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Adventures in Mystara – Annual Events – Ethengar Totems
Ethengar Totems
Annual Events – Ethengar Totems – Overview
This is an adventure taken from Ethengar Gazetteer and set in the land of Black Sands and features the World Mountain bridge between the spirit world and the real world.
This features in the following sections:
- Gazetteer – Ethengar
- Timeline – AC 1000, AC 1001, AC 1002, AC 1003, AC 1004, AC 1005, AC 1006, AC 1007, AC 1008, AC 1009, AC 1010, AC 1011, AC 1012, AC 1013, AC 1014, AC 1015, AC 1016, AC 1017, AC 1018, AC 1019, AC 1020
Annual Events – Ethengar Totems – Timeline
Introduction to Ethengar – A group of outcasts are assigned to one of the children of the great khan as her escort and bodyguards as she explores the world around her for the first time.
Rumour Only
Ethengar Totems – Year of the Tiger
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(GAZ12) Welcome to the Lands of the Ethengar. Visitors to these lands have a different experience to those who grew up here.
Rumours Only
Ethengar Totems – Year of the Hare
Mystery of the Iceshield Orcs – Giants are seen crossing into the Makkres Mountains, entering into the territories of the Iceshield Orcs.
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<-> (GAZ12) A Private Audience – a group has received a private audience with the Great Khan for services rendered, with gifts provided.
Rumours Only
Ethengar Totems – Year of the Dragon
Mystery of the Iceshield Orcs – War drums can be heard up in the Makkres Mountains, but no forces have been spotted.
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(GAZ12) Box of Rain – A water spirit is needed at Chagon-Nah, and a quester is sent out.
Ethengar Totems – Year of the Serpent
Mystery of the Iceshield Orcs – They are leaving their home mountains of Makkres Mountains located in Vestland (Northern Reaches) in a mass migration, but no one knows why. Investigators are sent to find our why. (Princes of the Apocalypse)
Rumour Only
Mystery of the Travelling Dragonborn – Part 1 – Travelling from Darokin City in three caravans. On headed North, though Ethengar and into the Heldannic Territories. One Headed South, into the Five Shires, through Karameikos, then Thyatis and up the coast of Ylaruam and the Northern Reaches before reaching the Norwold Region. The Last caravan headed east into Ylaruam, then up into Rockhome and out into the Northern Reaches before making it unto the Norwold Region. (Tyranny of Dragons)
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(GAZ12) Moglai Khan Bides his Time – The lands a plentiful, and no great threat appears. He sends family to investigate the bordering lands.
Giant Migration – The giants are migrating to the eastern end of Darokin, southern and eastern Rockhome, western Northern Reaches, eastern Karameikos, and western Ylaruam.
Ethengar Totem – Year of the Horse
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(GAZ12) The No-War Option – The Great Khan disperses his people and tells them to prepare for another time.
(GAZ12) The Yakka Lands – Time to talk to the various Khan’s.
Ethengar Totem – Year of the Sheep
Land of Black Sands – Annual questor selected by the Great Khan travels to the World Mountain to ask three questions.
Rumour Only
Mystery of the Missing Pilgrims – Summer with pilgrims from the Heldannic Territories disappearing while crossing the Ethengarian steppes. (Summer Event – Wrath of the Immortals – F – Heldannic Clerics Killed)
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(GAZ12) Goblin Migration – They are all moving west towards the Broken Lands. All the goblinoid and orc Khans are gathering to discuss the Great Khan’s proposal.
Land of Black Sands – Annual questor selected by the Great Khan travels to the World Mountain to ask three questions.
Rumour Only
Ethengar Totem – Year of the Ape.
Mystery of the Missing Pilgrims – A group of special investigators are retracing the steps of the missing pilgrims. (Summer Event – Wrath of the Immortals – F – Heldannic Clerics Killed)
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(GAZ12) The Gostai Hunt – A group of tribesmen try and drive the Gostai into Glantri.
