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The Old Era (1 - 627, according to non-Olometists)
The Old Era was the time before the birth of Olom Tisma. This period is viewed by Olometists to be a time of barbarism, savagery, and a time when nothing of consequence took place. It is for this reason the years are not counted during this time by the faithful, which also leaves the length of this period in question. Though the unbelievers are said to count these years, but it is in question how accurate their count may be.
Time of Olom Tisma (627 - 659, according to non-Olometists)
The Time of Olom Tisma covers the period of Olom Tisma's life from his birth till his death. As this time borders on the Old Era the count of years is uncertain beyond Olom Tisma's age, which tends to be referenced only when it is important to the story being told. All that matters to the faithful is that he lived during this time and the contributions made during his lifetime are covered in the telling of his deeds in the holy text of the faith.
Reign of Night (659 - 659, according to non-Olometists)
The Reign of Night was the time following the death of Olom Tisma when Dieu Soleil departed from the world, abandoning it to be consumed by cold and darkness. It is unknown how long this period lasted; it is even accepted by most that time itself stopped during this period. The Reign of Night ended when Dieu Soleil returned as a yellow sun instead of a bleeding red one, with a second smaller sun which is believed to be the soul of Olom Tisma positioned above it. This period is said to provide a glimpse and warning of what will happen when the End of the World comes.
The end of this period also marks the start of the New Era as recorded by the faithful with the year 1 NE.
New Era (659 - 1894, according to non-Olometists)
1 NE: It is believed that Alberto "The First King" Ferreiro encouraged people to remember Olom Tisma's teachings and kneel before Dieu Soleil. In this way he united people in the territory that is currently the Aquera Kingdom under the title of Paladin of Olom Tisma and he was crowned by the Council of Dieu Soleil (The Council consisted of the seven remaining apprentices of Olom Tisma) as the King of the Aquera Kingdom.
1-22 NE: Ferreiro's Conquests. Once he was acknowledged by the Council of Dieu Soleil (They were considered as the representatives of Dieu Soleil on Earth), Alberto Ferreiro announced The March of the Light. He gathered an army of believers and men of his Kingdom to start a Holy War. This way he expanded Aquera's territory to Abismo Lake, stealing the tribal lands of the heretics, and either murdering or forcing them to convert.
20-22 NE: Tribes, led by their most famous and talented leaders - Rupert Larouss, Delmore Roussel, and Francille Roatta, united their people to resist the cruelties of the Olometist army.
22 NE: Battle of Solstice. Aquera's army meets the united powers of Rupert Larouss, Delmore Roussel, and Francille Roatta in the fields by Abismo Lake. The heretics suffer a heavy defeat: Delmore Roussel betrays his companions and retreats with his people in the middle of the fight, Francille Roatta is kidnapped and her people are scattered, Rupert Larouss tries to resist, but in the end is forced to retreat.
25 NE: Francille Roatta accepts Olometism and marries Cristoval Ferreiro, second son of The First King. They take part of Aquera's army and march back to Francille's lands. Her people bow to their former leader and accept the new faith.
27 NE: Francille Ferreiro nee Roatta signs a peace treaty with Rupert Larouss. They unite their powers to take revenge on Delmore Roussel's betrayal.
28 NE: Battle of Crows. The united powers of Francille and Rupert attack Delmore Roussel's lands. Delmore Roussel is murdered, his nine year old boy, Dash Roussel, is taken by Rupert Larouss as a hostage.
30 NE: Cristoval Ferreiro dies under mysterious circumstances. Francille Ferreiro nee Roatta marries Rupert Larouss and they establish a tribal confederation of Larouss, Roatta, and Roussel people.
44 NE: Francille Larouss nee Roatta dies under mysterious circumstances. It is believed that Delmore Roussel's son grew close to Rupert Larouss, seeing the man as his father. The boy swears his allegiance to Rupert Larouss, the Roatta people are left without a leader, and Rupert Larouss declares himself king. He approaches the new leader of the Aquera Kingdom, through whom he is introduced to the Council of Dieu Soleil. Rupert Larouss accepts the True Faith and is acknowledged as King of Chantour, a new Kingdom.
51 NE: Nathalie Larouss, believing that it was Rupert Larouss who murdered her mother, and poisons her father. She takes her mother's surname and announces herself as Queen Nathalie Roatta of Chantour. She starts a persecution of Olometists and tries to bring the Old Faith back to the Kingdom of Chantour.
53 NE: Aquera sends troops to overthrow the new Queen and supports Dash Roussel, former page and squire of Rupert Larouss, as a possible new King.
53-59 NE: The Six Years War. Queen Nathalie Roatta of Chantour successfully resists Aquera's attacks, especially after the Gallois and Leclair people join her to reach the same goal - destroy the Olometists.
57 NE: The Red Night. The night during which hundreds of Olometists, (men, women and children) were murdered in their sleep in the Chantour Kingdom.
64 NE: Queen Nathalie Roatta of Chantour dies from consumption, having not given birth to any children. A distant relative of Rupert Larouss, known as Richard Larouss, stands as the most legitimate choice to take the throne. He swears loyalty to Dieu Soleil and is accepted as the new King.
64-82 NE: A time of changes in the Chantour Kingdom. Richard 'The Pious' Larouss becomes infamous for his distrust of women. He believes most women are servants of Luxure, so he doesn't see them as suitable in positions of importance. He changes the laws, according to which only the first born male can become heir to Chantour's throne. Such a decision is accepted by the Council of Dieu Soleil, because this type of inheritance is already practiced in the Aquera Kingdom - which is patriarchal. He was also a talented politician and annexed the lands of Gallois and Leclair into his Kingdom, forcing or convincing their leaders and people to convert.
71-85 NE: Gemelli Wars. It is said that during this time the southern tribes took part in many skirmishes for territories and power. These tribes were lead by rival twin brothers. When one died, the other established the Kingdom of San Severo. They have a different faith and their King was not acknowledged by the Council of Dieu Soleil.
90-95 NE: The War of Liberation (Known as The First Chantour Oppression to San Severo and Loutraki). After recovering from the Gemelli Wars, Chantour saw the creation of the Kingdom of San Severo as an affront to both the faith and their own national ego. After all lands along their border were lost to heretics, this was an affront to their views that those lands belonged to Chantour and the faith. In truth this was a war of conquest to reclaim what was perceived to be lost, which would see the northern half of what is now Loutraki and San Severo lands along the borders to the northwestern half of the Germelli Lakes region conquered. Chantour ended the war here as it was believed enough territory had been claimed that San Severo was no longer large enough to be considered a kingdom, unaware of just how much territory lay beyond the Gemelli Lakes. In truth these lands were claimed with relative ease as the Kingdom of San Severo was busy conquering the lands to the southeast of the Gemelli Lakes.
93 NE: King Richard Larouss dies in battle during the War of Liberation. His eldest son, Remy Larouss was only sixteen, so King Richard Larouss' Constable is appointed as regent until the boy came of age. Ranier Roussel does a superb job of not only running the Kingdom of Chantour, but also leading the army for the rest of the War of Liberation.
97-100 NE: The San Severo Uprising (Known to San Severo as The War of Retribution). Having solidified control of all of the lands southeast of the Gemelli Lakes, aside from the two peninsulas, the San Severo rebuilt their forces and sought to reclaim the lands they lost during the "War of Liberation". This effort was largely successful as all of the lands not part of modern Loutraki had been reclaimed. Chantour was only able to put up minimal resistance due to a combination of still being in the process of rebuilding their own forces and trying to force the population of what is now northern Loutraki into adopting Olometism.
