Erilyn: Timeline

-900
Colonization of Alindor begins in earnest as refugees of the Dragon Wars flee southward. The seas are teaming with fish that help to sustain a population that has had crops and hunting grounds torn asunder by the war.

-875
The village of Drayton Cove is formed and quickly grows to be an important place of commerce. Large fishing fleets congregated there for the biannual harvest of the seas.

-807
Fishing stocks begin to show a decline. The last Great Southern Ice Whale known is hauled into Temper bay and hoisted as a trophy to the city. Oil from the whale filled a reported 257 wooden barrels.

-790
The Battle of the Bloody Wave occurs off the coast of the Coral of Faces. The fall fishing fleet is decimated on the rock with very few survivors. The lack of a fall catch leads to the starvation of many along the coastline that winter.

-600
Hill Giants begin to crowd the human settlements east of Taur'en. Bloody skirmishes continue for many generations. Dwarves settle in the Sunrise valley.

-345
Reports of the Glass Clipper sinking in the Corals of Faces. Flag ship for the pirate Thumper Sash, she is reported to have been carrying a king's ransom in treasure from raids on islands to the north.

-145
The remains of what appears to be a dragon wash up on the shore of Temper Bay. It is thought the dragon died during the dragon wars and was preserved in the giant ice fields of the extreme south. The carcass mysteriously disappeared however. Bards of the day report that it was stolen by dark elves that emerged from the edges of the central forest.

-7
An earthquake rumbles through the center of Alindor. Casualties are few, but a chasm opens in the large central forest.

-6
The Veil of Grey shrouds the southern coast for almost two solid weeks. The thick heavy fog prevents all vessels from safely leaving port. It is suspected this fog was unnatural as the barbarian ship Adreen slipped ahead of the fog with the daughter of a prominent priest of Mist as captive.

-3
The Pride of Mist, captained by Bartamus Drayton, returns to Drayton Cove after the recovery of the lady of the city kidnapped by a Dregar Barbarian. High seas prevent the ship from immediately making berth in the Cove and shelter is sought in a harbor across the bay.

22
Bran Drayton defeats his uncle Tremeer for control of the land south of the Erilyn River. He appoints his sisters Anwene Imjam and Imre Riglon to govern the territories.

24
The land west of the Mournful Mountains is reclaimed by Bran Drayton and his followers. He installs his sister Tara Nabel to hold the land.

27
Edana Burint takes control the vast valley lands after her brother's forces drive off the clans of Orcs and Ogres terrorizing the homesteading farmers. A tenuous truce is made with the kenku of the region.

30
Harpies, Griffons, and other beasts are beaten back so that orchards and pastures can be created in the gentle hills east of Stag's Run. Arlene Angil governs the land for her brother Bran Drayton. The trail leading north through the central forests to the Sea of Scales is beset by a covey of drakes. The group now known as the Knights of Erilyn defeats the forces controlling them and step forward to govern the seacoast and the path to Branstown.

33

• Careful negotiations with the forest elves, fey and others living in the central forest bring a union of that land with the surrounding territories. A council of elders meets in the center of the wood for two months before the treaty is ratified. The Arnstans build a tower near the Whispering Groves to oversee the King's interests in the forest. From that point on the central area of the continent was known as Erilyn.
• Bran Drayton was proclaimed King. He names his sisters and their husbands to aid in the governing of the land, giving them each the territories they had been overseeing for him. These he named the Baronies. The original Knights of Erilyn, King Bran and his sisters and brothers in law were trumpeted into the City of Branstown which was heralded as King's Land.

39
Druids of the central forest present an oak sapling to the city of King's Land in recognition of the birth of his first son, Xarian Drayton.

91
Xarian I is crowned king of the Erilyn upon the death of King Bran.

102
The borders of Erilyn expand slowly as more land is cleared for farming. The first running of the Princess Regatta occurs to celebrate the birth of the daughter of King Xarian.

127
A violent summer storm causes massive flooding and destruction along the coastline of Elmspath. More than 200 are believed to have perished. The then Tide of the South West was blamed for the incident but was never held accountable.

