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Time Jump 2015-16 Writeup

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Time Jump 2015-16 Part One:
Table of Contents:
The Tower of Morganti:
Dagdeoth Wars
Blackspire Rebels
New Kings and Queens
Hobbit Civil War
Dark Wilds On The Loose
Political Turmoil in Temnor
Dwindling of the Fae
20 years have passed. Year 16,049
The Tower of Morganti: (background info) It has
become common knowledge that the powerful Seer’s
Possession which swept through Roekron and the rest of
the known world, almost causing a complete loss of life
as we know it in these lands, was caused by Dagdeoth and
was connected tower of morganti. Spy organizations had
discovered that Dagdeoth had built an entire tower out of the soul destroying metal (where they got the
materials has many wondering about the activities of the Wizards Trade Order). This tower was lowered
into a lake in the polar north which is surrounded by a thick jungle, kept warm by the numerous volcanos
which encircle it. This lake was not known to be of any significance other than that beings known as the
Titans, huge people the size of dragons, covered with frost and ice, have spoken of this place to ancient
dwarves, and have called in The Garden. These beings, it is now understood, were innate Seer’s and
have for thousands of years, given council and served as Oracles in the north to many of the species
native to that land. These beings were among the first to go blind from the Seer’s Plague, and it is now
believed that this was caused by the morganti tower being sunk deeper and deeper into the lake in the
this far distant northern land. Why this is so is not completely understood, but many scholars hold to the
belief that the lake is somehow deeply connected to the ability to Oracle by all beings with that ability.
Because they are all connected to it, Dagdeoth used this as a link to them, and controlled them through
their link to this place. As the tower was driven ever deeper into the lake, first common Seer’s became
powerful Seer Possessions with innate Elder Sorcery and massive amounts of mana. Next, other
creatures with the natural ability to oracle began to become Possessed as well, everything from Nature
Elementals and Nature Giants, to Green Drakes and even Green Dragons! Surprisingly, this effect also
seemed to be effecting the Priestess of the Elder Goddess Religion, as it appears they all are in fact Seer’s,
due to their strong connection to prophecy. This would have certainly meant the end for Roekron, if not
the known world, as the amount of Seer Possessions would have been in the tens of thousands, just in
Roekron alone. Fortunately, a few brave individuals sacrificed themselves on what appeared to be a
fool’s errand to try and destroy this tower, and somehow, managed to trigger it’s destruction just in time.
How this was done is still not completely understood, but the accounts of these selfless adventurers
describes a harrowing journey through the north, posing as Dagdeoth Troops, and eventually gaining
access to the tower where they all died permanently, having discovered the tower surrounded by at least
24 Green Dragon Seers, as well as some hundred or so Green Drake Seers. But something changed once
these adventurers ended their quest. A battle erupted between Dragon Seers and many of them used their

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powerful breath weapon which unfoges magic items it hits, to destroy the tower. It was a horrific battle,
many of these great beast being destroyed by morganti wraiths released as the tower began to fall, as well
as many of their brethren who attempted to thwart them. It is said that Titan Seers also appeared at this
time at the base of the tower and fought to bring it down. In the end, they were successful, and the entire
lake is now toxic zone of unspent mana, distortions in magical fields, morganti spirits, and lethal steam.
Needless to say, Dagdeoth hasn’t pursued this area since the towers collapse. Fortunately for all of us,
with the towers fall, the Seer Possessions imploded, erasing all known Seers from the world, as far as we
know. Only those beings not yet full Possessed managed to survive this genocide, and just how many
beings that is unknown.
Dagdeoth Wars: With the Seer Possessions destroyed,
Dagdeoths main weapon for world domination had been
thwarted, and they began systematically punishing who
they apparently felt was to blame, Roekron, and their
Blackspire minions. Using a seemingly endless supply of
troops, Dagdeoth having already battled all through the
year, continued mercilessly pounding the region, pushing
its troops to the breaking point and beyond. The
Blackspire Mountains became a rallying point as
Dagdeoth invaded throughout Roekron from this
dangerous and chaotic region. Svodlun lost lands to the
north, but little to the east due to the prese nce of the Dark
Wilds which shows no sign of slowing in its expansion.
