Post by Honza on Dec 3, 2010 10:45:00 GMT
TIMELINE OF NOTABLE EVENTS IN MAGNAMUND
MS5084 (SUMMER) – MS5102 (SPRING)
(taken from Signs and Portents 87)
MS 5084:
Bhanar and Chai: The vampiric Autarch Sejanoz of Bhanar was destroyed. Khea-khan Xo-lin of Chai defeated the invading Bhanarian army and pursued it deep into the Bhanarian homeland. Xo-lin’s son, General Zha-zhing, looted the city of Yua Tzhan and razed it to the ground. Very few of its citizens escaped alive. This has since become remembered as the Massacre of Yua Tzhan.
MS 5085:
Bhanar and Chai: The Chai army occupied eastern Bhanar, and all of its steam-powered engines and weapons of war were systematically destroyed. The aged Khea-khan Xo-lin of Chai died, and his son, Zha-zhing, acceded to the throne. Upon his inauguration he married Princess Myelsha of Mhytan. Chai forts along the border with Bhanar were attacked by Bhanarian irregulars in reprisal for the Massacre of Yua Tzhan. A treaty was signed between Chai and Mhytan (the Chai Sea Treaty). All Bhanarian shipping was denied access to the Chai Sea by Mythenian and Chai men of war. The blockade quickly suffocated Bhanarian resistance.
MS 5086:
Bhanar and Chai: Bhanarian resistance collapsed. Khea-khan Zha-zhing installed Overseer Klutan upon the throne of Bhanar. Klutan was a political puppet of Chai. The Chai army withdrew from eastern Bhanar. Khea-khan Zha-zhing had a son, Lao Tin.
Shadaki: Zultan Zedoli seized the throne of Shadaki in a bloody uprising.
MS 5087:
Vaduzhan , Bhanar and Chai: Vaduzhan invaded south-western Bhanar. The City of Otavai fell to Vaduzhan forces with little resistance. King Kardisa of Vaduzhan claimed the territories of former-south western Bhanar for his imperial throne. Chai chose not to oppose his claims.
MS 5088:
The Isle of Lorn: The Shianti left the Isle of Lorn to reside with Goddess Ishir on the Plane of Light. Their final act upon Magnamund was to bequeath their island to the Order of the Kai.
MS 5089:
The Isle of Lorn, Shadaki, The Freelands: Lone Wolf travelled to the Isle of Lorn. Assisted by Grey Star and Guildmaster Banedon, he made plans for the construction of a second Kai Monastery. Zultan Zedoli of Shadaki declared their presence upon the Isle of Lorn ‘an act of war’. Shadaki mustered its army and attacked its southern neighbours: Korli and Forlu. The Freelands Alliance sent troops to support Korli and Forlu, as did Lone Wolf. A cassel of Kai and three cassels of Sommlending marines fought in the War of the Sea of Winds. Shadaki was soundly defeated and forced to relinquish all of its territorial gains. Zultan Zedoli was assassinated before the year was out.
MS 5090:
Lencia and Nyras: The Lencians were forced out of Nyras by Warmarshal Ranghor. King Sarnac was killed. A civil war erupted in the Drakkarim nations as Ranghor and Ghangrim wrestled for control.
The Isle of Lorn: Construction began on the new Kai Monastery on the Isle of Lorn. It would take ten years to complete. Most of the Grand Masters of the New Order helped in the building of this magnificent fortress.
Shadaki: Occasional border skirmishes between Shadaki and Korli persisted.
MS 5091:
Siyen: A large number of Agarashi creatures (estimated as between 8,000-12,000) emerged from the Darkwall Mountains and invaded the Lucien Hills of Siyen. The city of Varedo was overrun
and destroyed. The Siyenese army swiftly counter-attacked and forced the ravening horde back into its hidden mountain lairs.
The Isle of Lorn: The Freelands Alliance provided 1,000 workers to help with the construction of the Kai Monastery of Lorn.
Shadaki: All incursions by Shadaki into Korli ceased.
Sommerlund: King Tor IV acceded to the throne of Sommerlund.
MS 5092:
Lunarlia: The town of Jaroc, in southern Lunarlia, was attacked and destroyed by a large force (estimated as between 7,000- 10,000) of Agarashi from the Doomlands of Naaros.
Stornlands: The War of the Warrens erupted between Eldenora and Delden.
MS 5093:
Starn: Mt. Vost was besieged by a large horde of unnamed creatures (estimated as between 12,00-15,000) from out of the Kraknalorg Chasm. The Giants of Starn received military aid from Boden which broke the siege and sent the horde retreating back into the chasm. The borderlands have since been heavily patrolled by Boden and Starn rangers.
Stornlands: End of the War of the Warrens between Eldenora and Delden. Eldenora won the war, gaining territory and tribute from defeated Prince Loarn of Delden.
MS 5094:
Kasland and Cincoria: Several skirmishes occurred between Kasland border patrols and creatures encroaching upon Kasland territory from out of the Kraknalorg Chasm. In northern Cincoria, several of its timberland settlements were destroyed by similar creatures from the chasm.
MS 5095:
Vassagonia: Zakhan Jaraza acceded to the throne of Vassagonia. Peace treaties were signed between Vassagonia and the Lastlands. The new Zakhan formerly renounced all Vassagonian territorial claims to Cloeasia in perpetuity.
Magador: President Khadarian was assassinated and control of Magador was seized by Marshall Luthos Vorgada, a senior Magadorian army officer.
Sommerlund: A record harvest was reported.
MS 5096:
Magador and Ogia: Magador allied to Ogia and their joint armies attacked Talestria. Palmyrion supported Talestria with military help and they won a decisive joint victory over Magador and Ogia at the Battle of Luukos.
