EXTERNAL POLITICS OF CORMYR IN 1493 DR

--- title: 'EXTERNAL POLITICS OF CORMYR IN 1493 DR' description: External politics of Cormyr tags: Cormyr, Lore author: Anton Palikhov aka Palant date: 01-05-2023 image: https://cyborgsandmages.files.wordpress.com/2019/08/cropped-d091d0b5d0b7d18bd0bcd18fd0bdd0bdd18bd0b9-1.png --- ###### tags: `Cormyr`. `Lore`, `Киборги и Чародеи` --- [TOC] 1493 DR ## **Cormyr protectorates** On its southern borders, the grandfather of Raedra, having significantly expanded the territory of Cormyr, took control of the cities located on the southern shore of the Dragon Lake in the form of a protectorate. In 1493 DR Cormyr had some control over the following cities and their surrounding territories: - Dragon Coast - Pros, Ilipur, Proskur, Priapurl, Eversult, Teziir - Sembia - Daerlun, Urlamspir. ## **Dragon Coast** The degree of integration of **Cormyr** with these cities is so great that for some time Teziir served as the main naval base of **Cormyr**. Previously, **Cormyr** also controlled the **High Dale**, but this agreement came to an end in 1484. **1392 DR** Year of the Scroll **The Dragon Coast city of **Pros **petitions the Crown to become a vassal-state of Cormyr to protect it from the ravages of the Spellplague. By year’s end, Pros’s sister- town of **Ilipur** joins the Forest Kingdom as well. **1422 DR** Year of the Advancing Shadows The city of **Elversult**, feeling increasing pressure from Cormyr’s control of its source ports of **Pros** and **Ilipur**, becomes a protectorate of the realm. **1428 DR** Year of the Elfqueen’s Joy The city of **Teziir**, close to collapse after decades of struggle against Cormyrian-controlled rival cities, accepts the rule of the Forest Kingdom. Cormyr now controls all lands and ports surrounding the Dragonmere **1469 DR** Year of Splendors Burning Under the pretense of protecting **Proskur** from the shadowy hand of **Netheril**, Cormyr declares the burgeoning city a protectorate of the Dragon Throne. ## **After the Second Sundering** After the geographic changes brought about by the Second Sundering, Ilipur and Pros again found themselves on the shores of the Dragon Lake, but **Teziir**, on the contrary, was a few miles away. In **1489 DR**, Queen Raedra entered into an agreement with representatives of all the cities of the Dragon Protectorate on the format of providing Cormyr assists **Ilipur** and **Pros** in rebuilding and gaining de jure independence from Cormyr, while retaining de facto control. The formal granting of independence made it possible to settle conflicts with the former rebel **Draeven**, which was greatly facilitated by the proposal that they form city guards and take part in the management of cities. According to the latest agreements between the elites of the cities and **Cormyr**, full independence will be achieved in **1499 DR**. Nevertheless, the necessary changes have already been fixed in the minds of the inhabitants in many ways - the use of Cormyr laws, the celebration of official Cormyr holidays, etc. Perhaps the money allocated by Cormyr for the restoration of the damaged **Ilipur** and **Pros** also played a big role in changing attitudes ## **independence:** - half of **Cormyr's** troops withdrew almost immediately, while only small garrisons remained in the cities - the main forces are concentrated in Teziirand Proskur. - **Cormyr** undertook to build a new harbor for Teziir; - most of the Draeven rebels became part of the newly organized armed forces, and the smaller, unfortunately, joined the ranks of robbers and pirates; - Elections of city councils and city governors were organized in each city, but at the same time **Cormyr** retained independent representation in these councils and the right of veto during the transition period until **1499 DR**. Previously, **Teziir** was the base of Cormyr's navy, but after the Second Sundering, when the coastline shifted, depriving the city of access to the sea, the main base of the fleet was moved, and a small village with a pier, **Small Teziir**, was founded to ensure Tezire's trade. At the same time, Kormyr continues to work on rebuilding the harbor, wanting to maintain good relations with the city. ## **Short timeline (Daerlun, Urlamspyr) ** **1397 DR** Year of the Quill After years of struggle against the rule of **Netheril**, the border city of **Daerlun** is annexed into the Forest Kingdom. **1408 DR** Year of the Solitary Cloister Following the lead of **Daerlun** a decade earlier, **Urmlaspyr** offers its allegiance to the Dragon Throne. **1441 DR** Year of Resurrections Rampant A peace treaty is drafted between Netherese **Sembia** and **Cormyr**, **Cormanthor**, and the **Dalelands**. As part of the Treaty of Griffonfang Bridge, the cities of **Daerlun** and **Urmlaspyr** are declared independent from both **Cormyr** and **Sembia**. **1484 DR** **Sembia** invaded the **Dalelands**, and **Cormyr** raised an army to come to the aid of the Dalesfolk. **Netheril** brought forces to **Cormyr**’s border, and **Cormyr** was drawn into a **war** on both fronts. **1485 DR** the Netherese and the Cormyreans traded ground, while the Dalelands became a war zone. As if to offset the drought in the south, in the autumn of **1485** the Great Rain began to fall around the Sea of Fallen Stars and continued unceasingly. Following a period of subjugation at the hands of **Netheril**, **Sembia** is already on its way to becoming the economic power it was in prior years. Although relations are cool with the **Dales** and **Cormyr** following the most recent war, Sembian merchants are quick to dismiss previous conflicts as the work of the Netherese, and remind their former trading partners of the long and mutually profitable relationships they previously enjoyed. To prove its good intentions, **Sembia** has “allowed” **Featherdale** and **Tasseldale** to regain their independence, even though Sembian investors had owned much of Featherdale for nearly seventy years when the war came to an end. Before **Netheril** claimed Sembia as a vassal state, mercenary work and adventuring were popular livelihoods among Sembians who didn’t have local families to feed. Those endeavors are even more popular now among veterans of the war, who are better trained than their predecessors were. A few of Sembia’s less scrupulous former soldiers have taken to banditry, which offers other Sembians more opportunities for guard work. Since **Cormyr** is not interested in the full annexation of these cities, then, similarly to the Dragon Protectorate, **City Councils** were created in them and **Queen’s Voices** were appointed. The balance of interest is achieved by rigidly approved and not subject to revision shares of the division of local budgets into intra-city projects and the maintenance of the expeditionary forces of **Cormyr**. ## **High Dale** The Dalelands. **Featherdale** and **Tassel** Dale have reasserted their independence since the end of the war, and rejoined Archendale, Battledale, Daggerdale, Deepingdale, Harrowdale, Mistledale, Scardale, and Shadowdale on the Dales Council. The High Dale did the same shortly afterward. The **High Dale** with less aggression than **Archendale**, the folk of Highcastle and their fellow High have maintained firm independence, aided by Cormyrean support (to keep repeated Sembian attempts at conquests at bay). Like **Archendale**, they see Sembians as rich, grasping folk never to be trusted because “a Sembian wants one thing from you: everything.” As for the **High Dale**, respecting the right of the Dalefolk to self-determination, Cormyr in **1489 DR** withdrew all his troops from the lands of the High Dale. At the same time, the allied status of the **High Dale** allows it, if necessary, to count on the military assistance of Cormyr. Part of the population of the Dale were dissatisfied with this outcome, feeling their insecurity - firstly, it became necessary to pay much more attention to defense, and secondly, there are no wizards comparable to experienced War Wizards in the Dale at all. For defense **High Dale** decided to use detachments of mercenaries for protection - in particular the** Black Cuirassiers**. [External politics of Cormyr](https://hackmd.io/@palikhov/external-politics-cormyr-1493-dr)