Editing Viamontian Lore

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''The war-like Viamontian have a tendency to conquer other lands in an effort to broaden their borders. Disciplined and fiercely loyal to their leaders, the Viamontians have long been the scourge of the other heritage groups of Ispar.'' - [[Character_Creation/Racial_Lore#Viamontian|Viamontian Description (Character Creation)]]
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Viamontians are one of the [[Isparian]] [[Cultures]]. Their homeland is the kingdom of [[Viamont]], on [[Ispar]]. Viamontians are among the human heritage groups to find themselves displaced on [[Dereth]], along with the [[Aluvian Lore|Aluvians]], [[Gharu'ndim Lore|Gharu'ndim]], and [[Sho Lore|Sho]]. Viamontians were the fourth of the human heritage groups to begin to arrive on Dereth.

== History on Ispar ==
=== Tribal period ===
Long ago the Roulean Empire had expanded to control the lands around the Ironsea. The Rouleans saw no benefit in conquering the Viamontian peninsula, and so the tribes that would later form Viamont, and their neighboring Aluvia, remained chaotic and disorganized.<ref name=OriginsOfViamont>2004/11 Pre-[[Throne of Destiny]] - [[The Origins and Current Disposition of Viamont]]</ref>
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The tribes of this era warred over territory and livestock. Relations between these tribes were characterized by unstable alliances, opportunistic treachery, and vicious blood feuds. The tribes were organized around clans and ruled by a hereditary clan chieftain. The most successful clans were led by chieftains who were not only mighty warriors, but also cunning politicians.<ref name=OriginsOfViamont />
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Clans were loyal to their chieftains. There are no stories of an ambitious family member killing and supplanting a cheiftain. All records of death of chieftains were attributed to war with other clans, natural causes, or misadventure. Successors to failing or dying clan chiefs were usually named by the incumbent, or anointed in ritualized trial by combat.<ref name=OriginsOfViamont />
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In these early days, no one tribe rose to dominance. A handful of tribes rose to more powerful positions however, due to their control of the best lands and livestock for generations. These tribes included Bellenni, Lotili, and Furzi.<ref name=OriginsOfViamont />

=== 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 />

=== Civil War ===
Karlun's son, [[Elous I]], and later his grandson, [[Elous II]], continued this unification of Viamont through marriages with the other clans, and began a royal bloodline. There were a few tribes that resisted the unification. The tribes that resisted were mostly the powerful tribes that had the most to lose by bowing to a central authority. Most notable among these resisting tribes were Bellenni and Lotili.<ref name=OriginsOfViamont />
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During the reign of Elous II, the resisting tribes formed an alliance of the their own. This resistance was led jointly by the shaman-wizard Bassano of the Bellenni and the warrior matron Pova of the Lotili. In the first pitched battle between the two sides, King Elous II died in personal combat with the two warlords. With the defeat of Elous II, hopes of defeating the resisting tribes vanished, and a Viamontian Civil War began. The war lasted almost 100 years. Throughout the war, tribes changed sides to best suit their interests. While the intensity of the war fluctuated, skirmishes took place more or less continuously somewhere in the peninsula.<ref name=OriginsOfViamont />
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The civil war concluded in a battle in the foothills south of [[Corcosa]]. The battle lasted for three days, until there were not enough soldiers to continue fighting. In the end, King [[Elous V]] held enough of a tactical advantage to force the surrender from Bellenni and Lotili, but not enough of an advantage to see the victory he wanted - the eradication of the Bellenni and Lotili tribes.<ref name=OriginsOfViamont />

=== Unified Viamont ===
The civil war ended with all sides too spent to continue fighting, and the newly unified Viamont had 30 years of peace. By the time King [[Elous VI]] ascended to power, border wars began to occur once more between the lords of Viamont. Elous VI knew that unless this desire for conflict could be directed elsewhere, the newly formed kingdom would be broken again.<ref name=OriginsOfViamont />
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And so Elous VI began the task of creating a national military force. Elous took the old tribal warlords and made them generals, and quietly brought in retired Roulean generals to train his new army. Soldiers were loyal to their hereditary lord, who were themselves loyal to Elous VI. Aside from their military obligations, Elous VI gave his lords great latitude to maintain their own domains. In order to keep the ambitions of the Viamontian lords in check, Elous established a war academy to make sure his own personal forces were the best-trained soldiers in Viamont. Other lords also sent their greatest soldiers to this academy, and this became the foundation of the [[Ferran Knights]]. <ref name=OriginsOfViamont />

