Lurin
Duke
Now complete with happenings from the last two years, remember this history is designed to be a bit biased as it's the 'common view' so many epic, important things that might have happened may not be referenced. The new PHB has been 'sent to the printers' which means I shot it at the web guy to post, so look for that soon as well!
A Recent History
1403, August - Pratorak diplomats arrive in Gaden to discuss a shared defensive of the Anvil and trade begins in the Valley of Solace.
1447, December – Alliance between Pratorak and Gaden solidified by the signing of the Grand
Accords. The Society of Truth is formed to create an unimpeachable transcript of historical events.
1449, November – Quelie, Elf high-magician, backlashes a ritual and is destroyed, causing the Earth circles in Pratorak to lose resurrection ability.
1450, April – A Gypsy caravan is run out of Gaden for telling lies about the Wounding of the Earth.
1454, November – The Earth circles of Pratorak regain the ability to resurrect people.
1457, March – The first Dryad is seen in Gaden.
1460, June – The Order of the Flame is disbanded after the final death of its leader, Krieghammer.
1461, August – Dwarven participants in the annual Respite tournament are disqualified for use of
Metheran enhanced weaponry.
1463, November – The squire of Sir Thalamous is indicted on charges of thievery and is Obliterated.
1467, March – A great flood wipes out Gaden’s crops causing famine and death.
1472, May – Gaden establishes a trade agreement with Roskaria for a large amount of yearly food. This brings prosperity back to the starving country.
1478, September – Roskaria agrees to become a protectorate of Gaden in exchange for providing it with supplies.
1480, January – Royal family of Gaden assassinated; the king and queen do not resurrect. Nerak takes the throne at the age of 12.
1486, June – Kalmoke’s Anvil is overrun, cutting off the trade routes between Pratorak and Gaden. The Corrupt begin to take over the Valley of Solace.
1487, February – Talon is born and crowned Prince of Gaden.
1487, May – Due to heavy losses, Gaden pulls occupational forces from the Valley of Solace and lets communication lines with Pratorak fall. Gaden creates a new defensive perimeter at Bastion Ridge.
1489, August – Last known messenger from Pratorak arrives in Gaden.
1491, August – Sureshot Cimorine Lightfoot is the first Hobling to win the Respite tournament.
1497, April – The Scepter of Ages is lost.
1509, March – “Great Beast of the Mist” slain, strangers begin to arrive in the Shelter Lands.
1509, May - Impressed by their efforts, the Crown Prince of Gaden grants permission to stay and attempt to defend the abandoned outpost of Fort Miller to a loose knit group of Mist travellers and locals. A heated discussion surrounding the town’s name emerges.
1509, June - Investigations begin on a high ranking member of the Celestial guild over concerns that he is overly involved with travelers from the Mist. The term ”Mistwalker” becomes popular in some circles as a derogatory term for travellers from beyond the Mists.
1509, September - The annual tournament of Respite is held at the former Fort Miller; the local Hobling sheriff is said to dominate many events and donate his winnings to other participants. Seneschal Damon Tierke, impressed by the proceeding, commissions a special weapon to be made commemorating the occasion.
1509, December - Supported by the Crown Prince, a troop of adventurers assault Kalmoke’s Anvil, the Corrupt's gateway to the Valley of Solace. Though they appear to be successful, the Crown Prince is overwhelmed and while his personal guard resurrects in the capitol weeks later, the Prince fails to reappear.
1510, January - Outposts along the Valley of Solace note a significant decrease in the strength and frequency of attacks by the Corrupt.
1510, March – Lord Julian Idden expels transients from Hopes Reach to search for the Crown Prince of Gaden
1510, April – Jorin Lightfoot, son of the powerful merchant Kirna Lightfoot goes missing, the adventurers of Hopes Reach either fail to find him, or aid his escape, earning a powerful enemy. Kirna Lightfoot begins actively crusading against Hopes Reach in economic circles.
1510 – May – Hopes Reach is overrun by the corrupt due to a miscommunication causing the Gaden military to withdraw early, the returning Adventurers manage to clear out the assault, but a number of additional resurrections occur. Lady Grey first takes notice of Hopes Reach dues to this event. Lord Idden conducts a formal review and has Captain Greknar charged and convicted of dereliction of duty.
1510 – June – The Innkeeper of Hopes Reach, a man named McGregor offers a bounty on kobold ears in an effort to curtail the growing population.
1510 – July – A new road built by the Cottonwoods twarts Kirna Lightfoot’s attempts at blockade.
1510 – August – Jivah Earnestwood, the Head of the Celestial Guild’s efforts in Hopes Reach is convicted of Treason and Violating the Respite and is exiled from Gaden, unable to leave Hopes Reach. This ends his yearlong incarceration, although he has been disowned by his family.
