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Synopsis of historical events 15,968 to 15,996By Master Historian and Chief Minister of Letters of Record

Professor Antygni Metyculi

Preface

Here in lies the records requested by the Masters of Maki. This historical record has

been cross referenced and confirmed by multiple witnesses unless otherwise noted.

Keep ever in mind that this portion that what follows is a synopsis. As you can denote

from its brevity, the following outline is not intended to be a source of scholarlyreference. If one wishes to truly examine the depth of my teams endeavors I encourage,

or rather implore the, to refer to the tome we took the greater part of the year to so

painstakingly prepare for all of you. Again, let me reiterate that this synopsis is for use

as an overview, a simple guide in order for true historians and seekers of knowledge tofind the appropriate tome that pertains to the subject of which they have an inquiry.

The Heroes of Lost Memory


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Our Story begins with the great Maki Southern Expedition of 15,968 led by Master

Windkey and expert cartographer, Professor Ichabode Mapseeker. As is well known,

there were less then a dozen survivors who returned to Makai from that voyage.

Estimates suggest that after only a few weeks at sea the adventurers were captured by the

TweiChien. All of the crews memories were erased by the Twei Chien mage named

Sheng Gi by orders of a commander by the name Huo Yun. They were left in a stone age

colony of prisoners called the Hata Mar on a small southern continent far to the south (orperhaps it was a large island, the size of the land mass has yet to be determined.) Drivenby some inner wonder of their origins and the help of a guilt ridden Sheng Gi, some of

the crew managed to eventually reach the sea. Sheng Gi was able to assist the crew from

the shadows by leaving them memory bottles to discover. This enabled them to learn

useful skills as well as come to understand what had been done to them. In the end Sheng

Gi sacrificed himself in order that the crew might escape an onslaught of trolls. (See

footnote for recovered memories of the memory bottles.)With the help of a Mayan whaler and a great deal of luck, the heroes managed to escape

to Mayan. From there they eventually moved on to Wenport where they lay undercover

from both Twei-Chein and Corsai scouts for sometime. In the cover of a Hurricane these

heroes managed to escape overland to our great city of Makai. When they arrived, theHata Mar (which is what they called themselves) were recognized for who they were and

were quickly escorted to the Great Library. Here these adventurers learned of who they

were as one might be told a story of anothers life.

Many of these adventurers would later play an even greater roll in the history of the

realm. Of the Hata Mar, there are a few persons who are of great consequence that mustbe mentioned for further reference: Warf the Saurag Sorcerer also known as the DragonTongue, The deaf/mute/blind/elf creature known as Almond, the Were SeaDrake Paladin

nicknamed Gills (note: Gills had an inhibiting ring placed upon him by the TweiChien so

that he would not transform), Hey the Paladin/Assassin also known as Mooneyes (he that

ages with the moon), and Tindarius the Flame Mage Alchemist. It was these very heroes

of Hata Mar along with a few Tai Koban ( Chi Ogawa, Chi Ching and the Koi Keeper)


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and a handful of others from Egypt and Sandend that set in motion major events. These

noble acts would eventually turn the tide of the Darklandi War.

These heroes, it is believed, destroyed the

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Crown of Mages (that which should not be) by traveling to an undisclosed location to

remove it from existence. Many historians believe that the location of crown destruction

must have been with in the no magic zone. Evidence points to the fact that they were

traveling east of Makai upon the magic stealthy ship known as Ghost. Perhaps they went

to the island of keeping but the true location is unknown. More research must be done to

determine where exactly this great deed was accomplished. This act brought the WizardPalace back into existence. The heroes then traveled to Braknik and, with the aid of thePearless mage Tepor, were able to return the Posidons Eye into the Crypts Wheel

engraving (at the cost of everyone but Gills life). This caused the

sunken city of Braknik to be enveloped in a cylinder of air and make it inhabitable once

more! It was also Gills, follower of Poseidon, who was able to relight the great

Lighthouse Tower. With the Lighthouse rekindled something triggered all the elven

haunts of the sea to rise as one to do the bidding of Gills, who, realizing the potential athis disposal, quickly led them north through the Grittin Tunnels. Thus began the

Turning of the Tide. With the Haunts on the side of the Alliance it wasnt long before

the Darklandi armada was destroyed. All costal areas controlled by the Dark City were

pushed back to beyond sight of the sea. Although the Haunting only lasted a month

(from All Hallows Eve to the following New Moon) the damage was done and the Dark

City would never recover.


