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The Caelian Empire was a [[human]] civilization that ruled five of the regions of [[Orden]] three thousand years before the Age of Chaos. 

== Capital ==
[[Capital]] was founded by the Caelian emperors, and was the seat of power until the empire's collapse.{{cite web/dsjuly2024|23}}

== Crusades==
During the Age of Heroes, the Calian Empire began its conquest. Leveraging three of the [[Helltrooper]] mercenary companies, the empire expanded its reach into [[Vasloria]], [[Khoursir]], and [[Khemhara]]. 

In [[Age of Heroes|Heroes]] 228, the [[Chain of Acheron]] defeated [[Count Rhodar von Glauer]] while in service to [[Emperor Gaius VIII|Gaius VIII]].{{cite fm|274}}

When the crusades reached [[Vanigar]] they ground to a halt. The Caelian Navy spent ten years attempting to make headway against raging storms summoned by the [[Codex Tempestatus]] to no effect. Every fleet sent to fight the Vanir sunk, eventually causing the crusades to end.{{cite knw|229}}

== Fall of the Empire ==
Thirteen thousand years before the Age of Chaos, the Caelian Empire fell.

== Lasting Impacts ==
Due to its near global domination at the height of its power, [[Caelian]] was learned by nearly all humans and other cultures who interacted with the empire. It wasn't until thirteen hundred years after the fall of the empire that [[Caelian]] began to diminish in favor of regional languages, though it was still the most common second language.{{cite web/dsjuly2024|87}}

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