LOCAL AND RECENT HISTORY

701 AY: Gatavia Enters Empire: Hallia, including the Gatavia Province, conquered by Ardean General Cornelius and enters the Empire.

783 AY: Death of Sarpedon of Urnash: a Southron prophet, claiming to be the 7th Prophet-Lawgiver of El Gabal, executed by the Ardeans.

1098 AY: Orthodox Fane Triumphs: the ancestor of the Lawful Church, known as the Orthodox Fane, founded by the followers of Sarpedon of Urnash, becomes the sole legal religion of the Ardean Empire.

1218 AY: The Fall of the Augurs' Towers: On April 1, The Old Ones used powerful sorcery to throw down the Ardean Empire's network of magical protection and instant communication. Evil sorcery is strengthened, trolls and other monsters begin to return, the confidence of the local imperial government is shaken.

1219 AY: The Ruin of Noviodunum: on August 30, the Therkish sorcerer Dengwur unleashed a series of demonic plagues and even summoned up a destructive mighty demon and wrecked utterly Noviodunum, the capital city of the Gatavia province.

1225 AY: Dengwur Masters Gatavia: after capturing the remaining Ardean cities of Portus Nardo and Aurelius, and killing the royal families of the Therk Nomads, Caturiges and Haxmen, the sorcerer Dengwur establishes an empire of chaotic sorcery in Gatavia. He establishes an order of sorcerers, the Disciples of Invincible Dengwur to help rule his empire.

1226 AY: The Old Ones Strike: the Old Ones, unleash an army of orcs against Dengwur. A long, bitter struggle begins between the two Chaotic factions. The Old Ones establish a city-state in the north-east of the province (as they do across the world in the ruined places of the now fallen empire of Ardea).

1230 AY: The Foundation of Portchester: as Dengwur battles the Old Ones, the people of Portus Nardo, under the leadership of Bishop Agricola, throw out his garrison and declare independence. When the Haxmen barbarians under Hildric and Osric attempt to seize the town for Dengwur, the bishop convinces them to convert to Law and become the kings of a new state based in the town: The Dual Kingdom of Portchester.

1320 AY – Foundation of School of Mulfando: Mulfando the Wise established a for-profit school of wizardry in Orchester.

1410 AY–Dengwur disappears after the 5th Battle of the Fusk Crossing

1421 AY- New Halfling Colony: Bosco Tripod founds the colony of Boscovania in the Badlands.

1430— AY Start Date for New Campaign