General Avalonian History

Pre-Imperial History

Historians have typically estimated that the semi-divine survivors of an old, relatively advanced civilization landed on the shores of the Eastern Island and established civilization some two thousand years prior to the establishment of the Republic around 500 BAE. The popular notion is that these survivors are from the mythical civilization of Atlantis, but there has never been any proof or evidence that this was the case. While records are scarce from that time period, Historians do know that the fledgling Avalonian civilization, formed from a combination of the semi-divine survivors and several human tribes mysteriously deposited in the lightfield, learned much of their primitive magic from records mysteriously left behind by ancient Dwarvish clans who had long abandoned the mountains for then unknown reasons. With the discovery of Dwarvish Force-based magic, the Avalonians eventually abandoned the primitive Life-based magic that was believed to have originally been practiced by the semi-divine survivors. (See the Magecraft and Magic section of Avalonian Republic for more details.)

Through the intervening years, the Avalonian civilization thrived in the Underdark Lightfields within the Olympic Mountains, eventually becoming a city state with the expansion of the city of Asgarth. However, in 212 BAE, one of the few dates historians are certain of, a schism occurred and a large number of Avalonians headed towards the surface to find new opportunities. One group discovered the Olympian Valley, near the peak of Mount Olympic. Most historians believe that the Olympian Valley, a hospitable and relatively warm patch of land, is not a natural formation and was created by one of the same deities that created the Underdrak Lightfields and deposited the humans there. Within decades the settlements within the valley quickly expanded to become Civitias Avalonis, the city of Avalon. For the next four centuries a rivalry loomed over both city states, leading to several minor skirmishes.

Imperial History

In 231 AE, after centuries of minor warfare, the Avalonian King, Ptolemios I, led a massive and devastating invasion into the Underdark, laying seige to the city of Asgarth. At the time, a chronicler remarked that Ptolemios had credited the invasion to "inspiration from the gods." In reality, it was most likely strained food supplies that drove Avalon to invade Asgarth. Over the centuries, the city of Avalon was slowly outgrowing it's ability to feed the people within its walls. The small amount of arable land was overfarmed and poor crops had led to several minor famines throughout the years. Some historians speculate that had invasion been stopped or scrapped, Avalon may eventually have failed as a city state. By 234 AE, the Avalonian Army had broken through Asgarth's defenses and conquered the city-state. In the winter of 235 AE, Emperor Ptolemios I officially established the Avalonian Imperium and presided over the Imperial throne as both the first emperor and head of the Ptolemy Dynasty.

This period in time represented a blossoming, and some historians refer to it as the beginning of an age of reason for Avalonian civilization. Much of the superstition during the pre-imperial times was replaced with reasoning and rational logic. The old Elder Polytheism gave way to a religion similar to Uristism. Scientific discoveries abounded during this period and there was a strong undercurrent of magical and physical exploration. However, there was a great deal of chaos underlining the supposed order of imperial society. Fickle, ineffective monarchs dotted the historical time-line, leading to several political purges and more than a few succession crises. This was as much an age of strife as it was an age of reason.

As far as external affairs were concerned, the Imperial Age marked a time of relative peace and quiet. The Imperium expanded the territory under it's control, expanding towards the hillsides of the eastern coast of the island and establishing a new settlement, Nova Atlantia, in modern-day Vertha Province. Airships, crewed by curious adventurers and naturalists mapped out the boundaries of the continent of Thule. Some even traveled to the northern costs of the nearby continent of Lemuria. There is speculation that a ship or two may even have made it as far as the continents of Rutas and Mu although no evidence of exists. During this period, the Imperium established contact with several primitive civilizations on Thule. Relations were generally friendly although limited. For the most part all involved parties kept to themselves.

