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Verdane was founded at some point after the fall of the [[Loptrian Empire]], and as a result of its constant military encroachments on the border of neighboring [[Grannvale]], quickly earned a reputation among Grannvale's people as a "barbarian kingdom" whose residents are entirely comprised of violent savages.<ref>{{Cite|In the past, Verdane's frequent encroachment of the border earned them the label of barbarians by the people of Grannvale.|Opening of [[Lady of the Forest|Chapter 1]]|Genealogy of the Holy War}}</ref> This changed with the ascent of [[Batu]] to the Verdane throne, who sought to end the aggression of his nation and normalize relations with Grannvale.<ref>{{Cite|Under the reign of King Batu, Verdane witnessed a cessation of all fighting along the border. | Verdane was founded at some point after the fall of the [[Loptrian Empire]], and as a result of its constant military encroachments on the border of neighboring [[Grannvale]], quickly earned a reputation among Grannvale's people as a "barbarian kingdom" whose residents are entirely comprised of violent savages.<ref>{{Cite|In the past, Verdane's frequent encroachment of the border earned them the label of barbarians by the people of Grannvale.|Opening of [[Lady of the Forest|Chapter 1]]|Genealogy of the Holy War}}</ref> This changed with the ascent of [[Batu]] to the Verdane throne, who sought to end the aggression of his nation and normalize relations with Grannvale.<ref>{{Cite|Under the reign of King Batu, Verdane witnessed a cessation of all fighting along the border. The amiable monarch succeeded in maintaining the peace with Grannvale, while pacifying his zealous sons.|Opening of [[Lady of the Forest|Chapter 1]]|Genealogy of the Holy War}}</ref> By Grann 757 he had succeeded in achieving peace and in pacifying his aggressive sons, [[Cimbaeth]] and [[Munnir]], but was manipulated by [[Sandima]] of the [[Loptr Church]] into believing that Grannvale intended to invade Verdane and retaliated by ordering a pre-emptive invasion of Grannvale, now defenseless with its army off to war against [[Isaach]]. The Verdane army successfully got as far as claiming [[Yngvi]] Castle and abducting its stewardess [[Edain]], but was met with resistance from [[Sigurd]] of [[Chalphy]] and [[Quan]] of [[Leonster]], who led a small force in first repelling the Verdane invasion, then in invading Verdane themselves to rescue Edain. Unable to convince his father to ignore Sandima's twisted advice, Prince [[Jamke]] released Edain and allied with Sigurd in fighting Sandima, who slew Batu upon the king's attempts to question Sandima's advice.<ref>{{Cite|'''Batu:''' Sandima, have you been forthright with me all this time? It was you who said that Grannvale was conspiring to take my kingdom.<br>'''Sandima:''' What's that? Here I thought Verdane would workout somehow... You're just a bunch of savages. I've no longer any use for you. I'll be taking command of the troops from here on out.|[[Batu]] and [[Sandima]]|Genealogy of the Holy War}}</ref> Following Sandima's downfall, Sigurd was entrusted with the task of governing Verdane on behalf of Grannvale, based in Evans Castle, but later abandoned Verdane when war broke against [[Agustria]]. | ||
The amiable monarch succeeded in maintaining the peace with Grannvale, while pacifying his zealous sons.|Opening of [[Lady of the Forest|Chapter 1]]|Genealogy of the Holy War}}</ref> By Grann 757 he had succeeded in achieving peace and in pacifying his aggressive sons, [[Cimbaeth]] and [[Munnir]], but was manipulated by [[Sandima]] of the [[Loptr Church]] into believing that Grannvale intended to invade Verdane and retaliated by ordering a pre-emptive invasion of Grannvale, now defenseless with its army off to war against [[Isaach]]. The Verdane army successfully got as far as claiming [[Yngvi]] Castle and abducting its stewardess [[Edain]], but was met with resistance from [[Sigurd]] of [[Chalphy]] and [[Quan]] of [[Leonster]], who led a small force in first repelling the Verdane invasion, then in invading Verdane themselves to rescue Edain. Unable to convince his father to ignore Sandima's twisted advice, Prince [[Jamke]] released Edain and allied with Sigurd in fighting Sandima, who slew Batu upon the king's attempts to question Sandima's advice.