Aedilred
2015-11-18, 11:16 PM
History and Prehistory of Arandi
This is a thread for players of the Empire! game specifically. IC thread (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?447257-EMPIRE-2-IC-Thread)
I thought it would be worthwhile to have a thread to collate the history of the world as it's established through writeups. As yet not a lot is known about much history before 100 and almost nothing from before the start of the current calendar, so this thread can also form a venue for discussing its development and coming up with ideas and theories that span multiple countries.
I have taken some of the dates scattered throughout people's Lands posts and IC posts and assembled the following rough timelines. They are not completely comprehensive by any means, but I'll do my best to keep them updated (at least the bits before 100; recording all the stuff that happens during gameplay might get a bit much.
Currently all "prehistoric" dates are given as "BP" (before present) since we have no dating system for before the start of the common calendar and most such dates are, as such, somewhat vague.
Prehistory
c.1000 BP – Dhuda Loka arrive in the Besina
c.1000 BP - Ardashir I is crowned as the first king of all Nand
c.500 BP - Alleged documented history of the Grand Church of Daen begins
c.317 BP - The "Nimtor Empire" completes the conquest of Nand
c.300 BP – Humans and Whansis in Aneth agree a truce
c.200 BP – An attempt by the Nevarri Council to depose Lugal Sidur leads to a civil war between the Council and the Lugal.
History and Current Affairs
1Adrax Awaria is first united by Frescobaldi
5Frescobaldi is assassinated
10The government of Adrax Awaria comes under frequent attack from secessionist rebels
15 Adrax Awaria degenerates into civil war between the north (Adrax) and the south (Awaria).
40 Awarian Rebels overpower the Adraxians. The remaining Adraxians flee to the beach, where they can hide underground. Pralkemiri joins the council of Dhuda Besina
50Serafim Rosenbaum becomes decasage of the Tillwell
60The Adraxians recommence the civil war in Adrax Awaria, starting by reconquering the beach.
c.70Otgonbayar becomes boqorka of the Shafar.
73Vinariun joins the council of Dhuda Besina
80The Adraxians conquer the north side of the great wall in Adrax Awaria.
85Derris Asker, heir to Ambrose, is betrothed to Belinda Drivas.
c.85Otgonbayar unifies the Dhulciran of Shafarstan under his rule.
87Knight Protector Raymond Binari falls in battle and is succeeded (initially under regency) by his son Alistair.
89Queen Eraneh of Nand dies suddenly, believed by many to have been assassinated.
90Adrax Awaria is reunited as a single country
91Isfandir III of Nand dies and is succeeded by his daughter Aiman III.
99 The four courts of the Aeldir pledge to end their warring, cooperate and seek unity. Mirzahib Kaid Al-Riku dies and is succeeded by his son Shou. Oshenvar joins the council of Dhuda Besina
100 Jack XII orders the great wall in Adrax Awaria demolished to ensure peace. Letters of invitation are sent out to all nations seen and suspected by the Aeldir Courts and Fantastigoria to the Fantastic Masquerade to be held in the Autumnal Courtlands in the Autumn months of Year 101. In Xeroas people claim a Green Zaj has fled south with a small cult of followers and is practicing ancient rites to grant him sorcerous abilities! A farmer in Western Aladar, home of the Wandering Clan, reports to his local dwarven Architect a frightful tale from the north-eastern border! A band of men claiming allegiance to ‘K’juuda the Ravager’ raided and robbed the man’s farm before retreating back into the unknown north! The farmer pleads with his local Architect that something be done! Cochradice Primus dies and is succeeded by her daughter Roethye. Lord Drustan of the Summer Court orders his noble brothers to gather their foresters and rangers into organized bands of soldiers whose purpose stands to serve the Four Courts themselves under the direction of the Rose Contract. In Nifhel, Oglaf Shieldbreaker of the Clan Asgerstan, in a fit of drunken hubris, has challenged and defeated the Horseman War in a duel! The Nifelic people are quite shocked, as the previous horsemen Fjendal Alfsson was said to be as tall as a mountain. Though the Shieldbreaker family is pleased to have the prestige of counting a Horsemen amongst their kin, such a financial burden threatens to sink them under. It is whispered that some of the more thirst-stricken Fiid are drinking the blood of the dead. Surely this can only be a vile rumour? The coronation of Ganbataar is held in Shafarstan.
