Timeline

## **SN 001: The Crystal Forms**

* The *Crystal of Sketchnook* formed when the continent of Sketchnook rose from the seas. Situated in the center, it is the living heart of the lands, having a magical connection to all life that exists in the lands.
* The Crystal gave life to the first people, who scattered and settled across the lands. The people often made pilgrimages to the Crystal to commune or to pay tribute to it, but they are not sure what else the Crystal does for them.

## **SN 233-300: The True Meaning of the Crystal**

* Arrival of *Sorelle the Aureus Phoenix*, who gifted an artist the first pen to create. The artist discovered that they had the power to draw and to bring their creations to life.
* A nomadic band of scavengers braves the wilds of the north where they discover the great dragon Eilish. Healing her, they set down roots in the northern wasteland. Dusk City is founded. The Cerulean Queen is elected as the first queen to lead the building of the city. The *Sword of the Void Star* is forged.
* The *Crystal of Sketchno*ok is renamed to the *Crystal of Art*, or the *Art Crystal*, as people have discovered the crystal’s connection to creating art.
* The **Crystal’s magic** along with the **artist’s willpower and inspiration** made it possible for the creations to come to life. Artists essentially became mages capable of drawing upon the Crystal’s powers.
* Artists were free to create and the Crystal’s powers were familiar to all.
* However, if humans are given the ability to do anything, then anything they will do.
* Many foul creations were made and it wasn’t long before the land was embroiled in war...

## **SN 301: The First War**

* The First War started when the Lord Myotis sought to conquer Sketchnook and control the powers of the Crystal. Myotis was a powerful but twisted artist. The First War took place in the southern regions of Sketchnook and resulted in a profound loss of life.
* A Fellowship is not formed in the North yet, but the seeds of it are planted. The Indigo Queen is elected to lead in the crisis. First use of the nuclear cannon is recorded, fired at attackers who approach from the sky. The Indigo Queen is henceforth given the name “Sky Fucker”
* The Royal Guard is formed.
* The Aureus Quill’s current Wielder Establishes a Capital Chróma on their Heirloom Island. Arthëlea is regarded as a separate nation.

## **SN305: The First War Ends. A New Age Begins**

* After the allied kingdoms unite against the corrupted artist, Myotis is overthrown and Sketchnook tries to recover from the atrocities Myotis and his armies unleashed on the land.
* The Crystal’s brilliance wanes, as it too tries to recover from the taxing amount of creations and destruction caused by the First War. Not only had an entire generation of artists been lost in the war, many had lost the will to create as well.
* The *Speakers of the Crystal* form, as a group that watches over the Crystal and act as a neutral faction in the event of another war. They establish the Artist’s Creation Sanctions.
* “*Thou Shalt Not Create Weapons of Mass Destruction*” was one of them.
* Devastation lies in the wake of the First War. In the North, the Indigo Queen, exhausted, steps down. A new leader is elected to lead the rebuilding of Dusk City, the Viridian Queen.

## **SN3XX-5XX:**

* Dusk City rises again. The Viridian Queen is hailed as the best artist in the land, the brightest, the most brilliant. But, pride leads to jealousy which leads to paranoia and ruin. The Viridian Queen, striving to be ever the best, abuses the power of Dusk City’s crystal shard to drain the creative energy from artists he considers “threats.” A reign of terror soon follows. The Fuschia Queen is elected; the first **Fellowship** is formed. Civil war breaks out in the North. The Viridian Queen is defeated. The Fuschia Queen, in her victory, is known as “Glory of the Dragon.”
* The Amber Queen is elected in a crisis that threatens the North. His will is strong and he guides Dusk City to peace. He fortifies the walls, and builds the tower atop the Hawt Gates, as well as Neuromancer Tower and Wintermute Outpost. For his radiant reign, he is thus known as “He Who Burns With The Light of a Thousand Suns.”

## **SN 9XX:**

* *SN 986-990: Kai, Steven, and Tiana* all enroll in the same art academy in *Chróma*.
* *SN 990: Steven* chosen to join The Speakers of the Crystal.
* Tiana becomes the apprentice of the *Aureus Quill Wielder* and eventually inherits the Aureus Spear.
* While *Kai and Tiana* become part of the *Royal Guard.*
* SN 993: Inky meets Steven

## **SN 998: The Arrival of the Zoo**

* *The Art Zoo*, or *the Phantom Watch,* arrives on Sketchnook, settling in the west.

There was strangeness… then balance was again reached when the original treaty between three factions was established. The Phantom Watch was given lands and taught the way to harness the powers of the Crystal through art.

## **SN 999:**

* The Sketchnook Ball is held, a formal event where artists from across Sketchnook attended and mingled.

## **SN 1000:**

* The Art Crystal becomes unstable.
* The phenomenon known as The Blockening is first recorded.
* As The Blockening spreads, people are afraid and live in fear. They flock to their leaders for answers.
* Blame starts to fall on the foreigners, but it isn’t long before they start pointing fingers at the natives as well.
* **The side effects of The Blockening: losing the will to create, corrupted creations, loss of creations, mental sickness. Those who had drawn physical changes to them found themselves missing limbs or body parts. Artists trying to force drawings became petrified or turned into blocked statues of themselves.**
* The *Fellowship* forms in the north in response to the crisis. The *Crimson Queen* is Elected.
* The people of the *Phantom Watch* gather at the artmoot and make Pocky their leader.
* The Factions tried to come to a **Compromise**. However…
	+ The Fellowship sought to take the crystal to use their technology to “fix it”, heal themselves, and restore/increase beneficial resources in their desolate wasteland.
	+ *The Royal Guard* wished to take the crystal to cleanse it, using knowledge from the past and resources in the Chróma Archives.
	+ Being free spirits themselves, the Zoo felt that the world was ready to exist without the crystal. Destroying it would free the people and end the war.

## **SN 1001 (The Sketchnook Wars):**

* 10,000 soldiers from Fellowship cross Firenze river.

* During the first battle, the three factions met in the field of battle and sent forth their creations against one another. The casualties were staggering on each side.
* *The Speakers of the Crystal* called for a meeting with all three faction leaders to discuss a temporary truce.