I am certain that it's Merdock Took and not Tock. You can see his name in this old screenshot. (He's between Jerome Addams, Rask Under-river and Urebril Amolyn).
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Well, the faction was dead, which is why the clubhouse got downgraded to a simple temple.CragOneEye wrote:Now what I do have that isn't in the encyclopaedia or the calendar is this, sometime between 36 AR- 43 AR TIzla became Dreadmaster or Dreadmistress rather. It was because of her Talassians were abel to take over stone-hold, then temple was moved to Minmir under her rule.
Reptile in paradise wrote: At about the same time, the Brinson Family camped there with their following. They played an important part in the forming of Light Keep shortly after, so should probably be mentionned.
The other faction in the forming of Light Keep was the Order of Purity, a triadist order, who together with the Brinson clan and old Benwick formed Light Keep after heavy negotiations between Queen Xyndral, Grandmaster Berichance Arnesen and Prince Baltak Brinson. Lexi actually joined Light Keep through the Order of Purity as a Student of Berichance. The Order was founded not long before that too. I could probably write a more detailed story on the creation of Light Keep, if needed!
This attack on Stonehold was actually lead by Severian, Weapon Master, Lord of the Praetorian Guard and husband of Xyndral, as far as I recall. He was not actually a member of Light Keep but very Close affiliated. The execution of the halflings came a while after that and they were forced to build Stonehold II beforehand, if I recall right.
Awesome, thank you, tomorrow I will try to check the posible timing on all those events IG means with the IG -Real time caledar comparison and update the timeline!Maelstrom wrote:Reptile in paradise wrote: At about the same time, the Brinson Family camped there with their following. They played an important part in the forming of Light Keep shortly after, so should probably be mentionned.
The other faction in the forming of Light Keep was the Order of Purity, a triadist order, who together with the Brinson clan and old Benwick formed Light Keep after heavy negotiations between Queen Xyndral, Grandmaster Berichance Arnesen and Prince Baltak Brinson. Lexi actually joined Light Keep through the Order of Purity as a Student of Berichance. The Order was founded not long before that too. I could probably write a more detailed story on the creation of Light Keep, if needed!
This attack on Stonehold was actually lead by Severian, Weapon Master, Lord of the Praetorian Guard and husband of Xyndral, as far as I recall. He was not actually a member of Light Keep but very Close affiliated. The execution of the halflings came a while after that and they were forced to build Stonehold II beforehand, if I recall right.
Not wishing to pick holes, but as someone who was heavily involved in Benwick at this time, I can say that the events around Galahad, Darius, Xyndral, Lexi etc went roughly as follows:
Galahad founded Benwick (called Benwick) sometime around 2003 real time. He married Lady Anna.
That relationship ended and he married Xyndral, who became his Queen.
Galahad left the server, and Tristram & Xyndral ruled. When Tristram left, Xyndral ruled absolute and it was at this time she renamed Benwick as Light Keep.
Meegat was her right hand woman, the first Lady Protector of Light Keep. Duty Bond (Meegat's husband) was the Queen's Champion and Commander of the army.
Severian was the head of the Praetorian Order, allies of Light Keep, and he became Xyndral's consort.
When Lexius joined Light Keep, she and Duty clashed over how to do things. Xyndral was more of a figurehead and left the running of the Keep to a council consisting of Meegat, Duty and Lexius. Duty upped and left, after a fiery clash with Lexius.
Baltak Brinson showed up at this point and he and his followers merged with Light Keep. However cracks soon showed when it emerged he wanted to become King and rule, with Xyndral as his subordinate. This lead to a feud (IG and OOC as well!) and Baltak and his people eventually left.
Xyndral was killed during the Shadow Throne saga and the council formally took over (Meegat, Lexius and Archmage Sway Sand (Lexius' husband)
Severian had by now died, defeating Stonehold.
