The Duchy of the Lands Between the Forks of the Flametongue

Timeline of the History of the Gaunt Duchy

Maps

The Gaunt Duchy

Parent Organization

House Gaunt of The Hollow

Subsidiary Organizations

Notable Members

House Gaunt of The Hollow

428 KS

25 /5

The Death of ser Matthis Cray
Life, Death

ser Matthis Cray died in his sleep at the age of fifty-four.
ser Newall Foxworth returned to Baremaw with his young daughter Terin and Sanah heavily pregnant with Mattheo. He and ser Tyon Cray buried their father together and drank long into the night in celebration of his memory. But ser Newall departed swiftly the following morning, and the two did not see each other again for over a decade.

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Location
Baremaw

Additional timelines

History of Greland

The Life of King Tyon I Cray

The Life of Duke Newall Foxworth

The Life of Lady Terin Gaunt-Foxworth
435 KS

1 /1

436 KS

1 /7 00:00

The Sickness
Plague / Epidemic

A disease commonly referred to as 'The Sickness' swept through The Kingdom of Somercrag.
It mostly affected women and those with the ability to bear children, and disproportionately affected Noble Households.
The Sickness killed as many as one in ten people in Somercrag over the course of the year and a half it ravaged the country, before mysteriously stopping.

Location
The Kingdom of Somercrag

Additional timelines

The Southbay Duchy

The Hayford Duchy

History of Greland

The Blackbar Duchy

The Skanler Duchy

The Kingdom of Somercrag
440 KS

20 /2

Somercrag is Called to War
Military action

Queen Malina Somercrag called upon her Duchal Vassal to raise their banners and begin massing troops at The Pass to cross The Witwell Mountains and begin working to oppose The Irogonie Aggression.
Each duchy formed its own army, allowing the Dukes, Duchesses or their Marshals to command the troops they knew best.

Additional timelines

The Life of ser Odric Vortane

The Southbay Duchy

The Hayford Duchy

History of Greland

The Blackbar Duchy

The Life of King Tyon I Cray

The Skanler Duchy

The Kingdom of Somercrag
440 KS

4 /5

The Kingdom of Somercrag declares war on The Kingdom of Irogonie
Military: War

The Kingdom of Somercrag entered into a formal alliance with several Families of The Lamas Plains to oppose The Kingdom of Irogonie's Aggressive Expansion into their lands.
In her capacity as Marshal of the Royal Council, ser Sola Somercrag declares war on Irogonie.

Location
The Lamas Plains

Additional timelines

The Southbay Duchy

The Hayford Duchy

History of Greland

The Blackbar Duchy

The Skanler Duchy

The Kingdom of Irogonie

The Kingdom of Somercrag
440 KS

12 /8

House Gaunt Breaches The Black Walls
Military: Battle

The forces of The Gaunt Duchy breached The Black Walls, first at Cardenfall and then all along their length, though it came at a terrible cost, and left behind a thick, poisonous Black Cloud.

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Additional timelines

History of Greland

The Life of King Tyon I Cray

The Foxworth Duchy

The Kingdom of Irogonie

The Kingdom of Somercrag
440 KS

15 /8

The Creation of the Black Cities
Disaster / Destruction

In an attempt to prevent the approaching forces of The Kingdom of Somercrag from siezing the land between The Witwell Mountains and The Redford River, the forces of The Kingdom of Irogonie, including a number of Dualists, triggered the effects of The Black Walls surrounding the cities of Fairdeep, Stathgow and Southmarket, unleashing Black Clouds that hung over those cities, making it dangerous to impossible to enter them, and killing the population immediately.
Because of this, these cities became known as The Black Cities.

Location
The Kingdom of Irogonie

Additional timelines

History of Greland

The Foxworth Duchy

The Kingdom of Irogonie

The Kingdom of Somercrag
440 KS

17 /9

The Battle of Starfield
Military: Battle

At the The Battle of Starfield an army of The Kingdom of Irogonie led by Prince Lur Lighthelm was met by the forces of The Gaunt Duchy led by ser Tyon Cray as well as a second force led by ser Sola Somercrag and Sola's Vanguard.
The battle resulted in the death of the Irogonian Crown Prince and the routing of the Irogonie forces. It was shortly followed by the complete surrender of the Kingdom of Irogonie.

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Location
Starfield

Additional timelines

History of Greland

The Life of King Tyon I Cray

The Life of Duke Newall Foxworth

The Life of ser Sola Somercrag

The Foxworth Duchy

The Kingdom of Irogonie

The Kingdom of Somercrag
440 KS

18 /9

The Kingdom of Irogonie Surrenders
Diplomatic action

Following their defeat at The Battle of Starfield and the death of Prince Lur Lighthelm, the The Kingdom of Irogonie surrendered to The Kingdom of Somercrag.

