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Modern day Emberwood Coast was originally settled by a mix of small Usuprianuspalrian and Human villages in the early 7000s BCE. As civilization of the continent progressed, marginalized groups and exiles coalesced into a loose alliance by the second century BCE. In 122 CE, after refocusing their armies Kormistazic forces took [[Aurelia]], the largest of several communities in the area. Later, however, collapse of Kormistazm and eruption of Mount Koriba in 512CE allowed the region to develop independently once more, now with significantly more advanced technology from under Kormistazic rule. The are remained independent until the early 900s, when the Second Kormastazic Empire reconquered the area and held it until 1575, when it was officially ceded to the Morstaybishlian Empire. Up to this point, it had primarily remained agrarian, sending food east towards Kormastazm but remaining otherwise underdeveloped. Morst rule brought modernized cities and greatly expanded maritime infrastructure, leading to rapid technological and cultural growth, as well as the development of a regional identity. A brief anarchist revolt just before and during the outbreak of war in 1904 initially seemed fruitless, but laid the groundwork for the eventual formation of Emberwood Coast after a broader leftist coalition fought for and won independence from Morst rule in 1970.

As other human civilizations expanded across the continent, other species including u[http://nswiki.org/index.php?title=Uspria#Usprian_Elves%7C supriansspalrians] and [[Vulpine|vulpines]] were forced from their lands as ethnic human empires began to solidify to the east. These ethnic groups settled and intermingled with the semi-nomadic cultures to form more permanent cities. Irrigated farms and contemporary aqueducts helped support larger settlements, spurring a further population boom. This boom was further compounded after the nearby Kormistazic rule suffered defeats to Solto and Teban armies. This, coupled with decline of established empires allowed for steady growth of local city-states, the strongest of which was the city of [[Aurelia]] near modern day Aymes around the early 2nd century BCE. n the 2nd century CE, the Kormistazic civilization and began to encroach on Aronian land. The few existing cities formed small armies to counter imperial incursions, and resisted being conquered by the Kormistazic for over a century. Due to resistance by the Solto and Teban civilizations, the Kormistazic were unable to devote resources to conquering the Aronians. However, in the 1st century CE, the Kormistazic defeated these civilizations including the Aronians. Continued raids by [[Axdel|Kormistazic]] forces slowly eroded the city's infrastructure and military strength until, in 122 CE, it was conquered. Further campaigns brought the remainder of the region, save for a few small towns, into Kormistazm rule.

Later, however, collapse of Kormistazm and eruption of Mount Tore in 512CE allowed the region to develop independently once more, now with significantly more advanced technology from under Kormistazic rule. The region's unique geography lent itself to a somewhat reduced impact from the disaster, helping the area "catch up" in technological development with its larger neighbors. Valerian refugees brought further new technologies including the compass, spinning wheel, and carding machines; as well as leading to advancements like wood-pulp paper in 611CE, and wind-powered grain mills in the late 770s CE. These discoveries coupled with advancements in steelworking, archery, and military science allowed the alliance to remain free of outside rule nearly until the end of the millennium. With that time, small but growing cities were establishing identities as centers of refugee and immigrant life, leading to extensive democratic structures and forestalling inroads of capitalism significantly. Worker's councils oversaw production of grain and steel, construction and maintenance of infrastructure, even staffing and administration of a contemporarily advanced public education network. This lead to the largest of the cities in that age, [[Kaleidoscope#History|Vale]] (modern day Kaleidoscope), having a population in excess of 100,000 people in 804CE. In total, the current land area of Emberwood Coast was estimated to be home to over 300,000 people in the year 800 CE, almost a full third of which having genealogies originating outside the region or continent. In 913, however, the second Kormistazic Empire made signifigant inroads into the region. Numerous battles slowed but failed to stop this advance, leading to the reconquest of the area and it's settlement by Kormistazic nationals. Interestingly, only a partial reconstruction of the region took place, leading to abandonment of some population centers (including Aurelia, Birdsong, and Imi). This lead to a resurgence of agrarian and pastoral lifestyles, capitalized upon by Kormastazic leadership in the form of grain quotas and mandatory exports. While this did strengthen the military efforts in campaigns like Staynicca, it severely reduced quality of life in the Aronian province. Cavan settlers from Kormistazic territory occasionally evicted and killed human, vekaiyun and usuprianuspalrian farmers with the help of local forces. Strained imperial forces held the Aronian land despite efforts of democratic agitators and independence movements until the late 10th century, when weakening central leadership allowed for the organization of a number of underground organizations as well as the further development of proto-syndicalist ideology. Kormistazic rule was never fully broken, however, and the reformation of the country as the Third Kormistazic Empire only further solidified the authoritarian policies enacted on the land.

Conscription was common for the residents of the region, as Kormistazm turned its eyes to colonialization and conquest. Population in the Aronian province fell by nearly a quarter due to famines, foreign conflict, and displacement. InFurther 1523Kormastazic conquest in Arcturia necessitated development of Aris (modern day Rockport) as a contemporary maritime hub in 1190. The first real imperial investment in the Aronian province, it was receiving cargo by 1228, and building ships by the end of the 13th century, helping to enable something of a golden age in the empire. This was short lived, however, as a plague outbreak in the early 14th century stunted growth of the Third Empire. Subsequent effects of this decrease in productive and economic output landed the Morstaybishlian Empire far ahead in development, setting the stage for the Morst invasion of Kormastazm two centuries later.