98 NE: The son of King Richard Larouss comes of age and seeks to claim the throne. The skillful leadership of Ranier Roussel during the War of Liberation, and a new uprising that started a year prior, combined with his experience in war and his ability to rule a nation led to the people asking for Ranier to be king. When the Council of Dieu Soleil also lent their support for Ranier to be king, it wasn't long before Ranier Roussel was elevated from Regent to King, leaving Remy Larouss to lose his claim.
105 NE: Desiree Roussel becomes queen after the death of her father King Ranier Roussel, being his only child.
105-108 NE: The San Severo Expansion. During this time San Severo consolidated their borders with Chantour and southern Loutraki, the latter of which was starting to unite as a people. When San Severo reclaimed their lands from Chantour, Queen Desiree Roussel was immediately blamed for the loss, under claims she "did nothing" to stop it. San Severo also expanded to claim the two peninsulas along their southern borders, and then expanded to the northeast. By the end of this period, it would mark the first time that San Severo would hold its modern borders.
107-110 NE: The Reign of Luxure. During this period Queen Desiree Roussel managed to expand the borders of Chantour to include all of mainland Loutraki and the westernmost third of what is today Geisenheim. Queen Desiree Roussel was able to gain these lands purely through diplomacy, and expanded the reach of the Olometist faith by adapting the local traditions to fit Olometism. The name of this period would come about from the Queen's political rivals, as part of a smear campaign.
111 NE: Queen Desiree Roussel dies officially due to complications with pregnancy, though some at the time suggested it might have been an assassination of some form. It was also at this time the Queen was given the byname "The Whore Queen" by her political rivals, who claimed that a woman wasn't smart enough for diplomacy, much less to gain so much territory through it. As it was believed if such a feat were possible it would have been done by a man already. It was claimed the Queen had gained the lands as a prize for sexual favors, and that her death in childbirth was Dieu Soleil punishing her for carrying the child of Heretics with the intention of placing said child on the throne. There are no records concerning what her husband, whom she had married ten months prior, thought. The Queen was said to be nine months pregnant at the time, though it was heavily implied by her rivals that the marriage was a ploy to hide the fact she was already with child. She is succeeded by King Remy Larouss, her lead rival.
111-115 NE: The War of the Devoted. Shortly after being recognized as King, Remy Larouss vowed to undo the damage done by "The Whore Queen", and to unite even more of the known world under the light of Dieu Soleil. It was during this time King Remy Larouss gained the byname "The Devoted", as he spared no effort to ensure the ranks of the faithful spread. Starting out by sending priests to the lands claimed by his predecessor, to "ensure their conversions were genuine". In truth, those sent focused on forcing conversions to the faith under the standards of the Kingdom of Chantour, attempting to crush local traditions and superstitions and bring the locals under heel through oppressive and authoritarian methods. It is for this reason today the Republic of Loutraki and the Dukedom of Geisenheim remember King Remy Larouss as "The Oppressor" and "The Tyrant" respectively. King Remy Larouss would also expand the borders to the southeast, eventually expanding far enough into San Severo as to claim all of the lands around the Gemelli Lakes region and beyond to include the entire border with what is now mainland Loutraki and the western half of Geisenheim. Later the achievements of Queen Desiree Roussel would be attributed to King Remy Larouss. It is possible the Geisenheim people came into contact with the people that would come to inhabit Charkhi Dadri during this time, though there is no real evidence of this.
116 NE: The Loutraki Revolution. A large island in The Boisterous Sea held remnants of the Loutraki people that were never conquered or assimilated by Chantour. These people returned to the mainland, and joined those there who had grown tired of the oppression under King Remy Larouss. The two peoples united and declared their independence from Chantour, sending word to the Council of Dieu Soleil for official support for this action, claiming to follow the ways of Dieu Soleil. The motion was approved and the Republic of Loutraki was founded. While it did technically include both the mainland and the island in the Boisterous Sea, Chantour and Aquera were unaware of the island, allowing it to be kept as a secret so those of the heretical ways would have a refuge to practice the old ways. King Remy Larouss was enraged by this turn of events; however, the Council of Dieu Soleil would turn the Kingdom of Aquera against him if he tried anything without official sanction against another realm which followed the faith. It would be five generations before the hatred between Chantour and Loutraki would be officially put to rest. Loutraki would also establish diplomatic ties with the Republic of San Severo in secret where the two nations would agree to a non-aggression pact. It is unknown when diplomatic relations were first started, though given the Republic of Loutraki's system of government is similar to that of the Republic of San Severo it can be assumed the relations were established prior to the declaration of independence.
115-120 NE: Still under the oppression of Chantour, the ethnic people that would come to include three nations in the future started to unite. Originally from western Geisenheim, local priests practicing the faith, as created under Queen Desiree Roussel, would spread into eastern Geisenheim to convert more. This branch of the faith, which would come to be known as "Roussel Olomtism" spread quickly as it was being taught using the local traditions and taught by locals to locals. After the first year of success more missionaries would move into neighboring territory, namely what is now Lichtenau. These new lands took three years to fully convert, but it was originally intended to be a form of "secret nation" outside of the influence of the oppressive reign of King Remy Larouss, which as it turned out was a success. The final year of this period missionaries would move into lands that were truly foreign, into what is now part of southern Nassau, which was then part of what would become Salaspils.
125-140 NE: The Heresy Campaigns. During this fifteen year period multiple wars and battles would be fought across most of the known world. The Empire of Aquera came into open conflict with the people that would later create what is known today as the Principality of Isaccea where the borders of the two nations changed every few months back and forth in a bitter holy war against the heretics. At the same time the Kingdom of Chantour and the Republic of San Severo similarly traded borders in open war. Loutraki took no part in the war against San Severo, which Chantour viewed as treason against the faith; however their efforts to have the Loutraki declared an enemy of the faith never came to be as Loutraki regularly aided Aquera against what is now Isaccea. This success was mostly due to Loutraki forces arriving across the Boisterous Sea from both the mainland, but mostly from the still secret island. It isn't sure just when the largest territorial claim was, it was during this period Loutraki held the most territory at one time, as they fared much better against the Isaccea peoples than Aquera. Mostly as the Isaccea people wasn't aware of where the Loutraki were coming from, this limited all fighting between these two peoples to territory on the peninsula controlled by Isaccea today. The Loutraki also fully mapped the coasts and territory they claimed of the Isaccea peninsula during this time. Loutraki also spent the years from their declaration of independence till this period uniting all of their people under the faith that is today known as "The Boisterous Olomists", named for the sea that unites the ethnic group of independent and stubborn people. Also, aiding Aquera allowed them to not only maintain their status as a nation of the faith supported by the Council of Dieu Soleil, but also maintain their non-aggression pact with San Severo, and finally allow Chantour to suffer and over time weaken itself against San Severo. After all, the more forces Chantour lost against San Severo the fewer they would have to bother Loutraki in the future.
141 NE: After thirty years of oppression by Chantour, and with The Heresy Campaigns finally declared over by the Council of Dieu Soleil, Geisenheim declared their independence from Chantour in a fashion similar to Loutraki. Approval was given due to the long history of loyal service against the heretics and the Dukedom of Geisenheim was recognized, though at that time it came to include what is now Lichtenau as well. What would become Nassau was still part of Salaspils, but the faith was spreading.
