A Magic of Dawn (91 page)
Authors: S. L. Farrell
524:
Miscoli and East Magyaria join Sesemora in seceding and joining the Coalition of Firenzcia. War is declared between the two rival Holdings. It will drag on for years without a decisive victory by either side. The Eastern and Western branches of the Concénzia Faith declare each other heretical and invalid.
Miscoli and East Magyaria join Sesemora in seceding and joining the Coalition of Firenzcia. War is declared between the two rival Holdings. It will drag on for years without a decisive victory by either side. The Eastern and Western branches of the Concénzia Faith declare each other heretical and invalid.
525:
Kraljiki Justi marries Marie ca’Dakwi of Il Trebbio, daughter of the current Ta’Mila (local ruler) of Il Trebbio. Justi takes the ca’Dakwi name (as is proper and expected in their society). Archigos Orlandi of Brezno dies of natural causes. A’Téni Semini ca’Cellibrecca becomes Archigos there.
Kraljiki Justi marries Marie ca’Dakwi of Il Trebbio, daughter of the current Ta’Mila (local ruler) of Il Trebbio. Justi takes the ca’Dakwi name (as is proper and expected in their society). Archigos Orlandi of Brezno dies of natural causes. A’Téni Semini ca’Cellibrecca becomes Archigos there.
526:
A first child is born to Justi and Marie, a son. He will die within three months. Hïrzg Jan formally declares his son Fynn to be the A’Hïrzg—the heir to his throne. This leaves Allesandra in limbo, no longer the official heir to her vatarh’s throne.
A first child is born to Justi and Marie, a son. He will die within three months. Hïrzg Jan formally declares his son Fynn to be the A’Hïrzg—the heir to his throne. This leaves Allesandra in limbo, no longer the official heir to her vatarh’s throne.
527:
A second child is born to Justi and Marie, a daughter. Like her sibling, she will die within three months
A second child is born to Justi and Marie, a daughter. Like her sibling, she will die within three months
529:
A third child is born to Justi and Marie, another daughter who is named Marguerite. She is stronger than her siblings and lives. She becomes the A’Kralj (heir).
A third child is born to Justi and Marie, another daughter who is named Marguerite. She is stronger than her siblings and lives. She becomes the A’Kralj (heir).
531:
The Treaty of Passe a’Fiume is signed, ending open hostilities between Nessantico and Firenzcia. As part of the negotiations, Allesandra (now 21 years old and having lived nearly as long in Nessantico as in Firenzcia) is finally ransomed and returns to Firenzcia.
The Treaty of Passe a’Fiume is signed, ending open hostilities between Nessantico and Firenzcia. As part of the negotiations, Allesandra (now 21 years old and having lived nearly as long in Nessantico as in Firenzcia) is finally ransomed and returns to Firenzcia.
532:
Allesandra marries Pauli ca’Xielt of West Magyaria, son of the Gyula (local ruler) of West Magyaria. West Magyaria secedes from the Holdings and joins the Firenzcian Coalition.
Allesandra marries Pauli ca’Xielt of West Magyaria, son of the Gyula (local ruler) of West Magyaria. West Magyaria secedes from the Holdings and joins the Firenzcian Coalition.
533:
A male child is born to Allesandra and Pauli: Jan. This will be their only child. Their marriage is rumored to be “troubled.” In Nessantico, Marie dies bearing the fourth child of Justi, another son. Though sickly, Audric will survive.
A male child is born to Allesandra and Pauli: Jan. This will be their only child. Their marriage is rumored to be “troubled.” In Nessantico, Marie dies bearing the fourth child of Justi, another son. Though sickly, Audric will survive.
535:
Nessantican forces push farther westward in the Hellins (and also on the Isle of Paeti, which they will come to control).
Nessantican forces push farther westward in the Hellins (and also on the Isle of Paeti, which they will come to control).