101 At the Fantastic Masquerade, Aeldir guards shoot Matteric Salarinni, a Tannan guest, causing a major diplomatic incident. In Primus, Melani Aske convicted of murdering her wife challenges her judge and executioner Lady Alis Perle for her noble title. Aske is victorious, sparing Perle and locking her away until the Queen can confirm her honorable victory and rightful title as Lady of the Realm. Lady Aske is granted the noble title she desires and cleared of all charges, as is custom to an honor duel, and High Queen Roethye has even granted her several extra servants and the modest estate of her accuser. However, it is rumored that Princess Tusameia Primus has maneuvered to keep her from ever wedding a woman again, and further rumors that Roethye is planning on challenging her honor at the slightest offense. In Tannan scattered reports across the region speak to a large number of citizens hearing the quaking voice of the Sky Father, central deity in the Church of Daen, instructing them to find the Sky Father’s sacred temple. An impromptu organization of explorers assembles to request permission to travel north from the Vincehin. An Ambrosan boxer named Igor Barberis wins ten bouts in a row and earns the nickname "Ironskull". The words "DUST, DUST, ONLY DUST" have been carved on the wall of Lady Mham Drahid's citadel, in Kaib. The perpetrator is unknown, as is the meaning of the message. Drahid soldiers are investigating. La Duksae Gallinarius sponsors a controversial production of the Classic play “The Noble Savage”. Rather then simply portraying foreign visitors in a positive light, it mock and shames Fantastigorian rude arrogance while conducting themselves as guests in foreign lands. The production has had a noticeable impact on people's concept of proper conduct regarding “naked-faced” outsiders.
102 The Drimma and men sent by the Architect to track down Kj'uuda accompany the wagon train heading into the northeast. The investigators easily see that K'juuda must have made his base here in the region as the people are beaten and fearful of the wagon train, suspecting another bout of attacks. When the locals are calmed and it is clear the explorers are not a threat they tell the drimma of The Ravager and his horde having headed further north a few months prior to the arrival of the wagon train after stealing away many people to serve as either comfort or recruits within the barbaric band of killers. According to the locals K'juuda's force numbered near three thousand and he had taken nearly a thousand more in young men from the region during his stay and retreat. Religious explorers from Hess Tannan who wished to travel north agitate beneath the denial of their wishes by the Vincehin and a riot breaks out in the city. Though quelled the captain of the guard who helped put down the rebels noted that among their number were members of the Copper Vault and purportedly some of their recently recruited “Negotiators." A number of these identified men and women remain unaccounted for. In the Kingdom of Berrium, a chapter of Dandric Knights declare local lord Rufio Oleric tyrannical and overthrow him. Knight Commander Fredric Roper declares himself lord in his stead. Roper offers his sincere vassalage to the Binari, insisting Oleric was cruel and in need of deposition. Oleric, with the support of some local lords petitions the king to put down the upstart knight commander and restore his lands. Prince Silvanus Primus and his retinue from the Primus Imperium, sent to explore westwards, return to their homeland at death’s door. Ragged to the bone, the Prince alternates between whispering and shouting hoarsely about a “Moonlit Tower” and “the Key of Skulls.” On his person, maps and journals explain the party found a great desert across the mountains and intended to leave it after a quick survey. When they entered the desert, however, they felt drawn and compelled to travel deeper than they were likely to survive. A civil war in Shafarstan is narrowly averted after Asugbal, leader of the Kibirka, embraces the view that the Shafar are to blame for the unusual weather. What could have erupted into civil war ends with a tense stand-off between five of the seven most powerful clans in Shafarstan.