Timeline – AC 1007 – Ethengar
Land of Black Sands – Annual questor selected by the Great Khan travels to the World Mountain to ask three questions.
Rumour Only
Ethengar Totem – Year of the Fowl
The Day Magic Died – The gods stopped answering the prayers of the faithful. All the clans gather with the Great Khan at the edge of the black desert. (Hollow World Adventures)
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(GAZ12) The Glantrian Campaign – The Glantrian start to harass the Khans people.
(GAZ12) The Ten Thousand Fists – Members of the Khan’s intelligence group are disappearing when entering Glantri, those behind it need to be dealt with.
Timeline – AC 1008 – Ethengar
Ethengar Totem – Year of the Dog.
Land of Black Sands – Annual questor selected by the Great Khan travels to the World Mountain to ask three questions. – Wed Group
Rumours Only
Heldannic Knights vs the Great Khan – Heldannic Knights launch an attack on the Ethengarian clans. (Fall Event – Wrath of the Immortals – J – Heldanners Attack) – Wed Group (Plamin)
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GAZ12 – Revenge – Oktai Khan turns against the heroes of the Steppes. – Wed Group (Plamin)
GAZ12 – Rescue – The Brothers of the Bolt are captured in Glantri and need assistance.
Ethengar Totem – Year of the Pig
Land of Black Sands – Annual questor selected by the Great Khan travels to the World Mountain to ask three questions.
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GAZ12 – Trouble in the North – One of the Khan’s Clans is preparing to go North and punish the clerics of the Heldannic Freeholds.
GAZ12 – Undead – The dead tribes of Maghur and Hajik begin to rise again.
Land of Black Sands – Annual questor selected by the Great Khan travels to the World Mountain to ask three questions.
Rumours Only
Ethengar Totem – Year of the Mouse
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GAZ12 – The Fall of Okai Khan – The instigator of the push north is discovered.
GAZ12 – Rebellion on the Steppes – The Khans start to squabble about fighting and go to war with Heldann.
Ethengar Totem – Year of the Yak
Land of Black Sands – Annual questor selected by the Great Khan travels to the World Mountain to ask three questions.
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Wrath of the Immortals – Event ZB – Spring 1007 – Ethengarians Swarm – With the Khans all attacking, the Khans swarm over Heldannic Territories and the Northern Reaches.
GAZ12 – Increasing in Status – New Khan’s are appointed.
GAZ12 – The Humanoid Hordes – The Hordes of Thar swarm into the Steppes.
Ethengar Totem – Year of the Tiger
Land of Black Sands – Annual questor selected by the Great Khan travels to the World Mountain to ask three questions.
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GAZ12 – Khans, Wealth and Experience – Rewards for service in battle are handed out.
Land of Black Sands – Annual questor selected by the Great Khan travels to the World Mountain to ask three questions.
Rumours Only
Ethengar Totem – Year of the Hare
War for Norwold – Part Four – The Khans all enter the Helannic region and siege their capital. (Winter Event – Wrath of the Immortals – Ethengar vs Heldann)
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GAZ12 – Khanship and Dominion – Making room for a new clan to take their place in the tribes.
Land of Black Sands – Annual questor selected by the Great Khan travels to the World Mountain to ask three questions.
Rumours Only
Ethengar Totem – Year of the Dragon
War for Norwold – Part Five – The Ethengarians swam the Heldannic, Vestland and Soderfjord Jarmdom nations. (Spring Event – Wrath of the Immortals – ZB – Ethengarian Swarm)
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GAZ12 – War on the Steppes – The clans go to war
Land of Black Sands – Annual questor selected by the Great Khan travels to the World Mountain to ask three questions.
Rumour Only
Ethengar Totem – Year of the Serpent
War for Norwold – Part Six – Due to the war in the region, a plague strike all the forces and moves south into Ethengar. (Winter Event – Wrath of the Immortals – ZH – Plague Hits Freiburg)
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GAZ12 – The Undead Horde – The dead rise and start to threaten the Khan and his people
Land of Black Sands – Annual questor selected by the Great Khan travels to the World Mountain to ask three questions.