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Additional timelines

The Southbay Duchy

The Hayford Duchy

History of Greland

The Blackbar Duchy

The Skanler Duchy

The Life of ser Sola Somercrag

The Kingdom of Irogonie

The Kingdom of Somercrag
440 KS

4 /12

The Armies Return to Somercrag
Population Migration / Travel

The forces of The Kingdom of Somercrag returned through The Pass, marking the beginning of a period of celebration across the country.

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Location
The Pass

Additional timelines

The Southbay Duchy

The Hayford Duchy

History of Greland

The Blackbar Duchy

The Life of King Tyon I Cray

The Skanler Duchy

The Life of Duke Newall Foxworth

The Life of ser Sola Somercrag

The Kingdom of Somercrag
441 KS

20 /4 01:00

The Death of ser Sola Somercrag; The Death of Duke Brennar Hayford
Life, Death

The official story, told by the only survivors of the event and proclaimed by Queen Malina Somercrag, is that ser Sola Somercrag and her companions were riding to The City of Bayglen with evidence of Duke Brennar Hayford's crimes when they were caught by an army led by the Duke and his Marshal ser Edam Bracks, themselves doggedly pursued by ser Kyra Crowler and her men-at-arms.
Ser Edam was torn between his loyalty to his Duke and to the crown. When Duke Brennar struck down ser Sola, Edam finally realised he could not stand by and allow this treason, so he had in turn struck down Duke Brennar.

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Location
Knightsgrave

More reading
The Death of ser Sola Somercrag

Additional timelines

The Southbay Duchy

The Life of ser Mattheo Foxworth

The Hayford Duchy

History of Greland

The Blackbar Duchy

The Life of King Tyon I Cray

The Skanler Duchy

The Life of Lady Ophelia Foxworth-Hayford

The Life of Duke Newall Foxworth

The Life of ser Sola Somercrag

The Life of Edam

The Life of Lady Terin Gaunt-Foxworth

The Kingdom of Somercrag
441 KS

4 /5 01:00

441 KS

19 /7 00:00

Conspiring Against The Crown
Political event

Over the course of the months between his meeting with Queen Malina Somercrag in The City of Bayglen and The Tourney at Fairstrand 441KS, ser Tyon Cray hatched a conspiracy to use the upcoming Tourney to capture Prince Dalran and ser Mitchar Hespeak, the surviving children of House Somercrag of Bayglen and use them to leverage the Queen into accepting the evidence against ser Kyra Crowler and her part in The Ambush on the Kingsroad.

This conspiracy began with a conversation between ser Tyon and his neighbour Lord Erac Tallman, but spread to include three Duchal Leaders, and ignited The Revolution of 441KS which led to ser Tyon ascending to the throne of The Kingdom of Somercrag.

Additional timelines

The Hayford Duchy

History of Greland

The Blackbar Duchy

The Life of King Tyon I Cray

The Skanler Duchy

The Life of Lady Ophelia Foxworth-Hayford

The Life of Duke Newall Foxworth

The Foxworth Duchy

The Kingdom of Somercrag
441 KS

17 /7

Terin Foxworth and Hellna Gaunt Are Betrothed
Diplomatic action

As part of their planning for the coming Revolution, Lady Ophelia Foxworth-Hayford and Lady Mariella Gaunt-Goulsblud arranged for their daughters Lady Terin Gaunt-Foxworth and Lady Hellna Gaunt to become betrothed. They would be wed as part of the celebrations of ser Tyon Crays victory.
To further bind their two houses, Mattheo Foxworth would become Squire to ser Cadder Gaunt, as his former master ser Edgarth Hayford remained in the Queen's custody.

Additional timelines

The Life of ser Mattheo Foxworth

History of Greland

The Life of Lady Ophelia Foxworth-Hayford

The Life of Duke Newall Foxworth

The Foxworth Duchy

The Life of Lady Terin Gaunt-Foxworth
441 KS

17 /7

441 KS

20 /7 00:00

The Tourney at Fairstrand 441KS
Sporting Event / Competition

Although the The Kingdom of Somercrag gathered in Fairstrand's Dyrwood for a Tourney, the event came to be infamous for the actions of its Grand Melee, which launched The Revolution of 441KS.

