History of the Moontide Isles

The Eladrin create the first large settlements on Baeddan, which they call Sarifal.

The Great Leviathan allows the first non-Fey settlers to cross the sea. Elven explorers settle among the isles, living in harmony with the Fey.

The Dwarves, who were previously regarded with suspicion and distrust by the Fey and Elves, gain acceptance after waging a war against the Formorians.

Seeking refuge from the wars on the mainland, the Fey allow the first humans to cross the sea and settle on the Moontide Isles. These people would become the Daoine.

First ships from Rhytham arrive to raid the isles. The Great Leviathan destroys most of the fleets, but the few survivors make it to the northern isles. These peoples will eventually become known as the Northlanders. The attack of the Great Leviathan still hold ritual and mythological significance to the Northlander customs today.

With the waning appearances of the Great Leviathan, more settlers arrive from Rhytham, increasing the Northlanders' population and hold on the northern isles.

Northlander ships take advantage of the now rarely seen Great Leviathan and raid the Daoine islands, finding the communities to be poorly defended, squabbling petty kingdoms. The raids worsen over the following decades.

After defeating the Northlander raiders, Oadhan Kendrick is named the first High King of the Moontide Isles, uniting for the first time, kingdoms in Glanmoor, Baeddan, Llywelyn, and Olwyn. Caer Ceredig is created as the High King's palace. Tensions remain high with the Daoine and the Northlanders.

High King Niall Kendrick and his heirs are assassinated. The culprit is not discovered. This sets off a war between the petty kingdoms to seize the seat of the High King for themselves.

With the role of High King abandoned, the Northlander raids begin again, taking advantage of the disorganized and militarily exhausted petty kings.

After suffering raids in both their Ilfor colony and along the mainland, the Oleander Throne retaliates against the Northlander aggression, destroying many of their raiding ships and threatening their territories in the north islands.

The Oleander Throne begins an assault to conquer the Moontide Isles. As their ships near the isles, a terrible storm rages, washing away the fleet. It is said that the Old Gods Ran and Tempest brought forth the storm to destroy the ships. Along with the churning water returned the Great Leviathan, which smashed the remaining ships to splinters.   On the island of Ilfor, a druid named Lugh Dunaid rode to the Oleander Throne colony and the Wyld Hunt appeared behind him. He and the Hunt decimated the Oleander colony, destroying the Oleander Throne's foothold on the Moontide Isles.

Aislinn Dunaid is born to High King Lugh Dunaid and Queen Asfridd.

Since Queen Asfridd's death, tensions mount between Daoine and Northlander settlements, which include several small skirmishes.

With tensions rising between the Daoine and the Northlanders, High King Lugh Dunaid abdicates the throne, passing it to his daughter, the High Queen Aislinn Dunaid, in hopes that the daughter of a Daoine/Northlander union will keep the peace.