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1. c. 0 TC — The Conquest of Thoirmór
The Ancient Fathers completed the conquest of the continent and established the kingdoms of Dún, Iranndair, and Draíocoinnigh. A unified calendar was adopted, and the first treaties of governance were sworn. Several early records conflict on the means by which compliance was secured.
On the First Walls of Báscogar
No living record names the hand that laid the first stones of Báscogar. The earliest ledgers already speak of it as a place in use, its purpose assumed rather than stated. Prison rolls from fractured reigns reference transfers to the mountain without preface, as though no alternative had ever existed. Even the oldest border maps mark the summit with a symbol of confinement rather than a name, suggesting the function preceded the word. Some accounts claim the prison was raised in response to rebellion; others insist it was built to contain something older than treason. None agree, and none provide a beginning. What is certain is this: Báscogar did not begin as it is now. Its enchantments were layered over time. Its rules hardened gradually. Wardens came and went long before their titles were formalized, and authority was enforced before it was ever codified. By the time dates became customary, Báscogar no longer required one. It had already become inevitable.
332 TC — Coronation of King Fergal Moran
Fergal of the House Moran seized Caisleán Rialú and was crowned the first king of his line. Court records describe the transition as bloodless. Later accounts dispute this claim.
Early Moran Reign — Construction of the Steel Citadel
By royal decree, the Citadel was reinforced with steel forged in Romiodóg and sealed with dragon-blooded alloys. Officially, the structure was commissioned as a defensive measure. Its resemblance to a containment cage was noted but dismissed.
538 TC — The Moran Line in Power
King Cashel Moran ruled from Golorgleann, presiding over a kingdom outwardly stable and internally strained. Slavery remained legal beyond the royal household. Several reform proposals were withdrawn without explanation.
Undated — The First Banishment of the Faeries
Faebond was classified as an illicit weapon, and the siphoning of magic was declared a High Crime. Faerie presence within the capital sharply declined thereafter. No surviving record explains how Faebond entered common use.
538 TC — The Coup at Caisleán Rialú
On the morning of a royal wedding, the Moran family was declared executed for treason. The royal line was officially recorded as extinguished.
538 TC — Militarization of the Capital and Provinces
In the weeks following the coup, royal military forces were deployed in unprecedented numbers throughout Golorgleann and the surrounding territories. Patrols became constant within city streets, court grounds, and trade routes. Civil authority was formally retained, though enforcement was carried out almost exclusively by the Crown’s soldiers. Public gatherings diminished. Travel between territories required increased scrutiny. No formal declaration accompanied the escalation.
538–539 TC — Disappearance of Princess Maeve Moran
No body was recovered. Official death notices were filed regardless. Several witnesses were reassigned or later imprisoned.
538 TC — Prisoner Registered as “Alana Moran”
A female prisoner was entered into Báscogar rolls under a slave designation. No prior ownership record exists.