Reveian History: Difference between revisions
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* [[Reveian Financial Crisis]] | * [[Reveian Financial Crisis]] | ||
=== Notable Political Shifts === | |||
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Revision as of 16:37, 20 July 2024
Recent History (100 BR - 354 AR)
The 450 year period leading up to the current day is a period marked by war, strife, and mass instability. The Year of Restoration, 1 AR, marked the Kingdom's return from a brutal demonic invasion. Thousands of demonic monsters, led by the titular deity of their faith, Valthour, invaded and ravaged most of the continent. After their subsequent retreat from the known world, the Empire began to pick up the pieces. You can find more lore on the demontide invasion here.
One hundred years after the Demontide Invasion and the Year of Restoration, another conflict would grip the continent. King Oweth II of the House Corinfyre faced a problem of succession, and with his ailing health, the matter of who would take the throne came to ahead between three factions. The Irons, led by Velkoryn Thul and a support base for Prince Arthur, led a militarist wing of the dispute. The Golds, led by the twin Princesses Emiliane and Lucilla Corinfyre, were largely backed by House Piedmont. Finally, House Bronfyre led the third faction as a pariah force, and were rumored to have sided with the Irons near the end of the conflict. That civil war ended with the Plaitignon Crisis, a brutal republican revolution that threatened to uproot the Empire. You can find more lore on the Iron/Gold Conflict here.
Current Scene (354 AR - Present Day)
The Reveian Empire is in grave turmoil following the death of Emperor Bakous IV. New political winds blow throughout the realm, prompting calls for crusade and independence alike. In the Capital City of Arandous, fears stirred over the bankruptcy of imperial coffers, leading to mass unrest throughout the Empire's feudal lords. Primeans, upset by the instability of the Empire, threaten independence entirely and the formation of a new Primean State under the control of the House of Kodaxes. East of the Reveian mainland, Perenian families squabble over the old claims of the Cult of Alexander and the Zusko Royal Family. Two claimants of the same blood arise, building the Gold and Black coalitions respectively.
Still, the winds of magical forces do not remain dormant long in times of crisis. Who could say what omens such a crisis could bring.