1510 – September – Lord Idden is given control over the lands surrounding Hopes Reach and is recognized as a full baron, bringing law and order once again to Hopes Reach.
1510 – September – Kirna Lightfoot again fails to prevent goods from being shipped to Gaden due to an unknown player known only as Kirk buying shipments in Roskaria and shipping them below cost.
1510 – October – Lady Grey sends personal troops from the Grey Blades to reinforce the defences at Hopes Reach, while they had been present previously; this is the first official non-emergency assignment of such troops to the area.
1510 – October – A shepherd of spirits is seen for the first time in three decades once again in border towns, the adventurers of Hopes Reach drive it away.
1510 – November – Baron Idden cracks down heavily on banditry after an assault on a banquet in which the new ambassador from Pratorak arrived for the first time.
1510 – January – Baron Idden presents a renewed agreement of alliance with Pratorak to the King of Gaden, he adds his seal without delay, ordering additional troops to Kalmoke’s Anvil.
1511 – April – Adventurers from Hopes Reach help retake a fort on the Pratorak line.
1511 – May – Hopes within the border town of Hopes Reach are dashed, many locals had placed hopes on the local adventurer’s plans only to see them met with complete failure, the local area begins to see the signs of dangerously low morale.
1511 – June – A tiff between Kirna Lightfoot and the adventurers of Hopes Reach is the talk of the summer, many merchants enjoy watching Kirna find something his money cannot buy.
1511 – August – Thorador Bolderfist, the last council member at Hopes Reach officially renounces his ties to both the local counsel and his previous group ‘Harbors Far’ This marks the end of the adventurers’ attempts to rule themselves, most eyes turn towards Lady Grey for guidance, despite Baron Idden’s official power.
1511 – September – After a long battle, the undead known only as the ‘Forsaken’ are destroyed, although few people know how. The Petara barbarian tribes specifically, and other barbarian tribes begin to take of far greater discomfort to the feeling of celestial magics.
1511 – October – The Prince appears late in the evening, shortly before the corrupt break the respite for the first time in history. He is personally escorted by Baron Idden back to the capital, for many in the Sheltered Lands his public presence restores hope.
1511 – November – Baron Idden is given greater lands to administer but is less able to visit the frontier lands. Lady Grey becomes baroness grey, her lands largely located within the Valley of Solace, a harsh area still filled with the corrupt and other dangers.
A Recent History
1403, August - Pratorak diplomats arrive in Gaden to discuss a shared defensive of the Anvil and trade begins in the Valley of Solace.
1447, December – Alliance between Pratorak and Gaden solidified by the signing of the Grand
Accords. The Society of Truth is formed to create an unimpeachable transcript of historical events.
1449, November – Quelie, Elf high-magician, backlashes a ritual and is destroyed, causing the Earth circles in Pratorak to lose resurrection ability.
1450, April – A Gypsy caravan is run out of Gaden for telling lies about the Wounding of the Earth.
1454, November – The Earth circles of Pratorak regain the ability to resurrect people.
1457, March – The first Dryad is seen in Gaden.
1460, June – The Order of the Flame is disbanded after the final death of its leader, Krieghammer.
1461, August – Dwarven participants in the annual Respite tournament are disqualified for use of
Metheran enhanced weaponry.
1463, November – The squire of Sir Thalamous is indicted on charges of thievery and is Obliterated.
1467, March – A great flood wipes out Gaden’s crops causing famine and death.
1472, May – Gaden establishes a trade agreement with Roskaria for a large amount of yearly food. This brings prosperity back to the starving country.
1478, September – Roskaria agrees to become a protectorate of Gaden in exchange for providing it with supplies.
1480, January – Royal family of Gaden assassinated; the king and queen do not resurrect. Nerak takes the throne at the age of 12.
1486, June – Kalmoke’s Anvil is overrun, cutting off the trade routes between Pratorak and Gaden. The Corrupt begin to take over the Valley of Solace.
1487, February – Talon is born and crowned Prince of Gaden.
1487, May – Due to heavy losses, Gaden pulls occupational forces from the Valley of Solace and lets communication lines with Pratorak fall. Gaden creates a new defensive perimeter at Bastion Ridge.
1489, August – Last known messenger from Pratorak arrives in Gaden.
1491, August – Sureshot Cimorine Lightfoot is the first Hobling to win the Respite tournament.
1497, April – The Scepter of Ages is lost.
1509, March – “Great Beast of the Mist” slain, strangers begin to arrive in the Shelter Lands.