=== Conquest of Aluvia ===
The first campaign of the unitied Viamontian army began in 704 RC, when the Grand Armada of Viamont invaded the neighboring nation of Aluvia.<ref name=OriginsOfViamont /><ref name=TheReignOfAlfrega>1999/11 [[Release]] - [[The Reign of Alfrega]]</ref><ref name=HistoryOfAubereanVol4>2003/03 [[The History of Auberean/Volume IV: Shifting Ways (-888 to -574)]]</ref><ref name=ZogblasterAluvianIntro>1999/11 [[Release]] - [[Zogblaster Archive/Heritage Groups/Aluvian|Zogblaster Archive - Aluvian Introduction]]</ref> The structured army of Viamont, accompanied by the Ferran Knights, defeated the loosely organized Aluvian militias led by the Aluvian King Pwyll II on the Plain of Ayrifal.<ref name=OriginsOfViamont /><ref name=TheReignOfAlfrega /><ref name=HistoryOfAubereanVol4 /><ref name=TheViamontianKnight>2004/10 pre-[[Throne of Destiny]] - [[The Viamontian Knight]]</ref> [[Aflric]], who led the invasion of Aluvia,<ref name=HistoryOfAubereanVol4 /> was instated as ruler of Aluvia.<ref name=ZogblasterAluvianIntro /> Alfric held the titles of Viamont Royal Governor,<ref name=TheReignOfAlfrega /><ref name=AlfricsBull>2003/10 [[Reign of Terror]] - [[Alfric's Bull]]</ref> Overlord of Viamont,<ref name=HistoryOfAubereanVol4 />, and King.<ref name=ZogblasterAluvianIntro /> Viamont used the wealth and resources of the conquered Aluvia, and more borrowed Roulean Expertise, to vastly improve their naval forces.<ref name=OriginsOfViamont />
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Alfric's reign of Aluvia lasted until 735 RC. He was suceeded by his son [[Theolaud]], who ruled Aluvia as King.<ref name=TheReignOfAlfrega /><ref name=HistoryOfAubereanVol4 /> Theolaud's reign lasted 30 years, until 765 RC. By this time, [[Elous VIII]] was king of Viamont. While the exact circumstances of Theolaud's death are lost to history, but it is speculated that he was assassinated, that he died in a duel with a Viamontian noble, or that he died in a duel with King Elous VIII himself. And the motives behind his death were possibly that he claimed Aluvia as his own kingdom, and possibly that he seized control of Aluvia to defend himself against the Viamontian king, who did not approve of Theolaud's affair with the king's young daughter.<ref name=TheReignOfAlfrega />
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Theolaud's daughter, [[Alfrega]], was the next to reign in Aluvia. She was known by the Aluvians as Alfrega the Mad, and the Winter Queen.<ref name=TheReignOfAlfrega /><ref name=HistoryOfAubereanVol4 /> Alfrega was a paranoid ruler, who rounded up those she thought were conspiring against her and executed them.<ref name=HistoryOfAubereanVol4 /> Her reign ended in 779 RC. Her son, [[Osric]], was next to reign in Aluvia.<ref name=HistoryOfAubereanVol4 /> Though Osric was of Viamontian heritage, he re-established Aluvia as a kingdom for the Aluvians.<ref name=ZogblasterAluvianIntro /><ref name=HistoryOfAubereanVol4 /> Osric made peace with the the rebellious Aluvian nobles, lowered taxes, and named his son after the Aluvian saint Pwyll. To this day, Aluvians praise Osric, whom they call the Wise, in their folk songs.<ref name=ZogblasterAluvianIntro />
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Osric reigned in Aluvia until 810 RC.<ref name=HistoryOfAubereanVol4 /><ref name=SQOnAluvianRulers>2002/03 [[Stormwaltz Quotes]] - [[Stormwaltz Quotes/On Aluvian Rulers|On Aluvian Rulers]]</ref> His son, Pwyll, took the throne, and the royal name [[Pwyll III]]. Thanks to the work of Osric, Aluvia was united as one by the time of Pwyll's reign, and Aluvia enjoyed a golden age.<ref name=ZogblasterAluvianIntro /> In 835 RC, on what was described as the eve of war between Viamont and Aluvia, Pwyll III was killed by an ambassador from Viamont.<ref name=SQOnAluvianRulers /><ref name=ZogblasterAluvianIntro /> After Pwyll's death, Aluvian knights and commoners alike fell upon their Viamontian enemies and destroyed them.<ref name=ZogblasterAluvianIntro />