MS 5097:
The Danarg: The Talestrian border with the Danarg Swamp was violated. Dozens of incursions were reported of swamp creatures hunting well beyond their usual confines of the Danarg. The Talestrian Army was deployed to contain the encroachments
Sommerlund and Durenor: King Tor IV of Sommerlund married Princess Larina of Durenor, in Holmgard.
MS 5098:
Lencia and Nyvoz: Drakkarim Warmarshal Ranghor oversaw the construction of ironclads beneath Zeegazad. King Telnac ordered the construction of a shipyard at Newton on the River Doun. Archduke Chalamis of Kasland died in mysterious circumstances. He was succeeded by Archduchess Larena.
Sommerlund: Rich new gold seams were discovered in the south-eastern reaches of the Maaken Mines. The Sommlending Crown reaped huge rewards from this new gold. King Tor IV doubled the size of the regular Sommlending Army of the South, and increased the size of all the Sommlending fleets.
MS 5099:
The Isle of Lorn: A Shadakine plot to destroy the Kai Monastery of Lorn was foiled by Lone Wolf and the New Order Kai.
Stornlands: Acolytes of Vashna were sighted numerous times throughout the year, mostly in Delden, Eldenora, and Salony.
MS 5100:
The Isle of Lorn: The Kai Monastery of Lorn was completed on the fifth day of the New Year. At the inaugural ceremony, the God Kai appeared to Supreme Master Lone Wolf. He gave his praises, his blessings, and a sombre warning that Magnamund would soon suffer assault by the forces of Naar.
Sommerlund: Lone Wolf returned to Sommerlund to prepare the Kai Order for a new dawn of darkness. He also sent Red Bear and the Kai Aspirants to Talestria.
Kalte: All Sommlending and Durenese trading links with Ljuk were severed without warning by the Ice Barbarians. Sommlending traders had their cargoes seized before they were run out of the Kalte trading post. Two Northlands Trading Company ships were commandeered at anchor off the Ljuk Ice Shelf by Ice Barbarian war parties. The cargoes were seized and the crews were killed out of hand. The Kalte barbarian warlord, Tvor’tana, united all of the disparate tribes of the northern wastes for the first time. With their unanimous consent, he claimed for himself the title ‘Grand Brumalmarc of the Icelands’.
Stornlands: The town of Amory was besieged and captured by an army of mercenary companies.
Lencia: King Telnac was warned of an impending Agarashi uprising and called off his crusade against the Drakkarim. The Drakkarim perceived this as a sign of weakness and launched a swift invasion Lencia. After Vadera and Westhaven were razed to the ground, Warmarshal Ranghor claimed the throne of Lencia.
The Darklands: The Lake of Fire surrounding the ruins of Helgedad self-extinguished.
MS 5101:
Dessi: Shortly after the Feast of Fehmarn, the Chasm of Gorgoron was rocked by violent earthquakes. When finally the quakes subsided, swarms of Agarashi arose from the chasm and infiltrated the jungle realm of Dessi.
Kalte: The newly declared ‘Grand Brumalmarc of the Icelands’, Tvor’tana, with nadziranim aid, unlocked the Shadow Gate beneath the Ice Fortress of Ikaya and released its Ice Demons. These powerful creatures of evil brought an early and unnatural winter to Sommerlund and Durenor. The Kaltesee froze over and the ice barbarians swept down and invaded northern Sommerlund and northern Durenor. Supreme Master Lone Wolf, King Tor IV of Sommerlund, and King Danan I of Durenor lead the armies that destroyed the Ice Demons, and then defeated the ice barbarians, sending them fleeing back to their frigid wilderness. The unnatural winter ended as swiftly as it had begun. Sommerlund endured three months of flooding before all of the melt waters declined and the natural cycle of the seasons resumed once more.
Lencia: King Sarnac, at the head of a united Free Nations force, attacked Helmstorm and liberated it from the Drakkarim. Sarnac was crowned King of Lencia before he led his forces from Helmstorm to face the Drakkarim who had rallied to the north of the capital. Lencian and Drakkarim armies fought at the Battle of Grimstone Valley. Ranghor was vanquished when troops from Kasland arrived to reinforce the Lencians late on the second day.
Eru: A scout reported that Ghangrim’s Nadziranim had constructed a machine that would “devastate the Free Nations”.
Western Tentarias: The Invasion of Darke began. The city fell to the united forces of Eru, Lencia, Kasland, Boden and Bor. King Sarnac renamed the city ‘Gamir’, its ancient Lencian title. Sarnac pressed on through Nyras, intent on taking Kagorst and wiping out the remaining Drakkarim threat. Sarnac rode to victory and razed Kagorst.
Skaror: Frequent and violet earthquakes tore open the borderland between the Darklands and Skaror, in the southern foothills of the Ogshezar Mountains. A deep chasm, two hundred miles long and of unknown depth, appeared. It stretched from the ruins of Cragmantle, on the Skaror border, all the way to the abandoned Darklands city of Nadgazad.
Bhanar: The remote Bhanarian city of Bakhasa was seized by a Nadziranim sorcerer named Zashnor.
Maakengorge: The Maakengorge opened further, extending the vast chasm another twenty five miles to the west. The ruins of Maaken were completely leveled by the violent aftershocks, and very few buildings in the Free Citystate of Casiorn were left standing.
Stornlands: Acolytes of Vashna began to make pilgrimage to the Maakengorge in their thousands.
MS 5102:
Chai: Khea-khan Zha-zhing died (aged 58) on the Feast of Fehmarn. His son, Lao Tin, became the new Khea-khan of Chai (aged 16).