History of Nestor

Pre-historic Era (0 - 3603 RH)

The island of Nestor Mayor was inhabited by a people referred to as the Nestalics, though their true tribal name is lost due to the absence of written records. Initially nomadic hunters, the Nestalics were introduced to agriculture and mainland Anarian technologies, which gradually advanced their society. By 2278 RH, the first feudal kingdoms—Jung, Erapo, and Giondo—were recorded. The earliest continuous written records, dating to 3578 RH, mention additional kingdoms like Centil, Cultar, Radir, Ravnar, and Remonir.

In 3603 RH, a war erupted between the kingdoms of Erapo and Ravnar. The conflict culminated in the fall of Ravnar after the decisive battles of Eran and Savol (3612-3617 RH). King Alak of Ravnar resisted with brutal tactics, while King Garises III of Erapo ultimately prevailed, enslaving Ravnar's population and establishing a puppet regime under his son.

Lord History (3603 - 4139 RH)

In 3632 RH, traders from Anaria brought the Erecund religion to the Kingdom of Erapo, which was soon adopted by King Aron vil Era, transforming Erapo into the Erinic Empire. He aimed to unite all of Nestor under this new faith. This led to significant religious and political upheaval, including the founding of Astidil by refugees opposed to the Erecund faith in 3672 RH, and the creation of the Muncor Alliance by the Munc tribes to resist the Cultaric Empire's invasions in 3763 RH.

The Erinic Empire’s aggressive expansion continued, with its invasion of Remonir in 3753 RH, forcing the kingdom to convert to Erecund. In 3769 RH, the Erinic Empire conquered Giondo, a kingdom that also converted, though its populace faced religious repression. The Erinic Empire declared war on the Cultaric Empire and the Muncs in 3773 RH, leading to the fall of the Muncor Alliance and the forced conversion of its people by 3794 RH.

In subsequent years, the Erinic Empire expanded its influence further by conquering Centil in 3851 RH and exerting control over the Kingdom of Gragin. The Erinic Empire’s religious elite, dissatisfied with the Kingdom of Jung’s lax conversions, led an invasion in 3854 RH. This resulted in widespread purges and reforms aimed at maintaining stability across the empire. By 4033 RH, the suppression of religious diversity eased, and in 4098 RH, the Erinic Empire transitioned to a lord-based democracy, which further stabilized the realm.

Erinic Era (4239 - 5351 RH)

Erinic Empire Flag

The Erinic Empire stabilized after centuries of turmoil, thanks to decentralization efforts that gave lords more autonomy, beginning with Baragozo IV of Giondo in 4139 RH. By 4216 RH, the empire was divided into 130 herdoms, including the elusive Heranica, hidden within the eroding Hivic Mountains. Expansion efforts continued, with Nester Minor and Spal Island annexed by 4233 RH, marking the start of the Erinic Golden Age (4219–4823 RH). This era saw prosperity until a devastating plague in 4824 RH, which decimated the population and triggered a crisis of faith.

Religious discontent grew, culminating in demands for religious freedom by 4829 RH, influenced by new religions from Anaria. Despite attempts to suppress these movements, the empire overreached when it engaged in costly religious wars alongside other Erecund nations (5001–5264 RH). Anarian forces eventually landed on Nestor Mayor in 5269 RH, further destabilizing the empire. In 5329 RH, the first lord defected, and by 5351 RH, all lords had abandoned the Erinic Empire. Although they remained faithful to the Erecund religion, the collapse of royal authority marked the end of the Erinic Empire, shaping Nestor's future trajectory.

Medieval Era (5351 - 7405 RH)

Following the fall of the Erinic Empire in 5351 RH, the island fragmented into nearly 500 regions, each ruled by a lord or religious leader. Power struggles ensued, and by 5354 RH, only 150 lords remained, each wielding roughly equal influence. Despite constant warfare and harsh societal norms, the population remained stable due to high birth rates and a rigid warrior culture that favored strong soldiers.

By 6691 RH, the lord of Giondo proposed a federated monarchy to unite the island and end the constant infighting. This idea was realized in 6809 RH when the Nestal Alliance, led by Bulgunzo I, reformed into the Nestoric Herdom. Under Bulgunzo I’s leadership, military reforms reduced death rates, and a less brutal warrior culture emerged. The Nestoric Herdom gradually expanded its influence over key regions by 7405 RH, facing its primary rival, the Domain of Narrac. At this point, only 15 herdoms remained on Nestor Mayor, 3 on Nester Minor, and a separate nation formed on Spal Island.

