The NEW Era on Valenor

The Great Kingdom that lived in what today are the Desert Lands was submerged by the sands, thousands of lives were lost and an entire kingdom vanished, swallowed by the desert.

It's not commonly known but the Great Kingdom cataclism in a byproduct of the Failure of Traveling Magic in 124 NE.

Few people flee the destruction, they now are the Desert People Human.

See also The Desert Kingdom.

The first eight windship of the elven fleet successfully attack and destroy an Invincible Fleet expedition fleet. The elf fleet loses three ships, and destroy four Imperial escort vessel. The elves also capture an imperial treasure ship full of tax money. This is the first full action of the future Skyfleet.

Another Imperial fleet attempts to invade the Great Forest of Arborea territory from the west. Starting from the conquered territory of Molotnat and Susaydis, a hundred Imperial windships conquer the western part of the forest, but the lighter and more maneuverable Arborean ships manage to repel the Imperial fleet. This will be the last Imperial attack on Elven territory.

An attempted coup is staged by rebels demanding Mazur's annexation to the Empire. The Rebellion is put down in blood by the King's guards. The imperial invasion that was to follow the rebellion is thwarted. A Secret Police (Gurama Doom) is created which supervises the entire population and the borders are closed. Foreigners have access to the kingdom only with severe restrictions, the market for Mazur shifts towards Orenil and Galarba.

Following the destruction of Susaydis, many territories feel threatened. Some demanded a return to Imperial control, while Magmhorin, Elemon, and Touran provinces declared themselves independent of the Hansa Principalities, claiming to be distant and poorly defended territories. Each one of them begins to arm themselves on their own.

A priest who hoped to be elevated to the rank of High Priest in revenge tries to make a pact with the Darkness, opening the gates of the capital to it. The plot is discovered and the priest sacrified to Kukulkan on the altar of the Great Pyramid.

The kingdom of Mazur declares war on the federation of Geld and conquers its western part. The reason for the invasion is to take possession of the very rich Mithril mines recently discovered in that area. Due to the frozen climate and harsh territory the Geld government give up, leaving the newborn Mithral Clan to fend for themself.

After 10 years of preparation, the Great Crusade finally arrives in the southern ferries and begins to clash with the creatures of darkness. In the following 20 years, with great sacrifices, a large part of the southern continent will be recovered, where the Neamaran Theocracy now stands.

Emperor Huwon is assassinated by Crown Prince Jihen (who has meanwhile been infected by the Darkness). Prince Jihen names himself the new Emperor and immediately returns to the royal palace in Alasia, taking a few trusted men with him and leaving all others to fend for themselves.

Returning to Alasia, Prince Jihen begins to have all the notables of the empire assassinated, sometimes replacing them with his own faithful, sometimes leaving the leadership positions empty. Over the course of the year, these assassinations will affect at least a hundred nobles of various ranks. Many military territories and garrisons remain without orders and without commanders. Many peripheral territories take advantage of this to overthrow the Imperial power and declare themselves independent.

A political Marriage unites the two moon elf nations. The new nation, which will be called Elean's League, becomes the most important member of the Merchant League, both in number of ships and in financial power.

After 20 years of infiltrating the military political fabric of the city of Adras, the Vampire Coven comes out into the open and takes control of the military and politics of Adras. Within a few days the borders of the March were closed and the city abandoned the Confederation, declare it's indipendence as a new state, with the capital in the city of Adras.

A strange contagious disease spreads in the newly re-founded city of Susaydis, claiming many lives. Thousands of refugees seek refuge in the adjacent territories.

The old Empress Regent She-li dies due to her age, finally leaving her niece Arinna free to ascend the throne.

One of the most famous centers of magical knowledge in the world disappears without a trace. Since the disappearance of the college, nothing has been heard of even the wizards who had created it.

A permanent magic wall-shield is created to protect the areas that border the Darkness who had spread in the lands of the former Laharne fiefdom. To defend this wall, 10 garrisons of Wizards and Warriors are created to guard as many sacred oaks used as focal points to keep the magic screen active.