141-143 NE: Under the reign of the newly crowned King Mathieu "Fierte" Larouss, Chantour declared open war against not only Geisenheim, but also Loutraki and even Aquera as well. A brash, arrogant, and egotistical child, the grandson of Remy Larouss believed it was his destiny to unite all the various traditions of Olometism into a single nation. Loutraki and Geisenheim had to be punished for daring to break away from those who were their betters and who rightfully owned them. Aquera was declared an enemy as the Council of Dieu Soleil had "lost their way" and fractured the nation Olom Tisma prophesied would bring an end to evil and sin. A young man who was nearly twenty-one when he took the throne, it wasn't long before he was given the byname "Fierte" for the demon believed to have possessed him. It is said that when he was killed, he was hiding under his bed like a child, jumping at shadows and raving like a madman. It is also said upon his death the dress of Fierte herself grew in length. Also upon his death Queen Giselle Roatta was chosen as his successor. She would go far in repairing the harm done with the reputations of the other Olometist nations.
143 NE: Following the death of King Mathieu Larouss, Geisenheim was divided in half. The eastern half, who suffered the least during the war and was the most tired of fighting, requested approval to form the Dukedom of Lichtenau. This request was granted, not only by authority of the Council of Dieu Soleil, but also with the support of Geisenheim. Geisenheim is said to have understood the issues Lichtenau had, and did not begrudge them. The two nations remain close allies to this day, which after so many years has left some wondering why the two nations, which are so similar and so close for such a long period of time, do not just re-assimilate into a single nation once more.
145-146 NE: Loutraki explorers from the island in the Boisterous Sea discover the Namanga tribes and the Owerri tribes. Contact is kept at a minimal and injured scouts are the only interaction between the nations.
144 NE: Queen Giselle Roatta, descendant of the brother of Queen Nathalie Roatta of Chantour, did not share the love of the old ways of her predecessors. She was known to be a faithful servant of Dieu Soleil, but her biggest passion was the sea. She used to spend a lot of time in the Duchy of Calogne, where her cousin ruled as Duke, dreaming of the adventures waiting in the north. So, her main goal was to improve the navy of Chantour, explore the waters of the north and take control of it. So the period of her rule was known as "The time of Peace" on the continent, because the southern, western, and eastern borders were left as they were before the reign of King Mathieu Larouss. Queen Giselle Roatta moved the capital from the Duchy of Challon to the County of Berless, where Luisante Palais began to be build as high as possible to provide as wide of a panorama of the horizon as possible.
144-149 NE: A great deal of resources were used to build the greatest navy of all time. There are rumors, that Queen Giselle Roatta used her web of spies to steal some information about naval technologies from the Loutraki, but if she succeeded or not is unknown. Many commoners in the Duchy of Calogne remember these years as "The years of slavery", because most of the population were forced to move to the harbour cities and work on shipbuilding. The wages were small, many people died and diseases spread quickly in the overloaded cities. However, the finished navy looked magnificent. It did have some similarities to the ships of Loutraki, which encouraged the previously mentioned rumors and damaged the relationship between two countries. However, open conflict never took place as Loutraki had no evidence of theft. The navy was named "The Royal Navy of Chantour".
149 NE: The Royal Navy of Chantour leaves the borders of Chantour to explore the waters to the North. Queen Giselle Roatta sailed too, leaving her two baby daughters and their regent behind. It was her husband, who was chosen to be a regent - Sebastien Leclair, second son of the Duke of Hannow.
150 NE: Loutraki explorers, following rumors from the San Severo, encounter the lands of Tell es-Sakan Caliphate. They, however, do not make contact, instead only map out the coast of the foreign nation. It is also by this time, the current coasts of Tell es-Sakan, Namanga, and Owerri are fully mapped by the Loutraki; maps which are kept hidden away for centuries to come. The Loutraki also have the most complete charts and maps of the coastlines of the current territory of Aquera, Isaccea, Loutraki, and San Severo as well. This gives them the greatest knowledge of the coasts of the known world of any other nation, which benefits their status as one of the strongest naval powers in the world. It is also possible they have copies of the northern coastline of Chantour, provided by Aquera.
150-152 NE: Sebastien Leclair was known to be a very intelligent man. He found one of the most famous architects in the Kingdom of Chantour and ordered them to build a Royal Academy for the rich commoners and nobles to learn writing, reading, economics, law, history, philosophy, astronomy, oration, and physics. He was known to have the motto: "Through knowledge not the sword" and this motto is engraved over the door of the Royal Academy.
152 NE: Seven ships of the Royal Navy returned to Luisante's harbor. The survivors tell various stories about what happened. The only fact they agree upon is that a huge storm struck them and scattered the fleet in different directions. Since then the bay around the coasts of Chantour has been named "Caos Bay". The rest of the stories are very different. One said that they watched how their friends were imprisoned by pirates in the northwest. Others told stories of how they saw ships just disappear from the horizon. A third said that they were murdered by wild tribes in the northeast. Finally, the most grave story claims that Queen Giselle Roatta was imprisoned by strange tribes on the island which lies to the North. There was only one man claiming that those people were cannibals who ate Queen Giselle Roatta alive.
152-154 NE: The Rebuilding of the Navy. Sebastien Leclair sends word to the Council of Dieu Soleil and the King of Aquera about what happened in the north, asking for help to capture the murderers. However, none of them are eager to believe that the Queen was eaten alive. So, instead they refuse to talk to the acting regent, who they believe can’t think clearly after losing his wife. Sebastien Leclair also had refused their request to unite their respective powers to sail to the south and spread the light to those tribes in 151 NE, which put him in a bad relationship with the leadership of the True Faith.
155 NE: King Mathieu Larouss had an older beautiful sister, who was married off to Duke Esteban Ferreiro cousin of the King, Emilio Ferreiro. With the support of the Council of Dieu Soleil and the Empire of Aquera, the regent was easily removed from the throne and Enzo Ferreiro was announced as the new King. After all, Sebastien Leclair did not have the support of the army either. Due to his passion for knowledge, which meant most of the army was made to look and feel bad for being illiterate, and their work was portrayed as insignificant by comparison. Enzo took on his mother's maiden name and reigned as King Enzo "The Admiral" Larouss. Sebastien Leclair took his daughters and fled to the south. It was not clear where exactly they disappeared to, whether it was Loutraki or San Severo.
156-178 NE: The Reign of the Admiral. Enzo grew up in a duchy which lay on the coast of the Empire of Aquera. As a boy he never even dreamed of becoming King one day. His main goal was the position of Admiral in Aquera's Court. So, instead of trying to become a knight, he started his career as a cabin-boy. His passion for the open sea was equal to Queen Giselle Roatta. The man too spent most of the budget to improve naval technologies. The Kingdom of Chantour explored the waters of the north during his reign. They mapped the coasts of what is today Hofsos, Yangzhou, and the Asgardstrand islands. There were some skirmishes, but the people of the mentioned islands were not as advanced as Chantour in naval technologies. They were defeated very easily. However, everyone who tried to step on one of the islands were either murdered or abducted. Some islands were heavily overgrown with trees with many traps hidden by the locals. So, establishing a foothold was unattainable. Others were very rocky and no ships could sail closer because of the risk of rocks under the surface. Many ships sunk, of course, but many more were built. It is said that the King himself participated in more than half of the expeditions. He even brought some captured members of those unknown tribes, but because of the language barrier, nothing new was learned. There are rumors that the King had some of the exotic ladies as his mistresses, and some bastards were born. Though, most of the captured people were imprisoned and used for hard labour. King Enzo "The Admiral" Larouss died at the age of 44 years old from an infection from an old wound which reopened. According to his request - his body was burned and ashes thrown into Caos Bay. It is believed today by the faithful he became a Lost Soul due to not being buried properly.
