Te'persus

**Te’persus** is a large peninsula in the north-east of Sahul. Te'persus is ruled by three different countries: Al-Guin, Vatinia and Fo'lora.

The remnants of Al-Guin, [Dwarven state] and Dual Elven Republic.The area was once ruled by the mighty elven kingdom of Al-Guin until they were conquered by the Dwarven Imperium. After the fall of the Dwarven Imperium the elves rose up in a rebellion, the kingdom of Al-Guin was re-established but would not regain all their former lands. For a dwarven governer and general had retreated his army to the southern part of Te'persus which had a large dwarven minority.

## Geography

The lands of Te'Persus are diverse in nature. In the west steep hills cover the land forming a natural barrier of entry to the peninsula. To the east the Kima Cliffs are located, stretching high making any ship landing virtually impossible. The area around the Kima Cliffs has been carved out over the centuries, creating stairs in the rocks leading down to the beach. Here small fishing communities have formed. In the north and south two land tongues are located, the southern tongue is smallest of the two, at the end of the tongue the city of Kretum can be found. In the north many cities are dotted around the large land tongue.

## History

(Rough) Timeline:

**Pre-Dwarven conquest**

* Garangu elves arrive at the peninsula from what is currently Al-Roc. They settle creating many petty kingdoms.
* Slowly the petty kingdom of Al-Guin starts conquering the areas around them and becomes the powerhouse of the peninsula. On the other side of the peninsula the petty kingdom of Al-Merl does the same thing
* Many wars are fought between Al-Guin and Al-Merl. Al-Guin slowly manages to gain the upper hand.
* First dwarven scouts arrive on the outskirts of the peninsula, seeing all the elves they name it Te'Persus land of the elves.
* Al-Guin conquers the remaining parts of Al-Merl, becoming the de facto leader of the peninsula.

**Dwarven conquest**

* Under the leadership of Julius Vatinius, an ancestor of Julianus Vatinius, the dwarves start the conquest of Te'Persus.
* Al-Guin forms a great defensive line making invasion for the dwarves costly. The lines are formed around natural choke points for the western lands of Te'Persus are very hilly and hard to navigate.
* Dwarves try to land troops via the sea with hired mercenary ships on the peninsula. Morale of the dwarves is low and the elves manage to defeat the fleet before it even lands.
* Dwarves breakthrough the Al-Guin defensive line at The Battle for the Blooded Pass.
* After the victory of the Blooded Pass the elves retreat trying to establish a new defensive line. This is to no avail as the dwarven army manages to pour into the peninsula. With this news the elves retreat to the cities.
* Lengthy sieges start to drive the elves out of the cities.
* Dwarves conquer the peninsula, subjugating the elves. Most elves who opposed the dwarves were either banished or fled the peninsula. Key figures were mostly captured and brought back to Aurum Invicta.

**Rule of the dwarves**

* The dwarves appoint minor elvish nobles to rule over the new lands, with a centrally located dwarven governor in the old capital of Al-Guin.
* During the Troigh Leud, dwarven commander and governer of Te'persus, Julanius Vatinius is called to help defend the heartlands of the Dwarven Imperium.

**Fall of the dwarves**

* After the fall of the Dwarven Imperium the primary dwarven legions retreated back to more centrally located dwarven lands. In turn the minor elvish nobles see this as an opportunity to declare independence, once again fracturing the continent in many different squabbling nations. (367/368)
* Julianus Vatinius, disillusioned with the fall of the Dwarven Imperium, made his way north trying to recover what he could in the region. (369)
* Vatinius arrives in Te'Persus starting the Second Te'persus Dwarven-Elven War. (369/370)
* The squibbing different elvish forces unite under one banner to defend the lands once again against a dwarvish invasion force.
* Due to being disorganized the large elvish force does not manage to defeat the legion led by Julanius Vatinius. For the dwarves in turn their small force made it impossible to fully reconquer the region. They did however manage to reconquer the lands around Cretum.
* With neither forces being able to defeat each other the Te'persus Dwarven-Elven Treaty was signed, creating a new status quo. The treaty granted the area around Cretum to the forces of Vatinius. (378)

**New Status-quo**