The History and Background of the LBTL

[Taos]

I have a limited frame of reference for things that have happened in the Land Between the Lands, but I'd like to see us have a clear RP progression that we can base further events like the battles today on. As such, I whipped this extremely basic outline up, and would love it if those with more knowledge...or better memories...would add to it as they see fit, and adjust the dating system as well so that it is more accurate.

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RP History of Mittelmarch/The Land Between the Lands

PA = Post Arrival

PA 0 – A number of Visigoths calling themselves the Nebelluete are pulled through the mists and found the town of Mittelmarch in the vicinity of the largest and most active mistbank.

PA 0 – The traveling Kinsman, Oron the Wolf, is also pulled through a random portal into the lands from his own home in the Kingdom of Pentwyvern

PA 0 – The growing town of Mittelmarch is sacked while its most skilled warriors are away by the forces of the necromancer Cyrus Black-Cloak

PA 0 – Cyrus’s army of orcs, ogres and undead is brought to battle at the foot of the Iron Mountains, and in a struggle lasting the greater part of the day, his forces are eventually broken and routed, after the ranger Dhugal RavenHeart slew the beholder that led them.

PA 2 – At their last meeting before the second annual Olympics are held in Mittemarch, Dhugal, Bishop and Alric are captured by an overwhelming horde of orcs in the service of Cyrus Black-Cloak. After a long pursuit, they are finally overtaken and the prisoners freed, and the orcs themselves routed despite the intervention of Cyrus himself. It is commonly believed that Dhugal Ravenheart struck the killing blow on Cyrus, ending his evil taint forever.

[B-Shizzle]

lets count with ages

the beginning of the first age is marked by the Olympics, in which the first warriors non-native to the lands brave the portals in search of fame and glory...one roving band of mercernaries that were native to the land came to the Olympics known as teh Legion of the Dragoons. Their leader befriended the leaders of the other realms native to the land.

The leaders kept in touch and before fall set in, they met again in the outside world and decided to work on an alliance of sorts when they were back home finally after aiding a comrade in taking control of the throne.

That winter the leaders formed an alliance and set up a way for the kingdom to prosper to and grow in their cutoff state.

Follow with necromancer...

the olympics will mark the start of the second age of the LBTL or first year of its formal alliance

i do not know how long alric and dhugal had been in touch with each other prior to the olympics, how long mittlemarch has been around or dhugal, so ill let them fill in the stuff prior to me



good idea for thread taos

[Leovigild, son of Eurander]

For the Mittelmarch side of things, perhaps we can add a visit to Rivendell and/or being taught by Andin. Rivendell and Andin were really the way that MM got started. I dunno if you want to put this in with the LBTL History because it only concerns MM...but whatev

[Alric, son of Harland]

April PA 0 - Andin, an elf from the land of Rivendell wanders into The Land and helps the Nebelleute found Mittelmarch.

May PA 0 - The Nebelleute visit Andin in Rivendell.

September PA 0 - Alric and Darc return to Rivendell for the Crown War.

October PA 0 - A visitor from the south arrives. His name is Dhugal MacArdri, and he quickly forms an alliance with Alric. Dhugal visits often to help train the Mittelmarchers in the way of war.

January PA 1 - Oron is pulled through. The Beholder War.

February PA 1 - Alric and Dhugal send word that a gathering for friendly competition will take place in April.

April PA 1 - The first Olympics are held and Rivendell outperforms the other lands. Bishop and the Dragoons make contact with Dhugal and Alric.

September PA 1 - Bishop, Dhugal, and Alric travel to Rivendell for the second Crown War. Bishop joins the alliance, and the Triumvirate is formed.

January PA 2 - The Aethenu join the alliance.

March PA 2 - Dhugal and Bishop visit Mittelmarch for a final planning session. The Triumvirate is captured, then rescued, and the evil necromancer defeated.

Alric

[Sir Semi]

My first visit was supposed to be the First Rivendell Crown War but I was detained in the South (Equinox)
I then visited Mittelmarch in October

[Lord Kensman Oron the Wolf]

And... I met Alric and Darc in Rivendell at the Crown War, before being lost in the mists, and wandering into Mittlemarch.

Kinsman Oron the Wolf
Master-of-Arms
Kingdom of Pentwyvern