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{{World Progression
Massivecraft’s Roleplay scene has been intact for over 5 years. In this time, many plot-changing story progressions have taken place, making it difficult to understand the recent history of [[Aloria]]. Here is a summary of Massivecraft's World Progression throughout its history.  
|title = 302 AC
|date1          = March 15th, 302 AC
|event1        = The End of the Senate
|hyperlink1    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/town-crier-announcing-the-end-of-the-senate.16267/
|desc1  = Desc


|date2          = April 16th, 302 AC
==The Ascendency of Alexander Kade==
|event2        = A Sangiovese Conspiracy Foiled
Recent history begins with the death of the Regalian Emperor, [[Justinian Ivrae II]], and the signing of the [[Kade Settlement Act]]. This document was signed by [[Arch-Chancellor Moriarty Kade]] and Emperor Justinian II at the latter’s deathbed, and dictated that males from female descendants could inherit the throne of the [[Regalian Empire]]. Because all of Justinian’s children had died, this allowed the throne to pass through his brother’s eldest daughter, [[Liliane Ivrae-Kade]], who married Moriarty Kade, and to actualize itself in her first-born son, [[Alexander Kade]]. Emperor Justinian II died on April 24, 302 AC. Alexander Kade was immediately vested as the Crown-Prince of Regalia, but did not ascend to the throne until months after.
|hyperlink2    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/conspiracy-foiled-developments-in-irma-the-guards.17116/
|desc2  = Desc


|date3          = April 24th, 302 AC
==The First Elven War and Regalian Civil Strife==
|event3        = Death of the Emperor
Upon taking up the office of Crown-Prince, Alexander Kade declared war on the northernmost [[Elven]] States of [[Daen]]: [[Thellassia]], [[Medlo Telara]], and [[Haelstrame]]. The war was a wild success--One warrior retrieved the lost Elven Crown of [[Ríë’coréllë]] for the Emperor--though the foreign conquests acted as an ample distraction for the nobility to scheme on the homefront. Several different houses committed acts of espionage on one another, before [[House Anahera]], led by Arch-Chancellor [[Alejandro Anahera]], outright conquered [[Pays du Sud]] and [[Riviella]] from [[House Pileran]], impoverishing that house. Lady [[Lenora|Lenora Santorski]] of [[House Santorski]], Lady of [[Drixagh]], conquered part of the [[Typhonus|House Typhonus]] dominion in [[Calemberg]], while [[Freya|Freya Lo]] of [[House Lo]], Lady of [[Dorinn]], declared herself Empress of Regalia in open rebellion against Emperor Alexander Kade. Lo was soon defeated, and Lenora of House Santorski stepped down from Calemberg to pursue spirituality in the [[Old Gods]], reverting the title back to [[Ulric|Ulric Typhonus]] of House Typhonus, ousted Lord of [[Calemberg]]. Finally, the plotting ended in the waning days of the summer of 302 AC, when a majority of noble houses enacted a [[Cordon Sanitaire]] towards Arch-Chancellor Alejandro Anahera, where he was removed from the seat per popular opinion of the noble court and replaced by Lord Ulric Typhonus.  
|hyperlink3    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/town-crier-announces-the-death-of-the-emperor.17437/
|desc3  = Desc


|date4          = June 7th, 302 AC
==The First Songaskian War==
|event4        = Lo and Anahera Dinner Party
The end of 302 AC was marked by the invasion of the [[Rim Isles]] Lordship by the [[Songaskian Masaya]], initiated by the young [[Musamansa Massya Song]]. After a failed counter-offensive, the Regalian Empire lost the [[Holy City]] to occupation by the [[Songaskians]]. After several resistance groups rose in opposition, including one which burnt the Bridge District down, the Songaskians pulled out of the Holy City. The war was to be continued on another front: [[Hadravia]], a state adjacent to the Masaya’s holdings in [[Farah’deen]]. In this final theatre of the war, [[Imperial Prince Cedric Kade]] was captured and used as leverage to secure a white peace between the two war-exhausted empires. The war had ended; but a much greater threat loomed on the horizon. In the aftermath, the Musamansa Massya Song’s uncle, a man favored by the nobility for his military prowess, staged a coup against his nephew, whose post-war methods of appeasing Regalia were seen as weak.
|hyperlink4    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/the-lo-anahera-dinner-party-hosted-at-the-chancellery.18876/
|desc4  = Desc


|date5        = June 7th, 302 AC
==The Appearance of Estel==
|event5        = Regalia Goes to War
On June 2, 303 AC, in the midst of the [[First Songaskian War]], a light-show dubbed “[[Mershell’s Dance]]” flashed across the sky. Ripples of distortion followed by green and blue coloration flocked to the northeast. Nearly two months later, a thick fog began to overcome [[Ellador]], followed by sightings of a gigantic moving statue of a young woman covered in glowing runes, though with pieces missing here and there. She was accompanied by an army of stag-like humanoids with four arms. Many [[Altalar]] recognized identified the woman as their goddess [[Estel]], and some scholars theorized that the stags were the lost [[Ohnak]] of the [[Northern Expanse]]. This army marched through [[Arlora]] and [[Torse]]; with the wave of a hand, the statue of Estel could disintegrate wave upon wave of foes. Nevertheless, the armies of the [[Regalia Empire]] marched to meet the looming threat at the [[Battle of the Curag Fields]] to make a last stand against the statue. After Regalia exhausted its armies and prepared for its inevitable doom, they were rescued by several [[Arken]] who joined forces and swallowed Estel into a magical portal. Aloria was saved… For now.  
|hyperlink5    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/regalia-goes-to-war.19088/
|desc5  = The Regalian Empire broke the Ranger's Treaty and declared war on the Elven States of Thellassia and Medlem Talar, beginning the incredibly one-sided Elven War.


|date6          = June 8th, 302 AC
==The Anahera Rebellion==
|event6        = Battle of Taure Tinechor
The victory at the Battle of the Curag Fields wore heavily not only on the state of Regalia but upon its people. Arch-Chancellor Ulric Typhonus resigned, and in his stead, [[Andrieu Anahera]], younger brother to Ulric’s predecessor, Alejandro, took the seat. Anahera’s first action as Arch-Chancellor was the execution of his older brother, who he had claimed was supporting colonial rebels. This allowed Andrieu to inherit all of his brother’s titles. After internal conflict within House Anahera, as well as an assassination attempt on the Emperor’s life that left him confined to his bed, the Arch-Chancellor imprisoned and tortured the [[Regalian State Council]] and took the title of “Lord Protector.” After several weeks of implementing erratic socialist policies, penalizing [[House Kade]] for the Settlement Act, and destroying the religious establishment of Regalia, among many other horrific cruelties, Andrieu was defeated by the joined efforts of commoners and nobles of the realm, and was presumed dead when he fell into an abyss of flame at the end of 303 AC.  
|hyperlink6    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/regalian-elven-subjugation-war-battle-of-taure-tinechor.19104/
|desc6  = Desc