103 A massive vein of Dyhhkamene is struck in Chornostrav by an overeager miner seeking to make his fortune and the resulting explosion of pressure destroyed a local village killing hundreds. People petition the Tsar to restrict mining to properly authorized and trained miners. Sailors off the northern coast of Melrakki-ey report sightings of a mist shrouded island that wasn't there before. A ship headed by an overeager merchant captain sailed towards the island but did not return. A Tannan juggler accidentally decapitates himself before the leader of the Nannerallo Family while juggling nine razor sharp swords. The entertainer in question has been known to juggle up to twelve swords in the past, but it is generally agreed that he should not have partaken so greatly in the provided punch bowl at the party. Needless to say he has died a laughing stock for his troubles. The Prophetess Council has identified the next High Queen! Six year old Aris Morningsworn has been brought to Keya's Rest for training and tutoring. Lord Rufio Oleric and Knight Commander Fredric Roper settle their dispute with an honorable duel held in the Royal Arena. The Knight Commander, with an edge over the Lord due to his martial ability from years serving in the field proves himself the winner, though his victory is somewhat disputed. Garnering only one solid hit in the pair's three bouts but suffering no hits himself the duel is concluded in his favor and he is named lord in Oleric's place. The displaced lord seems quite distraught by the results and is heard muttering blame to the king for forcing him to face a trained soldier in combat to secure his natural birth right. Oleric heads west into exile with his family and a small contingent of loyal followers.
104 The Princessate of Hakebar’s collapse leads to a military coup! Now led by Lady Commander Swahi the region’s military seeks to aggressively expand into region 138 to destroy any opposition! The military junta offers to join its holdings with any commander strong enough to prove themselves as an ally! The people of Region 138 offer their own submission to any power willing to defend them! Aesthetics of the Doctrine of the Nine Candles discuss the violence practiced by the Fiid in their aggressive proselytization with varying opinions. Many are deeply offended and find the practice in direct violation of the Virtues and general peaceableness of the Doctrine while others argue it to be an act intended to further enlightenment abroad. Prince Isfandir son of Kouros has been appointed as ambassador to Krozna. The young man, only sixteen and with no real experience of diplomacy, seems a surprising choice to many. The armies of the Primus Imperium through a careful plan and advancement are able to establish a quasi-concrete amount of control in the desert. At least for the first year. After that however supplies begin to run low and the relentless sun beats down on the warrior women of the east. If the Imperium expects to hold this empty region it will need to be supplied with food, metal, and some form of hydration. The armies report they can hold for a little longer but soon they will be forced to retreat if resources aren’t sent. A great tower is marked at the center of the region but remains a mystery. While a small expeditionary force is sent to survey the mysterious black tower this team doesn’t return and further exploration is halted until orders and supplies to carry out such a mission come from the High Queen herself.