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The Haunting

For every year after, the haunts would return during the month of All Hallows Eve and

force Daklandi from the Inner Sea. Never could Lady Beladona again recapture her

hold on the Seas. It is believed that the Haunting was the catalyst for the Red Marchwhich would take place in the summer of 15,970. Lady Beladonna, must have

calculated when the haunts would return and prepared her brood for relocation.


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The Red March

Much is unknown about the effects of a shroud that cover a dark city. But Makai

necromancers have reason to believe these effects are far greater then we previously

assumed. Somehow Lady Beladona was able to mobilize 90% of the Welndi population

and convince them all to build wagon carts and travel west with her to the PromiseLand. With them moved the bulk of her army the majority of her Karakwaith. Abovetheir heads the Shroud moved with them. Mortals that survived the Red March whom

were later interviewed (or interrogated) claim it was a beautiful and fun filled excursion

across a wondrous landscape. The evidence in the wake of that march is far by the

extreme from this description. Estimates range that roughly 25 to 35% of the Welandis


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population died crossing the Weland Wastes to Eastway. Reports of sunburned,

emaciated or mana drained bodies littered the wastelands in a direct pathway West.The Red in the name Red March refers to the thousands of bodies that were reddened

and burned in the summer sun which littered the path from Welandis to Eastway.

The fate of the Nos Farachnai

Not much is known about the Nos Farachnai. It is believed that their mother was or is aSpega and that their father some great Elder Vampire Mage. We have deduced from

current evidence that Nos Farachnai feed on vampire and mortals alike. They also

seem to have more autonomy from Lady Beladona then others of her Vampire den.

Karakwaith seem to fear the Nos Farachnai and stay clear of them. However,sometimes a single Karakwaith will accompany alongside a Nos Farachnai apparently

as a companion or mate (unclear what the relationship entails with current evidence.)

During the time of the Darlandi War great heroes were able to nullify 3 of the 7 Nos

Farachnai (They managed to trap their souls in their amulets 2 of which are in

Pearless and 1 of which is in Oni) leaving 4 at large. The remaining 4 Nos Farachnai

are believed to have participated in the Red March to Eastway. However, this has yet

to be confirmed.

The Valkiri return to Welandi

A shell of what it once was, Welandi was now freed from the Shroud and the

grips of Lady Belladonna. The Valkiri returned to their once regale holdings only to

find a broken and poisoned land. Out of the shadows emerged the remnants of the

Valkiri underground forces who, despite the odds, had been able to hold out despite theeffects of the Shroud. The Valkiri took stock of what remained of the city. When the

reached the great forges they began to fill with dismay. Smithy after smithy was heavily

contaminated with black dust. There were also large garbage heaps of dirty dark steel

and what appeared to be failed morganti as well as residual elder sorcery fumbles.


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Every scrap of the dark poison had to be carefully handled and shipped east to the mine

pits of Blackdust island to be disposed of. It took the Valkiri a quarter of a century andhundreds of lives lost to black rot in order to finally clear the city of the pollution. This

cost the great women warriors most of their war chest. They had won their city back

but now had only a fraction of the wealth and power they once had. Valkiri Davka died

of complications of Black Rot in combination with her age which, despite herappearance, reached 97 at the time of her death. The new leader of Welandi, Valkiri

Vega, was but a young warrior during the Darklandi War. Corsai healed her of theblack rot. She along with the young and strong Sisters of Rinaba now lead in a new age.

One major change that was brought about durring this time was the end to the Valkiri

vow of celibacy. This issue caused a major split between the old and new guard of the

Valkiri. It was however, inevitable with the decrease in population due to the Red

March and the need to procreate. The issue came to a head when Reinaba returned to

Welandi. Rinaba was a Valkiri that had fallen in love with a Pearless noble Cendefrel in

15,968. This was clearly forbidden under the Valkiri code. She escaped on the seas and

evaded recapture by the Valkiri until she returned to Welandess. Rinaba had many

friends in the sisterhood of the Valkiri and when Vega came to power in 15,976 shewas reinstated as a Valkiri. This act gave every Valkiri the right to marry if they

choose to do so. All girls in Welandi were still required to attend schooling and spend

at least 6 years as Woman at Arms and protect the realm. Men still had a choice to join

the military but were required to defer all judgment and decision making to the next

higher ranking woman. Welandi today a reemerging power but very economically

weakened.

