Terriok Time Jump
Dec 24, 2012 20:10:20 GMT -8
Post by gamemastert on Dec 24, 2012 20:10:20 GMT -8
A Short Synopsis of historical events from the Year 15,946 to 15,968
By Master Historian and Chief Minister of Letters of Record
Professor Antygni Metyculi
Preface
To my masters of the wise and honorable House of Records here in the culture center of the southern Isles, the hub of wisdom, seeker of knowledge, and keeper of memory, Maki University. I humbly report that my arduous and painstakingly thorough research on the past 22 years has come to completion. Here in this 537 page document you will find all of my supporting evidence and annotated bibliographic annals of the past in question. As you well know, after first submitting these documents and my initial brief report, you, our gracious Council of Thinkers, asked for an even more brief and concise document with which to refer. And after my second submission you asked for yet again a simpler document that was less then 100 pages in length. The challenge has been quite an undertaking, as a historian, trying to determine what to omit from a document of historical significance is excruciatingly difficult. Below you will find my best efforts at brevity but let it be noted in the records that some simplifications and educated assumptions were used to faximilate this rendering of history in order for it to maintain sequential cohesion. I hope by its crudeness you do not deem it unworthy of review, please refer to my original documents and references for a more in depth and rigorous analysis of the history in question. Although there are many related and inter woven plots concerning the west beyond the Blue Mountains, aka Roekron, I have omitted all references dealing specifically with said region due to the nature of your request, being the history of Terriok, in the last quarter decade. So with no further adu, and in the interest of brevity, with which you have been so keenly to request, I bring you these simple pages.
Beginning in the year 15,946
The discovery of the Ma-Yan and the 4 demons of prophecy: from the meticulous work of our esteemed archeologists and historians at the time (as well as a few adventurers) a lost civilization along the line of anti magic was discovered. These people had once lived in what is now the southern Salimani Isle. According to the Ma-Yan records their ancient ancestors, in their arrogance, brought 4 demons into our plane of existence. We ascertain from a tablet found beneath the Wizard Palace that some action was taken by elven wizards and dragons which helped to bind these creatures in southern Terriok where they laid in secret for thousands of years. From this experience the Ma-Yan that were left developed their religion and belief system based on the lessons learned from these 4 demons. Always speak the truth, Do your best, Don’t take anything personally, and never make Assumption. Much effort was made by their priests over the ages to develop a way to permanently rid the world of these Name Demons when the time came that they would inevitably rise again. They developed sacred temples and elaborate tests to vet and bless great heroes in the hopes that they could once and for all rid the world of these four horrors. These heroes, they have now told us, had to be foreigners; people who were unaware of these tenants that could learn, from their heart, the tenants of the 4 ways of being. Only in this way would they be able to defeat the evils that were brought upon them.
In the beginning of the last quarter century a threat, awakened by Dagdeoth, overtook the southern isles and most of southern Terriok. The 4 named demons were unleashed from their magical bondage and wreaked havoc once again in Terriok. Sun Earth, Shadow Earth, Sky Earth and Fire Earth they were called. It became apparent that by Mid winter Solstice of that year these Name demons would reach their full power. In brief, Sky Earth was exorcized by one with the blessing of the Ma-Yan. Fire Earth and Shadow earth were bound on mount Agni, as many know, by such blessed heroes who did not posses the skill of exorcism.
At around this time we are now aware that King Usar had regained him memory and returned to aid in the defeat of these demons. In fact, as is common knowledge today, Sci Usar was on board a cursed ship that caused all to forget what ever transpired on board after leaving the ship. So long as he never left the ship, Usar was able to gather information from port to port and help aid the war efforts against Grimsoeoth AND the Great Demon Hunt unbeknownst to many (including Maki!). With the aid of the Twechein Mages and the Wizard Palace, Sci Usar was able to exorcize the bound demons before the Winter solstice, but not with out a terrible cost. For Usar was not blessed by the Ma-Yan, and he soon succumbed to curses put upon him by Shadow and Fire Earth. With in minutes after exorcizing the two Demons Usar began to simultaneously increase in temperature and fade to shadow. In great pain he called to his old friends Boulderdash and General Basu to hold him upright as he declared to all in witness to his great deed. “Grittin! Your King and protector returns, I never truly left you Grittin!, I remained hidden to protect you from the great threats that even now descend upon our good people. I have done what any good lord would do. I leave you now with hope for a future. Do not squander this gift, do not give up on the alliance! People of Grittin, If you chose to be led by monarchs in the future then I beseech you, seek the OLD line! There is …power in the….. old ….. a…… c..c….con..e…..Lndrgn!!!!” and with that he burned brightly and then was devoid of light and was no more…. And all was for not for up the mountain the next day came heroes blessed by the Ma-Yan bearing the blade, White Ma, with the power to exorcize the demons.
