Editing Viamontian Lore (section)

=== Karlun's Viamontian Unification ===
Several hundred years ago, the Corcosi tribe rose to power and changed the political landscape of Viamont. The Corcosi tribe controlled excellent pasturelands as well as a natural port on the southern coast of the peninsula. During this time the tribe seemed more inclined to commerce than warfare, and was consided the most diplomatically inclined tribe of this period. They were wealthy and their lands were well-defended, but they did not desire to challenge the Bellenni or Lotili tribes. Instead, they established trade relationships with other tribes, and had established small outposts along the coasts and rivers to serve as ports.<ref name=OriginsOfViamont />
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This all changed when a stranger named [[Karlun]] appeared. Although it is unknown where he came from, he was certainly not a native of the Viamontian peninsula. What is known is that, in very short order, he took over as chieftain of the Corcosi tribe in an unprecedented fashion. After taking control of the Corcosi trbie, Karlun used the existing trade connections with other tribes to establish military alliances. And with those alliances he began a swift and effective campaign to unite them under his rule.<ref name=OriginsOfViamont />
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Through conquest, diplomacy, and treachery, Karlun managed to bring most of the other tribes under his leadership within one generation. As part of his program of unification, Karlun had brought learning and literacy (at least among the noble lines) to Viamont. The Viamontian magical arts also evolved from shamanic form dependent upon tribal totem animals into a variant of the familiar and almost-universal Four Schools.<ref name=OriginsOfViamont />