Tevinter Empire

The Tevinter Empire is a very old human Magi Empire in Thedas, that is one of the legacies of the Empire of Numeron. The Tevinter Empire is ruled by the Magisters of whom are a group of Magi users centered in the capital of Minrathous, but recently the leadership was taken hold of by Lord Voldermorte of whom became the Archon of Tevinter. The Tevinter Empire is dominated by the three Kingdoms of Antiva, Realm of Rivain, and the Kingdom of Ferelden.

The Tevinter Empire was first something notieceable when it rose as a province inside the Empire of Numeron. Following the destruction of Numeron the Numenorians that remained in the region would gather together in the city of Minrathous where they founded the Kingdom of Tevinter. The Kingdom of Tevinter would become the Empire of Tevinter when they attacked and annexxed the Kingdom of Antiva to their north. With the wealth of Antiva behind them they would attack and take control of the Realm of Rivain and the Kingdom of Ferelden shortly after this making them the dominent fixture in Thedas. Becoming somewhat isolationist after they became bottlenecked by the Empire to their north, and Lorraine to their west they drifted into isolation for generations. The Tevinter Empire would become shocked when its entire council of leadership and Archon were murdered by Lord Voldermorte of House Malfoy of whom fleeing from the defeat at Westbridge by Lucerne would menipulate Magi within Tevinter into aligning with him. Now led by Lord Voldermorte the Tevinter Empire foud itself fighting against the Kingdom of Lucerne, and its allies north of Wesbridge, while at the same time many of its provinces and kingdoms were in near revolt.

Early History
The Tevinter Empire was first something notieceable when it rose as a province inside the Empire of Numeron. Following the destruction of Numeron the Numenorians that remained in the region would gather together in the city of Minrathous where they founded the Kingdom of Tevinter. The Kingdom of Tevinter would become the Empire of Tevinter when they attacked and annexxed the Kingdom of Antiva to their north. With the wealth of Antiva behind them they would attack and take control of the Realm of Rivain and the Kingdom of Ferelden shortly after this making them the dominent fixture in Thedas. Becoming somewhat isolationist after they became bottlenecked by the Empire to their north, and Lorraine to their west they drifted into isolation for generations

Taking of Tevinter


The forces of Lord Voldermorte had been badly damaged by the defeat of Westbridge but there was a loyalist element for him to take refuge with in the Empire of Tevinter. While the ruling Archon, and many of the Magisters rejected Lord Voldermorte, there were sizeable elements of the Magisters, and the entire Kingdom of Neromenian that would side with him, but he needed to remove the current Archon, and many of his loyal Magisters if he was to take control of Tevinter. With this in mind the fully loyal Clary Folwyn was sent to the capital where she stayed close to the extremely skilled Sepheron and kept him from fully doing his duty watching the Deatheaters as they grew inside the capital. Because of Clary's work the Deatheaters took sizeable positions within the Magisters, and several Magisters were turned to their side, and with that the moment had come where the Deatheaters were ready to take control of Tevinter. The only remaining piece was to take full control over the Tevinter Chantry so that they would have a foothold in every kingdom. Using the Magisters they controlled they spent months eliminating threats in the other Kingdoms, and they were able to do this without any interference from Sepheron of whom was deeply enthrolled with Clary of whom had become pregnent again, but feined illness of which caused Sepheron to stay near her most days and passing the duties of his positon to Vezhlen Uz-Poellen of whom was from Neromenian and was a member of the Deatheaters. With the head of the internal police now a deatheater, and the leadership of the Tevinter Chantry in their power they would make their move against the Archon and the remaining loyalists.