The reign of the final Avalonian Emperor, Augusta III, proved to be a turning point in Avalonian history. By a rare fluke, the young, idealistic emperor turned away from lavish expressions of power and wealth and instead focused on properly governing the Imperium. After more than 1500 years, institutional rot had long set in, and Augusta III spent most of his time reforming critical Imperium institutions and personally combating corruption. During his reign, he delegated enormous amounts of power to the impotent Imperial Senate, allowing it to rise to new heights of power and prestige. With his reign, despite his tough anti-corruption policies, a general wave of social liberalization swept through the Avalonian civilization. A stifled and informal academic and scientific community was given new life and motivation. Throughout the two centuries of his reign, the Avalonian Imperium experienced a brief revival. After years of petty bickering among the political elite, the Imperium regained it's interest in the realms outside of its borders. A new wave of explorers set out to chart the lands beyond and moderate Imperial expansion led to Imperial claims on the eastern half of the island. All this earned Augusta III the admiration and loyalty of the people. However, for reasons unknown, Augusta was incapable of fathering any children with any women of the Imperial Inner Court. He died peacefully in his sleep in 1853 AE, leaving no clear line of succession. As he had no children and no surviving relatives, the death of Augusta III marked the end of the Augusta Dynasty.

Just as it seemed the Avalonian Imperium would be racked by another series of succession conflicts, the invigorated Imperial Senate, the Council of Archamges and various other political activists stepped in, performing a bloodless coup d’état. With the support of the Archmages and the Senate, as well as the open support of many citizens, the armed forces of the Imperium were hesitant to act. After a decade of rule by the Senate, the Avalonian Imperium was officially dissolved and a new Avalonian Republic was established in 1864 AE.

Republican History

The Early Republic

The new Republic started in much the same mood as the old Empire had ended. Art, music, culture and drama entered a new golden age. This new upswing in cultural production were key to the overall production of a new republican culture. Science and magic continued to innovate at an exciting pace with discoveries such as adamantium casting and the invention of primitive firearms resembling a less developed Alfar Arquebus. New derivatives of the old RUNTRAN magical language streamlined magic, slowly transforming it into a semi-logical science.

Avalonian politics was reinvigorated with the creation of new institutions and the reformations of old ones. Despite the excesses of the old Imperial authority, the Imperial Throne was maintained as an institution, although Imperial authority was checked by the new Parliament and the Prime Minister. In 1866 AE, the Odina family became the first and only Imperial dynasty to hold the throne in Republican history. Historians attribute the survival of the Imperial Monarch as an institution to the peoples' favorable attitudes towards the final Emperor. Externally, in addition to sending out new exploration expeditions, the Republic made an effort to reconnect with the people on the Thule mainland and to re-establish diplomatic relations which had long lay fallow. For the first century of the Republic, it seemed as if Avalonian civilization was poised to enter a new period of openness and to take a major role on the world stage. Indeed, some believed that the greatness possessed by the ancient civilization of Atlantis, which most consider to have played a formative role in Avalon's past, was within Avalon's grasp.

Contact with the Alfar Empire

All of this changed in 1984 AE when contact was first established with the expanding Alfar Empire. An Avalonian exploratory skyship encountered an Alfar warship near the northwest coast of Lemuria. By all accounts, the encounter was actually quite peaceful, such as it was. Communication were hampered as the Avalonian explorers did not understand Alfar and the Alfar warriors had a very limited understanding the Dwarvish dialect spoken by the Avalonians. Trinkets were exchanged and somehow the Alfar were able to communicate to the Avalonians that they were approaching the border to a vast Alfar empire. At the end of the meeting, the Alfar made a request of the Avalonians. At the time, no one on the Avalonian ship understood what the request meant. A nearby scribe however, attempted to transliterate the sounds made by the Alfar warrior. Accounts indicate the Avalonians bowed politely and headed back north towards Avalon to report the discovery. It would be thousands of years before anyone in Avalon would make sense of the request. The Alfar warrior had given the Avalonian explorer an ultimatum: Submit to the greatness and glory of the Emperor of all of Alba and pledge fealty to him.

News of the Alfar Empire eventually made its way back to the Republic, where it was greeted with a combination of skepticism and caution. Most simply did not believe the Alfar Empire was as large as it claimed. However, even if the Alfar Empire possessed only a fraction of the territory and power the warrior claimed, it would be more than an even match for the Republic. After more than a century, the exploration expeditions were halted and a number of skyships were sent out to the nearby continent of Lemuria to keep patrol and look for signs of this new empire. A select number of particularly gifted adepts and masters were also sent to Lemuria to find evidence and acquire information about the Alfar. In the meantime, the Republic accelerated efforts to upgrade and reform the antiquated military left behind from the days of the Imperium.

