Dwarven clans develop magical processes to form strengthened carbon during alloying to allow production of a more robust and enriched steel
Blue Steel Taint
The Blue Steel Taint is one of the deadliest illnesses that can affect the dwarves. Long time it was a mystery and a dreadful danger, in recent times first steps in understanding this sickness are being made.
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102 AR
Magically Strengthened Dwarven Steel
Discovery, Scientific -
489 AR
The Blue Steel Taint first appears
Plague / EpidemicThe first known occurence of this fatal dwarven disease wipes out a full mining settlement.
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During the 6th century
Minor Outbrakes of Blue Steel taint keep happening
Plague / Epidemic -
512 AR
Healing properties of White Swordlilly discovered
The effects of White Swordlilly in improving and healing the effects of the Blue Steel Taint have been discovered.
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514 AR
Discovery of White Draught
Discovery, ScientificThe recipe of White Draught was first conceptualized and applied to heal Blue Steel Taint.
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584 AR
Divine Healing Magic rediscovered
Discovery, ExplorationAn expidition founds hints about a divine spell to cure Blue Steel Taint
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588 AR
Founding of the Order of Bluebound
FoundingBased around the Divine healing for Blue Steel Taint and the redemption through the disease, the Bluebond, a religious order, gets formed.
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603 AR
Several dwarven colonies are given up
DisbandmentColonies of the Dwarves throught Aliretar that kept being plagued by Blue Steel Taint get abbandonned by decree.
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Around 930 AR
The Order of Bluebound loses influence
Political eventWith fewer cases of Blue Steel Taint, the significance of the order declines.
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1075 AR
Reclaiming of Rich Iron ore deposits
MiscellaneousDue to a shortage in high quality Iron ore, some abandonned dwarven mines were reopened
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1075 AR
Fermoni1076 AR
Ronok
Outbreak of Blue Steel Taint
Plague / EpidemicThe first outbreak of Blue Steel Taint occuring all over Aliretar, claiming thousands of victims within 9 months before it is eventually contained.
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1076 AR
Tainted Ore identified
Discovery, ScientificAs the main cause of Blue Steel Taint the ore carrying the taint was identified as the common source.
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1081 AR
Introduction of the Manedcoin Seal
Financial EventTo show items are tested for not being tainted with Blue Steel Taint, an engraving in form of a Manedcoin came into common usage.
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1120 AR
Properties of Blue Steel Taint discovered
Scientific achievementDuring several gruesome and immoral experiments, Jungar Grippond discoveres many properties of Blue Steel Taint. Specifically the rate of the Taint spreading between different kinds of steel.
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1120 AR till 1135 AR
Blue Steel Inquisition
Religious eventLead by the Bluebound an inquistion hunts down dwarven merchants and workers who purposely tested tainted steel on dwarves, spreading the Blue Steel Taint
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1189 AR
New Method of Dwarven Steel Production
Scientific achievementNew methods allow for a different approach in creating magically strengthend and enriched Dwarven Steel.
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1430 AR till 1457 AR
Second Blue Steel Inquisition
Military actionLed by zealos Bluebound, the aim of the Second Blue Steel Inquistion was to gain control of the dwarven council, that was led by heretics in the view of the Order. Included forceful "recruiting" of new members by infecting them with Blue Steel Taint
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1430 AR
The Leader of the Bluebound turns himself mindless
Life, Failure / MishapIn an attempt to make himself able to act in the best of the order, the current leader puts himself into a mindless trance, casting aside all doubt as well as morality - with no way of being wakened of the trance other than by himself.
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1552 AR
Founding of the Council of Quality
FoundingAs a direct succession to the Manedcoin engraving on items, the Council of Quality decides the awarding of high quality products with the Manedseal
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1665 AR
Cause of Blue Steel Taint found
Scientific achievementNew scientific methods prove that magical amoebeas cause Blue Steel Taint
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