Arriving at the capital in heavy numbers, and bringing forth all of their forces at the same time the Deatheaters under Lord Voldermorte would take control of the capital without any of the loyalists having any kind of awareness of it. With the capital in their hands they moved forward and had Clary Folwyn convinse Sepheron that something massive was happening and that the entire Magister Countil needed to be called in and the Archon needed to meet with Sepheron himself during the council. Sepheron demanded to know what this was about but she said she would tell him during the council meeting, and Sepheron loved her so deeply that he believed her and did what she asked. As the loyalist Magisters and council members entered the capital and made their way to the Palace of Tevinter the Deatheaters moved in their entirety to the Palace and the traitor Magisters entered the meeting. It was not allowed to bring weapons into these meetings, and the only ones that carried any sort of weapon were the Holy Magisters of whom had their staffs, and thus could perform Magi easily. The Holy Magisters were under the Deatheaters loyalty and thus a massacre was without a doubt going to happen.



As the council meeting begin Sepheron introduced Clary Folwyn of whom walked out with a staff of which Sepheron defended was because of her weakeness due to her pregnancy, and he was listened to because of how respected he was. She would explain the plot by the Deatheaters in its entirety outside of her role in the affair, and as panic broke up the meeting the doors smashed open and Lord Voldermorte walked in accompanied by dozens of Deatheaters. The Archon would be struck by a killing curse as he attempted to speak, and as Sepheron attempted to command the Holy Magisters they would strike him down, and before he could get up he was stabbed by the traitor councillers, and Magisters of whom had brought daggers into the room. Clary watched as Sepheron was stabbed dozens of times, before all the loyalists in the room were massacred leaving Lord Voldermorte to pick up the crown of the Archon and take on the mantle of power.

Kingdom of Antiva
See Also : Kingdom of Antiva

The Kingdom of Antiva is a large kingdom within the Empire of Tevinter and occupying the mountainsous southern section of the Empire. The Kingdom of Antiva is led by House Folwyn of whom was in its majority quite honorable, but Clary Folwyn was a dark girl that had sided with Volermorte secretly. The Kingdom of Antiva is one of the wealthier regions of the Empire of Tevinter as there is a large supply of mines in the mountains that the Kingdom occupies, and this coupled with its large population make Antiva a bedrock of the Empire of Tevinter. The Kingdom of Antiva is dominated by the worship of the Dragon of which has stayed in power despite the Chantry of Tevinter becoming the widespread belief system held in the Empire itself, and the Kingdom of Antiva has a massive Dragonoph Temple in their capital of Bastion. The Kingdom of Antiva is dominated by the Franks, but there is a large population of Atlantians that remain from the time that Antiva was a loyal member of Arnor, and unlike many other places these Atlantians are not targeted for reprisals or hatred, and this has remained throughout its history.

House Folwyn, and then by extension the Kingdom of Antiva was coverted to the Dragonoph religion during the years following the rise of the Prophet Ysgramor, and this makes them unique in that most central Europeans Franks are either Christian, or Sigmarite. House Folwyn, and once again by extension the Kingdom of Antiva has placed a very large part of its purpose in the expansion of the belief of the Dragon, and this has meant they have built Temples all throughout Tevinter, and their Dragon Temple of Bastion is one of the largest Dragonoph Temples in Europe. There is a sizeable presence of the Tevinter Chantry within the Kingdom of Antiva, as the Magisters and the Chantry have long feared the spread of Dragonoph, and because of this they have done much work in building the Churches of the Chantry throughout the Kingdom of Antiva and specifically within Bastion where the largest church stands near the Great Temple of Bastion in obvious conflict.

The Kingdom of Antiva is ruled over by the King of Bastion, of whom is the heridetary leader of House Folwyn, and rules from the capital of Bastion. The Kingdom of Bastion has several important locations of which the two largest are ruled over by princes in the form of House Dotred of whom rules over Valabanchel of which is a large prison complex, and House Croken of whom rules over the massive fortress of Ostrogar of which occupies the only true method of entering the Antiva Valley where the majority of the population lies. The King of Bastion rules with a nearly independant hand, but in terms of the Empire itself he must attend certain meetings with the Magisters, and alongside this he is oath bound to send troops to war if the Magisters deem this to be of importance.