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Location
The Dyrwood

Additional timelines

The Life of ser Mattheo Foxworth

History of Greland

The Life of King Tyon I Cray

The Skanler Duchy

The Life of Lady Ophelia Foxworth-Hayford

The Life of Duke Newall Foxworth

The Life of ser Allon Stormborn

The Foxworth Duchy

The Life of Lady Terin Gaunt-Foxworth

The Kingdom of Somercrag
441 KS

28 /7

ser Tyon Cray's Armies Leave Fairstrand
Population Migration / Travel

The forces in Fairstrand loyal to ser Tyon Cray's cause, comprised mostly of the honour guards of the present Dukes and Duchesses, departed by foot under the command of ser Astris Conklyn to march to The Pass and enter The Kingdom of Somercrag there before sailing down The Flametongue to The City of Bayglen.

Meanwhile Tyon himself would sail on The Black Bull to Castle Blackbar to meet a second army raised from the houses of The Blackbar Duchy, including his own men-at-arms from Baremaw to march on Bayglen from the North.

Location
Fairstrand

Additional timelines

The Southbay Duchy

The Life of ser Mattheo Foxworth

History of Greland

The Blackbar Duchy

The Life of King Tyon I Cray

The Skanler Duchy

The Life of Lady Ophelia Foxworth-Hayford

The Life of Duke Newall Foxworth

The Life of ser Allon Stormborn

The Kingdom of Somercrag
441 KS

16 /11

The Battle of Bayglen Castle
Military: Battle

Following the work of siege engineers over the preceding weeks ser Tyon Cray's forces collapsed a section of Bayglen Castle where it met Brightdocks, Bayglen, creating a breach that allowed his forces there to storm the castle from the South East while the forces under the command of ser Astris Conklyn brought ladders and rams to the walls on the other side.

The battle raged for several hours, finally ending when the remaining forces of House Foxworth of Fairstrand arrived at the docks, providing fresh energy to the revolutionary forces and opening the way for ser Tyon to enter the castle itself.

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Location
Bayglen Castle

Additional timelines

The Life of ser Mattheo Foxworth

History of Greland

The Life of King Tyon I Cray

The Life of Duke Newall Foxworth

The Life of ser Allon Stormborn

The Kingdom of Somercrag
441 KS

18 /11

King Tyon I Cray appoints Six Dukes; the Dukes of Somercrag Recognise King Tyon I Cray;
Life, Milestone

As the victor of The Battle of Bayglen, King Tyon I Cray appointed six Dukes - Lady Jaenis Skanler, Lord Croll Blackbar and Lady Mariella Gaunt-Goulsblud to resume their previous positions, ser Edgarth Hayford to be restored to his father's seat once he had been recovered from his position as a hostage of the remaining Royalist Soldiers, Hallkatla Darklyn to take up her father's seat which she had won from him during the war, and ser Newall Foxworth to take up a new Duchal seat over the the lands North of The Witwells that had been ceded from The Kingdom of Irogonie at the end of The Irogonie Aggression.

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Location
The City of Bayglen

Additional timelines

The Southbay Duchy

The Hayford Duchy

History of Greland

The Blackbar Duchy

The Life of King Tyon I Cray

The Skanler Duchy

The Life of Duke Newall Foxworth

The Life of ser Allon Stormborn

The Foxworth Duchy

The Kingdom of Somercrag
442 KS

1 /1

King Tyon I Cray is Crowned
Era beginning/end

On the first day of the new year King Tyon I Cray was crowned by a gathering of his Dukes and Duchesses.
A great number of guests attended the momentous event, not only Somercrag's Lords and Ladies, but also Princett Nym Cimber at the head of a large part from The Kingdom of Rotheval and Prince Emerson Arturson of The Irogonian Royal Family.
As an additional part of the celebrations, the newly crowned King officiated the wedding of Lady Terin Foxworth and Lady Hellna Gaunt, arranged during The Tourney at Fairstrand 441KS. With the sad passing of her brother during the The Battle of Bayglen, Hellna was now to inherit The Gaunt Duchy.
The King also used this moment to dispense justice over the captured Royalist Soldiers. Ser Kyra Crowler was personally executed by the King before the gathered crowd. Other captured soldiers were given an opportunity to bend the knee to the king or be executed in the Castle's grounds, away from the public eye. Non military prisoners were given the opportunity to bend the knee or be exiled from the capital.
In a private meeting with Tyon's Royal Council Ser Allon Southbay was told that while the king would uphold his resolution of The Siege of Haycastle, he did not support it. He also directed the new Lord to strip Edam of his ranks and titles.
Finally, ser Mattheo Foxworth was knighted in absentia for his service in the various battles of the Revolution. Ser Newall Foxworth left Bayglen that evening to attempt to find his missing son.