105 In Fan'Gourmet people begin dying in a strange and awful way! After going to bed it is said they are discovered in the morning gaunt and pale as a long-dead corpse, their flesh dry and sunken into their bones! The doors to the victims' homes are found unlocked as if whatever caused their deaths were invited in rather than having broken in! They appear, for all intents and purposes, to have been drained of their blood with the only seeming explanation begin two puncture wounds on the side of the victims' necks! The mysterious island spotted two years ago near Melrakki-ey is sighted again, this time further to the south-west. The Spring Court sends an expedition to investigate, which does not return to port. No further signs of the island are accounted for in the months to follow. As months turn into years it seems conclusive that the expedition will not be returning any time soon. War breaks out between the Summer and Winter Courts and the Geshemafar and their allies, Kings Hersh and Yrondil, with the Aeldir capturing two regions from the brothers. Adrax Awaria answers the call for aid from the populace of Region 138, seeking to relieve their region through an attack on the Hakeber capital. Lady Commander Swahi, head of the newly formed Military Junta, turns her attention away from 138 to the south and to the defense of her capital, leaving a subservient general to deal with the southern region. It would prove to be too little however, as the Adrax Awarian forces had already established an advantageous position in Hakeber and as the armies under Swahi returned they were forced to fight a losing battle. Swahi was captured and all her forces killed or taken captive by the victorious Adrax Awarian army. In the southern region the armies under Swahi's general are confronted with a tactically far superior commander and despite their best efforts are soundly defeated. Unfortunately for the region and the commander the ploy employed was reliant on sacrificing a number of local troops to inflict defeat on the larger force and the commander was captured by the fleeing forces. It was desperately hoped this would lead him back to an occupied Hakeber and release to Adrax Awaria. When the beaten and retreating forces under Swahi's general return north and find Swahi captured and their homeland occupied they surrender rather than fight again or attempt to flee, tired from the long march. The troops pledge themselves to Adrax Awaria and release Lord Eridus to Jack to do with as he will. The Maestro of Fantastigoria, mask and all, disappears! His ship arrived back in Fantastigora unaware their leader was even absent and no one seems to know where the Maestro has disappeared to! It seems clear he will not be able to run his country in these coming years be he alive or dead!
106 Of the investigators sent to find whatever man or beast has been committing the heinous murders of Fan’Gourmet only one lives to tell a tale. Though overcome with fear and shaking to his bones the man reports to the Duksae tasked with completing the investigation of "A glass eyed man, fangs of glowing steel, and a terrible appetite for blood.” Six days after returning this man disappears from where he was recovering. No one knows how he escaped or where he could have gone. The Lerr buck under the Fiid occupation. Political marriages often end in the death of one or both partners, squires taken from the Lerr and put under Fiid kill their knight so often it has become a macabre joke to refer to any murder as a Squiring. The marriage between the High Tirk and House Jahim is shockingly accepted by the Lerr family but many suspect this simply to be a plot to end the High Tirk within his own bedchambers. K’juuda’s efforts to contain rebellion prove successful with the meeker silver miners of the west but the horselords from whom K’juuda is descended still buck at his attempts to curtail their rights and force them into subservience beneath him Finding allies in the dissatisfied clans beneath the Shafar and willing to offer marriages and alliances with these dissatisfied and armed subjects of the boqorka the people of Mabonde Ya Kijani strain under foreign rule and attempts by the Shafar to expand their influence meets resistance at every turn. With unstable support from the other clans it seems unclear if the Shafar can capably expand their influence outside their homelands! A travelling carnival under the name “Dr. Dranzel’s Spectacular Travelling Troupe” has made waves with the common folk of the Preeminence of Hortis and the Wandering Clan. It is said that the half-monkey half-lizard sideshow is of extreme interest and worth the copper, but the witch offering blessings to individuals is the real show stealer. From fixing a broken leg, to curing gout, and according to one especially outlandish and inebriated story, granting the power of flight are all well within the witch's power. The carnival is currently set down along the border between Conlarbores and Western Aladar.
107 After the failure of investigation by Fantastigoria the murders of Fan’Gourmet only increase in occurrence. A death once every two weeks becomes the norm, the scenes all identical in form of death, but the pattern of victim and geography unclear. At one end of the region for one incident and then the other by the next, a distance unwalkable by any mortal. The people of Fan’Gourmet live in a dreadful fear, the cultural reorganization seemingly ineffective. Even now with every citizen refusing to open their doors after dusk the murders continues to happen in homes without any signs of forced entry. The people plead for an end to this death though some fear the disappearance of the Maestro bodes doom for them all the region remains stable, for now. Tiramisu becomes a popular dessert choice in Hess Tannan. Competitions between confectioners reach such intensities that local magistrates begin to impose heavy taxes on the production of coffee driving the small industry out of business and ending the vicious competition.
