Editing Teveren (section)

==== The Fourth Era: The Dorian Empire ====
In 2668 VR, Alectrius Dorian founded the Dorian Empire, after his enormous army and formidable navy conquered the whole of the island-continent. In 2674 VR Alectrius began the first of fifteen Crusades, centering on cleaning up Teveren of the "evil hordes" which had risen in the absence of a true ruler. In truth, Alectrius used these crusades to quash any and all rebellion across Teveren, to ensure his reign would not be questioned. The Alectrian Crusades began the concept of the "adventuring" lifestyle, as many of the crusaders continued adventuring in small bands following the end of the Crusades. The crusades lasted nearly 300 years and, ironically, ended up creating many new enemies against the Emperor.

Most of the crusades focused on Teveren, but four of them occurred in Akhentour and two were in Morentar.

The capital of the Empire became King's Pride, while Alectrius' first born son, Kazwic, ruled Teveren as the Grand Prince in the city of Ogoni. The 600-year reign of the Dorian family was one of political upheaval and intrigue, marked by a swift advancement of nobility and land grabs throughout the continent. The Crusades made a lot of enemies of the Dorians, which ultimately ended Alectrius' life when he was assassinated by unknown forces in 2925 VR. Alectrius' son Kazwic took over as Emperor. Known as the Vile King, Kazwic ruled terribly, creating a permanent Crusaders Corps which ruled as military stewards in nearly every city in Dorian. The Corpse, as they soon were called, were not as powerful as the ones Alectrius founded, but were much larger in size and availability.

Eventually, in 3275 VR, Urmenator Dorian, emperor at the time, was killed in a coup by his own son Erlighein, in a broad attempt by the Usurperites to dethrone the Dorian family, a coup that was ultimately successful, causing the Dorian Empire, which was already fragile at this point, to collapse quickly.