History

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More detailed posts of each era will be posted later


The earliest records of any civilization in the Ulzhitz region can be traced back as far as 450 B.C. with the
nomadic tribes migrating into the region from the West.

750 A.D. Various kingdoms form in the Eastern region

1023 A.D. Kingdom of Kotka organizes a series of sit downs with local lords and kingdoms to form the First
Confederation of Kotka.

1045 A.D. Confederate forces expand Westward. Road networks, castles and centralization of power makes
Kotka the center of power in the region.

1094 A.D. The Kotka Confederation collapses after several lords plot and war another tearing the country
apart leaving the Ulzhite people divided.

1151 A.D. Ulfric Van Tormuund wages war to unite the Ulzhite people. He succeeds after storming Kotka and taking over the remaining kingdoms in 1167. He is King of the Kotka Kingdom.

1176 A.D. King Ulfric dies leaving his heir Gormin Tormuund to inherit the throne. Gormin dies of TB a year later and the nobility form the Second Kotka Confederation.

1396 A.D. Divish Loebrok seizes power in the Kotka Confederacy after Confederates failed to defend regional interests. A year later civil war breaks out. Confederate forces succeed in defeating Divish and sending him into exile in 1399.

1403 A.D. Divish returns to Ulzhitz with a massive army from the Western regions made up of Ulzhite Cossacks, disgruntled lords and mercenaries from Tyvia and Lusatia. In 1405 Divish wins the war and crowns himself king of Ulzhitz.

1409 A.D. Divish expands his hold over various regions coming into conflict with Lusatia, Lucilstan, Tanus and Tyvia. Divish and expansionist polices make him an infamous figure in the Eastern region of the continent.

1423 A.D. Divish Loebrok dies, his son Robbard Loebrok succeeds him. Robbard moves the Kingdom's capital to the new growing city of Vanheil. Robbard also strikes new relations with his neighbors ending bitter border wars his father started.

1534 The Fessera Massacre. The Royal family is killed by rival lords kicking off the war of Wolves. The conflict ends with Eddard Mannerheim seizing control of the throne in 1536 ending the war. A golden age of peace, wealth and influence begin for Ulzhitz.

1625-1640 The Protestant War nearly destroys the country. Lusatian Catholics and Ulzhite Protestants tear the country apart in the bloodiest civil war in the country's history. The conflict spilled into Lusatia, Tanus and Eoni
the war ended when King Heinreich Mannerheim declared support for Protestants and Catholics fled into neighboring countries to escape persecution. The war devastated the country, nearly ruined the reputation of the throne and is considered by historians as the defining moment in Pre-Modern Ulzhite history. It began a cultural change that made country differ from its neighbors, formed the religious standard of the country and in turn began public opinion toward the monarch to sour.

1688 The first Parliament is formed.

1705 Eddard Mannerheim III reforms the Kingdom, titles the crown from King to Kaiser. Begins push to romanticize the culture of Ulzhitz. Pushes economic and education reform. Becomes one of the most important figures to rule the country. In 1710 Kaiser Mannerheim reforms the government into a proper constitutional monarchy. Eddard the III is seen as one of the most beloved monarchs in the country's history with several statues of him found throughout Ulzhitz.

1755-1759 The 4 years war between Ulzhitz and Lucilstan breaks out after numerous border incursions.
The conflict was notorious for being pointless and leaving several thousands dead in battles that left advancements null and void. It spurred distrust between the two countries.


1808 Radzig Van Mannerheim the first organizes the modern borders of Ulzhitz and disputes border regions with Lucilstan, Tanus and Lusatia. Several small conflicts break, Radzig manages to seize the regions he desires from Lusatia and Eoni after little fighting and diplomacy. The Uzhite-Tanus war however lasts until 1816 with the Uzhite Empire forming after seizing much of Tanus and occupying it until 1876 when the Empire folded under Damen Mannerheim following several uprisings and public discourse over occupying the territory. Radzig also pushed for greater civil liberties for non-humans, granted Parliament more power from the crown and in his later years outright refused to involve Ulzhitz in the growing Staol wars. 

Ulzhitz remains neutral in all the Staol wars.

Ulzhitz fights in the war of the stans 1915-1920.

Parliament seized more power during the Great Depression from Kaiser Heinreich Mannerheim V. More public freedoms, economic reforms and liberties make the crown more figurehead than political power.

Ulzhitz fights in the Great War 1939-1948

Ulzhitz fights Eoni in a war that leads to the country falling apart. Human refugee crisis floods Western Ulzhitz with Lucilstan human settlers in its frigid Desert.

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The Migration and first civilizations 

450 B.C. to 750 A.D.


The Earliest records of any sentients living in the Ulzhitz area came around 450 B.C. with tribes from the North West crossing desert into the fertile green region. These tribes were predominately humans who built towns and villages taking advantage of the abundant food in the area. In 234 B.C. records show the tribes slowly expanded throughout the region settling further South and into the desert itself. The most powerful of these tribes were the Ikana, Vulkar, Icceni and Churosk. In 109 B.C. the Ikana built several cities in the North and found wealth in mining silver and iron.

Ikana Empire 109 B.C.-29 B.C.

The Ikana expanded their influence with bloodshed, conquering neighboring tribes and subjugating them with violence. The empire built road networks, trade markets, and enforced laws in a previously mostly tribal region. The empire built its new capital out of hubris in the North Western region, considered to be too hostile for settlement. The Empire continued to expand and war nearby regions going as far as modern day Tyvia, Tanus, and former Lucilstan. The empire's collapse came when war exhaustion prompted uprisings and rebellions forcing its constant wars for expansion to a halt. The rebellions took their toll and ultimately destroyed the empire, Ikana dominance ended in 29 B.C. when the Ikana army was destroyed by a coalition of rebels in the desert near the capital. A few months later and historians reported the last remaining Ikana tearing themselves apart in the city just for a few mouthfuls of water and food after they were cut off from the rest of the country.


Ikana warrior in full combat dress and equipped with short sword and shield.

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