Editing Cygnar (section)

==History==
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Even prior to the founding of the Iron Kingdoms, the lands that would become known as Cygnar were quite important. They were the birth place of the twin mortals-turned-deities Morrow and Thamar, who together founded the major city Caspia, which would become Cygnar's capital. During the Orgoth invasion, Caspia was one of the few free human cities and the hub of the resistance. Once the Orgoth were repelled and the Iron Kingdoms founded, Cygnar quickly became the most advanced nation, playing a major role in developing modern [[Warjack]]s.

Since then, things haven't been going quite so well. One king, Vinter Raelthorne IV, was an amazing fighter and general, but a dictatorial dick and utterly incompetent leader. He banned almost all magic (which, unlike in [[Warhammer Fantasy Battles|Warhammer]], is actually pretty safe and used to power almost everything), brought an inquisition to Cygnar, and drove the economy into the ground by taxing everyone to death (almost literally). This got so bad that his (much nicer) brother Leto initiated a coup d'etat known as the Lion's Coup. 

Leto was much more competent than his brother, so things went pretty well until the start of the story. At that point, everybody attacked at once. [[Khador]] invaded Cygnar's chief (read: only) ally Llael and part of Cygnar's northern region, the [[Protectorate of Menoth]] started crusading, [[Cryx]] stepped up its raids, and Vinter returned with an army of wrist-slicing weeaboo assholes known as the [[Skorne]], and an attempt to give the [[Trollbloods|kriels]] something like home rule blew up due to treachery from within.  At the low point the only people not at war with Cygnar was Ord, and they're pirates.  However, things have since settled down, with both the Protectorate and Khador signing ceasefires (although skirmishes still break out), the Skorne being beaten out of Cygnar (and promptly abandoning Vinter), and an uneasy peace/informal alliance has settled over the Knarls. They still have to deal with Cryx, but their army is ready, willing, and able.

This being a wargame world, however, the peace was not due to last. Khardor turned on Cygnar right after they kicked Cryx's asses in the north, just as Vinter showed back up to kick off a civil war.  At the same time, Magnus, Vinter's former agent, found Vinter's bastard son Julius and moved to put ''him'' on the throne, while Alistair Caine was sent to kill the boy. The short war ended with Vinter dead by Magnus' hand after kicking nearly everybody's collective asses, and Julius on the throne with former King Leto serving as advisor.

Julius is so far proving to be rather savvy. He made a deal with Khardor to legitimize their occupation of Llael, so far as no living members of the Llaelese royal family remained alive. No sooner was the deal signed than Julius introduced them to his fiancee; the princess of Llael. Guess who wants their country back?