This is a thread for players of the Empire! game specifically. IC thread (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?447257-EMPIRE-2-IC-Thread)
I thought it would be worthwhile to have a thread to collate the history of the world as it's established through writeups. As yet not a lot is known about much history before 100 and almost nothing from before the start of the current calendar, so this thread can also form a venue for discussing its development and coming up with ideas and theories that span multiple countries.
I have taken some of the dates scattered throughout people's Lands posts and IC posts and assembled the following rough timelines. They are not completely comprehensive by any means, but I'll do my best to keep them updated (at least the bits before 100; recording all the stuff that happens during gameplay might get a bit much.
Currently all "prehistoric" dates are given as "BP" (before present) since we have no dating system for before the start of the common calendar and most such dates are, as such, somewhat vague.
Prehistory
c.1000 BP – Dhuda Loka arrive in the Besina
c.1000 BP - Ardashir I is crowned as the first king of all Nand
c.500 BP - Alleged documented history of the Grand Church of Daen begins
c.317 BP - The "Nimtor Empire" completes the conquest of Nand
c.300 BP – Humans and Whansis in Aneth agree a truce
c.200 BP – An attempt by the Nevarri Council to depose Lugal Sidur leads to a civil war between the Council and the Lugal.
History and Current Affairs
1Adrax Awaria is first united by Frescobaldi
5Frescobaldi is assassinated
10The government of Adrax Awaria comes under frequent attack from secessionist rebels
15 Adrax Awaria degenerates into civil war between the north (Adrax) and the south (Awaria).
40 Awarian Rebels overpower the Adraxians. The remaining Adraxians flee to the beach, where they can hide underground. Pralkemiri joins the council of Dhuda Besina
50Serafim Rosenbaum becomes decasage of the Tillwell
60The Adraxians recommence the civil war in Adrax Awaria, starting by reconquering the beach.
c.70Otgonbayar becomes boqorka of the Shafar.
73Vinariun joins the council of Dhuda Besina
80The Adraxians conquer the north side of the great wall in Adrax Awaria.
85Derris Asker, heir to Ambrose, is betrothed to Belinda Drivas.
c.85Otgonbayar unifies the Dhulciran of Shafarstan under his rule.
87Knight Protector Raymond Binari falls in battle and is succeeded (initially under regency) by his son Alistair.
89Queen Eraneh of Nand dies suddenly, believed by many to have been assassinated.
90Adrax Awaria is reunited as a single country
91Isfandir III of Nand dies and is succeeded by his daughter Aiman III.
99 The four courts of the Aeldir pledge to end their warring, cooperate and seek unity. Mirzahib Kaid Al-Riku dies and is succeeded by his son Shou. Oshenvar joins the council of Dhuda Besina
100 Jack XII orders the great wall in Adrax Awaria demolished to ensure peace. Letters of invitation are sent out to all nations seen and suspected by the Aeldir Courts and Fantastigoria to the Fantastic Masquerade to be held in the Autumnal Courtlands in the Autumn months of Year 101. In Xeroas people claim a Green Zaj has fled south with a small cult of followers and is practicing ancient rites to grant him sorcerous abilities! A farmer in Western Aladar, home of the Wandering Clan, reports to his local dwarven Architect a frightful tale from the north-eastern border! A band of men claiming allegiance to ‘K’juuda the Ravager’ raided and robbed the man’s farm before retreating back into the unknown north! The farmer pleads with his local Architect that something be done! Cochradice Primus dies and is succeeded by her daughter Roethye. Lord Drustan of the Summer Court orders his noble brothers to gather their foresters and rangers into organized bands of soldiers whose purpose stands to serve the Four Courts themselves under the direction of the Rose Contract. In Nifhel, Oglaf Shieldbreaker of the Clan Asgerstan, in a fit of drunken hubris, has challenged and defeated the Horseman War in a duel! The Nifelic people are quite shocked, as the previous horsemen Fjendal Alfsson was said to be as tall as a mountain. Though the Shieldbreaker family is pleased to have the prestige of counting a Horsemen amongst their kin, such a financial burden threatens to sink them under. It is whispered that some of the more thirst-stricken Fiid are drinking the blood of the dead. Surely this can only be a vile rumour? The coronation of Ganbataar is held in Shafarstan.