=== Viamont after Aluvia ===
By approximately 930 RC, [[Etien]] was the reigning monarch in Viamont.<ref name=HistoryOfAubereanVol5>2003/03 [[The History of Auberean/Volume V: New Arrivals (-540 to 13)]]</ref><ref name=ToBeAShadow>1999/11 [[Release]] - [[To Be A Shadow]]</ref> After Gharu'n was founded in 924 RC, [[Yasif ibn Salayyar]] traveled to the other nations of Ispar to convince the foreign monarchs of Gharu'n's sovereignty. According to the records of [[Mansur al-Rajan]], Etien held Yasif in his court for nearly half a year longer than what was considered proper.<ref name=ToBeAShadow /> Later, when Yasif was being held captive in Milantos, one of the rumors among the servants in the [[al-Nafalt]] was that Yasif was captured by Viamontian pirates after leaving the port of [[Mawwuz]].<ref name=ToBeAShadow />
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Later, during a time known in Gharu'ndim history as the [[Century of Storms]] (approximately 1003 RC to 1103 RC), Viamont began new military campaigns.<ref name=ZogblasterGharundimIntro>1999/11 [[Release]] - [[Zogblaster Archive/Heritage Groups/Gharu'ndim|Zogblaster Archive - Gharu'ndim Introduction]]</ref><ref name=OriginsOfViamont /> Viamontian corsairs raided Roulean ports around the Ironsea. By this time Viamont had a naval fleet large enough to transport their armies across the Ironsea, and with this ability, the legions of the Bull banner marched on Milantos and Gharu'n. The Milanteans repelled the invading Viamontians with a scorched-earth campaign, while the Gharu'ndim were unable to due to the instability caused by the Century of Storms.<ref name=OriginsOfViamont /> The Viamontians set up a puppet malik, [[Zahir ibn Ma'mun]], while they ruled Gharu'n from afar. Over time, Zahir murdered his rivals - all except a young lord named [[Jawhar al-Shamshir]]. Jawhar traveled the desert in secret, banding together his people. Eventually he defeated Zahir, drove the Viamontians from the shores of Gharu'n, and became the new Malik.<ref name=ZogblasterGharundimIntro />
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Another event which may have occurred during this period of military expeditions is that of Sir [[Borlac di Lotila]] and the [[Souia-Vey]] warriors of [[Vessenjhe]]. It is said that Sir Borlac met the Vessenjhe on the plains northwest of Gharu'n, and that he single-handedly slew every last Vessenjhe himself, wielding the powerful weapon which Borlac simply called [[Smite]].<ref name=Smite>2005/07 [[Throne of Destiny]] - [[Smite]]</ref>

=== Present Day ===
In 1274 RC, portals began to appear in Aluvia.<ref name=HistoryOfAubereanVol5/> Their appearance disrupted all of Ispar. No one knew what the portals were, why they began to appear, or what happened to those that entered them. Both the people of Ispar and their rulers were afraid.<ref name=InvasionOfIspar>10/2004 Pre-[[Throne of Destiny]] - [[The Invasion of Ispar]]</ref> King [[Cedraic III]] of Aluvia, Malika [[Qadira bint Balj]] of Gharu'n, and the Emperor of Roulea were worried what King [[Varicci di Corcosi]] would do with in this chaos.<ref name=ZogblasterAluvianIntro /><ref name=ZogblasterGharundimIntro /><ref name=InvasionOfIspar />

