Kingdom of Two Points

The Kingdom of Two Points or sometimes known by some faiths as the "Dark Kingdom" was a Kingdom in the Third Age that existed between 107 - 514 AL. The Kingdom was formed by previous Count of Loster and Duke of North Two Points, Robert Aebrǔth, who united the Isle of Two Points after winning a war against his former ally in the south of the island. Robert ended up dying soon after in 110 AL at the age of 57 because of a heart attack and was succeeded by his second son, Khetton, who would be king until 150 AL when he died of natural causes. The kingdom has been noted as a powerful and strategic kingdom that used its island status to harbor wealth and create one of the most powerful fleets in the world. The kingdom expanded to its greatest point in 480 after the end of the War of the North but ended up being taken over by the King of the North in 496 after the War of the Houses. The kingdom was destroyed and was replaced by a duchy called the Duchy of Two Points.

## Prehistory

### Republic of Loster: 37 - 89 AL

Main Article: *Republic of Loster*

The Republic of Loster was formed in 37 AL after slave masters came together after the creation of the City of Loster to form the Loster Council. The council was made up of five slave masters from the five most powerful families in the city who were unelected and made decisions on key issues. Loster soon became a ripe city for slavery and merchants/traders. Loster's relations with Nórar & Farúain deteriorated during these times due to Loster refusing to end slavery. King Laemond II even threatened to go to war with the country at one point in 56 AL but was advised to back down to to other powerful slave countries promising to protect the nation. The nation began conscription efforts between 70 - 89 AL to create an army due to slave revolts becoming more frequent. The republic managed to amass around 700 soldiers by the time of the end of its years, giving them more soldiers than any of the other nations in Two Points.

The Republic of Loster came to an end in 89 AL after a successful war against the slaver's tyranny in early 89 AL led by Robert Aebrǔth, a former slave master who wanted to form a monarchy and overthrow the slave masters. His war was successful due to many slaves wanting freedom and rising up against their masters. Robert abolished the republic and slaver's council and formed the County of Loster with himself as count and established a new council that was made up of members who supported him during the war.

### County of Loster: 89 - 103 AL

Main Article: *County of Loster*

Count Robert had high support during his time as Count due to his promise that slavery would one day come to an end under his reign but as the years went by and slavery began to rise again, the people lost trust in his rule. He gained the nickname "Robert the Oppressor" somewhere between 95 - 103 AL and slaves once again demanded freedom. After a massive revolt by slaves in 97 AL, Robert to sign a law that freed around half of all slaves and promised that slavery would come to an end in around 10 years.

#### War of the Five Counties: 101 - 103 AL

Main Article: *War of the Five Counties*

Robert allied himself with Countess Esé of the County of Tartha in 100 AL and together they declared war on the other three counties on the island in 101 AL for split control of the island. Their war was initially somewhat successful but after the Battle of Hearth in 102, Robert's eldest son, Jonnen, was killed during the battle, leading to his forces retreating from the battle. Robert grieved his son's death by secluding himself for two weeks and losing a further two battles. He ended up coming out of chamber in winter of 102 AL and with the hiring of mercenaries from the north, he and Queen Esé won the war, taking over the island. Robert ended up forming the Duchy of North Two Points after the war in 103 AL and Duchess Esé formed her version in the south of the island.

### Duchy of Loster: 103 - 107 AL

Main Article: *Duchy of Loster*

After the creation of the Duchy of Loster, Robert was accused of being involved with the death of Duchess Esé in 104 AL after she went missing during a visit to Robert's capital in Loster. Robert denied any wrongdoing in her death and claimed that he and Esé were allies and good friends. Duchess Esé was replaced by her grandson, Duke Andever, after her death. Duke Robert and Duke Andever had sour relations and their alliance ended as soon as Duchess Esé death.

#### Conquest of the Isle of Two Points: 106 - 107 AL

Main Article: *Conquest of the Isle of Two Points*

Duke Robert decided to declare war on Duke Andever after Andever refused to give up his duchy to Robert. Robert had around 1,100 men during the beginning of the war against Andever's 1,400 men and it was assumed that Robert had little chance of success.

The first battle was carried out in Weber's Field in June of 106 AL. The battle saw around 600 Andever men face off against 500 of Robert's men. Andever won the battle with only around 100 losses compared to Robert's 250. The battle was a costly defeat for Robert and further smaller battles took place through the rest of summer and into autumn of the same year. Robert managed to sway one of Andever's vassals to swear allegiance to him and fight for him, bringing in an extra 213 men to his army. Robert and Andever had their most costly battle during the Battle of Yavander in December 106 AL where around 660 of Robert's men and 780 of Andever's men faced each other in battle. The battle saw around 280 of Robert's men being slaughtered but around 450 of Andever's men being slaughtered, meaning that Robert left the battle with more men than Andever and mildly more successful.

