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Whereas the elves could raise troops as needed thanks to their pragmatism, the Aedyrans relied on cadres of professional soldiers led by generals - sometimes rulers who were pledged to the first king. The two forces couldn't be more different. Most notoriously, they would hang their victims from the trees to warn off further attacks. They would often pair these maneuvers with devastating, lightning-fast attacks, surrounding lost platoons and dragging stragglers into the forest. Skirmishers would fell trees behind invading Aedyran forces while druids made more to grow in their path, confusing and stalling their foes. The Cythwood elves used the jungle terrain to their advantage and quickly became infamous for their cunning and brutal tactics. The Kulklin of the Cythwood were swift and improvised attacks quickly, owing in part to their use of everyday tools – axes, knives, and bows – as weapons of war. Many of the fiercest conflicts flared up along the edge of the Cythwood, where the two powers shared a border. While the country thrived and internally there was little strife, the skirmishes with the neighboring elven kingdom of Kulklin continued. This decision turned out to be exactly what was needed and the Aedyran Kingdom thrived, spreading out over the land, establishing strong trade routes, and became known to be fair - but shrewd - businessmen. Each advisor would still be lord over his people, but each lord would answer to the fercönyng (FAYR-cö-ning, 'first king'). The leaders of each tribe became advisors to the king, chosen by the group. The tribes, small and widespread over the land, knew it would be better for their continued existence to unify. In approximately 2200 AI, The People of the Deer unified into a new civilization called the Aedyr Kingdom. However, coexistence was frequently difficult and the Kingdom of Kuklin warred intermittently with the human tribes for the next two centuries. Inclined toward maintaining a stable settlement, the kingdom of elves imparted their teachings of agriculture, architecture,Īnd domestication to the folk in exchange for military protection. Progress moved at such a pace that the Aedyr might have continued on that path for another thousand years, but a chance encounter with the elves of Kulklin changed everything for the modest kingdom. Over the course of two thousand years, the Aedyr developed at a slow pace, fighting skirmishes with other cultures as often as forming mutually beneficial unions. The Empire's history dates back centuries, to Aedyr, or 'People of the Deer,' a tribe of chieftain-led nomads who settled their continent in the West around 300 AI.