The Great War

Technological improvement was pushed forward significantly during the Great War, hence a slight anachronism to the time. In the end, the East won marginally though officially, a ceasefire was called due to a multitude of factors. Upheaval in both continents caused complications with the military and the war sort of ground to a halt. A plethora of coups and political struggles struck the West, whereas social panic as a result of gender equality gutted public confidence and unity.

Documentation of life akin to the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Started after the Great War to help document everyday life of Easterners to help soothe understanding and relations with the West. After a while, the West began to officially do the same as a diplomatic gesture. They are compiled to form various editions of the Complete Records of the East and West Worlds.

After the conclusion of the Great War, diplomatic efforts were made to open trade between the two continents. The East began to look upon the West with a sort of curiosity and even admiration, whereas the West, though somewhat curious, remained respectful and privately harboured feelings of cultural superiority.

Surely, if the two continents had waged war without ever being in contact with each other, disease would be a real hazard. And it was. A significant reason why peace was called was that the disease and casualties were getting out of control. Due to the threat of pandemic among non-combatants on both continents, both sides took different approaches. The West continued to quarantine all soldiers who had been in contact, although the tendency for naval battles reduced this number. The East just executed anyone with signs of disease, perhaps. Forced collaborations for cures led to peace talks.

The war began after a Western exploration fleet was sighted off the Kohian coast and after identification that it was like nothing they had ever seen, the fleet was promptly attacked and sank by locals. A few ships were able to escape and report back of hostile forces to the east, who had just so happened to kill a famed explorer, several important ministers and a prince. A large retaliation force was launched on both sides.

The West had just assumed that there was nothing but the edge of the world to the east/west since no ships (then not made well enough) had ever come back and a heresy was set. Eventually, it was lifted (why?) and a more advanced fleet was sent off on a voyage of discovery which ultimately ended in a massacred landing party and most of the boats sinking. On the other hand, the East were too busy infighting to consider the possibility of another continent. Probably the same storminess as the West experienced. The East is much more ethnically diverse.

Crelelean Islands discovered during the Great War (??)

1552-1564

Although slavery had long been outlawed (except under the pretence of feudalism), the dark years during the Great War resulted in the enslavement of prisoners by both sides through the looting of goods and people. This, of course, spurred dissent between the continents but the end with the Lensbrook Convention led to the freedom and trade of prisoners. However, many slaves weren't traded back on both sides. Western governments clamped down on unreleased slaves whereas certain Eastern countries let it slide. The Tervan Isles were shamelessly infamous for this, as several Western slaves were discovered up until 100 years after the Lensbrook Convention.

War started between the continents as a desire for global dominance and because of a fear of the unknown and what might happen if violent action was not taken. The fighting was mainly naval and raid-based, though there are several notable examples of major land battles and major invasions, particularly the successful invasion of Firanzim by Kohian forces. However, the fighting gradually ebbed and stopped as a result of lack of resources and mass social unrest across both continents, also influenced by the piracy problem. At then end, the Lensbrook Convention was signed, formally ending the war after 12 years, with new territorial boundaries, diplomatic gestures and exchange of POWs/slaves.