Rumours Only
Ethengar Totem – Year of the Horse
War in Norwold – Part Seven – The plague gets worse and spreads out from the Heldannic Territories and Ethengar to the Northern Reaches and Ylaruam. (Spring Event – Wrath of the Immortals – ZM – The Plague Intensifies)
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GAZ12 – The Golden Horde Conquers the World – The Horde is on the move.
Land of Black Sands – Annual questor selected by the Great Khan travels to the World Mountain to ask three questions.
Rumours Only
Ethengar Totem – Year of the Sheep
War in Glantri – Part Eight – The plague from Ethengar makes it was into the Broken Lands and Glantri. (Summer Event – Wrath of the Immortals – ZN – Plague Reaches Glantri)
War in Glantri – Part Eight – Some of the elves of Alfheim travelling north are forced into the Glantrian mountains and catch the plague. (Fall Event – Wrath of the Immortals – ZP – Ethengarians Ambush Elves)
War in Norwold – Part Eight – The Heldannic Knights and the warriors of Ostland enter Ethengar and massacre armies near Tromso. (Summer Event – Wrath of the Immortals – ZN – Massacre at Tromso)
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Travelling Hordes of Mercenaries in the Great War – They are invited into the final battle
Land of Black Sands – Annual questor selected by the Great Khan travels to the World Mountain to ask three questions.
Rumours Only
Ethengar Totem – Year of the Ape
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GAZ12 – The Death of Moglai Khan – Time for a new Great Khan to arise
Land of Black Sands – Annual questor selected by the Great Khan travels to the World Mountain to ask three questions.
Magic Gone – The Glantrians activate their device and all magic in the world is gone for a week (Fall Event – Wrath of the Immortals – ZZ – The Week Without Magic)
Rumour Only
Ethengar Totem – Year of the Fowl
Magic Gone – The Glantrians activate their device and all magic in the world is gone for a week (Fall Event – Wrath of the Immortals – ZZ – The Week Without Magic)
- Timeline – AC 1020 – Ethengar
- Ethengar Totem – Year of the Dog
- Land of Black Sands – Annual questor selected by the Great Khan travels to the World Mountain to ask three questions.
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- The Great Khan and his armies are disgraced by the failure of the invasion of the Heldann Territories and the Northern Reaches and by his inability to stop the counter invasion. A Challenger to his rule would be welcomed by many discontented warriors, but so far no one have stepped forward.
- Ethengarian quest for immortality
Annual Events – Ethengar Totems – The Concept
- Year of the Tiger (AC 976, AC 988, AC 1000, AC 1012)
- Year of the Hare (AC 977, AC 989, AC 1001, AC 1013)
- Year of the Dragon (AC 978, AC 990, AC 1002, AC 1014)
- Year of the Serpent (AC 979, AC 991, AC 1003, AC 1015)
- Year of the Horse (AC 980, AC 992, AC 1004, AC 1016)
- Year of the Sheep (AC 981, AC 993, AC 1005, AC 1017)
- Year of the Ape (AC 982, AC 994, AC 1006, AC 1018)
- Year of the Fowl (AC 983, AC 995 AC 1007, AC 1019)
- Year of the Dog (AC 984, AC 996, AC 1008, AC 1020)
- Year of the Pig (AC 985, AC 997, AC 1009)
- Year of the Mouse (AC 986, AC 998, AC 1010)
- Year of the Yak (AC 987, AC 999, AC 1011)
Annual Events – Ethengar Totems – The Reveal
Annual Events – Ethengar Totems – The Outcome
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Annual: (6/11) – Atruaghin Clans Ascension, Ethengar Totems, Land of Black Sands, Mystery (of the Duke’s Road Massacres, of the Forgotten Dungeon, of the Hidden Kingdoms of Dragons)
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1008 AC (Year 9) – (0/6)
1009 AC (Year 10) – (0/5)
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Phase 6 (Tier 6 – tba)
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