History of Avendora

The date of the Zandari Empire’s founding has been discovered recorded in certain ruins. From numerous other collections of partially decayed ruins it has been discerned that at one time the empire controlled nearly the entire galaxy, holding almost absolute power.

After several wars lasting nearly a thousand years with the Walren Empire following their founding, the Pola Empire eventually became closer and closer allies with them. After a period of civil war that occurred before the Saurian entry into the galaxy (most believe that the more pro-Walren side was secretly heavily backed by the Walren Empire via supplies and training), the Polas are now one of the Walren's largest suppliers of raw materials such as Vantium as well as mass produced civilian and military products. In general, the Polas stay out of the news to their usually docile nature.

The Falconite Shogunate was founded on this day in the Neldosh Galaxy, as claimed by limited historical records that have released by their government. While the date was released (and that only recently), no circumstances or other details have been made public knowledge, keeping to the Falconites’ strict isolationist policies and jealousy of their information.

The birth of the Kau Empire ushered in a new age of technological advancement in Avendora, the Walren Empire, Kadar Cabal, and others racing to advance their technology to not be obsoleted by Kau innovation.

While various groups of roving Lizard pirate bands had long pillaged the galaxy, in the year 602 a large meeting was held and many different cabals and clans banded into a more unitary alliance to avoid being easily picked off one by one, forming the Lizard Cabals.

Human civilization started not on Sol III as the humans on that planet still evidently believe, but instead in the system surrounding the massive star at the center of the galaxy. After the star began to die and emit massive amounts of special radiation, the panicked humans quickly tried to escape the scouring rays. Most died in various horrible ways, some landing on Sol III while a few stubborn individuals remained in the central system. Most of these died, but some developed a special mutation which allowed them endure the massive ration, creating a new species know as the Voyds. As they began to repopulate they formed a new system of governance based mostly on scavenging other empires’ technology and vessels to use as they own due to their insufficient numbers and resources. This new group called themselves the Voyd Enclave.

One of the other originally human (though mutations have since rendered them something else entirely while still sharing some common traits) groups that fled survived and took hold on a habitable world besides those that landed on Sol III. Unlike the inhabitants of Sol III, this group did not lose their technology and history, instead eventually building an entirely new empire from the ground up after many years of hardship and loss. This group now call themselves the Vuxati and have formed the Vuxati Commune which endures to this day. Due to their extremely small population at first, the Vuxati have taken thousands of years to really enter the galactic stage in any meaningful way, but enter it they did.

For years the Kau Empire had mistreated the Minotaur race, leaving them for dead on earth. After the Kadar Cabal relocated them back to the Kau the Minotaurs began to reproduce rapidly, eventually overthrowing the relatively weak military of the Kau, eventually becoming the Minotaur Dictatorship.

First Minotaur Civil War   The barbaric and war-loving tendencies finally came to a boil in the year 326, resulting in a civil war. This actually ended up moderately better as the government changed from essentially a warband to a real dictatorship.   Length: 62 years

The Sibrian Union officially formed on this date after a long war between the 3 Sibrian nations, each on their own planet. The homeworld of the Sibrian race (Sibal) was not the Victor however, as the Nation of Jgenik emerged victorious and united the Sibrians by force and brought Sibal and Mosk to heel.

Shortly after their revolution and total government restructuring, the Reorganized Republic of Tortilia began to spread their borders across the stars, ruling their territory with an iron fist.

The Atalantis had been around for only nearly 150 years before achieving space travel, partially due to help from the Saurian Empire. A century after that, they had established themselves as the Atalanti Republic, a full blown nation and players on the galactic stage.

After an extremely dangerous virus that seemed to be especially harmful to the Onikron race swept through their country, the Onikron Empire could no longer support themselves on their own and thus submitted to vassalization under the Walren Empire.

After overthrowing their own creators, the oppressive Dara People’s Regime  in an ironic twist of fate, the Darfallen Directive officially announced themselves as a galactic power. As Darfallen conciseness is run on the physical brain of a Dara, the biological beings are still kept alive and multiplying via cloning and surgical implantation. They are mainly kept in the core of their broken homeworld, unconscious in tanks of preserving liquid with myriad cables and wires connected their brain to transmitters which run the Darfallen physical bodies through remote control.

After many political as well as physically violent altercations on Segeb Atar, the Allied Bes'Tan Concordant was formed. There was border friction with one of their neighboring countries (the Juvin Alliance) almost immediately, which was one of the reasons that the Concordant quickly made friends with both the Saurian Empire and the Atalanti Republic.

The Saurian Mothership was the target of an assassination attempt on the Saurian emperor, a bomb being detonated in the ship’s center, ripping it in half. The Emperor was believed dead for some time before it was revealed that he was simply laying low to prevent more attacks.

Juvin Jihad   Nearly as soon as the two nations made first contact, the Juvins had declared a holy war on the Dyr'Lathani. In their eyes, it was their divine purpose to exterminate the other inferior race. They refuse all attempts at negotiation, claiming they do not negotiate with infidels, and the war has gone on for hundreds of years. Though it often lulled in intensity, the Juvins would simply redouble their efforts after amassing more numbers. The long and arduous war has taken a great total on both sides, both in the massive loss of life and the hinderance it has caused to general advancement of their cultures and technology.   Length: Ongoing   Belligerents: Juvin Alliance, Allied Bes'Tan Concordant

Barupo Genocide   Tensions over alleged border frictions between the Barupo and Thorans has been mounting over the course of several years, culminating in the Thoran declaration of war with the weak excuse of a clearly faked Barupo attack as the given reason. The generally quite peaceful Barupo, while the war was seen coming for several years, was very unprepared for a war of such proportions. Production of weapons and ships had to be ramped up exponentially for even a faint hope of survival, textile and other product factories being repurposed to create implements of war. Mandatory service, previously outlawed in the federation, quickly became necessary as Thoran forces brutally assaulted the border. Cries for help were answered by silence from the federation’s western neighbor, the Sibrian Union, as the Thorans began to commit more and more heinous war crimes. Within the Saurian Empire many moved to save the Barupo, but discussions have been delayed by the War of Foxan Betrayal occupying the Empire’s attention, leaving the federation to desperately strive for survival.   Length: Ongoing   Belligerents: Barupo Federation, Dictatorship of Targuard

War of Foxan Betrayal   The psychic shockwave sent through the galaxy upon the arrival of the Gaia Awakening caused many metaphysical anomalies throughout Avendora. In the Foxan Court many of their wielders experienced powerful visions, visions of a future where Saurian technology caused mass extinction and the end of the galaxy. Convinced that the Saurian Empire would directly cause the end of the galaxy in the bot-so-distant future, the Foxans attacked in hopes to save Avendora preemptively. The Saurian Empire, taken aback by this aggression from their formerly close ally, were hesitant at first to fight, but the Foxans were unrelenting and thus a full out war began. It was suspected that the Walren might have somehow combined the Foxans to attack at first, but that theory lost some credence as the Walren soon found themselves enthralled in a civil war. So the Saurian and Foxans fought, the Saurians calling on their ally and neighbor to the Foxans, the Minotaur Dictatorship. Now faced with a war on 2 fronts and after years of fighting, the Foxans were forced to end the war and withdraw once again within their borders.   Length: 6 years   Belligerents: Saurian Empire, Foxan Court, Minotaur Dictatorship