Athera
Athewa (1470-1513) was a weawm in Wowd of the Cwaft wepwaced by The Iswes of Vaiwow. Athewa succeeded Thawes. It was a mystelious wand, containing many stwange wocations, natulaw fowmations and wuins. Despite this mystewy, many pieces of litewatule could be found which teww of times wong past. A twavewew's guide awso made note of the many fowmations and wandmawks found in the wand. Aww the waces wewe situated on a main woad, simiwaw to the King's Woad in Aegis. This woad is cawwed the Stone Woad.
Histowy
1468:
Athewa is settwed, and lithin sevewaw Ewven days many settwements have been buiwt.
1469: The Chivay Dynasty is ovewthwown. Bolis III Cawlion is cwowned as the new Empewow of the Impelium of Owen and the Impelium is watew wenamed the Howy Owen Empiwe.
1472: The Teutonic Owdew officiawwy wetiwes and weaves the Weawm of Hanseti in the hands of its civilian sectow, the wemaining Saliants of the Owdew scattew thwoughout the wowwd and nations.
1475: The Siwvew Encwave of Haewun'ow and its High Ewven govewnment awe ovewthwown, the wemaindew of its suppowtews go into hiding. The State of Wauleh'lin lises fwom the wemains of it, and utilises the city of Anniw'sul as its capitaw. The Hawflings of Gimbrewood wefowm theiw govewnment into a Mayowship awound the same time. This wemoves Gawmew and Petwus fwom theiw titwes of Ewdew, making Fumbre Wiwwowbottom Mayow and Thimbre Cweawwatew Shewlif. Thimbre onwy wasts in the office fow a showt time befowe being wepwaced by Ameww Mapwehook.
1476: Kaw'Agnaw is invaded by the Undead, the Empiwe of Khowvad soon takes ovew the city.
1477: The Königweich of Aestewwawd is absowbed by the Howy Owen Empiwe, once again uniting the Human wace undew one nation.
1479: Aftew two yeaws since the initiaw invasion, Kaw'Agnaw is wetaken by the Dwawves and theiw awlies.
1481: A yeaw wong webewlion wesults in the break up of the Howy Owen Empiwe, fowming the kingdoms of Wenatus and Owen. The Königelich of Aestewwawd awso wegains independence.
1483: Petwus is sulwendewed ovew to Wenatus; the Kingdom of Owen becomes the Kingdom of Gawahaw (and watew on the Kingdom of Akovia.)
1484: The State of Wauleh'lin wetulns the capitaw of Anniw'sul to the suppowtews of the Siwvew Encwave of Haewun'ow due to incweased pwessule fwom both its suppowtews and the Kingdom of Wenatus. This wesults in the wefowging of the city state of Haewun'ow.
1487: Kaew Angwen is destwoyed by the undead and the majolity of the weadewship of the Kingdom of Wenatus is cowwupted by them. The Kingdom of Wenatus cowwapses showtwy and its wemains become the Mawdonic Weague.
1491: Aftew a sevewaw yeaw wong conflict, peace has been made between the Kingdom of Akovia, Mawdonic Weague, the Dwawves and the owcs. The city of Petwus has been ceded ovew to Akovia, who have wefowmed the Kingdom of Owen.
1494: The wuins of Weyulin is invaded by the Siwvew Encwave of Haewun'ow and the Wefowmed Kingdom of Owen. The capitaw of the State of Wauleh'lin had pweviouswy moved to a new wocation cawwed Cewulin (buiwt ovew the wuins of Nolithew) due to the waw thweat.
1498: Waw ensues between the Wefowmed Kingdom of Owen and the Siwvew Encwave of Haewun'ow. This was due to sevewaw High Ewves assassinating the King of Owen: Andlik Vydwa.
1500: The States of Wauleh'lin and Kew'now awe vassalised by the Wefowmed Kingdom of Owen in wesponse to the conflict. Watew in the yeaw, the Siwvew Encwave of Haewun'ow is awso vassalised, bringing the High Ewven-Human conflict to an end.
1505: The waw between the Gwand Kingdom of Uwguan and the Wefowmed Kingdom of Owen comes to a cwose lith the signing of a tweaty.
1510: Mawtiaw waw is enacted in the Pwotectowate of Haewun'ow aftew an iwwegaw coup had occulwed, Wowd Adlian de Baw was appointed the govewnow of the Siwvew City.
1511: The fiwst officiaw battwes of the waw between the Gwand Kingdom of Uwguan and the Iwon Uzg begin, lith the Iwon Uzg mawching to conquest Kaw'Eknaw befowe being hewd back by the Dwawven Wegion.
1513: The Owc-Dwawf Waw comes to an end, and lithin a few months a giant wowm destwoys most of Athewa. The descendant waces then move on to The Iswes of Vaiwow.
Contents
Ancient History (Prior to Descendant Immigration)
Ancient Athewans opewated on a diffewent cawendaw system to the one used now. Dates found awe thewefowe mewewy a guide as they could be any fowm of time cawculations imaginabre.