Retreat into Isolation

A century later, in the year 2081 AE, the patrolling skyships near the northern Lemurian coast finally saw what some had dreaded would happen nearly 100 years ago. The Skyship Thanatos, overlooking a large coastal kingdom, witnessed a massive siege by an Alfar army. Although they were greatly outnumbered, over the course of only a week, the walls and the army of the coastal kingdom lay in ruins. The captain of the Thanatos took detailed notes on the movements and apparent tactics of the Alfar army. The captain at the time concluded that the Alfar Empire, at the very least controlled most of southern and western Lemuria. At around the same time, information from the mages sent more than a century ago trickled back towards the Republic and corroborated the captain's report. The government was in a near panic. Never had the Avalonians encountered a civilization that was capable of threatening Avalon on an existential level. Throughout the decade beginning in 2090 AE, more information trickled in as mages returned from their sojourn on the Lemurian continent. The most shocking news of all was received when Master Wace Mindus returned in 2104 AE with a report from his journey to the coast of Mu. The report detailed was incredibly detailed and gave the most realistic account of the Alfar Empire that the Republic possessed. Territory, tactics, magical capabilities, societal observations, approximate demographics, technological capabilities were all covered in the report. (See Excerpts from the Mu Report of Master Wace Mindus.)

While Avalonian military technology and magecraft was on par with the Alfar, the leaders of the Republic realized that there was no way for Avalon to win an extended attrition war with the Alfar. Only the military leaders were confident that Avalon's armed forces could win multiple defensive engagements against Alfar forces of significantly larger size. The only good news was that nothing in Master Wace's report indicated that the Alfar knew where the Avalonian Republic was located. The decision was made in 2106 AE to minimize the Avalonian Republic's presence in the world as much as possible. All trade and diplomatic agreements with neighboring powers were severed and the Republic entered a 3000 year period of isolation. Mysteriously, in 2110, a massive blizzard, termed the 'Eternal Blizzard', set in over most of the Olympic Mountains except Olympic Valley. From afar, the blizzard concealed most signs of civilization on the mountains. For the few decades, no skyships were able to pass in or out through the blizzard. It would not be until 2180 that Avalonian shipwrights would be able to modify skyships to allow them to pass through the harsh weather. The Eternal Blizzard itself would not abate until 5210. The mysterious onset of this permanent blizzard led to a new wave of religiosity among the populace and a revival of Elder Polytheism. A permanent Skyship patrol was established in 2190 to provide early warning to Avalon and allow time for mages and troops to muster for a defense. Over the next 3000 years, with the exception of the Necromatic Invasions between 5152 and 5162, no hostile force would ever penetrate the Eternal Blizzard to even reach sight of the capital city.

Stasis

The 3000 years of history that occurred after this are something of an interesting historical phenomena. The Avalonian society essentially became obsessed with avoiding Alfar conquest. Every effort was poured into strengthening defenses and keeping up with Alfar weaponry and technology through indigenous R&D efforts. Economically and politically, however, Avalonian society entered into stagnation. Despite increased politicization of the citizenry, no political movement ever made any real progress, as the majority of the society's efforts were directed towards resisting a potential Alfar invasion. Throughout three millenia, reforms did come about, but often at a glacial pace. Corruption, as always, was a major issue throughout the Avalonian Republic. Often it was rigged voting and party machines and bosses who controlled local apparatus of power. While in theory, anyone had a chance of ascending the political ladder of power, often it was the rich and privileged who governed the less wealthy masses. In a few rare instances, the Parliament became so embroiled in internal politicking that several Emperors of the Odina Dynasty were able to seize at least temporary power. It was only the stagnation and tendency of Avalonian society towards the status quo that prevented a return to an Imperium. As a result of the Republic's self-imposed isolation, no real significant external events were present during this period of Republican history.

