Campaign Guide

Timeline of Notable Events

Significant events in the history of Marhaven and its neighboring states, with Nessenese Calendar (NC) dates:

  • 585: The Fell Winter causes the warrior clans of northern Oceanus to band together for mutual survival, forming the nation of Noordia.
  • 690: In a territorial dispute with the fire giant king, disparate desert tribes unite for the first time under one flag to form the Saurian Alliance.
  • 780-783: The tribes of Ursair build the Wall of Vigilance to defend against the orc tribes of eastern Oceanus.
  • 835: An army of goblinoids and wargs invade the northern plains of Arthania. Vastly outnumbered in fighting men, Corusk calls for aid from its neighbors. The combined mounted forces of Corusk, Hestmark, and the Kron Highlands rout the invaders and chase the survivors back across the border. The victorious nations draft and sign the Treaty of Tench to formalize their new alliance.
  • 899: Orthos overthrows Olden and proclaims himself King of Noordia.
  • 900: Hendrick the Bronze claims the island of Marhaven for his new home.
  • 910: A criminal sorcerer named Grumsvir and a force of tieflings conquer the orc lands of eastern Oceanus; Grumsvir claims lordship over the land between Noordia and Ursair and names it Mohlarcan.
  • 918: Noordia takes Marhaven and begins a 5-year war with the Jade Islands.
  • 923: Marhaven liberated by the samurai
  • 924-925: The Saurian Alliance seizes Marhaven and begins a war with Noordia.
  • 925: Bael, son of Hendrick, retakes Marhaven; Saurians slay Orthos and withdraw from Noordia.
  • 980: Akhnar, a former apprentice and aide of Grumsvir, announces the death of Grumsvir and declares himself Supreme Magus of Mohlarcan.
  • 1017: Akhnar’s armies invade Noordia
  • 1018: Mohlarcan armies repelled; Akhnar escapes; Hendrick III of Marhaven becomes King Hendrick I of Noordia; the orcs of Mohlarcan are recognized as a free tribal nation.
  • 1023: Akhnar emerges from hiding and destroys Marhaven
  • 1023-1025: The survivors of the Marhaven disaster rebuild Marhaven as a free-floating city.
  • 1037: A hoard of tieflings and demonic creatures recaptures Mohlarcan, subjugating the orc and goblinoid tribes. An unnamed and secretive figure takes over Leothgard and proclaims himself Magus.
  • 1045: The population of Marhaven reaches 2,000 for the first time since the destruction of the island. Newly ascendant Lord Mayor Bael III begins an ambitious expansion designed to double the size of the city's deck space.
  • 1050: The black ships of the Fell Armada are first seen on the Great Sea.
  • 1069: The royal house of Tumari is deposed and exiled in a bloodless coup led by nobles from the major cities; the Tumari Coalition is formed.
  • 1075: A second major expansion begins to support the still-growing population of Marhaven, which now numbers nearly 10,000 souls.
  • 1097: Grogan Ironjaw unites the ships of his followers under a common flag, naming his new fleet the Ironprow League.
  • 1100: Marhaven begins a third major expansion, adding two rings of decks to the structure, to make room for its population of 22,000.

 
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