178-188 NE: The first born son of Enzo Larouss, Rupert II Larouss named after the first King of Chantour, becomes the King. He starts an era known as "The age of Larouss" (ten leaders in a row of the larouss family rules the kingdom) in history. However, his own ruling years are better known as "The Days of Peace and Music". The boy suffered from a condition (known in our modern OOC days as Toulouse-Lautrec Syndrome, a degenerative desease.) that renders his legs immobile at times, and fills his days with great physical pain. He died when he was only 31 years old (which was already a long time for someone with such a disease.). Some whispered that the child had to suffer for the sins of his ancestors. Rupert II really loved music. So, Luisante Palais was constantly filled with music, musical events and festivities. It usually calmed him down, helped to ease his pain. Some rumours claim that the Royal Bard was the closest ally of the King and his advisor. Rupert's II father filled the dungeons with so many foreigners, that there was no place for the actual criminals. That was why Rupert II decided to have all the foreigners released. He even established a small school for those who wanted to learn the language of Chantour and stay there, others could go back home. Of course, most of the people had no money and decided to stay. That was the time when the common people started to mix and one of the reasons why these days some Chantour people have different features.
179-186 NE: The Kingdom of Aquera took part in many skirmishes with what is currently known as Isaccea. It was mostly provoked by Isaccea itself, because their people kept attacking and raiding villages on the shared border with Aquera. Aquera managed to conqure these lands. They murdered the heads of all the leading families. The region was destabilized and that is why most of the armies of Aquera were sent to the pennisula. Aquera is proclaimed an Empire.
182-188 NE: Geisenheim and Lichtenau have to face strange groups of unknown tribes attacking their borders now and then from the southeast. Though, the attacks are light enough they manage to fight it on their own.
185-191 NE: The first humans arrive in the territory of modern Sharya. They come from the east. They were nomadic hunters and had not formed permanent settlements before, but once the climate started to become warmer in that region the inhabitants of what is now Sharya travel less and engaged in localized hunting, gathering and fresh-water fishing. As the warmer climate resulted in the native fauna not traveling as far. No contact was made with the other established nations at this time.
200-300 NE: The Aquera Empire, Chantour, Loutraki, San Severo and others suffer sudden attacks by pirates. Their merchants and explorers have no peace. The Shoreless Ocean becomes one of the most dangerous places in the world. Most of the ships are attacked, robbed, and the crews are murdered. Some rumors start to spread about Ghost Ships marked with black flags with crowned white skulls in the middle. This entire period is known as the "Piracy age". It is said that ships were robbed by pirates even in the Glassy Depths, Caos Bay, The Boisterous Sea, The Southern Waters and other places.
211 NE: The Royal Navy of the Aquera Empire is burned and a sister of the current Emperor, Hernandez Ferreiro was kidnapped. The Council of Dieu Soleil announces a holy war against the pirates. Anyone suspected of piracy must be hanged is the order given to all. All nations which follow Olometism start to hunt pirates.
216 NE: The hatred and disputes between the Kingdom of Chantour and the Republic of Loutraki are finally put to rest and the two nations are formally brought to a neutral diplomatic stance with one another. Such a move was important in order to put aside the differences and fight against pirates together.
219 NE: Emperor Hernandez Ferreiro receives a troubling message, that his sister Esmeralda Ferreiro gave birth to a child by the King of Pirates and he demands to stop the war against them or she and her baby will die.
220 NE: Emperor Hernandez Ferreiro approaches the Council of Dieu Soleil, asking to cease the Holy War against Pirates in order to save his little sister. The Council of Dieu Soleil renounces the Emperor’s sister as one who lost the Path of the Light. They do not make any moves to stop or delay the war.
221 NE: Emperor Hernandez Ferreiro receives a shipment from the Northwest. He finds the body of his sister and her child in a huge chest which is sized well to function as a coffin for the Emperor’s sister. The chest is decorated with various floral ornaments and the woman and her child are dressed in some of the finest clothes.
221-267 NE: The war against piracy continues. The Pirates show skilled tactics, they are quick and hard to catch. Of course, some are caught and hanged in the largest cities of the continent. Many people are hanged under false accusations. Common people see piracy as a means to get rid of their competitors or gain revenge against their neighbours. Worse, the same practice becomes common among nobles too. It’s the time during which it starts to become harder and harder to know who is friend or foe. People grow afraid of their own neighbours and of betrayal. They are afraid of being accused of working with pirates. So, they basically stay at home. Trade suffers huge loses and merchants lose jobs. Countries suffer a great loss in their respective economies.
268 NE: Emperor Salvadore Ferreiro, son of Emperor Hernandez Ferreiro convinces the Council of Dieu Soleil to negotiate with the so called "King of Pirates". He himself offers to marry the daughter of King of Pirates, if he has one and make her Empress for the sake of peace. Also he agrees to share some of the technologies of the nation with the pirates. The Council of Dieu Soleil agrees to acknowledge the man’s title and allow him to rule the lands from which they come. So, an invitation to negotiate is sent.
270 NE: The King of Pirates arrives in the Empire of Aquera. It is said that the proposal made him laugh. The man stood up and said, “Those lands belong to me. I am the King of Pirates and I give a fuck about your permissions and approvals. I give a fuck about your God and your Light, and this Council. I came here to negotiate with the Emperor as an equal leader of a nation. Now I see that he is not a leader but a puppet of a group of crazy old men.” And then he left. The man arrived with an army of pirates. They could have slaughtered the people of Aquera if they decided to abduct their King. So, the man was allowed to leave.
270-289 NE: The Year of Poverty. The attacks of the pirates became even more fierce than the war against them. Most of the people were afraid to even to leave their own houses, once again out of fear of pirate attacks, instead of being falsely accused by their neigbours of piracy or that they are supporting pirates. So, many people can’t afford food. Markets are empty and the larger cities suffer famine. Those who live in villages managed to grow some food, but it was usually taken by the guards and brought to nobles. This happened in San Severo, Aquera (who suffered the most because they didn’t have neighbours who could help), Chantour, Loutraki and even Isaccea. The people in the lands that would become Nassau (at that time part of Salaspils), along with Lichetnau and Geisenheim tried to support their neighbours (Chantour as a gesture of good-will towards fellow Olometists and San Severo in a gesture of good-will and also to try and gain a foothold for conversion in the future), but knowing the situation the Charkhi Dadri started a war against Lichtenau. So, those countries tried to unite their powers to defend Lichetnau against the wild troops from the east, because the loss of Lichtenau would mean a dangerous neighbour appearing near the borders of Salaspils and Geisenheim.
