1097
Tyralor was forced into an unfamiliar role while visiting Wolfkeep
and helped Wendolynne deliver her daughter Elandra. More help
came in the persons of LadyXan, Morrigan, Loremistress, LadyMarty
and Shann, and both mother and daughter were in good health
Kavin Hunter kept watch over WolfKeep as the chaos of the Year
of Hell increased in Camelot and it's environs.
Kien Hal and Arathanor merged into a being known as the Spectre
in order to try to stop the Necromancer
The Horseman War came to Phoenix Keep and was confronted by
Taralon Phoenix.
The armies of Camelot met a demonic army at Castle Dramor. Lady
Fyr and Ice's sister, Lady Vesta, died in her arms.
Under the influence of a spell cast by War, Lerrad O'Donnell and
Tyralor engaged in a deadly fight at Wolfkeep as Wenndolyne tried
to get them to stop. Only the arrival of cloak, Loremistress, Elspeth,
and Kavin Hunter prevented a tragedy.
Yet even a Horseman such as War could be baffled by the antics
of the fool Destilnys.
The Necromancer broke the Fifth Seal and set the Death of Martyrs
loose upon the world.
1098
Tuckian pursued a possible future with Jaelyn the lady Bard.
Wenndolynne found herself trying to sort out her feelings for Lord Wolf
and his brother, Quietus
Corwin's wife Taiba died giving birth to their daughter Moira. The Seal
beneath Castle Amber was secured once more.
On Yule Eve, Blackthorn obtained a roan filly as a gift for Skye and in
the process helped the elderly widow of a slain Guard and her grandchild.
1099
Ashevathallion claimed the children of Ian and Skye Blackthorn as his
kin before assembled Sith on MidWinter's Night. By affirming the claim,
Evaynanthallion tacitly restored Blackthorn back into clan Silver Rose
On their way home from a trade meeting Corwin and Rohan became
lost and then were separated by magical means.
1100
Tav and his men tried to rescue the children Talor had bewitched
but both rescuers and rescued were trapped in a mountain cave..
Talor the bloodmage sent a demand to Camelot: withdraw the BlackWatch
south back over the river or Sir Tav and his men would be executed.
Realizing that the invaders didn't know Blackhawke was missing, Blackthorn
agreed to the demands while making plans that might buy Camelot time.
To create the illusion that Blackhawke was leading the armies of Camelot,
Blackthorn had Timmons dress up in Blackhawke's old armor.
Blackthorn and Xan suspected Blackhawke was inside a monastery. Ian
tried to gain entrance by singing as loudly and off key as he could but when
the monks proved to have more tolerance for bad music than he thought
possible, he and Xan went to the next step, which involved pounding on the
gates until they were allowed in to search for Blackhawke. Unfortunately it
was all for naught since Blackhawke was not there.
Jolieve's marriage to Garion seemed to have reached its end. She gave
orders to her guard that her husband was not to be allowed into her home.
Yet in the midst of this chaos, the holiday spirit prevailed. As the ladies
of Camelot decorated the Firehall, the O'Donnells went looking for a tree to
decorate Valorward.
Mallory and Keera played a prank. They baked a special bunch of
cookies that turned the lips and tongues of any who ate them bright orange
for days until the dye faded.
1101
Myst the Assassin took a contract to kill someone in Camelot town,
Bartholomew the Baker. But the terms of the contract turned out to be
harder to meet than Myst had expected.
Jolieve received a letter from Sechula telling her Sia Vin was dead.
Vert worried about the safety of an Inuit boy who'd been captured in
battle between his tribe and Lady Selia's troop. And so he brought Najitha
to Camelot for protection.
Mallory went through some mementos of her life in Camelot and was
cheered by the memories they brought her
.
Annalise found herself with conflicted emotions towards her father Baron
Lughar after a conversation in which he presented his side of the events
that had shaped her life.
Blackthorn learned that Keera and Alex Control's marriage had ended
and was not pleased with Alex.
