The death of Sovereign Henry MacTaine the Ninth spiraled into the collapse of the nation of Taillean.
The year is 3498 of the Third Era.
The continent roils in conflict. The Rysmarckian Conquest continues to consume swathes of Central and Northern Varia in the aftermath of the kingdom of Taillean's dissolution. Meanwhile, the heavy warring threatens to delve deeper into the eastern regions. And, in the shadows of this turmoil, hidden agents cultivate the Corruption and the Scourge into a threat that may dominate what any mortal squabble can muster.
One heroic band of the Age of Empyreals began their journey in Central Varia during Kaelhon, the fourth month of the year. Their exploits have, over time, brought them to the coasts of the southwest. Yet, they never seem too far from trouble with a knack of causing ripples of their own.
With their presence or without, the whole of Varia remains in flux. The year 3498 3E would mark an unprecedented escalation in the Rysmarckian Conquest and the continental troubles as a whole.
With the established states of Varia growing ever more powerful, the peace which once pervaded the continent during the Second Era shattered. The period marks a time of both heavy geopolitical conflict and cultural advancement. The Third Era also marks the first traces of Corruption and Scourge reappearing since the War of the Scourge.
The death of Sovereign Henry MacTaine the Ninth spiraled into the collapse of the nation of Taillean.
Varians throughout the continent celebrate the coming of the new year.
The Kingdom of the Evergreens enters a state of isolation from the neighboring Varian powers.
The adventurers arrive in Duford to retrieve supplies for Terryflump's Travelling Troupe.
The adventurers succeed in saving some orphans, rescuing a merchant, and escorting Terryflump's Travelling Troupe to Duford.
The party travels to the Schmidt family's farmstead in search of Grenthor's ore shipment, encountering a group of cockatrices instead.
The adventurers continue their search for the ore shipment to the Lifurion Mines, finding their quarry and a mob monsters beside it. In the process, they meet Firon Gael'toryn, a General of the Order of Avalon.
After returning to Duford, the party delivers the missing ore shipment. However, on their way to do so, they witness a growing crowd of unhappy locals and travelers gathered in the town square.
The adventurers track down a member of the Daggers that has been causing trouble for the Cloaks in Duford. In the process, they realize that they are dealing with more than a regular thief.
The adventurers provide aid around the town of Duford, such as hunting for nearby orcs and bolstering the local militia.
After nearly a year of hiding, Varris seeks out the Cloaks in Duford and rejoins.
The adventuring band escorts the merchant Grenthor and his belongings to the city of Aldeville.
Tycus first meets the adventuring party of Andraste Siannodel, Buzz the Giant, Jester Trow, and Varris Enna while they are camping outside of the village of Gredel.
The party of adventurers, with the aid of Tycus and Henry and his men, launch a two-pronged attack on an orc war band that had set up camp not too far from the village of Gredel.
The party sets off from Gredel and continues their travel to Aldeville. On the way, they encounter a half-elf named Kent seemingly being accosted by bandits, who they subsequently thwart. Kent then joins them before proceeding to the village of Unther.
The party finishes escorting Grenthor to the city of Aldeville.
After Gerhart of Leitritter's execution, Rainan executed the nobles present with a storm of fire. Following the signal, Rysmarckian forces besieged the city of Aldeville as troops sought to root out any conspirators to the deceased lord's coup.
The Divine Emperor, Rainan, personally beheads Gerhart Leitritter, the Lord of the House Leitritter, whom the Avonian government found guilty of organizing a coup against the ruling Rysmarckian regime.
Moments before his father's beheading, Reinhart of Leitritter becomes the new lord of the house and swears fealty to the Divine Emperor
After escaping the wrath of Rainan and the Rysmarckian troops, the party seeks to abscond from Aldeville. With aid from General Gael'toryn, they are able to teleport to Vesium.
Andraste dies while fighting vampirical spawn in the streets of Vesium during the night.
The adventurers locate Henry MacTaine's family. However, after returning Gwenthel, his mother, Lady Jacqueline, requests that they search for her missing daughter. While Andraste recuperates from the aftereffects of death and resurrection, the rest of the party conducts their search.
In the earliest hours of the day, Andraste Siannodel is resurrected by Vesius IV, an Archbishop of the Order of Avalon.
The party narrows down their search for Andrea to an abandoned estate in the noble estates of Vesium. Subsequently finding Andrea, they are convinced to meet the high vampire, Anatoly Yevgen.
