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As time went on, people from distant cities flocked to the city of Stavenn, seeking refuge from the hordes that ravaged the lands. They set up just on the interior of the main gates, making their little slice of Stavenn a diverse area in both architecture and culture. | As time went on, people from distant cities flocked to the city of Stavenn, seeking refuge from the hordes that ravaged the lands. They set up just on the interior of the main gates, making their little slice of Stavenn a diverse area in both architecture and culture. | ||
==History== | |||
===Stavenn's Founding, and the Generation War=== | |||
In the year 500 AH, Kalika Aisling, the great-great-granddaughter of [[Ayva]] and [[Yaksha]], had a vision of her own that led her to form the Cult of Aesir, God of War. He chose her as his first Prophetess and encouraged her to leave Caanae, travel south, and unite the tribes of the southern region under His Patronage. For centuries, Stavenn grew slowly while Caanae prospered, which would soon reach its tipping point in the year 589 AH, when [[Czevak]] harnessed the citizenry's hatred towards Caanae to gain power and authority over the military. He then kicked off the [[Generation War]] with a swift attack on Caanae that was summarily turned back by Caanae's defenders. | |||
The war ended sometime around the year 614 AH, when Czevak was 50 years old. He personally led troops north to Caanae and engaged them in a battle that became known as the [[Generation War#The Red Siege - 614 AH|Red Siege]]. In this battle, Czevak personally fought Elder [[Nathariel]] and was killed, which broke the spirit of his troops and ended the Generation War. | |||
===The Rise of the Siege Machine=== | |||
In the year 775 AH, the High Council of Stavenn sent scholars into Caanae under the guise of architects looking to build a temple to [[Avasyu]]. In reality, they were stealing mathematical formulas from the astronomers of the [[Academia Sylvalis]] that allowed one to calculate the trajectory of shooting stars. The scholars returned to Stavenn and turned over the formulas to [[Czezlo Tota]], who used them to create the blueprint for a massive siege machine that could catapult boulders through the air with terrifying and deadly accuracy. Those machines would be used against Caanae in the [[War of Avarice]], which began sometime near the year 850 AH and lasted for approximately seven years. | |||
==Notable Denizens== | ==Notable Denizens== | ||