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− | ''Empire of the Sun and Mooon. Hatha. | + | ''Empire of the Sun and Mooon. Hatha. Pashnaar. Empire of the Twin Stars. Empire of All the World’s People. Land of the Sun. Empire of a Thousand Years. Empire of the Blessed Womb. Empire of the Giants’ Seed. The Brothers’ Kingdom.'' |
''The essence of the Empire is Union. Union between Hatha and Sird, between Huth and Newelaar, between Sirdehaar and Hugaar, between Hugaar and Pasin, between East and West.'' | ''The essence of the Empire is Union. Union between Hatha and Sird, between Huth and Newelaar, between Sirdehaar and Hugaar, between Hugaar and Pasin, between East and West.'' | ||
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==The Saurian Legacy== | ==The Saurian Legacy== | ||
− | It was if mankind awoke from a dream. Much of our culture took years to be reconstructed from '''fragmented memories''', but Hugaar was now stronger than ever before. Although the Saurians had gone, they had left behind some of their most valuable inventions: '''arithmetic''' and '''geometry''', and an '''administrative hierarchy''' which they had taught to their slaves and had left in their hands. | + | It was if mankind awoke from a dream. Much of our culture took years to be reconstructed from '''fragmented memories''', but Hugaar was now stronger than ever before. Although the Saurians had gone, they had left behind some of their most valuable inventions: '''script''', '''arithmetic''' and '''geometry''', and an '''administrative hierarchy''' which they had taught to their slaves and had left in their hands. |
==Hugaar and Pasin Unite== | ==Hugaar and Pasin Unite== | ||
− | One of the first acts of mankind was to '''join Hugaar and Pasin'''. United, they set to reconquer the '''wilderness''' from the '''goblins''', driving them into the mountains and deserts, and to expel the wild predatory '''dragons''', driving them west. | + | One of the first acts of mankind was to '''join Hugaar and Pasin'''. United, they set to reconquer the '''wilderness''' from the '''goblins''', driving them into the mountains and deserts, and to expel the wild predatory '''dragons''', driving them west. This efforts at expansion were abortive, however, for a '''great army''' of giants and witches came from the north. |
=Empire: The Second Cycle= | =Empire: The Second Cycle= | ||
− | '''The Dominance of Sirdehaar and Devotion to the Bastard God. The First Invasions of the Visters | + | '''The Dominance of Sirdehaar and Devotion to the Bastard God. The First Invasions of the Visters. Transfer of Power. First Year of Pasin. The Wars of Descent. The Spring Assassinations. Pogroms and Decay.''' |
==Dominance of Sirdehaar== | ==Dominance of Sirdehaar== | ||
− | '''King Tullis''' came south and west from the '''Tegayet Plateau''', southern Sirdehaar, with an army of men, of giants and of witches, drawn from several of the most powerful of the tribes of Sirdehaar. Claiming descent from Umer, the Bastard God, he claimed Hugaar as his birthright | + | '''King Tullis''' came south and west from the '''Tegayet Plateau''', southern Sirdehaar, with an army of men, of giants and of witches, drawn from several of the most powerful of the tribes of Sirdehaar. Claiming descent from Umer, the Bastard God, he claimed Hugaar as his birthright. He wed the queen of Pasin '''name?''', herself descended from Huth and Newelaar, to form a new royal line. He ascended Mt. Huth and built a '''great tower''' at the top of the mountain. There, he used a '''net''', crafted by his witches, and carried by his giants, to capture the Sun as a gift for his queen. |
The queen was wise and knew that he had to set the Sun free, but she told Tullis to take some of the Sun's powers. This was done and the Sun was set free. The queen gained the power of '''Sight''', and Huth the power of '''Fire'''. Tullis instituted worship of the '''Emperor and Empress as Gods''', and placed Umer highest. | The queen was wise and knew that he had to set the Sun free, but she told Tullis to take some of the Sun's powers. This was done and the Sun was set free. The queen gained the power of '''Sight''', and Huth the power of '''Fire'''. Tullis instituted worship of the '''Emperor and Empress as Gods''', and placed Umer highest. | ||
