# Modern Day (Northflame) 1176: -[Ridley](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/dramatis-personae-northflame/page/ridley-donahue "Ridley Donahue") (16) returns from War as a deserter -[Jackdaw](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/dramatis-personae-northflame/page/sark-jackdaw-moran "Sark "Jackdaw" Moran") (14) leaves for University -[Rhaze](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/dramatis-personae-northflame/page/rhaze "Rhaze") (15) takes over as a Crime Lord from her predecessor; accepts guidance from [Lhash](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/dramatis-personae-northflame/page/lhash-morley "Lhash Morley") (50) in her youth 1177: -[Jhira](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/dramatis-personae-northflame/page/consort-jhira-kellun-vin-addhar "Consort Jhira Kellun vin Addhar") (22) becomes the a Royal Consort to [Sovereign Askha III](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/dramatis-personae-northflame/page/sovereign-askha-iii "Sovereign Askha III") (19) 1178: -[The Fall of the Larklands](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/history-northflame/page/fall-of-the-larklands "Fall of the Larklands") ([Marl](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/dramatis-personae-northflame/page/marl-larkland "Marl Larkland") is 40) and [Dunlat’s](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/dramatis-personae-northflame/page/dunlat-moran "Dunlat Moran") (20) Ascension to Crime Lord, during which Jackdaw (16) returns from University, his term incomplete, to assist his brother. He attempts to complete his degree after matters quiet down. -Lhash (52) assists Dunlat in his conflict against Marl, earning the ire of [Alma](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/dramatis-personae-northflame/page/alma-larkland "Alma Larkland") (62) -[Crown Prince Ashira](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/dramatis-personae-northflame/page/mol-the-hunter "Mol the Hunter") is born to Sovereign Askha III (20) and Jhira (23) 1179: -The events of the previous year alarm the nobility of [Ehlíath](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/locations-northflame/chapter/ehliath "Ehlíath"); the [local government ](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/locations-northflame/page/government-of-ehliath "Government of Ehlíath")reaches out to the royal family for assistance, hoping that a show of force might serve as an intervention to the rising power of the criminal world in their city; the throne refuses such aid, but [the Overseers](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/factions-northflame/page/the-overseers "The Overseers") offer to assist in peacekeeping, giving the Lord Justiciar the opportunity he’d been waiting for; [Gaelyn Dauth](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/dramatis-personae-northflame/page/gaelyn-dauth "Gaelyn Dauth") (26) is sent back to Ehlíath by [Eramis Dhorum](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/dramatis-personae-northflame/page/lord-justiciar-eramis-dhorum "Lord Justiciar Eramis Dhorum") (45) to begin her mission. Simultaneously, the Lord Justiciar begins funding the expansion of slumlord [Gulr Draylock](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/dramatis-personae-northflame/page/gulr-draylock "Gulr Draylock") (43). -[Clovis](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/dramatis-personae-northflame/page/clovis-norandr-hald-nrothe-deceased "Clovis Norandr Hald n'Rothe (Deceased)") (20) and Dunlat (21) meet, and begin dating -[Kanhía](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/dramatis-personae-northflame/page/consort-kanhia-marius-lhegreylhen-deceased "Consort Kanhía Marius Lhe'Greylhen (Deceased)") (20) becomes a royal consort -[Carlim Hirne Gallise](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/dramatis-personae-northflame/page/carlim-hirne-gallise "Carlim Hirne Gallise") is born to [Malnr](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/dramatis-personae-northflame/page/malnr-gallise "Malnr Gallise") (28) and [Fienna](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/dramatis-personae-northflame/page/fienna-hirne "Fienna Hirne") (29) 1180: -Gaelyn (27) tracks down her younger sister [Maeve](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/dramatis-personae-northflame/page/vhilath-rhenna "Vhílath Rhenna") (21), and coerces her into becoming a spy, partly through removing the threat of the lieutenant preying on her -Clovis (21) is killed, leaving Dunlat (22) heartbroken; the mystery of the murder goes unsolved, but the responsible party was Gaelyn, searching out vulnerabilities of the Crime Lords. -Jackdaw (18) drops out of University officially; shortly after, the Moran brothers suffer a falling out. -[Lisl](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/dramatis-personae-northflame/page/lisl-banr "Lisl Banr") (20) meets [Anya