Wars

## The First War of Stars

The First War of Stars took place entirely in the Great Sea between the stars themselves. Also called Aeon, one of their eldest brothers, Azathiel, had betrayed Aya in favor of pride and hubris. Three other arch-Aeon sided with him, Mariel, Siluriel, and Caroniel. One, Uruthiel, opted out and took a number of stars with him in neutrality. The remaining stars and arch-Aeon (Raviel/Amelriel, Enathiel, Beliriel, Setariel, Lamiel, and Datariel), led by Mahaliel, the eldest arch-Aeon, waged a fierce but short war with Azunin, casting him out of the Great Sea. Uruthiel and his followers were also banished, although not punished, for their faithlessness.

## The Second War of Stars

Once Azathiel and his brothers entered Ran, they became Azunin, Sildurath, Nefmar, and Krohn. Despite their firm foothold in their capitol of Ckurumbia, the seven brothers descended into Ran and drove them out once more, destroying the capitol and slaying their four brothers, casting their spirits into the void to be bound for eternity.

## The War of Fury

Having seen the weakness of the Ancients, the Nephiir's rise to power was swift and unprecedented as they led armies of mortals wielding magic and technology against the tyrant false gods. This war lasted for nearly a century and laid waste to most of the continent. Since their four leaders were gone, the other Ancients squabbled among themselves for some time before mounting a counter-offensive, allowing the Nephiir some time to both prepare and win over support. Ezriel the Golden and several other notable dragons took the Nephiir's side, fighting for what they perceived to be more just. In the north, the Wardens were created to guard the wild places against Wodnir and his children. They and their champions fought a fierce struggle against the northern giants, the bodies of many of which can still be found in the north, frozen permanently into the ice from which they formed. When the Ancients finally stopped fighting among themselves, Ravonin the Proud and Danethir the Everburning stood as the new leaders of the armies of the Ancients. Many of the other Ancients fought by their sides, with the notable exceptions of Gheran the Wise (who chose the side of the Nephiir and gave the gift of magic to the people of Erissan) and others like Bakr and Malaia, who chose neutrality. After almost a hundred years of brutal conflict, Aya called upon the Livyatha from the Deep to swallow up the Nephiir and the Ancients, ending the war and sinking the halls of both empires far below the waves.

## The Dust War

After the Fall of Nephiir, the Asranites were some of the first peoples to get their legs under them. Their royal family, the Ferakim, said to be the direct descendants of Krohn, was ambitious and saw the whole of the Baharadhun free for the taking. This started a war with the resident Bachrans, who called upon their gods, the Bahara. Of course, the Bahara were a group of spirits left over from minor Ancients, and held a grudge against the Asranites for staying neutral in the War of Fury. When the dust settled (No pun intended), the Asranites were the rulers of the Baharadhun.

## The Death War

When the Nephiir remnant in Thuriim discovered Asheroth's kingdom in Geshaan, both sides took up arms to finish what had been started centuries ago. The Nephiir--now the Venaim--and their conquered lands (The Fjoer kingdoms, the Verama, the Dathians, the Nurima, and many others, including Verus the son of Light, the only Aesar of Nurima to bend the knee to the Venaim) invaded Geshaan, fighting the hordes of ash-skeletons and half-dead soldiers of Asheroth's decaying lands. Finally, in the Battle of Ashen Shores, before the mountain where the Undying One had ruled for over a century, the Nephiir and Verus dealt the killing blow, destroying what was left of Asheroth's soul.

## The Blood War

The Te'kal of Khesh had ruled with an iron fist, oppressing and sacrificing Ahuatl and Kheprian tribes-people as they saw fit. Backed by the Quetzar--who they and their subjects viewed as gods--they were unstoppable. Or at least, they were until the arrival of the god-slayer. A young Kheprian named Jehan was bestowed the mantle of an ancient Kheprian hero called the Teotlaca, the godslayer. After gaining some popularity and enlisting the help of an Enathim named Tana and the Wanderer, Jehan led a rebellion which grew into the Blood War, during which he and his companions hunt down and slay the Quetzar, toppling the Te'kal for good. After the war, Jehan goes into hiding to avoid being forced onto the throne or worshiped, and the Kheprians and the Ahuatl figure things out. They separate the land that was once the empire of Te'kal, giving the northern, humid jungle to new Ahua'tlala, and forming the more arid, sparser climates of southern Khesh into Khepria.