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1096 AF
King Gustav and the Vipers hosted. Lord Corvus of the Lions, left Albion
in a shroud of mystery and treachery. Lord Edmund Vipernoir took over.
Within weeks, a large Dæmon named Golgomoth took Lord Edmund. A
new, new leader, Jaddvor Erland of Bristol was appointed. The Harts won
a battle between themselves and the Lions for control of Albion. The Lions
agreed to leave Albion to populate the mystical country of Avalon. Again
the command changed with a Dwarf called Rhino taking the title as Lord
General. A long time dispute between Lord General Fig of Erin and Baron
Lachlann, a ranked member of his command, resulted in a duel taking place
between them. Lachlann had managed to get hold of the fabled Spear of
Lugh, which he used in the duel. The duel was fought under the ritual
of peace and so Lachlann promised that he would not use the spear point,
breaking this oath cost them both their lives.
1097AF
Timothy de Wilfsbane and the Gryphons Faction, hosted the Gathering at
Moon haven in the Shambles, Western Estragales. The main contention was
over the small outpost of Rockholme. Built on the site of a Dwarven stronghold,
the placing of which, put it on the borders of the Dragons of cymrja,
the Harts of Albion and Bears of Caledonia. A well chosen strategic keep.
Strangely enough with the main point of the Gathering over the land dispute
of three Factions and another half dozen interested parties all the Factions
managed to not only keep their heads, but there lord generals kept theirs
as well.
In the end with the dispute going nowhere, Rockholme was placed in the
hands of the Unicorns factions. To be used as a neutral place for trade
and as a traveller’s rest point. Held between the three Factions
borders,creating a interesting but unstable pact.
1098AF
This year saw the strange return of the Heartland games a series of tests
of skill and endurance held upon Roak island and organised by two ologs
Orkus and Spittle. Started under the royal decree of the first emperor.It
seemd to all these two have been alive some time, beyond that of there
races normal years. The two spoke of a time lost in the Void .
Lord Seduraed of the Unicorns and in an arrangement with the Wolves Faction
hosted the Gathering on Orkneyjar.
The year leading up to this Gathering was plagued by unliving and Maar,
the now freed General of Satun. The Fey of Albion slayed the once Black
Mage and dozens of others in Gloucester in the Early Summer.
A generally peaceful Gathering disturbed by the Vipers and Dragons, arguing
over the Vipers supposed treachery towards them. Lord Seduraed stepped
down and Lady Adelena became the Lord General of the Unicorns.
The Gathering battle took place to settle the disagreements between the
Vipers and Dragons. This started in a chaotic way with many mass fears
effecting the battle lines.
The battle finally ended with a strange and uneasy truce between the factions
of the Dragons and Vipers.
1099AF
A year of turmoil for all the Underdark, who played host to the Gathering
with the Drow allowing a rare chance for the surface dwelling Factions
to actually enter and see a little of the beauty of the Underdark.
The wording of the Gathering Treaty came into dispute with some of the
Factions, the Vipers and Dragons split themselves off from the other nations
after destroying their copies of the treaty.
The main battle ended with contention as two Factions had employed creatures
whose abilities and powers went against the very nature of the battle.
Lord Ash was removed from the battle by an assassination attempt that
left him lost from his people and sealed hidden below ground for almost
a month. His saviour, being his ability to commune with his Ancestor Fig
the late Lord General of Erin who led rescuers to him.
1100 AF
A strange year once again, the Gathering was to be hosted by the Harts
of Albion and indeed the Harts did host, but in the neutral land of Aegyptus
at the bequest of the Pharaoh or more the insistence some of his priests.
The Gathering was held at En’esh near the great Pyramid.
The Factions were all invited or some would say coerced to attend by the
pharaoh. The supposed kidnapping of several faction dignitaries from the
Harts, the Lions and the Unicorns forcing the issue.
Late on Sunday night, a group entered the ritual circle and summoned into
the circle an amount of void magic far beyond there ability to control.
The actual reason why they did this was unclear, but the out come lead
to the destruction of the Tome of Fire and cause the well spring in En’esh
to crack. In turn this created a chain reaction of pulsing magic that
started to effect the very fabric of magic on Erdreja.
One of the effects of the pulses was that any one carrying more than four
magic items at one time were adversely effected by vibrations, the item
heating up and in some cases exploding.
The battle of this year was over the issue of slavery but was dwarfed
by the outcome of the final ritual on Sunday night, and tale sof the coming
cataclysm of fire.
1101 AF
1101 saw the Wolves start to expand and colonise the Northern Wastes of
Erdreja. Finding a lost temple to the Morrigan, the Wolves invited the
Bears to join them and co-host upon their lands and to reopen the temple
at the Gathering.
