Legacy-Pre-Chronicle

• 748: The Autocrat of Thorns dies. His younger son conspires with the Realm to invade the Confederation of Rivers in exchange for the throne of Thorns. The Realm sends a complement of Dragon-Blooded “advisors” to aid the younger son in his bid for power. Afterward, the Scarlet Empress legitimizes the usurper. The Realm then sends additional “advisory” forces to Thorns, along with a large supply of First Age armaments, under the pretense of loaning them to the Realm’s new ally.
• 752: The army of Thorns, bulwarked by Realm troops, invades the western states of the Confederation of Rivers. The war quickly turns against Thorns, as its soldiers are unused to war, while the troops of the Scavenger Lands’ heartlands have been hardened by the region’s constant state of conflict. Urged on by his Dragon-Blooded advisors, the Autocrat of Thorns has little choice but to pour more and more jade and lives into the conflict.
• 754: The forces of Thorns and their Dragon-Blooded allies are defeated at the Battle of Mishaka. With its military annihilated, Thorns teeters on the brink of civil war. The Autocrat maintains his rule only thanks to his Dragon-Blooded allies.
• 761: The Bull of the North sends a portion of his forces to attack the Rokan-jin and Talinin tribes south of the Linowan.
• 762: The Linowan send aid to the Rokan-jin and Talinin tribes against the rumored Anathema known as the Bull of the North. The raiding escalates to open warfare that continues all year.
• 763: The Scarlet Empress is publicly acknowledged as having vanished. The Linowan, having faced the demons and magic of the Bull of the North's armies, send a request to the Realm. The Tepet Legions arrive to aid the Linowan. Shortly thereafter, the Bull of the North and other Anathema engage the Tepet Legions. The Bull of the North and the Tepet Legions go back and forth, without decisive victory on either side.
• 764: The Council of the Empty Throne. Armies of Mask of Winters attack and sack Thorns. Early in the year, the Bull of the North strikes a decisive blow against the Tepet Legions, nearly destroying them. A contingent of the Wyld Hunt arrives to aid the Tepet Legions, but they are destroyed utterly. The Battle of Futile Blood, the Bull of the North slaughters the remainder of the Tepet Legions, under the command of Tepet Arada, in the Valley of Shards.
• 768: Chronicle Begins