Expanded Timeline For After Chaos (AC) Part 303

Year 303 AC
A small factory for bricks is constructed near the Tideway River in north eastern part of Taina.  They are able to produce more bricks, more uniform, and good, solid design to ship everywhere for a reasonable price. (Obviously the farther from Tideway, the more expensive.)  But there are local crafters who are not happy with the factory taking their livelihoods and are causing issues.

Expanded Timeline For After Chaos (AC) Part 223

Year 223 AC
Ships disappear between Notitia and the port near Karoon.  No one knows what is happening, but adventurers and militia go to investigate.  They believe it may be a freak weather pattern or sea monsters.  The disappearances affect trade between the two cities and prices for those items they ship between ports soar.

Character: Rogan Thatchhammer

• Rogan is a minor noble of noble House Tatchammer of the House Goldeaf has always been a fighter. When he was born there he had a hammer in his hand. His family has always been loyal to House Goldleaf and he is currently the brother of Lady Goldleaf, mother of Cailus and Helen. Rogan is a blacksmith when he is not fighting along side other Knights of House Goldleaf and is very fond of Cailus and Helen.


• Rogan is human and forty eight years old. Six foot two inches in height he is around two hundred and fifty pounds of muscle. He is broad in the shoulders and big boned. His face is oval shaped, with pronounced cheek bones and a bulbous nose that is quite prominent. He is pale colored with weathered skin from years of hard work. His dark blue eyes set off his blond hair which he keeps in one big braid with feathers and beads. His braid is also blond with streaks of dark brown hair.


• He wears leather tunic of deep brown, and a leather lace up pants, an outfit similar to those of the plains people of the east. He spent three years in his youth with the plains people and likes to dress in their comfortable clothes. He also has mid calf high boots of leather. All pieces of his clothing have decorations of bead and feathers. He does not wear armor as a rule, but will wear plate if forced to.


• Rogan is blunt and to the point. He says what he means, much to the disbelief of his nephew. His voice is deep and rumbling. He is gruff man, rough around the edges, but he is usually friendly with his friends. HE doesn't talk a lot and takes time to develop an opinion about a person. Slow to anger, but when he is driven to anger he is like some hell spawn.


• If playing in the time of the High King's Sword, he is the man you have to go through to get to Cailus, whether before or after he is crowned High King. He will want to know the caliber of the person and will send them on an errand before letting them see Cailus

History: Merlinous' Birth

Two thousand years before the High King's Sword novels, a woman, Lady Valerie Merlinous, saved Bloodhelm. It wasn't a simple siege or some small skirmish which earned her rank and title. No, it was the death of not only her squad of Knights and footmen, but herself as well. The woman of great stature and baring always wore her dark hair short, wore only breeches and t-tunics, and swore like a sailor on shore leave. But she was greatly loved by her men and she greatly loved her home.

Two thousand year before the High King's Sword novels the city of Bloodhelm was under siege for two months by ogres, bandits, and a few renegade wizards. The harbor was barricaded by pirate ships and the populace was slowly starving to death. The Knights within the walls of Bloodhelm sallied forth many times, trying to break the lines and get messengers through to bring aid from other Houses. But no messengers made it through the ranks of ogres and bandits.

Valerie knew why they weren't getting through. The Knights refused to sacrifice themselves for the populace by guiding the messenger all the way through the ranks of those who laid siege to Bloodhelm. Sick with the thought of so many dying while her fellow Knights ate well, she asked her squad to accompany her and the messenger as far as they could make it. No one refused her request despite knowing it was a suicide mission.

The next morning dawned and Valerie led her brave men through the protected gates into the mass of death before them. In the end she managed to protect the messenger to the edge of the encampment, allowing him to ride to Vandez for aid. But she lost her life in the noble effort.

The House of Bloodhelm realized their mistake or at least wanted to quell the populace before they demanded she be granted sainthood. They named her son the leader of a newly created noble House in answer to the problem.
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