First Divine Conquest

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The Anzor are an island race and as such resources and land are limited commodities for a booming population. The Emperors of Anz declared that the gods request that they seek more lands, spread the Anzor culture. The Emperor declared the first Divine Conquest 824 sun cycles (years) after the crowning of the first Empress.

In the cities of Aziz, Issa, Bennu, Ur, Ain and Jahi the Emperor commissioned 49 great ships capable of transporting 7 legions (117, 649 Anzor) across the Azure Seas to the southern continent of Janthea. The Great General Drak from the Island of Omne was chosen as the leader of the first Divine Conquest.

During the birthing season (spring) the 49 great ships were launched from the cities of Aziz, Ain and Bennu the closest cities to Janthea. Each ship carried 2401 men making up the 7 legions. At the end of the birthing season (spring/early summer) the ships landed on the north/western tip of Janthea.

As they landed they were met by a force gathered by the Free Cities that populated the northern coasts of Janthea. The Anzorii ships sailed as close to the shore as possible before the legions began jumping over the side of the ship and into the water.

Thousands of Anzor feet churned up the shallows as they surged up the beach head to meet the forces of the Free Cities. The great ships that had emptied their load of Anzor legionnaires sailed off to the sides to make space for further ships sailing in behind.

The forces of the Free Cities were nothing more than a loose collection of tribal groups that had come together and formed trading bazaars. They had advanced warning from merchant groups that a force was coming and so they had the chance to build up a force to try and combat the invading Anzor.

The Free Cities army was nothing but a group of tribal warriors that owed allegiance to different tribal chieftains and different gods. The Anzor on the other hand were an organised fighting force armed with metal weapons and hardened leather armour. The Free Cities couldn't match the equipment of the Anzor let alone the incredible numbers and ferocity they fought with. The sands turned red with all the blood the Anzorii Legions spilled and before half the legions had unloaded from the great ships the Free Cities had been turned back and fled across the savannah back to their bazaars and trading centres.

The Great General Drak of Omne established a base camp where the long beach met the tree line of the savannah and he sent out cohorts (groups of 343 Anzor Legionnaires) out across the savannah killing animals and pillaging tribal lands. Those cohorts that were sent into the vastness of The Dark Expanse (a huge jungle) never returned back to the base camp.

The Legions had achieve total control from The Dark Expanse in the south to the Azure Sea in the north. General Drak gathered up 6 of his legions, leaving the remainder of one legion behind at the base camp and headed west. 3 legions he took with him to the bazaar of Hamdai and he sent the other 3 legions further west to the trading centres of Kula and Lampia.

The bazaar of Hamdai was as poorly laid out as the tribals were equipped. It was an open city with streets spilling out onto the surrounding savannah. It was easy for the Legions to conquer, they spilled into the streets slaughtering the defenders with weapons, claws and teeth. Hamdai was burnt to the ground in a few days and he headed west to meet up with his three other legions.

Upon reaching Kula the leaders of the Free Cities came to an agreement with Great General Drak. All lands west of Kula and north of The Dark Expanse would be considered Anzorii if there was peace. Great General Drak agreed to terms and thus the first Anzorii Province was born and named the Drakii Province meaning Province belonging to Drak as homage to the conquering General.

The length of the campaign was around 6 human months. Lasting from the end of the birthing season (end of May in our calendar) all the way to the end of the conceiving season (end of November)