History

This page lists notable events throughout recorded history

200's
- The tribes of Alevig assemble into the first recorded tribal confederation

300's
300's - Innovations in iron smelting lead to the development of ploughs, horse shoes and hand tools

320's - The improvement in agricultural output leads to small trade guilds developing around the land

330's - A collection of trade guilds found the Free City of Konigshaven

340's - Konigshaven enjoys a decade of rapid growth as migrants pour in from the countryside

350's - Corruption and lack of authority from the trade guilds leads to an economic slowdown for the free city, prompting some of the poorest in the city to migrate North around the Kreuze mountain range

360's - Founding of Halbach by Konigshaven migrants

371 - After two decades of decadence, the squabbling guilds in Konigshaven vote to appoint a Baron, Jonas I of Konigshaven.

372 - Baron Jonas I leads a crackdown on corruption in Kongishaven, many trade guild officials are exiled

376 - The first 5 years of Jonas I's reign are viewed as a success by the masses, the trade guilds are much more productive without involvement in the governance of the city.

383 - First Carano merchants arrive in Konigshaven

386 - Jonas I founds the Hadebrand Merchant Fleet and strengthens the power of the trade guilds. In return, the trade guilds recognize Fynn I as the heir of Konigshaven

389 - Baron Jonas I dies of natural causes

389 - Fynn I (also known as Fynn the Fool) ascends to the throne. Where his predecessor saw power shared with the guilds as the only way for Konigshaven to flourish, Fynn viewed it as a threat; he quickly began seizing farmland and mines nearby in the name of the people of Konigshaven. The guilds tolerated this behavior... for now.

390 - Many of the guilds which had land seized decided to sponsored expeditions into Hadebrand's interior

391 - First contact is made between Alevig confederation and the Barony of Konigshaven

392 - The wealthy Stefanos family, a Carano merchant dynasty, found Hochstad

396 - Fynn I attempts to detain several guild leaders on suspicion of colluding against him, however, the guilds had began hiring protection since Fynn's actions in 389; all of Fynn's attempts are resounding failures. Despite Fynn's actions, none of the trade guilds individually had the power to overthrow him.

398 - Alevig warriors begin raiding small villages on the frontier of the barony, capitalising on the conflict between the baron and guilds.

399 - The Stefanos family begin financially supporting and mediating between the guilds in Konigshaven.

400's
400 - Fynn I is overthrown and flees to Halbach, trade guilds appoint the pro-guild Baron Manfred I

401 - The Stefanos pledge allegiance to Manfred I

407 - Manfred engages in a number of conflicts to push back Alevig raiders, the battles become known as the Hal River Skirmishes

415 - Manfred successfully defeats Alevig's warriors in the Battle of Hag's Breath Valley

416 - Manfred returns to Konigshaven a hero, consolidating his power

418 - Alevig signs a non aggression pact with Konigshaven

420 - Konigshaven enters a golden age. Peace and prosperity is sustained for 3 decades.

450 - Manfred dies of infection, 4 days of mourning are declared in the City

451 - Manfred's eldest son Conrad alongside his youngest Otto found a royal lineage, stripping the guilds power to appoint kings

453 - Erdof and Kreuze are founded as quarry settlements

470 - Fynn I's descendants take control of Halbach and lays claim along the River Hal

471 - A settlement is established in the Vardheim fjords by settlers from Alevig

472 - The Battle of the Three Armies North of Halbach sees Fynn I's lineage almost entirely killed with

only his bastard son Otto escaping to Carano

- First large-scale engagement including Landschnekt mercenaries

498 - Wilhelm I of Konigshaven officially strips the trade guild's right to regulate tarrifs with the

support of 100 Landschnekt mercenaries

- Dispoara of Konigshaven merchants quickly replaced by Carano merchants

500's
500 - Erdorf declares independence from Konigshaven

532 - Harold of Halbach writes the poem 'Ogres of the Heartland', sparking interest in interior exploration

539 - Wilhelm II commissions the first of many interior expeditions to project Konigshavens power inland

- Erchel and Kalle are founded and nicknamed the 'sister cities'

541 - Threat of conflict between the Stefano Dynasty and Genesi settlers over Kalle

