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	Historians of the Bay of Catazar generally place historical events within various eras. INSERT FLUFF ABOUT ERAS, MENTION SKEIN OF YEARS. MENTION ABOUT THE EDGES OF ERAS - AMBIGUITY. NOTE ABOUT ERAS AND DIVINATION IN OTHERS PARTS OF THE WORLD?		Historians of the Bay of Catazar generally place historical events within various eras. INSERT FLUFF ABOUT ERAS, MENTION SKEIN OF YEARS. MENTION ABOUT THE EDGES OF ERAS - AMBIGUITY. NOTE ABOUT ERAS AND DIVINATION IN OTHERS PARTS OF THE WORLD?

			TIMELINE VISUALISATION?

	==Resurgence (DATERANGE)==		==Resurgence (DATERANGE)==

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	==Renewal (DATERANGE)==		==Renewal (DATERANGE)==
			CLEARLY DESCRIBE START AND END DATES AND THRONES. OC NOTE ABOUT HOW THIS RELATES TO PCs (MANY PCs WILL HAVE HAD GRANDPARENTS WHO LIVED THROUGH THE END OF THIS ERA). HIGHLIGHT THE SLAVERY TRANSITION. BE CLEAR ABOUT THRONE AND DATE AND START AND END. BE CLEAR: DOES IT END WHEN THE BORDERS OR FIXED OR AT THE SECOND INTERREGNUM? WHAT CHARACTERISES AN INTERREGNUM? SLAVERY ENDED HERE.

	The renewal period started with the fixing of the borders in 265YE and lasted until the end of the reign of Emperor Ahraz. It marked a period of introspection, but also of strengthening and renewing an Empire ravaged by the violence and confusion of the years of Turmoil. With the acceptance of the Imperial Orcs as a tenth nation, the Empire's strength appeared assured.		The renewal period started with the fixing of the borders in 265YE and lasted until the end of the reign of Emperor Ahraz. It marked a period of introspection, but also of strengthening and renewing an Empire ravaged by the violence and confusion of the years of Turmoil. With the acceptance of the Imperial Orcs as a tenth nation, the Empire's strength appeared assured.

	CLEARLY DESCRIBE START AND END DATES AND THRONES. OC NOTE ABOUT HOW THIS RELATES TO PCs (MANY PCs WILL HAVE HAD GRANDPARENTS WHO LIVED THROUGH THE END OF THIS ERA). HIGHLIGHT THE SLAVERY TRANSITION. BE CLEAR ABOUT THRONE AND DATE AND START AND END. BE CLEAR: DOES IT END WHEN THE BORDERS OR FIXED OR AT THE SECOND INTERREGNUM? WHAT CHARACTERISES AN INTERREGNUM? SLAVERY ENDED HERE.

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	==Turmoil (DATERANGE)==		==Turmoil (DATERANGE)==
			CLEARLY DESCRIBE START AND END DATES AND THRONES. OC NOTE ABOUT NICOVAR: THIS IS THE EARLIEST PERIOD THAT THE EMPIRE HAS ANY KIND OF CONSISTENT AND RELIABLE DOCUMENTATION FROM. WHY DO WE DO THIS OC? WHEN EXACTLY DOES IT START AND END? SLAVERY PRESENT HERE.

	~~CLEARLY DESCRIBE START AND END DATES AND THRONES~~. ~~OC NOTE ABOUT NICOVAR: THIS IS THE EARLIEST PERIOD THAT THE EMPIRE HAS ANY KIND OF CONSISTENT AND RELIABLE DOCUMENTATION FROM~~. ~~WHY DO WE DO THIS OC? WHEN EXACTLY DOES IT START AND END? SLAVERY PRESENT HERE~~.		This period saw the reign of Emperor Nicovar, and his catastrophic effect on the history of the Empire. It was characterised by a sequence of military defeats as earlier conquests were lost to resurgent barbarian forces beginning with Segura in the Brass Coast in 204YE and ending with the war in Karsk in 259YE. Most of the defeats were eventually reversed, with the borders moving back and forth. By the end of the years of turmoil, the Empire actually controlled slightly more land than at the beginning, but the period is still regarded as a low point in Imperial history.

