Blackmoor in the year 500

[Havard]

Maybe its the historian me, but calling a thousand years a small timeframe? hock:

Well, that, or two and a half generations of High Elves.

Yes sure. But IMHO that is what makes elves interesting. They can remember the things your great great grandfather did because they were there.

But yeah, do whatever you want in your game. As do we all

The reason why I bring up published material is because that is what we have in common. Whether we use it or ignore it, it is what bring us all to this forum.

In my campaign, I like the idea of the elves being a relatively young race in the world. They appear in the North about a thousand years before King Robert founds Thonia. As they gradually become brave enough to leave their protected woodlands, they are quite innocent of what can be found beyond those sheltered lands. King Uhlmar becomes fascinated with this new race called humans when he first encounters Halgred Forestwalker, whom he raises as a son, and later King Robert who becomes a friend.

500 years later, King Uhlmar is old even for an elf. His children criticize him for his openness towards the lesser races. And when he apparently is betrayed at the Battle of the Temple of Id, his daughter goes against him. This happens at the midst of his own grief from loosing close friends in that battle combined with the weariness of age causes him to curse his daughter and everyone who goes with her. As it is a curse made on his death bed, the curse is powerful enough to change the Westryn forever. Perhaps his grandson, Menander Ithamis, will be able to restore the wound that has divided his people. Or perhaps that wound can never be healed.

These years, the year 1, the year 500 and the time of Uther are key points in Blackmoor's history. Not every campaign needs to concern itself with these things. One could easily run a campaign in the Thonian Year 400, of which we know much less about. That would give a DM alot of freedom should he feel restrained by the detail provided by the published material.


Anyway, its Friday and the local pub needs me.

-Havard