Map of Urycquan

The Urcy'kha Alliance formed in 637af, between Urycquan and the Khâif. Urycquan, undergoing a period of aggressive expansion, had just conquered the Faqavi. With eyes set to the east, the next nation to fall were the Khâif. However, Khâif had been embroiled in a land war with Hhalkna, after their own failed attempt to expand onto the north-eastern island of Zyraia. With pressure from both sides, Khâif proposed an alliance with Urycquan, whom they deemed stronger.

Urycquan was a divided nation. For many years there was a constant state of war between the 27 tribes. In 593af, Makjan, the father of Naruâl, was brutally slaughtered, prompting Naruâl to begin a 25 year endeavour to change the ways of the Uryc and unite the tribes. In 618af, Naruâl succeeded. In order to keep the peace, he turned the Uryc's attention outward, begin an era of expansion which brought about the Uryc'kha Alliance and the rise of the Zycaina Empire.

Officially, the Empire of Zycaina (pronounced tseer-kay-nah) was formed circa 654af, from a merging of the Urcy'kha Alliance with the Hhalkna. However, it was only after the eruption of Mt Zeyr in 718af that the Empire really grew to prominence on the continent of Zyraia.