- Wilhelm II successfully disarms the conflict by making his nephew Baron of Kalle

545 - Neuss and Halbach attempt to arm the Landschnekt to defend their autonomy against Konigshaven

- Wilhelm II bribes the Landschnekt to take over the cities in a bloodless coup

550 - The war on brigands begins, spearheaded by Landschnekt forces

- Federobe is founded as a runaway settlement for brigands

567 - Johan I (son of Wilhelm) continues his father's war against brigands

- The Konigshaven-Halbach highway becomes a favorite caravan route

575 - Short 7 day war sees Silburg fall to Konigshaven

- Erste is founded as a frontier outpost

589 - Johan I is killed while leading an expedition into the Great Swamp

- First records of the 'Red Men of Ried'

592 - Incursions of Red men into the Northern hills force Alevig to sign a defensive pact with Kalle and Erchel.

596 - First encounter with the Southern Khans at Silburg

- Siege of Silburg lasts 1 month before the Khans return South

- Johan II becomes obsessed with exploring the Great Swamp and lands beyond the Wall of Steel

598 - The Kingdom of Hadebrand is founded as a confederation of Baronies that recognize the Manfred Lineage

- Johan II founds a standing army of Baronies

599 - Alevig joins the Hadebrand confederation

599 - Due to Alevig joining the Hadebrand confederation, the Vardheim fjord settlements separate from Alevig and form their own independent barony.

600's
601 - Johan II marches his new army to the gates of Fedrobe, by the next dawn, before and bloodshed - Federobe had surrendered and subsequently became a region in the greater Kingdom of Hadebrand.

607 - Johan II leads his own expedition into the Great Swamp, confirming the existence of Ried

- Ried agrees to join the Kingdom but refuses to appoint a Western baron, maintaining signifigant autonomy

- Johan II's journey back to Konigshaven sees him and his 125 member entourage lost in the Great Swamp

- Genesi poet Agamemnon Xyst writes 'The Bog of Lunennora' about Johan's dissappearence and the fate

of the expedition

625 - 'Great Economic Miracle' occours in Hadebrand seeing the rapid development of settlements; contributed to the discovery of gold in the Anohe, relative peace in the north and new sea trade with foreign lands

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 * Hadebrand's merchant navy makes its first successful voyage to Chrismios
 * Second Siege of Silburg ends after a coalition of 3 Baronies breaks the Southern Khans once again
 * Ricfrid of Erchel is killed in the battle
 * Signifigant decentralization in the Kingdom when a 6 year old Manfred II rises to the throne
 * The Great Feast sees Salman Khan unite the Southern Khans into the Basalyik Khanate
 * Political turmoil in Hadebrand arises due to economic disputes between Hochstad, Kalle, Erchel, and Kreuze
 * Salman Khan sieges Silburg and captures the city, razing it to the ground
 * A similar assault occurs on a smaller scale at Erste with the same result
 * Manfred II rallies the Barons of Hadebrand at Kreuze to thwart Salman Khan
 * Ried, Federobe, Vardheim and Alevig are the only baronies that don't contribute troops
 * Manfred II fatefully decides not to recruit the Landschnekt

700's
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 * Salman Khan successfully draws Manfred out of Kreuze by attacking Hochstad and Halbach
 * The Battle of Halbach is the largest battle in the history of Hadebrand
 * Multiple barons killed in the battle: Ricfrid II, (TO BE CONTINUED :O)
 * Gerhart I vanishes without a heir
 * Salman Khan retreats back south of the Wall of Steel with only 1/3rd of his army
 * Failed organization of forces in the battle lead to intense inter-Barony disputes
 * Regency Council is founded to replace the extinct Manfred Lineage
 * Internal disputes rise to a national level and lead to a fractured state
 * Battle of Kalle is cited as the effective end of Hadebrand as Konigshaven fails to quell the
 * Baron of Kalle's declaration of independence
 * The Regency Council is officially terminated
 * Widespread recruitment of Landschnekt to defend the interests of the Barons
 * Fynn's descendant Otto III returns to Hadebrand to claim the now dismantled throne
 * The game begins