Korvosa's History
Door: Michael van Gemen
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23 Januari 2018 | Nederland, Velden
Long before the first Chelaxian set foot on the shores of Conqueror's Bay, the native Shoanti luved in relative peace throughout the region.
They centered their lives around the Grand Mastaba, which their oral histroy warned contained a great evil that should never again see the light of day.
For generations, the Shoanti held the area, never encountering a single challenge that truly threatened their hold.
That all changed in 4404 AR, soon after the Everwar wound down and Field Marshal Jakthion Korvosaa led a small army through the Bloodsworn Vale and into the southeastern reaches of untamed Varisia.
The Shoanti fought the invading Chelaxians tooth and nail, but in time Korvosa's amry was bolstered by another Chelish expedition, this one led by one Montlarion Jeggare.
A bitter battle ensued between the Chelish soldiers and the Shoanti natives, but in the end, the Chelaxians won and drove the Soanti northeast up into the Cinderlands.
The natives defeated, the Chelish explorers settled in and founded Fort Korvosa.
For the next 22 years, Fort Korvosa acted as the center of a network of trappers, hunters, anglers, and adventurers who came from Cheliax to exploit the resources of the untamed lands of Varisia.
The fort had its share of trials and setbacks, including regular clashes with the Shoanti, boggards, and in 4429 AR, a disastrous fire that burned down half the city.
In the aftermath, the Sable Company rose like a phoenix to become the potent defender of the city during its reconstruction and into the centuries to follow.
In 4462 AR, the great Shoanti chieftain Galstak Sevendeaths (who was resurrected six times) brought together the Sklar-Quah and Skoan-Quah to form a small army that lay siege to Fort Korvosa for a week, launching 26 years of renewed hostility and war between the two peoples.
Finally, in 4488 AR, Sevendeaths was killed for the final time (and thus cementing his name).
The alliance he formed crumbled, and the Quas quickly fell to in-fighting, and were driven once again back into the Cinderlands.
With this conclusive defeat, Fort Korvosa's leading families at last felt safe enough to lay claim to the surrounding Hinterlands. More flocked to the city, and over the next 12 years, the population nearly doubled, bringing it close to 8,000 citizens.
Then, in 4502 AR, strife nearly tore the settlement apart from within during a time known today as the Cousin's War, when noble turned against noble and the common folk suffered.
Eventually, the infighting came to an end with the aid of arbiters from Cheliax, and when the city reaffirmed its allegiance to the Chelish crown, a new era of peace and prosperity arrived.
In order to put its past tragedies behind it, the town officially dropped the word 'Fort' from its name.
This new era of plenty came to an end in 4606, with the advent of the Age of Lost Omens.
When Cheliax fell into civil war, Korvosa officially became an independent and free city, yet it clung to many Chelish traditions.
This change of power, coupled with the unrest brought by Aroden's death and unusually powerful storms, racked Korvosa and threatened to hurl the city back into civil war. Yet Korvosa managed to avoid repeating the Cousin's War, and in the end, two factions remained; a majority of royalists loyal to a crown (regardless of who wore it) and a faction of traditionalists (who rejected Cheliax's infernal ways).
The traditionalists eventually left Korvosa en masse to travel west and found the city of Magnimar.
Those who remained behind decided that Korvosa should have its own royalty.
Lord Arbust Arbasti paved the way for the ascension of his son, Eodred, who took over leadership of the town upon Arbust's death in 4624.
A fine and popular ruler, Lord Eodred reclaimed abandoned parts of Korvosa, stengthening its rural holdings, and improved relations with Cheliax.
In 4633, the people finally voted to change their lord's title to king.
A great throne was commisioned for the Korvosan nobility, a work of art made of iron and clad in the finest crimson satin and velvet.
None predicted that this Crimson Throne would eventually come to be associated with a horrible curse; that all who claimed it would bear no children and die of unnatural causes.. ..
They centered their lives around the Grand Mastaba, which their oral histroy warned contained a great evil that should never again see the light of day.
For generations, the Shoanti held the area, never encountering a single challenge that truly threatened their hold.
That all changed in 4404 AR, soon after the Everwar wound down and Field Marshal Jakthion Korvosaa led a small army through the Bloodsworn Vale and into the southeastern reaches of untamed Varisia.
The Shoanti fought the invading Chelaxians tooth and nail, but in time Korvosa's amry was bolstered by another Chelish expedition, this one led by one Montlarion Jeggare.
A bitter battle ensued between the Chelish soldiers and the Shoanti natives, but in the end, the Chelaxians won and drove the Soanti northeast up into the Cinderlands.
The natives defeated, the Chelish explorers settled in and founded Fort Korvosa.
For the next 22 years, Fort Korvosa acted as the center of a network of trappers, hunters, anglers, and adventurers who came from Cheliax to exploit the resources of the untamed lands of Varisia.
The fort had its share of trials and setbacks, including regular clashes with the Shoanti, boggards, and in 4429 AR, a disastrous fire that burned down half the city.
In the aftermath, the Sable Company rose like a phoenix to become the potent defender of the city during its reconstruction and into the centuries to follow.
In 4462 AR, the great Shoanti chieftain Galstak Sevendeaths (who was resurrected six times) brought together the Sklar-Quah and Skoan-Quah to form a small army that lay siege to Fort Korvosa for a week, launching 26 years of renewed hostility and war between the two peoples.
Finally, in 4488 AR, Sevendeaths was killed for the final time (and thus cementing his name).
The alliance he formed crumbled, and the Quas quickly fell to in-fighting, and were driven once again back into the Cinderlands.
With this conclusive defeat, Fort Korvosa's leading families at last felt safe enough to lay claim to the surrounding Hinterlands. More flocked to the city, and over the next 12 years, the population nearly doubled, bringing it close to 8,000 citizens.
Then, in 4502 AR, strife nearly tore the settlement apart from within during a time known today as the Cousin's War, when noble turned against noble and the common folk suffered.
Eventually, the infighting came to an end with the aid of arbiters from Cheliax, and when the city reaffirmed its allegiance to the Chelish crown, a new era of peace and prosperity arrived.
In order to put its past tragedies behind it, the town officially dropped the word 'Fort' from its name.
This new era of plenty came to an end in 4606, with the advent of the Age of Lost Omens.
When Cheliax fell into civil war, Korvosa officially became an independent and free city, yet it clung to many Chelish traditions.
This change of power, coupled with the unrest brought by Aroden's death and unusually powerful storms, racked Korvosa and threatened to hurl the city back into civil war. Yet Korvosa managed to avoid repeating the Cousin's War, and in the end, two factions remained; a majority of royalists loyal to a crown (regardless of who wore it) and a faction of traditionalists (who rejected Cheliax's infernal ways).
The traditionalists eventually left Korvosa en masse to travel west and found the city of Magnimar.
Those who remained behind decided that Korvosa should have its own royalty.
Lord Arbust Arbasti paved the way for the ascension of his son, Eodred, who took over leadership of the town upon Arbust's death in 4624.
A fine and popular ruler, Lord Eodred reclaimed abandoned parts of Korvosa, stengthening its rural holdings, and improved relations with Cheliax.
In 4633, the people finally voted to change their lord's title to king.
A great throne was commisioned for the Korvosan nobility, a work of art made of iron and clad in the finest crimson satin and velvet.
None predicted that this Crimson Throne would eventually come to be associated with a horrible curse; that all who claimed it would bear no children and die of unnatural causes.. ..
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