==The Bone Horror Crisis==
Tensions that had been rising between the Kingdoms of Arlora and Torse rattled to a climax when the latter fully subjected itself to the rule of the Regalian Empire. Outraged, the King of Arlora, [[King Gulbrand I]], mobilized its armies and prepared for war. The Regalian Empire sent a full invasion force to Arlora, and devastated their armies in a single battle where they outnumbered the petty kingdom four to one. As the battle came to a definitive closure, and King Gulbrand I and his commanders were captured by Regalian forces, the Statue of Estel appeared once more. King Gulbrand I and his inner circle all performed a magical ritual, and were in turn transformed into ghostly-looking variants of themselves by Estel. Vested with demonic powers, the brand-new [[Midnight Court]] began raising the dead. These were not ordinary [[Undead]]: These creatures were [[Bone Horrors]]; rabid amalgamations of the rotten corpses and bones left behind by the dead of the past, and they were out for Alorian blood. Thus began the [[Bone Horror Crisis]].


|date7          = June 13th, 302 AC
Beams of light crossed the skies of Aloria, landing at the most populated centers of Aloria. Thousands of Bone Horrors rose and began attacking local populaces around the world, though Regalia was spared due to the supposed blessings of the Imperial Spirit. During this time, Freya Lo, the deceased Lady of Dorinn, was resurrected by the Midnight Court and was furthermore granted extra-dimensional powers of her own. All around Regalia, the dead began to rise as Deathlings; dark, grey-skinned servants who obeyed the will of Lo. After many weeks of warfare in the countryside, a joint-Regalian effort deposed Lo and restored order to the Crown Isles. With her death, the Deathlings she had risen turned to dust, and Regalia was left to rebuild once more.
|event7        = Regalian-elven Subjegation War: Battle Of Perfwenn
|hyperlink7    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/regalian-elven-subjegation-war-battle-of-perfwenn.19288/
|desc7  = Desc


|date8          = June 13th, 302 AC
As the Lo regime fell for the last time, news began pouring in of foreign powers restoring order to the world as the Bone Horror armies were pushed back and defeated. The Midnight Court was nowhere to be seen, and slowly but surely, Regalia restored order to its sphere of the world.  
|event8        = Regalian-Elven Subjugation War: Battle Of H'relllen
|hyperlink8    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/regalian-elven-subjugation-war-battle-of-hrelllen.19304/
|desc8  = Desc


|date9          = June 14th, 302 AC
==The Ascendency of Cedromar Kade and the Crown Alliance==
|event9        = Regalian Civil Strife: Anahera And Consortium Plots
As Emperor Alexander Kade returned to power, his post-Lo policy was inclined away from the military men of the nobility, and toward the diplomat and blue-bloods of culture and grace. This force-triggered a conservative coup against his power, led by previous Arch-Chancellor Ulric Typhonus, a long-time military veteran who desired to return to his old office. In response, Alexander Kade passed over all of his sons and abdicated the throne to his younger brother, Cedric Kade, who took the throne as Cedromar Kade I on April 14, 305 AC. Cedromar I explained that he would change the role of the Emperor in a radical way, and opted to be the vanguard of humanity on the frontlines of battle.
|hyperlink9    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/regalian-civil-strife-anahera-and-consortium-plots.19342/
|desc9  = Desc


|date10          = June 15th, 302 AC
It was doubtful that with his military-based policy, Cedromar would rule long before declaring war on the Regalian Empire’s long-time rival: The Songaskian Masaya. Diplomats who supported Alexander Kade’s inclination towards a more diplomatic approach felt they needed to compensate for Cedromar’s pending aggressive warfare. [[Baron Bonace Tylleronde]], one of these diplomats, invited the idea of the [[Crown Alliance]]: An Ailor-led coalition of races bent on securing Aloria for the Regalian Empire. Tylleronde immediately wooed his old contacts in [[Hadar]], and found an ally in the [[Allar]] and [[Qadir]], whose scholars sought Regalia’s protection. He also brought the famed [[Varran]] corsairs into the fold. Meanwhile, the Songaskian Masaya, the Altalar of [[Teled Methen]], and the [[Ch’ien-ji]] of the [[Yang-tzu Isles]] created the [[Magic Covenant]] unified by their inclination towards magic. The [[Dread Empire]] began to plan an attack on the Altalar in outright rejection of their actions while the [[Cielothar]] and the [[Avanthar]] allied in the [[Wild Union]] to protect against common enemies. It seemed the stage was set for a clash of alliances; and clash they did. Meanwhile, [[Isldar]] began besieging the last few [[Dwarven]] holds in the north.
|event10        = Various Conflicts: Second Battle Of H'rellen, Pileran Traitor, Red Plottings
|hyperlink10    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/various-conflicts-second-battle-of-hrellen-pileran-traitor-red-plottings.19363/
|desc10  = Desc


|date11          = June 15th, 302 AC
==The Second Songaskian War==
|event11        = Regalian Civil Strife: Second Battle For The Pileran Lands
The Regalian Empire began their invasion of Farah’deen in the summer of 305 AC. Much had changed since Regalia’s last war with the Songaskians; they were now led by [[Kusamanu Massya Songel]], the uncle of the previous Massya, Musamansa Massya Song. Musamansa had favored cooperation with Regalia, and feared another war with the Empire. Kusamanu viewed this as weakness, and he staged a successful coup that deposed Musamansa.  
|hyperlink11    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/regalian-civil-strife-second-battle-for-the-pileran-lands.19374/
|desc11  = Desc


|date12          = June 16th, 302 AC
This conflict was the first to witness a Regalian Emperor leading troops on the field; Cedromar I Kade led many sieges, and often ordered the slaughter of the Songaskian nobility and peasantry before crowds of the military elite to raise war morale and intimidate the enemy. Enemies would either surrender, or face unprecedented brutality from the Military Emperor. As a result of the immense destruction wrought by the Regalian Empire, individual cities began rising up in rebellion against the Massya, who eventually consolidated his power toward his home provinces. The previous Massya, Musamansa Massya Song, was restored to power, and after a short civil war, restored peace to the Songaskian Masaya; a new ally of Regalia. Global peace would not last, however.
|event12        = El Acuerdo Glorioso - The Glorious Agreement
|hyperlink12    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/el-acuerdo-glorioso-the-glorious-agreement.19403/
|desc12  = Desc


|date13          = June 16th, 302 AC
==The Second Elven War: Stage 1==
|event13        = Fall Of The Would Be Empress
The Second Elven War began in earnest as [[Charles Montagaard]], then-Undercrown of the Regalian Empire, led an attack force into Teled Methen. Unfortunately, he underestimated the Elven guerilla fighting and perished in a mass slaughter of Regalian troopers. This initial defeat spurred the Regalians to invade Teled Methen en masse and enact cruelties such as genocide and the eradication of Elven cultural icons within the captured cities. This only rallied the Altalar further, who centralized into a new Elven Empire. Though the Regalian Empire was unable to make any headway into Teled Methen itself,  Emperor Cedromar and the Ch’ien-Ji removed the Yang-Tzu Isles from the conflict and entered them into the Crown Alliance. Despite this gain, the Second Elven War continued on without a clear victory in sight.  
|hyperlink13    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/fall-of-the-would-be-empress.19430/
|desc13  = Desc


