After the sacking of Xocur, Shrea secretly succumbs to an immortal wound dealt by Akroat. The Golden Avatar Hephaestus claims sole connection to Shrea, the divine's mortal voice to command all followers. Hephaestus and his inner circle found a radical sect of Shrean followers called the Order of Golden Fire, nicknamed the Shrean Order after becoming the majority religion of Shrea. Xocur is renamed to Elysia.
The Second Midland War
50 years after the defeat of the Merchant Kings of Almunkad, The Shrean Order expands across Ukum-Aru, bringing with them violent ethnic and religious supremacy at the behest of their Golden Avatar. From the saltflats to the southeast, the undead Horde of Nevri collapsed the holdings of the Southern Dwarven Lords. Both armies clashed across the desert, while mortal factions weave between them to subvert the power of the divine armies.
Reign of the Merchant Kings
150 350
The 200 year period where Almunkad and its territories were ruled by a court of merchant kings, the largest anti-theist empire in Ukum-Aru.
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The Shrean Order forms
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Second Midland War Begins
Military: WarThe Shrean Order opens their first attack against the neighboring kingdom of Glisterrow, Western Elvenhome of Midland. This attack signals the beginning of the Second Midland War.
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348
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The Fall of Almunkad
Military: BattleThe Shrean Order, after sieging the city of Almunkad for two years, defeated the Merchant Kings and seized the Jewel of the Oasis.
The Golden Age
350 and beyond
After the fall of Almunkad, the mass execution of the merchant kings and their lineage, the Shrean Order established rule over the northern region of Ukum-Aru. The power vacuum left by the fall of the merchant empire in the South led to invasion by Nevri and their undead army.
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The Odd Company Forms
FoundingThe Odd Company, a group of wandering adventurers, forms in Camp Aryx. These adventurers set out along the Ocean of Ash and began disrupting regional power balances.