War of the Swords (jan 1, 971 – jan 1, 993)

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The election of Oberon Joplin was met with great opposition from the Faith of the Sacred Flame and many nobles in Westemär and Elyria, who claimed the man’s magical abilities were irrefutable evidence that he was mageborn.

Under the Edicts of Lumen, Divine Matriarch Temperance IV invoked the Articles of Umbrage to call the High King to trial in Lumen. Prior to the final judgment, rumors spread amongst the Elyrian nobility the scheme was an elaborate ruse by the Academy to seat a mageborn on a royal throne. As a result, the assembled nobles and Flamekeepers rejected the testimony from the Academy Directorate, which claimed Oberon was not mageborn. The Divine Matriarch proclaimed that House Joplin must disinherit Oberon and renounce the throne. Oberon refused, and the Great Houses stood united behind their king and stormed back to Caspia.

The continent braced for war, but in a last-ditch attempt at peace, a year later an Elyrian delegation visited the High King led by the High Paladin of the Silver Order at the time, Miranda Crake. Unfortunately, a fierce row broke out during the talks, and Oberon Joplin challenged Miranda Crake to a duel. The fight would be his last. The High King died at the feet of the High Paladin.

House Joplin reacted with rage to the death of their liege, and diplomatic relations spiraled out of control. The result was the War of the Sword, which raged for twenty years. The war was characterized by duels between Elyrian knights and Caspian Princes. The war raged on until the death of Divine Matriarch Temperance IV, when a Caspian Flamekeeper, Ganymede Joyce, was chosen as her successor and became Divine Matriarch Charity VII.

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