The Revised Edition of the History and Timeline of Events
by Erik Gray
Hail fellow seekers of knowledge! Below you will find the most comprehensive outline of the history and timeline of events throughout Avadon. A great deal of this information stems directly from the original works by Lenz (I take no credit for all the parts that I directly copied), found here. Much of my timeline builds upon Lenz's work through sources provided by the powers that be in the world, as well as thorough investigation of all possible tomes of knowledge (the wiki, the website, other posts, pestering the hell out of the staff, documentation provided to me, lore notes, and more). Even with all that, some events were left to speculation. Also included and incorporated are events driven by the players.by Erik Gray
If you know of an event that had/has some sort of significant impact upon Avadon, please feel free to share it with me and I can update the timeline. It is very handy to know roughly what month/year the event occurred (RL measure) so that it can be converted into proper UO time.
How time in UO works:
Outlands Launch date: Oct 27, 2018 (66 RL days until Jan 1, 2019)
Conversion of time: 12 UO days per 1 RL day. About 1 year in-game passes each RL month.
Avadon year upon Outlands launch: 612 AC. Add 1 year per RL month beyond that.
- Start of 2019: 614 AC
- Start of 2020: 626 AC
- Start of 2021: 638 AC
- Start of 2022: 650 AC
- Start of 2023: 662 AC
- Start of 2024: 674 AC
- Start of 2025: 686 AC
A note about year suffix: BC = Before Cataclysm; AC = After Cataclysm. The Before Cataclysm epoch is further divided into multiple eras and history was spottily recorded, hence the negative and positive years for the Before Cataclysm epoch.
The Avadonian Timeline:
Pre-History - Approximately -100,000 BC to -50,000 BC
At an unknown point in time, a sapient being known as the Great Earth Serpent ascends from his dwelling on the Isle of Crypts to the Ethereal Void, that he might instill cosmic balance in the universe by maintaining harmony between the diametrically opposing forces of two other serpentine deities, the Order Serpent and Chaos Serpent.
Enigmatic representatives of the Xorinite dimension known as wisps communicate with a prehistoric entity named Zog. The wisps lose contact with Sosaria due to Zog casting the spell of Armageddon.
Sosaria is populated by numerous serpentine species. Other creatures and civilizations follow, including cyclopes, before the arrival of humans, elves, dwarves, and bobbits. Meanwhile, on landmasses as yet unknown to humanoids, gargoyles flourish in isolation.
Silver serpents are venerated in the form of monuments and wall carvings.
Archaic History - Approximately -50,000 BC to -500 BC
Humanoids become the dominant society on four of Sosaria's continents as they organize into city-states and feudal fiefdoms.
Over 3,000 years before the unification of Britannia, an unnamed order is founded, which later produces The Ancient Liturgy of Truth.
An advanced civilization flourishes on the island of Ambrosia, building mystic shrines that are able to facilitate significant enhancements in physical ability and intellect. Eventually, Ambrosia's capital city is pummelled to ruin by caddellite meteors, before the island itself is swallowed by a whirlpool and thought lost.
Deeming it a corrupting influence, various lords of archaic Sosaria outlaw the use of magic and banish its practitioners.
Humans drive the cyclops race underground.
Wolfgang, a future mage and king, is born.
Wolfgang's first son (name unknown) is born. Nothing more is recorded of him - until 627 AC when writings discovered in the Ossuary suggest that the Forgotten King entombed within is, in fact, this first-born son.
Wolfgang's second son, Mondain, is born.
The Terran (as in from earth, not the town of Terran) youth known as Cantabrigian British unwittingly opens a blue moongate on Earth after happening upon an amulet fashioned in the likeness of the Great Earth Serpent. He is transported to Sosaria, where he soon meets Shamino Sallé Dacil.
Lusting for power at the age of fifteen, Mondain murders King Wolfgang and takes possession of his ruby gem, a magical artifact reputed to harness the power of the sun.
The Age of Darkness - Approximately -500 BC to 0 BC
Mondain begins vile experiments among his own followers, forming hybrid creatures such as minotaurs, goblins, orcs, and lizardmen.
British drives Mondain from his corner of Sosaria ("Akalabeth"), and becomes Lord British.
Various heroes enter the service of Lord British, ridding the local realm of monsters, and earning the title "Knight".
Shamino becomes ruler of his own kingdom in the Lands of Danger and Despair.
The presence of sea monsters is confirmed, as the frigate Pembroke is sunk by one in plain sight of a small armada.
Seeking allies to continue his fight against the eight lords of Sosaria, Mondain recruits help from "starwalking monsters of unparalleled savagery".
Minax is born.
At just eleven years of age, Minax is apprenticed to Mondain.
While still young, Minax becomes Mondain's consort.
Exodus is "conceived".
Mondain uses the ruby gem against itself, creating the Gem of Immortality.
Mondain's ascendancy spurs a revival of the arcane arts, as the long-outlawed practice of sorcery is now deemed necessary to combat his depredations.
The Stranger appears in Sosaria, entering through the moongate known as the "Siege Perilous". After questing in the realm and obtaining a time machine, the hero uses it to step outside of natural time and penetrate Mondain's stronghold. In the ensuing battle, the Stranger shatters Mondain's Gem of Immortality and slays the wizard himself. Each shard of the shattered gem holds within a replica world of Britannia, and the shard closest to the heart of the dying wizard's physical body and absorbing the bulk of his twisted magic becomes known as Avadon. For a number of centuries, the events of the "main" world unfold within each of the worlds contained within the shards before each branches off and develop in different and unique ways.
The release of magic at Mondain's death causes great upheaval, rending time and space, and three quarters of the world disappear. However, at least some of these lands are later found to still be in reach: the Lands of Danger and Despair becomes the Serpent Isle.
Shortly after Mondain's death, the time doors appear in Sosaria.
Approximately ten years after the defeat of Mondain, Minax (now grown) achieves the power to avenge her lover, exploiting the time doors to establish her stronghold in the temporally isolated era known as "Time of Legends".
The Stranger appears in Sosaria again.
The following events take place outside the normal timeline due to Minax's interference:
In 9 000 000 B.C. (Pangea), the Stranger meets time-traveling astronauts from 2112 A.D., who know vital information about Father Antos.
In 1423 B.C., the Stranger appears in a savage North America.
In 1990 A.D., in New San Antonio, the Stranger purchases Enilno, the quicksword, from Sentri the Swashbuckler. After traveling in time to and from Pangea and 2112 A.D., the Stranger obtains the magical force field ring from an old man in New San Antonio.
In 2112 A.D., after obtaining a spaceship from Pirate Harbour, the Stranger visits Father Antos on Planet X.
In the place of Legends, outside of time itself, Minax is defeated by the Stranger within her castle, Shadowguard.
Timeline resumes normal flow.
Manuscript fragments are found in the wreckage of Shadowguard. These writings hint that Minax and Mondain had been lovers, and produced an offspring, but little more.
Twenty years after the last appearance of the Stranger, the Isle of Fire rises from the sea as molten lava spewing from underwater volcanoes. Monsters begin attacking Sosarian settlements and a pirate fleet appears at sea, sweeping all other ships of commerce before it.
Exodus summons the Balance Serpent (also known as the Great Earth Serpent) from its domain in the Ethereal Void, and it is made to guard the harbor entrance of the Isle of Fire.
On the Serpent Isle, the War of Imbalance breaks out.
A ship is found sailing abandoned, devoid of crew, with the word "Exodus" scrawled in blood on its deck.
