Fallowtide

Partial Timeline of Events

The name given by the Eldritch to the period between the end of the Chatcaavan War and the beginning of the next conflict. This is both an in-canon term (used by the characters) and a meta term (used to group the books that take place during this period).

Canonical Overview

Partial Timeline of Events, Extended

Origin

A combination of the words 'fallow' (to lie unused/uncultivated for a period to restore) and 'tide' from the Old English (a point or portion of time, due time, period, season). The Eldritch constructed it so because they still use words like 'eventide'.

Notes here about what the characters have said about this period; who began it? Who decreed it? Who was the first to use the word? Someone did.

Events

Probably should draw out a timeline here.

Major

The major events in the Eldritch sphere include:

wedding of the imperial heir, Sediryl, to Jahir Seni Galare
investiture of Sediryl Galare
formation of the Eldritch Navy
establishment of several mining concerns in the asteroid belt
establishment of an allied military base with the Chatcaava
establishment of Faulfenzair embassy on Escutcheon (should list this somewhere, and detail the people assigned there)
first state visit of the imperial heir to Chalice
the events of Surela's trilogy

Note the major events that happen among the Chatcaava as well.

various rebellions the Emperor puts down with Lisinthir's help
- The most important of these is with Apex-North
assignment of ships to Escutcheon to search for Traitor-Second, under the Twelveworld Lord's command

Minor

Children born during the Fallowtide period

Weddings: Kirthander and Jusinel (on the Chatcaavan Throneworld); Jeasa Seni Galare and Haladir Delen Galare; KindlesFlame and Briana KeepsFaith; Velederien and Liliarana (probable)
Births: Hope, daughter of Emperor Kauvauc Ueneuvin and the Queen Ransomed; Vasiht'h's kits Evan, Thauvi, and Anoc; Imperial heirs Raenor Galare and Adaise Galare; Nase heir Aeremina Nase Galare; Imthereli's heirs Kolvin Lauvet Imthereli and Niriel Lauvet Imthereli; Reese's firstborn (unnamed)
Adoptions: Kirthander Osin Asaniefa into Imthereli; Tolden Tera Thavelfin into Imthereli; Guardkin Madoc, to Kirthander Nanech
Deaths: Korval Keldi Imthereli and Malavi Nase Galare; Bethsaida Emil Galare
Assignments: Urise Path Jesa to the world of Chalice; Belinor Geth Mel to the world of Chalice; Mina and Monty to Escutcheon Station; I believe Solysyrril's hold from Her Instruments also got assigned to Escutcheon Station; Paudii as ambassador to the Eldritch from the Faulfenza; Jill Berquist and family arrives to join pediatric ward
Promotions: Haladir Delen Galare to First Courser Lord (knighthood)

Other

Sediryl's tutelage with the Faulfenza shifts when Paudii joins Auniira as teacher of the use of the Mindfire.
Second-Worldlord and Simone resume communication.
More Guardkin arrive to Escutcheon.
Fosterage visit from Gale and Whisper to Escutcheon

Canonical - Detail

This period of extreme growth and unrest lasts about 7-9 years, starting from the end of the First Chatcaavan War.

Escutcheon

Escutcheon and its immediate solar system undergo the most dramatic changes during this period (which will probably later be given some appellation, a la Renaissance). Liolesa's primary focus is the fortification and preparation of the planet to defend itself; her secondary (though urgent) ones involve the education and feeding of her people, and the update of the Eldritch infrastructure. As a ruler must, she has delegated large chunks of these tasks to her vassals, but even her enemies are serving her purpose during this period. Outworlders are allowed to settle on the planet, but only in specific provinces under specific people (Jeasa and Reese).

At this point, an unofficial council develops: Jeasa, Reese, Sediryl, in the beginning. They're managing the influx of All The New Stuff. Eventually other people join it, and they provide input into the monarchy about what's needful. If we're not careful, this is going to develop into a House of Lords... and we'll have less 'all the nobles in charge of their provinces for themselves, as long as they report up to Liolesa' and more of a recognizable form of government...

Reese's Dominion (horses, goods, biotech/population boom, Guardkin)

Forecourt becomes the planet's cosmopolitan destination town, where you go to get your Alliance fix. This is where the Meriaen Tams who chose to stay on the planet are settled (in a halo around Rose Point, thanks to Reese's land grants). Also, this is the biomedical hub of the planet, plus the place for horses (though their breeding is moved into ranches in the surrounding countryside, there's a complex in Forecourt for selling them/training/showing them off).

