The Grand Timeline of Goldshirian History

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The Grand Timeline of Goldshirian History

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Well, I put it off and put it off, but it needed doing and nobody else was going to do it. After sheer the hair-ripping difficulty I encountered in in assembling these facts, I think I can confidently say that Goldshire has the most gappy, sputtering and frustratingly untraceable history of any Imperial State. But it feels good to have it laid out into a single narrative, albeit in patchy form.

For the purposes of brevity I have limited the events depicted to wars, border/name changes, foundations of important institutions and other essentials. I've also blended the fictional and actual elements as coherently as possible. Discussion and/or correction of anything written here is welcomed.

The timeline is categorised by rulers. Behold!
MORAQUINE (~3000 bN)

First recorded Goldshirian ruler who fought Treesian colonists on the coast, from the mountains of the Goldshirian interior.
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MARITIME RULE (2600s- 0bN)

Goldshire carved up between scuffling bands of Treesian and Modani merchants arriving from the coast. The Modani gain the upperhand after the formation of the Empire of Khaz Modan in 1211 bN.
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LUM'RUUSH MERCAJA (25 - 44 AN)

Treesian who allied with the indigenous Goldshirians to drive the Khaz Madani out of Goldshire after the destruction of the old empire (0 AN).
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JU'ULIAVE MERCAJA (44 - 89 AN)

Simultaneously fought the Goldshirian people and Duke Raynor of Brookshire.
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DUKE FENRIR (89 - 149 AN)

Raynor's conquering general who was awarded Goldshire as a prize and oversaw its absorption into Shireroth, the suppression of the rebellions of the Mercajas and Wintersongs, and the war against the Dæmon Rrakanychan. His line ruled Goldshire until at latest 502 AN.
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OLD GOLDENDOWN (1047 - 1440 AN)

1047 AN: The civilization of Old Goldendown is founded near modern day Kingsgate.

1409: Geroft the Mighty joins the Council of Goldendown. He would go on to briefly rule the lands surrounding modern day Suthergold and Ynnraile

1440: Old Goldendown vanishes after being infected by the now extinct Mortalis apotheosis virus.
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DUKE DANIEL (1451 - 1455 AN)

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DUKE DSTRYKER (1455 - 1470 AN)

I.1468: Thane Eros Darstar of Jaris and the Kitanus fields attempts to buy Goldshire from Kaiser Letifer I with a single Thaler (a local gold coin of exceptional purity).

VII.1470: Duke dStryker places Goldshire's vote for Shirerithian independence from Tymaria.
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DUKE SAIKAR LUMETH (VII.1474-IX.1475 AN)

Records of this reign were seemingly lost in the subsequent anarchy that followed.
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INTERREGNUM (1470 - 1477 AN)

Period of anarchy.
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DUCHESS JADIE (1477 - 1496 AN)

XI.1477: The Warrior Jadie, Hero of the Battle of Cimmeria, is awarded the Ducal Throne of Goldshire by Kaiser Raynor X as reward for her role in winning that battle.

V.1480: The First Great Plague of Ease and Boredom reaches its height in Goldshire, decimating the population and wiping out a great swathe of historical records.

XI.1482: The Golden Horde Rebellion. A Yardistani-backed revolt by an disgruntled Goldshirian general attempts to unseat the Duchess but is fought to a standstill by a collection of militias from across Shireroth, this messy stalemate finally broken by a mass Babkhan invasion in the Duchess' favour.

II.1485: Work begins on construction of the oldest-surviving part of the Goldshire Palace.

III.1485: The Duchess delegates rule of a swathe of southern Goldshire to the Treesian artist Eriana Moon, whose domain becomes the Barony of Lunaris.

IX.1487: The Great Lunatic Hamster Plague brings the workings of state, society and commerce to a grinding halt across Goldshire.

VIII.1490: Zarathustra Erutirn arrives in Goldshire, going on to create perhaps the most mythical and mysterious thing in Goldshirian history for which literlly no direct record exists: The County of Lombardia, believed to stretch along the Elwynnese frontier and defended by a secret warrior clan called the Florenets.