101 At the Fantastic Masquerade, Aeldir guards shoot Matteric Salarinni, a Tannan guest, causing a major diplomatic incident. In Primus, Melani Aske convicted of murdering her wife challenges her judge and executioner Lady Alis Perle for her noble title. Aske is victorious, sparing Perle and locking her away until the Queen can confirm her honorable victory and rightful title as Lady of the Realm. Lady Aske is granted the noble title she desires and cleared of all charges, as is custom to an honor duel, and High Queen Roethye has even granted her several extra servants and the modest estate of her accuser. However, it is rumored that Princess Tusameia Primus has maneuvered to keep her from ever wedding a woman again, and further rumors that Roethye is planning on challenging her honor at the slightest offense. In Tannan scattered reports across the region speak to a large number of citizens hearing the quaking voice of the Sky Father, central deity in the Church of Daen, instructing them to find the Sky Father’s sacred temple. An impromptu organization of explorers assembles to request permission to travel north from the Vincehin. An Ambrosan boxer named Igor Barberis wins ten bouts in a row and earns the nickname "Ironskull". The words "DUST, DUST, ONLY DUST" have been carved on the wall of Lady Mham Drahid's citadel, in Kaib. The perpetrator is unknown, as is the meaning of the message. Drahid soldiers are investigating. La Duksae Gallinarius sponsors a controversial production of the Classic play “The Noble Savage”. Rather then simply portraying foreign visitors in a positive light, it mock and shames Fantastigorian rude arrogance while conducting themselves as guests in foreign lands. The production has had a noticeable impact on people's concept of proper conduct regarding “naked-faced” outsiders.
102 The Drimma and men sent by the Architect to track down Kj'uuda accompany the wagon train heading into the northeast. The investigators easily see that K'juuda must have made his base here in the region as the people are beaten and fearful of the wagon train, suspecting another bout of attacks. When the locals are calmed and it is clear the explorers are not a threat they tell the drimma of The Ravager and his horde having headed further north a few months prior to the arrival of the wagon train after stealing away many people to serve as either comfort or recruits within the barbaric band of killers. According to the locals K'juuda's force numbered near three thousand and he had taken nearly a thousand more in young men from the region during his stay and retreat. Religious explorers from Hess Tannan who wished to travel north agitate beneath the denial of their wishes by the Vincehin and a riot breaks out in the city. Though quelled the captain of the guard who helped put down the rebels noted that among their number were members of the Copper Vault and purportedly some of their recently recruited “Negotiators." A number of these identified men and women remain unaccounted for. In the Kingdom of Berrium, a chapter of Dandric Knights declare local lord Rufio Oleric tyrannical and overthrow him. Knight Commander Fredric Roper declares himself lord in his stead. Roper offers his sincere vassalage to the Binari, insisting Oleric was cruel and in need of deposition. Oleric, with the support of some local lords petitions the king to put down the upstart knight commander and restore his lands. Prince Silvanus Primus and his retinue from the Primus Imperium, sent to explore westwards, return to their homeland at death’s door. Ragged to the bone, the Prince alternates between whispering and shouting hoarsely about a “Moonlit Tower” and “the Key of Skulls.” On his person, maps and journals explain the party found a great desert across the mountains and intended to leave it after a quick survey. When they entered the desert, however, they felt drawn and compelled to travel deeper than they were likely to survive. A civil war in Shafarstan is narrowly averted after Asugbal, leader of the Kibirka, embraces the view that the Shafar are to blame for the unusual weather. What could have erupted into civil war ends with a tense stand-off between five of the seven most powerful clans in Shafarstan.
