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The Age of Reshaping the World

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…d entered the current uneasy balance of 1470.

First cultures and kingdoms

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After the long events of the biological division of the races, there was a period on Ulvenor in which the main role was …

The People, the First Kingdom, and the Rise of the Empire

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Humans began to take many cues from the elves, then the most powerful race of Ulvenor. From 2000 BC they founded the fir…

The Age of Reshaping the World › The year 1470 and the coming turning point

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At the end of this age, in 1470 AD, the Magnursar Empire is no longer at the height of its power. It is still Ulveno…

Richard II Sick › Regency and final year

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…e was run by half the court in the last year of the reign is important.

Valendor II Besieged › The last years and the fall from the tower

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…ictory was not enough. In the following years, the weight of the war shifted against the emperor, his treasury was emptied, trade…

Jakob II Benevolent › Buildings and aid in years of disasters

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…y great upheavals and poor agricultural years. This move strengthened his popularity with his subjects and showed that imperial p…

Jakob III Parliamentary › Courts, crops and quiet years

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Under Jacob's reign, a hierarchical judiciary was established at the city, provincial, fiefdom, and imperial levels. Res…

A three-year drought › The end of certainty

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A year after the accession of Magnus VIII. a period of drought came, which quickly ended th…

A three-year drought › Granaries as rescue

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Magnus VIII. he began moving grain and food from granaries throughout the empire as needed. This process was not easy an…

A three-year drought › The crisis that changed the economy

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A three-year drought severely weakened the economy and signaled that the second golden age was ov…

Six-Year Schooling › Laws, Reforms, and Institutions

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The basic form of compulsory education.

Five-Year Shield Competition › Craft, Alchemy, and Progress

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Five-year contest of the Craftsmen Guild for the best shield.

Nations and Realms › The Balance of 1470

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…nt wonders which road will be safe next year. A priest wonders whether the omens are warnings or judgments. The balance of 1470 …

Current Era (1470) › A Year of Uneasy Balance

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The year 1470 of the imperial calendar is not an age of open world war, but it is certainly n…

Current Era (1470) › Magnursar After Its Peak

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… on the throne. He has ruled only eight years, yet he has already become known as the emperor who prevented further territorial l…

Current Era (1470) › Borders That Are No Longer Certain

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The clearest sign of the present age is the border. On maps borders look like firm lines, but in reality they are belts …

Current Era (1470) › The Shadow from the North

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The darkest threat of the present age has not yet arrived under open banners. In the cold and forgotten north, reports o…

Current Era (1470) › The East Awakens Again

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The far east, known among orcs as Ghur-Khadan, was long a distant and poorly understood world to most of western Ulvenor…

Current Era (1470) › The Great Plains in Permanent Tension

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The Great Plains remain one of the most alive and unstable regions of Ulvenor. For kobolds they are home: an old land of…

Current Era (1470) › Smaller States Between Caution and Ambition

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Current Ulvenor is not made only of the Empire and old racial powers. Smaller states matter as well, surviving between l…

Current Era (1470) › Seas, Coasts, and the World Beyond Ulvenor

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While inland powers argue over borders, taxes, and armies, coastal regions remind everyone that Ulvenor is not the whole…

Current Era (1470) › Magic, Technology, and the Change of the Old Order

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One of the greatest differences between the present and older ages is the spread of magic and its deeper connection to s…

Current Era (1470) › Events That May Come

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The year 1470 is best understood as a starting point for great stories. Not because everythin…

Current Era (1470) › A World Ready for Heroes

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…r than their officials can record. The year 1470 is therefore the present, but also an eve. The old realms still stand, the old …

Magnus VIII. Hungry

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…ced the end of the Second Golden Age. A year after his accession came the Three-Year Drought, which crippled agriculture and caus…

John II from the Free Kingdom

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…ountry was hit even harder by the Three Year Drought than the Empire, so he decided to make conquests against Magnus VIII. The co…

The establishment of the first magical universities

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…od and passed down in the Empire. Eight years of study created a new model of teaching that made magic accessible beyond the old …

A three-year drought

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The three-year drought was one of the greatest natural crises of the Late Empire. In three years, a…

Conflict over grain

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…om, sparked by the effects of the Three Year Drought. The Free Kingdom was hit hard by the crisis and began to make conquests. Ma…

Magnursie — House of Youlenders

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…ion, and finally the current turmoil of 1470. The Youlenders managed to hold the empire longer than both the Renders and the Arie…

School Reform › Laws, Reforms, and Institutions

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A reform of education in society.