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	This period saw the reign of Emperor Nicovar, and his catastrophic effect on the history of the Empire. It was characterised by a sequence of military defeats as earlier conquests were lost to resurgent barbarian forces beginning with Segura in the Brass Coast in 204YE and ending with the war in Karsk in 259YE. Most of the defeats were eventually reversed, with the borders moving back and forth. By the end of the years of turmoil, the Empire actually controlled slightly more land than at the beginning, but the period is still regarded as a low point in Imperial history.

	===(257YE - 281YE) Reign of Emperor James, "the Wise"===		===(257YE - 281YE) Reign of Emperor James, "the Wise"===

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	==Renewal==		==Renewal (DATERANGE)==
	The renewal period started with the fixing of the borders in 265YE and lasted until the end of the reign of Emperor Ahraz. It marked a period of introspection, but also of strengthening and renewing an Empire ravaged by the violence and confusion of the years of Turmoil. With the acceptance of the Imperial Orcs as a tenth nation, the Empire's strength appeared assured.		The renewal period started with the fixing of the borders in 265YE and lasted until the end of the reign of Emperor Ahraz. It marked a period of introspection, but also of strengthening and renewing an Empire ravaged by the violence and confusion of the years of Turmoil. With the acceptance of the Imperial Orcs as a tenth nation, the Empire's strength appeared assured.

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	==Turmoil==		==Turmoil (DATERANGE)==

	CLEARLY DESCRIBE START AND END DATES AND THRONES. OC NOTE ABOUT NICOVAR: THIS IS THE EARLIEST PERIOD THAT THE EMPIRE HAS ANY KIND OF CONSISTENT AND RELIABLE DOCUMENTATION FROM. WHY DO WE DO THIS OC? WHEN EXACTLY DOES IT START AND END? SLAVERY PRESENT HERE.		CLEARLY DESCRIBE START AND END DATES AND THRONES. OC NOTE ABOUT NICOVAR: THIS IS THE EARLIEST PERIOD THAT THE EMPIRE HAS ANY KIND OF CONSISTENT AND RELIABLE DOCUMENTATION FROM. WHY DO WE DO THIS OC? WHEN EXACTLY DOES IT START AND END? SLAVERY PRESENT HERE.
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	The destruction of the libraries left a big hole in the history of the Empire - thousands of books and scrolls were lost. While records still existed, there were many gaps and those that remained were fragmentary. Since then scholars have attempted to recreate the books and records they had lost, but with mixed success.		The destruction of the libraries left a big hole in the history of the Empire - thousands of books and scrolls were lost. While records still existed, there were many gaps and those that remained were fragmentary. Since then scholars have attempted to recreate the books and records they had lost, but with mixed success.
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	==Expansion==		==Expansion (DATERANGE)==
	WHEN DOES THIS START? (THE FIRST INTERREGNUM). WHEN DOES THIS END? (THE BARRABINE DISASTER?). CHARACTERISATION OF ERA. VIBE. OC NOTE: ENTERING A PERIOD OF STORY MORE THAN HISTORY. SLAVERY PRESENT HERE.		WHEN DOES THIS START? (THE FIRST INTERREGNUM). WHEN DOES THIS END? (THE BARRABINE DISASTER?). CHARACTERISATION OF ERA. VIBE. OC NOTE: ENTERING A PERIOD OF STORY MORE THAN HISTORY. SLAVERY PRESENT HERE.
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	Following the reign of Empress Teleri there was a period known as the ''First Interregnum'' during which there was nobody seated on the Throne. This period was marked by close co-operation between the Conclave, Bourse, Senate and Military Council with the Imperial Synod serving a vital role as supporters and intermediaries. As the interregnum progressed, however, there was increasing dissatisfaction with the dominance of the Synod.		Following the reign of Empress Teleri there was a period known as the ''First Interregnum'' during which there was nobody seated on the Throne. This period was marked by close co-operation between the Conclave, Bourse, Senate and Military Council with the Imperial Synod serving a vital role as supporters and intermediaries. As the interregnum progressed, however, there was increasing dissatisfaction with the dominance of the Synod.
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	==Consolidation==		==Consolidation (DATERANGE)==
	WHEN DOES THIS START? WHEN DOES THIS END? CHARACTERISATION AND GENERAL VIBE. OC NOTE: MANY "CORE" TERRITORIES CONQUERED HERE - SEMMERHOLM, KARAHMAN. SLAVERY PRESENT HERE.		WHEN DOES THIS START? WHEN DOES THIS END? CHARACTERISATION AND GENERAL VIBE. OC NOTE: MANY "CORE" TERRITORIES CONQUERED HERE - SEMMERHOLM, KARAHMAN. SLAVERY PRESENT HERE.

