The Veredor Chronicles: Book 03 - The Gate and Beyond (17 page)

1415 BL – An evil curse takes hold in Zyran

1412 BL – Teodric the Builder appears in Kingdom of Ateria. His origins are unknown. Teodric takes news to the king of Ateria about the growing evil in the east. A Fiorian Knight named Odger the Swift and a sorcerer named Ennius of Zyran travel with Teodric. Together they discover that Zyran is under the control of descendants of the ways of Ondtast.

1411 BL – Teodric, Odger, and Ennius flee north from Zyran and sail up the coast to Scaldonia where they escape the Zyranian Order at Havet Bay. Teodric, Ennius, and Odger travel across Scaldonia and make for the Iron Gate Pass. They hope to gain the help of the Irvarians.

1407 BL – The armies of Zyran conquer Ortaria. They then cross the Iron Gate Pass and invade Vastoria. Most of Vastoria falls under the rule of Zyran. Irvaria and part of Vastoria resist the armies of the east. Teodric gathers a small band of valiant men. They include Fiorian Knights and exiled wizards of Zyran, and the descendent of the Ecorian line, Cassian Ecorian.

1406 BL – Teodric and his band of warrior push back the armies of Zyran to the Iron Gate Pass. The war continues at the Edius Plateau and reaches a stalemate.

1405 BL –Teodric travels to Irvaria Minor (Everdon), leaving Cassian Ecorian to command his army at the Iron Gate Pass. Cassian Ecorian holds back the might of Zyran’s armies. Teodric defeats King Brodon of Irvaria Minot who is conspiring with the enemy. Teodric raises his own army in Irvaria Minor and crosses the Grey Pass.

1404 BL – Teodric crosses the wastelands and liberates Darancra. He divides his army into two assemblies: one to guard the Iron Gate Pass and one to march into Ateria to oust the enemy forces.

1403 BL – Teodric liberates Ateria.

1402 BL – Teodric falls in love with Princess Avina of Vastoria, the only heir of the Ecorian Arbiter. They marry. He then marches through the Iron Gate Pass and crushes the Zyranian army. Teodric, in alliance with the Irvarians, invades Ortaria. Teodric, with the help of Cassian Ecorian, overcomes the evil wizards of Zyran at Ancora.

1398 BL – Teodric is made first King of Everdon and lives in Lucaria with his wife Avina who is descendent of the Ecorian Arbiter. Peace comes to the lands for many years. Teodric works to make Lucaria into a beautiful port city. The lands in the east prosper.

1393 BL – Teodric helps the Irvarians to build the Fortress of Elcalee.

1389 BL – Teodric secures the pass through the Great Mountains.

1382 BL – Teodric secretly constructs the hidden Fortress of Emeril high in the Great Mountains. Emeril is built as a secret place of council and a refuge for the Fiorian Knights.

1379 BL – Teodric builds the Star House of Dravania for the Dravanian people.

1374 BL – Teodric begins to build the one hundred great towers of Zyran and the Citadel of Zyran as a reward for the Zyranian outcasts who fought by his side in the war.

1359 BL – Teodric finishes the Citadel of Zyran and all the towers.

1355 BL – Teodric builds the famed royal palace of Vastoria in Darancra.

1350 BL – Teodric builds the Chamber of Light in Ateria at Aruna.

1346 BL – Teodric is named Teodric the Builder by the common people.

1340 BL – Teodric takes his rest. The lands prosper.

1335 BL - Teodric dies of old age and is always remembered as a great king of the people.

1320 BL – Many Fiorian Knights retire to Emeril.

1310 BL – The Mountain Kingdom of the Star King prospers.

1300 BL – Evil grows in the forests of southern Iarthar. The people of Laravin on the Sedente River grow fearful.

1299 BL – A draug is said to have emerged from the forest and turned the hearts of many men to evil. Laravin becomes well-fortified.

1295 BL – An evil warlord named Grobo the Draug Friend comes out of the forest and gathers an army north of Laravin. Grobo’s army terrorises the villages north along the Siarglas.

1294 BL - Grobo and his host of evil men attack Laravin. Grobo declares himself king of all the lands between the Great Mountains and the Sea of Grass. The people of Laravin and the Siarglas River are heavily oppressed under Grobo’s rule.

1292 BL – A small army sets out from Dravania to challenge Grobo’s army at Laravin. Grobo destroys the small army and extends his borders further north into Iarthar.