135
Xarian II takes the throne.

158
The Human-Elven war reaches Erilyn. Relations between the Barony of Green and elves are tense. Provisions within the Treaty of 33 help to stem outright hostilities but deadly skirmishes with the humans of the wood and valley do occur. The Knights do their best to keep the peace.

164
Archers assassinate King Xarian II while he attends the spring forest festival. The heir to the throne, as well as Baroness Rhinnan Hoyer and Baron Thomas Arnestan are also killed in the raid on the King's caravan. Bloody skirmishes frequent the perimeter of the great forest as the citizens seek revenge for the death of their King. Brennan Drayton assumes the throne.

165
The farming town of Homestead builds walls to protect its self from the raids. This fortified town becomes a major safe haven for travelers along the path known as the King's Road.

168
The faction responsible for the King's assassination is brought to trial in King's Land. The actual archers responsible are never found. The group calling themselves Forest Wolves are found guilty of the murder and sentenced to death.

181
King Adell is crowned in the wake of the Blaze of Bitters. Plague is introduced to the Kingdom from an unknown source. The elves are blamed for the disease as it seems to spare them. King Brennan I contracts and dies to the fevers that mark the illness. A cure is found upon presenting his body to an Archaic of Nysyer Sound for examination. Mistites blamed the Shindalerian elves for the plague even though the cure was successful and they and Aeridinite healers had not been able to do anything.

220
The Oxen hills are annexed from the Barony of Riglon to the hill dwarves to the northwest. In return Erilyn received fishing and whaling rights off the southwestern coast for a period of 1200 years.

225
King Hiralm I crowned on the death of his father.

227
King Hiralm I is mortally wounded in a hunting accident. His son, Hiralm II ascends to the throne.

246
Military activity from the east in the Swamp of Sorrows drives fleeing Two Toe trolls into Erilyn territory. Hiralm II increases the patrols along the border but no outright hostilities occur with Morholt.

254
While clearing land on the edge of the central forest, a landholder in Angil Barony makes a remarkable discovery. The remains of a tower are found in the brambles and an investigative team of sages from the capital are sent to investigate. Many interesting artifacts and papers are supposedly taken to Imjam castle as the Baron of Imjam was reported to be a mage of some skill. The exact nature of these artifacts was never revealed.

277
Stephan I assumes the crown and chalice from his father who abdicates to a quiet country life. King Hiralm II dies 8 years later.

298
Baron Emile Arnestan weds Asn'tlenia Raestystira and unites the Central forest once again. Hostilities slowly cease in the forest as those wishing to sail to the elven homeland of Voltrex are given the King's flag ship in which to do so. Those that stay behind are given autonomy from the formal divisions of Erilyn. Concessions on ending the hostilities included the naming of the forest the Wolfswood in honor of the bride's druid father and leader of the most prominent families of the forest. All Countacies are removed save the 4 on the outskirts of the forest. Many elven rangers and druids stayed behind from the exodus to Voltrex to protect and guard the treasures of the forest.

302
Stephan II's reign begins. It is a rocky beginning as large numbers of giants pour out of the eastern mountains to invade the Barony of Darkland. Their leader was an extraordinarily intelligent Mountain giant known as Warfist. Rumor was that he had a vision of his reign over the entire Darkland region and decided that Grannoch had willed the destruction of the humans. It was a hard fought victory, but the giants were beaten back. It was later surmised that Warfist was insane and addicted to a particularly noxious Xeenite pipe weed known for producing visions of grandeur.

350
Xarain III takes the throne when Stephan II dies in a military exercise. The horse Stephan II was riding suddenly bolted when an emerald drake attacked from the edge of an orchard. Rumors of assassination persisted for decades but could not be proven.

365
Xarain IV begins his reign over Erilyn.

372
Drier than normal weather this year leads to massive crop failures in central Erilyn. The dryness is also a major factor in massive forest fires which destroy nearly an eighth of the central forest. Druids of the forest cited balance and the necessary cleansing nature of the fire, but 400 families along the edges of the burnt area are left homeless. Baroness Asn'tlenia Arnestan provides support from the elven community in the forest for these displaced families.