The party travels to Yorven to get away from Vesium and search for Vesius IV's courier.
Due to reports of the Corruption in the vicinity of Duford, the Order of Avalon formally establishes an office in Duford.
The adventurers set off from Yorven and travel down the River Laine to the Southern Seas to reach the city of Curieux.
Archbishop Vesius IV of Gaventon steps down from his position as an Archbishop of the Order of Avalon.
While sailing on the Southern Seas, the adventurers are targeted and attacked by wyvern-riding assassins who turned out to be agents of the Scourge.
After months of traveling with the adventuring band, Buzz the Giant decides to continue sailing on the Orina's Wind.
The adventuring party meets the Grand Magister of the Arcane Society to fulfill a mission.
After discovering his mentor's empty abode, Kent searches for the dragonborn diviner, Angramax. His efforts lead him to a crystalline demiplane which ultimately brings the rest of the party into the situation.
After some prodding from the Grand Magister, Kent registers with the Arcane Society.
After freeing Angramax with the aid of the Grand Magister, the party was sent spiraling into the Astral Plane. They then had to brave the strange new realm in order to reunite with the archmage and return home.
While fighting off an overwhelming band of githyanki in the Astral Plane, Kent bled out. However, with intervention from the Grand Magister, he was brought back to life.
The adventurers are teleported to the mouth of a cave leading to ancient ruins in the Vonereux Mountains.
The group of adventurers delves deeper into the Vonereux Ruins, discovering ancient magic and technology.
The Faenrul Festival of 3498 3E takes place in the city of Curieux.
Kent signs up for the magical duels held during the Aizur Convention. He manages to pass the first round of the adept bracket but narrowly finds defeat during the second round.
The adventurers encounter Idan and Caedon on their way out of the Vonereux Mountains. At least one of the elven travelers takes a liking to them.
While battling a group of yetis in the mountain pass, Kent froze to death but was immediately resurrected by Andraste.
The adventurers, accompanied by Tycus and two travelers from the Feylands, brave the Vonereux Mountains to reach a white dragon's mountain lair wherein they fight to kill the creature.
After defeating the white dragon, the adventurers return to Curieux via magic provided by Idan.
Travelling vessels reported to have witnessed a massive cyclone in the Southern Seas.
The Arcane Society hosts the Aizur Convention, presenting the work of its members and even their combat prowess in magical duels.
Kent and Andraste participate in a ritual by the Grand Magister to construct the Purification Phylactery, an artifact that can remove the Corruption from an affected creature. At its completion, they utilize the item on a familiar acquaintance.
Jester attends an audience with her father, Lord Beren Trow, to heavy effect.
While sleuthing for a missing parcel, André de la Conais meets the adventurers, who end up aiding him in his search.
After a candid conversation with one another, Tycus begins to court Jester Trow.
The adventurers encounter the dwarven gang boss, Daddy Minnezoda, and André de la Conais signs a contract that exchanges two favors from him for a pair of stolen accessories in the Daddy's possession.
Kent and André steal a prized bust from the Trow estate, after much struggle.
The arranged marriage between Edna of House Trow and Philip Roffheld of the prominent Curian banking family takes place.
Following his involvement in a magical theft at the Trow Estate, André is assigned to serve as a residential manager at the Grand Arcaneum.
As part of his punishment for stealing from the Trow Estate, Kent was branded with Faenorias' Mark of Perversion, one of the Society's means to regulating an individual's magic.
Following his involvement in a magical theft at the Trow Estate, Kent is assigned to be a student at the Arcaneum.
Tycus is attacked by bounty hunters at the Adjective Noun, though fends off the attempt with Andraste and Jester.
André and Kent retrieve the bust off a docked vessel after locating its whereabouts.
In the last week of the Faenrul Festival, the Grand Tournament of the Blades takes place in Curieux.
The two adventurers partake in the first day of the Grand Tournament of the Blades.
An unknown mage summoned a Scourge monstrosity in the stands of the Coliseum of Derogen, leading to dozens of casualties and the first re-appearance of the Scourge in Conais in over three hundred years.
During the Grand Tournament of the Blades, Alexandre du Faeien was assassinated.
A group of assailants infiltrated and carried out an assault on the Grand Arcaneum.
The adventurers enter the Grand Arcaneum and maneuver its shifting structures to reach the Archives Infinium.
The Archives Infinium's vault is stolen by invaders in the Grand Arcaneum and the vault chamber collapses into the library.
