Valkaro may have been resented, but not as a God Learner intruder since he was a fugitive from them and warned the East Islanders against them. On his advice the GLs were never allowed into the East Isles. They were allowed to trade at an island called Roaranivo which is inhabited by deaf-mutes.
There was never a decisive battle vetween Mokato and the GLs. The GLs tried to use Tanian against the unsinkable Mokato navy, but the Mokatoans led all the islands in casting a huge communal dream magic spell which confused Tanian's perceptions so that the burning water turned away.
In the end both Moakto and the GLs realized that the losses would be to great if they fought each other.
There was however another decisive battle in the East Isles in the first age: the battle of Tamanjary. An alliance of Waertagi and Vorumai attacked the East Isles. The Waertagi were jealous of the sea trade and transported Vorumai shock troops on their ships.
The battle took place outside the island of Tamanjary, which was the leader of the East Isles alliance beside Mokato. First the battle went badly for the Islanders: many ships were lost, Tamanjary's goddess Tomikaratra was killed by Vorumai magic and the entire island was sunk by monsters from the deep sea, summoned by the Waertagi.
When the Islanders were all but beaten, the Mokatoan captain Tiruvallan arrived at the battle with a magic artifact called the Golden Breath which he had found in the sea. The Golden Breath, which is only known by name today, protected the Mokatoan ships from shipwreck, making them unsinkable.
With the new protection and new hope, the Islanders turned the defeat into victory. The Waertagi have never returned to the East Isles and the vorumai avoided the sea around the East Isles for the next 1000 years.
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