Codex Chapter 1 – The Ishillia Empire

Territories of the World

The Ishillia Empire

Royal Crest

Year of Establishment: AE 1099AE - Age of Enlightenment - The time after the visit of the Six Gods. Leon was born in the year AE 3074. The years before their visit are called BE - Before Enlightenment

Type: DespoticThe ruling bloodline is said to be blessed by the Six Gods, producing strong and powerful mages since its inception. Every Emperor or Empress has unlimited power within Ishillia.

Current ruler: Empress of EnvyReal name: Kathrien Ishillia XXVI

Religion: The Six GodsThe Ishillia Empire follows the ancient belief of the Six Gods. While many countries now follow only one of the Six, being either: Ariana - "God of Death," Toobu - "God of War," Wyland - "God of Magic," Orsi - "God of Life," Valen - "God of Honor," Elyse - "God of Power," Ishillia has a system set up of worshipping all Six equally. They claim to be the oldest of the empires and, therefore, the oldest followers of the True Faith. It is speculated that this is mostly because they claim that all Six of the God Artifacts inherently belong to them..

Brief History:

The Empire was established in the year AE 1099 after more than 20 years of warring and fighting over the broken pieces of the Vasa Empire that preceded it. As your humble historian, I must mention that we know very little of the reasons the Vasa Empire fell, and we know even less how life was before Ishillia IHis original name was lost to time. unified the remaining regions and began expanding their borders. The main reason behind this is the simple fact that the First Emperor did all that was in his power to eliminate all knowledge and try to wipe the memory of the Vasa's line from the annals of history. Nobody could give an answer to the question 'why,' not even your humble historian. All those who followed him on the throne continued expanding their territories, erasing more and more of the Vasa's historyWe aren't sure if their empire was called 'Vasa Empire.' There is a high probability that it wasn't. Also, we can't tell if the name 'Vasa' was their last ruler's name, their family name, or just their title..

The continual expansion of the Ishillia Empire ensures that all of their neighbors look at them with wary eyes, and most of the borders are perpetually closed. There are only two exceptions to this:

• The Geth Empire
• The Kingdom of Clauria

The Geth Empire's power rivals the Ishillia Empire, and their borders saw the smallest amount of warfareThis mostly comes down to the fact that both empires are in possession of a Godly Artifact. The Ishillia Empire has the Spear of Death, while the Geth Empire holds the Medallion of Life.. To maintain a somewhat cordial appearance, permits exist to let trusted families of both empires trade with each other.

The Kingdom of Clauria can thank its position for its relative peace, although its borders are mostly closed off towards both the Geth Empire and the Ishillia EmpireThere are 6 established openings that can be used for authorized trading between the countries.. Whichever empire tried to attack them would open them up for the other to move against them. With the Kingdom of Nonia's backing, there is a very thin balance being kept on the western end of the continent.

The same can't be said of the eastern and southern sides of Ishillia, where wars are a regular occurrence, and the kingdoms bordering Ishilla have been shrinking constantly as it continues to expand century after century. In our current years, the expansion of the Ishillia Empire finally seems to be slowing down. The attacked kingdoms found support from neighboring powers and began pushing back hard enough to halt the armies chipping away at their borders. As to how it will evolve as time goes on, it is yet to be seen.

Some notable rulers:

• Ishillia I. - AE 1099 - 1131Founder of the Empire. Not much is known, but we do know he was a male mage.
• Emperor of ConquestLaxor Ishillia I. - AE 1477 - 1525The Emperor of Conquest conquered five surrounding kingdoms in his lifetime, expanding Ishillia to the north, right up to the mountains. It was the biggest amount of territory absorbed by them in their long history.
• Empress of DeathImaria Ishillia V. - AE 1781 - 1899The longest-living empress of the empire, ruling for 118 years. She sat on the throne at age 8 after defeating her brothers, killing all four of them. Under her rule, every decade marked a new bloody war as she consequently challenged all of their neighbors. Those who couldn't resist were absorbed; those who could put up a worthy fight were left in ruins but independent because she never annexed their territories.
• Empress of DebaucheryXolietta Ishillia I. - AE 2004 - 2031Maybe the most infamous empress in the Empire's history. While in power, she managed to marry 27 husbands, from which none survived. This may have been not the strangest thing, but the fact is that all of them were part of the Ishillia bloodline. Her own son assassinated her.
• Emperor of LawsNero Ishillia IX. - AE 2032 - 2040Emperor Nero, while sitting on the throne, enacted 333 new laws, including the limitation on how many incestuous generations a ruling family can have before being compelled to bring in new blood. A circle of close relatives has assassinated him because his laws have been way too strict as the years go by.
• Emperor of MagicMerlin Ishillia VIII. - AE 2442 - 2510What Emperor Merlin is remembered for, not just by Ishillians, is the advancement he brought forth in magical technology and knowledge. Under his rule, the Empire achieved more breakthroughs than in their previous 500 years combined. His inventions are still widely used today, and if not for his death in an experiment gone wrong, he was said to outlive the Empress of Death.
• Empress of PeaceYugen Ishillia - AE 2878 - 2904Empress Yugen achieved something that never happened before and since her rule. No wars broke out between Ishillia and its neighbors.
• Emperor of NothingMork Ishillia - AE 2904 - 2905He initiated a war the moment he took the throne and died in the first campaign, sitting on the throne for only 5 months. Some theorize it was the work of someone from within the bloodline of the royal family.
• Empress of EnvyKathrien Ishillia XXVI - AE 3054 - Until todayShe has been appointed as Empress at age 4. She earned her title at age 9 when it became apparent that anything that caught her fancy belonged to her. No matter what, who or why. If she can't have it, she will destroy it.

This Codex excerpt was written by Authorya Cortyn, your humble historian.