|date14          = June 16th, 302 AC
==The Return of Dragons==
|event14        = Regalian Civil Strife: Typhonus-Consortium Battle
While the war in Teled Methen continued in a stalemate, domestic strife had taken the forefront in Regalian life. The seeming return of the [[Feathered Dragons]] as a force to be reckoned with had all of the Regalian Holy City on edge. [[Rikkira]], the Dragon who could transform into a regally-dressed Ailor woman, and her many Arken Lieutenants seem intent on enslaving the entire Regalian populace to usher forth a new world order; one seated by the Dragons. Regalia was surprised when a second Feathered Dragon shared blows with Rikkira and it was ultimately revealed to be Emperor Cedromar I. For some reason, Rikkira then vanished, last seen flying away from the Archipelago while Cedromar I no longer hid his abilities, becoming the Dragon Emperor and rallied Regalia around his new power.  
|hyperlink14    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/regalian-civil-strife-typhonus-consortium-battle.19385/
|desc14  = Desc


|date15          = June 16th, 302 AC
==The Second Elven War: Stage 2==
|event15        = Imperial Decree To Regalia
With Rikkira gone, a new offensive was launched by the Regalian Empire against the Nelfin. In one fell swoop, the Imperial Dragon annihilated the Avanthar leadership and many of its best warriors while under a banner of peace talks, scattering the Race across their tribal lands to war amongst each other for control. Against the Altalar, a new offensive was also launched but of a more conventional means. Unfortunately, this offensive soon produced contact with another enemy, the Kathar. This Void Worshiping Race, and their Dread Empire, had been invading southern Daen for several months and their Void Towers helped to spread their corruption outward. From these battles, a terrible sickness stuck the Regalian Empire and the fighting on the front ground to a halt. While it eventually was cured in one mass and mysterious event, that would only set the next stage for what was to come.
|hyperlink15    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/imperial-decree-to-regalia.19398/
|desc15  = Desc


|date16          = June 16th, 302 AC
==The Anglian Mist==
|event16        = Declaration Of War On Regalia
What cured people of this vile Void disease is not known, but it somehow involved a piece of Soul Essence being ripped from every infected person in Aloria and streaming through the air into Anglia where a massive cloud of mist suddenly enveloped an important conference and many miles of populated terrain. Trapped within was the Emperor, much of his family, several key advisors and several million Anglians. This Mist has remained in Anglia since that time, with only very recently technology and magical means aiding in the saving of current Emperor Alexander I who has re-ascended the throne after this ordeal. In that period without central leadership thousands, the Empire floudered as thousands starved to death and over a dozen states broke with the Empire. While Alexander I has healed some of these faults, millions remain trapped in the Mist and unless it is dispelled soon, the lack of food produced by this vast agriculturally wealthy land will continue to impact the whole Empire.  
|hyperlink16    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/declaration-of-war-on-regalia.19414/
{{History}}
|desc16  = Desc
[[Category:History]]
 
|date17          = June 17th, 302 AC
|event17        = Regalian Civil Activity: Help From Outer Drachenwald
|hyperlink17    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/regalian-civil-activity-help-from-outer-drachenwald.19469/
|desc17  = Desc
 
|date18          = June 21st, 302 AC
|event18        = Regalian Civil Strife: Discontent In Drangental; Riots In The Vultaro Lands; Imperial Affirmation
|hyperlink18    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/regalian-civil-strife-discontent-in-drangental-riots-in-the-vultaro-lands-imperial-affirmation.19613/
|desc18  = Desc
 
|date19          = June 22nd, 302 AC
|event19        = Regalian Civil Strife: Update - Dragenthal, Vultaro, Defenestrations, And More
|hyperlink19    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/regalian-civil-strife-update-dragenthal-vultaro-defenestrations-and-more.19665/
|desc19  = Desc
 
|date20          = June 24th, 302 AC
|event20        = Calemberg Processions And The Three Kade Host Battles
|hyperlink20    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/calemberg-processions-and-the-three-kade-host-battles.19787/
|desc20  = Desc
 
|date21          = June 29th, 302 AC
|event21        = Closing Of The Elven War: Lenna Bas
|hyperlink21    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/closing-of-the-elven-war-lenna-bas.19977/
|desc21  = Desc
 
|date22          = July 2nd, 302 AC
|event22        = Regalian Town Crier Announcements
|hyperlink22    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/regalian-town-crier-announcements.20148/
|desc22  = Desc
 
|date23        = July 17th, 302 AC
|event23        = Orc Pacifist Decree, 7th Of July 302 A C
|hyperlink23    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/orc-pacifist-decree-7th-of-july-302-a-c.20797/
|desc23  = Desc
 
|date24          = July 27th, 302 AC
|event24        = The Imperial Decree Of June 16th Lifted
|hyperlink24    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/the-imperial-decree-of-june-16th-lifted.21104/
|desc24  = Desc
 
|date25          = August 3rd, 302 AC
|event25        = The Two Spymasters In Narlas
|hyperlink25    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/the-two-spymasters-in-narlas.21408/
|desc25  = Desc
 
|date26          = August 4th, 302 AC
|event26        = Regalian Civil Strife: Riots In The Mountain Isles & Thessalonikon
|hyperlink26    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/regalian-civil-strife-riots-in-the-mountain-isles-thessalonikon.21451/
|desc26  = Desc
 
|date27          = August 8th, 302 AC
|event27        = Regalian Civil Strife: Progressions In The Archipel
|hyperlink27    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/regalian-civil-strife-progressions-in-the-archipel.21572/
|desc27  = Desc
 
|date28          = August 12th, 302 AC
|event28        = Regalian Civil Strife: Continuation Of Riots And Political Progressions In The Arhcipel
|hyperlink28    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/regalian-civil-strife-continuation-of-riots-and-political-progressions-in-the-arhcipel.21712/
|desc28  = Desc
 
|date29          = October 7th, 302 AC
|event29        = Diet Summoned In Regalia
|hyperlink29    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/diet-summoned-in-regalia.23331/
|desc29  = Desc
 
|date30          = October 12th, 302 AC
|event30        = The Spymaster In Ikion
|hyperlink30    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/the-spymaster-in-ikion.23472/
|desc30  = Desc
 
|date31          = October 17th, 302 AC
|event31        = The Mystery Of The Bay
|hyperlink31    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/the-mystery-of-the-bay.23599/
|desc31  = Desc
 
