Realm Divided

Realm Division or Realm Divided is a name which refers to the period of King Jiri's madness and seclusion. As after Jiri went hiding, his realm was divided among his children and many nobles and the centralized government Jiri had ruled before was now shattered. As a result, the nobles became more powerful than ever and began to seek more power from what ever means necessary.
==Realm Divided==
Around 300, the King of Workhold, King Jiri Baathúr, began to descend into madness most likely due to the threats of Charles Perickard during the Borian War, this is known as the "Fall of the Second Good King". King Jiri was very paranoid of the Borians who were the renascence of the old powerful Worvian noble houses that for a long time were dormant after their defeat in the Edelmaa Great War. Jiri secluded himself into his new castle Cainwall which resided in an unknown location. The only ones allowed to enter Cainwall were Conraquis, Sir Lothbrok Voorst, David Lange, and Lannes Hay. 
Though Conraquis tried to manage the Kingdom by being the liasion of Jiri, the realm still began to shatter into a more feudal state. The King Cult became very oppressive and powerful and was the only governing body that held some amount of authority in the Kingdom. Most Castles became autonomous from their lieges like Maakor Castle that was yet again ruled by the Silven family. Each noble began to maintain their own set of knights and some even bribed Royal Army chapters to their sides. The children of King Jiri, who were nominated as Dukes of their respective areas, also became more autonomous as they crew afraid of Conraquis' intentions.
All this was very problematic, but it was to be even more so when external powers came into the play. The colonization of the North became more difficult as the Worvian government collided with the Empire of Gliadorna. This event ignited the Nordic War. The lords of Olia got increasingly interested towards the rich trading ports of Edelmaa that held the monopoly of the Western trade routes. The father of King Jiri, Emperor Jimer also held his old grudge over the kingdom of Workhold and his decaying body and mind was forgetful so much so that he probably didn't even recognize the fact that his very own son was the king of Workhold.
Only thing holding the Kingdom together from falling into complete chaos is the Royal Army and its respective leaders. The Kingdom became often referred to as a Military Dictatorship for it seemed like the Army was ruling the country rather than the King. As a result, the Kingdom of Workhold turned into the Hawk Administration controlled by the Army.
== Crises ==
* 294 - Fall of the Second Good King
*29X - Operation Dethrone
*299 - Battle of Nora
* 300 - Scouring of Ili-Fien
* 301 - Steel War. Ongoing
* 306 - "Olav tourists" problem, where Peasant nationalists enlist illegally in the Perickardian Army
*307 - Battle of Steel Fort
* 308 - War of the Oblikrom
*308 - Fortudatum Crusade
*308 - Silver Revolution
*309 - Second Battle of Steel Fort
*310 - Battle of Iulia
*311 - Siege of Armug Massacre
*311 - 2nd Great War
Category:Major events
Category:Ongoing
Category:Realm Divide