Upon the signing of the Treaty of Edea, the previously independent nations of Eskia, Whitecherish and Unmar united under a single Kingdom to end the centuries of destructive conflict across the south of the continent. The Treaty also facilitated peace between the newly formed Kingdom and the other human nations, bringing a ceasefire to the Wars of Men.
History of the Kingdom of Edea
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312 AT
Signing of the Treaty of Edea
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466 AT
The Emperor's Revolution
RevolutionAfter a century and a half of peace and growth across Edea, a coup orchestrated by one of the King's closest advisers, a half elf radical by the name Esalius Vandral, staged a military coup after frustrations about cutting of government subsidies as military operations drew to a close were manipulated and turned against the crown. The government was taken over by Esalius who began to transform the kingdom into an imperial state.
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736 AT
Fall of the United West
Military actionAfter a further three and a half centuries of conflict between the newly formed kingdom and the United West, a military alliance between the states of Riddemarsh and Taleos, the war finally came to an end following the sacking of Roan, an operation which split the united forces allowing the Kingdom to march westward and take the two state capitals, implementing Kingdom rule.
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831 AT
The War of the Orc (Start)
Military actionDuring the series of skirmishes between the Kingdom and the eastern state of Yt'zel, tension in the Undareen mountains brought orc bands to the surface, who began to pillage and ransack settlements across both sides, diverting military attention from the war.
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843 AT
Death of Esalius Vandral
Emperor Esalius was killed at the Battle of Morghard Hill
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847 AT
Unification of the Kingdom
Diplomatic actionIn the closing years of the War of the Orc, an independent group of mages representing the kingdom under the absence of a ruler visited the dynasty of Yt'zel and proposed a treaty for them to the unite the forces of men against the invading forces. With the promise of long lasting sovereignty and fairness before the Crown after the war, Yt'zel agreed, forming a unification pact.
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853 AT
The War of the Orc (End)
Military actionIn this year the reunited forces of men drove the orcs back beneath the Undareen. The mages guild came together to prevent an offspring of the Esalius from coming to power, instead implementing a new system of governance: the Astrium.
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1502 AT
Secession of Sanguine
Diplomatic actionIn this year, the Astrium came to a settlement with the separatist parliament of Sanguine to secede territory from Whitecherish and Eskia into an independent state
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1625 AT
Northern Expansion
Diplomatic actionIn this year the state of sanguine began to expand into the northern wildlands, bringing independent settlements into Kingdom control