Bekker](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/dramatis-personae-northflame/page/anya-bekker-8ce "Anya Bekker") (52), her target; the two instead form a bond, and Lisl ultimately flees her family, heading to Ehlíath, and changing her last name to Banr. -[Prince Mareshi](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/dramatis-personae-northflame/page/crown-prince-mareshi "Crown Prince Mareshi") is born to Askha (22) and Kanhía (21) -The ramp of Industrial production and factory presence in Ehlíath becomes easier enough to notice in the wider city that it earns the nickname of "the Clag" or "the Old Clag," or "the Crooked Old Clag." 1181: -Ridley (21) comes to Ehlíath; he unwittingly saves Dunlat (23) from an attempted assassination, and is offered a place on his crew. Over time, the two become friends. -Lisl (21) meets Gaelyn (28) and enters her employ; soon after, a romantic (and abusive) relationship forms; she uses the former assassin to chip away at Crime Lords organizational structures -[Enford Larkland](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/dramatis-personae-northflame/page/enford-larkland "Enford Larkland") (16) leaves home due to Alma’s increasing abusiveness; [Trisetta](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/dramatis-personae-northflame/page/mercy-knox "Mercy Knox") (11) is horrified to be alone 1182: -[Princes Dhevira](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/dramatis-personae-northflame/page/prince-dhevira "Prince Dhevira") and [Khivarel](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/dramatis-personae-northflame/page/prince-khivarel "Prince Khivarel") are born -[Tharl](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/dramatis-personae-northflame/page/consort-tharl-lawray-nrothe "Consort Tharl Lawray n'Rothe") (27) becomes a Royal consort -[Keitof Surashen](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/dramatis-personae-northflame/page/keitof-surashen-the-tarnished-chain "Keitof Surashen, the Tarnished Chain") (28) inherits [the Tarnished Chain](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/speculative-elements-northflame/page/the-tarnished "The Tarnished") -Ridley (22) becomes more properly acquainted with Jackdaw (20), becoming friends with him through the necessities of his work despite the knowledge that he is estranged from his brother. 1184: -[Nessra Hirne Gallise](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/dramatis-personae-northflame/page/n "N") is born to Malnr (33) and Fienna (34) -[Neantha](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/dramatis-personae-northflame/page/consort-neantha-parrhack-vin-krowley "Consort Neantha Parrhack vin Krowley") (21) becomes a Royal Consort -Gulr Draylock (48) is recognized as a Crime Lord -[Haedn Callowhen](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/dramatis-personae-northflame/page/haedn-callowhen "Haedn Callowhen") (18), a polymath, enters the employ of [Athurley](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/dramatis-personae-northflame/page/brhen-athurley-ii "Brhen Athurley II") (42) -Ridley’s (24) personal friendship with Dunlat (26) leads to his steady promotion through the organization, until he is one of his more trusted advisers. Some romantic feelings start to develop, though Dunlat refuses to act upon them. 1185: -[Khel](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/dramatis-personae-northflame/page/khella-airus "Khella Airus") (22) arrives in Ehlíath, joins the Watch -[Cassian Boyle Lhe’Aldwhick](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/dramatis-personae-northflame/page/cassian-boyle-lhealdwhick "Cassian Boyle Lhe'Aldwhick") (25) is killed by Lisl (25), as Gaelyn (32) is working her way into the graces of [Khethlyn vin Dresdon](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/dramatis-personae-northflame/page/previous-crime-lords "Previous Crime Lords") (51); however, [Rhosus](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/dramatis-personae-northflame/page/cassian-boyle-lhealdwhick "Cassian Boyle Lhe'Aldwhick") (25)—his body double—assumes his identity; few know the truth, including Lhash (59) and Jackdaw (23) -Gaelyn berates Lisl for her failure, leading her to investigate how her target survived -[Prince Esparha](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/dramatis-personae-northflame/page/prince-esparha "Prince Esparha") is born to (secretly) Tharl (30) and Neantha (22), but is declared a Prince Royal regardless of her rumored parentage 1186: -In the course of her investigation, Lisl (26) meets Lhash (60), and escapes Gaelyn (33) -Later that year, Gaelyn recruits Khel (23) from the Watch 1188: -Cassian (28) is recognized as a Crime Lord, organizing a coup against Khethlyn vin Dresdon (54) -Ridley (28) discovers the illegal slave trade being run by the Eisovs (30), who work in [the City Watch,](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/factions-northflame/page/the-ehliath-city-watch "The Ehlíath City Watch") and exposes the matter with Khel’s (25) assistance; however, Gaelyn Dauth (35) covers up the incident and recruits the twins through coercion. Khel, disillusioned by the event, leaves the Overseers and the Watch for private investigation -This event puts Gaelyn on Dunlat’s (30) radar -Ridley’s experience reignites his PTSD, and he begins to spiral. Jackdaw (26) offers to help medicate his mental condition, leading to his eventual addiction to [Crasuith Tar](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/speculative-elements-northflame/page/drugs-northflame "Drugs"). 