Sialás

The Empire of Sialás was an oligarchic state located to the east of Kylorne, which was almost entirely populated by Sialassi Sun Elves. At its height, it dominated the continent it was located on, and its trade reach went as far as the eastern continent. Sialás was destroyed in the year 5 A.D.T., when a magic disaster known as the Calamity wiped out the majority of the continent.

Early history
Before its formation, the area that would become Sialás was populated by many tribes of different races. Among those tribes were a group of ancient elves. Not much is known about them, but with time, this group became the Sialassi sun-elves. As time passed, the proto-Sialassi grew in power and began to displace many of the other groups in the area.

Kingdom of Sialás
Around 2000 B.D.T., the area around Sialás had become dominated by two groups: the Sialassi sun-elves, who were at the time a loose federation of different Sialassi tribes, and the recently formed Kingdom of Dedaria. This struggle for power culminated in the Dedarian war, a brutal war between the Sialassi and Dedarians, which resulted in a Sialassi victory and the collapse of Dedaria. Upon winning the war, and gaining hegemony over the region, the Sialassi proclaimed the formation of a new kingdom: the Kingdom of Sialás. The Sialassi chose Faldiron the Victorious, one of the great commanders during the Dedarian War, as their new king, and he was given a crown made from reforged metal from the former crown of Dedaria.

Empire of Sialás
After its formation, the Kingdom of Sialás started slowly growing in power, absorbing neighbouring state after neighbouring state. Not much is known about the details of its conquests, but by around 500 B.D.T., Sialás had grown to dominate most of its continent. At some point during these conquests, the Kingdom began to be referred to as an empire instead, and its kings became emperors. This marked the beginning of the Imperial Period, which lasted until 239 B.D.T..

From around 400 B.D.T., a rift in the society of Sialás slowly began to emerge. The conquests of the past had been replaced with commerce, leading to the militarily focused noble class losing power in favour of the newly emerging merchant class. Over time, this split in Sialassi society would weaken the authority of the emperors, leading to them relying more on powerful landholders and oligarchs. At this time, the practice of magic was also slowly beginning to take hold in Sialás, although it was still not very widespread.

Rise of the Council of Elders
The decline of the emperors' power came to a head in 239, when a group of powerful oligarchs staged a coup.