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High Reaches Timeline

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• Spring 985IY/2838EC - The Settlement is rediscovered by members of the House of Concordant Cycles. Mapping begins, as well as a record of all resources, and access points.
• Winter 985 IY/2838EC - Negotiations between all races of Eramere begin in earnest.
• 986 IY/2839EC - Work on clearing a larger path to the Settlement begins, as does clearing out the main buildings.
• Late 987 IY/2840EC - Workers from all races file in, and work progress unexpectedly fast, even considering their cooperation. The Town gains its name from a translation of its earlier name, as chosen by the Ambassadors.
• Summer 988IY/2841EC - Atalan is destroyed, and humans flock to High Reaches as refugees. A bronze dragon is seen defending the town from another dragon. The Rise of the Dragons, The Fall of Atalan, The Sundering
• Autumn 988IY/2841EC - News arrives that Torica has been founded on the island of Santina Bay.
• Winter 988IY/2841EC - High Reaches is attacked and pillaged by the Nildervaga Valkshir for the first time.
• Winter 992IY/2845 EC - The Nildervaga strike again, losing their leader to a more well prepared Militia this time.
• Winter 994 IY/2847 EC - another less successful attack from the Nildervaga
• High Reaches - The Early Years (Server 2)
• 2864 EC - The Blackspear War continues into 2865 EC.
• Fall 2864 EC - The Blackspear Fleet is devastated, Torica is reclaimed
• 2865 EC - The Blackspear Dragon engages Niassa'Nai in battle, Blackspear lay siege to High Reaches, which is broken in the same year.
• 2865 EC - A joint force of Syl'vae, Gnomish Servo-troopers, Highreach Militia, Warriors from Torica, Kael'Higor berserkers, and Orc warriors land on the shore south of Skolden'fel to break the seige by Blackspear there.
• 2865 EC - Mayrie Mark'ilas, and a powerful mage helps lead a group of powerful casters to defeat the Dragon leading the last of the horde with the aid of the Kael'Higor. Many of the prominent citizens of Highreaches aid in this endeavor, led by Ker'lueth Di'Malen.
• 2865 EC - The Blackspear nation retreats to the Western Frostbeards.
• 2866 EC - Another festival to Faergol is had in the Oasis. A tournament of battle is had and the winner is crowned before a feast is thrown to celebrate those that remain alive, after such a long campaign against the Blackspear.
• 2866 EC - The First Annual Coalition Games is held in the farmlands of High Reaches. Celebrating their victory over the Blackspear, with events ranging from brewing competitions, to tale spinning, and joke making, and physical sports as well. Each year the festival takes place in one of homes of the Coalition members, excluding the orcs for obvious safety reasons.
• 2867 EC - The island of Torica begins to construct floating docks around the island in an attempt to expand living space for their growing population, while not impacting areas used to raise crops. Priests and priestesses of Niomae aid in keeping the tides and waves from interfering until stabilization of the floating platforms is complete.
• 2867 EC- Farmlands around High Reaches continue to be attacked by roaming bands. About half the farms are razed to the ground before being able to produce crops for the summer.
• 2867 EC - All of the Syl'vae around Eramere are recalled to Maer'Havel. Tight lipped as always, but the fact that every single Syl'vae have been recalled is troubling to all.
• 2876 EC - A magnificent flash of light is seen coming from the direction of Tir'Ehtele. Those that have ventured within the forest previously would noticed that the flash had come from the approximate location of Maer'Vanim. Syl'vae guards are posted near the city, and warn off any travelers stating that a shield of energy now keeps the city of Maer'Vanim contained; any that venture past the shield will be trapped, unable to return.
• 2868 EC - Orc Councilor Vrulgorog is recalled to the Omgi Ztehh due to increasing internal division among the Orcs. No other Orc is sent in his stead and the Orcish Council seat remains open.
• 2869 EC - Ticki Spritzlewire, with the blessing of the Council of High Reaches, establishes The Guild to Legitimize Adventurers and To Make them Useful. The guild's first task is to make safe the farmlands surrounding High Reaches
• 2869 EC - The area around Atalan becomes increasingly unstable, and the Obelisk begins throwing out distortions all across Eramere. Several teleporting mages find themselves half buried in walls, and even more horrific places. Patches of null magic, and wild magic appear and disappear with no warning and seemingly at random, and tales of travelers beset by vicious manifestations abound.
• 2870 EC - High Magus Gralin Hovis leaves High Reaches with a large number of Atalan-born volunteers, heading towards Atalan, with no expectation to return. Members of the expedition trickle back some weeks later, most with the same story; they were unable to continue due to fear, injury, or both. A few however, including the High Magus never return, but the disturbances from the Obelisk have ended. Atalan itself is still an unstable area, perhaps permanently damaged by the fluctuations of the Obelisk that made it famous.
• 2870 EC - The Guild Hall for The GLADTOMU is completed within High Reaches and marks the first entirely new construction within the city of High Reaches. Guild members are provided with lodgings and simple fare, while agreeing to patrol the surrounding countryside.
• 2873 EC - Gnomes are becoming increasingly scarce. Visitors are still allowed within THIMBLE, but are only allowed in a small area newly designated Temporary Outsiders Marketplace To Offer Merchandise. Any Gnomes that can be seen are haggard and frazzled. They respond to inquires about Gnomish state of affairs with: "Everything is fine. Nothing is wrong."
• 2874 EC - Rumors out of the Omgi-Ztehh say that the Orcs have suffered a massive schism caused by an intense Onim, splitting into two distinct groups. One seems to have moved into the Omgi-Ztehh proper, while the other group seems to have headed deep into the Val'mordja Hills.
• 2875 EC - Reports trickle in of a massive skirmish in the Sandspires between a band of GLAD members and Udgnar Bugbears while rescuing Haerkglar miners. It is said that they were able to rescue all but one group of miners, while one of the GLAD members suffered massive injuries causing the loss of an eye. The Haerkglar honored the dead and the members of the GLAD party with a feast lasting three days.
