The (New) Red Valor Campaign Setting

[Elven Doritos]

Ten thousand years ago, Ornaea's people were of a single race, held a single language, and ruled a mighty empire. The Verizor, these ancient people, made war with their neighbors, the Daimar and the Soraed. The Daimar retreated beneath the oceans and the Soraed ascended into the heavens, ruling the Verizor as gods.

Question: Perhaps I missed something, but if everyone was a single race with a single language, how did they have neighbors who were different than they upon whom they could make war?

You should click the link, it's more detailed than that. I meant to say that everyone that today lives on Ornaea is descended from a single race, the Verizor. The history between them, the Daimar, and the Soraed is a little complicated.

[Elven Doritos]

I added a brief religious note to the Kettan entry. I would very much like to use the Wiki as a convenient way to make pages and create stubs for interesting bits of information, but I'm worried about both the copyright and my unfamiliarity with Wikis in general.

[LordVreeg]

I added a brief religious note to the Kettan entry. I would very much like to use the Wiki as a convenient way to make pages and create stubs for interesting bits of information, but I'm worried about both the copyright and my unfamiliarity with Wikis in general.

can you paste the basics of it here?

[Elven Doritos]

I mean it's on the first page of this thread, under the Kettan entry, linked to in the first post.
But here it is in its entirety: [spoiler]
Religion:
The official religion of the Kettan Empire, as with most of Western Ornaea, is the Ancient Church of the Rionian Pantheon. The religion's holiest sites and its highest ranking clergy reside within Ketta, and many Imperial administrative tasks require either Church approval or have a religious office associated with it. Kettan Emperors have been traditionally afforded the office of Pontifex Optimus Maximus, the highest religious title available; since the Rhodon-Agamarr split, it has become ceremonial for the Emperor to refuse the office.[/spoiler]

[Elven Doritos]

Kettan history timeline project. Warning, lots and lots and lots of text. The first part covers the rise and fall of the Kettonian Empire.

