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| − | ===Late 1400: Unseasonable | + | ===Late 1400: Unseasonable weather in Wydmoor region=== |
| − | * | + | * 1400 Harvest(?)-Wintercusp: unseasonably cold icy rains |
| − | ** | + | ** Centered on Iros Forge |
| − | ** | + | ** Buildup of snow and ice significantly disrupted travel in region |
| − | ** [[Mose]] detected that the | + | ** [[Mose]] detected that the ice and snow were 'somewhat evil' |
| − | * Weather ends in Whitefall, and temperatures immediately plummets | + | * 1400 Wintercusp-Whitefall: Weather turns unseasonably warm |
| − | ** Road to Iros Forge remains impassible due to cold | + | ** Buildup of ice/snow leads to immediate flooding |
| + | ** Severs ties to Iros Forge completely, washing out roads and bridges | ||
| + | * Warmth ends in Whitefall, and temperatures immediately plummets | ||
| + | ** Road to Iros Forge remains impassible due to road damage and cold/snow | ||
** Occurs immediately after the party clears the [[Tomb of the Barbarian King]] | ** Occurs immediately after the party clears the [[Tomb of the Barbarian King]] | ||
** Seemingly no correlation between barbarian mummy and rain | ** Seemingly no correlation between barbarian mummy and rain | ||
| − | * Significance | + | * Significance + speculation |
| − | ** Iros forge is a significant source of Wydmoor's economic strength | + | ** Iros forge is a significant source of Wydmoor's economic strength and military equipment |
| − | ** Odessans | + | ** As a naval power, Odessans have strong weather [[Ship's Wizards|mages]] |
| + | ** Cold would have stifled Iros Forge natural resources (food, etc) | ||
| + | ** Following rains would have cut them off from support from the City, and allowed a takeover to operate in secret | ||
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| + | ===Late 1400: Political instability in Wydmoor Free City=== | ||
| + | * Throughout Harvest and Wintercusp, tensions build between the [[Wydmoor City Guard|city guard]] and the [[Mayor of Wydmoor|mayor]] | ||
| + | ** Mayor's agents impersonating city guards to collect taxes illegally | ||
| + | ** Murder of 6 of the mayor's agents engaged in such activities | ||
| + | * Fire in the Wydmoor slums and diaspora of Wydmoor's poor | ||
| + | ** Arson sparked a fire that destroyed most of the eastern part of the city--namely slums | ||
| + | ** The cities poor, who were the support base of the [[Edrell Odenthorpe|current captain of the guard]], were largely ejected from the city | ||
| + | ** Led to seizure of slum land by the mayor and the suspension of many economic laws | ||
| + | ** Areas around Wydmoor full of refugee camps | ||
| + | * Significance + speculation | ||
| + | ** Substantially weakened the defenses of Wydmoor in the months leading up to Odessan aggression | ||
| + | ** Destabilized the cities main internal defenders--the city guard | ||
| + | ** Refugees could be a considerable complication defending the city, and may even be a source of discontents that could join or aid the Odessans | ||
Revision as of 15:18, 5 February 2010
The Odessan Invasion is a series of events leading up to an Odessan attack on Wydmoor Free City in 1401 Heavenfall. It covers a wide range of events with speculative ties to the takeover of Iros Forge and assassinations in Wydmoor, starting with the unseasonably warm weather and flooding of 1400 Wintercusp/Whitefall.
Significant Events
Late 1400: Unseasonable weather in Wydmoor region
- 1400 Harvest(?)-Wintercusp: unseasonably cold icy rains
- Centered on Iros Forge
- Buildup of snow and ice significantly disrupted travel in region
- Mose detected that the ice and snow were 'somewhat evil'
- 1400 Wintercusp-Whitefall: Weather turns unseasonably warm
- Buildup of ice/snow leads to immediate flooding
- Severs ties to Iros Forge completely, washing out roads and bridges
- Warmth ends in Whitefall, and temperatures immediately plummets
- Road to Iros Forge remains impassible due to road damage and cold/snow
- Occurs immediately after the party clears the Tomb of the Barbarian King
- Seemingly no correlation between barbarian mummy and rain
- Significance + speculation
- Iros forge is a significant source of Wydmoor's economic strength and military equipment
- As a naval power, Odessans have strong weather mages
- Cold would have stifled Iros Forge natural resources (food, etc)
- Following rains would have cut them off from support from the City, and allowed a takeover to operate in secret
Late 1400: Political instability in Wydmoor Free City
- Throughout Harvest and Wintercusp, tensions build between the city guard and the mayor
- Mayor's agents impersonating city guards to collect taxes illegally
- Murder of 6 of the mayor's agents engaged in such activities
- Fire in the Wydmoor slums and diaspora of Wydmoor's poor
- Arson sparked a fire that destroyed most of the eastern part of the city--namely slums
- The cities poor, who were the support base of the current captain of the guard, were largely ejected from the city
- Led to seizure of slum land by the mayor and the suspension of many economic laws
- Areas around Wydmoor full of refugee camps
- Significance + speculation
- Substantially weakened the defenses of Wydmoor in the months leading up to Odessan aggression
- Destabilized the cities main internal defenders--the city guard
- Refugees could be a considerable complication defending the city, and may even be a source of discontents that could join or aid the Odessans