Berichance Arnesen now came on the scene and began to gain influence, his rise finally occurring when Meegat was stripped of her position and put on trial for hiring the assassin, Cancer, to kill the frowning Knight, Frand. She was sentenced to death and later commuted to life imprisonment in her quarters.
Lexius now became the absolute ruler of Light Keep, though in practice it was still a council of three.
I thoroughly appreciate this, but I have to ask: is there any means of discovering this information in-character?Maelstrom wrote:Reptile in paradise wrote: At about the same time, the Brinson Family camped there with their following. They played an important part in the forming of Light Keep shortly after, so should probably be mentionned.
The other faction in the forming of Light Keep was the Order of Purity, a triadist order, who together with the Brinson clan and old Benwick formed Light Keep after heavy negotiations between Queen Xyndral, Grandmaster Berichance Arnesen and Prince Baltak Brinson. Lexi actually joined Light Keep through the Order of Purity as a Student of Berichance. The Order was founded not long before that too. I could probably write a more detailed story on the creation of Light Keep, if needed!
This attack on Stonehold was actually lead by Severian, Weapon Master, Lord of the Praetorian Guard and husband of Xyndral, as far as I recall. He was not actually a member of Light Keep but very Close affiliated. The execution of the halflings came a while after that and they were forced to build Stonehold II beforehand, if I recall right.
Not wishing to pick holes, but as someone who was heavily involved in Benwick at this time, I can say that the events around Galahad, Darius, Xyndral, Lexi etc went roughly as follows:
Galahad founded Benwick (called Benwick) sometime around 2003 real time. He married Lady Anna.
That relationship ended and he married Xyndral, who became his Queen.
Galahad left the server, and Tristram & Xyndral ruled. When Tristram left, Xyndral ruled absolute and it was at this time she renamed Benwick as Light Keep.
Meegat was her right hand woman, the first Lady Protector of Light Keep. Duty Bond (Meegat's husband) was the Queen's Champion and Commander of the army.
Severian was the head of the Praetorian Order, allies of Light Keep, and he became Xyndral's consort.
When Lexius joined Light Keep, she and Duty clashed over how to do things. Xyndral was more of a figurehead and left the running of the Keep to a council consisting of Meegat, Duty and Lexius. Duty upped and left, after a fiery clash with Lexius.
Baltak Brinson showed up at this point and he and his followers merged with Light Keep. However cracks soon showed when it emerged he wanted to become King and rule, with Xyndral as his subordinate. This lead to a feud (IG and OOC as well!) and Baltak and his people eventually left.
Xyndral was killed during the Shadow Throne saga and the council formally took over (Meegat, Lexius and Archmage Sway Sand (Lexius' husband)
Severian had by now died, defeating Stonehold.
Berichance Arnesen now came on the scene and began to gain influence, his rise finally occurring when Meegat was stripped of her position and put on trial for hiring the assassin, Cancer, to kill the frowning Knight, Frand. She was sentenced to death and later commuted to life imprisonment in her quarters.
Lexius now became the absolute ruler of Light Keep, though in practice it was still a council of three.
Maelstrom wrote:There are at least two characters, that I know of around, that know of this period and one of them lived through the part of Xyndral's rule onwards. Of course IC memories may be a little hazy, but the knowledge exists if you can find the person.
Thanks WT. They were good times to play through with some darn good players who I still miss. All good things. ..
15 BR [POL] Benwick Realm foundation. Galahad built Castle Benwick, founded to guard something what was buried underneath. Not later will found a realm and reigns by as the King Galahad the Builder. Around this time, the King Galahad married Lady Anna.
(Note that 15 BR was the month of January, 2004...)
Date?
11-12? AR [POL] King Galahad of Benwick passes away, leaving the citadel to be governed by his Queen Xyndral
1? AR [POL] Benwick is renamed as the Light Keep during the Queen Xyndral reign.
15+? AR [SOC] The Brinson Family camped at the outdoors of Cordor with their followers found the Rosewind Troupe.
