Editing League of Rhordia (section)

==Background==
At the height of the God War the [[Celestians (Kings of War)|Shining One]] Eoswain battled her Wicked One half, Zbortan. Their conflict raged across the skies above the Ardovikian Plain northeast of Letharac. The two, weakened to near death, eventually plummeted from the sky in a deadly embrace, crashing into the ground below. A crag was left where they hit, although whether they died on impact or somehow continue to fight below the surface is unknown.

This area became seismically unstable, but five human city-states and a handful of halfling settlements were situated near the impact zone and continued to trade and war with one another after the end of the God War. As the years passed, the cities became weaker and weaker. This culminated with an invasion from outside by [[orcs]]. They razed two of the cities to the ground and began an assault on the remaining.

In one of the cities, Eowolf, a chaplain named Alobart Rhor rose to prominence calling for an end to their civil conflict and a unification of their forces to fight the invaders. He convinced the dukes of the city-states to do just that, who in turn put their military forces under his command. Rhor pushed the orcs out of their territory, but was mortally wounded in the final battle of the conflict. He lived just long enough to hear that the alliance was to become a permanent military and economic confederation.

Several decades after the formation of the League the halfling settlements were allowed to join in a subordinate role. Over several harsh winters however, their aid proved invaluable prompting the dukes to offer them a seat on the ruling council alongside them. Each duke and the halfling leader now have a seat on the council and rotate the chairman between them every eight years. It is now common for halflings to be seen in every member city of the League.

The Church of the Children of the Fall is the state religion of the League. Adherents worship the Celestians as they were before the shattering of the Fenulian Mirror; whole and balanced. They chose not to follow the Shining Ones as they believe them to be as extreme in their approach and temperament as the Wicked Ones. At times this puts them at odds with [[Basilea]].