− | ==Invasions from the West | + | ==Invasions from the West== |
− | At first, the Empire was poorly administered. Unprotected, the porous western borders allowed a series of invasions by hordes of '''Visters''' | + | At first, the Empire was poorly administered. Unprotected, the porous western borders allowed a series of invasions by hordes of '''Visters'''. |
==YP 1-62 Transfer of Power== | ==YP 1-62 Transfer of Power== | ||
− | + | to Pasin, calendar begins, “1st Year of Pasin” | |
+ | Poor administration continues, | ||
+ | softened by life in Pasin | ||
+ | Huth as the main religion predominates again, the Bastard God loses power. | ||
==YP 63-121 The Wars of Descent== | ==YP 63-121 The Wars of Descent== | ||
− | + | fights over bloodline, ends with all of the prominent nobles killed in a series of assassinations one spring – coins the saying, “When the spring snow melts, Death knocks at the gate.” | |
+ | Institution of Senate and of the first Vice-Emperor | ||
==YP 122-148 War of Unification, Pogroms and Decay== | ==YP 122-148 War of Unification, Pogroms and Decay== | ||
− | The empire is collapsing. In an effort to halt this, the Emperor launches the '''War of Unification''', an unsuccessful attempt to unite the | + | The empire is collapsing. In an effort to halt this, the Emperor launches the '''War of Unification''', an unsuccessful attempt to unite the doctrine of the '''Sturian Church''' into a coherent whole. Scapegoats are identified, whether religious or racial, and the population at large engages in enthusiastic and bloody murder. |
=Empire: The Third Cycle= | =Empire: The Third Cycle= | ||
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One of the usurper's first acts is to put the majority of the Empire's bureaucrats to the sword, in a week which turns the '''river ????''' red. The survivors are put to work reconstructing an administrative system but it is stretched to the limit. | One of the usurper's first acts is to put the majority of the Empire's bureaucrats to the sword, in a week which turns the '''river ????''' red. The survivors are put to work reconstructing an administrative system but it is stretched to the limit. | ||
− | The Emperor's right | + | The Emperor's right han man is the Archon '''(name???)''', a theologian of note who is later canonized. Although the Emperor's reach is weakened by the thinly stretched administration, the Church is considerably strenghtened through a series of reforms, most notable of which is a new freedom of worship across the Empire. The Church is revitalised and, led by several new orders of holy knights and renewed enthusiasm on the part of the Sirdehaar tribes, the Empire begins a new period of expansion and conquest. |
==YP 313-349 The Inglorious War. Marriage== | ==YP 313-349 The Inglorious War. Marriage== | ||
− | The '''Emperor''' leads an army into Alaya to 'reclaim' the lands | + | The '''Emperor''' leads an army into Alaya to 'reclaim' the lands occupied by the 'invaders'. He has the backing of theologically watertight documents which prove the heretical nature of the Alayan church. After skirmishes and devastation of the countryside, a siege begins at the City of Mages. This lasts eleven years and ends when the Emperor, who is already wed to a Sirdehaar itch, weds an Alayan princess and names her Empress. Half of the army is comprised of Sirdehaar tribesmen, and these quit in disgust for home. As they have earned very little booty in the campaign, many groups detour through Hugaar itself, spilling much blood and pillaging at least a dozn minor cities. |
With the marriage, the Emperor founds the '''Empire of the Twinned Stars'''. | With the marriage, the Emperor founds the '''Empire of the Twinned Stars'''. | ||
==YP 350-462 Twin Star Empire== | ==YP 350-462 Twin Star Empire== | ||
− | The Empire now has two centres, Pasin | + | The Empire now has two centres, Pasin in the west, and the City of Mages in the east. For a time, his works well, but a rivalry steadily grows. The Empire neither expands nor declines. In the west, the Sirdehaar tribes send much more modest forces to guard the borders from the Visters, or cease to deal with Imperial representatives in any form. Vister raids increase. To the east, the sea represents a natural barrier to expansion and citizens turn their throughts to peaceful pursuits such as agriculture and arts. |
