Tethric-Regional History

-Prior to the Dragon Wars: The elves of the Esti Forest and dwarves of the Erdon Mountains have records of Tethric before the Dragon Wars, but they keep that information to themselves unless someone has a good reason to have it.

-1515-1500: The Dragon Wars: the green great wyrm Assildithal leads the Cult of the Citadel of the Dragon in a war of domination against the elves of the Esti Forest. The elves, with their gnome and druid allies, win the war and kill Assildithal, but not after Assildithal has destroyed the entire south-western portion of the forest. The cult is thought to be destroyed, but a few members escape and go into hiding. In the climactic final battle, the Citadel sinks into a great rift in the earth and becomes the ruined Sunken Citadel. Cultists are now able to identify one another with the code words, "the Citadel still stands".

-1007-990: Humans from Maztiquelon land at what will become Tethric City. They immediately begin destroying the forest to build homes and other buildings. This angers the elves and druids of the forest, who, after diplomacy fails, start a war hoping to save the rest of the forest. The war rages for more than 15 years, with the humans being reinforced from Maztiquelon. Almost the entire forest east of the river is destroyed, with the druids managing to hold onto a small portion. The war ends with the death of the human general Tethric, whose son Teleron (not yet a god), makes peace with the elves, agreeing to never cross the river in arms in return for the lands east of the river. The new country of Tethric is born, but is quickly beset by hordes of undead. Teleron, a paladin of The Shining One, leads the armies of Tethric against the undead, and with their new allies the elves, are able to destroy them and cleanse the land. Teleron is badly wounded while battling one of the liches that had raised the undead, but manages to survive and is given the nickname, "The Invincible One". Teleron eventually dies of old age, but is raised to god status by The Shining One. The remaining paladins in Tethric swear on their honor to uphold the legacy of Teleron, and the Order of the Invincible is born.

-556: The great orc invasion takes place. Huge quantities of orcs swarm across the Jalai Plains, nearly wiping out the Jalai people, and attack the dwarven cities of the Erdon Mountains. The dwarves are able to withstand the initial assault and manage to send word to the other kings of the land of Tethric. With human, elf, gnome, and halfling reinforcements, the dwarves are able to push the orcs back across the plain, but not without great loss. It is in one of the battles on the plains that Lord Haberg Falthor saves the dwarf King Grudar from certain death after he is briefly separated from his kinsman and captured. After the battles are finished, the northernmost dwarf city of Krustaruum (a city known for the spectacular jewels that it mined) is abandoned because it was badly damaged and there aren't enough dwarves to support it. Also, King Grudar commissions the building of Castle Falthor as thanks for the daring rescue. To this day, the castle is considered the greatest creation that the dwarves of the Erdon Mountains have ever built.

-100: Dark elves from the Undersea, worshipers of The Lady of Peace all, leave the Undersea and populate the abandoned dwarf city of Krustaruum. The rebuilding process is still going on and the dark elves have been very careful not to let their presence be known for fear of being wiped out just for being dark elves.

-50: The devil Calthix recruits dark elves, svirfneblin, dark dwarves, and other fell creatures of the Undersea to attack the lands around Tethric, inciting them with speeches of racial hatred. As these groups begin attacking the elves, dwarves, and gnomes of the surface, Calthix, acting through the wife of a paladin, tricks the paladin of the Order into leading a force of orcs in an attack on Castle Falthor during the annual spring meeting of the borderlands emissaries. With the castle taken and the emissaries dead, there is no organized resistance against the increasing attacks. The plan seems like it’s destined for success until Damais Falthor, son of the now dead Lord Falthor, along with the other children of the emissaries, discover the treachery of the paladin and the plans of Calthix. to be continued...

-25: Members of the Cult of the Citadel of the Dragon return to the Sunken Citadel and begin rebuilding it under the guidance and leadership of the lightning dragon Zithlanvian