Lord British commissions "The Great Work", in which many explorers are dispatched to chart the realm in its entirety. Shamino, tasked with mapping the interior of Castle Death on the Isle of Fire, returns from this experience physically and mentally scarred.
Moongates are observed throughout the realm. The cartographer Hawkwind deduces their functioning, but is attacked and gravely wounded before he can communicate his discovery.
The Stranger reappears in Sosaria, and recruits three local adventurers for aid.
The lost island of Ambrosia is rediscovered.
The Stranger consults with the Time Lord for the first time.
The Stranger's party destroys Exodus in his castle. This triggers a violent set of cataclysms that rearranges much of the land, destroying several cities in the process.
The remaining forces of evil are defeated in a vast battle on the Bloody Plains. Thousands of soldiers die on both sides in the conflict.
Between 0 BC and 60 BC
The city-states of Sosaria band together and form Britannia, electing Lord British as leader.
Lord British forms the Great Council.
The system of the Eight Virtues is established.
Erstam and others protest Lord British's system of virtues, and leave Britannia for the Serpent Isle.
Lord British commissions three Shrines of the Principles to be built on the Isle of Fire.
The gargoyles summon the spirits of Mondain, Minax and Exodus to inhabit their three Shrines of the Principles. Exodus' summoning causes the Isle of Fire to sink into the sea, not to be seen again for over three centuries.
The town of Magincia is destroyed by demons, presumably for the pride of its inhabitants.
The Stranger reappears in Britannia.
The Stranger retrieves the artifact known as the Skull of Mondain from a deep well in the Great Sea. The well is the original site of the Stranger's battle with Mondain, as evidenced by the three volcanic plumes nearby – caused by the three Shards. The removal of the skull causes two things to happen: a volcanic island arises (on which Blackthorn’s castle was built), and the Shards are knocked loose.
The Stranger throws the Skull of Mondain into the Great Stygian Abyss, opening the Abyss permanently and destroying the skull.
The Stranger, further known as the Avatar, survives the Abyss, and enters the Chamber of the Codex at the bottom. The Codex of Ultimate Wisdom is found, and the Avatar returns to Earth.
60 BC
The monks of Empath Abbey begin making wine.
Between 60 BC and 137 BC
The Great Council raises the Codex from the Great Stygian Abyss, and enshrines it on the Isle of the Avatar.
Geological instability induced by the raising of the Codex causes the formation of the Underworld. Creatures begin pouring out of the dungeons again.
The Great Council seals the eight dungeons.
A great drought engulfs the northeastern quadrant of Britannia, destroying Britannia's third largest lake, Lake Generosity, and creating the desert known as the Drylands.
The village of Vesper is abandoned.
Lord British commissions the writing of The Book of Lore.
The knight Seggallion inadvertently leaves his homeland Ashtalarea through a blue moongate, and becomes a sailor and pirate in Britannia.
Captain Johne’s ship sinks through a whirlpool and is lost in the Underworld.
Captain Johne kills his shipmates, who through the power of the Shards become the Shadowlords.
103 BC
The monks of Empath Abbey stop taking vows of silence.
105 BC
July 12 – Gendra, shipwright of Trinsic, officially commissions the ship Golden Hinde. This ship is later sailed by Leodon and Lenora of Buccaneer's Den.
136 BC
January 1 – The ghosts of ruined Magincia are finally laid to rest through magical means.
March 12 – The town of New Magincia is founded.
137 BC
A female child, perhaps twelve or thirteen, appears in Lord Shalineth’s court. She proceeds to prophesy of an unknown hero, entering a place of great darkness, using three magical artifacts. Near the end of her prophecy, she loses control of the vision and is killed by unknown magical forces.
Lord British begins his exploration of the Underworld through the waterfall in river Maelstrom, leaving one of his nobles, Lord Blackthorn, in charge during his absence.
British is captured by the Shadowlords.
Between 137 BC and 139 BC
Lord Blackthorn declares martial law, and enacts his repressive Code of Virtue. Blackthorn seizes the Crown of Lord British as a symbol of his new authority.
Iolo, Shamino, and the other Companions of the Avatar are declared outlaws.
In an attempt to save one of the Crown Jewels, the jester Chuckles has the Sceptre of Lord British transferred by courier to Lord Malone of Serpent's Hold. Unfortunately, the courier passes through Trinsic while a Shadowlord is present (either Astaroth or Nosfentor). The Shadowlord steals the Sceptre and disappears.
From his prison, Lord British befriends the daemon (later revealed to be a gargoyle) Sin'Vraal, and convinces him to become a good guy. Sin'Vraal flees the service of Astaroth in the Underworld for the Drylands of Britannia.
Iolo and Shamino anonymously commission Sir Arbuthnot, the Royal Coinmaker, to mint a magical coin in the image of the symbol of the Codex, to use in summoning the Avatar.
139 BC
Lord Shalineth, the leader of the Lycaeum, completes the book Paths of Destiny as an aid for the Avatar upon his return.
The Avatar is called through the moongates by Iolo and Shamino.
Between 139 BC and 141 BC
The Avatar meets with the wizard Sutek, who has divined the nature of the Shadowlords.
Using the Flames of Virtue, the Avatar destroys the remaining Shards of Mondain's Gem and the three Shadowlords.
Avatar rescues Lord British from the Underworld, before returning to Earth.
Blackthorn is banished by Lord British to an unknown land, later revealed to be the Serpent Isle.
The Underworld collapses. The realm of the gargoyles begins to disappear, bit by bit.
150 BC
Captain Hawkins' ship, the Empire, is destroyed when the crew mutinies. Their treasure is buried on the island later known as Spektran, and a map is created and distributed among nine pirates.
Sutek is driven mad by his own magical experiments, and begins performing inhuman experiments combining animal forms, reminiscent of Mondain.
155 BC
The cyclops Iskander Ironheart is born.
160 BC
Captain Johne sets out to explore Hythloth, and befriends the gargoyle Beh Lem.
In a massive earthquake, the island of Bordermarch sinks beneath the ocean and is lost.
Gargoyles begin attacking Britannia. They capture the shrines one by one.
Quenton is murdered by Michael, aka Blade.
161 BC
The knight Gertan and several others are heavily wounded in an attempt to retake the Shrine of Compassion from the Gargoyles.
The Gargoyles divine that the destruction of their world is caused by the removal of the Codex, and that the instigator is the False Prophet – later revealed to be the Avatar.
The Avatar is called through a red moongate by the Gargoyles, who attempt to ritually sacrifice him, but is saved by Iolo, Shamino and Dupre and escapes via moongate to Lord British's throne room.
163 BC
Avatar returns the Codex to the Void, and restores peace between humans and gargoyles. Avatar returns to Earth.
Penumbra enters a magical sleep, waiting for the Avatar to reappear and awaken her.
Terfin is founded on the island where Blackthorn's castle originally stood as a new home for gargoyle refugees.
170 BC
Gargoyles that do not wish to live in peace with humans form bands of brigands and terrorize the countryside. One such band, led by Gratagralem is shown the way of honor by Dupre, and he forms them into a group dedicated the virtue, named "The Locusts."
Michael aka Blade is sentenced to death by the High Court of Yew for the murder of Quenton.
172 BC
Iskander Ironheart slays the seven gazer princes that stole the eye from the cyclops tribal leader. After this, he is known embarrassingly as "Wonder Boy."
173 BC
Sir Cabirus obtains permission from Lord British and founds a new Town of Virtue on the Isle of the Avatar. He sends out a call to the land to join him.
