N/History/Rediscovery of Magic
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- 1036: The scouting party finally came across a single piece of Tyrael's Schismated spirit remnants. The leader was obsessed with it and disobeyed an order from the king to hand it over, and instead used it to destroy all the others in his party. He then fled deep into the woods.
- 1039: The leader was rediscovered dead, in the woods and obviously slain by a spell that had backfired on him, by a local hunter. He too took up the (now three) pieces of Tyrael's spirit that the leader had with him, and proceeded to investigate more. Meanwhile, the Kirin Tor, once again safe in complete secrecy, worked on developing their spells.
- 1041: The emperor died of a disease and is succeeded by his grandson, who continued the grand work of peace that his parents had initiated.
- 1044: After maneuvering the other power-hungry bureaucrats in the empire, the emperor sent out bulls (mandates) to be posted in village forums that he would welcome any member of the Kirin Tor (whose achievements have likewise entered folklore). The hunter of five years ago showed up, claiming to be the leader of the Kirin Tor, and was immediately executed unawares by several Imperial bowmen out of fear by the emperor. Only afterwards did he realize that the man was no Kirin Tor.
- 1046: The emperor, intrigued by the wonders of the artifacts that the hunter had collected, abdicated in favor of his son, while he himself ventured forth into the Nicetheen Forest in search for more pieces.
- 1050: A bureaucrat, on his own initiative, launched an expedition to hunt down the abdicated emperor and brought him back to his manor alive. He then attempted to ransom his charge to the current emperor at that time, who instead abdicated in favor of his hated cousin.
- 1050-1053: As the bureaucrat continued to hold his captive indefinitely, the new emperor worked to consolidate his power before finally paying the price for the ransom: a duchy of his empire. Just as he did so, however, word of it spread throughout the realm, and people looked to the old emperor (who still wielded considerable power) for a meaningful response. He galvanized the population with nationalistic fervor, and led a peoples' army to the doorsteps of the palace, whereupon the new emperor fled ignominously before some people loyal to the old emperor (now back on the throne) captured and executed him. The restored emperor then annulled the secesion of the duchy to the bureaucrat, who immediately fled from his manor.
