Taeurn



Taëurn consists of 8 independent countries:


 * 1) Wildsummit
 * 2) Vaohoko
 * 3) Essen
 * 4) Novas
 * 5) Sorisi
 * 6) Neahil Islands
 * 7) Jarurah Islands
 * 8) Hamab

= The known history of Taëurn (1200 C.E.- present) = The founding of modern Taëurn is credited to the rise of the human missionaries that began to arrive around 1300 C.E. They built temples to their gods and attempted to bring a greater understanding of faith to the local inhabitants. Tribes of Catfolk, Lizardfolk, Anura, Nefrit, Arachnea, Dwarves, Elves, Halflings, Dragonborn and Djinnsa were all local to the mainland at the time. Tribes of Merkin, Terrapins, Onchophora, Therian, and Tieflings often lived on the more remote islands. Missionaries arrived primarily to the eastern mainland and promoted a sense of community and cultural blending amongst the often bickering local tribes and for a time this worked well. By 1380, the influence of the divine wars began to be felt and the tensions between the species and various new faiths boiled over into political and social unrest. During this time the human nobles of the infamous “Tyron the III’s” family line began to solidify their power, driving many of the unhappy citizens over the mountain range to the west of the mainland.

By 1632, When Tyron III became lord regent, all the lands of eastern Taëurn had been conquered except for the far north. In 1647, Tyron III was finally defeated by the forces of the north who claimed independence for themselves. This was the official act  that founded Vaohoko and Wildesummit. Shortly after this, the people of Novas chartered an independence from the scattered authority of Essen. By 1653, the continent was renamed Taëurn.

Unfortunately, the initial founding of Novas was fraught with battles and civil war which raged for years. By 1832 Novas was split into three independent kingdoms within the same country and has maintained a shaky peace till this day.

In 1904 the shipping and trade councils of El’Asrün and Tulberg formally opened trade with their western neighbors across the great northern ocean. They solidified trade routes and helped to bolster the economies of the entire continent. Bringing both goods and a host of new immigrants and talents.

By 1957, the Merfolk isles of Neahil had become off limits to trade, and they began to practice a severe form of political isolationism. The influx of people and traffic had become particularly hazardous to the waters and reefs of the land and they simply outlawed travel. They still remain a very isolated island chain, but they have allowed limited trade more recently. By 1996 the lightning rails, and all the associated industrial growth that they entailed arrived at Essen. Because of the trade in lightning cells, Taëurn has become an economically booming location, despite its many backwater villages on the western shore. It still remains a vital part of the global economy and has been growing rapidly.