The Histories

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The Histories

A record of the history of our Great Ring, especially of the later days of the Age of Ashes, as we draw ever closer towards Paradise.

By Seriyah.

Pre-IY 7787
Caliphate Era
Sultanate Era

Imperial Year 7787
Iyar
Hziran
Tammuz
Maribeh
Tabbah
Illul
Qdim
Tesrin Hray
Kanön Hray
Subat
Adar

Imperial Year 7788
Nisah
Iyar
Hziran
Tammuz
Maribeh
Tabbah
Illul
Qdim
Tesrin Hray
Kanön Hray
Subat
Adar

Imperial Year 7789
Nisah

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CALIPHATE ERA

IY⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀	Event
6274 ⠀	Marib I overthrows Mu'tasim the Apostate. Marib I gifted the White Spear by B'aara. Reign of Marib I, "the White Spear", begins. ⠀
6275 ⠀	Reign of Marib I ends. Reign of Osman I, "al-Maribid", begins. ⠀
⠀	Osman I bargains with the Doorkeepers. The Commentaries of Ysium äe Rued is completed. ⠀
6327 ⠀	Reign of Osman I ends. Reign of Osman II, "the Builder", begins. ⠀
⠀	Construction on the Osmani Canal begins. The Amalgestum of al-Na is completed. ⠀
6410 ⠀	Reign of Osman II ends. Reign of Feyd I, "the Pious", begins. ⠀
⠀	The Great Temple of B'aara is constructed in Ephia's Well. ⠀
6447 ⠀	Reign of Feyd I ends. Reign of Feydsiyyar I, "the Great Loin", begins. ⠀
⠀	The Osmani Canal is completed. ⠀
⠀	The First Interregnum. ⠀
6637 ⠀	The reign of Alikah I begins. ⠀
6690 ⠀	The reign of Alikah I end. The reign of Marib II begins. ⠀
⠀	The Destitution of Ash. The Fall of the Pregnant Star. The Scouring of Bright Darisbis. The Destitute Years begin. ⠀
⠀	The Second Interregnum. ⠀
6758 ⠀	The Year of the Three Caliphs, of Ezir, Turyash, and Reylul. The Coup of the Sun. The reign of Vahd I, "the Great" begins. ⠀
⠀	The Destitute Years end. Kha'esh is founded. ⠀
6847 ⠀	The reign of Vahd I ends. The reign of Osman IV, "Sealbreaker" begins. ⠀
⠀	The eastern plains are ceded to the Thousand Clans. The Firmament of Murshid Nassar ibn Yhn, "the Orthodox", is completed. ⠀
6847 ⠀	The reign of Osman IV ends. The Centuries of Thirst begins, wherein the Caliphate suffers a string of short-lived Caliphs, guided predominantly by the Successors' Court. ⠀
⠀	The Third Interregnum. The Rationales of Dhoufet a'Pratha is completed. ⠀
7227 ⠀	The Centuries of Thirst ends. The reign of Feydsiyyar II begins. ⠀
7267 ⠀	The reign of Feydsiyyar II ends. The reign of Uspek I begins. ⠀
⠀	The Harrowing begins. The Caliphate ends. ⠀

