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| − | This page is to describe history that occurred in the Silver Lands, the region east of what is on the main map. | + | This page is to describe history that occurred in the Silver Lands, the region east of what is on the main map. Currently, it also describes some things to the south of wesnoth. This should eventually be moved, or we could rename the page. |
| − | [ | + | [https://sourceforge.net/p/wesnoth-umc-dev/code/HEAD/tree/branches/resources/images/maps/wesnoth-north-silver_lands.jpg?format=raw Best map as of 2019-06-14]. |
Relevant part is everything to the south-east of Lin-Elens. | Relevant part is everything to the south-east of Lin-Elens. | ||
== Prehistory == | == Prehistory == | ||
* Elves inhabit Lin-Elens. | * Elves inhabit Lin-Elens. | ||
| − | * Minotaurs live on the plains around the | + | * Minotaurs live on the plains around the Lake Aoir. (named Minotaur's Lake on the map) |
* Dwarves live in the mountains around Firecloud Peak. They are prohibited by treaty with the elves from claiming the hills south of the great river. | * Dwarves live in the mountains around Firecloud Peak. They are prohibited by treaty with the elves from claiming the hills south of the great river. | ||
* The Eltireans live in floating isles hidden above the eastern side of the Flamebreath Desert. | * The Eltireans live in floating isles hidden above the eastern side of the Flamebreath Desert. | ||
| + | * Saurians live in the Ssyuriss Fenn. | ||
| − | == | + | == 20 BW - 200 YW: Drakes and Dwarves == |
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| + | === 20 BW === | ||
| + | * Dwarves from Firecloud Peak cross the Great River and colonize the hills of Triththa. | ||
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| + | === 181 YW === | ||
| + | * The Silver Drakes attack Firecloud peak and the surrounding area, drafting most of the saurians from Ssyuriss Fenn into their ranks. | ||
| + | * The dwarvish defenses crumble under the combined offensive. When it becomes clear that the war is lost, the survivors evacuate to Triththa. | ||
| + | * The saurians suffer the brunt of the casualties in the war. The remainder are enslaved by the drakes. | ||
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| + | === 182 YW === | ||
| + | * The saurians remaining in Ssyuriss Fenn are soundly defeated by a Triththan offensive. The remnants of their civilization are a number of disorganised tribes. | ||
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| + | == 20-400 YW: Arrival of humans == | ||
The period in which humans first entered the Silver Lands, and carved out their own nations. | The period in which humans first entered the Silver Lands, and carved out their own nations. | ||
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=== 127 YW === | === 127 YW === | ||
* An orcish invasion pushes the settlers south, out of the Estmarks, before the Grand Army of Wesnoth can arrive. | * An orcish invasion pushes the settlers south, out of the Estmarks, before the Grand Army of Wesnoth can arrive. | ||
| − | * | + | * The settlers found a number of new settlements on the edge of the Kerlath hills and the Sandy Wastes. |
* The orcish horde is driven out by the numerically superior Grand Army of Wesnoth, but some tribes desert and settle the areas furthest from wesnoth. | * The orcish horde is driven out by the numerically superior Grand Army of Wesnoth, but some tribes desert and settle the areas furthest from wesnoth. | ||
* Contact between the settlers and the Kingdom of Wesnoth is lost completely. | * Contact between the settlers and the Kingdom of Wesnoth is lost completely. | ||
| + | * The settlers acquire a distaste for magic, thinking its use brought on the orcish horde. | ||
| − | === 171 YW === | + | === 171-300 YW === |
| − | * The settlers | + | * The settlers expand around the edge of the desert, eventually reaching the mountains south of Lake Aoir. |
=== 336 YW === | === 336 YW === | ||
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=== 337-368 YW === | === 337-368 YW === | ||
| − | * The exiles settle in the | + | * The exiles settle in the plains near the Lin-Elens. |
* The exiles rapidly expand their territory. | * The exiles rapidly expand their territory. | ||
* Ideological conflict about types of magic starts fracturing the new nation. | * Ideological conflict about types of magic starts fracturing the new nation. | ||
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=== 551 YW === | === 551 YW === | ||
* Ravanal is banished from the Khalifate for the use of magic. | * Ravanal is banished from the Khalifate for the use of magic. | ||
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| + | == 1283-? YW: the Era of Strife == | ||
| + | === 1283 YW === | ||
| + | * Start of the great war in the Silver Lands, thus marking the beginning of the Era of Strife | ||
Under construction... | Under construction... | ||
| − | + | For that reason, no category tags have yet been added. | |
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Latest revision as of 15:05, 14 June 2019
This page is to describe history that occurred in the Silver Lands, the region east of what is on the main map. Currently, it also describes some things to the south of wesnoth. This should eventually be moved, or we could rename the page.
Best map as of 2019-06-14. Relevant part is everything to the south-east of Lin-Elens.
Contents
Prehistory
- Elves inhabit Lin-Elens.
- Minotaurs live on the plains around the Lake Aoir. (named Minotaur's Lake on the map)
- Dwarves live in the mountains around Firecloud Peak. They are prohibited by treaty with the elves from claiming the hills south of the great river.
- The Eltireans live in floating isles hidden above the eastern side of the Flamebreath Desert.
- Saurians live in the Ssyuriss Fenn.
20 BW - 200 YW: Drakes and Dwarves
20 BW
- Dwarves from Firecloud Peak cross the Great River and colonize the hills of Triththa.
181 YW
- The Silver Drakes attack Firecloud peak and the surrounding area, drafting most of the saurians from Ssyuriss Fenn into their ranks.
- The dwarvish defenses crumble under the combined offensive. When it becomes clear that the war is lost, the survivors evacuate to Triththa.
- The saurians suffer the brunt of the casualties in the war. The remainder are enslaved by the drakes.
182 YW
- The saurians remaining in Ssyuriss Fenn are soundly defeated by a Triththan offensive. The remnants of their civilization are a number of disorganised tribes.
20-400 YW: Arrival of humans
The period in which humans first entered the Silver Lands, and carved out their own nations.
23 YW
- Human settlement of the Estmarks begins.
99-127 YW
- Large increase in the use of magic in the Estmarks.
127 YW
- An orcish invasion pushes the settlers south, out of the Estmarks, before the Grand Army of Wesnoth can arrive.
- The settlers found a number of new settlements on the edge of the Kerlath hills and the Sandy Wastes.
- The orcish horde is driven out by the numerically superior Grand Army of Wesnoth, but some tribes desert and settle the areas furthest from wesnoth.
- Contact between the settlers and the Kingdom of Wesnoth is lost completely.
- The settlers acquire a distaste for magic, thinking its use brought on the orcish horde.
171-300 YW
- The settlers expand around the edge of the desert, eventually reaching the mountains south of Lake Aoir.
336 YW
- A large group of magic-using settlers leaves the desert, heading north.
337-368 YW
- The exiles settle in the plains near the Lin-Elens.
- The exiles rapidly expand their territory.
- Ideological conflict about types of magic starts fracturing the new nation.
- The sides eventually consolidate around the cities of Noct and Diurna, on opposite sides of the river.
395-398 YW
- The various tribes around the desert are unified as the Khalifate. Magic is outlawed
?
546-550 YW
- Contact between the Khalifate and Wesnoth is reestablished, trade flourishes.
551 YW
- Ravanal is banished from the Khalifate for the use of magic.
1283-? YW: the Era of Strife
1283 YW
- Start of the great war in the Silver Lands, thus marking the beginning of the Era of Strife
Under construction...
For that reason, no category tags have yet been added.
This page was last edited on 14 June 2019, at 15:05.