1493: Goldshire joins the War of the Wylthean Succession in support of Kaiser Lacrymosa II. Lunaris starts a rebellion and joins the cause of Los, Lacrymosa's rival. A Babkhan military incursion into Goldshire Hamlet is halted and annihilated.

XIII.1493: Duchess Jadie and Honorary Duke Ruhan of Goldshire are married via Imperial Decree #100.
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DUKE ZARATHUSTRA (1496 - 1503)

1496: Zarathustra Erutirn assumes the Ducal Throne after his marriage to Duchess Jadie.

VII.1497: Duke Zarathustra creates the first statutory institutions of the Goldshirian state: the advisory Council of Paladins and a standardised titled nobility.

1497-1502: Goldshire's relationship with Elwynn deteriorates to the level of occasional armed skirmish due to the latter's policies against the Elfinshi population, many of whom Goldshire receive as refugees.
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DUKE EROS (1503 - Circa 1520 AN)

IV.1503: Eros Darstariel assumes the Ducal Throne of Goldshire after Zarathustra's disappearance, although his own rule peters out rapidly.

I.1518: One "Cap'n Knappy" is appointed to the office of Count of Elsenar.

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BROOKSHIREAN Rule (Circa 1520 - 1557 AN)

In the following years, Goldshire is absorbed into Brookshire and subject to Kaiser Yarad I's New Feudalism of 1510, dividing it into the Counties of Goldendown, Asantelian, Holwinn and Syrelwynn (as the Brookshirian Barony of Ynnraile) and Ran, Elsenar, Upper Lunaris and Lower Lunaris (as the Brookshirian Barony of Vorpmadal) Lunaris is reunited into one county in III.1543, and around the same time Vorpmadal is renamed Neurac.

Circa 1540: Eccentric adventuring duo Peachy Carnehan and Daniel Dravot make their journey through the countryside of Goldshire.


XII.1552: Oroigawa Koreyasu, a collector of counties, is made Count of Asantelian in exchange for making the county's flag

VII.1554: The fabled hidden pig farms of Allso are discovered by Count Jacobus Loki of Ran but fade back into legend soon thereafter.
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DUKE HARVEY (1557 - 1559 AN)

XI.1557: Goldshire is reformed by Aurangzeb Khan, Steward to Kaiser Gaelen III who places Harvey Steffke on the Ducal Throne.

XII.1557: The Great Khanflict between Kaiser Aurangzeb and Kaiser Leto III. Ran, Elsenar, and Lunaris fight for Aurangzeb while the northern counties are caught in the crossfire.

XIV.1557-XIV.1558: Goldshire sends a armed force to assist Shirekeep and Kaiser Aurangzeb against a rebellion from Brookshire, failing to break the latter's siege of the city until the matter is resolved by diplomatic means.

XV.1557: Duke Harvey installs Leo Fenrir as Count of Goldendown and Aryeztur Mejorkhor as Baron of Neurac (which he immediately renames to Khorze) an notable act as both individuals would go on to commit some of the most heinous desecrations ever perpetrated against Goldshire.

II.1559: Lord Aryeztur Mejorkhor begins a push for increased city autonomy with Decree Number 8.
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DUKE YVAIN (1559 AN)

III.1559: Duke Harvey abdicates in favour of Yvain Wintersong, whose brief reign is relatively quiet until its very end when he publishes the first Codex Aureus, codifying many important aspects of the Duchy into statute law.

IV.1559: Lord Aryeztur Mejorkhor establishes the short lived Free Cities of Aina and Zarshe east of Mejor and south of Wendor respectively. He also founded the Free City of Sera, modern day Sintan.
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DUKE AYREZTUR (1559 - 1560 AN)

XV.1559: Duke Yvain abdicates in favour of Aryeztur Mejorkhor

II.1560: Duke Aryeztur expands the Goldshire Palace significantly, essentially doubling its size.

II.1560: Vasroe abdicated his title of Ynnrali Baron by selling it to Leo for 2000 Erb.