Despite relative political and economic stagnation, other areas of Avalonian civilization experienced enormous advances, especially in the areas magic and culture. While most aspects of Avalonian civilization entered a rut, the entertainment industry enjoyed nearly three millenia of reform and innovation (although some would term it devolution). Magic also saw continual, although incremental improvements in efficiency and power, making Avalonian mages some of the most powerful in the land. Scientific advancement was also heavily touted by society. After 2200 AE, the Avalonian Republic maintained no less than four or five mages in foreign lands at any given time. Often, 2 or 3 adepts were accompanied by one or two masters. Like their predecessors, these mages were tasked with tracking Alfar advancements and technology, generally keeping the Avalonian government informed of affairs and developments. (See Avalonian Mage Expeditions.) Ironically, scientific advancements started to lag, despite massive state support. Without trade and contact with foreign cultures to sustain an influx of new ideas, science academies in the land stagnated with one sole exception. The nature of Underdark Lightfields and the Olympian Valley had always been a great mystery; scientists and naturalists had attempted to understand their origins ever since the formation of the Imperium. Over the millenia, there had been slow but steady progress. During the period of isolation, while other sciences stagnated from lack of new data and information, natural science surged forth with new discoveries and answers to old questions. Discoveries and new understandings of Biology and Chemistry were all critical in the general advancement of Avalonian scientific knowledge; combined with information from the many mages in Alfar territory, this allowed the Avalonians to at least keep pace with the Alfar on a technological level.

Towards the end of this period of isolation, a minor small band of barbarians migrated off of Eastern Island. They were encountered throughout the Imperial Era, but were generally ignored. For the most part, the barbarians rarely ventured towards Republic (or Imperial) settlements. They had certainly never penetrated the "Eternal Blizzard". This footnote in history marked one of the rare instances in which Avalon allowed a group of non-Avalonians to leave Eastern Island. It was only later learned by an expeditionary mage, that the barbarians had headed straight into the outer provinces of the Alfar Empire.

The Necromatic War

Three thousand years of stagnation eventually took their toll on the Avalonian military. The war that the Republic Army was trained to fight never materialized. The Alfar Empire never reached Thule in any force and never even entered the Eastern Island. Eventually, the Avalonians learned of the downfall of the Alfar from various returning mages. By now, the army was in a general state of disarray and seemed on the verge of disintegrating altogether. In fact, only the Council of Archmages, along with some of the magical universities managed to ward off sustained institutional stagnation. Every other government and social institution suffered from some degree of rot or another. And then the Avalonian society learned of the Necromancer Lords in 5147 AE. Initially, there was great and sustained debate among the politically active. Popular pressure as well as the highly motivated and patriotic Prime Minister Julius Paicer led to a critical period of institutional reformation that prevented complete entropic collapse of the Republic's political foundation. At the same time however, knowledge of the Necromancer Lords resulted in a great schism within the Avalonian Guild of Mages. Some advocated joining the Necromancer Lords while others stressed caution and rearmament in case the Necromancers proved hostile. Tensions eventually rose to a boil in late 5148 AE in the Great Magery Massacre. A group of mages decided to defect and head off towards Necromancer lands. They commandeered a transport skyship and were prepared to sail off to the West, but were intercepted just beyond the Eternal Blizzard. The Council of Archmages as well as the Republic Army feared these defectors would reveal the location and compromise the very existence of Avalon. Two Avalonian Warships, Valiant and Yggdrasil opened fire on the unarmed transport, causing it to crash into a nearby mountainside. Three companies of Fire-casters led by the Archmage Dragos moved on the remains of the transport and brutally killed any remaining survivors. When the public learned of the massacre there was a massive uproar leading to threats of rebellion and rioting in the streets. The Republic seemed on the verge of chaos and anarchy when fate intervened yet again in the form of a returning mage. This time, Master Veobulf brought news of a great war between the twisted Necromancer Lords and the peoples of Lemuria. The public debate shifted from a question of whether to join the Necromancers to a question of whether the Avalonian Empire should emerge from isolation to fight the Necromancer Lords. A more detailed account from Master Veobulf in the intervening months however, quickly squelched the notion. The combined might of the Necromancers would utterly devastate Avalon. Even if Avalon were able to drive off the great Necromancer hordes, the result would no doubt cause the complete collapse and devastation of Avalonian civilization. The decision was made to maintain the Avalon's neutral position. In the meantime, measures were put into place in an attempt to hastily reform the armed forces.

