Time was lost to all in this dark age of despair. There was nothing else except the scourge of The Gloom.
Time was lost to all in this dark age of despair. There was nothing else except the scourge of The Gloom.
What society used to be was a vague memory now. With all history lost, but threats from all sides, these fuedal lords slowly began to agree that their best interest were in working together.
Brydan Gulli is picked out by General Douglas Leadlung to be mentored into a proper warrior within The Vigil.
It was discovered that the three heirs of The Pineguard Family and of Marqise Pineguard were murdered late at night. Korva Thorne was discovered missing the following morning, leaving suspicion throughout Asteris that perhaps he was the killer.
Xarious attends the funeral of his sister in Kimberly.
Residents of both Lost Harbor and the city of Carthage in northwest Bastion report seeing a strange, bright, green light illuminating The Zahren for a brief moment. The Magistrate and Vale Academy later research the event, and concur that it must have been magical in nature, but results on what caused it were inconclusive.
Garroth Hellsturn, Korva Thorne, Jack of Hearts, and Maulath "Maul" Manthrower find and light the first of The Pyres in the The Ruby Kingdoms of Caspia
Princess Caldus is assassinated by her older brother, Prince Caldus.
Jack departs from the group, consigning to a job well done. He takes his troupe of circus performers to the south of the Holy Empire.
Brydan Gulli and his companions Otto, Viate, and Zaghed locate and secure all of the eastern Pyres, working with local governments to make sure that they are kept under control for fear of activating the ritual.
Garroth Hellsturn, Korva Thorne, Maulath "Maul" Manthrower, and Alia Mirana meet with Queen Meredith Avalon I as the first outsiders to the land of Avalon in thousands of years.
Queen Meredith Avalon I dies at the hand of a pit fiend in her court.
Maulath "Maul" Manthrower departs from his adventuring party, seeking out Jack of Hearts who was in Bohemia at around the same time. The two reconvene the Dubious Daggers, and set out to the Orient to continue their journey as a circus troupe.
The Dubious Daggers circus troupe is disbanded after Jack of Hearts and Maulath "Maul" Manthrower are apprehended by The Confederation for their knowledge of events in The Holy Empire. Altone, One, and Leonardo evade capture, and lie low until they are recruited by Ren around a month later. The rest of the circus is scattered to the wind.
After many millennia locked within a cursed magical book, De Kudi was freed by Brydan Gulli, Garroth Hellsturn, and Korva Thorne and their companion Aisleigh Serdin.
The Pyres are linked by Brydan Gulli, De Kudi, Garroth Hellsturn, and Korva Thorne.
K'rist, Lance, Odd, Ren, and Zoe Miyamizu are involved in a horrific series of events in the capital of The Confederation.
Having survived their imprisonment in The Confederation, Jack of Hearts and Maulath "Maul" Manthrower reunite the circus of the Dubious Daggers. Promising safety and unity, they partner with Theodoros Ágios, and begin traveling east to Formosa.
The Holy Empire officially declares war on The Ruby Kingdoms of Caspia with an attempted assassination of King Brooks. The event is thwarted by Brydan Gulli, De Kudi, Garroth Hellsturn, and Korva Thorne.
Controversial religious pilgrim Theodoros Ágios and his cultists are apprehended after a body is found nearby his encampment of followers. The act is deemed a homicide due to the single bullet wound through the victim's cranium. He is put in prison for a week's time, and is eventually allowed to leave as evidence was shown that neither he nor his accomplices held any firearms.
De Kudi departs from the group, venturing into the Elemental Plane of Water, never to be heard of again.
Jack of Hearts officially disbands the Dubious Daggers, and mysteriously departs from his companions in the circus as well as his accompaniment of Theodoros Ágios's group in the night. The troupe disbands with no stable leadership, and begin to head south. Rumors maintain Jack traveled eastward.
Korva Thorne marries Ori Talrina in Asteris. The Pineguard Family is renamed to that of Talrina. The Queen of The Ruby Kingdoms of Caspia is in attendance.
Ren liberates Carric from the terrible vampire that held him prison. The other prisoners, including Luscinia, are liberated. Luscinia separates from Odd and begins to travel west in pursuit of the great lich Garroth Hellsturn. Ren promises his devotion to Neive, Daughter of the Grove in his quest for apotheosis.
On an auspicious day, the fabled lost heir to The White Tiger of Formosa made themselves apparent. At first disbelieved by the general public, upon the return of The Vestiges, he was hailed as a gift from the divine, one who would lead the nation out of the coming strife of the War in Heaven. The king held a conference between North and South Formosa, and through great tribulation, his council's were able to resolve concerns and formally end the Formosan Civil War. Tales are told this king resembles the likeness of an elf by the name of Jack of Hearts, especially given his unique western accent. This is always hurriedly denied, although rumors abound, especially during the institution of monthly circuses hosted by the king himself.
The Holy Empire in coordination with the Kingdom of Kriegfire unleash a coordinated invasion upon the capitol city of Odessa in The Ruby Kingdoms of Caspia. Sleeper cells of soldiers within the capitol activate, and begin combating city guards. Meanwhile, multiple Gate spells are activated to the north of the city, unleashing a tremendous army led by King Manza. Prince Caldus is rumored to be seen on the battlefield, and King Manza was said to have disappeared in breaching of the city gates. A valiant defense is orchestrated at the walls of the Royal Castle by Ser Bevan.