|date32          = October 20th, 302 AC
|event32        = Vultaro Is Set On Fire
|hyperlink32    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/vultaro-is-set-on-fire.23686/
|desc32  = Desc
 
|date33          = October 22nd, 302 AC
|event33        = The Anahera Cordon Sanitaire
|hyperlink33    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/the-anahera-cordon-sanitaire.23840/
|desc33  = Desc
 
|date34          = October 23rd, 302 AC
|event34        = The Anahera Cordon Sanitaire Ends
|hyperlink34    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/the-anahera-cordon-sanitaire-ends.23864/
|desc34  = Desc
 
|date35        = November 9th, 302 AC
|event35        = The Death Of The Banshee And The Aftermath
|hyperlink35    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/the-death-of-the-banshee-and-the-aftermath.24287/
|desc35  = Desc
 
|date36          = November 21st, 302 AC
|event36        = State Of Emergency Declared In Regalia
|hyperlink36    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/state-of-emergency-declared-in-regalia.24585/
|desc36  = Desc
 
|date37          = November 26th, 302 AC
|event37        = The First Regalian Counter Offensive
|hyperlink37    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/the-first-regalian-counter-offensive.24760/
|desc37  = Desc
 
|date38          = December 17th, 302 AC
|event38        = Commune Seizes Control In Nottingham
|hyperlink38    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/commune-seizes-control-in-nottingham.25421/
|desc38  = Desc
}}
 
{{World Progression
|title = 303 AC
|date1          = January 10th, 303 AC
|event1        = Imperial Proclamation: The State Council's Verdict On Nottinghall
|hyperlink1    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/imperial-proclamation-the-state-councils-verdict-on-nottinghall.26199/
|desc1  = Desc
 
|date2          = January 15th, 303 AC
|event2        = The Defense Of Steinberg
|hyperlink2    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/the-defense-of-steinberg.26392/
|desc2  = Desc
 
|date3          = January 29th, 303 AC
|event3        = Battle Of The Old Rivergrand
|hyperlink3    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/battle-of-the-old-rivergrand.26777/
|desc3  = Desc
 
|date4          = February 2nd, 303 AC
|event4        = The Breakout Of William Coen
|hyperlink4    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/the-breakout-of-william-coen.26900/
|desc4  = Desc
 
|date5        = February 10th, 303 AC
|event5        = Battle Of The Sudlandet Landing
|hyperlink5    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/battle-of-the-sudlandet-landing.27180/
|desc5  = Desc
 
|date6          = February 11th, 303 AC
|event6        = The Three Failed Rescue Attempts
|hyperlink6    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/the-three-failed-rescue-attempts.27208/
|desc6  = Desc
 
 
|date7          = February 13th, 303 AC
|event7        = Orcs, A Shipwreck And Eastern Fury Rescue Attempts
|hyperlink7    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/orcs-a-shipwreck-and-eastern-fury-rescue-attempts.27267/
|desc7  = Desc
 
|date8          = February 17th, 303 AC
|event8        = The Flight Of The Gold
|hyperlink8    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/the-flight-of-the-gold.27392/
|desc8  = Desc
 
|date9          = February 26th, 303 AC
|event9        = Even The Crown Jewel Is Not Safe!
|hyperlink9    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/even-the-crown-jewel-is-not-safe.27733/
|desc9  = Desc
 
|date10          = March 1st, 303 AC
|event10        = Administrative Proclamation Of The Pashawa
|hyperlink10    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/administrative-proclamation-of-the-pashawa.27855/
|desc10  = Desc
 
|date11          = March 10th, 303 AC
|event11        = The War Rages On
|hyperlink11    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/the-war-rages-on.28286/
|desc11  = Desc
 
|date12          = April 9th, 303 AC
|event12        = Battle Of The Pointy Black End
|hyperlink12    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/battle-of-the-pointy-black-end.29166/
|desc12  = Desc
 
|date13          = April 17th, 303 AC
|event13        = The Crownguard Resistance Makes Their Move
|hyperlink13    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/the-crownguard-resistance-makes-their-move.29413/
|desc13  = Desc
 
|date14          = April 22nd, 303 AC
|event14        = The Lichtblick Fire Incident
|hyperlink14    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/the-lichtblick-fire-incident.29590/
|desc14  = Desc
 
|date15          = April 24th, 303 AC
|event15        = The Parlay And Departure
|hyperlink15    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/the-parlay-and-departure.29647/
|desc15  = Desc
 
|date16          = April 30th, 302 AC
|event16        = The Suffron Order And The War
|hyperlink16    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/the-suffron-order-and-the-war.29843/
|desc16  = Desc
 
|date17          = May 2nd, 303 AC
|event17        = The Noble Ball And The Hadravian State
|hyperlink17    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/the-noble-ball-and-the-hadravian-state.29927/
|desc17  = Desc
 
|date18          = May 8th, 303 AC
|event18        = Hadravian War: The Battle Of Aslaqqa
|hyperlink18    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/hadravian-war-the-battle-of-aslaqqa.30093/
|desc18  = Desc
 
|date19          = May 8th, 303 AC
|event19        = Hadravian War: The Siege Of Watif Esballah
|hyperlink19    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/hadravian-war-the-siege-of-watif-esballah.30118/
|desc19  = Desc
 
|date20          = May 11th, 303 AC
|event20        = Player Quest: The Search For Cedric Kade
|hyperlink20    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/player-quest-the-search-for-cedric-kade.30199/
|desc20  = Desc
 
|date21          = May 15th, 303 AC
|event21        = Hadravian War: The Counter Siege Of Watif Esballah
|hyperlink21    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/hadravian-war-the-counter-siege-of-watif-esballah.30321/
|desc21  = Desc
 
|date22          = May 15th, 303 AC
|event22        = Culture Progression: The Brigeaudeaux Fashion Incident
|hyperlink22    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/culture-progression-the-brigeaudeaux-fashion-incident.30325/
|desc22  = Desc
 
|date23        = May 24th, 303 AC
|event23        = Hadravian War: Prince Isdevli's Failed Counter Attack
|hyperlink23    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/hadravian-war-prince-isdevlis-failed-counter-attack.30533/
|desc23  = Desc
 
|date24          = June 2nd, 303 AC
|event24        = World Event: Mershell's Dance
|hyperlink24    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/world-event-mershells-dance.30757/
|desc24  = Desc
 
|date25          = June 3rd, 303 AC
|event25        = Hadravian War: The Coen Miracle
|hyperlink25    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/hadravian-war-the-coen-miracle.30818/
|desc25  = Desc
 
|date26          = June 4th, 303 AC
|event26        = Hadravian War: The Turning Point
|hyperlink26    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/hadravian-war-the-turning-point.30821/
|desc26  = Desc
 
|date27          = June 19th, 303 AC
|event27        = Hadravian War: Peace & Arch Chancellorship
|hyperlink27    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/hadravian-war-peace-arch-chancellorship.31334/
|desc27  = Desc
 
