Rock's Timeline (Abridged)

Introduction

An abridged timeline and explanatory glossary. A more comprehensive and unwieldy version can be found here.

Timeline

• 459 BC: Creation of the domain Lack-Light around Daniel Spicui.
• 581 BC: A Devoratrix arrives in Darkon. Events conspire to make her lose all memory; she reinvents herself as the Red Haunt and develops a unique form of multiple personality disorder.
• 613 BC: Creation of the domain of Lilliend around Camille Churnstone.
• 622 BC: Creation of the Divided States.
• 625 BC: The Erinyes that will become La Infestación arrives in Vechor.
• 644 BC: The Krinnish Dark Elf Arcael arrives in Keening.
• 644 BC: Creation of the domain of Madego around Wudr.
• 682 BC: The Succubus Slap arrives in the Mountains of Misery, Darkon.
• 684 BC: Creation of the domain Conquista around Cliffton Willgoat.
• 694 BC: The insane Krinnish Wizard Traven arrives in Martira Bay, Darkon.
• 711 BC: The Red Haunt and la Infestación overthrow the civil and supernatural order of Conquista to settle a debate.
• Post-711 BC: Euphonia Root founds the Black Suns-sect and organizes the Church of il Demonio in Conquista.
• 722 BC: Red Widow Richelle de Mauvais starts researching ways to extend her lifespan.
• 730 BC: First appearance of the Bogeymen the Barrow-Man and the Lady Fair in Dorvinia.
• 738 BC: Aleister Smythe is inducted into the Fraternity of Shadows.
• 740 BC: The Wartorn Cluster is assembled.
• 740 BC: The Devoratrix Roe arrives in Ghastria.
• 740 BC: Lupta dances in Madego, undoing the damage of the Great Upheaval and ending its natives' compulsion to mimic the people of the Lands Above.
• 745 BC: Arrival of the Sevenstrings in Lamordia.
• 750 BC: Arrival of the Witch Mu in Barovia from Gothic Earth.
• 751 BC: The Red Haunt and Aleister Smythe co-found the Centurions of the Night.
• 753 BC: Creation of the World Engine in Lamordia.
• 764 BC: Formation of the Heroes of Chibiloft.
• 765 BC: Ciska begins scouting the Wartorn Cluster.
• 770 BC: Creation of Acharistos around Oubold Lukanos.

Glossary

A

• Acharistos: A CL 5 Domain. Darklord: Oubold Lukanos.

• Ambrose, Jean: A Professor and Head of the Department of Folklore at la Torre del Conocimiento Sagrado in Conquista. Member of the los Viejos Sagrados. Vampire hunter. Outlander.

• Arcael: Lawful Evil female Elf Wizard of the Black Robes from Krynn. Former student of Traven. Has a Chi-Folken counterpart.

• Ashar: Neutral Good goddess of Good, worshipped in Lilliend. Daughter of Brightwell due to the incestuous rape of their mother by il Demonio, her father, half-brother and nemesis. Granddaughter of Thunder-Father.

• Azalin: Chi-Folken demilord of Darkon province in Madego.

B

• Barrow-Man, the: A Lawful Evil male Bogeyman. Partners with the Lady Fair.

• Boritsi, Ivana: Chi-Folken demilord of Borca province in Madego.

• Brightwell: A Chaotic Neutral goddess of chaos, darkness, witchcraft and dreams. Worshipped primarily in the Wartorn Cluster. Mother of il Demonio and Ashar. See also: the Viejos Sagrados and the Centurions of the Night.

C

• Centurions of the Night: An apocalyptic secret society that wishes to murder the Dark Powers and claim control of the whole Demiplane of Dread. Members include Aleister Smythe; the Red Haunt.

• Chi-Folken: Tiny-sized Fey. Found nigh-exclusively in Madego. Examples include: Arcael; Julio Huevo; Ooglie; Slice; Wick; Wudr.

• Chibiloft, Heroes of; a.k.a. 'the Crew': A group of adventurers active in the Demiplane of Dread. Either entirely composed of or represented by Chi-Folken. Members include Aubert; Doctor Bill; Julio Huevo; Ooglie; Slap; Slice; Wick; Yagno Petrovna.

• Churnstone, Camille: Neutral Evil Lilliender vampire Darklady of Lilliend. Damned for incestuous predation on and eventual extermination of her whole family.

• Ciska: A scholar; dual arcane and divine spellcaster. Currently investigating the Wartorn Cluster.

• Conquista: A CL 11 Domain. Darklords: Cliffton Willgoat, Euphonia Root; two others. Part of the Wartorn Cluster.

• Cornerstone Foundation: A secret aristocratic society that uses ritual magic and behind-the-scenes manipulation in a bid for universal domination.

• Cosmic Necromancy: The final stage of the plans of the Centurions of the Night.

• Crew, the: See Chibiloft, Heroes of.

D

• (Dark) One, the: Darklord of the Divided States. A spirit that switches bodies on the moment that its current vessel dies, seizing and reanimating the nearest corpse. Became Darklord by perpetuating a bloody civil war, purely for its own entertainment.

• Darklords: In this listing: Camille Churnstone; the Dark One; Katherine Lavonie; Oubold Lukanos; Euphonia Root; Daniel Spicui; Cliffton Willgoat; Wudr

• Demilords: In this listing: Azalin; Ivana Boritsi; Strahd von Zarovich; Yagno Petrovna.

• Demonio, il: Neutral Evil god of Evil, worshipped in Conquista and Lilliend. Son of Brightwell; in Lilliend also son of Thunder-Father. Father and enemy of Ashar.

• Devoratrix: A variant Succubus, which drains intelligence and knowledge instead of vitality. Examples include: the Red Haunt; Roe.

