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==CY 200 == | ==CY 200 == | ||
| − | '''CY 295:''' An alliance between the prince of [[Ulek]] and King Tavish I of [[Keoland]] sends an invasion force into [[the Pomarj]] and conquers the region. The land is carved into a dozen small baronies and awarded to favored families of the crown to be ruled as subfiefs under the protection of the prince of Ulek. Amazing material wealth begins to flow from the newly-founded realm. | + | '''CY 295:''' An alliance between the prince of [[Ulek]] and King Tavish I of [[Keoland]] sends an invasion force into [[the Pomarj]] and conquers the region. The land is carved into a dozen small baronies and awarded to favored families of the crown to be ruled as subfiefs under the protection of the prince of Ulek. Amazing material wealth begins to flow from the newly-founded realm. <ref name="LGJ 88"> Living Greyhawk Journal, p. 88 </ref> |
==CY 300== | ==CY 300== | ||
| − | '''CY 305:''' [[Highport]] was constructed atop the foundations of a smaller town exporting the wealth of [[the Pomarj]] to the world. | + | '''CY 305:''' [[Highport]] was constructed atop the foundations of a smaller town exporting the wealth of [[the Pomarj]] to the world. <ref name="LGJ 88" /> |
==CY 400== | ==CY 400== | ||
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==CY 500== | ==CY 500== | ||
| − | '''CY 510:''' Forced out of their mountian lairs in [[the Lortmils]], the humanoids invade and conquer [[the Pomarj]]. | + | '''CY 510:''' Forced out of their mountian lairs in [[the Lortmils]], the humanoids invade and conquer [[the Pomarj]]. <ref name="GG"> Greyhawk Gazetteer </ref> |
| − | '''Coldeven 27, CY 513:''' Town of [[Obsidian Bay]] founded on [[the Pomarj]] by the [[Griffins Guild]]. The first Lord Mayor was [[Samuel "Battle Axe" Longriver]]. | + | '''Coldeven 27, CY 513:''' Town of [[Obsidian Bay]] founded on [[the Pomarj]] by the [[Griffins Guild]]. The first Lord Mayor was [[Samuel "Battle Axe" Longriver]]. <ref name="Us"> Our Campaign, see [[:Category:Campaigns|the campaigns page for more details]]'' |
| − | '''Sunsebb, CY 513:''' The [[Obsidian Maze]] is discovered. | + | '''Sunsebb, CY 513:''' The [[Obsidian Maze]] is discovered. <ref name="Us" /> |
===CY 560=== | ===CY 560=== | ||
| − | '''CY 560:''' The [[Little Wars]] lead by the [[Invincibles Guild]], see various advances against the humaoid tribes of the Pomarj. The [[Citizens Guard]] is founded from these actions. | + | '''CY 560:''' The [[Little Wars]] lead by the [[Invincibles Guild]], see various advances against the humaoid tribes of the Pomarj. The [[Citizens Guard]] is founded from these actions. <ref name="Us" /> |
| − | '''Good-month 11, CY 562''': [[Blue]] becomes a free city after being liberated from humanoids by [[Obsidian Bay]] forces. It is ruled by a Baron and his advising council of Sea Captains. The city becomes a haven for pirates and other scum, but Obsidian Bay is preoccupied with defending its own borders, and can not spare a permanent military presence in the city. | + | '''Good-month 11, CY 562''': [[Blue]] becomes a free city after being liberated from humanoids by [[Obsidian Bay]] forces. It is ruled by a Baron and his advising council of Sea Captains. The city becomes a haven for pirates and other scum, but Obsidian Bay is preoccupied with defending its own borders, and can not spare a permanent military presence in the city. <ref name="Us" /> |
===CY 570=== | ===CY 570=== | ||
| − | '''CY 570-579:''' [[The Slave Lords]] rise to power in the central Pomarj. In CY 579, they are defeated by the [[Invincibles Guild]] of Obsidian Bay. | + | '''CY 570-579:''' [[The Slave Lords]] rise to power in the central Pomarj. In CY 579, they are defeated by the [[Invincibles Guild]] of Obsidian Bay. <ref> LV Campaign & A1-A4 The Slave Lords </ref> |