PART ONE:
HISTORY OF THE KETTONIAN EMPIRE
[spoiler]DETHINIAN AGE
'¢   1156 DA: Agamarr is established by Aponios Pyromagos, who rules for a century.
'¢   1321 DA: Vilius Jor founds the city of Ketaad along the Arbicor River.
'¢   1342 DA: Vilius Jor is slain by his brother, Vilius Voran. Voran proclaims himself Rex.
'¢   1347 DA: The first envoy from the Azran Empire is received.
'¢   1352 DA: Rex Voran establishes hereditary rule.
'¢   1365 DA: Ketaad becomes the largest city west of the Xurask Mountains.
'¢   1367 DA: Sicien-Ketaadian Split. Ketaadians go to war with fellow Ketrians and establish separate identity.
'¢   1370 DA: Sicia, a Ketrian city, is demolished. Its citizens are killed or enslaved.
'¢   1386 DA: Adan Philius establishes Rhodon City for expatriated Ketrian mercenaries.
'¢   1398 DA: Ketaad ejects its Azrani diplomats and distances itself from the East.
'¢   1403 DA: Adan Philius dies, Rhodon is declared a democracy.
'¢   1412 DA: Rex Vangius of Ketaad declares war on Rhodon. Partisan Clash begins.
'¢   1418 DA: Ketaad emerges victorious against Rhodon, Partisan Clash ends. Rex Vangius' son, Balnor, is enthroned as King of Rhodon.
'¢   1434 DA: Ketaad, with Rhodonese support, wages war against Agamarr. The Ketrian Alliance is formed in response, including Balmaetha, Rudregon, Agamarr, Alnos, Radamar, and Atrius.
'¢   1436 DA: Radamar switches loyalties to Ketaad and is destroyed by the Alliance army.
'¢   1437 DA: Alnos is annihilated.
'¢   1438 DA: Rudregonian and Balmaethan troops are withdrawn from the Ketaad-Agamarr Conflict.
'¢   1439 DA: The Ketaad-Agamarr Conflict ends. Ketaadian hegemony is established as Rhodon and Ketaad join the Ketrian Alliance.
'¢   1442 DA: Vilius Jor is proclaimed a god.
'¢   1446 DA: City of Awen is established by Ketaadian pioneers on the island of Avon.
'¢   1452 DA: Apius Morel, an ousted general of the Ketaad-Agamarr Conflict, founds Nova Agamara along the Molodorian coast.
'¢   1453 DA: Slave uprisings in Rhodon force King Muret into exile.
'¢   1456 DA: King Muret is captured by Apius Morel and is executed.
'¢   1459 DA: Rhodon is subdued with Ketaadian aid. Stranbus Daesiro is named King of Rhodon.
'¢   1460 DA: Rhodon declares war on Nova Agamara; First Panethelian War begins.
'¢   1463 DA: Apius Morel dies in battle. His brother Tythos Morel takes command of his army.
'¢   1466 DA: The Ketrian Alliance is pressured into aiding Rhodon by Ketaad. Nova Agamarra is destroyed, though Tythos Morel and his army escape into the Aronian desert. First Panethelian War ends.
'¢   1468 DA: The League of Sovereigns supplants the now-defunct Ketrian Alliance. The Azran Empire is granted observer  status to the League.
'¢   1474 DA: Anjol Tax, the adopted son of Tythos Morel, lays siege to Rhodon. The siege is broken after six months.
'¢   1475 DA: The League of Sovereigns establishes a central treasury in Rhodon.
'¢   1477 DA: Tythos Morel dies. Dekarran mercenaries slaughter his army.
'¢   1488 DA: The League of Sovereigns establishes shared granaries in Agamarr.
'¢   1496 DA: Arvian raiders attack Rudregon. Ketaad defends the city.
'¢   1503 DA: War erupts between Atrius and Balmaetha over the latter's grain tax. Ketaad, with Rhodonese support, enforces an immediate ceasefire.
'¢   1508 DA: The city of Dethinia is established by High Prophet Hanthos of Dethinus.
'¢   1514 DA: Dethinia is admitted into the League of Sovereigns.
'¢   1517 DA: Rhodon accuses Agamarr of pilfering the League's granary. Ketaad is unable to mediate the dispute; Second Panethelian War begins.
'¢   1518 DA: Agamarr withdraws from the League of Sovereigns after failing to rally military support.
'¢   1519 DA: Drought paralyzes Ketaad's armies and places a strain on Rhodon's commanders.
'¢   1520 DA: Ketaad enters the Second Panethelian War as an ally to Rhodon. The League of Sovereigns is temporarily suspended as other members refuse to commit troops.
'¢   1523 DA: Ketaad lays siege to Agamarr. Aban's Siege, named for Ketaadian General Aban Saesin, begins.
'¢   1525 DA: Aban's Siege ends after twenty months. Second Panethelian War ends.  Aban Saesin overthrows Agamarr's government and establishes himself as King.
'¢   1527 DA: Under Ketaadian pressure, the League of Sovereigns is reinstated. Agamarr is readmitted into the League.
'¢   1530 DA: Azran's observer status in the League of Sovereigns is revoked after Aban Saesin accuses an Azrani delegation of espionage.
'¢   1536 DA: Ketaad defends Balmaetha from Shansho raiders.
'¢   1542 DA: Gregorium Pathis becomes King of Ketaad.