<ref>{{Cite|'''Batu:''' Sandima, have you been forthright with me all this time? It was you who said that Grannvale was conspiring to take my kingdom.<br>'''Sandima:''' What's that? Here I thought Verdane would workout somehow... You're just a bunch of savages. I've no longer any use for you. I'll be taking command of the troops from here on out.|[[Batu]] and [[Sandima]]|Genealogy of the Holy War}}</ref> Following Sandima's downfall, Sigurd was entrusted with the task of governing Verdane on behalf of Grannvale, based in Evans Castle, but later abandoned Verdane when war broke against [[Agustria]]. | |||
In the aftermath of the [[Battle of Belhalla]], in which Jamke died, Verdane was left neglected by Grannvale and descended into a state of perpetual warfare between clans of bandits seeking to dominate it.<ref>{{Cite|Even under the Empire's despotic reign, Verdane wasn't taken into account, and was abandoned. From everywhere, clans were in permanent strife, public order was disrupted, and bands of brigands rampaged.|Epilogue|Genealogy of the Holy War}}</ref> During this time, Deirdre and Sigurd took on a legendary status among the people of Verdane<ref>{{Cite|Verdane's forest and lake. That beautiful greenery is Sigurd's prayers. That transparent water is Diadora's tears. And the people of this country have faith in those...|Epilogue|Genealogy of the Holy War}}</ref>, who came to regard Deirdre as a saint.<ref>{{Cite|For the people of Verdane, Deirdre was a legendary person, and was now called "the Saint".|Epilogue|Genealogy of the Holy War}}</ref> In the aftermath of Grannvale's defeat, Jamke's son waged a year-long war to end the unrest and reunify Verdane, and from there dedicated himself to the country's reconstruction with support from Grannvale and Agustria.<ref>{{Cite|Amidst of this, the return to the country of ''<Jamke's son>'', heir of the Hero Prince Jamke, brought courage to the people, and many youths gathered under his leadership. Verdane's Unification War ended before one year, and ''<Jamke's son>'' succeeded to the throne. ''<Jamke's son>'' made the most of Grannvale and Agustria's help, reconstructed the country, and restored the Verdane his grandfather, Batu, built.|Epilogue|Genealogy of the Holy War}}</ref> | In the aftermath of the [[Battle of Belhalla]], in which Jamke died, Verdane was left neglected by Grannvale and descended into a state of perpetual warfare between clans of bandits seeking to dominate it.<ref>{{Cite|Even under the Empire's despotic reign, Verdane wasn't taken into account, and was abandoned. From everywhere, clans were in permanent strife, public order was disrupted, and bands of brigands rampaged.|Epilogue|Genealogy of the Holy War}}</ref> During this time, Deirdre and Sigurd took on a legendary status among the people of Verdane<ref>{{Cite|Verdane's forest and lake. That beautiful greenery is Sigurd's prayers. That transparent water is Diadora's tears. And the people of this country have faith in those...|Epilogue|Genealogy of the Holy War}}</ref>, who came to regard Deirdre as a saint.<ref>{{Cite|For the people of Verdane, Deirdre was a legendary person, and was now called "the Saint".|Epilogue|Genealogy of the Holy War}}</ref> In the aftermath of Grannvale's defeat, Jamke's son waged a year-long war to end the unrest and reunify Verdane, and from there dedicated himself to the country's reconstruction with support from Grannvale and Agustria.<ref>{{Cite|Amidst of this, the return to the country of ''<Jamke's son>'', heir of the Hero Prince Jamke, brought courage to the people, and many youths gathered under his leadership. Verdane's Unification War ended before one year, and ''<Jamke's son>'' succeeded to the throne. ''<Jamke's son>'' made the most of Grannvale and Agustria's help, reconstructed the country, and restored the Verdane his grandfather, Batu, built.|Epilogue|Genealogy of the Holy War}}</ref> | ||