The Fall of a Kingdom, The Cursed City and the rise of the Island Power

After Montreb was freed of Darklandi influence and the alliance troops took control of

the ramparts the extent of the damage to the great city began to seep in. Shaloban


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Archmage Thundremos wrote in detail of what he saw as he entered the throne room of

Montreb. To his great despair, Thundremos found before him all the members of theShaloba council andthe entire royal family strewn about the court as rotting corpses.

The scene looked as if the lot had been forced to duel each other with morganti daggers

and attempts to resurrect them confirmed his fears. By the looks of their bonds it

appeared that all were forced to watch there fellows murder each other. That is until itwas their turn to meet the same fate. Some looked to have been struck by something

larger then a dagger a Morganti sword? Perhaps they refused to fight, perhaps theytried to flee. What ever the case the City had no leaders and no heirs to the throne. In

the city streets things were going badly. A large orb of dirty dark dust was discovered

and before they could stop them, a mob of hungry folk tried to break it open in the

hopes of finding food or resources. The dust spread over the city on the wind. More

ball traps were found and disposed of. However, evidence suggests that there were

many more unwittingly broken open by farmers plowing their fields. Montreb was now

heirless and their fertile lands compromised by black rot contamination. In this power

vacuum rose the Shal. The Shal, with the financial backing of Pearless, took control of

Shaloba and ruled over the mainlanders with a strong hand. Much like their Welandineighbors to the north, Montrebs wealth was usurped by the endless task of cleaning

the city of contamination. It has only been since 15,991 that anyone has been willing to

re-colonize Montreb or eat food from these fields.

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Old Market and The Unseelie Wood

Old Market quickly became a Montreb Refugee Camp. Most Shalobans whosurvived the Darlandi War, escaped the poison of Montreb by relocating throughout the

realm. Old Market was still a part of Grittin but by 15,969 the population turned from10% to 70% Shaloban. Here the refugees found jobs as farmers, fishermen and laborers

for a bustling town in need of hands to rebuild and maintain the Gate to the Inner Sea.

None however, Shaloban or Gritish alike, were foolhardy enough to ever enter theUnseelie Wood to the south. This is the forest that was created by the creature Grub

Mary during the height of the Darklandi War. It apparently became a shadowy wood

said to inhabit evil malevolent fairies. To this day none with half a wit enter it after

dark. Those who dare log from these woods do so only on the periphery and in broad

daylight.


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Pearless Enforcers of the Inner Sea

With Darlandi gone, the Valkiri relocating back to Welandi and Montreb in

shambles, King Gracewind emerged as the reining power of the Inner Sea. With his

new magic ship the Swiftwater he quickly rid the waters of undead ships andremnants of the Darklandi Armada. With in the matter of a year he had the entire Inner

Sea under his control and care (other then the Shal that is, with which a mutually agreed

upon accord was struck between the two island nations.) By 15,970 the Pearless Guard

was well established and any who wished to sail in the Inner Sea was subject to their

inspections and taxation. In 15,974 The great dragons, Darwoden and Slendrevnil,

relocated with their 3 young hatchlings away from Pearless and the inner sea for the

good of the realm. as Slendrevnil is rumored to have said. For those who understand

the volatility of dragon young, you understand what a great blessing indeed wasbestowed upon the Inner Sea by the Dragons rearing elsewhere. Where they went isunknown but they were last seen flying south east. To this day the Soothsayer and

Amulendel preside with in the Tower of Pearl. Turtlebug still makes the finestweapons and Armor in Terriock and with the cities quintupled wealth it has only made

her wares finer.


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The City of Mages - - Sandend under Wizard Rule

In 15,985, three years after Vortblumps demise and Thundremos rise to Grand Magusa great catastrophe unfolded with in the city of Sandend. On the waning gibbous moon

of the month of reaping, Voltani the III passed away in his sleep. It is believed he died

of a heart attack brought on by his old age. He was 69 which is not too young for a