=== Timeline ===
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!Portal Year
!Roulean Year
!Event
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|valign=top| 
|valign=top| ''Unknown''
|valign=top| Long after the Rouleans had brought imperial order to the lands around the Ironsea, the tribes that would become the nations of Viamont and Aluvia remained chaotic and disorganized. The Viamontian peninsula was home to a collection of independent tribes.<ref name=OriginsOfViamont />
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|valign=top| ''-1176 PY<br />or earlier''
|valign=top| ''500 RC<br />or earlier''
|valign=top| The Corcosi tribe comes to prominence when a stranger named [[Karlun]] appears in their midst. His origin is unknown, but he is certainly not a native of the Viamontian peninsula. He takes over as chieftain of the Corcosi tribe in unprecedented fashion. Through conquest, diplomacy, and treachery, Karlun manages to bring most of the other tribes under his leadership within one generation. Notable tribes that Karlun does not gain power over are Bellenni and Lotili. The resisting tribes form an alliance of their own.<ref name=OriginsOfViamont /><br /><br />''[Editor's note: The era given for this event is several hundred years ago. Given that the current year is around 1300 RC, 500 RC (800 years ago) fits into this general time period. See [[Continuity/Viamontian History|Continuity - Viamontian History]] for more information.]''
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|valign=top| 
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|valign=top| King [[Elous I]], Karlun's son, reigns in Viamont.<br /><br />''[Editor's note: Though Elous I is not mentioned in the article, this is assumed based on the fact that Elous II is Karlun's grandson.]''
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|valign=top| 
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|valign=top| King [[Elous II]], Karlun's granson, reigns in Viamont.<ref name=OriginsOfViamont />
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|valign=top| ''-1,071 PY''
|valign=top| ''570 RC''
|valign=top| King Elous II dies in personal combat, fighting against the shaman-wizard Bassano of the Bellenni and the warrior matron Pova of the Lotili, in the first battle between the resisting tribes and Karlun's bloodline.<ref name=OriginsOfViamont /><br /><br />With the defeat of Elous II, hopes of defeating the resisting tribes vanishes, and a Viamontian Civil War begins. The war lasts almost 100 years.<ref name=OriginsOfViamont />
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|valign=top| ''-1,071 PY''
|valign=top| ''570 RC''
|valign=top| During the civil war, [[Elous III]] reigns in Viamont.<br /><br />''[Editor's note: Though Elous III is not mentioned in the article, this is assumed based Elous V being mentioned later.]''
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|valign=top| 
|valign=top| 
|valign=top| During the civil war, [[Elous IV]] reigns in Viamont.<br /><br />''[Editor's note: Though Elous IV is not mentioned in the article, this is assumed based Elous V being mentioned later.]''
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|valign=top| 
|valign=top| 
|valign=top| During the civil war, King [[Elous V]] reigns in Viamont.<ref name=OriginsOfViamont />
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|valign=top| ''-921 PY''
|valign=top| ''670 RC''
|valign=top| The civil war concludes in a battle outside of the royal town of Corcosa. Both sides fight until there are not enough soldiers left to continue. In the end, Elous V is victorious, with the royal forces holding a tactical advantage enough to win a surrender from Bellenni and Lotili.<ref name=OriginsOfViamont /><br /><br />The various tribes are too spent from their age of civil war to continue the fight any longer, and the new realm enjoys a 30 year period of peace.<ref name=OriginsOfViamont />
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|valign=top| ''-876 PY''
|valign=top| ''700 RC''
|valign=top| Elous V's reign ends as no other Viamontian ruler since Karlun had, he died peacefully, in his bed. [[Elous VI]] begins his reign of Viamont. By this time, border wars once again ignite between the lords of Viamont.<ref name=OriginsOfViamont />
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|valign=top| ''-876 PY''
|valign=top| ''700 RC''
|valign=top| Elous VI begins building a national military to unite Viamont. In addition, Elous VI establishes a war academy to make sure his own personal forces are the best-trained soldiers in Viamont. Other lords send their own most promising soldiers to this academy, and this practice would become the foundation of the fearsome Ferran Knights of later days.<ref name=OriginsOfViamont />
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|valign=top| -869 PY
|valign=top| 704 RC
|valign=top| Elous VI uses his new army and invades Aluvia. They defeat the Aluvians at the Plain of Ayrifal.<ref name=OriginsOfViamont />
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|valign=top| ''After -869 PY<br />Prior to -758 PY''
|valign=top| ''After 704 RC<br />Prior to 779 RC''
|valign=top| With Aluvia conquered, Viamont uses Roulean expertise and wealth and resources from Aluvia and builds a fleet large enough to transport their army across the Ironsea. Thus begins a wave of Viamontian military adventurism.<ref name=OriginsOfViamont /><br /><br />''[Editor's note: We can assume that this occurred prior to the end of Alfrega's reign in Aluvia in, since Osric began to mend relations with the Aluvian people.]''
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|valign=top| 
|valign=top| Viamontian corsairs raid Roulean ports around the Ironsea.<ref name=OriginsOfViamont />
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|valign=top| -779 PY
|valign=top| 765 RC
|valign=top| King [[Elous VIII]] reigns in Viamont at this time. It is said that King Theolaud of Aluvia, son of Viamontian royal governor Alfric, is killed during a duel with the Viamontian king.<ref name=TheReignOfAlfrega />
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|valign=top| -674 PY
|valign=top| 835 RC
|valign=top| King Pwyll III of Aluvia is killed by an ambassador from Viamont on what is described as the eve of war between the two nations, and it is said that the Aluvian knights and commoners alike fell upon their enemies and destroyed them.<ref name=SQOnAluvianRulers /><ref name=ZogblasterAluvianIntro />
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|valign=top| ''After -540 PY<br />Prior to -518 PY''
|valign=top| ''After 924 RC<br />Prior to 939 RC''
|valign=top| [[Etien]] reigns in Viamont. During his reign, [[Yasif ibn Salayyar]] visited Etien's court to convince him of the newly formed Gharu'n's sovereignty.<ref name=ToBeAShadow />
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|valign=top| ''After -422 PY<br />Prior to -272 PY''
|valign=top| ''After 1003 RC<br />Prior to 1103 RC''
|valign=top| Legions of Viamontians under the bull banner march against Milantos and Gharu'n. The Milanteans repell the invasion in a horrifying scorched-earth campaign, while the Viamontians succeeded in Gharu'n due do the ''Century of Storms''.<ref name=OriginsOfViamont />
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|valign=top| -15 PY
|valign=top| 1274 RC
|valign=top| ''Aluvia''
King Cedraic III of Aluvia opens up trade with nations across the sea including the Gharu’ndim and the Sho and with that trade comes prosperity. To the west, however, Viamont bides: it will only be a matter of time before war returns to the land.<ref name=ZogblasterAluvianIntro>1999/11 [[Release]] - [[Zogblaster Archive/Heritage Groups/Aluvian|Zogblaster Archive - Aluvian Introduction]]</ref>
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|valign=top| -15 PY
|valign=top| 1274 RC
|valign=top| ''Gharu'n''
The Malika Qadira bint Balj reigns in Gharu'n. There is always the threat of war, from both Viamont and Milantos, but the desert kingdom is once again a place where the sharpness of a man's mind is far more valuable than that of his sword.<ref name=ZogblasterGharundimIntro />
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|valign=top| -15 PY
|valign=top| 1274 RC
|valign=top| ''Aluvia''
The portals created by the Sundering begin to appear on Ispar in the Aluvian lands, and the first humans begin to arrive on Dereth.<ref name=HistoryOfAubereanVol5/>
