They leveraged debts owed them by Samhain tenfold. They gained the territory and navy of Devil’s Triangle. They took Bartholomew "Black Bart" Roberts as their Warlord. They conquered rogue Rokea that had been terrorizing Dischordian shores. They struck a deal to bring Dystopia under the Aranta banner, and equipped their army with advanced technology.

When the call to war went out, Odin awoke from the Odinsleep, and the Wolves of the North fell in line. They had waited long enough, and were eager for battle against their enemies. They marched to battle in silent unison, with crows devouring all in their wake. The Wolves faced the armies of Sargon of Akkad. As Odin and Sargon fought, each shrugged off blows that could shatter mountains. Yet Odin's soldiers lacked his godlike resilience. When he led them into the thick of battle, many of his men fell in the assault.

Lord Devil Anse Hatfield of Appalachia, faced the spectral Queen Amytis. Even the the Spectre's corpus was no match for the Redcap's jaws. One taste was all he needed, and Devil Anse would sniff her out from across the battlefield. His relentless pursuit exhausted even the rage of the Spectre of Despair, until she fell to his teeth.

Bartholomew Roberts, Warlord of Bermuda and Aranta-Shadur, inspired his soldiers into battle. He, the Herald of Poseidon faced Mangora, the Drowned Mage of Mu. Bart's armies appeared from the shadows, and the oceans themselves fought at his side. Nothing slowed the archmage. Mangora's wounds healed faster than Bart could inflicted them. Reality twisted at Mangora's whim. Raw magical power overwhelmed the Bermudan lord, encasing him in an metallic prison.

The countryside was alternately incinerated and frozen with magic. The Praenomen, mysterious domain lord of Archive, faced Shokar, the Immolator of Pompeii. The Praenomen, the most magically adept of Balor's generals, called ice down upon his foe. Shokar summoned the fires of his own rage. The magics they wielded destroyed swaths of the battlefield, and armies with it. Neither could best the other. Yet, Shokar surrendered, hoping the Praenomen's icy magic could cool his tormenting flames. Shokar was returned to Dischordia in cold iron chains.

Dischordia had defeated the Crimson Weaver, and his generals had fallen or fled. The Dischordian armies returned to their kingdom, bloody but victorious. They knew, however, that they could not defeat the nightmares forever. They would thrive in this era of fear and darkness, and Dischordia could only weather the storm.

Hal offered to free Bart from his prison if the Aranta-Shadur council accept him as their Warlord. When they accepted his proposal, Hal freed Bart from his captivity... by killing him. Nobles of Bermuda and the Devil's Triangle began to revere Bart as the God of the Sea. They constructed churches along the coast in every domain they could reach.

Hal Morgan abandoned the Unification to its fate, and assumed his role as Warlord of Aranta. His plan had put the Kingdom's unofficial airforce and navy in the hands of the Demon of War. His rapid departure from the Unification left a power vacuum. Several factions struggled to claim and fill his seat during the Surveyor's Era.

Bahari and Khaalid frequented the Jade Courts. It became known that humanity still thrived there, blended with their supernatural society. It seemed as though the spirit realms colliding with the Tellurian did little harm there. Word traveled to Dischordia that the Sun and Moon still survived in East as well. Bahari committed a diplomatic blunder when he delivered a sizable shard of Luna to them. Many were livid that he would allow such a valuable artifact to leave the kingdom. Others voiced concerns that they would merge it with their other shards.

This was further complicated by a troubling discovery. Bermuda discovered that Jonathan Morningkill of Ordo Trismegistus had sworn treasonous Oaths. He swore to reunite shards of sun and moon, and return them to the sky. Through a whisper into Imperial ears, Bermudan nobles ensured swift justice. They knew his death would be coming, and retribution to other traitors among Ordo would follow.

The Arantan council discovered their plot, and turned it against them. They brought their discoveries to light, and the Imperials acted. For their actions, the Imperials executed two of Dystopia's princes. In the end it was Dystopia that fell under the weight of their own hubris. What remained of that domain joined with Aranta-Shadur.