Centaur as we know. Still this created a power struggle that is well documented by

others who focus on current histories of the Wizard Palace. Gentric of the human

factions clashed with Hurlbrand of the Dwarves over leadership of the council. Thisled to assassination attempts from both sides of the human/dwarf divide that led to a

protracted civil war. Soon the whole city had divided into North and South. Full scalewar over all Grittin seemed inevitable and the council of 5 mages under Thundremos

decided to intercede. At first they attempted to reach a settlement and work out a form

of power sharing between the north and south of Sandend. After days of endless threats,

accusations and demands it became apparent that neither side was willing to be ruled inanyway by the other. Finally, in a fit of utter frustration Thundremos stood in the

middle of pointless negation and declared. Fools, all of you! If you refuse to act like

adults and take care of your own people then I will strip from you the right to care for

them! We the wizards shall run this city and care for the citizens of Sandend! Gentric

and Hurlbrand quickly rose and reached for their blades but before they evenunsheathed their swords Thundremos cast a quick fire set of spells at both leaders and

their entourages! While frozen the wizard guard quickly secured the sceene. In a mater

of minutes both Gentric and Hurlbrand were captured and imprisoned with in the

Wizard Palace and Thundremos declared Sandend under the control of the Mages.

First there was shock, then protest, but before long most people were simply relieved

that the fighting was over. Many trusted Tundremos, the war hero and accomplished

mage. In the last remaining years to date he did much to earn their respect by setting upa strong peace keeping force and fair justice system based on that which was developed

in Calarinde during the same period. Still the Voltani Civil War cost the realm of

Grittin dearly. A great deal of wealth was lost, stolen, spent or squandered during the


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infighting. This and the constant plundering by Corsai raiders left Sandend weakend.

The birth of Calarinde and the Return of the Mage Fleet!

With Braknik a new and unique sea port again, the heroes who had brought it back

from its watery grave endeavored to take matters into their own hands to rebuild it.They secure the perimeter and fortified the area from Twei Chein and Corsai attacks.

They created a new council to govern the city and renamed it Calarinde (Wheel of

Light in Quenya). Sir Garin of the Justice Tower took it upon himself to provide the

peace keeping force and act as arbitrators and judges to resolve disputes. Sir GarinsWing of Judges were accomplished Samurai from throughout Terriock that he had

carefully recruited. These peace keepers wore large black robes and rode upon drakes

who roosted with in the Justice Tower. Like most high ranking Peace Keepers of

Terriock the Justice Wing carried Pearless Soul Rings. As many Makai already know,

these extremely rare items can, upon someones death, bind their spirit with in the item.

This obviously prevents a person from being resurrected.

It took a great deal of time for people to resettle at Calarinde due mostly to the fear thatthe magical force field surrounding Calarinde could fail. Keep in mind that this is an

underwater city and one can understand the concern. After a decade without anyincidents peoples fears began to abide. Soon people began to enter the city in hopes of

finding decent work or a chance at a new life. Ancestors of Braknik however, tried to

reclaim old property that was lost in The Fall. There was much bickering and years of

prolonged legal battles. Eventually these suits were settled by the Peace Keepers of the

Justice Wing though it cost Calarinde a great deal of wealth. Due to this and other

minor set backs, Calarinde has run into hard economic times. If not for the month of

The Haunting time many believe Corsai would have eventually taken the city. But with

the threat of the haunts Corsai gave Calarinde a wide birth.

In the Spring of 15,994 much hope for the sub aquatic city returned as out of the


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Jungleabrai Isles emerged the Mage Fleet of Ezra Skyhawk. She had come home to

her old city, now born anew, and offered her services including the aid of her floatingwizard school as well as her trained undead hunters. With this new band of

accomplished wizards and highly trained scouts at their side, Calarinde had become

more then simply a nuisance to Corsai. Now they were a competitor with not only the

eastern nation but with Egypt to the south and Sandend to the north.

Tai Koban falls into Lawlessness

After the assassination of the Empress Gigi of the mountain clan in 15,995, the empire

of Tai Koban fell into lawlessness. None are sure who the assassin was. Some believe

it was a rebel faction that wanted to take control of the empire. Others believe it was a

spider demon of the north that killed the empress. In the south much blame for thechaos among the clans was put on the corrupting forces of the outsiders who were not

of Tai Koban. Many of the clans resorted to genocide. In the north many embrace theways of the outsiders who are among them and use their wealth and influence to help

compete with the other clans to gain power. By Makai standards the nation of Tai

Koban is considered to be in a dark age.

