Bellfort was built during the prosperous second Age and has withstood the passing of time - as well as countless war-plagued centuries - better than most other settlements. Some of the defenses that were built in the Age of Discovery are keeping the city safe to this day.
History of Bellfort
A timeline showing major events in Bellfort's history.
The Age of Discovery
153 AC 358 AC
The Second Age, also known as the Age of Discovery.
In the wake of the defeat of The Dark One, science and trade are thriving. Large cities are built and people live long and healthy lives.
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241 AC
30 Rainfall246 AC
23 Icehail
Construction of the Ley University
Construction beginning/endThe University was built shortly after the founding of the city and is one of the oldest buildings in Bellfort still standing.
Location
Bellfort
The Age of Dread
362 AC 458 AC
The third Age, often referred to as The Age of Dread, nearly marked the end of the known world.
After the prosperous second Age, The Age of Discovery, The Dark One rose again, stronger than before. With it came plagues and food shortages, turning the people against one another. Many of the brilliant inventions of the second Age were lost or destroyed in the wars of this Age.
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444 AC
5 Brightstar
Ley-Line Disruption
Geological / environmental eventPart of a powerful Ley-Line once ran through the part of Kysa that is now known as the Wasteland and the Chasm. However, the Ley-Line got disrupted during The Age of Dread, causing a devastating explosion and wreaking havoc on the land.
The Age of Solitude
459 AC 533 AC
The Age of Solitude was the Fourth Age of our world.
Still reeling from the destruction that came with the war against The Dark One, people are keeping to themselves, trying to stay alive and recover from the losses. People are extremely distrusting of one another, thinking everyone an enemy and potential minion of The Dark One.
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460 AC
25 Sunrose
Opening of the Shilling Sanctuary for Warforged
Construction beginning/endAlthough Denton Shilling was loath to admit it, he sought a way to create soldiers without feelings, so no more sentient creatures would have to suffer the pains of war. Instead, he and his fellow engineers ended up creating a whole new sentient species. After the war had ended with his home continent destroyed, he spent the remainder of his life in Bellfort. There he founded the Shilling Sanctuary for Warforged as repentance.
Location
Shilling Sanctuary for Warforged
The Age Of Illusions
534 AC 644 AC
The Fifth Age is known as The Age of Illusions.
Through the generations, people start forgetting the near catastrophe of The Age of Dread, rebuilding trade and cities, choosing to live in blissful ignorance. Until the clouds of war started gathering once again, bringing forth The Age of Storms with them.
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626 AC
5 Veiltear627 AC
3 Winterwane
The Gut Strangler
Criminal ActivityLate in the Age of Illusions, a mass murderer caused unrest in Bellfort. After a particularly gruesome murder spree that ended with the victims being strangled with their own innards, the city went into lockdown, not letting anyone in or out of the Ley-Line barrier. The murders stopped shortly after, but no suspect could ever be apprehended. To this day, this remains a mystery.
Location
Bellfort
The Age of Storms
645 AC 768 AC
The Sixth Age is now known as the Age of Storms.
Storms gather, bringing war and destruction in their wake. Long-standing allies turn on each other, crime rates are constantly rising, sickness and decay are spreading at an alarming rate.
Whispers are growing more frequent that The Dark One has risen once again.
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668 AC
9 Blossoming
Uprising of Bellfort's Commoners
Civil actionAfter having been governed by the Council of Nobles for nearly half a millennia, the common folk of Bellfort demanded a change. The Council of Nobles proved obstinate at first, refusing such a change. This resulted in an uprising of civilians.
Location
Bellfort -
675 AC
10 Icehail
Bellfort's first council of Commoners is elected
Political eventAfter some years of civil unrest, the Council of Nobles conceded to the demands of the common folk, agreeing to govern the city in conjunction with an elected Council of Commoners.
Location
Bellfort -
712 AC
11 Newgrowth
Opening of Radowan's House of Curiosities
FoundingA few decades after the unrests leading up to the political change in Bellfort, Radowan Thornbrace, a Halfling noble, opened up Radowan's House of Curiosities to Commoners and Nobles alike. His museum is well-liked by the public, probably in no small amounts thanks to the fairly low admission fee and the discount for children.
Location
Radowan's House of Curiosities