Advent 2019:Calendar/6

So today we are going to look at the last century of historic events.

The world in 900
The world in 900 was not all that different to today. High King had just rose to power over the dwarves, promising a strengthening of the military and more effort in tackling the goblinoid infestation. Meanwhile the Athelron/Scurwage war was calming down under the calm leadership of and and Kanhosen had just struck a long term trade agreement with Scurwage and Narlwage. Scroy was trying to take some of the extra trade (though was failing) and Awegon and Ausfenz were mainly focused upon what might happen to the goblinoids. Achthal was enduring a period of relatively weak leadership under the reign of <> who had 'ruled' for the last 11 years and, thanks to his policy of letting the states get on with what they wanted would continue to 'rule' for another 26. While The North was warning about what Leon might do if it gained the power, no one really cared.

Illia was fairly stable and the dominant state was Castile, being sponsored by Leon as a way of gaining power in the region and while their was some push back from central Illia this was negligible. The Byzans remained opaque always seemingly somewhere between complete collapse or taking over the whole world. Arabi was being ignored. Zuvinara was quiet and as a result also being ignored (it was verging upon being the elephant in the room).

900-910
Alas it was not to be. Before the Duradin had time to strike, the goblinoids gathered to attack them, surrounding strongholds and overrunning smaller outposts. The Duradin king struck an agreement with Awegon and Ausfenz to tack the goblinoids together, though their lack of cooperation from The North (still caught up with its insane belief in a Leonese plot) was a major hindrance. This was helped by unusually good harvests in Ausfenz and a special tribute in Awegon.

Cordial talks ensued between the Kanhosen elves and Scurwage but the real breakthrough was in Narlwage where a number of tribes struck trade agreements with Kanhosen. As a result Khanhosen merchants did exceptionally well (Narlwage also benefited). However Alran unity was disrupted by Usherway beginning raids on Leon. Leon successfully settled the matter diplomatically but the war would come to ferment popular opinion of Khanhosen for years to come.

Athelron on the other hand endured a famine which lead to them dropping out of talks with Scurwage who were busy with leviathan attacks. Awegon's province in Illia rebelled and set up a new pro-Castile government.

While The North managed to recruit a number of agents to investigate Leon and Castile. The two sent to Leon did an embarrassingly good job and were only found out about because they came back with documents showing that Leon was planning to cease the halcynosurics which The North presented to The Diet prompting outrage in the petty kingdoms. The set sent to Castile on the other hand performed disastrously. The spy sent to clear the way turned himself in allowing the inquisition to tackle the assassin and forcing the other spy to go to ground.

Leon tried to use this to persuade the diet that The North wasn't to be trusted but Scroy was unsupportive and the others were all to caught up in their own business (Awegon and Ausfenz making heavy weather of the war).

902

While Scurwage did recover from the leviathan problems, Athelron remained too engaged with the famine to respond and trade talks with Kanhosen continued to falter because of this. Narlwage suffered a plague outbreak but Kanhosen's trade agreement continued to reap rewards. A bandit movement in The North (believed to be funded by Leon) also contributed to the destabilisation of the region. On the other hand Leonese attempts to replace the leader of The North were met with disaster.

Illia also saw destabilising effects, this time in the form of peasants taking over Florins (presumably also funded by Leon). Scroy continued to enjoy good weather and while that applied across south Achthal, it was mitigated in Ausfenz by the ongoing goblinoid war.

903

Seeking new people to do business with, Scroy agreed to a tentative trade deal with The North which lead to a boom in northern revenue which they spent on another spy mission in Castile. Scroy on the other hand found itself dealing with a mountain giant attack which got them to sign on to the anti-goblinoid war though The North failed to follow. The War had started making a major dent in Awegonian revenues as well as Ausfenzian while the dwarven political situation lead to them being unable to provide troops.

A minor rebellion in Castile was bloodily put down while the plague spread to Kanhosen and then Leon. Athelron had even better weather than usual but the leviathan attack had left Scurwage with a power vacuum a rebel group filled, taking control of the remote north and as a result the trade agreements continued to stall.

904

A peasants revolt gripped Scroy and that became the straw that broke the camel's back. The trade agreement was scrapped and Scroy began to push against The North in the diet though with little success. The North meanwhile was gripped by the Narlwagian plague. Raids lead to a famine in Awegon and giant attacks in Ausfenz. The famine caused food supply issues for the Duradin as well. On the other hand, their was good weather across Illia leading to a calming of the rebel mood. Leon on the other hand faced bandit attacks (which they assumed was sponsored by The North) which was beginning to pose a threat to the continued support of Castile.

Across the pond, the rebellion in Scurwage was picking up steam with many calling for a more aggressive policy towards æthelron which ironically lead to æthelron supporting Scurwage to put down the rebellion, though the support for Scurwage weakened when they saw the army in practice. trade agreements were also struck with Kanhosen to be implemented once the plague was eradicated.

905

Funding to Castile was cut forcing the government there to raise extra taxes. Raids continued in Awegon and Ausfenz and while they let up in the Duradin kingdoms, the political struggle was becoming all consuming. The North meanwhile was hit by famine caused by the aftermath of the plague. Scroy was the only part of Achthal to do well with it managing to strike a trade arangment with Scurwage without going through Khanhosen. Famine struck Leon for similar reasons.

While Khanhosen was enthusiastic to take up the trade agreement with Scurwage, the plague remained a problem and relations with æthelron continued to sour. Usherway had to deal with a Bunderghast.

906

Scurwage was again attacked by a sea monster while Kanhosen began to suffer the affects of the Leonese famine. æthelron also managed to be affected by falling food levels which they blamed upon Scurwage.