The Miltanse

The Fall of T̗arva

**The Miltanse** (also known as the **Fairish Spring**) was a magical and politcal rebellion against the stagnating Second Rule of the Lanfairi. The Miltanse began shortly after the death of Jelhir, who had ruled the Fairiemorn after her victory against the Malfairi in the War of the Crown, and ended with the a revolutionary uprising and the Fall of T̗arva, the Lanfairi capital.

The Miltanse was a watershed moment in the History of Avenmorn, ushering in a brand new era for both the Fairi and Men. As an intellectual movement, the Miltanse gave way to new schisms in Fairish magic as well as a revitalisation of the ancient Varien language in everyday magical practice. The Miltanse was also the first instance of cooperation between the Fairi and Men, and the historical beginning of the Fairish Men in the East.

## History

### The War of the Crown

The War of the that resulted in Jelhir's victory of the Malfairi plunged Fairiemorn into an era of darkness. After she was reawoken at Cörvor Rëvern by Mäldin, Jelhir began her campaign to restore the Lanfairi to power in events that would later be known as the War of the Crown. During the war, Jelhir committed many atrocities, not the least the mutilation of the Crasni and Fenethi into the terrible Urzon, and slowly conquered Fairiemorn with the help of former Lanfairi and Mäldin as her captain.

With the deaths of Queen Halhie, her sister Nänthil, and their brother Mäldin, the Malfairi royal house was official wiped out by Jelhir's victory. After she had taken both Lis̗ador and Yess̗elhir, the war was officially declare over and Fairiemorn was plunged into a new era of darkness. The remaining Malfairi chose to swear allegiance to Jelhir, and the Fairish City-States relunctantly accepted T̗arva's rule once again.

### The Second Rule of the Lanfairi

Jelhir's victory and subsequent dominion became known as the Second Rule of the Lanfairi. Under Jelhir's queenship, Fairiemorn fell into shadow, and she enforced her rule with help from the Urzon, and dark magical practices became the norm. As Queen, Jelhir also returned Fairish ambitions to the West again, although she accepted the fact that the Pelhéri in the south, so long out of Fairiemorn, would never be absorbed into her reign. The Darataḥ in the Western Deserts, who had escaped the fate of being transformed into Urzon, were finally defeated by the Lanfairi and became a puppet nation to T̗arva.

##### The Death of Jelhir

Jelhir's succumbing to old age and the gradual diminishing of her magical powers finally resulted in her death. Jelhir's grip over Fairiemorn had been strong and the Lanfairi influence was immediately jeopardised because of her death. With no heirs or apparent successor, the Lanfairi established the Regents' Council to oversee the running of Fairiemorn, and were divided amongst themselves whether the monarchy should be restored or not.

##### Claims to the Queenship

Jelhir had neither spouse nor children and with no clear successor, many claims for the queenship were made. The Malfairi, still a reasonable force in Fairiemorn despite their defeat in the War of the Crown, proposed instating Merien, a distant cousin of the Malfairi royal line, as the Queen. This claim was strongly rejected by the Regents' Council.

##### Magical Stagnation

The heated debates over the future of Fairiemorn died away and the Regents' Council assumed control over the City-States indefinitely. During this period, there was a Magical Stagnation and few Fairi brough any kind of innovation into magical life. The magic that prevailed was felt to be cheap and unexciting, and that magic that was still strong was merely built on from the earlier days of more powerful magic.