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Deeras did not have direct claims to any of the mines, but nor did it have a powerful conquering army. It was, however, well defended and geographically distant, and was content with preserving its neutrality. In the aftermath of the conflict it became part of [[Agzor|Agzor's]] jurisdiction and enjoyed decades of uninterrupted peace.
Deeras did not have direct claims to any of the mines, but nor did it have a powerful conquering army. It was, however, well defended and geographically distant, and was content with preserving its neutrality. In the aftermath of the conflict it became part of [[Agzor|Agzor's]] jurisdiction and enjoyed decades of uninterrupted peace.
== Aftermath ==
=== Battle of Kustichoh ===
''Main article: [[Battle of Kustichoh]]''
One of the key consequences of the Chaos Wars was [[Empire of Barud|Barud's]] invasion. This was one of many unsuccessful attempts of [[Barudse]] to expand its influence through conquest.
At the time, Barud's army employed a powerful superhero warrior [[Aaroh]], capable of causing confusion in enemies. This allowed Barudse to defend against a recent invasion from the [[State of Asdoh]]. This is why news of the impending march of the Empire's forces instilled fear into participants of the Chaos Wars and prompted them to unite.
Due to the geography of the approach, it became clear that the most likely entrance into Commonground would be the Yassa-pao valley, and everyone pulled their forces to the city of Kustichoh. The armies confronted each other on January 3rd, 74 [[SR]]. Aaroh's, acting in open space, had difficulties directing his aura of confusion in the direction of the enemy and ended up creating a vortex that began moving around uncontrollably, hitting both Commonground's and Barud's forces. This led to many hours of frenzied attacks of everyone against everyone, during which many have perished, including Aaroh himself. Aaroh's demise did not stop the vortex, however, and it kept bouncing around, slowly dissipating for many more hours.
Once the effect of the vortex began to diminish, the fighting subsided and Commonground forces realized that the army of Barud was no longer there: affected by the vortex, at some point it left east: the invasion was over. Barud forces returned to Barudse by mid January.
In spite of the fact that the armies barely attacked each other, losses were heavy on both sides due to the effects of Aaroh's vortex of confusion. Lord Oroat, who fought beside Svonōr Fogon, perished in battle, and Noana Rolee lost most of her troops.
=== The rule of the Five Kings ===
''Main article: [[Mōroh]]''
By decimating Toor, Chaos Wars have created a decentralized region which could have gotten mired in power struggles, but having to unite against Barud, laid the groundwork for self-organization and peaceful co-existence that characterizes Commonground to this day.
After the battle of Kustichoh, fights for power began to slowly reignite, but Gened managed to put an end to it by reaching out to Jolder, Rolee and Fogon ( and Agzor was at the time traveling with Gened). Gened then suggested dividing the region amongst the five of them, with the mission of protecting peace and putting the people of Tarnaria on the right path.
The rule of what became known as the Five Kings of the north lasted until Gened's death in 93 [[SR]], although the legacy of the [[Mōroh]] - the rule of five - became the foundation of a political and religious philosophy that was later picked up by [[Stogen]] and instituted on an unprecedented scale, turning Tarnaria into the land of nomadic kingdoms for half a millennium, until the rise of [[Mantar]] under [[Nilma Oordar]].