24.7 Life in Avalon on the 1st Leaflost 942.

Avalonian life between 918 ADW and 939 ADW

Between the years 918 and 923: The cities of Thakria and Parrius ended
their bloody war with many years of Thakrian stalling and word-twisting,
Parrian annoyance and frustration. With the help of their patron,
Archimedes, the god of wisdom, Teresa, Anakin and Dante thrust out against
the tiring negotiations, thwarted time and again by Steel and Zaifoglu.
The loss of hope coincided with the return of Solontus, god of the stars,
who immediately and unexpectedly flew in a rage. Not against the
Thakrians, but the Parrians for forsaking him as patron. With only the
help of his Priest, Ategenos, Parrius was thrown into revolution and
subsequently smitten by his omnipotence -- an act for which he would atone
later. The treaty, under the preliminary new government of Parrius, was
signed swiftly and the matter of war ended by an agreement to almost fifty
years of peace. Mercinae, by the guidance of their patron Lycoris, the god
of light, and the barons Mishkal, Lanfear, Eva, Telal and Jahad, drew the
line which would prevent any encroachment of this new Parrius on her
territory. Her citizenry grew and her wealth expanded, untouched by the
war of her two neighbours.

Between the years 923 and 928: Those who were ejected from Parrius by
Solontus, among whom were Teresa, Dante and Cassandra, were forced to find
a new home. They ventured the Land under the guidance of Archimedes and
finally settled in the town of Coriona. From there, they mounted a secret
operation to bolster the troops of that modest town into an army to defeat
a city -- the city which they had built and fortified. Knowing the
defences and weaknesses of Parrius so well, and having maintained their
ranks as Guildmasters many of them, they waged a swift war against the
unsuspecting Parrians. The troops of the Artisans beating it from the
inside and the troops of Coriona from the outside, the regime in Parrius
instantly crumbled. The second revolution was at hand and Archimdes, the
god of wisdom, took his rightful place as patron of Parrius once again.

Between the years 928 and 933: With Parrius rebuilding from all the
energies wasted on revolutions, Thakria under the guidance of Thanatos,
god of darkness, created a resolute plan to retrieve the items of the Long
Night from the Order of the Sun and Moon. With secret pills, palantir
influence, cunning and thievery, the Thakrian horde burst through the
treasure chambers and stole the dreaded objects. Lycoris, the god of
light, was already beginning to withdraw his presence from the Land when
Mercinae was hit with the first of three Long Nights. Mishkal and Teresa
consolidated the forces of the Order of the Sun and Moon, despite the
passing of Light, and brought down the dreaded Long Night, yet were foiled
twice by the dishonesty of the Thakrians.

Between the years 933 and 938: It took five years for the treasure
chambers to be secured and the cursed objects to be returned so that they
may gather dust for another hundred years. With libations and prayers by
the Order of the Sun and Moon, the Pantheon agreed to seal away the
blackened axe, crucial to the dark ritual. The time of day was back in the
Land just in time to herald the return of the Good Samaritan, who has
brightened the Land with his enthusiasm, and the shaking of the Pantheon
when Solontus, god of the stars, divested himself of his own omnipotence
in penance for his earlier actions. The Pantheon realigned itself as the
Mercinae, without its guiding light, valiantly resisted decay and Thakria
and Parrius continued to strengthen. Now is the year that Mercinae and
Thakria, bringing itself into unprecedented power, ready themselves to
wage bloody war.

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In the year 939, Genesis reduced the number of barons in each city to
three. Mercinae's last barony is still being decided.

The Barony of Mercinae is as follows:

Sir Bedivere, Knight of Mercinae is a Baron of Mercinae.
Sir Telal, Crusading for the Light is a Baron of Mercinae.
Hen Gwiddon Eva, Aig Gwrach is a Baron of Mercinae.

The Barony of Thakria is as follows:

Sinister Minister Pryrates, the Vicious One is a Baron of Thakria.
Kinamic the man-slayer is a Baron of Thakria.
Poseidon, the Enosichton is a Baron of Thakria.

The Barony of Parrius is as follows:

Furialis Phalant, Oriundum Divinem Lumen is a Baron of Parrius.
Apprentice Anakin, Learning the Art of War is a Baron of Parrius.
Agarwain, the Firebrand is a Baron of Parrius.