03-13-2011, 08:52 PM
Aldarron Wrote:Yeah, that 800 year gap is just too big for me to swallow no matter how it's spun, but I think putting the mage wars at 815 won't alter the subsequent timeline.
As a side note, if you do put the influx of wizards circa 800, there should be some trigger events and you'll have to figure out who the emporer is who "issues the call" for settlers and arcanists because it can't possibly be Robert I.
Never say never. After making this post viewtopic.php?f=22&t=782 It dawned on me that there could be a perfectly good reason why the mage wars didn't happen until the 800's. If we go with the hints that superberries, which only grow in Blackmoor's magical soil really are a key item for great Magic, then it's perfectly reasonable that any wizard worth thier salt would want thier private garden of the things and fueds could and would erupt over the them.
Then the simple question is who first figured out that superberries could be distilled and or otherwise processed for use in magic and when did that happen.
Kargas D. seems a likely candidate.
If Kargas discovers the use and distillation processes for superberries in the late 700's, then it makes perfect sense that the discovery would lead to a mass influx of wizards seeking the "wealth" offered by the berries. It's also concievable that the Empire would call for internal immigrants to help keep out persons with competing loyalties.
This may be a better solution than changing the date of the Mage Wars...