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|valign=top| -15 PY
|valign=top| 1274 RC
|valign=top| ''All Nations''
The appearance of the portals in Aluvia has disrupted all of Ispar. No one knows what they are or why they have appeared. The people of Ispar are afraid, and the Viamontians take advantage of this situation.<ref name=InvasionOfIspar>10/2004 Pre-[[Throne of Destiny]] - [[The Invasion of Ispar]]</ref>
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|valign=top| -15 PY
|valign=top| 1274 RC
|valign=top| ''Aluvia, Roulea, Viamont''
King Varicci di Corcosi reigns in Viamont.
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Viamont invades Aluvia and Roulea. After early victories in Aluvia, the Aluvians put up a resistance, and the war falls into a stalemate. The Duke Bellenesse leads the invasion of Roulea. The Roulean Empire collapses, its imperial army annihilated and its Emperor killed in his palace by Bellenesse. The Viamontian army presses on to Gharu'n.<ref name=OriginsOfViamont>2004/11 Pre-[[Throne of Destiny]] - [[The Origins and Current Disposition of Viamont]]</ref>
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|valign=top| ''-12 PY''
|valign=top| ''1276 RC''
|valign=top| ''Gharu'n, Viamont''
Within two years, after a siege by sea and by land, the Viamontians take Tirethas. Viamontian army marches east along the northern edge of the Naqut pushing back the Gharu'ndim army. Gharu'ndim resistance solidifies around the city of Shiryaz. Viamontians are fought to a standstill there, and Shiryaz remains free.<ref name=OriginsOfViamont/>
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|valign=top| ''-5 PY''
|valign=top| ''1281 RC''
|valign=top| ''Viamont''
King Varicci di Corcosi holds a tournament in honor of the 14th birthday of Eleonora du Bellenesse, duaghter of Duke Bellenesse. The tournament is held at Lord Marden's estate.
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In the final fight of the tourney, Prince Renlen, son of Varicci, brutally kills Darren Marden, son of Lord Marden. The crowd is horrified, and the knights of Bellenesse ready themselves to fight. The Royal Guard move into the pit, forming a circle around the prince. The King makes his way to his Knights, followed by the elder prince, Varicci di Corcosi II. The Royal Guard encircle the King and his sons and escorted them out of the pit, barely averting a civil war.<ref name=TheTournament1>02/2005 Pre-[[Throne of Destiny]] - [[The Tournament Part I]]</ref>
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|valign=top| ''-3 PY''
|valign=top| ''1282 RC''
|valign=top| ''Viamont''
Another tournaments is held on the anniversary of the death of Darren Marden. Prince Renlen makes a great show of expressing his regret at the outcome of the duel one year prior, but throughout his speech, he never actually apologizes for the murder of Darren.<ref name=TheTournament2>02/2005 Pre-[[Throne of Destiny]] - [[The Tournament Part II]]</ref>
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|valign=top| ''-2 PY''
|valign=top| ''1283 RC''
|valign=top| ''Gharu'n, Viamont''
Talal ibn Qamuz of Nishadina is caught smuggling Old Roulean texts, saved from Tirethas, to sell to the Viamontians. The Malika of Gharu'n uses this situation to her advantage, and orders Talal to Viamont, with 1000 copies of the the Roulean text The Treatise of the Individual. He is sent to Viamont to peddle these copies to his Viamontian clients of nobility, including Countess Lotila, Count Renari, and Duke Bellenesse. As punishment for his crime, he is forever banished from Gharu'n.<ref name=TheMalikaAndTheIndividual>11/2004 Pre-[[Throne of Destiny]] - [[The Malika and the Individual]]</ref>
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|valign=top| 0 PY
|valign=top| 1284 RC
|valign=top| ''Gharu'n, Sho''
Portals to Dereth begin to appear in Gharu'n and Sho.<ref name=HistoryOfAubereanVol5 />
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|valign=top| ''3 PY''
|valign=top| ''1286 RC''
|valign=top| ''Viamont''
Lord Marden announces that he will hold a tournament in honor of the fall of Lizistan. He invites knights from all the duchies of Viamont.
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The Duke Bellenesse orders his knights to decline the invitation. Carlo di Cenza, squire of Sir Bellas, notices that the Duke has been acting strangely for several months now. The Duke has been rejecting being treated like a noble, and has distanced himself from the rest of Viamontian nobility. Carlo suspects the Old Roulean texts that have been in the Duke's fortress for the past few years.
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In secret, Eleonora, Sir Bellas, and Carlo attend the tourney.<ref name=TheTournament2/>
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Eleonora, disguised under her armor, enters the tournament. Eleonora wins the tourney, defeating the final opponent and nephew of King Varicci, Count Corcima. As has been tradition for five years now (since the tournament where Darren was killed), the victor has one final duel with one of the princes of Viamont, which they always lose. Eleonora duels prince Renlen and kills him.
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Eleonora, Sir Bellas, and Carlo escape the area and begin to head back to the duchy of Bellenesse. At this point, Carlo recounts the events in his journal. He is sure these actions will lead to civil war.<ref name=TheTournament3>02/2005 Pre-[[Throne of Destiny]] - [[The Tournament Part III]]</ref>
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Meanwhile, a failed assassination attempt is carried out against King Varicci. The assassin escapes the royal palace. The royal guard track the assassin to a village in the Aluvian territories held by Viamont. The captain of the guard believes the assassin escaped through one of the mysterious portals. Prince Varicci believes that the assassin, Oswald, was hired by Duke Bellenesse.
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With the blessing of his father, Prince Varicci begins a campaign to exterminate the house of Bellenesse.<ref name=Assassination>12/2004 Pre-[[Throne of Destiny]] - [[Assassination]]</ref>
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|valign=top| 3 PY
|valign=top| 1286 RC
|valign=top| ''Gharu'n, Viamont''
The Viamontian army camped outside Shiryaz is recalled back to Viamont, to deal with a crisis in their homeland.<ref name=OriginsOfViamont/>
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|valign=top| 8 PY
|valign=top| 1289 RC
|valign=top| ''Viamont''
The royal army of Viamont, lead by prince Varicci di Corcosi II, enter the lands of Bellenesse and lay siege to the Duke's fortress. The rebels, lead by Eleonora du Bellenesse and the Duke of Bellenesse, flee through a mysterious portal. Varicci and his army follow them.<ref name=OriginsOfViamont/><ref name=ToDIntroVid>2005/07 [[Throne of Destiny]] - [[Lore Videos/Asheron's Call Throne of Destiny|AC:ToD Video]]</ref>
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The last remnants of Bellenesse's rebellion have been all but eradicated. The followers of Bellenesse had distracted King Varicci from his campaigns elsewhere on Ispar, but with the rebellion defeated, Varicci once again turns his attention to the other lands of Ispar.<ref>07/2005 [[Throne of Destiny]] - [[Letter From Home (Viamontian)]]</ref>
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The war between Aluvia and Viamont continues. Aluvia holds their western borders, and both sides have taken heavy losses, but the tides seem to be turning in favor of Viamont.<ref>07/2005 [[Throne of Destiny]] - [[Letter From Home (Aluvian)]]</ref>
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The war between Gharu'n and Viamont continues as well. The Gharu'ndim believe their nation only continues to exist because King Varicci has not yet chosen to press his attack.<ref>07/2005 [[Throne of Destiny]] - [[Letter From Home (Gharu'ndim)]]</ref>
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The Sho worry what will happen to them should the Viamontians conquer Gharu'n completely.<ref>07/2005 [[Throne of Destiny]] - [[Letter From Home (Sho)]]</ref>
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== History on Dereth ==