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SULTANATE ERA

IY⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀	Event
7268 ⠀	The Sultanate begins as the successor state to the Caliphate. Uzpek I moves the court to Baz'eel. Uzpek I loses the White Spear. The reign of Uzpek I ends. Ephia's Well is ruined by Emir Zojhir. Ephia's Well runs dry. Emir Zojhir moves his court to the Tantalum Palace in Qa'im. War between Baz'eel and Qa'im. ⠀
7287 ⠀	The reign of Alikah II begins. ⠀
7307 ⠀	The reign of Alikah II end. ⠀
7307 ⠀	The reign of the Janissaries begin. The Janissaries usurp control over the Sublime Gardens, and Baz'eel is controlled by the beys. ⠀
⠀	The Fourth Interregnum. The reign of the Janissaries. ⠀
7356 ⠀	The reign of the Janissaries ends. The reign of Osman V, "the Reconciliator" begins. The Eternal Peace between Baz'eel and Qa'im is proclaimed. The Harrowing ends. ⠀
7390 ⠀	The reign of Osman V ends. The reign of the Eunuchs begin. Eunuchs and viziers vie for control over the Sublime Gardens. ⠀
⠀	The Fifth Interregnum. The reign of the Eunuchs. ⠀
7651 ⠀	The reign of the Eunuchs end. The reign of Vahd II begins. ⠀
⠀	Qadira-on-the-Sea is founded. ⠀
7670 ⠀	Janissary Enrico Angelo unearths a great wealth in Ephia's Well, and uses the wealth to usurp the loyalties of the Janissaries from Baz'eel. The Janissaries in Ephia's Well betray Vahd II. Janissary Enrico Angelo styles himself as Orentes I, "al-Orentid". The reign of Orentes I begins over the Orentid State from Ephia's Well. ⠀
7726 ⠀	The reign of Vahd II ends. The reign of Qadira I, "the Mighty" begins. ⠀
⠀	The War of Pearls. Al-Nafayyah is lost to Il Modo. ⠀
7757 ⠀	The reign of Qadira I ends. The regency of Osman VI, "al-Nasr" begins. Maharaja Ravindra leads a rebellion in Qadira-on-the-Sea. The reign of Maharaja Ravindra begins over Qadira-on-the-Sea. ⠀
7760 ⠀	The Wicked Years begin. War between Baz'eel and Qa'im. ⠀
⠀	The Wicked Years. Orentes III betrays Baz'eel and pledges for Qa'im. ⠀
7762 ⠀	Osman VI steals into the Tantalum Palace in Qa'im. Osman VI returns to Baz'eel and re-proclaims the Eternal Peace. Qa'im withdraws. The Wicked Years end. The regency of Osman VI ends. The reign of Osman VI begins. The immolation of Rayad. ⠀
⠀	The birth of the Princesses Faziima, Shaimela, and Hasheema. The Osmani Canal is restored. The Asterabadi Theatre is constructed. ⠀
7772 ⠀	War between Baz'eel and the Orentid State. ⠀
⠀	The Battle of the Exodus; the Banda Rossa repulses the Third Legion during their march to Ephia's Well. The First Battle of the Well; the armies of Ibtihal meet the Third, Fourth, and Tenth Legions and were much reduced. The Siege of Ephia's Well begins. ⠀
7777 ⠀	The reign of Owain Aberdeen over the City of Rings end. The Age of Ash begins. The Cinquefoil Rose crosses the Smoulderpeak Mountains. Elizabetha d'Auvergne is promised Ephia's Well by Baz'eel for aid in the war between Baz'eel and Ephia's Well. The Siege of Ephia's Well ends. The Battle of the Gates; Elizabetha d'Auvergne duels and kills Ibtihal. The reign of Ibtihal ends. The Orentid State ends. The Waters return to Ephia's Well. ⠀
⠀	The Age of Ash. The Astronomers of Q'tolip arrives in Ephia's Well. The Shade is unearthed by the Astronomers of Q'tolip. Skirmishes in Ephia's Well between the Janissaries, the Cinquefoil Rose, and the Astronomers of Q'tolip. The Accord is established. The League of Gold, the League of Purple, and the League of White are established in Ephia's Well. Legate John Syter (G.) is elected Legate of Ephia's Well, Legate Azadeh Zarat (P.) is elected Legate of Ephia's Well, and Legate Constantine Diakos (W.) is elected Legate of Ephia's Well. ⠀

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IMPERIAL YEAR 7787 - IYAR

Date⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀	Event
13 Iyar ⠀	A great wave of refugees arrives in Ephia's Well. This wave includes the likes of Marcellus Saenus, Estellise Azimi, and Lynneth Llywarch, and Aubrey Domergue. ⠀
14 Iyar ⠀	The Torchbearers, the Competition, as well as The Empty Gallows, amongst others, are established. ⠀
16 Iyar ⠀ ⠀	Concurrent with the great wave of refugees, ne'er-do-wells plague the Gutters beneath the city. Legate Azadeh Zarat (P.) sentences the so-called 'Gutter Banshee' to death after a long and contentious trial. ⠀
23 Iyar ⠀	Legate Constantine Diakos (W.) returns to Ephia's Well after being missing for a month. ⠀
24 Iyar ⠀	Legate Azadeh Zarat (P.) and Legate John Syter (G.) sentence Shane Gallows to exile from Ephia's Well for his mishandling of the city's treasury as a Scribe of the Sublime Gardens. ⠀
26 Iyar ⠀	The Tournament of Merit is conducted in Ephia's Well. Marriet Fineweather emerges as its champion. ⠀
27 Iyar ⠀	An Assembly is conducted. Legate John Syter (G.) allots 10,000 dinars to the Janissaries of the Fourth Legion. ⠀
28 Iyar ⠀	Legate John Syter (G.) sentences Skaldorr Merizad to death for brooking. ⠀

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IMPERIAL YEAR 7787 - HZIRAN

Date⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀	Event
9 Hziran ⠀	Elizabetha d'Auvergne directs the Cinquefoil Rose on an expedition into the Great Ash Desert to search for the Cup. The expedition eventually returns to Ephia's Well, without the Cup but with strange tales. ⠀
11 Hziran ⠀	Legate Azadeh Zarat (P.) exiles Itaja Sijapuros for the kidnapping and ritual murder of Janissary Quentin Scarbork. The Fourth Legion raises a bounty of 5,000 dinars on Itaja Sijapuros. ⠀
13 Hziran ⠀ ⠀	The Princesses Princesses Faziima, Shaimela, and Hasheema arrive in Ephia's Well to conduct the Dispute of Palettes between the Leagues. Atreus Loukanis and Marriet Fineweather emerge as joint champions. Legate Azadeh Zarat (P.) exiles Sadie Well and Laszlo Berzenyi from Ephia's Well. Legate Azadeh Zarat (P.) appoints Sephidra Niridhe as her Magistrate. Legate John Syter (G.) appoints Sol Auk as his Magistrate. ⠀
17 Hziran ⠀	Magistrate Sol Auk sentences Elidyr Hael to death for desecration and assault. ⠀
26 Hziran ⠀	The Great Ash Storm. The Shade is sabotaged. Meleks besiege Ephia's Wells. The Cinquefoil Rose sallies out to repel the Meleks. Legate John Syter (G.) is murdered. Legate Constantine Diakos (W.) is grievously injured. Legate Azadeh Zarat (P.) is missing. ⠀
27 Hziran ⠀	The dwarves of the Order of Azchaz depart Ephia's Well amidst the Great Ash Storm on an expedition for the ruins of High Kulkund. Most did not return alive. Wyrmists invite Meleks into Ephia's Well. Wyrmists sabotage the Stele of Law and are subsequently executed by drowning in the Waters. Constantine Diakos (W.) reveals himself as a Wyrmist and flees Ephia's Well. The Ecstatic Terrace arrives in Ephia's Well. The Geomancers of Baz'eel end the Great Ash Storm.