| − | === | + | ===CY 580=== |
| − | '''CY 583:''' [[Greyhawk Wars]] begin. [[Turrosh Mak]] launches major offensive to destroy Obsidian Bay, but the city's heroic defenders break his attack at the epic [[Battle of Waterton Meadows]]. | + | '''CY 583:''' [[Greyhawk Wars]] begin. [[Turrosh Mak]] launches major offensive to destroy Obsidian Bay, but the city's heroic defenders break his attack at the epic [[Battle of Waterton Meadows]]. <ref name="Us" /> |
| − | '''CY 584:''' Uneasy peace reigns on the Pomarj, but no formal truce is signed between Obsidian Bay and the [[Orcish Empire]]. | + | '''CY 584:''' Uneasy peace reigns on the Pomarj, but no formal truce is signed between Obsidian Bay and the [[Orcish Empire]]. <ref name="Us" /> |
| − | '''CY 587:''' The [[Army of Burning Glory]], led by the arch-pyromancer [[Weri]], leaves [[Highport]] to invade [[Blue]]. It is met at the [[Battle of Blue]] by the [[Obsidian Bay Expeditionary Force]] under the command of Field General [[Stephan Warrick]]. The battle -- which saw representatives from the [[Orcslayers]], [[Rallymen]] and [[Blackrazor Guilds]] fight valiantly -- ended in a draw. The archmage was slain by the Blackrazors in one of the minor engagements leading up to the main battle. | + | '''CY 587:''' The [[Army of Burning Glory]], led by the arch-pyromancer [[Weri]], leaves [[Highport]] to invade [[Blue]]. It is met at the [[Battle of Blue]] by the [[Obsidian Bay Expeditionary Force]] under the command of Field General [[Stephan Warrick]]. The battle -- which saw representatives from the [[Orcslayers]], [[Rallymen]] and [[Blackrazor Guilds]] fight valiantly -- ended in a draw. The archmage was slain by the Blackrazors in one of the minor engagements leading up to the main battle. <ref name="Us" /> |
| − | '''Good-month | + | '''Good-month CY 587:''' A conspiracy between the [[Dark Circle]] (led by members of the disbanded [[Professionals Guild]]), the [[Orcish Empire]], and the [[Scarlet Brotherhood]] succeeds in infiltrating Obsidian Bay and paralyzing its defenses. The city is falls, and the government and much of its citizens flee to neighboring Blue. <ref name="Us" /> |
| − | The [[Blackrazor Guild]] unwittingly free [[Seven Sueluoise Archmages]] who'd been trapped in the [[Twisted Forest]] for centuries. These mages assault [[Obsidian Bay]] during its fall, and force the legendary [[Obsidian Tower]] to teleport itself to a safer -- and unknown -- locale. | + | The [[Blackrazor Guild]] unwittingly free [[Seven Sueluoise Archmages]] who'd been trapped in the [[Twisted Forest]] for centuries. These mages assault [[Obsidian Bay]] during its fall, and force the legendary [[Obsidian Tower]] to teleport itself to a safer -- and unknown -- locale. <ref name="Us" /> |
| − | '''Coldeven | + | '''Coldeven CY 588:''' Led by [[Kalib Ironfist]], the [[Blackrazor Guild]] succeeds in finding and awakening the sleeping hero-god [[Krovis]], who prophesy said would raise again to aid the forces of good when they were about to be overwhelmed by evil. He joins [[Obsidian Bay]]'s leaders in [[Blue]], and overseas a war plan that reclaims much of the eastern Pomarj from the humanoid hordes. <ref name="Us" /> |
| − | '''Reaping | + | '''Reaping CY 588:''' A planar portal leading to [[the Abyss]] opens in [[Obsidian Bay]], allowing demonic hordes -- led by the infamous [[Blood Lord of the Plains of Chao]]s -- to invade the city. This drives all of the humanoids from the city, as well as the few citizens who'd been trapped during the city's initial fall. The portal is located in the [[Blackrazor Guildhall]] basement. <ref name="Us" /> |
