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The states in southern Auravas lied in a much more precarious position, sandwiched by the Uravi sphere of influence, the Dukalan sphere of influence, and [whatever dead decides to do rn]. Many states, especially those closer to the great powers, became the subject of devastating proxy wars, and those who exercised a greater degree of independence were engaged in constant war with each other. Many of these wars had religious undertones, such as the ''Temple War'' ''(446-441 BCE)'', fought over a valuable holy site in the Kaskadan Spine. With a fractured political landscape in the south, religious leaders began accruing influence in their respective polities and militarily organizing across state lines, forming the Shviesist League and threatening the influence of the traditional aristocratic families of the region, with many states shifting into more theocratic governments united by the league, and even in the rest hosting powerful religious figures. The league utilized their military force to subjugate the isolated states of southwest Auravas in the ''Wars of the Shviesist League (455-438 BCE)'', directly taking land and leadership and solidifying the power base of the religious leaders of the League. A key goal of the League became the opposition of Uravi and Dukalan attempts to subjugate states in the southern regions, as the hegemonic nature of Urav and Dukala would have detracted power away from the League in their states.

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