Vale Academy activates their Mythallar for the first time in 9000 years, fighting back against the Garden Master within the core of Vale Academy's structure to gain true dominance over the larger capabilities of the academy. During the explosion due to the unsealing of The Dirge, the Academy was thrown of its axis, falling to the ground and crash landing in the northeast of the Ruby Kingdoms near The Marrows.
Brydan Gulli, Garroth Hellsturn, and Korva Thorne fight with Zinth and his allies. Oxton Carter is used as a conduit, and The Dirge is opened at The Nave underneath Odessa in The Ruby Kingdoms of Caspia.
After eons trapped in The Dirge, Bahamut and Tiamat escape back to Rakuen. They both immediately begin mounting a defense against any foes that stand in their way, amassing armies to vanquish weaker foes.
All manner of horrifying creatures quickly make their way out of the pierced veil of The Dirge and begin to rampage across the Occident. Some flee quickly to escape possible entrapment, others seek only chaos, violence, and power.
The Dirge is quarantined by the Eternia. The fix is temporary, but it keeps beings from entering and exiting through the rift that was created. Immediate torrents of fiends exiting The Dirge are halted for the moment.
The fell mindflayer known as Zinth, along with many newly released mindflayers, begins construction of a massive fortress on the ruins of Odessa, capital of the The Ruby Kingdoms of Caspia. The terrain around it is pillaged by demons and devils, along with that of a massive tarrasque.
Emperor Caldus, Grand Emperor and Dragon God of The Holy Empire, was rejected by Tiamat. In a rage, he ascended to his forbidden dragon form, razing the city of Caldarum. He was defeated in epic combat by Brydan Gulli, Garroth Hellsturn, K'rist, Korva Thorne, Lance, Odd, and Ren.
Tiamat travels to Avalon, seeking to hobble the power of Bahamut, and destroys the capital and large cities spread throughout Avalon. The Avalonian people are lost and disenchanted, seemingly betrayed by their high deities. Reconstruction slowly begins.
As The Ruby Kingdoms of Caspia falls into disarray, and news begins to spread, large swathes of the population begin to abandon the country, fleeing to safety of their neighbors. Ren, K'rist, Lance, and Odd fall in with a migratory camp moving into The Holy Empire.
The Ruby Kingdoms of Caspia dissolves after an unprecedented blitzkrieg. The countryside is claimed by demons and devils. The seat of power is claimed by mindflayers. King Brooks and his family are evacuated by Brydan Gulli, Korva Thorne, and Garroth Hellsturn to Azar, where they attempt to rule in exile. In time, the Brooks family abdicates their titles. The royal Court of Brooks maintains good relations with the Azar Dwarves, but eventually migrates to Quartz, the Crystal City, before inevitably being absorbed by King Rüden Adershine into the Quartzian noble lines, designated as House Brooks.
The Eternals, formerly The Vestiges, are awakened from their imprisonment in The Nevermore. They move The Hereafter into the sky above Horizon. They then begin to reclaim their lost space throughout the multiverse.
Xerxes, The Destined One, an evil eldritch child is defeated by Garroth Hellsturn, Brydan Gulli, and Korva Thorne. Zinth and his Cerebral Tyrant were also defeated. The Mindflayers retreated into wild space. The portal to the Far Realm in The Ruby Kingdoms of Caspia was closed.
After upending a massive conspiracy to open a portal to the far realm, among other crazy misadventures, Brydan Gulli Garroth Hellsturn and Korva Thorne disband and go their separate ways.
Garroth Hellsturn and Aisleigh Serdin are married by Korva Thorne, and Garroth takes his wife's name, abandoning his old surname.
The mages of Vale, along with aid from Brydan Gulli and Garroth Hellsturn, reactivate the Mythallar in the center of Vale, allowing it to rise into the skies once more.
In approximately a 15 year project, Garroth Hellsturn - in accompaniment with Brydan Gulli and Korva Thorne - constructs The Archive within wild space, a massive facility that serves as a collection of knowledge for the solar system.
Aisleigh dies of old age, a happy mother and mage.
Garroth becomes old and frail, and slowly spends his time on the Prime Material. Upon his death, he is rejuvenated through arcane spellcasting back at The Archives, young and chipper once more.
After a long life upon the Astral Sea in Asteris, Ori takes a peaceful way out. He imbibes in a poison and passes on peacefully.
Kallista dies after a full life of adventuring.
Brydan, a self-sufficient dwarf who is weathered by decades of adventuring, passes away quietly in his tree-shaped chair. He is covered with snow and not heard of again.
Garroth casts wish upon himself, and departs this realm for a new adventure to rediscover his wife.
The universe darkens, time stops, and all is embroiled in a fight for dominion over all. Many die, many more suffer. There is nothing left but suffering and those who were unlucky enough to survive. And yet, so they did survive.
Ørek Dreimalig is slain the War in Heaven, his head severed from his body unto the floor. He slayed 4 godlings before his demise.
Korva Thorne ascends to godhood, becoming Talrina.