III.1560: Marauding Wintergleamish shepherds sweep south towards Goldshire Hamlet.
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DUKE LEO (1560 AN)

X.1560: Duke Leo attempts to dissolve the Duchy, unconditionally ceding its northern half to Elwynn in the process. This plunges the Duchy into chaos and rebellion, only settled by Kaiser Leto III overruling the Duke's move.
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DUKE WIL (1560 - 1561 AN)

XII.1560: Duke Leo is overthrown by his chief opponent in Goldshire, Wil Nider.
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DUKE ARYEZTUR II (1561 AN)

II.1651: Duke Aryeztur reassumes control of the Duchy after Duke Wil's flight into hiding.

IV.1561: Aryeztur concludes secret talks with Brookshire to merge Goldshire into it to create the Duchy of Goldenbrook, briefly leading the new Duchy before abdicating in favour of Erik Mortis, who assumes direct Ducal control over the Goldshirian territories.
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THE TIME OF WEIRDNESS (1561 - 1584 AN)

This period is marked by the territories formerly known as Goldshire being flung around a series of ever-changing fiefdoms in keeping with the most nauseating excesses of the House System; fiefdoms mainly named Goldenbrook, Machinaria and Raynoria. No meaningful administration exists anywhere in Goldshire during this time.

V.1570: Falkner van der Sluijs relinquishes his title as Jarl of Asantelian upon taking the Golden Mango Throne as Fish XII.
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DUKE KOZHI (1584 - 1587 AN)

XIV.1584: Kaiser Loki IV restores Goldshire under Kozhi Rraahan.

II.1587: Kaiser Loki IV appoints Wythe as Baron of Khorze, which is renamed the Barony of Holly.
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DUKE LOKI (1587 - 1588 AN)

V.1587: Kaiser Loki IV appoints himself as Duke of Goldshire, due to Kozhi's absence.
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DUKE GILES (1588 AN)

III.1588: Duke Loki abdicates in favour of Giles Melang.

IX.1588: Duke Giles institutes an unpopular business regulation and taxation regime, tipping the Barony of Holly into open rebellion and causing Duke Giles to flee Goldshire.
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DUKE WYTHE (1588 - 1594 AN)

XII.1588: Kaiser Ayreon II appoints Baron Wythe as Duke of Goldshire.

V.1589: Duke Wythe establishes the University of Goldshire, the heart of Goldshirian academia.

VIII.1589: The River Elwynn Archipelago Settlement of 1589 comes into effect, settling the division of that archipelago between Shirerithian territories. Goldshire is awarded the three islands nearest the coast of Lunaris (the Guttuli).
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IMPERIAL RULE (1594 - 1601 AN)

XI.1594: Kaiseress Mira Raynora Major takes Goldshire into Imperial possession due to inactivity.
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DUKE KRASNIY (1601-1606 AN)

VIII.1601: Kaiseress Mira Raynora Minor appoints the Count of Lunaris, Krasniy Yastreb, as Duke of Goldshire. The Duchy is given full Imperial State autonomy within Shireroth in Rugaall (XIV) of the same year.

XI.1601-XI.1604: The Cabbage Crisis - Brassicosis is introduced to Shirekeep by a band of Kildari rebels entering through Goldshire, leading to a protracted plague with millions of casualties. After a period of complete chaos, order is finally restored by Goldshirian military assault on Shirekeep's East Bank - itself at the coat of several thousand lives.

XII.1604: Goldshire formally annexes Shirekeep's East Bank, renaming it the city of Cabbagefall.
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DUKE RYABIN (1606 - 1614 AN)

XI.1606: Duke Krasniy abdicates under duress in favour of his illegitimate son Ryabin Merkayastreb, before being forced to commit suicide.

XIV.1606: Ryker J. Everstone arrives in Shireroth and is subsequently appointed to Count of Goldendown after a minor state-advertisement war.

I.1607: The County of Goldendown is renamed to Suthergold.

XIV.1607: Goldshire's seven counties are merged into four: Asantelian folds into Suthergold, Holwinn and Syrelwynn merge to create the County of Ynnraile, and Ran and Elsenar merge to create the County of Ransenar.

