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Crusades into Samayaris (3e)

The third era (3e) stretches from the downfall of dragons and subsequent rise of the church to the present age. It is an age of war and conflict between the ever growing Church of the One and the various cultic sects across the world.   That conflict is especially heated on the continent of Samayaris, where the Church and her crucifers are ever at odds with the Cult of the Arch Gods.

Third Era

1 e3 and beyond

The third era stretches from the fall of the dragons and subsequent rise of the Church all the way to the present age.

  • 1 3e

    1 3e


    Fall of the Dragons
    Revolution

    "The reign of dragons has been long and brutal, but I have foreseen their end." -Alexander Cruxan I

    Location
    Samayaris
  • 2 3e

    1 Theandrar
    77 3e

    1 Alaera

    Birth of the Church
    Founding

    "Lo, a child will be born unto thee! She will bring light where there was darkness, and peace where there was war. She will strike the pagans with pestilence and end the reign of false gods." -Archon Alaena, Journals of Alexander Cruxan I, Scribe Gro-Buk of Akhar

  • 78 3e

    350 3e


    Rise of the Church
    Religious event

    "St. Alaena brought the light to us, and now we bring it to you." -High Presbyter Bren

  • 382 3e

    17 Prestus

    The Church Lands in Samayaris
    Discovery, Exploration

    "Men and women come from the far-lands, preaching peace and light. As for me and mine, we will continue to drink from the Red Gorge of Marabal." -Uzak of Zizolgraull

  • 385 3e

    24 Makariou

    The Church Makes Contact with the Cult at Mar'Ankar
    Discovery, Exploration

    "They dance in blood and drink all day. By the light of Theandros, may we cleanse this unholy place!" -Brother Marvin, Annals of the Church: A history of the Samayaris Mission, Scribe Vissk

  • 385 3e

    29 Makariou

    Priests and Ministers Killed at Mar'Ankar
    Military action

    "The men wouldn't even fight. Cowards! And the women, gods, the women. We kept a few for ourselves, but they wouldn't cease their wailing. Their blood still cries out, a pleasing song to Marabal." -Anonymous, Against the Pagans, Presbyter Gaius Tuscany

  • 390 3e

    29 Makariou

    The Raid on St. Bren
    Military action

    "Not a soul was left. I can still hear the women screaming, crying out as they were lead away. If their god was as merciful as they claim, would that he had killed them instead." -Anonymous, Against the Pagans, Presbyter Gaius Tuscany

  • 390 3e

    12 Eldralla

    Battle of El'Tsutuk
    Military action

    "Thus, it is the practice of the pagans to spill the blood even of their own. They are degenerate, and naught but the sword may cleanse the land of them." -Presbyter Gaius Tuscany, Against the Pagans

    Location
    Samayaris
  • 390 3e

    15 Phos

    The Martyrdom of St. Marvin
    Life, Death

    "Our Lord offers us grace and mercy. We have offered it to the pagans, and in return receive the due penalty for our folly: blood, violence, the worst kinds of tortures, the rape of our wives and daughters, the beheading of our sons. Truly, the sons and daughters of St. Alaena must smite the heads of these pagans with pestilence. Mercy is for the merciful." -Presbyter Gaius Tuscany, Against the Pagans

    Location
    Samayaris
  • 390 3e

    12 Namus
    390 3e

    20 Namus

    The Council on Samayaris
    Gathering / Conference

    "The word sent from Samayaris is too dire, I dare not believe it! Surely no man nor woman could be so cruel as these pagans are said to be? May the light of Theandros guide us. May his light outshine the darkness there." -Presbyter Sehaya Lione, A Memoire of Lady Lione, Scribe Ishi

  • 390 3e

    20 Namus

    The first Crusade into Samayaris is Approved
    Gathering / Conference

    "While our lady taught us mercy, and our Lord offers grace, the Valkyrie are no strangers to war. Truly these cultists are born of the darkness, and truly they will be vanquished." -Presbyter Yondiren Greatborn

  • 390 3e

    23 Namus

    Crucifers Set Sail for Mar'Ankar
    Military action

    "I will spread truth by the sword, as my ancestors before me." -Alexander Cruxan III

