Lore:Timeline (Renewed Kingdoms)

This is a detailed account of the events that have taken place within Althas' Years of the Renewed Kingdoms (RK).

The Timeline started with Part 1, Part 2 was the prior entry in the Timeline series of articles, and this is Part 3 (the final part).

The Years of the Renewed Kingdoms (RK)

This is a detailed account of the events that have taken place within Althas during The Years of the Renewed Kingdoms (RK). This Age follows after the Mythical Age's "The Renewal" period, the period of events after The War of Calamities.

The abbreviation RK stands for "Renewed Kingdoms".

New Powers and The Vanguard's Rebirth

• 12 RK: Two houses, House Éastanwind and House Westanwind, rise up in the Narthendar region.
  • Westanwind takes control of Múthrand and Éastanwind takes control of Mundríce. The two families, kin from afar, form an alliance that controls the central river in southern Narthendar. Their alliance becomes known as the Windrae Alliance.
• 15 RK: With The Vanguard gone, the few surviving najiros from before The War of Calamities began assisting those born with the ability to use magic to discover their power on a more individual basis, working either out of their homes, the Temples and the Academies.
• 18 RK: A series of watchtowers are built by Anorthile to guard the northern pass into the region. [1]
• 22 RK: Two noble houses of the former kingdoms of Driesefair and Gorandel join together to form House Gerénian in southeast Narthendar.
• Early 27 RK: With the approval and aid of King Andorain II, seven Vanguard survivors, led by Hiertan the Old, gathered as many najiros as would come with them, including those that wished to be retainers and set out for the ruined Vanguard stronghold of Hedansael in Gorandel. [2]
• Late 27 RK: The Vanguard host drove out the few bandits living there at the time, and began rebuilding the fortress and re-establishing their order. The seven leaders became the first Vanguard Council of the new age with Hiertan as their Master. [3]
• 30 RK: Hédansael was fully restored. The Council now began putting all the knowledge they had accumulated to page as to amend for the lost knowledge that had occurred because of The War of Calamities.
  • They sent out najiros and retainers to find lost tomes and other secrets of magic, but progress was slow due to how hostile the populace was. [4]
• 33 RK: The Sómstrynd Clans were formed, a coalition of noble families of Lamniemalos. They drove their opposition into the forests of northeastern Lamniemalos. [5]
  • The Clans took control of the fortress ruins in the western Lamniemalos mountains and began to rebuild them. They also re-established the mines in the Lamniemalos region and spread their influence in the region. [6]
• 38 RK: The Vanguard established friendly contact with the Thalom Sebairos in the forests south of Hedansael.
• 42 RK: The Rúnwitan, the seven Jevrethor rulers of the Thevelnim tribes of Vossôthos, strengthen their people through magic, transforming them into the Wothboran.
• 48 RK: Hiertan the Old dies at the age of 89.
• 55 RK: King Andorain II of Anorthile, last of the first Renewed Kings, died of old age. His son, Dithair, became King of Anorthile.

The Siege of Léomael and The War of the Mountains

• Spring 61 RK: The Sómstrynd Clans, who at the time held almost the entire mountain range and some lands both to the east and west, declared war on the city of Léomael.
• Summer 61 RK: The Anointed held council, led by King Dithair of Anorthile, concerning the state of The Feralands and the Siege of Léomael. [7]
• 65 RK: The Lord of House Éastanwind died with no natural born heir. His adopted son, Ácholt, took his place. [8]
  • The Lord of House Westanwind offered his daughter to Ácholt so that he could marry into the family, but he turned her down and married a commoner. [9]
• 63 RK, The War of the Mountains: The host of Nosmalos arrived and broke the siege on Léomael.
  • 64 RK: The combined hosts of Léomael and Nosmalos besieged Holenburg, capital of The Sómstrynd Clans. [10]
  • 65 RK: After the harsh winter of 64 RK, The Sómstrynd Clans pursued peace, and swore not to take up arms against Léomael again. Nosmalos brought Léomael under its protection as a protectorate.
• 66 RK: The Elder of Fiscrýne, a village that was on the border between the two Houses and has been a long time friend of both House Éastanwind and Westanwind [11], called a meeting between the two leaders at Fiscrýne to settle the feud. [12]
  • After the disastrous meeting, both Houses became openly hostile towards one another, each blaming the other for starting the violent incident and the deaths that occurred at it.
  • The threat of the Sómstrynd Clans prevents war, however, bring the two sides to relunctanly align. Only a few small skirmishes occur before The Sómstrynd Clans cease their attacks.
• 68 RK: The Massereas Feareld was formed. They acted as a third party to mediate trade between the two hostile cities of Múthrand and Mundríce.
• 69 RK: House Gerénian moved its dominion south, out of Narthendar and into eastern Driesefair. [13]
• 73 RK: House Gerénian established a friendly relationship with The Vanguard.