1289 BL – A young oppressed fisherman’s son named Saidrin draws the Sword of Light out of the sea whilst casting fishing nets in Laravin Bay. He takes the sword home with him, but he doesn’t know the nature of his find.

1286 BL – Grobo gathers a large army in Laravin and plans to march on the town of Heida. Saidrin is forced to join Grobo’s army.

1285 BL – Grobo marches with his army to Heida. Grobo is slain along the way by Saidrin in a duel. Grobo’s men scatter without a leader. The power of the draug is removed. The people of Laravin are thankful to Saidrin. The draug that controlled Grobo seeks to destroy Saidrin, but it fears the Sword of Light.

1284 BL – Saidrin leaves Laravin. He travels across the Sea of Grass to Iarthar where he joins the Jenrind garrison and becomes a great swordsman. Saidrin becomes popular in Jenrind among the locals.

1281 BL – Saidrin leaves Jenrind and travels along the Star River to the Crystal Lake and then onto the quiet village of Vorade.

1280 BL – Saidrin joins the watchmen of Vorade. The watchmen are impressed with his skills and knowledge.

1278 BL – Saidrin labours hard for the people of Vorade becoming respected by many.

1275 BL – A young adventurous maiden named Einin comes to Vorade out of the Verad Wild. She befriends Saidrin and is impressed by his amazing skill and nobility. She leads Saidrin into the Great Mountains to the hidden Fiorian Fortress of Emeril. Saidrin discovers that his sword is none other than The Sword of Light, the ancient sword of the Ecorian, Jeriel the Just, and the sword of the Astarian Fiora. Saidrin stays at Emeril with the Fiorians and begins training in the ancient ways of the Fiorian Order. Einin also begins training to be a Fiorian Knight.

1270 BL – The Star King’s kingdom grows in the Great Mountains. The population of Blue Caps continues to grow. The Blue Caps become enemies of the mountain sprites. An ongoing war begins between the Blue Caps and the mountain sprites.

1264 BL – An army of bandits appears in Glenia and ravages the land. Evil grows again in Laravin on the Sedente River. The draug returns.

1257 BL – Saidrin is accepted as a knight in the Fiorian Order.

1256 BL – Einin is accepted into the Fiorian Order.

1255 BL – Saidrin travels back to Laravin and finds that the evil has grown strong again in and around the city. Einin travels into the east to Ortaria.

1254 BL – Saidrin travels into the forest around Laravin and encounters the draug. With the Sword of Light Saidrin is victorious. Saidrin returns to Emeril.

1253 BL – Saidrin travels to the Eastern Lands.

1250 BL – The evil and secret Guild of the Red Foot grows strong in the east and emerges in Silvor.

1248 BL – Evil grow strong in Larien. Larien becomes known as the Shadowy Harbour by seafarers and is generally avoided by sailors.

1247 BL – Duke Tral of Larien is slain by assassins. His son Constal takes control of Larien.

1246 BL – Constal supports the Guild of the Red Foot.

1245 BL – The Red Foot takes control of Talis. Later in the year the Red Foot takes full control of Silvor.

1244 BL – Einin comes to Talis and meets with King Constal. Constal fears Einin when he discovers she is a Fiorian Knight. He seeks to get rid of her. The Red Foot plans to assassinate Einin, but Einin escapes through the Red Pass to Ortaria. Einin takes her concerns to King Quintus of Ortaria at Ancora. King Quintus consults the Council of Zyran and then chooses to do nothing about the evil in Silvor as he does not perceive it as a threat to his kingdom. Einin disagrees and travels west to the Iron Gate Pass. Much to her joy she meets with Saidrin in a small village just east of the Golden Plains. They travel to the Iron Gate Pass to Sabulo in Vastoria and then onto Faircastle.

1241 BL – Constal raises an army under the influence of the Red Foot.

1240 BL – Constal invades Ortaria via the Red Pass. He marches to Sevadir and easily takes control of the city. The Red Foot spreads its influence across southern Ortaria.

1239 BL – Quintus leads an army to meet Constal’s army. A great battle is fought near the Clarus River. King Quintus is forced to retreat to Ancora. Constal marches on Ancora and lays siege to the Ancora.

1238 BL – The siege of Ancora continues. The Council of Zyran fears Constal and the Red Foot. Constal continues to build and prepare his armies in Silvor and plans to invade the Ilses of Dawn.

