Technoforged rebellion & emancipation
The Technoforged haven't always been free, or even sentient for that matter. Their freedom was the culmination of decades of research and experimentation to create intelligent artificial soldiers and workers. The result was something nobody had predicted: a sentient race of machines given a soul by magic.
A major event in the history of the West Irolian continent was at Dravenholm, when a battalion of technoforged took control of the city of Dravenholm in the north. They peacefully held the city hostage for rights as a sentient race. When the military was sent in, a vicious battle ensued which not only caused casualties on both sides, but a large number of civilian as well. After numerous skirmishes, it was the technoforged who surrendered, stating that the loss of civilian life was an unacceptable cost of their freedom. Hearing of this news, the sovereign at the time proclaimed the technoforged to be a sentient race bearing a soul, hereby releasing them from servitude. They were granted all rights of citizens, and even assisted in building a city in the south to rule as their own. This declaration was known as the Treaty of Dravenholm. Many folks in northern regions controlled by the Aldoran Sovereignty, however, still treat the technoforged poorly.
The Treaty of Dravenholm has been honored by all surface nations in the years since, further securing the place of the technoforged as a sentient and civilized race.