The Strand and the Emerald War

• Fall, 76 RK: Yauld the Old, ruler of The Strand, died. His son, Aegis, was to ascend the throne. [14]
  • Aegis’s younger brother, Skean, framed Aegis for murdering their father; he produced false evidence and witnesses to testify that Yauld had been poisoned. [15]
• Winter, 76 RK: Aegis was driven out of Ironrend by his brother. He fled south with his supporters to Greyport. It was ruled by a brigand group that oppressed the people in the town.
  • Aegis, with the help of his supporters, drove out the brigands. The people in Greyport swear fealty to him. [16]
• 78 RK: Greyport grew under Aegis’s rule. Aegis looked beyond Greyport for a place that could better support his people. [17]
  • His interest fell upon Nandorthel. Aegis, however, did not yet have the strength in numbers to take the city. [18]
• 85 RK: Aegis’s contacts in Ironrend discovered proof that Skean framed Aegis. Aegis called Skean to meet him in Greyport, citing proof of Skean’s betrayal.
  • Skean comes and Aegis offers him a deal: Aegis would not reveal the evidence of Skean's treachery if Skean would be his ally in taking Nandorthel as a land for Aegis’s people; Skean would also be given the city of Greyport. Skean agrees. [19]
  • The Strand and Greyport prepare for war in Early Spring.
• Early 86 RK: House Gerénian received word that The Strand, as well as an unknown host west of the forest, was preparing for war.
• Mid 86 RK: Spies of House Gerénian report that the host was Skean’s brother, Aegis, and that The Strand was looking to conquer Nandorthel. House Gerénian brought together The Vanguard, the Thalom Sebairos and Anorthile in meeting. [20]
  • They attempted to garner the support for an alliance in a campaign to secure Nandorthel, pleading that The Strand would be beyond all their reaches if they entrenched at Nandorthel. The leadership of the various groups were divided on the matter.
• Late 86 RK: With The Strand and Greyport hosts continuing to gather, House Gerénian brought together another meeting with The Vanguard, the Thalom Sebairos and Anorthile.
  • House Gerénian again attempted to appeal to the divided groups, but this time under the deceiptful claim that the Gerénian nobles were of Anointed blood to Driesefair. [21]
  • The three groups were swayed to provide aid to House Gerénian's campaign. [22]
• 87-89 RK: The Emerald War
  • Summer, 87 RK: The combined hosts of Greyport and The Strand began their march on Nandorthel. House Gerénian based the majority of their host in the river fort of Ládnerung, northwest of Nandorthel.
  • Fall, 87 RK: The Strand host attempted to approach Nandorthel from the north, but met heavy resistance from the host of House Gerénian and were forced to fall back and crossed the river at a ford in the forests to the west. [23]
  • Late Winter, 88 RK: The host of House Gerénian began harassing Aegis and Skean’s northern flank. [24]
  • Spring, 88 RK: Thalom Sebairos raiders cut off the supply lines for Aegis and Skean that were coming out of Greyport in the west. The ruler of Nandorthel allys with Aegis and Skean. [25]
  • Fall, 88 RK: The hosts of Aegis, Skean and The ruler of Nandorthel joined and laid siege to Ládnerung, but failed to defeat House Gerénian. [26]
  • Winter, 89 RK: Hosts from Anorthile arrived in Gorandel and set word to House Gerénian via the pass northeast of Nandorthel. House Gerénian tells them to hold south until the first day of Spring.
  • Early Spring, 89 RK: The Battle of Ládnerung was fought. Skean and his host abandon Aegis, and Aegis and The ruler of Nandorthel, and their hosts, were slain. [27]
    • With the conclusion of the Battle and the destruction of Aegis and The ruler of Nandorthel hosts, House Gerénian took Nandorthel. Their leader, Lord Ágan Gerénian, becomes the ruler of Nandorthel. [28]
• Late 89 RK: Skean returns to Greyport and has the people swear fealty to him and The Strand. [29]
  • Aegis's wife with child, unknown to Skean, fled from Greyport and came to live in the land around Nandorthel in hiding. [30]

The Founding of Mosvaseb

• 109 RK: The Lord of the House ascended as the new Lord of House Éastanwind. [31]
• Early 111 RK: King Dithair of Anorthile sent messengers offering a protectorate alliance to House Éastanwind in Mundríce. The Lord of the House rudely refused and King Dithair considered invading the city-state. [32]
• Late 111 RK: Diasair post-Renewal Diasair appeared in Anorthile. He asked and received council with King Dithair. [33]
  • The Diasair advised the King not to grow too proud in his success nor to overreach his domain. He also advised the King not to place all his faith in House Gerénian in Nandorthel.
  • Dithair chose to ignore the Diasair’s words and proceeded with the invasion.
• 112 RK, The Battle of Mundríce: A Narthendar Expeditionary host marched from Anorthile; it passed through Nandorthel and made war on House Éastanwind.
  • The Lord of House Éastanwind was defeated in battle south of Mundríce. The city was besieged and fell in Late Autumn.
  • Anorthile began organizing a new system of leadering in Early Winter. [34]
• Late Spring, 113 RK: King Dithair visited Mundríce to oversee the organizing of the new vassal state.
  • House Westanwind attempted to assassinate the King in Late Spring and failed. Westanwind was immediately exposed, and Dithair declared war on House Westanwind.
• Early Summer, 113 RK: Anrothile attacks Múthrand, lead by Dithair. After the Lord of Westanwind fell in battle, the city surrendered willingly. [35]
  • Anorthile unified the two cities of Mundríce and Múthrand into one state, encompassing the lake and river valley between them. Mundríce was renamed Vaseb, and the new state (a vassal of Anorthile) was named Mosvaseb. [36]