As of Sun Earth, we ascertain many theories, for it was not destroyed as we all know. For those of us in the south we witness the EarthSun or Green Sun as many now call it, (due to its slightly green hue) as it follows the yellow sun across the sky. Many believe SunEarth is reborn every morning some where just west of the no magic zone and far south of Ma-Yan and sets south of the blue reefs and disappears once the Yellow sun sets in the West. In the last 22 years no direct malevolence seems to have emanated from the Green Sun. The light of the Green Sun is apparently responsible for the eradication of the Glowing Watermelon epidemic. Wild Life in the southern Isles flourishes to this day as do the native food crops. And why is this? According to eye witnesses, every time Sun Earth was encountered it spoke of the creatures that surrounded it as its children. Twice Sun Earth was exorcized in battle and in both instances reemerged from Kali Mountain a few weeks later. How is this possible? Our Paleontologists have some evidence that may suggest a reason for these findings. All the records of animals and plants dated by strata studies before the last Pictun (on the Ma-Yan Calendar) are very different. There are no Noble Snakes, Mongoose Squirels, or any of the current flora and fauna that exist today! This, according to our specialists, is not evolutionarily possible. Also of interest are the remains of elves, uruki and centaur that have been found on the islands in the south. Before and during this period of the last Pictun these peoples were of a consistent stature with mainlanders of their species. Some time after the binding of Sun Earth within Kali mountain these populations began to grow smaller AND the flora and Fauna of Oni island began to drastically change. Why did Sun Earth rematerialize in Kali mountain when exorcized? Many theorize today that Sun Earth had some how transformed whilst imprisoned on Oni island and now considers this plane of existence its home. Perhaps it was the process of creating new life forms and witnessing their development? Perhaps it was the nature of its magic? It is unknown, and we do not wish to make any rash assumptions (in light of Sun Earth’s counter curse – don’t make assumptions) on this matter. Perhaps one needed to move beyond the assumption that it was still a demon in order to deal with it? In any case, many magical specialists now believe that Sun Earth, now EarthSun is some form of Devine SunEarth Elemental.
The Fall of Braknik: As is well documented Braknik was being collapsed by some form of growing vortex in the Catacombs below the City. In the spring of 15,947 the city had to be evacuated as the earthquakes increased. At the highest tide on the Summer Solstice of the same year the entire city sunk beneath the waves all that was left were the semi circle of the city walls and the Light House Tower named “Poseidon’s Eye” and the Tower of Justice. In the following years the light of Poseidon’s Eye continued to be a beacon in the fog and darkness to all that wished to find their way. But for reasons yet unknown its light began to fade. And 18 years after the fall of Braknik the light, a mere candle of luminosity, went out. As for those who dwelt in Braknik- Many took refuge in Sandend and New Eleonas. Others helped to re-colonize the Nile Sea Islands. The once famous hounds of Braknik, after loosing their base of operations were not able to withstand the destruction to their infrastructure and were disbanded. The alliance is now centered in Sandend. The renowned organization “The Weapons Exchange” lost a great deal of resources in the Fall of Braknik but soon rebounded. However the organization was hit a terrible blow in winter of 15,953 with the “sandemic.” All the items and weapons and everything belonging to the weapons exchange began to turn to sand. Many strategists believe Fianario, the vampirized elf child, was some how partially responsible for casting a cascading elder sorcery on all items apart of the weapons exchange. Others claim that only Goblin could have pulled this type of sting. However, it is the opinion of this historian that this would be very out of character of the renowned Vampire Thief. In any case the Weapons Exchanged was disbanded shortly after the catastrophe.
The Oni Civil War: As is well documented in writings by Professor Dedrogra’s definitive paper “The Fall of Daltongron” the Ogre Aztec civilization fell from power after they assumed, wrongly, that SunEarth was their God Tesliapoca and with Dagdeoth freed it from Kali mountain. Many of the Ogres fled to the wild isles while others took to ships and became pirates and marauders that plague the seas to this day. Many others were captured by Oni soldiers whom lost family and friends in the War. Led by General Shivragdi many of the colonists to the west of the island took to having Ogre slaves. “A just end to slavers of simple small folk!” (that being the goblins that worshipped them) was a familiar refrain amongst the Oni recolonists. This did not sit well with the Oni Empress Rudrasimhas. It is not known why or how it transpired but some time in the summer of 15,946 the Empress Rudrasimhas underwent a fundamental shift in belief. Some oracles performed on this issue suggest that this was due to a divinities action that crosses pantheons. Eye witness’s speak of a visitor from Braknik who claimed to worship justice being the catalyst of the event. In any event the Empress slowly began to change her perspective concerning the nature of smallness. With the guide of the sage and hermit Bramasitdara the Empress began the great “Awareness of inner Smallness.” among the population. Through proclamations and changes in the power structure of the empire it became clear that her belief in small superiority had been altered. She began to speak of the inner smallness among the nobles, she allowed size 3 and 4 creatures into the inner walls of Oni and she outlawed the murder of creatures based on their size alone. The final straw that split the empire was her declaration in 15,952 that slavery of Orges was dishonorable and an act of ugly bigness. Shivragdi declared that she was bewitched by some humongous vampire or demon and led a growing force against her. What followed was a bloody and destructive 10 year civil war. Sister against sister, brother against brother the empire tore its self apart. If not for the Kali Warriors the empire might have fallen. In the winter of 15,961, the hobbit archmage and Vishnu preist, Bilbo the Blind, ventured into the Kali temple with the ambassador and renowned Oni healer, Lakshmi Ushas and a wenport elf named Maya who bore the weapon Kali’s Kiss. Nothing is known as to what transpired there but from that moment afterwards the Kali warriors fought from the shadows against Shivragdi’s forces. This quickly turned the tide and Rudrasimhas was victorious. In the remaining years the empire has been rebuilding. Many still share the old prejudices but do not share them outwardly to outsiders unless threatened. Today, showing your inner smallness, humility and awe of the universe, are what compels the Empire. The Empress has born a son, named Bilbanakalishiva after her great friend Bilbo the blind who saved the empire.
