The War of Unification

The first of the Mythic Events in the Reccana Timeline, occurring during The Forgotten Age.

The lands in Reccana were splintered into many factions, with racial and religious tensions drawing many lines in the sand. One man gathered as many like-minded folk as he could and began a campaign for peace. He implored anyone who would listen to set aside their differences and band together, for greater threats than strange neighbors would surely come, and there was strength in unity. He quickly gained popularity, though not all were willing to join his cause. Over the course of a year, he campaigned both in the noble court and on the battlefield, convincing who he could and conquering the rest. His swift rise to power led many to believe that his rule was divinely influenced, which granted him the power of the church and the law.

He eventually marched upon the largest city in Reccana, known then as Rockfort, and took the palace from the reigning warlord. With this move, he held the vast majority of Reccana under his rule. However, a group of adventurers had followed his campaign and thought him a dictator seeking to subjugate the lands under an iron fist. They met him at the palace and defeated him, a paladin of Gran dealing the final blow. Moments later, the group learned that the new emperor's intentions had been noble and pure, and they had slain the one man capable of uniting a kingdom.

The paladin, named Jareth Kern, vowed before the Avatar of Gran that he would take this Forgotten Emperor's charge and ensure the kingdom was ruled fairly and justly. He renamed the city Rosehammer, after the weapon that had slain the emperor, and made it the capitol of Reccana. This united the kingdom and brought about The Golden Age.