Eaton

Eaton is the southeast kingdom on Bereth ruled by the Elysians, the descendants of an alliance between Inyaré natives of the isle and Elys colonists who came across the sea and settled in Kandorr. Its capital seat is the city of Kandorr.

Pre-History

The first songs of Bereth sing of three peoples: the mighty Volkmont empire of Kel Kozaad within the mountainous north, the quarrelsome Aengerak chieftains of the lowland and coast who paid homage to them, and the untamed Inyaré tribesmen of the great southern forest. For generations the populous Aengerak tribes harried the few Inyaré for control of the fertile southern lands but were routinely thwarted owing to their inferior arms and their lack of unified leadership. The beleaguered Inyaré turned to their allies across the Lauryn sea, their cousins the Elys, for support. Within ten winters the Elys established a stronghold at the northernmost perimeter of the woodlands at Kandorr, where they harassed the Aengerak tribes and defended their allies.

Founding of Kandorr

For ages the captains of Elistrond traded with the coastal villages of Bereth and formed strong bonds with their Inyaré cousins along the southern coast. When the Inyaré sought aid against their Aengerak adversaries to the north, the lords of Elistrond saw fit to build a stronghold near the fish market in Kandorr on the mouth of the Tortoise River. The Aengerak clanlords assailed the stronghold repeatedly over the years but were thrown back each time.

The Aengerak Campaign

In the summer of Kandorr's tenth year the Elysian prefect Kel Eaton assembled a mighty host and launched a campaign to push the hostile Aengerak clans north of the Doeric River. He made treaties with some among the Aengerak and enlisted the support of others, like the formidable Cozann, and by the third winter of the campaign his efforts paid off. His foes were north of the Doeric and he founded a base camp overlooking a modest Aengerak town on the south side of the great river. This camp and town flourished and came to be known as Eatonshire.