290 NE: The Red Morning. The war which rose early one morning. Armies of Lichtenau, Geisenheim and Nassau were slaughtered. It is said that Charkhi Dadri had the cruelest warriors and the strangest weapons against which the union of three armies was not able to resist. Lichtenau was joined to the territory of Charkhi Dadri. Their leader, Chitraksh Sarbadhikari introduced himself as Sultan. He ordered that all males of the Wehner family be executed. The execution was done. Though, the Sultan didn’t know that the youngest brother of Duke of Wehner was ten years old and was sent as a ward to King Julien Larouss. All female members of the Wehner Family were taken as slaves to join the Sultan’s harem. The war was tiring and required a lot of resources. The Sultan decided not to proceed and offered peace to Geisenheim and Salaspils if the Duke and Grand Duke would give one of their daughters each to his son in marriage. That is when they learned that Charkhi Dadri culture allows a man have as many wives as he can afford. Both the Duke and Grand Duke agreed to give their noble daughters (One from Geisenheim, however the Grand Duke actually sent the daughter of House Olbrich which was one of their vassals instead. Passing off this woman as their own daughter.) as wives to Sultan Chitraksh Sarbadhikari's son. The peace was secured.
291 NE: Shortly after the start of the new year one of the daughters of House Wehner was killed by Sultan Chitraksh Sarbadhikari after she attempted to convert her "husband" to Roussel Olometism. Two months later several servants, mostly those working in and around the harem, were executed under accusations they were trying to convert to Roussel Olometism. The practice of Roussel Olometism, even among the daughters of the Houses of Wehner and the daughters of the Duke of Geisenheim and House of Olbrich, is forbidden and punishable by death.
295 NE: Word finally reaches Geisenheim, Salaspils, and Lichtenau of the executions carried out four years prior on their own and possible converts. The normally tolerant and compromising people become even more set against the people of Charkhi Dabri. While the people of Lichtenau aren’t able to do much, those of Salaspils and Geisenheim start to not only rebuild their armies but, Geiseinheim also starts to increase production and trade to Chantour and beyond. While not a full fix for the woes of the other nations, it does start to help ease the hardships enough so starvation isn’t as extreme, though it is still a large issue.
300 NE: With aid from Geisenheim and the peoples of future Nassau, Chantour is the first to recover enough to start to take any serious action against the pirates. Converting much of their army to supplement the navy, also supplying anti-boarding troops for merchant ships the central-most nation of the Olometism nations is able to finally strike back with the Tenth Battle of Glassy Depths, resulting in the first real victory in seventy-nine years. Meanwhile Aquera and Loutraki are also recovering, and there are rumours Loutraki starts to win victories as well, though there is no solid evidence of this. It is around this time that Charkhi Dadri has secured their borders and those of Lichtenau militarily and starts to shift focus on dealing with the pirates in a serious way.
305-308 NE: Chantour shifts focus from land forces to naval forces even more due to the recent successes. By the year 306 NE they largely have regained control over the Glassy Depths, clearing out the majority of pirates striking in that area and start to move out along their coast between their own borders and Asgardstrand, which is secured from pirates by the next year. By the end of the final year the waters around the County of Mainnois along with the waters between said County and Hofsos.
308-312 NE: Loutraki recovers enough to secure their own coastline and the shores of their island, however there is no evidence they have secured any further, though this does allow those of the island to finally recieve regular shipments in trade allowing the island to recover from it’s own economic and trade woes. Meanwhile Chantour is able to secure Caos Bay along the coasts of the counties of Bounin and Hannow. By this point Aquera is able to secure their northern coast up to the Great Penninsula in the northwest. It is also possible the Sharya Sea and the waters between Salaspils and Yangzhou are cleared of pirates by this time as well.
314 NE: By this point all coasts in the north have been secured and freed of pirates. Having a stronger stand and the full support of Chantour, Aquera once again seeks the king of Pirates to secure an end to hostilites. This time however it is Aquera and the Council of Dieu Soleil who demand an end instead of requesting one. This time the King of Pirates is a different man, not a surprise as the former King of Pirates had first been seen roughly fourty-four years prior. This new King of Pirates seems no less arrogant than the last, and is unwilling to call a complete end to hostilities. He does agree to a ceasefire between his people and those of Aquera, Chantour, and Loutraki for a period of five years and recognition of his title and his people being recognized as a soverign nation as well. The terms are agreed to, mostly so Aquera, Chantour, and Loutraki can rebuild their nations and further strengthen their respective navies. There is little doubt this is what the King of Pirates seeks to do as well given the waterways the pirates have lost access to in the past nine years.
319 NE: The ceasefire officially ends between the Pirates and the nations of Aquera, Chantour, and Loutraki. No attacks come from the pirates, likely due to increased activities against other powers. All coasts of the three Olometist nations see an increase of security against pirates, and Aquera even starts to explore more of The Shoreless Ocean while the Loutraki start to try and reclaim all of The Boisterous Sea.
320 NE: It is believed it was at this point the current coastline of Charkhi Dadri is secured from pirates. Also somewhere between this time and the year 323 NE the eastern coast of San Severo and the entirety of The Southern Waters are pirate free. This is likely possible as reports from Loutraki confirm that the more southerly coasts of San Severo suffer from heavier attacks by the pirates. Oddly San Severo seems to be able to stabilize their economy and continue to support and increase the size of their military forces, especially their navy. It is assumed this is possible due to alternate trade routes, possibly with Charkhi Dadri.
325 NE: It is unknown how well Isaccea fared during the efforts against the pirates, aside from the early economic troubles. The fact they still had not recovered by this time suggests they suffered more than most, if not all compared to the other nations known to exist at the time. The Loutraki were able to secure The Boisterous Sea by this point, with Aquera securing the coast of Isaccea, and even starting another war against their neighbor at this time, focusing more on trying to secure footholds along the coast and move inland from there instead of the primarily land-based conquests previously. Loutraki took no part in this war as they were largely tasked with keeping the pirates at bay, this marked the official end to the pirate threat for the Olomtetist nations.
325-330 NE: The Liberation of Lichtenau. Geiseinheim by this time had recovered enough and managed to assemble a large force, the largest in their history, along with making deals with San Severo and Salaspils, a united assault is launched against Charkhi Dadri to reclaim the lands of Lichtenau. The five year campaign indeed secured the freedom of the Olometism nation, which was finally able to practice Olometism publicly once more, but also San Severo was able to expand their territory into the northwestern corner of Charkhi Dadri, while also taking control of the northernmost waters of The Southern Waters, instead of sharing them with Charkhi Dadri. The harshness of the climate away from the coast however prevents those lands from being held by San Severo for long, though they retain control over the northwestern coast. The war between Aquera and Isaccea ends at this time, with Aquera’s victory and laying claim to virtually the entire land and starts efforts to force the locals to convert to Olometism.
330-340 NE: The Eastern Wars. This ten year period is fought between San Severo and Charkhi Dadri. The former trying to retain control of the lands claimed along the coast during the war to reclaim Lichtenau or expand into new lands along the coast. The latter seeks to reclaim those lands lost. The intense war lasts for ten years, but ultimately the savagery and the native land advantage results in Charkhi Dadri reclaiming all the lands lost to San Severo, and San Severo withdrawing to rebuild their lost military and economy caused by the long and harsh war.
340-350 NE: This becomes an era of relative peace across all known nations, largely as they all start to rebuild their respective powerbases, militaries, economies, or the like.
350 NE: The religious movement in Salaspils grows strong enough to stand on it's own, and isolating themselves in the southeastern most area of the Grand Dukedom. Ethnically they are a mix of Salaspils, Lichtenau, and Geisenheim peoples. United under the Roussel Olomist faith, they petition for recognition from the Council of Dieu Soleil, and thanks to their part in assisting in the recovery of the other nations during the Piracy Age, are granted resulting in it becoming the Dukedom of Nassau.
