Artia

Artia was a tribal kingdom that lay in the north between the kingdoms of Kudrush, Bemar and Evras and whilst not being allied to any of the kingdoms they maintained a neutral pact however Artian's were known to act as mercenaries for other kingdoms from time to time but mainly they kept to their own lands not really choosing to speak to any of their surrounding kingdoms, at some point in the Second Era the tribal kingdom would ally themselves with Aeweneth who due to manipulation from Tozor sought to destroy the western kingdom of Evras however Aeweneth would do this for her own benefits and her own ruling of the realm. The plan was eventually thwarted and Artia was given a pardon due to them being forced to serve her.

## History

### Origins

During the early parts of the First Era the kingdom of Evras was formed from the fallen remains of the old kingdom of Valadrion and became the biggest and most prominent kingdom of man for years to come, for the majority of the First Era Evras focused on building its strength whilst regaining its civilisation and societal ways that they had lost however not everyone agreed with this one of those people being a veteran in Valadrion's army prior to its destruction who now resided as a military instructor for the army of Evras. The veteran Olukos slowly became unhappy with the rules and regulations of this new kingdom believing that to try and restore a former kingdom would only mean that they would be damned to make the same mistakes, with this in his mind he and a few others felt the same way and would depart from the kingdom giving up their lives in search of land for them to settle on to live in their own way. This small group of former soldiers and mercenaries found their way north from their former homes however still residing in the western territory, this new home for the group would provide them with setting up their life living as independents doing their own things in their own lives however they would all still respect Olukos for his leadership qualities and leading them to the new land which prompted them to make him their unofficial leader. Despite not having an official title he was seen as the tribe's leader and named their land Artia.

### Aeweneth's Wrath

During the Second Era in the year of 427 the kingdom of Artia would be met by a messenger from Aeweneth who served as a Guardian overseeing the affairs of the western kingdoms, the messenger would request the aid of Artia to help Aweneth bring peace across the west to which the current ruler of the tribe would decline this offer which prompted her to visit the ruler. With her presence she was able to convince the ruler Melesos to help her stop Evras from making the same mistakes that the original kingdoms had done, with the support of Artia Aweneth would wage war against Evras and it's allies where her advances were proving to be successful until two other Guardians would proceed to make their way to Evras offering their aid to stop her. After she was destroyed and her undead army was killed the people of Artia would be pardoned by the king of Evras who was informed by the other Guardians that they were under her influence and were not in control of their own minds, this pardon would be agreed upon leaving the tribal kingdom to isolate themselves from any outsiders as they no longer trusted anyone except for themselves.

### War of Freedom

By the time of the Third Era the betrayal of Artia had fallen into their past and now the kingdom was known for its fearless warriors and some who left their lands to become mercenaries or even in pursuit of another life, over time the kingdom of Artia had become allies with their once enemy Evras but held no seat on the Council of Lords as they were still not trusted to hold such power across the western lands. Despite the lack of trust between the kingdoms when Tozor eventually executed his plan of attack by wiping out the west so that he could secure his own power over the realm Artia would come to the aid of Evras who held the frontline against the dark lord, whilst not having a large number of soldiers the warriors of Artia were naturally trained from birth to fight and proved to be the most skilled warriors when it came to any of the western kingdoms.