395
Stephan III is crowned. In a move that caused much controversy at the time, he chose to marry a lady from the islands to the northeast. Known as Rodes to those in Alindor, this was the first instance of a foreign born queen in Erylin.

409
A pirate known as Jacard Blueknot terrorizes the southern coastal areas. He eludes capture by the King's navy for almost eight years. When finally apprehended he chose to give his life to the sharks of Grisly Bay rather than face a trial in the capital. Reports of a ghost ship have lingered in that area and the whereabouts of his fortune was never discovered.

420
Stephan IV, Erilyn's most famous naval commander, takes the throne. A skilled seaman, this unorthodox sovereign was more at home on the sea than in court. During his reign, the seas of Alindor were safe for merchant and traveler as he was the bane of most privateers. It is tragic that one so at home on the seas was in the end lost to a storm.

460
Cedrick Drayton assumes the throne after the tragic sinking of the Alindor Lady in a hurricane. His father, the crown prince Stephan, his grandfather Stephan IV, wife and baby daughter were drowned when their ship sank on its return to Alindor from a diplomatic visit to Mistone. Only the young heir and his younger brother Jonas survived. Legend has it that merfolk arose from the waves to save the two young boys, though this was not confirmed. When Cedrick assumed the throne, however, he changed the previous coat of arms supports to two merfolk.

511
Work begins in Temper harbor on a small temple dedicated to Shindaleria. This greatly upsets the Mistite clergy in the court. Many protests are made, but Cedrick is adamant that the temple be built. Archaic Lashaislala'enris blesses the temple two years later. To maintain a semblance of peace Cedrick donates a large block of granite found in a harbor iceberg to the Mistites for a statue in their temple.

532
Erilyn mourns the passing of King Cedrick. The king never remarried after the tragic death of his beloved, so his nephew Graig Drayton takes sword, crown and chalice to the kingdom.

537
The crown passes to Boyce Drayton, after his father dies of natural causes. King Graig was always of a delicate nature but thankfully his son inherited a more robust constitution as just five years into his reign a cult of some nefarious worshipers introduce a poison into the water supply of the city. Many thousands die an agonizing death only to rise again as undead. One of the artifacts from the Kringard tower stored in Imjam Castle provides the clues necessary for the cure. The cult leaders are never caught.

558
Cedrick II takes the throne.

556
Troll raids plague those near the northeastern boarders of the kingdom. The trolls become more organized near the swamp of sorrows and always a threat to the settlers, a detachment of Knights from the other Baronies is sent to control the problem.

569
Boyce II begins his reign with the signing of a treaty expanding the northwestern border of Elmspath. Part of this treaty is the marriage of his younger daughter Rhianna to the Sun King's grandson.

591
Adell II begins his reign.

608
Queen Cynthia presents several volumes from the royal Library to the new Aragenite temple of Alindor. The queen, a devoted follower of Aragen, pledges the realm's support of the facility.

632
Cedrick III is named King of Erilyn. He is the second son of King Adell II and Queen Cynthia, the elder son Thames choosing to abdicate his throne in lieu of a life at sea. Thames Drayton is made the commander of the Erilyn naval forces when his brother takes the crown.

640
Quinton Drayton begins his reign. He is the son of Thames, as Cedrick III never married.

645
A large vein of gold ore and semi precious gems is discovered in the western hills of Riglon Barony as it borders on the Taur'en Hills. Many skirmishes break out over ownership and mining rights for the gems and minerals. Dwarfs of the Ash Shield clan, and druids of the Grey Crow Grove fought for nearly two years before King Quinton ratified a treaty to end the dispute. Known as the Crowfeather paper, it granted the portion of Riglon Barony with the deposit to the dwarves of the Taur'en in exchange for trading rights and a portion of western coast land.

683
Adell III ascends the throne.

699
The weather behaves quite strangely and for the first time in recorded history, ice jams the Kratkin Straits. Some use the opportunity for an expedition south to the great frozen wastelands of the Southern Ice Desert. While only about 13 of the original 100 adventurers return, there are reports that some of the ice floes were inhabited by tribes of short chubby human types that lived off the animals that called the floes home. Most of these reports are dismissed as delirium.

