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}}</noinclude>Before [[the Koramian War]], a newcomer to Zeth calling himself [[Lucasa|Lucius]] arrived from foreign shores and revealed himself as the Potens Maximus of Abaris (the Empire had been without an Abarisian Potens Maximus for centuries). Furthermore, Lucius was able to show lineage in [[House Zetar]], through a minor branch that had moved to [[Koramia] centuries before. It was Lucius who urged the Emperor to attack Koramia and quickly became his closest advisor. Even so, when the Emperor’s only heir died in {{ICYear|1252}}, it was still a scandal when Lucius was named heir to the Imperial throne.

Prince Lucius asked to assist in the faltering war effort in Koramia and the Emperor agreed to send him to the front. Under Lucius’ command, the Imperial army regrouped and finally marched on [[Paeldain]]. In the [[Second Battle of Paeldain]], Lucius lead the Imperial armies to a stunning victory. By the end of the battle, not only was the Koramian capital city firmly in Imperial hands, but most of the Greysword family was dead on the battlefield, including both the legendary [[William I Greysword|William I]] and his son and heir [[William II Greysword|King William II]].

[[Ayric Greysword]], a young son of William I’s brother, was determined to be next in line for the Koramian Crown, but Ayric refused the crown. Ayric had been kidnapped by his own mother from the Royal Castle some twenty years earlier and was not raised in the Royal Household. This, coupled with crippling injuries he had received in the [[Illyria|Illyrian War]], were the reasons he gave for surrendering the crown. Unfortunately, no one quite realized at the time the repercussions that this decision would have for Koramia’s future.

The crown then fell to [[Gawyn Asheva]], husband of Ayric’s eldest sister. Asheva, who was Earl of Margwenth, had been extremely active in leading troops against the Empire and was a well respected commander. Despite King Gawyn’s military acumen, Prince Lucius was able to counter his every move and Koramia continued to lose territory to Imperial forces.

When the Zetian Emperor [[Publius Antonius of House Zetar|Publius Antonius]] died late in {{ICYear|1252}}, Lucius quickly assumed his role as Emperor and was crowned in the field in Koramia. It was at his coronation that he revealed himself as [[Lucasa]], [[Mage-King]] of [[Lun Dorak]]. He ordered the Imperial capital moved from Zeth to [[Davalor|the Sapphire City]] and quickly began to establish the Mages of Lun Dorak as leaders within the Empire. Lucasa, who would become known as the "Heretic Emperor”, retired to the Saphhire City to rule while his forces in Koramia continued to clean up King Gawyn’s remaining forces. Lucasa, well aware of the treachery he faced both from his new subjects and his enemies, became increasingly secluded.

As Lucasa was on the brink of victory, the [[Order of the Brilliant Lance]] arrived to fight against his aggressions. These Dragonknights quickly helped stabilize the Koramian front and then turned their attention on the Saphhire City itself. As they lay siege to the city with a combined Koramian army, Illyrian army, dwarven axemen, elven bowmen and even an orcish horde. The Dragonknights succeeded in assaulting the Sapphire City, but as they reached the Mage-King, it became obvious why he had become secluded. The Mage-King had fallen to a mysterious disease and succumbed to the disease in the very presence of the Dragonknights in {{ICYear|1253}}.

With Lucasa dead, the [[Fourth Succession War]] flared in the Empire and few there were any longer interested in The Heretic Emperor’s foreign war. King Gawyn began the long task of rebuilding his fractured nation. Though its Queen had long since disappeared, Icenia was still rebellious against the Koramian Crown and a legion of Imperial troops remained stranded in Koramia, intent on presenting it as a prize to whatever Emperor emerged from the Fourth Succession War. King Gawyn was able to re-establish control of much of the region near Koramia before a new conqueror arrived to bring new terror to his people.

[[Gar’dun]], Great Khan of Vor Midal and one of the allies who had fought with Koramia at the Sapphire City found himself with thousands of loyal orcs and no enemy to fight. His alliance with Koramia at an end with the defeat of the Mage-King, Gar’dun turned his armies west. The Horde quickly overran the elves of [[Webwood]] and burned through [[Illyria]], which had suffered almost as much as Koramia in the wars. The Horde turned its attentions on the remnants of Koramia itself. For reasons still unknown, Gar’dun reached the border of [[Icenia]] and turned his Horde southward, though the [[Divian Mountains]] and towards [[Paeldain]] itself.

Paeldain’s defenses were weak, but still the people of the city held out for two weeks while Gar’dun’s forces besieged the city. But finally, the unstoppable Horde broke through Paeldain’s walls and sacked the city in {{ICYear|1256}}. King Gawyn was killed during the fighting and it is said his skull was tied to Gar’dun’s war chariot, resting ironically next to the skull of the Illyrian king. Gawyn’s young son, [[William III Asheva|William]], was crowned King William III and spirited away to a secret enclave in the Divian Mountains.

With Koramia leaderless, Gar’dun, now known as “Kingslayer,” took his horde into southeastern Koramia before turning northwestward. Over the course of the next five years, Gar’dun’s horde all but destroyed what remained of Koramia. The Horde finally faltered in {{ICYear|1261}} in western Koramia, when Gar’dun died from extreme old age (he was sixty at the time of his death, almost twice the normal lifespan of an orc). Instead of choosing a new Khan and continuing their conquest, the orcish Horde fell to infighting and remained in western Koramia, renaming it [[Orcish Wastes|Vor Scheral]].<noinclude>{{Duria_Guide|chapter= History}}{{Fey_Source|chapter= History}}[[Category:Koramia]]</noinclude>

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