This highly abridged history covers the founding of the elves and the first 2000 years of their existence as a civilized waste. It ends several hundred years before the addition of the human refugees landed upon Forena. There were humans already in Forena, only the humans occupying the Chattignon Empire and Knaki are originally from Everland. The Thechlon Empire, though mainly Elven, has members from f the Dwarven Kingdoms which is comprised of gnomes and Dwarves; Thechlon also has incorporated many humas from Trapelea. Though the non Elves lives almost entirely on the borders of Thechlon, some do live among the wood elves along with the Centaurs. The
Thechlon Empire of the Elves
Senior
Councilperson: Archwizard Muirey Gareth
Government:
Republic led by mostly by the magocracy Culture:
Elves Population:
25,635,541
History:
Historians cannot agree on the origin of Thechlon year
124 - After claiming to have been visited by a god, the High Priestess
declares that Felaern will now become a holy state. Felaern is still a holy center of the
Elves and becomes the district of the wealthy in the present day
year
138 - The Ministry completes its program to build an army of wizards
rather than warriors.
year
152 – The Dwarvish province of Oroford loses a forest province to Felaern. The
Dwarves lose most of their territory to the elves.
Year
152 – The Dwarven/Elven wars begin The
Thechlon Empire is founded
year
196 - Murraeirt becomes the most revered actor in all of Thechlon.
year
225 - The wizards take control of Thechlon, the first grand council of
Thechlon is held. The Grey dwarves
hold sway over a newly united Elvish Empire. The monarchy does not have the power or influence to stop them.
year
301 - Murraeirt Onor leads an expedition on behalf of Thechlon into the
uncharted wilderness, resulting in the founding of the colony of Knagh,
this will become the future homeland of the Orcs.
year
321 - Oroford is conquered by Thechlon.
year
382 - Ceonolthis stumbles upon a powerful magical ring.
year
404 - Archwizard Reeseirrt Aimil of Thechlon conquers and annexes Movladi.
year
416 - A cult called the Children of the Anemoi forms in Movladi declare
that all use of magic is an affront to the gods, and slaughter witches and
wizards. Movaldi is renamed Trapelea and becomes a
theocracy.
year 432
– The Dwarves rally their allies and attack the Elves, several hundreds of
thousands of Elves die as an army of Minotaurs, Ogres, and Dwarves lay siege
upon the elves.
year
468 – After years of an Elven Genocide led by the Dwarves, Ceonolthis
Swiftwind founds an entirely new branch of the arcane arts that mixes Transmutation
and Necromancy together. It was
named: Den mörka förändringens magi
or The Magic of the Dark Way.
Year
472 – The first Centaurs, Drow, Orcs and Gnolls are created by Den mörka
förändringens magi
year
615 - Ceonolthis survives three different fatal diseases in a single year.
year
636 – The Dwarves lose the Battle of the Trackers' Virtue and cedes
territory to Thechlon. A quarter of the population of Oroford is
absorbed into Thechlon.
year
673 - Ceonolthis Swiftwind loses a to arm to disease and retires to become
a simple tavern keeper.
year
683 - Dawn is adopted by the pirate captain Malewe Eóin as a young child.
year
730 – The Dwarves use a border skirmish as pretext to invade and annex a
portion of Thechlon. The Dwarves
receive a decisive loss at the hands of the Centaurs. Thechlon adds an eighth to its
population as it absorbs the remnants of the Dwarvish army.
year
798 - Thechlon annexes a region of Trapelea after the Battle of Murderers.
Trapelea loses a fifth of its territory.
year
853 - General Vevinar Moss leads Thechlon to victory over Dwarves. The borders of Thechlon are secured and
the Dwarves are forced to fall back to their homelands.
year
970 - The wizards of Thechlon conquer a region of Oroford. Thechlon adds a fifth to its population. The Dwarven/Elvish wars end. year
971 - The Ministry opens public schools of magic, teaching The Art to commoners
for the first time.
·
year 985 - Riomthachaye Arthur is orphaned by
marauding bandits.
·
year 1108 - High Priestess Levenezaem Kyndrwyn
liquidates his family's wealth and gives an equal portion to every citizen of
Iustigii.
·
year 1134 - Queen Levenezaem Kyndrwyn claims the
gods have bequeathed the divine right of rulership to her family and her family
alone, and reestablishes the monarchy. The elven politics are thrown into ruin as three elvish queens fight for superiority of the elvish nations.
·
year 1186 - Riomthachaye Arthur helps the Queen
of Iustigii to invade Sherkezurk, conquer them, and seize their treasury -- in
exchange for a small share of the plunder. Queen Ithronel Miaqirelle is beheaded. The era of the two queens begin.
·
year 1222 - Riomthachaye Arthur disappears from
history.
·
year 1371 - Kenzih infiltrates a prison, frees
the criminals incarcerated there, and forms her own thieves' guild.
·
year 1395 - Kenzih Clach solves a riddle that has
gone unanswered for 1000 years.
· Year 1415 - Queen Pencasty Dolan declares the noble
house Mallolwch to be renegades and outlaws after she is insulted by a member
of the house at a dinner. + year 1416 - Kenzih Clach is taken hostage, but
manages to talk her way out of it unharmed.
·
year 1480 - Kenzih Clach tirelessly tracks down a
mass murderer, bringing the villain to justice.
·
year 1500 - Kenzih Clach retires from adventuring
and becomes a farmer.
·
year 1559 - Queen Pencasty Dolan proclaims an
annual nation-wide, week-long fishing tournament, the winner to be granted
lands and a keep. She does this to garner favors among the commoners.
·
year 1576 - Iseabailiel Shanle begins her study
of magic.
·
year 1713 - Queen Levenezaem Kyndrwyn brutally puts
down an uprising led by the feared shaman Cianánaian Wyllow of the Intelligence.
·
year 1771 - Iseabailiel Shanle develops a new
form of dramatic theater creating plays of the gods to explain theology to the masses.
·
year 1876 - Iseabailiel Shanle accidentally
creates a religious schism. It is from this schism that the Dow break away from the surface elves and begin establishing their own underground society. · year 1904 - Queen Levenezaem Kyndrwyn denounces Iseabailiel Shanle as a heretic and orders herexecution. Iseabailiel Shanle is burned at the stake. The Queen then turns her attention to Queen Pencasty Dolan and wages war upon the young Queen. · year 1906 - After 2 long bloody years of fighting, Queen Levenezaem Kyndrwyn wins the war against Queen Pencasty Dolan and has her beheaded. The era of the two queens is brought to an end. · year 1997 - Queen Levenezaem Kyndrwyn dies after living over 2000 years and unifying the elven people. With her death, the high council retakes the political power of the elven empire. Thechlon through a newly drafted constitution becomes a as a constitutional monarchy. This means that, while The Sovereign is Head of State, the ability to make and pass legislation resides with an elected council. Although The Sovereign no longer has a political or executive role, he or she continues to play an important part in the life of the nation. As Head of State, The Monarch undertakes constitutional and representational duties as head diplomatic relations for the empire. This allows The Sovereign to conduct diplomatic missions and barter deals with foreign powers on behalf of the empire. Such deals must, of course, be approved by the council.
