Elliwynn

**Elliwynn** is a continent in Khilaria that is just East of Orsandia.

Information you may want to know before making a character in this campaign setting can be found at the following link: Elliwynn Campaign Rules.

## Ruling Nations

### Renthid Empire

The Renthid Empire spans most of the western lands of **Elliwynn**.

### Ristovian Coast

The Ristovian Coast is located at the southern-most point of the Entya Mountains.

## History

During the *Tyranny of Dragons*, many people traveled from Orsandia to the new lands of **Elliwynn** to get away from the destruction. Southern Orsandians traveled to the southern lands of the Ristovian Coast while central and northern Orsandians tended to settle far from each other in the large span of the Renthid Empire.

### Ristovian Coast

At 2A 970, many southern Orsandians traveled and settled within on the southern lands of **Elliwynn**. Nobles of southern Orsandia hoped to take advantage of the brand new market of **Elliwynn**, in which, they wasted no time creating their own businesses. By 2A 985, the Coastal Syndicate was established by successful business owners who easily came into political power creating an oligarchy. With business owners controlling the government, laws were established allowing businesses to take advantage of their workers. These laws caused Jannik Ristovian to lead a large group of workers in the Ristovian Revolution, a grand protest among the working class of the Coastal Syndicate in 2A 1007. As a result of the Ristovian Revolution, the Coastal Syndicate was forced to drastically change its laws to be more neutral between businesses and workers. Additionally, the name of the Coastal Syndicate was changed to the Ristovian Coast and the Ristovian Council was established to check and balance the oligarchs. By 2A 1020, the government of the Ristovian Coast had completely changed.

### Renthid Empire

Around 2A 970, many central and northern Orsandians searched for new homes on the western half of **Elliwynn** where they found a large population of native Orcs. Establishing homes was dangerous due to the common occurrence of Orc raids throughout the land. This caused people to stick together in large communities, forming the network of coastal cities, which came to be known as the Coastal Concord in 2A 978. By 2A 1000, Sortillium was the largest of the Coastal Concord, the leader of which was Iorthondaer Renthid. Though Iorthondaer heavily favored elvenkind, he was a just leader who hired politicians which he believed to be just and follow much of the same laws established in Orsandia. In 2A 1004, the Coastal Concord met in Sortillium to discuss and create a standard law, which the Golden Guards would then enforce. At 2A 1008, as more and more people arrived in **Elliwynn** every day, adventurers were hired in addition to the newly formed Golden Guards to protect expeditions seeking to establish political influence over the land to the east. These expeditions proved to be difficult albeit successful due to the native Orc population's resistance. As the expeditions continued east, the people of these coastal cities began enslaving these Orcs for protection and work. With the use of these slaves, the political influence of the Coastal Concord expanded quickly east. By 2A 1020, the expeditions had already arrived at the Entya Mountains and began construction of the beautiful capital city, Kadar, which was formed at the base of the mountain range on the Genesis River. In 2A 1023, Emperor Iorthondaer Renthid relocated from the main city, Sortillium, to Kadar where he was then voted into power as the emperor of Kadar. The Coastal Concord recognized his newly appointed position and had civil relations with the newly founded Renthid Empire. By 2A 1030, the Renthid Empire had expanded to most of the midwestern side of **Elliwynn**.

### Ristovian/Renthid War

At 2A 1022, nationalism swept over the Ristovian Coast causing the government to increase the size of their military and took control of the unclaimed lands just north of their coastline. After claiming the northern lands, the Ristovian Coast attempted to dominate the Coastal Concord through naval superiority and in 2A 1034, Westbrook fell to the Ristovian Coast's control. In 2A 1035, Emperor Renthid decided to use the recently discovered magical ore, Skyslagg to lift Kadar into the air as the, now, floating capital city of the Renthid Empire. Suffering defeat on land, the Ristovian Coast, with the most powerful navy in **Elliwynn**, decided to instead sail to the shores of the Coastal Concord in 2A 1036 to then travel inward after their domination. In 2A 1037, the Ristovian Coast parlayed with the Coastal Concord who subsequently surrendered after threats of destruction. Soon after their surrender, reinforcements from the Renthid Empire arrived, including the mobile city of Kadar. With the new technology, the Renthid Empire caught the naval forces of the Ristovian Coast by surprise. In the end, the Ristovian Coast was forced to fully retreat in 2A 1039.