175 BC
Mordra crosses from Pagan to Britannia
Horance, already half-mad from isolation, casts spells to give himself immortality, but in the process turns into a liche and becomes completely insane.
Horance builds his Dark Tower on the main island of Skara Brae
Horance sends his minions to capture Trent’s wife, Rowena, killing her in the process.
Caine attempts to mix a potion which can trap Horance. Due to Mayor Forsythe’s ineptitude, the formula explodes, destroying the entire town, killing all inhabitants instantly.
178 BC
The Abyssal colony is well-established.
181 BC
Baron Almric’s fortress completed.
193 BC
Stonegate is occupied by a small colony of wingless gargoyles.
195 BC
Lord Vemelon, mayor of Jhelom, and a party of warriors invade Stonegate, slaughter the occupying gargoyles and claim the keep as Vemelon's private estate. Years later the castle is occupied by trolls and then by an evil wizard, before collapsing into a swamp.
199 BC
Alluria, shipwright of New Magincia, officially commissions the ship "Anne's Revenge."
207 BC
An infamous peeping-tom case leads to the outlawing of white X-ray potions. Eventually, an even whiter "Light" potion takes its place among the popular stock.
210 BC
Sir Cabirus dies in the abyss.
The Abyssal colony begins to quarrel and fall apart.
Baron Almric seals the doors to the Stygian Abyss.
227 BC
Denyel, husband of Mythra, enters a cave on an exploring expedition and never returns.
250 BC
Byman of Serpent Isle writes the book The Dwellers of Serpent Isle about the Sosarian settlers of Serpent Isle.
270 BC
The wizard Tyball allows the demon known as the Slasher of Veils to kill Garamon, accidentally trapping it within the Great Stygian Abyss's Chamber of Virtue.
Baron Almric's daughter, Arial, is kidnapped.
The Avatar is summoned by Garamon, and appears in Arial's bedroom during the kidnapping. Being accused of the deed, the Avatar is sent into the Abyss to either rescue Arial or die trying.
Deep within the Stygian Abyss, The Avatar kills the wizard Tyball, and rescues Arial.
With the help of Garamon, the Avatar releases enough power to open a dimensional gate at the base of the Abyss, which the Avatar uses to banish the Slasher of Veils from Britannia.
The volcano within the Stygian Abyss erupts, destroying the remnants of the settlement. The inhabitants escape with Garamon's help, and resettle in dungeon Destard.
With its reason for existence (and most of its settlements) gone, Baron Almric's town abandons the Isle of the Avatar.
320 BC
Several "minor wars" among feuding nobles break out. A young Batlin fights in these as a soldier after training in Minoc.
329 BC
The "minor wars" of Britannia end. Batlin moves to Britain and becomes a bard for a while.
331 BC
Batlin meets and quickly forges a friendship with twins Elizabeth and Abraham, fellow adventure seekers, in Britain. They resolve to separately seek their destinies throughout the realm and reunite at the Blue Boar Tavern upon the passing of ten years.
335 BC
Felcrodon, a theoretical meta-paraphilosopher, proposes his theory that there are not rays of undetectable, invisible energy bombarding Britannia. The populace breathes easier.
339 BC
Batlin visits the haunted ruins of Skara Brae, where he has an epiphanous encounter with Caine,[27] before settling for much of the following two years in New Magincia.
340 BC
Burnside becomes mayor of Minoc. He would remain so for more than twenty years.
The Guardian materializes three great blackrock generators, in the form of a cube, sphere, and tetrahedron, deep within the mountains of Fellowship Isle, Dungeon Despise, and Dungeon Deceit, respectively. Through their malevolent influence, the functioning of magic and moongates begins to falter, progressively worsening over the next two decades.
341 BC
Batlin, Elizabeth, and Abraham fulfill their pact to reunite in Britain. They gain permission from Lord British to found a new philosophical society, the Fellowship, and the first branch hall is established in the capital.
The Britannian Mining Company (BMC) is founded. The town of Vesper is reformed as a small colony of miners for the Mining Company.
The BMC petitions Lord British for permission to reopen the entrance to Dungeon Covetous.
The BMC begins supplying blackrock ore to Batlin.
Construction of the Black Gate begins.
342 BC
Rohdon, shipwright of Britain, officially commissions the ship The Dragon’s Breath. This ship was formerly the Constellation, until it was almost entirely destroyed by its captain and later rebuilt.
Kalideth, a mage progressively losing his faculties to the Tetrahedron Generator, is killed by cyclops Iskander Ironheart in self-defense while attempting to investigate the recent ethereal dissonance.
347 BC
Spark is born.
350 BC
The Seven Year Drought begins.
355 BC
The House of Games opens for business on Buccaneer's Den.
Gargan, shipwright of Trinsic, officially commissions the ship The Scaly Eel.
356 BC
The Fellowship branch in Moonglow is founded by Rankin.
357 BC
Finster, an outspoken candidate for political office in Britain, is ritualistically murdered.
The Seven Year Drought ends.
358 BC
Finnigan is elected mayor of Trinsic.
Russell, shipwright of New Magincia, officially commissions the ship Nymphet.
Clint, shipwright of Britain, officially commissions the ship The Beast.
Several ships built by Owen of Minoc sink, including one with Korl's brother on board.
359 BC
Patterson is elected mayor of Britain, defeating the farmer Brownie in a landslide.
Kethron, shipwright of Moonglow, officially commissions the ship Lusty Wench.
361 BC
The Time Lord is trapped by the Guardian in the Shrine of Spirituality.
Inamo emigrates from Terfin to Trinsic.
In late autumn, Trinsic blacksmith Christopher argues with his Fellowship branch leader, Klog, and attempts to leave the movement. One week later, Christopher is brutally murdered just before sunrise. The Avatar returns to Britannia after a two-century absence at 6 a.m. the same morning, coinciding with the Isle of Fire's reemergence from the Great Sea due to Erethian’s magical interference. This major geological event causes a violent tremor to be felt across the realm.
Gwenno, as yet unaware of the Fellowship's insidious nature, accompanies several of Batlin's recruits on a journey to Serpent Isle.
The Avatar meets the cyclops Iskander Ironheart and saves him from Eiko and her sister, the daughters of the mage Kalideth.
The Avatar sails to the Isle of Fire and spends a time within the ruins of Exodus' former stronghold. Here, the Avatar forges a mighty sword of blackrock and bonds within it the daemon Arcadion. After completing a series of three moral tests (installed on the island at the behest of Lord British prior to its sinking), the hero also banishes the last physical remains of Exodus, the Dark Core, to the Ethereal Void by using the same two lenses with which the Codex of Ultimate Wisdom was similarly delivered.
After uncovering the inner Fellowship's plots to extinguish their detractors and facilitate the Guardian's conquest of Britannia, the Avatar's party penetrates the Black Gate chamber hidden within the confines of Dungeon Hythloth and kills Fellowship assassin Hook, his gargoyle accomplice Forskis, Elizabeth, and Abraham. While Batlin is also present, he manages to escape via teleportation. The Avatar then destroys the Black Gate itself at the moment of the astronomical alignment, just as the Guardian is attempting to gain entry.
362–363 BC
Exactly one year after the destruction of the Black Gate, Lord British holds a celebration at Castle Britannia to mark the occasion. During the festivities, the Guardian invokes a great enchantment to imprison the castle and all within beneath a shell of blackrock.
Over the course of eight days, the Avatar explores eight worlds in order to break the imprisonment of Castle Britannia.