1102
As the Acting High Justice of the Court, Blackthorn granted Ascellon
a divorce from Lady Khristina but gave her custody of their son.
A day later Ascellon announced his engagement to Lady Ehlana.
Ashe and Jera visited the Green Silences. While there, Ashe retrieved
a cloak woven by his dead sister Rowan that he gave to Jera as a gift He
also had a conversation with his father Evaynan that brougbt them closer.
Blackthorn accepted the title of Guardian of Camelot after being elected
by a meeting of the knights.
Word reached Camelot of the death of Lord William. He died in a death
match with his stepbrother Lukas, who subsequently was slain by Lord
Knightmayre.
Kimpo and Kyrie were wed on MidWinter's Eve.
Dame Jolieve announced she'd accepted a new squire, a young woman
named Roe.
Jera and Ashe went to Blackthorn Manor for a holiday celebration and
brought with them a caterpillar that somehow had survived winter so far.
They placed it among the plants in Skye's solar, and shortly after a unique
being named Wallace emerged to spend the holidays with Arista Blackthorn
and the rest of the children.
The seemingly never aging child emmy visited the Firehall in the midst
of the decorating for MidWinter.
1103
Lady Kimberley petitioned the High court to grant her legal custody
of the child Amalieya of House Silversong.
Elasol's sister Shalamar kidnapped AmberRose and for a while Elasol
stood accused of the crime. But eventually his evil twin's plot unraveled,
AmberRose was rescued and Shalamar was locked away in a cell.
The Healers of Camelot Infirmary published a list of names and asked
that anyone who'd had contact with people on the list report to the Infirmary.
Beset with doubts, Mallory resigned her position as Squire to Jolieve and
left Camelot to return home to Ireland.
Angus and his companions recovered from a bout with a strange illness
as they continued their pursuit of Kalaris and Najitha.
Lady Xan was kidnapped from her carriage as she returned home from
an evening at Camelot.
1104
After an absence of nearly two years Mallory returned to Camelot.
An outing to find a tree for the firehall went awry.
Lord Blackhawke disappeared from Camelot along with the sword
Excalibur.
Monsieur Du Brey sent Madame Maylon to Camelot to weave a tapestry
commemorating the Guardians of Camelot and Excalibur.
Lord Blackhawke battled the Enforcers within the Firehall and succumbed
to his wounds. After seeing to the futures of her children, Lady Xan retired to
the Island of Avalon.
A number of knights and citizens of Camelot were at Ascellon's Citadel
when some sort of magical accident took place. The Citadel and those there
were lost in the mists of the Wastelands, although some eventually found
their way out back to Camelot.
1105
Madame Maylon was distressed by news that her friends in France were
imperiled by the evil Cardinal of Lyon. Learning of her worry, Blackthorn
offered to use his contacts in France to help get Maylon's friends to safety.
Camelot's ally Queen Sara was kidnapped. Her Champion Sir Glofin
told Blackthorn that Bran's Cauldron was the ransom demanded for Sara's
release. Blackthorn was reluctant to imperil endanger Camelot by giving up
the Cauldron to some unknown villain, but the matter was moot since the
Cauldron had not been found yet. Glofin and Blackthorn agreed to work
together for the time being.
In his search for clues to Sara's whereabouts Glofin went into The Hook
disguised as a bard with his friend Thran. While spying on Cador and the
Shadowlord at Fat Henry's Tavern, the pair accidentlally started a fire.
Blackthorn led a search party into the tunnels below Camelot and found
a maze dating from Roman times. The group had a brief encounter with the
Shadowlord and some smugglers, but had no success in finding the elusive
Caudron.
Happily, Glofin and Thran were able to rescue Sara shortly afterwards.
Najitha went hunting in The Wyld and became possessed by the being
known to his people as the Beast. Kalaris and Bayla were able to contain
it in Najitha for a time although Bayla placed himself in danger to do it.
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