|date28          = June 27th, 303 AC
|event28        = Regalian Politics: The First Election Tally
|hyperlink28    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/regalian-politics-the-first-election-tally.31549/
|desc28  = Desc
 
|date29          = July 13th, 303 AC
|event29        = Regalian Politics: Third Tally For The Elections
|hyperlink29    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/regalian-politics-third-tally-for-the-elections.32010/
|desc29  = Desc
 
|date30          = July 18th, 303 AC
|event30        = Regalian Politics: The State Elections
|hyperlink30    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/regalian-politics-the-state-elections.32197/
|desc30  = Desc
 
|date31          = July 26th, 303 AC
|event31        = Imperial Proclamation: State Council Proceedings On The Violet Commander And The Old Gods Temple
|hyperlink31    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/imperial-proclamation-state-council-proceedings-on-the-violet-commander-and-the-old-gods-temple.32494/
|desc31  = Desc
 
|date32          = July 30th, 303 AC
|event32        = World Event: The Lone Fisher
|hyperlink32    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/world-event-the-lone-fisher.32603/
|desc32  = Desc
 
|date33        = August 1st, 303 AC
|event33        = Player Quest: The Santorski Rallies Support
|hyperlink33    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/player-quest-the-santorski-rallies-support.32672/
|desc33  = Desc
 
|date34          = August 5th, 303 AC
|event34        = World Event: The Fall Of The Arizon Brag
|hyperlink34    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/world-event-the-fall-of-the-arizon-brag.32816/
|desc34  = Desc
 
|date35          = August 10th, 303 AC
|event35        = Imperial Proclamation: The Realm Mobilizes
|hyperlink35    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/imperial-proclamation-the-realm-mobilizes.33003/
|desc35  = Desc
 
|date36          = August 17th, 303 AC
|event36        = World Event: The Curag Fields
|hyperlink36    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/world-event-the-curag-fields.33235/
|desc36  = Desc
 
|date37          = August 20th, 303 AC
|event37        = World Event: Battle Of The Curag Fields
|hyperlink37    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/world-event-battle-of-the-curag-fields.33351/
|desc37  = Desc
 
|date38          = September 10th, 303 AC
|event38        = Regalian Politics: The Diet Of Calemberg
|hyperlink38    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/regalian-politics-the-diet-of-calemberg.33958/
|desc38  = Desc
 
|date39          = September 13th, 303 AC
|event39        = Regalian Politics: The Resignation Of The Arch-Chancellor
|hyperlink39    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/regalian-politics-the-resignation-of-the-arch-chancellor.34040/
|desc39  = Desc
 
|date40          = September 15th, 303 AC
|event40        = Regalian Politics: The Second Arch-Chancellor Election!
|hyperlink40    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/regalian-politics-the-second-arch-chancellor-election.34137/
|desc40  = Desc
 
|date41          = October 11th, 303 AC
|event41        = World Event: The Eleventh Creed
|hyperlink41    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/world-event-the-eleventh-creed.34796/
|desc41  = Desc
 
|date42          = October 24th, 303 AC
|event42        = The Dying Light And The Darkness
|hyperlink42    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/the-dying-light-and-the-darkness.35072/
|desc42  = Desc
 
|date43          = November 4th, 303 AC
|event43        = Brother Against Brother
|hyperlink43    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/brother-against-brother.35357/
|desc43  = Desc
 
|date44          = November 14th, 303 AC
|event44        = Passage Of Law And Armies
|hyperlink44    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/passage-of-law-and-armies.35605/
|desc44  = Desc
 
|date45          =November 20th, 303 AC
|event45        = World Event: The Defilée Of Defiling
|hyperlink45    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/world-event-the-defil%C3%A9e-of-defiling.35764/
|desc45  = Desc
 
|date46          = December 6th, 303 AC
|event46        = From Kinslayer To Stateslayer
|hyperlink46    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/from-kinslayer-to-stateslayer.36235/
|desc46  = Desc
 
|date47          = December 13th, 303 AC
|event47        = The Fracture Of The State Continues
|hyperlink47    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/the-fracture-of-the-state-continues.36395/
|desc47  = Desc
 
|date48          = December 23rd, 303 AC
|event48        = Anahera Victories In The Field
|hyperlink48    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/anahera-victories-in-the-field.36761/
|desc48  = Desc
 
|date49          = December 25th, 303 AC
|event49        = The End Of The Year: Act 1
|hyperlink49    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/the-end-of-the-year-act-1.36821/
|desc49  = Desc
 
|date50          = December 25th, 303 AC
|event50        = The End Of The Year: Act 2
|hyperlink50    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/the-end-of-the-year-act-2.36823/
|desc50  = Desc
 
|date51          = December 25th, 303 AC
|event51        = The End Of The Year: Act 3
|hyperlink51    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/the-end-of-the-year-act-3.36825/
|desc51  = Desc
 
|date52          = December 25th, 303 AC
|event52        = The End Of The Year: Act 4
|hyperlink52    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/the-end-of-the-year-act-4.36826/
|desc52  = Desc
}}
 
{{World Progression
|title = 304 AC
|date1          = January 31st, 304 AC
|event1        = Monthly Story Arch Progression: 31st Of January 2016
|hyperlink1    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/monthly-story-arch-progression-31st-of-january-2016.38015/
|desc1  = Desc
 
|date2          = February 11th, 304 AC
|event2        = The World Moves On, The Beginning Of A New Era Has Finally Come
|hyperlink2    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/the-world-moves-on-the-beginning-of-a-new-era-has-finally-come.38350/
|desc2  = Desc
 
|date3          = February 23rd, 304 AC
|event3        = The End Of The Violet
|hyperlink3    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/the-end-of-the-violet.38726/
|desc3  = Desc
 
|date4        = April 26th, 304 AC
|event4        = World Progression For May 2016
|hyperlink4    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/world-progression-for-may-2016.40954/
|desc4  = Desc
 
|date5          = May 13th, 304 AC
|event5        = World Progression For Mid-May 2016
|hyperlink5    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/world-progression-for-mid-may-2016.41478/
|desc5  = Desc
 
|date6          = June 2nd, 304 AC
|event6        = World Progression For Early-June 2016
|hyperlink6    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/world-progression-for-early-june-2016.42131/
|desc6  = Desc
 
|date7          = June 24th, 304 AC
|event7        = World Progression For July-August 2016
|hyperlink7    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/world-progression-for-july-august-2016.43777/
|desc7  = Desc
 
|date8          = August 10th, 304 AC
|event8        = World Progression For August
|hyperlink8    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/world-progression-for-august.44352/
|desc8  = Desc
 
|date9          = August 16th, 304 AC
|event9        = The Viridian Tournament Of 304 AC
|hyperlink9    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/the-viridian-tournament-of-304-ac.44570/
|desc9  = Desc
 
