Here we have a MAJOR work: the history of the Lands O' Nordock server as written by DM_Gunner, and reproduced here as the old forums at Nwn.Tightnet.org have gone dark. Thanks Gunner!


Feb 05
· Nordock ruled by Grand Duke Mathal Flomein, tensions with Drow
· Shadowsong and Silent Hand Guilds running. Merin and Azmon in SS, Wolf in SH.

Mar 05
· Angel Arnemen attacks a lot of people, believed to be under the control of Arran Azmon.
· Lydia became a lich, drawing power from Nerull
· Royal Guard defeat a goblin raid on Brosna.

Apr 05
· More guilds started to spring up – Defenders of the Wood (set up by Cebrimal), Killer Gorillas (founded by the Farting Ape), Hand of Evil (didn't last long), Proctor Society (led by Sulandra, Amadeus, Ikovian), Order of Innocence (becomes Covenant of Guardians), Royal Guard.

May 05
· Tension between various guilds, but no battles (Proctors and Silent Hand)
· At some point around here Duke appoints high council to help him rule. S'varin Kelamyn is a member, so is Amadeus, Sulandra, Elor Evra, Ikovian, Keith Azard

Jun 05
· Merin comes back after being tortured in Underdark
· Guilds expand - Defenders of the Wood and Killer Gorillas gain a lot of new members

Jul 05
· Merin killed at Alora's farewell party – Shadowsong guild falls apart
· Drow, led by Xardas (has Silus and Silith Meleivrion as his generals) begin trading with surface while making preparations for war against it (crafting weapons)
· (First) death of Luther the gnome
· Gezzen Nash is High Marshall, second in command Jon Bartus in Brosna
· Drow start threatening the council and raid Mulrok

Aug 05
· Rosie kills Drow general Silus
· Body of Hignar Shadowfist sent to council by Xardas
· Rykka, a Fey'ri, comes to Nordock and starts her Crimson Blade mercenaries, including Drazza, Navar.
· Surfacers accused of raids on Loknar
· Drow attack and are very successful at first, capturing Brosna and Tobaro and killing Duke Mathal. Also capture surfacer captain Mina.
· Tyorell and Letti captured by drow after trying to rescue Rykka, who they thought was in trouble.
· A demon Servarius the Wicked starts random murders in Benzor. Comes back after being killed
· Crimson Blades accused of demon summoning after several balors appear in Benzor.
· Galdor appears to flee Benzor.
· The surfacers eventually start having more success against the Drow forces.
· Leader of Silent Hand, Wolf, tries to assassinate the leader of the Killer Gorillas and fails, being killed by the Farting Ape and Gorilorc. This sets the tone for bad relations between the two guilds for a long time afterwards, as Shalia takes Wolf's place.

Sept 05
· Surfacers rally – Council, Defenders of the Wood, Killer Gorillas, Covenant of Guardians, Galdor and a few of his dragons push back the Drow. Lydia the Lich takes advantage of the plight of Benzor and engages S'varin Kelamyn in a spell battle of epic proportions; in the end, she is destroyed.
· Shadowsong Tavern (Carmen) and Northridge Inn open
· Defenders of the Wood generally falling into abeyance in the absence of their leader.
· Killer Gorillas establish a fortress deep inside Benzor Hunting Wood.
· At a barbeque to celebrate the opening of their new headquarters and the defeat of Wolf Dragostein, fighting breaks out between the Killer Gorillas and Silent Hand, leading to a war between the two factions.

