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East Tagaraš War

The East Tagaraš War was a series of conflicts between the Tagars of modern-day eastern Esharat and first the Montañan Confederation and then the Kingdom of Ventora. It began in 955 with the crossing of the Lávar River into the eastern Tagar region by an army led by Pelso de Montaña y Ganteos, Duke of and  of the confederation. The war continued sporadically until 1041 when King granted the Tagar region a measure of autonomy as a tributary to Ventora.

Background
Pelso de Montaña was ambitious. Unable to expand eastward and considering the Kanakan Steppe region too far away, he looked westward to the eastern Tagaraš region. He also saw seizing these lands as a means to control activities on the Lávar River, including travel, trade, and access from the north to the Gulf of Eshar and Abayadi Sea.

Conflict
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Aftermath
The Montañan Confederation duchies of and  each annexed some of the Tagar lands on the opposite bank of the Lávar. With this territory now considered incorporated into the confederation, the land was retained when the confederation joined the Kingdom of Ventora.

Other lands in the Tagaraš region remained under Ventoran hegemony, albeit with a measure of autonomy as tributes to Ventora, following a degree in 1041 by King which is regarded as the formal end of the Tagaraš War.

When Ventora ended its tributary relationship with Haksarad in 1740 through the Release from the Charter, the Tagar tributes were also released as tributes to Ventora. The Release also extinguished any Eshar claims to the territories annexed in 955. While those areas have become politically Ventoran over the ages, Eshar remains a significant language spoken in them.

Tercero Padilla

Tercero Jerónimo Padilla Ortiz (851 – May 3, 917) was a 9th century Montañan, , and best known for his Locufaric Ocean voyages. Although his life pre-dates the Kingdom of Ventora by about a half century, he is often described as Ventoran. He and several of his crew settled on the Salian island of Melesa around 883. After he stopped exploring in 888, Tercero summarized his ship's logs in a work that became known as Tercero Padilla travels (: Viajes Tercero Padilla). It became the basis for Geschichte Chronicles: the Saga of Tercero Padilla, a 2006 Renesian  TV series. The show gave Padilla a degree of international fame and renewed an interest in his exploits among Ventorans.

Early life
Tercero was born during September, 851, as the third child to Néstor Padilla Tadeo, of Serat, and Etelvina, née Ortiz Flor, in. A well-to-do family, with a flourishing shipping business on the Gulf of Eshar, the Padillas hired tutors to give their children a good education. Tercero, in particular, was described as bright and quick-witted. Due to this, he was reportedly not well liked by his peers and other. As a result, he was often involved in scuffles with his peers and these soon became sabre duels at which Tercero became quite adept.

The dukes of, of which Serat was a part, tended to have designs on territorial expansion and that was the case during Tercero's youth, as well. By age twenty, he had been levied for no less than three expeditionary forays across the Lávar River building Tercero's martial skills. However, his dislike of warfare only fueled his desires to set to sea and "discover new lands beyond the horizon."

Background and preparation
As the third child, Tercero was not likely to inherit the family business nor become the ruling count. Nonetheless, his eldest brother Leonel felt threatened by the younger sibling and became obsessed in intrigues against him. Their father had long considered the animosity between his sons disruptive to the family business. He eventually concluded Tercero was not likely to fall in combat in one of the dukes' wars due his military proficiency. Accepting a war death was not a likely resolution to the problem, Néster offered to give Tercero a ship with provisions for his explorations in exchange for him relinquishing his inheritance. Leonel promised to help his younger brother hire a suitable crew if he promised to leave Serat for good. Over the next year, a handful of Tercero's few close friends became officers and assisted with hiring the rest of the crew. By 874, the ship and crew were ready to set sail.

Locufaric voyages
Padilla was one of the earliest Ventorans to sail extensively in the Locufaric Ocean, venturing as far south as Mitruhmoer and north to Salia.

Later life
Finding the climate and people on Melesa agreeable, Tercero decided to settle down on the island around 883. While he sailed on several more journeys until his last in 888, he gradually became more assimilated into the Cadâlig lifestyle. He learned the language and began to use the Cadâlig version of his name, Terth.

Legacy
Tercero Padilla is remembered as a historical figure on Melesa, and some Cadâlig can trace their ancestry to him. His legacy on the island consists of some statues and a few places bearing his name. Although primary school history lessons in Ventora mention Tercero as an explorer, particularly for his Locufaric sailings, he was generally not well known. The 2006 Saga of Tercero Padilla animated series by Knight9 Animationsstudio and its 2007–2016 comic book continuation, Saga of Tercero Padilla: Continue! are credited with a increased interest in Ventora concerning the adventurer's story.

Geschicte Chronicles
In 2006, Renesian Knight9 Animationsstudio released the animated TV series Geschichte Chronicles: the Saga of Tercero Padilla depicting the life and adventures of Tercero Padilla. The series is credited with making Padilla famous in Alutra. In addition, although Padilla's voyages into the Locufaric had been a standard historical topic in Ventoran primary schools, the Geschicte Chronicles raised Padilla's popularity across Ventora. The series saw generally positive reviews but its author, Caroline Abt, did not want to undertake a second season. Instead, she undertook a comic book series called Saga of Tercero Padilla: Continue! which lasted from 2007 to 2016.

Writings
Since he was well-educated, Tercero kept detailed ship's logs for his sailings and was known to keep extensive journals. While some examples of these remain, many have been lost to time. Nonetheless, those that exist have been used to substantiate the text of the work published in Tercero Padilla travels. After the Knight9 series release, Padilla's book became fairly popular in Ventora; it was the 47th most requested work in 2011.