| − | '''Summer | + | '''Summer CY 588:''' An army lead by [[Krovis]] begins marking toward [[Obsidian Bay]]. Meanwhile, teams of adventurers from the [[Blackrazor Guild]], [[Starfire Guild]] and [[Demonbane Guild]] (later discovered to be a cover identity for the [[Knights of the Iron Nation]]) are sent to the Plains of Chaos on a mission to destroy the Abyssal portal located there. The portal, an integral part of the Blood Lord's awful citadel known as [[the Cyst]], is destroyed by the Blackrazors. At the moment of the portal's destruction, the demons are banished from [[Obsidian Bay]], and the city lies open, ready to be retaken. <ref name="Us" /> |
| − | '''Summer | + | '''Summer CY 588:''' Obsidian Bay's [[Army of Liberation]] destroys the disorganized humanoid forces that had taken refuge in the plains surrounding their home city, and quickly moves to re-occupy it. The city's rightful government returns, as does much of its exiled population. The [[War of Exile]] is concluded. <ref name="Us" /> |
| − | '''Fall | + | '''Fall CY 588:''' During the newly created [[Festival of Liberation]], the Lord Mayor announces the formation of the ''[[Domain of Obsidian Bay]]'' a realm stretching north from the city to the [[Drachensgrabs]] and east to [[Blue]]. A state of unyielding, perpetual war against the [[Orcish Empire]] is declared. Free land is offered to any citizen who can hold a piece of Pomarjian real estate for five years. <ref name="Us" /> |
| − | '''Winter 588-589 | + | '''Winter CY 588-589:''' The [[Army of Obsidian Bay]] -- as well as the three [[Knightly Orders of Obsidian Bay]] -- successfully fends off attack after attack by humanoid tribes. Realizing that his forces are being wasted battering the Free City, Mak apparently orders his forces to draw back from the border. <ref name="Us" /> |
| − | '''Summer | + | '''Summer CY 589:''' Hextorites re-occupy the [[Hell's Reach Fortress]] and raiding caravan traffic between [[Blue]] and [[Obsidian Bay]], The Blackrazors smash the outpost before it could grow too powerful and succeed in its attempt to summon a fiendish ally. <ref name="Us" /> |
| − | '''Fall | + | '''Fall CY 589:''' Construction begins on Obsidian Bay's Outer Wall. Work also begins on new Army barracks and a military academy. <ref name="Us" /> |
| − | === | + | ===CY 590=== |
| − | ''' | + | '''CY 590:''' A new breed of orcish raider appears. Experienced, trained in the art of war, and wielding not-insignificant magic, these attackers succeed smashing several border settlements before being turned back by the combined efforts of the [[Knights of the Sword]] and [[Knights of the Fist]]. Similar border skirmishes continue throughout the year, with the Knights of the Fist, the Orcslayers, and the more radical of Obsidian Bay's guilds launching numerous forays against the [[Orcish Empire]]. <ref name="Us" /> |
| − | '''Summer | + | '''Summer CY 590:''' News reaches [[Obsidian Bay]] of a new force amassing a humanoid force northwest of [[Highport]]. A battle group of Blackrazors, Orcslayers and Rallymen attack the humanoids, which have massed around a large fortress. Street rumors speculate that this may be another Hextorite outpost. <ref name="Us" /> |
| − | '''Sunsebb | + | '''Sunsebb CY 590:''' [[Kala]] -- one of seven Suel archmages freed from the Twisted Forest -- is slain by the [[Blackrazor Guild]] in the [[Horns of Medusa]] beneath [[Obsidian Bay]]. <ref name="Us" /> |
| − | '''Planting | + | '''Planting CY 591:''' The Outer Wall of Obsidian Bay is finished and two new districts, the [[Shield District]] and the [[Adventurers Quarter]], are christened by the Lord Mayor. <ref name="Us" /> |
| − | '''Flocktime 16 CY 592:''' Turrosh Mak unleashes the [[Horror at Stoneheim]], destroying [[Stoneheim]] in the process. Turrosh Mak is later killed during the [[Second Battle of Waterton]] by the [[Blackrazor Guild]]. Waterton is mostly in ruins, but safe. | + | '''Flocktime 16 CY 592:''' Turrosh Mak unleashes the [[Horror at Stoneheim]], destroying [[Stoneheim]] in the process. Turrosh Mak is later killed during the [[Second Battle of Waterton]] by the [[Blackrazor Guild]]. Waterton is mostly in ruins, but safe. <ref name="Us" /> |