Dsesnor, Aramir, and Odilwatch all were hit hard by
Dagdeoth, who failed at destroying the first two, but
succeeded in taking over the later. Odilwatch is now an
occupied city, which has attempted many rebellions in the
past ten years, but has not been able to overthrow their powerful new overlords. Illionass, who had been
attempting to retake their plateau homeland was also attacked in force, though with new unified
leadership, Dagdeoth could was successfully pushed back, and actually lost ground on the plateau which
is now a hotly fought over battle zone again.
Blackspire Rebels: Pushing their troops too hard had its costs for Dagdeoth. At the end of 16,029 a
small army successfully attacked Dagmar City directly, being one
of the first troops in ages to do so. This group came out of the
Dark Wilds bearing the flag of Blackspire. While the attack itself
did little real military damage, it sparked a flame or resistance in
many of the living troops taken from Blackspire to work for
Dagdeoth. These troops began to question their allegiance, and
as Dagdeoth pushed them harder and more cruelly, and also began
the systematic invasion and occupation of their homeland, more
and more of these people turned on their masters. A major civil
war in Dagdeoth erupted twelve years later, with drastic
consequences for the royalty of Dagdeoth. The Blackspire region
itself attempted to regain some self-control but was unable to
push out the powerful forces of Dagdeoth that had become
entrenched. Many nations considered helping them, and a few
adventurers did so, but due to a general dissolving of much of the
control of the Free Republics organizations with the death of Kuni
Sythrea who was a Seer Possession, there was no organized
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New Kings and Queens: Much of Roekron began to see new leaders arise. First in Dsesnor, then in
Illionass, and, as would be revealed later, even Dagdeoth. First off, Dsesnor sought a new king of queen
to take the throne in Estorock but having been recent deliberations regarding this, they were limited to
choosing adults rather than children to rule. While many heirs in the Kuni line remain, a civil war was
eminent if the Kuni line attempted to maintain control after Kuni Sythrea’s Possession. Rather than
establish a ruler immediately, the clans decided to elect a Regent to oversee the province while a suitable
king or queen could be tested or found. Thus, no high king or queen rules in Roekron at this time, and
instead, Kuni Ruzare Creesh and his wife, Crane Frosai became the regents as being in their later years,
with no children, there was no risk of establishing them as a viable royal family line. Many nobles and
royal families have thus begun the series of complex duels and battle skirmished associated with gaining
honor to be selected to rule. In the meantime, Regent Kuni Ruzare Creesh has done a wonderful job in
maintaining the economy of Roekron, and has maintained fair relations with all countries, due to a
substantial amount of help from adventurers with a common cause.
In Illionass, a series of similar battles for the throne took place, though unlike in Dsesnor, the battles
were more direct, and the results more brutal. Infighting between relatives grasping for the empty throne
of Illionass in Randwin began a series of battles and diplomatic meetings, which ended up with a rather
unexpected development. The three main contenders for the throne where Jerikan Nonas, a young but
very experienced adventurer and his lover, who it was revealed was a Kuni decedent herself, as well as
a descendent of a line more honored by the elves. This suit made for a very strong backing for Jerikan.
