Avadian Civilization

The Avadian Civilization
Antiquity
Government	Tribal
Great Chief
Historical era	Antiquity
• Birth of the Avadian Civilization	Antiquity Antiquity
Today part of	Template:Country data Layfet

The Avadian Civilization, also known as the Avadia, was a native population that existed in what is today Layfet, Vultesia. The administrative, political and military center of the empire was in the ancient city of Ava-Tanta. The Avadian civilization's origins are unknown but they are speculated to have arisen from the South Nostrain Ethnogroup. Its last known stronghold, Hitla-Tanta was conquered by Vælens, Son of Vultesz the Conqueror in 347 at the conclusion of the Avadian Wars.

The height of the Avadian Civilization lasted from From around 300 to 347, in which the they incorporated a large portion of northernmost part of Olivacia, using conquest and peaceful assimilation, among other methods. It was able to conquer other pre-colonial civilizations in the area including the ancestors of the Cataese, Kohharuse, Hogganse, and Oharuese.

The civilization was unique in that it lacked many of the features associated with other civilizations across the globe. Anthropologist Joseph Noran wrote that the Avaians were able to thrive despite not knowing or using of the technologies of other civilizations of time as well as their masterful use of water. Notable features of the Avadian Empire include its monumental irrigation systems and extensive road network.

History

a prelude to war

During the early second decade of the fourth century, the Avadian Civilization was at its full height, occupying what is now modern-day Layfet. It was ruled by warrior-leader and Chief Tel-caim who over the past twenty years had worked to greatly improve the civilization’s infrastructure and expand its territory. Either intrigued, fearful, or simply wanting to learn more of growing civilization to the south, the “first Vultesian” himself Vultesz the Conqueror decided to lead an expedition to meet these Avadians.

Vultesz's Expedition of Avadia (330-333)

In early 330, Vultesz the Conqueror and a company of at least 300 to 700 men (sources differ) set off on an expedition of the Avadian interior. During the expedition, they landed at one of the only beaches on the southern side of the Idoneth, in which they set up a camp that would come to be called “Camp Laefett” (the older incarnation of the Vultesian word ‘Laefedd’). From there, the company ventured into the surrounding countryside in order to survey the land. They would eventually encounter the Avadians in early 331. The Avadians however had already been studying the company from when they arrived in 330. Nothing is really known about their first and subsequent encounters through the rest of 331, but eventually in late 332 relations soured either from a bad trade dispute, a miscommunication of the company’s purpose in the Avadian’s territory, or some other gesture that the Avadians found offensive (again, sources differ) and the next time the two groups would meet, violence would be the name of the day. From what is known, Tel-caim had invited Vultesz and his men to a ritual “resetting of tensions” session, however, during the ritual’s dinner, Vultesz was poisoned (no sources indicate whom actually poisoned him) , which turned the dinner into an all out skirmish. The battle was inconclusive, but most accounts say that the Avadians retreated after inflicting a substantial amount of damage to the company. Afterwards, the company took Vultesz’s body and news of battle home six months later in early 333.

The Avadian Campaign (336-347)

Upond hearing of their father’s death, Vælens & Hana still need this at some point swore an oath of vengeance, gathering the horde and crossing the Idoneth in 336. Tpunitive campaign lead personally by them both. Hunting down the Avadians took over ten years though, thanks to being highly adapted and having lived in the desolate Layfetian landscape since antiquity. The final holdout of the Avadians was in the canyon village of Hitla-Tanta and after it was destroyed and Tel-caim killed.

Aftermath

Now victorious, the brothers, along with their younger brother Vodt, who was now of age argued over who was to govern the new territory, which eventually led to War of the Vulteszitts (347-352) After which, with no resolution, the brothers would simply leave the land vaugley calimed by their kingdom and return home. Camp Laefett however had grown and become its own entity. This group left behind, cutoff from the mainland would eventually become the independent Kingdom of Layfet by 390.