  • 390 3e

    5 Alaera

    Battle of Mar'Ankar
    Military action

    "For all of their bravado and talk of war, the cultists at Mar'Ankar were poor warriors. They stood no chance. Their god stood no chance." -Alexander Cruxan III

    Location
    Samayaris
  • 390 3e

    13 Alaera

    Execution of Zerzund
    Life, Death

    "He was easily found and captured. He wasn't a very bright fellow, but fearless. He didn't even flinch when axe struck his neck the first time. Of course, who wouldn't flinch the third time? Or the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth?" -Alexander Cruxan III

    Location
    Samayaris
  • 390 3e

    3 Cruciae

    Construction of Sola Sanctum Begins
    Construction beginning/end

    "It will be a beacon of hope to the priests and ministers. It will be a memoriam to all the saints who died here. It will be a show of might and power to the pagans. It will be a glorious symbol of the might and mercy of Theandros." -Alexander Cruxan III

  • 391 3e

    2 Theandrar

    Reinforcements sent to Samayaris
    Political event

    "I am going east. I do not know if I will return. Samayaris is said to be a strange and hostile land. They've killed priests there before. I fear they'll do it again. I fear for my life Celine, but I must go. I will not break my oath to our Lord." -Anonymous, Annals of the Church: A History of the Samayaris Mission, Scribe Vissk

    Location
    Samayaris
  • 391 3e

    6 Prestus

    Reinforcements Arrive in Samayaris
    Political event

    "We will need a great number of men, for this will be a great city." -Alexander Cruxan III

  • 391 3e

    28 Phos

    Samayaris Mission Effort Founded
    Political event

    "As many as are required, that many will we send. We are to spread the light, no matter the cost." -Anonymous, Annals of the Church: A History of the Samayaris Mission, Scribe Vissk

  • 392 3e

    12 Prestus
    392 3e

    12 Doxala

    Jal'Alakin Protests Begin
    Civil action

    "First they brought their religion, and we answered with our own religion and philosophy and our own gods. But now, now they have brought their warriors and their ships. If they do not cease, we have no warriors of our own to answer with. We must band together, we must insist this invasion stop at once." -Hufi Jal'Alakin, A History of the Cultic Conflict in Samayaris, Frederick Dunn

  • 393 3e

    19 Prestus
    393 3e

    2 Minas

    Second Jal'Alakin Protest
    Civil action

    "We have expressed our great displeasure, yet they continue to invade our lands. They speak with words of honey, but hide daggers behind their backs. Their leader, Alexander, speaks of us as barbarians and imbeciles, as if we could not hear him standing just feet away. These Church men have no honor, though they preach much of it." -Hufi Jal'Alakin, A History of the Cultic Conflict in Samayaris, Frederick Dunn

  • 394 3e

    17 Prestus

    Hufi Jal'Alakin Imprisoned
    Civil action

    "They beat me two days ago for speaking out against their military crusade. They beat me yesterday for speaking out against their abominable treatment of prisoners. They beat me today for being 'suspiciously quiet'. Tomorrow, they will surely beat me again. It is the mercy of their god. I only hope, when they come face to face with lord Achaeral, she will be more merciful to them than they are to me." -Hufi Jal'Alakin, A History of the Cultic Conflict in Samayaris, Frederick Dunn

  • 394 3e

    7 Minas
    395 3e

    13 Phos

    The Long March Begins
    Civil action

    "They protested when we were peaceful and care-free, they protested again when we were peaceful and cautious, and once more they protest at our protesting. There is nothing to calm the heathen mind but the sword." -Presbyter Gaius Tuscany, Against the Pagans

    Location
    Samayaris
  • 395 3e

    29 Eldralla

    Battle of Sola Sanctum
    Military action

    "The heathens weren't satisfied with the blood spilled prior. Their lust for violence is insatiable, thus they attacked the honorable Alexander again and again." -Presbyter Gaius Tuscany, Against the Pagans

  • 395 3e

    21 Cruciae

    Crucifers Establish Embassy in El'Tsutuk
    Political event

    "Even our attempts at diplomacy were but a guise: a means of oppression." -Frederick Dunna, A History of the Cultic Conflict in Samayaris

  • 396 3e

    11 Minas

    Tel'Junna dies
    Life, Death

    "His death was officially declared a mystery. Unofficially, you'd have to daft not to see what happened." -Anonymous, A History of the Cultic Conflict in Samayaris, Frederick Dunn