Renaissance Era (7405 - 7471 RH)

Nestor in 7400 RH

With the dominance of the Nestoric Herdom, Nestor Mayor experienced its first period of peace in centuries, allowing for necessary reforms. The industrial revolution began in 7443 RH in Rinnar, near Ricar, transforming the city into the industrial hub of the Herdom. By 7471 RH, economist Xar Mulca introduced the Land Value Tax System, which restructured the Nestorian tax system to be fairer, though lords retained significant tax-free lands. These developments laid the groundwork for future economic and social progress across the island.

Timeline in bulletpoints

Pre-historic era (0 - 3603)

• The island of Nestor Mayor has been inhabited for a long time. The people on the island were known as the Nestalic but this is because the real name of the tribe was lost due to a lack of written records. The Nestalics lived a simple life as nomads of the land and used fishing techniques. The Nestalics were introduced to farming and other technologies from the mainland of Anaria. This meant that even though Nestor was on an island, they still received technologies from the mainland.
• The first feudal kingdoms were being recorded in 2278 RH with the Kingdom of Jung, Kingdom of Erapo and the Kingdom of Giondo being the oldest.
• In 3578 RH, the first constant written records have been found with the mention of kingdoms of Centil, Cultar, Erapo, Giondo, Jung, Radir, Ravnar and Remonir.
• In 3603 RH was the recorded war between the kingdom of Erapo and Ravnar. Capital of Ravnar fell not long after 3612 RH after the battle of Eran. After the battle or Eran, the Ravnar-Erapo war continued a few more years with the king of Ravnar Alak refusing to surrender. Alak used deadly tactics in order to postone the fall of the kingdom leading to very high casualties. The king of Erapo Garises III did not back down from the deadly battle fought in the war. In 3617 the kingdom of Ravnar was finnally defeated at the battle of Savol. The kingdom of Ravnar made a puppet and given to Garises's second oldest son. Even though the region kept the name of Ravnar, Ravs in the former kingdom were enslaved and treated horribly.

Lord History (3603 - 4139)

• In 3632 RH traders from Anaria spread the Erecund religion to the kingdom of Erapo (the largest empire on the coast or Nester Mayor). The new king of Erapo, Aron vil Era, adopted the religion soon after and declared it the religion of the kingdom. In the name of the religion, Aron wanted to spread the Erecund religion to all of Nester under one flag, united by Erecund. He renamed his empire to the Erinic Empire.
• In 3672 RH the city of Astidill was founded, this city was made by refugees from the Erinic Empire who were not a fan of the Erecund religion. The lord of Calal was banished from the Erinic Empire due to unholy acts accroding to Erecund temple and fled to Astidil. City creation of Astidil was recieved positily by the Munc tribe that lived in the area. After a treaty was signed, the city of Astidil was allowed to stay as long as Muncs got technology to enter the farming era and Astidil helped in the war against the Cultaric Empire.
• In 3709 RH the Muncs started eight other kingdoms, all of them former tribes that settled down. Two tribes joined Astidil and four tribes spilt up to join different tribes and three tribes were defeated and enslaved during minor wars.
• In 3753 RH the Erinic Empire invaded Remonir and pushed them to the island of Treon. Soon after they were pushed to the island, an peace treaty was signed with an agreement that Remonir would convert to Erecund.
• In 3763 RH the Cultaric Empire started invading the new Muncanic tribal kingdoms starting with the invasion of Astidil. The Muncanic tribes created the Muncor alliance which all but one nation joined. The lord of Zalcun refused to joined due to the believe that it was en losing war for the Muncs. However in 3765, Giondo joined the alliance coming to the aid of Muncs. Zalcun joined the alliance in response but only a few month later, the Erinic Empire started invading Giondo. There was no alliance between the Cultaric Empire and the Erinic Empire but the Kingdom of Giondo fell rather quickly in 3769 RH. The Kingdom of Giondo was puppeted but because Giondo converted to Erecund, there were no large scale enslavements. However, Erinic was still extremely agressive with pushing the Erecund religion, often inprisoning people who believed anything else than Erecund. What happened to the religious prisoners is unknown but what is certain was Erinic prisons had a low survival rate.
• In 3773 RH the Erinic Empire declared war on both the Cultaric Empire and the remains of the Munc alliance. In 7381 RH, the king of Cultar was killed in battle leaving the remains of Cultaric Empire in chaos for years. Because of the chaos, The Erinic Empire focussed its effort on the Muncs.
• In 3794 RH the Munc alliance had fallen and the people were converted to Erecund with force. The Kingdom of Jung signed the treaty of Ertilan stating that the entire island Nester Mayor should be Erecund. The Kingdom of Junc agreed to convert Erecund just like the Erinic Empire demands.
• In 3842 RH the Erinic Empire continued with its expansion into the nation of Centil with the help of the Kingdom of Gragin whose daughter had married the second oldest son of the king of the Erinic Empire. The kingdom of Centil fell in 3851 RH and the king of Gragin died only one year later making the second oldest son of the king of the Erinic Empire lord of Gragin. The former king of Gragin was killed by an Erinic spy.
• In 3853 RH the religous elite of Erecund were not pleased with the mildness of Kingdom of Jung in their conversion efforts. In 3854 RH, the Erinic Empire invaded the Kingdom of Jung. The mountain region of the Kingdom of Jung in the eastern part of the kingdom was not invaded to do the harsh terrain. The Erinic Empire claimed the whole island to be theirs even though the hidden kingdom of Heranica was not found deep the Hivic mountians. The kingdom of Giondo stayed a puppet until 3862 RH and the Kingdom of Junc commited more to Erecund in order to be invaded by the Erinic Empire.
• The Erinic Empire started with heavy reforms and purges in order to keep the stability in the region. In 4033 RH the Erecund suppression was lessened and the empire became more stable.
• In 4098 RH the Erinic Empire became a lord based democracy further increasing stability.

