NikinkCityOfGoldcampaign/TimeLine

What happened in the First-Age

First Age History

First Age Background.

Cast:

• Nilus => Mettan'Aku
• Caras Maran => Scar
• Janil D'vough => Watcher Who Stands in the Visible Tower
• Ozandus Pal => Jocelyn
• Kryal the Stern, Leader of the Armies of Right => Till Stromberg => Karess
• Aure Orchester => Acturius
• Magnus Vocan => Kiss of Winter
• Pleasant Clouds => Yari
• Dermanar the Unseen => Soulban

Plot:

Nilus was a demon-hunter whose best friend was the Dawn Caste, Janil D'vough. Janil was a mighty warrior who had taken a young Dawn caste as an apprentice, Caras Maran. Maran was the new incarnation of a friend of Janil and Nilus who had fallen in battle against a third-circle demon who had been summoned by a foolish sorcerer and had escaped binding. Janil began to grow more prideful, becoming quicker to anger, arrogant and impulsive. Janil was one of the earliest Solars to fall to the Great Curse, raising armies to his banner and viciously conquering any city or nation that did not give him proper deference. Maran was swept up in the tide of worship and power and obeyed his master unquestioningly.

The Solar Deliberative summoned Nilus to their presence and Kryal the Stern ordered the Night caste and his elite loyal Dragon-Blooded hunters to defeat Janil and return him to the Deliberative for judgement. Nilus was troubled by the order but obeyed nonetheless. Nilus and his retinue engaged Janil and Maran and were defeated after two days of fighting. Janil's godlike martial powers were too strong to be defeated. Janil paused over the fallen form of Nilus to gloat at his friend. At this moment Maran realised the depths to which his master had fallen and took up Janil's sword, Naz'Shiar, and beheaded the unwary Solar. Maran then vowed to fight injustice with his master's sword and surrendered to Nilus. Nilus returned to the Deliberative and Kryal presided over a tribunal and found Maran guilty. Prior to sentencing Nilus spoke on the Dawn's behalf, citing how he defeated Janil and requested that he be able to continue the apprentice's training and teach him the path of honour. Kryal was a long-term ally of Nilus and agreed to release Maran to his control.

Satisfied with the outcome but still grieving for the loss of the noble Janil he knew, Nilus sought to consult with the greatest Manse-builder of all time, Kal Bax, but the master was unavailable. Instead, Nilus was sent Ozandus Pal, Bax's most talented apprentice. Ozandus and Nilus designed the city that would be named Albin'shar ("Lost Friend" in Old Realm) and in designing the Solar Circle spell that would be used to build the city. Ozandus also helped Nilus cast the long and draining ritual, enlisting the help of another sorcerous friend of his, an Eclipse caste named Magnus Vocan. Magnus was a member of the diplomatic corps of the Deliberative, assigned to Rathess as part of a delegation maintaining relations with the Dragon Kings. Magnus was impressed with the design of Albin'shar and spent much of his time flying between it and Rathess. Magnus introduced the spiritual leader of Rathess, a Zenith caste by the name of Pleasant Clouds, to Nilus and the city of Albin'shar.

Pleasant Clouds was a lover of knowledge and used her influence to help Nilus fill the great library of Albin'shar with tomes of knowledge. Ozandus Pal helped as well, enlisting one of his master's allies, Aure Orchester, a great traveller of the Eclipse caste. Aure agreed to travel the length and breadth of Creation to collect knowledge to be interred in the library. He and Nilus travelled to Rathess to see Magnus and Pleasant Clouds and enlisting the aid of Relza (Satrap to Vanileth, Shogun of Artificial Flight, in Rathess) in crafting a flying ship for him to sail across Creation. Throughout the course of collecting knowledge a circle bond was formed. Kryal frequently visited Nilus and Maran, eventually taking Maran as an apprentice to finalise his training and seconding Maran for command of a Deliberative taskforce suppressing the Wyld at the boundaries of Creation and expanding the might of the Solars.

Janil would wander the lands of the Underworld for centuries, his rage at the world preventing him passing peacefully into the cycle of reincarnation. Eventually he was approached by the Malfeans and offered a position as a Deathlord. This figure remains mysterious in the present day, his motives questionable. What is known (by his Deathknights and a select few others) is that he is searching for a long lost artifact that once belonged to him. A golden sword that has been seen roaming the Scavenger Lands in the hands of a Dawn caste solar named Scar.

