Lore:Timeline (Renewed Kingdoms)

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

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

The Years of the Renewed Kingdoms (RK)

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

The abbreviation RK stands for "Reunited Kingdoms".

New Powers and The Vanguard's Rebirth

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

The Siege of Léomael and The War of the Mountains

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• Spring 61 RK: The Sómstrynd Clans, who now held almost the entire mountain range and some lands both to the east and west, declared war on the city of Léomael.
• Summer 61 RK: The Anointed held council, led by King Dithair of Anorthile, concerning the state of The Feralands and the Siege of Léomael. [7]
• 65 RK: The Lord of House Éastanwind died with no natural born heir. His adopted son, Ácholt, took his place. [8]
  • The Lord of House Westanwind offered his daughter to Ácholt so that he could marry into the family, but he turned her down and married a commoner. [9]
• 63 RK, The War of the Mountains: The forces of Nosmalos arrive and break the siege on Léomael.
  • 64 RK: The combined forces of Léomael and Nosmalos besiege Holenburg, capital of The Sómstrynd Clans. [10]
  • 65 RK: After the harsh winter of 64 RK, The Sómstrynd Clans pursued peace, and swore not to take up arms against Léomael again. Nosmalos brought Léomael under its protection as a protectorate.
• 66 RK: The Elder of Fiscrýne, a village that is at this time on the border between the two, decides to try and settle the feud. He has been a long time friend of both houses.

Upon hearing the news of The War of the Mountains, many living under the protection of Houses Éastanwind and Westanwind begin to feel concerned that The Sómstrynd Clans, having been denied eastward expansion, may seek to expand westward against the divided Houses.

Notes

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

New Powers and The Vanguard's Rebirth

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

The Siege of Léomael and The War of the Mountains

7. Three major decisions were decided:

   • With the growing much stronger, Dithair encouraged that they begun attempting to rebuild The Feralands and restore The Anointed order in those lands.
   • It was decided that the Anointed Kings would set up a new state in each region to provide stability. This would include overthrowing some of the non-Anointed states (such as the petty rulers in Gorandel and the tyrant in Ironrend).
   • In terms of the Siege of Léomael, it was decided that they would aid the city in their war and bring them under their protection.
8. House Westanwind protested Ácholt becoming the lord since he was a non-blood heir nor had he married into either house.
9. House Westanwind took deep insult and the Windrae Alliance was essentially broken, with neither side willing to deal with the other.
10. The winter of 64 RK is particularly harsh and causes great suffering among the besieged and besieging forces alike.

External Link

• Althas Timeline: This document is being transferred (slowly) to the Timeline articles. For any discrepancies you might find between the Timeline here on the wiki and the Timeline in the Google Doc, the Timeline on the wiki supersedes it.