Craftsmen Guild › Guilds, Orders, and Secret Societies

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A productive guild founded by dwarven masters.

Current Era (1470)

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…nt-era.png A Year of Uneasy Balance The year 1470 of the imperial calendar is not an age of open world war, but it is certainly n…

The Age of Reshaping the World › The importance of the period for further history

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…eshape it in their own way. The current year 1470 is therefore the result of a long transformation, not its end.

History › The Current Era

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In the year 1470 of the imperial calendar, the Empire of Magnursar is no longer at the height of…

Empire of Magnursar › Heart of Human Power

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…r. Around the main story period, in the year 1470 of the imperial calendar, it covers roughly one sixth of the entire continent, …

Empire of Magnursar › The Current State of the Realm

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In the year 1470, the Empire of Magnursar is no longer at the height of its power. Compared with…

Division of the Empire of Magnursar › Present Importance of the Division

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In the present year 1470, the division into holds is more important than ever. The Empire is no longer a…

Magnus I. Founder › Founding of the Kingdom of Magnursia

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…for many generations to come. The first years of his reign were mainly a period of organization, consolidation of order and trans…

Magnus II Cursed › Illness and fall of the royal face

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…rked by illness. Therefore, in the last years of his reign, he wore a mask to cover the consequences of the disease and protect t…

Magnus II Cursed › Death and the historical image

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Magnus II he died in -837, just three years after the abdication. In history, he is not remembered as a great reformer or a win…

Magnus III Young › Youth on the throne

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… III sat on the throne at only eighteen years old after his father Magnus II. abdicated because of leprosy. This fact marked him …

Magnus III Young › Wars, rebellions and family betrayals

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…n. He ended up in prison, where he died years later. The second-born Jakob was pardoned after the complex course of the conflict,…

Magnus III Young › Long reign and historical significance

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Magnus III he ruled for nearly sixty years, longer than any of his predecessors. During that time, he led the kingdom through …

Otto II Defender › The rise of a trading power

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The first years of Otto's reign were extremely successful. The kingdom grew rich quickly and began …

Otto II Defender › The first war of kings

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…Magnursia. The conflict lasted thirteen years and was one of the first truly great tests of Magnura statehood. For Otto II. it wa…

Yllona I. Unsuitable › The uprising and autonomy of the Western voice

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In the very first years, it had to face civil and tribal uprisings. Some were able to suppress by force, ot…

Konrad I. Usher to the throne › A king without great legend, but with great consequence

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…s reign was not as dramatic as previous years at first glance. However, this is precisely where its special character lies. Konra…

Ferdinand I. The Fearless

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… of reasonable and practical rule after years of dynastic horror.

Ferdinand I. The Fearless › Land and everyday life reform

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…hus made his mark as a ruler who, after years of fear, turned the state's attention back to land, bread and stability. This was p…

Richard I. The Rich › Richard's plays

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…acular festivities held once every five years that included athletic contests, public performances, and gladiator matches. These …

Magnus V the Short King

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Magnus V reigned for less than a year, but his short reign remains unique precisely because he consciously relinquished po…

Otto III Weak › Relegation and an unworthy end

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…sing the crown, he lived for a few more years, but his end was undignified. He died in a pub brawl while leaving the inn drunk. H…

Ignatius II. Unbreakable › Youth under the protection of Ender

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…h's mistakes. A key figure in his early years was the mage Ender, whom Jakob entrusted to keep any son of his on the throne. Ende…

