Kingdom of Icarus

"Icarus is a land forever shrouded in myths and the impossible, believed to have been founded by Ephraim Olcard during the Revolt of Humanity and most of all renowned for its indomitable Iron Guard. It is also believed beneath the mountains of this kingdom lays a creature that could swallow entire cities."

- Codex on Icarus, Volume 3

The Kingdom of Icarus, also known as the Iron Realm was born out of the turmoil of the Revolt of Humanity and the Dawn of Kingdoms in the First Era. Like others, they were once part of the superimposed Solarian Empire that ruled over humanity and treated them poorly and when Asher Wardenfell began the great movement to overthrow the Solarians in Astheria, the other humans looked to his example and began a mass uprising across the Empire. The Icarians found their lead in Ephraim Olcard whom fought in The Ebony War and knew that the Solarians were weak, and struck against his would-be masters and defeated them. But he did not kill them, merely sent them back to the Empire and proclaimed Icarus independent of the Solarians.

When Asher Wardenfell campaigned to unify the other kingdoms under Astheria, Ephraim resisted and was willing to come to blows with the Astherian King. It was this defiance that earned the Icarians their namesake as the Ironborn, for they do not terry from fights - but carry them on until it is finished. The Olcard Dynasty would contine to rule the Kingdom for generations, and eventually aligned the kingdom with others during the Green War, which helped lead the other kingdoms into forming the Aiscorian Alliance and thus Icarus was involved in the cold war between the Alliance and the Solarians.

When Astheria fell to The Black Plagues in the Third Era, Icarus was unable to provide assistance to their allies due to unusual orc activity along their borders. This was viewed as betrayal by some members, while the Icarians decided to cut ties and isolate themselves to handle their own problems rather then worry about others.

By 3,855 of the Third Era, King Aenhelm was forced into exile when the Nightfang Orcs successfully invaded Iykia and laid waste to the Iron Guard. Much of the Kingdom thus collapsed after that battle and it is believed by the time of the War for Aiscoria that most Icarians had relocated to Eastoft to serve in the Alliance military, while descendants of Aenhelm continued to hold to their titles of King-in-Icarus, while serving in the court of Eastoft.

By 3,789 of the Fourth Era, the Icarian Highlands are a prominent battleground between the Coalition that seeks to restore the Kingdom of Icarus and the Allegiance whom seek to support the Nightfang claim to the Highlands.

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