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Jerichothebard at 19:47, 18 March 2024

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	: Citing a vision from Pelor himself, the Council declares this the Golden Era, to be a time of regained peace and prosperity. After much arguing between scholars, the Council also officially proclaims it to be Sun-year 1000. Most sages today believe they missed the mark by at least two years.		: Citing a vision from Pelor himself, the Council declares this the Golden Era, to be a time of regained peace and prosperity. After much arguing between scholars, the Council also officially proclaims it to be Sun-year 1000. Most sages today believe they missed the mark by at least two years.
	; Sun-year 1122		; Sun-year 1122
	: The [[Shifters]] of the Plains report heavy casualties from an [[Orc\|Orcish]] raiding party. Although the Orcs have occasionally raided along the coastline before, this is the first time they have penetrated inland with any sizable force. They are the first of many.		: The [[Shifter\|Shifters]] of the Plains report heavy casualties from an [[Orc\|Orcish]] raiding party. Although the Orcs have occasionally raided along the coastline before, this is the first time they have penetrated inland with any sizable force. They are the first of many.
	; Sun-year 1220		; Sun-year 1220
	: [[Maxaen]] established as a fortress guarding the mouth of the LightningStroke River. Although the city is primarily military, it has grown with record speed, three times requiring expansion of the walls. Although primarily a [[human]] city, there are now permanent communities of dwarven and gnomish stonemasons who do nothing but build walls and defenses.		: [[Maxaen]] established as a fortress guarding the mouth of the LightningStroke River. Although the city is primarily military, it has grown with record speed, three times requiring expansion of the walls. Although primarily a [[human]] city, there are now permanent communities of dwarven and gnomish stonemasons who do nothing but build walls and defenses.

Jerichothebard at 02:10, 3 March 2024

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	: Rebuilding of Ferrodyne commences. [[Ferrodyne#Gnomish Fire Brigade\|Gnomish Fire Brigade]], First Division, Founded.		: Rebuilding of Ferrodyne commences. [[Ferrodyne#Gnomish Fire Brigade\|Gnomish Fire Brigade]], First Division, Founded.
	; Sun-year 421		; Sun-year 421
	: [[StoneFist]], a [[Dwarf\|Dwarven]] Paladin, kills [[Veleka]], thought to be the last of the Great Dragons, but is wounded fatally in the process. On his deathbed, the paladin tells of a nest with one last egg, but expires before he can reveal the location. Although numerous expeditions were launched, no nest is ever found.		: [[Saint StoneFist]], a [[Dwarf\|Dwarven]] Paladin, kills [[Veleka]], thought to be the last of the Great Dragons, but is wounded fatally in the process. On his deathbed, the paladin tells of a nest with one last egg, but expires before he can reveal the location. Although numerous expeditions were launched, no nest is ever found.
	; Sun-year 650		; Sun-year 650
	: Worship of all gods besides Pelor is declared heretical, and punishable by exile, imprisonment, or death. Beginning of the Shadow Era, marked by religious unrest and a loss of clear historical records.		: Worship of all gods besides Pelor is declared heretical, and punishable by exile, imprisonment, or death. Beginning of the Shadow Era, marked by religious unrest and a loss of clear historical records.

Jerichothebard at 15:55, 12 January 2024

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	[[Category:General Facts]]		[[Category:General Facts]]
	; Moon-year 75		; Moon-year 75
	: On the morning of the summer solstice, in a small fishing village on the [[~~Sae duChaad~~]], a boy is born in jail to a young whore, who dies in childbirth before she can even hold the baby. Local rumor has it that the baby was fathered by a bishop of [[Phealas]] (the puritanical god of Death and Justice) in violation of his vow of chastity. Fueling this rumor, the priest takes the boy in and names him [[Malicean]] ("Malice's child").		: On the morning of the summer solstice, in a small fishing village on the [[Sea of Shadows]], a boy is born in jail to a young whore, who dies in childbirth before she can even hold the baby. Local rumor has it that the baby was fathered by a bishop of [[Phealas]] (the puritanical god of Death and Justice) in violation of his vow of chastity. Fueling this rumor, the priest takes the boy in and names him [[Malicean]] ("Malice's child").
	; Moon-year 57		; Moon-year 57
	: After a violent disagreement with his father, now the head of the Temple of Phaelas, an increasingly bitter Malicean leaves his childhood home and runs away to the [[Island of Lost Souls]].		: After a violent disagreement with his father, now the head of the Temple of Phaelas, an increasingly bitter Malicean leaves his childhood home and runs away to the [[Island of Lost Souls]].