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	Imperial armies from Wintermark and Dawn supported the Varushkan force's conquest of [[Karsk]]. The war was long and did not produce tales of heroism or glory.		Imperial armies from Wintermark and Dawn supported the Varushkan force's conquest of [[Karsk]]. The war was long and did not produce tales of heroism or glory.
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	==Foundation==		==Foundation (DATERANGE)==
	WHERE DOES THIS START? WHERE DOES THIS END? CHARACTERISATION OF ERA, VIBE, OC NOTE IF NEEDED. SLAVERY PRESENT HERE.		WHERE DOES THIS START? WHERE DOES THIS END? CHARACTERISATION OF ERA, VIBE, OC NOTE IF NEEDED. SLAVERY PRESENT HERE.
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	The most significant conflict was in Varushka where the Imperial forces engaged those of the corrupt boyar [[Alderei the Fair]] who threatened to conquer Varushka and create his own corrupt Empire. With the magical aid of the [[Volodny]] magicians, his armies proved to be a match for the Imperial forces. The efforts of powerful magicians ultimately neutralised the Volodny and the tyrant boyar was defeated by the Marcher general [[Life of Tom Drake\|Tom Drake]], although his body was never recovered.		The most significant conflict was in Varushka where the Imperial forces engaged those of the corrupt boyar [[Alderei the Fair]] who threatened to conquer Varushka and create his own corrupt Empire. With the magical aid of the [[Volodny]] magicians, his armies proved to be a match for the Imperial forces. The efforts of powerful magicians ultimately neutralised the Volodny and the tyrant boyar was defeated by the Marcher general [[Life of Tom Drake\|Tom Drake]], although his body was never recovered.
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	==Pre-Imperial==		==Pre-Imperial (DATERANGE)==
	UNCLEAR WHERE THIS STARTS? ENDS WHEN? CHARACTERISATION OF ERA (PRESUMABLY NOT "PRE-IMPERIAL" AT THE TIME). OC NOTE ABOUT HISTORY AND RELATING TO IT.		UNCLEAR WHERE THIS STARTS? ENDS WHEN? CHARACTERISATION OF ERA (PRESUMABLY NOT "PRE-IMPERIAL" AT THE TIME). OC NOTE ABOUT HISTORY AND RELATING TO IT.
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	==Ancient==		==Ancient==
			EARLY HISTORY OF ORCS AND HUMANS. CLEARLY LINK ANY RELEVANT HR.
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	This period begins with the earliest recorded human habitation of the Bay of Catazar. it starts perhaps as long as two thousand years before the founding of the Empire. The ruins of the first orc and human settlements date from this period. There is some argument among Imperial scholars as to who was here "first" - the orcs or the humans. Very little is known for sure about the Ancient period, meaning that along with the time Before History it is sometimes called the Dark Ages.		This period begins with the earliest recorded human habitation of the Bay of Catazar. it starts perhaps as long as two thousand years before the founding of the Empire. The ruins of the first orc and human settlements date from this period. There is some argument among Imperial scholars as to who was here "first" - the orcs or the humans. Very little is known for sure about the Ancient period, meaning that along with the time Before History it is sometimes called the Dark Ages.
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	==Before History==		==Before History==
	BRIEF OC CONTEXT. ~~IS "DARK AGES" A SEPARATE ERA?~~ MENTION LEVIATHAN?		BRIEF OC CONTEXT. MENTION LEVIATHAN?
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	Between the creation of the world, and the first records of human civilisation, an unknown period passes. Some historians speak in terms of eons, others in terms of millennia. Most agree that there was a time before the existence of humans and orcs, when the world may have been dominated by other species - perhaps the dragons whose bones are such a [[Materials#Dragonbone\|valuable material]]. This period, and the period that follows it, are sometimes called the Dark Ages - before the illumination of history.		Between the creation of the world, and the first records of human civilisation, an unknown period passes. Some historians speak in terms of eons, others in terms of millennia. Most agree that there was a time before the existence of humans and orcs, when the world may have been dominated by other species - perhaps the dragons whose bones are such a [[Materials#Dragonbone\|valuable material]]. This period, and the period that follows it, are sometimes called the Dark Ages - before the illumination of history.