  • 396 3e

    15 Minas

    Control of El'TsuTuk Ceded to the Church
    Political event

    "Backroom secrets, the exchanging of gold, Though this is not how the story is told." Mnedo, Poems of Love and War

  • 396 3e

    15 Makariou

    El'TsuTuk becomes Junna Landing
    Diplomatic action

    "They honored him with their words even as they poked him with their spears." -Mnedo, Poems on Love and War

  • 397 3e

    4 Prestus
    397 3e

    8 Prestus

    Riots in Junna Landing
    Civil action

    "A stern hand against the obstinate is as water on the lips of the beggar. Truly, a beating is more merciful to the hard of heart than soft words. And, truly, chains and shackles are more freedom for the rebellious than they themselves know." -Presbyter Gaius Tuscany, Striving for Salvation: Wise Words for the Church

  • 398 3e

    30 Magus

    Construction of Sola Sanctum Finished
    Construction beginning/end

    "It's as glorious as I had imagined. Truly, the pagans will tremble at the might of Theandros." -Alexander Cruxan III

  • 400 3e

    14 Theandrar

    Alexander III Sends Petition for Second Crusade
    Political event

    "My lords, this land is filled with the most abominable of evils. Truly, these are the false gods our lady, St. Alaena, hates most." -Alexander Cruxan III Petition for a Second Crusade to Samayaris

  • 400 3e

    2 Prestus

    Petition for Second Crusade is Denied
    Political event

    "We wage war when war is necessary, but make peace when peace is possible." -Presbyter Sehaya Lione, A Memoire of Lady Lione, Scribe Ishi

  • 415 3e

    26 Protiae

    Julia Cruxan Born
    Life, Birth

    "Who?" -Anonymous

  • 440 3e

    7 Theandrar

    Alexander Cruxan III Dies
    Life, Death

    "He was a great man. Not a very good one though." -Anonymous, A Brief History of Junna, Yuki Asamodo

  • 446 3e


    Sasaki Born
    Life, Birth

  • 446 3e

    7 Alaera

    Alexander Cruxan IV Born
    Life, Birth

    "Ye, he will be a savior to the nations, And his birth is cause for celebration, The young babe is crowned, Alexander, Alexander, let the trumpets sound!"   -Mnedo, Poems of Love and War

  • 453 3e


    Sasaki taken by the Church
    Life, Organisation Association

  • 454 3e


    Gunda Born
    Life, Birth

  • 458 3e


    Xandria Tuscany born
    Life, Birth

  • 461 3e


    Marko Born
    Life, Birth

  • 467 3e

    19 Alaera

    Alexander IV Appointed as High Commander in Samayaris
    Life, Career

    "Power is passed from father to son, But victory is granted to no one." Mnedo, Poems on Love and War

  • 468 3e

    26 Alaera

    Alexander IV Sends Delegation to Diashana and Megala
    Diplomatic action

    "Offer the sign of peace with one hand, but grasp your dagger tightly with the other. For, ye, Theandros is the Lord of Peace, yet is he not Lord of all things? And, indeed, the treacherous are counted among the wise, and will inherit a high seat in the Vault of Souls." -Presbyter Gaius Tuscany, Striving for Salvation: Wise Words for the Church

  • 468 3e

    1 Cruciae
    468 3e

    7 Cruciae

    The Black Month
    Disaster / Destruction

    "The Pagans exchange peace for violence, good for evil, God for demons. Thus, we must exchange soft words for swords." -Presbyter Gaius Tuscany, Against the Pagans

  • 469 3e


    Gunda's Village is Destroyed
    Life, Trauma/ Loss

    "Have you ever heard the tragedy of Green Gunda the Swole? It's not a story the Church would tell you..." -Anonymous

  • 469 3e

    3 Theandrar

    Martyrdom of Presbyter Lione and Lady Cruxan.
    Life, Death

    "My mother was good woman, and I will miss her dearly. But her death cannot be manipulated into an excuse for war. This land has seen enough violence, and we must find another way." -Alexander IV, A History of the Cultic Conflict in Samayaris, Frederick Dunn