During the imprisonment, Mayor Patterson betrays Lord British by murdering Lady Tory and the scholar Nelson, before being killed himself while trying to assassinate the Avatar.
The Avatar, aided by the incantations of Nystul, shatters the blackrock dome by sounding the Horn of Praecor Loth.
363–364 BC
Approximately six months after the imprisonment of Castle Britannia, an enchanted message scroll from the Guardian is discovered among Batlin's belongings, directing the sage to Serpent Isle in the event of the Black Gate's destruction. In response, Lord British dispatches the Avatar, accompanied by Dupre, Iolo, and Shamino, to the distant land by way of the Serpent Pillars.
Teleport storms, a manifestation of the Imbalance, begin to wreak havoc on Serpent Isle and Britannia alike. In one such incident, Britain's Royal Mint is transposed with a lighthouse from Serpent Isle.
The gargoyles fall prey to a sleeping sickness, while the emps are so afflicted as to be threatened with extinction.
Lord Marsten and treasurer Spektor are revealed to be traitors to the city of Monitor, having sold strategic secrets to the goblins.
Dupre, after making an ill-judged remark, is tried for sedition in Fawn. While investigating the case, the Avatar discovers the Oracle of Fawn is being manipulated by the high priestess Kylista and the captains of Fawn. With this scheme brought to light, Dupre is exonerated of all charges.
The Avatar is sentenced to imprisonment in the Mountains of Freedom after being discovered by the MageLord of Moonshade in the private chambers of his mistress, Frigidazzi. However, with the aid of a fellow prisoner, Stefano, the Avatar is able to retrieve the Black Sword and agrees to release Arcadion in return for smiting the dark mage Lorthondo, thereby escaping the dungeon.
Shamino, once king of the Lands of Danger and Despair, returns to his decrepit castle on the Serpent Isle and makes peace with the tormented spirit of his former fiancée.
Batlin's quest for achieving immortality comes to an abrupt end as he attempts to open the Wall of Lights in Serpent Isle's subterranean city of Spinebreaker, but makes a crucial error in performing the ritual to do so. The sage is fatally struck down as the Guardian idly observes, displeased with his betrayal. The three Banes of Chaos, improperly contained by Batlin, break free of their captor to inhabit Dupre, Iolo, and Shamino.
The Banes each descend upon one of Serpent Isle's three major settlements and almost entirely annihilate their citizens in a series of murderous atrocities. The Avatar pursues the triad to the Castle of the White Dragon, where they are recaptured in Soul Prisms.
Dupre, racked with guilt over his actions while possessed, sacrifices himself in Monitor's crematorium and is thereafter bonded with the Chaos Serpent in a restoration ritual.
Returning the Great Earth Serpent to the Ethereal Void, the Avatar restores Balance on Serpent Isle and prevents a catastrophic collapse of the multiverse. Momentarily vulnerable, however, the hero is seized from the Void by the Guardian and deposited into the oceans of Pagan.
Between 365 and 545 BC
Skara Brae is resettled, and a giant stone Sentinel is built to protect the town from any further evil.
Iolo, Gwenno and Shamino return from the Serpent Isle. They carry with them Dupre's ashes.
Dupre's ashes are entombed in a magnificent crypt just outside Trinsic.
The Guardian brings the former Lord Blackthorn under his thrall, and he returns to Britannia secretly.
Raven, daughter of the pirate Samhayne is born in Buccaneer's Den.
545 BC
Eight skyscraping columns erupt from within each of Britannia's eight major dungeons, unleashing a worldwide geographic upheaval known as the Great Cataclysm. The cities of Jhelom, Trinsic, Cove, Minoc and Vesper are destroyed, as are Empath Abbey and Serpent’s Hold.
The Runes of Virtue are stolen from the Royal Museum, magically twisted into antithetic Glyphs, and placed within their corresponding columns.
The eight Shrines of Virtue are corrupted; as a consequence, no spells more powerful than linear magic can be cast any longer.
In Skara Brae, the Sentinel topples to the ground, though the town continues to thrive.
Iolo and Gwenno’s home in Yew is also destroyed, and the couple move back to Britain.
Jaana returns to Yew.
Between 545 and 565 BC
The Codex of Ultimate wisdom is removed from the Void and ultimately ends up in the possession of the pirate guild leader Samhayne.
The citizens of Cove and Minoc rebuild their towns on Dagger Isle, north of Moonglow.
Trinsic is rebuilt on the ruins of the old.
The surviving knights of Jhelom and Serpent’s Hold found Valoria within the caldera of the very volcano that destroyed the Valorian Isles. Sir Geoffrey, captain of Lord British’s guard, retires from his post at Castle Britannia to become their new commander.
Their pride growing with the raising of the column near Hythloth, nearly all the gargoyles leave Terfin as their chief architect Wislem constructs a magnificent magical dome beneath the sea, which they name Ambrosia. The gargoyles build a life away from humans, and take with them the Gargoyle Lens from the Royal Museum, blaming humans for the disappearance of the Codex.
The shepherds and farmers of New Magincia are also affected by the columns, and leave their flocks and fields in search of grander dreams elsewhere. Only Katrina, companion to the Avatar, remains.
Shamino undertakes an adventure to uncover the secret behind the columns, but becomes trapped in the Spirit Realm by the Guardian.
Riots in Cove destroy much of the town and leave many inhabitants dead.
Blackthorn allies with the remaining gargoyles in Terfin, as well as evil humans, and begins to construct a massive fortress on the island, in addition to another Black Gate for the Guardian to enter Britannia.
Blackthorn forms the Wyrmguard.
Lord British separately sends Iolo, Jaana, Mariah, Geoffrey, and Julia to investigate the columns. None of them return, and are instead corrupted by the Guardian and forced to serve him in the Wyrmguard.
The dungeon Wrong is reopened to serve as a prison for those found guilty by the court of Yew.
565 BC
Mayor Aidon of Britain begins the popular policy of exiling the sick and poor to the squalor of Paws.
Vasagrelem, king of the gargoyles, is exiled from Ambrosia, along with his servant Desbet, for wanting to maintain contact with humans.
The mage Nico, currently residing in Britain, leaves to rescue his brother from the people of Cove. Lord British gives the mage his Orb of the Moons.
The Guardian successfully enters Britannia, and begins preparations for his final conquest of the world.
The Avatar reappears in Britannia upon the mountains of Terfin and is quickly discovered by a dragon-riding Wyrmguard. The Time Lord intervenes and teleports the hero to safety in Stonegate.
The domed city of Ambrosia is destroyed through the pride of the gargoyles. Their entire race is almost wiped out.
The rebuilt city of Skara Brae is destroyed by the Guardian.
In the ensuing months the Avatar neutralizes the columns of the Guardian and restores the Shrines, assisted by companion Raven. With the eight original companions assisting, the Avatar journeys to Terfin and casts the Armageddon spell to vanquish the Guardian. The potentially catastrophic effects of the spell are safely contained within the confines of the Barrier of Life, and the two foes are joined in essence as one as they ascend beyond the mortal realm.
0 AC
The Cataclysm. Major volcanic eruptions and earth-shattering upheavals eradicate almost all traces of Britannian civilizations.
Somewhere around 12 AC
A large landmass emerges off the west coast of the Avadonian mainland. It is believed this landmass came from another shard entirely, as it contained members of the Knights Guild and a castle they were building. Over the course of the following cataclysmic century, the wayward Knights disappeared and their castle slowly sank into the earth, lying deep below within the dungeon now known as Nusero.
It is possible that one of the Shadowlords were awakened by mistake by the Knight’s Guild, as suggested by evidence discovered roughly 600 years later. This matter remains inconclusive, however.