Unrest outside the Anointed Kingdoms

• 114 RK: Skean died and his son, the devious Bodkin, ascended the throne of Ironrend. [37]
  • Resistors sought and reached out to The Anointed| for help in overthrowing Bodkin.
• Spring 117 RK: A Vishethas volunteer host agreed to help dethrone Bodkin.
  • The King of Vishethas convinced the Temple’s Vasomi in Vishethas to assist. The Vasomi arrive in Ironrend and helped organize the rebellion. [38]
• Fall 117 RK, The Ironrend Rebellion: The rebellion struck; skirmishes occured in and around Ironrend. The conflict grew out of hand and there were riots and chaos in the streets.
  • Before the Vasomi could reassume control of the situation, Bodkin escaped with several of his trusted commanders and guards to Greyport and took up rule there. [39]
  • Vishethas set up a local family, the leader of the resistance, as the ruler of Ironrend. [40]
• 122 RK: The Esheliros Shûvrall accepted an offer from Vishethas to become their vassal. [41]
• 123 RK: Ágan, the ruler of Nandorthel, died. His inept son, Ábrecan, ascended the throne. [42]
• Early 127 RK: Bodkin sent his spies amongst the. Bodkin's spies discovered, with the assistance of a mysterious group, that the House Gerénian's claim to Anointed lineage was a lie. [43]
  • Bodkin had his spies spread the rumor among his disgruntled citizens. Eventually the proof became public, and the lies, combined with Ábrecan's poor rulership, caused tensions to quickly escalate. [44]
  • The lie particularly offended the Thalom Sebairos and they broke off their relations with House Gerénian.
  • The Vanguard, overruling the wishes of the Master, broke off relations to The Anointed.
  • House Gerénian split as groups within the fringes of the House were not aware of the lie and demanded the heads of the House to step down. [45]

The Nandorthel Rebellion and the Formation of Grimvale

• Late Summer, 129 RK: Bodkin sent Ranseur, an ally and the former ruler of Greyport, with men under his command to create anarchy amongst House Gerénian in Nandorthel.
  • Rival groups formed amongst Gerénian. The largest is lead by Dréorwine, who formed the Dréorwineas; they strongly opposed The Anointed and Ábrecan's rule of Nandorthel. [46]
• Early Fall, 129 RK: Ábrecan and his loyalists attempted to contain the rival groups throughout Gorandel. Amongst the chaos, the Dréorwineas, with the aid of Ranseur and his men, take Nandorthel.
  • Ábrecan plead for peace with Dréorwine. The Dréorwineas refused. [47]
• Late Fall, 129 RK: Ábrecan and his loyalists attempted to retake Nandorthel. They are unsuccessful and flee south. [48]
  • Ábrecan and his followers settled south of Nandorthel.
• 130 RK: Ranseur convinces Dréorwine to abdicate Nandorthel's throne to Ironrend. Ranseur becomes its lord; the city becomes known as Grimvale.

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Notes

This section contains footnotes for the Years of the Reunited Kingdoms section of the Timeline.

New Powers and The Vanguard's Rebirth

1. Due to the cost of repairs throughout Anorthile, King Andorain II decides against fully rebuilding the Gates of Anorthile.
2. With the najiros population beginning to grow again, many descendants of the original Vanguard remnants begin to contemplate rebuilding the order. The few surviving remnants, most of whom were mere students at the time of The War of Calamities, came together and laid plans to begin rebuilding The Vanguard.
3. Being the only group of trained and practicing najiros in The Feralands, the Vanguard have little difficulty warding off most who would bother them. However, they also have a hard time befriending people in The Feralands because of the tainted reputation of magic after The War of Calamities.
4. The Nesar Theni was of particular interest to The Vanguard, but it lied in the hotly contested territory surrounding Nandorthel.
5. The Sómstrynd Clans were formed by four, older families of the old Lamniemalos Kingdom: Clan Holnas (the ruling clan), Clan Beran, Clan Hafecas and Clan Wulfas.
6. The ruling Clan, Clan Holnas, takes Holenburg as their capital.

The Siege of Léomael and The War of the Mountains

7. Three major decisions were decided:

   • With the growing much stronger, Dithair encouraged that they begun attempting to rebuild The Feralands and restore The Anointed order in those lands.
   • It was decided that the Anointed Kings would set up a new state in each region to provide stability. This would include overthrowing some of the non-Anointed states (such as the petty rulers in Gorandel and the tyrant in Ironrend).
   • In terms of the Siege of Léomael, it was decided that they would aid the city in their war and bring them under their protection.
8. House Westanwind protested Ácholt becoming the lord since he was a non-blood heir nor had he married into either house.
9. House Westanwind took deep insult and the Windrae Alliance was essentially broken, with neither side willing to deal with the other.
10. The winter of 64 RK was particularly harsh and caused great suffering among the besieged and besieging hosts alike.
11. Upon hearing the news of The War of the Mountains, many living under the protection of Houses Éastanwind and Westanwind became concerned that The Sómstrynd Clans, having been denied eastward expansion, would seek to expand westward against the divided Houses.
12. The Lord of Westanwind and Ácholt arrived at Fiscryne, accompanied each by a contingent of guards.

    • The Lord of Westanwind immediately questioned the validity of Ácholt’s lordship in Mundríce.
    • Ácholt responded to these harsh words in kind. The division in the town became more strident than The Elder supposed and the village’s people had divided into two groups supporting either side.
    • Tension continued to grow, and an altercation ensued between the villager groups and guards. History does not record who started the erruptive brawl.
    • Before The Elder stopped the physical violence, several villagers and guards on both sides are killed. The Lords were also wounded.
13. House Gerénian's influence extended from the southern pass into Narthendar to the lake in Gorandel. Their eventual aim was to retake and rebuild Nandorthel and restore Gorandel.

