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There are two different dates given for Deskari's defeat by the Fifth Crusade/Band of Adventurers and the Worldwound's closure given in the Lost Omens World Guide.
On pages 8-9 we're told:
4713 AR - Mendev’s Fifth Crusade finally
defeats the demon lord Deskari and performs a ritual to close
the Worldwound.
Yet, on page 27, we're told:
4718 AR - A small band of heroes slays
the demon lord Deskari and
seals the Worldwound, bringing
the Fifth Mendevian Crusade
to a glorious victory. Many
exhausted and traumatized
veterans leave soon after.
So which is it? Was Deskari defeated and the Worldwound closed in 4713 or 4718?
Wrath of the Righteous released in 2013, so it maps onto 4713.
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The 4718 date is the correct one. During the development of LO World Guide, I asked James about an appropriate date for the closing of the Worldwound. While the AP released in 4713 and the typical rule is to use the year of release with the equivalent year in the setting to determine when the AP occurs, we didn't go with that for Wrath of the Righteous. We agreed that an AP like this wrapping up in just a few months didn't feel right. It's basically a massive war, so it taking several years would make sense, right? Thus, we landed on the 4718 date. However, at some point during the remaining development process, the date got changed back to 4713. It's also cropped up once or twice since then, which has caused this frustrating confusion.
The Worldwound closed in 4718, full stop. We'll be doing our best to make sure that this is the date that's used in the future and being able to help oversee these aspects of the setting as Creative Director will hopefully prevent this mixup from propagating in the future.
Thanks.
That is a much better timeline for my purposes.