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, marches an Underdark host to lay siege upon the surface settlement of Wharftown. Fearing that Bendir would be their next target, Captain Biad Scheppen organizes a counteroffensive, drawing the enemy army toward Bendir’s fortified walls. At the village gates, Skeflock’s magi unleash a dracolich against the hin defenders, but Biad calls forth his own prismatic dragon to meet the assault. The clash of dragons shakes the battlefield, yet neither side gains an advantage. With the dracolich unable to break Bendir’s defenses, the Urblexis Grond forces are ultimately driven back, retreating into the depths of 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.
[97 AR] The Dominion
In 97 AR, Gil'thilak of Sencliff secured control over Guldorand by purchasing votes to win the local election. He then installed his coconspirator, Roland Asen, as his aide. Working together, the pair employed magical coercion to dominate Bendir's mayor, Elanor Shortwick, and forged an alliance with Wharftown to establish a new coalition known as The Dominion. United under Sencliff's influence, Guldorand, Bendir, and Wharftown declared war on Cordor in an attempt to compel the settlement into vassalage. The conflict remained largely bloodless and concluded when Bendir called a new election, resulting in the removal of the enthralled Elanor Shortwick from office.
[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.
[123 AR] Exodus
Alicia Lortal, former Archmage of the Arcane Tower, is elected Mayor of Wharftown. Under her administration, Wharftown formally opened its gates to the Underdark, permitting trade and visitation by its denizens. Though concerns were raised over the possibility of unrest, no open conflict occurred, as visiting Underdarkers took deliberate measures to maintain peace within the town.
Unfortunately, the local population (NPCs) did not share this perception, and a mass Exodus took place without any formal reports ever reaching Mayor Lortal's desk. Foreign ships arrived at the Wharftown docks, and hordes of citizens (NPCs), with their entire families, boarded and vacated the town. They cited frequent thefts, robberies, and assaults as their reasons. A great many adventurers of the isle assisted in the effort.
Not long after, a contract valued at one million coins was issued for the assassination of Mayor Lortal. Fearing for her life, asked her close friend Aeriel for protection. It mattered not, and soon two assassins attacked and killed the mayor at the Bitter Coast portal as she exited. In the aftermath of her death Cassius Gallostone, former Cordorian politician and member of the Wharftown Necromancers Guild, is elected mayor.
[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
After a final offer to surrender and accept vassalage under Cordor was refused, the Amnian Expeditionary Fleet opened fire on Wharftown as Cordorian forces encircled the settlement and laid siege to its walls. Amid the fighting, King Edward rode openly among his soldiers to rally their resolve and was struck in the shoulder by a wolf-fang arrow loosed by a Malarite assassin dispatched from the Wharftown friendly cult hiding within the nearby forest of despair.
Though wounded, the king refused aid and continued to inspire his army until collapsing from the saddle upon the field. He was carried to safety by Jacob Swift, who personally tended to his injuries. Wharftown was soon reduced to rubble, its ruins to remain untouched so that its desolation might stand as a warning to the rest of the isle.
King Edward's recovery was slow, his constitution already weakened by years of captivity. In time, rumors that the Malarites had sought to infect him with lycanthropy faded from public memory, dismissed as wartime fear and superstition.