Between 0-140 AC
The cataclysmic events settle and new landmasses form and take shape. A great polar ice cap encompasses the formerly fertile north while years of endless drought and heat forms a great desert in the south regions.
140 AC
Cambria arises out of the ashes of Trinsic.
Archipelago (series of tropical islands) arise out of the ocean south-east of Cambria.
Andaria rises from the ruins of former Britain.
155 AC
Two smaller settlements join together to form the Kingdom of Prevalia. Upper Prevalia sits atop high whitestone cliffs, and Lower Prevalia is nestled among the canals and marsh of the lands below. The two are united with the use of bridges.
King Callum I of House Fletcher is the first established of the royal line in Prevalia.
It is noted that, for some strange reason, most noble families would rarely produce female children. One noble family, the Rookwoods, did not seem to suffer this problem, resulting in noble families marrying their sons into the Rookwood family, starting the path towards familial stagnation.
176 AC
Explorers and soldiers from Andaria set out west to explore the Frozen North. Sometime between now and 200 AC they establish the Nordkeep.
184 AC
King Callum I along with his four songs are killed. The rule of the Kingdom of Prevalia goes to his regent wife, Serphan, and his two twin sons, Aidyn and Arryn.
210 AC
Prevalian military begins its campaigns to clear the Outlands of scattered tribes of orcs, lizardmen, and ratment. Many of these campaigns are led by King Arryn and his sons, Aron the Stone of the Forge, and Allidon the Lame, who was born missing half a leg.
Rumors circulate around the Prevalian court of a possible relationship between King Arryn and his sister Judith. It is suspected that two of Judith’s children might actually belong to the King and not her husband.
242 AC
King Arryn dies, Aron assumes the throne and marries a noble lady from house Ironsmythe.
251 AC
Prevalian armies reach both Andaria and Cambria with war ensuing against both. Prevalia wins numerous victories.
252 AC
The first “Condottiere”, or mercenary company of Cambria, is formed under the employ of Lord Artemius. The Free Company led by Captain Lorenzo fought the Prevalian army at the gates of Cambria.
Between 267-275 AC
King Aron defeats Cambria and occupies the city. The Cambrian King surrenders his crown but remains as lord of Cambria after pledging fealty to the newly anointed Emperor of Prevalia.
287 AC
Andarians meet Prevalia in battle at the village of Ardun, leaving the town utterly destroyed, but marking the final blow against Andaria in favor of Prevalia. Andaria follows Cambria in submitting to Prevalian rule.
The combined kingdoms of Prevalia, Cambria, and Andaria are now known as the Avadonian Empire, ruled by the first Emperor Ardis.
At this time, Emperor Ardis married a lady by the name of Collette from house Calderson, a woman suspected of using glamor magic, for it is said that anyone who looked upon her saw a beauty that they wished to see. Together, they had 12 children, of which only one was a male heir, Iaric.
309 AC
Iaric, son of Emperor Ardis, marries a distant cousin, Rosetta, a daughter of Cambria.
310 AC
The Prevalian Empire ends any minor revolts with the system of equal citizenship for all within the vassal kingdoms, as well as the retention of the former royal lines of both Andaria and Cambria. Andarian and Cambrian soldiers serve under the banner of the Prevalian Empire.
311 AC
Iaric succeeds his father and ascends the Emperor’s throne. Dubbed Iaric “The Industrious” he builds the Walkway of the Emperor, burial tombs for the past Kings of Prevalia. Each tomb is set upon a path making the area appear canyon-like. The doors are set with warnings and precious stones that reflect the sun during the winter to create cascades of rainbows. It is said that the wind through the tombs is the voices of the dead kings.
312 AC
The town of Horseshoe Bay is founded to serve as a trading outpost on the eastern coast between Cambria and Prevalia. It was formerly known as a small trading post specializing in Cambrian gems.
Aegis Keep is established by Prevalia to safeguard the transit of goods between the cities.
Working closely with Andarian scholars, Emperor Iaric constructs the telescope on what is then dubbed Telescope Island, to observe the twin moons and other heavenly bodies.
315 AC
With a strong military backed by three nations, war is waged against the remaining monster tribes throughout the Outlands. The Moores and Rookwoods of Prevalia are entrusted with clearing out the forces of Garnuk the Ogre. The Corsairs and Montagues of Cambria laid ruin to the gargoyle strongholds in the desert west of Cambria. The Hosenfields and Schmaltburgers of Andaria defeat Thelmhurst the Lord of Trolls and Utaruk the King of Orcs.
This is considered the Prevalian Golden Age. Trade prospers across the Empire by both land and sea.
323 AC
The Lycaeum is established and becomes the preeminent center for knowledge and learning, attracting all manner of scholars, scribes, and mages from across the entire Empire.
327 AC
Emperor Iaric begins the practice of marrying his first-born sons to the daughters of Cambrian and Andarian noble families to strengthen their diplomatic relations.
348 AC
Founded by Admiral Calvarn out of need for lumber for the Prevalian navy, a once small gypsy lumber camp is transformed into a bustling town, now known as Terran. The increase in lumber harvesting resulted in the deforestation of the nearby plateau.
Outpost is founded by Andaria. Construction of a stony keep on a far Northeastern island begins, it is only large enough for a small group of merchants and lodging enough for adventurers. This location provides a strong military advantage for Andaria.
350 AC
The Terran Tourney grounds are established to celebrate the new acquisition of vital lumber. The grounds would become the Emperor’s favorite spot for entertainments.
Indigenous people in the frozen north that were displaced by the Andarians colonizing the Outpost region unite under a leader by the name of Jarl Magnus Wolfbiter. Raids began against crucial Outpost supply caravans. Soon after an accord was struck between Jarl Magnus Wolfbiter and the local government of Outpost to supply the Jarl's people with tribute and supplies in exchange for peace.
Between 348-370 AC
The Prevalian Empire establishes military strongholds throughout the land.
The Pulma Dam is established north of Prevalia, much to the chagrin of the Andarians who enjoyed a natural river barrier between Andaria and Prevalia, but this situation alone did not cause much political strife during this time of Empirical unity.
385 AC
Strong border fortifications are established across the land. Only the north-western lands remain truly free from the rule of law.
386 AC
Orcs are declared officially defeated and driven from the Avadonian mainland following a rigorously genocidal campaign by Marshal Emil. The final battle took place at Carse Lake.
402 AC
The first known sighting of a black moongate within the realm of Avadon. The Prevalian wizard, Marius (not to be confused with the later Marius, regent of Andaria), travels through it and is never seen again. Rumors circulate that he went to the “land of the ancestors.”
413 AC
The Cathedral of St Francis is founded. It is consecrated as “The Great Hall of Virtues.” Some rumors abound that this is established by some of the ancestors of the long lost Knight’s guild of yore.
Between 413-425 AC
Missionaries on behalf of the Cathedral of St Francis establish the Shrines of Virtue, in imitation to those pre-Cataclysm.
468 AC
Cambrian prospectors discover an ancient burial chamber in the desert, which becomes known as the Ossuary.
469 AC
The first sightings of strange creatures roaming through the halls of Pulma Dam. Over the course of several months, all communication from the Dam cease.
470 AC
Shelter Island is established by the Prevalian court wizards in order to create a sanctuary for the feeble and weak. It is thought that having a safe refuge, the week citizens of Prevalia would become stronger and more adept by the time they left the island. The sister village of Haven is also established as the mainland counterpart to Shelter Island.