Oct 05
· Surfacers retake control of Brosna. Eventually Tobaro is retaken too but the Duchy has little control there.
· Fernando Fears murders the Duke
· Chaos ensues – Royal Army battle the High Council for control
· Army has more soldiers but Silent Hand and many prominent citizens (and some captains from the army) side with council.
· Drow and Silent Hand (led by Xardas and Shalia respectively) battle against the Killer Gorillas because Xardas was imprisoned in their fortress.
· Killer Gorillas ally with council (Rosie gets mad and leaves)
· Hignar Shadowfist appointed High Marshall by the Council

Nov 05

· Council comes to control Benzor and army Brosna.
· Army allies with zenghi, council alliance with Drow falls through
· Killer Gorillas, Elor and Sulandra raise Duke Mathal. He supports High Council
· Grimm Finnar and Finn Rimmar arrive in Nordock and begin to organise the dwarves
· Royal army general killed. The rest surrender.
· Shalia resigns as leader of Silent Hand, claiming to feel guilty about dragging the guild into a war. She leaves the land and has not been seen since. Gwen takes her place. Silent Hand weapon master Leon Demonslayer also leaves at this time, but later returns.
· Ships begin to travel between Brosna and Bliss. Tyorell and Galiae get married in Bliss. Assassin Delfyn Shadowblade comes under the alliegance of the Royal Army. Assassination attempts on Sulandra are made repeatedly. Initial showdown between S'varin Kelamyn and Delfyn Shadowblade lead to a standstill battle; second battle while Delfyn attempts to secure the aid of dragons also leads to a standstill, and the deaths of two of S'varin's companions.

Dec 05

· Seraphim formed – only two members, Rosie and Athena. Oppose Killer Gorillas and oppress the poor. Don't last long.
· Crime spree – lots of pickpocketing
· Duke restructures High Council into Ministries. Elections begin

Jan 06
· Cebrimal returns to Nordock
· First Ministers – Prime Minister: Gwen, Arms Minister: Jonally Thendry, Arcane Minister: Nabaleth Omen, Minister of Divine: Deva Cassandra, Minister of Nature: Cebrimal (was going to be Athena but she resigned)
· Strange and powerful chess pieces appear, lots of characters killing each other in order to collect them
· Tension between council and most powerful guild of the time, the Killer Gorillas, starts because of Deva's suggested laws, which many see as racist.
· Barbape Monketa of the Killer Gorillas cuts down a tree. Council calls for Barbape's arrest but fails in attempts to capture him.
· Barbape eventually turns himself in then is attacked by Gwen and Deva. He kills Deva but is later arrested and tried.

Feb 06
· General unrest, Jonally betrays the Duke then comes back
· Gwen tries to make up with Killer Gorillas
· Cebrimal (turning evil) resigns and goes to set up his own land in Tobaro with Dra'ish, Sid and Cypher and his advisors.
· Rumours of dragons grouping to attack the Duchy
· Clan Holf erect a large fortress, Stoneforge, in the Black Hills
· New ministers elected – Gwen (PM), Jonally (Arms), Nabaleth (Arcane), Sabel (Nature), Justin (Divine)
· New guild starts up – the Local Exchange. Although they claim to be a legitimate mercantile guild, rumours of them having underhand dealings quickly start to surface.
· Later, Cebrimal is killed by Valour Nighwing after attacking him with Dra'ish on an earlier occasion
· Acadamy of Magic set up by Anika Hansen and Nabaleth Omen
· Cebrimal returns as a lich
· Tension growing between Exchange and Council (particularly Gwen)
· Xardas (now a powerful demi-lich) takes control of Tobaro with renegade Drow and driders. Cebrimal joins him.
· (Sometime around here) Silver Spoon founded by Gwen and Ka-onna


