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The History of Ardana begins in earnest with the founding of the Ardan Empire (The Old Empire), 'Ardan' meaning 'Eternal Gem (Or Flower) of Glory' in the ancient Tokushu dialect. The Tokushu were the ones to found this Empire and the Callers predicted that it would last for Ten Thousand years, which it eventually did. The Founding of the Empire lay in the spreading of the ideals of the Prophet Tokush, who wrote the Calls and spread them among the peoples of the known world. No where was the faith more fervent than among the Kidenthu, who, upon learning of Tokush's murder at the hands of the Lithusin Nobles, all took to calling themselves 'Tokushu' the people of Tokush, and launched a Holy War against the Lithusin. This war annihilated the Lithusin and struck their lands barren, assuring that they would never rise again and that they would serve as an example to the entire world the price to be paid for the mockery of their faith. It was upon the ruins of the Lithusin capital that the Tokushu proclaimed their greatest general, a former scholar of great faith, Lysenda, High Queen of their new Empire, and began their systematic conquest of most of the known world.  

After conquering several neighboring nations, the great Tokushu host arrived in Ysiran lands, one of the first places to be touched by Tokush's teachings. The Ysira threw open their gates to their would-be conquerors and willingly joined their Empire, the first people to do so. Throughout Lysenda's 60 year reign, the Tokush conquered half the known world (Approximately 30% of modern Ardana) and while their expansion was curbed by internal strife in the years after her reign, the Ardan Empire endured.  

Eventually the Ysiran Nobles gained nominal control over the throne of the Empire (Approximately 340 years after Lysenda's death) and established what the long lasting establishments of the Empire. Among them were the Oras, 12 (Some say 13) very large cities of great wealth, power and knowledge that served as capitals of the Empire, each ruled by their own King.  

At its Zenith, the Ardan Empire encompassed 70% of Ardana and 65% of its population, though it would be what it did and didn't control that led to its downfall.