'¢   1546 DA: The League of Sovereigns establishes the Jor gold piece as its sole currency.
'¢   1553 DA: Angaar City is established by Salius Voreil.
'¢   1558 DA: Gregorium of Ketaad issues the Ten Edicts, declaring the basic rights of all descendants of Ketrius and pledging Ketaad to defending them.
'¢   1563 DA: Ketaadian troops quell a slave uprising in Rhodon.
'¢   1567 DA: The Conference of Kings. Kettonian Empire is established; King Gregorium unanimously proclaimed Emperor by the League. Azran seizes Incorra and declares war, Azrai-Kettonian War begins. King Soben of Rhodon is named Commander-in-Chief of the Unified Imperial Army.
'¢   1569 DA: The Kettonian Army is nearly obliterated during a grueling winter in the Xurask Mountains.
'¢   1570 DA: Soben successfully recoups his military strength by petitioning the Emperor for more soldiers and conscripting occupied cities.
'¢   1572 DA: Azran's fleet is destroyed by the dragon Dazkulthran.
'¢   1575 DA: Soben establishes a foothold in Cazura and begins the Great Offensive.
'¢   1577 DA: Azrani General Shang defects to Kettonia.
'¢   1578 DA: General Shang is captured and executed by Azrani loyalists.
'¢   1583 DA: The Azrani city of Wuan is razed by Kettonian soldiers.
'¢   1584 DA: Gregorium I is proclaimed a god.
'¢   1586 DA: Tebalthra declares war on Azran, opening a devastating eastern offensive.
'¢   1588 DA: Azrani troops withdraw entirely from Incorra, Azrai-Kettonian War ends. Gregorium I dies, his son Xandius I inherits the Imperial throne. Xandius I demands the decommissioning of the Kettonian army; Soben remains unresponsive.
'¢   1589 DA: Soben mobilizes his military against the Empire and attempts a coup d'état. Xandius'  Loyalist Army is defeated at the Battle of Candus, prompting Xandius to propose a power-sharing solution. The office of Commissioner of Rhodon is established and granted to Soben. Beginning of Kettonian Era.
'¢   1595 DA: Soben is assassinated by former Loyalist Andrius Boranus. Xandius condemns Boranus to death and establishes Calicus Metrinus as the second Commissioner of Rhodon.
'¢   1596 DA: Soben is proclaimed a god.
'¢   1598 DA: Citadels and outposts are constructed along the Xurask Mountains.
'¢   1611 DA: Xandius I dies. The Year of Seven begins as emperors seize the throne in rapid succession. Kettonia approaches civil war.
'¢   1612 DA: Xandius III, son of Xandius I, becomes the Emperor of Kettonia. Stability returns to daily life.
'¢   1623 DA: The Kettonian Imperial Treasury is emptied by a renegade faction of the Imperial Army.
'¢   1625 DA: Rudregon attempts to secede from the Empire. Emperor Xandius III dismisses the sovereignty of kings and centralizes the imperial bureaucracy.
'¢   1629 DA: Xandius III abdicates his throne after an attempted coup by the Commissioner of Rhodon. The throne remains vacant as a steward, Salan Sullo, is appointed.
'¢   1630 DA: Xandius III enters exile in Cazura.
'¢   1631 DA: The Commissioner of Rhodon is assassinated and replaced by Atticus Amelius.
'¢   1632 DA: Attican Civil War begins as Atticus attempts to seize the Imperial throne.
'¢   1633 DA: Salan Sullo fails to raise significant troops and flees to Rudregon. Atticus seizes Rhodon and Ketaad and establishes new administrative districts of the Empire. Dethinia is established as the capital of the Kettonian Empire as Atticus uses the Dethinian Church to enhance his legitimacy. Ketaadian hegemony ends.
'¢   1636 DA: Xandius III returns from Cazura with a military force organized in what he calls legions. Xandius marches on and captures Angaar from Attican control.
'¢   1638 DA: Atticus' larger military force is consistently routed by Xandius' better disciplined army. Atticus reorganizes his forces into legionary form, which becomes the predominant military unit among Kettonian generals.
'¢   1640 DA: Atticus is routed from Rhodon to Ketaad.
'¢   1642 DA: Attican forces encounter and slay the dragon Dazkulthran.
'¢   1643 DA: Xandius pilfers the Imperial Treasury and Granary and names new governors to contested administrative districts.
'¢   1645 DA: Ketaad is sacked and razed.
'¢   1647 DA: Xandius III dies of natural causes. His son, Marius, is proclaimed Emperor by the opposition.
'¢   1648 DA: Reconstruction of Ketaad begins.
'¢   1649 DA: Attican legions surrender to Marius I under a condition of general amnesty. Atticus is imprisoned, paraded, and subsequently executed in Rhodon.
'¢   1650 DA: The imperial capital is moved to Rudregon. Dethinia's top political and religious leaders are enslaved as a punitive measure for their support of Atticus. Attican Civil War ends.
