Lore: In the harsh arid desert, there lurks a powerful presence. Vog, a powerful nation which supplies a lot of gas for cars worldwide. Its people are extremely formidable in that they have survived this desert climate for millennia. Many powerful Kingdoms have risen and fallen over the years, each one more powerful its predecessor. Timeline: 2093 BC - A man named Vog rises to power in his tribe, gaining the support of many people. Fearful of Vog seizing the title of Chieftain, they banished Vog from the tribe. However, a large number of people followed Vog. So Vog established a tribe he named after himself. Thus began the history of Vog. 1900 BC - Manfaa, a descendant of Vog is exiled from Vog and sent to the Shams Empire. 1887 BC - Manfaa gains favor from the Shams Emperor, and rises as a major political figure. 1878 BC - Manfaa sends his armies against Vog, and he successfully captures the people, making them slaves of the Shams Empire. For over 400 years, the people of Vog would be slaves of the Shams Empire. 1448 BC - Dhahabi, a slave from Vog gathers the slaves against the Shams Empire. This begins a massive Civil War, in which the Shams Empire is greatly weakened, allowing for Dhahabi to seize great portions of territory for a new Vog. This Vog was not like the previous Vog in that it was a nation and not a city state. 1408 BC - Dhahabi dies of old age. 1011 BC - A man by the name of Dhirwa rises to power as King of Vog. Dhirwa is forever remembered as a mighty conqueror, who put many Kingdoms under the control of Vog. 971 BC - Dhirwa dies of old age, and his son Hakim rises to power. Hakim is perhaps the greatest King Ancient Vog ever had, for he established the First Vog Empire. However, Hakim was not a perfect Emperor, for he made an alliance with the Shams Empire. In addition to this, his taxes were extremely high. 931 BC - Hakim himself eventually died of old age, and as his son rose, the Vog Empire split in two, for a man named Mutamarrid created the Vog Liberation Army. This Vog Liberation Army and the Vog Empire would fight in Civil War for centuries against eachother. 722 BC - Almalik Alzaayif, the final leader of the Vog Liberation Army is defeated by the Vog Empire, and the Vog Liberation Army collapses. 697 BC - Shiriyr, the most dictatorial Emperor in the Vog Emprie rises to power. 642 BC - Shiriyr dies of old age, but most of the rulers following him are dictators. 640 BC - The last good Emperor of the First Vog Empire, Salih rises to power. 609 BC - Salih is slain in a battle against the Shams Empire. Though Vog is not conquered, the Shams Empire becomes a more dominant force in Vog politics. 597 BC - A new power arises, one known as Alzalam Empire. So great is the power of this Empire that the Shams Empire is significantly weakened, and the Alzalam Empire takes the place of the Shams Empire in dominating Vog politics. The Final Emperor, 'ahkir rises to power. Yet 'ahkir becomes an enemy of the Alzalam Empire. 586 BC - 'ahkir is overthrown, and the First Vog Empire is conquered by the Alzalam Empire. 536 BC - The Alzalam Empire is defeated, and the Nasr Empire rises to power. The Nasr Emperor allows for a Second Vog Empire. However, this Vog Empire is still technically a province of the Nasr Empire. 426 BC - Shar, a man of high position in the Nasr Empire attempts to destroy the Second Vog Empire. But his attempts prove futile, and he is executed for treason. 333 BC - A war against the Nasr Empire by Khatiya Empire begins. 331 BC - The Nasr Empire is conquered by the Khatiya Empire, and the Second Vog Empire is conquered as well. 167 BC - Vogite Rebels arises, and this is when the Third Vog Empire traditionally rises. 141 BC - This is when the Third Vog Empire officially began to have power, after seizing large portions of Khatiya Empire territory. 63 BC - The Sahab Empire reduces the Third Vog Empire to a mere province. 40 BC - The Third Vog Empire manages to regain power, but only for a brief time. This is when Emperor Daeif rises to power. 37 BC - Daeif is defeated, and the Sahab Empire reconquers Vog. 70 AD - Rebels rise against the Sahab Empire, and for a brief time, they reconquered a lot of territory. However, the Rebels fought among themselves, and dozens of factions fought to become Emperor. As a result, the Sahab Empire managed to crush the Vog Rebellion, preventing a Fourth Vog Empire from rising. 132 AD - A man rose to power, Zayif among those in the conquered land. Zayif managed to destroy the Sahab presence in the Vog region, allowing for a brief time for a Vog nation rise. 135 AD - After 3 years, the Sahab Empire managed to defeat Zayif. As you can well imagine, the Sahab Empire was very tired of these Vogite people. So they made great lengths to weaken the people of Vog. Continued in Notes and Credits:
Inspired by the Middle East Me If there are any realism issues, I will fix them Continued from Instructions: 610 AD: A descendant of a tribe which the First Vog Empire had conquered, Stauron rises to power. Stauron was a powerful warrior, and he sought to destroy the Sahab Empire. He begins to make a massive army, at a rate unrivalled by many kingdoms before him. 632 AD - Stauron, in seeking for immortality poisons himself. However, his followers make legends that he ascended to Heaven, and rules as a god. As such, his armies continued to grow. 636 AD - The Stauronists manage to conquer the Sahab Empire. Over the course of over a thousand years, many Stauronist factions would fight over the region. 1517 - The final Stauronist Empire, the Qua Empire conquers the region. The Qua Empire is also a major pioneer in gunpowder in that region. 1917 - But the Qua Empire was not eternal. After 400 years, the Qua Empire was conquered by a powerful ruler named Skylos. However, Skylos is a wicked dictator, and he placed extremely high taxes. As such, rebels begin to make plans on how to overthrow Skylos. 1948 - In a massive Civil War, the region is torn apart. However, Skylos is defeated and the descendants of Vog reestablish Vog, after nearly 1,800 years of being under foreign powers. However, the Stauronists are not too happy, and they want power for themselves. Thus the cults of Stauronism unite, and try to overthrow Vog. However, the superior training of Vog troops stop them, though the Stauronists still remain...preparing to fight another day. Prime Minister Stifin rises to power. 1949 - This is the date when Vog creates Nuclear weapons, using some of Skylos' scientists. 1953 - The Birth of Skoth, son of the Prime Minister. 1956 - The infamous attack on the Golden Towers by Stauronists. Among those affected was a young man named Sogran. Sogran fears that the Vog government is not strong enough to protect its citizens from the Stauronists. 1963 - Sogran is hired to become a teacher for Skoth by the Prime Minister. However, unknown to the Prime Minister, Sogran begins teaching Skoth as a specialized warrior, as Sogran plans for Skoth to rise as his puppet. 1971 - Stifin dies of old age, and Sogran sways the people into electing Skoth to replace Stifin. As a reward, Skoth makes Sogran a Governor. However, Skoth gets more power than Sogran envisioned, as Skoth didn't want to simply be a puppet of Sogran. While Skoth is successful in subduing Stauronist efforts to regain power, Skoth is also a de facto dictator. 1980 - So here we are in modern times. As you can see, the people of Vog are a resilient people, but they are under control of Skoth, and Sogran still has small amounts of power.