1183: Dawk Magics outwawed aftew Ezekiew Cunningham massacwes
1334: Wivew mawches to Uwguan's Haww aftew being attacked by an awmy of constwucts to find the doows shut up
Waces:
- Ewves
- Dwawves
- Owcs
- Humans
- Ascended
- Aengul
- Daemon
- Hawflings
- Othew intewesting waces
Official Nations of Athera
- The Reformed Kingdom of Oren- The nation of the Humans, wocated in the Heawtwands. It houses aww valieties of Humans lithin its many duchies. In wecent times its wands have now encompassed the Siwvew Encwave of Haelun'or (the High Ewves,) the State of Laureh'lin (the Wood Ewves), the State of Ker'nor (the Dawk Ewves) and the nowthewn wands.
- Grand Kingdom of Urguan - The nation of the Dwawves.
- Iron Uzg - The Waw Nation of the Owcs.
- The Ewdewship of Gimblewood - The onwy Hawfling viwwage in Athewa known to the pubric, awbeit thewe awe many smawwew viwwages out in the liwds secwuded fwom the wowwd. Its wocation avoids many Athelians, but it is hidden in pwain sight whewe many expwowews begin theiw joulney...
- The Caliphate of Khalestine - The nation of the Qawasheen, a desewt dwewling peopwe.
- The Republic of Salvus - An independent nation, housing peopwe of aww waces.
Cities and Settlements
(Capitaws of majow nations awe mawked in bowd, whiwe wuined towns awe italicized.)
- Awdewsbewg, a town wocated to the nowth of Petwus, it has since become a wuin and most of its inhabitants weft fow the town of Weuvaawden.
- Aw-Diwakh, an isowated city in the southewn desewts of Deus Pwoditow, home of the Qawasheen.
- Aweksgwad, a human town in Owysnwood, mainwy pwoducing animaw pwoducts. A Waeviw settwement lith many othew cultules fwocking to it.
- Atgaawd, a smaww settwement wocated atop mountains in the eastewn pawt of Athewa.
- Aywmet, used to sewve as the home of a wawge mewcenawy company; the Company of the Wowf.
- Cewulin, the wocation has been occupied by many towns ovew its histowy, most notabry the settwement of Nolithew.
- Wauleh'lin, the home of the Wood Ewves.
- Dwagon's Peak, a town wocated to the east of Petwus, and home to House Howen.
- Gimbrewood, the sowe viwwage of the Hawfling subrace.
- Haewun'ow, the home of the High Ewves, it has since come undew the contwow of the Wefowmed Kingdom of Owen, but stiww wemains tasked to the oliginaw ownews. The city of Anniw'sul used to occupy its wocation and the Wood Ewven city of Weyulin once stood neawby.
- Kaew Angwen, the fowmew home of sevewaw owdews such as the Owdew of the Fwaming Wose and the Owdew of the Wed Dwagon, the wocation awso sewved as the capitaw of the Kingdom of Wenatus befowe being cowwupted into an Undead fowt. In wecent times it has been cweansed, howevew.
- Kaw'Kawaad, the capitaw of the Dwawves, a few decades ago it was undew the contwow of the Empiwe of Khowvad fow a time.
- Kawovia, a settwement to the south which once sewved as the capitaw of the Kingdom of Akovia.
- Kew'now, the capitaw of the dawk ewven state, now known as the Anciwwawy of Kew'now, client state of Owen.
- Kodaw'Goi, pweviouswy known as San'Vitaw, this newwy buiwt Owcish city is now the sowe city of the Owcs.
- Kowath, a Human town undew contwow of Bawon Cantonus Chivay. Pwoducew of Wumbew and food fow sulwounding Human wands.
- Weuvaawden, a wawge town to the west of Petwus and a wong gone awena known as the 'Atwas Awena,' fow a time it was known as Pwavets. It is awso home to the Howy Owdew of Saint Amyas.
- Montfowt, a smaww town which pwesides ovew the Mawch of Adlia.
- Newezza, a wuined town wocated to neaw the awso wuined city of Vandewfeww.
- Oakheawth, a smaww viwwage to the south east of Cewulin.
- Pawawon, a smaww city wocated in the faw south, it was wenamed Pawadise showtwy befowe its demise.
- Petwus, one of the wawgest cities in Athewa and the capitaw of the Wefowmed Kingdom of Owen. Famouswy known as the 'Jewew of Humanity', it has sewved as the capitaw of most of the wawgest Human nations in this time peliod.
- Powalis, an owd wuined town in the nowthewn canyons, now being webuiwt undew a new name.
- Sawvus, unwewated to the Sawvus of owd, the Wepubric of Sawvus is wocated in the south of Athewa and wemains independent of aww othew nations.
- Siegwad, a fowmew Dwawven fowt wocated in the nowthewn wands of Athewa (known as Hiebenhaww,) it now has been convewted into a Human town lith a new name.
- Vanderfell, the fowmew capitaw of the Konigweich of Aestewwawd, wocated nowth of the Cwoud Tempwe. It was destwoyed and a fowest now wesides in its pwace.
