Insel der Freiheit Current Events

808WK

26th of Heat

Formerly healthy people in quarantine camp fall sick.

1st-14th Heat

Word is spread across the isles requesting anyone with Herbalist or Healing skills to go to Setagen to assist with plague containment.

22nd Meadow

First plague casualties.

15th Meadow

Illness similar to an earlier plague is reported in Setagen. The port is closed and cutters are sent out to stop ships that left the day before. Word is sent to the Royal Court.

807WK

21st Blossom

Army sets up perimeter around swamp to stop the incursion of monsters.

28th Seedtime

Muster Notices are sent to the towns and villages of Mercato

20th Seedtime

Rumours abound that people in BatiBati are being kidnapped and eaten by the monsters in the swamp.

12th Seedtime

Monsters are reported in and around Alice's Swamp and troops are dispatched to man the watchtowers that surround it.

14th Ice

Many people in Umshatar feel earth tremors emanating from the north.

11th Vintage

First reports arrive at the capital of a plague that has spread through Matan, The province is sealed and healers from all over the isles are sent to the province to assist.

7th of Fruit

The town of Kinarigan wakes in the morning to find the whole town surrounded by 2 inches of salt covering over 40 acres. Locals are pleased to discover that beneath the layer of salt the land is rich and fertile and a number of individuals begin to reclaim farmsteads that have lain abandoned for hundreds of years.

4th of Heat

Flying ships seen off the Matan coast.

806WK

19th of Seedtime

Birth of Granius Gallus Fabia, new king of Insel der Freiheit. A regency council is formed and sworn in consisting of his mother Calerusa Granius Fabia, his grandfather Crispin Numerius Fabia and the Prince of Umshatar, Bamballio Longinus Amandio. The birth coming at the same time as the end of the northern drought is taken as an Omen of a good reign. The capital holds feasts and celebrations lasting for a fortnight.

18th of Seedtime

Flash floods spontaneously occur along all dry rivers in Serewak and other northern provinces. The fact that this occurs during the festival of Loy Krathong is taken as a sign of the Gods approval of the peace process and is a cause of great celebration in the northern towns.

17th of Seedtime

A High court has been called in the capital on this date to discuss accusations of assassination between the House's Philadelphus and Apollonius.

16th of Thaw

A group of traders associated with Orientalis Papinius Paetas tracks down the Orc mercenaries that attacked the ship and kills them. Returning the evidence to Pasir.

11th Thaw

A ship the 'Paetas Pride' was attacked by an unknown group. Initial reports stated that only the captain and first mate survived although Dexippus Pinarus Philadelphus the heir to House Philadelphus was found along with the navigator and are reported to have survived although they received substantial injuries.

9th Thaw

A volcano appeared off the coast of Laoet. Tremors were felt for a number of minutes as far away as Dajak. A small tsunami hit the eastern coastline but caused little damage as most towns were protected by the Island of Laoet.

3rd of Thaw

The body of Rubico Marcius is found dead while on a diplomatic mission to Koetai. The body is found drained of blood in a similar manner to Aulia Justis Fabia, the only other markings are a red scale 4 inches square.

20th of Ice

A group of Orc Mercenaries recruited by House Fabia cross the lines into Umshatar and attack the civilian population of Banta. The town is put to the torch and a large portion of the population is slaughtered, the women raped and left for dead, the children found partially devoured and 600 menfolk impaled on spikes through the main streets.

Third Month of Winter

Vowing revenge the war seems likely to escalate until Aulia Justis Fabia is found deceased on his estates and the body had been drained of blood. Calerusa Granius Fabia signs a peace treaty with House Amandio, part of which bans all foreign mercenary companies from the Isles. A number of these companies disappear into the jungle prior to the signing. Calerusa's as yet unborn child is named King, causing some disgust from Faustinius Sextilius Fabia who vows revenge. Aulia's father however accepts that his younger son may not take the throne in order to restore peace and remains as an advisor on the grounds that Calerusa and the child retain the Fabia family name.

Autumn

A guild Party informs Silverwind he is required elsewhere and he departs taking 3200 men with him. The balance shift slightly towards the House Fabia but the forces are now evenly matched and things settle down as people prepare for a long war.

804WK

Silverwind leads a campaign agains Aulia and is on the verge of breaking the defensive lines when a Dwarven mercenary unit is found to have raided a number of towns within Umshatar and Silverwind is order to break off the campaign to rout the raiders. Due to the success of the campaign Silverwind is Promoted to command the armies of Umshatar to the visible disgust of Ahala Arrius Brocchus a close companion who had been tipped to take the position. Shortly after the announcement Ahala called challenge upon Silverwind and a few minutes after combat commenced Ahala's hand had been severed, his face slashed and he fled bleeding. He has not been seen since.

803WK

An an Elvan Assassin Alicia is hired to assassinate Aulia, he captures the assassin. A deal is signed by Caelistis and Bamballio to allow Bamballio's recruiters to use Caelistis' ships to hire mercenaries. As part of this deal Silverwinds Company's contract is signed over to Bamballio.

802WK

Prince Caelistis Pescenniu Paetas begins to recruit mercenaries as well in case the war spills into his lands. One of the companies he recruits is Silverwinds Company, an elite Elven unit.

801WK

Aulia begins to hire mercenaries in large numbers, housing them in camps near the front in defensive positions.

800WK

The first major campaign, both armies meet on the field, moderate casualties on both sides and no clear victor. Each year the armies meet and fight along the borderlands each seeking an advantage to no avail.

799WK

The death of the king and the outbreak of hostilities primarily between House Fabia and House Amandio.

785WK

Conflicts began in Koetai with the rebellion in BenoaBaroe.

Pre History

626WK-642WK: The Winter wars were fought. City states merged to form current Monarchy.

532WK: First Gold Rush. Influx of people from the Lunar Empire.

367WK: Original landing of Wester Kingdom Sailors