Koramia and the Dawn of the Great Empire

This is an article on the History of Feyworld

Years: c. 628 NC to c. 900 NC

Age: The Third Age of Man

Continent: Duria

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The History of Koramia

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Koramia and the Heresy of Garimund of Ryard

The region that was to become the Kingdom of Koramia was originally composed of several small barbarian kingdoms along the Divian Peninsula, such as Simmeria in the east, Tracinia in the south, and Norlund in the north, just to name a few of the more powerful kingdoms. In 123 BI, the Tracini King Larstat II sent a messenger to the Republic of Zeth in the hopes of purchasing experienced mercenaries to fight a petty war against a neighboring tribe, a mysterious group known as the Xaclos. The messenger described the despair with which the Tracini were fighting, and the Senate decided to commit troops to the defense of the Tracini if they would pay a specific amount of taxes, in goods, to Zeth. The terms were very amicable, and the Zetian legions soon arrived on the Tracini shores.

It didn't take long for that forgotten neighbor of the Tracini to be decimated and annexed into Tracinia, and the Zetian troops continued to march into other neighboring territories. Soon, the Tracini, as a whole, were considered by Marcus Argentis, named the Count of the Tracini Shore by the Senate, to be his clients. He continued to other lands north and west of the Tracini, and eventually attained the title of Duke of the Simmerians. This treatment of an entire nation as a client and his actions to make his troops loyal to him and not to the Senate or State was one of many factors considered to have led to the downfall of the Zetian Republic.

Soon after Octavius of House Zetar was proclaimed the first Emperor of Zeth, he established a system of colonization amongst the states that were formerly considered Allies of Zeth. He appointed a governor to oversee the Simmerian people to insure the collection of taxes and the enforcement of Imperial rule. As a whole, the people either were too far away to feel the real effects of Imperial rule, or they encouraged and enjoyed the 'civilization' that Imperial rule provided. Most of the governors appointed were somewhat ineffectual, though intermingling with stationed legionaries provided for a mixture of societies.