714
Stephan V's rule begins

738
High Druid of the Wolfswood forest Silver Wolf Raestystira dies under mysterious circumstances. Immediately preceding his passing to an unknown affliction were the reports of many strange lights in the sky over the region of the forest known to contain a deep and uncharted cleft left from the great cataclysm. There was some speculation of Dark Elf activity in that area for centuries but it was never proven.

752
Boyce III receives the crown on the death of his father.

754
Heavy storm surges rock the northern coastline of Elmspath. A large proportion of the shellfish stocks are lost for about 2 decades. The high waves tear at the sandy coastline and when one large cliff collapses an extensive underlying cavern system is revealed. The caverns prove to be too deadly to explore as they are only accessible during extremely low tides and flood too quickly for any to fully map their extent. It is surmised that these may be the water source for the Swamp of Sorrows.

779
William is crowned king. The next year his eldest daughter Sara marries a Threadmaster in the far off city of Spellgard. The two met while he was studying the area around the chasm in the Wolfswood.

804
William II takes the throne.

836
William III begins his reign with the promise of aid to the City of Gold on Mistone after its near desctruction by Dark Elves and dragons. Knights are dispatched and five frigates are sent, full of supplies for the people of the ransacked city. Dark Elf activity in the Kingdom is closely monitored, especially in those areas traditionally thought to be connected to previous Dark Elf sightings.
 

842
Hiralm III takes the throne.

848
Reports of invasions by creatures never before seen in this world near the East and West coasts of Alindor cause panic within some of the border areas. Travelers through the passes of the Mountains of Madness also report seeing strange beasts. Border patrols are stepped up and sages from the capital are sent to investigate the occurrences.

890
Byron relieves Hiralm III of the throne when the former monarch is struck down in battle with a nefarious creature. The creature appeared in Temper's Ferry while the King was making his annual rounds of the Barony keeps. While he was not immediately killed, his maiming was severe. His eldest son took the office as monarch while his father lingered in fever for 3 months before succumbing to his injuries. On the eve of his father's death it is rumored that a dark ship made berth in the harbor and that an unholy crew disembarked with a cloaked elf at their head. None dared to approach as they made a route of the city then boarded their vessel and sailed east toward the mountains.

895
Stewards representing the Kingdom entertain an entourage from the wizard Milara. There is concern over the rumors of his building a fortress in the Mountains of Madness. While no definite pacts are agreed upon during these meetings, there is a general state of unrest within the Kingdom. Erilyn's allies begin to fall back and pledge either support or neutrality to the power in the mountains.

925
Milara makes his announcement of the renaming of the continent of Alindor to Rilara. Byron openly opposes his sovereignty over the land and vows that Alindor will exist within the borders of Erilyn. Two years later the king is killed at the hands of an unknown assassin.

927
Kendrick I ascends the throne upon the assassination of his father. The country is in a constant state of battle with demons and undead forces at its borders. Other kingdoms openly refuse aid, but there is still a strong resistance movement centered in the Kingdom. An influx of those who oppose Milara flood into the Kingdom, thereby swelling the population but also taxing food and shelter resources.

953
Edwin I ascends the throne.

979 The quayters of Apple Run, Alder swift and Maple Grove are completely destroyed in battle. The loss of the three main wheat producing quayters of Colors makes for a very lean year. Tithes to support the now growing armies are difficult to meet. There is some unrest in the countryside as people grow hungry. King Edwin manages to secure a shipment of grain from Dregar. The cost to the royal treasury is high but deaths due to starvation are greatly reduced. Deaths due to demonic and undead attacks continue to climb.

992
Kendrick II begins his reign at the end of almost a century of warfare. Dwarves from the Taur'en Hills aid the Barony of Riglon in the construction of a tunnel system in the mountain. Here provisions are stored away from the battles and commoners can seek shelter during attacks.

1059
Alexander takes the reins of a battle weary Kingdom. Erilyn still refuses to adopt the name of Rilara though no envoys are seen from the power in the mountains.

