Tari Time Line:
-14,014
● The first tari emerge from the Pristine Tower along side the other Rebirth races to find their place in the new world.
-13,968
● After roaming the Tyr region for several decades the tari settle to the lands south of the future location of Kalidnay.
-13, 954
● Soon after settling in the southern portion of the Tyr region, the tari find and domesticate the now extinct beasts called rel-vorn. Their appearance is similar to the modern day nightmare beast, but are half their size with none of that creature’s innate powers and aggression. The tari begin to use the rel-vorn as riding and pack animals to help shape their civilization.
-13,946
● The tari contract a rare and mysterious disease. An epidemic soon arises and many tari are wiped out due to plague.
-13,939
● After many years of research tari scholars find the cure for the disease saving their race from extinction. However, the cure only prevents the tari from suffering its debilitating effects. They are forever carriers of this disease which is passed along to future generations. Through this research the tari unlock the arts of herbal medicine and healing.
-13,929
● The maze city of Ythri is founded and becomes known as the hub of medical knowledge and one of the greatest exporters of herbal curatives and vaccines of the Green Age.
-13, 926
● Even though not adept as some of the Rebirth races, the tari learn the basics of the Will and the Unseen Way.
-13,725
● A dark time in Ythri’s history. Against the wishes of city’s ruler, the High Physician, several tari psions experiment and create toxins which heighten their already formidable mental powers. Civil war soon erupts within the walls of the tari city as drug addled tari psions and their minions seek to usurp control of Ythri. So begins the Mind Blight Conflict.
-13,703
● After 12 years of internal strife the Mind Blight Conflict is brought to an end with the capture and execution of the tari psions responsible for the uprising.
-12,472
● In an attempt to cure a rare psionic ailment, tari scholars accidentally mutate the disease into cerebral parasites. A short outbreak arises but is quickly contained. The tari gather the remaining parasites locking them within the vaults deep beneath Ythri.
-10,741
● Tari of questionable ethics leave Ythri to peddle herbal toxins of lethal nature to the other races of the Tyr region. These rogue tari eventually begin teaching the arts of crafting poison in underground schools to the other Rebirth races.
-8,623
● The current High Physician of Ythri dies of mysterious causes. Some fear foul play. The new High Physician, Skerrit, demands an investigation fearing for his own life. The investigation soon erupts into an inquisition due to the paranoid delusions of the tari ruler. Many tari and non-tari alike are unjustly tried and executed within the walls of Ythri. At the height of the inquisition the now mad High Physician sentences his own family to death and is soon removed from office shortly thereafter. Skerrit is later tried for his Phantom Conspiracy but “apparently” takes his own life before his sentence is carried out.
-6,902
● Tari druids leave Ythri after receiving visions of the city’s destruction. They begin prophesying the fall of the great city and are soon driven out of Ythri by proclamation of the High Physician. The druids attract a small following of tari citizens and travel to the lands south of Ythri.
-5,006
● Dozens of tari flock to Rajaat to learn the arts of magic along with the other races of Athas.
-3,732
● Near by wemics begin to encroach on the tari lands by raiding Ythri trade caravans. High Physician Ekvin personally seeks out the wemics to negotiate. In return for ceasing all hostility he vowed that the tari would aid the wemics in their greatest hour of need. Moved by the lone tari's decree the wemics stop all aggressions.
-3,529
● An aspiring wizards named Kalium seeks the tari of Ythri in order to help cure his ailing son. The greatest of the tari’s medical scholars stave off the child’s illness briefly but the boy relapses and soon sub comes to the ravages of the disease. Kalium, devastated by the loss of his child, swears vengeance against the tari people for their failure and incompetence. Kalium redoubles his efforts in his study of magic.
-3,542
● Kalium is charged with eradicating one of the Rebirth races and becomes the Warbringer's 15th Champion. He is knighted Kalid-Ma the Tari Killer.
-3,482
● Kalid-Ma begins experiments on captured rel-vorn in the hopes of using the beasts against their tari masters in the up coming war. He finds the creatures highly malleable to magic. He soon develops the process of changing the gentle creatures into horrific Nightmare Beasts. Only a dozen are created due to the rigorous process and the low survivability rate of the rel-vorn that under go this metamorphosis.
-3,325
● Kalid-Ma begins marching his forces across Athas slowly making his way toward Ythri. He focuses his efforts on the smaller tari settlements before attempting to crush their capital.