II.1609: Goldshire moves troops into Elwynn to assist the latter against a rebellion in Cimmeria, during the interregnum between Kaisers Trantor IV and Mo'll I.

II.1610-II.1613: Duke Ryabin assumes the Mango Throne as Kaiser Mo'll I, ruling Goldshire as the Bemangoed Duke.

I.1612: Kaiser Mo'll I publishes the Grand Timeline of Goldshirian History, a document which would be added on for centuries to come.

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DUKE RYKER (1614 - 1623 AN)

X.1614: Duke Ryabin dies in combat with a Dæmon Fish of Balgurd, leaving the Ducal Throne to Count Ryker Everstone of Suthergold.

XI.1614: Count Brunswick of Ransenar disappears with no named successor. His absence coincided with that of known associates including MoMA Aeneas.

I.1615: Janus Eadric is Granted the office of Count of Ransenar by Duke Everstone.

XIV.1615: After publicly accusing the state of Elwynn of working against the Imperial Republic's best interests, then-Steward of Shireroth Stellus Yastreb of Lunaris announces his plans of exile.

XV.1615: The newly elected Kaiser Sehml I appoints Duke Ryker to the office of Steward of Shireroth.

I.1616: Count Janus Eadric of Ransenar is granted the empowered office of Minister of Interior by Kaiser Sehml I.

V.1616: Stellus Yastreb resumes his duties as Count of Lunaris after learning of extreme governmental disorder.

VI.1616: The first modern day dragon confrontation is fought in Kingsgate, Suthergold.

XI.1616: Duke Ryker enacts the Rebirth Plan in an effort to renew the landscape and local well being of Mediguttulla.

IX.1617: Ryker Everstone ascends to the Golden Mango Throne upon Sehml's premature demise and establishes the Bloodline of Redquill (named for his own Kaiseral title).

I.1618: Kaiser Redquill signs the Elw-Goldshirian Riverside Agreement.

III.1618: Kaiser Redquill crowns Madam Kizzy Drakland as Queen of Demonsfall shortly after her introduction of a sort of Government-guild code. Tytonus Albo Sangstone son of Ryker, is born and given to his lonesome care after his mother's passing.

IV.1618: Count Stellus Yastreb produces the "ARSE End of Apollonia" play in Lunaris.

V.1618: Kaiser Redquill relinquishes Ducal control of the Mediguttulla settlement, Veset, back to Lunaris as the Rebirth plan's mission was deemed completed.

XV.1618: M.A.S.S. and Yardistan are ceded to Goldshire through Kaiser Redquill's passing of Imperial Decree Nº 686.

XV.1618: Kaiser Redquill's involvement in "GazetteGate" is exposed but shortly blows over.

VIII.1619: Kaiser Redquill decrees Goldshire's Yardistani territories a new and unified County of Yardistan.

IX.1619: Count Janus Eadric establishes Redquill as the capital of Neridia, Shireroth's new state.

XIII.1620: After three years of service, Kaiser Redquill abdicates in favour of Elsa Kasanrajon (Isa) of Elwynn and returns his full focus back towards Goldshire.

XII.1622: Kizzy Drakland's adventures culminate in the creation of the Emberbark, torn from Raynor's Tree in Mesior and ignited by the Sword of Fire in Lyhigh.

XIV.1623: Duke Ryker announces his desire to leave the Ducal Throne.

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DUCHESS KIZZY (1624 - 1629 AN)

II.1624: Kaiser Verion appoints Queen Kizzy Drakland as Duchess of Goldshire.

VI.1625: Talks in local Yardistani pubs ignite desire for fairer representation, despite the county's minimal activity and outside involvement which eventually leads to the movement's death.

XIV.1626: Duchess Kizzy Drakland is voted onto to the Mango throne and later establishes the Line of Drak.

XI.1627: Kaiseress Kizzy Drak renames various Goldshirian cultural assets including the Duchy itself. The Grand Duchy of Goldshire begins.

III.1628: Count Ryker Everstone is made Grand Ducal Steward to the Grand Duchess and Kaiser Kizzy Drakland.