Richard III Sword of Magnursia › The Troubles and Fall of Ancient Human Kingdoms

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…t would previously have taken months or years of sieges could now be broken in a matter of days. After the fall of the city, Rich…

John I. Fiery › The twins and taking the throne

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…edged to stand by his side in the early years of the war. This agreement was crucial for the kingdom. At a moment of general pres…

John I. Fiery › Defense instead of glory

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…ell how exhausted the kingdom was after years of war. He therefore chose a strategy that many less patient rulers would consider …

Alfred I the Victorious › Power Limits and Forest War

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… the enemy a decisive battle. After the year -35, he therefore decided not to continue in a deeper process. It was not a sign of …

Leo II The conqueror › Birth of an Empire

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…l title simply did not deal with it. In year 1, the imperial calendar began and with it a new era. It is extremely telling that L…

Leo II The conqueror › Peace with the Gnomes and the Legacy of the Conqueror

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…ly weaken its most dangerous fronts. In year 3 he restored the Northern Trade Route and in year 12 he made peace with the gnomes …

Magnus VI A cruel protector › Schooling, military camps and the new social order

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… the right of all human children to six years of schooling between the ages of eight and fourteen. It was an extremely progressiv…

Magnus VI A cruel protector › Assassination and the end of the first imperial generation

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… empire together in the first difficult years after the founder's death, preventing rapid disintegration and leaving behind an in…

Martinec I. Merciful › The beginning of the golden age

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…d and displayed in the capital for many years as a reminder of the monarch who gave the country what it needed most after centuri…

Ferdinand III Retreating › The waning east and the orc mercenaries

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…truggles within the empire. In the last years of his reign, Ferdinand could no longer fully manage the situation. Several cities …

Henry II Passionate

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…er the actual exercise of power several years before the coronation, when the aging Ferdinand III. entrusted the administration o…

Magnus VII. Builder › Unexpected rise and concessions to the dynasty

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… younger brother, who was only thirteen years old, would take the throne, but a sudden change of circumstances turned attention t…

Magnus VII. Builder › The war with the kobolds and the long winters

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… changed the rhythm of the agricultural year and caught farmers unprepared. In the early years, a small famine broke out, which M…

John IV Childless › A war of brothers

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…he first major clashes broke out only a year later. John was forced to gradually conquer castles and towns held by disobedient br…

Untred II. A half-elf › Entering a realm torn apart by victory

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…power posed a problem, but in the early years he tried to maintain a relationship with them through diplomacy rather than force, …

Untred II. A half-elf › Two empires in one country

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…ong, bloody and uncertain. The last ten years of his reign were thus a period of special dual rule. On one side stood Untred's em…

Elianes I. Open

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… to leave a significant mark within two years. She opened universities to women and tried to open up the broader issue of female …

Elianes I. Open › An unexpected woman on the throne

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…keep the government on her side for two years and not lose control over the center of the empire.

Francis I. Unfinished › A young emperor without real support

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… the most important issues in the early years, it was not a true co-rule. Francis ruled alone from the beginning and was thus exp…

Valendor I Steward › The calm authority and legacy of the Administrator

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…rand gestures, but a monarch who, after years of blood and upheavals, taught the empire to breathe again.

William II Unifier › Heir to quiet growth

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… exceptionally auspicious moment. After years of wars and dynastic breaks, the empire was finally getting stronger, the economy w…

William II Unifier › A war he couldn't win

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At the end of his reign, however, Vilem yearned for military success, which would also crown his era in terms of weapons. He deci…

Valendor II Besieged

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…empire into two blocs and over the long years exhausted its finances, army and legitimacy. Valendor II he entered history as the …

John V. Usurper of the throne › Restoring the land amid ruins and storms

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The first years of his reign were filled with feverish renewal. He confirmed and expanded trade agr…

John V. Usurper of the throne › Schools, post office and the new face of everyday life

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…in the fields and making tools for five years. In doing so, Jan intervened directly in the everyday structure of society and crea…