Another favored choice was the very young Ravi Nonas, only living child of her line, and born during
just before the great catastrophe that wiped out much of the Nonas line. She, however, turned out to be
too young at the time to garner any major support and ended up becoming an adventurer herself, far more
interested in exploring than ruling. But the late King Worshal’s daughter Jan, had a great deal of local
support. Jan Nonas was training to be a Sorceress of the Elder Goddess, and while this made her very
powerful, it also made for a conflict of interest, as religious officials are not usually allowed to also hold
political positions. With the Free Republics not enforcing many of its laws, Jan sought the throne, and
would have succeeded in taking it instead of
Jerikan, regardless of his strong suit, were it not
for a wild card, a hidden Nonas, none new of
until then. Known only as Yun, this young wild
adventurer apparently raised by wolves, sought
to press her own suit for the throne. At first
laughed at, her suit was later confirmed by
Elecrta Bosium herself who demonstrated that
Yun could wield the dagger known as
Aquaflame, a powerful legacy item, only
useable by the house of Illion, of which the
ancient kings of Illionass belong. Yun appeared
to have many protections from identification on
her, and only through a series of complex test
were they able to work out her lineage which
apparently is connected to not one, but two Nonas lines, coming from one Drik Nonas, grandson of the
famous Lady Nonas, a man who it was believed died before he had any children, and Qualin Nonas, a
distant cousin of the Nonas line. This made Yun’s suit strong indeed, though politically she had no real
support. In the end, Jerikan and Yun formed an alliance, with Jerikan ruling as King in the south and
Yun ruling as Queen in the north, with an agreement that Yun will rule any lands she could reclaim from
Dagdeoth on the plateau. Acting as Princess General, she took the armies of Illionass and rallied them
with armies of wolves which seemed to be at her command and protected from Dagdeoths influence over
them, and succeed in retaking half of the plateau, and now rules in the newly rebuilt city of Menonass.

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Also of note, Dagdeoth apparently had a major overthrow in its government as well. During the
Blackspire Rebellion apparently there was a rebellion of another sort. It had become well known that
Olicust the Unborn, a demon born of the Dagad royal line, and supreme ruler of Dagdeoth had taken a
mate. This woman was a mystery for a very long time, and for years, only rumors of her circulated.
Finally, after almost a decade, spies reported that she could be confirmed as being “a human, with blue
skin and violet eyes.” Called Abarantari Cha
Shaoagon, she appears to be a mage of
powerful proportions, and with the
information about her being released, so were
instructions not to attempt to scry or gather
information on her through magical means.
Apparently, this is one of the ways in which
she destroys enemies, and that the initial
attempts to gain even the smallest piece of
information resulted in the insanity
overtaking the one casting the spell. Most
scholars now hold her responsible for the
effects of the Seer Possession, though how she
was involved are not yet known. Her powers
were still considered in the range of those of
a lesser demon, until seven years ago, it was
said she had conceived a child, and promptly
destroyed Olicust outright. A being that can
casually dispense with the supreme ruler of
Dagdeoth and not so much as get a scratch has
many rulers now cowering in fear for what
they are now to expect from this new ruler of
such a powerful and warlike nation.
Hobbit Civil War: Not ones to battle amongst themselves very often, to battle anyone at all really, it
came as a surprise to many that Hostor would have a civil war. The tension seems to have been between
the common people of Hostor and the elite mages in their towers in Pinnacle School. Led by the very
well-liked and powerful Jason Rachelkin, the civil war has left its mark on the island nation of the hobbits.
While the battles were few and not very lethal, the lines that were drawn between guilds stand long after
the war. Winning over the people and the battle in the end, Jason demanded control of the economics of
Pinnacle School, and the Semi Guild’s now decide how much the school is paid no matter how much it
takes in in magic item sales. This has hobbled the school, which has much less ability to act on its own
of control magic law as they did in the past. The new teacher for Necromancy was selected by the Semi
Guild instead of the teachers themselves, and few have much faith in the young man, known as Byron
Tenn, an barely Rank 2 Necromancer, trained in no school. This change in the power structure so upset
the often furious Melissa the Scald that she famously put a curse of the newly rebuilt Necromancy tower
that caused the inhabitants to be plagued by haunts. When the students complained and demanded she
remove the curse, Melissa simply said, “Curses are what your teacher is supposed to be good at… haunts
too… why doesn’t Master Byron deal with it…” When it was clear Byron could do nothing to remove
Melissa’s curse on the tower, Jason demanded it be removed. Melissa refused, and so was fired from her
position at Pinnacle School, a situation which brought outrage from all the students. However, due to
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made her way to Pinnacle to offer her services as a
replacement Flame teacher. The famous Laura
Whitelocks returned to the school, convincing Jason to
hire her, with her excellent knowledge of the school, the
workings of the Wizards Trade Order, and the royal
family as well. Some believe that Laura bribed Jason for
the position, but this has neither been confirmed or denied
by the school. In any case, the Necromancy tower
remains haunted to this day, as Embarcarious said that
when he attempted to remove the curse he discovered it
was far more potent then he realized, and was keyed to the master of Necromancy, Byron, who must lift
it himself. “I don’t envy the man the task,” he was reported to say, “I’m just happy she didn’t use the
glaive to do it…Melissa is not one to upset…” The previous flame teacher of Pinnacle has not been seen
since.
