M3E - Vaults of Pandius

Chapter 6
AC 1,000: Today. The Empire of Thyatis
celebrates its first millennium. This is the starting
year for most campaigns.
The Future
AC 1,001-AC1,009
Wrath of the Immortals
AC 1,004: Unbeknownst to any mortal, the
Council of Mystara—the governing body of all
Immortals, order Rad to cease his study of the
artefact called the Radance, declaring it to be too
dangerous. Rad refuses, believing his work to be
vitally important. A rift is formed amongst the
ranks of the Immortals as battle lines are drawn.
The Immortals Vanya and Valerias, on opposing
sides and unaware of each other, have taken on
mortal forms in the Empire of Thyatis. Vanya
becomes Emperor Thincol’s lover and advisor.
Valerias turns her identity’s estate into the social
centre of the Empire and seduces the empire’s
leading families, setting them at each other’s throats.
The Thyatian and Alphatian Empires both start
to show signs of patriotism of the highest degree,
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especially the military, who exhibit a "my Empire is
best" opinion, and show off about it.
AC 1,005: The Known World is at war. The
Alphatian wizards declare war on the Glantrian
wizards, and Thyatis allies with Glantri against
Alphatia. The Desert Nomads invade Darokin.
AC 1,006: Karameikos declares independ-ence
from Thyatis. Alfheim is corrupted and conquered
by the Shadow Elves. A meteorite strikes the
Glantri/Darokin border.
AC 1,007: Refugees from Alfheim (now called
Aengmor) settle in Karameikos.
AC 1,008: Plague year in the lands north of
Karameikos. Karameikos remains relatively
unharmed.
AC 1,009: The war between Thyatis and
Alphatia concludes with the invasion and neardestruction
of Thyatis and the sinking of Alphatia's
main island. For an entire week, magic fails to
function.