1509, May - Impressed by their efforts, the Crown Prince of Gaden grants permission to stay and attempt to defend the abandoned outpost of Fort Miller to a loose knit group of Mist travellers and locals. A heated discussion surrounding the town’s name emerges.
1509, June - Investigations begin on a high ranking member of the Celestial guild over concerns that he is overly involved with travelers from the Mist. The term ”Mistwalker” becomes popular in some circles as a derogatory term for travellers from beyond the Mists.
1509, September - The annual tournament of Respite is held at the former Fort Miller; the local Hobling sheriff is said to dominate many events and donate his winnings to other participants. Seneschal Damon Tierke, impressed by the proceeding, commissions a special weapon to be made commemorating the occasion.
1509, December - Supported by the Crown Prince, a troop of adventurers assault Kalmoke’s Anvil, the Corrupt's gateway to the Valley of Solace. Though they appear to be successful, the Crown Prince is overwhelmed and while his personal guard resurrects in the capitol weeks later, the Prince fails to reappear.
1510, January - Outposts along the Valley of Solace note a significant decrease in the strength and frequency of attacks by the Corrupt.
1510, March – Lord Julian Idden expels transients from Hopes Reach to search for the Crown Prince of Gaden
1510, April – Jorin Lightfoot, son of the powerful merchant Kirna Lightfoot goes missing, the adventurers of Hopes Reach either fail to find him, or aid his escape, earning a powerful enemy. Kirna Lightfoot begins actively crusading against Hopes Reach in economic circles.
1510 – May – Hopes Reach is overrun by the corrupt due to a miscommunication causing the Gaden military to withdraw early, the returning Adventurers manage to clear out the assault, but a number of additional resurrections occur. Lady Grey first takes notice of Hopes Reach dues to this event. Lord Idden conducts a formal review and has Captain Greknar charged and convicted of dereliction of duty.
1510 – June – The Innkeeper of Hopes Reach, a man named McGregor offers a bounty on kobold ears in an effort to curtail the growing population.
1510 – July – A new road built by the Cottonwoods twarts Kirna Lightfoot’s attempts at blockade.
1510 – August – Jivah Earnestwood, the Head of the Celestial Guild’s efforts in Hopes Reach is convicted of Treason and Violating the Respite and is exiled from Gaden, unable to leave Hopes Reach. This ends his yearlong incarceration, although he has been disowned by his family.
1510 – September – Lord Idden is given control over the lands surrounding Hopes Reach and is recognized as a full baron, bringing law and order once again to Hopes Reach.
1510 – September – Kirna Lightfoot again fails to prevent goods from being shipped to Gaden due to an unknown player known only as Kirk buying shipments in Roskaria and shipping them below cost.
1510 – October – Lady Grey sends personal troops from the Grey Blades to reinforce the defences at Hopes Reach, while they had been present previously; this is the first official non-emergency assignment of such troops to the area.
1510 – October – A shepherd of spirits is seen for the first time in three decades once again in border towns, the adventurers of Hopes Reach drive it away.
1510 – November – Baron Idden cracks down heavily on banditry after an assault on a banquet in which the new ambassador from Pratorak arrived for the first time.
1510 – January – Baron Idden presents a renewed agreement of alliance with Pratorak to the King of Gaden, he adds his seal without delay, ordering additional troops to Kalmoke’s Anvil.
1511 – April – Adventurers from Hopes Reach help retake a fort on the Pratorak line.
1511 – May – Hopes within the border town of Hopes Reach are dashed, many locals had placed hopes on the local adventurer’s plans only to see them met with complete failure, the local area begins to see the signs of dangerously low morale.
1511 – June – A tiff between Kirna Lightfoot and the adventurers of Hopes Reach is the talk of the summer, many merchants enjoy watching Kirna find something his money cannot buy.
1511 – August – Thorador Bolderfist, the last council member at Hopes Reach officially renounces his ties to both the local counsel and his previous group ‘Harbors Far’ This marks the end of the adventurers’ attempts to rule themselves, most eyes turn towards Lady Grey for guidance, despite Baron Idden’s official power.
1511 – September – After a long battle, the undead known only as the ‘Forsaken’ are destroyed, although few people know how. The Petara barbarian tribes specifically, and other barbarian tribes begin to take of far greater discomfort to the feeling of celestial magics.
1511 – October – The Prince appears late in the evening, shortly before the corrupt break the respite for the first time in history. He is personally escorted by Baron Idden back to the capital, for many in the Sheltered Lands his public presence restores hope.
1511 – November – Baron Idden is given greater lands to administer but is less able to visit the frontier lands. Lady Grey becomes baroness grey, her lands largely located within the Valley of Solace, a harsh area still filled with the corrupt and other dangers.
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