Emperor Renthid took advantage of this time and absorbed the nearly destroyed Coastal Concord into the Renthid Empire. With the Ristovian Coast retreating, Emperor Renthid moved his floating capital to the shores of the Ristovian Coast and sent political representatives to discuss a sort of peace with the Ristovian Coast. In 2A 1043, the West Elliwynn Trade Agreement was established between the Renthid Empire and the Ristovian Coast; however, the agreement heavily favored the Renthid Empire due to their air superiority threatening the Ristovian Coast if they did not sign. The terms of the agreement allowed the Ristovian Coast to expand business practices within the Renthid Empire freely while paying taxes to the Renthid Empire.

### Alister Stryx

With the West Elliwynn Trade Agreement - and the heavy use of Orc slaves - businesses from the Ristovian Coast expanded north like a wildfire. Similarly, the Renthid Empire continued using Orc slaves to expand throughout the western half of **Elliwynn** by establishing towns and roads. As the empire expanded, more native Orc tribes resisted through means of violence. However, their primitive weapons stood no chance against the advanced weaponry and magic of the Renthid Empire. By 2A 1100, the Renthid Empire had completely covered the western half of **Elliwynn**. The people of both the Ristovian Coast and the Renthid Empire seemed to experience prosperity for the first time since before the *Tyranny of Dragons*.

Due to this freedom, it was relatively easy for Alister Stryx, Court Mage of Emperor Renthid, to conduct research into the secret art of lichdom using the empire's resources. By 2A 1170, he had culminated army of cult members and undead that was large enough to face the Golden Guards. In 2A 1174, Alister attempted the ritual of becoming a lich, killing his most trusted advisor in the process. Though successful, Alister went completely insane, in which, he led his army of undead and cultists indiscriminately attacking villages and towns. Emperor Renthid mobilized large battalions of Golden Guards to defend the people of the empire, yet it proved unsuccessful. Emperor Renthid then requested help from the Ristovian Coast, which in return, Emperor Renthid promised a renegotiation of the West Elliwynn Trade Agreement. The Ristovian Coast sent the Crimson Battalion to help the war efforts and, by 2A 1180, Alister, his army, and his phylactery were all destroyed.

### The Eighth Order

As a result of the Ristovian Coast's aid during the war against Alister Stryx, both countries renegotiated the West Elliwynn Trade Agreement to become beneficial for both countries - which was then signed in 2A 1182. In 2A 1185, Emperor Renthid established the *Magic Regulation Act*, which instituted stricter laws on practicing magic within the empire. He then met with powerful wizards of the empire to establish an order that overlooked these laws - which resulted in the Eighth Order. By 2A 1200, practicing magic became extremely expensive, which caused the number of practicing mages to drop drastically. Additionally, the Eighth Order oversaw magic strictly within the Renthid Empire, which caused many mages to move to the Ristovian Coast. In 2A 1222, the Eighth Order opened up the Velmyra Academy for practicing mages that could afford tuition, or mages that were willing to work for the Eighth Order after graduating. Potential students undergo an extensive screening process, which many do not pass. Even if the person passed the screening process, there were no guarantees they would be able to one day become a mage for the Eighth Order.

### Chain Breaker Rebellion

In 2A 1247, several Orc and Half-Orc slaves were able to escape slave masters and created a secret group, the Chain Breakers. The Chain Breakers led coups against villages and towns with large populations of Orc and Half-Orc slaves. Their activity quickly made it to the emperor who quickly created anti-Orc propaganda stating that Orcs and Half-Orcs were "too dangerous" and "not fit to live within the empire", hoping to gain the support of his population. Conflict boiled between the empire and the Chain Breakers to a point that people demanded more action from the emperor. In response, he created the *Orc Relocation Act*, which stated that the Renthid Empire would use its resources to pay slave owners for their slaves and relocate all Orcs and Half-Orcs to the eastern side of the Entya Mountains. Any Orcs or Half-Orcs that did not follow this law were killed by the Golden Guards. From 2A 1259 to 1287, the Renthid Empire used what available slaves they could to create the Entya Mountain Pass where the Orcs and Half-Orcs that were captured would be sent for relocation. However, ending the Chain Breaker Rebellion proved to be difficult. By 2A 1293, all known Orcs and Half-Orcs were sent to walk the Entya Mountain Pass, which was ironically named the *Chain Maker Pass* by the Orcs and Half-Orcs that were forced to walk it.

### Expansion of the Ristovian Coast

As Orcs and Half-Orcs left the western side of **Elliwynn**, both countries prospered. By 2A 1307, though some businesses relied on slave work, people were more than ready to put in a hard day's work to get enough to spend it all at the local tavern. To maintain peace within the Renthid Empire, Emperor Renthid made a deal with the Crimson Battalion to protect the more southern cities in the Renthid Empire.

During this time, the Ristovian Coast attempted to expand its borders to the eastern side of the Entya Mountains.

