Seventon

Seventon was the collective name of the original seven fishing villages that were gathered along the shores of the Narrow Sea. Their unification signaled the beginning of the Netherese calendar and the start of a nation that would forever mark Faerûn.

The First Age (0-325):

The unification of the cities by no means assured the survival of the Netherese. Attacks by orcs, goblins, and kobolds were a constant worry. Fortunately, establishing contact with the surrounding elves gave Seventon an ally in their war with the orcs and their ilk. By the end of the First Age, the Netherese had picked up the rudiments of spellcasting and begun their search for the dwarves. Finally, Seventon was expanding instead of defending.

The Nether Age (326-543):

The discovery of the nether scrolls allowed the Netherese to work at developing their magical skills, a trait that eventually shaped their entire society. While the orc and goblin attacks were still a threat, the Netherese were finally developing a weapon to use against them: magic.

Mythallar Era (544-1100):

Ioulaum was born in Seventon, signaling the start of a new age (in retrospect, of course: No one knew Ioulaum’s importance until after he created the mythallar). He quickly rose to prominence as an arcanist, and in 845 he finally created the mythallar. He also worked on a variety of longevity spells in an effort to preserve himself.

Ioulaum earned a great deal of praise and respect in Seventon by implanting mythallars into all of the cities, protecting them from things like unexpected weather, fire, and other disasters, both magical and mundane.

The Silver Age (1101-1651):

There wasn’t a rich mine that marked Seventon during the Silver Age, but Seventon made itself rich by fishing the Narrow Sea to provide food for the enclaves which were becoming ever-more popular. They also spent vast resources to equip their army that stood ready to protect Seventon from the nonhuman threats beyond their borders

The Golden Age (1652-2653):

With its borders finally secured against invasion, Seventon finally began establishing centers of learning for the magical arts and warcraft. Great churches of stone, metal, and magic were constructed to pay respect to the gods (even though the archwizards didn’t necessarily agree, each firmly believed that he or she would attain a similar amount of respect once the secret of godhood was discovered). Much of Netheril’s learning began emanating from Seventon.

Age of Discovery (2654-3162):

Seventon began establishing alchemy as a legitimate profession. It was a natural extension of spellcraft anyway, but suddenly natural, nonmagical creations that could aid and shape magic (like the chardalyns) seemed possible. Unfortunately, Seventon never really retained any of its knowledge due to a series of explosive “accidents” and the dawn of the Shadowed Age.

The Shadowed Age (3163-3519):

The orcs of the sprawling Eastern Forest began to make more daring attacks against Seventon starting in 3210. In 3303, they engaged the Seventon army in the plains east of Seventon. Instead of standing and fighting, however, they suddenly disengaged and ran around the Seventon forces, arriving in the city of Janick hours ahead of the defenders. Janick was burned to the ground and 25,000 residents slain.

Emboldened by their victory over Seventon, the orcs began annual raids against the unified cities starting in 3222. For more than 150 years, the orcs continued to harass the Netherese, but the Seventon army didn’t underestimate them again. In 3372, Seventon’s army delivered a crippling blow to the orcs and they fled back to their forest.

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The Fall and Beyond (3520+):

When the enclaves fell from the sky and the residents of Seventon truly understood what had happened, panic spread through the streets. Churches and universities illuminated the waterfront in a dance of hot flames dur￾ing the summer months of 3522. They never even saw the orcs arrive until their doom was upon them.

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