Corsai and Sorcery: At the beginning of 15,946 a new port city seemed to pop up out of no where on the Volcanic island west of Kai Lau. Today the evidence suggests that Arcmage’s Frankie and Gustov were some how responsible in the creation of this port. A new wizard school of the same name (Corsai) was born here as well as a cross Pantheon culture. Two very large statues to Isis and Hermes were placed at the entrance to the city. It is reported that at this site and inside the wizard palace a great effort was undertaken to find a cure for the Black Rot. For 20 years they toiled and many resources were put into this effort. It appeared that they had found some measure of success by not targeting the dark particles directly but using the cells of the body in to flush the particles from the body. The procedure was successful but extremely painful and dangerous. It was sometimes the case that in the process dark particles were inadvertently forced into internal organs and the brain of the patient. This caused irreparable damage. Our sources suggest that this is why Franky himself never underwent the procedure. It was also believed that for Franky and many who had been exposed to the particles for so long that the dark particles had already reached critical organs in their body and that the procedure would accelerate the damage and kill them instead of cure them. Black Rot quickly overtook Frankie in 15,965 and he became week and bed ridden. Reports that he was visited by a vampire are not verified. These witnesses claim Franky was given a choice to become a vampire and be freed of the pain. Paralyzed as they watched one unverified witness claimed Franky rose his head and mouthed the words “never..” and with that the size 3 cloaked figure plunged a morganti knife into his heart. Franky began to laugh as his body flickered (for it is claimed that it was in fact an illusion not franky at all) and went out. The cloaked figure was reported to have gone ethereal directly afterward – why it did not kill the watching paralyzed guards we do not know. Archmage Franky, as did many of his friends with the Black Rot, died not long after. He was buried in Corsai and a large monument stands in the Wizard palace to his great work and stuardship. The fate of the aged Sara, the great thief Centaur and fellow Wayseeker with Franky is unknown. Her body was never found after the fall of Braknik.
Also out of Corsai emerged a new class of wizard. The Sorcerer. Originally trained by the Saurag Sorcerer Warf the Waybringer, these disciples of Isis do not operate as mages usually do but develop elder sorceries at each teir of their learning. Another Mage school is reported to have been seen on the seas of Teriok. These being a series of Boats that link together around a central point and act as a wizard school. Little is known of these wizard at this time except they seem to have originated out of what was once Braknik and do not align themselves with the Twechien Mages, Corsai or the Wizard Palace.
Twechien and the Tai Koban: Soon after the emergence of the Green Sun the Twechein Mages receded to the South which is where we believe them to originate. The omni present fog under the blue reefs, as was first chronicled by master Cartographer Professor Brendoski peg leg in 15,884, began to dissipate after the rise of the Green Sun. Located in a regin before unseen emerged a Matriarchal Koben society seeped in Japanese Monk culture. These people had recently lost their heir to the throne who had been instrumental (with her Tai Koban friends) in the defeat of the forces of the 4 demons. With the Return of the Empress Ji Ji San, the Tai Koban learned of the outside world and began trade and long term relations with the Alliance. Because of this influence an unforeseen effect took hold of the society. The old ways and dances taught for so many generations began to fade as new ways and beliefs were exposed to the island. In the last decade JiJi declared the “rekindling” and schools were set up over all Tai Koban. Teaching of the ancient ways became forbidden to outsiders that were not Kobben. For reasons still unclear the Tai Koban have begun to develop an armada of ships and have fortified their cities, outfitting them with Balista and Catapults as well as large walls of stone. The Alliance grows uneasy with this new rising power that has of yet refused to sign any treaty with any power.
Nile Sea Islands: The once named Jungleabrai Isles were colonized by Egyptian worshipers far and wide after the discovery of the Ancient Mountain Pyrimid Temples discovered there in 15,940. Many of the temples have also been “alighted” by the so called eyes of Horus and Ra but not all. It has been suggested that heroes discovered two buried cities of a time long forgotten, yet to come or never was…. (please see Professor Kalvin Flipptin’s extensive paper on the Coexistence Theory subsection concerning the existence of pantheon specific dimensional shift structures and their effect on infinite world dynamics) It is the opinion of this Historian and of Professor Flippin that these cities were in fact the burned City of knowledge, Alexandria and the Flooded river City Buto. We are aware that the Council of Thinkers will be puzzled by the existence of these cities as they have never been heard of, at least, in our reality….. Professor Flippin’s research explains, according to countless oracles, that these cities do or did exist in another dimension of a parallel pantheon, that being Egyptian gods. Although there is no way to prove his theories his evidence is compelling and is included in this synopses in order to explain the following histories. In any case these heroes were able to recover the sacred items required to awaken the Egyptian temples. Some evidence exists that these Heroes even delved into the underworld of the Egyptians in order to recover the eye of Horus. It is clear that many Egyptian Heroes then attempted to light all the Temples of Egypt before the 1st of Peret or the 4th of November in the Terriok Calendar. Unfortunately the Heroes were unable to light all the Temples and the “Bearer of the Eyes”, a great Priest warrior of Thoth fell to the forces of the Vampire “Hammer” in the “Battle of the Gap” in southeastern Shaloba. His body was brought back to New Alexandria where his body was embalmed and mummified. All of his possessions (including the Eyes of the gods and the book of Thoth) were buried with him in a tomb deep inside the mountain pyramid of Thoth. The temples on the islands of Set, Sobek and Apep were never lit. Many worried at first that some great evil would come the islands but nothing malevolent fell upon the New Egyptians… at least not in the first few years. Avaris remained loyal to Set and the city became a dangerous and lawless place. Many attempts to take Set island failed. A combination of bad luck and bad timing kept three attempts at taking Avaris. It also became apparent that the city of Grimport and by extension Sobek island were in league with Set. “Leave well enough alone” decided the council of Pharos in Giza, though the city of Tanis to this day still watches with a watchful eye as Avaris’ military grows and grows. Beginning in the year 15,950 a climatic change had undertaken the area around the Nile Sea isles. Rarely does it rain on these islands or on Gemlandi any longer. Without the support of the Alliance these now mostly desert islands and their cities would surly have perished. Just this year the oracle of Ma’at has prophesized a double road prophesy. Either new Egypt will fall to the forces of set in the new year or temples will be relit. The council of Pharos have called for an opening of Thoth’s tomb and an effort to rekindle all the temples is strongly counseled. However, the worshipers of Thoth forbid their tombs to be disturbed. The famed five masted flying Egyptian temple ship of Umi Starwatcher, “The High Five,” is now the meeting place for the council of Pharos. it travels from city to city in the Nile Sea isles. Its future location is never disclosed to the public but often sets sail to a new island without warning.
