The Valley Wars

With the advancements coming out of Grenwood, war was inevitable. In 115 DTLS C1, the Valley Wars started. 

Context

Dated by Itarian scribes to have been established between 72,000 - 68,000 BTLS (Before The Long Sleep), Grenwood was the oldest city in the universe. It outdated the city of Noplia by about 69,000 years. 

Grenwood was the pinnacle of Kaasian civilization. The city started as a campsite for nomadic Kaasians and eventually grew into a metropolitan city with 12 million citizens. Grenwood was the birthplace of Kaasiar's culture. Kaasian written language, literature, music, teachings, and eventually technological advancements all happened in Grenwood. 

In 459 BTLS, a massive fire broke out in the city's center, consuming most of it. The Kaasians attempted to put out the flames, but eventually, the fire engulfed the entire city. The Kaasians quickly started on reconstruction, but this time out of metal. 

By 4 DTLS C1 (During The Long Sleep, C1), the reconstruction of Grenwood was complete. The entire city was made out of metal. New water filtration systems were added, and homes had air quality control. For the next 700,000 years, Grenwood continued to grow and advance. By the 8th cycle, Kaasiar rivaled Itarus in its achievements. What separated Kaasiar and Itarus was that the Kaasians never considered looking to the stars. Instead of discovering space travel for themselves, the Kaasians were introduced to it when the Itarian Empire invaded. 

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The Valley Wars

Kaasian records state that a Kaasian woman named Rela the Builder began to make claims that she should lead all Kaasians and be Queen of Grenwood. She based her claims on her family being prominent figures in building Grenwood since the fire. Rela had many supporters in the city who wanted her to be Queen, but outside of Grenwood others were making claims as well. 

Manod the Banished, a Grenwood citizen who was cast out of the city in 89 DTLS C1 for being accused of murder, declared himself King of Grenwood. His 20 years of banishment were spent amassing Kaasians living outside the city, building up a formidable force to attack Grenwood and make it his kingdom. 

By 115 DTLS C1, Manod and his forces laid siege to Grenwood. Rela and the Kaasians inside the city had received word of Manod's forces planning to attack beforehand and made defensive preparations. Rela was able to repel Manod's offensive attacks and attempts to breach the city gates. 

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Rela's experience with building and engineering came in handy with Grenwood's defense. She had trenches outside the gates made to stall Manod's advancements. In the meantime, Kaasians inside Grenwood were busy building a wall around the city based on her blueprints. By the winter of 115 DTLS C1, Manod and his forces retreated into the countryside. In the spring of 116 DTLS C1, Rela and the Kaasians of Grenwood met Manod and his forces outside the city gates in open war. The battle ended with no decisive victor. Manod was killed, but the majority of his forces retreated deeper into the valleys of Kaasiar, swearing vengeance on Rela and Grenwood. After the battle, Rela was named Queen and became the city's first monarch. The wall she had constructed was named after her and became known as Relas' Wall.  

Statue of Manod called 'Manod's Shame': Manod's Shame is the site of Manod's death during the Valley Wars. His supporters sanctified the area in his honor, whereas the supporters of Queen Rela cemented it as Manod's ultimate loss.

At the time of her death, Rela's son ascended to the Grenwood seat of power. Rela's death was seen as an opportunity by the descendants of Manod and his forces to once again attack the city. Manod's descendants began to call themselves the Tresians, after the Tresian forest they lived in. For the next 600 years, Rela and Manod's descendants fought each other. 

In 756 DTLS C1, the Valley Wars ended with the Queen of Grenwood, a descendant of Rela, marrying the leader of the Tresians, a descendant of Manod. The Tresian leader and Queen of Grenwood were coincidentally named Manod and Rela, after their ancestors. Together they abolished the monarchy in Grenwood, expanded the walls of the city, and laid the groundwork for Kaasiar to have an elective democracy. 

For the next 700,000 years, Kaasiar grew as one people, meeting every ten years in Grenwood to elect a new ruler of all Kaasians. This lasted up until the Itarian Empire invaded in the Eighth Cycle. 

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