'¢   1654 DA: Salan Sullo raises 15 legions, primarily veterans unsatisfied with the emergent regime of Marius I. Sullan Civil War begins.
'¢   1658 DA: Sullo seizes Balmaetha and declares it his capital.
'¢   1660 DA: Tychos Hydromagos joins the Sullan forces.
'¢   1661 DA: Marian forces are repelled from the outskirts of Balmaetha.
'¢   1664 DA: Marius dies. Vandalus Vanitus, his leading general, becomes emperor.
'¢   1666 DA: Sullo is assassinated by his generals. Sullan Civil War ends.
'¢   1669 DA: Vandalus I establishes the Metropolitan Senate to provide legislative oversight, under pressure from former Sullan and Attican cities.
'¢   1672 DA: Darius Baranus conquers north Bethra. The imperial province of Candria is established.
'¢   1678 DA: Arvian raiders attack from Incorra. Thirteen legions are sent in response.
'¢   1682 DA: Incorra is named an imperial province.
'¢   1688 DA: Western expansion of the Kettonian Empire continues. Pax Kettonia begins.
'¢   1693 DA: Vanitos II is named Emperor.
'¢   1697 DA: The Metropolitan Senate is renamed the Popular Senate by Vanitos II. Administrative positions that lower-class citizens would be eligible for are established, the most prominent being Tribune.
'¢   1701 DA: Vanitos II denounces the Church of Dethinus after the Sacred Plot, an attempt to overthrow the imperial government, is revealed.
'¢   1704 DA: Seven plagues befall the Empire. Vanitos II dies mysteriously. Marius II is enthroned and proclaims the Church of Dethinus as the state religion of the Empire.
'¢   1711 DA: Marius II establishes hereditary rule as the official means of imperial succession.
'¢   1722 DA: Imperial forces are expelled from Candria. Insufficient funds prevent further military expeditions in Bethra.
'¢   1725 DA: Cazuran territory is lost to Asuulian warlords.
'¢   1728 DA: Xandius III is proclaimed a god.
'¢   1735 DA: Kettonian Emperor Vanitos III recognizes the Avidian Empire.
'¢   1742 DA: The Senate establishes the civil office of the consulate.
'¢   1745 DA: Slave rebellions are quelled in several imperial provinces.
'¢   1753 DA: Vanitos IV recalls the legions and governors from the Western provinces in response to a massive buildup of the Avidian army to the north. Pax Kettonia ends.
'¢   1758 DA: The Avidian Empire declares war on Kettonia. The Last Kettonian War begins.
'¢   1760 DA: Rudregon is sacked by unruly Kettonian forces.
'¢   1764 DA: Kettonian General Amelius Valenus defects to the Avidian Empire, bringing 10 Kettonian legions with him.
'¢   1768 DA: The Imperial Treasury is emptied.
'¢   1770 DA: Overtaxation causes discontent to foment within the Kettonian Empire. Dethinia declares itself independent and is recognized by the Senate. Emperor Vanitos VI abolishes the Senate in response, and is subsequently assassinated. The throne remains vacant.
'¢   1775 DA: Amelius Valenus shatters the remnants of the Kettonian Military and establishes himself as Emperor Amelius I. The Last Imperial War ends.
'¢   1778 DA: Amelius I establishes Ketaad as the imperial capital.
'¢   1778 DA: Xenon Aeromagos declares himself Mage-King of Rudregon and establishes Rudregonian independence.
'¢   1784 DA: Balmaetha and its surrounding cities form the Republic of Lanera.
'¢   1789 DA: Rhodon forms the Democratic Alliance with several southern cities and declares its independence. The imperial government remains unresponsive to its decay.
'¢   1798 DA: The Kettonian Empire becomes effectively defunct as Angarr and Atrius establish their independence. The Senate and Emperor Amelius I continue to issue decrees, but lack funds or military support to enforce them.
'¢   1803 DA: The Republic of Lanera and the Avidian Empire establish cordial relations and exchange diplomats. The Avidian Embassy in Ketaad is closed.
'¢   1807 DA: Ketaad recognizes the independence of Rudregon, but continues to issue ineffective decrees to the remainder of the empire.
'¢   1808 DA: Amelius I dies and is succeeded by his son, Salban II.
'¢   1809 DA: Amelius I is proclaimed a god, despite widespread outrage and derision from Ketaad's neighbors.
'¢   1823 DA: The Popular Senate is dissolved.
'¢   1828 DA: Legislative powers are granted to the Tribune.
'¢   1835 DA: Laneran forces repel Qan raiders from Ketaad. Laneran hegemony begins.
'¢   1848 DA: The Demon Lord Cazil is revealed and slain in Atrius.
'¢   1854 DA: Emperor Salban IV formally dissolves the Kettonian Empire. Ketaad recognizes the sovereignty of its neighbors. End of the Kettonian Era.[/spoiler]

