Timeline
Early Migration To Koneg Begins
Early humans depart from the south-west coast of Kanapra. Many tribes worked together to build great ships, like nothing of them have ever made before. They did this as they sought to find a land promised to them by the spirits that they worshiped. These small ships made their way between small islands over the course of years. They eventually reach the north-east coast of Vanamir.
Early Settlement Of Vanamir Northern Islands
After touching down on the eastern-most of Vanamir's northern islands, many people believed that this new land they had discovered was the land promised to them by the spirits. However, when they attempted to build new settlements, over the course of the following decade, their buildings, even as small as they were, began to sink into the earth. While in reality this was due to the unstable wetlands which they had built upon, however the people believed it to be the spirits, angry with their settlement, and that they needed to move on to another land.
Expansion Across Northern Islands
After leaving the eastern-most island, the early humans would go on to settle the rest of the northern islands. However, due to the majority of Vanamir being composed of wetlands and other unstable terrains, meaning that each settlement slowly sunk into the earth, prompting them to continue further west.
During this time, there was much discord amongst the populations of these islands. More than a few conflicts broke out over disagreements on whether to continue further, or turn back. Given that these travels had happened over the course of a mere 50 years or so, much of the population still remembered the homeland which they had left behind.
First Ships Leave Vanamir Going West
When it was decided, after much conflict, to yet again leave this new home they had made for themselves, the division between them lead to two different groups leaving the islands with two different headings. While one group set sail towards the south, a slight majority of the people continued westward.
This sailing party, again moving between smaller islands as they travel, after almost five years, became separated. Half of them decided to turn back, and spent the following seven years making their way back to Vanamir. The other half of the people continued west, with every ship eventually sinking.
Second Western Migration From Vanamir
After another 70 years back on the Vanamir northern islands, the people set off once more, now with greater ship building and navigation technologies. These new ships, both faster and on a more direct route, left the western shores and managed to reach the eastern shores of Koneg in a mere 6 years.
Early Settlement Of Koneg's Little Island
The first place that settlers made land on Koneg was on the Little Island. Finally, they had found fertile ground to settle. Despite the fact that that their population had dwindled on the way over to their new home, after settling on Koneg their population bloomed. From around ten thousand, to over 250 thousand in over the following century. While much of the environment was arid, they discovered how to cultivate the native plantlife which had adapted to this terrain.
First Tribes Leave The Little Island For The West
Over the course of the century following their arrival, belief in their sacred journey wane and the idea of continuing to explore further grew more popular. The Big Island to the west was clearly visible from from the western coast of the Little Island and the water between them made for a minor obstacle. However, people were forbidden by the tribes' elders as they believed that it would be sacrilegious to leave the new homeland which the spirits spent centuries leading them to.
It was not long, however, before faith in the old ways was no longer driving most people and multiple parties decided to venture off to the Big Island, taking tens of thousands in tow.
The Big Island was just as prosperous a region for these new settlers, however it offered much more space to expand into. With this new space to grow, technology began to advance at a rapid pace, with agricultural technology at the fore. The advancement in irrigation technology lead to plumbing and water treatment. One further major achievement during this settlement was the invention of a simple mechanical crane. This allowed for the rapid construction of much larger structures than had previously been possible.
Tribes Leave The Little Island For The South
Over the course of the century following their arrival, belief in their sacred journey wane and the idea of continuing to explore further grew more popular. When entire tribes set off for the Big Island, many others decided to sail south. These people quickly found the Koneg mainland.
Upon settling in the mainland, they discovered the native wildlife there could be rather hostile. This lead to advancements in both defensive and offensive technologies. Their villages and eventual cities were walled and the advent of large ballistic weaponry.
The initial seclusion of these settlements lead to the political structures to be much more fractured than they had been in the past, as travelling between cities remained dangerous for a long time.
Mainland Tribes Begin To Spread West
After settling on the mainlands and constructing their fortified cities, the people eventually were able to overcome the threats of the native animal populations and even domesticated some of them.
With open travel once again on the menu, many people formed new tribes and settled further west.
Tribes Migrate South From The Northern Islands
With the rapid expansion of population within the western island, the people decided to explore further. Some people attempted to set sail further west, however they were unsuccessful in their endeavours. Others, however, sailed south, quickly reaching the Koneg mainland.
Here, they brought with themselves the new farming and building technologies to rapidly expand towards the West of the mainland.
First Contact Betweeen Cultures
Having spend much time apart, the tribes from the northern islands and the East of the mainland immediately had troubles communicating, which lead to many minor conflicts between them.
Most of these conflicts resolved themselves quickly. However, others brewed under the surface for a long time. While each individual tribe had its own sense of cultures, a greater cultural divide was growing between the two larger groups.
Kupnicara-Lutaraka War
The Kupnicara-Lutaraka war broke out between the two cultures which had come into conflict in the West of the Koneg mainland.
The Kupnicara, as they came to call themselves were an aligned group of tribes migrated south from the northern Islands. The Lutaraka were a group of tribes which had spread West from the East of the continent.
The Kupnicara were a fierce and unified force, fighting as one. Meanwhile, the Lutaraka, while allied, fought mostly independently. Despite their lack of cohesion, the Lutaraka were still a force to be reckoned with. The Kupnicara relied on strategy and organization, while the Lutaraka relied much more heavily on guerrilla warfare techniques. Eventually, both sides relented. While it is generally concluded that the Kupnicara were the victors, neither side was wiped out or conquered entirely.
After the war, the Kupnicara came together to form a single nation. Meanwhile, in the aftermath of the war, the Vasitorin tribe, of the Lutaraka took the opportunity to seize control of their weakened allied, leading swift invasions of their territories, bringing them under the control of the Vasitorin tribe.