Campaign Setting - Vaults of Pandius

driving all of the smaller nations out of the north.
The giant kingdoms enslaved smaller folk,
including humans, elves, and dwarves, and forced
many of them to work until they expired in mines
and other locations too small for the giants to
operate. In time the giant kingdoms even began
fighting amongst each other, constantly
struggling to rebuild their former empires.
Meanwhile, the land of Mogreth, once a shrouded
valley hidden in the deep wintery wastes of the
northern pole, was thrust into more temperate
lands by the shifting of the planet’s axis. Kept
temperate in such harsh climates by ancient
Carnifex magic, Mogreth slowly and steadily
began to warm. These conditions were perfect
for stirring up renewed activity in the saurian
inhabitants of the land. Mogreth expanded its
borders, consuming many of the petty human
tribes and nations that surrounded it and using
their peoples as slaves. When they had exhausted
all the resources on Brun the lizards expanded
their operations across the seas in the Dawn
Lands, and continued bringing fresh slaves into
their nation.
The ancestors of the dwarven people on Brun
were fled giants of the north who were
persecuting them, founding a new homeland near
the Bridge of Oost. To their surprise they were
joined by cousins from Skothar who had escaped
the devastation of the Rain. Together these
dwarven clans formed the Shimmering Lands and
sought to rebuild what was lost following
Blackmoor’s downfall.
Having long lived in darkness the Inti emerged
from their caverns to once again reclaim their
birthright, but unfortunately they were not alone
underneath the sun. Taymoran city states,
skulking in the shadows, had just as much lust for
expanding their newly created empire. They
made war constantly with Intua, and with
Mogreth, and with Grondheim whenever they
could.
Though the people of Brun no longer have need
to fear the Wasting, new burdens have been
placed upon them… burdens that will drag their
new nations back into the dust from whence they
came, unless heroes can be found that will fight
for them.
The Timeline presented here consists of commonly held beliefs and accepted historical facts in the BC
2300 era in Southern Brun. These events may be incomplete (and possibly inaccurate) is several cases.
See the forthcoming individual Nation Gazetteers for more detailed and accurate timelines regarding each
nation.
BC 5500: The Carnifex craft several magic artifacts which create a hidden, heated valley in the northern
glaciers.
BC 5480: The Carnifex gather in their new refuge, which they have named Mogreth, and begin building a
city for themselves. This settlement, Isshum, is built in the same fashion as sunken Y’hog.
BC 4500: Beastmen appear in the Borean Valley
BC 4000: Blackmoor begins its rise to greatness after having discovered and plundered the City of the
Gods.
BC 3800: The empire of Mogreth is destroyed by a combined assault of Oltecs, Thonian colonists, and
dwarves. The Carnifex are either destroyed or forced to flee to places unknown, and are hereafter known
by Mogrethians as the Old Kings.
BC 3500: Blackmoor and elven cultures meet at the height of their power and begin periods of intermittent
warfare and trade. Several elven clans adopt Blackmoorian ways and colonize the northern lands.
Azcan cities declare independence from the Oltec civilization, and the two peoples begin what will be
centuries of fighting.
BC 3200: Blackmoor crusades drive Beastmen into Hyborea; they adapt to the colder climate and survive.
BC 3150: The Makers begin collecting creatures from across the globe, returning with them to Blackmoor
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