Kent dies after being crushed by the falling vault in the Archives Infinium.
Jester succumbs to her wounds after being struck down by a Scourged creature while fighting the Grand Arcaneum's invaders in the Archives Infinium vault.
With little time to spare, General Ballihan Oreses manages to resurrect Jester after the collapse of the vault in the Archives Infinium.
After the events at the Arcaneum, Varris confronts the Cloaks about her brother's status and their actions regarding her family. To her surprise, Varris instead came face to face with LeVast who matched her arguments and then banished her from the organization.
The adventurers attend a council in the Chateau de Curieux whose attendants include King Edgar of Conais, General Ballihan Oreses, Magistress Miria of Daramond, Master Barian Bobbit, and Captain Marrick Jacksen.
The adventurers are recognized by King Edgar of Conais for their recent heroic exploits in the city's Coliseum of Derogen and the Grand Arcaneum. They receive honorary status in the city and monetary rewards from the kingdom.
The adventuring party shares their findings with the Order of Avalon's General Ballihan Oreses. The general deems their investigations satisfactory and welcomes them to the service of the Order of Avalon, in exchange for conducting a resurrection for them.
With the service of General Ballihan Oreses, the adventurers conduct a resurrection ritual to bring back the deceased Kent.
After arranging an appointment, Kent implores Magistress Miria to teach him, which she accepts to a limited extent.
Idan assigns the adventurers a mission to escort a mage from the College of Wiltide, which had withdrawn and cut off contact with the Arcane Society, to Degradbleu.
Bryon Trow, the son of Lord Beren and Lady Emma Trow, is born in the Château de Curieux.
Idan manages to teleport the adventurers and himself to Rouge-Aun, Alexandre's estate in Degradbleu.
After multiple encounters with the bandit leader, the adventurers finally defeat Lyzer Fes with Varris making killing shot.
After three days of travel, the party reaches the coastal city of Degradbleu.
The adventurers defend their vessel, the Winona's Whistle, from an enemy ship and its crew.
The adventurers' vessel reaches the town of Arville for repairs, which keeps them there for two days.
The Winona's Whistle is boarded by a giant Wiltidish vessel for inspection as it enters waters in the city's control
The adventurers finally dock in the ports of Wiltide and disembark from the Winona's Whistle.
Andratse and Jester get arrested after being caught hiding in a dark alleyway on private property near a warehouse in the docks district.
André finds and converses with Victor Hughes at the Wolf's Chalice Inn. The meeting gives him a lead on rogue mages in the area, as well as a possible tie-in with the mission's target.
While resting at the Wolf's Chalice Inn, a Rysmarckian retinue appears to arrest Tycus. The paladin turns himself over with no struggle.
After Andraste meets a halfling named Mars, he and Jester are led out, though not in the most subtle of ways, to meet the rebels.
After reaching a certain point, Andraste and Jester are blindfolded as they are led to the rebels in Wiltide. They meet one of the leaders of the movement, Lira.
While in the Ramfort district of Wiltide, André and Victor Hughes investigate local affairs, leading them to a farm that had been housing members of a rogue mage group. They subsequently arrested most of the suspects.
After following directions from a mysterious note, Kent, Varris, and André finally come into contact with the rebels in Wiltide.
The party destroys a supply caravan headed for Vorstone Prison and attempts to pass it off as a mage attack.
The adventuring party tracks down a scrying focus flushed into the sewers.
The adventurers plan their next attempt to infiltrate Vorstone Prison, this time from the underground.
With guidance from Mappy, one of the Cloaks' scouts, the adventurers travel through the underground systems beneath Wiltide, including a subterranean complex.
The Warden of Vorstone Prison, a beholder, parlays with the adventurers. The parties seem to come to an agreement to help one another, the Warden seeking its freedom and the party seeking their allies.
The party maneuvers through the subterranean complex, up a tower, and into the Vorstone Prison basement where they brawl with the personnel present.
The party destroys two of the seal stones they were tasked to find by the Warden of Vorstone Prison.
The adventurers initiate a battle with the Rysmarckian personnel stationed in the basement of Vorstone Prison. They come out victorious and free most of the mages imprisoned there.
In response to the Arcane Censure, the meeting of Avon and the Arcane Society at Ehreal presents a time to assess the offenses of the former and take further action as a result.
The winter solstice's day of occurrence and observance in the year 3498 3E.