History of Serul

Salted Land

... 1 CL

The time of the Sahaugin subjugation of all landkind. Little is known of this time, as it was chaotic and difficult to keep records while enslaved.

  • -8 SL

    2 Redrise

    Emergence of the Twin Suns
    Celestial / Cosmic

    Without warning, the deep red sun which loomed large in the sky from time immemorial split asunder, into a small white sun and a larger red. As a rain of fire fell upon Serul, a new age was born...

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    Twin Suns
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    Zenith
    -3 SL

    Chillwind

    The Burning Revolt
    Revolution

    The Burning Revolt was instigated by the emergence of the twin suns, which bathed the land in a rain of fire for 7 days, boiled the oceans and burned away the strongholds of the Fathomless Empire. All of landkind rose up under brave and courageous leaders, pushing back the Sahaugin menace from their shores and into the deep. This dealt the Empire a crushing but not mortal blow, and landkind has been ever vigilant of the coast in the 200 years since the revolt took place.

Cleansed Land

1 CL and beyond

With the Fathomless Empire driven back into the deep, landkind begins to rebuild...

  • 3 CL


    Olanthea Resettled
    Population Migration / Travel

    Long abandoned and in ruins, the free Elves, led by warrior king Balthazar Lecerf refound the ancient capital and begin rebuilding.

    Location
    Olanthea
  • 27 CL

    7 Whiterise

    Village of Guesclin Established
    Founding

    The village of Guesclin was founded on the shores of Silverflash Bay, the site of the final battle on Arlán to push the The Fathomless Empire back into the deep.

    Location
    Guesclin
  • 143 CL


    Treaty of Trastamere
    Founding

    The 5 Principalities sign a truce which ends the outright tribal raiding which has plagued them and recommit to mutual defense against the hated Fathomless Empire, which appears to be increasing its raids on coastal villages, even sacking and enslaving large towns from time to time.

  • 177 CL

    15 Wheatcrack

    Cenobium of the Dual Mind Established
    Religious event

    Abbot Sada, then simply known as Sada, set south from Guesclin on his pilgrimage to the Last Mountain. There he wandered, settling on its slopes for a simple life as a hermit.   However, as he traveled his reputation spread as a healer, diviner, and dealer of wisdom, and slowly the settlement known as the Cenobium grew steadily around his humble cave dwelling.

  • 193 CL


    Present Day
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