Filling in a blank in the Erpheronian Timeline (1050-955 b.S.)

Hi everyone,

As I start to get back into things, and particularly working away at the Erpheronian timeline, I remembered there was a brief period where I hadn't finished work on a couple of monarchs - between Caeth "the Child King" and Thaelrin "the Relentless". Well, here's that blank filled in. Once we've got this inserted in the timeline, I'll get working at the end of the timeline (from 800 b.S. to as close as Thar's reign as I dare go).

Cheers!

Trel.

1050
To 980 b.S. Queen Caralla “the Farseeing”, Prince Consort Erthis
(Sons: Thaelmar, Calmar, Kormar)

Caralla (1050 b.S. – 980 b.S.) ascends to the throne in 1035 b.S.. As a princess, Caralla finds it difficult to watch her father waste away. She is often the only person to spend time with Caeth, as her mother, Wanýa, often seeks the company of other men because of the king’s preoccupation with magic. Caralla, like her father, loves to read and though she has no skill with magic, she patronises the building of a new library in Voldar in 1028 b.S. Arguably, her greatest contribution came in 1000 b.S. when Carralla assigns a row of lands to Lords in the far north to form the Northern Marks. With this gift of land, each Lord is responsible for the construction of a castle or fortress, as well as at least one outpost capable of garrisoning 50 men. This forms a protective border against the orcish tribes that had been plaguing the northern lands to this point, particularly the Duchy of Narvoss and the city of Ishmarin. The Northern Marks are rumoured to have been founded as a means to monitor the elves of Calmarios, whose strength had been rising during this period of time. Thevelin, which is later named Nyermersys, becomes one of these fortresses, and oversees of the two bridges of the Teiphra, as well as the fertile plains to the north. This effectively seals off the northern entrance of the fertile and resource-rich Vale of Kalir, a plain sheltered by mountain ranges and the Ishmarin Lake. Caralla passes away in 980 b.S. and leaves the throne to her eldest, her son, Thaelmar.

1033 b.S.
to 955 b.S. King Thaelmar “the Explorer King”, Queen Cathya
(Sons: Caeth II and Thaelrin)

Overview
Thaelmar (1033 b.S. – 955 b.S.) is the eldest son of Queen Caralla and her Prince Consort, Erthis. He ascends to the throne in 980 b.S., but his reign is cut short in 955 b.S. when he is killed in a rock slide north of Astran, while visiting with surveyors excavating a new mine in the Tandala Highlands. Thaelmar and his Queen, Cathya have two sons: Caeth II and Thaerin. Their eldest son dies of fever before his fourth birthday, and there is much speculation amongst the members of the court that though they attempt to have more children, Cathya is no longer able to conceive. Despite his short reign, Thaelmar brings much stability to northern Erpheronia by establishing the Eastern Marks around Astran, in addition to the road network that now runs between Voldar and Nyermersys and between Nyermersys and Astran, a line known as the "Iron Wall". It is notable that the castle keep built at Astran, which was destroyed, is the site where the "Guardian" is later built in the first century b.S. Thaelmar offers financial incentives to merchants, traders and craftsmen willing to move to Thevelin and Astran. Thevelin and Astran become heavily fortified towns where merchants and craftsmen feel enough security and financial opportunities are available to entice them to take up residence due to lost cost to live in the north. With the influx of money into the area, a number of the southern landholders begin to purchase land in the north, so even the areas around Thevelin and Astran become settled. Farms and mines are built. With the increased security along the Teiphra, Thevelin starts transport goods (mainly grain from the Vale of Kalir and iron from the nearby hills) down the river to the sea. The northern regions become the corn chambers (and its armouries) for the Erpheronian kingdom, exporting mainly raw materials and foodstuffs to Voldar and the southern Erpheronian towns. Due to the strong military presence in the north, the northern regions also become favoured training grounds for new recruits. Thaelmar is reputed to have been well loved by the wealthy, for his reforms to the country’s infrastructure benefit those with enough resources to make use of them. However, the challenges of the Erpheronian peasantry are made worse by his ignorance of the circumstances facing them during his reign. After Thaelmar’s death in 955 b.S., his only remaining son, Thaelrin, takes the Erpheronian throne.