The Sigilbirth
Elara gifts the first soulmark; the Weave is declared divine law.
Lore Timeline
Timeline of Arynbel
Trace the events that shaped Arynbel, from the first recorded soulmarks to the fractures of the present age.
Fractured Ages
A History Written in Marks, Flame, and Memory
The timeline is a chronological guide to major events in Arynbel's recorded history. Entries remain deliberately concise. Where a full Archive Record exists, follow the record link for the deeper account.
The Flame Conclave
The Flame Conclave is established; faith is centralised, soulmark law is codified, and heresy is declared a crime.
The First Masking
Early formation of the Aurent Orders; the first recorded use of ceremonial masks strips identity from those who serve.
The Twin Heresies
A Hollowborn twin rebels and civil war erupts. Queen Virelya vanishes with the rebel's body after the conflict.
The Markless Accord
An attempted Hollowborn integration treaty fails after assassinations and is later struck from the record.
The Era of Flame
The Conclave consolidates power; heresies are purged and Veilshrines are burned.
The Glyph Wars
Factions begin forging soulmarks en masse, leading to new laws, punishments, and deeper instability around the meaning of the mark.
The Shatterwake War
The Mourning Flame emerges from an Echo disaster. The devastated region becomes known as Scorchbarrow.
The Last Crowned King
King Odran dies, Princess Seris disappears, and the monarchy ends as Arynbel enters the Divine Interregnum.
Where Fate Breaks
During the early Divine Interregnum, as the kingdom struggles beneath the weight of divine silence and the Conclave's growing authority, the paths of a Hollowborn woman and an Aurent Veilbreaker begin to converge. Their choices unfold in a realm where faith governs destiny and the certainty of fate is beginning to fracture.
The Present Era
Soulmarks dim. The Weave falters. Arynbel fractures.