13 AR [POL] Bendir vs. Stonehold Wars. During the Maliss mayorship of Bendir, the hin settlement was brutality attacked by the Stonehold Banites who brought a terrible dracolich. Bendir was only aided by a darven army led by the Thane Belrun, not enough for the massive threat. Bendir decisively lost and the Banites took scores of hin slaves. After this first battle, Benwick, who stayed neutral during the first Banite attack, decided to intervenite and with the survivor hin led Severian, Weapon Master, Lord of the Praetorian Guard and husband of Xyndral, they came with an army of celestials, paladins and clergy, imposing a hard defeat to Stonehold, detroying their fortress and disbanding the Banite army.
13-14? AR [POL] Benwick becomes Light Keep after Queen Xyndral (Castle Benwick), Grandmaster Berichance Arnesen (Order of Purity) and Prince Baltak (Brinson Family) decided to combine their Forces under one banner.
15 - 20 AR [POL] The Queen of Benwick passes away and the monarchy is abolished. Benwick is henceforth ruled by a Council of Three. High Priestess Lexi presides over the first such Council and continues to do so over the course of a long and storied lifetime of service.
Date?
Okie dokie! Fixing thatMaelstrom wrote:Man of the Moon,
Nice timeline, sorry I can't add to dates though.
Just a point on the Brinsons, if I may.
"The Brinson Family camped at the outdoors of Cordor with their followers found the Rosewind Campment. Formerly, they played an important part in the formation of Benwick."
The Brinsons (Baltak and Delilah) did not play an important part in the formation of Benwick. Benwick was already well established by the time of their arrival. They were granted permission to join Light Keep (as it was known throughout Xyndral's reign), as refugees, but when they began to try and take control of the throne they were forcibly ejected.
Their contribution to Light Keep was negligible at best. In essence they were a threat to the established order that was already present.
The Astrolabe was created during that last battle predominantly due to Amelia Selana, Jel, and Vippin's actual magical investments. Damask was the one who had the schematics for the Rift Stabilization Device (RSD) given to him by the Planeswalker that became the foundations of the Astrolabe. Kouto was not involved at this level to my recollection.The Man of the Moon wrote:89AR [POL] The Last Battle of the Rifts suceed with the creation of the Astrolabe by a council of mages and sages led by the Archimage Kouto, as a solution to fix the planar breach.
Someonehere123 wrote:From your other thread.The Astrolabe was created during that last battle predominantly due to Amelia Selana, Jel, and Vippin's actual magical investments. Damask was the one who had the schematics for the Rift Stabilization Device (RSD) given to him by the Planeswalker that became the foundations of the Astrolabe. Kouto was not involved at this level to my recollection.The Man of the Moon wrote:89AR [POL] The Last Battle of the Rifts suceed with the creation of the Astrolabe by a council of mages and sages led by the Archimage Kouto, as a solution to fix the planar breach.
It should also be emphasized that the Rift Crisis was less a 'planar breach' and more 'reality breaking down' according to the Planeswalker's exposition.
See the in-game books, "Rifts: Interview with Amadeo Pneuma" and "The Last Battle of the Rifts" for any additional detail, they're as true to the events as can be hoped for.
86 AR [PHE, POL] the Rifts Crisis The reality became to break down, allowing a crescent wave of outer plane threats to enter in the Primal plane.
...89AR [PHE, POL] The Last Battle of the Rifts suceed with the creation of the Astrolabe
The Astrolabe was created during that last battle predominantly due to Amelia Selana, Jel, and Vippin's actual magical investments. Damask was the one who had the schematics for the Rift Stabilization Device (RSD) given to him by the Planeswalker that became the foundations of the Astrolabe.
Seven Sons of Sin wrote:Mael, when you said "Tristram left" (I'm sure you're referring to Darius Tristram) is this him leaving for... Kohlingen?