In 5152 AE, an expeditionary force from the Necromancer lands managed to land on the Eastern Island. It was quickly subdued by the Avalonian Navy and a small contingent of the elite Lightblade company. In 5155 AE, a larger followup force made it as far as the foot of the Olympian Mountains, overrunning minor (but evacuated) settlements before being subdued. No doubt curious as to the mysterious loss of more than three legions of troops, the Necromancer lords sent an enormous army of more than twenty thousand soldiers to the Eastern Island in 5160 AE. The invasion force was intercepted by advance elements of the Avalonian Navy. In the ensuing firefight, two Skyships, Lightfoot and Augusta were sunk. However, the enemy invasion force lost more than 5000 troops before ever setting foot on Republic soil. By 5161 AE, the enemy had penetrated the Eternal Blizzard protecting Avalon and became one of the first non-Avalonians to witness the capital city. Captured Necromancer soldiers and mages remarked that they were surprised to find such a sophisticated civilization hidden among seemingly inhospitable lands. For almost a year, fierce fighting ensued near Avalon as the enemy force attempted to encircle and lay siege to the city. Historians note that if not for the secret tunnel-way between Avalon and Asgarth, which provided critical supplies of food and weapons, Avalon would have fallen in less than six months. Finally, in the winter of 5161 AE, Republic soldiers along with two Archmages finally broke through the siege forcing an enemy retreat. A trio of Avalonian warships cut off the Necromancer Lord-General's escape route back toward the Thule mainland. The ensuing battle was murderous and no quarter was given. At then end of the battle, the Necromancer soldiers were annihilated leaving only a handful of captured soldiers. The Republicans however, suffered crippling losses. Historians believe that a fourth Necromancer invasion would most likely have overwhelmed the exhausted Republican military.

Thankfully, by 5165 AE, the Necromancer Lords were far too busy in Lemuria to bother sending another large expedition. Small raiding bands continued to attempt to harass the Avalonian Republic, but no Necromancer forces ever penetrated the Eternal Blizzard again. Modern Avalonian historians believe that the defense of Avalon was critical in the greater Necromatic War in that it sapped critical troops from the war effort in Lemuria. By 5180 AE, the Necromancer threat had almost entirely subsided as the Necromancer lords were forced to focus more troops on the Lemurian front. While the Republic itself had suffered very little, its military was utterly broken. A complete reform was instituted by Prime Minister Alanus Frey in 5192 AE and continued by his successor Gregory Philipus. If nothing else, the Necromatic War was a critical point in Republican history and was a prime factor in propelling the Republic out of stagnation and into the modern era. Some historians even go so far to conclude that the Necromatic threat ultimately saved the Republic.

Post Necromatic War/Modern Times

The period of time from 5200 AE to the current year revealed a trend away from isolation and re-engagement with the rest of the world. Information from the mages sent out showed that, perhaps for the first time in more than three millenia, the Avalonian Republic could afford to venture out into the world and pick where it left off 3,000 years before. In 5210 AE, after almost three millenia, the Eternal Blizzard abated and eventually completely dispelled in 5215. With trade trickling in again, at least to the outer settlements, the economy is finally taking off after three millenia of forced restraint. With trade comes knowledge of foreign technological advances, leading to more competition in Avalonian science institutes to come up with a new breakthrough. Advances were also made from captured Necromancer soldiers and mages. The leadcaster, the Haze Field and embodied armor all resulted from examining abandoned Necromancer equipment. The thawing of Republican isolationism has breathed new life into Avalonian society, and only time will tell if this trend will continue or whether the appearance of a new nemesis will force society back into isolation.

If the actions of Prime Minister Philipus are any indication however, Avalon may be moving away from isolation for good. Taking office 5290 AE, the new Prime Minister was able to clean up Avalonian politics and reform aging and decrepit institutions. His current domestic agenda is reformation of the armed forces into a smaller but smarter and more technologically advanced force. (See Military of the Avalonian Republic.) Prime Minister Philipus has also embarked on an ambitious foreign agenda of re-engagement with the world, leading a series of several diplomatic envoys to the Thule mainland. As of publishing of this history, the Prime Minister is embarking on his most ambitious diplomatic tour, intending to loop through Lemuria towards the coast of Mu and back. However, forces at home conspire towards their own agendas. The Bene Vitae school of Biology works tirelessly towards its enigmatic breeding program. The Council of Archmages, fearing a possible future invasion, have secluded themselves in the Tower of Avalon since 5250 AE along with some members of the Mechanicus Corps. No one knows what they are planning or what their intentions are. History will judge whether this will lead to a new age of openness or become a precursor to isolation and conflict.