XI.1628: The county of Krufnsilfr is recognized by and accepted into the Grand Duchy. The counties are reordered into baronies.

IV.1629: Kaiseress Kizzy grants Goldshire its own national holiday.

V.1629: Jacobus Loki is dubbed Ducal-Baron of Yardistan.

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GRAND DUKE RYKER (1629 - 1632 AN)

VII.1629: Kaiseress Kizzy abdicates the Grand Ducal throne in favour of Baron Ryker of Hrykria. Grand Duke Ryker is the first Duke to assume the role as head of Goldshire two separate times.

XIV.1632: After nearly no activity coming out of Goldshire for three years, Grand Duke Ryker offers his office to any in Shireroth.

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GRAND DUCHESS/QUEEN NOOR BINT DANIYAL (1633 - 1650 AN)

I.1633: After a disappointingly bloodless tournament set up by Grand Duke Ryker, Noor bint Daniyal is made Grand Duchess of Goldshire.

III.1633: Grand Duchess Noor bint Daniyal begins the Constitutional Convention for Goldshire in which major changes to State Law were proposed.

VII.1633: Layla Verion is made Countess of Krufnsilfr by Baron Ryker of Hrykria.

XIV.1633: Grand Duchess Noor's husband is made Count of Elsenar.

IV.1634: ESB-Jörmungandr Group chartered by Grand Duchess Noor.

II.1635: The Codex Aureus is replaced by the Codex Aureus Regni after being approved by the whole of Goldshire's nobility. All Baronies are dissolved and Ynnraile and Ransenar are divided into Holwinn, Syrelwynn, and Ran and Elsenar respectively and Yardistan is divided into M.A.S.S. and Yardistan. The Grand Duchy Of Goldshire becomes the Kingdom of Goldshire.

X.1635: The Queen of Goldshire appoints Counts over the newly divided counties. Count Ryker of Suthergold, having gained control of Lunaris becomes Duke of Asantelian Parvatvana.

XII.1635: Queen Noor Bint Daniyal decrees that Asantelian Parvatvana be renamed as the Duchy of Sutherlune at Duke Ryker's request.

I.1636: The Kingdom of Goldshire holds its first State Census in decades. Queen Noor gives birth to a fifth child in Teldrin, a son by the name Vilhjalm Daniel Gudrödar.

V.1636: Free trade initiated with Natopia.

IV.1637: ESB-Jörmungandr Group appointed as a corporate person to be Chancellor of Goldshire, a regent of sorts.

IX.1638: Sutherlune dissolved. Suthergold is merged instead with Crowsilver to form Duchy of Asantelian. Lunaris given to the control of ESB-Jörmungandr Group.

X.1638: Goldshire formally joined in a personal union with the Emirate of Sathrati by assuming equal succession laws as Sathrati.

XIII.1638: Queen Noor gives birth to a sixth child (in Elwynn), a daughter by the name Esther Fatima Gudrid.

III.1639: A Babkhan-influenced peerage system is instituted. Heir to the throne is given the title Khan of Cabbagefall.

VII.1639: David Arn Shapur, Shahzade Bey of Nordagaat and Rostam Job Cashmaiel, Shahzade Bey of Bandar-e Kalirion assassinated in Suthergold. Martial Law declared. Assayer's stage an attempted coup to counteract the martial law declaration. Goldshire Regulars restore order in Goldshire Hamlet using live rounds. Assayers, Leonid Guard and Suthergold Defender's League all declared proscribed organisations.

IX.1639: Imperial Forces and Mango Rangers intervene against rebels.

XIV.1639: Lunaris County Militia revolts against the ESB Group. Khan of Cabbagefall appointed Martial Law Administrator for Feudal Zone of Goldshire.


XV.1639: Deployment of the Jaysh al-Sathrati to suppress dissidents. Effectively the beginning of the Civil War in Goldshire.

IV.1640: Mediguttula Massacre, beginning of the so-called Triskelion-terror. Imperial Forces lose control of the Goldshire side of the Gates of the Guttuli. Rebel offensive secures Lunaris.