== Culture ==

== Real World Basis ==

== Texts ==
{{Item Table
| A letter to Alean the Steel Forger
| A letter to Jibril ibn Rashid
| A letter to Koga Hideki
| A Warning
| An Alliance of Merchants
| Ancient Discoveries
| Archmage Aigonne's Notes
| Augmentation (Text)
| Castle Pietrus Log Book
| Corcima's Orders
| Count Dardante's Notes
| Crumpled Note (Abayar's Study)
| Dardante's Viamontian Propaganda
| Dispatch to Captain Argenne
| Dispatch to Captain Aurachon
| Dispatch to Captain Balanchi
| Dispatch to Captain Ramelle
| Dispatch to General Corcima
| Eleonora's Note
| Flightless Death
| Gonjoku Den Trade Agreement
| Gonjoku Den Trade Proposal
| Halaetan Magic
| Herren's Orders
| Instructions (Viamontian Temple)
| Intercepted Note
| Journal Entry
| Journal of Maegris
| Letter From Home (Aluvian)
| Letter From Home (Gharu'ndim)
| Letter From Home (Sho)
| Letter From Home (Viamontian)
| Letter to Commander Jin Zo
| Lord Marsan's Log Book
| Lore of the Dark Spiral
| Lubziklan al-Luq Trade Agreement
| Lubziklan al-Luq Trade Proposal
| Malsivir's Journal
| Master Alizari's Notes
| Master Vaserio's Notes
| Messenger's Journal
| Mistress Gabille's Notes
}}
{{Item Table
| Mistress Halmera's Notes
| Nexus Commander's Orders
| Note to a generous host
| Note to Alvirre
| Old Lascare's Journal
| Orders to the Garrison
| Oswald's Prison Journal
| Page from a Journal
| Prison Warden's Orders
| Renald the Eldest Refusal
| Renald the Eldest Trade Proposal
| Restoring the Training Academies
| Ruins of Geth Tukora
| Ruschk Trials
| Shadow Pass
| Specimen 1347 Report 1
| Specimen 1347 Report 2
| Specimen 1347 Report 3
| Testament of Sir Coretto
| Tethana's Price
| Tethana's Response
| The Beacon (Text)
| The Fiun Healing Machine
| The Queen's Missive
| The Reign of Alfrega
| The Thrungus - Part I
| The Thrungus - Part II
| The Thrungus - Part III
| The Thrungus - Part IV
| The Viamontian Conflict
| Thrungus Hovel Locations
| To My Dear Uncle
| Trade Contacts
| Translated Bound Falatacot Fragment
| Tumerok Record Book
| Underminer Notes
| Varette's Orders
| Varicci's Orders
| Viamontian Reconnaissance
| Whispering Blade Introduction
}}

