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The '''Vertani''' are an aristocratic race of foreign giants, who in the year 379 AF, opened a portal to [[Sapience]] and entered as visitors to our world.
The '''Vertani''' are an aristocratic race of foreign giants hailing from the land of [[Vertan]] who, in the year 379 AF, opened a portal to [[Sapience]] and entered as visitors to our world. Curious about [[Sapience]] and somewhat evangelical in their religion, culture and morals, the Vertani went about learning as much as possible about our culture while preaching their own. While most met the Vertani with civility, some immediately attempted to slay them – the first Vertani death was caused by the occultist '''Rocktamer'''.


Curious about [[Sapience]] and somewhat evangelical in their religion, [[Help:Vertani|culture]] and morals, the Vertani went about learning as much as possible about our culture while preaching their own. While most met the Vertani with civility, some immediately attempted to slay them–the first Vertani death was caused by the occultist Rocktamer.
After the events encompassing the [[Vertani War]], the majority of Vertani in Sapience had been slain in battle, including several leaders. A small faction of survivors, led by Commander [[Daqsool]], remained as guests of [[Shallam]] for some period. The remaining Vertani have built their own settlement within the [[Dakhota Hills]] and have christened it [[Tir Murann]].


[[Shallam]] initiated peaceful relations from the beginning, some of them acquiring a rudimentary fluency in the Vertani's native language. To facilitate the learning process, the Vertani sent a priest named [[Ralem]], who took up residence in [[Saoghal]].
Notable Vertani leaders include:
*Overlord [[Estan]]
*Overlord [[Drafaris]], successor to Estan
*Overlord [[Mournria]], successor to Drafaris
*Diplomat [[Hingar]]
*General [[Luftyr]]
*General [[Kadran]]


On the 21st of Eros 379 AF, the Vertani diplomat [[Hingar]] met with leaders from each of the city-states. After explaining some facets of Vertani culture, [[Hingar]] gave each leader a unique red torc as a gift of good will. He then invited all the city-states to participate in a continent-wide competition called the [[Game of Eyes]].
Nine [[:Category:Vertani Houses|Vertani Houses]] make up the core of the Empire, based off the original nine territories that formed it. Each house has a leader, called the [[Solarn]].  


The [[Game of Eyes]] commenced in Aeguary 380 AF, supervised by the Vertani Overlord [[Estan]]. [[Ashtan]] triumphed, [[Eleusis]] took second, and [[Hashan]] took third. Following the competition, diplomats, guards, and mages from the [[Help:Vertani|House Feranki]] presented the three cities with impressive silver monuments. [[Hashan]] was the first to use their new monument's resurrection capabilities, even using it on some against their will. [[Eleusis]] used the monument once, but then banned it from further use. Suspicious from the beginning, [[Ashtan]] refrained from employing their monument in any fashion.
The suicidal [[Imperial Oracles]], idiot savants who live in horror after having been 'touched by The All', are kept restrained and confined. Their sole purpose is to decide by prophesy which House's Solarn will serve as the next [[Ascendant]].


It wasn't long before mysterious golden cubes were discovered in the [[Dardanic Grasslands]], and by the power of [[Help:Vertani|Feranki]] mages, a Vertani fortress solidified from these cubes in seconds.
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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 mages brought about the complete destruction of [[Thera]], reducing the village to mere rubble.
 
The majority of the race was decimated in events following the destruction of Thera during what is referred to as [[the Fall of the Vertani]]. A small faction still remains as guests in the city of [[Shallam]].
 
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Latest revision as of 00:02, 20 February 2008

The Vertani are an aristocratic race of foreign giants hailing from the land of Vertan who, in the year 379 AF, opened a portal to Sapience and entered as visitors to our world. Curious about Sapience and somewhat evangelical in their religion, culture and morals, the Vertani went about learning as much as possible about our culture while preaching their own. While most met the Vertani with civility, some immediately attempted to slay them – the first Vertani death was caused by the occultist Rocktamer.

After the events encompassing the Vertani War, the majority of Vertani in Sapience had been slain in battle, including several leaders. A small faction of survivors, led by Commander Daqsool, remained as guests of Shallam for some period. The remaining Vertani have built their own settlement within the Dakhota Hills and have christened it Tir Murann.

Notable Vertani leaders include:

Nine Vertani Houses make up the core of the Empire, based off the original nine territories that formed it. Each house has a leader, called the Solarn.

The suicidal Imperial Oracles, idiot savants who live in horror after having been 'touched by The All', are kept restrained and confined. Their sole purpose is to decide by prophesy which House's Solarn will serve as the next Ascendant.

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