The following is a timeline centered on the primary characters for this adventure.
2500
Hal is born in the Kyonin Wood
2501
Fir’umil (Hal’s cousin) born in the Kyonin Wood
2560
Hal and Fir’s parents take them on an investigation of Celwynvian, an ancient Elven city on the edge of Kyonin overtaken by the dark and twisted by Drow magic. However, during the incursion, they stumble upon a Drow Fleshwarping ceremony. They are discovered and must make a fighting retreat to escape. The younger elves, Hal and Fir are taken ahead of the group while 3 elves stay behind to hold off their pursuers. These are Hal’s father, Fir’s father and a 3rd elf. Unfortunately, Fir’s father is captured and taken thru a gateway to the Shadow Realm. Fir’umil witnesses the event.
2600
Kyonin is beset by Drow intent on mayhem. Hal & Fir bear witness to the devastation wrought by the endless hate of the Drow for their light-given kin.
2608
Kheegan is born to Hathelmein in Isger.
2610
After years of study with the Elven scholars, Fir’umil can no longer wait for their tutelage. He resolves to travel to Absalom and the Arcanamirium to learn from a human wizard called Tabir the Grey who specializes in inter-planar travel. This is the scene in which Fir is impatient and Hal attempts to dissuade him from dismissing the elders’ knowledge.
2616
Kheegan’s clan is raided by orcs, who in concert with a detachment of slave traders kill all the men and older women of the clan and make off with the children. Kheegan is sold into bondage aboard the Mistress’ Frock.
2620
Hal & Fir depart from Kyonin, setting sail from Greengold, a port settlement where commerce with non-elves is allowed. They make way for Absalom with the goal of entering into the Arcanamirium and getting Fir’umil assigned to Tabir the Grey.
2622
After being in Absalom for nearly a year, the two Elves befriend a monk named Lau who is seeking acceptance to a local temple. They embark on several adventures together.
2624
Two years later, they are waiting for contact from a man working for Tabir the Grey who has finally granted audience to Fir’umil as a prospective apprentice. This is when they encounter the docked Mistress’ Frock and the battle ensues to save Kheegan.
Mal’undil, a half-elf in the employ of Tabir the Grey hides the group (now including Kheegan) at a friend’s bookshop. Caleb, a long retired Bard now Loremaster is happy to give them shelter.
The section of my story that is written covers their stay at the shop and the battle with Cano and the crew of the Mistress’ Frock
2626
After Fir is accepted as an apprentice, the rest of the team stays on with Mal’undil and embark on further adventures. They bond well but ultimately, it will be tension between Fir’umil and his cousin Hal’dorel that will cause problems.
2627
Finding out the lengths to which Fir’umil will go to rescue his father, Hal’dorel warns him that he’ll disclose his plans to Tabir the Grey. In response, Fir draws a dagger cuts Hal across the midsection. Kheegan, snatching Fir by the throat before he can utter a spell, nearly breaks the elf’s neck before Hal stops him. Eventually the cousins part company, Hal making an oath that he would not stop searching for a way to rescue his uncle. He also resists his instincts to tell Tabir of his cousin’s plans, allowing fate to play out in the life of his cousin.
2628
Hal’dorel, Kheegan, Mal’undil & a newly raised apprentice Lau Fushan depart Absalom for the mountains of Isger. They are in search of Kheegan’s remaining clan.
2630
The team returns to Absalom empty handed, but with clues for Kheegan to follow. For the time being, a new wrinkle in the search for Hal’dorel’s uncle leads to a possible solution in the far-flung outpost of the Lonely Coast. They take advantage of their relationship with the Priests of Darlen and tag along on the Witches’ Spray… Mal’undil stays behind in Absalom to care for Caleb who has fallen into poor health. (Secretly, the half-elf has decided to watch over Fir’umil. He and Caleb have pieced together the information about Fir’umil’s efforts and created a broader picture than even Hal’dorel comprehends...or would want to...)
