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  1. Timelines

Ravounel Timeline

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Golarion Timeline

Taldoran Era 3,007 — 4,081

In 3007 AR, when Taldor founded the province of Cheliax, the region of Ravounel did not officially become part of the empire due to a clerical error. This error was never corrected, and Ravounel remained an unofficial territory of Taldor and later Cheliax after it seceded in 4081 AR.

Chelaxian Era 4,081 — 4,717

As Cheliax plunged into civil war after the death of Aroden, Ravounel insisted on independence and became home to many anti-Thrune dissidents, something which House Thrune saw as treason.

During the years of Thrune rule, the people of Ravounel feigned loyalty on the surface but secretly remained rebellious.

  • Crooked Cove

    4599

    Crooked Cove was first constructed by Hellknights of the Order of the Gate in 4599 AR, as a base of operations for the construction of Citadel Enferac. It was founded as a mining and lumber town, and when the Hellknights left soon after founding the town, it continued to sustain itself from the revenue from these industries.

  • Xarwin Manor

    4640

    After the Chelish Civil War, House Thrune appointed Ioseff Xarwin as Paracount of the region, with Crooked Cove as his seat. He constructed Xarwin Manor as his residence, as well as overseeing the creation of a church of Asmodeus and various other amenities to support the town's economy, but other than that the townsfolk saw little change to their day-to-day lives.

  • Xarwin Manor

    4657

    In 4657 AR, Xarwin's wife and children fled the manor due to the degradation of familial relations, and he began to become increasingly deranged. The weather in the region worsened, and bizarre phenomena began to occur in town. The people were plagued with nightmares and turned violent, and gradually either died or fled the town out of fear of what was happening.

  • Brazillai's Brutality

    4716

    In 4716 AR, shortly after the Glorious Reclamation rose up against House Thrune, Barzillai Thrune volunteered to take charge of enforcing martial law in Kintargo and the entire archduchy of Ravounel. As soon as he arrived in Kintargo, Barzillai paid the local Kuthite temple to abduct Jilia Bainilus and transform her into a vampire against her will. Three days later, Barzillai and his agents struck against all known or suspected dissidents, driving them off or killing them. He also enacted seven unjust and darkly whimsical new laws with which all Kintargo's citizens would have to abide.

  • Gaining Independence

    4717

    In response to Barzillai's tyranny, a group of adventurers resurrected the old Silver Ravens, deposed him, and uncovered the loophole within the Kintargo Contract. In the process, they allowed Ravounel to secede from Cheliax in 4717 AR without the threat of military invasion from their former country. At the same time, Vyre, which had been part of the archduchy but predated Cheliax by more than a millenium, became an independent city-state.

Ravounel > 4,717

After the departure of those who remained loyal to Cheliax, most of Ravounel's citizens are optimistic that they can build their country into a fair and kind place, even if independent Ravounel is less rich and grandiose than when it used to be an archduchy of Cheliax. They had never expected they could break away from diabolic rule and force House Thrune to respect their independence, so rejoice in their success regardless of any new hardships it brings.