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The closure of the education gap from the peasantry to the upper class, as well as a new-founded sense of national pride ensured the continued existence of the Commonwealth, as well as a steady increase in craftsmanship, and trade across the Commonwealth. The introduction of an organized educational system solidified the Drake Throne's hold on the Realm, and formed a culture that promotes intellectualism. Three of the most influential Fefsen poets—Ovon, Hitak, and Kitan—belong to this period of history. Ovon wrote the ''Aeneid'', creating a national epic for Trinteria whilst Hitak perfected the usage of the ''Sautam'' verse form which swiftly became popular for its easy-to-learn tone, and rhyme rules which allowed it to be enjoyed and composed by lowly peasants to noble princes alike. Kitan followed suit, and wrote ''The Tale of Kanri'', an epic poem considered one of the most famous poem and a classic in Trinterian literature.
=== War of Zorakian Subjugation ===
The rich city of Zysen defected to Kaosen, followed quickly by others in Zenkau and Akas. A Trinterian Army in Tenkir, under the Consult-Elect Kiran Zumsai, was annihilated, seeing another 20,000 Trinterian soldiers killed. The Zorakian fleet raided from Bafaas and Oro at will. Half the Consuls elected from 497 to 503 CE were slain on the battlefield.
Gersi Ensagh, Matriarch of Klanna Elmear of the High Trinterian hairn of Tasar, was declared Warmaster Superior by Her Imperial Majesty, Empress Mhearai Awrae Feldrot in the autumnal tang of Kaal, 503 After Unification - this honor bestowed upon her under the watchful eyes and the silent approval of the Gods.
With the new authorities bestowed upon her, she became the mastermind behind the swift recovery of the Trinterian Banner Army under the service of the crown-under-heaven after the disastrous defeats at Fansau and Zumire where legions were shattered at the hands of Kaosen War-Bird. Two legions and ten thousands citizens-at-arms per year as rejuvenated Jadas rose at a rate unthinkable to the Zorakian aristocrats whose entire war efforts depended solely upon a army of a season led by a charismatic general whose victories in battle they had not the intention to honor by bestowing upon him the lowliest of senatorial position.
Although Kaosen War-Bird found himself victorious in many battles and inflicted heavy casualties on the Trinterians, he could not win the war simply because he did not have enough soldiers at arms with his ranks and files comprised solely of forcefully conscripted peasants and mercenaries who'd often disband themselves and ran if their lives were in danger as shown by the 15th Legion under Consult-Elect Jatan Carvita in the Battle of Butau. In essence, Kaosen invaded Trinteria with too small an army to fight a long war. He had a fixed number of soldiers which he could not easily replace (although he had false hope he could rally Trinterians to his cause).
While the Trinterians were able to take risky military maneuvers and trade casualties man for man - sapping the enemy's manpower - the Zorakians under Kaosen could not. Although Kaosen was able to capture a few cities and trading ports, he was never able to march his galleys to Loren-by-the-Sea where the Trinterian seat of power rested out of fear of wasting his limited numbers of galleys in fruitless charges much to his own frustration.
While the Trinterians were busy gathering a force of four hundred new galleys laid down and eighty thousand siinarai in eight Jadas backed by nearly a hundred thousand auxiliaries which saw the now three times defeated legions growing to twice the size of their adversary, Kaosen's victorious army settled into their winter quarters in Samhail along the coast of High Trinteria and and scrounged for food and equipment while his pleas of support fell on deaf aristocrat Zorakian ears. With the odds in her favor, Warmaster Gersi Elmear swept across the coast and retook the cities which fell to Kaosen in his past campaigns, sapping away her foe's manpower as the cities came back to Trinterian Commonwealth hands - their Governors either dismissed or beheaded at her order. On the other hand, rather than engage in direct battle with the Trinterian forces, Kaosen plotted his retreat back to Zorak with the bulk of his forces whilst leaving a small contingent behind in an attempt to mask his movement from his advancing foes. However, in a stroke of luck for the Trinterian, a copy of a general movement order containing invaluable information was found hidden inside an inconspicuous sack by Siinarai of Saint Basal's 19th Jadas in a Zorakian scout camp some thirty miles south of Zysen which fell into Trinterian hands some five days prior by a force of three Jadas under Battlemaster Jatan Nased. Although the date on the letter were four days old, it was passed along to Warmaster Gersi Elmear who cautiously plotted a sizable force of six Jadas to intercept Zorakian forces retreating to Liwen where they were to board their galleys and retreat to Zorak where Kaosen had hoped he would be able to rebuild his forces and resume his campaign.
=== Second Era of The Commonwealth ===
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