Erinic era (4239 - 5351)

• The deadly history of the Erinic Empire was put straight in order to make the nation stable for a long time. Many stability programs were installed including giving the lords more power over their own land as long as they followed the Erecund religion. The Herdom of Giondo was the first to gain more power over its land with Baragozo IV convincing the king in 4139 RH.
• In 4216 RH the Erinic Empire was split into 130 Herdoms with one of these herdom including the nation of Heranica which still wasn't discovered at this point. Heranica stayed deep in the Hivic mountians which are made of stone that erode fast. This causes the region to have spiky mountains and underground sectors. These underground sectors were created by underground rivers that flowed past eroding the rocks aways. These caves were home to Hara bats which the people of these caves caught for food. These underground sectors also had large lakes with fish and these lakes were connected to the sea on the Legar coast and used as breeding ground of the Setar fish.
• In 4212 RH the Erinic Empire expanded to Nester Minor whose few tribes were still living a primative nomadic lifestyles. The sailing technology of the Erinic Empire was quite limited at the time due to their focus on the land force.
• In 4233 RH the Erinic Empire expanded to the island of Spal which was still uninhabited. On arrival, a fleet of ships sank and a few hundred people were stranded on the island. The island was large enough to sustain a population stayed on the island.
• The era between 4219 RH to 4823 RH are known as the Erinic golden age turning the Erinic Empire as one of the most powerful Erecund nations on Gotha.
• In 4824 Rh the island of Nester Mayor was struck by a large deadly plague impacting almost every corner of the island. The records about the deathtoll are uncertain but estimates put the deathtoll between 12% abnd 56%. The huge amount of death caused by this plague caused people of the Erinic Empire to question the power of Erecund gods.
• In 4829 RH the demand for more religous freedom caused a large divide among the people of the Erinic Empire. This demand was driven by the new religions the island was introduced by via the mainland of Anaria and the decreasing believe in the Erecund gods. The Erinic Empire struck down many of the attempts to bring new religions to the island.
• In 4945 RH the Erinic Empire looked more into Anaria to destroy the enemy religions from the origin however the Eric Empire overestimated its power.
• The Erinic Empire fought along side other Erecund nations in religious wars between 5001 RH and 5264 RH however the wars got increasingly more costly. The people pressured the Erinic Empire to pull out of Anaria due to the increasing pressence of enemy forces close the island. During these wars, the holy tablets of Erecund were threatened to be destroyed and they were cut into three and transported to the Erinic Empire for a period of time.
• The forces of Anarian relgions landed on Nester Mayor in 5269 RH and this caused massive unrest on the island of Nester Mayor. The Erinic Empire was forced to pull out of Anaria and defend the mainland. However on the way home, the army was struck down by an Anarian fleet. The loss of this army further caused panic among the people of Nester Mayor and the especially among the lords.
• In 5329 RH the first lord left the Erinic Empire and in 5351 RH all lords left the Erinic Empire. Even though the lords stayed loyal to the Erecund religion, they were no longer loyal to the royals of the Erinic Empire. The fall of the Erinic Empire shaped the course of the Nestoric island ever since. The lords kept out all the Anarian nations except other Erecund nations.

