The Calling

According to legend, Oron Limus, Consul of Coromae, received a vision of a place that he visited as a child. The place consisted of a vast lake surrounding a gray tower atop which was a lit a blue and white flame. In the vision came a calling to seek this place, for "by the light of this tower would be restored to the world the order of old."

The year was 844 BCE. Oron Limus was on his deathbed at the time; and he wrote about this vision in his will. Shortly after his passing, the Consulship passed to his oldest son: Tirion Limus. Tirion had two younger brothers: Thano Limus and Reon Limus, the latter of whom was the youngest. Thano and Reon were more than eager to partake in such a quest but very soon got into a bitter rivalry over where to travel; and such a rivalry almost manifested into a spellfire duel. Console Tirion Limus intervened, however, assigning Thano to travel East along the Northern sides of the Chokian Mountains "to one end of the world," and assigning Reon to venture South "to the other end."

Thano, accordingly, would never return from his journey.

The Journey to the Mouth

In May 842 BCE, Reon set out, accompanied by Vereus the Shipwright, Toryph the Bladesmaster, Gera the Priestess, and about one-hundred other followers. They set out with a fleet of ships to navigate the Rivers and Lakes of the West Peninsula down to the Great Mouth in present-day Paolina. Such ships were the crafting of Vereus and were deemed the best for the age. Toryph made the best blades, including the famous spellfire-enhanced Guldin. In June 842 BCE, they reached the Great Mouth, where they anticipated to find the tower from Oron's vision. However, no such tower could be found. Gera supposedly interceded with the divine and received an answer that the tower was along "the shore across the Sea."

Over the year that followed, the traveling group constructed hardier ships to brave the rougher tides of the Circlarian Ocean. They would then sail and land on the shores of present-day Ghues in May of 841 BCE.

The Journey to Akceji

No tower was found upon these shores either. Gera made further intercession with the divine and determined that the tower was located "along the shores of the undying Sun," meaning the coastline of present-day Gyrosak. Vereus agreed with this determination. However, this put him at odds with Toryph, who believed that Vereus was attempting to usurp leadership of the quest through lies and manipulation. Toryph also believed that Vereus had become over-boastful of his ship designs.

Reon, however, sided with Vereus. And starting around September 841 BCE, they began construction on more ships as well as enhancements on the ones already built. However, one month into this building project, Toryph recruited a few followers and torched all of the ships. Reon retaliated by hunting down and killing Toryph with his own blade: the Guldin. Gera condemned Reon for such a deed, and stated that she would intercede with the divine for judgement on Reon's fate. Fearing her apparent divine callings, Reon made an attempt on Gera's life. However, the Priestess fought him off. Vereus saw this and determined that Reon was becoming too powerful, threatening to usurp Tirion Limus upon his return to Coromae. So he conspired with Gera and, with the Guldin, assassinated Reon.

Vereus and Gera took the mantle of leadership mutually. And by May 840 BCE, after the ships were finished, they set off sailing toward the South Coast of Canticula.

The New Establishment in Akceji

Around October 840 BCE, they landed on the Mouth of the Midland River, where they followed a road leading to the city of Akceji. Over the following years, they learned the ways of the city, and its slightly varied dialect of the Aerdn tongue, as well as the ways of the Nesics.

Vereus, during this time, approached the Consulship of the city with a proposition to establish a network of trade, including both a maritime route and a land route, with the city of Coromae. However, Erimus Kerion, Consul of Akceji, wished for the city to maintain dominance over the surrounding region of the known world, which he determined would be threatened by Coromae; thus he declined Vereus' proposal. Vereus, in response, led a coup which overthrew the city rulers and ended Kerion's life.

Gera was an ally to Vereus to this point. But during the coup, Vereus began voicing intent on dominating both Akceji and Coromae, and even, as he believed, to gain the status of a deity. Gera, in November 836 BCE, led a counter-coup, which overthrew and killed Vereus. Over Akceji, Gera established a Council of Priests. Serving as the Head Priest, Gera dispatched ambassadors to Coromae, who succeeding in achieving Vereus' initial intent to establish a network of trade. Over the years that followed, an old ancient Circlarian Imperial road running from the Mouth of the Midland River to present-day Ghues would be re-paved, and would run alongside a newly-built cross-roads merchant village named Token. Gera also dispatched explorers to search the Southern face of the Chokian Mountains for the fabled tower in the vision of Oron Limus.