Avalonian Timeline: Key Dates

Pre-Imperial Era

• ~500 BAE - Arguably the beginning of Avalonian Civilization; Asgarth established
• 212 BAE - "The Great Schism", Olympic Valley Discovered
• ~190 BAE - Avalon established
• 111 BAE - College of Avalonian Magic is established.
• 116 BAE - Bene Vitae School of Life is established.
• 231 AE - King Ptolemios I of Avalon launches an invasion of the Underdark Lightfields; Asgarth is seiged.
• 234 AE - Asgarth is sacked and conquered by Avalon.

Imperial Era

Ptolemy Dynasty (235 AE - 920 AE)

• 235 AE - Avalonian Imperium established; King Ptolemios I is crowned as Emperor;
• 236 AE - Olympia and Niflheim Provinces established.
• 240 AE - Guild of Mages established.
• 241 AE - Council of Archmages convenes for the first time.
• 300 AE - Ptolemios I dies. He is replaced by Ptolemios II, who is assassinated less than a week later. The Imperium is plunged into the 1st Succession Crisis.
• 920 AE - Altera Province established.

Altera Dynasty (920 AE - 1412 AE)

• 952 AE - Urdet and Vertha Provinces established.
• 987 AE - Nova Atlantia established.
• 1412 AE - The Altera Dynasty ends. There is no successor dynasty and noble families take to open warfare to decide the next Emperor. This is generally considered the 2nd Succession Crisis.

Augusta Dynasty (1415 AE - 1853 AE)
First Imperial Reformation (1415 AE - 1470 AE)

• 1415 AE - The House of Augusta is victorious. Augusta I ascends the throne and begins reforms.
• 1469 AE - The Imperial Senate is established after a near rebellion of nobles and titled citizens is suppressed. The Senate would remain mostly toothless however, until Augusta III's reign.
• 1470 AE - Valhalla and Midgarth Provinces established.
• 1472 AE - Augusta I dies. The 3rd Succession Crisis begins. Augusta II finally takes to the throne at the end of 1472 AE.
• 1627 AE - Augusta II is assassinated after a century and a half of terror, decadence, opulence and wasteful governing. The 4th Succession Crisis occurs.
• 1628 AE - The House of Augusta tears itself apart. Only the young Augusta III survives, by virtue of being in Nova Atlantia on an academic expedition. Augusta III ascends the Imperial Throne at the end of the year.

Second Imperial Reformation (1629 AE - 1853 AE)

• 1680 AE - Augusta Incantation Academy opens its doors for the first time.
• 1853 AE - Augusta III dies. The Imperial is ruled by the Imperial Senate with heavy input from the Council of Archmages

Republican Era

Early Republic (1864 AE -1984 AE)

• 1864 AE - The Avalonian Imperium is dissolved and the Avalonian Republic rises in its place. The Imperial Senate is dissolved and reformed into the Republic Senate, the upper house of Parliament. Parliament itself, with a lower house, the House of Citizens, and the upper house, the Senate, opens its doors for the first session.
• 1865 AE - The Royal Officer's Academy is renamed and reformed into the Arcadian Officer's Academy; Avalonian Republic National University is established.
• 1866 AE - The House of Odina ascends to the Imperial Throne; the Odina Dynasty begins.
• 1867 AE - The Republic commissions exploration expeditions to various locations in the world; trade and diplomatic contact flourishes.
• 1984 AE - First Contact with the Alfar.
• 1986 AE - The Skyship Patrol is established; the Republic ceases new commissions of exploration expeditions and recalls all current expeditions. The Avalonian Mage Expeditionary Institute is established; three mages, two masters and an adept, are sent into Lemuria.
• ~2000 AE - The Bene Vitae Breeding Program is believed to have started at this time.
• 2081 AE - The Skyship Thanatos makes visual contact with an Alfar army in Northern Lemuria.
• 2104 AE - Master Wace Mindus returns to the Republic to deliver his report; this would serve as a catalyst to usher in more than three millenia of isolation.
• 2106 AE - Proclamation of Avalon in Parliament of 2106 is announced. The Avalonian Republic officially enters isolation.

