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The Third Empire of the East
After recovering from the collapse of the Second Empire, the Eastern Empire again began to expand across this continent. Their culture was now dominated by slavery, cruelty, and outright sadism. By now, though, the human civilizations had arisen. The various gods had seen what their selfish inattention had created, and they now became active in this world. Several gods intervened with human society, forging weapons of great power with which empires were begun. These empires met and defeated the invasions. Politzania, the City States, Labadour, and the forces of the druids became major powers across the continent. Invasions occurred every 100 years, and each was stronger than the previous ones.

Finally, in 995AF a force came that swept westward across the city states and set up for battle at Eastguard. The comet that appeared every century was in the sky, and this year it signified a great victory for the East. On the night of the comet, whole royal families in the City States, Politzania, and Wellington were assassinated. Shadow beings, miles in length, reached out tentacles destroying whole cities. Plagues hit, fear ruled, and the Eastern forces appeared to be unstoppable. Instead, the gods, with the help of Loki, one of two patron dieties of the east, shifted the comet in it's orbit, pulled it down, and had it hit the Capital City of the East, destroying the entire city including the royal family and releasing the magically enslaved beings all over the world. Chaos ensued, and the Eastern army disbanded and scattered. Subcommanders with their armies, far from home and without direction, pillaged and set up outposts and minor fiefdoms around the continent. Back in the eastern homelands, with the Royal family wiped out, other powerful families began the fight for control of the Empire. Thus, the Third Empire came to a sudden end.