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The Human Exodus is a term given to the events of 443-450 BUE in which large populations of humans, halflings and gnomes fled Thêsos due to mass ethnic cleansing and revolt.

Settlement locations

The obvious choice for a new home for these refugees was the huge continent to the north-east of Thêsos, however after multiple attempts of colinisation, no more than the odd frontier town was created because of the response from the resident "Wild-Folk" present. The Wild folks' raids on these towns made it almost impossible to survive to create more than a loose gord.

Multiple colonies were created on Kærryl and Fyrstyn, but the islands were not suitable for the huge fleeing population and those towns quickly established themselves as independent city states, free from rule. These eventually became known as The Archepeligian States.

Finally, a strong burh was created in what would later become Teres. It is unknown who first founded the town; scholars believe that it was a combined strike from a colony on Kærryl and from a group sailing from Thêsos, while the priests of The Eight Saints - Lythranic Theology believe that early aspects of The Shield and The Flame were responsible in creating the new home for mankind.

• 451 BUE

• 443 BUE

• From Thêsos to Lythran

The Human population of Thêsos had skyrocketed in the years prior, and while there was no continent-wide societal structure at the time, the general view towards humans at the time from the original population of Thêsos was extemely negative.
Thësosian attitude towards Humans was that they were a plague, growing too fast and too hard for the land to bear them.
Unfortunately for the Halflings and Gnome of Thêsos, they were lumped in with the hatred and blamed, as they looked too similar to Humans compared to the Wurmborn, Avia and Herpéton that held the control.

The Exodus had the world shaking effets of forcing large forces of Humanity, Gnome and Half-folk (scrap?) into the largely un-colonised continent to the north that would eventually become Lythran.