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Underocean celebrates the year AC 1010.

Juliast is officially crowned King of Underocean.

Work on Underocean's capital begins. As none can think of a name, it is unofficially called the Capital. It is located 100 miles N of the Sundsvall Maelstrom.

Spies in Aquas report Zandor's declaration of New Empire. Some worry Zandor will discover Underocean.

A patrol rescues the crew of a submersile shortly before its engines explode (see PWA1, p. 180)

The village of Maelstrom, located 25 miles W of the Sundsvall Maelstrom is founded.

A patrol of merrows runs into an Eye of the Deep, an aquatic beholder (previously unknown to the tritons). They slay the beast and bring it back to the Capital.

King Juliast orders a census of Underocean.

King Juliast organizes a team to explore the Alphatian Sea.

NOTE: This is a good way to start off an Underocean campaign.

Treasure hunters from Aquas are discovered. Juliast orders that they be watched. (See PWA1, p. 203)

A patrol discovers strange ruins in the Alphatian Sea.

NOTE: The ruins' content is left up to the DM.

The Behemoth leaves its lair. The triton do their best to stay out of its way.

Magic fails all over Mystara. As all triton are spellcasters, the loss of magic is quite noticeable.

Underocean celebrates a new year.

Underocean recovers from the Day of Dread. Juliast organizes some of Underocean's best clerics and mages to investigate.

A small triton village is found empty. No bodies are found.

Some triton call for a check on the King's power, much like the Council of Barons in Undersea.

The exploratory party sent by Juliast returns.

Several patrols vanish.

Juliast holds hearings on whether or not to create a balance on the King's power.

More triton continue to disappear.

Hearings on the proposed Council of Advisors close.

Juliast decides to initiate a referendum on the Council of Advisors. Two "parties", the Monarchists and the Populars, begin to campaign for votes. The vote will be held on Fyrmont 8.

12 acres of carefully cultivated kelp forest outside of the Capital is found demolished. The tritons who were working in the forests cannot be found, alive or dead.

The referendum on the Council of Advisors is voted on today.

The breakdown is as follows:

The Capital

Monarchists (anti-Council): 47%

Populars (pro-Council): 53%

Maelstrom

Monarchists: 23%

Populars: 87%

Southern Area (south of the Maelstrom)

Monarchists: 58%

Populars: 42%

Western Area (W of the Maelstrom)

Monarchists: 46%

Populars: 54%

Eastern Area (E of the Maelstrom)

Monarchists: 86%

Populars: 14%

Northern Area (N of the Maelstrom)

Monarchists: 36%

Populars: 64%

Overall

Monarchists: 38%

Populars: 62%

Hearings on the structure of the Council of Advisors begin.

A group called the Maelstrom Guards forms. Their stated purpose is to protect Underocean from the attacks it has suffered throughout the year. Many believe them to be little more than the Popular Party's private army.

The hearing on the Council of Advisors concludes. The Council will have six seats. Members will be elected yearly. The six areas that have seats on the Council, with current party leaning:

The Capital (Monarchist)

Maelstrom (Popular)

Southern Area (Monarchist)

Western Area (Popular)

Eastern Area (Monarchist)

Northern Area (Popular)

The King will have the tie breaking vote. Votes will be held on Fyrmont 8.

Members of both parties begin to campaign for Council seats.

The tritons begin to prepare for the Day of Dread.

Magic fails all over Mystara

Unknown enemies taking advantage of the loss of magic, systematically attack and destroy many villages. As with previous attacks, no bodies are left behind.

Underocean's celebrations for the New Year are saddened by the discovery of more dead among the population. The Army begins to investigate yesterday's attacks. The mage Aharon prepares his report on the DoD.

The mage Aharon files his report on the Day of Dread.

Some patrols are attacked by submesiles from Aquas. Many of the soldiers in the patrols die. Juliast orders that patrols keep their distance from Aquas submersiles.

Juliast sends spies to Aquas.

A patrol repulses an attack by aquatic beholders.

Editor's Note: These aquatic beholders' large eye has a undead beholder's spell reflection power, instead of the ability to flash brightly.

Patrols discover a city of Aquatic beholders. They immediatly return to the capital.

Juliast sends ambassadors to Abhash, the aquatic beholders' city.

Spies in Aquas report of a growing resitance to Zandor's rule. Juliast orders the spies to aid the resistance, without letting them learn of Underocean.

The ambasadorrs to the Aquatic beholder city report that the attacks have been due to enchroachment on territory claimed by the beholders. Juliast orders withdrawal from any disputed territory.

Aquatic beholders cease to attack the nation of Underocean after the tritons left the disputed territories.

Elections for the Council of Advisors are held. The members of the council:

The Capital: Aharon (triton mage, Monarchist)

Maestrom: Maed, commander of the Maelstrom Guards (Popular)

S Area: Arantria (Aquarendi, Monarchist)

W Area: Atrori, triton cleric (Popular)

E Area: Tehar, triton mage (Monarchist)

N Area: Gehan, triton cleric/mage (Popular)

The Council unanimously votes to secretly send troops to Aquas to aid the resistance.

Zandor is deposed today. Underocean troops aid in fighting off loyalist soldiers, without revealing their identities.

The Alphatain Council is formed. The Council of Advisors votes not to establish relations.

Magic fails all over Mystara.

The tritons celebrate the new year while cleaning up from the Day of Dread.

The ambassadors to the aquatic beholders report that the leader of the beholders has died and that a new leader has been chosen. This new leader seems to be opposed to Underocean.

The ambassadors to the aquatic beholder city are murdered. A single guard escapes and carries word of the trechary to Underocean.

Juliast asks the Council of Advisors to declare war on the aquatic beholders. The Council approves on a vote of 5-1.