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			CLEARLY DESCRIBE START AND END DATES AND THRONES. OC NOTE ABOUT NICOVAR: THIS IS THE EARLIEST PERIOD THAT THE EMPIRE HAS ANY KIND OF CONSISTENT AND RELIABLE DOCUMENTATION FROM. WHY DO WE DO THIS OC? WHEN EXACTLY DOES IT START AND END? SLAVERY PRESENT HERE.

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	This period saw the reign of Emperor Nicovar, and his catastrophic effect on the history of the Empire. It was characterised by a sequence of military defeats as earlier conquests were lost to resurgent barbarian forces beginning with Segura in the Brass Coast in 204YE and ending with the war in Karsk in 259YE. Most of the defeats were eventually reversed, with the borders moving back and forth. By the end of the years of turmoil, the Empire actually controlled slightly more land than at the beginning, but the period is still regarded as a low point in Imperial history.		This period saw the reign of Emperor Nicovar, and his catastrophic effect on the history of the Empire. It was characterised by a sequence of military defeats as earlier conquests were lost to resurgent barbarian forces beginning with Segura in the Brass Coast in 204YE and ending with the war in Karsk in 259YE. Most of the defeats were eventually reversed, with the borders moving back and forth. By the end of the years of turmoil, the Empire actually controlled slightly more land than at the beginning, but the period is still regarded as a low point in Imperial history.

	CLEARLY DESCRIBE START AND END DATES AND THRONES. OC NOTE ABOUT NICOVAR: THIS IS THE EARLIEST PERIOD THAT THE EMPIRE HAS ANY KIND OF CONSISTENT AND RELIABLE DOCUMENTATION FROM. WHY DO WE DO THIS OC? WHEN EXACTLY DOES IT START AND END? SLAVERY PRESENT HERE.

	===(257YE - 281YE) Reign of Emperor James, "the Wise"===		===(257YE - 281YE) Reign of Emperor James, "the Wise"===

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	Imperial historians date from the foundation of the Empire. Events that happened after the Empire is created are recorded as '''YE''' for "Year of the Empire" and '''BE''' for "Before the Empire." Most nations had their own calendars before the foundation of the Empire so historical documents that predate the Empire use different systems. A very few [[Highguard\|Highborn]] historians stubbornly cling to the numbering '''SL''' for "Since Landfall" dating from the point at which they first set foot on these shores, but this is a largely discredited system.		Imperial historians date from the foundation of the Empire. Events that happened after the Empire is created are recorded as '''YE''' for "Year of the Empire" and '''BE''' for "Before the Empire." Most nations had their own calendars before the foundation of the Empire so historical documents that predate the Empire use different systems. A very few [[Highguard\|Highborn]] historians stubbornly cling to the numbering '''SL''' for "Since Landfall" dating from the point at which they first set foot on these shores, but this is a largely discredited system.

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	This period saw the reign of Emperor Nicovar, and his catastrophic effect on the history of the Empire. It was characterised by a sequence of military defeats as earlier conquests were lost to resurgent barbarian forces beginning with Segura in the Brass Coast in 204YE and ending with the war in Karsk in 259YE. Most of the defeats were eventually reversed, with the borders moving back and forth. By the end of the years of turmoil, the Empire actually controlled slightly more land than at the beginning, but the period is still regarded as a low point in Imperial history.		This period saw the reign of Emperor Nicovar, and his catastrophic effect on the history of the Empire. It was characterised by a sequence of military defeats as earlier conquests were lost to resurgent barbarian forces beginning with Segura in the Brass Coast in 204YE and ending with the war in Karsk in 259YE. Most of the defeats were eventually reversed, with the borders moving back and forth. By the end of the years of turmoil, the Empire actually controlled slightly more land than at the beginning, but the period is still regarded as a low point in Imperial history.

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	The destruction of the libraries left a big hole in the history of the Empire - thousands of books and scrolls were lost. While records still existed, there were many gaps and those that remained were fragmentary. Since then scholars have attempted to recreate the books and records they had lost, but with mixed success.		The destruction of the libraries left a big hole in the history of the Empire - thousands of books and scrolls were lost. While records still existed, there were many gaps and those that remained were fragmentary. Since then scholars have attempted to recreate the books and records they had lost, but with mixed success.
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	==Expansion==		==Expansion==
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