  • 469 3e

    23 Theandrar
    469 3e

    28 Theandrar

    Council on the Second Crusade
    Political event

    "It was the will of Theandros. And by his grace, we pushed the pagans out of the land that rightly belonged to the church. If only men had seen fit not to interfere with God's will, the prophecy of our Lady Alaena may finally have been fulfilled this day." -Presbyter Gaius Tuscany, Against the Pagans

  • 469 3e

    29 Prestus

    Sasaki Joins the Second Crusade
    Life, Career

  • 469 3e

    29 Prestus

    Second Crusade lands in Samayaris
    Military action

    "We are off to fight the pagans, Off to glory in war again, We march for our bless'd Lord of Light, We march, we fight, to defeat the night."   -Mndedo, Poems on War and of Love

  • 469 3e

    5 Minas
    469 3e

    8 Minas

    Diashana falls to Jar'Ala
    Military action

    "We chased the demons out. We butchered the butchers. Whereas they enjoyed drawn out torture on our priests, we were merciful in that we killed them swiftly." -Jar'Ala

  • 469 3e

    7 Minas
    469 3e

    9 Minas

    Megala falls to Aurelius Tuscany
    Military action

    "I would say we were victorious, of what happened could truly be called a battle." -Aurelius Tuscany

  • 469 3e

    1 Protiae
    472 3e

    3 Prestus

    The Miracle at Tal'Muir
    Metaphysical / Paranormal event

    "Gorn keeps taunting me: 'Why haven't you taken a city yet Worthag? Where's your strength?' I could take a city too, Gorn, if I were fighting the fairies in the south. These Northerners are not to be trifled with." -Worthag

  • 469 3e

    28 Protiae
    469 3e

    1 Magus

    Kurdesh Falls to Yoto Sasumi
    Military action

    "Our victory is a sign of confirmation from Theandros himself. We will take this land by the end of the year at this rate." -Yoto Sasumi

  • 469 3e

    29 Protiae
    469 3e

    30 Protiae

    Sandesh falls to Gorn
    Military action

    "They didn't see us coming. Not that it would have helped them any." -Gorn

  • 469 3e

    2 Magus

    Tel'Kunuk falls to Grugrani Windback
    Military action

    "We set fire to the city, and the heathens came screaming out of it. Their defeat reveals the truth about their false gods." -Grugrani Windback

  • 469 3e

    5 Magus

    Acheia votes to join with Church
    Diplomatic action

    "They were eager to avoid bloodshed, and more than cooperative. I'd never have expected such a thing from pagans, but these were good men and women. Theandros is surely at work in their hearts, though they don't know it." -Tiberius Sellic

  • 469 3e

    17 Magus
    470 3e

    26 Theandrar

    Jaiju falls to Church forces, becomes St. Jar'Ala
    Military action

    "We lost a good soldier this day. The cost of victory is high, but the cost of defeat, as Jar'Ala knew well, is even higher." -Aurelius Tuscany

  • 469 3e

    30 Magus

    Kraghorn forces disappear in Oran Mountains
    Disaster / Destruction

    "How did you lose 30,000 armed men? You don't just lose 30,000 men!" -Alexander Cruxan IV

  • 469 3e

    13 Eldralla
    469 3e

    4 Phos

    Alexander takes Yeva
    Military action

    "This is where they killed my mother. Her life will not be the last extinguished here." -Alexander Cruxan IV

  • 469 3e

    14 Eldralla
    469 3e

    18 Eldralla

    Solasi falls to Dhas
    Military action

    "In the end, they begged for mercy. So I told them I would grant the only mercy they knew of. The pagans did not seem to understand what I meant by it, until they heard the screams of the first being impaled on the city walls." -Dhas

  • 469 3e

    29 Eldralla
    469 3e

    16 Namus

    Yoto Sasumi Defeated at Katal'Kutak
    Military action

    "The land is a barren waste of mud and insects. Do we really need to take this place? The savages can keep it so far as I'm concerned." -Anonymous, Tales from the Second Crusade, Scribe Asai Myamoto

  • 469 3e

    6 Namus

    Commander Dhas Stripped of Command.
    Life, Career

    "We are emissaries of Theandros, messengers of peace and light, not pagans! How dare you stoop to their level! How dare you use such tactics!" -Alexander Cruxan IV

