Thursday, March 31, 2016

Expanded Timeline for After Chaos (AC) Part 75

Year 75 AC
A ship wreck off the eastern coast of Taina is supposed to house many magical items and treasure from a far off land.  A merchant group is looking for a adventuring group to come and search the wreckage for them, offering a good reward and some of the treasure as payment.

Monday, March 28, 2016

Expanded Timeline for After Chaos (AC) Part 74

Year 74 AC
This years great gathering is huge.  There are people from all over Taina, Ariella, the dwarven community and even the elves.  The highlight is a delegation from the winged elves, arriving on their gryphons.  Children will remember the event for years.  A kingdom named Sunvale is recognized and many of the larger cities think about doing the same.

Thursday, March 24, 2016

Expanded Timeline for After Chaos (AC) Part 73

Year 73 AC
Karoon once again becomes the hotbed of conflict.  With the death of all the ruling family in Karoon, civil war breaks out, killing hundreds and burning down half the city.  A former general of the ruling family steps up and controls the unrest, soon after he is hailed the leader of Karoon.  Some blame him for the deaths of the ruling family, since he argued with them before he retired, but those who know him are positive he was a firm supporter of the family and is only trying to save the city he loves.  Torak Mantow takes a firm, but competent hand and begins to reshape Karoon so it may thrive.

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Expanded Timeline for After Chaos (AC) Part 72

Year 72 AC
A guild hall for mercenaries is set up in Karoon.  The hope is to make sure mercenaries are paid fairly and aren't sent to their deaths needlessly, at least not for a poor price.  Hundreds come to see what it is about and discussions of making other chapter houses through out Taina are heard.

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Expanded Timeline for After Chaos (AC) Part 71

Year 71 AC
Rumors of ghosts that kill with their gaze or a single touch are spread around the small village of Jaka near the Tsalagi Mountains.  No one goes out at night but rumors abound about why the ghosts are there.  It's blamed on Wizards, dead who were murdered, even an ancient civilization that the bones have been disturbed by the farming near by.  Many adventurers come to see if the latter is right in hopes of finding treasure.

Monday, March 21, 2016

Expanded Timeline for After Chaos (Ac) Part 70

Year 70 AC
Cocoa is brought in from the jungle region of Ariella to Taina for the first time.  Caravans of the product are spread out through out of Taina.  Mercenaries are hired to protect the strange new, but intoxicating product. Kings and popper alike find the cocoa wonderful and worth the coinage.

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Expanded Timeline for After Chaos (AC) Part 69

Year 69 AC
An old temple, buried in sand and soil and ash, is found in the northern part of Tridon, just northeast of Sunvale.  The carvings that are unearthed appear to say that it was dedicated to the Gods of Light, but more study is required.

The Pilgrimage of the Faiths split, part going to the south coast and the rest heading for the north.  Many small temples and shrines are being made and many more people are being brought to the career of priest.

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Expanded Timeline for After Chaos (AC) Part 68

Year 68 AC

Flooding for most of the areas near rivers of any size after a wet winter and spring.  Farmers are forced to wait later to plant, causing some shortage of food.  Though, where they can plant on time, food stocks are high.

Bandits are attacking caravans along major trade routes. Mercenaries are in high demand.

Monday, March 7, 2016

Expanded Timeline for After Chaos (AC) Part 67

Year 67 AC
A small city near Karoon tries to run things by consensus, instead of by a King or Emperor or some such.  The first year is rocky, with many not used to trying run anything but their households.  This small city, Vendora, is looking for police to patrol the roads and to take care of ogres and such creatures.

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Expanded Timeline for After Chaos (AC) Part 66

Year 66 AC
This year is overrun with hurricanes, landslides, deep snow winters and floods.  Most people stay near home and trade is slow.  Monsters come down from the mountains to attack villages, bringing out the call for help to take them down.