Recent History

Recent History is intended to be just that. It's history summarized, aimed at helping newer players gain a foothold of the game, or for older ones to have a sort of "scroll" to look back on. The more minutiae rumors and histories of day-to-day life, including rumors involving current plots, are in the rumor posts. Think of Recent History as a grander take on things, and if you are just starting out, this is where you want to begin. You can pick the rest up as you go.

Most recent events are at the bottom. If you would like to look at yet older game history, it can be found over here.

The War for Sendor and the Fall of Animus

Kinnevack strode into Sendor years ago and turned the once-Myrrish land into a place of slavery and domination. She toppled old temples and ruled with an iron fist. The streets of Sendor turned to chaos, and where men fell, ogres and the old goblinkin took their place. Images of Maugrim dominated the Temple Square, and tribal spears ran red with the blood of Kor the Warlord, and drums sang of more to come.

Alexandria joined forces with Myriddion, and drove its armies into Sendor. The pull required they withdraw troops from Blar, and that nation fell once again. Yet, Sendor and Myrddion marched with purpose to rescue friends and family. They marched into Sendor and drove demons from the town of Versis, they toppled the once-unsurmountable fort of Gettys. Despite losses and the crashing of airships, the gods of Light appeared to bless their efforts.

Except, tragedy struck just the same.

As they lay camped at Versis, the clerics of the Knowing God suddenly went blind. Animus was struck from the world, and his loss sent magecraft into chaos, and began the unraveling of the nation of Rune. Licking its wounds, the army still marched on--though now they looked over their shoulders, for gone was the Father of Wisdom.

They eventually would fell Kinnevack, and retake Sendor. And as the armies gathered beneath the combined flags of nations, world peace lay on the horizon, despite the fall of a god. The ancient king of Myrddion and the elder king of Bludgun saw much in common with one another, and began, in Alexandria, to reach towards one another with the hand of peace.

Behind the falling of Sendor, the ghost of a whisper suggested that the twisted god of war, Kosomoth, was gone. To most, this is at best a worrisoem suggestion. Those deeply involved within thei rfaith, however, heatedly debate the correlation between the fall of Bludgun and of the god so many of its people worshipped.

The End of the War and the Vanishing of Alexandria

With the end of the Sendor War, Alexandria became the center of world events. The weathered kings of two nations, Myrddion and Bludgun, gathered and shook hands over the beginnings of world peace. It was at that time that Alexandria was ripped from the world--though to the world at large, she simply disappeared. She vanished from the world for five years, though Alexandria would not age but days, and so did the kings. In the meantime, the world plunged into war and once-proud Rune began to crumble.

When Alexandria reemerged and the kings did not, Alexandria found itself under increasing scrutiny of all kinds. As news of the world's changes trickled in, figures emerged, lending the force of their personality to bring order or settle chaos, and to prepare the city for whatever might come. One such was Madam Gelfure, who now rules the mage's guild in Alexandria.

The people of Alexandria now reach out to a world that wasn't sure they would return. And they do not like what they hear. Some reach out for news of loved ones, others with anger and purpose. They find that the attitudes of the gods have changed, too. The Gods of Light have raised their swords and those of Twilight have become focused on their individual temples and followers, in effect raising their fortress walls. The Gods of Dark--news trickles in, but what rumors are heard brings terror to the hearts of the brave and timid alike.

The Rediscovery of the World

Shortly after the War, Alexandria plunged into what history would call The Mists. While the Mists were in place, life continued as it always had in Alexandria. The world around, however, saw a different picture. In the world, the goddess Taara cackled and shadows grew and sundered nations. Dragonier fell. Rune collapsed. And the great wall of Charn was no more.* For five years this continued, while for Alexandria it would seem five weeks.

When Alexandria reappeared, it became a source of hope as well as suspicion. The world wondered why it had vanished, and Alexandrians quickly came to find that so had the great kings of Bludgun and Myrddion. Its walls were swiftly swarmed with politicians, ambassadors, hopefuls, and...refugees.

Refugees from near and far fled into Alexandria as a place of sanity in a world gone mad, where food stores had been destroyed or life had just become "uncertain." Politicians held heated talks, and during one event, a Myrrish man found himself poisoned.

Amid this backdrop, rumors spread of a man and a woman in the Mists, of ancient figures of Alexandria's history coming forth again. The Mists however, faded, and since then, those rumors have been scoffed at. And, so far, the kings have not been found. Instead, Alexandria has found its greatest ally, Myrddion, locked in a cold war between two brothers.

* The stories of individual nations may be found on their pages.