1237 BL – King Quintus and his family flee to Zyran. Constal takes control of Ancora declaring himself High King of Silvor and Ortaria. Saidrin and Einin make their way to Ateria to warn King Valens of Savadan about the threat in the north.

1236 BL – Constal invades the Isles of Dawn by sea, but a fleet challenges him from Ateria. Constal’s fleet is forced back to Silvor.

1235 BL – The Red Foot grows tired of Constal and seek to remove him from the throne and replace him with someone more agreeable.

1234 BL – The Red Foot attempt to assassinate Constal. Constal escapes the assassins. A war begins in Silvor between those loyal to Constal and those loyal to the Red Foot. Constal seeks to destroy the Red Foot completely.

1233 BL – Constal loses control of Ortaria as the people rebel against his oppressive armies under the guidance of Saidrin and Einin.

1232 BL – Constal is betrayed into the hands of Red Foot assassins and is slain. Zyran takes the opportunity to rid Silvor of evil. The Council of Zyran gathers an army of men from Zyran, Ortaria, the Isles of Dawn, and Ateria. Saidrin and Einin go with the army. The Zyranian army later occupies Talis and Larien by sea. The Red Foot flees from the cities and becomes a secret society with little real power.

1231 BL – Prince Darlion of the Isles of Dawn is placed on the throne of Silvor under the authority of the Council of Zyran. Saidrin and Einin return west to Emeril.

1221 BL – An Alber warrior named Finn crosses the Endora Mountains from Alber to Dravania. He is imprisoned by the Irilian Order as he is deemed a troublemaker.

1219 BL – A Irilian wizard named Ronan the Sound befriends Finn. Ronan and Finn leave Dravania to seek out the Silver Leaf of the Astarians.

1216 BL – After searching the lands of the west; Ronan and Finn cross the Great Mountains and journey into the east to search for the Silver Leaf.

1214 BL – Ronan and Finn travel through Scaldonia. They seek out the Scaldonian Oracle and are told that the Silver Leaf was given to the Knights of Shidon and traditionally worn by the wife of the Ecorian Emperor. They are told that it was returned to Shidon after the fall of the Ecorian Empire. Ronan and Finn travel across Kaznor and through the pass to the west into Alber.

1213 BL – Finn and Ronan seek out Shidon in the distant icy north. They battle a powerful lindworm and Finn is slain. Ronan travels on alone to Shidon and finds the Silver Leaf.
He is never again seen in the Southern Lands.

1205 BL – Saidrin becomes the Gatekeeper of Emeril and begins to instruct hopefuls in the ways of the Fiorian Order.

1201 BL – Einin travels east again.

1185 BL – Saidrin becomes known as Saidrin the Wise.

1179 BL –Einin wanders continuously through the lands and becomes famous for her courage and bravery.

1170 BL – Saidrin instructs a gifted young man named Krogin in the ways of the Fiorians.

1163 BL – Krogin becomes a Fiorian Knight and travels west to the Kingdom of Coran and then south to the Oran Mountains to seek out the Western Oracle. He discovers that The Sword of Light was found long ago and is in the hands of a Fiorian.

1159 BL – Krogin meets with an evil sorceress named Scathea the Tempter. Scathea did not claim her linage through any of the four known magic orders on Veredor as most wizards do. It is thought that her capability was gained through some other unknown origin. Krogin and Scathea travel north to Scathea’s abode in the forests of Coran. They later marry and Krogin turns to evil ways.

1155 BL – Krogin takes on several students and begins teaching the Fiorian secrets to them. His teachings are a perversion of the Fiorian way. The Order of Skatheans is formed.

1149 BL – Krogin, with ten Skatheans, travels south to the Coran city of Kredon. Krogin gains control of the city.

1148 BL – The Fiorian Order becomes concerned and several knights travel to Kredon and discover Krogin has turned against the Fiorian Order. A battle is fought in the palace of Kredon and only one Fiorian escapes the Skatheans to return to Emeril.

1147 BL – Krogin seeks out and finds the Sword of Darkness.

1146 BL – The Fiorians gather at Emeril to discuss the threat of the Skatheans. They send ten powerful knights to Kredon to destroy the Skatheans. A battle is fought at Kredon and the remaining Skatheans are scattered. Krogin is enraged and escapes north to live at Scathea’s hidden abode deep in the forest.

1142 BL – Krogin teaches his ways to a new group of students. Krogin desires the destruction of the Fiorian Order.