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Formerly divided and wary of each other, these four
states eventually managed to unite their military
forces as the Minean Coalition, thanks to the
resolute political efforts of the Thenan nobility.
The armies of Umbria were finally defeated by the
combined might of the Coalition during a series of
epic land and sea battles.
Two heroic Nobles getting ready for the Age of Heroes
The Age of Heroes
The Olympians gathered and decided it was time to
forge a new era: an age where mortals would be led
and inspired by just rulers, wise priests, eloquent
poets and valiant heroes, instead of enduring the
despotic domination of arrogant wizards.
Those rare Sorcerers and Elementalists who had
remained faithful to the Gods were spared from the
divine wrath of Zeus and were even allowed to pass
on their knowledge as long as they taught their
disciples to pursue Wisdom instead of Power.
Lastly, the Gods decided to extend a portion of their
divine favor to the four races who had refused to
bow down before the Autarchs: Amazons,
Hyperborean Barbarians, Nymphs and Centaurs.
Together with the forefathers of Minean civilization,
these folks were allowed by the Gods to play a
major part in the birth and consolidation of the Third
Age of Mythika: the Age of Heroes.
Recent History
The suggested setting for most Mazes & Minotaurs
campaigns set in the world of Mythika is the early
years of the fourth century of the Age of Heroes,
some 300-330 years after the Days of Wrath.
The fourth century of the Heroic Age is a time of
great wonders and high adventure, as well as a time
of conflict. No less than three major wars have been
fought during the last century, one of them is still
going on and a fourth one seems well on its way…
In the wake of the victory against Umbria, the
Thenan nobles tried to persuade the rulers of
Heraklia, Argos and Seriphos to consolidate the
military alliance of the Minean Coalition into a
permanent political federation of allied city-states…
But the diplomatic efforts of the Thenan nobles were
undermined by old commercial and cultural rivalries,
which soon escalated into a full-fledged war
between Argos and Heraklia…
The War of Two Cities
This war (usually called the Argosean War in
Heraklia and the Heraklian War in Argos) was a
bloody and exhausting conflict.
It started almost 20 years after the victory over
Umbria, dragged on for more than 20 years and
brought the two warring citiy-states of Argos and
Heraklia to the verge of economic collapse.
It was eventually ended by the bold intervention of
the Thenan armies.
Once again acting as unifiers and peace-keepers,
Thenan nobles managed to force their Argosean
and Heraklian peers to agree on a peace treaty,
which they have viligantly enforced ever since.
For more than 60 years, the Thenan Peace has kept
the Argosean-Heraklian rivalry strictly limited to the
cultural and economic fields, for the greater good of
everyone in the Land of the Three Cities.
But these six decades of peace have also enabled
Heraklia and Argos to rebuild their armies and some
war-mongering nobles from both sides seem to be
chafing impatiently once again…
It is also a time of uncertainty, where the Land of the
Three Cities and its civilization is threatened by new
menaces and old enemies.
The Umbrian War
The first war fought during the last century was the
Umbrian war, which occurred some 100 years ago
and lasted 7 years.
It resulted from an attempt by the warlike kingdom
of Umbria to conquer the Land of the Three Cities
and the island of Seriphos.
Three Thenan adventurers have gathered to discuss the
latest news. (“Oh no! Don’t tell me those war-mongering
morons from Argos and Heraklia are at it again!”)
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