Albion

Albion is a country located north of Aurora and the South Islands, south of the Edgelands, east of the Cities of the West, west of Samarkand and the Eastern Kingdom and south-east of the Northern wastes. It is a diverse land consisting of Forests, Mountains, Swamps, Marshes and vast rolling fields. It has numerous settlements including Bowerstone, Oakfield, Westcliff, Driftwood and Bloodstone on the west coast and Southcliff on the south coast. Further inland are the settlements of Silverpines, Brightwood Village, Brightwall Village, Dweller Camp, Mourningwood Camp, Millfields, Driffield, Enniskillen and Gunk. Old Kingdom structures dot the land.
==Ancient Albion and the Rule of the Court==
In the beginning Albion was a peaceful and prosperous nation, that was until the Court consisting of three powerful and deadly beings the Queen, Kinght and Jack of Blades. These three tyrants ruled Albion for 1,500 years bringing fresh terror to the already fearful populace. In 1580BME William Black was born in the village of Blackblade (Modern day Bowerstone) when he was a child, he impressed the villagers with his powers of will. Following the Courts destruction following the Queen of Blades apparent death William Black proclaimed himself Archon (King) of Albion.
==Rise of the Old Kingdom==
Following the destruction of the Court, William Black was crowned Archon, under his rule Albion grew rich and powerful and trade and culture flourished but as the illness within William began to take its toll he returned to the Void and expelled the illness from within him. Upon his return to Albion wrapped himself in a blue and gold cloak and vanished and so the corruption of the Old Kingdom began.
==Corruption of the Old Kingdom==
With the first Archon gone his eldest son took the throne and life in Albion remained the same but this all ended when the Archon began to use his heroic powers against his own people. As the years passed Archon after Archon fearful of a coup would unleash fresh tyranny upon the people. But despite the kingdom's corruption trade remained as it was and trading villages and towns began popping up in all corners of Albion.
==Fall of the Old Kingdom==
In the year 3000BME as the Old Kingdom entered its 1000th year of existence The last Archon finished completion of the Spire and as he stood in the centre, he was set to make a wish but a violent storm erupted around the summit of the structure the Spire had created a rift between Albion and the Void. Three Heroes of Will combined their powers and closed the rift but in the process the Spire absorbed the will energy causing a surge and it exploded turning the heroes into stone, killing the Archon and destroying the Old Kingdom.
==After the Spire==
As the sun rose over a damaged and scared Albion those that survived didn't know what to do the Spire was gone the kingdom destroyed and the Archon dead. With no centralised government Albion fell into Anarchy and Chaos and the culture and wealth of the Old Kingdom was forgotten. Trade ceased and many of the trading villages and towns were abandoned.
==Dark Ages and Fallow Wars==
With roads in disrepair many surviving towns fell into isolation with this came a sense of superstition of and hostility towards any and all outsiders, trade was rare between the surviving settlements and there was also no law enforcement. Reading and writing was forgotten and the religion of the Old Kingdom collapsed. Albion was now in the Dark Ages.
Before long a bloody and horrific war broke out and many people would hear rumours that people were being taken from their houses at night and women of child bearing age were abducted. As Albion stood on the brink of extinction hope arrived out of the east.
==Nostro and the Hero Guild==
A bandit from the east called Nostro arrived in a large field surrounded by a small forest and founded the Hero Guild of Albion. Nostro was being guided by the mysterious Scythe an unknown man who wandered Albion. The Guild grew but Nostro fell in love with a beautiful woman called Magdalena, who went on to corrupt Nostro and the Guild reducing it to nothing more than a den of thugs and bandits.
Scythe was ashamed of Nostro, and left him to his fate. a lone assassin killed Nostro by poisoning him.
==Burning of Oakvale and the Hero of Oakvale==
The small village of Oakvale lie on the southern coast of Albion and was a thriving fishing community but one day life in the village would never be the same again. Bandits under the command of the Jack of Blades lay waste to the village killing nearly every citizen and wounding many more. Following this Maze a member of the Hero Guild found a young boy crying beside his father's body seeing a chance to rid Albion of Jack he rescued the boy and brought him to the Guild.
As the years passed and the hero graduated from the guild, he wandered around Albion accepting random quests from the Guildmaster but his main quest was to kill Jack. During this quest he exposed Lady Elvira Grey for murdering her sister, discovered his own sister Theresa was alive and living with Twinblade, rescued his mother from and escaped from Bargate Prison beat the arena and defeated Jack within the Chamber of Fate.
