Shortly after "The Sundering" many diverse people groupes began to find their way to the Flooded Steppes.
History of the Flooded Steppes
This timeline chronicles events that occurred with significance to the Flooded Steppes Region
World Rebirth
1 and beyond
The The World Rebirth Era envelopes current events. Year 0 for World Rebirth(WR) starts the day after the Sundering.
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Diaspora of the Remnant - Finding the Steppes
Population Migration / Travel -
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The Thundering Tension
Military: WarA long running war of sorts between the Khangai, Kullik, and Urtu. Much of this war was cold, but the tribes remained actively hostile towards each other after The Battle of Hooves
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The Battle of Hooves
Military: BattleThe Kullik, Khangai, and Urtu fought a bloody skirmish over rich river lands in the east of the Flooded Steppes. This event led to the Thundering Tension, years of tension and skirmishes between the three bordering tribes
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Torgut Receives Traders from Brine Sea
Financial EventTraders crossing the Brine Sea make contact with the hunters of Torgut and establish a trade route.
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Foreign landing at Khangai
Explorers venture further east of the Torgut and land in Khangai lands.
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Khangai drive out Foreign "Invaders"
Military: SkirmishThe Khangai make contact with explorers survey the land and drive them out with a light skirmish, making it clear their borders are closed.
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War of Fur and Scales
Military: WarThe Borjigin and the Torgut tribes waged war over bordering lands.
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Alagh Arat Alliance
Political event"The First Treaty" when the Salar and Torgut tribes became allies under the name Alagh Arat
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Yid Purin Treaty
Political eventThe Yid Purin Alliance was formed by the Borjigin and the Olkhon. Much of this treatise was born out of shared religious ties to the Two Dragons.
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Urtu Joins the Alagh Arat
Political eventThe Urtu joins the Aragh Arat after watching uneasy peace grow between the Yid Purin and Alagh Arat. The people of Urtu negotiate inclusion to the Alagh Arat as immediate neighbors of the Salar. Alongside joining the Aragh Arat, the Urtu sent missive to the Khangai and Kullik that they would no longer vie for the contested land so long as their sacred lands remained untouched. Combined with the threat of their new allies, this succesfully separated the Urtu from the Thundering Tension
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The Year of Many Floods
Disaster / DestructionThe western region of the Flooded Steppes suffered extreme flooding at erratic times, aggravated by coinciding Terpischore and Thalia Weave Storms. This year of flooding lead to the dissolution of tension between the Alagh Arat and the Yid Purin in as they found need to band together for any to survive.
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The First Congregation of the Steppes
Gathering / ConferenceDuring the Year of Great Floods, the Alagh Arat and Yid Purin agreed to peace and gathered their resources together in the safe lands of Salar at the southern base of the mountain. This would soon lead to the founding of The Heart of the Steppes
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Founding of Alagh Yid Federation
FoundingTwenty-two years after the Alagh Arat Treaty, which had since added the Urtu. The Alagh Arat joined with the Yid Purin to form the Alagh Yid Federation. It was at this time that The First Congregation established The Heart of the Steppes
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The East Gnoll War
Military: WarInvading Gnolls enter Kullik lands from the east en masse, driving the Kullik closer toward Urtu and Khangai lands.
The war drove the Kullik to join the Aragh Yid, and with the Federation might drove the Gnoll out of the Flooded Steppes -
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The Kullik Join the Aragh Yid
Political eventKullik seek help to hold off invaders from the Eastern border. Choosing to rally along the enemy they know, rather than the invading goblins, the Urtu push for the Alagh Yid to accept the Kullik
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The Khangai join the Aragh Yid
Political eventKhangai driven to join the Alagh Yid as young Khangai Tribal leadership chooses the wealth of the Federation over old grudges.