Aranta underwent reorganization to integrate Dystopia into the fold. The Imperials saw this as an opportunity to bring Aranta more in line with their feudal ideals. They demanded that Aranta abandon their Council, and swear to single domain lord. In the restructuring, Hal Morgan, Warlord of Aranta-Shadur, was released from his oaths. The Imperial Prince Synthas Leanhaun capitalized on the opportunity. Using Hal's True Name, he pressured him into service. Left without a leader, Aranta chose Urchin, Black Bart's former first-mate, as their new domain lord. Though he held the title, he would remain a figurehead who still answered to the will of the Council.

Unification struggled through a civil war, growing weaker in the eyes of Dischordia. Both Aranta and Empyrean worked to claim them. They each made elaborate offers to Prince Mercer, hoping to earn his fealty. Empyrean assisted Mercer in his victory over his rivals. This aid persuaded mercer to swear fealty to Radu Bistri.

A coup in Archive ended with the Praenomen's assassination. With his death, the Archive's ties to Appalachia died with him. Fueled by the insult paid to him by the Archive centuries earlier, Bistri moved to claim it once again. Aranta sought to prevent Empyrean Dysambigua from absorbing yet another domain.

The Aranta council voted to go to war, and laid siege to the nearest Empyrean Domain: Unification. Hal Morgan, Demon of War, Warlord of Aranta-Shadur, was also the former lord of Unification. He knew their defenses, and eagerly launched a campaign against his former domain.

Prince Mercer was able to persuade the Aranta council to the bargaining table. Following tense negotiations with the council, Bistri withdrew his claim to Archive. Calamity, the new Praenomen of Archive, joined Aranta, claiming a seat on the council. Khaalid relinquished his seat to her and pursued his new role as Ambassador to the Jade Kingdoms. Bistri and Calamity swore an Oath of Clasped Hands, cementing an alliance between the two.

When the Voice of Balor died in the War of Aether, Aranta lost their Imperial support to rule as a Council. Urchin officially became the Domain Lord. Despite the Council's fears of losing authority over their domain, nothing changed. Urchin didn't seize power, but remained loyal in his Oaths to the Council. Urchin ruled from afar, appearing only when needed, and left the domain in the Council's hands. Urchin followed the decision that the majority of the council supported. Only in times of great foolishness did he disregard their wishes.

The war effort became everyone's main focus, but they were not without their losses. Dystopia vanished almost overnight, and the last refugees joined Aranta as New Atlantis. The Aether devoured their European territories. The Arantan Airforce and Bermudan Navy were on the front lines of the war. As Aether severed the Trod network, the Wheel of Ptah became vital for the movement of troops.

Shortly after Lazarus declared war, his kindgom launched a devastating opening strike. Relic nuclear warheads struck four Dischordian territories; among them were Bermuda and Casablanca. Casablanca survived unscathed, due to a spirit shield surrounding the city. Built to weather the 250 year Maelstroms, the shields withstood the blast from Lazarus' weapons. Bermuda and Urchin were far less fortunate.

In the chaos which ensued from the domain lord’s death, several nobles tried to take the domain for their own. Doc, the most loyal of Urchin's vassals, seized control of the domain. To solidify his hold, Doc dissolved the council and threatened to kill any dissenters. Crutch was the only one to speak out against it, and was executed on the spot. Barron, unaffected by his brother's death, claimed Aranta-Shadur as his own. Swearing fealty to Calamity of Archive, it became a vassal domain of Bermuda. With Doc as domain lord and the council experiment abandoned, the domain took on a more traditional feudal structure. The other domains fell into line as vassals, rather than peers.

The Grim Legion's ghost fleet launched coordinated strikes against Dischordia's east coast. Unification, still reeling from the loss of their capitol, was overrun by legionnaires. Survivors of the destruction fled as refugees to the next city, with wraiths in pursuit. The New Faith's northeastern coastal cities fell to naval bombardment in a matter of days. The Legion made landfall and an infantry skirmish ensued. Further inland, the New Faith reinforced their defenses. The siege lasted for months, as more Legion reinforcements arrived. They struck at other domains. The Grim Legion marched on Appalachia, bringing several cities to their knees. None were able to prevent the Legion from marching through their northern mountains. They struck deep into Aranta-Shadur and to the Second City. The Legion marched on Dischordia with impunity. No domain could muster a strong defense to turn aside their assaults. The chances of Lazarus’ victory grew.