350-353 NE: The Northern War. After the recognition of Nassau as a soverign nation, and the perception the Olometist nations were claiming lands that rightfully belonged to Salaspils, the northern nation declared war. Seeking to reclaim the territory of the newly formed Nassau, the Salaspils people sought to either kill or drive out all Olometists from "their lands" by force. Nassau resisted the attempts and drawing on their close connections with Geisenheim and liberated Lichtenau, a united front is pressed against the attackers. By 351 NE Chantour joins the fray as well, after the Council of Dieu Soleil declares the war justified to maintain the soverignty of Nassau, though it is not an actual holy war. Aquera takes no direct part in the war, though they do provide support in terms of funds, supplies, and a few reserve troops who volunteer their time when they are able. The war finally comes to an end when Salaspils sues for peace, the Council fo Dieu Soleil agrees, and all Olometist nations are called to cease hostilities after it is agreed that Salaspils will recognize the indenependence of Nassau, returning all lands to that nation that might be held, and in return all territory that was part of Salaspils that does not include Nassau will be return to Salaspils without issue. The ruling doesn’t please Chantour, as they had claimed a lot of territory, but they do begrudgingly honor the terms. Geisenheim, Lichtenau, and Nassau are generally satisfied by Nassau’s freedom and the three nations grow even closer.
360-364 NE: The Southern Wars. Isaccea rises up in revolt throughout their lands against Aquera, an attempt to drive out their "oppressors" once and for all. Before a holy war can be called however San Severo and Charkhi Dadri ally and launch a combined assault on Geisenheim, Lichtenau, and Chantour. Aquera brings an end to their war with Isaccea in 363 NE, however it is a loss for them as Isaccea not only reclaims their old ancestral lands, but even claims some of the lands of southern Aquera along the shared border. The nations of Chantour, Geisenheim, Lichtenau, and Nassau face off against San Severo and Charkhi Dadri hard. The war ends in 364 NE with a stalemate causing both sides to agree to an end of all hostilities and a retreat back to the lands currently held by both sides. Chantour loses some of their southern border, roughly the southerneasternmost quarter of the Duchy of Aisau. The other nations lose no territory, and gain none by the end of the war as the other three fight more as a unified front and seek only to hold the territory they originally had, as opposed to Chantour who doesn’t work as closely and attempts to conquer new territory.
368-372 NE: The Isaccea Expansion. After recovering from their losses during the Southern Wars, the Isaccea launched another attack on Aquera. Due to assisting in the other half of the Southern Wars and the Northern War, the Empire of Aquera was still recovering economically and militarilly. This granted the Isaccea early success as they pushed further into Aquera territory, reaching the southern shores of Abismo Lake and branching eastwards towards Chantour. Still not recovered enough to put up a suitable resistance the Council of Dieu Soleil called for another holy war, compelling the other Olometist nations to send support.
What none could predict however was the newly appointed King Pierre Roatta, successor of the last of the ten kings of Larouss, started to demand extremely high trade tariffs for all goods passing through Chantour shortly after the end of the Southern Wars. Loutraki refused to pay and simply changed their routes so that for the first time they started to primarily trade directly with Aquera via the Boisterous Sea instead of by land through Chantour. With the declaration of holy war, Chantour actually refused to send any support at all under the claim they didn’t have the manpower nor the funds to spare after the Northern and Southern Wars. This explanation was begrudgingly accepted at that time, largely as Aquera and the Council of Dieu Soleil had the threat of the Isaccea to contend with.
The eastern Olometist nations were unable to supply aid in any form either due to Chantour demanding rediculously high fees to travel through Chantour lands, once more under the claim of needing to rebuild their economy. The eastern Olometist nations refused to pay as they barely had the funds to send even a few platoons, and recognizing it as simple extortion, this resulted in no aid coming from the east at all for the holy war which initially was met with anger from the Council of Dieu Soleil and Aquera until they later learned why.
As Isaccea was nearing the border of Chantour, aid did come from Loutraki who had arguably the strongest military of the Olometist nations at the time due to not fighting in the Northern War nor the Southern Wars, not only to maintain their alliance with Aquera but also to regain territory to maintain their new trade routes along the coast of the Boisterous Sea where trade with Aquera had taken place over the few years prior to Isaccea’s attack. Loutraki forces were able to land troops along the cast and started to reclaim ground from the coast to the lands north still held by Aquera. They also claimed the lands from the corner of the eastern border of the lands Isaccea held at the end of the Southern Wars to the border of Chantour.
Loutraki forces are then set along this new border with Isaccea, which is held against till the end of the war. Meanwhile the Loutraki also claim two footholds on the Isaccea Peninsula, one in the north and one in the south. The Loutraki manage to create wooden fortifications around these landings, and hold those lands allowing the Loutraki to land troops without any problems. From the fortified landings Loutraki fighters are able to spread out and attack Isaccea supply lines and trade routes, disrupting both Isaccea economy and their ability to effectively supply their troops in the lands claimed from Aquera.
These disruptions greatly decrease Isaccea’s ability to expand, significantly slowing their progress. This allows Aquera room to rebuild their own economy and military so that by 370 NE the army and navy of Aquera start to push back hard against the Isaccea and not only reclaim the lands taken by Isaccea, they even push into the northern half of the Isaccea Peninsula, including the northern fortified landing the Loutraki established, who hand control over the area to Aquera without issue. Within two years the holy war ends and Loutraki withdraws back to their own lands, continuing trade with Aquera by sea. Aquera comes to realize the importance of the part the Loutraki played in the war, especially as they were the only aid provided. The Aquera people, especially those in the lands claimed by Isaccea, feel indebted to the Loutraki and the alliance between the two nations strengthens heavily. It is even said marriages between the strengthened allies in both halves of society see a significant increase due to this perception of gratitude.
372-375 NE: Pierre’s Folly. Due to the ages long perception of the Council of Dieu Soleil handing over “Chantour” lands to “heretics and pretenders”, combined with the ruling at the end of the Nothern War to allow Salaspils to regain their original territory, and under claims of corruption, King Pierre Roatta attempted to spread rumors. These rumors claimed either the Emperor of Aquera had no true power and instead the country was ruled by the Council of Dieu Soleil or that the Council of Dieu Soleil had become corrupted and basically did whatever the Emperor of Aquera told them. These rumors and claims didn’t spread to the other Olometist nations, though the rumors did spread in Chantour.
Salaspils was still recovering, as the Northern War took a large toll on both the population and the economy, not to mention those in charge realized how lucky they were to come out of the war as well as they did. As a result their rebuilding efforts not only were continuing but would continue for years to come.
San Severo suffered heavily during the Southern Wars as well, while their economy was able to rebuild quicker, the losses they suffered required the nation to spend even more time waiting for the next generation to reach the age where they could be trained in the military. Charkhi Dadri suffered a similar fate to San Severo, only their population was able to recover quicker than their economy.
These factors allowed Chantour to make their move, striking out to not only reclaim the sliver of territory they lost at the end of the Southern Wars, they also sought to conquer more of San Severo as well. As they had eight years to rebuild in peace, taking no part in the holy war against Isaccea, this left Chantour with a very strong military when they attacked San Severo in 372 NE. San Severo’s economy had recovered fully by this time but their population had only reached a point where the first of the new generation were just starting to be trained to form a new army. This allowed Chantour to not only reclaim their lost lands but also expand with almost no resistance, laying claim to roughly the northern half of San Severo. After three years Chantour was establishing a foothold in the westernmost tip of Charkhi Dadri, though like the San Severo years before, they were finding it hard to even claim land east of the mountains, much less hold them.
