History of Juerr, Zorthap, Kanrach & AddajjAs told by Moonstone, Sardonyx, Amxada & Xered
????-4725 VF (Vor Fortschrift): The Time of UnknowingAn unknown span of time at least two thousand five hundred years in length pass. It is known as a time wherein Black Spheres ruled over the land carving out the landscape of the continent. Amxada postulates that her ancestors, the Genies ruled over the continent and thinks their downfall resulted from the black spheres destruction.
4725~4325 VF: The HuntGiants, Dwarves and Humans organize a resistance to the Black Spheres hunting them to their disappearance. In absence of the Black Spheres the humanoids organize into societal connections. Armistice occurs by fracturing into social classes based upon race; The Giants- The Protectors, The Dwarves- The Creators, & The Humans- The Laborers. They live in the fertile plains and hills of the northern valley of the continent called Juerr.
3800s VFStrife begins to grow between the races of Juerr. The Dwarves feel unappreciated and begin to establish settlements in the western mountains naming them Zorthap. Some humans flee servitude into the desert central of the continent wandering unto their deaths rather than be subjugated by others.
3119 VFThe Cactari race is created by the Duergar to explore the expanse of the desert in the center of the continent.
3000 VF / 1 CZThe Duergar led by one known only as '
The Creator' begin an assault on the valley of Juerr in an effort to take the valley for their kind.
2933 VF / 67 CZThe development of Biothaumaturgy by the Duergar allows them to forge the Uushmyr creatures as tools of war against the Giants and Humans of Juerr.
2864 VF / 161 CZThe Duergar create the Dromite race as servants and lackeys limiting their mental faculties.
2789 VF / 236 CZ / Many Spans Before DahliaThe Duergar forge the Thri-Keen Race as a means of food for their Uushmyr creatures of War.
2104 VF / 921 CZ / 1 DahliaDahlia arrives to the Addajj Coast.
- Age of Andesel:
1 - 1163 Dahlia
Dahlia creates the Thri-Keen race into an intelligent and warrior breed with the power of Psionics.
A more psionically apt subspecies arises known as the Tuhrn-Keen as keepers of records and knowledge, while the more combat ready Thri-Keen continue to battle the Uushmyr.
1800s VF / 1200s CZThe Duergar begin making greater headway into Juerr through advanced Uushmyr creation.
1577 VF / 1448 CZ / 427 Dahlia / 1B ChaoThe Chaos Mother appears to her Chaos Conduit;
Deivyyd in the Kanrach Desert. He begins shaping the landscape of the waste to his desire through mutation.
941 VF / 2084 CZ / 1164 Dahlia / 297 ChaoDahlia enters a deep catatonic state for a number of months after which she partitions her mind into six parts forming her Niou-Ashelardians; Moonstone, Tourmaline, Beryl, Andalusite, Spinel, and Jacinth to watch over the Thri-Keen and returns to her slumber to await the arrival of The Legacy.
- Age of Soptheir:
1 - 1463 BR (Before Return)
The Niou-Ashelardians guard the Thri-Keen in place of Dahlia, with the Thri-keen and Tuhrn-keen sub ordinate and subservient to them.
310 BR
Contact is made by Andalusite with with the Underwater Kingdoms to the south of the Addajj Coast.
circa 990 BR
Tensions begin to arise towards the Niou-Ashelardians from the Turhn-Keen who felt slighted by Dahlia for being passed over as the chosen people to receive The Legacy.
1330 BR
Tensions arise amidst the Niou-Ashelardians when the Underwater Kingdoms begin to join together as the Empire of Adnog, intent to bring life to a horrid Demi-Deity Deva Tuulnepp to wrest control if the continent. Whether or not to intervene in the affairs of beings not in their charge is the complication they faced.
300s-100s VF / 2700s-2900s CZ / 600s-800s BR / 4E0s-5A0s ChaoIncreased migration and escape from Juerr into Kanrach occurs in light of conditions of the endless war. Humans, Half-Giants and others seeking some degree of freedom flee into the desert as the Duergar encroach on the capital of the Giants.
3 AG (Angekommen Gott) / 3028 CZ / 944 BR / 647 ChaoThe Mountain which houses the Giant capital erupts as a volcano and
Jerowisch, God of Fire and Giants emerges to aid and rule over the people of Juerr.
200s-300s AG / 3200s-3300s CZ / 1100s-1200s BR / 700s-760s ChaoThe conflict between Juerr and Zorthap turns to favor the Giants.
- The Adnog Conflict:
1332 - 1463 BR
The Niou-Ashelardians intervene to halt the revival of Tuulnepp originally to save the lives of those that would be affected.
1387 BR
Andalusite Turns to the side of the Adnog Empire having apparently come to understand the side of the underwater denizens more than her own kind. Her efforts subvert the Niou-Ashelardians and draw out the conflict for decades longer.
1414 BR
The Duergar seem to increase their flow of Uushmyr creatures and invasive strikes on the Addajj Coast slowing the progress of the Niou-Ashelardians further.