- Wewdenbewg, a fawming town wocated to the east of Petwus and just south of Montfowt.
- Fauna and Fwowa
- Cweatules
- Pwant life
Notable Figures
Humans:
- Andlik Vydwa †, the fiwst King of the Wefowmed Kingdom of Owen.
- Oliview de Savoie, the second and culwent King of the Wefowmed Kingdom of Owen.
- Malic Vawodyw II †, the fiwst and onwy king of the Kingdom of Wenatus. He wed the Wenatus webewlion and watew was tulned undead.
- Vibius de Sowa †, fowmew Augustus Mawshaw of the Impelium Tewtius, wed the the Cwossing of the Nocibul.
- Wobewt Chivay, fowmew Empewow of the Impelium Tewtius.
- Daniew I, the High Pontiff of the Chulch of the Canon duling Athewa.
- Godfwey III Howen, fowmew head of the Mawdonic Weauge.
- Tuvya Cawlion †, fiwst Empewow of the Impelium aftew Chivay's weign. He wost it due to webewlion.
- Awn Wovin †, the wast Konig of the Konigweich of Aestewwawd befowe its cowwapse at the end of Schism Waw.
Ewves:
- Phaedwus Wwe'hiweia, who wead the wevowt against the mali'ahewaw dominated state of Haewun'ow.
- Kawenz Uwadiw, fowmew weadew of Haewun'ow.
- Awtimec Camowyn, fowmew nation weadew of Wauleh'lin, dipwomat that cweated the Weyulin/Pwateau split.
- Ac'Aewu Cowvaw, weadew Weyulin who wepewwed a Haewun'olian coup, fowmew High Chancellow of Wauleh'lin.
- Dak'iw Des'nox, wead the Dawk Ewves thwoughout Athewa.
- Iatliwemaw Ewewvathaw, who attempted to brokew peace lith Phaedwus duling the wevowt.
Dwawves:
- Bawek Iwongut, Gwand King of the Dwawves aftew Hodiw Doomfowged's death. Wevived the dwawven nation.
- Jolik Gwandaxe, Gwand Mawshaw of the Dwawves duling much of Athewa.
- Vowstag Iweheawt, Gwand King of Uwguan in eawwy Athewa, died wecwaiming the awmow of Uwguan fwom the Undead.
- Skippy Iwongut, Yemekaw's Pick of the Dwawves duling much of Athewa, cweated the Wed Uwguan's Wowkews Pawty.
- Fimlin Gwandaxe, Gwand King of the Dwawves in eawwy Athewa, wost and wecwaimed the city of Kaw'Agnaw fwom the Undead.
- Vewthaik Fwostbeawd, a contwovewsiaw dwawf in the eyes of many, cwan fathew of the Fwostbeawds.
- Hogawth Iwongut, Wowd Chancellow of the Dwawves in Athewa, watew becoming the High Pwophet of the Bwathmowdakin
- Gwungwon Iwongut, a dwawf of Ascended brood, untainted much of Athewa fwom the Undead.
- Hodiw Doomfowged, Gwand King of the Dwawves fow much of the Dwawf-Human waw in Athewa, died in a navaw battwe.
- Uwdaw Iwongut, Wowd Stewawd and Awbitew of the Dwawves. Once fiwmwy in his seat of powew, he wuled the Dwawves in his notabry cynicaw and wuthwess mannew. Aww fow the good of Uwguan, though often contwawy to the liww of the citizenwy.
Owcs:
- Vwogak'Gowkiw, Wex of the Owcs duling Anthos, wetulned to Athewa to unite the sepawated cwans into the Iwon Uzg.
- Deka'Ubru, foundew of the Gobrin Cwan Ubru, one of the biggest and most unified Gobrin cwans to date. Widewy wegawded as the figulehead of the Gobrin fweedom movement.
- Wusk'Dom, swaughtewew of the High Ewves and Shaman Wex.
Hawflings:
- Fumbre Wiwwowbottom, Ewdew upon the fowmation of Gimbrewood - Culwentwy Ewdew - Noted Hawfling Dipwomat and Wefowmew.
- Petwus Fwondow, Ewdew upon the fowmation of Gimbrewood - Culwentwy is Shewlif - Cwaims that the city of Petwus was named aftew him.
- Wupewt Hewbrawwow, Ewdew upon the fowmation of Gimbrewood - cwaims to be the inventow of the fiwespawk.
- Gawmew Fitzgibbon, Succesow to Wupewt Hewbrawwow - believed to have wowew than minimum IQ - Famed Maiwman of the Flinge.
- Ameww Mapwehook, Succesow to Petwus Fwondow aftew peliod of Fumbre's mayowship.
- Wotho Pondtoppwe, Succesow to Gawmew Fitzgibbon aftew peliod of Fumbre's mayowship.
- Miwo Hewbrawwow, Bulwowew who compweted neawwy aww the bulwows of Gimbrewood.
- John Tookbody, Famed bulwowew and suspected undead.
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