An alliance between a few desert-dwelling tribes in what is now the Federation of Vay commences the reign of the empire known as the Ceth Tseket. Over the next 400 years, the Ceth Tseket goes on to conquer a vast swath of Aotra's northern hemisphere
History of the Federation
The history of the nation now known as the New Federation, previously called the Federation of Vay.
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3979 YW
Founding of the Ceth Tseket
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2250 YW
Fall of the Ceth Tseket
Disaster / DestructionAn era of decadence following the empire of the Ceth Tseket making contact with the Otherworld ends in a systematic, brutal massacre of the Tseketon people by the Other. Millions are killed, and the empire falls.
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1200 YW
First Dimira Migration Event
Population Migration / TravelFollowing a period of persecution in Norsivar, a group of Dimira people migrate southeast to the present-day Federation, ultimately settling in the region around present-day Cethandir, where they intermingled with the indigenous Aundirian people, distant descendents of the Ceth Tseket.
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1040 YW
Second Dimira Migration Event
Population Migration / TravelFollowing another period of persecution in Norsivar, another large group of Dimira people leave Norsivar for the (present-day) Federation, this time settling in present-day Caelus.
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841 YW
Third Dimira Migration Event
Population Migration / TravelUnrest in Norsivar leads a large majority of the remaining Norsivaran Dimira population to migrate to the (present-day) Federation. Some settle in present-day Auria, some continue to present-day Vay Proper, and some continue westward to Caelus. This migration event brought the largest group of Dimira people to the Federation of Vay and is considered the defining moment at which the region became predominantly populated by Dimira.
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837 YW
Founding of Auria
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834 YW
Founding of Caelus
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526 YW
Founding of Vay
FoundingThe city of Vay Proper, then known only as Vay, is founded by a group of upper-class Aurians who migrated west after severe social unrest led to a violent coup in Auria.
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219 YW
30 /3
Founding of Cethandir
FoundingThe city of Cethandir is founded after a population of Dimira and Aundirian people—distant descendents of the the Ceth Tseket begin a project to consolidate several adjacent towns and villages into a single urban center.
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38 YW
9 /1
Sarlani-Elasi War Prompts Militarization
Political eventThe outbreak of a brutal war between the Sarlani and Elasi people in neighboring (present-day) Sarland provokes defensive militarization in Auria, Cethandir, and Vay Proper.
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33 YW
43 /2
Treaty of Vay Establishes Federation
FoundingMotivated largely by turmoil in neighboring (present-day) Sarland, Lord Cassius Bellator ce'Vay, an influential Vayan politician, proposed a treaty between Auria, Cethandir, and Vay in early 33 YW. Caelus joins the treaty shortly before ratification. This established the Federation of Vay, allowing for significant self-governance by the cities while ensuring diplomatic and military unity. The Federation of Vay, at the time of ratification, consists of less than 50% of the land it would later come to possess.
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1 YC
43 /3
Establishment of the Circle of Nine
Diplomatic actionThe treaty known as the Circle of Nine is signed, establishing world peace on Aotra. Five pre-existing nations are members of the treaty: Elasiril, the Federation of Vay, Lar Aslaki, Norsivar, and Solisvar. Another four nations are created by the treaty: Ceryx, Kassaan, Oristhane (originally founded under the name Lischia), and Sarland.
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713 YC
14 /1
The Judicial Crisis Begins
Criminal ActivityA whistleblower (believed by many to be Leto Melite) reveals that several senior clerks to the Grand Court have been accepting bribes in exchange for expedited handling of judicial matters, triggering a crisis of distrust in the Federation's legal system.
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714 YC
1 /1
The Severing
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717 YC
25 /3
Tolucan Army Defeats Vayan Legion
Military: BattleThe army of Toluca forces the First Caelan Legion to surrender after its commander, Legate Marius Bérenger, is killed in battle near the Wildwood Site in Caelus. The rest of Caelan I retreats, but later defects to New Xalotl.
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717 YC
35 /3
Novia Celsa Confirmed as Magelord
Political eventAfter more than three years with no head of state following the death of the previous Magelord, Madam Astoria Nethrani ce'Vay, the Grand Court finally confirms that Novia Celsa will become the next Magelord of Vay.
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717 YC
3 /4
Arrival of the God Machine
Technological achievementThe God Machine lands in the middle of the ruins of Vay Proper, destroying what remains of the city, apparently at least partially repairing the Myth, and releasing countless ensouled automatons.
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717 YC
20 /4
Caelus Joins New Xalotl
Political eventExpecting no sufficiently-quick response from the brand-new Vayan administration to the ongoing humanitarian crises unfolding post-Severing, the government of Caelus accepts an offer by Valissia ce'Xalotl to join her unrecognized separatist state, New Xalotl.
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717 YC
31 /4
Federal Human Rights Abuses Revealed
Political eventMagelord Novia Celsa ce'Vay reveals vast amounts of documentation of human rights abuses by the Federal government, and she announces her intention to restructure the government to prevent continuation of these abuses.
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717 YC
41 /4
Restructuring of Federal Government Begins
Civil actionMagelord Novia Celsa begins a radical restructuring of the Federal government that involves establishing a committee with representatives from the major demographic, cultural, and interest groups in the Federation. The decision-making power once held by the Magelord and the Consuls is now primarily in the hands of this committee. The Magelord also announces plans intended to establish equality among citizens and to cease all violation of human rights by the Federal government and its departments.
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717 YC
48 /4
Riots Overthrow Cethandiran Government
Political eventThe Tetrarchy of Cethandir, a highly Federalist institution, attempts to suppress information on the restructuring of the Federal government under the new Magelord, Madam Novia Celsa ce'Vay. Upon the discovery of this plot, city-wide riots break out, culminating in the assassination of three of the four tetrarchs by a still-unknown individual. Days later, the fourth is found to have died under suspicious circumstances, his demise publicly attributed to suicide.
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718 YC
9 /1
New Cethandiran Government Forms & Restructures
Political eventA group of community leaders and activists assert a new representative-democratic government in Cethandir and instate themselves as a temporary council to govern through the transition until polls are held. Confronting the destruction of Vay Proper by the God Machine and the secession of Caelus, this council organizes a vote to determine whether Cethandir should stay in the Federation. The majority of urban voters vote to stay, but the vast majority of voters from the rural outlying lands of Cethandir vote to leave. The council of community leaders chooses to allow Cethandir's rural outlying territory to secede while urban Cethandir remains. Rural Cethandirans promptly choose to join New Xalotl.
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718 YC
11 /1
Class System Abolished
Political eventThe New Federal administration abolishes the class system with the ratification of Proposition 19.