• 2875 EC - Twisted Orcs have been seen raiding across the Ardena bridge. Travel near the bridge or even into the swamp has become incredibly dangerous with one such an attack decimating a contingent of GLAD members.
• 2876 EC - A band of Orcs dedicated to Lethe arrive within High Reaches. One of their member, Grahltak, informs the Council that she is the new Orc Councilor as chosen by her people. Grahltak informs the Council that Lethe has charged the remaining Orcs with the task of gathering as much knowledge as possible to keep it safe. To that end the Orcish contingent requests access to all High Reaches libraries so their transcribing can begin. She also informs all that Senescia is no longer worshiped by true Orcs, and only the Ghrymzuqal or Fallen Orcs follow the Lady of Rot. She offers part of her contingent to aid in the destruction of the Fallen wherever they are found.
• 2878 EC - A massive horde of Ghrymzuqal emerges from the swamp and overwhelms the scout outpost at the Ardena. Senescia's forces strike against a few fledgling villages and begin to burn farmlands. A combination of GLAD members and the Field Force from High Reaches halts the rampage of the Senescia forces, however, Captain Kargan Theihad is slain by the Orc leader. Efforts to bring the good captain back to life fail, prompting some to believe Kargan had found the end he wished for, while others are unsure if Senescia's Orcs are capable of negating the return of their slain foes.
• 2878 EC - An undead horde of smaller creatures erupts from the sands around Torica and besieges the people. The Knights of the Golden Rose and The Eternal Sentinels managed to fight back the hordes of undead along with the people of Torica. Tragically, Sentinel Alexander Griffith gave his life in the defense of Torica but was the deciding factor that granted the people of Torica victory. Due in part to the heavy losses suffered during the attack and the demise of their leader, the Eternal Sentinels disbanded formerly and were absorbed into the Knights of the Golden Rose, who chose to rename themselves The Knights of the Shield in honor of Alexander's sacrifice. Sentinel Griffith's battered shield, serves as the groups symbol and hangs within their chapter hall.
• 2880 EC - Construction is completed on a small bunker at the Ardena Bridge that would offer the Field Force of the High Reaches Militia better protection against another wave of Ghrymzuqal. Due to outcry from the Orcs, the bridge into the Omgi-Ztehh has not yet been cut as they wish to keep an eye on the movement within the swamp.
• 2883 EC: Expeditions near the Kobolds and Taurocs have begun to go smoother than in recent memory. It seems both races are missing their sorcerous fighters that normally leveled the playing field with adventurers. Nothing concrete about the declining level of sorcerers among the kobolds and taurocs is obvious. It raises concerns about the Obelisk and other races pool of sorcerers.
• 2884 EC - Cameron Hovis, a reputable mage within the Arcane University of High Reaches hires GLADTOMU members to accompany him on an expedition to Atalan. All the members return, but report that the city is still uninhabitable due to an infestation of manifestations. The rifts however seem to have abated completely, and odd reports that the manifestations killed no one, but simply rendered them unconscious, and removed them from the city continue to puzzle scholars. Cameron Himself refuses to comment on the events, and has made no effort to return.
• 2884 EC - Invasion of Torica by Kalimvar and Halmoria.
• 2890 EC - Rumors circulate that something momentous has occurred with the Skolden'fel Fortress. Though the Haerkglar are tight lipped as always, the words Hrasqueel, Gift, and Oathbound can be overheard from visiting traders.
• 2903 EC - For the first time in remembrance, Winter never arrives, not a single flake of snow fell aside from in the highest mountain tops. Thought a blessing at first, temperatures have continued to rise all into the beginning of Spring.
• 2904 EC - Rainfall was down dramatically. If not for the sophisticated irrigation techniques developed by the Haerkglar and Halmorians of High Reaches, many of the crops would have failed. While the Chorav had a supremely comfortable spring north of the Daiobi for once, everyone else is praying for the heat to break.
• 2904 EC - A great artifact of Niomae is discovered and put to use by her priests and priestesses. Mayrie Mark'ilas dies in a mysterious magical accident when she becomes involved with study of the artifact.
• 2904 EC - The Heralds of Decay, a faction within the ranks of Senescia's followers make themselves known and demand recognition of their claim on the Omgi-Zteh. Thus starts the War of the Restless.
• 2905 EC - The War of the Restless. Unwilling to accept the demands of the Harolds of Decay, the races of Eramere find themselves under siege. The undead begin to rse everywhere, choking off trade and levelling smaller communities. It is rumored that an aspect of Senescia, herself manifests as part of the Heralds' deeds. Torica is all but destroyed. The priestess Maeva Tovir sacrifices herself to destroy one of Senescia's points of power, effectively ensuring that the dead of High Reaches did not rise up in service of the Heralds. The haerkglar, led by Ulfgar, Speaker of the Stone and first of the hrasonai, are the first to win a major victory over the undead, not only surviving a siege of Skolden'fel, but emerging from the fortress to beat back the undead masses. Their numbers insufficient for the task at hand, the Heralds eventually lose control of the undead when their true identities are revealed and they become the hunted. The last vestiges of their grand plan fall away into nothingness when the one known as The Mask of Senescia, Bothan Dallanson was killed on an expedition beneath Snowmyst Lake.
• 2905 EC - In the closing days of the War of the Restless, Mellicent Cole, Head Librarian and Magus at the University of High Reaches disappears mysteriously.
• 2905 EC - Kalimvarans abandon Mertokis.
• 2910 EC - Ulfgar, the Speaker of the Stone and the first Hrasonai is lost, presumed by some to be dead, during an expedition to heal the rift between haerkglar and valhurk. The tragic event brings reconciliation to the People of the Stone. Sapphire Khazad is instilled as a steward of Ulfgar's seat until such time as his fate can be determined for certain.
• 2911 EC - Knights of the Shield officially disband after increasing disorder on Torica. Some find their way to the Crimson Crusade.
• 2916 EC - Emperor Levistus Alphaeus I claims the throne in Halmoria.
• 2918 EC - Defense Exchange Alliance Division (DEAD Squad) created in High Reaches.
• 2926 EC onwards: Recent Events

