The Kingdom of Gawed was a medieval and early modern monarchy in Cannor known for its role as a strong northern power over much of its history.
History
Origins
The kingdom and its namesake originate from the Gawedi peoples, one of the barbarian tribes of the Alenic Frontier.
Gawedi Kingdom
During the Dragonwake, in which dragons rose and wreaked havoc all across Cannor, the Gawedi people moved south and occupied the city of Vertesk which was then held by the Damerian Republic and established the Gawedi Kingdom there in 471. In the latter half of the Dragonwake, the Kingdom sought safer lands west in Lencenor and fought against the natives there, settling and occupying much of the land until they were pushed out entirely in 480 by Lorenan the Great, the founder of the Kingdom of Lorent - a rival to the Kingdom of Gawed.
War of the Sorcerer-King
During the final years of the Late Castan's Empire, Gawed was a tributary state to the empire, and was later invaded during the early stages of the War of the Sorcerer-King in 980, becoming the Vertesk Dominion as a client state subject to Black Castanor. For much of the war, many Gawedi people fought back against the Castanorian occupation in what is known simply as the Gawedi Resistance, which based itself in the less hospitable Westmoors until the country was liberated in 1015 and was established as the Kingdom of Gawed.
The White Pestilence
Gawed was spared from much of the devastation wrought by the White Pestilence in 1040 due to the country's cold climate and sparse populace, with only the southern cities such as Alenath being affected. As elves had greater immunity to the plague, many of the worst pogroms against them happened in Gawedi territory, such as the infamous Pogrom of Alenath in which the city's bustling elf district was burned down.
During the Aldresian Crusade, the Gawedi army served as a major relief force following behind the greater crusader army, with their pivotal reinforcements relieving the defenders from the undead hordes during the 100 Days at Rotwall.
The Interregnum
During the Interregnum, the kingdom largely recovered and filled the vacuum that Castanor had left behind as it became the prominent force of northern Cannor. Compared to the squabbling minor lords of the south, Gawed was relatively peaceful. The rivalry between Gawed and Lorent was ignited during this period of strife, with Gawed defeating a plague-weakened Lorent in the Third Gawed-Lorent War of Dominion which saw Gawed wrestle the northern Small Country back under its control. However, with the influence of Ioriel, eventually a few houses turned on (beep beep come back to fill me in pls)
Decade of Masks
During the rise of the Phoenix Queen Jexis, the Kingdom of Gawed was under attack by Ioriel and her influence which had seeped its way into the Gawedi aristocracy. With the death of the last king from the House of Gawe, Vyncent I, the throne would pass to the Ricard of Vanbury, who claimed lineage through his ancestor Ricard I of Vanbury who was the second son of King Carlan II Gawe. There was, however, one complication: his mother was from the Lorentish House of Siloriel.
This sparked the 11 year-long Gawedi War of Succession that would serve as the backdrop for the Decade of Masks until the war ended in 1162 and Ricard of Vanbury became the king of Gawed. Ricard was quickly removed from power 2 years after Ioriel's death in the Greatwood Uprising of 1170; he was replaced by Humbert I Baldfather, who claimed lineage from his matrilineal line.
Gerwick Rule
In the year 1350 Toman I "the Mad" Baldfather was deposed and replaced by Welyam Gerwick of the House of Gerwick which has ruled the kingdom ever since.
Magnate Uprising and Fall of the Kingdom
The Magnate Uprising began after the young Rican IV Gerwick died at four years old in spring 1772. With the succession of Rican unclear the Magnates attempt a coup, taking over Gaweton. Nobility across the country called upon their levies pressing the claims of their preferred candidates, with most supporting Lan Gerwick, a third cousin of Rican, and some supporting Henric Gerwick.