House Rezuraia

House Rezuraia is an Anglunian noble family originating from the icy mountains of Yirsaad. It is one of the oldest Anglunian dynasties, ruling from Rezuraia, it is currently headed by Zehros Elzar-Rezuraia

Yirsi Migrations
The region of Yirsaad was first inhabited by the Yirsi who are descendants of the Hyakki, who travelled north through Rathnir and settled on the continent of Astios. The Ice Elves migrated in one large group, of around a thousand men, women and children, first landing next to a settlement known as the Black Citadel inhabited by an old wizard named Morgrend. Morgrend was a powerful master of the Arcane Arts, that resided in the Black Citadel before the arrival of the Yirsi.

Morgrend settled Yirsi near the snowy mountains of Mount Arros, south Nefelis. However, each and every night he would steal children and women from the Yirsi to use them for his horrible dark experiments. Realising this he Yirsi marched with an army of their own to fight those humans, and after being utterly defeated and put to work as prisoners and slaves to the dark magician.

The Yirsi plotted their revenge for fifty years, and one day, they were ready. A rebellion started, and they were almost defeated if not for a young blacksmith who had found Morgrend's black tome, and used it to forge a deadly spearmade of divine metal that came from the sky, and called it Yirsi Yakkai (The Promise of Ice). They defeated Morgrend. After this time the Yirsi population could be found spread around Nefelis, with many villages being found the mountainous regions around Yirsaad.

Tales of Taeral
Around 5000 years from these scattered communities emerged the Yirsi daughter of a shepherd, Taeral. Her tale (which can be found here) tells the founding of the settlement of Rezuraia around the center of Mount Arros, and the founding of House Rezuraia. In her tales she meets the God Azeras who aids her in the success of her village granting her many gifts.

Later he grants her great power to defeat the Warlord Ballambor who inhabited the Island of Redowl to the South. It was in these events that the first Rezuraian state was slowly established. The newly more fertile lands, and resolve of the people aided in its expansion and in the development of the Arternaian faith.

Early statehood
In these years Yirsaad finds a growing Rezuraian state. Westwards the state of Tyra is established and several wars are waged between the states of Rezuraia and Tyra. Isaz begins its colonisation of the North Eastern part of Yirsaad and the Isaz-Rezuraia-Xiraia Trade Route is established enabling further spread of Arternaia.

The Great Elven Wars begin and many battles are fought between the Rezuraian and Isazi States in the Northern regions of Yirsaad. A betrayal leads to the collapse of Rezuraian forces into the rump state of Heylusin before the Yirsaad region becomes under the control of the Isazi State completely.

Eventually the Isazi States hold over Yirsaad collapses and many small states are established in its wake. Rezuraia, Herunna, Aeth and Rezaleth are established. Wars between each of the states lead the region once more into turmoil. It is during this time that the Holy Site in Rezuraia grows significantly becoming a point of pilgrimage across Nefelis.

The State of Nuvon rises to the West of Rezuraia, a three way wars between the Nuvon, Isazi and Rezuraian states leads to the collapse of the Second Rezuraian State. Eventually Nuvon wins annexing most of the region.

Third Rezuraian State
Human migrations shattered most Yirsi states in Mirau. In its wake the Third Rezuraian State was established. As human conquest collapsed most Yirsi states they fleed Southwards into the Mountains of Yirsaad. With the Human Nefelian Kingdom of huge strength to the North, Rezuraia was the last holdout of Yirsi in Mirau. A great Battle was fought where Houses Betal'lan, Nuwan, Rezuraia and Vindya came together to fight back against the humans winning an important battle at Isaz. The Long war between the humans eventually concluded with much Yirsi territory retaken. However demographically humans remained very prominent throughout Mirau. As the last holdout of Yirsi society during the war, Yirsaad and Rezuraia remained very culturally Yirsi and retained few humans.

Gnomish Invasion
Before the creation of the Kingdom of Anglath, the area was under the control of three states, Apriney, Rezuraia and Vindya. These three states had a significant rivalry, vying for dominance over the region of Yirsaad for many years. The State of Apriney is annexed by Vindya and Rezuraia, putting the two kingdoms at odds with one another.

The impending conflict between the Rezuraian's and Vindyan's was, however, averted due to a larger external threat.

In the east, in the lands of Phoenix, there was a race known as the Gnomes. This war, which lasted a long time, led to years of oppression by the Gnomes toward the Yirsi. They were cast as slaves, forced to do labour in the sand mines, horrible places for Yirsi.

With the gnomish forces having conquered all of Southern Mirau they began to encroach upon the states of Rezuraian's and Vindyan's. Losing the first skirmishes the two states realised that the only chance they might have against the threat would only be realized if the rivaling Yirsi kingdoms put aside their differences. And so was the creation of the Kingdom of Anglath.

The Anglathian forces mountain a difficult defense against the Gnomish forces. Winning a decisive victory in the seige of Rezuraia with the aid of the Isazian's they manage to hold the Gnomish expansion at bay in the mountains of Yirsaad, they win a great victory in the planes of Andor and allow which enables the momentum to change and allows for the gnomes to be pushed back out of Mirau.

In the years that followed the Anglathian State began the process of developing a national identity, something of a proto-Anglunian nationality. It was this state building that later allowed the Kingdom of Anglunia to emerge, embracing Yirsi Nationalism and Arternaian Zealousness.

Viodoxan colonisation
In the year 50 TE the Kingdom of Anglath as well as the rest of Nefelis was colonized by Viodoxa under the Osteri Plagosi Trading Company. The Three Great Founders, Elyani Taygen-Blizun, Lord Bekrija and Lord Baeyzil Menoskairos first set foot on Mount Arros and embarked upon the process of freeing Anglunian from Viodoxa's hold and creating the Anglunian Kingdom.

In the Summer of 63TE the Kingdom of Anglunia was founded, developing upon Anglathian identity building to create the modern nation that stands today and became one of the most populous and influential nations of Eldham.