Dermanar the Unseen was a Night Caste. Dermanar and Nilus originally apprenticed together and were good friends, having participated in many campaigns for the Solar Deliberative. Back in the First Age, Dermanar was a kind, generous person. He died in the usurpation and his Essence was captured and imprisoned in the Jade Prison. Unfortunately, centuries later the Essence of Dermanar was released and captured by the Deathlords, and was one of the first used to try and create Abyssal Exalted. The experiment was a failure and the Essence fled into the world, but it was tainted by the process. While still a Solar Essence and never close enough to be an Abyssal, the Essence sought out the potential for perfection in the skills of the Night Caste, and also searched for beings of low conscience and high callousness. It found these in Soulban. With his unfortunate demise, the Essence has again fled back into Creation, seeking another potential-Solar who could turn out to be an enemy to all humanity.

Timeline of the Second Age

• -58: Kenish-Of-Fleeting-Dreams born.
• -36: Kenish-Of-Fleeting-Dreams Exalts and is apprenticed to ???.
• -1: The Seventh Legion of the Shogun, controlled by the Daimyo of Deheleshen, arrives at his city, leveled by the Fair Folk.²The Seventh Legion of the Shogun builds an encampment at Deheleshen
• 1: The end of the Great Contagion²The Destruction of the Fair Folk Armies²The Annihilation of the Seven Tigers²The Founding of the Realm
• 12: Founding of the All-Seeing Eye
• 18: Founding of the First ministries and magistrates in the Realm
• 20: The Seventh Legion founds the city of Lookshy on the ruins of Deheleshen, as civilian settlements spring up among the ruins.
• 40: The Realm Legions are re-established.
• 44: The Empress’s consort Jeresh assassinated by a lovesick suitor
• 45: Emissaries of the Empress arrive at several city-stats demanding Oaths of fealty. Some sign on, others, like Lookshy, refuse.²Threats compel more city-states to sign on.
• 47: First Assault on the River Province by the Realm. Based in costal cities, elements of the Fourth legion begin a systematic campaign of conquest, bypassing Lookshy.²Scattered resistance intensifies. Soon the Realm can control only what it can see.
• 52: The Council of Entities take control of Nexus
• 53: Imperial Forces withdraw from the Scavenger Lands after increasing losses with guerrilla warriors.
• 68: Cevis Ghandarva and his followers leave the Blessed Isle.²Peace of Song Forgotten discovers The Pool of the Forest Witches
• 69: Brem Marst, who will found the Guild, born in a Kingdom that will one day be part of Great Forks.
• 71: Oreithyia falls in love with Valentin.
• 72: Ghandarva betrays Samathi Anja in exchange for Domnica’s mantle.
• 75: Second Invasion of the Scavenger Lands, this time with four Legions. Resistance is fierce but disorganized.²Lookshy is besieged²Nexus is occupied²The Emissary of Nexus decrees all realm forces withdraw because only the council can maintain an army in Nexus. The Realm refuses, killing two Councilors. Within a week, all officers above the rank of Talenlord are slain. Realm forces accept exile and leave.
• 76: Seventh Legion Troops use First Age Weapons against the Legions of the Realm. Legion is destroyed by the weapon and subsequent sally.²Seventh Legion Troops endure forced march to location where Great Forks now stands. Destroys The Fourth Legion.²Imperial Forces withdraw from the Scavenger Lands again.
• 83: Realm ships engage in unofficial and allegedly unsanctioned attacks on merchant ships from The Scavenger Lands.²Several states issue Letters of Marque against Realm ships and begin building navies.
• 88: Realm’s Last full Invasion of the Scavenger Lands, with seven full Legions and allied Legions, including The Empress’s own Guard.²Realm Legions are pushed back with great difficulty, Lookshy’s forces are scattered, but forces from Melehvil and Nathir keep Realm forces pinned down while guerrilla forces attack.²Brem Marst unable to return home stays with Counters at The Lap
• 89: General Vondy Beulen defects from The Realm to Lookshy²The Empress’s Own Guard destroyed at Melehvil.²Marst returns home with new system for governing large scale trading operations.
• 95: The free cities of the River Province, including Lookshy, Nexus, Sijan, and over a dozen others, form a coalition called the League of Many Rivers.²Marst expands trading opportunities.
• 99: With Merchants from all directions but Center, Marst forms The Guild
• 103: Founding of the Deliberative
• 104: Coastal states begin to petition to join the League of Many Rivers, with Guild support.
• 109: Coastal states allowed to join the League of Many Rivers²The Realm protests the states joining the League of Many Rivers. They are met with derision.
