History of the Kingdom of Aesteria¶
Pre-1037¶
Northern region were broken into multiple petty kingdoms
Sothern region more tribal and run by nobel houses
Tileri and Aesteria are two of the more powerful kingdoms in the north
“Balance of powers” kept region and power divided in the smaller kingdoms
1037 - 1039 (War of the Tileri Succession)¶
The last of the ruling family of Tileri dies leaving no dynastic heir
The King of Aesteria has the strongest claim on the Tileri crown and presses his claim
An apprehensive coalition of northen kingdoms forms to counter the power imbalance of a combined Aesterian/Tileri crown
The War of the Tileri Succession begins
Due to weak initial response and in-fighting in the coalition forces, the King of Aesteria was able to consolidate power in the region
After not being able to make ground against Aesteria the coalition surrended and quickly fragmented
The Kingdoms of Tileri and Aesteria became duchies under the new Aesteria crown
1041 - 1051 (War of Northern Unification)¶
Actually a series of smaller wars
Seen by some historians as an extension of the War of Tileri Succession
The Kingdom of Aesteria subjugated the other northern petty kingdoms as duchies
1051 - 1068 (Interbellum Period)¶
King of Aesteria dies in 1053 and his eldest son takes the crown
A succession war was avoided by the new king granting his brother title of the Prince of Tileri
Kingdom of Aesteria consolidates and integrates
1068 - 1075 (War of Southern Unification)¶
King of Aesteria begins conquest of southern tribes
The decentralized nature of the tribes begins to open many fronts
King begins signing treaties with some tribes to join him in exchange for more autonomy in the kingdom
After several successful treaties the Kingdom of Aesteria extends an open invitation to any tribes/houses wishing to join the kingdom in exchange for autonomy
War ends and the Guild System (Adventuring Guilds) is formalized in the Treaty of ???
At this point, the Guild System is only for previous noble houses/tribes that sided with the Kingdom of Aesteria
1129 (A new guild system)¶
The Guild System is revamped to allow anyone with sufficient funding to start a guild
1180 (Now)¶
“Current day”