Editing Contested Lands

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This page is specifically for the '''Contested Lands''' nation that [[Seeds of Discontent|formed]] soon after the [[Restoration Wars]]. Much of the  [[Erathia]]-[[AvLee]] and Erathia-[[Deyja]] border lands have been disputed since the [[Timber Wars]] and are also sometimes called to the Contested Lands. The new nation was established on the border between [[Erathia]] and [[AvLee]], near [[Eeofol]].

The Contested Lands nation is represented by the {{town|Rampart}}.

Its capital is [[Welnin]]. This name also refers to the region around the town, encompassing [[Cloverfield]], [[Forestdale]] and [[Mosswood]].

== Rulers ==
* [[Mayor Faruk Welnin]]

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== History ==
A land in [[Antagarich]] long battled over by humans, elves, and other invaders.

After the [[Restoration Wars]], fearing that [[Erathia]] and [[AvLee]] would resume hostilities with each other and that they would be caught in the crossfire, the inhabitants of the Contested Lands wage a war of their own for independence and ultimately were victorious. Their war, however, was secretly influenced by [[Archibald Ironfist]].

[[Welnin]] was established as the independent nation's capitol, with the installation of the [[Grail]] cementing its position in the land. Still, by the time of {{mm7}} in 1168 AS Erathia and AvLee maintained a very strong presence in the region, contesting the lands around the town of [[Harmondale]]. Archibald tried to use this continued conflict to [[Deyja]]'s advantage.

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In 1151 AS, a group of citizens in the Contested Lands claimed to be descendants of the [[Phynaxia]]n Empire, and demanded their independence, by force if necessary. [[Catherine Gryphonheart]], who at the time was serving in [[Erathia]]'s army, was forced to take her troops and put down the rebellion. It soon came to light that the whole rebellion was a setup by [[Erathia]]n General [[Connel Traxton]] in an attempt to stop [[Catherine]]'s swift rise through the ranks of the military.

== Trivia ==
* [[Greg Fulton]] discussed the formation and fate of the Contested Lands in his [[Greg Fulton/Fanstratics Newsletters/5#Tavern of Might and Magic Interview (part 3 of 5)|Tavern of Might and Magic interview]].

== Gallery ==
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Zoom CL.png| Zoom map for the Welnin region
RoE 1.0 CD-Heroes3-DATA-HEROES3 VID-SECRETC-smk-SECRETC.webm|A [[War Unicorn]] on a Contested Lands banner<br>([[Independence]]{{-wr}} prologue)
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== See also: ==
* [[Harmondale]]

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