Perrenland history

Timeline

-1600 CY: Dagovach is founded. The Great Treachery occurs. The priest ��Tassen Hussen enslaves his own family and then local tribefolk within Dagovach.

-1480 CY: The captives of Dagovach escape and when Tassen becomes distracted with his pursuit in lichdom. The refugees migrate south and west and begin referring to themselves as Clan Hussen.

-1400 CY: Dagovach is annihilated by divine power, killing all living things within and ruining much of the city. Dagovach becomes known as a cursed place.

-458 CY: The city of Exag is founded by Oeridians migrating from the west.

97 CY: The Aerdi people invade and subjugate the southern and eastern coast of Lake Quag, adding the region to their empire. The local inhabitants attempt to resist but prove too disorganised to repel their new overlords but neither could the Aerdi consolidate their gains.

98 CY: The Vosser clan drives out the Roodbergs from the Quaglands in the battle of DerRoodOosting. Hundreds of heads are collected by the victors and the rivalry between the two peoples begin.

250 CY: the Viceroyalty of Ferrond rebels against the (now corrupt) Aerdy Empire. The Kingdom of Furyondy is declared and take over administration of the land. The Furyondains are fair and reasonable but the native clansfolk continue to prove rebellious.

254 CY: The Ferrondian overseers begin training and using local clansmen in their military. This works well in the short-term but leads to the clans becoming more efficient and organised.

295 CY: The Meerijder clan splits in two due to a disagreement over leadership.

320 CY: The Relentless Horde appears to the north, distracting the overseers. The clans begin a concentrated effort to rebel and successfully expel them from their lands.

325 CY: The Kar-Hoosh Rhennee come to Lake Quag.

400 CY: The hero Perren unites the nation by forming the canton system and promoting an elective system of government. He is elected ruler, or Voormann, of the nation.

446 CY: Perren dies and is buried in an unknown location. The nation is named Perrenland in his honour.

480 CY: The Archmage Iggwilv and her humanoid armies attack Perrenland.

481 - 490 CY: Perrenland suffers under Iggwilv's reign of terror. Her demonic and undead servants raid the countryside for victims.

491 CY: Iggwilv is betrayed by her closest ally, the demon-prince Graz'zt and is laid low. Without her leadership her armies begin to fall apart and the Perrenders take the opportunity to rebel and overthrow their oppressors.

492-493 CY: Perrenland suffers through a 2 year famine as it recovers from occupation.

500 CY: The Pax Mercuri is founded at Schwartzenbruin.

576 CY: Franz Hussen, Pfalzgraf of the Hussen clan, is elected Voormann.

583 CY: Voorman Franz Hussen signs the non-aggression pact with Iuz. This proves controversial among the clans and foreign relations turn sour. Population increases as refugees from the war make their way to Perrenland.

584 CY: Franz Hussen is disgraced and ridiculed for his neutrality with Iuz. Karenin Weispeer is elected Voorman. The new Voormann does not declare war on Iuz but does strengthen the Auszug.

591 CY: Present date

Pre-History

The original inhabitants of Perrenland were the Ur-Flannae, believed to be the ancestors of the historical Flan peoples. Many lost treasures and forgotten cities were created by these people, but the rise of the culture is lost to the mysteries of time. The origins of the clans may be as old as the Ur-Flannae culture, but it is impossible to determine.

The Ur-Flannae

Although little is known of the Ur-Flan as a culture, scholars believe that several city states ruled the lands now known as Perrenland. These places were ruled by mages and priests who practiced terrible necromantic magic and worshiped the dark deity Nerull. Apparently, they were in some sort of conflict with the Flan clans Old Ways (and nature gods) but this ended when both groups united to form the Old Kerk, thus incorporating all the major faiths in the region into one. This agreement, known as the Shrine Alliance, was forged in the city of Ulmt.

Who or what overcame the Ur-Flannae is unknown, magical prying has revealed no answers and even the Gods are silent on these matters. Whatever the truth, by the time the Flan people entered historical records, they possessed no higher lore and lived as simple tribesmen or nomads. Who or what the relationship was between the Ur-Flannae and the modern Flan people remains a mystery. Similar ruins in the Yatil, Clatspur, Griff and Raker mountains suggest a common origin and purpose.

The Oeridian Migration

During the Great Migration, Oeridian humans invaded the area now known as Perrenland, driving many of the original Flan inhabitants to the mountains. This resulted in humans of mostly Oeridian (or mixed) ethnicity in the lowlands and a mostly Flan ethnicity in the highlands.

It was during this early period that the first of these arrivals first constructed Exag, the first Oeridian city. The Morgenrood clan was given permission to settle in the area by the Old Kerk, though not before the invaders drove off the Vuurzward clan from the vicinity.