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House of Skytracer

The Eldest Child of the Skytracer Lineage inherits the throne from their parent. The Familial Name of Royalty is maintained through all marriages. Only from an eldest child abdicating their claim through religion, crime or choice can the younger children of the Skytracer line succeed their older siblings.
 

3E The Onyx Era (1555 BHM to 556 BHM)

587 BHM Beowulf Skytracer is born in servitude to the Onyx Elves
  570 BHM The Dragons awaken as the balance of order over the last 1000 years. 7 Warriors are recruited by the Onyx Overlords to help fight the dragon. The Pheoran elves are also recruited from a dragon fighting order of monks living within the Firefang Jags, these are the Kingfishers. Beowulf (Age 17) is tasked to fight in the dragon wars.
  560 BHM The Dragon wars come to an end after the last dragon who was also the leader of the creatures Synapsid is slain by the Kingfishers and the 7 generals who lead the humans. These 7 were comprised of Dhara the Spellsmith, Beowulf Skytracer the General (Age 27), Ivorus Windslayer the Warmonger, Yvonet Boggan the Tactician, Ghinan Rhytyn the Mystic, Adonis Oakhand the Magelord and Oceanus Tempest the Wayfarer. Ivoris dealt the final blow with his Finite Lance, henceforth known as the Dragon Lance.
  556 BHM The 7 generals who fought together for a decade used their affinity for one another to rally the humans against the oppressive Onyx Elves. The Great Rebellion of Man defeated the Onyx Elves in a fierce battle in the North. Dhara died during this and all that were weary saw him ascend to the heavens. This rallied the remaining 6 leaders to push one final time and defeat their enemies. (Beowulf Age 31)
 

4E The Six Monarchs Era (555 BHM to 1 BHM)


 
 
 

Beoan Period (555 BHM - 326 BHM)

555 BHM The Coronation of the Six. Beowulf (Age 32) is designated the First Plainsking.
  546 BHM Beowulf (Age Slowed 41) found a woman who he deemed kind. They had a daughter named Marlee (Age 0). Beowulf intended to teach her to rule his people well but fatherhood was tough, it was hard to be a hero, a king, and a father.
  545 BHM The Six convene at a safe bend in the river cutting through the Gaulan Plains, Beowulf welcomes his old friends to find they have all, including himself have not aged since the Great Rebellion. The magic that surged from Dhara to them upon his death infused their blood with Essence and slowed their aging dramatically. All 6 had formed their own unique governments in the areas they now controlled. (Beowulf Age Slowed 42)
  544 BHM Beowulf (Age Slowed 43) and his wife had one more son. Briggs (Age 0)
  462 BHM Construction of the Beowulfan Castle (at that time known simply as the Skygarde Castle) begins. Beowulf (Age Slowed 125) has hired the greatest architects with the wealth he has procured with the Dwarves of the Gaulan Plains.
  421 BHM Marlee (Age Slowed 259) who was clearly aging slowly, not as slowly as her father did, gives birth to her daughter Livina (Age 0)
  416 BHM Marlee (Age Slowed 60) gives birth to her second daughter Adele (Age 0).
  408 BHM Marlee (Age Slowed 68) gives birth to her son Marc (Age 0)
  342 BHM Beowulf (Age Slowed 245) was starting to feel his Essence drain from his body. He spent his vast life building the Gaulan Plains to be fruitful and safe. He thought he might be immortal so he had not put much thought into how his kingdom would function after his death.
  327 BHM The Beowulfan Castle has finished the main construction. Beowulf (Age Slowed 260) got to see this marvel before he passed on.
  326 BHM Suddenly the Essence inside Beowulf faded away and he rapidly aged (Age Slowed 261) leaving Marlee (Age Slowed 220) to take on his mantle.
 