[Elven Doritos]

What the region known as Panethelia looked like after the fall of the Kettonian Empire:

[Nomadic]

I'm curious about the relationship between Rudregon and the DA since the DA almost seems like its stolen all of the valuable coastline (see: places for ports).

[Elven Doritos]

I'm curious about the relationship between Rudregon and the DA since the DA almost seems like its stolen all of the valuable coastline (see: places for ports).

Contested and short-lived. The map illustrates a curious snapshot in the history of the region, and the Arkellian Empire quickly gobbled most of the territory south of Rudregon and east of Rhodon. Relations between Rudregon and the Arkellians, who surpassed Rudregon greatly in military capacity, were poor at best.

[Ghostman]

How did that mess of borders come to be? Was it due to natural geographical boundaries, preexisting dormant political rivalries suddenly becoming active, or random chance fueled by the chaos of a collapsing state?

[Elven Doritos]

How did that mess of borders come to be? Was it due to natural geographical boundaries, preexisting dormant political rivalries suddenly becoming active, or random chance fueled by the chaos of a collapsing state?

A lot of the city-states grabbed as much territory as they could defend, some cities allied with others to create small regional states bordered by rivers, mountains, or seas, and the others were either the result of annexation, anarchy, or sheer happenstance. The rivalries and contention between the city-states and their subsequent offspring were a mix of competition for resource, long-standing feuds (anywhere that was once a capital of the Empire begrudges the others, and is likewise begrudged by periphery states that longed for independence), and the absence of strong government caused selfishness and xenophobia to overcome most of the former Kettonians.

[Elven Doritos]

