The Complete History of the Norwrath

Current King: King Jarmuth Avram  Current Queen: Queen Callidora
(Story begins during the end of the Third Age, continues until the Fourth Age, or present time.)
Norwrath was founded by 30 or so brave, fierce, and proud pioneers from a distant island, no longer in existence. These pioneers were sent out to find a new home. A new hope. A new life. Their homeland was in desperate need of resources. They had run out of farmable land and the forests were rapidly decaying each month as water became scarce. With the threat of destruction and slaughter from pirates, the small nation had no other choice but to flee. After two years of searching the vast ocean, the pioneers finally set foot on dry land, later to be called Atreyarc’s Mouth after the captain of the voyage, Sir Jarmuth Atreyarc. Within nine months, word had gotten to the homeland about the new world and so, the islanders set sail for a better life. Eventually the island was ransacked and left barren after the pirates, who were quick after the fleeing people. The pirates were swift and caught up to the convoy of ships headed for the new world. The Kardians, known for their excellence at sea were able to defeat the pursuing pirates, only loosing a two smaller vessels to the attack. After a few weeks, the Kardians finally made it to their new home. This new territory was lush with resources such as iron ore and precious metals as well as land as far as the eye could see. The wild animals of the territory were numerous and very hearty. Rushing fresh water springs could be found only a few paces in any direction. This new territory was exactly what the Kardians hoped for, they called it Norwrath. Decades past and life flourished for the Kardians in their new home. They became good allies with the nation Atera over the years, learning more and more about the new continent and its resources. Every once in while, the Visgar would attack a port city, but the Kardians were always ready and their faithful and valiant Paladins would rather die in battle than to give up their home. One could say that the true power and strength behind every Paladin shield, is his pride. You will not find any man or elf with greater pride than a Paladin. But do not stop their with the men of Norwrath. You must also take notice about the Kardian women. Strong, beautiful, and never to be underestimated. Kardian wives were just as strong as their husbands, because it was widely believed that the stronger the mother, the stronger her child will be. Kardian children should never be overlooked. Straight from the womb, they are scrutinized for any defects, only the healthy and strong get to live. Many might think this practice is inhumane or wrong, but to the Kardians, it means that every man, woman, and child will bear their own weight and thus allowing the nation to thrive and flourish as well as fight and win in battle. But do not think that the Kardian nation had it easy ever since they colonized the area. Due to their immense levels of pride, the early Kardians disagreed on how to run their new homeland. Most of the time discussions ended in bloody brawls between two factions, the Veneratio wanted to respect the land and its resources, making sure to always give back what they take, never to waste the land. The second faction, the Illicitus, did not care to much for the land, yet wanted to start creating a vast standing army and had the vision of conquering the entire continent. After the two factions split amongst the nation, civil war broke out between the two. For years the war was stagnant, neither side made any progress, until a small group, Novus Spes, was created. The Novus Spes consisted of people from both factions who were willing to work together to bring an end to the civil war and to set down their differences and create a single, unified nation. At first the Novus Spes was ineffective and hard trouble gaining and foot hold. But soon after fourteen months, the Novus Spes had put a stop to the fighting and were working on an agreement about the new nation. The new nation would be a very strong and aggressive nation, but the Novus Spes took an oath to protect the land and her resources by giving back twice fold whatever they took out. With this new way of life created, Norwrath and the Kardians were reunited and the Novus Spes because the first Grand Council of the Primoris Valde Tempus, First Great Era.