Öltenic-Kathuni Wars (concept)
The Öltenic-Kathuni Wars refers to several centuries of war that ocurred between the nomadic proto-Öltenic (primarily taking place prior to the modern inception of their cultures and faiths) clans of the northeastern Kolrgii Steppes and the Empire of Kathun-Kai, the conflict mainly in the steppes and frontiers between the homelands of the Katharaddi and Kathun-Kai itself.
While the wars were fought by cultures so old to predate even the relatively ancient Öltenis, most of them are well known between Öltenic oral tradition and Kathun-Kai's obsessively prolific bureaucracy. The majority of the recorded conflicts consisted of border skirmishes, normally Öltenic raids pushing deeper and deeper into the Kathuni frontier until either being met by Kathuni Imperial Army forces or hired mercenaries.
Several of the wars instead ended with the Öltenis forming a great horde that managed to reach deep into the Kathuni heartlands to directly threaten their capital, while others ended with the Kathuni attempting to permanently build forts and settle in the Kolrgii Steppes to prevent further conflict. The wars were never conclusive until the legendary Khayar Seldnii Darn led to a massive Öltenic exodus from the steppes into Kashirya. While several tribes remained and would repopulate the steppes, the conflicts with the Kathuni would never reach the regularity they had before, and are generally classified separately.