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Time Jump 2010-2011

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Winter 2010-11 Roekron Developments: 18 year time jump, game year is
now 15,919.
Things fall apart for
Roekron in what threatens
to be the end of the political
structure of the entire
region altogether. Eighteen
years have passed since the
Sisters vanished from
Roekron and governments
have sunk ever deeper into
their isolationism and debt.
The Wizards Trade Order,
once the backbone of Roekron politics, is mired in its own laws and
policies, so complex and tedious it does nothing but manage itself. As
King Obimi Baraku began to grow frail, politicians waited anxiously
for him to name an heir, but he refused. Reaching the age of 101 he
finally took a mortal wound battling Grimsoeoth troops (yes, at 101) and
then, to the surprise of most of the court, named his great-
granddaughter, Princess Kuni Kendrai, then, only fifteen year old, the
heir to the High Thrown of Roekron! This caused quite a stir and great
tension in the court. Since Kendrai was not yet of ruling age, much of
the family began infighting and attempted to establish Regents for the
Princess. This escalated into an internal clan war that lasted two years
and has only now ended. Many of the royal family were killed in the
wars and only with the recent legitimate crowning of Kuni have the
clans settled down a bit. She has only been the High Queen for six
months, and already she faces one of the most difficult political
challenges of the age, total disbanding of the Wizards Trade Order and
the Andionion Alliance. Over the years the political view of the
government grew steadily more distant. Civil wars came and went and
Dsesnor remained in power, but the apathy steadily grew. At this point,
the High Queen is a title only in name. She wields little if any power, as
the Wizards Trade Order deals only with its own affairs, and all the
other nations are so hostile and independent any action by Dsesnor
risks fracturing the tenuous alliances that remain. With the Serpenton

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Guard dealing with Order business and affairs, they have become
inefficient as law enforcement officers, and towards the end of his reign
Obimi turned to Sorikonia who have left off their ancient practice of
magic crafting and study, to serve as the new Roekron Military. While
the people seem to trust the Sorikonias, this has not gone well with the
Sorikonian people who feel that their culture has been destroyed.
Overall, the political system of Roekron as a whole are on the verge of
collapse, and local governments are without oversight.
Economically things have gotten worse as well. Not as bad as the
politics but troubled. Few new resources have been found for Roekron
businesses, and Svodlun has been mass producing equipment again, this
time paying its workers, but at wages that many see as comparable to a
slave. Many blame the economic downturn on the laws passed by the
Wizards Trade Order banning skill and spell use outside of its
sanctioned guild. Fees grew higher and higher as people were forced to
pay for services they would have done on their own in the past. One
bright spot has been the opening of trade routes to Teriock! The Wizards
Trade Order secured a previously unknown secret passage into the East
via a channel in the Blue Reefs, and now has colonized a great deal of
the area, leading to some of the first reliable maps being made of the
region and an influx of rare gems, pearls, and items. This has bolstered
Reorkons economy but many fear it is not enough. New in the Roekron
economy are Dark Blades, being mass produced in Serpenton, which act
as a Terror on strike but work on undead. They leave horrific scars and
are being used in the place of Morganti in many places which
authorities feel is more humane. Even more startling has been the
appearance of new Morganti weapons in the past six years, also being
mass produced in Serpenton. While the details on how this is possible are
closely guarded, many speculate that the Wizards Trade Order has
discovered the secret to making these soul destroying weapons and now
has the resources as well. Socially communities are drifting. They have
little guidance from the larger government and thus seems to be very
isolated and insular. They view anyone from not of their town as
suspect and prejudice is on the rise. Dwarves are no longer commonly
seen outside of Svodlun, nor are Elves common anywhere but Andionion
and Ein Ion. Borders are closely guarded and anyone from anywhere
else is usually subject to a great deal of questioning and flat out refusal

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to be allowed passage on many roads. The movement of the Darkness
Zone from its previous location to where it now covers, the Yavanna
Tree in Celendil and the Celeroth River Mouth is ominous, to say the
least. The elves have a deep sense of worry and have become very
protective and defensive. The civil war has ebbed between the Wood
and High Elves who seem to have found common cause in the approach
of the Darkness Zone and have set aside differences for the time being.
Overall, Heroes are still the main line of defense when it comes to local
problems and law enforcement. With even less government from afar,
local governments have taken the law into their own hands. Elder
Sorcery that would have been illegal only ten years ago now can be
found being used in many area of Roekron, everything from weather
magic, to crop magnification, to soul enslavement in undead. Religions
have lost some of their clout in these dark times and many people have
been turning to old, wild magic and spirits, such as the Fae to ask for
aid, the Faeries being one of the few forces in Roekron that seems to be
growing and have become very powerful.
