| Leafsta Timeline (part 2)
The Trinsic Frettings: major events of the 350s: The Elven Decade
Jern’s life from his mid-20s to mid-30s is touched by the elves in many ways. Of these, meeting Nian Cethlin and VanQa and Miguen Halfelven in 351 were the most important, followed by his discovery that Smaed was half-elven and Jern’s growing association with the Yew village of Silverleaf. But throughout this period his friendship with VanQa grows and he meets and befriends many of her elven followers.
The magical disappearance of the Yew Swamp in summer 353 and the founding of the elven tree-city of Heartwood in Yew Town that same autumn marked a change in the Fretting fortunes. Smaed moved to Silverleaf Village and embraced his elven heritage. Agnes also moved to Yew as Librarian in the Borough of Yew. Jern alone remained in Trinsic and, without at first knowing it, started a family.
This section of chronological notes therefore concerns the Trinsic Frettings, and mainly matters pertaining to Jern. But the lives of his relatives and other Leafsta survivors still weave in and out.
Summer 350: Jern starts rag and bone trade, to raise gold for Sally’s charitable orphan home. February 351 he meets and falls in love with the leprachaun and fellow serf Nian Cethlin at a rag and bone sale in Trinsic.
67th March 351: Jern visits The Trinsic Rose for the first time and meets Mine Hostess, the Lady VanQa, the leader of the Trinsic elves and her husband, Miguen.
June 351: a thug assaults and robs Jern in Trinsic. Suffers headaches and some memory-loss that appears to be permanent as the decade passes.
49th October 351 SR: Jern and Nian are betrothed. Wedding set for May 352.
Spring 352: Nian goes missing.
Midsummers Eve 352: a chance encounter with Moll results, unbeknown to Jern, in her becoming pregnant by him.
34th October 352 VanQa gifts Jern the old post office as his home by Trinsic Westgate.
February 353: Nian’s letter arrives explaining her departure and the need to break their engagement. Jern hits the bottle, drowning his grief in half a year of sorrowing for the loss of his beloved.
15th March 353: birth of Jern Jr to Moll Sinders, unbeknown to Jern.
February 354: Jern begins to mine precious gems, and makes his fortune from selling several to the rich merchant, Lyim Rashidat, for 100,000 gold.
March 354: Jern visits Silverleaf for first time. The building of Smaed’s cottage with the help of Smaed’s natural father, Thalandor. Kaine takes Jern to visit the pixie village in Malas. Smaed finds a Leafsta survivor, Daisy Roots, whom Jern meets. Begins to study elven smithing secrets from old scrolls.
April 354: Agnes finds another Leafsta survivor, Tyg Husbond, sole witness to the destruction of Leafsta.
May 354: Jern attends the Magincia Festival of Tales and reads Agnes’ verse there.
October 354: Jern is at VanQa’s First “Free Repairs Hour” outside The Trinsic Rose. It was to become a popular weekly event.
June 354: Jern receives his GM Blacksmith Engraving Kit.
Late August 354: Jern meets Moll by chance and sees his son for the first time. That autumn Moll and their son move in to Jern’s home, now named Ye Olde Poste Office.
November 354: Jern opens a vendor’s shop at The Trinsic Rose.
New Year 354: Jern begins a working association with the elf Aegnor, Silverleaf’s leading craftworker. Learns more elven smithing secrets.
New Year 355: With help from Smaed, Jern begins to learn the magic arts: using moongates and recalling using roons.
February-June 355: Jern is introduced to Delucia in The Lost Lands by Count D’Orsay’s factor and given the roons to travel there. He is deeply impressed and strikes gold for the first time. His wealth increases. Buys a horse. Meets the serf Jenny Wren.
July-September 355: The Ilshenar Quest. VanQa and Miguen take Jern there to act as the Duke’s carer during his illness at The Twin Oaks Tavern. Many dangers and adventures.
2nd December 355: birth of a dughter to Moll and Jern, they name Sharon. Jern begins a period of learning some more elven smithing secrets.
February 356: begins to study higher smithing skills than GM.
Summer 356: Jern becomes a freeman of the Duchy, swearing a new oath to his Duke. Begins a period of visits to New Paws Tavern, where he meets Anna-Maria and goes to visit her at Swaggers Inn, Vesper
Autumn 356: Miguen departs on a long journey.
New Year 357: Agnes gets involved in a quest for the ghost of Yew Castle. Jern fears for her. The Trinsic Elves grow a magic tree-village in place of the old one that VanQa calls The Elven Quarter of Trinsic.
January 358: Jern attends Stonekeep Market in Yew. Begins planning to lodge gold claims in Delucia.
Autumn 358: Jern struggles to come to terms with the violation of VanQa by her stepbrother, the drow Iglata Slyannan. Jern realises he is in love with her. |