Anendioran Empire

The Anendioran empire, more commonly referred to as 'the empire' was formed eleven hundred years before the Common Calendar was implemented. The empire was a coalition of several dozen human-dominated kingdoms, lead by high king Etrius Tracorius. With the Aeldrathi empire falling apart and their people withdrawing back to their homelands, the allied kingdoms quickly declared their independence under Tracorius. With the majority of the elven people had left the mainland of Anendior behind, the human kingdoms quickly consolidated into the Anendioran Empire.

With the formation of the empire, the first real bastion of humanity was formed in central Anendior, splitting the continent from coast to coast. The capital of the empire was declared to be the city of Austeria, in the country of Tholland. With so much land under their control, the empire became one of major powers in central Anendior, though they were often skirmishing with orc raiders in the north and Syruhnai tribesmen in the south.

As the empire settled, certain radical factions emerged, declaring humanity superior to all other races. Based in the western regions of the empire, the actions of these radicals eventually lead to the imperial civil war. The empire as a whole was destroyed near the middle of the fifth century CC. It was later reformed into a smaller collection of provinces in western Anendior.

History
Originally an alliance of human kingdoms formed in the declining years of the realm of Aeldramar, the empire of Anendior was formed when Etrius Tracorious declared independence from the Aeldrathi in -1100 CC. Though the elves decried his actions as treasonous, there was no Aeldrathi force capable of stopping the humans. The countries of Tholland, Reborand, and Phalest were quickly under control of the allied kingdoms. Several other regions were already coming under allied control a decade after the declaration of independence.

By -1090 CC, the empire held territory from the west to east coast of central Anendior and formed trade agreements with the Grey Marches to the north. Etrius Tracorius was declared emperor, with support from the majority of the allied kingdoms. The emperor quickly outlawed slavery and forced servitude on the argument that such practices had kept humanity from flourishing under the Aeldramar.