PylateaTimeline

From Avlis Wiki
Revision as of 01:50, 16 August 2005 by 24.69.188.144 (talk)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Conquest of the frontier by Euphius Praetlyn and Nathan Blackhammer.

- mass colonization of the frontier begins. Nobles fleeing persecution and plebians seeking title press to the mountain borders.
- Barbarian tribes giving offer of citizenship for the 'protection' of the empire. Barbarians refuse. 'Kuraths Reach' legions and the Order of the Hammer Mobilize to claim the barbarian lands and bring 'enlightenment' to the savages
- Battle By River, conquest of the northern Epillus from the wemics and barbarians. Villages renamed Port Kirkun, and Port Euphius. Wemics tribe forced to allow a mission to be built to Toran on their land.
- Establishment of the PRaetlyn keep, subsequent conquest of the eastern Liandryan lands

Rebellion of the Mountain Tribes

- Joint Wemic and barbarian tribes raid into the new colony, pusehd back by Nathans army.
- taking of the barbarians stronghold at the lake, renamed Lake Blackhammer out of respect to Nathans work.

The stolen throne

- Euphius leaves the region to deal with matters elsewhere.
- Nathan usurps the title of the land, and with popular support of the nobility.
- Creates the General Assembly, giving the nobility centralized power over the conquered barbarians.
- The grand contract is written. A feudal contract of nobles lands to the Heir of Blackhammer.
- Nathan declares himself Grand Duke, Euphius returns to challenge title.
- Nathan names the two head pridemothers of the wemic lands with title, granting them access to the Lordships General Assembly
- The nobility rally around Nathan, supporting his feudal contract law. Euphius Reliquishes claims to title, but demands compensation
- Euphius remains head of the knighthood and controls the General Assembly, granted a duchal title of Pylatea, and Earl of Liandrya Pylatea.

Second Rebellion of the Mountain Tribes

- Mountain Men Barbarians raid Lake Blackhammer. Blackhammer is looted, and Rheineg dies. HIs son takes over the northern defences, and a Blackhammer undergoes a massive rebuilding program
- Freeborn right grantes to sway away further rebellion. Any person born free is considered free unless he serfs himself to a lord.
- Hammerkeep is built as the 'gate' to Lake Blackhammer. Knighthood moves from Fort Praetlyn to Hammerkeep.

The Pylatea Gemstone Rush

- Jewelshafts found within the Lake Blackhammer Cliffs. a 'Goldrush' of immigration occurs, bogging the frontier fort down, and greatly upsetting the native nobles and merchants, fearing competition.
- Merchantilist agreement signed with local merchants, giving them trade rights within the Fiefdom.
- All jewelminers demanded to receive a lawful permit to mine the jewelmines and the quarry.

Thieves and Barbarians

- A small 'thieves guild' of smugglers establishes among the barbaric colonists. Lockdowns occur to prevent increase and spread of crime.
- Malekite raids from the mountains. Blackhammer is sieged.
- Nathan, fearing his defeat and death withdraws to Hammerkeep, and forces the Assembly to accept a law of Proginency, thereby granting his wife, and the following children, as direct heirs to title.
- Battle of Lake Blackhammer. City retaken from barbarians. Nathan is wounded.

Rebuilding Lake Blackhammer

- Nathan hands his entire monetary estate to the citizens of Lake Blackhammer to rebuild the city and defend from further raids.
- Order of the Hammer tower built in Port Euphius, to watch the mountains for further raids.
- Petition for redress from the local conquered barbarians. Demands of citizenship rights.
- Nathan grants all wemic and mountain men legal citizenship, under assumption of serfdom. They would need to purchase complete freedom via labour, but would be able to attain title, status, and rights.

The Death of Nathan Blackhammer

- Nathan dies, popular support from populace to keep his family in power. Nobles, irked at the heredity laws changed from elective vassalage to Salegenic Proteginency try and force a recognition of title to Euphius
- Nobles take sides with the merchant classes over political situation and rights to heredity. Fearing Euphius would modify the Feudal Contract and Merchantilist law, both noble and merchant classes rally support behind Nathans Wife. She is proclaimed official Grand DUchess
- Nathans wife, Grand Duchess Chrystal Isodoria begins rebuilding project and economic restructuring, reaffirming rights to local merchants and increasing Mercantilism. Fuedal COntract reaffirmed
- THe impovershed Blackhammer family, thanks to Nathans giving away all the money, run into serious economic trouble.
- Chrystal Scedes her title to her daughter, Auwenilda, and begins a campaign to marry her young daughter to a rich noble, to save the family line.
- Auwenilda leaves Pylatea to honour her fathers wish that she undergoes a religious pilgramige. Gabriel Blackhammer granted stewardsship over Pylatea.
- Euphius, and his supporting nobles, begin campaign to have Gabriel recognized as proper heir in Auwenildas absence.