1093
Elmspath is almost entirely cut off from the Kingdom for a period of three years. It can only be reached by ship or by traveling around the Wolfswood, as a powerful magical field blocks its borders within the Forest. Eventually the covey of vampires responsible for the life-draining field were uncovered and dealt with, but the isolation of the Barony and the effects it had on her people were felt for decades. It is said that traces of this field can still be felt in that region of the forest by those very in tune with the Al'Noth.

1123
Briant I is crowned a full three months after the assassination of the Diamoniar heir, as, true to the chaos of the world, King Alexander also dies violently while leading his Knights to battle in the Darkland Barony.

1153
A lull of peace descends over the Kingdom. For a period of seven years there are no further sightings of the demons and undead that were plaguing the land. The populace believes that the war is over, though no official edict is released from the palace. During this time a new tower appears in the Wolfswood. The palace does issue a call for those talented in all things magical to aid the King in some issue.

1160
The Erilyn River runs red with the blood of its countrymen. One final stand occurs on the Plains of the Slain. Armies from the Mountains meet the Armies of the Erilyn. Erilyn is crushed under the boot of Milara. Only a handful of the thousands that fought survive. Milara gains complete control over the continent and the name Rilara now applies to the entire land mass.

1162
A large rookery of griffons with a taste for humanoid and bovine flesh is established over the area of the Plains of the Slain.

1168
The remnants of the Knights of Erilyn are disbanded and outlawed. Milara's troops, positioned around the Knights' former keeps, take the once proud livery as a mockery of what it stood for. Milara installs his own supporters in the steward positions. The countacies are dissolved. All land is the property of Milara in title, and tithes are paid to his representatives. The court system breaks down. Towns begin to govern themselves, and quickly the strongest or nastiest individuals rise to power. The Palace in King's Land is sealed closed for unknown reasons. The courthouse is vandalized and the court records burned.

1182
Giant tribes begin to populate the Wolfswood in far greater numbers than ever previously seen.

1208
The kenku of the Western region move well out of the treaty lands with no one to halt their expansion.

1257
An adventuring troupe supposedly hailing from Northern Dregar is rumored to have thwarted a ritual to create a gate to the Pits of Endless Strife on the edge of a small swamp known as the Cracked Tooth Moors in Angil Barony. Several of the troupe settled in the area and were rewarded with Manors by the Baron's stewards.

1308
Famine spreads over Erilyn as crops fail. A necromantic fog is blamed. An investigation by a team of mages hired by local farmer's groups seems to sort out the problem but poor production persists for decades.

1343
In response to the increasing lawlessness of the land and the threats to the great central forests, the group known as the Wolfswood Rangers was formed. First Commander Robt Erichsen was said to be a close friend of the Baroness Arnstad.

1380
Less and less is seen of Milara, as he withdraws increasingly to his stronghold in the mountains.

1385
A few adventurers report that they were unable to stop a ritual which involved the Wolfswood Spider during the height of the Crimson Moon.

1390
Dark elf bandits harass travelers along the area now know as Arbur. They are eventually routed by a band of adventurers.

1400
It is rumored that Milara is confronted by a strong band of adventurers in his mountain stronghold. At the same time the scorpion constellation disappears from the night sky.

1402
As word of the defeat of Bloodstone reaches the land once known as Erilyn, darkness fills the skies. Crops wither on the vine. Farmers have a hard time keeping family and livestock fed. The bounty of the oceans seems to be less affected though the chill in the air eventually cools the waters as well. Ice fields on the South Polar Sea expand even in that first winter.

1403
The grasp of Milara seems to weaken. The name Alindor is whispered freely once again.

1409
Darkness covers the Mountains of Madness. It is rumored to be the result of an agreement made by the Bird Lord and many other heroes with Milara.

1413
Tremors rock the interior of the Wolfswood forest as a multicolored light splits the darkened skies and shoots into the heavens for a spit second. Rangers attempt to comb the area for an explanation but are turned back by a strange force. Mages under the direction of Baroness A. Imjam are sent to investigate. No reports are made public but rumor has it that a rift of some sort exists at the center of the explosion.