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despoil its holy heart, the Sancteum. His intention was
to raze the Sancteum to the ground, but sword knights
and warjacks put down the Hierarch’s bloodthirsty
horde. It ended when Sulon himself fell in battle.
His zealots openly wept and dropped their weapons.
They were permitted to carry his body back to eastern
Caspia—now called Sul.
Three months after Sulon’s death, King Malfast
agreed to a conference with the reigning visgoth Ozeall
who was a much more even-tempered and reasonable
man than Hierarch Sulon had been. Malfast, seeing
that the creation of a new state was prudent, allowed
the formation of a Menite protectorate. Visgoth Ozeall
negotiated the establishment of a self-governed Menite
state—a strip of land extending south from Sul to
Ancient Icthier. This protectorate would govern itself
but also obey the Corvis Treaties and the covenants of
Cygnaran law including taxation and fealty.
Gladly rid of the ragtag citizens of Sul, Cygnar’s
military still kept a careful watch from the western
banks of the Black River and the Protectorate of
Menoth. Still a province of Cygnar and financially
indebted to the Crown, the state was poor in resources
and often required massive shipments of aid including
food, clothing, and building supplies donated by
sympathizers to the Menite cause. The Protectorate,
meanwhile, soon busied itself with subjugating the
Idrian natives that had called the region home since
the Time of the Burning Sky.
During the Crown’s dealings with the Temple of
Menoth, the Khadorans used the distraction to their
advantage. Their mechanikal war effort had produced
tremendous advances, including the Man-O-War armor
created by Jachemir Venianminov in 470 AR. By 477,
two full companies of such men were devoted to the
Motherland. They strode in parade along with bright
red warjacks armed with mauls and axes. As Cygnar
had been divided, Khador had grown stronger.
The coin war (482 ar–484 ar)
a fooTnoTe in The Times The cygnaran civil war Took Place,
khador had Taken The oPPorTuniTy To aTTack llael while
cygnar was unable To Provide aid. boTh khador and llael
foughT one anoTher mainly Through mercenary forces along
The borders. war was never officially declared, buT These
evenTs are called The coin war due To The bidding ThaT boTh
sides wenT Through in order To secure The services of choice
mercenary comPanies.
The Strife of Times Recent:
The Modern Era
While many scholars argue that the Modern Era
begins on the first day of 500 AR, it is better to think of
the Modern Era as the first few steps of Grigor Malfast,
otherwise referred as King Malfast the Quick. Already
30 years of age when his father passed in 489 AR, he
took the throne as his right under the terms of his
father’s document of succession. He was experienced
as a soldier and an economist, and Cygnar could not
ask for a better king.
At the dawn of 500 AR, Ord had ironhull vessels
sailing the seas and launched the Sprightly, a floating
fortress plated with iron. The ship was slower than the
smaller and more maneuverable iron-plated ships of
the Cygnaran navy but proved its worth in facing the
depredations of Cryx whose raids and black-hulled
ships had become much more aggressive. Indeed, the
dark isle had spawned a contest in naval innovations as
the Ordic and Cygnaran navies clashed with Cryxian
pirate fleets on many occasions. Ships such as the Glory
of Morrow and Merciful Boon were commissioned by the
Cygnaran navy and fought against Khadoran, Cryxian,
and Ordic pirates from time to time. These vessels, still
in service today, herald the age of the ironhulls and are
considered naval equivalents of Colossals.
The Protectorate of Menoth did not wait to
begin expanding its territory by influencing Idrian
tribesmen to submit to their religion and rule. After an
earthquake devastated Idrian forces at the battle of the
Burning Road, Protectorate forces, untouched by the
upheaval, showed them no mercy while in the north
the Protectorate and Llael began fighting over mineral
rich lands in the Marches. Llael soon became unwilling
to fight over “dust and dry wastes” and conceded after
a few minor skirmishes. The Protectorate extended
its borders a few hundred miles north of Imer, and
Cygnar did nothing.
Around that time Ruslan Vygor became the newly
crowned king of Khador. He was incensed by Cygnaran
treatment of faithful Menites and vowed to undo such
wrongs. Vygor declared himself Khardovic reborn
and had his forces begin carving what is now called
the Warjack’s Road through the hostile Thornwood.
At this point the Thornwood War began wherein the
skills of Cygnaran scouts and Khadoran manhunters
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