Acorn stays more of a Cotswolds-like community, but eventually attracts a Guardkin population (though oddly, not as large as the one that comes to inhabit Ulurith's town). The aliens who settle here do so to live in accordance with the planet's village culture (a 'back to simpler times/nature' urge).

The Earthrise is the planet's first dedicated freighter/trading vessel, but not the last; when more are added to the fleet, Reese keeps her ship aside for special projects.

Jeasa's Dominion (multispecies education schools, fostering)

Seni village becomes the university town, thanks to Caramia's influence, but it stays mostly Eldritch/Glaseah, and doesn't attract too many of the other Alliance peoples. Because Jahir and Vasiht'h still base themselves here (pending the development of the future retreat that they haven't built yet on the land Liolesa gave Sediryl), this is where the imperial children are growing up. It will eventually become The Place To Hang Out for the important kids, like Reese's daughter, since Raenor and Adaise and Aeremina are already there, along with Vasiht'h's kids and Jeasa's. Lisinthir sends his sister gifts every year (and sometimes spontaneously): "dragon jewels."

Ingleside stays all-Glaseah, and dedicates itself to crafting, local research (in concert with the university/educational institutions in the Seni village), and hospitality. They also brew beer that becomes a valuable export.

Sediryl's Dominion

farming changes, Chalice oversight

Imthereli

Village, Hunting Lodge (Evelis, Attendant, Othise, the new tenants that moved from Nase)

Nobles - Opposition and Neutral

An accidental quasi-modern city competitor starts up in Ulurith when a batch of arriving Guardkin (from Hinichitii) decide to go hang out with Arianrhod. They decide to stick around and become the "Rosepelt" clan, which inspires Reese's Guardkin to call themselves members of the "First Talkers" clan. Giliriel's embrace of the Guardkin, which delights her tenants and inevitably involves them, moves her to the forefront of the opposition; Thesali might have clout among the nobles at court, but she becomes the focal point for Liolesa's supporters who aren't sure about the speed and extremity of her changes, not the isolationist movers who consider Liolesa their opponent. She can't get traction among the latter because her neglect of the Nuera tenants prevents the development of a thriving community like Jeasa's and Giliriel's accidental one. It's the strengthened bond between tenant and lady that gives actual power at this point, because of the social changes that are giving tenants more of a say in their lives and society at large.

Nobles - Allies

Villages

Church - schools for the talents

Liolesa decrees during this period that all clergy must have esper training at the new schools, and incentivizes the learning of it in the rest of the population in various ways; her friends observe she is pushing hard on this and she says it's necessary to free them from stultifying and unnecessary fears regarding basic things, like touching people. To the people who dislike aliens, she sends the newly trained clergy as teachers; to those who don't mind aliens, she brings alien teachers (such as the ones Jahir borrowed the primer from on Anseahla). And among the nobles, she uses a combination of tactics to make them think it's their idea to do it.

Cradle System Infrastructure

Eldritch Navy - ongoing search for Traitor-Second and pirates/slavers

Allied Military Bases - Chatcaava and Alliance

Orbital Station

(Sediryl notices it's getting carved reliefs, so it's probably going to be decorated oddly). Location of the naval academy; gets an engineering school that starts out as a mechanics school and evolves when Fergol gets involved.

Emplacements - Outermost Wing, other defense platforms

Mining/Asteroids/Spaceborne Industry

Groundport expansion

Chalice

Manse (horses, trees)

Village - Harat-Shar/Tam-illee/Eldritch

Church/Convent - first new extraplanetary convent of the Eldritch church

Faulfenza

After 300ish years of waiting, the Faulfenza are reactivating in accordance with Faulza's wishes. The prime movers here are Qora, Jan, and several others.

Embassy - mission to Empress, Heir

Zafiil's Prophecies

Mission to the Chatcaava

Chatcaava

Throneworld Social/Political - includes training of Imthereli Eldritch members (Tolden and Ran)

Religious Changes - Role of females changing leading to--

--Civil Unrest/War

Alliance

Unrest due to Chatcaavan War's ending

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