King Valach sends the sixth holy expedition to the north. Thousands of soldiers, peasants, craftsmen, and other civilians arrive in the northern parts of Ephea and find empty land. They start settling a few camps and quickly start fertilizing and working the ground, spreading further north.
History of the Nornurii
Nornurii are a variant ethnic subgroup of humans. Over the years they developed that much, that only a few similarities between them and 'standard' humans remain.
The Settling
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With the sixth holy expedition, thousands of civilians enter the north of Ephea and settle there
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The sixth holy expedition
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The giant defeat
Disaster / DestructionAfter three years of preparation, skirmishing, and a few small victories over the giants, King Valach orders his generals to invade the land of giants further into the north. A major part of soldiers from the sixth expedition fall defeated in the battle of Valach. Although the giants don't attempt to invade the human lands, the king decides to retreat all of his soldiers and administrations from the north, leaving the settled civilians behind. Most of the citizens flee from the so-called cursed lands, and only a few of them look for refuge in the embattled garrisons.
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Cutting reinforcements
Political eventEventually, the Empire stops sending supplies and reinforcements to the bereaved humans in the north. With that, they start to reorganize and look for other allies, asking a few tribes of elves living close by a little further south. The Empire declares this northern region as a puppet state but does not agree to send just a single soldier.
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New allies
Diplomatic actionWith time, the humans adapt to the rather rough circumstances, focussing on fishing rather than farming. With the discovery of mineral resources in the mountains, they quickly get to crank up local and global trading. The civilization grows and propers rather rapidly and even manages to put up its own army. With the threat of the giants constantly lingering further up in the north, diplomats decide to negotiate peace treaties and non-aggression pacts with them. To everyone's surprise, the giants agree to peacefully co-exist, resulting in further approaches to each other, i.e. cultural and religious mixing.
The Thrive
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Declaring independence from the human Empire, the Nornurii start to live their own peaceful way.
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Declaration of Independence
Political eventGathering more allies in the north and east, the weak connection to Lionstone eventually breaks. Eventually, the humans in the north decide to declare their independence from the Empire of Humans, giving themself the name 'Nornurii'. Tuborg, an exiled noble from the bloodline of Rondra is elected as their first official sovereign ruler. The Nornurii keep a lot of the human's traditions, rituals, and religion. But with the influence of giants, they gain a closer connection to nature and its spirits.
Civil War
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The Empire declares war on the Nornurii
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War of reconquest
Political eventThe Empire of Humans declares a war of reconquest against the Nornurii and demands loyalty. It's a common assumption, that the Empire mainly was eyeing the resources of the Nornurii, which got them to prosper that quickly. The official cause tho was, the territory being on the continent of Ephea, the home continent of humans, which justified a reintegration of the Nornurii into the lines of humans from the Empire's perspective.
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The ice-coast division
Military actionIt was not an easy task for the forces of the Human Empire to reconquer the north of Ephea. Due to the tight bond between giants and Nornurii, the humans were unable to pass the mountain ranges. The only way to get to the territory of the Nornurii was to cross the sea. The Nornurii being a defensive coastal nation was prepared to defend the coasts with a strong navy and even stronger fortifications. Despite the lack of advanced technology, the soldiers of the Nornurii called the ice-coast division were able to fortify and defend their positions. The fighters of the Nornurii were known for their giant-like strength, many of them experienced in the arts of nature and ice magic.
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Melting the ice
Criminal ActivityAfter years of war against the Nornurii, the Empire realized that there was no agreeable way to brute-force their way through the ice-coast division. In 6430 b. BF King Azur attempt another way, the way of bribe, and succeeded with it. After separating one of the ships from the fleet of the Nornurii, the Empire managed to bribe and corrupt the crew with threats and promises. That way, the Empire finally managed to invade the territory on Yaldin 7th 6430 b. BF. This day went down in history as the day of 'Melting the ice'. But this day was only the beginning of the end of the war. The garrisons and fortifications of the Nornurii stood strong as before and it was a hard task for the Empire to reinforce the landing parties with the ice-coast division still defending the waters.
