It is very rare. The only war that has happened in the past half-millennium was about... eighty years before I was born. The southern continents, Aairla and Tharak, became distrustful of Kejlras's growing power and influence. They tried to check our hegemony by invading our island, but they did not get very far. They pressed into the southernmost districts, but they did not get close to the heart of the city.
The Rasite military fought them to a draw and then pushed them off the island. They tried a second invasion, but that failed, and the war was over. It was very unpopular with everyone, especially the Old Man in the Ice. He had not been seen in public for hundreds of years, but it drew him out of his solitude.
The Old Man in the Ice was on the side of all Yralans. He apparently sought the betterment and advancement of all of us as a whole, favoring no one, not even his home city of Kejlras. He was a shadowy sort, and his influence was never overt. From what I read, he had a hand in every government in the world, and the ear of every leader. He moderated the peace talks at the end of that war, as well. He was supposed to have made sure that Kejlras did not punish the south, and that the south did not take a chunk of Kejlras's land.
edited 14th Dec '15 8:38:54 PM by ramuf

No one does anymore. But when I was there... her name was Zelras Raikre.
edited 14th Dec '15 7:50:28 PM by ramuf