The Aurean Empire

This is an article on the History of Feyworld

Years: c. 300 BF to c. 273 NC

Age: The Long Night

Continent: Aurea

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Forgotten Empires on Aurea

Four hundred years before the foundation of Zeth by the Septira, the human tribes of southern Aurea were united under the banner of the legendary Lars Tarsca to fight against the goblin hordes of the Antasian Mountains. Originally based in the sprawling trade city of Vatluna in the southern foothills of the range, the Aurean Empire spanned from the Two Kings on the northern edge of Dracia southward, encompassing almost as much territory as the Great Empire before its demise at the conclusion of the Third Age of Man.

The Aurean Empire is believed to have been a very loose confederation of tribes dominated by the so-called Icosapoli or 'Twenty Cities' spread throughout the region. Despite being known for mining copper and iron in the Antasian Mountains, the Aureans were poor masons and the vast majority of their structures are believed to have been made of wood and long since disintegrated.

As the Aurean Empire waned, its territory diminished greatly, mostly to assertions of independence by the various Icosapoli. By the foundation of Zeth in 631 BI, the capital had moved to Kortona and had devolved into the Kingdom of Ganesia. By 478 BI, Ganesia had been conquered by the rapidly-expanding Kingdom of Zeth and the final remnant of the Aurean Empire was brought under the reigns of a new Empire.