2602 |
- Aedyran explorers discover the coast of a new continent in the east, in what will later be known as the Eastern Reach, and encounter Eir Glanfath and its dwellers, the Glanfathans.[13][14][15]
- Over the next twenty years, Aedyre exploration continues into the Eastern Reach, laying the foundation for its expansion into Dyrwood.[13]
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2623 |
- Clanna and Dyrla, Aedyran colonial ships, set sail for the Dyrwood, making landfall after experiencing a freak fog occurrence close to the shore. The Dyrla returns to the empire as the first permanent settlement is founded and inevitably runs afoul of Glanfathans. Despite the setbacks, thousands of Aedyrans settlers would travel to the region over the next three years , leading to the establishment of official Aedyre governmental structure in the Eastern Reach colonies.[13][16]
- The Grand Empire of Vailia expands north over the ocean, establishing the city states that would later become the Vailian Republics.
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ca.2625 |
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2626 |
- The Broken Stone War occurs, resulting in widespread loss of life among colonists as Glanfathans attack frontier settlements in retaliation for the accidental destruction a sacred menhir. It is the first major conflict between Aedyre settlers and Eir Glanfath natives.[20][21]
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2629 |
- The war leads to the transformation of the colony of Dyrwood into a duchy under the freshly appointed Gréf Edrang Hadret. He is tasked with establishing a city to cement Aedyr's presence in the region and repel Glanfathan guerrillas, led by an orlan named Regd.[16][21]
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2631 |
- Unconventional tactics employed by Hadret coupled with the building of New Dunryd and a ban on plundering Engwithan ruins culminate in a peace treaty between Dyrwoodan people and Glanfathans, ending the Broken Stone War. The peace treaty severely limits artifact trade, upsetting relations between the grefram and the Empire.[21]
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2641 |
- Grand Vailia enters a steep economic decline, leading to the secession and the formation of the Vailian Republics. The empire disintegrates into Old Vailia over the course of the next 100 years.[22]
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2643 |
- Domestic problems resulting from the widespread disenfranchisement of Eothas worshippers prompt the Aedyr Empire to establish a new colony to the north of the Dyrwood. Readceras is founded as pilgrims and Eothas expatriates settle the region and establish an economy based on the cultivation of dye-producing vorlas plants. The Emperor hoped that Eothasians would fare better than the failed colonies of Vailia that attempted the same.[16] This is not the case: The vorlas crop fails, leading to economic collapse further worsened by the Empire's refusal to send resupply ships.[23]
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2652 |
- The War of Black Trees occurs, as a direct result of Imperial excavation of Engwithan ruins in contravention of Edrang's edict and the continued exploitation of Broken Stone War captives by Dyrwoodan colonists as slave labor. The combination of a slave uprising and raids by Galven Regd give the Glanfathans an early advantage, but they are eventually defeated by Admeth Hadret when Glanfathan forces are lured into a trap at a tributary of the Isce Úar River. Trapped between Dyrwoodan soldiers and burning forests, the Glanfathan warlord is captured. The War peters out several months later as the scorched earth tactics allow Dyrwoodans to achieve victory.[24][25]
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2654 |
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2655 |
- Backed by Vailian ducs and the common folk of Dyrwood, Admeth presents an ultimatum to the fercönyng of the Aedyr Empire. Unwilling to risk a revolt, the emperor grants Admeth's request. Dyrwood becomes an Imperial palatinate, with far greater autonomy than a gréfram. Hadret moves quickly to consolidate his power base.[25][26]
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2662 |
- The Ten Years Treaty is signed between the Palatinate of Dyrwood and Eir Glanfath, a culmination of Admeth's dedication to rooting out Glanfathan slavery in the Dyrwood. The treaty included a total ban on slavery and broadened ban on the plunder of Engwithan ruins. To mark this historic monument and the tenth anniversary of the War of Black Trees, Admeth releases Galven Regd from prison. The short-lived Coopers Rebellion (reliant on slave labor for their trade) is brutally suppressed in a display of power.[25][27]
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2664 |
- With the profitable trade in ancient artifacts effectively hamstrung by the Treaty, the Aedyran emperor formed a secret alliance with Admeth's enemies. Exploration parties are sent into Engwithan ruins again, eventually attracting Glanfathan attention. Once the violations are brought to Admeth's attention, he forms an alliance of his own with the Glanfathans (including Galven Medhra, Regd's successor). When imperial involvement is revealed, Admeth collaborates with his trustworthy erls to prepare for a declaration of independence.[28][29]
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2668 |
- The War of Defiance begins as the Palatinate of Dyrwood declares independence from the Aedyr Empire, as Free Palatinate of Dyrwood led by Duc Admeth Hadret. Rebel forces consolidate their hold on the former colony as Imperial forces land in Dyrwood to reestablish Aedyre control. Five years of war on land and sea witness the unification of Glanfathans and Dyrwoodans under a single banner, an alliance further strengthened in the wake of a coastal battle that claims the life of duc Admeth.[28][29]
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ca.2670 |
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2672 |
- The war culminates in the Battle of Ondra's Gift, a pitched battle for New Dunryd. As Imperial forces landed in the district with heavy fire support, rebel units fought a delaying action waiting for the Lovers' Tide (a rare meteorological phenomenon). The Tide's appearance destroyed much of the armada and flooded districts occupied by Aedyran soldiers, signaling a victory for the rebels. Shortly after the failure of the operation, the Aedyran emperor was forced to sign a peace treaty recognizing Dyrwood's independence. The War of Defiance ends and the Free Palatinate of Dyrwood becomes independent.[28][29]
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2680 |
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2681 |
- Animancy is resurrected in the Dyrwood after independence.[31]
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2697 |
- The number of animancers working in the Dyrwood and the Republics exceeds 40.[31]
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