537:
Southern Fever rises again in the cities. Marguerite ca’Dakwi, vacationing in Namarro, is infected and dies. Audric becomes the a’Kralj in her place.
Southern Fever rises again in the cities. Marguerite ca’Dakwi, vacationing in Namarro, is infected and dies. Audric becomes the a’Kralj in her place.
540:
The Commandant of the Holdings forces in the Hellins, Petrus ca’Helfier, is killed by a Westlander after ca’Helfier either “rapes” a Westlander’s daughter or the two of them fall in love (the truth here will probably never be known). The new Commandant, Donatien ca’Sibelli, takes the murderer forcibly and executes him without trial; the Westlanders protest. Retaliations escalate, and there is suddenly open war—and Commandant ca’Sibelli finds that there are new forces with the Westlanders: soldiers with faces marked by tattoos and spellcasters with skills that match those of the téni. In the Coalition, A’Hïrzg Fynn, now 18, leads the Firenzcian army successfully against Tennshah, taking land in the east for the Holdings of Firenzcia.
The Commandant of the Holdings forces in the Hellins, Petrus ca’Helfier, is killed by a Westlander after ca’Helfier either “rapes” a Westlander’s daughter or the two of them fall in love (the truth here will probably never be known). The new Commandant, Donatien ca’Sibelli, takes the murderer forcibly and executes him without trial; the Westlanders protest. Retaliations escalate, and there is suddenly open war—and Commandant ca’Sibelli finds that there are new forces with the Westlanders: soldiers with faces marked by tattoos and spellcasters with skills that match those of the téni. In the Coalition, A’Hïrzg Fynn, now 18, leads the Firenzcian army successfully against Tennshah, taking land in the east for the Holdings of Firenzcia.
542:
There are attacks by Westlanders inside the Hellins frontier—the magic used by the Westlanders proves formidable. Westlanders win a large-scale battle with Holdings forces in the Hellins. The towns around Lake Malik and Lake Udar are lost, as is control of the western frontier. The Hellins Holdings are reduced to thin strips of land around the cities of Tobarro and Munereo.
There are attacks by Westlanders inside the Hellins frontier—the magic used by the Westlanders proves formidable. Westlanders win a large-scale battle with Holdings forces in the Hellins. The towns around Lake Malik and Lake Udar are lost, as is control of the western frontier. The Hellins Holdings are reduced to thin strips of land around the cities of Tobarro and Munereo.
543:
Hïrzg Jan suffers a heart attack. His health begins a slow, steady decline.
Hïrzg Jan suffers a heart attack. His health begins a slow, steady decline.
544:
Justi, realizing he is dying, names Sergei ca’Rudka as his choice for Regent until Audric reaches his majority at 16. Kraljiki Justi dies, and Audric becomes Kraljiki at age 11.
Justi, realizing he is dying, names Sergei ca’Rudka as his choice for Regent until Audric reaches his majority at 16. Kraljiki Justi dies, and Audric becomes Kraljiki at age 11.
YEAR 548: (the events of
A Magic of Nightfall
): Hïrzg Jan of the Coalition dies; Hïrzg Fynn crowned. Archigos Ana of Nessantico assassinated, Archigos Kenne crowned. Assassination attempt on Hïrzg Fynn fails. Sergei ca’Rudka deposed as Regent by Kraljiki Audric and imprisoned. The White Stone assassinates Hïrzg Fynn; Fynn’s nephew Jan (son of Allesandra) becomes Hirzg Jan II. Sergei ca’Rudka escapes from the Bastida aided by Numetodo and flees to the Coalition. In the Hellins, the capital of Munereo falls to the Tehuantin Westlanders. The Tehuantin send an invasion force to the Holdings; Karnor razed. Kraljiki Audric assassinated by ensorceled offizier; Kraljica Sigourney crowned. Coalition troops march into the Holdings from the East. City of Nessantico taken by Tehuantin, burned and plundered; Kraljica Sigourney commits suicide. Coalition forces sweep away the Tehuantin army. The White Stone kills a Tehuantin spellcaster, saving Hïrzg Jan’s life. Allesandra is named Kraljica.