Chantour was just starting to shift their focus to the coast when word reached Aquera and the Council of Dieu Soleil what Chantour was doing, and to what extent. Not happy about what could drag the Olometist nations into another war with Chakhi Dadri and possibly San Severo as well, Chantour was ordered to end all their activities. The Council of Dieu Soleil also wasn’t happy as the success of the war was based on the large army Chantour had created. These forces could have helped greatly during the Isaccea Expansion, but Chantour claimed to not have any troops, supplies, or funds to send. Combined with the reports about the extortion forced on merchants and the forces of the eastern Olometist Nations didn’t sit very well with the Council of Dieu Soleil or Aquera either.
Chantour however had their own bargaining chip as it were. During their conquest of northern San Severo they had captured a handful of merchants in their efforts to damage the trade and supply lines of San severo. The merchants were from Loutraki, which Chantour viewed as proof of their treason, and took the merchants as prisoners of war. When they were ordered to stop they presented the merchants to the Council of Dieu Soleil as proof Loutraki were in league with heretics, and were themselves heretics as true Olometists wouldn’t deal with heretics.
While this did bring some questions about the Loutraki, the Council of Dieu Soleil still had plenty of reason to make demands against Chantour. To ensure another war with Charkhi Dadri wouldn’t take place, the foothold claimed by Chantour was ordered to return the lands to their rightful owner and all personnel currently located there were to be handed over to Charkhi Dadri, so they might be punished for the unprovoked attack by the King of Chantour. This satisfied the Charkhi Dadri as it allowed them to save face, punish the invaders in their lands, and also continue to recover from their losses during both the Southern Wars and the recent attacks by Chantour.
The western half of the lands Chantour claimed from San Severo, namely those that directly border Geisenheim southeast to the coast would be returned to San Severo without issue and all Chantour forces located there would leave those lands. The remaining lands would remain under Chantour control, and any locals still there would be forced to convert to Traditional Olometism. As a final note King Pierre Roatta was ordered to face the Council of Dieu Soleil directly for judgement concerning the lack of aid being provided during the recent holy war, also for the extortion that was attempted against other Olometist nations.
375-377 NE: The Aftermath. Former King Pierre Roatta was placed in a form of house arrest, being given a mansion suited to his position in the holy city, he was kept there for the rest of his life, never allowed to leave the building, and constantly guarded by soldiers loyal to the Council of Dieu Soleil.
The Council of Dieu Soleil had also ordered the borders of Chantour to be opened to all the Olometist nations once again, and any extortions were declared unlawful. This allowed trade and free passage to once more take place throughout all the lands of the faithful. The new King of Chantour is also directly appointed by the Council of Dieu Soleil, ignoring the laws of Chantour this one time - Rupert III Larouss.
Geisenhiem, Nassau, and Lichtenau eventually rebuilt their economy and forces completely and the charges placed on Loutraki by Chantour was barely mentioned. The eastern Olometist nations had a long history of sending priests to other nations, to learn about them to convert them, so they bore no ill against Loutraki seeking to improve relations with a heretical nation.
Loutraki explained the trading with San Severo as being done for two reasons, firstly to try and spread the faith through means other than those used by the arrogant Chantour, but also as Loutraki was supplying so much through trade with Aquera during the Isaccea Expansion, they had to start supplementing their own funds towards the end as the war lasted for so long, and as such they were forgiven by Aquera and the Council of Dieu Soleil both.
In Chantour there was still some resentment due to the rumors and claims made by former King Pierre Roatta, but the new king helped smooth over matters, especially in the promotion of trade and travel with the other nations, helping to ease at least some of the negative relations caused by Chantour isolating itself from the rest of the world for so long. In 377 NE, the lands of San Severo left under Chantour control appears to have met the conditions set on them by the Council of Dieu Soleil. The locals did appear to convert, though history would suggest this was only for show as few, if any today practice Traditional Olometism in San Severo, making it a minority religion in that nation at best. While the rest of San Severo continues to rebuild and resettle their lands.
378 NE: Charkhi Dadri finally recovers economically from the Southern Wars and prepares new tactics for the future. San Severo’s economy also recovers from Pierre’s Folly, though the adult population continues to be rebuilt from the Southern Wars, due to the setback during Pierre’s Folly and the loss of much of their former territory.
380-385 NE: The New Eastern Wars. Charkhi Dadri launches a surprise attack on Lichtenau during the night, resulting in five outlying settlements falling under the invaders control. The “Midnight Strike” marks the start of a new series of wars in the east. Over the next five years Charkhi Dadri will gradually expand, however unlike the previous war the vicious attacks take place mostly during the night and target multiple targets at the same time. Another difference is that once the attacks are complete the soldiers shift their focus to defense, seeking to secure and keep control of what they take. Land is claimed at a far slower rate but what is gain is more securely held.
In 383 NE this would change, as the eastern half of Lichtenau comes fully under the control of Charkhi Dadri, an unexpected threat comes from further east. The Sharya attack Nassau, and the Charkhi Dadri in eastern Lichtenau and northern Charkhi Dadri. There may or may not have been attacks in Salaspils during this period as well. Already facing the combined forces of all the Olometist nations, this new threat quickly forces Charkhi Dadri to withdraw from Lichtenau and even the northern regions of their homeland. Likewise the Olometist nations shift their focus from the retreating Charkhi Dadri to confront this new threat in Lichtenau and Nassau. By 385 NE the forces of Sharya are pushed back into their own territory by the combined forces of Olometists, which for the first time fight as a united people against a single foe. Forces from all six nations set up border fortresses to secure the border and hold it with frequent patrols, and quick responses against Sharya incursions. This started a period where the six Olometist nations are the most united, a period that would last another ten years.
Charkhi Dadri however doesn’t survive as well. The northeast corner of Charkhi Dadri falls under Sharya control. The remaining lands are able to be securely held by the Charkhi Dadri in a way similar to how the eastern borders of Nassau and Lichtenau are held by the Olometist Nations.
390 NE: San Severo’s population and military finally recovers fully from the Southern Wars and the locals shift focus on defense to ensure no more territory is lost, nor gained until they are certain they can hold what they claim in the long-term. This would mark a new trend in how San Severo fights wars in the future, to this very day.
395-398 NE: Several expeditions of Roussel Olometist priests cross the border from Nassau and Lichtenau into Sharya in an effort to end hostilities through conversion, or at least diplomacy. None of the expeditions are ever seen or heard from again. After multiple failures over the course of a year military expeditions start to be sent out to try and gain a foothold in the lands of Sharya, these too are never seen or heard from again.
400 NE: Forces from Sharya attempting to gain entry into the lands of Nassau and Lichtenau decrease. Towards the end of the year forces from Loutraki, Aquera, and Chantour withdraw to return to their own lands. This leaves the defense of the border to Geisenheim, Nassau, and Lichtenau alone. The three nations name these defenses and those manning them the “Desiree Line” in honor of the single individual who effectively gave birth to their branch of the faith, and whom is seen by followers of Roussel Olometism as a motherly, nurturing, and protective figure. Shrines to Dieu Soleil, Olom Tisma, and for the first time former Queen Desiree Roussel start appearing in the various border fortifications. Traditionalist Olometists view this veneration of Desiree Roussel with disapproval, though Aquera and the Council of Dieu Soleil simply disapprove and discourage the practice, they take no further steps to try and stop it. Those in Chantour however protest to this heavily as it is a veneration of a historic figure they have an extremely low opinion of and consider her name a term of slander and insult. However due to laws against conflict between members of the faith regardless of branch, the humilitation and punishments placed on Chantour after Pierre’s Folly also helps to result in nothing more than verbal protests and insults being given.
