Mikona:Recent Events
Mikona recent events are summarized here. These are overviews of in-game events on the Mikona server, including the whole nation of M'Chek, with links to related forum discussions. Earlier events are documented on the historic events page.
In editing this, please try to keep it in rough chronological order, and to keep it factual. And remember, just as on the boards, all information here can be taken as known in character, so don't post anything that you don't want known as common knowledge.
These are organized by timeline below. You can also view them organized by plotline.
2168 A.O.D.
Oath of Office Ceremony
- Aug 2168 A.O.D. (1 Sep 06) Oath of Office Ceremony held for Dame Moira Celyn Windspar, the city's newest Common Houseperson. More
Political Intrigue
- Jul 2168 A.O.D. (28 Aug) The latest political gossip is published in the Mikona Herald. More
Assault by Sea
- Jun 2168 A.O.D. (26 Aug) The Docks District is flooded. Tales emerge of sea monsters attacking during the flood. More
2167 A.O.D.
An Army Auction
- Mar 2167 A.O.D. (30 Jul) At an auction on behalf of the M'Chekian Army's Blackhawk Company, Lieutenant Unuldur's rapier alone raises a million gold coins. More
Lich Spotted
- (20 Jul) Second sighting of a lich in the western crypt. More
Scalpers Caught
- (10 Jul) The M'Chekian Guards announce the arrest of "some" of the scalpers. More
June
M'Chek Scalpings
- (29 Jun) Rumors of random attacks and scalpings in M'Chek begin.
Lifestone Restored
- (27 Jun) The Mikona Lifestone is restored, after being damaged by many years of poor agricultural practices and being undermined by negative and planar energies caused by the Fire Giants who once lived in the Hills of Tumult.
Election Winners
- (4 Jun) The new Common Housepersons are Magnus Khan for the Northwest Commons, and Dame Moira Celyn Windspar, K.D.B. for the Lower East Residences.
May
Exploding Temple
- (8 May) An explosion in the Temple of Aarilax claims the lives of prominent M'Chekians Dala Wennen and Llyshra Dald.
April
Dwarven Quarters Opened to Public
- (18 Apr) After centuries of desertion and recent years of closure, the Dwarven Quarters are opened to the Mikonan public. More
Elections Announced
- (13 Apr) The Common House announces the passing of Houseman Arthur Jenkins Esq., and a special election to fill the two vacant seats. Candidates announced over the weeks that follow include:
- Northwest Commons
- Grace Dane-Unuldur (Gold Order Senior Mage)
- Kalden Fenmare (noble)
- Magnus Khan (Dominator of Valok)
- Lower East Residences
- Zacharia FeatherFingers (wealthy halfling merchant)
- Sir Lucent Higgens, K.B. (knight)
- Kathea Nyht (Dominator of Valok)
- Dame Moira Celyn Windspar (Mikon's Council of Balance Acting Moderator)
- Marie the Confounder announces her UnCommon Houseperson candidacy, but nobody's sure if she's serious. Blake Benneset, Kela Pureflank and Rolan Fyne withdraw their candidacies before election day.
Ritual Murder in the Temple District
- (3 Apr) A human female corpse is pinned to an uprooted tree, placed in the Mikona Temple district. The grotesque sculpture is signed in blood by the Black Cult of Xenon, a sect of lycanthropes.
Ritual Murders in the Rural M'Chek
- (2 Apr) Attacks by black-furred lycanthropes take place in rural M'Chek. Victims are ritually mutilated.
March
Ashen Mages Enlist
- (29 Mar) The Ashen Order of the Stars pledges to support the M'Chekian Army in securing farmlands in the Underdark of M'Chek.
Blackhawk Victory
- (28 Mar) Blackhawk Company makes its first public announcement of victory on one of its campaigns.
New High Priest of Gorethar
- (26 Mar) Orin Thunderfeet is named new high priest of Mikona in the Church of Gorethar.
Red Shadows Acquitted
- (17 Mar) The Red Shadows publish an open letter to the residents of Mikona. A few weeks later (20 Mar), the M'Chekian Guards withdraw the charges against the Red Shadows.
Equalizers to Moblize
- (19 Mar) The Equalizers of Mikon pledge to fight alongside the M'Chekian Army.
Grand Army Celebration
- (11 Mar) A Grand Army Celebration is held in Mikona, coinciding with an increased militarization of the nation.
New War Commissioner
- (3 Mar) Lord Tobias Chasworth is appointed War Commissioner.
February
Red Shadows Acused
- (26 Feb) The Red Shadows are found to be using captured M'Chekian soldiers to create their warriors, almost certainly through the same torturous process that the Sereg use to create Nwal'maer. The M'Chekian guards declare them enemies of M'Chek.
Return of the Spite
- (19 Feb) A pair of Sereg'wethrin appear at the Mikona gates, claiming to offer peace. Within a few days, the M'Chekian Guards report that the Spite has resurfaced in M'Chek, and seemingly random isolated attacks resume. This marks the reappearance of Spite not only in M'Chek, but in other nations of southern Negaria.
New Executioner
- (6 Feb) Llyshra Dald is appointed executioner of Mikona.
January
Ed Banished and Excommunicated
- (29 Jan) The half-orc Ed is charged with the murders of many M'Chekian Guards, Mikona City Guards, Equalizers and Dominators. He is shortly thereafter excommunicated by the Church of Mikon, and banished from M'Chek.
Uncle Mikon Wants You for the Army
- (12 Jan) The M'Chekian army begins recruitment again. M'Chek begins a project of farming portions of the underdark. The army announces it will be recruiting for the first time since the war's end in order to aid this project.