Post War History

(700 AD) 0:

 

-The Treaty of Carmith, and the end of the war, marks the turning point in measuring time for both Karda and Lhakhar, becoming the new year 0.

 

-The capture of many Norn allows the Pryors to regain some power and begin new experiments.

 

-The land taken from Lifáraen is returned in war reparations.

 

-The County of Aracon—named for the fictional paradise created in bedtime stories by the group for a child (Kloë) in their care—is established by survivors of those who summoned the Norn; the forest, still containing the engine created by those who sacrificed themselves (Sabelleus of Lisidion, who gave himself for the future of children; Tyrhía Odrhin, who gave herself for history to mark; Marin Arkshaw, who gave themself in defiance of power; and Vani, their Pryor companion, who believed staunchly in the end of all tyranny)

200:

-The fall of the first Kardarnl Empire; several countries are formed from the remnants. Lhakhar and Lifáraen agree to maintain the Treaty of Carmith with all of them that will uphold the peace.

284:

-Solar maximum; the first generation of Witchlings is born after years of initial experimentation

 

 

~800-1100:

-Age of Sail; cultural and goods exchange becomes widespread throughout Kheld

814:

-Jharik is born a Witchling to Zheyda the Tarnished Coin

818:

-When Jharik’s (4) nature is made clear, Zheyda—to protect her child from her fellow Tarnished—takes him to the Forest of the Norn, beseeching the minds of the engine to protect her son, for whom they are in many ways responsible. The minds protect and tend to the child for a week or so before they manage to summon other humans to adopt them.

821:

-Zheyda kills herself in grief—she fails to pass on her Tarnish, and thus their numbers are permanently reduced to ten.

830:

-Crown Prince Drhani is born

836:

-Prince Dimir is born

834:

-Jharik (20) ventures back into the Forest of Norn and speaks to the minds of the engine

836:

-Jharik (22) publishes A Light in the Woods

840:

-Nhílus is born

845:

-Jharik (31) publishes The Fool’s Tale

851:

-Jharik (37) and Crown Prince Drhani (21) of the Lhakhik Empire disappears during a voyage in the North and is presumed dead; Prince Dimir (15) is name the heir to the throne

854:

-Jharik (40) is sent to Ehlíath as an agent of the Pryors, having agreed to do so to save Drhani (24); he has since been trained to better harness his abilities

 

-Jharik meets Lodin, and learns the truth of Corrigan and the Tarnished, as well as his personal history with the order

 

-The Emperor of Lhakhar dies of illness, and Prince Dimir (18) ascends the throne

856:

-Jharik (42) returns to the North intending to rescue Drhani, with the help of the Serelat the Tarnished Mask and his apprentice Nhílus (16); however, the finds the once Crown Prince has been thoroughly converted to the Pryors’ cause, and are forced to retreat

 

-Serelat is killed in the venture, and Nhílus inherits his Tarnish

857:

-Drhani (27) “miraculously” returns, and attempts to reclaim the throne; this causes a schism ultimately leading to civil war, as Jharik (43) and the Tarnished aid Sovereign Dimir (21) in thwarting the former heir

(1562 AD) 862:

-The civil war comes to an end, with the Lhakhik Empire fallen and divided into Dimirha and Endhar

 

-A summit is held in Aracon to establish that both Dimirha and Endhar will continue to honor the Treaty of Carmith, despite being two separate nations.

865:

-Jharik (51) publishes The Left Hand Wall

~862-900:

-The cost of war requires the royal family of Dimirha to cede power, rights, and land to nobility. Power begins to shift toward the aristocracy.

884:

-Erida Vyke of Kadar is born a Witchling

917:

-Jharik returns to the Forest of Norn to pass away in peace

924:

-The country of Kadar consumes and unites several bordering nations—through diplomacy, coercion, and perhaps some supernatural influence—to become the second Kardarnl Empire, under Empress Erida the Burning Star (30). After some negotiation in Aracon, the Treaty of Carmith continues to hold fast between Dimirha, Endhar, Lifáraen, and Kadar (against the expectations of many) but with an addendum of mutual support in times of conflict against nations that are not among those bound by the treaty.

925-930:

-In response to the growth of Kadar, the remaining countries of southern Kheld unite into the Aka’thei States in an attempt to both consolidate power and maintain their cultural/governmental independence

 

-In the following decades, both minor and major conflicts will break out between Aka’thei and Kadar, with victories and losses on both sides; Dimir and Endhar, still bound by the treaty, provide aid to Kadar when they must

927:

-Empress Erida (33) moves the Capital to Dannarl, further south; secretly, this is to avoid the influence of the Norn, which she can sense strongly and wants to defy

976:

-By Imperial decree, (cult assassins composed of Arkshaw, other families that use a particular venom to instill certain traits) is reestablished, and old lore regarding their methods exhumed from various archives.

982:

-The Royal Family declares the capital of Dimirha to be Vhardon and relocates there, leaving Ehlíath and the Palace of Tarengheth behind; the nobility capitalizes on this shift to further their control over the country’s economics

 

-Criminal enterprises, consequently, gain stronger footholds in the nobility’s bids for power and assorted machinations to circumvent the law and gain advantages over their competitors

984:

-P’lharin Cras is born

998:

-Empress Erida (104) dies, but her policies of imperial expansion continue to pervade the culture of Kadar

1004:

-P’lharin (20) is abducted by Pryors while assisting in a exploration of the northern reaches of the planet