of enlightenment.   These lofty ambitions were halted when numerous Commonwealth and Trinnaran settlements were discovered in the Daj'ka Pass. According to Kiteshi religious scholars, building settlements so close to a holy site was considered an insult to the faith, as the mountain was to be kept clean of all civilization. Priests of Alsham handed down a divine edict to scorch the settlements with sunfire.   The crusaders gave a warning to the townspeople to leave before the burning of their homes, but under the bold leadership of their local Angelicist chaplains, the villagers refused and took up arms. The slaughter of the townsfolk started a conflict between the Kiteshi Empire and the Commonwealth that began as a territory dispute but eventually lead into a full-throated religious war.   The war lasted for approximately 50 years, with great losses on both sides.   According to Angelicist scholars, the Alshamic crusaders were barbarous, brutal and uncivilized. To Alshamic scholars, the Angelicist knights used underhanded tactics and were brutal as they pushed into Kiteshi territory, pillaging, burning and raping villages within the M'ganu Brush.   Here, the accounts of battles that took place become distorted of any semblance of truth and turn into pure propaganda. Commonwealth historians claim that the villages near Daj'ka Pass had been established long before the Kiteshi Empire held any claim to the land they were on. Kiteshi scholars despute this, claiming that the land around Mt. Duniaji had always been the empire's by divine right.   In the end, the Commonwealth were victorious in holding the border within the Daj'ka Pass. A treaty was signed between the two empires. The Commonwealth would be allowed to keep Kinnea, and in return, the Kiteshi Empire would be allowed to keep Mt. Duniaji within their borders.   Though the two empires are no longer actively at war, its soreness still lingers, and religious leaders of both Angelicist and Alshamic persuasion still quarrel over the land around Daj'ka Pass to this day.

Due to the bloodshed forced upon their citizens by the Alshamic Crusaders, Trinnara joins the Karthan Commonwealth.