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What year is it?

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Topic: What year is it?

Posted By: Silent/Steadfast
Subject: What year is it?
Date Posted: 01 Sep 2011 at 23:03

The latest year I have found mentioned in the faction info is 1019, as in "In 1019, His Majesty appointed his brother the Lord Grendam to watch over The Western Realms on his behalf " I was wondering how recent this is, and what year it is in Illy time. Any theories/debating points are welcome, but I'd love to have the GMs answer this one, if possible.

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"Semantics are no protection from a 50 Megaton Thermonuclear Stormcrow."-Yggdrassil (June 21, 2011 6:48 PM)
"SCROLL ya donut!" Urgorr The Old (September 1, 2011 4:08 PM)

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Posted By: Kurfist
Date Posted: 01 Sep 2011 at 23:29

It's probably 1020.

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Patience is a virtue, resource giving is a sin

Posted By: Perseverance
Date Posted: 01 Sep 2011 at 23:34

IMO, it's great to have the year, even if its a RL year that has to go by in game time. At least people understand that this realm belongs to certain time, and that time is displayed.

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~Il Buon Tempo Verra~

Posted By: Jajusha
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2011 at 17:08

Actually, this would be a good feature to have. Just add the year next in the season indicator (Autum, year XXXX).

And what are the years counted from? What happened in year 0?

Posted By: Rill
Date Posted: 09 Sep 2011 at 05:03

Interesting question, Jajusha, I took this information from the faction description for the Order of Allembine:

The calendar is dated from our foundation, as blessed Allembine founded the first House in the year that we now call year one, and our historians have been chroniclers of the years since.

I will continue my historical research and report my findings.

Posted By: Jajusha
Date Posted: 09 Sep 2011 at 10:52

That's a very good catch Rill.

Also note that:

"These three duties have preserved the Order for ten centuries, and will preserve the Order for centuries to come."

So, that strongly suggests it is indeed somewhere between 1000 and 1099

Posted By: Rill
Date Posted: 21 Sep 2011 at 00:24

It is later than we think! Information suggests than King Sigurd has been ruling for at least 200 years. However, in the Faction description of the Council of Illyria, it states that King Sigurd began his rule in 1012 at the age of 15.

Therefore the earliest possible date is 1212.

Posted By: Nokigon
Date Posted: 21 Sep 2011 at 19:16

How has Sigurd been ruling for 200 years......

Posted By: Kilotov of DokGthung
Date Posted: 21 Sep 2011 at 19:33

he was an elf

Posted By: Rill
Date Posted: 21 Sep 2011 at 20:06

There is reference in one of the faction descriptions of an order King Sigurd gave 200 years ago. GM Stormcrow said in chat that his long rule could be explained by the fact that he used to be an elf, before he became a man.

Posted By: Raritor
Date Posted: 21 Sep 2011 at 20:16

An elf who to turned to be a man?

Maybe we are just ruled by an evil wizard then.

Posted By: Bartozzi
Date Posted: 22 Sep 2011 at 11:40

Or maybe there is a reconstructive surgery building the devs have planned for release!