The long winter was the first sign of the coming calamity, far more harsh than any in over a thousand years. The snowstorms raged for years unending; with no spring to break it nor summer to melt it. The winters have always been harsh in the twin isles, yet never before had they seemed so bitter and unyielding.
History of Elandris
The Age of Turmoil
... 2000
The song of Liguria's fall brings with it shifting tides and long winters
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1900 AT
13 /6
Eternal Winter
Geological / environmental event -
1907 AT
1910 AT
Unification of SouthWestern Stael
Military: WarThe shogun of the dragon empress had not battled in over a thousand years, though her magic had only grown stronger. In only a few short years, the eastern dragon spread it’s wings across the continent, subjugating the many petty queendoms of the south.
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1917 AT
The Waning Cry of Magic
Disaster / DestructionFrom the eternal winter came a much darker future; one without magic. There are only myths and legends of what transpired, with none who were there left alive.
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1918 AT
The Last Ligurian Heirs
Life, RelocationThe last heirs were to be protected under any cost; and so were sent to be in Ovronyth with house Drakana.
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1919 AT
24
Ligurian Consolidation
Population Migration / TravelOnce the larger cities began to fall, much of the population fled to neighbouring nations, with the remainder collected in the capital. The capital was reinforced as a last stand against the calamity, to fend off the coming storm
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1920 AT
Death of Ligurian Magic
Disaster / DestructionFor years magic had been ailing, with ties being frayed and even the greatest mage struggling to cast a simple enchantment. Yet this time was different, ties to the land were entirely severed, with portals closing and cities falling from the sky. In the capital, magic remained faint, yet even that soon began to fade.
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1927 AT
71930 AT
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The Fall of Liguria
Disaster / DestructionEven the ancient capital of Liguria could not stand against the cold, so reliant on magic were they. The battle lasted for three years, yet even then they fell just the same.
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1930 AT
111933 AT
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The Great Ligurian Migration
Population Migration / TravelThe fall of Liguria signalled the fall of a utopia. Though much of the population escaped into Ebreolia through the portals, many did not survive the winter. The great houses fell; with their survivors following the lead of the Ligurian Dynasty into Ebreolia.
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1933 AT
1973 AT
The Disappearance of the Great Houses
While many expected the Ligurian Dynasty to reappear and claim their rightful place as Ebreolia's ruler, not a single member had been seen since the fall of Liguria. The great houses had seemingly vanished from the world, with not a trace left behind.
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1937 AT
Battle of the Eastern Forests
Military: WarThe value of the mountain forests to the east had always been debated, yet never before had their been a more promising prize. The Eastern Dragon bid her loyal pup to seize her treasure, and so she did.
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1937 AT
10
Battle of the Eastern Gorge
Military: BattleOne of the largest and hardest fought battles of the war was that of the Eastern Gate. The gap in the mountain pass was well defended by cities along it’s length, with nigh infinite supplies from the eastern cities. Yet the magic of the Kitsune is not one to be trifled with, and so too did they fall, one by one.
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1945 AT
Ovronythii Abdication
Political eventWith the collapse of Liguria and the great houses nowhere to be seen, House Drakana was the defacto ruler of the Ligurian Dynasty. With no need to interfere in Ebreolian affairs, they detached themselves from the age-old alliance.
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1948 AT
1953 AT
Battle for New Liguria
Military: WarOnce the storms had settled over Liguria, leaving it as a wasteland, and with no sight of the great houses in years, the Ligurian vassal states of northern Stael warred against each other in a desperate battle for unification, and a wish for a new Liguria
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1953 AT
Ebreolian Collapse
DisbandmentWithout the guiding hand of it's mother and the disappearance of the great houses, the puppet-state of Ebreolia quickly devolved into myriad warring states.
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1953 AT
Ligurian Pretender
FoundingWith the seeming victory over it’s fellow vassal states, the Syltharien “empire” rose to power and renamed it’s capital to ‘New Liguria’
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1956 AT
1973 AT
Ebreolian Warring States
Military: WarFrom petty queendoms to squabbling republics and despots, the warring period was one of constant political uproar. Many a nation had been rent asunder by its own internal divisions; while more still were broken and rebuilt by their enemies.
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1957 AT
1963 AT
Second Ligurian Collapse
DisbandmentThe young four-year-old empire would not last a decade, in just a few years they would return to nothing more than another wayward child of old Liguria, grasping for a lost utopia.
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1973 AT
Reappearance of the Great Houses
Political eventWith this age of strife having no end in sight and the three princesses having grown restless in their duties, the great houses, with the Ligurian heirs at their head, made themselves known to the world.
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1973 AT
4
The loyal Ebreolians bow their heads
Political eventWhen word of the dragons return first reached the warring realm of Ebreolia, many threw down their swords and swore fealty to their empress; vowing to fight for her to unite the realm.
