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Summer
The Expected invasion of the Middle Kingdoms by Salamander was delayed when their first wave of forces were destroyed at the origional border of Tartaria. All that remained was a blasted tower and a large number of petrified Tartars.
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The Battle of Haven
Tartarian forces invade the Middle Kingdoms and ley seige to the Centraly placed Kingdom of Haven, The Small city is used as a focal point to try and halt the tartarian advance by other regional forces and the AAG.
Politics are futher muddied by the intervention of Deep Nachwertan forces , who appear to have sided with the Aliance (Frysia, Tartaria and Nippon).
Two of the Giant Dragon ships of Hasselt dock in Aberddu, these vessles are the largest floating ships in service, each styled to look like a huge Dragon.
1102AC
Death of a Kraken
In the January/Febuary of this year the Sea God Temple went into mourning for several weeks after the body of a Kraken is washed up on the Aberddu coast. It shows signs of a violent death with both claw marks and burns covering its body.
The Fall of Salamander.
After a bitter season of war the Western forces launched a final and desperate attack on Tartarian forces. This attack was designed to provide an opening for AAG forces to strike deep behind Tartarian lines and destroy Salamander and Flamehair in person before they could become to powerful to defeat.
The Plan was a success and the Tartar forces routed once the influence of Salamander was gone.
But the victory was costly and many AAG members were lost, their names to be remembered with all those who fell fighting to hold back the tides of Tartars.
With Salamander defeated a new era of politics arose in the Middle Kingdoms, several Kingdoms had taken advantage of the chaos to consolidate their territories, and the Eastern Regions were claimed by a number of Tartarian Tribes who refused to leave.
1103AC
The Reckoning
The Frysian government announced the building of a monument to peace.
Agents from Aberddu identified the Peace monument as a cover for the construction of a permenant portal to the Pit. Moving across the boarder in secrecy the Aberddu Adventurers Guild gathered in a hunting lodge just outside freetown and sought to destroy the Pit Gate in two ways, One group attacking the physical structure and the other moving into the Pit and destroying it from that side. After losing many people in the attacks the gate fell and the guild fled back to Aberddu where their brave actions was portrayed by Frysian sympathisers as an attack on the principals of frysia itself.
1104AC
The snow globe which contains the Port Sullion pit gateway is stolen from the safe of the Aberddu Adventurers Guild, and is broken over the Plains of Blood. Demons begin pouring through the gateway, and the evacuation of the middle kingdoms begins, and many refugees head for Aberddu. In september something happens within the inner sanctum of the Temple of Krynok and the High Priest is killed, and mortals are denied entry until further notice.
A member of the Temple of Life hires the Aberddu Adventurers Guild to find two artefacts and a scroll which holds the power to ressurect. After retreiving the scroll and translating it, it became clear the scroll was to be used with the two artefacts, a chalice and a gem, to Resurrect a powerful demon(?). After hearing about a necromancer who was looking for these artefacts, the Adventurers Guild hunted down and killed the necromancer. It is still unknown whether it was the temple of life that hired the guild, or the Necromancer herself.
1105AC
After a long and bitter winter (caused by an ice demon which was trapped in the void), many of the refugees in Aberddu die from frost bite, and many other cold related diseases. The influence of the Void grows, as does the influence of the pit. An earthquake destroyes many of the ancient trees on the south of the Elven Forest. The Thieves Guild location is found out by the Aberddu Militia, and is shut down.
The Battle of the Gates
A ritual by the Mages guild is succesful in shutting the pit and void gates. Adventurers defend the ritual circle closest to the Pit gate. Adventurers fought bravely, three adventurers are slain and one of the Archmages dies after the ritual. Adventurers fight a fighting retreat from hordes of undead and demons, and are succesful in retreating with no casualties despite having no healing or magic.
1106AC
The God-King Al'Rakhim, also known as "The Beast," is slain by a group of Adventurers. His body, that of a Gargoyle, was turned to stone when one of the Adventurers stabbed him and injected an antivenom into his body.
A group of adventurers goes on a scouting mission deep into Frysia to investigate rumours about the Freetwon Bridge still being open. The adventurers managed to escape with only one loss the earth elf Aeth, and returned to Aberddu with the news that the Freetown Bridge is still active.
Several weeks later the Adventurers Guild launch an attack on the Freetown Bridge, designed to permanently put it out of commission. They are successful and return to Aberddu with no losses.
Rumours begin in Paravel about an ancient evil, by the name of Scathach, returning. Many Paravelians go missing, and many Paravelians begin leaving Aberddu.
During the summer the AAG is hired to go to the small village of Middendorf, on the Frysian - Paravelian border. The adventurers discover that the Frysian border is mostly deserted, and that the border is protected against non humans again. The Frysians invasion begins with the bloody battle of Middendorf, where the Adventurers bravely fight to protect the fleeing villagers, and many Adventurers are cut down. The rumour of Scathach turns out to be real, except that he is a Frysian construct, and is slain the evening before the battle of Middendorf.
