In the years since the arrival of man-kind in Nephe and the surrounding countries of Ypisiona, Riteno, Faelel, and Xybe, mankind has always been at war with each other. Even after the formation of the continent of Elysium wars had gone on. The formation of the Mæsters had solidified that fact. From the first Mæster to the current reigning one in the year of 361, Nephe was almost constantly at war, either with herself or with her surrounding neighbors.

  The founding of Nephe began with Mæster McKnight. He founded Nephe after it broke off of the old Kingdom of Sumilaia 361 years ago. It was a tiny country that was dwarfed by Sumilaia and her surrounding countries. Over time the Sumilaia Empire fell and the countries of Riteno and Ypisiona were founded along with several other dead countries. After Mæster McKnight’s death at the shocking age of eighty-nine Nephe had grown to a quarter of the size it currently resides at in Mæster Chamberlayn’s rule.

  Soon war encompassed Nephe as the next three Mæsters tried to extend her borders. Only Mæster Donovan was successful in extending the borders to a little more than three-quarters of what it currently resides at. Her nickname was Vivian “the blood-red queen” Donovan. She struck fear in her neighboring countries and her own country. People feared that she would execute them for even mentioning anything bad about her. They said that she had ears and eyes everywhere. She lived to the ripe old age of fifty, the average age of the Nephians back then.

  After Mæster Donovan’s term came several decades of peace starting with Mæster Freeman. He made sure that peace is what the Nephians experienced during his rule. When it was time for him to depart from this world, he appointed a Mæster that would follow in his footsteps and continue on with the peace. Mæster McGowen continued the peace to the best of her ability but her successor wasn’t successful in continuing that peace.

  Mæster McPherson wasn’t a good of a ruler as the past Mæsters were and his decisions were based on what the council wanted him to do. And what the council wanted was war. So, unwillingly, the last ten years of his rule was with war with Xybe. It wasn’t too bloody of a war but it reminded the other neighboring countries that even though there is peace it never lasts for too long. Sooner or later that peace will shatter and the results of that shattering is war-whether internal or external.