| − | '''Patchwall CY 592:''' A tidal wave brought on by a follower of [[Dagon]] smashes into the city. [[The Docks]] are underwater, and much of the [[Strange Quarter]] and [[Wharf District]] are flooded. | + | '''Patchwall CY 592:''' A tidal wave brought on by a follower of [[Dagon]] smashes into the city. [[The Docks]] are underwater, and much of the [[Strange Quarter]] and [[Wharf District]] are flooded. <ref name="Us" /> |
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[hide]CY 200
CY 295: An alliance between the prince of Ulek and King Tavish I of Keoland sends an invasion force into the Pomarj and conquers the region. The land is carved into a dozen small baronies and awarded to favored families of the crown to be ruled as subfiefs under the protection of the prince of Ulek. Amazing material wealth begins to flow from the newly-founded realm. [1]
CY 300
CY 305: Highport was constructed atop the foundations of a smaller town exporting the wealth of the Pomarj to the world. [1]
CY 400
CY 498-510: Allies in the states of Celene, the Uleks, the Kron Hills and Veluna drive the humanoids from the Lortmils. These actions would come to be known as the Hateful Wars. source: Greyhawk Gazetteer
CY 500
CY 510: Forced out of their mountian lairs in the Lortmils, the humanoids invade and conquer the Pomarj. [2]
Coldeven 27, CY 513: Town of Obsidian Bay founded on the Pomarj by the Griffins Guild. The first Lord Mayor was Samuel "Battle Axe" Longriver. Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag
CY 580
CY 583: Greyhawk Wars begin. Turrosh Mak launches major offensive to destroy Obsidian Bay, but the city's heroic defenders break his attack at the epic Battle of Waterton Meadows. [3]
CY 584: Uneasy peace reigns on the Pomarj, but no formal truce is signed between Obsidian Bay and the Orcish Empire. [3]
CY 587: The Army of Burning Glory, led by the arch-pyromancer Weri, leaves Highport to invade Blue. It is met at the Battle of Blue by the Obsidian Bay Expeditionary Force under the command of Field General Stephan Warrick. The battle -- which saw representatives from the Orcslayers, Rallymen and Blackrazor Guilds fight valiantly -- ended in a draw. The archmage was slain by the Blackrazors in one of the minor engagements leading up to the main battle. [3]
Good-month CY 587: A conspiracy between the Dark Circle (led by members of the disbanded Professionals Guild), the Orcish Empire, and the Scarlet Brotherhood succeeds in infiltrating Obsidian Bay and paralyzing its defenses. The city is falls, and the government and much of its citizens flee to neighboring Blue. [3]
The Blackrazor Guild unwittingly free Seven Sueluoise Archmages who'd been trapped in the Twisted Forest for centuries. These mages assault Obsidian Bay during its fall, and force the legendary Obsidian Tower to teleport itself to a safer -- and unknown -- locale. [3]
Coldeven CY 588: Led by Kalib Ironfist, the Blackrazor Guild succeeds in finding and awakening the sleeping hero-god Krovis, who prophesy said would raise again to aid the forces of good when they were about to be overwhelmed by evil. He joins Obsidian Bay's leaders in Blue, and overseas a war plan that reclaims much of the eastern Pomarj from the humanoid hordes. [3]
Reaping CY 588: A planar portal leading to the Abyss opens in Obsidian Bay, allowing demonic hordes -- led by the infamous Blood Lord of the Plains of Chaos -- to invade the city. This drives all of the humanoids from the city, as well as the few citizens who'd been trapped during the city's initial fall. The portal is located in the Blackrazor Guildhall basement. [3]