Location
Bayglen Castle

Additional timelines

The Southbay Duchy

The Life of ser Mattheo Foxworth

The Hayford Duchy

The Kingdom of Rotheval

History of Greland

The Blackbar Duchy

The Life of King Tyon I Cray

The Skanler Duchy

The Life of Lady Ophelia Foxworth-Hayford

The Life of Duke Newall Foxworth

The Foxworth Duchy

The Life of Lady Terin Gaunt-Foxworth

The Kingdom of Irogonie

The Kingdom of Somercrag
444 KS

1 /1 01:00

444 KS

31 /12 00:00

King Tyon Raises Taxes
Financial Event

To pay for King Tyon I Cray's wedding, his vassals were expected to increase their tithes to him from one-quarter of their income to one-third. They would also be expected to contribute to the celebrations by arranging entertainment and food for the guests, as well as gifts to the newlyweds.

Additional timelines

The Timeskip 444-454KS

The Southbay Duchy

The Hayford Duchy

History of Greland

The Blackbar Duchy

The Life of King Tyon I Cray

The Skanler Duchy

The Life of Lady Ophelia Foxworth-Hayford

The Life of Duke Newall Foxworth

The Life of ser Allon Stormborn

The Foxworth Duchy

The Kingdom of Somercrag
448 KS

1 /1

448 KS

7 /1 00:00

Tourney in the Gaunt Duchy
Sporting Event / Competition

House Lowblade of Serpent's Bridge hosted a Tourney on behalf of their liege House Gaunt of The Hollow.
As the knights in the final stages of the jousting made their preparations on the penultimate day of the event, ser Valentianus Lowblade suffered an accident in his tent, a wound which quickly festered. The quick intervention of Channer, the Spire Advisor of The Hollow, prevented the rapidly spreading infection from taking the knight's life, but took the use of his sword-hand. The remaining jousting was cancelled, and the Tourney ended with no winner declared.

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Location
Serpent's Bridge

Additional timelines

The Timeskip 444-454KS

History of Greland

The Life of Lady Ophelia Foxworth-Hayford

The Life of ser Allon Stormborn

The Life of Lady Terin Gaunt-Foxworth
454 KS

14 /3

Slaughter at The Hollow
Life, Death

On the day of Tyon Foxworth's twelfth birthday ser Katriana Foxgard, a knight sworn to his parents, appeared within the walls of The Hollow by Unknown Means.
When confronted by the castle's Men-at-Arms Katriana responded by calling forth Living Shadows to attack them.
She fought her way through the castle until she came upon the young Foxworth Squire, siezing him and spiriting him away from The Hollow.

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Location
The Hollow

Additional timelines

The Timeskip 444-454KS

History of Greland

The Life of Lady Ophelia Foxworth-Hayford

The Life of Duke Newall Foxworth

The Life of Katriana Whitewind

The Life of Lady Terin Gaunt-Foxworth

The Kingdom of Somercrag
454 KS

1 /11

The End of the Secession
Diplomatic action

Following the death of Duke Edgarth Hayford and the release of the Readiness Reports for the coming Winter, King Tyon I Cray issued Terms of Surrender to the Secessionist Forces. After some negotiation they were accepted, and the war ended.

Additional timelines

The Southbay Duchy

The Life of Lord Tylan Hewlett

The Hayford Duchy

History of Greland

The Blackbar Duchy

The Life of King Tyon I Cray

The Skanler Duchy

The Life of Lady Ophelia Foxworth-Hayford

The Life of Duke Newall Foxworth

The Foxworth Duchy

The Life of Lady Terin Gaunt-Foxworth

The Kingdom of Somercrag
455 KS

1 /3

The Hillhurstfolk Leave
Disbandment

Throughout the days leading up to the beginning of March, a change came upon cities across The Kingdom of Somercrag. At first it was small and subtle, a closed business here, a home boarded up there. But by the time the various Councils sat for their March sessions, it was clear something was afoot.
From landmark businesses like Tales Retold on the The Royal Lawn in The City of Bayglen, to the populations of cities from Dewfalls to Southbay, the Hillhurst-folk in Somercrag had begun to leave. Almost all did so quietly, loading their possessions into handcarts or onto boats and disappearing into the night. They took care not to abscond on debts or leave anyone in a poor position by their leaving, but it's also clear they feel whatever debt they might have owed for the Somercrag Rescue Effort 448KS had been repaid, in their own minds if not the mids of those they left behind.
The only true betrayal came from Rila Wren-Stoneheart, who stole away one night with fully half of the Somercrag Royal Fleet.

Location
The Kingdom of Somercrag

Additional timelines

The Southbay Duchy

The Life of Lord Tylan Hewlett

The Hayford Duchy

History of Greland

The Blackbar Duchy

The Life of King Tyon I Cray

The Skanler Duchy

The Life of Lady Ophelia Foxworth-Hayford

The Foxworth Duchy

The Kingdom of Somercrag

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31 Aug, 2023

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