A Magic of Nightfall
): Hïrzg Jan of the Coalition dies; Hïrzg Fynn crowned. Archigos Ana of Nessantico assassinated, Archigos Kenne crowned. Assassination attempt on Hïrzg Fynn fails. Sergei ca’Rudka deposed as Regent by Kraljiki Audric and imprisoned. The White Stone assassinates Hïrzg Fynn; Fynn’s nephew Jan (son of Allesandra) becomes Hirzg Jan II. Sergei ca’Rudka escapes from the Bastida aided by Numetodo and flees to the Coalition. In the Hellins, the capital of Munereo falls to the Tehuantin Westlanders. The Tehuantin send an invasion force to the Holdings; Karnor razed. Kraljiki Audric assassinated by ensorceled offizier; Kraljica Sigourney crowned. Coalition troops march into the Holdings from the East. City of Nessantico taken by Tehuantin, burned and plundered; Kraljica Sigourney commits suicide. Coalition forces sweep away the Tehuantin army. The White Stone kills a Tehuantin spellcaster, saving Hïrzg Jan’s life. Allesandra is named Kraljica.
YEAR 549:
Rochelle, daughter of the White Stone and Hïrzg Jan II of the Coalition, is born. Archigos Semini is stripped of his title upon Hïrzg Jan’s return to Brezno, though he accepts the lesser position of A’Téni of Nessantico. A’Téni Karrol ca’Asano of Malacki is elevated to Archigos, and the Concénzia Faith is reunited, though the new seat of the Archigos is in Brezno, not Nessantico. Karl ca’Vliomani marries Varina (becoming Karl ca’Pallo). Sergei ca’Rudka is named Special Ambassador to Firenzcia for the Holdings.
Rochelle, daughter of the White Stone and Hïrzg Jan II of the Coalition, is born. Archigos Semini is stripped of his title upon Hïrzg Jan’s return to Brezno, though he accepts the lesser position of A’Téni of Nessantico. A’Téni Karrol ca’Asano of Malacki is elevated to Archigos, and the Concénzia Faith is reunited, though the new seat of the Archigos is in Brezno, not Nessantico. Karl ca’Vliomani marries Varina (becoming Karl ca’Pallo). Sergei ca’Rudka is named Special Ambassador to Firenzcia for the Holdings.
YEAR 550:
The Numetodo become an official political entity within the Holdings. Varina is named as their head (A’Morce), and becomes a member of Council of Ca’.
The Numetodo become an official political entity within the Holdings. Varina is named as their head (A’Morce), and becomes a member of Council of Ca’.
YEAR 551:
Jan ca’Vörl marries Brie ca’Ostheim of Sesemora—as is customary in this society, he takes her name and becomes Jan ca’Ostheim.
Jan ca’Vörl marries Brie ca’Ostheim of Sesemora—as is customary in this society, he takes her name and becomes Jan ca’Ostheim.
YEAR 552:
Kraljica Allesandra, despite the protests of the Faith and A’Téni Semini, declares that the Numeteodo may not be prosecuted or harmed for their beliefs within the Holdings. Semini commits suicide in protest. Soleil ca’Paim is named the new A’Téni for Nessantico. Jan and Brie’s first child is born, a girl named Elissa.
Kraljica Allesandra, despite the protests of the Faith and A’Téni Semini, declares that the Numeteodo may not be prosecuted or harmed for their beliefs within the Holdings. Semini commits suicide in protest. Soleil ca’Paim is named the new A’Téni for Nessantico. Jan and Brie’s first child is born, a girl named Elissa.
YEAR 553:
Pauli ca’Vörl, Allesandra’s estranged husband (and Hïrzg Jan’s vatarh), becomes Gyula of West Magyaria when his vatarh dies.