Culturally, Roekron has had some great improvements, as well as in the
area of Magic. Art and music have seen a flowering in these troubled
times. Jesters, musicians, painters, and writers, all have a home in any
city in Roekron and are one of the few true ambassadors in the world.
Being a bard is perhaps the only way to travel the world freely, without
much worry of entering other countries. Cartography has also
flourished, as the Teriock Passage has allowed better mages free access
to Teriock, the neighboring region has been mapped in greater detail
than ever before. Political regions have been plotted and information is
more readily available about this land. Philosophy and debate is also
celebrated in Roekron and great debates have become almost as popular
as Gladiator matches use to be, with huge bands showing up to watch
the verbal sparring matches of the great minds. Magic has benefitted,
not on a broad scale, but in a focused effect. While mages have all but
vanished everywhere but at the mage schools, the mage school
themselves have seen a blossoming of wisdom and training. Better
access to spells and easier use of much Elder Sorcery has been a boon to
many mages in these past years (those that can become mages at least).
Another curious change has been the spreading of a new type of
Necromancy. The effect began in Pinicle but has now spread across the

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known world. Necromancers no longer create Zombies with Animate
Dead but Spirit Guardians, beings which retain their identity. This has
prompted a great deal of investigation into the area of Necromancy
and has uncovered certain fundamental changes in the understandings
of these beings. It would appear that three main types of what were
before called undead, can now be identified. The first, Undead, as they
have been know are thing such as Zombies, Skeletons, and Mummies.
These beings are without sentience, and operate only by commands,
having a trapped soul within them that powers their existence. The
second, is known as Spirits, and are sentient, sometimes good, sometimes
evil, and a natural effect of the spirit realm. The third, is being called
Outsiders. These beings are understood as Angels, Demons, and the like,
which enter this world but are not of it. These discoveries about the
nature of Necromancy has caused some fundamental changes in those
who pursue this art, as it is now much more clear that Necromancy
does not require the enslavement of souls as it once did. Furthermore,
many Necromancers are known to be able to control undead, but do not
have to, and this redefines them as more good in nature.
Hostor: Pinicle and Hostor were are war for the first few years but a
major was averted by evidence that lady Fane Wickerdoor was killed
by a Dagdeoth agent pretending to be part of the Elven Protesters. The
assassin was caught and questioned and along with Drestnesai, the new
Flame teacher, a resolution was reached. Hostor now has two
representatives on the council in Pinicle, one to represent the Warrior,
and another to represent the Semi’s, who are elected not by the mages or
people of Pinicle, but by the citizens of all of Hostor. Elections were held
and leaders chosen (see below for the complete roster of the new Pinicle
Staff and Council).
Hostor was done fairly well in the past 18 years. Prices have been kept
standard (one of the few places to accomplish this), and over all, the
island is calm, other than the usual rabble of Orks, Ogres, and such that
occasionally menace citizens. Melissa the Scald, returned from dealing
with the Flame Giant after months on the hunt, has taken back her seat
on the Council though she has been noted to be very withdrawn and was
grievously injured during the battle, sustaining numerous Morganti
wounds. She has recovered but students find her changed, quieter, and
more withdrawn.

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New Council of Pinicle:
Lord Embarcarious Petrafloutous: lvl 45, Life10, Nature10, Storm10, Necro 10, (Head
of the
Mage School–Life Mage Master)
Melissa the Scald - Lvl 40, Flame10, Storm10, Necro10, Nature 5 (Head of Flame
Mages)
Oditan the Summoner, lvl 41: Nature 10, Necro 10, Life 10, Storm 1. (Head of
Necromancy)
Nelian Echos: lvl 37, Storm 10, Nature 10, Journeymen 12. (Head of Storm Mages)
Dristensai Sor Goku of Estorock, lvl 36: Nature 10, Life 10, Flame 10, Necro 1 (Head
of Nature
Mages)
Shunar Quincel, lvl 26: Thief 10, Ranger 10, Assassin 1. (Head of Semi’s)
Magden Threebeards, lvl 31: Barbarian 10, Veteran 10, Ranger 6: (Head of Warriors)
Geographical
Location of
FanWar Leagues
for 2010-2011
season.
(1) First Saturday
and Sunday in
Palo Alto (Basic,
Advanced, and
Club): Pinicle,
capital of Hostor.
