03-07-2013, 01:23 PM
Uther lives in a time when Blackmoor has only just declared its independence from the Great Kingdom, but danger is rising in the form of such evils as the Egg of Coot and the the nomadic Afridhi.
In Greyhawk, this might correspond to approximately 320 CY, when the Relentless Horde cut off communications from the recently-independent Blackmoor and the south. For simplicity, you might assume that 1015 in the Thonian calendar corresponds to 335 in Greyhawk's Common Year.
The Living Greyhawk Gazetteer mentions a lich-lord rising to power soon after that. In Fred Weining's article in Oerth Journal #5, this was Engren Erris, the Lich of Glendour, who "made war against the legitimate sovereign while his forces besieged Castle Blackmoor."
Now, the "Ran of Ah Fooh" was almost certainly reinterpreted by Weining as "Ranial the Gaunt, Scion of Tenh," a lich (the creator of the Crown of Blackmoor) who fought the Aerdi until his defeat in the decades immediately before 1 CY. Timewise, there's no way to connect Ranial himself to any period that sounds like Uther's, but the Lich of Glendour gained his power from Ranial's crown and can be seen as his successor.
With that in mind, here's a very simple timeline:
316 CY: Svenny defeats the Zeai at Wolf's Head Pass.
317 CY: Large scale invasions by the Egg of Coot and his former servant, Engren Erris. Blackmoor Castle falls.
318-319 CY: Rovers of the Barrens are repulsed by Svenny.
320 CY: The Relentless Horde begins its eastward march.
322 CY: The Relentless Horde begins to overrun the Rover lands to the south.
325 CY: Uther's father is killed and Uther becomes Archbaron of Blackmoor. The Rovers invade the North and are defeated by Uther.
327 CY: Blackmoor Castle is subdued enough so that Uther can live in it again.
328 CY: The Egg of Coot invades and is repelled by Uther.
335 CY: The Relentless Horde occupies Blackmoor. Uther is forced to flee. Battle of Glendour against the Egg.
336 CY: Battle of Blackmoor: The Relentless Horde beaten.
In Oerth Journal #5, the Lich of Glendour eventually conquers Blackmoor and rules for over three decades before being defeated by Rua Morgaiste, the previous Archbaron's (Uther's, in this hypothetical) last heir. Archbaroness Morgaiste goes on to rule for six and a half decades before she dies. Another five archbarons rule before Blackmoor town is conquered by the Egg of Coot and an orc king (Funk I?) is put in charge of Blackmoor Castle in approximately 541 CY.
However, a campaign set in 350 CY might end up going another way entirely.
In Greyhawk, this might correspond to approximately 320 CY, when the Relentless Horde cut off communications from the recently-independent Blackmoor and the south. For simplicity, you might assume that 1015 in the Thonian calendar corresponds to 335 in Greyhawk's Common Year.
The Living Greyhawk Gazetteer mentions a lich-lord rising to power soon after that. In Fred Weining's article in Oerth Journal #5, this was Engren Erris, the Lich of Glendour, who "made war against the legitimate sovereign while his forces besieged Castle Blackmoor."
Now, the "Ran of Ah Fooh" was almost certainly reinterpreted by Weining as "Ranial the Gaunt, Scion of Tenh," a lich (the creator of the Crown of Blackmoor) who fought the Aerdi until his defeat in the decades immediately before 1 CY. Timewise, there's no way to connect Ranial himself to any period that sounds like Uther's, but the Lich of Glendour gained his power from Ranial's crown and can be seen as his successor.
With that in mind, here's a very simple timeline:
316 CY: Svenny defeats the Zeai at Wolf's Head Pass.
317 CY: Large scale invasions by the Egg of Coot and his former servant, Engren Erris. Blackmoor Castle falls.
318-319 CY: Rovers of the Barrens are repulsed by Svenny.
320 CY: The Relentless Horde begins its eastward march.
322 CY: The Relentless Horde begins to overrun the Rover lands to the south.
325 CY: Uther's father is killed and Uther becomes Archbaron of Blackmoor. The Rovers invade the North and are defeated by Uther.
327 CY: Blackmoor Castle is subdued enough so that Uther can live in it again.
328 CY: The Egg of Coot invades and is repelled by Uther.
335 CY: The Relentless Horde occupies Blackmoor. Uther is forced to flee. Battle of Glendour against the Egg.
336 CY: Battle of Blackmoor: The Relentless Horde beaten.
In Oerth Journal #5, the Lich of Glendour eventually conquers Blackmoor and rules for over three decades before being defeated by Rua Morgaiste, the previous Archbaron's (Uther's, in this hypothetical) last heir. Archbaroness Morgaiste goes on to rule for six and a half decades before she dies. Another five archbarons rule before Blackmoor town is conquered by the Egg of Coot and an orc king (Funk I?) is put in charge of Blackmoor Castle in approximately 541 CY.
However, a campaign set in 350 CY might end up going another way entirely.