Rise of Dark Welandi: The Welandi underground based out of Pearless was greatly successful in hampering the Grimsoeoth Leader Lady Belladona. Welandi forces attempted a siege in the spring of 15,949 with a large armada of ships made in Harik. Valkiri Davka came out of hiding and led charge herself amidst the Ravens Wing. The Greatest Ship ever seen in the inner sea. All seemed to bode well at first until the sea itself turned against them! From below the sea they were besieged by Merfolk and many numbers of sea creatures. The Raven Wing was the only ship to escape as its sails turned into thousands of ravens and bore it into the sky. Many of the Valkiri had to retreat from their sinking ships and flew to the Ravens wing. Valki Davka was forced to return to Pearless with the remains of her warrior priestesses. After the Defeat of Valkiri Davka, Lady Beladona turned her attention to the south and to the surprise of many began defending Shaloba from the southern Grimsoeoth forces of the Hammer. Spies report of monstrous battles in the Golden Desert that lasted for 9 years. As well as having a new war to fight in, Beladona kept her army of monsters from laying waste to the native population in Welandi by continuing the new tradition of the “Ring of Civility” a gigantic gladiator ring in which monsters sated their bloodlust, Heroes a chance at glory, gold and magic items aw well as giving the Welandi a distraction. In the year 15,956 the Great Coliseum of Peace was completed and valiant warriors from far and wide came to compete for the prize of unique magic items. It was not but a fortnight after the grand opening of the Coliseum that a dark shroud appeared over Welandi. The Grimsoeoth War abruptly ended and attacks into Shaloba and Gritten ceased. A new Dark City had emerged and it is greatly believed that Lady Beladona (though we do not believe that is her true name) is a new Vampire Lord, the power of which has not been seen since Broden of Old. Reports of spies within the walls of the city report a disturbing seen. The people exist under a dark shroud surrounded by beasts and vampires they do not see or hear. There eyes are full of joy and see nothing of the suffering and villainous situation around them. For reasons still unknown, a few seem to break free of this illusion and when they do are hunted down by the monsters they can now see. Others who were born under the shroud, work tirelessly for the Motherland, all the while with smiles in their eyes as they work away on the making of various goods for the Lady of Welandi. Her armies have been growing and none dare to appose Welandi directly. Never the less the Alliance excommunicated the “New” Welandi from the alliance and only recognizes Valkiri Davka as the true leader of Welandi. Pearless has never the less flourished. The artisan islands have greatly benefitted from the presence of Welandi refugees, their skills and wealth they brought with them provided great assets. It is also confirmed that two Dragons now guard the islands a female shadow dragon and a male white dragon. This is greatly believed to be the reason why New Welandi has not attempted to attack Pearless. Pearless has again amassed quite the armada. After the Harik/Pearless tready of 15,960 it also controls much of the Harik lands that touch the sea. As is well known, after the retreat of Dagdeoth from Teriok, Harik underwent a great depression. Protector Bainzwell of Harik brought all of his troupes with in the confines of their lands. Pearless sailors quickly took revenge on attacks upon their ships of the previous years. In an attempt to circumvent war, Harik agreed to give Pearless logging rights in their forests to keep them from invading.
Shaloba, Grittin and the Alliance: After the appearance of the Dark shroud over Welandi, King Fenweirda soon pursued a peace treaty with New Welandi. The Alliance Countries were outraged and calls for cutting Shaloba from the alliance were hotly debated. It was ambassador of Grittin, Boulderdash of the Sci Usar Guard, to everyone’s surprise that argued for them to maintain a place in the alliance. The incident almost tore the alliance apart and Pearless had all but declared war on Grittin for their stance. Boulderdash offered to duel any who apposed his position “May the gods determine the right path! Pick your Champion Valkiri Davka, and let them step forward to settle this before we shed the blood of those within the alliance and loose all that we have gained!” Valki Davka herself stood and accepted his challenge. Witnesses say the battle raged on for over an hour. Both were bloodied and bruised. It was Valkiri Davka who struck what appeared to be the decisive blow and impaled Boulderdash with her long sword. However, the Hobbit Knight held a boulder in his left hand and he now had a clear shot at her de-helmed, exposed head. Witnesses say they locked eyes for a split second as the boulder missed the High Preistess’ head from point blank range. She backed away from her opponent, pulling her sword from his abdomen, and seemed to nod with some strange understanding. To everyone’s surprise she dropped her sword and exclaimed. “I yield to you Boulderdash, I pray you are right in this or we may all be doomed.” Grittin became the center of the alliance and over the remaining years developed into a flourishing city once again. All the while under the watchful eye of Boulderdash, who presided as steward until his death in 15,962. Part of this success is due to the reopening of an underground river channel between the inner sea and the southern isles that runs directly below Old Road. Grittin again over sees the protection of Old Market and controls the movement of all ships between the two seas. This has proven very profitable for Grittin. With the use of Vortblump Fans, Gritin is able to control the flow of traffic through the tunnel. Vortblump is now the Grand Magi of the Wizard Palace to many wizards chagrin, but because of his amassed wealth few chose to appose him. Today the city of Sandend is lead by council member Vloltani the III, a centaur of the Usar Guard. The Usar Guard is now controlled by Sanend and has little autonomy. Many search as Sci Usar suggested for the old line – but no leads have been confirmed. A few have claimed to be heirs and descendants’ from the old line of kings. All of these individuals have been discredited and banned from Gritten by the high council as heretics, liars and/or a threat to society.