(2) Second
Saturday: Cotati
League
(Basic/Advanced):
Menonass
(3) Second
Saturday
(Basic/Advanced):
Berkeley (with
Tony): Teriock-
Sandend
(4) First and
Fourth Sundays

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(Basic/Advanced) Ukiah (with Tony): Teriock- Sandend
(5) Third Saturday (Basic/Advanced) and Sunday (Advanced Only) Palo
Alto (with Tony):
Teriock-New Elianas.
(6) Third Sunday: Cotati League (Advanced only): Menonass
(7) Adult League (Second Sunday and every Tuesday): Amir Ford.
FanWar Updates by Country, the Who’s Who of the 2011 season.
Amir Ford: Becoming more and more reclusive over the past eighteen years, Amir
Ford has become a much darker and dangerous province. Always on the edge of
law, skirting taxes and rulings, Amir has continued turning a blind eye to law and
it is said that anything can be done within the city of Amir Ford, for the right
price, in the right place. Taking a much more neutral stance on almost all its
policies, Amir has stayed out of most of the wars and tried to simply exist. The
commerce with Crestfall through the portal in the city has generated a great deal of
income for the city and is the principle reason why they are still in supply of many
rare goods. Ruled by the grandson of Lady Rachel Aramir, the young Lord
Christopher Aramir and his wife the Lady Magus Bryn Shadowgaurd, the policies
have changed little in the last five years since their appointment as the heirs. They
rule lightly, and have continued the tradition of mingling closely with their citizens,
often holding councils in the city center for assembled heroes and freemen alike.
Christopher’s uncles David, and Elendi are the Dukes of the North and South Amir
(respectively) the former controlling little land but having the sought after honor of
defending against Blackspire, a time honored right. Their support of Christopher is
often suspect, as they were passed over in favor of the grandson. Thus, it is said he
keeps them close and busy. The famous Ladies of the Nights Watch have suffered
the most in the city over the past eighteen years, dropping in numbers from a
healthy two-hundred and fifty, to a mere thirty. Seeming to be cursed, they lost a
many of their powers eighteen years ago with the disappearance of the sisters, with
whom they had some connection. Ever since, they have been dying at a phenomenal
rate, often due to accidence or unlucky encounters. Few dare to join their ranks
with such ominous predictions. They still operate as the main law enforcement of
the city but conscript out a great deal for their daily peacekeeping tasks.
Odilwatch: After the civil war that eliminating over half the royal family, the only
heir left standing was Toby Oakenshade. As expected, his father King Gerard
Oakenshade named him his heir, and five years later, the King died, shortly after
his wife Kari Odil. Toby is now the King of Odilwatch and has begun a family of his
own, getting married to a foreign princess from Teriock, Princess Arian sKen
Shalob, who is said to be a ravishing young woman of exotic beauty and mystery.
Rule under Toby has been strict and disciplined, and leaves no room for dispute.
Fond of “making examples” of criminals and raiders, he is known to carry a

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Morganti Ninja-to and Spear, to exact his justice and arms all his guards with Dark
Blades as standard weapons. These troops, almost all Rangers, are said to be some
to be the best trackers outside of the Elven Nations. Life has been rough for those of
the region and King Toby has asserted the military aspect of his country, driving
much of the merchants out and building up one of the biggest standing armies in
Roekron.
Ilionass: Continuing to defend the southern lands from Dagdeoth, King Fenrir
Nonas helped to keep Grimsoeoth from invading during the Odilwatch civil war,
and was actively involved in the invasion of the Darkness Zone, sending many
troops to fight alongside the Svodlun warriors. King Fenrir has continues to rebuild
his armies and press the attack on Dagdeoth. Support from Svodlun has wained
lately and Illionass once again finds itself as the sole defender of the north. The
main lords of the area are are Lord Shordrin Grassy (Longgrass) and his wife Eloise
Threenee, Lord Insom Bran of the Sleeping Wastes, Gabriel Kurn of Reedmen, and
Erai Shushen of Moletown. The main guard are the Illionass Knights, known for
actually riding mounted on horses (rare in Roekron) and for their fervent defense of
the land. The elite guard are still the Nonas Guard, originally a group called
Werek’s Division under Dagdeoth, but who switched sides during the battle of the
Skull Demon when Werek died. They are a mix of Uruaki and Humans but all are
Veterans or Rangers, and favor curved weapons with which they Disarm and
Snare opponents. They are known to be fiercely loyal to the Nonas line.
