Kingdom of the Eastland

"Break your chains, establish a golden empire!"

***“**This kingdom is a dream, a hope for a better future. Will you let it fall to petty squabbles and regional differences? Bridge those differences together, or be shackled like cattle once more!**”***
— King Idagol

The **Kingdom of the Eastland** was a short-lived Human kingdom that rose up during the Second Human Rebellion. Led by Idagol, a leader of a slave revolt in Arkhylia, he pleaded for a united people to come together and conquer all of the Eastland. However, the kingdom was heavily decentralized and disunited, with most of the country having total autonomy. Once Idagol died, the kingdom collapsed almost immediately, shattering into smaller Human statelets.

## History

### Before Independence

The First Human Rebellion, while a major event, never truly reached the Eastland. As a result, the area was still under the control of the Naerisi Freehold of Inafel and the Hyllidan Freehold of Ixa. However, the area had been the subject of multiple smaller slave revolts.

When the Second Human Rebellion broke out in 144 BW, it forced a heavy consolidation of troops to be assembled on the Mainland. As a result, Inafel and Ixa were forced to send over most of their military to the Mainland, leaving their countries only defended by their respectable slave guards. The Human slaves in the two Freeholds were unaware of this military absence, however.

It was only when a slave called Idagol intercepted and killed a Naerisi messenger in Arkhylia that the first realizations came to the Human population of the two Freeholds that they had an opportunity to break free. Idagol rallied a large group of slaves and captured Arkhylia, after which news spread like wildfire. Like dominos city after city fell as guerilla warfare and slave revolts made it impossible to uphold the two Freeholds. By 127 BW, both Infael and Ixa had fallen, and Idagol was crowned as the new Human king of the Eastland.

### Under Idagol

Idagol was crowned as the king of the Eastland, yet he only ruled over his native Arkhylia, now renamed to Arkhalesk. The other revolt leaders had carved out their own territory and they had total autonomy. Idagol demanded that the other rulers swear fealty to him, but they refused. When he tried to force the issue, they threatened to declare independence, forcing him to back down.

Instead, Idagol began scheming, coming up with convoluted and outlandish ideas to take power from his subjects. These schemes often failed, yet he did manage to take over more territory around his native Arkhalesk. Yet, as Idagol grew older and closer to his death, it became increasingly clear that his kingdom would die alongside him, and many of the local rulers began preparing for war. Idagol died of old age in 103 BW. As he didn't have any children, he was succeeded by one of his lieutenants, Ginev.

### Collapse

Under Ginev of the Eastland, the kingdom began to rapidly fracture into pieces. Over the course of the next two years, many Human kingdoms broke off and declared independence. By 101 BW, Ginev controlled only Arkhalesk and its surrounding area and knew it was both futile and impossible to reconquer all lost territories. He formally disbanded the Kingdom of the Eastland and proclaimed himself the ruler of the Human Kingdom of Arkhalesk.

## Military

### Land

* Army of Freemen - A disunited and largely autonomous collection of smaller independent Human forces. While technically led by General Ginev, his authority was all but ignored outside of Arkhalesk as units of the force acted of their own volition.

## Kings of the Eastland

* Idagol, 127-103 BW
* Ginev, 103-101 BW

## People of the Kingdom of the Eastland

*For a full list, see: Category:Characters (Kingdom of the Eastland)*

* Idagol Freeman - Slave revolt leader, first king.
* Ginev Freeman - Slave revolt leader, general, last king.

## Locations of the Kingdom of the Eastland

*For a full list that includes buildings, see: Category:Locations (Eastland)*

* Arkhalesk - Capital city