Jerichothebard at 19:51, 20 December 2023

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	: Citing a vision from Pelor himself, the Council declares this the Golden Era, to be a time of regained peace and prosperity. After much arguing between scholars, the Council also officially proclaims it to be Sun-year 1000. Most sages today believe they missed the mark by at least two years.		: Citing a vision from Pelor himself, the Council declares this the Golden Era, to be a time of regained peace and prosperity. After much arguing between scholars, the Council also officially proclaims it to be Sun-year 1000. Most sages today believe they missed the mark by at least two years.
	; Sun-year 1122		; Sun-year 1122
	: The [[~~Beast-Men~~]] of the Plains report heavy casualties from an [[Orc\|Orcish]] raiding party. Although the Orcs have occasionally raided along the coastline before, this is the first time they have penetrated inland with any sizable force. They are the first of many.		: The [[Shifters]] of the Plains report heavy casualties from an [[Orc\|Orcish]] raiding party. Although the Orcs have occasionally raided along the coastline before, this is the first time they have penetrated inland with any sizable force. They are the first of many.
	; Sun-year 1220		; Sun-year 1220
	: [[Maxaen]] established as a fortress guarding the mouth of the LightningStroke River. Although the city is primarily military, it has grown with record speed, three times requiring expansion of the walls. Although primarily a [[human]] city, there are now permanent communities of dwarven and gnomish stonemasons who do nothing but build walls and defenses.		: [[Maxaen]] established as a fortress guarding the mouth of the LightningStroke River. Although the city is primarily military, it has grown with record speed, three times requiring expansion of the walls. Although primarily a [[human]] city, there are now permanent communities of dwarven and gnomish stonemasons who do nothing but build walls and defenses.

Jerichothebard at 19:50, 20 December 2023

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	: A druidic conclave called at [[GrayDove Farm]] turns out to be the last druidic gathering ever, as the God of Nature, [[Crustan]] returns and strips the druids of their power. The worthy amongst them are given a place as clerics in his service.		: A druidic conclave called at [[GrayDove Farm]] turns out to be the last druidic gathering ever, as the God of Nature, [[Crustan]] returns and strips the druids of their power. The worthy amongst them are given a place as clerics in his service.
	; Sun-year 1341		; Sun-year 1341
	: The constellations of both [[Telemore]] and [[War\|the Three-Fold God]] reappear, though there have not been any other public signs of their presence. The stars for War's constellation are particularly dim, and only visible when the ~~moon~~ is not in the sky.		: The constellations of both [[Telemore]] and [[War\|the Three-Fold God]] reappear, though there have not been any other public signs of their presence. The stars for War's constellation are particularly dim, and only visible when the [[Pelor\|Moon]] is not in the sky.
	; Sun-year 1372		; Sun-year 1372
	: Present day		: Present day

Jerichothebard at 19:49, 20 December 2023

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	; Sun-year 1339		; Sun-year 1339
	: A druidic conclave called at [[GrayDove Farm]] turns out to be the last druidic gathering ever, as the God of Nature, [[Crustan]] returns and strips the druids of their power. The worthy amongst them are given a place as clerics in his service.		: A druidic conclave called at [[GrayDove Farm]] turns out to be the last druidic gathering ever, as the God of Nature, [[Crustan]] returns and strips the druids of their power. The worthy amongst them are given a place as clerics in his service.
			; Sun-year 1341
			: The constellations of both [[Telemore]] and [[War\|the Three-Fold God]] reappear, though there have not been any other public signs of their presence. The stars for War's constellation are particularly dim, and only visible when the moon is not in the sky.
	; Sun-year 1372		; Sun-year 1372
	: Present day		: Present day