### Rise of Tiamat

In 2A 1336, the Cult of the Dragon had come full force in Orsandia. Though their concentration was focused on Orsandia, members of the cult had come to **Elliwynn** to continue amassing a hoard worthy of Tiamat. After the Gohd Skwad feat. Khaos was able to stop Severin in the Well of Dragons in 2A 1357, the Cult of the Dragon dwindled down to their previous numbers becoming little more than an annoyance.

### Chain Breaker Raids

After the events of the Cult of the Dragon, the Renthid Empire and Ristovian Coast prospered once more. In 2A 1385, large bands of Chain Breakers marched to the Orcgate Fortress; however, they were attacked on sight by order of Emperor Renthid. At one point, the fortress seemed to have been overrun, but the Eighth Order wizards were able to come in and end the battle. Directly after this attack, the Eighth Order requested to lead an expedition to past the Orcgate Fortress to identify the reasons for the attack. The emperor agreed and In 2A 1387, Gruza led a large expedition through the Orcgate Fortress and down the Entya Mountain Pass. Since then, most towns had experienced Chain Breaker raids. With these raids becoming more and more common, the empire requested the help of individuals that could protect the towns from Chain Breaker raids.

## TL;DR

* In 2A 970, Orsandians migrated to **Elliwynn** to escape the destruction of the *Tyranny of Dragons*.
* In 2A 978, the Coastal Concord was established mostly by central and northern Orsandians.
* In 2A 985, the Coastal Syndicate was established mostly by southern Orsandians.
* In 2A 985, the Coastal Syndicate was established by business owners and made laws that supported them over the people.
* From 2A 1007 to 2A 1020, the Ristovian Revolution occurred in the Coastal Syndicate, which changed the oligarchy to become more democratic and renaming the country to Ristovian Coast.
* In 2A 1020, Coastal Concord traveled east and created the city Kadar where Iorthondaer Renthid established himself as the emperor of the new city.
* In 2A 1022, nationalism caused the Ristovian Coast to travel north to expand their political influence.
* By 2A 1033, the Ristovian Coast had claimed the northern lands for their own and had set eyes for the Coastal Concord.
* In 2A 1034, Westbrook surrendered to the Ristovian Coast.
* In 2A 1039, Ristovian Coast was forced to retreat as the Renthid Empire came to the rescue with their new floating city, Kadar.
* In 2A 1039, after forcing the Ristovian Coast to retreat, the Renthid Empire absorbed the Coastal Concord.
* In 2A 1042, the Renthid Empire moved Kadar directly above the Ristovian Coast, then sent representatives to meet with politicians of the Ristovian Coast.
* In 2A 1043, the West Elliwynn Trade Agreement was signed.
* By 2A 1100, the Renthid Empire had completely covered the western half of **Elliwynn**.
* In 2A 1170, Alister Stryx had created a large following in evil necromantic practices.
* In 2A 1174, Alister Stryx attempted the ritual of becoming a lich but lost his mind in the process.
* By 2A 1180, Alister Stryx was killed along with his phylactery.
* In 2A 1182, the new West Elliwynn Trade Agreement was signed making trade fair for both countries.
* In 2A 1185, the Eighth Order was established to enforce the *Magic Regulation Act.*
* By 2A 1200, practicing magic became expensive in the Renthid Empire, which caused mages to move to the Ristovian Coast.
* By 2A 1247, escaped Orc and Half-Orc slaves created the Chain Breakers who would go around the Renthid Empire freeing other slaves.
* In 2A 1256, the Orc Relocation Act was passed by the Renthid Empire, which stated that all Orcs and Half-Orcs were to be relocated to the eastern side of the Entya Mountains.
* By 2A 1287, the excavation of the Entya Mountain Pass was completed from using Orc slaves and became known as the Chain Maker Pass.
* In 2A 1293, every known Orc and Half-Orc had been sent out of the Renthid Empire.
* In 2A 1307, businesses replaced slave workers with paid workers.
* In 1336, the Cult of the Dragon attacked Orsandia and **Elliwynn**, though Orsandia took most of their attention.
* In 1357, the Gohd Skwad feat. Khaos stopped Tiamat from entering the Prime Material Plane. The Cult of the Dragon's power was diminished and the Cult faded away.
* In 2A 1382, the Ristovian Coast was attacked by the Chain Breakers.
* In 2A 1387, after gaining approval from the emperor, Gruza led the expedition past the Orcgate Fortress.
* In 2A 1389, raids from Orcs became more and more common within the Renthid Empire, which caused the empire to request help from individuals that could protect towns from Chain Breaker raids.