Juliast begins an advertisment campaign to entice young triton into joining the army.

Juliast leads the army, including the Maelstrom Guards, west towards the aquatic beholder city.

As the invasion force enters the territory ceded to the aquatic beholders last year, the aquatic beholders put up sporadic resistance.

Fortunately, casualties are light.

The army reaches the former borders of Underocean. The aquatic beholders put up the first serious resistance, but are defeated.

Amoung the sunken ruins of Aalsa, the army deals a major defeat to the aquatic beholders.

The aquatic beholders send an army around the invading triton, and through the Strait of Aalsa into Underocean. Juliast is forced to send half the army to Underocean to protect it.

The army that Juliast sent to protect Underocean is ambushed and wiped out.

As the Underocean army approaches the city of the aquatic beholders, the aquatic beholders launch an attack. At the same time the Maelstrom Guards turn on their former comrades, and then flee back to Underocean.

Juliast is captured by the aquatic beholders.

Maed, Commander of the Maelstrom Guards, seizes power. The other members of the Council flee north.

The Council members launch an offensive against Maed, self-proclaimed King of Underocean, begining a civil war. The aquatic beholders seize the western portion of Underocean, while the retreating army arrives in the south.

Gehan, General of the Underocean army and former Council member, proclaims himself King of Underocean.

"King" Gehan defeats the aquatic beholders, stopping their advance.

Without a truce, the fighting stops in Underocean. The Council holds the north, Maed controls the Capital, Maelstrom, and the east, the aquatic beholders hold the west, and Gehan the south.

Thyatain explorers begin to explore the New Alphatain Sea. Fortunatly for Underocean this exploration takes place further north.

Gehan is murdered in his sleep. The demoralized army disbands, and Maed and the aquatic beholders begin to clash over the south.

The aquatic beholders push Maed out of Southern Underocean, but local resistance forces them to withdraw as well.

Kelp farmers in the South report sightings of Devilfish.

Magic fails all over Mystara.

Description: As the new year begins, the conflict in Underocean continues. The aquatic beholders continue to raid southern and central Underocean, and the Council forces are slowly being pushed north by Maed, "King" of Underocean.

Description: In southern Underocean, kelp farmers continue to report sightings of devilfish.

What This Means: The devilfish have finally eliminated most of the resistance in Undersea, and are now sending their forces to eliminate the refugees.

Description: Maed launches a major assualt on the remaining Council holdings. However, the outnumbered defenders manage to fight off his forces... for now.

Description: Thousands of devilfish pour into southern Underocean, slaughtering the resident triton and merrow. The devilfish horde then moves north and west. Refugees flee to central Underocean.

Description: In southern Underocean, the devilfish and the aquatic beholders begin to fight for control. The beholders, weakened by last year's campaign, are unable to defeat the devilfish, and southern and western Underocean falls to the devilfish, who begin raids into northern and central Underocean.

Description: The Council offers a temporary alliance to Maed for the purpose of fighting off the devilfish. He refuses.

Description: Confronted on two fronts by the devilfish and the Council, Maed is pushed back. He retains control of the capital, Maelstrom, and eastern Underocean.

Description: The devilfish assualt the aquatic beholder city. Though they are eventually defeated, Juliast, who has been held prisoner since last year, escapes in the confusion. He begins to make his way back to Underocean.

Description: Magic fails all over Mystara. The devilfish, taking advantage of this, attack and destroy the town of Maelstrom.

Description: The new year begins. Maed leads an army to retake the ruins of Maelstrom and suceeds.

Description: Taking advantage of Maed's weakness, the Council attempts to take the capital. After four hours of bloody fighting, they are forced to retreat northward once more.

Description: Hiding in a ruined mage's tower from devilfish patrols, Juliast is found and attacked. He stumbles upon a staff, and picks it up to use against his enemies. However, the devilfish then flee. Juliast determines that the staff is magical.

What This Means: The staff is an Alphatian Artifact (see Mystaran Almanac 1015). It is inhabited by the spirit of an Alphatian mage, who was disturbed by the devilfish descrating his tower, and saw to it that they were defeated. He was able to temporarily take control of Juliast and activate the staff. The staff has the following powers:

*A mirror image of all friendly combatants.

*Enemies must make a morale check or suffer from the effects of a fear spell.

* +2 bonus to weapons and armor of all friendly combatants.

It works at half effectiveness more than 1000 miles from the Maelstrom, and not at all more than 2000.

Description: Juliast meets up with the Council, which informs him of recent events. He declares that he will depose Maed and drive out the beholders and the devilfish.

Description: Juliast assaults the Capital. The powers of his staff wreck havoc with the defender's morale. Maed is unable to hold him off and flees to eastern Underocean, leaving Juliast in control of north and central Underocean.

Description: Maed's forces revolt and turn him over to Juliast in return for amnesty. The civil war is over, but the devilfish still control south and west Underocean.

Description: Maed is executed for treason.

Description: Juliast begins to combine the Council's and Maed's army into a force capable of driving out the devilfish.

Description: Juliast moves south, forcing the devilfish before him. His staff once again proves its usefulness, making his army seem twice as big.

Description: Fighting among the ruins of Aalsa, Juliast deals the devilfish a major defeat. Several undead are spotted, but whether they were raised by the devilfish or some other force is unknown. The remaining devilfish begin to flee south, toward Aquas...

Description: With the devilfish defeated, Juliast issues an ultimatum to the beholders: leave Underocean or else. Not wishing to fight Juliast's magicaly enhanced army, they leave Underocean, heading north.

Description: Magic fails all over Mystara. Juliast hears a voice coming from his staff. He also begins to feel weakened and drained. He begins to have doubts about keeping the artifact.

What This Means: The mage that inhabits the staff is attempting to take control of Juliast's body.