-2,839
● One of several tribes of wemics reach the gates of Ythri. Having their lands razed by the Wemic Annihilator, Tectuktitlay, the wemics seek sanctuary. Honoring their ancestors' pledge made centuries before, the tari welcome the wounded wemics.
-2,825
● Fearing the approaching Kalid-Ma the tari prepare to flee their city. The wemics offer to bide the gentle tari time as repayment for their kindness. Tari and wemic artisans forge the blade Del-gen in order to help fend off the Tari Killers forces and to ultimately slay the Champion himself.
-2,823
● Kalid-Ma reaches the gates of Ythri and lays siege on the tari city. Thousands of tari have been slain on his journey and those that survived flee to their capital city for protection. Tari and wemic fight side by side to fend off the armies of the Tari Killer. In the mean time, scores of tari flee through Ythri’s sewers to the expanding wastes of Athas. The wemic chief wielding Del-gen wades through the forces of Kalid-Ma cutting a bloody swath to face the Tari Killer himself. The wemic leader delivers a mighty blow against the Champion only to be dispatched by his mastery of the Way and magic. Ythri is soon left in ruins and the remaining tari scatter to the far reaches of the Tyr region.
Beyond the fall of Ythri
● Kalid-Ma continues to hunt down the remaining tari till the 164th King’s Age. Eradicating every known civilized tari settlement. Though successful in evading the Tari Killer and extinction, the tari become nothing more than vagrants over the following centuries. Losing any and all knowledge of their past and once great civilization. Once Kalid-Ma and the other Champions betray and imprison Rajaat , the Tari Killer ceases his war and turns his attention to other pursuits satisfied that he has taken his rightful vengeance against the tari.
--I have an idea for a tari t'liz defiler who knows of his race's ancient healing heritage NB
If someone installed an internet connection in my brain while I was asleep, I'd really appreciate knowing what my IP address is.
Hey-hey, cool to see this again. I always enjoyed your earlier models, and this one's no exception. I do see the need for a proofread, however - and hope to post a "corrected version" some time soon - but alas its time for bed.:D
Any editing info would be greatly appreciated. Let me know what you find so I can correct the master copy.
Looks very nice, though some of the earler events int he time line seem to be placed rather close together. 14 years to build domesticate a formerly wild species is very fast (esp if that species is at all long lived), for example.
Those tari are tried and true natural animal trainers when it comes to the rel-vorn. ;)
I've always felt that the tari were a bit one dimensional. Between this, the two PrCs, and the paragon classes I hoped to add more depth to them as a race/people.
I very much agree. Tari info found in canon sources is... minimal.
Tari Time Line:
-14,014
● The first tari emerge from the Pristine Tower alongside the other Rebirth races to find their place in the new world.
-13,968
● After roaming the Tyr region for several decades, the tari settle to the lands south of the future location of Kalidnay.
-13, 954
● Soon after settling in the southern portion of the Tyr region, the tari find and domesticate the now extinct beasts called rel-vorn. Their appearance is similar to the modern day nightmare beast, but are half their size with none of that creature’s innate powers and aggression. The tari begin to use the rel-vorn as riding and pack animals to help shape their civilization.
-13,946
● The tari contract a rare and mysterious disease. An epidemic soon arises and many tari are wiped out due to plague.
-13,939
● After many years of research, tari scholars discover a means with which to combat the disease, thus saving their race from extinction. However, this “cure” only prevents the tari from suffering its debilitating effects. They are forever carriers of the disease which is passed along to future generations. Through this research, the tari also unlock the arts of herbal medicine and healing.
-13,929
● The maze city of Ythri is founded and becomes known as the hub of medical knowledge and one of the greatest exporters of herbal curatives and vaccines of the Green Age.
-13, 926
● Even though not adept as some of the Rebirth races, the tari learn the basics of the Will and the Unseen Way.
-13,725
● A dark time in Ythri’s history. Against the wishes of city’s ruler, the High Physician, several tari psions experiment and create toxins which heighten their already formidable mental powers. Civil war soon erupts within the walls of the tari city as drug addled tari psions and their minions seek to usurp control of Ythri. So begins the Mind Blight Conflict.
-13,703
● After 12 years of internal strife the Mind Blight Conflict is brought to an end with the capture and execution of the tari psions responsible for the uprising.
