Western Thalmir Islands

The Western Thalmir Islands consist of four Islands located along the western shoreline. It was one of the first locations where the Humans came and settled when they first arrived on Thalmir from the Old Continent.

Pre-Human Settlement
There was a small group of Elves that lived on the islands and took care of the lands until approximately 6000 BHE. They then left for the main lands and rejoined the main groups leaving behind an Island that was rich with vegetation and life. Since their departure, the Western Thalmir Island was left undisturbed for nearly 1,000 years until the arrival and occupation of the Humans around 5000 BHE.

Human Occupation (5000+ BHE)
The first of the Humans came over the Great Sea around 5000 BHE and settled on the most western island of the Western Thalmir Islands, naming the place Ilsefal. Immediately most of the humans traveled further east until they landed on the main island. Forming the first actual human settlements throughout the Western Thalmir Islands.

By 4850 BHE, most of the Western Thalmir Islands were occupied by the humans. Fearing overcrowding and wanting the know what lay further East a large number of humans formed an expedition to sail further East to seek new lands. In the early Winter of Thalmir, the humans landed on the western shore of Thalmir itself and struggled to live in the cold regions. While struggling to survive, they were welcomed by the Elves living in the area with mixed results.

The First Unification (4550 BHE - 1751 BHE)
During the First Age, the inhabitants and the Western Thalmir Islands joined the Eranor Kingdom during the early years of its creation in 4550 BHE, this was mainly to ensure the peace and stability among the human population and to not separate those living on the islands and those living on the mainland. They remained with the Eranor Empire until the fall of the empire in 1751 BHE.

The Island Wars (1579 BHE - 1244 BHE)
After the fall of the Eranor Empire in 1751 BHE, the Western Thalmir Islands were in a state of chaos and fell apart. After 170 years of chaos, the islands were eventually divided up and controlled securely among various feudal lords who waged war with one another to become the ruler of the Western Thalmir Islands. By 1346 BHE, the islands were divided up into three small nations. Eventually the Western faction unified with the Eastern faction in 1297 BHE and later brought the Northern faction in 1244 BHE effectively unifying the lands and ending the bloodiest war in Western Thalmir Island history.

Kingdom of Vedrofal (1244 BHE - Present)
After the unification of the islands, the House of Vedron established the Kingdom of Vedrofal which has ruled the islands til this very day. While it was noted that there has been various attempts of forces from the mainlands trying to occupy the islands, all the attempts have been noted to be failures. Since then, the people of the Western Thalmir Islands hold great pride in being an independent nation that holds many rich history.

While the kingdom itself was at peace, it was deeply involved in the events on the mainland. Being former loyalists of the Eranor Empire, the Kingdom of Vedrofal supported various rebel groups against the Heldrath Empire. In 930 HE, the Heldrath Empire orchestrated a large assasination plan to kill the entire House of Vedron and key members of the kingdom. While the operation devastated the kingdom, King Alessar's consort, Queen Shara (though wounded in the assasination attempt), and their youngest child, Princess Gwen (who was still an infant at the time), were the only survivors of the royal line. While the death of their king and nearly all of the members of the family brought grief, it brought a sense of unity and stirred the people. The Queen rallied her people and launched a full-scale invasion against the the Heldrath Empire. At the same moment, the kingdom was able to bring a few other nations to join to form a coalition against the Heldrath Empire. After several brutal battles, the Heldrath Empire surrendered.

With the Empire broken into smaller nations, and with much of the mainland devastated, the Queen assisted the survivors. The support that Vedrofal gave to the rest of the world ended the prosperity of Vedrofal.

While the Kingdom still stood, the kingdom began to wane in power with the loss of many prominent figures and with no strong line of succession available (Princess Gwen's claim to the throne was questioned by many).

Divided Opinions
Since, 1244 BHE, the Northern region of the Western Thalmir Islands have been quite resistant towards the kingdom. Various regions in the Duchy of Norfal (primarily the northern most area) and most of the humans in the Duchy of Iberfal are not particularly friendly towards other races nor other humans for that matter. While they did agree that it was better for them to just join with the other Islanders and unite, creating peace, they were vocally upset that they were not the ones to hold the seat of power. Due to that, they cause much issues in regards to internal conflicts with the House of Vedron particularly the remaining Houses that used to be Vedron's enemies. Yet despite the internal struggles, they will still fight under the banner of Vedrofal when foreign interests threaten their home.

In fact, after the failed invasion of Vedrofal 801 BHE, General Harick of the Heldrath Empire stated in his letter after the Ostefal Landing, "Despite the lack of unity the northern islanders may have with the southern islanders, they are the most resilient and stubborn foes to conquer. The northerners in particular are more than willing to charge into the fray and run himself onto our blades to try and kill us. It would have been an utterly foolish idea had they not been able to kill seven of my men each before one of theirs fell."