Wednesday, July 21, 2010

History of Martapa

I'm not sure how indepth most authors go in fleshing out their world, but I have delved in deep. I've had nearly 17 years to think on this world and its grown as I have. So to start out my history section of Martapa here is a rough timeline:

Sarjon, Catiana, and Targon create Martapa.
Light Birth/Dark Birth: The other Major Gods are brought forth.
Last Birth: The Minor Gods are brought forth.
Year 1: Creatures and plants are created.
Year 3: Dragons, Elves, Dwarves, Humans, and magical creatures are created.
Year 5: Ogres and other humanoids created.
Year 5 to 10,000 DC (During Chaos): Chaos reigned, no social structure of significance except the predecessors of the Tayke culture. The humans spread from the northern continent to the southern continent. The elves are driven to the northern regions and mountain regions of the northern continent, while still roaming free in the southern continent. Ogres infest any dark place and try to capture the human and elven lands. The humans retaliate by sending armies against the ogres. The war lasts for two centuries.
1 AC (After Chaos): Ogre/Human War ends
903 AC: Mahatalo and his Akicitia arrive in the north.
933 AC: Veo Sun Star is born.
1000 AC Wolf Clan Created, Veo Sunstar is the first Leader.
1500 AC: Other Warrior Clans are created by Targon.
1982 AC: Peter Thorson and his friends begin their trek to see all of Martapa and eventually create the Kingdom of Tridon.
2000 AC: Time of Peter, First High King presented with the Gift of the Gods.
2051 AC: High King Peter dies.
2100 AC: Noble Houses are first created. Most are accomplished Knights of the family who have earned their title of Lord through battle or died and were not in line for the Leadership of the House.
3382 AC: Wizard Wars Begin
3407 AC: Wizard Wars End.
5653 AC: Rumors of an unsanctioned birth of a Wolf Warrior/common cross whose power is great. (Warriors, which I will get to later, were not allowed to have children unless allowed).
5657 AC: Master Mage Ukiah is born.
5800 AC: The decline of the elves and they begin to go into seclusion.
5809 AC: The last known dragon dies.
5900 AC: Wizard Shaniko takes the Dwarven Islands. Most of the Ancient elves are killed by Shaniko on the Dwarven Islands.
5907 AC: The Mage School, Dragon's Fire, falls to Shaniko's minions.
5986 AC: Goldenstern House Falls
6002 AC: Calabay House Falls, Dyani Blackwolf dies.
6003 AC: The Chosen are brought together (This was the premise of my first set of books).
6004 AC: The Clash of the Avatars, later known as the War of the Gods, is concluded at Stormvale.
0 PA (Post Avatar): The world begins anew after the War of the Gods. Scholars now mark the years as Post Avatar. This distinction does not spread quickly and many places have years that count past 6004 AC.
32 PA: The dragon Elemental Storm, Fire Flash's mate and fellow Gate Dragon, is lost in the Tsalagi Mountains to Black Wizards. Fire Flash abandons his post at Varanath Keep and begins his search for her, vowing to kill all Black Wizards which fall into his path.
2500 PA; The remaining Gate Dragons go into seclusion, their young and young's offspring soon following. Dragons are not seen again by mortal begins except on rare occasions, mostly to aid House Calabay, Varanath and Eton.
3000 PA: The Twelve Houses begin squabbling amongst themselves for power. The High King becomes a puppet. The ideals of Peter are forgotten.
3075 PA: The Mercneary Wars begin.
3186 PA: The Last High King is murdered on the battlefield near Landshire by Sebastion Blackthorne.
3197 PA: The Mercenary Wars End.
3200 PA: Noshi Blue Crystal, Sebastion Blackthorne, and Miyaca Snowbird retake Varanath from the Wizard Mathanos. Houses are still in disarray and few remain true to Peters ideals. (This was a story I worked on as well, and do hope to go back to since these characters have small parts in my High King's Sword series).
3211 PA: Noshi creates the Crystal Brigade. These Knights are true to Peter's word and soon several of the nobler of the Major Houses begin sending her recruits to learn the values of being a Knight.
3240 PA: House Calabay, Goldleaf, Varanath, and Pathfinder sign a treaty of non-aggression. They vow to aid any of these Houses if the need arises, not overtax the other Houses' merchants, and to send Knights to fill the ranks of the Crystal Brigade that patrol the Tsalagi Mountains to keep the Black Wizards of Shaniko out of Tridon.
3251 PA: (Current time) The High King's Sword (Tarkil, Krom, Kenna, Duncan, Guthlaf, and Elly) regain the Staff of Veo and help crown the first High King in 65 years and the first true High king to believe in the ideals of Peter in nearly 300 years.

So clearly this is not a full time line, but we will flesh it out more as we go through the history of all Martapa.
Tomorrow: History of Martapa Part II

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