In the face of oppression, Duke Ronwey forms the Walstanian Resistance to fight for freedom. Concerned over Gargastan’s ambitions, the Bacrum – traditional elites of Valerian society – ally themselves with special forces from the Holy Lodis Empire and isolate themselves in the capital region. As the nationality with the greatest numbers, Gargastan begins a campaign against the Walstanian minority, wiping out villages and conscripting forced labor to feed its war machine.
Taking advantage of the power vacuum, Hierophant Barbatos proclaims the independence of the Kingdom of Gargastan.
After a quarter-century of peace, the king dies without leaving an heir. After centuries of fighting for dominance of the Valerian islands, the Gargastan, Bacrum, and Walstanian peoples were forcibly united by King Dolgare.