Atalan Events

Events during the first version of the server can be found here.

Halmorian Timeline

• 1 IY - Creation of the Halmorian Empire
• 111 IY - Creation of the Legions
• 536 IY - Gracus Dimorii Challenges Nobility
• 566IY-579IY - The Helmourne Crusades
• 582 IY - The Verdict of Alphaeus
• 778 IY - Halmorians invade Kutara
• 793 IY - Kutara surrenders to Halmoria
• 860 IY - Reported fall of the city of Maer'Vanim of the Syl'vae in The Rise of the Restless
• 935 IY - Halmoria captures the Plains of Ildori
• 937 IY - Halmoria begins war with the Valkshir, ending almost a decade later
• 945 IY - Halmoria ends war with the Valkshir
• 951 IY - The Lakoi surrender to the Halmorians
• 957 IY - Eramere & Atalan discovered by humans
• 958 IY - Ephaesean Adepts, and the Legion, arrive in greater numbers.
• 962 IY - First ships with settlers arrive
• 963 IY - The Long Night begins
• 968 IY - The Long Night ends
• 982 IY - Server Start - See Events within Atalan (server1) for many significant events from this time onwards.
• 983 IY - The Horde War with the Blackspear Tribe
• 984 IY-987IY - the Halmoria-Kalimvar War
• 988 IY - Atalan secedes from the Halmorian Empire, declaring itself independent.
• 1058 IY - Attempts to maintain a dominant presence in Torica are abandoned.
• 1063 IY - Emperor Levistus Alphaeus I claims the throne in Halmoria
• Little is known in Eramere after this point.