By Master Historian and Chief Minister of Letters of Record
Professor Antygni Metyculi
Preface
To my masters of the wise and honorable House of Records here in the culture center of the southern Isles, the hub of wisdom, seeker of knowledge, and keeper of memory, Maki University. I humbly report that my arduous and painstakingly thorough research on the past 22 years has come to completion. Here in this 537 page document you will find all of my supporting evidence and annotated bibliographic annals of the past in question. As you well know, after first submitting these documents and my initial brief report, you, our gracious Council of Thinkers, asked for an even more brief and concise document with which to refer. And after my second submission you asked for yet again a simpler document that was less then 100 pages in length. The challenge has been quite an undertaking, as a historian, trying to determine what to omit from a document of historical significance is excruciatingly difficult. Below you will find my best efforts at brevity but let it be noted in the records that some simplifications and educated assumptions were used to faximilate this rendering of history in order for it to maintain sequential cohesion. I hope by its crudeness you do not deem it unworthy of review, please refer to my original documents and references for a more in depth and rigorous analysis of the history in question. Although there are many related and inter woven plots concerning the west beyond the Blue Mountains, aka Roekron, I have omitted all references dealing specifically with said region due to the nature of your request, being the history of Terriok, in the last quarter decade. So with no further adu, and in the interest of brevity, with which you have been so keenly to request, I bring you these simple pages.
Beginning in the year 15,946
The discovery of the Ma-Yan and the 4 demons of prophecy: from the meticulous work of our esteemed archeologists and historians at the time (as well as a few adventurers) a lost civilization along the line of anti magic was discovered. These people had once lived in what is now the southern Salimani Isle. According to the Ma-Yan records their ancient ancestors, in their arrogance, brought 4 demons into our plane of existence. We ascertain from a tablet found beneath the Wizard Palace that some action was taken by elven wizards and dragons which helped to bind these creatures in southern Terriok where they laid in secret for thousands of years. From this experience the Ma-Yan that were left developed their religion and belief system based on the lessons learned from these 4 demons. Always speak the truth, Do your best, Don’t take anything personally, and never make Assumption. Much effort was made by their priests over the ages to develop a way to permanently rid the world of these Name Demons when the time came that they would inevitably rise again. They developed sacred temples and elaborate tests to vet and bless great heroes in the hopes that they could once and for all rid the world of these four horrors. These heroes, they have now told us, had to be foreigners; people who were unaware of these tenants that could learn, from their heart, the tenants of the 4 ways of being. Only in this way would they be able to defeat the evils that were brought upon them.
In the beginning of the last quarter century a threat, awakened by Dagdeoth, overtook the southern isles and most of southern Terriok. The 4 named demons were unleashed from their magical bondage and wreaked havoc once again in Terriok. Sun Earth, Shadow Earth, Sky Earth and Fire Earth they were called. It became apparent that by Mid winter Solstice of that year these Name demons would reach their full power. In brief, Sky Earth was exorcized by one with the blessing of the Ma-Yan. Fire Earth and Shadow earth were bound on mount Agni, as many know, by such blessed heroes who did not posses the skill of exorcism.
At around this time we are now aware that King Usar had regained him memory and returned to aid in the defeat of these demons. In fact, as is common knowledge today, Sci Usar was on board a cursed ship that caused all to forget what ever transpired on board after leaving the ship. So long as he never left the ship, Usar was able to gather information from port to port and help aid the war efforts against Grimsoeoth AND the Great Demon Hunt unbeknownst to many (including Maki!). With the aid of the Twechein Mages and the Wizard Palace, Sci Usar was able to exorcize the bound demons before the Winter solstice, but not with out a terrible cost. For Usar was not blessed by the Ma-Yan, and he soon succumbed to curses put upon him by Shadow and Fire Earth. With in minutes after exorcizing the two Demons Usar began to simultaneously increase in temperature and fade to shadow. In great pain he called to his old friends Boulderdash and General Basu to hold him upright as he declared to all in witness to his great deed. “Grittin! Your King and protector returns, I never truly left you Grittin!, I remained hidden to protect you from the great threats that even now descend upon our good people. I have done what any good lord would do. I leave you now with hope for a future. Do not squander this gift, do not give up on the alliance! People of Grittin, If you chose to be led by monarchs in the future then I beseech you, seek the OLD line! There is …power in the….. old ….. a…… c..c….con..e…..Lndrgn!!!!” and with that he burned brightly and then was devoid of light and was no more…. And all was for not for up the mountain the next day came heroes blessed by the Ma-Yan bearing the blade, White Ma, with the power to exorcize the demons.
As of Sun Earth, we ascertain many theories, for it was not destroyed as we all know. For those of us in the south we witness the EarthSun or Green Sun as many now call it, (due to its slightly green hue) as it follows the yellow sun across the sky. Many believe SunEarth is reborn every morning some where just west of the no magic zone and far south of Ma-Yan and sets south of the blue reefs and disappears once the Yellow sun sets in the West. In the last 22 years no direct malevolence seems to have emanated from the Green Sun. The light of the Green Sun is apparently responsible for the eradication of the Glowing Watermelon epidemic. Wild Life in the southern Isles flourishes to this day as do the native food crops. And why is this? According to eye witnesses, every time Sun Earth was encountered it spoke of the creatures that surrounded it as its children. Twice Sun Earth was exorcized in battle and in both instances reemerged from Kali Mountain a few weeks later. How is this possible? Our Paleontologists have some evidence that may suggest a reason for these findings. All the records of animals and plants dated by strata studies before the last Pictun (on the Ma-Yan Calendar) are very different. There are no Noble Snakes, Mongoose Squirels, or any of the current flora and fauna that exist today! This, according to our specialists, is not evolutionarily possible. Also of interest are the remains of elves, uruki and centaur that have been found on the islands in the south. Before and during this period of the last Pictun these peoples were of a consistent stature with mainlanders of their species. Some time after the binding of Sun Earth within Kali mountain these populations began to grow smaller AND the flora and Fauna of Oni island began to drastically change. Why did Sun Earth rematerialize in Kali mountain when exorcized? Many theorize today that Sun Earth had some how transformed whilst imprisoned on Oni island and now considers this plane of existence its home. Perhaps it was the process of creating new life forms and witnessing their development? Perhaps it was the nature of its magic? It is unknown, and we do not wish to make any rash assumptions (in light of Sun Earth’s counter curse – don’t make assumptions) on this matter. Perhaps one needed to move beyond the assumption that it was still a demon in order to deal with it? In any case, many magical specialists now believe that Sun Earth, now EarthSun is some form of Devine SunEarth Elemental.