403 NE: Salaspils fully recovers after the Northern Wars both economically and also in terms of their population. The nation returns to the international stage stronger than they were even before the war.
405-425 NE: The Dadri-Sharya Campaigns. This twenty year period marks the efforts of Charkhi Dadri reclaiming what they lost to Sharya during the New Eastern Wars. A series of military campaigns moving from periods of war and peace and back again. Charkhi Dadri eventually is able to reclaim their original territory and secure their northern border against Sharya in a way similar to how the eastern borders of Nassau and Lichtenau are secured by the Olometists.
420-435 NE: The San Severo Lawsuits. During this time the king and senate of San Severo initiated an original strategy to reclaim the remaining lands lost to them during Pierre’s Folly. Citing the original declaration of their lands as a sovereign nation, and agreeing to allow Olometism to be legally allowed within their lands, the lands in possession of Chantour were slowly returned to San Severo over time. Small tracts of land here, large regions there, the fifteen year period marked the first time lands were ever returned to what could be considered the original owners not through war, diplomacy, or politics but through legal means. It is also during this time trade opens up between Geisenheim and San Severo, and formal trade agreements are esatablished between San Severo and Loutraki, even though the latter two nations had been trading regularly for centuries.
425-436 NE: Chantour attempts counter-lawsuits every time San Severo are given tracts of land back during their own lawsuits, though the Council of Dieu Soleil continue to stand by their rulings and allow San Severo to keep what is theirs once returned. This creates a large political rift between Chantour and the Council of Dieu Soleil, and also by extension Aquera, this period also sees a resurgence of the rumors orignally created by former King Pierre Roatta.
435-440 NE: The Severo-Dadri War. A war between Charkhi Dadri and San Severo starts, though it remains unclear to this day which side started it. It is known today that the war started due to tensions between the two nations which had been building since the end of the Southern Wars roughly seventy-one years prior. Charkhi Dadri sought their quick attack and slow claim of territory giving them the edge early in the war, though San Severo picked up on this tactic after the first year of the war and gradually grew better at countering it. By the end of the war the northern quarter of the coast of Charkhi Dadri was claimed by San Severo and the eastern peninsula in the south of San severo was in the hands of Charkhi Dadri. The war ended in a mutual peace agreement as both sides suffered heavy losses and both economies were suffering by that time. It was claimed by Chantour that soldiers from Loutraki aided San Severo in the war, though no real evidence could be found beyond rumors.
438-450 NE: The Western Raids. Ships from Cotland return to raiding, while not nearly as successful as during the Piracy Age, these new raids take place along the coast of Aquera and Isaccea. Changing tactics from their previous raids, the pirates of Cotland shift to hit-and-run tactics, targeting merchant ships initially. By 440 NE with increased protection by Aquera’s navy for merchant ships, the Cotland raiders shift once more to raiding the coasts. Due to the quick strikes before retreating, this leaves Aquera at a disadvantage. After a decade and with the development of new, faster ships the raids are finally brought to an end.
445 NE: The lands claimed by Charkhi Dadri in the Severo-Dadri War are returned peacefully to San Severo when it starts to be too much of a strain of Charkhi Dadri's resources to maintain settlements so far away separated by water.
445-448 NE: It is believed Loutraki develops faster, more maneuverable ships at this time, possibly inspired or based on the developing Aquera designs being tested against the Cotland Raiders.
450-453 NE: Chantour develops new faster ships of their own after reports of the success of the Aquera ships developed during the Western Raids, a precaution to possible future raids along the coast of Chantour by the Cotland raiders.
455-460 NE: The Second Sharya War. Forces from Sharya claims a foothold in northern Nassau, some suggest the attack might have came from Salaspils. From this initial foothold Sharya forces begin a campaign of conquest through the rest of northern Nassau. The Olometist forces, especially those of Nassau, Geisenheim, and Lichtenau respond quickly. Over the course of the following five years, borders shift back and forth, Sharya claiming up to the northern half of Nassau during their most successful push. With the end of the war Olometist forces end up continuing to northernmost border of Nassau further north to the coast of the Sharya Sea. This marks the time in history where the borders of Nassau were at their largest.
461-463 NE: With counter-attacks from the Sharya, and especially the bitterly cold climate, the lands claimed during the Second Sharya War are lost, as the Olometists fully withdraw from the foreign nation.
462-465 NE: The Severo-Sakan Skirmishes. Naval forces from a new power, Tell es-Sakan launch attacks along the southern coasts of San Severo. San Severo comes out the victor after adapting to the new tactics and ship designs.
465 NE: The Yangzhou Incident. Chantour comes into contact with ships from a people called the Yangzhou. The encounter between the two naval forces results in the total destruction of Yangzhou forces, a skirmish described by some of the Chantour soldiers as “too easy”.
467-470 NE: The Northern Colonies. Properly discovering new lands to the northwest, Chantour manages to make landfall in the south of Asgardstrand’s easternmost island. Over the course of the next three years Chantour establishes multiple colonies in the southern reaches of the island, expanding out as far as Chantour believes there are habitable lands.
469-475 NE: The New Southern War. In a series of blitz attacks along the southwestern peninsula of San Severo, soldiers from Tell es-Sakan attack and gain a few footholds in San Severo. The two nations spend the next six years in battle after battle, during which the entire southwestern peninsula of San Severo is claimed by Tell es-Sakan. Shortly after claiming the entire peninsula the war sees a sudden turn in the tide, as San Severo starts to push Tell es-Sakan forces further and further south till only a handful of holdouts remain. A series of sieges finally brings an end to the Tell es-Sakan invasion.
478-484 NE: The Second Severo-Sakan War. After recovering from the New Southern War, San Severo forces launch attacks to the south. Landing troops by ship, San Severo begins an expansion into the large peninsula in the north of Tell es-Sakan. Initially the fighting is hard for both sides, but eventually the superior technology, along with reinforcements, give the advantage to San Severo who soon expands into the entire peninsula.
486-488 NE: The Tell es-Sakan War. After a brief recovery to secure the new borders claimed by San Severo, their new troops from the mainland move through the lands in an attempt to push their advantage and claim the rest of Tell es-Sakan’s territory. While initially promising, the locals didn’t remain idle during the two years between the wars either, as they are able to counter every attempt by San Severo to expand. After two years of zero gains San Severo ends their attempts to expand and returns their focus on securing what they have claimed.
490-498 NE: The Sakan Reclamation. As San Severo focuses on security, the people of Tell es-Sakan make their own plans. After a couple years of preparation, Tell es-Sakan forces launch a series of night attacks, claiming all targets. This would mark the start of a new push, where the Tell es-Sakan moves further and further into the northern peninsula. The speed, ferocity, home-ground advantage and determination overwhelms San Severo forces. While it takes Tell es-Sakan longer to reclaim what they lost, they are eventually able to fully force San Severo forces out of their lands, reclaiming what is theirs.