No leader is willing to order an attack on her borders or to lead the troops due to fear of assassination. Their fame is such that Antiva has no need of a standing army. They possess sufficient capital to resolve any external diplomatic quandaries with a well-aimed purse or threat of withdrawn trade.ĭespite the lack of a strong military tradition, there is another reason why Antiva has rarely feared invasion: the infamous House of Crows, the most efficient, most feared, and most expensive guild of assassins in Thedas. They are not princes in the literal sense, but heads of banks, trading companies, and vineyards, each with a personal army, and each locked in a constant struggle against all the others.
In reality, Antiva is a plutocracy: the true power conferred strictly by wealth lies in the hands of a dozen merchant princes. Officially, the line of kings in Antiva has remained unbroken for two and a half thousand years, but the monarchy is very weak and has virtually no army. Politics Main article: Antivan royalty and nobility In the early Dragon Age, a civil war erupted in Antiva, it became known as the "Three-Queens" era. Attempts to reduce the number of dragons resulted in a great loss of life. In 8:99 Blessed, dragons reappeared in Thedas, first showing in Antiva, then spread into Orlais and Nevarra where they devastated the countryside. In 7:84 Storm, the Third Exalted March ended with signing of the Llomerryn Accord, and Antiva was freed from the Qunari influence. The city of Treviso was burned by the liberating armies of the Orlesian Chantry and the Imperial Chantry. The Second Exalted March began at an unspecified time and ended in 7:52 Storm with the Qunari capturing most of Antiva. In 7:25 Storm, the First Exalted March on the Qunari was declared. Between 6:32 and 42 Steel, Antiva was conquered by the invading Qunari forces. In the early Steel Age, Qunari arrived in Par Vollen and soon began claiming territories on the main continent. The event caused Divine Theodosia I to name the next age "the Steel Age". She was found with four steel swords plunged into her chest and many assumed she was murdered by the Crows. In 5:99 Exalted, Queen Madrigal of Antiva was assasinated. During the battle, an Orlesian captain Lambert Valmont saved King Azar Adalberto Campana, a surviving member of the royal Antiva family who came to rule the country after the end of the Blight. The darkspawn army was defeated in the battle of Ayesleigh in Rivain, where Garahel died after killing Andoral. Before the siege began, the ruling family of Antiva was killed by their royal guard in response for refusing to evacuate the citizens. Next, the darkspawn forces started advancing towards Antiva City. The city of Seleny fell after a four day siege. Initially, the darkspawn concentrated in Antiva and the country was overrun. The Fourth Blight broke out in 5:12 Exalted with the awakening of the Archdemon Andoral. She married the King of Antiva and eventually became known as the "Queen Mother of Thedas" after creating multiple unions between her offspring and other royal and noble families of Thedas. In 4:30 Black, Asha Subira Bahadur was born in Rivain. The Starkhaven threat faded in 2:45 Glory when King Fyruss was betrayed by his Tevinter allies and the Imperium annexed Starkhaven. In 2:33 Glory, Antivan cities united under a common banner to better defend themselves.
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Īntiva usually remained neutral in the conflicts of its neighbours, though it did ally with some city-states of the Free Marches in the period between 2:15 and 2:45 Glory to stop the territorial advances of King Fyruss of Starkhaven. Starting in 1:45 Divine, the Chantry spread east into Antiva, and the teachings of Andraste gained favour among the citizens, eventually becoming the main religion in Antiva. 30 Ancient, the city-state of Antiva evolved into a full-fledged nation.
In ancient times, Beregrand, a dwarf from the kingdom of Gundaar with his impressive knowledge and skills, helped the city states of Antiva to greatly expand their naval power. The importance of trade led to a strong position of the merchant class within Antiva. Over the years, the neigbouring settlements on the coast formed numerous alliances, eventually unting with the city-state of Antiva. Seleny – a river city famed for graceful bridges and sculptures it was one of the first cities destroyed in the wake of the Fourth Blight during the Steel Age it was besieged by the Qunari, but they retreated when a dragon flew by, allegedly summoned by a Witch of the Wilds, Yavana Īntiva's origins can be traced back to pirates and mercenaries who settled on the coast of Rialto Bay, seeing a lucrative opportunity in land trade.
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