I've been searching every timeline I could find online and I don't see any answers to these two questions:
1) How long after Kyuss' attempted ascension did the elves/dakon and eladrins surround the Spire of Long Shadows with the Obsidian Ring? Was this before, during, or after the Order of the Storm defeated Dragotha?
2) When did Dragotha relocate Kyuss' monolith to the Wormscrawl Fissure? Was this before or after the construction of the Obsidian Ring?
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Hey! I don't have many firm answers for you, but the facts given are...
1. Kyuss walked as a mortal 2,000 years ago then ascended (SoLS pg 60)
2. After his ascension, for "many years" undead spilled out of Kuluth-Mar and terrorized the lands (SoLS pg 70)
3. The wall went up and the undead have been trapped for "nearly 2,000 years" (SoLS pg 70)
4. The battle between Dragotha and the Order of Storms was 1,500 years ago (LoLR pg 62)
So! For your answers...
1) How long after Kyuss' attempted ascension did the elves/dakon and eladrins surround the Spire of Long Shadows with the Obsidian Ring?
After "many years". Sometime between 2,000 years ago and "nearly" 2,000 years ago. I think I used 20 or 30 years. That seemed "many years" to me and 1,970 years ago is still "nearly 2,000 years ago. Shrug. Just how I did it.
Was this before, during, or after the Order of the Storm defeated Dragotha?
The wall went up before. It went up "nearly 2,000 years ago" and the battle against the Order of Storms was about 1,500 years ago.
2) When did Dragotha relocate Kyuss' monolith to the Wormscrawl Fissure? Was this before or after the construction of the Obsidian Ring?
I couldn't find any information on this. My assumption has always been that it was AFTER the ring went up. This is based solely on I had assumed that Dragotha flew the monolith over the obsidian ring so Kyuss could escape. With the ring up, none of Kyuss' undead followers would be able to free him after all. I don't think there's really any info on this I could find other than the Vision from SoLS which doesn't give us any indications of when it occurred.
Sorry it's not more help, but it's what I found in my search.
Cheers!!
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How long after Kyuss' attempted ascension did the elves/dakon and eladrins surround the Spire of Long Shadows with the Obsidian Ring? Was this before, during, or after the Order of the Storm defeated Dragotha?2) When did Dragotha relocate Kyuss' monolith to the Wormscrawl Fissure? Was this before or after the construction of the Obsidian Ring?
In Short, This is the way I ran it
1. Kyuss' attempted ascension.
2. Defeat of Dragotha by the Order of the Storm.
3. Creation of the Obsidian Ring around the Spire of Long Shadows
4. Dragotha relocates Kyuss' monolith to the Wormcrawl Fissure
As far as exact timeline, I went with what jenner has above
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I found this somewhere but didn't write down the source. It suggests that Dragotha took the monolith prior to his destruction by Tiamat and subsequent rebirth as a dracolich, and implies that Dragotha moving the monolith precipitated the first resurgence of Kyuss from the Riftcanyon:
c -905 CY
• Hundreds of years later, a powerful red dragon named Dragotha roosted upon the Spire’s lofty pinnacle, surveying the crumbling ruins of Kyuss’ dream. He had learned of the potent necromantic monolith from his consort, Tiamat, the supreme Chromatic Dragon who guarded the Gates of Avernus, first layer of Hell. Tiamat had turned against Dragotha, as she eventually turns on all of her lovers, and the brilliant dragon sought a means by which to protect himself against her treachery forever. To this end, Dragotha pried the basalt monolith from its moorings and carried it far to the north, to his lair in the Rift Canyon. Kyuss, trapped within some planar nether-realm connected to the monolith, whispered words of confidence to Dragotha. “Release me,” he claimed, “and you shall live forever.” Dragotha conquered the required rituals, and Kyuss returned to the world.
• Shortly thereafter, Tiamat caught up with Dragotha and murdered him for some half-remembered transgression. True to his word, Kyuss restored Dragotha to life as a powerful dracolich, fusing a part of his own essence into the bones of his rescuer. Kyuss had followed the letter of their agreement (if not the spirit), and the process virtually enslaved Dragotha to his will. The great undead dragon stood at the vanguard of an army of spawn of Kyuss, which savaged the native cliffdwelling folk of the Rift Canyon and began the first steps toward a new empire of evil. Scholars everywhere began whispering about an ancient myth regarding an “Age of Worms,” though few knew of Kyuss’ history in the southern jungles.
So in this interpretation, Dragotha's interference is about five hundred years after the erection of the ring.
Thanks to both of you for your replies and thoughts on this.
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I found this somewhere but didn't write down the source.
So in this interpretation, Dragotha's interference is about five hundred years after the erection of the ring.
Oh fantastic find! That's from the "Age of Worms Overload", the web supplement written by Erik Mona, so it's definitely canon.
Can't believe I didn't think to check that since I loved all the Diamond Lake stat blocks in the back half of that supplement.Anyway, so that's your timeline!
-"2000 years ago" (-1405 cy) Kyuss was a mortal who ascended.
-For "many years" his undead spilled from Kuluth-Mar
-The obsidian ring was built around the city leaving his undead minions trapped for "nearly 2000 years."
-"Hundreds of years later" Dragotha took the monolith containing Kyuss to the Rift Canyon and freed Kyuss.
-"Shortly after," Tiamat killed Dragotha and Kyuss revived him as a dracolich
-Dragotha led Kyuss' armies in conquest "1500 years ago" (-905 cy) and were stopped by the Order of the Storm.
Great research and thank you for the information! I'm running AoW in Golarion and -though I'm changing WHEN events occur- it's great to have things in the right order.
Cheers!