Between 441-490 AC
This era is known as the “Reign of the Mad Emperors” due to having three deranged rulers in a row. It is rumored that the close familial ties of their ancestors brought about this great madness. Andarian and Cambrian nobility both grow discontent during this period.
441-449 AC
Reign of Emperor Canack. His rule is marked by the mistrust of everyone around him, leading to the kidnapping and torture of anyone he felt was a threat. This included two of his young sons and three of his wives. His fourth wife was slated for a similar fate, but Emperor Canack “The Questioner” died upon falling from the battlements of his castle before he could give the order. His 12 year old son, Reilquios, becomes the Emperor.
449-472 AC
Reign of Emperor Reilquios. At only 12 years of age, he imprisoned his mother in the cloisters of the Sisters of Honor, suspecting her of the late Emperor’s death. . Emperor Reilquios was known to host lavish dinners and balls and refusing to attend was often a death sentence. The parties themselves were also death sentences, as the Emperor would often poison half of his dining companion’s food and drink and laugh as they died in convulsions. His own death came about when he mistakenly drank from a poisoned cup meant for his wife. He had two sons, Leopold and Linus.
472-490 AC
The reign of Emperor Linus. The day of Linus coming into the throne was marked by the death of his older brother, Leopold. It is said he led Leopold away from the mourners at his father’s funeral and then stabbed him in the back. It is rumored that when the blood touched one of the gems upon the doors of the King’s Tombs, a shadowlord was summoned. The shadowlord appeared to Linus, claiming to be a soothsayer from a far western land and told Linus of his death at the hands of his son. Linus took the shadowlord as an advisor. Linus married the “Lady of the Ice” Delia von Hosenfeld and upon the delivery of any male child, Linus would dispose of him. Due to extreme grief, Delia plotted to switch a newborn son with the daughter of a pregnant lady in waiting. The son was sent to Delia’s sister in Andaria to live and not know who he truly was. Pleased with his new daughter, and on the advice of his shadowlord advisor (the purpose and motivation behind creating them are not clear), he built the twin keeps of Delia and Vell, named in honor of his wife and daughter. When he learned of her treachery, he killed both Delia and the baby in a fit of rage and ordered the executions of everyone in both Delia Keep and Vell Keep, which became known as Contempt and Forsaken respectively. He then threw himself off of the cliffs of Prevalia.
With no clear heir or line of succession following Emperor Linus’ death, noble families from Prevalia, Andaria, and Cambria all make claims for the throne, raising tensions throughout all three kingdoms.
491 AC
Cambria and Andaria both formally secede from the Prevalian Empire.
492 AC
War breaks out between the three kingdoms.
495 AC
With Prevalia and its former vassals in the grips of civil war, Orc tribes return to the Avadonian mainland and overrun many outposts in the western Outlands.
535 AC
Landau is born in Lower Prevalia. He is expelled from the city at a young age for killing the son of a powerful member of the House Solemn, who were staunch allies of the former Emperor.
Two cousins of the former Mad Emperor Linus continue to fight for the throne of Prevalia.
Between 535-550 AC
With the ongoing wars between the three kingdoms, Orc tribes continue to move unopposed throughout the Avadonian mainland.
552 AC
Cambrian prospectors discover a substantial vein of gold in the Grey Desert. This enables King Venriel of Cambria to hire a powerful army of mercenaries, including the Dark Banner company, which are ultimately put under the command of Lord Falthar.
553 AC
The Lycaeum is destroyed by the Red-Hand Orc clan.
556 AC
Cailith (the Sagacious, as he becomes known) is born in Cambria. He is a future governing regent of Andaria.
558 AC
Lord Falthar of Cambria (the grandson of the King who declared Cambrian independence 60 years past) sacks Lower Prevalia and slaughters the population with the use of mercenary companies, notably the Dark Banner company led by Captain Landau. For two years the city is besieged. In an attempt to break the siege, the Prevalian Emperor dispatched his champion, Owaen, to challenge Landau to single combat. Landau dispatched the previously undefeated Owaen with ease.
Between 558-559 AC
The Prevalians ends their own civil war and proclaim Alyan (one of Linus’ cousins) as their king.
Only the strength of the Prevalian navy allows for Prevalia to not fall to the besiegers.
559 AC
Andaria re-settles the pre-cataclysmic town of Cove on the western coast. Combined with their large keep of Outpost, Andaria becomes a strong global power and influencer.
560 AC
The siege of Lower Prevalia ends when Lord Falthar is betrayed and slaughtered by Captain Landau of the Dark Banner company. The reason for this betrayal remains unknown.
561 AC
Captain Landau establishes the town of Corpse Creek and titles himself Lord Landau.
The town becomes known as “Bandit Town” due to its high occupancy of cutthroats and mercenaries. It is also located in the one region of the world where Prevalian rule never could reach.
Queen Klara of Andaria is the only sovereign to officially recognize Corpse Creek as an independent town.
561-570 AC
Lord Landau hires out the Dark Banner company to whichever of the three kingdoms that can afford to hire them. He and his company become increasingly rich and influential. Lady Klara, the Queen of Andaria, invites Lord Landau to meet face-to-face. The two form a lasting and mutually beneficial relationship.
562 AC
Lord Landau is named the Marshal of the Andarian army. An honor unheard of for someone of common birth, not to mention a mercenary Captain.
568 AC
Lord Landau and Queen Klara of Andaria are married.
Between 570-585 AC
A period of Andarian superiority, led by Queen Klara and Lord Landau with their combined armies. Together, they defeat both Prevalia and Cambria in battles, and for a time they outshine Prevalia in military power.
577 AC
Iaric IV is born (a future King of Prevalia), brother to King Calym III “The One Day King”, nephew to King Alyan.
585 AC
Queen Klara of Andaria gives birth to a son, Luka, the rightful future king of Andaria. Lord Landau is the father.
A massive orc army arrives in Spirituality Bay and lands off the coast of Andaria. The military might of Andaria led by Queen Klara and Lord Landau face off against the Orc Warlord Goth Vultog. Battle swept through the streets of Andaria. Queen Klara is slain during the fighting. The Andarians emerged victorious, and Landau slaughtered every single orc captive. The Grandmaster of the Mages Guild, Marius, is named governing Regent as Landau retreats in grief to Corpse Creek.
Between 585-604 AC
Sometime during this period, Lord Landau disappears. Nobody is sure where he went or why. It is not clear if he is even still alive.
586 AC
Arshiya is born, a future King of Cambria.
594 AC
The Orc tribes are united under a new leader, Goth Yubgub, with the aid of a mysterious advisor at his side who is rumored to be a Shadowlord. Goth Yubgub sacks the town of Cove and razes it to the ground.
595 AC
The Andarian Mage Council discovers mysterious figures sighted alongside the Orc armies as well as some of the mercenary companies. They are thought to be Shadowlords.
Between 598-600 AC
The Orcish city of Buurz’Uzg is founded.
604 AC
Luka, son of Lord Landau and Queen Klara, leaves Andaria in the midst of night and replaces his father at the head of the Dark Banner mercenary company. Luka’s army raids deep into Prevalian and Cambrian territories. Luka becomes famous for his cruelty both on and off the battlefield.
605 AC
Rumors abound of a second black moongate sighting, this time within Luka’s field encampment. During this time, Marius, the Regent of Andaria, goes missing.
The people of Andaria are shaken by the sight of their rightful King, Luka, raiding their lands. However, in spite of this a strong faction loyal to Luka remains.