The year also saw the return of the Lions to Erdreja. Cast out from the
realm of Avalon, they literally crashed back into the seas of Erdreja
on their island. The crash landing of the Holy Isle caused the lands of
Lantia to re surface and formed the new landed location for the faction.
It was discovered during the year that the destruction of the tome of
fire had released Satuns pattern from where Floris Illias had bound him.
In the late spring ofthis year Maar the facelesses involvmnt in many of
the trouble was uncovered, by the form of a past master incantor Papa,
Who him self had turned to evil. The joint forces of the factions stood
against Maar and Lord Gustav of the Vipers fought him one on one matching
dark arts, till now rummoured to be at Gustavs command. Maar was defeated
by Gustav and those in attendance this day, and destroyed.
The Aegyptians and other people of the Southern continent, hosts of a
previous Gathering attended, as guests within the Unicorns Faction.
During the event, an amazing discovery was made in a ice cave behind the
temple to the Morrigan. A very ancient and ornate set of balanced sixteen-way
scales. The scales were encased in magic and looked like they were almost
alive, set within a scene. Old and wise people stated that they seemed
to measure the ebbs and flows of Erdreja.
The Tome of Fire was reformed after one ritual which tried to bring it
back failed and killed the ritualist, indeed the ritual only succeeded
in summoning and enraging Golgamoth. whom slayed the ritualist. Later
a second ritual then took place, completed by the Mages Guild. They reformed
the tome later that evening, this caused the pulses started the previous
year to weaken.
During the Gathering Lord Gustav stepped into the Void with a small retinue
stating he had other matters to deal with now. Those left who were close
to him believe he will return.
The battle itself was a held to decide whom would host the next years
Gathering much like a grand melee.
The two facing armies were uneven in size. The side of the Dragons, Gryphons,
Harts, Lions and Unicorns had superior numbers and started by advancing
across the battle field to meet the opposition.
The smaller army held its position and with some great leadership tactics
on the part of the Bears, Tarantulas Vipers and Wolves, this lead them
to a victory. Declared hosts for 1102 were the Factions of the Vipers
and the Tarantulas.
1102 AF
A 2nd decade of Gathering Treaty now starts, overall the first one was
not that bad. Ten years of minor wars, disputes, outside interference
and the odd assassination. But the Heartlands nations stood together and
seem to be expanding and thriving.
In the spring of this year the factions gathered as is now common for
the Heartland games upon the island of Roak, Mnay new visitors were in
attendance from the east, A land called Cathay.
It was duringthe games that the mage incantors guild were robbed of an
ancient artifact the Orb of Spirit.
it was also during these games that the dark creature that
had been disrupting the games for all along revealed itself and was then
defeated in an extrodinary game of combat by the combined teams of the
heartlands.
Now once again the factions question the treaty that brought them together
the Harts push once more for revision. But is this the right time all
is not well in the lands of the Heartlands.
The immortal patterns were once again set free upon the face of Erdreja.
Satun and the Pendragon met, and sides were chosen by the people of the
heartlands. Schadel took a new form and Mordred's power was taken by the
Daemon Golgamoth. They met at the Gathering of this year and followed
the path of Floris and Brand joining together in the backlash of their
conflict and taking the form of a member of the Vipers Faction. Satun
spoke several times through out the year to all he could reach, taunting
the incantors and finally scattering his pattern to the winds of Erdreja
and where the pattern will land as yet to be seen.
Among all the turmoil that the immortal patterns always bring the pattern
of Floris returned but not the combined forms of Ellias and brand. The
pattern chose a new host in that of the mage Cullen Lochlan.
The Mordred device was reformed in the spring of this year and once again
the elder races suffered. The Lios Alfar again came to the aid of the
younger races and the device was once again deactivated by a combination
of rituals.
The actions of the younger races brought upon them the attentions of the
conclave a collection of powerful mages from the elder races who still
harbour the hatreds spawned during the elder wars.
Once again the Emperor Joshrum the second was seen to walk the Heartlands
of Erdreja his apperance shocked many but still he claims to rule these
lands. As such he requested the return of the imperial provinces under
the control of the current factions. While disregarding the more barabarian
celtic nations of Dragons, Bears and Wolves. Will any take him up on his
offers?.
This year also saw great losses among some of the Factions, lady Adelana
of the Unicorns fallen at the hand of one of the Unicorn factions greatest
foes, only to later be raised as unliving against them. Lord Digby of
the dragons gave himself to the wild hunt during the early winter. The
former Master Healer Stefan Louis of the Lions, was slain by assassins
on the first day of the last month of this year.
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