Jerichothebard at 19:46, 20 December 2023

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	; Sun-year 1339		; Sun-year 1339
	: A druidic conclave called at [[GrayDove Farm]] turns out to be the last druidic gathering ever, as the God of Nature, [[Crustan]] returns and strips the druids of their power. The worthy amongst them are given a place as clerics in his service.		: A druidic conclave called at [[GrayDove Farm]] turns out to be the last druidic gathering ever, as the God of Nature, [[Crustan]] returns and strips the druids of their power. The worthy amongst them are given a place as clerics in his service.
	; Sun-year ~~1400~~		; Sun-year 1372
	: Present day		: Present day

Jerichothebard at 23:11, 13 December 2023

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	: After more than two centuries of under-representation, the [[Halfling]] Tribal Congress is officially recognized as a "regional" government.		: After more than two centuries of under-representation, the [[Halfling]] Tribal Congress is officially recognized as a "regional" government.
	; Sun-year 341		; Sun-year 341
	: The Scourge of Bruxcels, a great plague, strikes the "red-light" district of [[Mt. Daneasus]] and spreads quickly. Estimates place over 75,000 as dead before year's end. The Church declares the Scourge to be the wrath of [[~~ORB~~]], called down from on high to punish sin and iniquity. The entire Mountain City is closed to all traffic.		: The Scourge of Bruxcels, a great plague, strikes the "red-light" district of [[Mt. Daneasus]] and spreads quickly. Estimates place over 75,000 as dead before year's end. The Church declares the Scourge to be the wrath of [[Pelor]], called down from on high to punish sin and iniquity. The entire Mountain City is closed to all traffic.
	; Sun-year 343		; Sun-year 343
	: Though the Scourge only lasted the one season, Daneasus is still closed to traffic. Civil unrest begins to ferment, but is put down by several divisions of the Order of [[the Sword of Malicean]].		: Though the Scourge only lasted the one season, Daneasus is still closed to traffic. Civil unrest begins to ferment, but is put down by several divisions of the Order of [[the Sword of Malicean]].
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	: [[StoneFist]], a [[Dwarf\|Dwarven]] Paladin, kills [[Veleka]], thought to be the last of the Great Dragons, but is wounded fatally in the process. On his deathbed, the paladin tells of a nest with one last egg, but expires before he can reveal the location. Although numerous expeditions were launched, no nest is ever found.		: [[StoneFist]], a [[Dwarf\|Dwarven]] Paladin, kills [[Veleka]], thought to be the last of the Great Dragons, but is wounded fatally in the process. On his deathbed, the paladin tells of a nest with one last egg, but expires before he can reveal the location. Although numerous expeditions were launched, no nest is ever found.
	; Sun-year 650		; Sun-year 650
	: Worship of all gods besides ~~ORB~~ is declared heretical, and punishable by exile, imprisonment, or death. Beginning of the Shadow Era, marked by religious unrest and a loss of clear historical records.		: Worship of all gods besides Pelor is declared heretical, and punishable by exile, imprisonment, or death. Beginning of the Shadow Era, marked by religious unrest and a loss of clear historical records.
	; Sun-year 725 (?)		; Sun-year 725 (?)
	: The Order of the Sword of Malicean, (Paladins) given official status above the law, with a mandate to root out heresy wherever it is found.		: The Order of the Sword of Malicean, (Paladins) given official status above the law, with a mandate to root out heresy wherever it is found.
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	: [[College of Mages]] accused of heresy and the promotion and teaching of necromancy. Ordered to disband immediately and give themselves up to the mercy of the Church by Sundown on 1 Jewel of the next year. The College does not comply.		: [[College of Mages]] accused of heresy and the promotion and teaching of necromancy. Ordered to disband immediately and give themselves up to the mercy of the Church by Sundown on 1 Jewel of the next year. The College does not comply.
	; Sun-year 815 (?)		; Sun-year 815 (?)
	: At sundown on 1 Jewel, the Council declares Arcane Magic of all kind to be a sin, and gives its Orders the right to execute, without trial, anyone suspected of using arcane magic. Let the witch-hunts commence. The war beings in earnest on the 28th of Freedom, when the College strikes back by unleashing a meteor swarm of epic proportions on [[the Spire]]. Huge casualties are recorded, although the Spire itself was undamaged, protected by the Holy Power of ~~ORB~~.		: At sundown on 1 Jewel, the Council declares Arcane Magic of all kind to be a sin, and gives its Orders the right to execute, without trial, anyone suspected of using arcane magic. Let the witch-hunts commence. The war beings in earnest on the 28th of Freedom, when the College strikes back by unleashing a meteor swarm of epic proportions on [[the Spire]]. Huge casualties are recorded, although the Spire itself was undamaged, protected by the Holy Power of Pelor.
	; Sun-year 843 (?)		; Sun-year 843 (?)