1189: -Trisetta (19) flees home and changes her name to Mercy Knox; eventually, she will go to Ehlíath. Alma (73), already starting to fray at the edges, descends further into dementia -Khel (26) and [Dar](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/dramatis-personae-northflame/page/darlhia-morley "Darlhía Morley") (24) meet investigating the murder of Dar’s friend [Valeska](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/dramatis-personae-northflame/page/valeska "Valeska") (24, deceased), have adventures, and begin dating 1190: -In her spiraling mental state, Alma (74) begins to refer to [Silan](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/dramatis-personae-northflame/page/silan-arkshaw "Silan Arkshaw") (34) as Enford; the servant assassin chooses to play along -Elsewhere, the real Enford (25) begins working as a contract lawyer by the name of Ennic Lankr. 1191: -Ridley’s (31) addiction worsens and begins to affect his work. As the mistakes and fallout begin to pile up, causing Ridley to spiral into self-loathing and further drug abuse, he nearly overdoses, at which point he and Dunlat (33) suffer a falling out. -Ridley nearly kills himself in his despair, but the act is averted by Dar (26). He soon becomes her friend and partner in crime. Dunlat remains unaware that his former friend attempted suicide over their falling out. -N’s (7) identity as a Witchling is revealed to her community at large, and she is attacked, prompting [Grimshaw’s](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/dramatis-personae-northflame/page/hyde-grimshaw "Hyde Grimshaw") (57) intense protectiveness -Vhí (32), as ordered by her sister, becomes closer with Haedn (25) to manipulate him and his ambitions; against her better judgment, her feelings become genuine, and she is wracked with guilt over the connection. On her own time, she quietly returns to her roots in professional gambling. 1193: -[Prince Ílhen](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/dramatis-personae-northflame/page/prince-ilhen "Prince Ílhen")[ ](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/dramatis-personae-northflame/page/prince-ilhen "Prince Ílhen")is born to Askha (35) and Kanhía (34) -Grimshaw (59) forces [Alida](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/dramatis-personae-northflame/page/alida-hirne-gallise "Alida Hirne Gallise") (20) to take an internship at the [Lisidion](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/locations-northflame/chapter/lisidion "Lisidion") branch of the Asylum, after she expresses concern about his treatment of N (9) 1194: -Eramis (60) orchestrates an attack on [Tarengheth](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/locations-northflame/page/tarengheth "Tarengheth") using [P’lharin](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/dramatis-personae-northflame/page/plharin-cras-status-uncertain "P'lharin Cras") (90, appearing 20s or so) and [Sarhía](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/dramatis-personae-northflame/page/sarhia-morley-deceased "Sarhía Morley (Deceased)") (50, appearing 30s or so), bringing them in via Gaelyn’s (41) smuggling contacts; [The Tarnished Spade and Shears](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/speculative-elements-northflame/page/the-tarnished "The Tarnished") are killed. -Ultimately, the attempt is thwarted by [Lodin Volsyr](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/dramatis-personae-northflame/page/lodin-volsyr "Lodin Volsyr") (3000+) and Darlhía (29); however, Dar is licked, leading to a cascade of misery for her friends and family; the [Host of the Tarnished Key](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/speculative-elements-northflame/page/the-tarnished "The Tarnished") sacrifices herself so that Darlhía may inherit it, which lets her retain moments of lucidity as [Corrigan](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/dramatis-personae-northflame/page/corrigan "Corrigan") attempts to undo the damage. (LINGERING QUESTION: IS SARHÍA KILLED?) -Dar is taken into the care of the [Church](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/factions-northflame/page/haghethik-religion "Haghethik Religion"), with visitations from her Grandmother and friends; however, tormented by her lack of freedom, she