The war started turning back in Andever's favor after Robert failed to siege a fort outside Tartha. Robert lost around 120 men and Andever only lost around 20 men. Robert's vassals began plotting a rebellion against him during early 107 AL until the Battle of the Black in April 107 AL. The battle led to Andever being killed whilst dueling two knights from Robert's army. Most of Andever's army retreated from the battle of the death of their duke and the remaining that stood and fought were killed. Robert proclaimed victory in the war and Andever's successor, Rhugh, conceded to Robert's victory, giving him the south.

#### Formation of the Kingdom of Two Points

After the Conquest of the Isle of Two Points, Duke Robert formed the ancient Kingdom of Two Points that hadn't been around for around 300 years. He proclaimed himself king and was coronated the same year as King Robert I Aebrǔth.

## History: 107 - 496 AL

### Early Years & One Hundred Years Peace: 107 - 220 AL

King Robert had a very brief reign as king but his earlier unpopularity quickly faded away. The common people even began supporting his rule and the faction against King Robert quickly fell apart by 108 AL. Robert ended up suffering a heart attack in 110 AL and died, leading to his 2nd eldest son, Khetton, to become king.

King Khetton was coronated early next year and married Queen Wendé in summer of 111 AL. Khetton had his first child in 113 AL at the age of 26. Khetton was mocked by many for having his first so late. Many believed that he disgraced the name of Aebrǔth but Khetton claimed that he did not expect to be king and that it wasn't his fault. Khetton's first child, Mari, was born in 113 AL, and she was name his successor until he was able to produce a male heir. Khetton's wife, Wendé, gave birth to a boy in 116 AL who Khetton and Wendé agreed to call Robert. Khetton would go on to have two more children: a girl in 119 AL and a boy in 125 AL who were called Aliusé and Loras respectively. Khetton's reign was known for its peace and prosperity. Khetton, however, was shamed for not fulfilling his promise to end slavery or even stop its expansion and he assured the population that slavery was a "fair business." Khetton ended up dying of natural causes at the age of 64 in 150 AL, leading to his eldest son, Robert, to become king.

Robert became king at the age of 34 and had already had three children, making his children's succession easy. Robert was crowned King Robert II Aebrǔth the same year and planned to expand his kingdom beyond its borders. Robert began opening up diplomatic relations with Nórar & Farúain in an attempt to score an ally in wars to come but his attempts to befriend the king were in vain. Robert decided to back down on his plans to conquer Grimmore Isle and resorted to becoming a zealot in his kingdom. He established a church, splitting off from the Church of Tular and forming the Church of Two Points. Robert II became known as King Robert the Zealot around this time as well, cementing his name in history as a religious reformist. Robert died in 186 AL when a wolf bit Robert's leg off during a hunt.

Robert was succeeded by his son, Ander, who was 51 at the time of his succession. Ander was crowned King Ander I Aebrǔth the following year and was the first monarch of the Kingdom of Two Points to allow commoners to attend his coronation. It was hoped that Ander would be responsible for the ending of slavery in the kingdom but instead of ending slavery, he enacted the Charter of Men in 190 AL that gave all of his vassals the power to ban slavery in their domain and made the promise to slave masters that any slaves freed would lead to compensation for the slavers. Commoners were somewhat happy with the charter but many still believed that Anders was not progressive enough and that he was stopping the kingdom from becoming a truly free kingdom. King Ander firmly believed that religion was corrupt and that it should only exist if its free, equal, and peaceful, pointing fingers at many faith militants. He and his council enacted a ban of all faith militants as well as enacting a law that put the power of the king over the power of the faith. His laws made religious fanatics feel insulted and led to the Faith Militant Revolt of 191 AL that was quickly crushed by King Ander. King Ander became immensely popular for taming fanatics in the kingdom and allowing religious freedom. Anders ended up reigning until his death at the age of 83 in 218 AL. King Ander became the oldest king in the country's history until the dissolution of the kingdom.

After King Ander's death in 218 AL, his grandson, Thaymond, became king. Ander's eldest son, Robert, died only a couple years before King Ander and thus meant that Ander's grandson was to become king. Thaymond was 40 when he became king, being born in 178 AL. His coronation was initially delayed due to

### Twenty-Year Rebellions: 220 - 240 AL

Main Article: *Twenty-Year Rebellions (Two Points)*

240 AL - Abolished Slavery

### Final Years: 440 - 496

#### War of the Great Kingdoms & Weakened Kingdom: 440 - 475

Main Article: *War of the Great Kingdoms*