1464 BR: The Fatal Conflagration
In the span of a single week The Ruler of the Adnog Empire sacrifices all of the life force of the entire empire to resurrect Tuulnepp and Moonstone, Spinel and Jacinth fuse to form Shattuckite who defeats Andalusite and destroys Tuulnepp. While occupied with this, both the Duergar of Zorthap destroy and retain the remains of Beryl and the Tuhrn-Keen turn on the Niou-Ashelardians and slay Tourmaline stealing her remains as well and fleeing Addajj. Moonstone alters the mentally faculties of the remaining Thri-Keen to be perpetually intelligence hampered.
500s AG / 3500s CZ / 1400s BR / 830s ChaoThe Duergar of Zorthap turn their aggression towards the Kanrach Desert assailing it with Uushmyr.
- The Vicious Retaliation:
1500s BR
After rebuilding a semblance of what had been destroyed, The remaining Niou Ashelardians begin to attempt to assail the Duergar of Zorthap finding them to be the cause of the strife that the land had thus endured.
1578 BR
Spinel is sent off by Moonstone to search for aid in the conflict against Zorthap. This also done to separate Jacinth and Spinel who Moonstone believed to be plotting against her.
1659 BR
Spinel's mental correspondences cease reaching Moonstone. Spinel's whereabouts are unknown following her final messages.
1719 BR: The Final Splinter
Their resources running thinner pushes Moonstone and Jacinth to their edge while pushing through the southern settlements of Zorthap. Jacinth betrays Moonstone to defect to the side of the Duergar, no longer trusting her fellow remaining Niou Ashelardian. Moonstone ends her campaign against the Duergar spiritually broken under the weight and outcome of her own actions, self-exiling herself back in Addajj.
800s AG / 3800s CZ / 1700s / 950s ChaoThe Duergar of Zorthap and Deivyyd reach an uneasy armistice after some centuries of fighting choosing to instead focus attack on the Giants of Juerr.
887 AG / 3912 CZ / 1878 BR / 9BB ChaoThe Duergar develop Bio-Cable with aid from Jacinth, a material light as simple fibers but tensile and strong enough to act as armor when acted upon.
900s-1400s AG / 3900s-4500s CZ / 1900s-2400s BR / 9C0s-C00s ChaoWar for control shifts further towards the Duergar with help from Jacinth, increased Uushmyr generation and non-interference from the Kanrach Desert.
1489 AG / 4514 CZ / 2480 BR / C15 ChaoJacinth betrays the Duergar, for reasons unknown creating a struggle for power anew amidst the land. She forms her base atop the highest peak of the continent armed with the knowledge that she had gained while allied with the Duergar of Uushmyr creation.
1600s AG / 4600s CZ / 2600s BR / C50s ChaoJacinth begins development of the first run of her Ou-Ou Ashelardians making five in her own image to better assert dominance over the land. She begins rapid expansion and acquisition of the land fromboth the hands of the Giants of Juerr and Duergar of Zorthap.
2084 AG / 5109 CZ / 3075 BR / E68 ChaoDuring a pivotal battle one of Jacinth's copies attempt to betray her. The unsuccessful attempt at her life prompts Jacinth into a rage filled century long hunt for her copies dismantling the force she had built in order to hedge attempts at betrayal.
2200s AG / 5200s CZ / 3200s BR / EC0s ChaoJacinth creates the second run of her race of Ou-Ou Ashelardians making them in the likeness of her former comrades; Tsavonite (Tourmaline), Varisite (Beryl), Emerald (Andalusite), & Jade (Spinel).
2848 AG / 5873 CZ / 3839 BR / F64 ChaoIn an assault on Jacinth's territory by Duergar forces, a last ditch effort to not sustain larger casualties Emerald unleashes all the Uushmyr contained by the Ou-Ou Ashelardians. The horde of unleashed beasts routes the Duergar forces but their loosing unleashes virile and vicious breeds of creatures not yet glimpsed by the continent.
2900s AG / 5900s CZ / 3900s BR/ F80s ChaoDuergar focus on growth of population to facilitate the hunting and quelling of the rapidly advancing abilities of the wild Uushmyr
Jacinth creates the third and most recent run of her Ou-Ou Ashelardians, Onyxs as foot soldiers against the increasing numbers of Duergar. They have markedly low intelligence for the express purpose of following orders.
The Eternal War of the continent had reached a stalemate with all sides matched in forces and ability, trading territory back and forth over the course of the next centuries.
3675 AG / 6700 CZ / 4666 BR / 149F ChaoSardonyx emerges late from a production run of Onyxs.
3791 AG / 6816 CZ / 4782 BR / 1513 ChaoSardonyx defects to the Addajj Coast from Jacinth's forces.
4716 AG / 7741 CZ / [5707 BR]1 L (Legacy) / 18B0 ChaoThe Legacy arrives at the Addajj Coast heralding Dahlia's return with her compatriots.
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