Orean Empire

The Orean Empire or Orea is possibly the oldest power there is. While the Ghiscari were still a bunch of simple slavers, the Valyrians sheep herders, and the Dothraki farmers the Oreans were a great civilization. They would rise to power following a brutal war with the Aubans and would never stop rising higher and higher. They are a power known to have both strong hard power and soft power. The recent change in power and ascension of Xanderion has led the empire to become far more belligerent and expansionist.

Pre Invasion
At first the Oreans were but "simple" city dwellers who lived in grand city states spread across eastern Ulthos. Often times the Oreans squabbled with each other. Cities would rise and decline regularly. But this would all change in 7,003 BD.

Drive for Dacedaemon
In 7,003 BD Oris finished uniting the Auban people and made himself Marhat of the Aubans. Looking to the east he saw the great and rich Orean cities. So he marched across Ulthos ravaging the continent along the way. This forced the Orean cities to throw aside their differences and petty quarrels and come together to stop the inumerable mass of Aubans. They combined theri forces and tried to stop Oris, but at every step they found themselves defeated by Oris. After plowing through city after city the Aubans found themselves outsife the great city of Dacedaemon, their prize. There the Oreans had gathered every man they had left and had even been joined by warriors from the colonies for Orea's last stand. The King of Dacedaemon, Demetrios, would be the man to lead this last stand. And while he stood on the walls glimpsing into the midst of the unstoppable army of Aubans he thought to himself that it was all over. Yet if Orea were to fall then it would be in shattering of shields and a clashing of swords and a gushing of blood, so gathering the men he spoke, "Let us accept our fate men of Orea and let us charge to our destiny." With that he opened the gates and charged out in a great sortie. Of what happened next some would claim it was gods others would claim it was luck and even a few claimed it was simple destiny. In truth it was probably the determination, superior weaponary, and superior armor of the Oreans that would make the day possible. There on death ground the small force of Oreans would cut through the Aubans like butter while KIng Demetrios found himself face to face with Marhat Oris. In a legendary duel, told throughout the generations, Demetrios would cut down Oris. With their leader and unifying force dead and the Oreans seemingly invincible the Aubans would rout. The day would be the greatest victory Oreans have ever achieved.

Orean Counterstrike
Even though the Siege of Dacedaemon was a resounding victory for the Oreans that shattered the Aubans' mental state the war didn;t end there. After Dacedaemon the Aubans were able to regroup. But the respite the vicotry granted the Oreans was essential to their war effort. After coming back from their death knell the Oreans would put together a large force for the next battle. That battle would be Etri. The Oreans had built a temporary fort to house their troops along the Etri River. There the main Auban force would stumble onto the fort. Oris' son Isporh decided to seize this chance to avenge his father's death and defeat. Outnumbering the Oreans he believed that victory was assured and assaulted the fort. But that was was very wrong indeed. The Oreans were excellent soldiers and their fort quite stout. As the Aubans came crashing down the Oreans flooded their ranks with arrows. By the time the Aubans reached the walls they had already paid a toll. Clamoring up the walls they found only Orean spears pointing down from the parapets. Soon enough the river would turn river with Auban blood, forcing Isporh to back down and retreat.

Following the Battle of Etri River Demetrios decided that it was time to finish this once and for all. He began to steadily push Isporh back knowing full well that Isporh would become angry and rashly attack. Eventually on the Plains of Hesali Isporh's patience ran out and he made for pitched battle. Attacking with his cavalry while his infantry remained in reserve he began the epic known as the Battle on the Plains of Hesali. Yet throwing his cavalry at the Oreans would be a fatal mistake and commonly be referred upon in Orean tactics manuals. The Oreans simply locked their shields with spears out in a great shield wall (Falanx). When the Auban horses surged forth towards this wall of spikes their horses were spooked and stopped themselves from running themselves through. And that was just what the Oreans wanted, now while the enemy cavalry was temporalily paralyzed the Orean archers released deadily volleys into the mass of horsemen. Once the horsemen got themselves organized again they quickly ran towards the Orean flanks where they hoped to go around and beat the Oreans from behind. And to the ever misfortune of Isporh Demetrios had placed the superior Hesalian cavalry on his flanks. So when the Auban horsemen crashed into the flanks they would find some very pissed Hesalians with a goal of slaughtering the Aubans in mind. These initial troubles however would not dissuade Isporh from the attack, so he sent in his infantry to strik like a hammer. But as everyone knows the anvil never breaks under the striks of the hammer. As the Auban warriors attacked the falanx again and again they found it unmoving and unfazed by their attempts. As the day went on the death toll would rise high for the Aubans. Isporh's subordinates would slice Isporh's throat open, after he refused to sound the retreat, and then promptly depart from Orea.

Early Orean Empire
After the Battle on the Plains of Hesali the 3 year long Auban-Orean war would come to a close. The effects of the war were huge. The Aubans would never recover from the war and devastating march back to their homeland. Whilst the war would unite the Oreans and be cause of their unification under the Orean Empire. The war had shown the Oreans how much better things were when they were united and how much they were capable of. After the war the Oreans would all turn to their mythic hero Demetrios Zakarakis to lead them. In a grand coronation ceremony in Dacedaemon he would become the Emperor of the Oreans and found the Orean Empire. Under Demetrios the nation would rebuild from the war.