The Kingdom of Antiva is dominated by the Franks, but there is a large population of Atlantians that remain from the time that Antiva was a loyal member of Arnor, and unlike many other places these Atlantians are not targeted for reprisals or hatred, and this has remained throughout its history. The Franks first entered the Antiva Mountains during the breakup of the Kingdom of Allemia and they would swiftly grow to dominate the land under the leadership of House Folwyn, and this led to a dramatic rise in the immigration of Franks to this region and the Kingdom of Antiva. The Atlantians of Antiva are concentrated within the fortress of Ostrogar, and the area around this meaning they are often the first of the people you find when entering the Valley of Antiva, and this has also meant they are the first struck when war comes to Antiva.

House Folwyn was founded during the tail end of the Empire of Numeron where they were placed as a local garrison command structure for the region now known as Antiva. House Folwyn remained loyal to Arnor for generations, but as Arnor collapsed so to did House Folwyn leave Arnor, where it became independant for many generations until it was taken over by the growing Empire of Tevinter. House Folwyn would become embroiled in the Lucerne-Tevinter War as they were on the border with the now Lucernian backed independants of Thedas, and Antiva alongside House Folwyn would fight for Tevinter until it became apparent they were going to lose, and then the King would go to the Voice of whom was actually Edward Cullen and attempted to sign an alliance. The alliance failed when Clary Folwyn told Lord Voldermorte, and the King and several of his family were murdered within Castle Folwyn by Deatheaters, and following this Aldric would become King, but his oldest son, and daughter were taken by Lord Voldermote as hostages to ensure House Folwyn's loyalty.

Realm of Rivain
See Also : Rivain

The Kingdom of Rivain is the heartland of the Empire of Tevinter, and the most populous area within the entire Empire. The Kingdom of Rivain is ruled by Kings from House Rowain of whom have become figureheads for the Magisters but of whom also still control the hearts of the people if not the actions of the kingdom anymore.

Kingdom of Ferelden
See Also : Kingdom of Ferelden

The Kingdom of Ferelden is a sparesley populated plains kingdom located within the Empire of Tevinter, and controlling a significant portion of the land mass which makes up for its low population. The Kingdom of Ferelden suffered terribly during the time of the Empire of Numeron and its once prosperous land was laid bare by the vengeful Teutons and Dark Numenorians, and since has only been used as farmland by the people outside of the few towns.

Kingdom of Neromenian
See Also : Kingdom of Neromenian

The Kingdom of Neromenian is a small kingdom located east of Antiva and built within a small mountain range where its capital lies. The Kingdom of Neremenian is known for its large Atlantian population, as well as many Numenorians of whom survive within its fortified mountain ranges, and the large forces that defend its borders. The Kingdom of Neromenian is the most Malfoy loyalist area of the Empire of Tevinter, and was the one that gave him refuge after his brief stay in Antiva.

The Kingdom of Neromenian was founded shortly after the Downfall of Numeron by House Titus of whom had fled the fighting in Valeria to the area west of the Rhine and found themselves inside a mountain range that was protected. As they expanded themselves they became embroiled in fighting against the Ferelden Kingdom as well as the Antiva Kingdom and this early fighting would cause them to bcome increasingly isolated amongst the region. The Kingdom of Neromenian would fall to the Empire of Tevinter much more peacefully then the rest of their neihbors as after the Kingdom of Ferelden fell the Neromenian leadership would send diplomats to

King of Neromenian
See Also : Aurelian Titus

Aurelian Titus is the son of two members of House Titus, and a Numenorian through the blood of both his mother and father, and as well as these things he is the current King of Neromenian.

Tevinter Chantry
Main Article : Tevinter Chantry

The Chantry is the dominant religious organization in Thedas. It is based on the Chant of Light, a series of teachings written by Andraste, the prophet of the Maker, and was founded by Kordillus Drakon, the first emperor of Orlais. Its followers are known as Andrastians. "Chantric" is also an acceptable adjective to refer to something or someone that is of the Chantry religion.