== Town Network Signs ==
{{Item Table
 | Bluespire (Town Network Sign)
 | Eastwatch (Town Network Sign)
 | Fiun Outpost (Town Network Sign)
 | Greenspire (Town Network Sign)
 | Redspire (Town Network Sign)
 | Sanamar (Town Network Sign)
 | Silyun (Town Network Sign)
 | Westwatch (Town Network Sign)
 | Eater (Town Network Painting)
 | Fiun (Town Network Painting)
 | Ruschk (Town Network Painting)
}}

== Internet Articles ==
* [[A Primer on Halaetan Geography]]
* [[Assassination]]
* [[Discovery]]
* [[Sanamar Under Siege]]
* [[The Armor of the Viamontian Invaders]]
* [[The Execution]]
* [[The Fall of the Fiun]]
* [[The Invasion of Ispar]]
* [[The Malika and the Individual]]
* [[The Origins and Current Disposition of Viamont]]
* [[The Ruschk]]
* [[The Thing in the Basement]]
* [[The Tournament Part I]]
* [[The Tournament Part II]]
* [[The Tournament Part III]]
* [[The Viamontian Knight]]
* [[Character Creation/Racial Lore#Viamontian|Character Creation - Racial Lore: Viamontian]]
* [[Character Creation/Naming#Viamontian|Character Creation - Naming: Viamontian]]

== Items ==
{{Item Table
 | The Red Bull
 | The Boar of Cinghalle
 | The Stag of Bellenesse
 | The Royal Bull of Sanamar
 | Karlun's Visage
 | Mirrored Justice
 | Smite
}}

== Art & Images ==
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== References ==
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== Further Reading ==
* [[Continuity]] articles:
** [[Continuity/Timeline of Ispar|Timeline of Ispar]]
** [[Continuity/Roulean Calendar and Portal Years|Roulean Calendar and Portal Years]]
** [[Continuity/Aluvian History|Aluvian History]]
** [[Continuity/Viamontian History|Viamontian History]]
** [[Continuity/Viamont versus Viamonter versus Viamontian|Viamont versus Viamonter versus Viamontian]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20030330112305/http://ac.warcry.com/index.php3?content=lore/ispar/viamont/intro The Kingdom of Viamont - Introduction] (Web Archive of Warcry's Crossroads of Dereth)

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The nation of Viamont is located on the Viamontian peninsula, north of the [[Ironsea]].<ref name=OriginsViamont>2004/11 [[The Origins and Current Disposition of Viamont]]</ref> Further to the north lie the [[Silveran]] lands, to the east, the [[Aluvian]] Kingdom is located.<ref name=TournamentII>2005/02 [[The Tournament Part II]]</ref> The royal capital is [[Corcosa]], home of the clan, and royal bloodline, of the [[Corcosi]].<ref name=OriginsViamont>2004/11 [[The Origins and Current Disposition of Viamont]]</ref>

Viamont is not a land blessed with many mines of gold or iron<ref name=Armor>2004/12 [[The Armor of the Viamontian Invaders]]</ref>, rather, it seemed its economy is based on herding cattle on more or less fertile pastures.<ref name=OriginsViamont>2004/11 [[The Origins and Current Disposition of Viamont]]</ref>

== History on Ispar ==

The Lore Article [[The Origins and Current Disposition of Viamont]] gives a comprehensive overview of the History and the origins of the most important Houses of the Viamont, the [[Corcosi]], the [[Bellenni]], the [[Lotili]] and the [[Furzi]].<ref name=OriginsViamont>2004/11 [[The Origins and Current Disposition of Viamont]]</ref>

When the [[Roulean]]s brought imperial order to most of the lands around the [[Ironsea]], they saw no benefit in conquering the Viamontian peninsula, and the tribes that would become the nations of Viamont and [[Aluvia]] remained chaotic and disorganized.<ref name=OriginsViamont>2004/11 [[The Origins and Current Disposition of Viamont]]</ref>

Viamontian history reads as a litany of battles, great and small, from clan squabbles over a herd of livestock to their massive campaigns of foreign conquest.<ref name=OriginsViamont>2004/11 [[The Origins and Current Disposition of Viamont]]</ref>

After the establishment of a royal line by the [[Corcosi]] clan, a war between this clan and an alliance of the two strongest other clans, the [[Lotili]] and the [[Bellenni]] ensued, which lasted almost 100 years. Only during the reign of King [[Elous VI]], the nation was truly unified and a strong army built up. This army set upon conquering the neighbouring countries of first [[Aluvia]], destroyed the [[Roulean]] Empire, and invaded the [[Gharu'n]] lands, until trouble at home called the forces of King [[Varicci I]] back.<ref name=OriginsViamont>2004/11 [[The Origins and Current Disposition of Viamont]]</ref><ref name=InvasionDereth>2004/10 [[The Invasion of Ispar]]</ref>

