Timeline/1001
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1000
Hebridonia: Over King Robert's strong objections, Prince Henry continues to court a Dargai woman named Morenai. Prince Henry moves to the Barony of Cromdale, but without the traditional Baronial title (which remains with Baron Chaise, whose family have held hereditary rights to Cromdale for 6 generations).
Hebridonia: Queen Mairi gives birth to Prince William.
1001
Hebridonia: King Robert VI dies of heart failure. Queen Mairi assumes rulership of Hebridonia with the blessings of the 16 baronies, over the strong objections of Prince Henry, who claims the throne for himself.
Hebridonia: Rebuked, and without recourse, Prince Henry departs for Demaria, vowing to return.
1004
Perridaun: Ellylon spies report that Demaria has mobilized a large army, and is currently purging Perridaun of all Fauns. With the only easy means of escape cut off by advancing forces, only a fraction of the Perridaun escape to Hebridonia over the Ardgour.
Eloshai Republic: Eloshai sages prophesy that the Demarian army will successfully invade and take the gap at Cromdale. Their ultimate goal is to seize the Magelands.
Gap at Cromdale: At the behest of the Eloshai and Kyelsoran, and with the invitation of the Ardgour dwarves, Four cohorts of pikemen and two companies of archers are sent to fortify the gap. As the humans arrive, the Demarian legions have begun their assault. The pikemen engage the enemy, then retreat as the realization that the Demaran advance troops are undead! The Hebridonian commander, assuming that the Dwarven fortifications will protect the underground settlements, sounds the retreat and escapes back to Cromdale. As foreseen by the Eloshai, the Demarian forces successfully occupy the gap, and engage in long-term seigework through the winter against the Ardgour.
Hebridonia: Despite arguments from the Eloshai, the Barons are unconvinced that the Demarians have designs on Hebridonia or the Magelands. This is largely due to a heavy diplomatic effort by Demarian emissaries. Without the support of the Barons, Queen Mairi is only able to raise an army of less than 12 cohorts, which must be used to defend Cromdale rather than assist the dwarves. The use of undead advance troops is quickly hushed and officially denied, though word has spread anyway.
1005
Gap at Cromdale: Reports are sketchy but indicate that the Demarians control the surface around the Gap at Cromdale and the dwarves have been driven underground entirely and are fighting holding action against the Demarian siege works and undead troops.
Hebridonia: A legion of undead footsoldiers (many of them dwarves), along with Demarian Heavy Cavalry and archers, sweep into Cromdale. Despite last minute fortifications, the town and castle fall within 24 hours. Rather than occupying the town, it is sacked and burned, and the army continues marching through Hebridonia. Fleeing witnesses identify Prince Henry, and the woman who claims to be S'renara Rannoch to be in the command unit of the army. Thus began the Demarian War.
Though united in outrage over the incident, each Barony that lies in the Demarian path is unable to stop their advance. A wave of refugees flees ahead of the Demarian army. Their campaign of terror continues for 6 weeks unabated.
Eloshai, Nilhen and Hebridonian mages devise a trap for the advancing army, and position themselves in the city of Deansburgh. Reports of an Eloshai airship have been circulating ever since that day, but is firmly denied by all parties. The Demarian army, upon entering the city, find it to be empty. The magical trap is sprung, and the city (and those caught within its confines) is gated from Hebridonia. Numerous Eloshai, Nilhen and Herbidonian mages were caught in the magical backwash of the spell, and vanished as well. It is believed that Rannoch and Prince Henry were within the village when it vanished. Those troops that escaped the trap, or were outside the city, were quickly captured. No further forces from Demaria came through the gap, and an uneasy quiet fell upon the land.
Hebridonia: Several missions to the Ardgour dwarves fail to return.
1006
Gap at Cromdale: Reports are sketchy but indicate that the Demarians control the surface around the Gap at Cromdale and the dwarves have been driven underground entirely and are fighting holding action against the Demarian siege works and undead troops.
Hebridonia: A messenger from Ardgour arrives at court. His message is brief: 'You abandoned us. You left us to those monsters. We want nothing to do with you.'. The messenger departs without another word.
Hebridonia: Law is passed outlawing the instruction of "free-mages". The Mage corps, earlier formed by King Hebridon I, is formally vested within the Royal Army, and similar reorganization takes place in many of the baronies.
Hebridonia: Reports of mysterious abductions of adolescents with magical aptitude prompts the court to give "protective guardianship" to the Mage Corps of anyone displaying signs of "the gift". The Mage Corps begins yearly sweeps throughout Hebridonia, looking for children with emerging mage talents.
1007
Gap at Cromdale: Reports indicate that the Demarians are continuing their assaults in and around the Ardgour mountains.
Cromdale: Sir Gabriel Chase dies. Darien Chase becomes Baron of Cromdale.
1008
Gap at Cromdale: Reports indicate that the Demarians are continuing their assaults in and around the Ardgour mountains.
1009
Gap at Cromdale: Reports indicate that the Demarians are continuing their assaults in and around the Ardgour mountains.
1010
Gap at Cromdale: Reports indicate that the Demarians are continuing their assaults in and around the Ardgour mountains.
1011
Gap at Cromdale: Reports indicate that the Demarians are continuing their assaults in and around the Ardgour mountains.
1012
Gap at Cromdale: Reports indicate that the Demarians are continuing their assaults in and around the Ardgour mountains.
1013
Gap at Cromdale: Reports indicate that the Demarians are continuing their assaults in and around the Ardgour mountains.
1014
Gap at Cromdale: Reports indicate that the Demarians are continuing their assaults in and around the Ardgour mountains.
1015
Gap at Cromdale: Reports indicate that the Demarians are continuing their assaults in and around the Ardgour mountains.
1016
Gap at Cromdale: Reports indicate that the Demarians are continuing their assaults in and around the Ardgour mountains.
1017
Gap at Cromdale: Reports indicate that the Demarians are continuing their assaults in and around the Ardgour mountains.
1018
Gap at Cromdale: Reports indicate that the Demarians are continuing their assaults in and around the Ardgour mountains.
1019
Gap at Cromdale: Reports indicate that the Demarians are continuing their assaults in and around the Ardgour mountains.
1020
Hebridonia: Queen Mairi turns the rulership of Hebridonia over to her half-elven son, Prince William. Shortly thereafter, she departs for Eloshai.
Gap at Cromdale: Reports indicate that the Demarians are continuing their assaults in and around the Ardgour mountains.
1021
Gap at Cromdale: Reports indicate that the Demarians are continuing their assaults in and around the Ardgour mountains.
1022
Gap at Cromdale: Reports indicate that the Demarians are continuing their assaults in and around the Ardgour mountains.
The Month of Assynt:
Kalen: A series of disturbances leads to a full-scale riot outside the gates of the Royal Court. Rumors circulating say the elves are trying to annex the country as a protecterate. There are a series of other rumors involving Demarians, although there seems to be little to substantiate it. During this time, known patron of the arts, Fagean Islay goes missing; he was last seen in the company of Dahlia Exton on the way to a dinner engagement with King William.
Also the crown has not explained some of the other unusal disturbances that have occured in the city, such as the elven contingnent that has encamped in the royal court, the golem that destroyed several buildings. The Royal Court was sealed after mysterious lights and an explosion is heard from within. Also rumors of a Demarian being held in the mage corp with a subsequent battle to free it have been denied by the crown.
Cromdale: A dwarf arrives out of the Ardgour requesting the reopening of diplomatic ties. The Baron of Cromdale puts out a general request looking for volunteers to make the return trip into the Ardgour.
