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History of the Avalonian Empire

  • 3301 AC

    14 Flower Moon 01:00

    The Birth of Selnaris and Kaelaris
    Life, Birth

    Oroaias, the flowering of love. Selnaris means Flower (specifically Orchid) of Trust, but specifically the trust you have for family and Kaelaris means Flower (again, Orchid) of Love, but more specifically the love of elvenkind.

  • 3301 AC

    14 Flower Moon 08:00
    3301 AC

    15 Flower Moon 01:00

    The Fall of Avakiiralon
    Era beginning/end

    The day the Capital of the Avalonian Empire under Arcorael Tiveris Khi'Marinae, fell to the Sluagh. Avakiiralon which means Jewel in Paradise, was the Star of the Avalonian Empire and the Symbol of Ruaalfar Rule.

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  • 3302 AC

    1 Weeping Moon

    Starfall
    Population Migration / Travel

    The Star Elves arrive in Tohvassneris. 400 Royal Families; 1218 Adults and 659 Children, Several Dragons, A Flarras of Pegasi (that's what you call a group of Pegasi, fight me!), A huge blessing of unicorns (including a flink of 16 females), a couple of faeries, too many fairy dragons, and a plethora of elven cats and dogs, including great white worgs (see Elven Worg).   While the population of Avakiiralon is in flight, the sun of the Ruakashi System goes supernova, eliminating all possibility of returning home to Avalon.

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  • 3304 AC

    24 Storm Moon 24:00

    The Kidnapping of Selnaris; Fall of a Dynasty
    Criminal Activity

    1.5 months before his 3rd Birthday, Selnaris is kidnapped in a raid of Svartalfar against the city of Tohvassneris. Arcorael Tiveris Khi'Marinae is killed in the fighting; his wife Arcorael Arianea Khi'Marinae doesn't last until Selnar's birthday and says she is "going out for air" on the 17th of Green Moon and steps out her tower window; no body is ever found.

  • 3425 AC

    16 Green Moon 11:00

    Death of the Queen
    Life, Death

    Before noon on the 16th of Green Moon, Queen Balesmah summons Mourn and Aurak to her deathbed. She reveals Selnar's identity to him and begs him to stay with the Dark Elves. He refuses, saying he must know the truth, and tells his mother he will never forget her. She passes later that hour and the two young men steal away the next day for Tohvassneris.

  • 3451 AC

    1 Weeping Moon 19:00
    3451 AC

    22 Snow Moon 03:00

    Rise of the Republic of Vel'Sirra
    Diplomatic action

    In an unpresidented move, King Aurak returns from adventuring to civil unrest, and instead of quelling the riots by force, King Aurak, The Last, invites the leaders of the dissidents to air their grieviences with him in a round table discussion. 3 months, many arguements, and countless bottles of lu'istavian later, and on the 22nd of Snow Moon, emerged the last monarch of the Sluagh. Aurak stepped down and abdicated his throne in favour of an elected Senate and Chancellors, signing his name to the Vel'Sirran Declaration of Independance, and the newly hashed out Constitution of Vel'Sirra. He was elected Chancellor that year, but it would be some time before he would be appointed High Chancellor.

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  • 3665 AC

    22 Snow Moon 07:00

    The Butterfly Effect
    Disaster / Destruction

    The laws of magic being what they are, Gnomes are forbidden to timetravel by the decree of the Gnomish Scientific Advancement Council (GSAC (pron. Geesack)) . Well, gnomes, goblins, gremlins and any species calling itself half-gnome or half-goblin are forbidden timetravel by the GSAC. Why? Some gobbiltygook about "Quantum Entanglements" and "the Butterfly Effect". In any event, gnomes will not deal with time travellers. That said, Selnar, an Elf and Selgorn, a Goblin, didn't feel they answered to the GSAC. In the 47th Century, they used forbidden magic to timetravel back to 3665 to speak with Aurak about the acquisition of a magic item before Aurak went into sequestership over the death of Merlin and was unreachable until his death in 4277.
    They confronted him as he prepared his resignation speech in his office in Eveningcrown and traded him the Secrets of Ravager Magic for a magical artifact constructed by Merlin, called The Force Blade. They knew that after his speech he gave away all of his and Merlin's worldly possessions and disappeared (with his basic things and his spellbooks) until just before his death in the 43rd Century.
    Something Selgorn said to Aurak struck a chord with him and he tore up his resignation speech as they left, thus beginning the butterfly effect that caused the destruction of Qurrani, Trinhea and the Blasted Lands.