|date10          = September 5th, 304 AC
|event10        = Sept Progression: Political Reform Before Reconquest
|hyperlink10    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/sept-progression-political-reform-before-reconquest.45321/
|desc10  = Desc
 
|date11          = September 15th, 304 AC
|event11        = Sewer Progression: L'entrée De L'outre À L'étape
|hyperlink11    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/sewer-progression-lentr%C3%A9e-de-loutre-%C3%80-l%C3%A9tape.45685/
|desc11  = Desc
 
|date12          = September 25th, 304 AC
|event12        = Political Progression: Preparation For All Out War
|hyperlink12    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/political-progression-preparation-for-all-out-war.46042/
|desc12  = Desc
 
|date13          = September 26th, 304 AC
|event13        = Progression Game: The Guild Wars
|hyperlink13    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/progression-game-the-guild-wars.46028/
|desc13  = Desc
 
|date14          = October 2nd, 304 AC
|event14        = Financial Woes In The Archipelago
|hyperlink14    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/financial-woes-in-the-archipelago.46327/
|desc14  = Desc
 
|date15          = October 8th, 304 AC
|event15        = Raging Fire In The South Of The City
|hyperlink15    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/raging-fire-in-the-south-of-the-city.46590/
|desc15  = Desc
 
|date16          = October 9th, 304 AC
|event16        = Financial Woes In The Archipelago II
|hyperlink16    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/financial-woes-in-the-archipelago-ii.46619/
|desc16  = Desc
 
|date17          = October 18, 304 AC
|event17        = Financial News Of The Archipelago 3
|hyperlink17    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/financial-news-of-the-archipelago-3.46930/
|desc17  = Desc
 
|date18          = November 7th, 304 AC
|event18        = The Stirring Tunnels Of The Cathedral
|hyperlink18    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/the-stirring-tunnels-of-the-cathedral.47783/
|desc18  = Desc
 
|date19          = November 12th, 304 AC
|event19        = The Dark Queen Rises
|hyperlink19    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/the-dark-queen-rises.48008/
|desc19  = Desc
 
|date20          = November 15th, 304 AC
|event20        = Latest Crown Isle News
|hyperlink20    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/latest-crown-isle-news.48154/
|desc20  = Desc
 
|date21          = November 17th, 304 AC
|event21        = Lasting Lo Legitimacy
|hyperlink21    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/lasting-lo-legitimacy.48248/
|desc21  = Desc
 
|date22          = December 9th, 304 AC
|event22        = The Threa-Headed Hydra
|hyperlink22    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/the-threa-headed-hydra.49365/
|desc22  = Desc
 
|date23          = December 19th, 304 AC
|event23        = The Stumble, The Fall And The Ticking Clock
|hyperlink23    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/the-stumble-the-fall-and-the-ticking-clock.49791/
|desc23  = Desc
 
|date24          = December 28th, 304 AC
|event24        = The Looming Threat
|hyperlink24    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/the-looming-threat.50174/
|desc24  = Desc
}}
 
{{World Progression
|title = 305 AC
|date1          = January 1st, 305 AC
|event1        = The Great Sewer Boom
|hyperlink1    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/the-great-sewer-boom.50396/
|desc1  = Desc
 
|date2          = January 6th, 305 AC
|event2        = The Great Castle Crash
|hyperlink2    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/the-great-castle-crash.50596/
|desc2  = Desc
 
|date3          = January 15th, 305 AC
|event3        = The Battle Of Rothburg
|hyperlink3    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/the-battle-of-rothburg.51012/
|desc3  = Desc
 
|date4          = January 21st, 305 AC
|event4        = End Of The Lo Arch: A City In Turmoil
|hyperlink4    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/end-of-the-lo-arch-a-city-in-turmoil.51271/
|desc4  = Desc
 
|date5          = February 5th, 305 AC
|event5        = The Church Bells Ring
|hyperlink5    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/the-church-bells-ring.52034/
|desc5  = Desc
 
|date6          = February 8th, 305 AC
|event6        = The Crown Prince's Ascension Declaration
|hyperlink6    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/the-crown-princes-ascension-declaration.52141/
|desc6  = Desc
 
|date7          = February 8th, 305 AC
|event7        = The State Of The World
|hyperlink7    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/the-state-of-the-world.52146/
|desc7  = Desc
 
|date8          = February 11th, 305 AC
|event8        = Regalian State Law Amended
|hyperlink8    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/regalian-state-law-amended.52262/
|desc8  = Desc
 
|date9          = February 12th, 305 AC
|event9        = The Supreme Reverend's Homily
|hyperlink9    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/the-supreme-reverends-homily.52328/
|desc9  = Desc
 
|date10          = March 10th, 305 AC
|event10        = Progressions Of The State Over The Council's Decisions
|hyperlink10    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/progressions-of-the-state-over-the-councils-decisions.53438/
|desc10  = Desc
 
|date11          = March 17th, 305 AC
|event11        = Tylleronde's Game
|hyperlink11    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/tyllerondes-game.53695/
|desc11  = Desc
 
|date12          = March 27th, 305 AC
|event12        = Progressions Of The State Over The Council's Decisions 2
|hyperlink12    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/progressions-of-the-state-over-the-councils-decisions-2.54031/
|desc12  = Desc
 
|date13          = April 5th, 305 AC
|event13        = Crown Familiaris Announcements And Goverment
|hyperlink13    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/crown-familiaris-announcements-and-goverment.54342/
|desc13  = Desc
 
|date14          = April 6th, 305 AC
|event14        = Government Reforms By The Crown
|hyperlink14    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/government-reforms-by-the-crown.54339/
|desc14  = Desc
 
|date15          = April 14th, 305 AC
|event15        = Escalating Concerns In The Empire
|hyperlink15    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/escalating-concerns-in-the-empire.54603/
|desc15  = Desc
 
|date16          = April 21st, 305 AC
|event16        = The First Arrow Was Shot, The First Stone Has Fallen
|hyperlink16    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/the-first-arrow-was-shot-the-first-stone-has-fallen.54854/
|desc16  = Desc
 
|date17          = April 27th, 305 AC
|event17        = As Lightning From Stone
|hyperlink17    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/as-lightning-from-stone.55005/
|desc17  = Desc
 
|date18          = April 28th, 305 AC
|event18        = The 11th Pillar Is Dismantled
|hyperlink18    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/the-11th-pillar-is-dismantled.55033/
|desc18  = Desc
 
|date19          = April 29th, 305 AC
|event19        = The Civil Government Acts
|hyperlink19    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/the-civil-government-acts.55054/
|desc19  = Desc
 
|date20          = May 3rd, 305 AC
|event20        = Rosewood Ascending
|hyperlink20    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/rosewood-ascending.55160/
|desc20  = Desc
 
|date21          = May 14th, 305 AC
|event21        = The 13th Emperor And The 12th Book
|hyperlink21    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/the-13th-emperor-and-the-12th-book.55512/
|desc21  = Desc
 