Egptian Isles and the emergence of the Khepera Phraints

The Egyptian Isles flourished during the 28 years that followed the Darklandi War.They become a major trade nation between Oni and the north. Also out of Ra Island

emerge a new breed of Phraint! As many know the Queen Phraint was rescued on

Gemlandi and relocated with what was left of her hive to Finwing Village. But on Raisland there was a well kept secret. A new queen and brood had been hatched and the

larva tended too by the worshipers of Ra deep with in the temple walls. In 15,969

Queen Khepi, the Golden, arose with her egg mates out of their pupa state, but these

phraints were not as any had seen before! Unlike their Mantis cousins, these phraints

were beetle like, much as a scarab. The queen was gold, no taller then a hobbit but withwings able to send her into the air like a bird of prey. Her brothers and clones however

were very different in size. Although they had the wings of their sister they had a

considerable bulk. The red drones were the height of a dwarf but with a carapace as


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hard as half plate. They could fly but were considerably slower. Their green and blue

counterparts also had this hard carapace but were the mass of Centaurs! Like their Redsiblings they seemed to be slow in the ways of traveling by land and although had

wings could only glide on the same plane or lower. (See footnote at the end for stats)

Some research suggests that there was an attempt for this new breed named the Khepra

Phraints to be autonomous from the ruling structure of the Egyptian Isles. Weather ithad ever truly been a goal is unknown but the Khepra quickly became the elite troupes

of Egypt and were required to report directly to the Pharaoh Council. However, whenPeraa HemMephis (Red Ra) passed, his dying bequeath was that Khepri take his place

on the council as HemMephis. It was a very contentious time and the vote very close.

However, his wish for her to take his place did come to be and to this day Khepri sits

on the council though she has many enemies.

The rise of Corsai and the demise of Wenport

Corsai apparently aligned with the Twei Chein in some manner. Together they took

control of all waters east of Skilhaven and the Salamani. Their combined forces

quickly usurped all trade routes in and out of Mayan. By 15,984 Corsai had risen as themajor Mage School and rival to the Wizard Palace. Due to the rise of Corsai, Egyptand Calarinde (the new city of Braknik) as major powers in the region Wenport was

rendered useless. It is no more then a fishing town now, a pointless port of call. Many

have left to her to lead new lives in Calarinde and Corsai. Some say ghosts returned to

the old elven halls- That they lay in wait for the haunting time.


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Oni Watchful eye on the south

The Twi Chein continued to move further north and east in the years after the Darklandi

War. They continued to cause conflicts with the Oni nations southern border. Because

of these skirmishes, the Oni began developing new weapons. One of which was a newballista that can fire nets into soaring heights with great accuracy. {The Balista can be

loaded and fired by a collective size of 4 or someone with giant strength} Another was

the magical manufacturing of the Garuda Grounding Net. These nets are magicallyembedded with remove flying. The Garuda Net and Balista combination quicklybecame standard weaponry on Oni vessels as well as the ramparts of their cities through

out the empire.

Cliffwatch and the Horns of the Western Warning

By 15,970 many folk returned to Cliffwatch and repopulated the city. It quickly

became a bustling thoroughfare for those seeking to trade with the Tai Koban to the


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South and the Reef walkers in the east. Dwarves reopened many of the blue mountain

mines and great riches were found there. Cliffwatch was entrusted with the Horns ofthe Western Warning by the alliance. The Horns, namedLanternSong of theMountianWomanby the dwarves, was a gift from Amulendel and Turtlebug of

Pearless. It is said that it took these two accomplished craftswoman 4 years to craft the

astounding horns. When played together the three horns make a shimmering chordthat can be heard throughout the reaches of Teriock. At night it lights up the sky with

what the Calarinde call the Western Dancers and the Tai Koban call the NorthernLights. This gift was not given merely to celebrate the wonders of the ancient magics

but to give Cliffwatch the ability to call the alliance to their aid. For, there was a fourth

horn that could be added to the triad, which would change the quality of the chord from

major to a discordant minor. This horn was to be used to alert the realm should Lady

Belladonna try and move outside of Eastway and into Alliance territory.

Rumor of a new City

Far to the east, South of Meni Kai there is believed to be a new city whichpropped up with in the last decade of the present time of 15,996. Not much is known

about this city as it is with in Corsai controlled waters. However, some claim this city is

called Cleni Kai. If rumors are to be believed it is quite possibly the fastest growing city

in Terriock history according to Maki records. This historian suggests that this unusual

phenomena of rapid growth be a high priority in considering further studies of

anthropological research.

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