Maroline Period (326 BHM - 254 BHM)


  326 BHM Marlee Skytracer (Age Slowed 220) became the second Plainsmonarch and the first Plainsqueen.
  267 BHM Livina (Age Slowed 154) gives birth to Amauri (Age 0)
  262 BHM Livina (Age Slowed 159) was found dead in her chambers, she had taken her own life. She battled dark thoughts for a long time before succumbing to her mental illenss. Her lone daughter Amauri (Age 5) found her mother's body. This caused great trauma in the young princess. Her grandmother Marlee (Age Slowed 264) took care of her after this.
  254 BHM Marlee dies after her delayed aging caught up to her, she clearly had less essence left inside her than her father did. She died after a night of drinking, to an outsider she only looked to be in her 50s. Her rule was remembered as chaotic as Marlee enjoyed the fancier things royalty brought her. (Age Slowed 272)
 

Amaurian Period (254 BHM - 165 BHM)


  254 BHM Amauri (Age 13) takes the title of Plainsqueen from her grandmother. She surrounds herself in her castle, protected by her councel and her guard. Her trauma closed her off, letting no one in. She did not drink or partake in any royal events, she saw what drink did to her mother and grandmother in their rule.
  247 BHM Amauri (Age Slowed 20) is much more serious and brings an era of conquest and rule to her queendom. She declares a prohibition on alcohol in the Gaulan Plains, much to the dismay of the noble class.
  245 BHM Amauri (Age Slowed 22) had protests against her but the High Guard was on her side. She stifled the ruling class by drafting their first born sons, the heirs of their lands unless they bent the knee and paid their taxes. This gold was needed as Amauri was heading to war.
  234 BHM Amauri (Age Slowed 53) was a powerful magic user and devout Dharan. During her reign the Church of Dhara expanded mightily into neighboring nations. Amauri led the assault against the Empire of Iron in Steelgale. The Dharan-Voidal War concluded with the Skytracer family having a puppet in control of the southern continent.
  199 BHM Amauri (Age Slowed 88) gave birth to her daughter Beonette (Age 0), named after her great grandfather who she received her god's blood from. In her eyes, he was the only successful ruler thus far of the Gaulan Plains. She had grown to see her mother and grandmother and failures.
  165 BHM Amauri passed away after a long life. (Age Slowed 122). Most believe her affinity with magic and long life was due to the essence her grandfather had within him from Dhara. During her expansion of her religion she became admired as a Saint within the church using her blood of Dhara to rally followers.
 

Beoane Period (165 BHM - 121 BHM)


  165 BHM Beonette (Age Slowed 34) becomes the Plainsqueen.
  136 BHM Beonette (Age Slowed 78) gave birth to her son Joel(Age 0)
  131 BHM Joel (Age 5) Died tragically in a fire that engulfed the Church of Dhara. It is said he went out singing a Somme.
  130 BHM Beonette (Age Slowed 78) gave birth to her daughter Leighla (Age 0)
  121 BHM Beonette (Age Slowed 78) gave birth to her son Fredericus (Age 0), and his twin Domini (Age 0)
  121 BHM Beonette died of complications with the birth of her twins.(Age Slowed 78) She looked to be around 45 at the time. Many took this as the diminishing of Dhara's gifts to the royal families bloodlines.
 

Tragic Period (120 BHM - 120 BHM)


  120 BHM Leighla (Age 8) was taken away by bandits in the middle of the night. They intended to seek ransom from the royal family. The bandits were caught but they revealed the girl escaped from them somewhere within the woods. A search party went out and looked for a week to sadly find the body near a known wolf den. The amulet of her recently deceased mother identified the body. This story created many tales for mothers to tell their children as to why they should stay out of the woods.
 

Regency Period (120 BHM - 105 BHM)


  119 BHM The young twins Fredericus (Age 2) and Domini (Age 2) are taken care of by a noble family as the head of that house governs with a council of leaders until the firstborn twin is 16 years of age.
 

Frerian Age (105 BHM - 40 BHM)


  105 BHM Fredericus (Age 16) was crowned the Highking. Domini (Age 16) was sent to learn from the Cardinalhood of The Mooncrest. He lived with the Windslayer Family as they pried secrets out of him about the castle defences.
  93 BHM Salem (Age 0) who would go to be called Sal was born to his father Fredericus (Age 28)
  83 BHM Socrates(Age 0) was born to Fredericus (Age 38)
  47 BHM Sadie (Age 0) was born with her father Sal (Age 56) and grandfather Fredericus (Age 74) watching over her.
 

