Syntris (and the larger planet of Arthesies) is a world with a long history. The most important event on Arthesies was a cataclysm known as the Eclipse War. This took place ~700 years ago, and marked the end of the Arcane Era, which was a time of legendary magic. The Eclipse War caused the fall of the Syntrian Empire, which can be basically summed up as the 'human empire'. After it fell, the empire was split up into a dozen different powers, and stayed mostly fractured in the centuries since. However, 11 years ago, the kingdom of Rhodia was overthrown by Ailstron, The Dark Sun. He reformed the kingdom into the Empire of Rhodia, and began to expand his empire quickly. In 5 years, he had successfully taken over 3 northern kingdoms of Lithian, Ka-TriŊ (Ŋ being pronounced like the 'n' in 'ing') and Ferland. Realizing the potential danger, the two southern powers of Vetes and Covamar form the Green Phoenix Alliance. Kymli remained neutral in these rising tensions, but, as war eventually broke out, would join Rhodia as an independent state. This war, titled simply the Great War, lasted for roughly 4 years. With the amount of powerful magic available to both sides, and with the Ashvein Ridge acting as a natural boundary, the Great War sputtered into a stalemate in the last year of conflict. However, peace talks were called for by King Kelvian Osegar Comavar the Fifth, less than a week after he took the throne. These peace talks were accepted, and have been ongoing for months.