606 AC
The battle of Break Pass, Luka the cruel at the head of the Dark Banner company defeats the Cambrian army. It is said trolls and ogres fought alongside him.
Cailith the Sagacious replaces former Regent Marius as the governing Regent of Andaria. He seeks to legally remove Luka’s claim to the Andarian throne and form Andaria into a republic. Luka, at this point in time, seems reluctant to pursue his rightful claim to the throne, instead opting to continue to lead the Dark Banner company.
607 AC
Without soldiers to hold the area, ratmen establish Chikek Fortress, cutting the old Prevalia-Andaria roadway.
Aegis Keep goes dark a short time after the visit of an unknown High Priestess. What fate has befallen the soldiers and nobles of the keep is left to guesses, but all stories and rumors tell of the inhabitants new found love of blood.
Rumors abound of a black moongate appearing that connect Buurz’Uzg and Corpse Creek. Mysterious figures are sighted alongside Luka.
608 AC
The volcano now known as Inferno erupts. The resulting tidal waves flooded and destroyed a large portion of Cambria. It is suspected that the lost Skull of Mondain was somehow involved.
609 AC
The rulers of all three kingdoms meet to discuss peace for the first time in a long time. The three Kings meet in the Ancient Glade, a sacred meeting spot. To display trust, all three rulers send away their generals and guards. When the generals and guards returned hours later, the three Kings were gone, and only a black moongate remained which promptly closed. Each general suspecting the other kingdoms of foul-play, they all retreat back towards their home kingdoms. Ratmen from Chikek ambushed the Prevalians on their way home. King Alyan was killed by the ratmen. With King Calym III having disappeared with the moongate, and King Alyan dead, the throne of Prevalia unexpectedly goes to Iaric IV.
King Arshiya claims the throne of Cambria after his father disappeared at the Ancient Glade.
610 AC
Troll clans sack Forsaken Keep.
Carlyn, the Captain of the Prevalian Guard, creates the Iron Assault, a venture that employs adventurers and soldiers alike to turn back the hordes of creatures now plaguing Avadon.
A strong faction loyal to Luka emerges in Andaria, supporting Luka’s royal claim to the throne (they perhaps might have forgotten about the raids five years past). Cailith the Sagacious, although a strong and capable ruler of the Andarian Kingdom, starts losing favor due to his Cambrian ancestry. He is seen by some as an outsider.
611 AC
The Cambrian court mage Albufeira performs a dark ritual which destroys the Cathedral of St Francis. It is rumored that he is part of a growing cult seeking to resurrect Mondain.
Between 610-612 AC
With the majority of Avadon no longer patrolled by the three kingdoms due to ongoing conflicts, monsters once again infest the lands.
612 AC
The Fall Harvest Event
Scallywag Island is settled by the infamous pirate Jack Scallywag.
The Boulderfist Orc Clan claims the Uruktun Bluffs for their home.
Members of the Knight’s Guild emerge in Avadon from another shard in search of their missing brethren, unbeknownst to them that the passage of time is different between Avadon and their home world and 600 years have passed. They establish a large base of operations near Nusero dungeon and uncover a dig site suggesting evidence of their long-lost brothers and their history.
613 AC
The Prevalian Council for the Preservation and also the Advancement of Holiday Cheer and Non-Descript Generalized Festiveness launches a campaign against new-found creatures emerging from the icy depths of an unknown cavern in the frozen northern wastes.
Around this time, Carlyn, the leader of the Iron Assault, wages a campaign against a creature known as The Gronch.
The Blackstone Company is founded by Derek Lumbar.
614 AC
With the discovery of a large, formerly unknown cavern in the frozen wastes of the north, an expedition is mounted to explore it. It is not clear just how long this dungeon has been here, but quite possibly since the days of the Cataclysm.
Chief Engineer Arthus of Prevalia leads the expedition into the dungeon now known as Cavernam. It is rumored that a mythical substance known as Everfrost may lie within.
615 AC
The Broken Heart of the Mountain Event
The Knights Guild discover potential evidence linking their long-missing brothers with a possible Shadowlord’s shard.
617 AC
The Bloodrock, Blood Clan, and Boulderfist Orcs lay siege to Nusero castle. The castle was sacked. The resources taken are presumably utilized in the construction of a new orc fort.
618 AC
Rift Cultists establish the Daemon Keep southwest of Prevalia in the old Orcish city of Buurz’Uzg. The transformation of the area is virtually instant, as far as geographical upheavals go. It is believed that these cultists wish to bring extremely powerful beings into the realm in an effort to either control or destroy them. The citizens of Avadon are called upon to engage this threat and prevent these creatures from coming through. It is also believed that this might be the work of Luka the Cruel and the Shadowlords.
The Bludchok Orc Fort is established near Smugger’s Den as a base of operation for powerful orc clans.
To assuage the anxiety of the common Prevalian people, King Iaric IV opened the Golden Ingot Casino in Upper Prevalia. Its hours or operation have been in flux.
The Knight’s Guild, smashed by the orcish might of the unified orc clans, falls. Surviving members join the Pathfinders.
619 AC
The last remnants of the indigenous people led by Jarl Magnus Wolfbiter join the Yew Militia.
620 AC
Da Pakt ob Zu'utah (The Pact of Darkness) is signed by the Warbozz, Klerggoth, and Lead Eldur of the Bloodrock Orc Clan, the Warbozz of the Boulderfist Orc Clan, The Matron Mother of the Drow, and the Tomb Guardian Commander of the Dynasty of the Flame, uniting these evil disparate forces into a singular and most dire threat to the realm.
621 AC
To celebrate 70 years of strength and unity within the Prevalian Kingdom, King Iaric IV holds the King's Faire in celebration. The festivities are a huge success with the people of Avadon. However, at the conclusion of the weeks-long events, a fortune teller under unknown employ placed a curse upon Queen Xadia.
625 AC
Elements of the Knight's Guild gather to begin reforming the shattered guild with Sir Rendelsham as Commander.
Numerous Books of Truth are discovered across the entire Realm. It is ultimately discovered that some are fake, some hail from other worlds entirely, but one should be the Book of Truth native to Avadon.
A group of vampires emerge as a plague to the citizens of Avadon.
The Cambrian Lantern newspaper begins publishing, much to the approval of the citizens of the Realm.
626 AC
Strange moongates began appearing across the Realm with minions searching for something pouring out of them (allusions to Exodus and Mondain were overheard by keen adventurers). Over time it was discovered that these creatures were searching for the Avadonian Book of Truth, but for reasons unknown. This led to a great confrontational battle at the Cathedral of St. Francis, where a great number of people sacrificed their lives to keep the Book of Truth out of the hands of evil. The Pathfinders hire the Cambrian Condotierre, the Sons of Cambria, but they fail to show up for the battle due to unknown circumstances. Two rumors abound, one being that they were ambushed en-route, and the other rumor is that they were paid to not show.
Prevalia in conjunction with Cambria and Andaria finally formalize a joint budget that allows for the construction of road signs so that the citizens of Avadon do not wander aimlessly along the potentially dangerous roadways.
Pathfinder scholars assist Master Barnoff with translating the Book of Truth.
A Cultist of Mondain by the name of Quell Avath reanimated the corpse of the long-dead Gronch on the anniversary of the opening of Cavernam. Hundreds of the finest, bravest heroes of Avadon rally together (with some small aid from the Sons of Cambria Condotierre) and re-kill the Gronch. Quell Avath fled after his defeat.
627 AC
A fourth floor was discovered beneath the Ossuary dungeon, leading to great battles across the desert.