Celendil: Prince Fangstrik, Prince Olories, and Prince Menionasis all have vied for
the throne of Celendil, as they are the legitimate heirs, being the sons of Nelorian
and Cendra who were Morganti slain. Eliana Starlight has refused to step down as
the leader of Andionion stating that the heirs are too young (all of them being under
300) and currently she still has the support of the High Elves. As the Darkness Zone
moved in and overtook the Yavanna Tree, things became more complicated. Eliana
took steps to protect the tree with Elder Sorcery once it was clear that the tree could
not sustain its undead and evil protection in the Darkness Zone. The tree still lives
but seems to be in great torment, battling something constantly and communication
with it is sparse. It has lost all its leaves save a few near the top, as the sun has not
shined on it for 15 years. Though it still lives, it is barren and still. The Elves has
put aside their differences with the Wood Elves currently to meet the new threats
coming out of the Darkness Zone, Trolls, Undead, and Demons, and a Legend of a
Great Bat of Morganti slaughtering whole divisions of Elves.
Svodlun: Queen Thresa Svod Sentirs and her husband, King Festi Sentirs are newly
appointed leaders, as their parents were forced to step down from the thrown 18
years ago during a vicious civil war in which the king’s men and criminals in
custody mobbed the prince and killed him. The Dwarven Clans rallied and forced
King Falun to step down and name an heir. He chose Thresa as she is his oldest
remaining decedent. Svodlun has focused on economy in these times, returning to a
system of near slave labor. Hobbits, Humans, and Dwarves are all used in the
mines being paid barely enough to pay for food. Without the means to survive
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and armor being mass produced are the only thing currently keeping prices close to
normal, and as such are imported to other countries in huge quantities. Forgen was
perhaps the biggest loss for Svodlun with forces from the Darkness Zone sweeping
through and completely overtaking the city. Lord Stonehammer lost his right arm
in the fight and still rules the Stonehammer Hills but has relocated to Stonehammer
Hold as his base of operations.
Temnor: Frought with internal struggles, the Temnorians struggled through a civil
war as the increasingly malicious policies of the Temnorian Council began to make
life unbearable for the citizens. The Wizards Trade Order eventually took action
eight years into the time jump and finally resolved the situation by restructuring
the council and setting up a series of meetings with the civilian uprisers. Over the
next two years all of the leaders of the civilian movements changed their position
towards the Council and disbanded, some of them even joining the Lightning
Bridage. Things were peaceful for Temnor if no less brutal for its civilians.
Fourteen years into the time jump King Thomas Willia died, leaving his wife
Britania Dris to rule. She is not expected to live much longer, being 85 and very
frail. Her children Orin, Etani, Mordril, and Lesania are left to succeed her, with
Prince Orin, age 55 set to take the thrown. The role of the royalty is of little concern
to most, as the Temnorian council does most of the business in Temnor, with Foria
and Venifred Thuderwall representing the north, Lisa and Philipee Drestan
representing the west, Kudro Redwash representing the east, and Thesta of
Stormwatcher Tower representing Dradui Nuir.
Also of note over the time jump is the Mage War that isolated Stormwatcher Tower
for eight years. Apparently, the Temnorian council acquired items from the School
at Stormwatcher Tower that they did not have permission to obtain. The items, a
collection of first age items designed for the creation of huge undead armies, such as
the Litch King Swords, and Blade of Creeping Mists, many of which are outlawed,
enraged the Mage School which attacked Mithil Grisodedin for the first time in
hundreds of years. The sight was terrifying even for those who are familiar with
the legends of Stormwatcher Tower. It is said that spells were cast directly from the
tower, emanating from its walls and cascading all the way across to Mithil
Grisodedin, decimating animals, trees, and buildings alike. Stormwatcher School
would be still going on were it not for several students who betrayed the school and
killed their teachers in what some call a heroic show of patriotism, and others call
base greed. The school now had new head teachers, all of whom were instrumental
in the sabotage. The tower itself has never recovered. It is said to be “silent” and
the mages are unable to tap its ancient powers as once they did.