Medieval era (5351 - 7405)

• The nation split into almost 500 regions, all under a different lord or sometimes even a religious leader. The lords quickly started to see themselves as the true succesor to the Erinic Empire, the lords wanted to bring back the glory days of the old empire, from the golden age of stabilty and progress between 4219 RH and 4823 RH.
• The first wars were declared in 5351 RH mostly more powerful lords taking over weaker lords who didn't manage to gather enough power before the empire fell apart.
• In 5354 RH the weakest lords and religious leaders were taken over leaving the island with 150 lords with each one of them with about the same power. The reason for the equality in power per lords was done by the Empire for stability reasons but now it meant no lords could unite the island. A few nations that were destroyed by the Erinic Empire came back after the fall of the empire like the kingdom of Giondo and the Muncs.
• In 5387 RH many lords started to militarise a lot, creating defensive structures and recruting large armies. Every man who didn't have and important job had to server and all families had to offer their first born son to the lords armies. In order for the lords to wage more and more wars. Woman were obligated to bare as much children as possible, having 10 to 15 children per woman was not unheard of. The life expentency dropped far down due to the deathrate in wars, death during childbirth for both the mother and the baby and the harsh treatment of conquered lands. The wars fought between the lords was deadly for both sides, but because of the constant high birth rate, the population stayed stable. In order to keep the warriors motivated, the lords slowly promoted a warrior culture and some lords were very brutal with their ways of getting a large army, resources and food.
• Every fit man would serve in the military, if the soldier survived long enough, he was deemed worthy of a family. The wars provided for a type of natural selection that caused only the best soldiers to reproduce. This system caused a large surplus of women during this period. The strongest and most successful soldiers were allowed to retire and focus on raising a whole new generation of soldiers. This meant that a woman married to a soldier had an obligation to have as many children as possible. The women who didn’t get married to a soldier became dominant in the social services of the nation including basic education, nursing and caretaker. But due to the lack of men woman also had to work in the fields and they were treated quite poorly by their male overlords.
• Even though the lords fought many bloody wars, the lords would ''unite'' if the island was invaded by nations from foreign nation.
• After enduring centuries of unrelenting warfare, the alliance led by the lord of Giondo emerged as the predominant power on the island by 6691 RH. Recognizing the need for a more cohesive governance structure, the lord of Giondo proposed a revolutionary idea – transforming the island into a federated monarchy. This visionary approach aimed to replace the previous singular authority attempting to unify the island with a system where each lord retained autonomy over their respective lands, while adhering to common national laws and stop the endless infighting. After a period of times, the lords would vote for a new king and for safety reasons, it cannot be from the same herdom three times a row.
• The Nestal alliance led by Bulgunzo I was renamed to the Nestoric Herdom in 6809 RH and he called him the first king of Nestor. Bulgunzo I was known for his milder warrior culture with less harsh treatments of woman and soldiers. The survival of a warrior under most kings was about 5-15% but under Bulgunzo I it was between 30-70%. Still rough deathrates but much better than the competition. One of the way this ways achieved was allowing soldiers to ba able to retreat and not leaving behind the wounded.
• Bulgunzo I didn't live to see the day the island united under one lord because he died in 6836 RH. The Nestoric Herdom united most of the Sularic bay, the Ertilan peninsula and the Muncor coast in 7405 RH. The biggest rival of the Nestoric Herdom was the Domain of Narrac in the north-west. At this point there about 10 herdoms left on the island of Nester Mayor, 2 on Nester Minor and the people stuck on Spal created their own nation named Spaller.

Renaissance era (7405 - 7496)

• The island saw rest returning to Nestor Mayor for the first time in centuries with the Nestoric Herdom clearly winning out. Over the next two centuries the island was going to united. With the new found rest, the Nestoric Herdom had time to start some needed reform in the way the nation worked.
• The industrial revolution started in the region of Rinnar in the Nestoric Herdom in 7443 RH in the region now occupied by the Kakatels near Ricar. The city of Ricar invested heavily in the industry and factories and soon became the main industrial city of the Herdom.
• In 7471 RH the Land Value Tax System was introduced by economist Xar Mulca. The system did rework of the Nestorian tax system making it more fair for the people. It was not completely fair because the lords still kept a lot of their land tax free.