== History on Dereth ==
Viamontian forces led by the Viamontian crown prince [[Varicci di Corcosi II]] followed the rebel fraction of the [[Duke Bellenesse]] through a portal.<ref name=Assassination>2004/12 - [[Assassination]]</ref>  They established their base on the [[Halaetan Isles]], and Varicci declared himself King and founded the city of [[Sanamar]].<ref>2004/12 [[The Viamontian Knight]]</ref> <ref name=Primer>2004/11 [[A Primer on Halaetan Geography]]</ref> <ref>2010/06 [[Shifting Gears]] - [[Sanamar (Town Network Sign)]]</ref> After the dropping of the [[Fiun Barrier]], they waged war upon the "Bloodless", first conquering [[Marae Lassel]], later on invading the main land.<ref>2005/07 [[Throne of Destiny]] [[Letter From Home (Viamontian)]]</ref><ref>2005/09 [[Under Cover of Night]] - [[Announcements - 2005/09 - Under Cover of Night#Teaser|Teaser]]</ref><ref>2006/01 [[Reprisals]] - [[Announcements - 2006/01 - Reprisals#Teaser|Teaser]]</ref> Forced by the appearance of [[Grael]] due to experiments executed by amongst others, the Viamontians, the invasion came to an halt, and an alliance was forged.<ref>2007/09 [[Dark Materials]] - [[Announcements - 2007/09 - Dark Materials#Teaser|Teaser]]</ref> At the moment, an armed peace between the Viamontains and the Isparians under leadership of Queen [[Elysa Strathelar]] exists.

== Culture ==
=== Religions and Beliefs ===
Among all of the great houses of Viamont, the heraldic animals are actually a hold-over from the days when the savage Viamontian tribes worshipped totem animals, and thought to draw their strength from their tribal animal. There was one tribe called the Tullio, who controlled a fort at the center of a river network and took the trout as their symbol.<ref>2006/10 [[Dance of the Dead]] - [[Announcements - 2006/10 - Dance of the Dead#Teaser|Teaser]]</ref> The Silver Stag of Bellenesse is the heraldic animal of the House of Bellenesse. <ref>2006/10 [[Dance of the Dead]] - [[The Stag of Bellenesse]]</ref> The Red Bull is the heraldic animal of the House of the Corcosi and therefore also a symbol for Sanamar.<ref>2006/10 [[Dance of the Dead]] - [[The Red Bull]]</ref> A Boar is the heraldic animal of the House of Cinghalle. <ref>2006/10 [[Dance of the Dead]] - [[The Boar of Cinghalle]]</ref> The heraldic animal of one of the other important houses, the Lotili, is unknown.

=== Customs and Traditions ===
As much as it is possible to generalize about the character of an entire nation, the Viamontians, to put it mildly, are a proud and aggressive people. They glory in battle and conquest, driven by the ambitions of their lords and by a widespread love of combat and all its trappings.<ref name=OriginsViamont>2004/11 [[The Origins and Current Disposition of Viamont]]</ref><ref name=CharLore>2005/07 [[Character Creation/Racial Lore#Viamontian|Character Creation - Racial Lore: Viamontian]]</ref>

The structure of Viamontian society is strongly based around clans or "Houses". Origin of these clans can be found in the earliest independent tribes who spent most of their time warring over territory and livestock. In general, these tribes were organized around clans and ruled by a hereditary clan chieftain. Relations between these tribes were characterized by unstable alliances, opportunistic treachery, and vicious blood feuds. The most successful clans were led by chieftains who were not only mighty warriors, but also cunning politicians.<ref name=OriginsViamont>2004/11 [[The Origins and Current Disposition of Viamont]]</ref>

The clans within themselves seemed to be free of serious internal dissension. All citations of the deaths of clan heads are attributed to war with other clans, natural causes, or misadventure. Successors to failing or dying clan chiefs were usually named by the incumbent, or anointed in ritualized trial by combat. The Viamontian national character seems to be strongly characterized by insular devotion to one's leader.<ref name=OriginsViamont>2004/11 [[The Origins and Current Disposition of Viamont]]</ref><ref name=CharLore>2005/07 [[Character Creation/Racial Lore#Viamontian|Character Creation - Racial Lore: Viamontian]]</ref>

Viamont is not a land blessed with many mines of gold or iron. However, centuries of military plunder, piracy on the seas, and dominance of trade have made them wealthy. Unlike the Rouleans, who delighted in building great cities and palaces, the Viamontians do not hesitate to channel most of their money into their army. Their armor was superior to that of many of their enemies. <ref name=Armor>2004/12 [[The Armor of the Viamontian Invaders]]</ref>

== Factions ==
*[[Viamontian Loyalists]]
*[[Viamontian Rebels]]
*[[Knights of Karlun]]
*[[Ordina Rossu Morta]]

=== Original Clans / Houses ===
* [[Corcosi]]
* [[Bellenni]]
* [[Lotili]]
* [[Furzi]]
* [[Cinghalle]]
* [[Renari]]
* [[Tullio]]

== Creatures ==
*[[Human#Viamontian|Viamontian Humans]]
*[[Viamontian Knight]]s
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