The Strand and the Emerald War

14. Aegis would become well-regards as both more noble and fair than the former Strand rulers. He intended to reform The Strand.
15. Aegis had opposed many of his father’s deeds in life. This allowed the believability of the story to persist.
16. Aegis maintained several contacts in Ironrend that continued to keep tabs on Skean's activity for him.
17. Remnants of the brigands whom Aegis drove out continued to harass his people around the forest edge of Greyport to the east. Aegis also sought a land beyond the reach of Skean.
18. Nandorthel, at the time, was ruled by an incompetent lord, one in a long string of petty rulers who had seized the city after The War of Calamities.
19. Skean only accepted relunctantly, realizing he currently had no other options given the staggering evidence. Skean would begin to look for a way to bring about his brother’s fall.
20. House Gerénian assumed Aegis to be in Skean’s service. House Gerénian feared they alone would not have the strength needed to take on The Strand alone.
21. House Gerénian nobles claimed that they were descendants of an Anointed line, the daughters of the last King of Driesefair. They produced fictious proof in the form of royal heirlooms to give veracity to their claims.

    • In actuality, both daughters had vanished into the north when Ecretei, Driesefair’s capital, fell.
22. The Thalom Sebairos, who had served the Anointed in Gorandel before The War of Calamities, were swayed to align themselves with House Gerénian. The Vanguard’s Master, however, were only swayed to render but small aid to them. King Dithair of Anorthile would also only send small aid to them, though The People’s Council and Nobles advise against even this.
23. The delay of The Strand host puts the Greyport host on the defensive against and sallying Nandorthel host. Aegis was relieved in Early Autumn as Skean's host arrived.
24. Several skirmishes between The Strand plus Greyport and House Gerénian ended in standoffs. Neither side could gain the advantage.
25. With the northern river passages held by House Gerénian, Aegis and Skean had no way of attaining supplies. Realizing he is doomed, the ruler of Nandorthel bargained with Aegis and Skean: He would help them defeat House Gerénian (whom he knows will execute him) and in exchange, he would go free and Nandorthel would be given to Aegis. Realizing they could not sustain the siege without supplies, Skean and Aegis agree.
26. The inability of Aegis's, Skean's and The ruler of Nandorthel's hosts to surround Ládnerung (despite multiple failed attempts to send some kind of messenger or raiding party west to circumvent the fort) rendered the siege’s attrition effects almost non-existent.
27. On the day of the battle, the Greyport host was at the northern front nearest the fort, the Nandorthel host at the southern front (the rear guard), and between these two is The Strand host.

    • On the first day of Spring, the House Gerénian host sallied forth from the fort and attacked Aegis in the morning. Aegis began giving way before Skean could come to his aid.
• Soon after Aegis was attacked, the Anorhtile host rode up on the rear and attacked the Nandorthel rear guard. Taken by surprise, the rear guard began to give way and Anorthile began to turn their flank.
• Realizing the battle would almost certainly lost, and also that Aegis would be trapped, Skean broke out of the center to the west and fell back west towards the forest and Greyport, abandoning Aegis.
• Aegis fought on for some time, but both his and the Nandorthel host were completely surrounded. Both hosts were slaughtered.
28. Skean retreated across the western plains and was harassed by the Thalom Sebairos, but his host was too large for them to assault directly. Once they heard the battle was won, the Sebairos withdraw back eastwards.
29. Lord Ágan Gerénian was received in Nandorthel as a liberator by most of the people.
30. Aegis and his main supporters were all dead. Skean feigned remorse for his brother’s fate, admitting Aegis was framed but directed the blame on a servant, whom was executed. Skean portrayed himself as having saved The Strand by preserving its armies, that he had to withdraw as Aegis had unintentionally drew the attention of The Anointed.

The Founding of Mosvaseb

31. The newly ascended Lord of the House of House Éastanwind was particularly unpopular, being both a poor manager and a harsh ruler.

    • The feud between Westanwind and House Éastanwind in Narthendar had been going on for 47 years at this point. The feud had led to increased taxes, harder lives for most of the people and many lives lost from skirmishes and brief conflicts.
32. With Nandorthel under the control of House Gerénian, King Dithair of Anorthile looked to the rest of The Feralands in hopes of continuing to reestablish order there. The city of Mundríce became his next goal.

    • King Dithair’s messengers’ reported not only the Lord of the House's rudeness, but also of the pitiful conditions and growing oppression in Mundríce. This spurred Dithair to consider conquest and the establishment of a new state there. Rumors of possible Mountain Clan activity fueled his belief that such an invasion was necessary.
33. post-Renewal Diasair is the first Diasair to appear in Althas since The Renewall.
34. The oppressed people of in and near Mundríce welcomed Anorthile rule, while House Westanwind in Múthrand was outraged by the foreign rule in the lands that their kin (though estranged) had ruled.
35. King Dithair's abilities as an Anointed astonish the people of the city.
36. Other changes that occurred included Anorthile bringing the elders of the various villages together to form a simplified version of the People's Council that the Anointed Kingdoms saw.

    • Falar, the commander of the Nosmalos Expeditionary host, was made the first Lord of Mosvaseb and reigned from Vaseb. His cousin, Shevoseb, governed Múthrand. The rule of Lord Falar was fair and there was much rebuilding in the area around Vaseb and Múthrand, with repairs to the damage the feud had caused. Much trade between Vaseb and Anorthile (through Nandorthel) occured, as well as between Múthrand and Vishethas.

