# [[Reign of Terror]] >Preceded by: [[Age of Colonization]] >Succeeded by: [[Modern Age]] The Reign of Terror is the 96-year period starting from when [[Vile King Lucius IV|Emperor Lucius IV]] signs the [[Decree of Superiority]], solidifying slavery as the linchpin of the economy of the [[Empire of Light]] declaring their religious superiority over others. The [[Golden Horizon Trading Company]] was given the monopoly on the slavery market. As the colonial projects advanced, people from outside of [[Aurora]] where their first victims, but eventually the Emperor would turn to conquer and enslave [[Aurora]] on the grounds of heresy. The Emperor was allegedly assassinated, but instead became a lich and declared himself the [[Saint Lucius the Purifier|Eternal Emperor]] of [[Aurora]], eventually converting the [[Church of Sol]] into his own [[Heretic Church of the Golden Horizon]]. The period ended after the [[War of the Alliance]] and the destruction of the Emperor's phylactery. Necromantic magic becomes naturalized during the period, with most [[Lucian]] priests using undead as their personal enforcers. # Timeline %% t-X, where X = distance/4 %% >[!timeline|t-l c-plain] **[[Decree of Superiority]]** _912_ >Emperor Lucius IV emits a decree praising the superiority of the [[Aurorans]] over other people and declaring the need for the [[Empire of Light]] can spread the faith of [[Sol]] through all the lands to avoid the return of [[Vile Abaddon]]. The decree regulates the commerce of slaves as a linchpin of the Empire's economy, guaranteeing the monopoly to the [[Golden Horizon Trading Company]]. The [[Golden Horizon Trading Company]] is joined by the [[Imperial Army]] in campaigns kidnapping and enslaving natives of [[Jangalore]], [[Thmert]], [[Ibir]], [[Quetzoc]], and [[Vesper]]. >[!timeline|t-r c-plain t-7] **Foundations for the Resistence** _930_ >[[Saint Malcolm the Sharer|Sir Malcolm]], a rogue paladin of [[Sol]] from [[Torholt]], publishes religious and economical treatises against slavery and the use of undead, fueling the organization of many disparate movements against the Emperor. This would lead to the persecution and murder of [[Saint Malcolm the Sharer|Sir Malcolm]], that becomes a pariah, symbol for the resistance movements. >[!timeline|t-l c-plain t-4] **War of Many Suns** _946_ >War breaks out in [[Aurora]] between many sects of the [[Church of Sol]]. The [[Church of the Illuminated Path]] is founded in [[Vesper]] as a response to religious persecution. >[!timeline|t-r c-plain t-1] **Assassination of Emperor Lucius IV** _950_ >The Emperor is assassinated. Or so they say. The [[Golden Horizon Trading Company]] provides a regent to lead the Church and the Empire temporarily. Rogue kingdoms of the [[Empire of Light]] stop following [[Zenithir]]’s rule. >[!timeline|t-l c-plain t-3] **The Eternal Emperor** _961_ >The Emperor resurfaces after his ritual of lichdom and declares himself the [[Saint Lucius the Purifier|Eternal Emperor]]. Rogue kingdoms of [[Aurora]] refuse, refering to the Emperor pejoratively as the [[Vile King Lucius IV]], equating him to [[Vile Abaddon]]. >[!timeline|t-r c-plain t-1] **Independence of Vesper** _966_ >[[Vesper]] declares independence, starting a war against the stationed [[Imperial Army]] and defining the [[Church of the Illuminated Path]] as the new state's religion. >[!timeline|t-l c-plain] **The Church of the Golden Horizon** _967_ >As a move to further concentrate religious power, the [[Heretic Church of the Golden Horizon|Church of the Golden Horizon]] is founded to support the [[Saint Lucius the Purifier|Eternal Emperor]]’s claim and is declared the only valid canon of the [[Church of Sol]]. Other religious leaders within the [[Church of Sol]] are persecuted. >[!timeline|t-r c-plain] **The Eclipse of Aurora** _968_ >Countries of the [[Empire of Light]] continue to defy the [[Saint Lucius the Purifier|Eternal Emperor]] and his new Church by defending other interpretations of the [[Church of Sol]]. A new imperial campaign seeks to invade any country in the Empire that would defy the Emperor, enslaving the people and transporting them to distant colonies. >[!timeline|t-l c-plain t-6] **Dawn of the Blood Sun** _995_ >The Eclipse campaign ends with the Emperor victorious and all countries of the Empire subdued. The [[Imperial Army]] is weakened and spread thin across the countries and the colonies. >[!timeline|t-r c-plain] **Treasures from the Deep** _997_ >Goblin armies of [[Sha'at Kapul]] resurface from the [[World Below]] with powerful artifacts of the [[The Age of Gods and the Just War|Age of Gods]]. They successfully fight back the [[Imperial Army]] in the outskirts of [[Torholt]]. >[!timeline|t-l c-plain t-2] **The War of the Alliance** _1004_ >The [[Auroran]] insurgent guerrilla ally themselves with [[Sha'at Kapul]] and [[Jangalore]] against the [[Saint Lucius the Purifier|Eternal Emperor]]. >As the goblins arm Aurorans to fight back the Empire with their artifacts, insurgent Jangalori forces invade the Empire-controlled [[Thmert]], creating two simultaneous fronts against the [[Empire of Light]]. >[!timeline|t-r c-plain] **The New World joins the Alliance** _1005_ >Armies of independent [[Vesper]] land in [[Longmeadow]]. Their forces are strenghtened by their war automatons, sentient golems created by the [[Fortdweller Factories]]. >[[Grand Duke Geraldo Marino de Fortuna|Sir Geraldo Marino]], a [[Fortuna|Fortunan]] [[Paladin of Saint Malcolm]], unites forces in [[Ibir]] against the [[Lucian|Lucians]] in the [[Campaign of Saint Malcolm]]. They succeed and soon depart [[Dawn Fort]] towards [[Aurora]], arriving in the [[Kingdom of Isles]] to fight alongside the local resistance. >[!timeline|t-l c-plain] **Siege of Zenithir** _1007_ >The four fronts have advanced towards [[Zenithir]] >The exiled King of [[Longmeadow]], [[Emperor Bahamir II|Bahamir II]] defeats the [[Saint Lucius the Purifier|Eternal Emperor]] in combat. >The Emperor’s phylactery is found by the [[Sha'at]] in [[Torholt]] and destroyed. >[!timeline|t-r c-plain] **End of the Reign of Terror** _1008_ >In the first day of the year, [[Emperor Bahamir II]] is crowned the Emperor of Light. [[Zenithir]] once again is the capital of [[Aurora]] and all kingdoms a part of the [[Empire of Light]]. >The [[Church of Sol]] is re-established, and the [[Heretic Church of the Golden Horizon|Church of the Golden Horizon]] is declared heretic and illegal in the Empire. >[[Vesper]] is recognized as an independent nation. [[Thmert]], [[Jangalore]], [[Quetzoc]], and [[Ibir]] remain as colonies of [[Aurora]]. [[Sha'at]] territories are still in dispute with [[Torholt]] and the [[Empire of Light]]. >The [[Golden Horizon Trading Company]] is dismantled. >Slavery is abolished by Imperial law as the [[Decree of Superiority]] is declared invalid.