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A Brief History of the Vaskaan-Etana War 163 years ago - Nordrik Etan gains fame in Kassan area as an outspoken protestor of the Temple and its teachings. 162 years ago - Nordrik Etan travels to Seranto and purchases magical texts from black market traders 161 years ago - Nordrik teaches himself how to enact the spells in the book. 160 years ago - Nordrik founds a secret magic school in an old farmhouse on the edge of Kassan near the forest edge. He tutors nine students every night they call themselves The Midnight Fellowship. Nordrik emphasizes free thought and use of magic without a religious component. One student is the very young Esker Firanta 157 years ago - Nordrik and his followers successfully spread anti-religious sentiment through majority of Kassan and Blackstone - Movement finally attracts the attention of Vaskaan??s leaders, soldiers dispatched to suppress dissenters - Four of the original nine, lead by Esker, take Nordrik??s teachings a step further and preach total atheism. They form a militant group, Midnight Shadow, which launches open attacks against the Vaskaan forces. Citizen revolts become far more common in the following months 158 years ago - Northern cities declare independence. Nordrik becomes King Etan I - Kassan made capitol of new kingdom of Etana - Using magic, the royal palace is erected on site of The Midnight Fellowship??s farm. - King Etan appoints Esker his court mage and advisor - King Etan founds the Kassan Magic Guild. His pupils are the first teachers and Nordrik takes on role as headmaster - Vaskaan declares war on Etana 157 years ago - Esker leaves Kassan for reasons unknown and travels to Blackstone - Despite protests from Etanans, Esker splits the Vaskaan Mountains. Locals, fearing potential dangers invading from the west, dub the pass Esker??s Folly - Esker disappears 156 years ago - Trolls from the south attack Muinyana, starting the Troll Wars - Etanite discovered in Blackstone - Military outpost of Southfield established on southern Etana border. Quickly becomes the center of Etana??s military forces. 154 years ago - Vaskaan sends military contingent to Ferazi region in order to direct local soldiers and militia in attacks against Etana - Seranto merchants upset at prospect of war interrupting their business. Most influential citizens form the Council of Six to orchestrate a resistance. They use their wealth to buy mercenaries and bribe soldiers, effectively forming their own personal army - Council of Six uses influence to instigate a full citizen uprising in Seranto. Council mercenary army, along with help of the rioting citizens, ejects the Vaskaan forces - Council sends a messenger to Vaskaan with an announcement of their region??s desired independence and neutrality in the conflict. Stressing that trade relations with Vaskaan would remain unaffected by independence but would close Vaskaan insisted on sending more soldiers. Neither willing nor able to support a second war, Vaskaan agrees to the terms. Ferazi region becomes an independent kingdom and Council of Six becomes the Six Princes. 153 years ago - News of Etanite arrives in Seranto, sparking a trade boom with Etana - First convoy from Blackstone crosses the Vaskaan Mountains via Esker??s Folly 151 years ago - Trolls invade Eastbank Logging Camp - Battle of Eastbank sees the destruction of the Troll invaders by the combined Vaskaan and Muinyana armies, thus ending the Troll Wars. The Eastbank Peace Accord is signed - Light Elves agree to aid Vaskaan in a major push against Etana - Esker, now known as Archmage Firanta, reappears to the world when Magewood School for the Gifted makes its presence known for the first time and challenges talented young mages to apply. The school teaches that power over the world can be achieved through arcane arts, and the ability to work magic as proof that there is no gods - King Etan meets with Archmage Firanta. Esker reaffirms his loyalty to his former teacher. - Before the year is out, Magewood has already become a reasonably sized village populated by those drawn to the powerful magic that emanates from Esker, his followers, and especially their tower. - Vaskaan government forms Shadow Keepers in response to news of Esker??s new magic school and its destructive curriculum. Name a play on Esker??s former group Midnight Shadow Esker??s shadow starts to spread, the Keepers contain it 150 years ago - The Week of Tears. Combined forces of Muinyana and Vaskaan meet Etana army at the banks of the Black River. Combat lasts for a full week. Both sides end up withdrawing after losing 70 to 80 percent of their people. Both sides consider the battle a major loss - The Black River turns red. Renamed the Red River - Muinyana withdraws from the war. Light Elves become a rare sighting to Humans. 149 years ago - On the anniversary of the Week of Tears, soldiers on both sides of the battle report sightings of the walking dead in the plains for the first time. Undead sightings increase exponentially over the year. - Mad Nymphs first appear - The warzone becomes popularly referred to as the Dead Plains 77 years ago - King Etan I dies at 92 years of age and is entombed in a great mausoleum beneath the palace. He is remembered in Etana as the Great King, and in Vaskaan as the Dark King - Archmage Firanta leaves Magewood at 82 years of age and crosses into the west, never to be seen in the three kingdoms again. He is remembered everywhere as Esker the Bold for the countless fearless acts he did, both beneficial and destructive 7 years ago - The Six Princes initiate peace talks between the Royalty of Etana and Vaskaan. - Acarah Myskil finds Etanite in Vaskaan 5 years ago - The Treaty of Ferazi is signed, ending the war Present Day - Tensions between Etana and Vaskaan still run high. Both countries have standing trade embargos against the other which has helped Ferazi??s economy immensely. Both also regularly conduct covert operations in each other??s territory, although if these agents are caught their home country denies any knowledge of their actions. Citizens of each country are considered criminals in the other. Ferazi remains the only neutral ground where all are welcome as long as they have money - The Eastbank Peace Accord is still in effect, although there has been no formal contact with Muinyana for 150 years