• 114: Assassination Attempt on the Empress²Empress founds the policy of the Thousand Mazy Paths²Empress marries Rawar of Arjuf
• 117: Guild allies with Council of Entities in Nexus and moves HQ there.²First Guild Directorate codified and established.
• 130: Birth of Manosque, Great House Founder
• 137: Ghandarva’s followers become bandits, at the request of Evelina the dead.²Forest Witch’s manse open to outsiders.
• 139: Birth of Ragara, Great House Founder
• 144: Forest Witch’s Manse destroyed by internal conflict.
• 145: Valentin killed.²Ghandarva bargains with Oreithyia
• 146: Bagrash Köl uses the Eye of Autochthon to found a great kingdom in the north that surpasses the Realm²The Guild allies with Bagrash Köl
• 157: Aroyou The-Warrior-Of-The-Pale-Sky born.
• 172: Aroyou The-Warrior-Of-The-Pale-Sky Exalts.
• 174: Nine Duchies Banner is raised in the Northwest across the sea from the Realm²The Guild allies with Nine Duchies Banner²Marst visits Bagrash Köl’s Kingdom²Three Legions are sent to crush the Nine Duchies Banner²Guild quietly begins moving personnel and supplies from Bagrash Köl’s Kingdom
• 176: Bagrash Köl destroyed by the Eye of Autochthon
• 179: Brem Marst dies
• 202: The Thousand Scales reaches its current form
• 211: The Delzahn Horde conquers Chiaroscuro²The Delzahn Horde offers Fealty to the Realm
• 212: The Mandala Guard established among the Forest Witches
• 223: The relationship is established between the Realm and all states along the Inner Sea and some well into the Threshold.
• 227: Nellons taken as consort by the Empress
• 231: Birth of Sesus, Great House Founder
• 235: Birth of Ledaal, Great House Founder
• 244: Viridian Manosque uses the Eye of Autochthon to attempt to stage a coup.²Viridian Manosque destroyed by the Realm’s defenses²House Manosque put to the sword
• 261: Nellons dies
• 263: Tensions rise between Laris and Velen districts in the Scavenger Lands over disputes dating to the First Age.
• 265: Velen district forces seize control of some irrigation and viaduct pumping stations along Sandy River and destroying others.²Laris forces wreck dikes at Lowground and Sutter’s Marsh, destroying those cities.²War between Laris and Velen districts begin.
• 278: Refugees, with their Gods, meet near the Rolling and Yellow Rivers.²Great Forks formed.
• 281: Haltans make compact with The Fair Folk
• 286: Ghandarva reborn as Ledaal Demyen
• 299: Trae Leng’s revolt in the Realm
• 301: House Iselsi sponsors semi-official expedition into the Scavenger Lands²Ghandarva returns to Forest Witches with Blood and Spear Sutras²House Iselsi’s expedition fails spectacularly.²Company of Thrones formed among Forest Witches
• 303: House Iselsi attempts coup after unsuccessful adventure.²House Iselsi’s coup is crushed out of hand²House Iselsi stripped of most of their possessions and made servants of the Throne.
• 318: Linowan begin their attempt to conquer Halta in earnest
• 326: Vengeful Harvest Uprising in the Realm
• 335: First Guild office on the Blessed Isle established at Chanos.
• 362: Tepet taken as consort by the Empress²Blood on the Horn born in Harborhead
• 364: Barbarian incursions along the northern coast of the Inner Sea repulsed by the Gleaming Fang Legion (formerly the 11th)
• 369: Birth of Mnemon, Great House Founder
• 370: Rawar dies
• 371: Tepet vanishes²Lord’s Crossing becomes first Blessed Isle Guild hub
• 385: Blood on the Horn conquers costal Harborhead
• 392: Fane of Upswept Horns restored in Harborhead
• 393: Tariffs begin being levied against Guild Merchants traveling on the Blessed Isle. Tariff is from House Tepet, on wagon wheels, even when attached to Wagons.
• 416: Guild boycotts trade with the Blessed Isle²Trade War between Guild and Realm begins²The Realm attacks Harborhead
• 418: Trade War ends, as each side recognizes futility of continued hostilities²Two-century tariff on Guild trade items begins²No Longer Guild Hubs on Blessed Isle, all business goes through Cherek
• 422: Elevation of House Nellons²Blood on the Horn killed²Harborhead falls to the Realm
• 433: Fire seen in sky over Imperial Mountain²Mountain people send emissaries to Empress, return fewer but with great gifts.
• 435: Arczeckhi Horde invades the South, ravaging several cities in the Hundred Kingdoms.²Arczeckhi Horde turned back by Hundred Kingdoms Mercenaries and Lookshy regulars. Guild provides substantial help.
• 465: Unbroken Rushes Rebellion in the Realm
• 474: First major rebellion in Harborhead begins (and ends)
• 534: Ragara Jinel (the Elder) born.
• 535: A second rebellion in Harborhead begins over a slain cleric
• 547: Fair Folk attack the Hundred Kingdoms. Guild provides support.
• 550: Second rebellion in Harborhead ends with the Realm in control.