1107AC
The Aberddu Mages Guild is destroyed by the Archmages of Unity, and begin attacks on the city when construction begins on a new building. Hundreds of militia men die in the weeks of fighting against magical constructs. A group of Adventurers go in search of a group of mages who are more powerful than the Archmages of Unity, who subsequently wipe the archmages from existence, but the damage they have wrought is great, and several weeks later, after a period of lawlessness the Aberddu Militia is disbanded leaving the city an extremely unsafe place at night.
Albion declares war on Frysia, and sends the Queen's Guard Rennox Rangers to man the citadels of Pass Fort. Frysia continues its expansion into Paravel.
Several weeks later, upon the night of Thursday, May 24th, Pass Fort falls to the Frysian army. The Adventurers Guild then begins the evacuation of the city, and help to set up defences.
Soon after the AAG clears a path to the Albion border, and many citizens begin to seek refuge in Albion.
A week later the Iceni, gathered in renewed strength, ride into the Frysian army destroying all Demonologists and Demons, crippling the effective strength of the army, thus forcing it to retreat further north and regroup. An uneasy reprieve sees the continued evacuation of Aberddu. Soon afterwards the AAG are hired by the Queen's Guard of Albion to investigate the loss of contact from an outpost deep within C'tuma, and immediately leave for Londinium, and then on to C'tuma.
The Adventurers Guild arrive in C'tuma to find an Albion outpost, deserted but for one terrified Guardsman and the remains of one other. The journal of the outpost's commanding officer, Captain Lorensen, is found in his quarters.
Local tribes begin attacking the Adventurers, leading to the slaughter by the AAG of two entire tribes of C'tumans and the appearance of the "Rukan'Siethu" - the Obsidian Viper - a tribal "God" in the form of a huge black serpent. The creature is slain by the Adventurers, and is later found not to have been the Demon they had thought, but an embodiment of the spirit of the land.
Frysia marches once more on Aberddu, but this time the Queen's Guard of Albion moves to fight them, leading to a bloody street by street battle that lasts some time.
During the Autumn a wall is erected on both sides of the river, and through the new quarter. Albion controls the south side of the city, while the Frysians control the north.
Several weeks before Midwinter, after an attack on an Albion supply depot, the Queen's Guard marches to assault the frysian half of the city, leading to a renewed period of fighting, where neither side gains an upper hand.
Members of the AAG begin re-building the wreckage of Aberddu, beginning with the North Wall area. In spite of their renewed and improved construction, this area soon reverts to it's previous state and name; the North Wall Slums.
1108 AC
The Frysians level the north docklands, and erect a magical barrier. News reaches the temples and the AAG that a gateway to the pit will open at midnight. The battle rages through the night, and it is only through the divine intervention of the Light Alliance Gods and the Sea God that the gateway is closed. During the battle four clerics are blessed by the light gods, including Jonah Lestyrian of the faith of Law, and Crone of the Faith of Amroth, they hovered 30ft above the ground, and the gods sent an army of servitors, and blessed those beneath with enchantments and healing. Amroth finally sent a Greater Avatar to aid in the battle. The battle ended when the sea, commanded by the Sea God, rose to wash away the incantors who were opening the gate within the pit.
Solomon Tyrell of the AAG raises as many members of the Militia - led by Jonah Lestyrian - as he can, and leads them to the Summer Palace; in the space of one day the City Council is arrested, put on trial for dereliction of duty in the face of a hostile invasion (i.e. doing nothing to stop the Frysian invasion, and hiding themselves away in the Summer Palace for the entire conflict), and hanged. Until an election could be called, Tyrell installed himself as Governor of Aberddu, offering the responsibilities of Lord Commander Militant to Jonah. However, the people of Aberddu decided they didn't want an election, given how badly things turned out the last time people were elected to office.
Spring
The largest transport circle Frysia control is destroyed by an AAG strike force, leading to the recall of most of Frysia's troops. 50 or so men are left to defend Frysian interests in Aberddu, and after several weeks the Citadel of Passfort is retaken by the Queen's Guard, leaving the Frysians within Aberddu surrounded.
Summer
After receiving news that the Black Inquisitor will be at his weakest and able to be killed during a ritual in August the AAG begin planning a mission deep into the heart of Frysia. After infiltrating deep into Frysia, the AAG find the items required to stop the Black Inquisitor and Assault his citadel in Anoveld with an Army of Undead, led by Kenshiro Akimoto. During the fighting one adventurer is slain, while Arkhan Merriks gives his life to remove the demon bound to the Black Inquisitor, rendering him vulnerable. The AAG return to Aberddu Victorious, having struck a blow to Frysia that will take some time to mend.
