Lords of the Cruth Lowlands - Vaults of Pandius

History of the Cruth Lowlands
BC 282 The Black Seer, in one of her
deranged experiments, creates the Slough
of Despair.
BC 276 The Black Seer dies, and the Black
Opal Eye is entombed with her.
BC 195-147 Traladaran prince (Ban)
Ithron unifies the Traladaran clans and
takes the title of King of Traladara. His
kindgom does not survive him for long.
BC 4 The Seer of Traldar, Elyas recovers
the Black Opal Eye from the tomb of
Trinkla the Black Seer.
AC 301-356 Bogdan Ivanovich, Ban of
Marilenev, claims the title of King of
Traladara. He manages to bring under his
heel several clans, but the kingdom
dissolves at Ivanovich's death.
AC 327 Anton Ivanovich, younger son of
King Bogdan, leads an expedition into the
Cruth Lowlands. He conquers Achelos,
establishing a Banate there. The
Ivanoviches bring the Marilenev culture
with them, creating some tension with the
locals.
AC 364 Following the death of King
Bogdan and Ban Anton, the Cruth natives
align with the Hojah clan of Halag. Vlad
Artho creates the dominion of Vidlice,
taking the title of Zhupa. The Ivanoviches
remain in control of Achelos.
The Traladaran Wars
AC 400 Thyatian missionary clerics reach
Marilenev and other major towns in
Traladara. Formalization of the Song of
Halav in a written text ensues.
AC 410 Merchants from New Alphatia
bring lycanthropy and vampirism to
Traladara. At the same time, the
descendants of the Taymoran Nosferatu
resurface. Halag, at this time, is one of the
major trade partners of New Alphatia, and
suffers from epidemics of both lycanthropy
and vampirism. The Knights of Halav are
created to counter these threats.
AC 412-417 First Traladaran War against
the Kingdom of Darokin. A modernization
effort leads to adoption of Thyatian
customs across most of Traladara, but the
western Traladaran nobles, including those
of Halag, Achelos and Vidlice, resist such
changes.
AC 444-450 Religious conflicts within the
Church of Traladara and political
manipulation by the Harbortown envoys
lead to the Second Traladaran War, which
pits Marilenev against Halag. The western
clans, having lost their main trade partner,
New Alphatia, to the Silver Purge, are
soundly defeated at the Battle of Svoga.
The Hojah clan and many of its allies leave
Traladara to resettle in the far west. The
Vargos family takes over the title of Ban of
Halag.
As a result of the change in power balance
in western Traladara, the Dukes of Achelos
are once more on the rise, together with
newer families such as those of Koriszegy.
The Artho are displaced from Vidlice, which
is all but destroyed, and resettle in Halag.
AC 474-493 Duke Demara of Halavos is
acknowledged as King of Traladara by the
northern barons, leading to the Third and
Fourth Traladaran War. Once more, the
league of southern lords emerges
victorious, weakening Halavos and Halag
and strengthening Marilenev.
Achelos remains neutral during the Third
war, but joins the Traladaran League in
the Fourth Traladaran War.
The Traladaran League
AC 500-600 Age of the Traladaran
League: the creation of a formal alliance of
the Traladaran nobles marks an age of
peace in Traladara, marred only by the
return of lycanthropy and vampirism in the
more isolated regions.
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