Wauthen

Ruler: Queen Rebecca Jowchet Government: monarchy
Culture: Humans
Population: 1,474,315
History:

• year 54 - Elzabetha Truebrew has statues raised in her honor for her great deeds.
• year 545 - King Francis Holland claims the gods have bequeathed the divine right of rulership to his family and his family alone, and establishes a monarchy.
• year 554 - King Francis Holland declares the noble house Brudenell to be renegades and outlaws after he is insulted by a member of the house at a dinner.
• year 562 - Colobert builds the Arch of Francis, commemorating one of Wauthen's greatest victories.
• year 691 - Vesie Warmfoe discovers a vast hoard of unguarded loot and retires in opulence.
• year 740 - Dalla uncovers a plot to steal the Queen's flagship.
• year 883 - Morin becomes a spy for the Court.
• year 950 - Martin, Corsair of the East Portlands discovers the long-lost tomb of King Raven Roland's legendary ancestor.
• year 956 - Martin, Corsair of the East Portlands accidentally creates a religious schism.
• year 958 - Martin, Corsair of the East Portlands gradually loses his mind, eventually dying alone.
• year 960 - An army of farmers and landowners attempt to overthrow King Raven Roland but fail when they cannot conquer the capital of Wauthen.
• year 986 - Many die when a series of powerful earthquakes devastate Wauthen.
• year 989 - Heimdís Alfray saves Queen Grace Rippringham during an attempted assassination, and becomes the Queen's bodyguard.
• year 1009 - Brynja survives three different fatal diseases in a single year.
• year 1027 - Brynja Fernpick stumbles upon a conspiracy of several governors planning to secede from Wauthen. They invite her to join their plot, and when it succeeds, they grant him a governorship in Gabardon.
• year 1057 - To avoid a crisis of succession, the King of Wauthen sends one of his heirs off to rule the new colony of Fertevin.
• year 1135 - Laurae's legend begins when she escapes the most secure prison in Wauthen.
• year 1140 - A plague of locusts ruins crops in Wauthen, leading to widespread famine and rioting.
• year 1141 - Laurae Ferncrafter discovers the richest vein of gold in Wauthen.
• year 1155 - Laurae Ferncrafter heals Queen Idony Stoke of a disease that Wauthen's healers thought incurable.

Type

Geopolitical, Country

Demonym

Wauthenites