Autumn
Albion rebuilds Passfort with stronger defences. The war with Frysia grinds to a halt after Frysian armies retreat back to Frysia. The fae begin to change the forests at night, and anyone that is caught during the change are caught within the realm of the Fae. The Fae change the weather and a great cold descends over Aberddu, with even parts of the ocean freezing over. On The Amrothian day of Rememberance The funeral of Arkhan Merriks is carried out. Most of the AAG go missing and are last seen entering the 'Clerics Knee' pub.
Governor Tyrell reveals to certain members of the AAG that he is not only dying of an incurable illness, but also that attempts have been made to assassinate him. Steps are taken to establish the ruling Councils of Aberddu; the Council of Faiths (Temple leaders); the Council of Guilds (Guild masters); the Council Militant (Militia Watch Commanders); and the High Council (influential citizens of Aberddu, chosen for the High Council mostly because it is in their interests to ensure that Aberddu remains both independent and prosperous)
1109
The AAG, missing for nigh on a month, are returned, after being held against their wishes by a Fae named Arton, who was protecting the AAG for some unknown reason.
Spring
The Fae incursion onto the Material Plane ends when they strike a deal with the Dwarves of the Dwarven Kingdoms. The Fae will live above ground, while the Dwarves will live beneath, giving each other mutual aid when necessary.
On the night of the Festival of Remembrance, Governor Tyrell is assassinated in the Guildhouse of the AAG. The assassin drained his soul with a Sebyth dagger, while the venom on the blade caused the body to dissolve, leaving nothing but a pale mark on the floor in the vague shape of a human body. Amidst much in-fighting, the Ruling Councils assume control of Aberddu.
A great magical fire burns a swathe of Stone Snake and Boar lands in Tartaria, and after the initial conflagration a fire burns, drawing magic and personality from the land surrounding it. A group of adventurers go to Paravel to investigate the disappearance of Aesthetics followers, and are shocked to discover them performing a ritual that succeeds in summoning a Lesser Servitor of the Aesthetics.
Summer
the Servitor of the Aesthetics, now grown in power to be an Avatar ascends to god hood, heralding the return of a dead God. During the ascension the minions of another God make themselves known, they bear the Nipponese symbol for Vengeance on their faces.
The AAG are called in by the Tartar Clan Boar to oversee the discussion of what is rising from the flames in Tartaria. as the discussion begins, the forces of Magnamous attack the camp. the next day sees the Fireborn, a new clan of tartars find a name for their new Totem, The Phoenix. the AAG bravely stand in the defense of the new Totem as Magnamous enters the battle personally to try and take the Phoenix's power, but the AAG destroy Magnamous in a battle that rages for some time. the renowned Archmage Elor Transcends his mortal coil during the battle, and the last two females of Clan Dustfox give their souls to the help in the Ascension of the Phoenix.
Autumn
The City of Aberddu continues to heal after the many ruinous wars it has seen, but on the Thursday of 15th October a portal circle explodes in Alendria, and several high ranking mages in the Mages Guild lose their magic, along with two shamans from the AAG. a team is sent by the AAG to investigate and repair the circle. thge team is successful in restoring the circle, but discover that the destruction has caused the void, the astral and the pit to transect the material plane, and journey through the three to find the circle. However, it is still unknown why the circle exploded in the first place.
Winter
A week after discovering that an army of undead is marching upon Aberddu the God-King Al'Rahkim, Thought to be slain, reappears in the AAG Building and takes the Soul of Lord Commander Militant Jonah Lestyrian to restore his own life force.
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Spring
Upon the first AAG Guild meeting of the new year Vengeance, a new god rising in the east, sends its minions to attack the AAG, during the fight a man known only as the 'Collector' takes the soul of Ed deBriee and vanishes. a strike team consisting of Abbatha Valdes, Solustaran Valerian, Torgluk Headsplitter, Eldoth Naler, Elyas Jacobi, and Ashanti Shadow-chaser, some of the most powerful members of the AAG, strike deeply into the heart of the new god of Vengeance's stronghold and bring back a construct that contains Ed's Soul. Eldoth Naler's Soul is taken and is lost.
Two priests of the rising God Bloodaxe seek the protection from the guild, as the forces of Al'Rahkim make landfall in Albion. Al'Rahkim comes in person to the AAG Guildhouse, and the Guild is powerless to stop him from taking the soul of the High Priest of Bloodaxe.
After learning of an artefact that may be of use against Al'Rahkim the most powerful members of the AAG - Solustaran, Torgluk, Helga, Kakita, and Kenshiro - make their way into the temple of the God King Al'Sirah Kalir, defeating him and wresting part of the Eye of the Abyss from his clutches. During the fight, Kenshiro disappeared, taking the God King with him. He re-appeared at the AAG, having apparently 'ascended' into immortality. At his suggestion, the AAG allows Kenshiro to restore Al'Sirah Kalir to power so that he can fight against Al'Rahkim.