  • 3748 AC

    28 Cold Moon 04:00

    The Birth of Lyrisande Verbena
    Life, Birth

    On a cold winter's morn in 3748, Lyrisande Verbena is born, warming the morning with her song. Her parents Jalivayne and Coniesta (Jali and Connie) were overjoyed.

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  • 3761 AC

    19 Moss Moon 17:00

    The Rise of Prince Selnaris Khi'Marinae
    Diplomatic action

    On Moss Moon 19, 3761, at the age of 459, Selnaris sets foot in Tohvassneris for the first time in 456 years, having never worked up the courage after leaving Vel'Sirra. Passing the tests of the Elders' Council of Tohvassneris, and being presented to the Royal Lords' Council, he was declared Crown Prince and Regent of the Empire which has always sat uneasily with him, and given the reins of power. It is here that he would gain the wisdom for which he becomes known in a millenium. With the caveat that wisdom comes from experience, most experience comes from displaying a lack of wisdom.

  • 3807 AC

    5 Corn Moon
    3813 AC

    4 Buck Moon 06:00

    The Tyrannian Invasion
    Military action

    In fall of 3807, the Tyrannian Invasion of Caer-Thun begins with a Blitzkrieg-like mass assault on Tornn, Inhydea, and Saharah, subjugating all three nations in a little more than 2 months. Over the next 6 years, 80% of Caer-Thun would be subjugated to the Tyrannian fascism under the dragon Kalisus.

  • 3808 AC

    1 Moss Moon 9:00
    3813 AC

    4 Buck Moon 06:00

    The Flight of Winglord Verbena
    Life, Career

    On the 1st of Moss Moon 3808, Lyrisande Verbena, now 60 Years old, graduates from the Academy of Arts in Velmailain as a Fochlucan Spellsinger, beginning her career as a freedom fighter. In the next 5.5 years, Lyrisande would become a Brehon (the highest rank of Fochlucan Bards), join the Khel'Nasar and rise to the rank of Winglord, unite the Freedom Branch with the various Freedom Fighting organizations around Caer'Thun, fund a revolution through sports entertainment, and finally on Selaro (Buck Moon 4) 3813 lead the United Free People's Army against the Grand Army of Kalisus, the Undying, and thought, by most, to have been vapourized by the dragon.

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  • 3808 AC

    23 Buck Moon

    The Fall of Velmailain
    Military action

    Shortly after Lyrisande's graduation, the Tyrannan come for Velmailain. Backed by Ravagers called Blight Druids, they defoliate much of the Velmailain Forest, and sack Velmailain, burning the Academy, which was a thousand years old, to the ground.
    Lyrisande was busy away uniting the Freedom Branch, and raising money for the revolution.

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  • 3809 AC

    8 Flower Moon 13:00

    Selnar Refuses Aid
    Diplomatic action

    Wingsister, Cliath Lyrisande seeks an audience with Crown Prince Selnaris to beg him for military aid as the Tyrannan War Machine marches on Veladin. Reluctant to risk his troops on "allies when it's convienient", as he says, Selnaris refuses aid and dismisses Lyrisande with a "this is not the Alfar's problem".

  • 3809 AC

    7 Buck Moon

    The Fall of Veladin
    Military action

    In Buck Moon of 3809, the Tyrannan forces, with their Blight Druid Special Forces burn the city of Veladin from it's tree perch, the World Tree it was built in was unharmed. 48 Blight Druids explode with the backlash of energy from trying to blight the tree.

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  • 3810 AC

    7 Harvest Moon

    The Fall of Vel'Sirra
    Military action

    Late in the Fall of 3810, the Tyrannan forces sack Eveningcrown and level the Palace of Light and Shadow as a show of force to the dark elves. Selnaris offers aid before the war but the Sluagh refuse due to his Imperialism and Selnaris learns his first lesson in humility as he watches, futiley, as his home where he grew up is destroyed.

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  • 3811 AC

    21 Rose Moon

    The Fall of Tohvassneris
    Military action

    The Tyrannan take Tohvassneris. The Alfar are forced to launch all spacecraft and destroy the docks before the city falls to keep the Tyrannan out of space. The spartan-like Tyrannan are disgusted by the opulence of the City and in spite, they burn it to the ground and salt the earth where the city stood. The Crown Prince is evacuated to space and returns to the planetside only in time to fight the final battle against the Tyrannical army.