==Expansion of Bowerstone==
Fifty years after the death of the
==Government==
Archon: The Main ruling body of the entire Old Kingdom. This form of government came to an end with the activation and destruction of the Spire.
Mayor, Lord, Duke or Chieftain: Leaders of the City States during the time from the fall of the Old Kingdom until the creation of the Kingdom of Albion.
Monarchy: The main ruling body of the Kingdom of Albion.
==Modern Day Albion==
Following the Spire Crisis in 1925ME Albion's history was split into three parts Ancient Albion focused on the events from the time of the first settlements were built to the rise and fall of both the rule of the Court and Old Kingdom. Pre-Spire Crisis focused on Albion's history from the fall of the Old Kingdom until the beginning of the Spire Crisis and the Post-Spire Crisis focused on the history of Albion from the destruction of the Spire up to present day.
Modern day Albion is a far cry from the days of Sparrow and Elizabeth, Albion has now become more advanced in the fields of science and technology for more information on modern day Albion see Albion (2013)
==Battles and Rebellions==
The Bloodstone Rebellion 1863ME: When tension between the Mayor of Bloodstone and the townspeople reached boiling point it resulted in one of the bloodiest rebellions not seen since the Guild Massacre
Siege of Driffield 1874ME: King Logan growing impatient with his cousin Lady Jessica's opposition besieged the town. Logans forces managed to break down the main gate when they breached Avo's Sanctuary they found Lady Jessica's body with a bottle of poison within her hand. The town's guards surrendered.
The Battle for Albion 1874ME: The final and worst battle of the Albion Revolution when the rebels lead by the Hero of Brightwall besieged Bowerstone the death toll was devastating for Logan as 200 of his elite guard died in the battle. The revolution ended when Logan surrendered.
The Battle between Albion and the Darkness 1875ME: This was the battle that resulted in the deaths of 3000 soldiers, 2 million citizens, the Crawler and Sir Walter Beck.
==Timeline of Events==
Events are purely Fan-Fiction and some are Canon, Dates might not be accurate.
0MBE: Albion is at peace and the people work the land.
80BME: The Court arrive from the Void and inflicts pain and suffering upon the people.
1,580BME: 1,500 years into the rule of the Court a blacksmiths wife gives birth to a baby boy and names him William
2000BME: William Black challenges the Knight, Jack and Queen of Blades. The Jack and Queen survive but the Knight is killed. William proclaims himself Archon.
2,989BME: Construction begins on the Spire
3000BME: The last Archon attempts to use the Spire but a rift between Albion and the Void opens Albions three greatest Heros battle the Crwaller but they don't notice the Jack and Queen of Blades and Skorm enter Albion. The Spire unable to withstand the extra will power around it explodes and kills everyone nearby this includes the Old Kingdom and its people.
0ME: The Order of Saviours emerge to rebuild the Old Kingdom.
90ME: The Order of Saviours fail to restore order. The Dark Ages begin
889ME: Nostro founds the Hero's Guild in a forest near the village of Bowerstone
1107ME: A trader creates the Chaple of Skorm in Darkwood and the Temple of Avo in Witchwood unaware that they both exist
1112ME: Both churches go to war
1204ME: The Events of / take place
1622ME: The worship of Avo and Skorm, Use of the Arena and the Age of Heros ends with the Guild Massacre.
1650ME: The Age of Knowledge begins pushing the old superstitious Albion into the shadows.
1670ME: The Hero of Southcliff kills the Duke of Southcliff and avenges his parents.
1690ME: Rose is born.
1695ME: Sparrow is born.
1704-1724ME: Events of take place
1728-1768ME: Events of Fable: A New Kingdom take place.
1774-1775ME: Events of take place
1786ME: Events of Fable: The Queens Revenge
1788-1790ME: Events of Fable: Vengeance
1796ME: The Board of Trade and thus the Imperial Albion Empire are founded.
1805-1806ME: Events of Fable: Albions End take place.
1825ME: 50 Years after the Crawlers attack on Albion the Rift opens between Albion and The Void again the events of Fable: Return to the Void takes place.
==Notes==
BME: Stands for Before Modern Era
ME: Stands for Modern Era