	: The [[Scarlet War]] ends, with the final stroke by both parties. Right before the Church takes the [[Jade Tower]], the College causes the Holy Temple at Daneasus and all its priests and servants to vanish without a trace. This act is the last expenditure of the Arcane power stored at the Jade Tower. The crater where the Temple used to be is considered the holiest of ground, and left as a sort of shrine. Families of those lost take to throwing flowers in to the hole, every year on the Night of the Moon.		: The [[Scarlet War]] ends, with the final stroke by both parties. Right before the Church takes the [[Jade Tower]], the College causes the Holy Temple at Daneasus and all its priests and servants to vanish without a trace. This act is the last expenditure of the Arcane power stored at the Jade Tower. The crater where the Temple used to be is considered the holiest of ground, and left as a sort of shrine. Families of those lost take to throwing flowers in to the hole, every year on the Night of the Moon.
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	: See also [[An Alternate History - The Scarlet War]]		: See also [[An Alternate History - The Scarlet War]]
	; Sun-year 844 (?)		; Sun-year 844 (?)
	: [[Shinn the Sorcerer]], the last Warlord of the College of Mages, turns to the dark arts, and raises an army of the dead from the [[Valley of the Magi]] to augment his [[Spellsword\|Spellswords]], and fight the forces of ~~ORB~~. In one of the longest and bloodiest battle in Crescent's history, the forces of the Sun triumphed, but at great cost. The battle decimated a great tract of land, which to this day is an arid wasteland. At the last, the Warlord Shinn sealed his tower with powerful magicks, and leaped to his death on the rocks below.		: [[Shinn the Sorcerer]], the last Warlord of the College of Mages, turns to the dark arts, and raises an army of the dead from the [[Valley of the Magi]] to augment his [[Spellsword\|Spellswords]], and fight the forces of Pelor. In one of the longest and bloodiest battle in Crescent's history, the forces of the Sun triumphed, but at great cost. The battle decimated a great tract of land, which to this day is an arid wasteland. At the last, the Warlord Shinn sealed his tower with powerful magicks, and leaped to his death on the rocks below.
	: See also ''[[Dark Tide Rising]]'' by [[Davilan the Scribe]]		: See also ''[[Dark Tide Rising]]'' by [[Davilan the Scribe]]
	; Sun-year 872 (?)		; Sun-year 872 (?)
	: The Order of [[the Fist of Reverence]] brings in the last of the Master Wizards, [[Davilan the Scribe]]. The Council of Five executes him without trial. Council Member Agonitus, also leader of the Fist, sees the Sword's failure to capture the last rogue member of the College of Mages as a political opportunity. He uses it to force the revocation of the Sword's above-the-law status. This sparks a bitter rivalry between the two orders that lasts to this day.		: The Order of [[the Fist of Reverence]] brings in the last of the Master Wizards, [[Davilan the Scribe]]. The Council of Five executes him without trial. Council Member Agonitus, also leader of the Fist, sees the Sword's failure to capture the last rogue member of the College of Mages as a political opportunity. He uses it to force the revocation of the Sword's above-the-law status. This sparks a bitter rivalry between the two orders that lasts to this day.
	; Sun-year 1000		; Sun-year 1000
	: Citing a vision from ~~ORB~~ himself, the Council declares this the Golden Era, to be a time of regained peace and prosperity. After much arguing between scholars, the Council also officially proclaims it to be Sun-year 1000. Most sages today believe they missed the mark by at least two years.		: Citing a vision from Pelor himself, the Council declares this the Golden Era, to be a time of regained peace and prosperity. After much arguing between scholars, the Council also officially proclaims it to be Sun-year 1000. Most sages today believe they missed the mark by at least two years.
	; Sun-year 1122		; Sun-year 1122
	: The [[Beast-Men]] of the Plains report heavy casualties from an [[Orc\|Orcish]] raiding party. Although the Orcs have occasionally raided along the coastline before, this is the first time they have penetrated inland with any sizable force. They are the first of many.		: The [[Beast-Men]] of the Plains report heavy casualties from an [[Orc\|Orcish]] raiding party. Although the Orcs have occasionally raided along the coastline before, this is the first time they have penetrated inland with any sizable force. They are the first of many.
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	; Sun-year 1339		; Sun-year 1339
	: A druidic conclave called at [[GrayDove Farm]] turns out to be the last druidic gathering ever, as the God of Nature, [[Crustan]] returns and strips the druids of their power. The worthy amongst them are given a place as clerics in his service.		: A druidic conclave called at [[GrayDove Farm]] turns out to be the last druidic gathering ever, as the God of Nature, [[Crustan]] returns and strips the druids of their power. The worthy amongst them are given a place as clerics in his service.
	; Sun-year ~~1342~~		; Sun-year 1400
	: Present day		: Present day

