The Island Concord

Maritime union from -190 to 251. Following the collapse of the Third Empire, Kartria gathered the small independent regions in and adjacent to the Inner Sea. The Island Concord included: Kartria, the coastal strip from Arhana to the tip of the Paw's eastern claw (from north to south: Forklon, Randaria and Anocea), the north coast of   Osbane (from west to east: Damilonia, Banland and Eukinea), Lokrine and most of the minor isles in the Inner Sea. The original purpose was for the Concord to be a defensive alliance of former governors, mayors and petty kings. But slowly the Concord developed into a trade union using naval power to enforce favorable trade agreements. The climax of this policy was the dues in 155, when non-Concord ship were forced to pay a steep toll at the entrance to the Inner Sea. The dues were highly profitable at first, but drastically reduced trade to a minimum. As the Concord refused to lower the toll, it became a casus belli and resulted in the Osbantine Wars. The wars ended in defeat for the Concord, and following a Kartrian civil war 245-249, the Concord was dissolved in 251. Kartria then founded Marentia from the remains. The greatest historical achievement of the Island Concord was to introduce our present-day chronology (CC = common calendar) used in all civilized nations. See the Great Treaty.