History of the Alatarian Sovereignty

A Brief History of the Alatarian Sovereignty



2}Sorlas Tiagrus



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Editors Note-The Contents of this edition are not known to be complete, for the original author, charged with sedition for compiling the knowledges of the conquered savages, may have intended to add more to this transcript. Considered a fowl history of a fowl people, this collection has only recently been rediscovered and is still not generally favored in the public eye.



Tavius Sevik



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The Alatar have been widely regarded as the first to populate Journa, although they referred to the land as Na'Larir, and ruled their dominion for centuries. It is first best to note that these people have said to have lifespans of centuries, although most do not believe that such "fowl" creatures could be allowed to live for so long at a time. Nonetheless, their histories attribute to the truth in that idea, so the discussion of the issue will be left off here. As noted before, no one really knows when the Alatar arrived, but there are records as of the Dynastic rule of the people as to this point.



The first government of the Alatar came with the rule of Empress Larir. It is feasible to believe that the people named the land after her, as she was said to have been beautiful on divine levels. She took up rule of the people as they settled in the fabled mountain city of Das-Talts. The Alatar quickly spread about the land, but very few real settlements sprouted outside of Das-Talts. The rule of Larir was marked with surprisingly few civil grievances. The Alatar seemed to accept her rule, abiding by laws they already seemed inclined to. It is well known that the laws of Larir were hardly more than recorded versions of the moral laws all seem to be born with. Murder and theft were the most obvious of these, among adultery, financial crimes and other moral grievances. On the other hand, though, Larir's laws came with hefty punishments against those breaking the laws of morality. Very few criminals existed in a society where most were put to death. Larir's rule lasted for a hundred and seventy eight years, and was marked by her passing the scepter of power to her son, Cirjus. Larir died two hundred sixty-one years later, on the eleventh birthday of her youngest daughter.



Cirjus was not nearly as fortunate in his rule as his mother. The petty disagreements between magisters in the land elevated to a full on war between the Blood Mages and the Luna Magisters in the seventh year of his rule. For fourteen years, this war raged and was ended when Cirjus sided with the Blood Mages in an act to end the war. The Mages quickly demanded his backing in one final assault on the Luna. Cirjus obliged and allowed the battle to ensue. It ended with the Luna Magisters agreeing to give up control of the eastern lands and to only privately practice magical studies. The rest of Cirjus' rule was spent rebuilding the nation and ruling as best as he believed his mother would. His rule continued for another two hundred and ninety three years, before he died at the age of four hundred and eighty. The Scepter of power passed to his youngest sister, Larir II.



Larir II began the rule at an already venerable age. At five hundred and three, she sat on the throne. She ruled a stable nation, with few notable events during her reign. The only interesting event was her commissioning the building of a city on the western shores. Larir II was killed on a touring expedition to the new city by a group of savage minotaur. She ruled for a hundred and eleven years.



The Scepter of power moved generations to the first son of Cirjus I, Balit. Balit's rule continued his aunt's building of the port city and, in the thirtieth year of his reign, the city Porsa was completed. His reign was cut short when he fell sick and died at age ninety-one. He ruled for forty-four years. The power then passed to the first of his sisters, Isabela.



The reign of Isabela I, although nearly bringing about the beginning of Na'Larir's first Golden Age, was spoiled by her scandalous affair with a wealthy house noble. In a society where adulterers were executed, it was a near riotous time when the council had to deal with an unfaithful empress. The council decided to instead exile their empress, marking the end of her sixteen-year reign.



The next two to reach the seat of the empire were the twin daughters of Cirjus I. Over the next hundred and  twenty-two years, sixty-one years per sister, Larir III and Larir IV sat in the throne. Each of the sisters attempted to overshadow Isabela I's reign by going on conquering campaign of the southern coasts and surrounding islands. Both were killed by disease in the wilderness.



After an extensive search conducted by the council, it was deemed that the only remaining heir in the bloodline was the Bastard son of Isabela I, Cirjus II. Yet, his scandalous birth was quickly dismissed by his majestic reign. With a kind yet firm hand, Cirjus II led Na'Larir to the first Golden Age. Successful trade and commerce throughout the land was critical in funding Cirjus II completing his aunt's petty attempts at conquering. His reign brought Na'Larir to encompass the whole of the continent and all surrounding islands. He established trade and cities on the Jessar islands, and the larger islands of Ki'als, Ki'nu, Alavar, and Das-Vearna. On Das-Vearna he commissioned the grandest achievement since the reign of Larir I, a sister city to Das-Talts, named after the breathtaking island it sat upon. It was grand and beautiful, the wealthiest center of commerce next to Porsa. He also expelled the Blood Mages Guild for their necromantic practices, and reestablished the Luna Magisters. The rest of his five hundred and thirty four year reign was spent at the head of an immensely powerful and prosperous people. At his death, he was named Dominis, meaning Lord of Lords. The rule passed to his only daughter, Isabela II.



The great-great-great-great- granddaughter of Larir I was the last recorded empress of Na'Larir. For an undetermined time she ruled in the wake of her father's prosperous kingdom, relaxing as there was no strife or lawlessness in the land. She was the acting empress when we, the men of a distant land, came to what we called Journa. Deeming her the empress of an unholy, defiled people is how our leaders responded to her generous hospitalities.