Foundation of Cambrecia

This is an article on the History of Feyworld

Years: 664 NC to 1284 NC

Age: The Third Age of Man

Continent: Duria

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Cambrecia

The See of Cambrecia was founded in 664 NC by Septimius Varros, a praetor of the Zetian Republic seeking new lands to conquer. He found easy prey amongst the Kamaros and the Melvartans. The Kamaros, renamed the Cambrecians, seemed to assimilate themselves into the Zetian culture the easiest, so the newly-founded territory soon became a retirement community for old Zetian soldiers. When the Empire was founded by Octavius of House Zetar, Cambrecia, as it had become known, was one of the last of the outer territories of the Old Republic to swear allegiance to the Empire. Over the next two centuries, Cambrecia saw many rebellions as its citizens tried to found a new Senate in the capital city of Septarium. The Imperial response was heavy-handed at first, but in 149, the Emperor Metius the Elder decided on a more surreptitious approach to quelling the Cambrecians. In his role as Pontifex Maximus of the Imperial pantheon, he sent the Pontifex of Zelos, god of the State, to Septarium to build a great cathedral and begin the conversion of the populous to Zelos. The Pontifex of the time, Ionnanes II, was a persuasive man, and was able to quickly convert most of the local leadership to his banner. Over the next few centuries, as the power of the Empire waned in its northern territories, the Pontifex of Zelos was able to secure greater and greater power within Cambrecia, often without the Emperor's knowledge or consent. By 1284 NC, Cambrecia had become a monarchy, independent in most of its internal affairs.