The Fall of Braknik: As is well documented Braknik was being collapsed by some form of growing vortex in the Catacombs below the City. In the spring of 15,947 the city had to be evacuated as the earthquakes increased. At the highest tide on the Summer Solstice of the same year the entire city sunk beneath the waves all that was left were the semi circle of the city walls and the Light House Tower named “Poseidon’s Eye” and the Tower of Justice. In the following years the light of Poseidon’s Eye continued to be a beacon in the fog and darkness to all that wished to find their way. But for reasons yet unknown its light began to fade. And 18 years after the fall of Braknik the light, a mere candle of luminosity, went out. As for those who dwelt in Braknik- Many took refuge in Sandend and New Eleonas. Others helped to re-colonize the Nile Sea Islands. The once famous hounds of Braknik, after loosing their base of operations were not able to withstand the destruction to their infrastructure and were disbanded. The alliance is now centered in Sandend. The renowned organization “The Weapons Exchange” lost a great deal of resources in the Fall of Braknik but soon rebounded. However the organization was hit a terrible blow in winter of 15,953 with the “sandemic.” All the items and weapons and everything belonging to the weapons exchange began to turn to sand. Many strategists believe Fianario, the vampirized elf child, was some how partially responsible for casting a cascading elder sorcery on all items apart of the weapons exchange. Others claim that only Goblin could have pulled this type of sting. However, it is the opinion of this historian that this would be very out of character of the renowned Vampire Thief. In any case the Weapons Exchanged was disbanded shortly after the catastrophe.
The Oni Civil War: As is well documented in writings by Professor Dedrogra’s definitive paper “The Fall of Daltongron” the Ogre Aztec civilization fell from power after they assumed, wrongly, that SunEarth was their God Tesliapoca and with Dagdeoth freed it from Kali mountain. Many of the Ogres fled to the wild isles while others took to ships and became pirates and marauders that plague the seas to this day. Many others were captured by Oni soldiers whom lost family and friends in the War. Led by General Shivragdi many of the colonists to the west of the island took to having Ogre slaves. “A just end to slavers of simple small folk!” (that being the goblins that worshipped them) was a familiar refrain amongst the Oni recolonists. This did not sit well with the Oni Empress Rudrasimhas. It is not known why or how it transpired but some time in the summer of 15,946 the Empress Rudrasimhas underwent a fundamental shift in belief. Some oracles performed on this issue suggest that this was due to a divinities action that crosses pantheons. Eye witness’s speak of a visitor from Braknik who claimed to worship justice being the catalyst of the event. In any event the Empress slowly began to change her perspective concerning the nature of smallness. With the guide of the sage and hermit Bramasitdara the Empress began the great “Awareness of inner Smallness.” among the population. Through proclamations and changes in the power structure of the empire it became clear that her belief in small superiority had been altered. She began to speak of the inner smallness among the nobles, she allowed size 3 and 4 creatures into the inner walls of Oni and she outlawed the murder of creatures based on their size alone. The final straw that split the empire was her declaration in 15,952 that slavery of Orges was dishonorable and an act of ugly bigness. Shivragdi declared that she was bewitched by some humongous vampire or demon and led a growing force against her. What followed was a bloody and destructive 10 year civil war. Sister against sister, brother against brother the empire tore its self apart. If not for the Kali Warriors the empire might have fallen. In the winter of 15,961, the hobbit archmage and Vishnu preist, Bilbo the Blind, ventured into the Kali temple with the ambassador and renowned Oni healer, Lakshmi Ushas and a wenport elf named Maya who bore the weapon Kali’s Kiss. Nothing is known as to what transpired there but from that moment afterwards the Kali warriors fought from the shadows against Shivragdi’s forces. This quickly turned the tide and Rudrasimhas was victorious. In the remaining years the empire has been rebuilding. Many still share the old prejudices but do not share them outwardly to outsiders unless threatened. Today, showing your inner smallness, humility and awe of the universe, are what compels the Empire. The Empress has born a son, named Bilbanakalishiva after her great friend Bilbo the blind who saved the empire.
