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Still, Songaskian history is marred in violence as much as it is covered in tranquility in those early years. The Qadir immediately declared a blood feud against the Songaskians and mobilized to try and take back their pearl cities. The Songaskians however severely outnumbered them, and each battle lost only brought more slaves to the Songaskian armies that would come bearing down on the Qadir. Through slavery missions sailing north and west, the Songaskians even captured Ailor and Allar as well as the rare Altalar, creating a more diverse community in their cities, even if it was based on slavery. The Qadir held onto Kankagner for several more decades, before the Songaskians overpowered them in 170 AC, and the final boundaries between the Masaya and the Qadir states were more or less created. | Still, Songaskian history is marred in violence as much as it is covered in tranquility in those early years. The Qadir immediately declared a blood feud against the Songaskians and mobilized to try and take back their pearl cities. The Songaskians however severely outnumbered them, and each battle lost only brought more slaves to the Songaskian armies that would come bearing down on the Qadir. Through slavery missions sailing north and west, the Songaskians even captured Ailor and Allar as well as the rare Altalar, creating a more diverse community in their cities, even if it was based on slavery. The Qadir held onto Kankagner for several more decades, before the Songaskians overpowered them in 170 AC, and the final boundaries between the Masaya and the Qadir states were more or less created. | ||
Songaskian piracy remained a major issue for the Regalian Empire all the way up to modern times, where [[Regalia]] officially went to war during the [[First Songaskian War]], where the Songaskians temporarily managed to occupy the capital of Regalia and send the royal family into hiding. Eventually, the Songaskians were ejected and the war ended in a stalemate. By intervention of the Imperial Dragon as Emperor during the [[Second War|Second | Songaskian piracy remained a major issue for the Regalian Empire all the way up to modern times, where [[Regalia]] officially went to war during the [[First Songaskian War]], where the Songaskians temporarily managed to occupy the capital of Regalia and send the royal family into hiding. Eventually, the Songaskians were ejected and the war ended in a stalemate. By intervention of the Imperial Dragon as Emperor during the [[Second Songaskian War|Second War]], instability started affecting the hierarchy of the Masaya. The sudden presence of a Dragon in their midst caused an issue with Songaskian beliefs that all Dragons had disappeared. Many of the Masaya insisted that they should not be fighting Regalia, but instead ally it, while hardliners continued the idea that the Masaya should stay away from Regalia, and that while they might have a Dragon, that the Songaskians should stay true to the Black Dragon’s decrees, and were the heirs to the Mantle of Creation, a concept that dictates that the Songaskians should rule all lesser Races. | ||
A civil war occurred between these two sides that the pro-Regalian side eventually won, solidifying Massya Musamansa Koné on the throne in favor of his uncle, who insisted on permanent war with the Regalian Empire. While the uncle was in power, for a short while, he allied with the Sihai and the Altalar to form the Magical Covenant that was meant to destroy the Regalian Empire. Upon losing his throne to his nephew again that he had cooped just a year before however, the Magical Covenant was broken. There currently exists an uneasy truce between the 18-year-old Massya and his older uncle, who rules a small portion of the Masaya’s far east and continues to subtly court Sihai diplomats, likely to have another try at overthrowing his nephew. The Songaskians are not formally allied to Regalia, but have showed strong inclinations to positive relations with the Regalians, even exchanging the world’s first permanent embassy missions to each other, with a member of House Black serving as Ambassador for the Regalian Empire in the Songaskian capital of Korbamakora, while a general’s son is positioned permanently in Regalia to act as a liaison to the Massya. | A civil war occurred between these two sides that the pro-Regalian side eventually won, solidifying Massya Musamansa Koné on the throne in favor of his uncle, who insisted on permanent war with the Regalian Empire. While the uncle was in power, for a short while, he allied with the Sihai and the Altalar to form the Magical Covenant that was meant to destroy the Regalian Empire. Upon losing his throne to his nephew again that he had cooped just a year before however, the Magical Covenant was broken. There currently exists an uneasy truce between the 18-year-old Massya and his older uncle, who rules a small portion of the Masaya’s far east and continues to subtly court Sihai diplomats, likely to have another try at overthrowing his nephew. The Songaskians are not formally allied to Regalia, but have showed strong inclinations to positive relations with the Regalians, even exchanging the world’s first permanent embassy missions to each other, with a member of House Black serving as Ambassador for the Regalian Empire in the Songaskian capital of Korbamakora, while a general’s son is positioned permanently in Regalia to act as a liaison to the Massya. | ||