Subject: MYSTARA-L Digest - 15 Nov 2005 to 16 Nov 2005 (#2005-213) From: MYSTARA-L automatic digest system Date: 17/11/2005, 19:00 To: MYSTARA-L@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM Reply-to: Mystara RPG Discussion There is 1 message totalling 170 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. Flying Castle ******************************************************************** The Other Worlds Homepage: http://www.wizards.com/dnd/OtherWorlds.asp The Mystara Homepage: http://www.pandius.com To unsubscribe, send email to LISTSERV@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM with UNSUB MYSTARA-L in the body of the message. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 01:30:20 -0500 From: Dan Eustace Subject: Flying Castle Here are the notes of high level events that took place leading up to = and during the War of the Flying Castle IMC. I also found notes from = the game sessions for M2 with more specific info, but I will send that = later (it needs to be typed in).=20 Spring 2018 Norlan Demands Party Baron Norlan of Qeodhar, an Alphatian noble, demands that Lords of = Norwold be turned over to him for judgement following an incident in = Sundsvall, the Alphatian capital. Norlan alleges that Throm, Melzo, = Acromus, Gorgar, and Leadyl have murdered his officials and threatens = repercussions against Norwold if they are not turned over. =20 Summer 2018 Norlan Begins Piracy King Ericall cannot even locate the accused Lords for questioning and = refuses to give in to Norlan's demands. Baron Norlan begins a wave of = piracy against Norwold's shipping which escalates over the next few = months. =20 Fall 2018 Dag Annexes Sularus The Viscounty of Sularus, abandoned by Melzo Hara, and slipping into = disorder, is annexed by Rutger Dag. Dag restores order to the land with = his horsemen and claims them for his own. =20 Winter 2018 Prince Barikan is Born! Queen Christina gives birth to King Ericall's first child, Prince = Barikan. A festival is held to celebrate the joyous occassion, but = disaster strikes; the Queen is kidnapped! Ericall sends out adventurers = who rescue the Queen from Frosthaven. Clues are found linking the = kidnapping to Baron Norlan. =20 Spring 2019 The Fleet Sails King Ericall is furious and decides he has had enough with Norlan and = his piracy. He launches Norwold's naval fleet for Qeodhar to invade it = and bring Norlan back dead or alive. However, the fleet never makes it = to Qeodhar, having seemingly vanished from the sea. =20 Summer 2019 Alphatia Blamed For Fleet The Norwold Royal Navy is nowhere to be found. King Ericall accuses = Alphatia of intervention against it and of supporting Norlan's piracy. = Alphatia denies any knowledge of the Fleet's whereabouts. Soonafter, = Alphatian ships are sunk in Landfall, still under Imperial rule at the = time. Later, the Empire of Thyatis would be linked to the pirates = responsible for the sinkings. =20 Fall 2019 Saber River Supports Sularus The Seneshal of the County of Saber River, acting for Throm the Mighty, = missing for some time now, sends troops and aid to the beleagured lands = of Sularus, still occupied by Rutger Dag. There is no armed conflict, = but it is clear that Saber River does not recognise Dag's claim to the = land. =20 Winter 2019 Landfall Rejoins Norwold The Province of Landfall declares independence from Alphatia, and = rejoins with Norwold. Alphatia protests, but not too loudly - Landfall = is nothing more than a squalid pirate haven ravished by crime. =20 Winter 2019 Hard-Line Statements Alphatian vessels plying free trade are plundered off of Caerdwicca, a = Thyatian ally on the Isle of Dawn. Alphatia demands that Thyatis cease = this piracy against her ships and " territories of Alphatian descent" or = else they would consider such acts as a violation of the Helskir treaty. = Thyatis responds that it is not responsible for the piracy. = Furthermore, any expansionist actions by Alphatia will be met with equal = action from Thyatis. Tension builds in colonies and newly "independent" = states on the Isle of Dawn. It is obvious that Norwold is being treated = as a mere Alphatian satellite. =20 Spring 2020 Events in Norwold The absent Lords of Norwold finally return, only to find troubles in = their lands. Melzo Hara finds that Rutger Dag has claimed his lands. = He defeats Dag in Trial by Combat to regain the Viscounty of Sularus. = Acromus Stormlord is busy driving off raiding bands of giants from his = Barony. He then soundly defeats an attack by the Army of Stamtral, who = thought Acromus was sending the giants against him. Earthquakes do = major damage to Throm the Mighty's County of Saber River.=20 =20 Summer 2020 War of the Flying Castle Baron Norlan of Qeodhar attacks the neutral city of Oceansend, and = captures it with the help of traitors. King Ericall mobilizes his = forces. Norlan's forces head south and conquer Landfall. The Flying = Castle, a marvel of Alphatian magic, arrives in Norwold south of Alpha. = This impressive war machine ravages the lands of Melzo, Dag, and = Candella, shattering their armies with ease. King Ericall sends his = heroes to neutralize this terror. Throm, Acromus, Melzo, Gorgar, = Leadyl, and Rusak , along with the giant, Feldspar, converge on the = Flying Castle near Leeha. They infiltrate it and manage to capture it. = Throm calls on an Immortal gift, and summons a horde of dragons to = liberate Oceansend. The party takes control of the Castle and use it to = drive the raiders from Landfall. The Royal Fleet of Norwold confronts = Norlan's forces and drives them away from the Great Bay. Norlan lands = in the Barony of Fergus where the party intercepts him with the Flying = Castle, routing his forces. Norlan is captured by Leadyl Feadiel. =20 Fall 2020 Norwold Victorious Norwold is now in possession of the Flying Castle and Baron Noran. In a = position of strength, Norwold annexes Oceansend, allowing Yarrvik the = Just to retain his title of "king." Lernal the Swill, having failed to = protect Landfall, is removed from that city and martial law is imposed. = Negociations are opened with Alphatia. In the war's aftermath, Prince = Tredorian of Alphatia, who was sailing with Norlan, is captured by = Thyatian warships. Emperor Thincol II decides to keep the young = Alphatian as a hostage. He offers to send Empress Eriadna his own = daughter, Princess Asteriela, as a counter-hostage, and Eriadna agrees = to this "cultural exchange." It turns out that Baron Norlan was acting = on his own authority. Empress Eriadna is furious with him for his = reckless acts. A treaty is signed between Norwold and Alphatia. = Alphatia agrees to recognise Norwold's actual independence, but will = still act as its protector against Thyatis. In turn, Norwold agrees to = assist Alphatia in any war vs. Thyatis, provided the conflict is = provoked by the Thyatians. The Flying Castle, Alphatian property used = by Norlan without authorization is to be returned. In exchange, to = compensate for the damages suffered by Norwold, Alphatia will provide a = small fleet of flying ships. Baron Norlan of Qeodhar is handed over to = Empress Eriadna for punishment and is never heard from again. Throm is = promoted to Marquis; Melzo becomes a Count; Acromus and Rusak advance to = Viscount. =20 ******************************************************************** The Other Worlds Homepage: http://www.wizards.com/dnd/OtherWorlds.asp The Mystara Homepage: http://www.pandius.com To unsubscribe, send email to LISTSERV@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM with UNSUB MYSTARA-L in the body of the message. ------------------------------ End of MYSTARA-L Digest - 15 Nov 2005 to 16 Nov 2005 (#2005-213) ****************************************************************