Abantine Empire

Abantia was a massive empire that existed from 1567 2E to 343 3E. Based on it's vast territory and hunting culture, the Abantine Empire was an important player on the political stage of Thir at the end of the Second Era. After losing the Great Eastern War against the Zahrian Empire, Abantia's power declined, leading to it's fall in 343 3E.

Overview
At it's height between 1650-1690 2E, Abantia was one of two dominant powers in Eastern Thir, rivaled only by the Zahrian Empire. Having had a strict warrior culture and a religion strongly based on ritualistic hunts, the Abantine army was thought to have been unstoppable; during the Azure Hunt of 1560-1567 2E, the Kanonhese warriors swept through the Olansan plains like wildfire. The army could boast about having won every single battle until the Great Eastern War.

The empire's weak side was it's economy. With it's geography dominated by savannas and sub-tropical plains, Abantia sustained itself by the tropical forests and jungles that were richer in resources and trade that was easy to conduct, thanks to the empire's massive coastline. When Abantia's main trading partner, the Desetian Archipelago's various realms, decided to join forces against it in the Great Eastern War, the empire was visibly weakened. In fact, many think that it's inability to sustain itself without trade was part of the reason why Abantia lost the war.

History
The Kanonhese people are descendants of North Olansa's native population and the Ohneki settlers that created the colony of Kanonhuy on the Olansan coast in the First Era.