asks Ridley and Khel to break her out. When they do so, with Khel assuming her identity as part of the operation, Dar escapes from Ridley and throws herself into [the Ghant](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/locations-northflame/page/the-ghant "The Ghant"); as a natural born [witchling](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/speculative-elements-northflame/page/witchlings-explained "Witchlings (Explained)"), of sorts, bearing a Tarnish, she is bound to the fate of an enduring spirit, to eventually reform as a revenant. -The cause of Dar’s death is kept secret between Ridley and Khel; the latter returns to [Kerwhick](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/locations-northflame/page/kerwhick "Kerwhick"). Ridley is unable to face Lhash, and breaks contact without explanation. -Following the failure of this plan, the Eramis reorients his priorities on gaining control of the city by undoing the Crime Lords. Gaelyn (40) instructs Vhí (34) to push Haedn Callowhen (28) to move forward with his plans to steal the control of the trains from Athurley (52), encouraging him to receive assistance from Dunlat (36). -Dunlat contacts Ridley to express his condolences for Dar’s passing, and the two begin to reconnect. 1195: -[Prince Noma](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/dramatis-personae-northflame/page/prince-noma "Prince Noma") is born to Askha (37) and Neantha (32) -Dar’s spirit begins to re-solidify, connecting her to other [Norn](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/speculative-elements-northflame/page/the-norn "The Norn") spirited witchlings like N. Lacking some parts of her memory, she introduces herself as Valeska. Eventually, she is able to reach her loved ones as well, though only in states of altered consciousness, including their dreams. -Haedn Callowhen (29) seizes control of the improved, electric train networks of Ehlíath, carving out a position as a Crime Lord; his former employer, Brhen Athurley (53) is not amused, but is hesitant to strike back when it becomes clear that Haedn is supported by Dunlat (37), and thus by Rhaze (34). -This stronger alliance among the economic powers raises alarm in the Clag, as tensions begin to grow; Cassian (35) is forced to ally with Athurley to protect the holdings and power of the nobility, and the two begin negotiating with Draylock (59) to solidify their position. -Lhash (69) and Dunlat suffer a falling out due to his support for Haedn threatening the city’s stability/safety. Lhash and Lisl (35) begin planning methods by which they can disrupt the economic block and prevent a war amongst the Crime Lords; ultimately, they come to the conclusion that they must kill Dunlat Moran. They begin the process of investigating his security, and locating a serviceable scapegoat, and learn about the secret identity of Ennic Lankr (30). -Gaelyn (41) seeks additional means to push the conflict forward, intending to weaken the Crime Lords through a war -Ridley (35) begins working for Dunlat again. 1196: -Dar (31) helps N (12) to escape Grimshaw (62), early in the year -Lhash (70) and Lisl (36) set their plans into motion, gaining details into the Crime Lord’s security and luring contract lawyer Ennic Lankr (31) to Ehlíath. What follows is the [Conspiracy to Kill Dunlat Moran](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/history-northflame/page/the-conspiracy-to-kill-dunlat-moran-1196 "The Conspiracy to Kill Dunlat Moran (1196)"), which ultimately triggers the events of A Coward’s End. -N (12) arrives in the Clag; she meets and saves Ridley. -Prince Ashira (18) is banished, and in her travels becomes known as Mol the Hunter; Prince Mareshi (16) becomes Crown Prince 1197: -[Esher](https://northflame.AspenArkive.com/books/dramatis-personae-northflame/page/esher "Esher") (35), released from prison, begins working for Dunlat (39) -The Larklands attempt their revenge, during which Alma (81) and Lhash (71) are killed. -Dunlat (39) and Esher (35) begin dating -Jackdaw (35) and Khel (34) rekindle their relationship -Lisl (37) kills her brother Silan (41) as revenge for Lhash’s death 1202: -Ridley (42) is seemingly killed when Eramis (68) attempts to capture N (18); in reality, he is put into secret and protective custody by Sovereign Askha (44) -N returns to Ehlíath, and ends up working for Dunlat (44) 1204: -The Conclusion -The Living Tarnished are: -Orë the Tarnished Crown -Keitof the Tarnished Chain -Nhílus the Tarnished Mask -\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_the Tarnished Adze -\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_the Tarnished Shroud -\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_the Tarnished Mirror -\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_the Tarnished Grail -Others who could be Tarnished by Finale: -Mercy -Flitch -Maeve -Others who could inherit Tarnish during Finale: -Anvephone -Mol -Ridley -Mercy -Flitch -Ennic