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[[Aster's expedition]] in the late 14th century brought Occidental explorers to [[Crona]] for the first time. While the [[North Songun civilization]] and other Cronan civilizations were generally enthusiastic about the potential of trade with the Occident, the unknown of a great and distant foreign power fundamentally shook the Varshani state to its core. Most historians believe [[Arzalism]] definitively took on many of its violent, modern characteristics during this time following centuries of conflict between sun worshippers and death worshippers. | [[Aster's expedition]] in the late 14th century brought Occidental explorers to [[Crona]] for the first time. While the [[North Songun civilization]] and other Cronan civilizations were generally enthusiastic about the potential of trade with the Occident, the unknown of a great and distant foreign power fundamentally shook the Varshani state to its core. Most historians believe [[Arzalism]] definitively took on many of its violent, modern characteristics during this time following centuries of conflict between sun worshippers and death worshippers. | ||
====Huntocracy==== | ====Huntocracy==== | ||
As Varshan reached what would become its relative economic and military peak in ca. 1400, the era of "[[The Hunt (Varshan)|the Hunts]]" began. While Varshan had warred with its neighbors in south central [[Crona]] since the establishment of the Varshani state, the newfound military dominance of Varshan and political decline of the states of the [[North Songun civilization]] began enabled Varshan to begin raiding the North Songun region on an annual basis, with the yearly summer campaigns becoming known by the euphemistic term "the Hunt". At its peak, the Hunt would double the number of slaves in Varshan approximately every ten years, and its effects wrought complete devestation throughout [[Crona]], functionally destroying the ancient [[North Songun civilization]]. The Hunts were almost exclusively large scale raids and did not usually entail the conquest of territory. Gradually, the apparatus of the Varshani state began to transform into an implement to support the Hunt, drastically changing the character of both the state and Varshani society. | As Varshan reached what would become its relative economic and military peak in ca. 1400, the era of "[[The Hunt (Varshan)|the Hunts]]" began. While Varshan had warred with its neighbors in south central [[Crona]] since the establishment of the Varshani state, the newfound military dominance of Varshan and political decline of the states of the [[North Songun civilization]] began enabled Varshan to begin raiding the North Songun region on an annual basis, with the yearly summer campaigns becoming known by the euphemistic term "the Hunt". At its peak, the Hunt would double the number of slaves in Varshan approximately every ten years, and its effects wrought complete devestation throughout [[Crona]], functionally destroying the ancient [[North Songun civilization]]. The Hunts were almost exclusively large scale raids and did not usually entail the conquest of territory. Gradually, the apparatus of the Varshani state began to transform into an implement to support the Hunt, drastically changing the character of both the state and Varshani society. These changes inaugurated the period known by historians as the "Huntocracy". | ||
The Hunts are the lasting historical legacy of the Chazxin dynasty. Although they ended by the 18th century, most demographers believe the vast majority of native-born Varshani slaves are descended from individuals enslaved at this time. | The Hunts are the lasting historical legacy of the Chazxin dynasty. Although they ended by the 18th century, most demographers believe the vast majority of native-born Varshani slaves are descended from individuals enslaved at this time. | ||
====Conquest of the North==== | ====Conquest of the North==== | ||
Under the Chazxin dynasty, Varshan conquered several disparate relatives of the [[Quetzenkel|Quetzen people]] and established what would become known as the Brudxaan Province, approximately [[New Veltorina]]. This conquest gave Varshan access to the [[Nysdra Sea]] for the first time. This conquest, completed by [[1525]], enabled Varshan to begin projecting influence across the Nysdra Sea. In the 1600s, the [[Venua%27tino#Quetzen_hegemony|Quetzen thalassocracy]] which had exhibited political and economic control over [[Venua'tino]] for centuries collapsed suddenly as the coastal cities were conquered by the unifying state. The sudden anarchy allowed a relatively token Varshani force to land in Venuatino in [[1652]] and establish a tenative system of political and military control over the region known as the | Under the Chazxin dynasty, Varshan conquered several disparate relatives of the [[Quetzenkel|Quetzen people]] and established what would become known as the Brudxaan Province, approximately [[New Veltorina]]. This conquest gave Varshan access to the [[Nysdra Sea]] for the first time. This conquest, completed by [[1525]], enabled Varshan to begin projecting influence across the Nysdra Sea. In the 1600s, the [[Venua%27tino#Quetzen_hegemony|Quetzen thalassocracy]] which had exhibited political and economic control over [[Venua'tino]] for centuries collapsed suddenly as the coastal cities were conquered by the unifying state. The sudden anarchy allowed a relatively token Varshani force to land in Venuatino in [[1652]] and establish a tenative system of political and military control over the region known as the | ||