The Foundation of the League

## Pre-Calamity

Little is known about the times prior to the calamity. It is widely accepted that Elven Kingdoms or varying sizes, the Ascal Empire, the Latherian Empire, Nikerea, and a Romd civilization predating the foundation of the Romd State. Very little is known about the activity within the galaxy prior to the calamity but there is much speculation. Evidence exists for large scale galactic wars between the Ascal Empire and Latheria. Old stories do speak of Alte and Konig fighting and a sacking of Ascalon by a wretched host of the blackest night, presumed to be Latheria.

Many entities and humanoid varieties did not exist at this point, notably the Navine and Sidy the Mad. The degree to which their emergence, the death of Alte, and the Condemnation of Lind are connected to the Calamity is highly debated.

## The Calamity

The Calamity consisted of a major interruption in slip-space travel in many areas within the galaxy, combined with numerous disasters of a planetary and interplanetary level. Plagues, earthquakes, and massive EMPs are all spoken of by contemporary sources (as far as they can be found).

The commonly accepted start of the calamity is known as the galactic year zero, with subsequent years being named AC for after-calamity or YD years of deliverance (from the calamity). The calamity would last for 270 years, with intermittent space travel occurring in smaller areas and significant restructuring of galactic politics.

## The Era of Re-organization and Early League

With the receding of the calamity, many areas were faced with the difficulty of reconquering, or rebuilding old claims, and then consolidating. Latheria, for example, found large portions of her territory bled out in all directions, with a newly emerged Navine empire to it's south.

Within 150 YD the Navine had emerged as a power, amassed a large state in what used to be southern Latheria, crowning their first King in 97 YD.

In 234 Estra would succeed in reconstituting itself from the remains of the Ascal Empire, and Gallan would do the same in 248 YD. Shortly following Gallan, Romd would set up its first senate meetings and ratify its constitution in 252-255. In 262 YD Ronlan Raygun would bring together a series of independent territories and some areas of Gallan and through a series of treaties and referendums, would found United Hampton. Of these, only Romd was a democratic state, the others opted for strongmen.

The areas of Tame and Feral Dogia as well as Valia are also believed to have emerged during this time.

Lati, Heilegeterra, and Greater Nikerea all were based on polities predated the calamity as a sort of belt of pseudo theocratic states that ran through the Ascal Empire. They spent this period attempting to rebuild after the disaster. Notably, Greater Nikerea existed as a consolidated state between Koroleva and Nikerea, with Koroleva losing large portions of Kavovia which would in turn be annexed by Latheria.

The Heimisch Empire collapsed with major portions of it becoming Heilegeterra and the Latherian Empire, which subsequently fought a series of brutal border skirmishes of the religious variety in 268. Despite being allies, this rift has never really seen the two get along.

With the end of the last of the calamity petering out in 270 the states and planets of the galaxy began communicating again. In 351 Estra, Gallan, United Hampton, Lati, and Romd suggested that the major powers of the galaxy form together into a council or senate to provide unity and mutual aid. The benefits for anyone who joined far outweighed any other consequences so a wide berth of the populated galaxy joined. The Restoration League would be founded officially in 354.

League rule would largely consist of brokering trade deals and handling small disputes of a military nature for the next century or so largely successfully.