Pan-Anarian war era (7496 - 7530)

• In 7496 RH the Wolgos on the Dnkluwos Islands started small coastal raids on the Legar coast. The raids and plunder slowly increased in frequency and intensity and in 7498 RH controlling their first of land in the Nestorian island. Due to the promise since the fall of the Erinic Empire, the Nestorian island createdthe United Herdem Alliance to protect the island from these island. The Wolgos invasian caught the Nestorian nations off guard and the nation of Legar was close to being taken over. However, the rest of the Nestoric nations held strong in an attempt to slow the Wolgos down. The previous tatics the Nestorian nations used were ineffective fighting a large organized army of the Wol.
• Later in 7498 RH, the Wolgos started an invasion in the Herdom of Tricor which made it even harder for the Nestorian to effectively defend the nation.
• After many innovations in doctrines and more united warfare, the United Herdem Alliance kicked out the Wol but a great cost to human life.
• The Wolgos were officially pushed out by 7502 RH, after the United Herdem Alliance proved they were not a push-over like before. This made Wolgos pull out and focus their efforts somewhere else. The war between the Nestorian nations and the Wolgos did not cause the Nestorians to hate the Wolgos. Many lords during the warring lords periods who were friend went to war as a form of game, only enslaving the population if there was a true hatred. The Wolgos treatment of the conquered lands wasn't worse than the Nestorians did to themselves. The Nestorians were glad they got the wake up from the Wolgos and no deep hatred was rooted between the Nestorians and the Wolgos.
• Between 7502 RH and 7520 RH the Nestorian nations repaired the damages from the war and they attempted to modernize their armed forces and doctrines. Due to the increasing threat of outside power invading forces, the United Herdem Alliance was kept in place.

Timeline

Timeline of Nestor

Era	Event	Year
Pre-historic era	Pre-historic era	0	x
Ancient History	Creation of Erecund	3580	x
Ancient History	Erecund to Nestor	3632	x
Erinic era	Erinic Empire	4139	x
Erinic era	Religious Clash	5329	x
Erinic era	Fall of Erinic	5351	x
Medieval era	Start Warring Lords period	5354	x
Medieval era	Rise of Giondo	7405	x
Renaissance era	Introduction of the LVT	7471	x
Pan-Anarian war era	Wolgos Anibar Plunder	7496	x
Pan-Anarian war era	Pan-Anarian War	7498	x
Pan-Anarian war era	Nestorian Northern Battle	7498	x
Pan-Anarian war era	Creation of United Herdom Alliance	7498	x
Pan-Anarian war era	Wolgos raiders successfully defeated	7502	x
Pan-Anarian war era	Häverists start their expansion	7516
Pan-Anarian war era	Aggressive expansion into Nestor	7521
Pan-Anarian war era	Sacking of Ricar (destroyed industry)	7525
Pan-Anarian war era	Fall of the U.H.A.	7528
Pan-Anarian war era	Nestorian rebellion rises	7529
Pan-Anarian war era	Livaria start funding the rebels	7530
Industrial era	Häverists bring industrial technology	7531
Industrial era	Start industrial revolution	7533
Industrial era	Creation of the Garion Factory	7535
Industrial era	New factory fuels Häverists expansion	7536
Great war era	Livaria helps to push out Häverists	7537
Great war era	Häverists occupation becomes costly	7539
Great war era	Häverists leave Nestor	7541
Great war era	Livaria and the Nestorians become allies	7541
Great war era	Häverists influence purged	7543
Great war era	Livaria helps with the rebuilding	7545
Great war era	Continued industrial revolution	7547
Great war era	U.H.C. stay united, federated monarch	7548
Great war era	Official Creation of Nestorian Herdom	7550
Great war era	End of Pan Anarian War	7552
Unification era	Loons and Drinor declare war	7559
Unification era	Nestor's power tested in peace talks	7561
Unification era	Loons join Nestor in trade for peace	7561
Unification era	Unification proces Nestor Mayor	7563
Unification era	Crontol and Spallar join for security	7566
Unification era	Official end Nestorian isolation	7567
Wolgos war era	Start Great War (not directly involved)	7585
Wolgos war era	Nestor starts selling guns to allies	7588
Wolgos war era	Rise of the Garion Factory	7591
Economic era	Eco-Wonder (Internal competition)	7602
Economic era	End of the Great war	7603
Economic era	Economic Boom	7637
Economic era	Economic ceiling reached	7648
Economic era	International trade takes off	7652
Anibar era	Häverists (SOC) want control back	7659
Anibar era	SOC start spreading propaganda	7661
Anibar era	SOC disturbance taking hold in Anibar	7664
Anibar era	Extreme instability in Anibar	7666
Anibar era	Anibar civil war	7669
Anibar era	End civil war - Imperials take hold	7675
Eugenic era	Rebuilding Anibar (GEDI conspiracy)	7678
Eugenic era	GEDI reforms	7684
Modern era	Today	7690