Dagdeoth: The first part of the time jump Dagdeoth did very well, building up a
huge army very quickly and make many attacks in the north and the battle with
Illionass and Svodlun cost both the dwarves and humans greatly. But seven years
in the queen Theresa Daged died or was killed (it is not certain which, as she was
ninety four. In any case, many of those in the Roekron cringed fear of what was to
happen next as the rumors of the dread grandson of Theresa, Olicust the Unborn,
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Svodlun readied themselves for a more attacks, but none came. The opposite in fact,
Olicust ordered all the troops home, focusing on protecting their borders. The
expected upsurge in power and dominance that many expected out of Olicust was
turned rather, on the political structures of Dadgeoth itself. What followed was a
strange internal conflict fraught with politics much of which is unknown to the rest
of Roekron. What caused Dagdeoth to turn its attention in on itself is still in debate
today. What is known is that the economic situation was imploding, and the Dark
Council was struggling to manage the country. The undead troops were mounting,
some say in the hundreds of thousands, and while these troops were fiercely loyal,
there were fears that soon they would not need the living members of Dagdeoth
anymore. Olicust turned his focus to the Necrocon, the inner circle of litches on the
Dark Council sometimes referred to as the Bone Machine. Apparently he was
dissatisfied in some way, and the Necrocon, which use to control most of the council,
now is out of favor. Of the rest of the council, those with the most influence now are
Throbrin Bloodhunter the Dark Troll Lord, Ulethen Manbane of the Urukai,
Gogedrin the Cudgel of the Death Ogres, and Kracrans Mortis Elf Breaker, the Two-
Headed Giant. This has not helped Dagdoeths position though as the fighting
between undead and living citizens has been escalating with many divisions
fighting amongst themselves. The infamous Dark Guard division still has a great
deal of power, though they are undead, but the newer Knights of the Dagdemar,
dressed all in white, with the purple lotus of Daged on their chests have come to
rival them, and are known to be completely comprised of Dark Heroes of mostly
living troops with the occasional free willed undead.
Ein Ion: Still ruled by Queen Chelsea Amethesta and Queen Eleventa, the region has
had a very rought 18 years. The Eines Mien Council completely disbanded, after a
long a bitter debate over the stance of the Woods Elves regarding the Dream Gates
and whether they belonged to the Ein Ion. While the gates were being repaired by
members of the Wizards Trade Order, the Queens desputed the ownership of the
gates, stating that the Spires where given to the Wood Elves in the original treaties
with the High Elves. Eliana Starlight of the High Elves, clarified that this
agreement was everything south of the spires. This threatened to ignite the elven
wars again, and the Ein Ion Council could reach no agreement. When the Queens
took action to stop the Wizards Trade Order from repairing the gates without their
permission, the council was furious and left the Queens to run the country on their
own. This has been very difficult, as the coucil ran most of the basic functions of the
country and thus Ein Ion is in a total political collapse, with much of the country
near anarchy. There is no economy to speak of in the region, nor any cultural
gains. The only glimmer of hope for the region is that many of the old social
networks of the Wood Elves have reemerged, with small clans operating throughout
the region and in some ways a more democratic life style emerging.
Geb: Usually a quite preditor staying close to home, Geb has become bold. There is
no royalty in Geb, a country which pays so little attention to law, those in power
usually are thus only in name. But something changed for Geb just a few years in.
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past, rather than battle each other of the power of Geb, they formed an alliance.
They divided up the main guilds between them and set to work dominating the
oceans. For the first time in centuries, Geb has an established government. Eliott
and Daren are now kings in all but name. They rule the oceans around Geb with
their numerous light ships, using mage wind and weather magic to baffle their foes
and make quick getaways. The main law enforcement, if such a term can be used,
are called the Free Men of the Western Reach, and are know to tax all ships
entering their waters. Any who cannot, must pay in slaves, and/or have their ship
taxed. Most avoid the waters of Geb at all cost, making travel very difficult.
Blackspire: Blackspire awakens as a dangerous force four years into the time jump.
Usually content to raid small villages and troops in Odilwatch, Blackspire began
attacking everywhere at once. The rumors were that they were involved in a
ancient clan tournament of some kind trying to see who would rule each clan in the
coming years. But the goal seems to have been forgotten as the bloodlust and war
took on its own purpose and now Blackspire is teaming with troops. No-one sets foot
in Blackspire without a great deal of troops as the sheer number of Ogres, Trolls,
Orks, Goblins, and suprisingly Fire, Earth, and Shadow elementals is alarming. Seen
as the biggest threat facing Roekron today, anyone who borders Blackspire,
including Grimsoeoth, guards their borders well.
Grimsoeoth: Long thought to be an offshoot of Blackspire, research into the
workings of Grimsoeoth have revealed a much more organized group. As the
Wizards Trade Order exanded east they discovered that Grimsoeoth was working
closely with Dagdeoth and was perhaps a splinter group. This proved true as scouts
reported troop movements back and forth from Grimsoeoth and Dagdeoth freely.
But about nine years into the time jump something changed. War broke out along
the border of Grimsoeoth and Dagdeoth and policies changed within Grimsoeoth.
Powerful and strong, the desert armies began taking more and more of Teriock for
themselves. Grimsoeoth still seems to have less agression towards Dagdeoth then
any other region, but they are not working together, and this is seen as an
opportunity for many. Grimsoeoth has become more crafty and cunning in its style,
using even more undead then before, and their Sandstone Guard are increasingly
filled with undead troops.