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IMPERIAL YEAR 7787 - TAMMUZ

Date⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀	Event
1 Tammuz ⠀	The funeral of Legate John Syter (G.). The Tammuz Election begins. An expedition departs from Ephia's Well for the mythical isle of Luca Ferra in the Sea of Pearls; many did not survive to return, but yet others chance upon great treasures that ignites more fanciful tales about the isle. ⠀
8 Tammuz ⠀	For their candidates in the Tammuz election, the League of Gold selects Sol Auk, the League of Purple selects Sephidra Niridhe, and the League of White selects Lynneth Llywarch. ⠀
12 Tammuz ⠀	Sephidra Niridhe drops out as the League of Purple's candidate for Legate, and Cyrille Monteglas replaces her as the League of Purple's replacement candidate; this decision would come to haunt her for the rest of her political career. Sultan Osman VI departs Ephia's Well for Baz'eel. Magistrate Argus Sesturius sentences the Twindari Shahlil to conscription in the Janissaries for the crime of desecration, assault, and the attempted murder of a Nadiri. ⠀
15 Tammuz ⠀	Voting in the Tammuz election begins. ⠀
18 Tammuz ⠀	Sol Auk of the League of Gold is elected Legate of Ephia's Well with 28 votes. Lynneth of the League of White wins 22 votes and Cyrille Monteglas of the League of Purple wins 2 votes. ⠀
21 Tammuz ⠀	Legate Sol Auk (G.) carves the Sabotage on the Stele of Law. An Assembly is conducted. Legate Sol Auk (G.) allots 44,000 dinars to the Cinquefoil Rose, 33,000 dinars to the Fourth Legion, and 33,000 dinars to the Astronomers of Q'tolip. ⠀
23 Tammuz ⠀	An Assembly is conducted. Legate Sol Auk (G.) carves the Accord Election Act onto the Stele of Law, banning members of the Accord from running for Legate; this decision would shape politics in Ephia's Well for years to come. The Sabotage twists the language of the law, and there was much upheaval. ⠀
28 Tammuz ⠀	Legate Sol Auk (G.) proclaims the Colmes Doctrine, granting members of the Accord and the Voiced citizens of Ephia's Well immunity from minor crimes. A great uproar sweeps Ephia's Well, and many speak about the need to check the powers of a Legate acting unilaterally. ⠀
29 Tammuz ⠀	Baz'eel intervenes, with Princess Faziima appointing Rashid al-Rashid as co-Legate to Legate Sol Auk (G.). The Colmes Doctrine is ended. ⠀

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IMPERIAL YEAR 7787 - MARIBEH

Date⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀	Event
1 Maribeh ⠀	An Assembly is conducted. The Wanderer is carved on the Stele of Law. ⠀
13 Maribeh ⠀	The Twindari Shahlil abducts and murders Apothar Vergil Mendista. ⠀
14 Maribeh ⠀	The Astronomers of Q'tolip raises a bounty of 10,000 dinars on the Twindari Shahlil. ⠀
16 Maribeh ⠀	Legate Sol Auk (G.) exiles two Apothars and demands that the bounty of 10,000 dinars on the Twindari Shahlil be rescinded, claiming that lawful bounties should only be raised by the Fourth Legion. The bounty is rescinded and the exiles are lifted. ⠀
20 Maribeh ⠀	Legate Sol Auk (G.) exiles the Twindari Shahlil after claiming that the Twindari intends to assassinate the Legate. ⠀
23 Maribeh ⠀	The Maribeh elections of IY 7787 begins. ⠀
25 Maribeh ⠀	The Cinquefoil Rose and its allies embark upon a holy quest to seal a Djinn, and the Djinn is promptly sealed on an isle in the Sea of Pearls. ⠀
30 Maribeh ⠀	For their candidate in the Maribeh election, the League of Gold selects Mari Blacke, the League of Purple selects Zaniah Almirah, and the League of White selects Estellise Azimi. The famed hero, Velan Volandis, is sentenced to death by way of the Lions of Orentes under dubious circumstances and allegations of brooking. ⠀