Four Masked Compromises (concept)
The Four Masked Compromises is the name of the treaty that was signed between Aversaria and a council of Aironoian Ölteni chieftains and Khatans in 781 IS, outlining the plans for the partitioning of the ailing Astilik Empire, as well as guaranteeing the place of the Ölteni in the Aversarian hierarchy. The pact formally established the Ölteni as an Aversarian sister race and a lost tribe of the First Empire, protecting them from religious and cultural persecution, and promising self-governance on the Aironoian Steppe while technically being subservient to the banner of Aautokrata.
The treaty proved to be highly successful, as in the following centuries the Ölteni would establish close ties with the Aversarian military as valuable auxiliary troops and skilled cavalrymen, participating in campaigns as far afield as Katraddia and even Sarradon, bringing swift destruction to the enemies of the Aautokrata for land and coin.