First Salean Period (39 BHM - 18 BHM)


  39 BHM Sal (Age 54) ascends to Plainsking as his father Fredericus (Age82) retires to Cottonbreeze
  35 BHM Fredericus (Age 86) Dies of natural causes, confirming to the masses that the Royal 6 Bloodlines no longer have their gift of extended life gifted by Dhara.
  22 BHM Freyria (Age 0) is born as Sadie's (Age 25) firstborn daughter, unfortunately Freyria was a stillborn.
  20 BHM Socrates (Age 63) died with one son, Plato, who joined the Church of Dhara as a priest.
 

Sadian Period (18 BHM - 5 BHM)


  18 BHM Sal (Age 75) relinquished his title to his daughter Sadie (Age 29) while she was pregnant with her second child, he was losing the use of his right eye and could not walk without assistance. He planned for her to slowly gain full control once she was no longer with child.
  17 BHM Ellary (Age 0) nicknamed Ella by her Mother Sadie (Age 30)
  5 BHM Sadie (Age 42) died unexpectedly in her sleep overnight. Ella (Age 12) found her mother dead in her bed. Sadie's father Sal (Age 88) laid his daughter to rest and took over the family again.
 

Second Salean Period (4 BHM - 3 BHM)


  4 BHM The Fracturing War fell across Galfin. The Plainsqueen had the most riches filled kingdom of all Galfin. As she fell to unknown circumstances, the other families began to plan against the Skytracer family and their riches. The Oakhand and Windslayer families began attacking Sal's (Age 89) borders.
 

Elarian Period (3 BHM - 1 BHM)


  3 BHM Sal (Age 90) was killed as he led an attack against the Windslayer army attacking the farms surrounding Skygarde. Although he could not walk at this time, he rode a horse to rally his troops. Ella (Age 14) took control of her family's army. She struggled to hold her people together to not get wiped out by this ambush.
  2 BHM Ella (Age 15) Agreed to marry the young son of the Curdrake Family. This alliance gave new breath to their fighting chances as the Curdrake's had many noble houses on their side.
  1 BHM Ella (Age 16) joined with the long hidden factions of elves hidden away in Galfin. She banded with the Boggan Family of the North and the various elemental elves to fight back and defeat the Windslayer Family. The Oakhand's took much longer to surrender and they were left to guard only their capitol of Fogholt in the Spyre.
 

5E The Highmonarch Era (0 AHM to 212 AHM)


 
 
 

High Elarian Period (0 AHM - 67 AHM)


  0 AHM The Windslayer-Oakhand Betrayal ends with Ella (Age 17) executing the Windslayer usurper. She is declared the new Highqueen of Galfin, standing above all other families. A new era dawns over the world as the naming of eras shift to account for the new title of Highmonarch.
  7 AHM The first victims of the new sickness begins to take lives. The plague seemingly came from the lonely kingdom of Fogholt. The Oakhand's are known for their magical meddling.
  24 AHM Alwin (Age 0) is born to his loving mother Ella (Age 41) as she tries to calm her people as the Black Fog covers her queendom.
  28 AHM Ella (Age 45) gives birth to Renfred (Age 0) as the death toll of humans reaches nearly 100000. Other races are susceptible but not as much as humans. This leads many to think that the disease was either from Fogholt or created by elves. Thus the Fogholt Plague began spreading its way around the realm.
  66 AHM On a humanitarian effort to help those affected by the Fogholt Plague, Alwin (Age 42) was found dead in his royal tent. The manner of which his body was discovered differs greatly by the class of the storyteller. Most concur the food he was not used to affected his stomach mush worse in the openness of nature.
 

Renfrerian Period (68 AHM - 117 AHM)


  68 AHM Renfred (Age 40) becomes the Second Highmonarch.
  70 AHM The first Highqueen Ella Skytracer (Age 87) passes away peacefully in her sleep.
  78 AHM Renfred (Age 50) welcomes his firstborn Hector (Age 0).
  79 AHM Ahna (Age 0) is born as Renfred's (Age 51) second born.
  81 AHM Renfred's (Age 53) third child is born. Named Armadi Skytracter (Age 0).
  106 AHM Armadi (Age 25) becomes Captain of the High Guard.
 