• Divided States, the: A CL 11 / CL 12 domain in the western area of the Wartorn Cluster. Darklord: the (Dark) One.

• Divinity in All, the: A religious philosophy of Paridon that calls on adherents to encourage cooperation and support among the people regardless their origins or species, and to learn from others instead of imposing a rigid ethos.

• Domains: In this listing: Acharistos; Conquista; the Divided States; Lack-Light; Lilliend; Madego.

F

• Fiends: In this listening: the Devoratrix; La Infestación; Pierrobit; the Red Haunt; Roe, Slap

G

• Gods: In this listing: Ashar, Brightwell, il Demonio, Lupta, Taiia, Thunder-Father.

H

• Hochstatt, Diedrich von: Chaotic Good Lamordian male human Sevenstrings Agent. Quadriplegiac on technomagical life support. In love with Mu. Investigating methods of downloading his mind into constructs.
• Huevo, Julio: True Neutral Invidian male human Alchemist and polymath. Has a Chi-Folken counterpart.

I

• Infestación, la: An Erinyes with a strong interest in politics. Currently inhabiting Conquista and influencing its government.

L

• Lack-Light: CL 11 domain. Darklord: Daniel Spicui.

• Lavonie, Katherine: Darklady and Queen of West-Lund in the Wartorn Cluster. Known to make favourable deals with other Darklords.

• Lenkherr, Malik: A Neutral Evil Conquistan aristocratic spy of Lilliender descent. Sadist; double agent.

• Lukanos, Oubold: Male human Darklord of Acharistos. Damned for pitting his descendants against each other to select his successor, leading to the death of all but one, and the madness of that one.

• Lady fair, the: A Chaotic Evil female Bogeyman. Partners with the Barrow-Man.

• Lilliend: CL 5 domain. Darklady: Camille Churnstone. Part of the Wartorn Cluster.

• Lupta: A Chaotic Neutral goddess of the earth, fertility, magic and the afterlife. Worshipped almost exclusively in Madego.

M

• Madego: A domain. Darklord: Wudr. Inhabited almost exclusively by Chi-Folken and Pierrobit.

• Mauvais, Richelle de: Neutral Evil red widow. Biologist; arcane spellcaster; member of la Société de Legerdemain; ex-Kargat. Investigating methods of extending her lifespan. Infertile.

• Mu: Chaotic Neutral female human witch from Gothic Earth. Scientist, planes loremaster and planar mechanic. Investigating ways of returning to that world. Suffers from severe mental trauma due to abuse.

O

• Officía del recuerdo, la: Clandestine Conquistan secret service.

• Ooglie: Lawful Good male caliban Rogue / Monster Hunter from Darkon. Has a Chi-Folken counterpart in Madego.

• Other, the: A spirit, born from the same process as the Dark One; formerly its mate. Inhabits corpses it restores to life and repairs, moving from one body to another as the previous vessel dies.

P

• Paloma: A Lawful Neutral Dread Doppelganger Cleric of the Divinity in All of Paridon. Identifies as female.

• Petrovna, Yagno: In this listing, the demilord of G'Henna province in Madego.

• Pierrobit: Tiny-sized demonic shapechangers; found nigh-exclusively in Madego. Examples include: Slap.

R

• Red Haunt, the: A predominantly (but not exclusively) Chaotic Evil Devoratrix with multiple personality disorder. Insane scholar. Co-founder of the Centurions of the Night.

• Roe: A Chaotic Evil Devoratrix who craves luxuries. Currently in hiding on Ghastria.

• Root, Euphonia: Lawful Evil female human Darklady of Conquista.

S

• Sevenstrings: A group of Outlander Planar Mechanics, currently trapped in the Demiplane of Dread. Investigating methods of accessing alternate realities and portal technology.

• Slap: Chaotic Evil / Chaotic Neutral Succubus Ranger. Has a Pierrobit counterpart.

• Slice: Lawful Good female human Magus from Gothic Earth. Has a Chi-Folken counterpart.

• Smythe, Aleister: Neutral Evil male human Wizard. Treacherous member of the Fraternity of Shadows. Co-founder of the Centurions of the Night.

• Spicui, Daniel: Neutral Evil male vampyre Darklord of Lack-Light; damned for decadent depravity and familicide.

T

• Taiia: A True Neutral Outlander goddess of the sun, creation and destruction. Focus of a monotheistic church that denies the existence of other gods. Worshipped in the Wartorn Cluster.
• Thunder-Father: A Chaotic Neutral god of the sky, the weather, protection and men. Worshipped in the Wartorn Cluster.
• Traven: Insane Neutral Evil male human Wizard of the Red Robes from Krynn. Investigating means to restore his daughter to life through arcane magic. Former mentor of Arcael.

V

• Viejos Sagrados: An intellectual secret society of the Wartorn Cluster. Believes itself inspired by Brightwell to remake and improve the world; actually inspired by the Red Haunt. Divided in a Chaotic Evil, a Chaotic Good, a Chaotic Neutral and a True Neutral sect.

W

• Wartorn Cluster: A Cluster that combines several domains with themes of conflict. These include Conquista; the Divided States; Lilliend. Currently being investigated by Ciska.

• Wick: True Neutral male human Wizard of the Red Robes from Krynn. Has a Chi-Folken counterpart in Madego.

• Willgoat, Cliffton: Chaotic Evil male human Darklord of Conquista. Damned for acts of murder, cannibalism, uxoricide and infanticide.

• World Engine: An intelligent machine, capable of accessing alternate realities and reshaping the Demiplane of Dread. Created by Diedrich von Hochstatt, Victor Mordenheim, Mu and the Red Haunt.

• Wudr: Neutral Evil male Chi-Folken Darklord of Madego. Damned for attempted genocide of larger humanoids, as well as the murder of his mother when she attempted to redeem him.