− | A number of religious issues also threaten to divide the Empire. The comparative religious freedom is taken too far by some and the Church, based in | + | A number of religious issues also threaten to divide the Empire. The comparative religious freedom is taken too far by some and the Church, based in Pasin, grows ever less tolerant. In remorte regions, heresies are preached, while in th major population centres, cults become fashionable, even among more notable families. |
− | On the eastern seaboard, a federation of city states is created around Saphet. For the next century, | + | On the eastern seaboard, a federation of city states is created around Saphet. For the next century, they frequently switch allegiance from Sirdehaar to Pashnaar. |
==YP 463-498 Silver and Gold== | ==YP 463-498 Silver and Gold== | ||
− | Perhaps sensing that the Empire is set to break itself in two, the Emperor reveals that he has been told in a dream to travel over the sea; that the lands at the foot of the Rendwall are rightfully his. Over seven years, he builds an army on gifts and promises and from Alaya | + | Perhaps sensing that the Empire is set to break itself in two, the Emperor reveals that he has been told in a dream to travel over the sea; that the lands at the foot of the Rendwall are rightfully his. Over seven years, he builds an army on gifts and promises and from Alaya build the largest fleet of ships ever seen. In 471 the Empire invades the far east, though with very few ontingents from Sirdehaar. |
By 490 the coastal lands are pacified an the bulk of the army has returned home with loot or has taken parcels of land in the new territories. It is increasingly difficult to raise an army for new conquests so the Emperor turns to Sirdehaar. A new, small but highly capable force is united and travels up into the mountains above the coast. In an epic campaign, they find and take the valley of Potomanchu, and soon the Empire is flooded with silver and gold. Initially, the bullion heads mostly north into Sirdehaar. With the Sird skill for working metal, many items of great beauty are created. But, the Emperor swiftly decrees that the land of Potomanchu is his and his alone. It was his father, after all, who had the dream whichled the Empire over the sea. Privateers begin to operate from the coastal city states of southern Sirdehaar. | By 490 the coastal lands are pacified an the bulk of the army has returned home with loot or has taken parcels of land in the new territories. It is increasingly difficult to raise an army for new conquests so the Emperor turns to Sirdehaar. A new, small but highly capable force is united and travels up into the mountains above the coast. In an epic campaign, they find and take the valley of Potomanchu, and soon the Empire is flooded with silver and gold. Initially, the bullion heads mostly north into Sirdehaar. With the Sird skill for working metal, many items of great beauty are created. But, the Emperor swiftly decrees that the land of Potomanchu is his and his alone. It was his father, after all, who had the dream whichled the Empire over the sea. Privateers begin to operate from the coastal city states of southern Sirdehaar. | ||
− | + | In 496, Emperor Leo III was assassinated. | |
− | + | =YP 498 Prophecies and the End of the World= | |
− | + | ''It is the 498th Year of Pasin. The attentions of Emperor Rhamnus II are in the south and east, with tales of wars against the Saurians and of new lands to conquer. At home, priests and scholars vigorously discuss their interpretatons of ancient texts, while the last two years have seen barbarian incursions from the west. New creeds and cults arise. An ancient prophecy is remembered: “Huth will rise and fall thrice, then the Worm and the Devil will fight for the World. The Pale Man will show the future in Silver and Gold.”'' | |
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'''Interpretations abound.''' | '''Interpretations abound.''' | ||
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*Umer | *Umer | ||
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− | *Tullis | + | *Tullis |
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*Leo III d.496 m.Pacine (of Alaya) | *Leo III d.496 m.Pacine (of Alaya) | ||
*Rhamnus II 496- m.Dava (of Sird) | *Rhamnus II 496- m.Dava (of Sird) |