Hectarian Period (118 AHM - 156 AHM)


  118 AHM Hector (Age 40) ascends his father Renfred (Age 90) as Highking.
  125 AHM Renfred (Age 97) passes away from complications attributed to the Black Fog. His son Hector (Age 47) pushes the narrative that elves and the people of Oakhand caused this plague.
  127 AHM Armadi (Age 46) retires as Captain of the High Guard due to a broken leg he sustained in battle. Continues to advise on tactics for his older Brother Hector (Age 49)
  130 AHM Renata Rhytyn (Age 21) marries into the Skytracer family through an arranged marriage. She married Armadi Skytracer (Age 51)
  106 AHM Nikolas Heartstring becomes Captain of the High Guard.
  133 AHM Hector's (Age 55) first child Ruby (Age 0) is born in the Spring.
  137 AHM Orion (Age 0) is born to Hector (Age 59) and Belladonna.
  138 AHM Elinor Skytracer (Age 0) Birth to Renata Rhytyn (Age 29) and Armadi Skytracer (Age 59).
  139 AHM Hector (Age 61) has his third child Mortimer (Age 0)
  144 AHM During a storm surge in Hector's Wood, the Captain of the High Guard let Ruby (Age 11) out of his sight while he tried to grab Mortimer (Age 5). She was swept away and killed by the storm. Hector (Age 66) sacked the veteran captain upon learning of his eldest's demise.
  145 AHM Dorra Etoile (Age 26) becomes Captain of the High Guard.
  152 AHM Mortimer (Age 13) was caught running off with a wood elf girl and his father was furious. Hector (Age 74) already resented his youngest for the death of his heir Ruby. Mortimer was stripped of his titles and banned from the capitol.
  155 AHM Hector (Age 77) declares all forms of necromantic magic illegal after a young Boto Silverstaff defeated the leader of a powerful Triade of necromancers.
  156 AHM Hector (Age 78) had an assassination attempt on his life that almost succeeded, little did he know that he would spend the next few years within that hospital ward.
 

Orinian Period (157 AHM - 210 AHM)


  157 AHM Orion (Age 22) succeeds his father Hector (Age 79) as Highking of Galfin. Hector watched from his bedroom as his last child was crowned Highking. Hector was getting sicker with age and fought strongly until the next year until he contracted the Black Fog during an outbreak at the Skygarde hospital.
  158 AHM Hector (Age 80) succumbed to the plague that was causing his skin to grey, eyes to yellow and black boils to form on his skin. He died alone as no one could enter the outbreak ward. In actuality Mortimer (Age 19) sneaked into the Foggie Ward to have final words with his father. This caused Morty to get sick.
  163 AHM The two Silverstaff brother worked with the organization of the Seekers to develop a vaccine to stop the worst symptoms and spread of the Black Fog. People who had contracted it before the vaccine would still have their skin turn grey when they died but that was after their body stopped fighting it at old age. Children of people with the vaccine inside them are supposed to be entirely immune to the Fog.
  164 AHM Morty (Age 25) was one of thousands saved from the Black Fog by the Silverstaff brothers. Now that he almost saw death he met back with his old love in the Incantum Forest.
  170 AHM Armadi passes away quietly in his sleep in his villa south of Westmoor.
  176 AHM Demarrus (Age 0) is born to Orion (41) and Aquilla.
  182 AHM Mortimer's (Age 43) bastard half-elf son Joseph (Age 0) is born in Adrionne.
  192 AHM Dorra (Age 73) retires as Captain of the High Guard.
  193 AHM Yacobius Hrothgar (Age 24) becomes Captain of the High Guard.
  194 AHM Orion (Age 59) was instructed by his religious advisors of a dangerous being living in Snowpeak who was threatening the very church itself. Orion gave the command to send many military forces to take on this frost elf threat. This battle led to the death of all of the frost elves remaining in Galfin.
  208 AHM Demarrus (Age 32) is killed by his own father Orion when it was revealed the prince was working with a powerful demon to try and usurp his father's throne.
  210 AHM Orion (Age 75) is beheaded in Skygarde when Laird Teyrannus and his Hearthic Invasion stormed the mainland.
 

Regicidal Period (211 AHM - Current)


 
 
 
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