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The Vertani quickly sought to ally themselves with [[Tasur'ke]], [[El'Jazira]], and [[Thera]], hinting at a future Vertani Empire. (Whether the villages wholeheartedly agreed to this "alliance" is a subject much debated among mortals.) Once again, mysterious golden cubes were strategically placed, and Vertani fortresses appeared within each town's walls. This was perceived by many to be part of a plan to annex our world to the Vertani Empire, and was met with great hostility, particularly on the part of Ashtan and [[Mhaldor]], who declared war upon the foreigners. Several skirmishes resulted, most of them ending with equitable losses on both sides. After one major altercation–involving a number of Theran soldiers, who had since allied with Ashtan in their fight against the Vertani–the power of the foreigners was truly revealed. In a fiery rain of meteors, Vertani [[magi|mages]] brought about the complete destruction of Thera, reducing the village to mere rubble.

The majority of the race's occupation forces in Sapience was decimated in events following the destruction of Thera during what is referred to as [[the Fall of the Vertani]]. A small faction, led by Commander [[Daqsool]], remained as guests of Shallam for some period. Gathering his scattered peoples, the remaining Vertani have built their own settlement within the [[Dakhota Hills]] and have christened it [[Tir Murann]]. Elsewhere, in the aftermath of the destruction, the town of [[New Thera]] arose from the ashes of the old.