XI.1640: Mutiny of the Goldshire Regulars. Loss of the counties of Ran and Elsenar to rebel forces.

II.1641: The Leonids are found collectively guilty. Mass executions among their ranks are carried out.

VII.1641: Massive Air Raids on the industrial hub of Chryste carried out by Imperial Forces' Bomber Command. Rebel reliance on golem forms of manufacturing and transport increased after disruption to the heavy alchemical industries and Iron Company steel works.

VII.1641: Retaliatory rebel suicide attack on MoMA Station Sabatini sinks the cruiser ZNS Kaiser Agni I and claims the life of Admiral Deimos Jasonides, an ESB stalwart.

IX.1641: Unrestricted submarine and naval warfare against merchant shipping entering and leaving rebel held ports.

XIV.1642-II.1643: Battle of Tyrewlynn - Major rebel victory.

XIV.1642-VII.1643: Siege of Teldrin - ESB almost expelled from its own headquarters by county militias.

V.1643-VII.1643: Battle of Holwinn - decisive Imperial victory. Destruction of the Lunatic Legion and rout of the Army of the Golden Dawn.

VII.1643: Armistice of Airle: End of the Civil War. Terms surprisingly generous. Rebel leaders to be castrated and sent to monasteries. Golems, alchemical artefacts and Gnostic grimoires to be destroyed. Prohibition on reprisals. Imperial Constabulary to take over responsibility for peacekeeping in Goldshire. Crimes of the Army of the Golden Dawn and of the Jaysh al-Sathrati to be investigated equally by judicially appointed inquisitors.

XII.1644: Prince Adam, Khan of Cabagefall, marries Liv Djupvik by decree.

XIV.1644: Launch of Operation Retribution. Elwynn invades Goldshire. Fallskärmhúskarlar of the Union Defense Force cross the border into Suthergold. The UDF is followed by the Snáwfyrd, which advances towards Kingsgate, and the Sjöhöfnleiðangr, which presses towards Tephal.

24.XV.1644-20.I.1645: Second Battle of Cabbagefall. A successful surprise attack launched by the Fleur de Lys-Longships Guard against Cabbagefall, the residence and sanctuary of Adam. Crushing Elwynnese victory. The organised defence of the city barely lasts two days, becoming untenable after the Shirekeep Garrison defected to Queen Noor. Lord Adam retreated into the catacombs beneath Cabbagefall with his wife, hostages, and the remnants of the Scholae Palatinae. The former Steward's capricious and erratic nature alienated his protectors and when Imperial Forces entered his last refuge he was taken without resistance.

I.1645: Goldshire is wholly occupied by Elwynn. Occupation overseen by the Scholae legions assigned in that time to the Imperial Constabulary. Adam arrested by the IC in a bunker within the Cabbagefall catacombs.

III.1645: Liv gives birth to Vidar Livarson in Shirekeep. Vidar is dubbed Prince Vidar of Cabbagefall.

III.1645: Prince Adam divorced from Liv by Imperial decree immediately preceding her ascension to the office of Khan.

XIII.1645: Liv Djupvik marries Daniyal Dravot, who is elevated to Khan of Cabbagefall by marriage.

IX.1649: Young Vidar is made Khan of Caer Lum’ruush.

III.1650: Armin Jamal-Arminzadeh is appointed Chancellor of the Kingdom. Liv Dravot is removed from her position as Khanum of Cabbagefall, replaced by Layla Verion.

V.1650: Queen Noor passes away, leading to ten months of disorder as a still divided Goldshire's factions vied for power.

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King Vidar Ayreon & Khanum Layla Verion (1650 AN)

V.1650: The Khanum attempts to place herself upon the throne after a period of statewide mourning.
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King Ryker Everstone (1650 AN - present)

XV.1650: In coordination with the Steward of Shireroth and the young Kaiser Ayreon IV, son of the late Queen Noor, Ryker Everstone takes the Throne of Goldshire and dissolves the Khan's executive, legislative, and judiciary power. Thus, the Throne holds the dominant role in government.

