Wharftown Timeline

[10 BR] Foundation of Wharftown
The fishing village of Wharftown is founded by refugees under the leadership of Cordor’s First Knight Lenore

[10 AR]
Aristotlus Bibliophilius V, leaves the Cordor to become mayor of Wharftown.

[10 AR] The Waymen of Wharftown
The Waymen of Wharftown are established as the settlement's guard force by Aristotlus Bibliophilus and Rune Degrem.

[15 AR] The Death of Aristotlus Bibliophilius
Aristotlus Bibliophilius V, passes away after serving as Mayor of Wharftown.

[30 AR]
The bandits known as the Wharftown Boys expand their Hideout along the Bitter Coast. (New server dungeon added)

[35 AR] Urblexis Grond-Wharftown War
Skeflock, Tyrant of Urblexis Grond, leads an army to siege the surface settlement of Wharftown. Fearing Bendir might be next, Captain Biad Scheppen organized a counterattack. During the clash, Skeflock unleashed a dracolich against the hin forces, but Biad was aided by a prismatic dragon. Outmatched, the dracolich failed to turn the tide, and the Urblexis Grond army was forced to retreat into the Underdark.

[40 AR]
Lucard Cousland is elected mayor, who then appoints Chess Mae'ryn as the Waymen Commander.

The Thayan, Ayin Mesmer, wins the next election and becomes Mayor of the fishing village.

[41 AR] The Wharftown Massacre
The "Wharftown Liberation Movement" led by Herial Ghalen, Magil Mahr, and Kathele Se'Lhane launched a bloody purge against Wharftown’s Thayan influence, killing the Red Wizard Ayin and almost every male defender in the town. After the carnage, the settlement's guard remained mostly female under the village's new Anti-Thayan leadership.

[41 AR]
After the massacre which marked the end of Thayan control over Wharftown, Jheramaine Naethandreil is elected the new mayoress.

[42 AR] Minmir & Wharftown Treaty
A treaty of neutrality and mutual military aid is signed between Wharftown’s Mayor Jheramaine Naethandreil and the Temple of Bane’s Dreadmaster Gorgath Deathcrush.

[50 AR] Cordor - Wharftown War
Another war is declared between the settlements of Cordor and Wharftown. The reason and results are now lost to time.

[50 AR] The Clown
A Cyricist caster known simply as "The Clown" campaigned for mayorship against the Paladin Zamiel, winning support from the Banites, Abyssals and Velsharrans by promising to remove those exiles loyal to these factions.

[50 AR]
The paladin Zamiel Rythos is elected Mayor of Wharftown.

[57 AR] Myon, Bendir, Brogendenstein, & Light Keep - Wharftown War
As result of Caster's mayorship, Myon, Bendir, Lightkeep, and Brogdestein declared war on Wharftown. Mayor Caster then stepped down as a Banite mayor was elected. A peace treaty is signed, leaving Wharftown as a vassal under Myon. Sometime later, the Church of Bane was able to break the vassalage.

[69 AR] The Wharftown Clash
During the mayorship of Valorie Slades Infernal followers, who at the time controlled the Arcane Tower, attempted to subjugate the fishing village with a massive assault. During the onset of this battle the Tower’s tiefling Archmage Houndgot was captured by Sando Saikoro of the Sea Leopard. As the engagement continued, Abyssal reinforcements from the Black Citadel assailed the flanks of the besieging Infernal army and routed the enemy. This timely intervention saved Wharftown and caused a great many casualties among the Arcane Tower’s forces.

[71 AR] The First Banite War / The Second Mistican War
A skirmish between Myon and Wharftown forces resulted in a full-scale war between Wharftown, which was under Banite control, and Cordor. Ser Ubaldo Ferraz of The Knights of the Road, while aiding the Forsworn, was killed during an engagement near Guldorand by Dredoc Khraa.

[86 AR]
A Banite faction under the leadership of Ramirez MacLeoud controls Wharftown with the settlement of Bendir Dale as Vassal.

[98 AR] The Dominion
The Guldorand Mayor Gil'thilak, The Wharftown Mayor Khayal Khamsin, and Bendir’s Mayor Elanor form a coalition known as the Dominion. This partnership would last less than a year.

[111 AR] Coastal Fortifications
Wharftown undergoes reconstruction to include the construction of coastal defense fortifications that allow shore batteries to fire on approaching sea vessels. (New Area/Feature added to Server)

[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]
Rosenkranz III is elected Mayor of Wharftown through a campaign of violence and intimidation.

[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.

[117 AR] Setting An Example
After the assault on a Dominion legionnaire by the blue wyrm Zeshyrr'kalik'straza, Rosenkranz III led his army to Andunor where they crucified the High Priest of the offending faction.

[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.

[129 AR]
Armenius Caedare is elected Mayor of Wharftown on a platform of transforming the town into a neutral port for both Underdarkers and Surfacer races.

[129 AR] Wharftown Sacked
The small village is sacked several times by raiding forces from Andunor

[129 AR] Fleet of Three
A pirate armada under the black orc Urelesh docks in Wharftown, cutting a deal with Mayor Caedare for protection to the great concern of the other settlements.

[129 AR] Wharftown Declares War
Wharftown declares war on Cordor and attempts to besiege the city, which ultimately fails.

[130 AR] The Final Year
As the conflict increases in scale and bloodshed, a final attempt at peace with Wharftown is attempted. It ends with a vase filled with the ashes of Cordor’s dead being sent to King Edward. With little choice, the King of Cordor reaches out to Amn for aid. An Expeditionary Fleet is dispatched to Arelith to quell the conflict.

[130 AR] Destruction of Wharftown
With a final offer to surrender and become a vassal to Cordor refused, the Amn Expeditionary Fleet bombards Wharftown. The fishing village is leveled and the Amn Admiral orders it to remain abandoned, serving as an example to the rest of the island.