Part two of Kettan history: The Republican Era. (Heavy revision is currently underway)
[spoiler]'¢   1858 DA: The Sulian Empire invades Radamarr. Eastern Sulian Holdings are established.
'¢   1863 DA: The government of Dethinia is overthrown by a renegade faction of its military. The secular realm of Tylhea is established.
'¢   1866 DA: Incorra achieves full independence. Kingdom of Incorra is established.
'¢   1867 DA: Atrius declares the Atrian Empire.
'¢   1869 DA: Antonius Solaris is declared King of Agamarr.
'¢   1872 DA: The government of Angarr collapses. Angarr and its territories are rendered lawless.
'¢   1874 DA: A junior branch of the Avidian monarchy is enthroned in Candria. Daskus Amplus is named king.
'¢   1877 DA: Azrani forces mount an offensive against Angarr in an attempt to stabilize the region.
'¢   1878 DA: Rhodonese piracy is condemned by Arkellian Emperor Achio IV.
'¢   1879 DA: The Arkellian Empire declares war on the Democratic Alliance. Molodorian War begins.
'¢   1880 DA: Half of Rhodon is destroyed by Arkellian forces.
'¢   1883 DA: The Democratic Alliance collapses.
'¢   1884 DA: The city of Ivanport is founded.
'¢   1886 DA: The Treaty of Rudregon ends the Molodorian War. The Arkellian Empire is granted half of the Democratic Alliance's territory. Rhodon is declared a republic.
'¢   1887 DA: Corlon I ascends to the Avidian throne.
'¢   1888 DA: Azran establishes a proxy government in Angarr. Olinius Dural is named king.
'¢   1889 DA: The Republic of Lanera declares war on the Atrian Empire over border disputes.
'¢   1891 DA: King Antil of Incorra dies. The Avidian Empire annexes Incorra without conflict.
'¢   1892 DA:  Ketaad declares war on the Kingdom of Agamarr. Seven Month War begins.
'¢   1893 DA: The Republic of Lanera enters the Seven Month War in Agamarr's defense. Ketaad is defeated and annexed by Lanera. Seven Month War ends.
'¢   1894 DA: The Atrian Empire collpases. The Republic of Lanera annexes all former Atrian territory.
'¢   1895 DA: The city of Neuroport is founded.
'¢   1896 DA: The Avidian Empire invades Tylhea. Corlon's War begins.
'¢   1897 DA: The city of Ivanport is founded.
'¢   1898 DA: The government of Tylhea collapses. Dethinia and its surrounding territory are annexed by the Avidian Empire. Dethinia is renamed Sacrana. End of Corlon's War.
'¢   1899 DA: Antilius II becomes the King of Rudregon.
'¢   1900 DA: Slavery is abolished in the Republic of Lanera.
'¢   1901 DA: The Avidian Empire issues the Lynidor Decree, demanding the immediate withdrawal of Azrani troops from Angarr. The Avidian Embassy in Angarr is closed.
'¢   1902 DA: Ludenius Curia writes Soben's Journey, an epic poem about the first Commissioner of Rhodon.
'¢   1903 DA: Azran invades Incorra. Grand Imperial War begins. The Avidian Empire recruits heavily from former Kettonian territories and organizes its army into legions.
'¢   1904 DA: Ludenius Curia performs Soben's Journey in Rhodon, and is subsequently exiled by the consulate for stirring monarchial sympathy.
'¢   1905 DA: Lanera declares war on the Avidian Empire and allies with Azran.
'¢   1907 DA: Ketaad secedes from the Republic of Lanera. Ketaadian soldiers defect to the Avidian Empire. Laneran hegemony ends.
'¢   1908 DA: The Arkellian Empire declares war on Azran and allies with the Avidian Empire.
'¢   1909 DA: Slaves in Sacrana organize under Sullivor, a renegade gladiator. Sullivor's Uprising begins in Sacrana.
'¢   1910 DA: The Arkellian Empire invades Rhodon, prompting the Republic of Rhodon to ally with Azran. The Declaration of Solidarity, issued by Azrani Emperor Akanu, pledges Azran's interest in the security of Rhodon, Angarr, and Lanera.
'¢   1911 DA: Lynidor, the capital of the Avidian Empire, suffers devastation and famine after a lengthy siege. Angarr is captured by Rhodon.
'¢   1912 DA: Ketaad is reclaimed by the Republic of Lanera and is placed under martial law. Sacrana achieves independence and Sullivor is named king. Sullivor's Uprising ends.