The story goes Kohlingen fell into the sea when Galahad was still in power. Do you know where it fits in that sequence of events?
Wharftown Clash event, I remember this one. Valden started the fight before most Infernalists had buffed up. I was keeping Samir alive behind a bank when he dropped by being ''wtf is going on here''. Most of our faction fell.Also - I'm not 100% sure, but I'm pretty sure this occured a little while after Valden Stormbright stopped playing. I don't remember many infernalists having that much of a hand in that event.
Shadovar trade post must have been around decades before. I played my drow actively before Baator was re-introduced. I'm quite certain, as I got a glorious one weekend ban after slaying shadovar NPCs with Oblodra and Belduil(?). Shadow Plane and Shadow doors were introduced around 35AR? We did some shadow plane jump experiments with Bel'qualyn. Mithreas might recall exact time.6? AR [GEO] Discovered a way to enter in the Shadow Plane and the Shadovar Trading Post.
This is only a some IG years old event. I can't put a direct date but around 95 AR?86 AR [POL] Foundation of Andunor.
Before Army of Light, Kal'axis the dracolich made its first appearance through minions at 99 AR. Events overlapping.100 AR [POL] Arrival of the Army of Light
Andunor was introduced in May 2014. I don't recall what IG year that was. But definetely much later than 86. 95 might be a good guess, but not 100% sure.Archon wrote:This is only a some IG years old event. I can't put a direct date but around 95 AR?86 AR [POL] Foundation of Andunor.
Aloise "Lois", Biarray "Ray", Uniethrade. INACTIVE: Ivory Bushdiggger DEAD: Cuchilla. Beliat, Clyasy. Cristyn. Fadriatta. Fraya Stensamler (Chief Librarian). Goirin. Greensleeves. Gwydynya. Hilda. Kaxandra. Trista. Willisa.
Some background info here. From the few things I gathered about drow politics back in the 'good old days'; being a PvP-powerbuild was a must for the first matron. IMO, Nives was doing okay. For a really long time as High Priestress and then as first matron. To leave her out would leave a gap of RL years there.Kuma wrote:Nah, this was The Kradbunch Tolls, not the Cradfoot Trolls - I know, it's way too similar. Krad refers to Krad Saikoro, someone that doxxed me on the forums and was a massive prick of the highest order. Got banned eventually. I don't really want either Krad OR the Cradfoots in the history, considering both were kind of assholes from what I hear of the latter. Ruined svirfs for a long time, 'til Cuchi came in.The Kradbuch? (Cradfoot?)- a bunch of wanker svirfneblins that farmed and killed anything that wasn't agreeable irrespective of considerations of others. Started the Udos-Bligdenstone Hold war along with Zabarra in 2010 (or 09?)Eh, Nives never got banned though did make some Interesting Statuary one time. I mean we glorify Valtheran and he got banned though for some pretty specious reasons, and his thing was "bloodthirsty, just suave as hell while doing it". I think we can keep Nives in.Somewhere in 2010 (June?)- Nives killed Oblodra and made herself First Matron. You can look for that yourself, I'm going to adopt a similar policy to Kuma and not glorify people who repeatedly PvP'd and hassled the Proverbial out of anyone they didn't like.
I really like all the work you've been putting into all of this, Man of the Moon, but I wonder if it might be wiser to avoid chronicling 'recent' events here. Not only because some of it is fairly FOIG, but also because it detracts from any IG historical efforts that might like to take place.The Man of the Moon wrote:All updated here
35 AR Shadovar trade post
96 AR Foundation of Andunor
99 AR Kal'axis appearance.
101 AR-102 AR Added aswell some about the Amana transformations...
102 AR Added aswell the succession on GUldorand mayorship where Kouto resign and Mondéro begins new mayor.
Anyone who got any date about successions of power on any settlement, feel free to apoint them.
Why should the great bell of Beaulieu toll when the shadows were neither short nor long?