103 A massive vein of Dyhhkamene is struck in Chornostrav by an overeager miner seeking to make his fortune and the resulting explosion of pressure destroyed a local village killing hundreds. People petition the Tsar to restrict mining to properly authorized and trained miners. Sailors off the northern coast of Melrakki-ey report sightings of a mist shrouded island that wasn't there before. A ship headed by an overeager merchant captain sailed towards the island but did not return. A Tannan juggler accidentally decapitates himself before the leader of the Nannerallo Family while juggling nine razor sharp swords. The entertainer in question has been known to juggle up to twelve swords in the past, but it is generally agreed that he should not have partaken so greatly in the provided punch bowl at the party. Needless to say he has died a laughing stock for his troubles. The Prophetess Council has identified the next High Queen! Six year old Aris Morningsworn has been brought to Keya's Rest for training and tutoring. Lord Rufio Oleric and Knight Commander Fredric Roper settle their dispute with an honorable duel held in the Royal Arena. The Knight Commander, with an edge over the Lord due to his martial ability from years serving in the field proves himself the winner, though his victory is somewhat disputed. Garnering only one solid hit in the pair's three bouts but suffering no hits himself the duel is concluded in his favor and he is named lord in Oleric's place. The displaced lord seems quite distraught by the results and is heard muttering blame to the king for forcing him to face a trained soldier in combat to secure his natural birth right. Oleric heads west into exile with his family and a small contingent of loyal followers.
104 The Princessate of Hakebar’s collapse leads to a military coup! Now led by Lady Commander Swahi the region’s military seeks to aggressively expand into region 138 to destroy any opposition! The military junta offers to join its holdings with any commander strong enough to prove themselves as an ally! The people of Region 138 offer their own submission to any power willing to defend them! Aesthetics of the Doctrine of the Nine Candles discuss the violence practiced by the Fiid in their aggressive proselytization with varying opinions. Many are deeply offended and find the practice in direct violation of the Virtues and general peaceableness of the Doctrine while others argue it to be an act intended to further enlightenment abroad. Prince Isfandir son of Kouros has been appointed as ambassador to Krozna. The young man, only sixteen and with no real experience of diplomacy, seems a surprising choice to many. The armies of the Primus Imperium through a careful plan and advancement are able to establish a quasi-concrete amount of control in the desert. At least for the first year. After that however supplies begin to run low and the relentless sun beats down on the warrior women of the east. If the Imperium expects to hold this empty region it will need to be supplied with food, metal, and some form of hydration. The armies report they can hold for a little longer but soon they will be forced to retreat if resources aren’t sent. A great tower is marked at the center of the region but remains a mystery. While a small expeditionary force is sent to survey the mysterious black tower this team doesn’t return and further exploration is halted until orders and supplies to carry out such a mission come from the High Queen herself.