Summer CY 588: An army lead by Krovis begins marking toward Obsidian Bay. Meanwhile, teams of adventurers from the Blackrazor Guild, Starfire Guild and Demonbane Guild (later discovered to be a cover identity for the Knights of the Iron Nation) are sent to the Plains of Chaos on a mission to destroy the Abyssal portal located there. The portal, an integral part of the Blood Lord's awful citadel known as the Cyst, is destroyed by the Blackrazors. At the moment of the portal's destruction, the demons are banished from Obsidian Bay, and the city lies open, ready to be retaken. [3]
Summer CY 588: Obsidian Bay's Army of Liberation destroys the disorganized humanoid forces that had taken refuge in the plains surrounding their home city, and quickly moves to re-occupy it. The city's rightful government returns, as does much of its exiled population. The War of Exile is concluded. [3]
Fall CY 588: During the newly created Festival of Liberation, the Lord Mayor announces the formation of the Domain of Obsidian Bay a realm stretching north from the city to the Drachensgrabs and east to Blue. A state of unyielding, perpetual war against the Orcish Empire is declared. Free land is offered to any citizen who can hold a piece of Pomarjian real estate for five years. [3]
Winter CY 588-589: The Army of Obsidian Bay -- as well as the three Knightly Orders of Obsidian Bay -- successfully fends off attack after attack by humanoid tribes. Realizing that his forces are being wasted battering the Free City, Mak apparently orders his forces to draw back from the border. [3]
Summer CY 589: Hextorites re-occupy the Hell's Reach Fortress and raiding caravan traffic between Blue and Obsidian Bay, The Blackrazors smash the outpost before it could grow too powerful and succeed in its attempt to summon a fiendish ally. [3]
Fall CY 589: Construction begins on Obsidian Bay's Outer Wall. Work also begins on new Army barracks and a military academy. [3]
CY 590
CY 590: A new breed of orcish raider appears. Experienced, trained in the art of war, and wielding not-insignificant magic, these attackers succeed smashing several border settlements before being turned back by the combined efforts of the Knights of the Sword and Knights of the Fist. Similar border skirmishes continue throughout the year, with the Knights of the Fist, the Orcslayers, and the more radical of Obsidian Bay's guilds launching numerous forays against the Orcish Empire. [3]
Summer CY 590: News reaches Obsidian Bay of a new force amassing a humanoid force northwest of Highport. A battle group of Blackrazors, Orcslayers and Rallymen attack the humanoids, which have massed around a large fortress. Street rumors speculate that this may be another Hextorite outpost. [3]
Sunsebb CY 590: Kala -- one of seven Suel archmages freed from the Twisted Forest -- is slain by the Blackrazor Guild in the Horns of Medusa beneath Obsidian Bay. [3]
Planting CY 591: The Outer Wall of Obsidian Bay is finished and two new districts, the Shield District and the Adventurers Quarter, are christened by the Lord Mayor. [3]
Flocktime 16 CY 592: Turrosh Mak unleashes the Horror at Stoneheim, destroying Stoneheim in the process. Turrosh Mak is later killed during the Second Battle of Waterton by the Blackrazor Guild. Waterton is mostly in ruins, but safe. [3]
Patchwall CY 592: A tidal wave brought on by a follower of Dagon smashes into the city. The Docks are underwater, and much of the Strange Quarter and Wharf District are flooded. [3]
Sources
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Living Greyhawk Journal, p. 88
- Jump up ↑ Greyhawk Gazetteer
- Jump up ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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