'¢   1913 DA: Azran seizes Cazura and western territory from the Arkellian Empire.
'¢   1914 DA: Azrani-occupied Incorra is granted provisional independence. Laurentius Hyrivius is enthroned as King Laurentius II.
'¢   1915 DA: The Arkellian Empire cedes the Aronian desert to Azran and signs the Treaty of Awen. The Arkellian Empire officially allies with Azran, but commits no troops to the Azrani effort.
'¢   1916 DA: Azran attempts to enlist troops from the Sulian Holdings. The Sulian Empire declares war on Azran and allies with the Avidian Empire.
'¢   1917 DA: The Arkellian Empire invades Candria. Candria enters the war and allies with the Avidian Empire.
'¢   1918 DA: The Azrani capital of Ozhou is captured by Laneran forces.
'¢   1919 DA: Radamarr achieves independence and is declared a republic. The Senate issues a statement of neutrality in the Grand Imperial War.
'¢   1920 DA: Avon responds to Azrani belligerence by blockading its allies and sinking treasury shipments.
'¢   1921 DA: Slave uprisings in the Avidian Empire further weaken its crumbling infrastructure.
'¢   1922 DA: The Battle of the Northern Wind takes place on the Molodorian Sea. The entire Candrian fleet is destroyed by a handful of Avonese ships.
'¢   1923 DA: The Laneran Republic suffers from famine induced by the strain of war. Azrani troops reclaim Ozhou.
'¢   1924 DA: Malicus Quintus publishes Ode to the East, a scathing work of satire targeting Azran and the Avidian Empire. Its circulation in Lanera ignites the Republic's anti-war sentiments.
'¢   1925 DA: Azran levels the Arkellian capital of Hajir as punishment for its invasion of Candria and continued piracy. Candria declares neutrality.
'¢   1926 DA: The Arkellian Empire collapses. Rhodon forms the Baltian Alliance of Republics with Neuroport, Ivanport, and Baronport.
'¢   1927 DA: The Sulian Empire declares neutrality and formally cedes the Sulian Holdings to independent Radamarrian rule.
'¢   1928 DA: The Avidian Empire withdraws from all territories west of the Xurask mountains.
'¢   1929 DA: The Treaty of Abbit is signed. The Grand Imperial War ends.
'¢   1934 DA: The Baltian Alliance issues the Statement of Ethnic Principles, which disavows the region's historical Kettonian roots.
'¢   1938 DA: Qan tribes arrive in Incorran territory. The Qan Incursion begins.
'¢   1940 DA: Incorra repels the Qan with Laneran aid. Qan Incursion ends.
'¢   1942 DA: Martial law in Ketaad is lifted and reinstated after a brief attempt at civil governance.
'¢   1945 DA: The Republic of Lanera declares itself secular.
'¢1946 DA: Atrius is granted independence from the Republic of Lanera. The Republic of Atrius is declared.
'¢   1947 DA: Ketaadians revolt against Laneran rule. Ketaad secures independence and martial law is lifted. Dorius Suraen is named King of Ketaad. The Republic of Radamarr is overthrown. Kingdom of Radamarr is established.
'¢   1949 DA: The College of Augers is established in Sacrana and is empowered as its ruling body.
'¢   1954 DA: Ketaadian philosopher Atticus Moreil writes Declarations on the Rights of the Citizen. He is arrested, tortured, and imprisoned.
'¢   1956 DA: Balmaethan officials are accused of corruption in Lanera. The Partisans for Reformation of the Republic, a radical political group, demand drastic political change.
'¢   1958 DA: Atticus Moreil is executed.
'¢   1959 DA: Freedoms are restricted in Lanera in response to growing support for the Partisans.
'¢   1964 DA: The Kingdom of Sacrana-Incorra is formed after Alvius Demur inherits both thrones.
'¢   1967 DA: Lanera declares war on Sacrana-Incorra. The Tyrant's Gamble begins.
'¢   1969 DA: Lanera is defeated by Sacrana-Incorra and severe punitive measures are issued. The republic is abolished and a vassal governor is installed.
'¢   1976 DA: Ketaad and Radamarr are merged into the Kingdom of Ketta under the rule of Queen Lurena Vidal.
