Kellodia

The **Kingdom of Kellodia** was a former human nation located in the north-east of North Orentia.

## History

Little is known of the early post Doomsday events surrounding the founding of Kellodia, but it was Rademar I of Kellodia who rose to become the most powerful Chief and first King of Kellodia around 25 AD. The early Kellodian tribes were large groups of nomadic mounted warriors. The first permanent settlement established by the tribes was Torgar around 40 AD.

In around 54 AD Elven merchants began trade with the Kellodian's and over the next 50 years, the Kellodian lands grew in thanks to the technological advances given to them by the Elven merchants. King Lormaul I of Kellodia became the first Kellodian ruler to encourage Elven settlement in Torgar and settlements across Kellodia.

103 AD - Knightly Order of Arrelay founded.

The Elven settlers in Kellodia initially prospered during the rule of King Lormaul and then later his son, King Benedict, where they were allowed to live relatively free to practice religion and trade with who they liked. During the reign of King Godleva (114 - 117 AD) things began to change with the King and many of the powerful nobles begining to view the Elves with disdain and distrust. Godleva introduced laws to restrict Elven merchants and heavy taxes, which resulted in many Elves attempting to migrate south to Calderre.

Upon Godleva's death in 117 AD, he was replaced by his brother, Aleran. Upon coming to the throne, Kellodia was heavily in debt and in an effort to fill the treasury, Aleran began arresting Elven merchants and seizing assets. When Elven citizens began rebelling, Aleran ordered the arrest of all Elven citizens in Kellodia. Thousands attempted to flee and those that were caught were either imprisoned or executed. Many fled south to Calderre and more attempted to sail east to Elven lands. The persecution and genocide of Kellodian Elves would later become known as the First Cassantina Decree.

Aleran also began a crackdown on religion and began taxing Adeleyn Temples. Adeleyn preachers and druids had previously been allowed to preach and hold services freely across Kellodia, but Aleran felt that the Temples had become too rich, too quickly and held too much power over citizens.

Upon Aleran's death in 126 AD, his son, Dyrdis I of Kellodia was crowned King. Dyrdis was a renowned and fearsome warrior. Under his fathers reign, Dyrdis had led the expulsions, arrests and massacres of the Kellodian Elves and was said to take great comfort and joy in torture. One of his first decrees was to pass a law banning all forms of religion across Kellodia. He announced the Second Cassantina Decree in 126 AD and without formal notification, unleashed his henchmen, known as the Dark Inquisitors, upon the lands. Overnight Temples were torched, relgious clerics arrested and murdered and any adherents who attempted to prevent this were cruelly cut down. Citizens who were known to follow the teachings of Adeleyn were rounded up and executed and then later those who attempted to hide or give safe passage to Adeleynist's were also executed.

Many managed to escape Kellodian lands and found safety in Mon Altrya. When word reached Kolgrim I of Mon Altrya of the religious persecutions, he was said to be enraged. As a fervent Adeleynist, he felt compelled to raise an army to bring down the enemies of the gods.

Kolgrim led his Crusader army into Kellodia in 127 AD and quickly overcame Dyrdis' forces. Kolgrim found many Kellodians keen to switch sides and pledge allegiance to the Altryanese King as Dyrdis and many enemies within his lands. The war was to last seven years and upon Dyrdis' final defeat he was captured and bought before King Kolgrim in 135 AD in Torgar. Kolgrim gave Dyrdis the opportunity to repent his sins and accept the faith of Adeleyn, but was spurned by the former Kellodian King who spat at Kolgrim and shouted profanities about the false Gods. Kolgrim beheaded Dyrdis himself and proclaimed the lands of Kellodia as part of the Mon Altrya Empire.

Kolgrim crowned Alfred I of Kellodia as King of Kellodia to act as a vassal state of Mon Altrya. Whilst the lands of Kelodia were vast, they were relatively unpopulated and Kolgrim gifted vast lands to Altryanese Crusaders and Kellodians who had pled their allegiance to him.

## Kings of Kellodia

* Rademar I of Kellodia, 25 - 46 AD
* Algeard I of Kellodia, 46 - 55 AD
* Aldwulf I of Kellodia, 55 - 91 AD
* Lormaul I of Kellodia, 91 - 100 AD
* Benedict I of Kellodia, 100 - 114 AD
* Godeleva I of Kellodia, 114 - 117 AD
* Aleran I of Kellodia, 117 - 126 AD
* Dyrdis I of Kellodia, 126 - 130 AD
* Alfred I, 130 - 133 AD

Abraham I, 133