A fault line known for small quakes within the borders of the Elvenblood families becomes active on an unprecedented amount, releasing 4-8 level earthquakes monthly for an entire year, sending shockwaves through the entire continent. Ends when a ritual distributes the stress across the region now known as the Trembling Stones
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Integran History
History, as it relates to the Integra Empire
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1549 FS
32 Bloom 02:001548 FS
27 Storm 12:00
The Year of Shattered Timber
Disaster / DestructionLocation
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1067 FS
35 Harvest
Ritual of the Risen Completed
Gathering / ConferenceThe Ritual of the Risen is completed, granting Vampirism to the leaders of what will be known as the Risen Empire.
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1023 FS
26 Light 22:00
Risen Capital Declared
FoundingThe Risen declare furthest north region of their control to be the capital, and set up permanent gates for the senior leadership to their own fortresses.
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1004 FS
6 Harvest 12:00939 FS
33 Berryripe 12:00
The Noontime War
Military actionAs the Risen cement their grasp on the various human and dwarven kingdoms, their eyes turn to their borders. The Elvenblood declare war against the Risen Empire, set on stopping their spread. After nine years, the horde is driven back to the Titan's Spine and a cold war begins.
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939 FS
34 Seeding 12:00937 FS
3 Thaw 18:00
The Fall of the Risen Empire
Military actionVia the combined efforts of the Forgelands, The Elvenblood Tapestry, and an internal rebellion, the majority of the Risen are killed, with the remainder forced back beyond the arctic circle to their capital
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936 FS
34 Thaw 18:00
The Great Adoption
Diplomatic actionAfter the Noontime War, the Elvenblood Tapestry and Forgelands assimilate some of the outlying fragments of the shattered Risen Empire, particularly those which have sustained enough damage in the revolution to have little remaining structure.
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935 FS
16 Calm692 FS
33 Light
The Unification of Kingdoms
FoundingThe discorporate elements of the rebellion against the risen empire coalesce into roughly seven kingdoms, with additional smaller states and bandit lords vying for their own piece of the the pie. While ongoing spats and spars continue between the various factions for another several decades, eventually the kingdoms conquer the outlying forces, assimilating them into their dominion. (Runs from the seventh kingdom's founding to the last independent lord's defeat.)
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543 FS
11 Light541 FS
25 Bloom
Assault by the Hordes of Endless Night
Military actionThe Risen, by now known only as the Hordes of Endless Night, launch an assault on the Kingdom of Harrow, wiping it from the map and proceeding south. Eventually they are driven back by a united effort by the now six kingdoms.
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541 FS
4 Seeding
Resettlement of Harrowbelle
FoundingAfter a few years of occupation by the combined forces of the human kingdoms, a mutual colonization attempt is made, to form a neutral state as a buffer against further attacks by the Hordes of Endless Night. Considered it's own distinct kingdom, the new city and resettled townships are sworn to a treaty of noninterference in return for assistance against the vampiric threat.
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269 FS
19 Calm
Invention of the Lordsbond Ritual
Metaphysical / Paranormal eventKing Godwin of Byron, druid Jaem Bittersprout, and wizard Donald Ivory complete the first Lordsbond ritual- a spell to bind the ruler to the land they rule, greatly increasing both their power and the strength of the land at the cost of both suffering when one is made ill.
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218 FS
10 Fire
Byron Conquers the Greenwale
Military actionEmpowered by the reign of the Bonded Lords, Byron is able to successfully launch an assault on Greenwale's capital, forcing it's surrender and integration into the kingdom. As the first of the seven kingdoms to be conquered by force, it inspires fear in the surrounding nations.
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193 FS
7 Thaw
Spread of the Lordsbond Ritual
Political eventThe details of the Lordsbond Ritual is stolen and sold across the remaining five kingdoms, evening their footing somewhat with Byron.
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0 FS
35 Berryripe 12:00
Birth of the Integra Empire
FoundingFeeling the stress of the external presure, the Bound Lords unite their nations in one massive ritual, elevating themselves through magic to become the Integra Empire. The age of the fractured, warring kingdoms has come to an end at last.
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246 IE
11 Bloom246 IE
15 Bloom
Shadowreign
Celestial / CosmicFive straight Shadownights, when the heavens turned their back upon the world. Foul things crept across the land, and mortals cowered in fear.
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