15 Octis: Fen’s corpse is found. Yue advises the nearby farmers to withdraw inside the town’s walls. Many do so, leaving their farmhands out of work. One of these is a boy named Pantu.
17 Octis: Pantu is recruited by Dellek to run odd jobs. The vampire attacks continue for several weeks.
NOVIS
12 Novis: Albern of the family Telfer reaches Northwood, along with Loren, Gem, Annis, and Xain. They meet Mag and Sten and stay at the Leeward Shore.
Kaita, Rogan, and Tagata learn Trisken has been slain. They plan their attack on Northwood.
Near Lan Shui, a vampire kills a farmer named Zhanu.
13 Novis: Constable Yue investigates Zhanu’s death.
19 Novis: Loren decides to leave Northwood.
20 Novis: Mag, Albern, and Sten help Loren prepare for her journey. They see Rogan. The Shades attack Northwood. Loren and her companions escape. Kaita kills Sten, and Mag nearly kills her in return. Albern is knocked unconscious, and Mag drags him out of the battle.
Rogan orders Kaita to lead Mag and Albern north to Tokana.
21 Novis: Albern awakens. He and Mag burn Sten’s body. They pledge to hunt down Kaita. Mag recovers her spear, and they set off west.
DEKTIS
1 Dektis: Mag and Albern reach the Shade stronghold in the Greatrocks. They ambush a pack of satyrs and capture one named Greto. From her they learn that Kaita traveled into satyr territory.
2 Dektis: Mag and Albern ride west after Kaita.
Kaita reaches Lan Shui and reunites with Dellek.
4 Dektis: Mag and Albern find the trail of the Shade army moving north. They reach the foothills of the western mountains.
6 Dektis: Sergeant Ertu and his Shades return to satyr territory. Satyrs gather to hear their judgement.
7 Dektis: Mag and Albern come upon an abandoned satyr village. Albern names his horse Foolhoof.
A vampire kills most of the Ton family to the northwest of Lan Shui. Their youngest son, Liu, escapes with their wolfhound, Oku.
8 Dektis: Albern and Mag save the satyr elders and learn that Kaita has gone to Lan Shui.
13 Dektis: Mag and Albern reach Lan Shui. They meet Dryleaf.
Loren reaches the High King’s Seat and warns High King Enalyn about the Shades in the Greatrocks. Enalyn does not immediately take her at her word, but she does send messengers to the nine kings warning them to be on the lookout for the threat.
14 Dektis: Mag and Albern slay the Shades in Lan Shui. They rescue Liu and Oku from the Ton homestead. They kill the vampire that slew the Tons. Pantu adds more magestones to the ritual flame. Kaita kills Pantu. In Pantu’s form, she tells Mag she has gone to Opara. Mag, Albern, and Dryleaf discover the Shade ritual. Six more vampires attack Lan Shui, and Mag kills one.
15 Dektis: The people of Lan Shui lure the vampires in and do battle with them. All of the creatures are slain, and the Shades’ ritual is destroyed. Mag is injured in the fighting, but she hides it from Albern. Yue is also injured, and she must rest to recover.
16 Dektis: Mag and Albern ride for Opara. Dryleaf and Oku come with them.
28 Dektis: Word reaches King Taka in Calentin of the Shades’ reappearance. They send word to all the Rangatira warning them to be on the alert.
YANIS
1 Yanis: Word of the Shades reaches Rangatira Conrus of the family Matara in Opara.
2 Yanis: Word of the Shades reaches Rangatira Ditra of the family Telfer in Tokana.
3 Yanis: Kaita reaches the Shades in the stronghold of Maunwa near Opara.
5 Yanis: Trolls first attack a human settlement in Tokana. It is a small village well within the trolls’ lands as described in the pact. Over the following weeks, trolls continue to attack human settlements with greater frequency, moving closer and closer to human lands.
6 Yanis: Dryleaf falls ill in the town of Shainlu in northwestern Dorsea. Mag and Albern pause their travels.
10 Yanis: Dryleaf fully recovers. Mag and Albern resume their journey.
16 Yanis: Mag and Albern reach Opara and stay at the Ugly Squirrel. Word of them reaches Kaita. Riri refuses to act against them. Kaita advises the other Shades to flee to Tokana.
17 Yanis: Mag and Albern visit Victon.
18 Yanis: Victon brings Mag and Albern to Rangatira Matara. The Rangatira assigns Tuhin to help them find Kaita. Dryleaf finds out that Mag and Albern are Loren’s friends.
Trolls attack a village north of Tokana. It is the first village they have attacked that is unquestionably within human territory, according to their pact with the family Telfer.
19 Yanis: Mag, Albern, and Tuhin slay the Shades in Maunwa. Mag is injured in the fight but hides it from Albern. They learn Kaita has traveled north to Tokana.
20 Yanis: Mag and Albern set out from Opara for the land of Tokana.
21 Yanis: Word reaches Ditra of the trolls’ latest attack on one of her villages.
24 Yanis: Dotag slays Chok and takes command of the troll pack. He demands the Shades bring back Gatak.
Shades and the kingdom of Dulmun attack the High King’s Seat. Enalyn and Loren survive the attack. Enalyn sends word to the nine kings to inform them what has happened.
Two sellswords and a Mystic reach the High King’s Seat only to find it burning.
FEBRIS
4 Febris: Kaita reaches the Shades operating in Tokana.
5 Febris: Yue’s healers declare her convalescence at an end.
9 Febris: Word reaches King Taka in Calentin of the Shades’ attack on the Seat. They immediately send word to all the Rangatira.
11 Febris: Trolls attack the town of Ahuroa, close to Kahuanga.
12 Febris: Word of the attack on the Seat reaches Rangatira Matara in Opara.
13 Febris: Word of the attack on the Seat reaches Ditra in Tokana.
14 Febris: Mag and Albern reach the city of Kahuanga in the land of Tokana. Kaita receives word of their arrival.
15 Febris: Mag and Albern ride out from Kahuanga for the town of Ahuroa. They discover Kaita stalking them in the wild but fail to capture her. Rangers arrest them and bring
