The Original pantheon of gods descends from heaven to tame and bring order to the wild and chaotic Renata.
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History of Renata
The known history of Renata as told by scholars and historians.
The Age of Order
... 1200
The Gods discover Renata and establish the Ordering
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1 AO
100 AO
The Descent
Era beginning/end -
200 AO
The Founding
FoundingArgus the Allfather defeats Kaurus the Unmaker and unifies the Pantheon under The Ordering.
Location
Solace -
885 AO
5 Dewfall950 AO
8 Califact
The Crimson Plague
Plague / EpidemicA terrifying plague spreads across Renata, killing those infected and turning them into the undead.
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1012 AO
23 Highfrost1103 AO
6 Dewfall
The First Scurge
Disaster / DestructionIn the aftermath of the Crimson Plague a swarm of undead swept across the Crimson coast and threatened to cross from Haru to the Mainland.
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1100 AO
1 Sproutsurge1205 AO
1 Sproutsurge
The Great Experiment
FoundingThe Gods give the Apex province limited autonomy after appeals by philosophers that wish for mortals to move out from under their "parents'" shadows.
Location
Apex City -
1126 AO
1 Dewfall1140 AO
30 Chillthaw
Dead Sea Revolt
RevolutionThe Gods create an Apex Republic to prove that mortals are not ready for freedom. Predictably the Republic fails. Not all the gods are pleased with this outcome.
The Age of Chaos
1200 2060
Ther Ordering shatters and new factions rise
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1205 AC
7 Bountime
The Battle of Defiance Bay
Military actionThe Battle which broke The Ordering's aura of invincibility upon the stony shores of the Crimson Coast.
Location
Driftwood -
1205 AC
8 Bountime1206 AC
20 Windfellow
The War That Never Was
Diplomatic actionIn the aftermath of the Battle of Driftwood that opposing sides drew up their forces. The Apex Republic declared for the rebellion, the Crimson Coast broke away from the Ordering, and the Dead Sea Collective ruled the seas with the defeat of the Ordering Fleet. But the Ordering was not defeated yet, it looked like war would consume Renata.
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1210 AC
18 Highsun1289 AC
5 Frondfall
The Silver Lotus War
Military actionWith the withdrawal of the Ordering's forces from the Crimson Coast there was a power vacuum that needed to be filled. The Order of the Silver Lotus made a play for power, hoping to unify all the cities under one central government. This was opposed by a coalition of city states.
Location
Talonwheel -
1234 AC
9 Frondfall1322 AC
14 Snowfell
The Breakdown of Order
RevolutionThe War that Never Was demonstrated that the Ordering could be defied. Many took advantage of this to break away from the old Order.
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1235 AC
27 Frondfall1356 AC
28 Califact
Treaties of Gildenhall.
Diplomatic actionTension between the Cobalt Order and the Crimson Coast had been brewing for some time. Would diplomacy win out?
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1432 AC
10 Highsun1432 AC
11 Highsun
Battle of Kēputorasuto
Military actionThe Cities of the Crimson Coast assmble their navies and sortie out into the Golden Sea to put an end to Dead Sea Collective power in that ocean.
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1434 AC
5 Windfellow1447 AC
11 Highfrost
13-years war
Military actionVictory at Kēputorasuto elevated Talonwheel to hegemon of the Crimson Coast, now they were going to turn their attention towards the Cobalt Order.
Location
Haru -
1442 AC
1 Sproutsurge1443 AC
22 Frondfall
The Incident of 1442
Political event -
1513 AC
1525 AC
The Revolts of the Wall
Revolution -
1645 AC
1 Sproutsurge1740 AC
1 Sproutsurge
The Great Debate
Cultural event -
1760 AC
15 Dewfall1760 AC
20 Bountime
Murder Most Foul
Life, CrimeA Doge murdered on the Senate floor! In the 18th century competition between merchant princes threaten to tear the Republic apart.
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1760 AC
26 Highsun1781 AC
28 Bountime
The Sullen Mines Disaster
Disaster / Destruction -
1809 AC
1 Sproutsurge1811 AC
6 Windfellow
North Sea Trade Bubble
Financial EventThe House of Valletinia’s scheme to pay of the republic’s debt backfired on the Republic and created the worst financial crisis in history.
Location
Apex City -
1870 AC
10 Lumis1872 AC
23 Harvest
Razing of the North
Military actionNorthern Pelagus is attacked by a large Dead Sea Collective army. Several cities and towns are sacked before the army of raiders were defeated by The Cobalt Order .
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1993 AC
11 Sproutsurge1993 AC
21 Highfrost
The Plague of Driftwood
Plague / EpidemicA mysterious plague devastates Driftwood and kills nearly half of the population in a matter of months, the town and Shiver Town is quarantined by The Crimson Coast who station military by Fort Tyria and Gallowsway to keep help out and the sick in.
Location
Driftwood -
2003 AC
11 Highfrost
Annexations of 2003
Diplomatic actionIn 2003 the Apex Republic formally annexed large areas surrounding its colonies in southern Haru into the Republic, giving them seats in the senate, and applying republican law not only in the towns of Shiver Town and Driftwood, but also in the countryside beyond them.
Location
Western Haru -
2011 AC
Frondfall2052 AC
Highfrost
Deaths in the Dead Sea
RevolutionMagic turns the balance of power in the Dead Sea Collective on its head. The old warlords are superseded by a cadre of young ferocious mage warriors who hold nothing sacred, and will go to any length in pursuit of power.
Location
Ashen Islands -
2032 AC
15 Bountime
The schism of the healers
Religious eventThe second divine conclave of Arcanstille votes to outlaw all Arcane magic. They declare its use a mortal sin. Those who had supported the use of arcane magic for healing purposes are excommunicated from the Church. Many go in exile to Apex and Haru, some even join the Dead Sea Collective. These so called Hovakists (named after the influential priest Hovakim) gain much influence in those places, and the controversy surrounding them becomes a serious challenge to church unity.
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2058 AC
9 Lumis2058 AC
16 Highsun
Red Spring
RevolutionInspired by the words of Albron the Allspeaking the bourgeois in Hanshu take to the streets to demand reform and an end to warmongering. The Emperor reacts furiously. The Green Banner Army enters the city on his orders to put down the "revolt". Violence soon breaks out. Throughout the last month of spring the streets of the capital run red with blood, in what is soon named Red Spring. Order is restored by the beginning of summer, but nothing has been resolved.
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2059 AC
13 Highsun
The Murder of Albron the Allspeaking
Disaster / DestructionThe patron god of Apex, Albron the Allspeaking was murdered alongside a loyal fulcrum. The deed was done by assassins from the Wend Wall.
Location
Apex City -
2059 AC
Califact
The First Great Adventure
ExpeditionA group of "heroes" are hired by the Council of Ten to bring in Lian Hai and her band dead or alive. In the course of their quest they travel west of the Shield Wall and discover secrets that could shake the very foundations of Renata.
Age of Heroes
2060 2072
The murder of Albron the Allspeaking by a spellcaster signaled the beginning of a new age of powerful spellcasters that rivaled the gods. The uncovering of ancient ruins along the Shield Wall belonging to an empire far older the gods forever altered the mortals perspective of their History and led many adventurers to go explore these ruins.
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2068 AH
14 Califact
Battle of Little Long Street
MiscellaneousPro Magic protesters attending a rally called by The Liberal Magi clash with supporter of The Allspeakers in the streets of Apex city. The clash evolves into a running street battle between rioters leaving 13 dead before order is restored. In the aftermath both sides blamed each other for the events.
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