The Age of Heroes

**The Age of Heroes**, also known as *The Second Age.* Commonly referred by calendar mark "AH".

This is where the Nine Kingdoms recognized their first generation of true heroes and villains. Great warriors who did battle with epic destinies. New empires fell and ancient magics were tested. This is the key time of one Marcus Firebrand as well as many others. Pirates, Swashbucklers and Privateers began to make their legends known. Perhaps the greatest of all - The Bloodedge saw their story come to an end here.

Most important of all was the rise of The Duchy and its demise at the hand of The Party. A group of ne'er do wells and criminals that would change the world in ways perhaps not yet even known.

## The Second Age

((*for the sake of storytelling: this timeline is considered incomplete))*

**1AH, The Bloodedge Captured**

Long suffering was the nation of Senomar under the blade of one known as *The Bloodedge*. A vicious pirate who championed early ideals of freedom and liberty. Supposedly they flew under a magnificent skeletal flag, later an inspiration to pirates everywhere. It is said that The Atlas Crest was the fastest ship ever known, even many years later. None know of where the prisoner was taken, though many believe them to be the first castoff to the nation known as "Visimoor".

**8AH, War of Fealty**

Deep in countryside, a violent conflict breaks out. Xiji Lancaster rallies forces against the King - the very concept of Knighthood brought into question. Should we trust those with the purest of blood - even when they point spears at the throat of the common people? Thus a great legacy is undone before it can make a true mark...

**10AH, The Four Houses**

Lances. Cups. Shadows. Storms. These four houses represent the best qualities of Knighthood. Stone resolution. A glance at the larger picture. An arrow fired to end a war. Glittering sentries. The common man is given a path to nobility and a class is undone. Deep in a place called "The Four Points Valley" ancient rites of Knighthood are established and taught to the everyman.

**40AH, A Secret Discovery**

Toiling in his laboratory in secret, the Wizard Leonardo creates what is now known to be the first airship engine. Soon afterward he would temporarily disappear from the pages of history. Few know to where, but he would re-appear many hundreds of years later.

**~100AH, Mithros**

The great fallen city of Mithros is discovered by explorers from Senomar. In their efforts to expand, they reach a relic that extends long before The Conflict of Nine. Their callous imperialism inadvertently reconnects the world with the great desert country.

**~100AH, Visimoor.**

With no place to quarter pirates and criminals, the nation of "Visimoor" is established. A dumping ground for the worst criminals of every one of the Nine Kingdoms. Its location known only to the highest ranking members of each Kingdom. Visimoor exists as a place all its own, and yet one of the worlds darkest secrets.

**~110AH, A Waywards Rest.**

Deep in a place called The Witchlands, a long lost swordsman erects a monument to warriors lost. In the Witches Valley there exists a Swordsman's Guild. Those who are not champion to become a Knight nor vile enough to be cast to the wastes can seek out The Red Devil - he alone passes on ancient arts of combat and tactics to those worthy enough of the journey.

**120AH, The Duchy of Gildestrand**

Though none know how he claims the title and land, Rastance Kendon the fel lich becomes the most immediate counterpart to The Kingdom of Senomar. This great empire seems to rise from the very bed of the ocean overnight. A cursed place now known, where secrets of blood and magic were freely traded. They shared no equal in the world for a time.

**140AH, Flanoir**

There was a place once known as the epicenter of The Conflict of Nine. The continent's true name lost to history, Uncle Rastance funds the construction of a great metropolis. Meant to hide a great number of secrets, this city serves as both resort and research center for The Duchy Gildestrand. Stretching across a frozen wasteland, a great many curious discoveries are made. Are they lost in time to the city of Gildestrand, or simply waiting for lucky explorers?

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**206, Birth of Kamon Ardens**

Details to be added.

**240 AH, The Return of Marcus Firebrand**

There in the city of Flanoir begins the new saga of Marcus Firebrand. Once the Pirate King of the Nine Seas, he finds himself lost in a dream. Accompanied by the Tiefling, Rou, he sets out on a journey that still echoes in time today.