Corsai and Sorcery: At the beginning of 15,946 a new port city seemed to pop up out of no where on the Volcanic island west of Kai Lau. Today the evidence suggests that Arcmage’s Frankie and Gustov were some how responsible in the creation of this port. A new wizard school of the same name (Corsai) was born here as well as a cross Pantheon culture. Two very large statues to Isis and Hermes were placed at the entrance to the city. It is reported that at this site and inside the wizard palace a great effort was undertaken to find a cure for the Black Rot. For 20 years they toiled and many resources were put into this effort. It appeared that they had found some measure of success by not targeting the dark particles directly but using the cells of the body in to flush the particles from the body. The procedure was successful but extremely painful and dangerous. It was sometimes the case that in the process dark particles were inadvertently forced into internal organs and the brain of the patient. This caused irreparable damage. Our sources suggest that this is why Franky himself never underwent the procedure. It was also believed that for Franky and many who had been exposed to the particles for so long that the dark particles had already reached critical organs in their body and that the procedure would accelerate the damage and kill them instead of cure them. Black Rot quickly overtook Frankie in 15,965 and he became week and bed ridden. Reports that he was visited by a vampire are not verified. These witnesses claim Franky was given a choice to become a vampire and be freed of the pain. Paralyzed as they watched one unverified witness claimed Franky rose his head and mouthed the words “never..” and with that the size 3 cloaked figure plunged a morganti knife into his heart. Franky began to laugh as his body flickered (for it is claimed that it was in fact an illusion not franky at all) and went out. The cloaked figure was reported to have gone ethereal directly afterward – why it did not kill the watching paralyzed guards we do not know. Archmage Franky, as did many of his friends with the Black Rot, died not long after. He was buried in Corsai and a large monument stands in the Wizard palace to his great work and stuardship. The fate of the aged Sara, the great thief Centaur and fellow Wayseeker with Franky is unknown. Her body was never found after the fall of Braknik.
Also out of Corsai emerged a new class of wizard. The Sorcerer. Originally trained by the Saurag Sorcerer Warf the Waybringer, these disciples of Isis do not operate as mages usually do but develop elder sorceries at each teir of their learning. Another Mage school is reported to have been seen on the seas of Teriok. These being a series of Boats that link together around a central point and act as a wizard school. Little is known of these wizard at this time except they seem to have originated out of what was once Braknik and do not align themselves with the Twechien Mages, Corsai or the Wizard Palace.
Twechien and the Tai Koban: Soon after the emergence of the Green Sun the Twechein Mages receded to the South which is where we believe them to originate. The omni present fog under the blue reefs, as was first chronicled by master Cartographer Professor Brendoski peg leg in 15,884, began to dissipate after the rise of the Green Sun. Located in a regin before unseen emerged a Matriarchal Koben society seeped in Japanese Monk culture. These people had recently lost their heir to the throne who had been instrumental (with her Tai Koban friends) in the defeat of the forces of the 4 demons. With the Return of the Empress Ji Ji San, the Tai Koban learned of the outside world and began trade and long term relations with the Alliance. Because of this influence an unforeseen effect took hold of the society. The old ways and dances taught for so many generations began to fade as new ways and beliefs were exposed to the island. In the last decade JiJi declared the “rekindling” and schools were set up over all Tai Koban. Teaching of the ancient ways became forbidden to outsiders that were not Kobben. For reasons still unclear the Tai Koban have begun to develop an armada of ships and have fortified their cities, outfitting them with Balista and Catapults as well as large walls of stone. The Alliance grows uneasy with this new rising power that has of yet refused to sign any treaty with any power.
Nile Sea Islands: The once named Jungleabrai Isles were colonized by Egyptian worshipers far and wide after the discovery of the Ancient Mountain Pyrimid Temples discovered there in 15,940. Many of the temples have also been “alighted” by the so called eyes of Horus and Ra but not all. It has been suggested that heroes discovered two buried cities of a time long forgotten, yet to come or never was…. (please see Professor Kalvin Flipptin’s extensive paper on the Coexistence Theory subsection concerning the existence of pantheon specific dimensional shift structures and their effect on infinite world dynamics) It is the opinion of this Historian and of Professor Flippin that these cities were in fact the burned City of knowledge, Alexandria and the Flooded river City Buto. We are aware that the Council of Thinkers will be puzzled by the existence of these cities as they have never been heard of, at least, in our reality….. Professor Flippin’s research explains, according to countless oracles, that these cities do or did exist in another dimension of a parallel pantheon, that being Egyptian gods. Although there is no way to prove his theories his evidence is compelling and is included in this synopses in order to explain the following histories. In any case these heroes were able to recover the sacred items required to awaken the Egyptian temples. Some evidence exists that these Heroes even delved into the underworld of the Egyptians in order to recover the eye of Horus. It is clear that many Egyptian Heroes then attempted to light all the Temples of Egypt before the 1st of Peret or the 4th of November in the Terriok Calendar. Unfortunately the Heroes were unable to light all the Temples and the “Bearer of the Eyes”, a great Priest warrior of Thoth fell to the forces of the Vampire “Hammer” in the “Battle of the Gap” in southeastern Shaloba. His body was brought back to New Alexandria where his body was embalmed and mummified. All of his possessions (including the Eyes of the gods and the book of Thoth) were buried with him in a tomb deep inside the mountain pyramid of Thoth. The temples on the islands of Set, Sobek and Apep were never lit. Many worried at first that some great evil would come the islands but nothing malevolent fell upon the New Egyptians… at least not in the first few years. Avaris remained loyal to Set and the city became a dangerous and lawless place. Many attempts to take Set island failed. A combination of bad luck and bad timing kept three attempts at taking Avaris. It also became apparent that the city of Grimport and by extension Sobek island were in league with Set. “Leave well enough alone” decided the council of Pharos in Giza, though the city of Tanis to this day still watches with a watchful eye as Avaris’ military grows and grows. Beginning in the year 15,950 a climatic change had undertaken the area around the Nile Sea isles. Rarely does it rain on these islands or on Gemlandi any longer. Without the support of the Alliance these now mostly desert islands and their cities would surly have perished. Just this year the oracle of Ma’at has prophesized a double road prophesy. Either new Egypt will fall to the forces of set in the new year or temples will be relit. The council of Pharos have called for an opening of Thoth’s tomb and an effort to rekindle all the temples is strongly counseled. However, the worshipers of Thoth forbid their tombs to be disturbed. The famed five masted flying Egyptian temple ship of Umi Starwatcher, “The High Five,” is now the meeting place for the council of Pharos. it travels from city to city in the Nile Sea isles. Its future location is never disclosed to the public but often sets sail to a new island without warning.