Unrest outside the Anointed Kingdoms

37. While Skean had been able to bolster his rule through fear, lies and propaganda, his son, Bodkin, was less effective at this. Even during Skean’s rule there was a growing resistance. Even so, this resistance was not yet strong enough to overthrow Bodkin, but was greatly encouraged by Anorthile’s intervention in The Emerald War and Lore:Timeline (Renewed Kingdoms)#The Formation of Mosvaseb|the formation of Mosvaseb]].
38. Vasomi are elite warriors and helped train some of the Ironrend rebels. This will be the first of several instances to come when Vishethas manipulates the Temple to forward its ends.
39. At this time, The Anointed were not aware of Greyport’s location.
40. The bloodines of the leader of the resistance's rise to power was a taint on his rule. Also, the image of the Vasomi and the Temple were also a taint upon his rule as well.
41. The Esheliros Shûvrall had been plagued by division between those trying to maintain order and those under aiding and abetting pirates and brigands. Vishethas assisted (with their Vasomi) the local council of the law-abiding island put down the brigands. Again, Vishethas used the Vasomi to assert their authority.
42. Ábrecan was a less impressive of a ruler than his father Ágan. Also, his father’s attempts to rebuild the area around Nandorthel were not as successful as he had hoped and the taxes used to fuel it caused tension and impatience to build in the population of Nandorthel. Ábrecan's reign went over poorly, and tensions in Nandorthel would continue to rise over the years.
43. Bodkin had his spies watching and looking for ways to damage The Anointed's influence in The Feralands.
44. The reputation of The Anointed was severely tarnished at this time, as they helped facilitate House Gerénian's rise.
45. The group that splinters from House Gerénian goes on to rule the lands northeast of Nandorthel.

The Nandorthel Rebellion and the Formation of Grimvale

46. Bodkin and Ranseur were partially responsible in helping to form the Dréorwineas, as they worked to keep up tensions in Nandorthel. More information concerning the tyranny with which Ábrecan asserted his rule also came into light.

    • The Ironrend Rebellion, and the misuse of the Vasomi in The Strand, further alienated the people to The Anointed during these years.
47. In particular, Ábrecan asked for Dréorwine to set aside the feud and help preserve what had been accomplished in Nandorthel.
48. The division between Ábrecan's Loyalists and the Dréorwineas in House Gerénian is permanently established.

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This is a detailed account of the events that have taken place within Althas' Years of the Renewed Kingdoms (RK).

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The Years of the Renewed Kingdoms (RK)

This is a detailed account of the events that have taken place within Althas during The Years of the Renewed Kingdoms (RK). This Age follows after the Mythical Age's "The Renewal" period, the period of events after The War of Calamities.

The abbreviation RK stands for "Renewed Kingdoms".

New Powers and The Vanguard's Rebirth

• 12 RK: Two houses, House Éastanwind and House Westanwind, rise up in the Narthendar region.
  • Westanwind takes control of Múthrand and Éastanwind takes control of Mundríce. The two families, kin from afar, form an alliance that controls the central river in southern Narthendar. Their alliance becomes known as the Windrae Alliance.
• 15 RK: With The Vanguard gone, the few surviving najiros from before The War of Calamities began assisting those born with the ability to use magic to discover their power on a more individual basis, working either out of their homes, the Temples and the Academies.
• 18 RK: A series of watchtowers are built by Anorthile to guard the northern pass into the region. [1]
• 22 RK: Two noble houses of the former kingdoms of Driesefair and Gorandel join together to form House Gerénian in southeast Narthendar.
• Early 27 RK: With the approval and aid of King Andorain II, seven Vanguard survivors, led by Hiertan the Old, gathered as many najiros as would come with them, including those that wished to be retainers and set out for the ruined Vanguard stronghold of Hedansael in Gorandel. [2]
• Late 27 RK: The Vanguard host drove out the few bandits living there at the time, and began rebuilding the fortress and re-establishing their order. The seven leaders became the first Vanguard Council of the new age with Hiertan as their Master. [3]
• 30 RK: Hédansael was fully restored. The Council now began putting all the knowledge they had accumulated to page as to amend for the lost knowledge that had occurred because of The War of Calamities.
  • They sent out najiros and retainers to find lost tomes and other secrets of magic, but progress was slow due to how hostile the populace was. [4]
• 33 RK: The Sómstrynd Clans were formed, a coalition of noble families of Lamniemalos. They drove their opposition into the forests of northeastern Lamniemalos. [5]
  • The Clans took control of the fortress ruins in the western Lamniemalos mountains and began to rebuild them. They also re-established the mines in the Lamniemalos region and spread their influence in the region. [6]
• 38 RK: The Vanguard established friendly contact with the Thalom Sebairos in the forests south of Hedansael.
• 42 RK: The Rúnwitan, the seven Jevrethor rulers of the Thevelnim tribes of Vossôthos, strengthen their people through magic, transforming them into the Wothboran.
• 48 RK: Hiertan the Old dies at the age of 89.
• 55 RK: King Andorain II of Anorthile, last of the first Renewed Kings, died of old age. His son, Dithair, became King of Anorthile.