Jerichothebard at 15:37, 10 November 2009

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	: Citing a vision from ORB himself, the Council declares this the Golden Era, to be a time of regained peace and prosperity. After much arguing between scholars, the Council also officially proclaims it to be Sun-year 1000. Most sages today believe they missed the mark by at least two years.		: Citing a vision from ORB himself, the Council declares this the Golden Era, to be a time of regained peace and prosperity. After much arguing between scholars, the Council also officially proclaims it to be Sun-year 1000. Most sages today believe they missed the mark by at least two years.
	; Sun-year 1122		; Sun-year 1122
	: The [[~~Horse~~-Men]] of the Plains report heavy casualties from an [[Orc\|Orcish]] raiding party. Although the Orcs have occasionally raided along the coastline before, this is the first time they have penetrated inland with any sizable force. They are the first of many.		: The [[Beast-Men]] of the Plains report heavy casualties from an [[Orc\|Orcish]] raiding party. Although the Orcs have occasionally raided along the coastline before, this is the first time they have penetrated inland with any sizable force. They are the first of many.
	; Sun-year 1220		; Sun-year 1220
	: [[Maxaen]] established as a fortress guarding the mouth of the LightningStroke River. Although the city is primarily military, it has grown with record speed, three times requiring expansion of the walls. Although primarily a [[human]] city, there are now permanent communities of dwarven and gnomish stonemasons who do nothing but build walls and defenses.		: [[Maxaen]] established as a fortress guarding the mouth of the LightningStroke River. Although the city is primarily military, it has grown with record speed, three times requiring expansion of the walls. Although primarily a [[human]] city, there are now permanent communities of dwarven and gnomish stonemasons who do nothing but build walls and defenses.

Jerichothebard at 14:49, 4 October 2009

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	: A druidic conclave called at [[GrayDove Farm]] turns out to be the last druidic gathering ever, as the God of Nature, [[Crustan]] returns and strips the druids of their power. The worthy amongst them are given a place as clerics in his service.		: A druidic conclave called at [[GrayDove Farm]] turns out to be the last druidic gathering ever, as the God of Nature, [[Crustan]] returns and strips the druids of their power. The worthy amongst them are given a place as clerics in his service.
	; Sun-year 1342		; Sun-year 1342
	; Present day		: Present day