'¢   1988 DA: Lurena Vidal and Alvius Demur wed.
'¢   1989 DA: Landius Demur is born and named heir to the Kettan, Sacranan, and Incorran thrones.
'¢   1994 DA: Lurena Vidal dies in childbirth. Alvius Demur is named interim governor of the Kingdom of Ketta until his son reaches the age of majority.
'¢   1997 DA: The Baltian Alliance of Republics admits Avon as a member.
'¢   2003 DA: Alvius Demur is assassinated. Landius Demur merges his kingdoms into Ketta Prime, and declares himself Emperor Landius I of the Kettan Empire.
'¢   2005 DA: Rhodon, wary of Avonese influence, severs its membership in the Baltian Alliance. Alliance treasuries and resources are transferred to Neuroport.
'¢   2008 DA: Rhodon is annexed by the Kettan Empire without incident.
'¢   2009 DA: The office of Commissioner of Rhodon is created within the Kettan Empire.
'¢   2011 DA: The Azran Empire recognizes the Kettan Empire.
'¢   2014 DA: The Republic of Lanera recognizes the Kettan Empire and exchanges diplomats.
'¢   2017 DA: The Baltian Alliance of Republics recognizes the Kettan Empire.
'¢   2022 DA: The Kettan Empire lends troops to the Sulian Empire to quell an uprising in Vestin.
'¢   2025 DA: The Azran Empire opens an embassy in Ketta Prime.
'¢   2028 DA: The College of Augers is incorporated into the Council of Elders, a government body that certifies the legitimacy of imperial ascension.
'¢   2033 DA: The dragon Jazantri attacks Ketaad and butchers its populace. Among Jazantri's many victims is Kettan Emperor Landius I. Laurentius Hyrivian, the Commissioner of Rhodon, defeats Jazantri and is named Emperor by the Council of Elders. The capital of the Kettan Empire is moved to Rhodon.
'¢   2035 DA: Laurentius I incorporates the Radamarrian Senate into the imperial government. The Imperial Senate is established.
'¢   2036 DA: The office of People's Tribune is created.
'¢   2038 DA: Administrative districts of the Kettan Empire are reestablished.
'¢   2042 DA: Laurentius I issues The Rites of Governorship, a document specifying how regional governors should be selected and affirming the responsibilities of the imperial government to its  citizens.
'¢   2049 DA: Republic of Lanera is invaded by Qan raiders.
'¢   2051 DA: The Kettan Empire invades Lanera in an attempt to repel the Qan.
'¢   2053 DA: The Kettans successfully rout the Qan into Azran. Kettan troops sack Balmaetha and enslave its citizens.
'¢   2055 DA: Laurentius I dies. His brother, Kirenius Hyrivian, is named Emperor Kirenius I.
'¢   2056 DA: Kirenius I annexes former Laneran territory without incident.
'¢   2063 DA: King Sanitos XVI of Agamarr abdicates his throne under threat of war with Ketta. The Kettan Empire annexes Agamarr.
'¢   2068 DA: Ketta invades the Republic of Atrius. The War of Atrian Autonomy begins and ends. Atrius is annexed by the Kettan Empire.
'¢   2069 DA: King Antillus VI of Rudregon is expelled from his throne by the College of  Censors. The throne is left vacant.
'¢   2073 DA: Ketta annexes Rudregon without incident.
'¢   2075 DA: The Kettan Empire invades Angarr. The Three Week War begins and ends. Azran severs diplomatic relations with the Kettan Empire. Beginning of the Kettan Era.[/spoiler]

[LordVreeg]

Does Soben's Journey still exist in the performer's lexicon?

[Elven Doritos]

Does Soben's Journey still exist in the performer's lexicon?

After the republican era died its quiet death, Soben's Journey was widely agreed to be the first real masterpiece of pre-Kettan literature. It survived in private libraries during the years in which it was banned and was reintroduced to public performance by a poetic revival. Kettan poets are more accurately performers of traditional tales rather than innovators, and any self-respecting poet is expected to have it committed to memory.

[LordVreeg]

see, now that is cool as heck.  Nice detail

[Elven Doritos]

In this thread, you'll find the Twenty Decrees, the current Kettan Emperor's declaration of principles.