Summer
a Sandstorm covers the lands of Clan Leviathan in Tartaria, as servants of Al'Rhakim search for something powerful being guarded by the members of clan leviathan. A group of adventurers ensures the safety of of this power, who turnes out to be a prophesied great chieftain, by sacrificing five willing warriors to send them 'beyond the sea' to safety. this denies further power to The Beast, who retreats from tartaria.
Attempting to assault Nippon - presumably en route to the would-be Goddess, Vengeance - Al'Rahkim's army is halted at the border by a combined force of the Imperial Army and a vast force of Undead and Void creatures under the control of Kenshiro Akimoto. Both sides suffer losses, but Al'Rahkim's army is forced into retreat.
Two Crusades prepare over the course of several months in the Temples of Life and Death. Their goal is to destroy Al'Rahkim "The Beast". Forming a third Crusade are the Cult of the Wyld, who have enlisted the aid of the Aberddu Adventurers Guild, for whom this war is personal as the Beast has attacked them many times, taking from them Jonah Lestyrian, and necessitating the deaths of Ward Clan Phoenix, Fenn and Stryke Clan Stallion.
In August the three combined Crusades assault the temple of Al'Rhakim, wielding a powerful artefact thought only to be a legend, known as the Eye of the Abyss. During the Battle the Al'Rhakim is weakened by a combined attack by the last champion of Ibn An Serrat, and the destruction of his sarcophagus. The Eye is used to turn Al'Rhakim mortal, and he is slain a short time afterwards, but not before summoning the aid of his most powerful ally, The Betrayer, aspect of Keesoth. The fight against the Betrayer takes some time, and only ends when a Greater Avatar of Law banishes him from the Material Plane.
Autumn
Upon the night of Masks Baralis Severance completes a ritual designed to ascend his God Truth to power. At the rituals apex, however, the region of the city within the ritual circle begins to fall into the Pit, revealing Truth's demonic nature. Upon the realisation of what was happening Baralis cut the ritual short prematurely, averting what may have become a complete disaster for the city.
As the events of Night of Masks draw to their conclusion Baralis was arrested and tried by the Law temple. Reports after the night reveal an initial death toll of approximately four thousand is considerable, with a similar amount dying from the after effects of taint.
Winter
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Spring
A large gateway to the pit opens within the sanctum of a temple of Life in a town in south east Albion. the town is destroyed with a few survivors, and the Albion Military form a cordon several miles wide around the site. Acting under the advice of the Guild Mage of the AAG, Solustaran Valerian, the Queen's Guard arrest an entire temple of Law on the old Albion / Aberddu border under suspicion of demonology. The temple is found to hold the magic and workings to become a pit gate.
Summer
Under the request of one Sergeant Baker of the Queen's Guard, the AAG are hired to investigate strange going's on in northern Albion. during the first night of their stay the AAG find themselves trapped in a strange effect that keeps dropping the area into the pit. It transpires that a Frysian plan to open a gateway between the Base's portal circle and Freetown had backfired, causing massive instability in the area. The AAG, believing the portal circle to lead to safety find themselves in the caverns below freetown facing legions of demons controlled by the inquisition, causing the AAG to immediately return to the portal circle. During the fight against several large and powerful demons The Iceni Samuel Hunter becomes trapped in frysia. His death, aided by the will of Amroth, destroys many demons.
Autumn
An Ambassador arrives in Aberddu from Aragon, and over several days tours Aberddu, at some point during the excursion he is poisoned by agents unknown in the AAG Guild house. Despite all efforts the ambassador cannot be saved, and the Aragonese set sail for Aragon. some parties believe that the poisoning was done by internal elements of the Aragonese government, or Frysia, as war is almost a certainity. Several weeks later, while two high ranking members of the Mages Guild (Professor Solustaran Valerian and Baralis Severance) are on trial for disorderly conduct and violence in breach of Mages Guild Rules, the Aragones attack the Mages Guild in force by destroying the Wards of the Building and then proceeding to massacre the Guild. Luckly, as witnesses in the trial the bulk of the AAG are in the building, and fight off a great number of constructs and Mages. 90 percent losses are recorded for the AMG during the night, leaving a few apprentices, and a few of the masters left. THe Guild Master of the AMG is found dead by Solustaran Valerian, pinned to his back with a dagger is a deceleration of war. The City begins preparation soon afterwards.
Winter
on the 15th December 1111 AC Aragonese ships are spotted making for the City, and the Aragonese place the City under a powerful Magical ward that cancels magic of the 8th circle and above, the City braces itself for the coming battle.