Pauli ca’Vörl, Allesandra’s estranged husband (and Hïrzg Jan’s vatarh), becomes Gyula of West Magyaria when his vatarh dies.
YEAR 554:
Due to diplomatic efforts by Kraljica Allesandra and Ambassador Karl ca’Pallo, the Isle of Paeti rejoins the Holdings. A son Jan (nicknamed “Kriege”) is born to Hïrzg Jan and Brie.
Due to diplomatic efforts by Kraljica Allesandra and Ambassador Karl ca’Pallo, the Isle of Paeti rejoins the Holdings. A son Jan (nicknamed “Kriege”) is born to Hïrzg Jan and Brie.
YEAR 556:
West Magyaria secedes from the Coalition (but does not rejoin the Holdings. Caelor (son) born to Jan and Brie.
West Magyaria secedes from the Coalition (but does not rejoin the Holdings. Caelor (son) born to Jan and Brie.
YEAR 557:
The army of Firenzcia invades West Magyaria. It quickly becomes obvious that the army of West Magyaria is no match for the Firenzcians. Gyula Pauli is assassinated by his own Council of Ca’ when he refuses the terms of surrender. West Magyaria returns to control by the Coalition.
The army of Firenzcia invades West Magyaria. It quickly becomes obvious that the army of West Magyaria is no match for the Firenzcians. Gyula Pauli is assassinated by his own Council of Ca’ when he refuses the terms of surrender. West Magyaria returns to control by the Coalition.
YEAR 558:
Nico ce’Morel, an extremely charismatic e’téni with radically conservative views, begins to gain a following in the Holdings and the Coalition.
Nico ce’Morel, an extremely charismatic e’téni with radically conservative views, begins to gain a following in the Holdings and the Coalition.
YEAR 560:
Eria (daughter) born to Jan and Brie.
Eria (daughter) born to Jan and Brie.
YEAR 560:
Nico Morel defrocked by the Concénzia Faith. However, his popularity continues to grow. He espouses a fundamentalist, harsh reshaping of the Faith.
Nico Morel defrocked by the Concénzia Faith. However, his popularity continues to grow. He espouses a fundamentalist, harsh reshaping of the Faith.
YEAR 561:
Nico Morel comes to Nessantico. War again breaks out in West Magyaria, as a pretender to the Gyula’s throne, Stor ca’Vikej, supported by the Holdings and Nessantico, attempts a coup. Firenzcian troops are quickly involved. The Holdings forces, undermanned, are forced to retreat. Stor ca’Vikej is killed.
Nico Morel comes to Nessantico. War again breaks out in West Magyaria, as a pretender to the Gyula’s throne, Stor ca’Vikej, supported by the Holdings and Nessantico, attempts a coup. Firenzcian troops are quickly involved. The Holdings forces, undermanned, are forced to retreat. Stor ca’Vikej is killed.
YEAR 562:
Nico’s popularity is growing, which doesn’t sit well with Kraljica Allesandra and her rather secular government. There are violent conflicts between the followers of Nico (called “Morelli”) and the Garde Kralji.
Nico’s popularity is growing, which doesn’t sit well with Kraljica Allesandra and her rather secular government. There are violent conflicts between the followers of Nico (called “Morelli”) and the Garde Kralji.
YEAR 563: A
Magic of Dawn
begins . . .
Magic of Dawn
begins . . .
ALSO FROM S.L. FARRELL:
The Nessantico Cycle
A MAGIC OF TWILIGHT
A MAGIC OF NIGHTFALL
A MAGIC OF DAWN
A MAGIC OF TWILIGHT
A MAGIC OF NIGHTFALL
A MAGIC OF DAWN
The Cloudmages
HOLDER OF LIGHTNING
MAGE OF CLOUDS
HEIR OF STONE
HOLDER OF LIGHTNING
MAGE OF CLOUDS
HEIR OF STONE
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