Mar 06
· Duke offers Gwen a favorable decision in the trial of KA if she will sell him her share of The Silver Spoon - She refuses.
· Unhappy with the power the Local Exchange seem to hold in the Duchy, Gwen goes to war against Duke
· The Local Exchange opposes Gwen in this.
· Morphee takes over leadership of the Underdark drow – it comes to nothing
· Clan Holf and the Silent Hand (of which she now is the leader) sides with Gwen and they take Benzor and has Sasha Orwen as her general. Exchange is in Brosna, as is the Duke.
· Gwen attacks Brosna and Cebrimal (who is over there to discuss a peace treaty) is badly wounded. Sulandra is killed. This leads to much tension between Tobaro and Gwen's forces.
· Gwen captures Brosna. The Duke flees and has not been seen since.
· Gwen tries to capture Tobaro and appoint Kurik as governor but her forces are quickly repelled.
· Rosie acting under orders from Cebrimal and Xardas join exchange forces Thoth and Jester. With the aid of Sid's spying network prepare a trap called "The Greatest Ambush of all time" inside the walls of stoneforge. The Dwarves acting on information were rushing through the outer perimeter of there kingdom when the trap was sprung. An epic battle ensued - numerous Dwarves killed rendering them ineffective against Xardas's tobaro.
· Thoth immediately promoted and gained significant power after this event.
· Grimm, Finn and Dorian are captured.
· Killer Gorillas undertake a quest and resurrect Sulandra, whose spirit was trapped.
· Battle of Brosna - The Exchange members Thoth, Sid, Xion, Pen vs the allies forces of Killer Gorillas, Holf, and Gwen's rebellion. In an Overwhelming victory Thoth flee's to the local temple. He is surrounded and cowering expecting a gruesome fate. It never came and he lives on.
· Support for the war begins to decline in Benzor and Brosna due to food shortages – some soldiers desert.
· Turns out that Xardas has possession of an ancient artifact, which he plans to use to turn all citizens of Duchy into undead. Farting Ape, Grimm and Finn destroy it after a battle with Rosie. Earthquake in Tobaro, temple collapses, Xardas disappears.
· Gwen declares herself Duchess of Nordock and reinstates her old ministers
· Shortly afterwards, Gwen resigns. Duchess Laurena (daughter of the Duke) takes control and appoints Sulandra her Prime Minister.

Apr 06
· Knights try to retake Kabu but are pushed back
· Sid retires from his post as leader of the Local Exchange. Azael Thoth replaces him.
· Exchange resume activities, mainly in Brosna.
· Galiae is appointed Governor of Benzor. Nabaleth and Penn (of exchange) are tied on Brosna one
· Azael Thoth takes control of Tobaro in the name of Bane
· Rumours of an extremely powerful artifact – the whip of tails
· Thoth locks down Tobaro, claiming he is purging the city of undead.

May 06
· Rising tensions between Holf and Killer Gorillas take a turn for the worse as Dwarven King Casrah Platinumhand is given the finger, leading to Holf declaring war on the Killer Gorillas, demanding the slaughter of all their members.
· Dilligaf kills Killer Gorilla Valour Nightwing
· Farting Ape kills Dilligaf and the Killer Gorillas attack Stoneforge, causing a lot of damage
· Dilligaf arrested for murder of a woman in Benzor at a property auction
· The mist appears round Benzor fountain and swallows up Anika
· Mist swallows Rosie's baby rumored to be fathered by The Farting Ape.
· White Dragon Knights first seen in Benzor

Jun 06
· Thoth's Tobaron Empire signs peace treaty with the Duchy
· It emerges that the mist is from Ravenloft
· Iconians arrive sometime around here, declaring war on Duchy due to religious differences.
· Dorian Quartermain appointed Duchy general
· Mist seen at the gates of Stoneforge
· War between Holf and the Gorillas generally peters out back into constant insults and jibes

Jul 06
· Anika appointed Prime Minister of the Duchy after Sulandra's disappearance
· Anika appoints Fadra as vice PM and Ronal as Economic advisor
· Duchy considers truce with Iconians

Aug 06
· Rumours of a group of witches within the Duchy – the Coven of 13
· Azael Thoth appointed Duchy general
· Killer Gorillas relocate headquarters to new island home.

Sept 06
· Plague strikes Nordock. It is believed to be caused by the Iconians (or the mist) and only the Iconians are able to cure it. This leads to many citizens converting to the Iconian religion
· Azael Thoth declares martial law in the Dutchy territories.
· Blackrose Merchants Guild forms, and begins selling potions to all and sundry.
· The mist swallows up several areas, which have not been seen since (old JP, part of Garbalog Valley, Illdatch (North of zenghi).
· Rumour has it that Trondor is under a witches curse, causing harvests to fail. Several citizens are found murdered. Loki, a local warlock who has the powers of nature under his control is suspected. White Dragon Knights investigate.
· Curse spreads to other farming areas
· Sebastian Celestar made Captain of the Royal Guard. Captures Loki and controversially gives him over to the White Dragons.

