Cidentaria Expeditions

From the 250's AD Venedict I of Mon Altrya sponsored hundreds of voyages west in search of new lands.
==History==
Venedict I sponsored hundreds of expeditions from 250 AD, with a view of expanding the Empire into new lands. Whilst the majority of the expeditions failed, many returned with exotic riches and stories of green fertile lands to the west. Of the early explorers the most famous voyagers were Calvyn Everwyn, Stanton Wyst, Gregor Balin and Norland Valamyr. In 257 AD, Calvyn Everwyn returned from a voyage west announcing the succesful landing in Cidentaria. Venedict rewarded Calvyn with titles and ships and over the following years, hundreds more expeditions west were launched to explore and and settle Cidentaria.
When world spread of the successful voyage many new seafarers and explorers planned expeditions. Whilst the majority were sponsored by Venedict I, the High Patriarch of Adeleyn, Aldris Olwyn, sponsored many of his own voyages and sent hundreds of Priests and Preachers to accompany the explorers. Adeleyn scripts detailed a belief that a land to the west was the site where Gildahara had fought the Battle of the End Times and his blood that fell on the field of battle had turned to crystals, known as the Gods Obsidian.
At the Grand Council of Adeleya XIX in 260 AD, Venedict I and Patriach Olwyn announced their intention to send settlers on a voyage and to establish a settlement in the new lands.
In 261 AD two separate expeditions departed North Orentia, the first Captained by Stanton Wyst and the second by Calvyn Everwyn. Both expeditions were to end in failure with the 7 ships of the Wyst expedition all lost and of the 9 ships of the Everwyn expedition, 5 were lost and 4 were forced to divert to Balaria and then later return home.
The next expedition to depart was under Norland Valamyr in 262 AD who captained 6 ships containing around 100 settlers. The Valamyr voyage was a success and made landfall in north-east Cidantaria, where the settlers founded the settlement of Arcadia. Valamyr returned home with the news of the success.
Gregor Balin was the next successful voyage arriving at Arcadia in 265, where he spent the following year mapping the east coast of Cidantaria.
Calvyn Everwyn launched the largest expedition to date in 267 AD, with 40 ships, transporting nearly 1,000 settlers. Everwyn's voyage was a success with 37 of the 40 ships safely docking in Arcadia.
With the settlement of Arcadia growing rapidly, the first settlers established new settlements, including Pendrathan, Ferberg, Altwynd and Bergenfold.