Aerdi History

Medegian army besieging Bluelode -262 CY art from Old World by Mohawk Games The disappearance of Tuerny in -262 CY left a void in the Kingdom of Thalland that many factions wanted to, and immediately began attempting to fill. The party with the most immediate advantageous position was the Medegian Bladelands, which possessed one of the largest armies and had advanced almost as far as Bluelode in their invasion of southeastern Thalland. What had promised to be a devastating battle ended when the tyrant was imprisoned by Graz’zt and as lore has it, taken back to that demon prince’s realm in the Abyss( 1 ). With their leader gone the forces of Tuerny were thrown into a confused retreat. The Medegian army continued its advance, though this did not last long. As they came within sight of Bluelode they were confronted by a messenger asking their intentions. He had been sent by the commander of the town, who enquired in the name of Alamnos, the Thellari crown prince who had been imprisone...

Flan Priestess of Hextor in Bellport Melanie Liburd in Game of Thrones While no one is sure of the exact year of Tuerny’s birth in all likelihood it was  around -320 CY( 1 ), to a minor Cranden noble family in service to Fasstal Amalfrid of the Zelrad of Ehlissa. The names of his parents are unknown and almost nothing is known about his mother other than she was a witch of the ruling caste of the Lathu Flan, who had been taken as a war-captive by Tuerney's father. Before being driven out of the northern part of the land between the Flanmi, Harp, and Thelly Rivers, the nascent Cranden Principality had been in an almost constant state of war with the Lathu. The status of Tuerny’s mother is unknown; whether she was legal wife, concubine, or slave. Regardless, as the child grew, Tuerny was initiated by his mother into the arcane arts practiced by her people, most likely despite the wishes or knowledge of his father. One history relates that when the father discovered this upon the yo...

Zelrad Suel landing in Ehlissa,  -400 CY art by Angus McBride Approximately 50 years before the rise of the Kingdom of Thalland and the Medegian Bladelands, the Suel house of Zelrad was driven from the lower Sheldomar Valley by an alliance of their fellow Suel houses of Neheli and Rhola. Led by their fasstal, Anwilya they set out from near what is now the town of Greutam in the Principality of Ulek. Sailing east, they looked for refuge. In the Pomarj they found only other hostile Suel. Landing in the hills east of the Bright Desert, Anwilya’s heir, Vultolf was murdered by seemingly hospitable Flan tribesmen who then treacherously attacked the Fasstal and her party at a welcome feast. Though she lived, the Fasstal was horribly wounded in the retreat to the ships. The Suloise house of Onnwi was more open in their antipathy and several Zelrad ships were burned or captured by the Onnwi in a naval battle that took place on Noxia Bay. Battered and mistrustful, in -400 CY the Zelrad lande...

Aerdi Cavalry attacking Suel Infantry c. - 350 CY Art by Angus McBride In Pre-Migration days the Oeridians had led a mainly pastoral lifestyle, with agrarianism taking second place. But in their new lands, old ways gave to new, and farming soon began to outstrip herding as a way of life. As these changes took place the division between the nobility and commoners began to broaden. In previous times both nobles and commoners had been almost equal warriors of the tribe. But as herding gave way to farming, and the heads of families worked to establish their own freeholds, commoners found more of their time consumed by the work associated with agricultural pursuits. The nobility on the other hand, with more leisure time to train in the arts of war and more wealth to invest in heavier armor and finer arms, began to make up a martial elite based on their status as heavy cavalrymen. Service in warfare brought greater rewards from the hetmen of the Aerdi clans to these noble warriors. Thi...