Era(Age/Period) of Isolation (2106 AE - 5215 AE)

• 2110 AE - The "Eternal Blizzard" sets in over the Olympic Mountain Ranges. All skycraft outside of the Olympic Mountain Ranges are stranded.
• 2112 AE - Extended isolation of Avalon and Asgarth from the rest of the Republic leads to famine setting in.
• 2180 AE - Skywrights at Asgarth modify a skycraft; it manages to navigate and pass through the "Eternal Blizzard."
• 2181 AE - Trade and contact resume between the core of the Republic and the outer provinces.
• 2190 AE - The Skyship Patrol is enacted officially and permanently into law by Parliament. The Patrol will continue into the present day.
• 2200 AE - Avalonian Mage Expeditions reaches its greatest extent with no less than 4 to 5 mages journeying throughout the world. The expeditions would maintain this number into the present day.
• 2931 AE - Loki II seizes power and declares the Imperium to be restored; at first, no one really takes him seriously. He proceeds to utilize the Palace Guard to murder half the Parliament and institute a reign of chaos and terror in the capital. Surprisingly, little of what Loki did was technically illegal.
• 2952 AE - Loki II is presumably assassinated. George Odina III ascends the throne.
• 3422 AE - After more than a century of policy gridlock, Emperor Sleipnir I personally intervenes and shuts down Parliament; he proceeds to rule by himself for the next three decades.
• 3450 AE - Emperor Sleipnir II is presumably assassinated.
• 3514 AE - Prime Minister Vanir initiates the Imperial Reform Act, aimed at diminishing the power of the Imperial Court and modernizing key Republican institutions.

First Republican Reformation (3515 AE - 5140 AE)

• 5140 AE - The Republic nears collapse as Parliament descends into political infighting. Several Senators declare themselves Prime Minister, only to be mysteriously assassinated days into their 'term'.
• 5141 AE - Order returns to the Republic, but the atmosphere is tense; a strict curfew is imposed by Parliament.
• 5143 AE - Republican mages discover and make contact with the Necromancer Lords.
• 5147 AE - Mage reports of the Necromancer Lords make it back to Avalon and are leaked to the public. A brief period of intense of public political debate ensues.
• 5148 AE - Great Magery Massacre.
• 5149 AE - The Necromancers make themselves known to the nations and kingdoms of Lemuria.
• 5152 AE - A small Necromancer expedition arrives on the Eastern Island. The expedition is destroyed down to the last man.
• 5155 AE - A second, larger Necromancer expedition penetrates deep into Republic territory, overrunning the outer provinces. With great effort, it is also destroyed down to the last man.
• 5160 AE - The Great Necromancer Invasion begins. A force of almost 20,000 strong land on Eastern Island. A firefight leads to the loss of the Skyships Augusta and Lightfoot.
• 5161 AE - The Necromancer force penetrates the "Eternal Blizzard", taking many casualties. Avalon is seiged in early 5161 AE.
• 5162 AE - The seige of Avalon is broken; the Necromancer force retreats to the foot of the Olympic Mountains, beyond the "Eternal Blizzard". In late 5162 AE, the Necromancer force is annihilated by the Army of the Avalonian Republic. 4,000 Avalon and 14 Necromancer soldiers survive out of a force of 14,000 Avalonians and 10,000 Necromancers.
• 5180 AE - The last Necromancer probe is destroyed. The Necromancer threat permanently subsides for the Avalonian Republic.
• 5186 AE - The Tower of Life is destroyed.
• 5192 AE - A reformation and restructuring of the Avalonian Armed Forces is begun by Prime Minister Frey.

Second Republican Reformation (5192 AE - Present)

Modern Era

• 5200 AE - The Necromancers are defeated in Lemuria and retreat to Thule. The Parliamentary curfew of 5141 AE is officially lifted.
• 5203 AE - A token Alliance of Light invasion is sent and quickly repelled.
• 5210 AE - The "Eternal Blizzard" ebbs slightly and becomes progressively weaker throughout out the following years.
• 5215 AE - The "Eternal Blizzard" abates completely.
• 5250 AE - The Council of Archmages ceases to make public visits and secludes themselves into the Tower of Avalon. Occasionally some are seen coming out to fulfill various duties, but for the most part, the Archmages remain in isolation.
• 5290 AE - Prime Minister Frey retires; he is replaced by Prime Minister Gregory Philipus.

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