The Siege of Léomael and The War of the Mountains

• Spring 61 RK: The Sómstrynd Clans, who at the time held almost the entire mountain range and some lands both to the east and west, declared war on the city of Léomael.
• Summer 61 RK: The Anointed held council, led by King Dithair of Anorthile, concerning the state of The Feralands and the Siege of Léomael. [7]
• 65 RK: The Lord of House Éastanwind died with no natural born heir. His adopted son, Ácholt, took his place. [8]
  • The Lord of House Westanwind offered his daughter to Ácholt so that he could marry into the family, but he turned her down and married a commoner. [9]
• 63 RK, The War of the Mountains: The host of Nosmalos arrived and broke the siege on Léomael.
  • 64 RK: The combined hosts of Léomael and Nosmalos besieged Holenburg, capital of The Sómstrynd Clans. [10]
  • 65 RK: After the harsh winter of 64 RK, The Sómstrynd Clans pursued peace, and swore not to take up arms against Léomael again. Nosmalos brought Léomael under its protection as a protectorate.
• 66 RK: The Elder of Fiscrýne, a village that was on the border between the two Houses and has been a long time friend of both House Éastanwind and Westanwind [11], called a meeting between the two leaders at Fiscrýne to settle the feud. [12]
  • After the disastrous meeting, both Houses became openly hostile towards one another, each blaming the other for starting the violent incident and the deaths that occurred at it.
  • The threat of the Sómstrynd Clans prevents war, however, bring the two sides to relunctanly align. Only a few small skirmishes occur before The Sómstrynd Clans cease their attacks.
• 68 RK: The Massereas Feareld was formed. They acted as a third party to mediate trade between the two hostile cities of Múthrand and Mundríce.
• 69 RK: House Gerénian moved its dominion south, out of Narthendar and into eastern Driesefair. [13]
• 73 RK: House Gerénian established a friendly relationship with The Vanguard.

The Strand and the Emerald War

• Fall, 76 RK: Yauld the Old, ruler of The Strand, died. His son, Aegis, was to ascend the throne. [14]
  • Aegis’s younger brother, Skean, framed Aegis for murdering their father; he produced false evidence and witnesses to testify that Yauld had been poisoned. [15]
• Winter, 76 RK: Aegis was driven out of Ironrend by his brother. He fled south with his supporters to Greyport. It was ruled by a brigand group that oppressed the people in the town.
  • Aegis, with the help of his supporters, drove out the brigands. The people in Greyport swear fealty to him. [16]
• 78 RK: Greyport grew under Aegis’s rule. Aegis looked beyond Greyport for a place that could better support his people. [17]
  • His interest fell upon Nandorthel. Aegis, however, did not yet have the strength in numbers to take the city. [18]
• 85 RK: Aegis’s contacts in Ironrend discovered proof that Skean framed Aegis. Aegis called Skean to meet him in Greyport, citing proof of Skean’s betrayal.
  • Skean comes and Aegis offers him a deal: Aegis would not reveal the evidence of Skean's treachery if Skean would be his ally in taking Nandorthel as a land for Aegis’s people; Skean would also be given the city of Greyport. Skean agrees. [19]
  • The Strand and Greyport prepare for war in Early Spring.
• Early 86 RK: House Gerénian received word that The Strand, as well as an unknown host west of the forest, was preparing for war.
• Mid 86 RK: Spies of House Gerénian report that the host was Skean’s brother, Aegis, and that The Strand was looking to conquer Nandorthel. House Gerénian brought together The Vanguard, the Thalom Sebairos and Anorthile in meeting. [20]
  • They attempted to garner the support for an alliance in a campaign to secure Nandorthel, pleading that The Strand would be beyond all their reaches if they entrenched at Nandorthel. The leadership of the various groups were divided on the matter.
• Late 86 RK: With The Strand and Greyport hosts continuing to gather, House Gerénian brought together another meeting with The Vanguard, the Thalom Sebairos and Anorthile.
  • House Gerénian again attempted to appeal to the divided groups, but this time under the deceiptful claim that the Gerénian nobles were of Anointed blood to Driesefair. [21]
  • The three groups were swayed to provide aid to House Gerénian's campaign. [22]
• 87-89 RK: The Emerald War
  • Summer, 87 RK: The combined hosts of Greyport and The Strand began their march on Nandorthel. House Gerénian based the majority of their host in the river fort of Ládnerung, northwest of Nandorthel.
  • Fall, 87 RK: The Strand host attempted to approach Nandorthel from the north, but met heavy resistance from the host of House Gerénian and were forced to fall back and crossed the river at a ford in the forests to the west. [23]
  • Late Winter, 88 RK: The host of House Gerénian began harassing Aegis and Skean’s northern flank. [24]
  • Spring, 88 RK: Thalom Sebairos raiders cut off the supply lines for Aegis and Skean that were coming out of Greyport in the west. The ruler of Nandorthel allys with Aegis and Skean. [25]
  • Fall, 88 RK: The hosts of Aegis, Skean and The ruler of Nandorthel joined and laid siege to Ládnerung, but failed to defeat House Gerénian. [26]
  • Winter, 89 RK: Hosts from Anorthile arrived in Gorandel and set word to House Gerénian via the pass northeast of Nandorthel. House Gerénian tells them to hold south until the first day of Spring.
  • Early Spring, 89 RK: The Battle of Ládnerung was fought. Skean and his host abandon Aegis, and Aegis and The ruler of Nandorthel, and their hosts, were slain. [27]
    • With the conclusion of the Battle and the destruction of Aegis and The ruler of Nandorthel hosts, House Gerénian took Nandorthel. Their leader, Lord Ágan Gerénian, becomes the ruler of Nandorthel. [28]
• Late 89 RK: Skean returns to Greyport and has the people swear fealty to him and The Strand. [29]
  • Aegis's wife with child, unknown to Skean, fled from Greyport and came to live in the land around Nandorthel in hiding. [30]