Oct 06
· Loki 'purified by flame' by the White Dragon Knights. The curse ends.
· Keith Azard starts a rebellion against the Duchy. He does not win popular support, and his efforts to take over are short lived.
· Evanglari Castle emerges from the mist and is claimed by Rosie Hillpockney
· Components to cure Iconian plague successfully gathered and plague cured. Several citizens who had converted rejoin Duchy but some stay with Iconians.

Nov 06
· Duchess announces new government system. Fadra Lianlen (PM), Jason Felldrake (Arms Minister), Nabaleth Omen (Public Relations Minister) and Gwen von Gonnah (Captain of the Guard) appointed to goven under the Duchess. Someone pushes Galiae off a balcony, causing grevious immobilizing injuries.
· Blackrose merchant guild disbands. A manticore breaks out of the Academy and rampages in Benzor.
· Iconians release an immensely powerful golem that destroys all in its path. Eventually disappears into Trommel Woods.
· White Dragons cause much unrest in Nordock by accusing numerous citizens of being witches, often with little or no evidence.
· Rumour has it citizens are being transported back the White Dragons' capital to be tried as witches, as the Dragons seek to increase their power in Nordock.
· The mist around Nordock begins to dissipate. Later it emerges that a knight, Sir Elijah of the Radiant Sun fought and defeated the Darklord of Ravenloft, saving Nordock from the mist.
· Iconians abandon plans to conquer Nordock. Many soldiers return home, but some remain settled in the Eastern March.
· White Dragons try to take over Benzor, but are resisted by Duchy soldiers (including Shawna), Killer Gorillas, Hogglesteels, Fadra and Galdor

Dec 06
· Sightings of vampires and other undead around Duchy cities increase.
· Evanglari adopt Xardas, who has ascended to godhood, as their patron deity.
· Mayor Kence is murdered. The White Dragons, who have set up camp in the region, are suspected.
· White Dragons try to stop Duchy soldiers investigating the murder, resulting in a battle in which the Duchy, Holf and Killer Gorillas fight against the White Dragons. The Farting Ape killed the leader of the White Dragons (Will Button) as did Jason Felldrake after Button was raised and tried to rejoin the fight, but Arms Minister Jason Felldrake is captured (and later freed).
· A gang of vampires and other undead known as the Dark Fury commit several random murders in Benzor but are repeatedly freed from jail.
· Unknown assailants murder Dwarven King Casrah Platinumhand.

Jan 07
· The government of the Duchy collapses. Fadra resigns as PM, claiming the guards will not obey her. Shortly afterwards, the Duchess flees during a meeting with Holf. Rumour has it that she was badly hurt after Brummel, a Prospect of Holf and a priest of Moradin performed a blessing of the area.
· The Duchy Elite General assumes temporary command in the absence of anyone to take over from the Duchess.
· Guard Captains Tuffape and Cales Colt try to take over from the General. They are eventually brought to justice by Shawna and Anika, and found guilty of treason.
· Dark Fury establish a base underneath Benzor River Valley
· Other groups vie for power in Nordock. The White Dragons try to take control, and as group of five powerful mages (Nabaleth, Fadra, Lavanna, Anika and Shawna) work with the general and state that it is their intention to hold a new election for Prime Minister.
· Bliss seeks to open trade routes with the Duchy, hoping to build relations.
· A group consisting of two Killer Gorillas, Azael Thoth and several Duchy soldiers defeat the Dark Fury in a battle in their own base.
· Gnome Mercentile guild appears for the first time.
· Chell Webber gives up his life in order to save Gwen from a huge red dragon.