|date22          = May 19th, 305 AC
|event22        = The Mess Before Consultation
|hyperlink22    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/the-mess-before-consultation.55626/
|desc22  = Desc
 
|date23          = May 27th, 305 AC
|event23        = Building Tensions At Home
|hyperlink23    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/building-tensions-at-home.55799/
|desc23  = Desc
 
|date24          = June 3rd, 305 AC
|event24        = The Siege Of Shaaq-Turnaal
|hyperlink24    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/the-siege-of-shaaq-turnaal.55967/
|desc24  = Desc
 
|date25          = June 8th, 305 AC
|event25        = The Burning North
|hyperlink25    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/the-burning-north.56117/
|desc25  = Desc
 
|date26          = June 21st, 305 AC
|event26        = A Loss And A Victory
|hyperlink26    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/a-loss-and-a-victory.56510/
|desc26  = Desc
 
|date27          = July 2nd, 305 AC
|event27        = The Disaster Of Altaqq
|hyperlink27    = https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/the-disaster-of-altaqq.56867/
|desc27  = Desc
 
}}

Revision as of 00:19, 29 December 2018

Massivecraft’s Roleplay scene has been intact for over 5 years. In this time, many plot-changing story progressions have taken place, making it difficult to understand the recent history of Aloria. Here is a summary of Massivecraft's World Progression throughout its history.

The Ascendency of Alexander Kade

Recent history begins with the death of the Regalian Emperor, Justinian Ivrae II, and the signing of the Kade Settlement Act. This document was signed by Arch-Chancellor Moriarty Kade and Emperor Justinian II at the latter’s deathbed, and dictated that males from female descendants could inherit the throne of the Regalian Empire. Because all of Justinian’s children had died, this allowed the throne to pass through his brother’s eldest daughter, Liliane Ivrae-Kade, who married Moriarty Kade, and to actualize itself in her first-born son, Alexander Kade. Emperor Justinian II died on April 24, 302 AC. Alexander Kade was immediately vested as the Crown-Prince of Regalia, but did not ascend to the throne until months after.

The First Elven War and Regalian Civil Strife

Upon taking up the office of Crown-Prince, Alexander Kade declared war on the northernmost Elven States of Daen: Thellassia, Medlo Telara, and Haelstrame. The war was a wild success--One warrior retrieved the lost Elven Crown of Ríë’coréllë for the Emperor--though the foreign conquests acted as an ample distraction for the nobility to scheme on the homefront. Several different houses committed acts of espionage on one another, before House Anahera, led by Arch-Chancellor Alejandro Anahera, outright conquered Pays du Sud and Riviella from House Pileran, impoverishing that house. Lady Lenora Santorski of House Santorski, Lady of Drixagh, conquered part of the House Typhonus dominion in Calemberg, while Freya Lo of House Lo, Lady of Dorinn, declared herself Empress of Regalia in open rebellion against Emperor Alexander Kade. Lo was soon defeated, and Lenora of House Santorski stepped down from Calemberg to pursue spirituality in the Old Gods, reverting the title back to Ulric Typhonus of House Typhonus, ousted Lord of Calemberg. Finally, the plotting ended in the waning days of the summer of 302 AC, when a majority of noble houses enacted a Cordon Sanitaire towards Arch-Chancellor Alejandro Anahera, where he was removed from the seat per popular opinion of the noble court and replaced by Lord Ulric Typhonus.

The First Songaskian War

The end of 302 AC was marked by the invasion of the Rim Isles Lordship by the Songaskian Masaya, initiated by the young Musamansa Massya Song. After a failed counter-offensive, the Regalian Empire lost the Holy City to occupation by the Songaskians. After several resistance groups rose in opposition, including one which burnt the Bridge District down, the Songaskians pulled out of the Holy City. The war was to be continued on another front: Hadravia, a state adjacent to the Masaya’s holdings in Farah’deen. In this final theatre of the war, Imperial Prince Cedric Kade was captured and used as leverage to secure a white peace between the two war-exhausted empires. The war had ended; but a much greater threat loomed on the horizon. In the aftermath, the Musamansa Massya Song’s uncle, a man favored by the nobility for his military prowess, staged a coup against his nephew, whose post-war methods of appeasing Regalia were seen as weak.

The Appearance of Estel

On June 2, 303 AC, in the midst of the First Songaskian War, a light-show dubbed “Mershell’s Dance” flashed across the sky. Ripples of distortion followed by green and blue coloration flocked to the northeast. Nearly two months later, a thick fog began to overcome Ellador, followed by sightings of a gigantic moving statue of a young woman covered in glowing runes, though with pieces missing here and there. She was accompanied by an army of stag-like humanoids with four arms. Many Altalar recognized identified the woman as their goddess Estel, and some scholars theorized that the stags were the lost Ohnak of the Northern Expanse. This army marched through Arlora and Torse; with the wave of a hand, the statue of Estel could disintegrate wave upon wave of foes. Nevertheless, the armies of the Regalia Empire marched to meet the looming threat at the Battle of the Curag Fields to make a last stand against the statue. After Regalia exhausted its armies and prepared for its inevitable doom, they were rescued by several Arken who joined forces and swallowed Estel into a magical portal. Aloria was saved… For now.

The Anahera Rebellion

The victory at the Battle of the Curag Fields wore heavily not only on the state of Regalia but upon its people. Arch-Chancellor Ulric Typhonus resigned, and in his stead, Andrieu Anahera, younger brother to Ulric’s predecessor, Alejandro, took the seat. Anahera’s first action as Arch-Chancellor was the execution of his older brother, who he had claimed was supporting colonial rebels. This allowed Andrieu to inherit all of his brother’s titles. After internal conflict within House Anahera, as well as an assassination attempt on the Emperor’s life that left him confined to his bed, the Arch-Chancellor imprisoned and tortured the Regalian State Council and took the title of “Lord Protector.” After several weeks of implementing erratic socialist policies, penalizing House Kade for the Settlement Act, and destroying the religious establishment of Regalia, among many other horrific cruelties, Andrieu was defeated by the joined efforts of commoners and nobles of the realm, and was presumed dead when he fell into an abyss of flame at the end of 303 AC.

The Bone Horror Crisis

Tensions that had been rising between the Kingdoms of Arlora and Torse rattled to a climax when the latter fully subjected itself to the rule of the Regalian Empire. Outraged, the King of Arlora, King Gulbrand I, mobilized its armies and prepared for war. The Regalian Empire sent a full invasion force to Arlora, and devastated their armies in a single battle where they outnumbered the petty kingdom four to one. As the battle came to a definitive closure, and King Gulbrand I and his commanders were captured by Regalian forces, the Statue of Estel appeared once more. King Gulbrand I and his inner circle all performed a magical ritual, and were in turn transformed into ghostly-looking variants of themselves by Estel. Vested with demonic powers, the brand-new Midnight Court began raising the dead. These were not ordinary Undead: These creatures were Bone Horrors; rabid amalgamations of the rotten corpses and bones left behind by the dead of the past, and they were out for Alorian blood. Thus began the Bone Horror Crisis.