  • 470 3e

    14 Doxala
    471 3e

    19 Theandrar

    Ai Ursa Conquered by Gorn
    Military action

    "These were tough men and honorable warriors. With Dhas's forces behind us, however, they stood no chance." -Gorn

  • 471 3e

    13 Minas
    471 3e

    15 Minas

    Gorn Takes Katal'Kutak
    Military action

    "Sasumi, Theandros bless her, just didn't have what it takes. Now Gorn, Gorn has what it takes." -Gorn

  • 472 3e

    1 Makariou
    484 3e

    29 Cruciae

    Ethku Defeats Gorn
    Military action

    "The marshes are no place for an Orc, and we certainly don't need your God here. Take your forces back where they came from, or by Arjunda, you will die here in the mud." -Ethku, Tales from the Second Crusade, Scribe Asai Myamoto

  • 472 3e

    1 Cruciae
    483 3e

    4 Phos

    Battle in the Orans
    Military action

    "The lowlands fell to these men, but they were lesser men with lesser gods. Theandros, it seems, is no match for the might of Enliel!" -Throgrim Korvat

  • 473 3e

    3 Prestus

    Ifta Jal'Alakin unites the Cults
    Political event

    "They've kept my father in chains for nearly a hundred years. They'll do the same to us if we allow it. By the gods, they must be stopped." -Ifta Jal'Alakin

  • 474 3e


    Gunda sold into slavery
    Life, Trauma/ Loss

  • 474 3e


    Sasaki dismissed to a small Church
    Life, Trauma/ Loss

  • 476 3e


    Marko leaves Gnona to serve his gods
    Life, Relocation

  • 477 3e


    Xandria Tuscany Flees her home
    Life, Failure / Mishap

  • 479 3e

    7 Doxala

    Construction on Cruxan's Crossing Begins
    Construction beginning/end

    "By stone, sand, or sea, we will make it through to the east." -Grugrani Windback

  • 480 3e

    1 Theandrar

    Gaius Tuscany Appointed as Presbyter
    Life, Career

    "The wicked will reap their due reward. May Theandros, Lord of Mercy, show no mercy to they who have none." -Gaius Tuscany, Striving for Salvation: Words of Wisdom for the Church

  • 481 3e


    Xandria's Forces defeated, and her faith shaken
    Life, Trauma/ Loss

  • 483 3e

    24 Theandrar

    Construction on Cruxan's Crossing Completed
    Construction beginning/end

    "We stop them in the mountains, so they come by way of the desert. We stop them in the desert, so they come by way of the River. Gods only know, if we stop them by way of the River, they'll find a way to travel through the air." -Ifta Jal'Alakin

  • 483 3e

    30 Phos
    484 3e

    12 Eldralla

    Aurelius takes Gnaryst, renames it St. Aurelius.
    Military action

    "The pagans will learn to fear my name, I'll make sure of it." -Aurelius Tuscany

  • 483 3e

    1 Namus
    485 3e

    17 Theandrar

    Aurelius takes Ylzrath, renames it St. Gaius
    Military action

    "Truly, to honor thyself is to honor thy brother. Indeed, how can one make their brother's name great, if they have not first made great their own name? This is the wisdom of the righteous, that we seek first to be great and holy ourselves, and by our own righteousness we may then grant mercies to the brothers." -St Gaius Tuscany, Striving for Salvation: Words of Wisdom for the Church

  • 484 3e


    Xandria Rescues Gunda
    Life, Milestone

  • 485 3e

    25 Theandrar

    The Second Crusade Ends
    Political event

    "For all the cities we've taken, how many souls have we added to the Vault? Is this truly the will of Theandros?" -Presbyter Icuthrik of Nymmirth

  • 486 3e

    30 Doxala

    Xandria, Gunda, Sasaki, and Marko begin their Quest for the Relics of the Old Gods
    Expedition

    "This war must cease. May Theandros, God of Peace, bring peace to us." -Frederick Dunn, A History of the Cultic Conflict in Samayaris

  • 486 3e

    2 Minas

    The Veil of Diatana is Recovered
    Life, Supernatural

    "Kill the blue priest for me. And remember... if you don't hold up your end of the bargain, I'll know..." -Diatana