Illager Empire

### territory

Illagers' Landing, Far Plains, Desert Villages, Mystic Forest, Western Swamplands, large chunk of the Nether, Dragonspire

## Relationships

### Enemies

 Frostbourne,  Nether Horde, Netherbane,  Ender Watchers

## Membership

### Leader

Zandalfor

The  ****Illager Empire**** (previously **Illager Kingdom**) is the main antagonistic faction of Fractures: Illager AU. It is currently ruled by Kaiser Zandalfor of the  Ferran Tribe.

## Information

### Territory

The constituent territories of the Illager Empire lay across all three dimensions — the City of Dragonspire in the End, the Nether Fort in the Nether, and the whole Illagers' Landing and Far Plains in the Overworld, with the Illagers planning to overwhelm the Port City and push further into Frostbourne Territory.

### Rulership and Administration

The Empire is ruled under an autocratic regime. The conquered are condemned to slavery; dissenters are assassinated. Although the Empire was formed under the rulership of Kaiser Zandalfor, it still expands in his dormancy under Atlas and Chaos.

Notably, there are two vassals of the Illager Empire which are protected by the Empire and lends support troops in exchange for resource transportation and shared outposts. All of these vassals originated from the Nether.

* Piglin Kingdom, ruled by Porkshire
* Wither Clan, ruled by Kralos

Other races of the Nether, notably Pigmen, are forced to be either slave labors or expendable troops due to their physical strength and abundance.

The following are the administrators for each territory:

* Chaos and Atlas ultimately control the entire empire as Zandalfor lays dormant to learn the full potential of the Orb. They also hold the Illagers' Landing.
* Trojan holds the End City of Dragonspire
* Eclipsor holds the Floating Isles
* Johnny holds the Far Plains
* Eva holds the Fiery Forge
* Walda holds the Nether Fort

## History

### Obsardian's Rule

*Era: ~120 years ago - 5 years ago*

The Illager Empire, once known simply as the **Illager Kingdom** is a faction that inhabited the Illagers' Landing - a secluded land at the northeastern coast of the main continent - vicious in nature and numerous in its powerful army. The Kingdom was first ruled by Lord Obsardian, who united the two Illager tribes of the Highblock Plateus  Ferran Tribe and  Auren Tribe over a century ago to create the unified Illager Kingdom.

There are many relics and Artifacts of the Illagers: the Orb of Dominance is a forbidden Artifact of the End that grants those who wields it unspeakable power, and the Illager Crown is a relic that symbolizes the rule of the Kingdom, and has only been confirmed to be worn by three rulers to this day.

There were two major Illager tribes that joined the Illager Kingdom then, the Ferran and the Auren Tribes. Zandalfor led the Ferran Tribe, and Arthur led the Auren Tribe; both were ultimately ruled by Lord Obsardian.

### Arthur's Rule and Illager Civil War

*Era: 5 years ago*

Seeing as it was traditional for the Auren Tribe to rule, Arthur was crowned the ruler of the Illager Kingdom; however, the Auren Tribe became tyrannous and shunned the Ferran Tribe, leading Zandalfor, Chaos, and the Ferran Illagers to initiate a revolt, plunging the Illager society into its violent descent into Civil War, Zandalfor coming out victorious.

### Zandalfor's Rule

*Era: 5 years ago - Present*

Lord Zandalfor, the third Illager King, was an ambitious and powerful ruler, his reign marked by his campaign to conquer the three dimensions and assert the Illagers' unrivaled dominance over the realm of Minecraftia, aspiring to make his newly renamed **Illager Empire** the most powerful faction ever known. His crusade started on the Nether Horde, gathering his troops and declaring three new commanders: Vettel, the Pillager Commander, who now is under his command after the Civil War, Johnny, the Vindicator Commander, and Chaos, the Great Commander. To strengthen his rule, he expands his empire's dominion to the whole land, gaining new divisions in the process: the Cavalry led by Trojan, the Soarers led by Eclipsor, the Evokers led by Atlas (who also got appointed as Zandalfor's advisor), Enchanters, Geomancers, Illusioners, Wind Callers, and Iceologers.

### Conquest of the Three Dimensions

Starting in the Nether, Zandalfor and his army attacked the Wither Skeletons right after the end of the Nether's civil war. Unprepared by the attack and tired by the previous war, the Withers were defeated easily, with Zandalfor taking Naeus down and beheaded him, rendering him powerless. The Illagers quickly asserted their dominance in the Nether, changing the Wither Clan and Piglin Kingdom into their vassals each led by Kralos and Porkshire respectively.

During the Fall of the Ender Watchers, the Illager Empire invaded Dragonspire. The Ender Watchers prepare for their last stand, standing by the Nether-End Gateway to meet the army. Zandalfor and the Enchanters cast magic on the portal, converting it to an End portal, beginning the assault. During the first wave, the Ender Dragon slays a few pillagers before being slain by the combined efforts of Chaos and Zandalfor. Soon after, the second wave consisting of Vindicators, Phantoms, Infernius, Eclipsor, and Trojan enter the battlefield. They bombard the battlefield with explosive phantoms, killing Vordus. Ceris goes to check on him, however, she is intercepted by Infernius, beginning their fight. Ceris comes out on top when she tosses him into the void and quickly manages to store the Artifacts in an Ender Chest before Zandalfor finds her. Weakened from her fight yet unwilling to let him reach the Artifacts, she approaches and fights Zandalfor head on. The Illager King easily beats her due to her weakened state, but it was a mere distraction. As she closes her eyes, Zeganirn teleports to the Ender Chest, grabs it, and teleports to the Overworld, much to Zandalfor's fury.

During the Battle of the Far Plains, the Frostbourne had charged in to claim their land back, which the Empire had previously taken. At first, many Frostbourne Soldiers managed to wipe out the small troops of the Illagers. It seemed like the Frostbourne would win, until, countless orange portals was summoned and reinforcements arrived. The Frostbourne suffered many casualties. As they started to retreat, Daryll decided to face Zandalfor head on. Dexter's airship crashed into the two of them, killing Daryll and severely injuring Zandalfor. After this, Zandalfor lay dormant to master the power of the Orb of Dominance and heal his wounds, as Chaos and Atlas continued the Illager invasion in the main land of the Overworld.

## Members

*From left to right in infobox image:*

* General Trojan, the Berserker
* Gladia, the Shieldmaiden
* General Chaos, the Brute Commander
* Kaiser Zandalfor, the Unifier
* General Johnny, the Juggernaut
* Atlas, the Soul Evoker
* Captain Eclipsor, the Wings of Shadow

*Not pictured:*

* Vettel (deceased)
* Infernius (deceased)
* Redstone Monstrosity
* Eva, the Head of the Forge
* Walda, the Evoker Scholar

### Subfactions and Divisions

* Illager Footsoldiers (leader: Chaos)
	+ Vindicators (leader: Johnny)
	+ Pillagers
* Illager Cavalry (leader: Trojan)
* Soarers (leader: Eclipsor)
* Magic Casters
	+ Evokers (leader: Atlas)
	+ Enchanters
	+ Illusioners
	+ Geomancers
	+ Wind Callers
	+ Iceologers