Beams of light crossed the skies of Aloria, landing at the most populated centers of Aloria. Thousands of Bone Horrors rose and began attacking local populaces around the world, though Regalia was spared due to the supposed blessings of the Imperial Spirit. During this time, Freya Lo, the deceased Lady of Dorinn, was resurrected by the Midnight Court and was furthermore granted extra-dimensional powers of her own. All around Regalia, the dead began to rise as Deathlings; dark, grey-skinned servants who obeyed the will of Lo. After many weeks of warfare in the countryside, a joint-Regalian effort deposed Lo and restored order to the Crown Isles. With her death, the Deathlings she had risen turned to dust, and Regalia was left to rebuild once more.

As the Lo regime fell for the last time, news began pouring in of foreign powers restoring order to the world as the Bone Horror armies were pushed back and defeated. The Midnight Court was nowhere to be seen, and slowly but surely, Regalia restored order to its sphere of the world.

The Ascendency of Cedromar Kade and the Crown Alliance

As Emperor Alexander Kade returned to power, his post-Lo policy was inclined away from the military men of the nobility, and toward the diplomat and blue-bloods of culture and grace. This force-triggered a conservative coup against his power, led by previous Arch-Chancellor Ulric Typhonus, a long-time military veteran who desired to return to his old office. In response, Alexander Kade passed over all of his sons and abdicated the throne to his younger brother, Cedric Kade, who took the throne as Cedromar Kade I on April 14, 305 AC. Cedromar I explained that he would change the role of the Emperor in a radical way, and opted to be the vanguard of humanity on the frontlines of battle.

It was doubtful that with his military-based policy, Cedromar would rule long before declaring war on the Regalian Empire’s long-time rival: The Songaskian Masaya. Diplomats who supported Alexander Kade’s inclination towards a more diplomatic approach felt they needed to compensate for Cedromar’s pending aggressive warfare. Baron Bonace Tylleronde, one of these diplomats, invited the idea of the Crown Alliance: An Ailor-led coalition of races bent on securing Aloria for the Regalian Empire. Tylleronde immediately wooed his old contacts in Hadar, and found an ally in the Allar and Qadir, whose scholars sought Regalia’s protection. He also brought the famed Varran corsairs into the fold. Meanwhile, the Songaskian Masaya, the Altalar of Teled Methen, and the Ch’ien-ji of the Yang-tzu Isles created the Magic Covenant unified by their inclination towards magic. The Dread Empire began to plan an attack on the Altalar in outright rejection of their actions while the Cielothar and the Avanthar allied in the Wild Union to protect against common enemies. It seemed the stage was set for a clash of alliances; and clash they did. Meanwhile, Isldar began besieging the last few Dwarven holds in the north.

The Second Songaskian War

The Regalian Empire began their invasion of Farah’deen in the summer of 305 AC. Much had changed since Regalia’s last war with the Songaskians; they were now led by Kusamanu Massya Songel, the uncle of the previous Massya, Musamansa Massya Song. Musamansa had favored cooperation with Regalia, and feared another war with the Empire. Kusamanu viewed this as weakness, and he staged a successful coup that deposed Musamansa.

This conflict was the first to witness a Regalian Emperor leading troops on the field; Cedromar I Kade led many sieges, and often ordered the slaughter of the Songaskian nobility and peasantry before crowds of the military elite to raise war morale and intimidate the enemy. Enemies would either surrender, or face unprecedented brutality from the Military Emperor. As a result of the immense destruction wrought by the Regalian Empire, individual cities began rising up in rebellion against the Massya, who eventually consolidated his power toward his home provinces. The previous Massya, Musamansa Massya Song, was restored to power, and after a short civil war, restored peace to the Songaskian Masaya; a new ally of Regalia. Global peace would not last, however.

The Second Elven War: Stage 1

The Second Elven War began in earnest as Charles Montagaard, then-Undercrown of the Regalian Empire, led an attack force into Teled Methen. Unfortunately, he underestimated the Elven guerilla fighting and perished in a mass slaughter of Regalian troopers. This initial defeat spurred the Regalians to invade Teled Methen en masse and enact cruelties such as genocide and the eradication of Elven cultural icons within the captured cities. This only rallied the Altalar further, who centralized into a new Elven Empire. Though the Regalian Empire was unable to make any headway into Teled Methen itself, Emperor Cedromar and the Ch’ien-Ji removed the Yang-Tzu Isles from the conflict and entered them into the Crown Alliance. Despite this gain, the Second Elven War continued on without a clear victory in sight.

The Return of Dragons

While the war in Teled Methen continued in a stalemate, domestic strife had taken the forefront in Regalian life. The seeming return of the Feathered Dragons as a force to be reckoned with had all of the Regalian Holy City on edge. Rikkira, the Dragon who could transform into a regally-dressed Ailor woman, and her many Arken Lieutenants seem intent on enslaving the entire Regalian populace to usher forth a new world order; one seated by the Dragons. Regalia was surprised when a second Feathered Dragon shared blows with Rikkira and it was ultimately revealed to be Emperor Cedromar I. For some reason, Rikkira then vanished, last seen flying away from the Archipelago while Cedromar I no longer hid his abilities, becoming the Dragon Emperor and rallied Regalia around his new power.

The Second Elven War: Stage 2

With Rikkira gone, a new offensive was launched by the Regalian Empire against the Nelfin. In one fell swoop, the Imperial Dragon annihilated the Avanthar leadership and many of its best warriors while under a banner of peace talks, scattering the Race across their tribal lands to war amongst each other for control. Against the Altalar, a new offensive was also launched but of a more conventional means. Unfortunately, this offensive soon produced contact with another enemy, the Kathar. This Void Worshiping Race, and their Dread Empire, had been invading southern Daen for several months and their Void Towers helped to spread their corruption outward. From these battles, a terrible sickness stuck the Regalian Empire and the fighting on the front ground to a halt. While it eventually was cured in one mass and mysterious event, that would only set the next stage for what was to come.

The Anglian Mist

What cured people of this vile Void disease is not known, but it somehow involved a piece of Soul Essence being ripped from every infected person in Aloria and streaming through the air into Anglia where a massive cloud of mist suddenly enveloped an important conference and many miles of populated terrain. Trapped within was the Emperor, much of his family, several key advisors and several million Anglians. This Mist has remained in Anglia since that time, with only very recently technology and magical means aiding in the saving of current Emperor Alexander I who has re-ascended the throne after this ordeal. In that period without central leadership thousands, the Empire floudered as thousands starved to death and over a dozen states broke with the Empire. While Alexander I has healed some of these faults, millions remain trapped in the Mist and unless it is dispelled soon, the lack of food produced by this vast agriculturally wealthy land will continue to impact the whole Empire.