Feb 07
· Undead continue to plague the streets of Benzor. Little seems to be done about this, despite many more seemingly random murders. Citizens are unnerved to see the baby eating lich Cebrimal wandering the streets.
· Former guard captain Nathell Brino elected as prime minister. He promises to defend the people from the current crime spree, and building work begins on a new jail.
· Having failed to gain control of Nordock, the White Dragons head home.
· Marla Willown murders leader of Gnome Mercentile, Luther. Control of Gnome Mercentile passes to Sudo Dald.

Mar 07
· Lavanna del Casso and Emdor Whitewind appointed by the Prime Minister as his social and military advisors respectively.
· Many earthquakes strike Tobaro, and the area seems filled with an aura of evil.
· People are seeking the 'shards of Ravenloft', rumoured to be pieces of the Orb of Ravenloft, and artefact formerly possessed by the Darklord and shattered after his defeat by Sir Elijah.
· Covenant of Guardians re-established, gains many members quickly.
· Elven forest disappears from North of Tobaro and is rumoured to have been magically relocated elsewhere.
· Children begin going missing from Benzor. Vampires are suspected.
· Rebuilding work on the Temple of Life begins, thanks to the donations of several citizens.

Apr 07
· Orcs attack Benzor and are fought off, being traced back to Bria's Fey.
· The Dark Fury and the Tobaron Empire form an alliance and attack Benzor and capture it in a lightning raid, defeating the Covenant forces that try to resist the attack. The Covenant forces retreat to Brosna.
· The Temple of Life is demolished by the forces of the Empire, who set up a shrine to Bane in its place.
· Many refugees flee Benzor, with most heading to the nearby village of Trondor, pursued by Ronal Sigers leading an army of bodaks.
· A cladestine Covenant detachment in Tobaro is defeated by Thoth. Its leader Verinetti and Ellina Swift fall in battle.
· Small numbers of undead are seen abandoning the Imperial forces and heading for Evanglari.
· Attempts to resolve the war via diplomacy fail, and both sides begin gathering forces. The Killer Gorillas and Clan Holf side with the Duchy and Covenant. Evanglari enters talks with both sides but remains neutral, as does the Elven Village.
· The Farting Ape, Gorilorc and Rosie defeat many vampire guards in a raid against Benzor. Rome and Vera Darkheart flee the city, returning later.
· Covenant forces are decisively defeated in an attempted assault on Tobaro. They subsequently retreat into the Trondor Woods, Imperial forces in hot pursuit.

May 07
· The forces of the Duchy, including Verenetti, Emdor and the Farting Ape crush Dark Fury forces led by Vasthi at their home in the River Valley, freeing the road to Benzor. The Dark Fury headquarters is demolished shortly afterwards.
· Vereneti, then leader of the Covenant, recovers the Artefact of Torm in a raid against Tobaro. He then departs the land to safeguard the Artefact, and prevent it from ever falling into the hands of evil again.
· Ronal surrenders his undead horde, which is put to rest in Trondor graveyard, in exchange for a pardon from the Covenant.
· Emdor fights and kills Rome in Benzor, liberating the city, which is ripped apart by three huge explosions shortly afterwards. Many citizens are killed by the blast and large areas of building are completely devastated. Thoth is believed to have returned to Tobaro.
· Covenant forces move to Benzor and begin rebuilding.
· Zenghi forces make occasional raids into the weakened city, and are fought off with some trouble.
· Rumours have it that the organisation of witches, the Coven of Thirteen, is growing once more.
· Orcs raid Sholo but are fought off.
· Covenant forces, feeling that the government is corrupt and saddened to see many citizens associating with the undead, move to Bliss.
· Corruption seems to be rife in the guards of Benzor and Brosna, a problem exacerbated by the departure of the Covenant knights.

Jun 07
· Rebuilding work continues in Benzor, with craftsmen arriving from the Elven lands to help.
· Rumours of a woman dressed in black attacking citizens in several towns circulate.
· Rebuilding work is completed in the Black Hills, the dwarves having constructed a temple and tavern, as well as several new homes and improvements to the defences at Stoneforge.
· Goblin attacks on Fort Fakualt, the last remaining stronghold in Kabu still held by humans, increase both in number and ferocity.


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