Rise of Dark Welandi: The Welandi underground based out of Pearless was greatly successful in hampering the Grimsoeoth Leader Lady Belladona. Welandi forces attempted a siege in the spring of 15,949 with a large armada of ships made in Harik. Valkiri Davka came out of hiding and led charge herself amidst the Ravens Wing. The Greatest Ship ever seen in the inner sea. All seemed to bode well at first until the sea itself turned against them! From below the sea they were besieged by Merfolk and many numbers of sea creatures. The Raven Wing was the only ship to escape as its sails turned into thousands of ravens and bore it into the sky. Many of the Valkiri had to retreat from their sinking ships and flew to the Ravens wing. Valki Davka was forced to return to Pearless with the remains of her warrior priestesses. After the Defeat of Valkiri Davka, Lady Beladona turned her attention to the south and to the surprise of many began defending Shaloba from the southern Grimsoeoth forces of the Hammer. Spies report of monstrous battles in the Golden Desert that lasted for 9 years. As well as having a new war to fight in, Beladona kept her army of monsters from laying waste to the native population in Welandi by continuing the new tradition of the “Ring of Civility” a gigantic gladiator ring in which monsters sated their bloodlust, Heroes a chance at glory, gold and magic items aw well as giving the Welandi a distraction. In the year 15,956 the Great Coliseum of Peace was completed and valiant warriors from far and wide came to compete for the prize of unique magic items. It was not but a fortnight after the grand opening of the Coliseum that a dark shroud appeared over Welandi. The Grimsoeoth War abruptly ended and attacks into Shaloba and Gritten ceased. A new Dark City had emerged and it is greatly believed that Lady Beladona (though we do not believe that is her true name) is a new Vampire Lord, the power of which has not been seen since Broden of Old. Reports of spies within the walls of the city report a disturbing seen. The people exist under a dark shroud surrounded by beasts and vampires they do not see or hear. There eyes are full of joy and see nothing of the suffering and villainous situation around them. For reasons still unknown, a few seem to break free of this illusion and when they do are hunted down by the monsters they can now see. Others who were born under the shroud, work tirelessly for the Motherland, all the while with smiles in their eyes as they work away on the making of various goods for the Lady of Welandi. Her armies have been growing and none dare to appose Welandi directly. Never the less the Alliance excommunicated the “New” Welandi from the alliance and only recognizes Valkiri Davka as the true leader of Welandi. Pearless has never the less flourished. The artisan islands have greatly benefitted from the presence of Welandi refugees, their skills and wealth they brought with them provided great assets. It is also confirmed that two Dragons now guard the islands a female shadow dragon and a male white dragon. This is greatly believed to be the reason why New Welandi has not attempted to attack Pearless. Pearless has again amassed quite the armada. After the Harik/Pearless tready of 15,960 it also controls much of the Harik lands that touch the sea. As is well known, after the retreat of Dagdeoth from Teriok, Harik underwent a great depression. Protector Bainzwell of Harik brought all of his troupes with in the confines of their lands. Pearless sailors quickly took revenge on attacks upon their ships of the previous years. In an attempt to circumvent war, Harik agreed to give Pearless logging rights in their forests to keep them from invading.
Shaloba, Grittin and the Alliance: After the appearance of the Dark shroud over Welandi, King Fenweirda soon pursued a peace treaty with New Welandi. The Alliance Countries were outraged and calls for cutting Shaloba from the alliance were hotly debated. It was ambassador of Grittin, Boulderdash of the Sci Usar Guard, to everyone’s surprise that argued for them to maintain a place in the alliance. The incident almost tore the alliance apart and Pearless had all but declared war on Grittin for their stance. Boulderdash offered to duel any who apposed his position “May the gods determine the right path! Pick your Champion Valkiri Davka, and let them step forward to settle this before we shed the blood of those within the alliance and loose all that we have gained!” Valki Davka herself stood and accepted his challenge. Witnesses say the battle raged on for over an hour. Both were bloodied and bruised. It was Valkiri Davka who struck what appeared to be the decisive blow and impaled Boulderdash with her long sword. However, the Hobbit Knight held a boulder in his left hand and he now had a clear shot at her de-helmed, exposed head. Witnesses say they locked eyes for a split second as the boulder missed the High Preistess’ head from point blank range. She backed away from her opponent, pulling her sword from his abdomen, and seemed to nod with some strange understanding. To everyone’s surprise she dropped her sword and exclaimed. “I yield to you Boulderdash, I pray you are right in this or we may all be doomed.” Grittin became the center of the alliance and over the remaining years developed into a flourishing city once again. All the while under the watchful eye of Boulderdash, who presided as steward until his death in 15,962. Part of this success is due to the reopening of an underground river channel between the inner sea and the southern isles that runs directly below Old Road. Grittin again over sees the protection of Old Market and controls the movement of all ships between the two seas. This has proven very profitable for Grittin. With the use of Vortblump Fans, Gritin is able to control the flow of traffic through the tunnel. Vortblump is now the Grand Magi of the Wizard Palace to many wizards chagrin, but because of his amassed wealth few chose to appose him. Today the city of Sandend is lead by council member Vloltani the III, a centaur of the Usar Guard. The Usar Guard is now controlled by Sanend and has little autonomy. Many search as Sci Usar suggested for the old line – but no leads have been confirmed. A few have claimed to be heirs and descendants’ from the old line of kings. All of these individuals have been discredited and banned from Gritten by the high council as heretics, liars and/or a threat to society.