The Treaty of Vyvlynd

The Treaty of Vyvlynd is a book located within the library of Mol Boramm.

## Description

A scroll fixed upon a central iron core for stability and bound tightly with leather cording, the Treaty of Vyvlynd details an alliance formed during the ninth century since Aita's Second Gift between many of the Realms of Ahlus.

## Research

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*The lesser realms of southwestern Ahlus had long found themselves influenced, controlled or otherwise beckoned to the whims of the stronger or more martial realms of the region, and despite the collapse of the Empire of Raq in 876AG, this only continued to grow as a reality of life for the region. Those nations formed by the fracturing, most notably so that of Nidaynia in the eastern Ironfangs and Ra-Larara further to the north found themselves thrust into geopolitical conflict with their neighbours, fledgling realms suddenly at odds directly or indirectly with those that maintained dynasties and ruling households that had held control for centuries. Already united in trade, nestled as they were between the far-reaching and influential Duchies of Tynd and austere and martial Gawylthlan, both Astedia and Mol Boramm had reaped the benefits of declarations of alliance for many years prior, and so with messages drawn up and sent by rider and arcane alike, proposals were made.*

*Meeting at the base of Jolberry Bluff, a peak of gentle incline a day east of the entrance to the great halls of Mol Boramm, representatives from each of the four realms discussed at depth the nature and extent of the agreements to be made. Of little refute amongst the discussion was that of military alliance, an agreement of aid should further conflicts arise - to declare war on one member was to declaring war on all four. While still seen as minor in strength, even combined, compared to that of the greater realms, doing such made the proposal of war a less desirable option, for even previously insignificant border skirmishes risked evoking the ire of four separate armies. Further discussions grew more heated, filled with contest and challenge as monarchs, diplomats and stewards alike bartered their realms exports in exchange for imports considered fair to their own sensibilities. Nidaynian non-precious metals would be transported to Mol Boramm where they would be worked by the legendary ironsmiths of the dwarves, and then exchanged in kind for Larraq grains and textiles. Astedian engineers would assist the Larraq people in increasing the efficiency and capacity of their Qillqas barns, Ra-Larara sharing their gold exports in return to facilitate the minting of the new Astedian currency. Mol Borammian stonemasons assisted in the construction of the fortress of Mashoqiq, known also as Khonoldhur, granting them a secure place to hold council. Using knowledge from the Guild of the Golden Grain, Larraq farmers would teach the Nidaynian how to grow crops in otherwise inhospitable elevated mountain farmlands, further bolstering the farmland available for the trade block's ongoing agricultural needs.*

*Having declared itself the Astedian Empire two years prior in 933AG, the Astedians instead started to twist the Treaty to their advantage, with ongoing research of the newly-refined Wayfinder Ore facilitating the establishment of Desir in Bytopia a few years later in 937AG. A bastion of grain-growth and cattle-rearing, the Astedian Empire's population started to grow further unfettered still and were encouraged to emigrate and integrate themselves in the lands of the Empire's new allies, shifting the balance of power from alliance to satrapy. Within less than half a decade, the mountain cities of Nidaynia utilised Astedian currency, preferring copper Wanes, electrum Pallux, silver Asteri, gold Helias and platinum Lunos to their own coinage. A few years further still and it had become the official currency of those within the Treaty, and Astedian-flavoured Common was upon the lips of most of the residents, including the newly added Realm of Ra-Galthe whom likewise joined the pact in 937AG, Vluk-Amberlight. The first true expansion of the Astedian Empire was not the conquest of Gawylthlan in the campaign of 939AG and 940AG, but rather that of Mol Boramm, Nidaynia, Ra-Galthe and Ra-Larara through diplomacy.*