Difference between revisions of "The Early Empire"
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| + | The Early Empire begins with the appointment of Arkastos Solaneios to the Crownship in 251 C.E. and ends with the withdrawl of the Empire from Acelinia in 822 C.E. During the Early Empire, Akaeia comes to control the whole of the middle continent, Acheron, as well as portions of the Northern and Southern continents. For much of this time,the Empire is ruled by the Solaneios dynasty, one of the most beloved and successful dynasties in the Empire's history. | ||
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== The First Crown, Arkastos Solaneios == | == The First Crown, Arkastos Solaneios == | ||
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| + | Crown Arkastos Solaneios the Great is the quintessential Akaeian Crown. Time has blurred, undoubtedly, much of his faults; nevertheless, the qualities of a good Crown are to this day measured against his own. Arkastos Solaneios firmly believed in the Akaeian people. The Akaeian people, unlike all others, had a duty to be caretakers and administrators; to conquer with mercy and be noble in defeat; to be virtuous and upstanding, to be the very light of the world in all ways. It was Arkastos Solaneios who hammered the Six Virtues into the Rock of Justice. It was Arkastos Solaneios who brought about the Intentions and laid the foundations of the Akaeian Empire for the next thousand years. It was Arkastos Solaneios, who by force of his own person alone, thwarted conspiracy among the armed forces. It was Arkastos Solaneios who fought for sixteen years at the front of his men, for the good of the Akaeian people and their allies. It was Arkastos Solaneios who died for Akaeia in the First Battle of the Idendon Brook. This is the man, the myth, the Crown, who is all of these and none of them, shrouded in the fog of time. | ||
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| + | == The Battle of Aurlex Plains == | ||
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| + | On the third day of his Crownship, Arkastos Solaneios rode forth from the city of Akaeia at the head of a force of seven thousand men. It was still dark when the gates opened up and the small force came forth. And in the front of the column, in the simple and plain armor of the common man, rode Arkastos Solaneios. He rode straight backed, in silence, with the Daxos now associated with the Crownship across his back. In silence, the men under his command walked behind him, beneath the darkness giving way slowly to light, to the dew of morning. | ||
Revision as of 00:19, 23 August 2005
The Early Empire begins with the appointment of Arkastos Solaneios to the Crownship in 251 C.E. and ends with the withdrawl of the Empire from Acelinia in 822 C.E. During the Early Empire, Akaeia comes to control the whole of the middle continent, Acheron, as well as portions of the Northern and Southern continents. For much of this time,the Empire is ruled by the Solaneios dynasty, one of the most beloved and successful dynasties in the Empire's history.
The First Crown, Arkastos Solaneios
Crown Arkastos Solaneios the Great is the quintessential Akaeian Crown. Time has blurred, undoubtedly, much of his faults; nevertheless, the qualities of a good Crown are to this day measured against his own. Arkastos Solaneios firmly believed in the Akaeian people. The Akaeian people, unlike all others, had a duty to be caretakers and administrators; to conquer with mercy and be noble in defeat; to be virtuous and upstanding, to be the very light of the world in all ways. It was Arkastos Solaneios who hammered the Six Virtues into the Rock of Justice. It was Arkastos Solaneios who brought about the Intentions and laid the foundations of the Akaeian Empire for the next thousand years. It was Arkastos Solaneios, who by force of his own person alone, thwarted conspiracy among the armed forces. It was Arkastos Solaneios who fought for sixteen years at the front of his men, for the good of the Akaeian people and their allies. It was Arkastos Solaneios who died for Akaeia in the First Battle of the Idendon Brook. This is the man, the myth, the Crown, who is all of these and none of them, shrouded in the fog of time.
The Battle of Aurlex Plains
On the third day of his Crownship, Arkastos Solaneios rode forth from the city of Akaeia at the head of a force of seven thousand men. It was still dark when the gates opened up and the small force came forth. And in the front of the column, in the simple and plain armor of the common man, rode Arkastos Solaneios. He rode straight backed, in silence, with the Daxos now associated with the Crownship across his back. In silence, the men under his command walked behind him, beneath the darkness giving way slowly to light, to the dew of morning.