XV.1651: Upon enacting a new Codex, King Ryker cedes the Emirate of Jadid Khaz Modan (the Yardistani Islands) to the Imperial Republic as a Dominion, redraws County borders to balance post war distribution of County resources, and creates the County of Elsyran by merging Elsenar, Syrelwynn, and Ran. Audun Joel is made the first Count of Elsyran.

V.1651: After secret negotiations in both Goldshirean and Elwynnese circles, King Ryker cedes Crowsilver (aka Krufnsilfr) to Elwynn in exchange for Elwynn's cession of Mishalan back to the Imperial Government.

VI.1651: An unknown person declares Crowsilver no longer under Goldshirean jurisdiction. This coupled with a miscommunication between the King and the Count of Suthergold leads to a breakdown in the land trade with Elwynn.

VI.1651: Crowsilver retracts it's declaration of independence. Shortly after, the ESB-Jörmungandr Group is made its Count. The failure of the land trade leads to legal tensions between Elwynn and the Landsraad over the fate of Mishalan. Layla Verion, the figurehead of the Crowsilver independence movement, is stripped of all status in Goldshire.

XII.1651: Mira Octavius-Aryani is given the title of Khanum of Cabbagefall.

XII.1651: Shortly after the issuing of Imperial Decree 969, heralding the Auspicious Occasion in Elwynn, King Ryker formally banishes the Harald Entity and its supporters from Goldshire.

XV.1651: Wintergleam is given back to Goldshire by Elwynn.

XV.1651: Ryker Everstone is elected Praetor against his will. He never wore the special hat.

II.1653: Goldshire begins its Ten Year Plan (AN) to reform and modernize its armed forces.

III.1653: The Golden Ticket program required all businesses to register to the government in an effort to ease record keeping efforts post-civil war.

VI.1653: Assayer Armaments, the last legitimate vestige of the Assayers in Goldshire, enters into a partnership with the state government.

XIII.1653: Shortly after war with the Jing is resumed, Goldshire begins drafting all citizens and residents aged seventeen into the Regulars.

XV.1653: To beef up the Imperial Navy in the early weeks of the war, all business owned ships and other such seaworthy vessels are ordered to be donated to the war effort.

XV.1653: In an effort to make up for a complete lack of natural borders which might stave off enemy invasion, a massive protective wall is ordered to be constructed along the entire eastern coast of Benacian Goldshire. This "East Wall" would be where a great majority of new recruits would be sent to work and receive basic combat training.

III.1655: On request of the MoMA, all Regulars drafted in 1655 AN are placed under direct command of the Ministry until a time that peace resumes.

X.1656: King Ryker Everstone falls into a coma following medical complications pertaining to his facial surgery. The years that follow see growing corruption and siphoning of defense funds into the bank accounts of lesser nobles and prospective oligarchs wishing to capitalize on the absence of the Sovereign's oversight.

IV.1659: Shortly after waking and resuming his duties, the King completely demolishes the lesser nobility and seizes the entirety of their assets (embezzled or otherwise). He begins reorganizing resources as they were before his coma and is further driven to establish some semblance of Goldshirean autarky.

VII.1660: Count Armin of Suthergold is banished and stripped of all Goldshirean rights, assets, titles, and privileges following his pleas to the Harald Entity to rescue the Kaiser from Shireroth and leading to the young Kaiser's kidnapping. The County of Suthergold is given to Count Aldric of Elsyran, making him a Baron until his resignation shortly after.

XII.1661: King Ryker reforms part of the process of Goldshirean sucession law to favor his adopted son, Roy Stone, who had been more or less hiding in Kalgachia since shortly before Ryker's coma.

VIII.1661: Roy Stone, and therefor Kalgachia, is visited by the King. Diplomacy is made along with a marriage agreement between the exiled heir and one Rubina Yastreb.

XII.1661: The Goldshire Aeronautic Postal Service (GAPS), an independent postal service specializing in airborne rocket package delivery, is founded and given funding to open several launch sites as a trail run for the unique concept.

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Would my time as Steward not count due to its brevity?


