Sencliff Timeline

[84 AR]
Sailing explorations discover new routes and isles in the Archipelago. Sencliff is discovered. (New areas added to Server)

[86 AR] The Sencliff Institute
A cabal of various infamous individuals formed with the purpose of colonizing and subjugating the local populace of Sencliff around 86 AR. Most infamous among them was Archmalefactrix Jel, who would become Lord Governess of Guldorand and leader of Sencliff. This faction would eventually annex Benwick as a vassal city before leading the settlement to ultimate destruction in 88 AR.

The organization would also collaborate with the renowned monk Amadeo Pnuema in the creation of the Astrolabe in 89 AR.

[90 AR] High Lord of Sencliff
Captain Jovanni ‘Joron’ di Dolcemarea of the Liberator and High Priest of Umberlee ruled Sencliff as High Lord until his death in Guldorand 94 AR.

[103 AR] Dutchy of Sencliff
Duchess Ann I of House Thrule reigns over Sencliff after leaving Andunor, bringing the small isle onto the political stage of Arelith.

[115 AR] The First Great War
War is declared when a former Wharftown official flees to Guldorand with the town’s treasury. This conflict draws Cordor, Sencliff, Myon, Minmir, and Sibayad into the struggle as treaties of alliance between settlements are called upon.

[117 AR] The Second Dominion
Rosenkranz III declares the official formation of "The Second Dominion". A new empire that includes the Emirate of Sibayad, Minmir, and the Duchy of Sencliff.

[118 AR] Armistice
The First Great War comes to an end as the city-states involved meet at the Myart Shrine to finalize a peace treaty."

[123 AR] Dissolution
The Second Dominion Disbands when Rosenkranz III and his closest followers leave the island of Arelith.

[123 AR]
Duchess Ann I of House Thrule was soon persuaded, after the Dominions dissolution, to relocate and serve as the Captain of Cordor’s city guard. Eventually, she would leave the island of Arelith altogether and return to her place of birth.

[125 AR] Duchess Arianne de Fleur
Former Captain and leader of the Hellebore company, Arianne de Fleur, ousts the then owner of the Sencliff Estate and claims the title of Duchess, becoming the island's new matriarch.

[127 AR] Duchess Sarina Dragonsong
Seeking to retire to the mainland, Duchess Arianne de Fleur sells her holdings in Sencliff to Sydney Harrow who then installs Sarina Dragonsong as Duchess to rule as her proxy.

[134 AR] The Sencliff Estate
With the retirement of Duchess Sarina Dragonsong, Sydney Harrow took active control of Sencliff. Under her leadership, Sencliff as a Dutchy ends and instead the "Sencliff Estate" was formed with the goal of restoring the small islands' criminal past of piracy.

[139 AR]
A large influx of immigrants see's the island of Sencliff expand with many new changes. (Major redesign of the island)

[139 AR] End of the Sencliff Estate
Sydney Harrow departed Sencliff to facilitate the establishment of "The Erudite Arcanum" in Andunor. With her departure the isle of pirate’s loses any structure of leadership and devolves into small sip crews ever vying for power.

[144 AR]
Angie "The Carver" Yonner sets up in Sencliff, controlling the island’s slave trade. (NPC Slave Master added to the island)

[148 AR] The Second Great War
Tensions between the settlements and several minor skirmishes across the island culminated in a Brogendenstein led ambush, under Kuldarn Gotriik of clan Vintergard, against a Cordor & Banite joint Drow hunting force at the Nexus Falls Portal. The allied host was soundly defeated in the surprise attack, with Chancellor Emily Azuretide and Vice-Chancellor Rick Snyder of Cordor falling in the engagement. War was officially declared after the battle by Cordor Chancellor Emily Azuretide and Coronal Vaylani Moontear of Myon against the newly signed Axehold Accord members of Guldorand, the Arcane Tower Conclave, Sencliff, and the Dominion of Brogendenstein on 25 Nightall, 148 AR. Minmir would unofficially join the conflict on Cordor's side. However, King Edward of Cordor would intervene on the 5th of Hammer, 149 AR by calling for an end to hostilities. An armistice would be signed on the 18th of Ches, 149 AR, with the Arcane Tower issuing a formal apology for their part in the conflict and Myon ceding the territory from the dam in the Nexus Falls to the Thousand Stairs to Brogendenstein. Reasons for the conflict are debated by both sides, with justifications ranging from territorial border claims and personal vendettas to Instigating settlement insurrections.

[152 AR] Tales of Sencliff
(Update added storage vaults and new dungeons)

[152 AR] Struggle for Sencliff (Fourth Sharran War)
Drossaico, a pirate with a distinct vision, proposed comprehensive reforms within a new Charter for the Isle of Sencliff circa 152 AR. His proposal aimed at abolishing slavery, ending alliances with the Underdark, and curbing violence among pirates by establishing a ruling council of Dread Captains to oversee The Cliff. His efforts encountered resistance from "The Pirate's Union," a disparate assembly of captains and unsavory allies adhering to loose governing rules. His endeavors eventually yielded results, causing the Pirate's Union and its Sharran accomplices to relinquish dominance and gradually fade into obscurity. However, in the year 163 AR, a crew led by Captain Jackie emerged on Sencliff, supported by the Church of All-Shadow and the drow House Dro'Vaalvaz. This fresh crew harbored a lofty ambition - to resurrect the bygone era and reinstate the Pirate's Union and its values. News quickly circulated about the Sencliff situation, prompting the mobilization of surface forces, a typical response to such events. A brutal campaign unfolded as opposing sides sought to impose their agendas on the island of free people. Ultimately, the conflict would grind into an unresolved stalemate, with neither being able to truly control the isle.

[169 AR]
In 169 AR, the East Arelith Company, led by the vampire Adelyn Belle’rose, convened a moot of the Dread Pirates of Sencliff, aiming to bring unity to the island’s infamously divided factions. The Company offered to act as Sencliff’s administrators, proposing to handle governance and defense through their merchant guild, allowing the pirates to concentrate solely on their naval pursuits and unite against the growing threat of Cordor’s navy. The proposal drew mixed reactions, with some welcoming the structure and others seeing it as unwanted interference. True to Sencliff tradition, the moot ended in deadlock. Subsequent attempts at diplomacy faltered, and the East Arelith Company eventually abandoned its ambitions for the pirate haven.

[174 AR] The Great Reform
A revitalization of Sencliff thanks to an unidentified investor funding the reconstruction of the island's many facilities. With these improvements, a new heavy warship can now be moored at Sencliff's docks to rival the flagship of any current major settlement. Along with this change came the abolishment of Angie "The Carver" Yonner's slave trade, construction of a modern bank with vaults, additional shops, and a direct ferry from the atoll to the Free Port of Guldorand's Fortress City. Several large barracks are built to house the island's crews and great strides in naval technology spur a new pirate renaissance for Sencliff. (Massive updates to Sencliff and the Servers Sailing systems)