Several years of gradual escalation between magic wielding tribes explodes into all-out war. The schools of magic are divided and defined. Masters of arcane magic emerge and begin leading their respective schools along a path to supremacy or doom.
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The Written History of Diadamel
Inked by the Sage of Veros, Decklund Sayre, the compiled notes on the history of Diadamel from The Mage Wars to the present day.
The Mage Wars
275 BC 100 BC
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-275 MW
High Sun
The Mage Wars Begin
Era beginning/end -
-275 MW
Twilight
An Evil Emerges
FoundingDespite many magicians taking slaves for menial tasks and hard labor, the lord of the Necromancers takes slaves and converts them into undead minions. This is heavily frowned upon by the other schools, but it is too late to do anything by the time they find out. A wave of undead is poised to wash over the world. The first necropolis is built.
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-130 MW
The Uprising Begins
Civil actionSlaves begin to take up arms against their magician overlords.
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-115 MW
The School of Evocation Rebels
Civil actionThe Evocation mages were the first group of magicians to drop their fight with the other schools to focus on dealing with the larger threat of the evil Necromancers. Other schools would follow in time.
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-109 MW
Mother's Shawl
Magic Begins to Balance Again
Celestial / CosmicWith all but the Necromancers working harmoniously together, the forces of magic begin to mend and grow potent.
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-109 MW
Frostfall
The Mage War Ends
Diplomatic actionWith many of the magical clans banding together, they agree to stop fighting one another entirely and free their captive slaves and prisoners. Thought the war between them had ended, their war with the Necromancers was beginning.
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-108 MW
Sun's Return
Morakordred Emerges
Life, PublicityA young sorceress is responsible for destroying several Necromancer necropoli single-handedly. She is a very powerful ally to the rebels and pledges fealty to the human leader of the rebellion.
The Time of the Sorceress Queen
90 BC 0 BC
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-90 SQ
Mid Year
The Death of Solomon the Great
Life, DeathSolomon, first of his name, Slayer of Necrolords, High Lord of the First Council, and King of the Northlands is slain. Morakordred becomes treacherous and has the royal family slain. She rises to power soon afterward and declares herself Queen of All Things. Solomon was survived by his infant daughter who was taken away from the castle before she could be destroyed.
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-1 SQ
Mother's Shawl
The Cataclysmic Sundering
Disaster / DestructionIn desperation, Morakordred expended much of her strength to keep her enemies at bay. Fissures split the continent and set the fragments adrift on the sea. Eventually the continents would cease to travel and settle in their places.
Dragon's Doom
0 BC and beyond
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50 DD
Greenman's Joy
The End of Arcane Magic
Disaster / DestructionDragons are hunted into extinction, and with the death of the last dragon so too does arcane magic cease to be.
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239 DD
The Formation of The Vectarian Empire
Diplomatic actionSeveral small regions are invaded and conquered in Eastern Estrecia. The invading king places trusted individuals in positions of power within these countries. Science begins to flourish.
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270 DD
Vectar Conquers Half of Estrecia
Military actionThe Vectarian Empire conquers the last province in Eastern Estrecia and effectively divides the continent into East and West.
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279 DD
Western Estrecia Reclamation
Military actionThe provinces of Western Estrecia band together and push the Eastern Empire back.
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280 DD
Estrecia Begins a Time of Peace
Diplomatic actionThe Vectarian Empire ceases their push westward after losing several skirmishes. A line is drawn on a map during a conference between the leaders of the East and West. A proper border is formed and maintained.
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380 DD
Rain's Fall
The Birth of Magical Technology
Scientific achievementAn engineer in Eastern Estrecia develops a small bipedal vehicle that is infused with magical ability. The vehicle was dubbed Magitech.
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