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1974 AT
6
The rabid dogs bite their mother's hand
Political eventMany of the pretenders would not so willingly bow their heads; and so they would be brought to heel.
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1974 AT
61976 AT
Ebreolian Unification
Military: WarThe Ligurian Dragons had been raised in turmoil, seen war all around them, but most of all, they all knew well the ways of war. The campaign of Ebreolian unification was swift and clean as their armies swept over the land.
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1976 AT
A Ligurian on the Ebreolian Throne
Life, RelocationThough spending almost 60 years ruling a foreign court, the princesses were no strangers to ruling. In the guise of Ovronythii heirs, they had ruled for these many years and perfected their craft, yet still they look to their home; Liguria.
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1976 AT
1
The Ligurian Dragon Soars Again
FoundingWith Ebreolia unified, the three Ligurian Dragons took their place on the throne, bringing with them the guiding hand of a mother than had been so dearly missing.
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1976 AT
31984 AT
Ebreolian Restoration
Construction beginning/endFires still rages and cities still fell, yet the new empresses would not rest until order was restored. Much of their early ruling years were spent rebuilding Ebreolia, as well as building new monuments for learning and econimic stability.
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1976 AT
11
Imperial Academy Restoration
FoundingThe Ebreolian royal academy had spent centuries in squalor, yet that would not do in this new realm. The academy was rebuilt greater than ever before and given to the ancient house of Preshyra, who would continue to teach the next generation of mages as they had done for thousands of years.
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1976 AT
12
A True Ligurian Wedding
MarriageOn the Seventy-Sixth year of the Age of Turmoil, the entirety of Ebreolia, and the world, would watch as the last Ligurian heirs were wed. It was a ceremony for the ages, one to celebrate not only the destined union, but also the second hope for Liguria.
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1977 AT
Ovronythii Loyalty Reinstated
Political eventWith the marriage of the Ligurian princesses, the houses of Liguria are united once more. For all eternity, the dragons shall rule the skies, land and sea.
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1977 AT
3
Rebirth of the Timniara Grand Assembly
FoundingThe Timniara Grand Assembly was once a great faction of mages in Liguria under the direct control of the empress. Due to this, house Preshyra has always been close to the Ligurian Dynasty, with intermarriage common in the early days, and now as a branch of the main dynasty.
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1981 AT
Free Cities Reinstate Fealty
Gathering / ConferenceEver loyal to Liguria, the free cities had gained and brought much prosperity under the protection of Liguria, and so sought the opportunity to do the same in a new era.
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1988 AT
1997 AT
Reclimation of Northern Stael
Military actionNorthern Stael had been the domain of Liguria for hundreds of years, and so will continue to be for hundreds more. Once Ebreolia regained it's strength, there was nothing the wayward daughters could do once their mother returned to claim her lands.
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1997 AT
1
Execution of the "Ligurian" royal family
ExtinctionThough it had been thirty four years since the Ligurian pretenders fell, they had still brought shame to the Ligurian name, and were hunted down to the last member and slaughtered.
Age of Prosperity
2000 and beyond
The three dragons rest on their hoards, with the storm of the eternal winter dying down and the clash of blades fading into memory.
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2003 AP
124
Ovronythii Western Expansion
Military actionOver a series of bloody wars, the steel dragons set their sights on their neighbouring nations once the Ligurian Dynasty was assured safety once more. As was the treaty signed over a thousand years ago in the creation of their house; the house of Drakana shall be the eternal guardians of Talandria, protecting their sisters from the souther hordes.
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2014 AP
Expansion of the Ovronythii Railway Network
FoundingIn the Iron-rich land of Ovronyth, the network of locomotives has always been one of it's defining features, and with this new age of trade it has only expanded.
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2017 AP
A Land United
Political eventIn a new age of peace, the dragons signed a trade agreement for the property of all their lands and people. Yet though the surface my be serene and calm, below the surface conflict boils
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2046 AP
Southern Stael Rebellion
RevolutionHaving spent years neglected in favour of the eastern provinces, the cities of southern Altenas attempted to rebel, yet far too little joined the cause, leaving it a futile whine into the void of history.
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2047 AP
2054 AP
River of Silk
Construction beginning/endIn light of the southern cities complaints, the empress had towns built along the rivers edge, as well as a trade route from east to west. The river of silk, which stretches across most of Stael, became a source of great riches for all who availed it.
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2087 AP
Reclimation of Liguria
ExpeditionWith the storms beginning to calm and whatever caused the calamity seemingly vanished, the dragon heirs would reclaim their birthright. Though it may be many years before rebuilding is possible, the twin isles once again are united.
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2121 AP
Ebreolian colony on Stael
FoundingThe mountains of southern Strael had been untouched for centuries, leaving the precious metals to waste away, yet the new empress would not have it be so.
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