The Founding of Mosvaseb

• 109 RK: The Lord of the House ascended as the new Lord of House Éastanwind. [31]
• Early 111 RK: King Dithair of Anorthile sent messengers offering a protectorate alliance to House Éastanwind in Mundríce. The Lord of the House rudely refused and King Dithair considered invading the city-state. [32]
• Late 111 RK: Diasair post-Renewal Diasair appeared in Anorthile. He asked and received council with King Dithair. [33]
  • The Diasair advised the King not to grow too proud in his success nor to overreach his domain. He also advised the King not to place all his faith in House Gerénian in Nandorthel.
  • Dithair chose to ignore the Diasair’s words and proceeded with the invasion.
• 112 RK, The Battle of Mundríce: A Narthendar Expeditionary host marched from Anorthile; it passed through Nandorthel and made war on House Éastanwind.
  • The Lord of House Éastanwind was defeated in battle south of Mundríce. The city was besieged and fell in Late Autumn.
  • Anorthile began organizing a new system of leadering in Early Winter. [34]
• Late Spring, 113 RK: King Dithair visited Mundríce to oversee the organizing of the new vassal state.
  • House Westanwind attempted to assassinate the King in Late Spring and failed. Westanwind was immediately exposed, and Dithair declared war on House Westanwind.
• Early Summer, 113 RK: Anrothile attacks Múthrand, lead by Dithair. After the Lord of Westanwind fell in battle, the city surrendered willingly. [35]
  • Anorthile unified the two cities of Mundríce and Múthrand into one state, encompassing the lake and river valley between them. Mundríce was renamed Vaseb, and the new state (a vassal of Anorthile) was named Mosvaseb. [36]

Unrest outside the Anointed Kingdoms

• 114 RK: Skean died and his son, the devious Bodkin, ascended the throne of Ironrend. [37]
  • Resistors sought and reached out to The Anointed| for help in overthrowing Bodkin.
• Spring 117 RK: A Vishethas volunteer host agreed to help dethrone Bodkin.
  • The King of Vishethas convinced the Temple’s Vasomi in Vishethas to assist. The Vasomi arrive in Ironrend and helped organize the rebellion. [38]
• Fall 117 RK, The Ironrend Rebellion: The rebellion struck; skirmishes occured in and around Ironrend. The conflict grew out of hand and there were riots and chaos in the streets.
  • Before the Vasomi could reassume control of the situation, Bodkin escaped with several of his trusted commanders and guards to Greyport and took up rule there. [39]
  • Vishethas set up a local family, the leader of the resistance, as the ruler of Ironrend. [40]
• 122 RK: The Esheliros Shûvrall accepted an offer from Vishethas to become their vassal. [41]
• 123 RK: Ágan, the ruler of Nandorthel, died. His inept son, Ábrecan, ascended the throne. [42]
• Early 127 RK: Bodkin sent his spies amongst the. Bodkin's spies discovered, with the assistance of a mysterious group, that the House Gerénian's claim to Anointed lineage was a lie. [43]
  • Bodkin had his spies spread the rumor among his disgruntled citizens. Eventually the proof became public, and the lies, combined with Ábrecan's poor rulership, caused tensions to quickly escalate. [44]
  • The lie particularly offended the Thalom Sebairos and they broke off their relations with House Gerénian.
  • The Vanguard, overruling the wishes of the Master, broke off relations to The Anointed.
  • House Gerénian split as groups within the fringes of the House were not aware of the lie and demanded the heads of the House to step down. [45]

The Nandorthel Rebellion and the Formation of Grimvale

• Late Summer, 129 RK: Bodkin sent Ranseur, an ally and the former ruler of Greyport, with men under his command to create anarchy amongst House Gerénian in Nandorthel.
  • Rival groups formed amongst Gerénian. The largest is lead by Dréorwine, who formed the Dréorwineas; they strongly opposed The Anointed and Ábrecan's rule of Nandorthel. [46]
• Early Fall, 129 RK: Ábrecan and his loyalists attempted to contain the rival groups throughout Gorandel. Amongst the chaos, the Dréorwineas, with the aid of Ranseur and his men, take Nandorthel.
  • Ábrecan plead for peace with Dréorwine. The Dréorwineas refused. [47]
• Late Fall, 129 RK: Ábrecan and his loyalists attempted to retake Nandorthel. They are unsuccessful and flee south. [48]
  • Ábrecan and his followers settled south of Nandorthel.
• 130 RK: Ranseur convinces Dréorwine to abdicate Nandorthel's throne to Ironrend. Ranseur becomes its lord; the city becomes known as Grimvale.

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Notes

This section contains footnotes for the Years of the Reunited Kingdoms section of the Timeline.

New Powers and The Vanguard's Rebirth

1. Due to the cost of repairs throughout Anorthile, King Andorain II decides against fully rebuilding the Gates of Anorthile.
2. With the najiros population beginning to grow again, many descendants of the original Vanguard remnants begin to contemplate rebuilding the order. The few surviving remnants, most of whom were mere students at the time of The War of Calamities, came together and laid plans to begin rebuilding The Vanguard.
3. Being the only group of trained and practicing najiros in The Feralands, the Vanguard have little difficulty warding off most who would bother them. However, they also have a hard time befriending people in The Feralands because of the tainted reputation of magic after The War of Calamities.
4. The Nesar Theni was of particular interest to The Vanguard, but it lied in the hotly contested territory surrounding Nandorthel.
5. The Sómstrynd Clans were formed by four, older families of the old Lamniemalos Kingdom: Clan Holnas (the ruling clan), Clan Beran, Clan Hafecas and Clan Wulfas.
6. The ruling Clan, Clan Holnas, takes Holenburg as their capital.

