The Vaegir Tsardom - History

Emerging from the ruined depths of the Dual Monarchy, for the young eye that does not know much – or has not even hear of – the Vaegir Tsardom. It would be wise for me to tell you of the Dual Monarchy from where it came and of its conception.

The Dual Monarchy was a union between the growing Vaegir and Nirdam Kingdoms, and eventually along with the Grand Duchy of Zenislev when the Grand Duke surrendered as the armies besieged Zenislev. Below these Unifiers were a varying different peoples who settled in their lands. These peoples made the bulk of the newly formed armies of the Dual Monarchy.

Among these were light cavalry from the Khegit steppe, naval soldiers from the islands of Perus, light infantry from the lands of Wercheg, heavy cavalry from the Vaegirs, arquebusiers from the Zenislevs and the feared longbowmen from the Nirdamesse. This new union of different peoples caused great unrest, one thinking that the other would turn on them, and other problems.



ut to the south, the conquered Khegit lands were retaken by their own empire, and the army of the Dual Monarchy forced to retreat. The army tried to make a stand at the castle of Sungetche, having become the only pass from the Khergit lands to Zenislev to the north. But, to the surprise of the Monarchy, the Khergits were able to find a pass. Three days of hard trekking through the snow proved valuable to the Khegits, as the besieged garrison at Sungetche was routed, only a day after.

But then a new threat emerged from the sea. The Nordic lands, having been conquered by the Dual Monarchy, the Ellisians and the Swadians before they were conquered by the Ellisians themselves.

A nation proclaiming itself as the Laurian Kingdom has charged in from the Obello Sea, taking almost all of the possessions of the Nordic lands except for Wercheg. Wercheg had proved itself to be formidable, if the enemy is stopped from nearing it. Extended supply lines, ambushes by the Zenislevs, Perussi naval blockades and frontal assaults by the Dual Monarchy’s army seem to have paid off. But the Laurians were able to stop these, and eventually route the city of Wercheg with the use of their formidable Pikemen.

The current head of the Dual Monarchy, Emperor-King Leiss, was at Wercheg as it was besieged by the newly formed Laurian army. As he was rallying his soldiers when they were in battle outside the gates of Wercheg, he was struck with an arrow through the eye, causing the morale to plummet. The Vaegirs fled from the open field. The Perussi blockades were defeated, and the Zenislevs and Nirdamesse were routed from Wercheg and massacred.

The Dual Monarchy attempted to act quickly, trying to find a relative who they can crown, as Leiss did not have an heir. But, Feodor, current Duke of Zenislev acted quickly. He took his elite Strelets with him to Ivangorod, and, while the lords were busy with their meals, barged into the room with the Lords loyal to him, and had himself crowned as King of the Dual Monarchy.

His first act of State was to banish all non-Vaegir peoples from their lands, blaming them for the defeat at Wercheg and for the death of Leiss.

And so the mass deportations and executions ensued, the Perussi returned to their islands, the Zenislevs, being also of Vaegir blood were unharmed but troubled by the confiscation of their arquebuses. And the Nirdamesse, nowhere to run due to the annexation of their lands, were widely deported, those who resisted were massacred.

With the independence of the Nirdam and Perussi lands, the Vaegirs had to drastically reform their empire, crowning Feodor as the first Tsar of the Vaegirs, the absolute lord over all Vaegirs.

 Chronicler: Boomie