-12,472
● In an attempt to cure a rare psionic ailment, tari scholars accidentally mutate the disease into cerebral parasites. A short outbreak arises but is quickly contained. The tari gather the remaining parasites locking them within the vaults deep beneath Ythri.
-10,741
● Tari of questionable ethics leave Ythri to peddle herbal toxins, some of them lethal, to the other races of the Tyr region. These rogue tari eventually begin teaching the arts of crafting poison in underground schools to the other Rebirth races.
-8,623
● The current High Physician of Ythri dies of mysterious causes. Some fear foul play. The new High Physician, Skerrit, demands an investigation fearing for his own life. The investigation soon erupts into an inquisition due to the paranoid delusions of the tari ruler. Many, tari and non-tari alike, are unjustly tried and executed within the walls of Ythri. At the height of the inquisition, the now mad High Physician sentences his own family to death. Skerrit is removed from office shortly thereafter and is later tried for his Phantom Conspiracy but “apparently” takes his own life before his sentence is carried out.
-6,902
● Tari druids leave Ythri after receiving visions of the city’s destruction. They begin prophesying the fall of the great city and are soon driven out of Ythri by proclamation of the High Physician. The druids attract a small following of tari citizens and travel to the lands south of Ythri.
-5,006
● Dozens of tari flock to Rajaat to learn the arts of magic along with the other races of Athas.
-3,732
● Nearby wemics begin to encroach on the tari lands by raiding Ythri trade caravans. High Physician Ekvin personally seeks out the wemics to negotiate. In return for ceasing all hostility he vows that the tari will aid the wemics in their greatest hour of need. Moved by the lone tari's decree the wemics stop all aggressions.
-3,529
● An aspiring wizard named Kalium seeks the tari of Ythri in order to help cure his ailing son. The greatest of the tari’s medical scholars stave off the child’s illness briefly but the boy relapses and soon succumbs to the ravages of the disease. Kalium, devastated by the loss of his child, swears vengeance against the tari people for their failure and incompetence. Kalium redoubles his efforts in his study of magic.
-3,542
● Kalium is charged with eradicating one of the Rebirth races and becomes the Warbringer's 15th Champion. He is knighted Kalid-Ma the Tari Killer.
-3,482
● Kalid-Ma begins experiments on captured rel-vorn in the hopes of using the beasts against their tari masters in the up coming war. He finds the creatures highly malleable to magic. He soon develops the process of changing the gentle creatures into horrific Nightmare Beasts. Only a dozen are created due to the rigorous process and the low survivability rate of the rel-vorn that under go this metamorphosis.
-3,325
● Kalid-Ma begins marching his forces across Athas slowly making his way toward Ythri. He focuses his efforts on the smaller tari settlements before attempting to crush their capital.
-2,839
● One of several tribes of wemics reach the gates of Ythri. Having their lands razed by the Wemic Annihilator, Tectuktitlay, the wemics seek sanctuary. Honoring their ancestors' pledge made centuries before, the tari welcome the wounded wemics.
-2,825
● Fearing the approaching Kalid-Ma, the tari prepare to flee their city. The wemics offer to bide the gentle tari time as repayment for their kindness. Tari and wemic artisans forge the blade Del-gen in order to help fend off the Tari Killer’s forces and, ultimately, to slay the Champion himself.
-2,823
● Kalid-Ma reaches the gates of Ythri and lays siege on the city. Thousands of tari have been slain on his journey and those that survive have fled to their capital city for protection. Tari and wemic fight side by side to fend off the armies of the Tari Killer. In the mean time, scores of tari flee through Ythri’s sewers to the expanding wastes of Athas. The wemic chief, wielding Del-gen, wades through the forces of Kalid-Ma cutting a bloody swath to face the Tari Killer himself. The wemic leader delivers a single mighty blow only to be dispatched by the Champion’s mastery of the Way and magic. Ythri is soon left in ruins and the remaining tari scatter to the far reaches of the Tyr region.
Beyond the fall of Ythri
● Kalid-Ma continues to hunt down the remaining tari, eradicating every known civilized tari settlement, until the 164th King’s Age. Once Kalid-Ma and the other Champions betray and imprison Rajaat, the Tari Killer ceases his war and turns his attention to other pursuits satisfied that he has taken his rightful vengeance against the tari. Though successful in evading the Tari Killer and extinction, the tari become nothing more than vagrants over the following centuries. Losing any and all knowledge of their past and once great civilization.