Friar Enoch of the Pathfinders translates ancient writings found within the Ossuary suggesting that the Forgotten King entombed within is, in fact, the first-born son of Wolfgang (father of Mondain, thus making this the older brother of Mondain and the rightful king of Sosaria, once upon a time).
628 AC
Mysterious meteors begin crashing all across Avadon. Odd elementals are seen at their cores.
629 AC
The first Black Mass is hosted by Elyzira of the Vaengr of Vell. The Cathedral of St. Francis is twisted by the forces of evil. Upon the conclusion of this most unholy and dark ritual, the forces of good descended upon the Forsaken Keep in an attempt to prevent one of the Shadowlords from recovering something there. The Shadowlord won the day.
630 AC
The second Black Mass is held, followed by a desecration of the Haven cathedral.
A strange cult emerges, claiming to worship "the One". Who or what exactly the One is is unknown. The cult soon gains influence throughout Cambria, a number of the common folk taking up the teachings of the One.
631 AC
The Vaengr of Vell establish an underground lair in the passageway west of Outpost. At the same time, the Orcs north-west of Prevalia expand their territory and fortify their fort. In response, the Pathfinders of Haven and the Yew Militia of Riverrun bolster their own defenses and establish new fortifications.
The King's Library of Prevalia is built.
632 AC
In a bold move and a strike against those who hold the Virtues dear, the Vaengr of Vell corrupt the Shrine of Honesty. After a short time, the Pathfinders rallied and were able to cleanse the shrine after discovering a ritual within the Vaengr of Vell library.
Meanwhile, the already stretched-thin Pathfinders took up defensive positions at the King's Manor north of Prevalia to ward off an orcish assault.
633 AC
The Second Annual King's Faire is held in an effort to bring cheer to the still-sickened Queen Xadia of Prevalia.
636 AC
The elusive and much-debated true King of Andaria, Luka the Cruel, emerges and carries out a series of attacks on various border installations around Avadon, with little regard to which Kingdoms he assaults. After a number of skirmishes, Luka disappeared once more.
638 AC
Skirmishes with strange new Orcs is reported around Prevalia. A massive surge of orcs from the Urukton Bluffs ultimately lays siege of the King's Manor, where the King of Prevalia called upon all adventurers of Avadon to rally to the defense of the sick Queen Xadia. After a truly bloody battle, the Orcs were driven back into Urukton Bluffs.
Shortly after this, adventurers discovered a method to enter the once impenetrable Urukton Bluffs and waged war with Goth Yub'gub himself.
642 AC
Queen Xadia of Prevalia, still under the dark curse from years past, suddenly disappears.
643 AC
Following clues, adventurers followed the missing Queen's trail to an undiscovered dungeon that became known as the Undermountain. Although the Queen was not found there, there were many clues showing that she was at least brought to there for some purpose.
645 AC
Still without his Queen, King Iaric IV of Prevalia hosts the Third Annual King's Faire in an effort to bolster morale.
647 AC
Whispers and rumors abound in Outpost stating that the Queen of Prevalia has been spotted, though many of the stories seemed to be outlandish tales.
648 AC
There was a strange sighting of what appeared to be the Queen at Outpost. This "Queen" seemed unlike the Queen of Prevalia in demeanor, and summoned forth a cadre of daemons and balrons to attack the small settlement while she enacted a ritual that brought a portion of another world into Avadon, far to the east.
This "Queen's" ritual had catastrophic effects that resulted in a new landmass crashing into the eastern ocean. Upon this landmass many new creatures and treasures were discovered, along with mysterious silver time gates that lead to a conquered version of Britannia.
The town of Anchor's Rest is established atop old ruins. Later discoveries suggest that these ruins are the ruins of Stonegate, long thought lost to time in ancient Britannia.
650 AC
Cultists and reanimators within the Mausoleum piece together the twice-defeated Gronch and unleash it upon Prevalia. Prevalians rally and ultimately defeat this holiday horror for a third time.
657 AC
The Bloodrock Clan orcs and their allies win multiple battles against those who oppose them. These battles culminated in sacrifices to their gods, Belok, Krenbluk, and Krull'nuk. A large battle takes place at the Chaos Shrine.
658 AC
The 4th King's Faire takes place, hosted by Cambria. The newly appointed Chancellor Xibald of Prevalia thought that the King's Faire was too ostentatious to be hosted by Prevalia, and the revelry too debaucherous. King Arshiya of Cambria more than happily takes over the King's Faire duties and the Cambrian coffers fill with gold.
662 AC
Luka the Cruel returns to Andaria and takes up his rightful rule as the king.
Cambria gathers together massive Condottiere forces during this time, the Golden Banner of Cambria.
Chancellor Xibald raises a new Prevalian army, after King Iaric IV hands the reigns of the military to him, in response to the growing threats to the north and south, as well as to deter the unrest growing in the town of Terran.
Unrest grows in the town of Terran after Chancellor Xibald increases demand for timber as the threat of war escalates. Unrest grows further when Prevalia sends a retinue to conscript the first-born sons of Terran families to use in their new army.
War erupts between the three major kingdoms of Prevalia, Cambria, and Andaria.
The town of Terran rebels against Prevalian rule and forms their own faction, the Terran Rebellion.
666 AC
Cultists serving the Gatekeeper of the Mausoleum begin searching for the pages of the Maledictus Codex, thought to potentially unlock incredibly dark and sinister secrets. The Company of the Esoteric is formed, comprised of knights, scholars, wizards, and adventurers. They race against the cultists to recover the pages first and ultimately succeed in preventing the cultists from completing the Maledictus Codex.
667 AC
A whole new ocean is discovered far to the south of the known world, beyond where any sailor had sailed before.
670 AC
The 5th King's Faire takes place, hosted by Cambria.
672 AC
An infestation of rats around Prevalia ultimately leads to an infestation of ratmen all along the roadways around Prevalia. Soldiers fight back against the vermin swarms and push them back to the Fort Chikek. During this counter-attack, entrances were discovered around Fort Chikek that lead into underground burrows now known as the Ratman Hovel.
674 AC
A surge of blood magic from causes unknown unleash a terrible invasion of creatures upon the unsuspecting citizens of Horseshoe Bay. The town was successfully defended by a myriad of adventurers, but suffered near total destruction. Months later, craftsmen around the world gathered to not just repair the destroyed town, but build it up better than before.
681 AC
The 6th King's Faire takes place, hosted by Cambria.
686 AC
A new expedition lead by Chief Engineer Arthus into the depths of Cavernam uncover the Fractal Depths, a previous undiscovered region deep within the ice dungeon. Ancient Cambrian lore suggests that this area was created intentionally rather than naturally in an effort to amplify magic, but by doing so they unwittingly created an unnatural frost which froze their civilization.
678 AC
A gigantic landmass emerged in the south-eastern ocean that the populace dubbed "the Wildlands" due to its wilderness. Multiple regions of old Britannia were surveyed in these new Wildlands, including the ancient ruins of Nujelm and Jhelom, as well as Papua. With this discovery also came the discovery of new weapons, armor, and other items.
A frontier settlement is established within the Wildlands and named "Totem".
A new insect-infested dungeon was discovered, the Kraul Hive.
The dungeon of Time is discovered through a silver time gate located on a landmass that emerged with the Wildlands. The dungeon appears to not exist on Avadon, but within a severely malformed conjunction of shards of the gem of immortality. Scholars, adventurers, mages, and more study and learn from this location and how to possibly create time gates to other wayward fragments of shards of the gem of immortality.
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