105 In Fan'Gourmet people begin dying in a strange and awful way! After going to bed it is said they are discovered in the morning gaunt and pale as a long-dead corpse, their flesh dry and sunken into their bones! The doors to the victims' homes are found unlocked as if whatever caused their deaths were invited in rather than having broken in! They appear, for all intents and purposes, to have been drained of their blood with the only seeming explanation begin two puncture wounds on the side of the victims' necks! The mysterious island spotted two years ago near Melrakki-ey is sighted again, this time further to the south-west. The Spring Court sends an expedition to investigate, which does not return to port. No further signs of the island are accounted for in the months to follow. As months turn into years it seems conclusive that the expedition will not be returning any time soon. War breaks out between the Summer and Winter Courts and the Geshemafar and their allies, Kings Hersh and Yrondil, with the Aeldir capturing two regions from the brothers. Adrax Awaria answers the call for aid from the populace of Region 138, seeking to relieve their region through an attack on the Hakeber capital. Lady Commander Swahi, head of the newly formed Military Junta, turns her attention away from 138 to the south and to the defense of her capital, leaving a subservient general to deal with the southern region. It would prove to be too little however, as the Adrax Awarian forces had already established an advantageous position in Hakeber and as the armies under Swahi returned they were forced to fight a losing battle. Swahi was captured and all her forces killed or taken captive by the victorious Adrax Awarian army. In the southern region the armies under Swahi's general are confronted with a tactically far superior commander and despite their best efforts are soundly defeated. Unfortunately for the region and the commander the ploy employed was reliant on sacrificing a number of local troops to inflict defeat on the larger force and the commander was captured by the fleeing forces. It was desperately hoped this would lead him back to an occupied Hakeber and release to Adrax Awaria. When the beaten and retreating forces under Swahi's general return north and find Swahi captured and their homeland occupied they surrender rather than fight again or attempt to flee, tired from the long march. The troops pledge themselves to Adrax Awaria and release Lord Eridus to Jack to do with as he will. The Maestro of Fantastigoria, mask and all, disappears! His ship arrived back in Fantastigora unaware their leader was even absent and no one seems to know where the Maestro has disappeared to! It seems clear he will not be able to run his country in these coming years be he alive or dead!
106 Of the investigators sent to find whatever man or beast has been committing the heinous murders of Fan’Gourmet only one lives to tell a tale. Though overcome with fear and shaking to his bones the man reports to the Duksae tasked with completing the investigation of "A glass eyed man, fangs of glowing steel, and a terrible appetite for blood.” Six days after returning this man disappears from where he was recovering. No one knows how he escaped or where he could have gone. The Lerr buck under the Fiid occupation. Political marriages often end in the death of one or both partners, squires taken from the Lerr and put under Fiid kill their knight so often it has become a macabre joke to refer to any murder as a Squiring. The marriage between the High Tirk and House Jahim is shockingly accepted by the Lerr family but many suspect this simply to be a plot to end the High Tirk within his own bedchambers. K’juuda’s efforts to contain rebellion prove successful with the meeker silver miners of the west but the horselords from whom K’juuda is descended still buck at his attempts to curtail their rights and force them into subservience beneath him Finding allies in the dissatisfied clans beneath the Shafar and willing to offer marriages and alliances with these dissatisfied and armed subjects of the boqorka the people of Mabonde Ya Kijani strain under foreign rule and attempts by the Shafar to expand their influence meets resistance at every turn. With unstable support from the other clans it seems unclear if the Shafar can capably expand their influence outside their homelands! A travelling carnival under the name “Dr. Dranzel’s Spectacular Travelling Troupe” has made waves with the common folk of the Preeminence of Hortis and the Wandering Clan. It is said that the half-monkey half-lizard sideshow is of extreme interest and worth the copper, but the witch offering blessings to individuals is the real show stealer. From fixing a broken leg, to curing gout, and according to one especially outlandish and inebriated story, granting the power of flight are all well within the witch's power. The carnival is currently set down along the border between Conlarbores and Western Aladar.
107 After the failure of investigation by Fantastigoria the murders of Fan’Gourmet only increase in occurrence. A death once every two weeks becomes the norm, the scenes all identical in form of death, but the pattern of victim and geography unclear. At one end of the region for one incident and then the other by the next, a distance unwalkable by any mortal. The people of Fan’Gourmet live in a dreadful fear, the cultural reorganization seemingly ineffective. Even now with every citizen refusing to open their doors after dusk the murders continues to happen in homes without any signs of forced entry. The people plead for an end to this death though some fear the disappearance of the Maestro bodes doom for them all the region remains stable, for now. Tiramisu becomes a popular dessert choice in Hess Tannan. Competitions between confectioners reach such intensities that local magistrates begin to impose heavy taxes on the production of coffee driving the small industry out of business and ending the vicious competition.