Kingdom of Almador

The Kingdom of Almador was an ancient Celestial Elf kingdom that once dominated Southern Syltör. It rose after Maxion the Conqueror's influential rule, and lasted until 1500 BSS, under the reign of King Hireon. The end of Almador saw the creation of multiple warlord states. Many years later, the last and sole successor state, the Aurlûnor Velande, would succeed the mantle of the long gone kingdom.

Early Years
Most people can trace the Kingdom of Almador's foundation to the first permenenant Celestial Elven settlement known as Ardol. This settlement was said to have been the foundation of which the Kingdom was founded upon, and had encouraged settlers to head more north toward the region which is now presently known as Alma Province.

At around the year 10,130BCA, a man by the name of Maxion, appeared into the records of the Almadorian Annuals. Although none is really known about his early life due to the lack of proper sources, much legends and folklore that surround him described him of a man of humble origins, who would have the usual rags to riches story. He would be born into a rather poor family, and would retort to banditry at an early age. Although, one day, he would impress a local magistrate, who had relations to his mother after speaking of his last name (also lost to records), and took him along as a local officer of the region. He would later become a more relevant figure on the scene when he joined the military within the now newly founded city-state of Sachómar, and would fight in a particular war known as the Silk Wars (10,128-10,120BCA) which saw the Almadorians fighting with the neighboring human tribes of a people known as the Tien and the Yen'shi.

These wars would have Maxion's popularity grow, with many people looking up to him. Eventually, he would become the King of the Almadorians. It was not known what the events leading up to this was detailed in the chronicals, but it would be said that he would rise due to the fact his popularity and benevolence in the people, including his miltiary prowess, as well as his doctrine, "The destiny of the [Lhûren] is to expand our destiny further.", leading the Kingdom to it's more militaristic route. In addition, he would also not recorded to be coronated, due to him declining it to "See his Kingdom stretch throughout the world before he is ever King."

Conquests
Maxion's conquests would lead the Almadorian borders to reach even further distances. The ancestral city of Ardol would see itself decline due to the results of the ever expanding new empire that rose in the west. Many battles and fables would record Maxion as the champion against the Kingdom of Dawou, and the varying Kingdoms after, such as the Yi'yen, Nu, Fai and eventualy subjugation of the Kumiho. Although, contrary to many sources and books, these conquests would not take place overnight, as many of them would involve Maxion actually allying with local people groups and smaller petty kingdoms and tribes.

Maxion would ally with the lesser groups known as the Lien, Hoyen, and Xuden. They would be one of the Yu'shen's most prominent adversaries of the time, and had many skirmishes with them. The advantage with superior forces and advantage with advanced technology for the time (Maxion would be using iron as well as magic to back his forces, while the Yu'shen used supposedly copper weaponry with some evidence to bronze weaponry, mixed with iron). The clashses would see the downfall of the influencces of the Yu'shen culture, and would find themselves unable to overcome the might and power of Maxion's various armies. Over ten years of warfare would see the final end to the Yu'shen in 10,110BCA. From there, Maxion would go on to conquer the rest of the region's territories, most being of mixed accounts, mostly told in legends, with Maxion supposedly using a hostile water spirit against the Yi'yen to flood their swamps, and forced the Fai and Nu to surrender unconditionally through the use of them fighting eachother, while the Almadorians went in to defeat them.

These conquests would also see the fall of the first supposed Queendom of Hampo, which was at the time, tribes of varying Kumiho, after a hostile interaction with a diplomat from the Kingdom with the result of him being seduced and his liver being eaten. The subjugation of the Kumiho would also see conflicts with the Kingdom of Olarã, but before Maxion would conduct a proper campaign, he would pass away in the year 10,000BCA due to complications with health. His son, Maxion II, would properly announce the new Kingdom of Almador, which he would, in honor of his father, use his armor and sword as proper coronation tools to crown himself as the Second King, with his father being the first, despite never being properly coronated.

Decline and Fall
Full article: Warring Period of the Almadorans