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Jennifer's Deal
Life, SupernaturalAfter landing, the Empire started to siege the major cities of the Nornurii. They had to retreat into fortified garrisons and needed to leave most of the fishing spots because the Empire constantly threatening to terrorize small parts of the coasts. Being deprived of the main source for food and getting cut off from the most important trading routes, the Nornurii had to focus on hunting, but after years of siege, the population of wild animals decreased too quickly. The officiating ruler, queen Jennifer, the last heir of the bloodline of King Tuborg, therefore, made a dark deal with the witch from the wooden shack. In exchange for fertile lands, she had to give up on her own fertility until reaching the age of 40. This was a major concern for the young queen, having no heir for her throne yet. But the witch demanded another condition. Queen Jennifer had to keep her virginity up to her 40th year or lose her fertility completely. Taking the risk and potentially sacrificing the persistence of her bloodline, she agreed to that deal and saved the Nornurii from starving.
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The final battle of the ice palace
Military actionDespite Jennifer's deal, the human Empire eventually managed to conquer most of the important cities and harbors of the Nornurii. The final battle over the ice palace on 3rd Gwenth 6417 b. BF ended in the defeat of queen Jennifer and the Nornurii. The human Empire subjugated the Nornurii and kept the territory as a colony. But King Azur, who knew about Jennifer's deal wanted to end the glory of the Nornurii once and for all and therefore disrupted Queen Jennifer's bloodline. (For details, see Jennifer's biography. Note that these details might seem very tasteless and vulgar to some readers!)
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Elisa's revolution
Military actionDifferent organizations, freedom fighters, and groups of rebels were already rising after the loss of the Nornurii's independence, attacking the occupied cities in skirmishes and with guerilla tactics. After King Azur's death 6400 b. BF, the Nornurii finally dared to resist the administrations of the human Empire in their territory. In 6399 b. BF the Nornurii under the lead of Elisa, a popular freedom fighter, eventually managed to reconquer their cities and the land of the north, driving out the human forces and sovereigns. With Jennifer's bloodline being disrupted, there was no rightful heir of the throne, so Elisa was elected as the new Queen and ruler of the Nornurii, leading them into the everlasting era of northern peace.
The Era of the nothern peace
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Regaining their independence once more, the Nornurii retreat into the usual defensive and reserved life.
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Elisa's revolution
Military actionDifferent organizations, freedom fighters, and groups of rebels were already rising after the loss of the Nornurii's independence, attacking the occupied cities in skirmishes and with guerilla tactics. After King Azur's death 6400 b. BF, the Nornurii finally dared to resist the administrations of the human Empire in their territory. In 6399 b. BF the Nornurii under the lead of Elisa, a popular freedom fighter, eventually managed to reconquer their cities and the land of the north, driving out the human forces and sovereigns. With Jennifer's bloodline being disrupted, there was no rightful heir of the throne, so Elisa was elected as the new Queen and ruler of the Nornurii, leading them into the everlasting era of northern peace.
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Securing peace
Diplomatic actionAfter regaining independence, the Nornurii enter into a permanent agreement of peace with the Empire, threatening to attack if the contract is not sealed. Making the Empire swear on Rondra and the Twelve-Gods, this contract is one of the most secured, longest-lasting agreements in human history. The Empire pays enough financial compensation, boosting the shattered economy of the Nornurii. With that the Nornurii make sure to be surrounded by allies or at least non-aggressive nations.
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Exploring the north
ExpeditionDespite their defensive, reserved lifestyle, the Nornurii did not lack to have a global influence on the world of Alendia. With the Empire in the south, dwarves and giants in the west, and elves in the east, there was only the wide-open sea in the north, which remained unexplored and untouched. King Erik decided to send multiple ships and expeditions to the north, discovering multiple smaller islands, most of them icy and frozen without any creatures or plants living on them. The expeditions lasted for multiple years and decades, providing a better image of the world outside of the borders of the new world of Alendia until eventually a significant discovery was made.
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Discovery of the Archfoe
Discovery, ExplorationOn 16th Phex 5713 b. Bf, a long time before the Empire gets to explore the old world of Alendia, the crew of the ship Aurora makes a discovery far up in the north beyond the borders of the new world of Alendia. On a small island, named the island of the beginning, the Nornurii find something, which remained to be secret. It is one of the biggest secrets in the whole world of Alendia and the Nornurii don't share a thing about this discovery. After reporting that case to King Erik, a new squad is founded. The most persistent, experienced, strongest, and mightiest soldiers and warriors are bundled into a troop, called Guardians of the Storm. Because of the king's reaction, the discovery is often seen as a terrible threat by everyone who doesn't know anything further about it. Over the years the discovery was believed to be 'The Archfoe'.