After Emperor Polignac's death, a new imperial dynasty emerged with Emperor Gar I who is most known for declaring war on Irendille in 640, citing official reasons like "lack of support in the war against the dark elves and poaching on imperial lands." However, historians believe the invasion was primarily driven by greed and a fear of being overshadowed by his predecessor. The people of Andore, having established good relations with the wood elves of Irendile, strongly opposed this declaration, leading to a general revolt in 642 across the empire, including the provinces of Ozame, Arganne, and Andore.

Gar I, consumed with suppressing Andorian resistance, almost forgot his conquest of Irendile, but not before committing massacres of the wood elves in the process. The imperial army gained notoriety for mutilating captured elves by cutting off their bow fingers. While Gar I temporarily subdued Andore, the province gained full independence in 712, just 30 years after his death.

I have read and reread the documents concerning Orapal Tamas. It is surprising to note that such a great school of Magic could have sunk into such… profound oblivion. It is true that the year 640 was rich in various events: wars, coups d'état, betrayal, resounding victories and crushing defeats. I will transcribe here the main lines of the history of this mysterious school.

Orapal Tamas was one of the greatest esoteric schools in the Middle Lands. All the great masters of the schools of thought of Kalt and the followers of the teachings of the red breath were trained there. The masters of Orapal Tamas devoted a large part of their lives to studying and collecting objects holding occult powers. In the year 647, in the heart of the Dark Ages of the Central Lands, the school was completely destroyed as the region was ravaged by the armies of the northern and southern provinces. The school was never rebuilt and the villagers who survived the conflict left the region permanently to settle on more suitable land.

The stories tell that the masters of Orapal Tamas had all the magical objects they held protected in a crypt which they walled up at the start of the great revolt in the year 640.

A peaceful people by nature, the Wood Elves have only been plunged into war once in their history, in the year 640 when Emperor Gar I declared war on Irendille. This was the Great Rebellion of 640; the men of the south allied with Irendille, and in a fit of rage, the emperor preferred to march his armies against the rebel provinces and forget the Wood Elves.

The first hints of conflict came when Emperor Gar I declared war on the peaceful region. Outraged that the emperor would ask them to fight, Loren and the rest of the southern imperial provinces rebelled, starting the nation of Andore. The rebellion occupied the empire so heavily that Irendile was able to escape destruction. The elves would repay this gesture when almost 400 years later they would fight along side the men of Andore against forces of chaos from Auquesse.
While traditionally Irendile has endeavored to keep non elves out, the province of Taluskan in the north is home to many humans and half elves. Bordered by the imperial land of Kintzheim and the Bryas Sea, this province became a refuge for humans fleeing Emperor Gar I.

Knight Bernhard, founder of the sovereign city of Hullsburg, was a nobleman of the Empire. When the Empire declared war on the Kingdom of Irendille in the year 640, it was outraged by the emperor's decision. He therefore preferred to go into exile rather than participate in a war, unjust and aimless according to his assessment.