On March 22 of the year 712 Andore declared its independence. The Imperial loyalists of the new Kingdom then had no choice but to go into exile in order to survive their Imperial values. A handful of them settled on the east coast of the Land of Kafe, the City of Derzat was born. Currently with its 4 fiefdoms and 17 estates, the population of Derzat has lived in peace for several generations and is renowned for the quality of its vineyards and olive groves.

Derzat:

“Ubi est, cras filii vestri somnia eum”
Change. It usually begins with a simple idea, a dream of better days which quietly germinates in the minds of men until it finally springs forth in a burst of brilliance, a cry of freedom and renewal.

Some fear change, however, because it disrupts the established order. It has the power to transform ideologies, threatens to bring chaos and incomprehension...

Léon de Bourgogne, ruler of the city of Derzat, declared complete and immediate secession from the Land of Kafe. The former city regent and marshal of Kafe, Darlin Greenleaf, has been driven from the stockades and returned to Mokafe, where the King is mounting his army to bring this rebellious city back to order. Behind the palisades of Derzat, the populace equips themselves and prepares. Popular militias were formed by the former knights of Fontenay, and rations were meticulously counted for the days of siege to come.

Already, the army of the Black Flame is besieging the city walls, and soon the Royal Army of Kafe will follow to put an end to this outrage. The Civil War has indeed struck the Land of Kafe.

Appeals were launched to the four corners of the Central Lands by Léon de Bourgogne on behalf of the City of Derzat. War is at the gates of the City, which demands nothing other than its independence from the Kingdom of Kafe. An appeal is sent to all those who say they defend freedom and who oppose Tyranny! Derzat is in great need of help, and those who come to lend him a helping hand in these troubled times will be rewarded a hundredfold!

For his part, Gabriel Moonblade, King of Kafe, gathered his war council to put an end once and for all to the Derzat revolt. It is impossible to properly lead a promising young nation like the Land of Kafe while having a thorn in your side and revolutionaries in your backyard! It is time for order to be restored to the Land of Kafe: It is time for Derzat to return to the ranks.

The conflict, and its outcome, will have its effect on the face of the region for years to come: Will a united Kafe Country emerge stronger from the conflict? Or will Derzat's freedom finally be won, sowing the idea of revolution and change in the hearts of the people of neighboring nations?

The winds of change have risen, and only conflict will reveal the form that change will take...

Source: Oracle of Bicolline, year 1014