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Stewards wouldn't be notable at any length of tenure unless they did something remarkable, like start a war or revolutionise the workings of government or something.
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Were there other Ducal Stewards before me?
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Not that I know of, although it's highly likely Zary and Jadie would each have been Steward to the other's Ducal tenure even if it wasn't committed to record (it was a far less formal time, which is ironic considering those individuals are now married IRL).

Dukes Harvey, Yvain and Aryeztur had the 'Rishi' position, which was a sort of Chief Advisor concerned with cultural matters in the manner of the Grandsire of Aryasht.
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Excellent work! I know from personal experience how difficult it can be to untangle the past in this country, but equally I can appreciate the peculiar difficulties that Goldshire faces in this regard. I have several times tried to sketch out a history of Vorpmadal, for example. :nuke: This is a real achievement.
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Vilhelm Benkern wrote:I have several times tried to sketch out a history of Vorpmadal
Gods, good luck with that one :? I vaguely recall running Vorpmadal during its post-Kildari, pre-Yardistani days. Or was it the other way round? It was all so long ago.

*gets lost in the archives*

Well, I don't remember this happening... or that. Wow did I really say that? What an idiot...
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Someone should update that "Bemangoed" part at the end to show that his reign ended.
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Someone should, and someone has. More specifically I've moved the record of my Bemangoed period to the bylines.
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I did some digging and the last time Dstryker was a confirmed member of the Landsraad as Duke of Goldshire was shortly after placing his vote for independence from Tymaria. His reign halted in 1075 ASC.

You also missed his successor, Duke SaiKar LumEth, who began in 1196 ASC and ended in 1229 ASC.

And Jadie took the throne in 1295 if you really want to be specific.

Also, on a fictional history note, the Old Goldendown civilization came into existence in -1047 ASC and vanished in 150 ASC after the Mortalis apotheosis virus wiped them out.

(I'm too bored) From what I read, Goldshire's merge with Brookshire into Goldenbrook happened in 3838 ASC. It happened a while back so I could be wrong.
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How did you find... HOW DID YOU FIND THOSE DATES :book:

Impressive work, Milord. Feel free to adjust the timeline with any other nuggets you dig up.
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I have yet to receive admin powers as Duke.
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A sad accident of a more desperate time. That it should be hailed as an ancient glory to reclaim, in the face of Goldshire's more recent restoration to life, is absolutely disgusting.

Gods be thanked that as long as there remains at least one voice for Goldshire, the relentless designs of the North will be kept in check.
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Hah, those were the days... Goldshire shouldn't be worried. There was no Ric in Elwynn during thsoe expansionist policies, the Ric of that time, Daniel, was Duke of Brookshire.
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In 2670, Kaiseress Carol I issued Imperial Decree 245 which reorganized the borders, reenacted the feudal system and gave Goldshire to Elwynn among other things.
In 3804, Vasroe abdicated his title of Ynnrali Baron by selling it to Leo for 2000 Erb.
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This is the official age-system for Goldshirean history:


Before 3000 bASC: Elder Times

3000 - 2300 bASC: Blooded Age

2300 bASC - 500 ASC: Fenric Era

500 - 1300 ASC: Lost Age

1300 - 2000 ASC: Golden Age

2000 - 3800 ASC: Shrouded Era

3800 - 4675 ASC: Dark Age

4675 - 4850 ASC: Wythean Dynasty

4850 - 5050 ASC: Imperial Dynasty

5050 - 5450 ASC: Yastrebian Dynasty

5450 - 5750 ASC: Everstonian Dynasty

5750 - 5900 ASC: Draklandian Dynasty

5900 - 6025 ASC: Quiet Period

6025 - 6575 ASC: Sovereign Age

6575 ASC - present: Reconstruction Period


Less than 150 years is a Period, 150-475 is a Dynasty, 500-975 is an Age, 1000-2975 is an Era, and over 3000 qualifies as Times.
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I would prefer the "Everstoned epoch" for your era!
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I would have to create a Cheech-and-Chongesque pair of characters that reside in the Hamlet. :p

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Two Goldshirean Kaisers in the same number of centuries. Who'da thunkit?
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