Empire of Ivryl

## (1383 B.E - 1472 B.E)

### Ruler

Empress Emryn I "the Everburning" Ashbury (1383 B.E - 1416 B.E)Empress Jaeryn I Ashbury (1416 B.E - 1472 B.E)

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**The Empire of Ivryl**, otherwise known as the **Alvyri Ivryl** or simply **Ivryl**, comprised the dominions, colonies and territories in Arcadia that were ruled or administered by the Kingdom of Londorwyn.

It was founded in 1383 B.E by the adventurer and identified Everchosen Emryn Ashbury, two years after the end of the Long Night. Building on what had been established by the fledgling former kingdom, it came into existence with the sole purpose of uniting and supporting the territories and kingdoms that had been affected by the events of the Heartstone Crisis. It aimed to become a home for those who had none, inviting all around the world to seek refuge within its borders during a period of great regeneration.

Although initially successful, its idealistic message soon grew tiresome for many who had come under its rule. As the Blessed Era advanced, many kingdoms sought independence after regaining their strength. The Elven dominions in particular sought to expand their borders, rejecting both the Vesryne culture brought by immigrants and the integration of Humans into their society.

Ivryl contained the Elven kingdoms of Amareth and Caralan. The lands that originally comprised the kingdoms of Londorwyn and Yndria went on to create the core territory of the Empire.

In 1472 B.E, following the assassination of Empress Jaeryn I, it officially dissolved.

## History

### The Rise of Alvyri Ivryl

At the end of the year 1381 C.E, following the end of the Long Night and the conclusion of the Heartstone Crisis, the Arcadian Heartlands which Ivryl would come to rule were largely a desolate and barren wasteland. The Everchosen, however, a young girl of sixteen named Emryn Ashbury, sought to undo the destruction that had been wrought upon Arcadia.

Emryn founded the Kingdom of Londorwyn as a means to establish a foundation for a larger project, becoming its first sovereign not of her own will, but by the suggestion of her close ally Julian d'Arligny. During the following two years, she committed her efforts to rebuilding the Golden City itself and sought to look beyond the borders of her new realm with benevolent intentions. Her ambition was to unite Arcadia under one banner, and to provide a home for all those who had lost theirs during the Heartstone Crisis, but it would not be realised easily.

The task of ruling was not without considerable challenge, and the young Emryn soon realised that she had greatly underestimated the toll it would take upon her. During this period of regrowth and diplomacy, she struggled to find common ground with the fiercely independent Elven kingdoms of Caralan and Amareth, although the sincerity of her efforts put her in good standing with the people of Yndria.

The ranger Cuthwin Tiller, one of her most trusted and beloved friends from her adventures, stayed by her side for two years. He aided in efforts to see her dream of a united Arcadia become reality, but grew deeply uncomfortable with a static life fraught with politics. Eventually, the two parted in 1383 B.E, after Emryn was crowned as the first ruler of the new Empire of Ivryl, and Cuthwin was free to once again pursue a life of wandering.

### Rebuilding Arcadia

During its earliest years, Ivryl was successful in rebuilding both the Arcadian Heartlands and the large areas of Yndria that had been laid to waste by the black dragon Aemavirr. It acted as a collective, utilising resources from all within its borders to slowly but steadily return the entire continent to its former glory.

### The Fall of the Empire

Amareth and Caralan eventually grew tired of Ivryl's idealism, opposing the growing use of their resources for projects that they no longer wished to contribute towards. They became vocal opponents of the Empire as a whole, beginning an independence movement that threatened to spread like wildfire.

The Order of the Ermine Sepulchre, newly reformed to serve the Empire, found themselves having to quell sentiments of dissolution and rebellion.

Both Amareth and Caralan sought to aggressively expand their borders into lands that had yet to be resettled, claiming that they were taking measures to protect Elven land from outside influence. With the Isle of Westyre in close proximity, and the strong anti-Vesryn sentiment harboured by most Elves of the time, their intentions were regarded as justified and even noble by many within the Empire.

*Caralan seeks the ruins of the old empire and knowledge, and Elven supremacy, while Amareth aims to drive out Vesryne culture. The two kingdoms form a tentative alliance in accordance with common anti-Ivrylian sentiment, though the extent of such feelings is downplayed publically.*

*Later in 1416 Emryn gives her life in a final sacrifice to cut the head off of the Asevian forces invading the heartlands, successfully protecting Arcadia. Her daughter Jaeryn, until this point believed to be an orphan, ascends to the throne in her stead. It is revealed that she is the daughter of Orwell Brynyrd of the Order of the Ermine Sepulchre. Tensions increase tenfold in Ivryl without the strength of Emryn to quell them. Jaeryn, disheartened from witnessing the Asevian Invasion first hand and unconfident in herself, is far less influential.*

*Anwyl Gedrych, a Yndrian extremist and full on bastard, becomes the Grandmaster of the Order of the Ermine Sepulchre after Julian d'Arligny. It takes on an agenda of its own, becomes more independent and more shrouded in secrecy, and quietly less of a tool for the Ivrylian empress to use at will, although that power still remains hers to call upon. It uses its shadowy influence to widen the cracks in the Empire and hasten its dissolution.*