Dark Wilds On The Loose: Another major menace to Roekron is the ever expanding Dark Wilds.
These woods, full of dangerous creatures never before seen in Roekron, continues to expand and attack
neighboring regions. Pushing further into Dagdeoth territory, the city of Dagdemar has had to fight
fiercely and cut back the forest over and over to keep it from overtaking the region. With massive forest
fires and elder sorcery,
they have kept the
forest in check, though
it is a constant war. Not
so fortunate have been
Svodlun, the Illinoass
Plateau, and the Polar
North. The Dark Wilds
now has a grasp on all
of these lands,
extending all the way
into the Gap of Sentris,
covering at least a
fourth of the Sleeping
Wastes, and an
unknown amount of the
lands to the north. What the goal of this growth is, or why the creatures within seem so filled wit h black
magic, is yet unknown but does not seem promising to many. Many adventurers mounted a quest to
explore the nature of the Dark Wilds and some believe they are beginning to understand what this sinister
and powerful force is all about.
Political Turmoil in Temnor: Now well known to be the training ground of the infamous Undead Dark
Heroes that have been attacking and harrowing adventurers all across Roekron, the region of Temnor has
begun its own transformation. It appears that those responsible for the creation of these undead, the
ancient Litch Rhysic and his accomplice, the vampire Medallion, had a bit of a falling out. While it
doesn’t appear that they actually are at war with each other, they have certainly gone their separate ways.
Rhysic appears to be operating independently now, continuing to recruit adventurers to transform into
Undead Dark Heroes. Medallion seems to have taken an elite force of these undead and is now working
on a project of his own. While we can be sure neither plan will be to our liking, it has at least loosened
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to emerge has gained a great deal of
ground. Passing laws banning people
from becoming Undead Dark Heroes, and
forbidding any dealings with undead at all,
have been the well-intended, yet sadly
misguided attempts this council has begun
to control the threat, and has mostly
succeeded in creating a black market for
undead trade and recruitment, a very
lucrative plan for many mafia leaders in
the area. What will become of Temnor is
now anyone’s guess.
Dwindling of the Fae: At the end of the
year of the fall of the tower, Fae began to
vanish. Many observed strange behavior from farriers and pixies they had never before seen.
Adventurers where being found to be changed into strange fae hybrids at alarming rates, while others
simply vanished into the realms of the fae never to be heard from again. All this activity seemed fade
away as the years followed, and now Fae are very rare. The elves, who have maintained connections
with the Fae for thousands of years are mostly silent on the matter, but say that their brethren have fled
into hiding, seeking safety from a winter
they knew to be close at hand. Why these
beings are again fading from the world is
unknown, but this has many nature mages
concerned, and is the source of many
quests of those brave enough to seek the
fae directly.
Now begins the next chapter in an ever
expanding quest to unravel the mysteries
and secrets of times long ago. As the
powerful new enemies rise in strength and
chaos reigns in neighboring nations, young
adventurers find themselves scrambling
for purchase in this precarious world
which shudders with new growth. Some will seek to free the bound, while others work to bind the broken.
Close at hand many will work to uncover secrets left for none to find, and others uncover quests never
before dreamed. The dew is new on the grass, as the morning breaks. Every drop, a world, every world
filled with lifetimes.