Syrellian History

Alsinvale and Sinokar, the great Elven and Dwarven kingdoms, took hold in Northwest Syrel after the retreat of the humans and the dissolution of High Eldynaear. Both are revered as the pinnacle of the elf and dwarf societies, with leaps and bounds made in all facets of life. Many of the grand cities and monuments of that time persist, whether still inhabited by their creators (such as Sylark and Endraskar) or their original inhabitants replaced by humans (in the case of Feslark). For two thousand years, Alsinvale and Sinokar coexisted in the northern and southern expanses of the region and reigned supreme, only for their friendship and supremacy to fracture with the Great Incursion.

In the midst of the Great Incursion, many burgeoning societies along the Asperalan coast were united in religion by the arrival of the missionary predecessors of the Solarch Church. Eventually, these disparate peoples banded together in a hegemony of sorts, which evolved into a centralized theocracy led by the leaders of the recently-founded Church. For a thousand years, the Holy Empire Aslynthar remained the most prominent theocracy in Syrel and rapidly spread north and south; Aslynthar's existence brought together and formed the cultures of the area that have prevailed to today. After Lacryn seceded from the empire, it dissolved into Asdera and Elgyngard over a religious schism.