History of Ishta
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166
House of Einus, a respected family of nobles and the builders of Moat Drac'Lorien in the Shield of Life, are bankrupted by a gnome merchant house following an aggresive move into fruit marketing to Ishta
Financial Event -
192
A popular Arditi uprising seized four of the largest towns in Ishtar and drove their garrisons away into the desert. An army from Bonswulia was dispatched to aid Ishtar in stopping the uprising but failed to dislodge the Arditi
Revolution -
285
An invasion of elephant cavalry and foot from Ishta into the Shield of Life results in loss of territory to Moat Drac'Lorien. Moat Drac'Lorien itself is nearly destroyed, but Shield of Life forces are successful in counter attacking and stemmng losses
Military action -
291
Rural warriors of the Shield of Life rebel against the ruling nobility in frustration with the ongoing invasion by Ishta. The peasant hero Celebor seizes rule, enjoying the support of the masses.
Revolution -
434
Ishta, wary of growing population of Karpathian refugees and dwarven warriors, attempts a pre-emptive strike to take the rest of the Shield of Life. The campaign is successfully stemmed, and the border is maintained.
Military action -
487
Bandits begin to plague villages in the Solitar region of the Shield of Life. Suspicions that they are guerilla soldiers from Ishta are never confirmed.
Criminal Activity -
493
Military campaign is launched by the Shield of Life against Ishta, resulting in the border reestablished to former point with Ishta. Castle Blackfist is constructed near Os Gulch to aid in defense of border.
Military action -
508
A Settlement Treaty is reached with Ishta, allowing settlers from Ishta that settled in the northern region around Os Gulch to stay in the Shield of Life, provided they keep the peace.
Diplomatic action -
527
A settlement treaty between the Shield of Life and Ishta is broken. Troublemakers linked with Ishta are killed or exiled back to Ishta.
Criminal Activity -
536
Settlers of the northern portion of the Shield of Life formerly of Ishta begin creating civil unrest. Villages settled by people formerly of Ishta begin raiding neighboring villages of Shield of Life residents, claiming moral superiority.
Criminal Activity -
832
A cell of spies from the Theocracy of Thadis are discovered to be selling military placements in the Shield of Life to Ishta.
Military action -
909
Field Marshall Udarmir's wife Lucinda is killed by assassins from Ishta targetting the Field Marshall of the Shield of Life.
Military action