The Siege of Léomael and The War of the Mountains

7. Three major decisions were decided:

   • With the growing much stronger, Dithair encouraged that they begun attempting to rebuild The Feralands and restore The Anointed order in those lands.
   • It was decided that the Anointed Kings would set up a new state in each region to provide stability. This would include overthrowing some of the non-Anointed states (such as the petty rulers in Gorandel and the tyrant in Ironrend).
   • In terms of the Siege of Léomael, it was decided that they would aid the city in their war and bring them under their protection.
8. House Westanwind protested Ácholt becoming the lord since he was a non-blood heir nor had he married into either house.
9. House Westanwind took deep insult and the Windrae Alliance was essentially broken, with neither side willing to deal with the other.
10. The winter of 64 RK was particularly harsh and caused great suffering among the besieged and besieging hosts alike.
11. Upon hearing the news of The War of the Mountains, many living under the protection of Houses Éastanwind and Westanwind became concerned that The Sómstrynd Clans, having been denied eastward expansion, would seek to expand westward against the divided Houses.
12. The Lord of Westanwind and Ácholt arrived at Fiscryne, accompanied each by a contingent of guards.

    • The Lord of Westanwind immediately questioned the validity of Ácholt’s lordship in Mundríce.
    • Ácholt responded to these harsh words in kind. The division in the town became more strident than The Elder supposed and the village’s people had divided into two groups supporting either side.
    • Tension continued to grow, and an altercation ensued between the villager groups and guards. History does not record who started the erruptive brawl.
    • Before The Elder stopped the physical violence, several villagers and guards on both sides are killed. The Lords were also wounded.
13. House Gerénian's influence extended from the southern pass into Narthendar to the lake in Gorandel. Their eventual aim was to retake and rebuild Nandorthel and restore Gorandel.

The Strand and the Emerald War

14. Aegis would become well-regards as both more noble and fair than the former Strand rulers. He intended to reform The Strand.
15. Aegis had opposed many of his father’s deeds in life. This allowed the believability of the story to persist.
16. Aegis maintained several contacts in Ironrend that continued to keep tabs on Skean's activity for him.
17. Remnants of the brigands whom Aegis drove out continued to harass his people around the forest edge of Greyport to the east. Aegis also sought a land beyond the reach of Skean.
18. Nandorthel, at the time, was ruled by an incompetent lord, one in a long string of petty rulers who had seized the city after The War of Calamities.
19. Skean only accepted relunctantly, realizing he currently had no other options given the staggering evidence. Skean would begin to look for a way to bring about his brother’s fall.
20. House Gerénian assumed Aegis to be in Skean’s service. House Gerénian feared they alone would not have the strength needed to take on The Strand alone.
21. House Gerénian nobles claimed that they were descendants of an Anointed line, the daughters of the last King of Driesefair. They produced fictious proof in the form of royal heirlooms to give veracity to their claims.

    • In actuality, both daughters had vanished into the north when Ecretei, Driesefair’s capital, fell.
22. The Thalom Sebairos, who had served the Anointed in Gorandel before The War of Calamities, were swayed to align themselves with House Gerénian. The Vanguard’s Master, however, were only swayed to render but small aid to them. King Dithair of Anorthile would also only send small aid to them, though The People’s Council and Nobles advise against even this.
23. The delay of The Strand host puts the Greyport host on the defensive against and sallying Nandorthel host. Aegis was relieved in Early Autumn as Skean's host arrived.
24. Several skirmishes between The Strand plus Greyport and House Gerénian ended in standoffs. Neither side could gain the advantage.
25. With the northern river passages held by House Gerénian, Aegis and Skean had no way of attaining supplies. Realizing he is doomed, the ruler of Nandorthel bargained with Aegis and Skean: He would help them defeat House Gerénian (whom he knows will execute him) and in exchange, he would go free and Nandorthel would be given to Aegis. Realizing they could not sustain the siege without supplies, Skean and Aegis agree.
26. The inability of Aegis's, Skean's and The ruler of Nandorthel's hosts to surround Ládnerung (despite multiple failed attempts to send some kind of messenger or raiding party west to circumvent the fort) rendered the siege’s attrition effects almost non-existent.
27. On the day of the battle, the Greyport host was at the northern front nearest the fort, the Nandorthel host at the southern front (the rear guard), and between these two is The Strand host.

    • On the first day of Spring, the House Gerénian host sallied forth from the fort and attacked Aegis in the morning. Aegis began giving way before Skean could come to his aid.
• Soon after Aegis was attacked, the Anorhtile host rode up on the rear and attacked the Nandorthel rear guard. Taken by surprise, the rear guard began to give way and Anorthile began to turn their flank.
• Realizing the battle would almost certainly lost, and also that Aegis would be trapped, Skean broke out of the center to the west and fell back west towards the forest and Greyport, abandoning Aegis.
• Aegis fought on for some time, but both his and the Nandorthel host were completely surrounded. Both hosts were slaughtered.
28. Skean retreated across the western plains and was harassed by the Thalom Sebairos, but his host was too large for them to assault directly. Once they heard the battle was won, the Sebairos withdraw back eastwards.