• 557: Fair Folk driven back from Hundred Kingdoms²Guild establishes trade ties with many, and is scandalized for it.
• 550: Treaties renegotiated with Chiaroscuro and other major cities and the Realm to reduce tariffs.
• 557: Representatives from the Scavenger Lands major cities renegotiate new, stronger Treaty called The Confederation of Rivers.
• 563: Ghandarva reborn as God-Blooded son of Spinner of Glorious Tales from Great Forks
• 564: Proseria delivers The Blessing of Awakening.²The Company of Messengers formed among the Forest Witches²The Table of Fiends is formed among the Forest Witches²The tax of Fading Embers levied among the Forest Witches
• 578: Realm goes to war with Anathema Jochim
• 585: War with Jochim ends with Jochim slain by Tepet Arada “The Wind Dancer”²Ghandarva returns to Forest Witches again
• 591: Ragara’s Widow’s Uprising in the Realm.
• 615: several officers of the Seventh Legion killed by a First Age Weapon at Gunzota redoubt
• 635: Wondrous-Light born.
• 659: Wondrous-Light Exalts.
• 684: Ragara Jinel the Elder slays an Anathema near Marukan.
• 686: Sacrifice War in Harborhead. Realm puts down another rebellion
• 688: The Black Scale Embassy Established among the Forest Witches
• 707: Blooded Scythe Uprising in the Realm
• 727: Unrelenting-Storm born.
• 742: Ragara Pakaya born.
• 744: V'neef Aron born.
• 746: Tepet Berel Akina born.
• 747: Ragara Jinel born.
• 748: Autocrat of Thorns dies.²Empress supports succession of Autocrat of Thorn’s second son in exchange for a promise to attack the Scavenger Lands.²Realm sends Dragon-Blooded “advisers” to help him seize power from his Elder Brother, then legitimizes usurper. More “advisory” forces and First Age Weapons sent to “help” new Autocrat.²Guild attempts to forestall war, fails.²Ledaal Ameil born.
• 749: Jocelyn born within Albin'Shar while it is still stuck in a Wyld patch.
• 750: Aoshi is born.
• 752: The forces of Thorns are mauled, their forces unused to war compared to their opponents.²The Realm is forced to put more and more money into helping Thorns.²Mettan'Aku is born
• 754: Battle of Mishaka, Armies of Thorns annihilated. Great Forks forces crushed.²Popular opinion turns against new Autocrat, civil war begins.
• 754: Unrelenting-Storm Exalts and is apprenticed to ???
• 756: Terek Amiku born.
• 761: The Bull of the North sends forces to attack Rokan-jin and Talinin Tribes south of the Linowan.²Ragara Jinel Exalts.
• 762: The Bull of the North sends the Sorceress Samea to assist his forces against the Rokan-Jin and Talinin Tribes.²Open warfare erupts between Icewalkers and Rokan-jin and Talinin Tribes.
• 763: The Solar Exalted begin to return en masse²The Linowan request aid from the Realm against the Icewalkers²The Abyssal Exalted begin to appear en masse²The Tepet Legions join up with the Linowan Forces²The Empress Vanishes²Guild works to counter attempts to keep vanishing secret.²The Bull of the North joins his forces
• 764: The Battle of Krellin Ford: Four Dragons of the Tepet Forces defeats Five dragons under the Dragon-Blooded Mors Ialden and force them to retreat.²Council of the Empty Throne in the Realm²The Bull of the North’s Forces under Mors Ialden are backed up by Samea and two Dragons and devastate the pursuing Tepet Legions.²The Deathlord Mask of Winters attacks and sacks Thorns²The Battle of Ironthorn Forest: Half the Tepet Legions attack and wound Samea, forcing a retreat. The Bull of the North slays seven Immaculates, and his summoned creatures destroy five Warstriders²The Battle of Fallen Lapis: Two Bronze Faction Sidereals destroy the allied city of Fallen Lapis, slaying all inhabitants. The Bull of the North and Samea slay one Sidereal and devastate their forces.²Tepet Arada, “The Wind Dancer”, orders a retreat to Greyfalls.²The Battle of Futile Blood: the Bull of the North’s Forces destroys the remainder of the Tepet Legions.
• 765: Terek Amiku Exalts and later, kills her first victim.
• 766: Former Leopard of Harborhead killed along with her family, new one installed.
• 767: Fearful-Journeys-With-Taint Exalts and quickly insinuates himself into the courts of the South at his Liege's behest.
• Calibration 767-768: Mettan'Aku Exalts.
• 768: Present Day in Canon. Albin'Shar stabilized and fixed to a spot in creation near the Hundred Kingdoms by a circle of Solars. Jocelyn Exalts in Albin'Shar as a direct result of the energies created in the ritual to fix it to creation. Karess Exalts. Prince Till dies. Terek Amiku dies. Aoshi Exalts and is assigned to Kenish-Of-Fleeting-Dreams as a student. Tepet Berel Akina sent on a Wyld Hunt where he meets Ledaal Ameil. Soulban dies of poisoning.
• 769: Tepet Berel Akina's daughter born to Ledaal Ameil.
• 770: Fearful-Journeys-With-Taint dies.