  • 3813 AC

    3 Green Moon 22:00

    The Affirmation of Avalon
    Artistic creation

    On the eve of her final night, Lyrisande is told of a vision by Seldan, an omen of the battle to come. She is told that "She will break the spine of Tyrannia, but she will not celebrate with them." She takes it to mean she is going to die in the fight and in her final hours, writes The Affirmation of Avalon, the document that would unite the elves, and end the Succession Wars.

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  • 3813 AC

    4 Buck Moon 06:00

    The End of Tyranny
    Era beginning/end

    On the morning of Solaro, 3813 AC, General, Brehon, Winglord, Lady Lyrisande Verbena, leads the last free peoples of Caer-Thun in a last ditch stand to stop the onslaught and liberate the world. 80% of civilization on Caer-Thun has been yoked under the Tyrannan, with only disparate groups, such as the Nunnehi of Vel'darra, the Orcs of Bloodhaven, the Goblins of Traggharg, the Goblins of the Firststar Cartel, the Khel'Nasar, the Freedom Branch, and the survivors of the various invasions. Though she is thought to be killed in the openning salvos, her rallying cry, the The Affirmation of Avalon , emboldened the people and the Tyrannan were defeated. Drathnar Strongarm, High Chief of the United Werepeoples of Vel'Darra (UWV, like USA), literally broke the spine of the Tyrannan forces when he broke the spine of the Dragon Kalisus as he cast him from a cliff to the ground below. In a last ditch desparate move, Kalisus broke his arcane staff. The resulting explosion killed tens of thousands of people on both sides.

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  • 3813 AC

    4 Buck Moon 08:00

    Return of the Alfar
    Military action

    Two hours into the furious fighting, the beleagered forces of The Last Free Peoples of Caer-Thun are falling back onto themselves, and beginning to fold under the pressure. Out of the Morning Sun comes a Flarras of over 6000 Pegasi mounted with Alfar Skyknights, and the thunder of hooves from the east as a great blessing of 3500 unicorns with Alfar Shieldmaidens astride, crash like a tide into the rear flank of the Tyrannan Forces. The Alfar return with Elven Space Warships, and rally the armies of the people, and the Tyrannan are broken and routed only to die fleeing as they are run down by the armies of the UWV, Wolfen, and Khel'Kathar.
    Selnaeris is gravely injured in the fighting and is not expected to live.

  • 3851 AC

    14 Flower Moon

    Founding of Symmerin University
    Founding

    On his 550th Birthday, Selnaris, with help from The Adepts' Council, founds the University of Symerrin at the base of Mount Seriak, west of Tornn and Velmailain. The University's Mission Statement is " To teach magic and magical ethics to all who are willing to learn."
    The University initially had 16 classrooms and boasted "The largest student library in the multiverse".

  • 4540 AC

    17 Cold Moon

    Kethelis Oakheart Discovers Peridot and Beryl
    Discovery, Exploration

    Avalonian Navy Crest.png
    Captain Kethelis Oakheart of the Avalonian Imperial Navy discovers the habitable world of Peridot, and its tiny moon, Beryl, in the roots of the Tree of Life known as Yggdrasil's Sprout in a peacetime exploration mission. He recommends to Star Command that it would make a good forward observer's base in the Telasian System to keep an eye on the Shoggothi that make their home on the outer planet Wylinta, and an excellent site for an elven shipyard to harvest and shape the Tree's Starseeds for Navy use.  

    Yggdrasil's Sprout by Diane Morrison

    Location
    Peridot
  • 4571 AC

    1 Snow Moon

    Skyreach Crown Colony is Founded
    Founding

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    The Avalonian Imperial Navy founds the Skyreach Crown Colony on Peridot as a Naval base and a home for the sailors' families.   Skypoint Harbour is also founded as a secure base, and a launching point for Naval ships-of-war.

  • 4611 AC

    21 Corn Moon

    First Interstellar War is Declared
    Military action

    The Fomorian Alliance known as The Solstice Pact attacks Evergleam during the celebration of Rumaraera. Total casualties number nearly a million in civilian and military injuries and lives. The Avalonian Imperial Navy, acting on behalf of the Avalonian Empire, declares war on the Fomorians of Known Space. Evergleam is destroyed, and the survivors flee as refugees into the stars. Most settle elsewhere within the Telasian System.

    Location
    Evergleam
    More reading
    First Interstellar War (IW1)
  • 5041 AC

    16 Corn Moon 08:00

    Telasian System Enters the War
    Military action

    10th Third-Month, Year 350 from the Founding
      The Telasian System Fleet receives news of the war and mobilizes. A meeting of the fleet is held at the Skyreach Town Hall. The underage members of the crew are dismissed from the service.   Scene 16:1 in A Few Good Elves

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