jan 1, 1356 - Plague abroad in Rookroost

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Plague abroad in Rookroost;
Or that's what a large percentage of its populace believes. Scores are suffering from a malady that has herbalists and clerics puzzled . . . and worried. The word on the streets is that the Red Death has returned.

Editor's Note:The date for the Fate of Istus module was determined from the following passage:

Millennialists know that this is The Year (6091 S.D., or 576 CY, exactly 1,000 years since the Scarlet Brotherhood was formed). [WG8 Fate of Istus; pg. 6; pg. 110]

However, there are some internal inconsistencies concerning this date. The first appears in the Rauxes entry.

Ivid has become more obsessed with extending his lands in order to form the "Greater Aerdi Empire" ever since his declaration of war against Almor and Nyrond. [pg. 6; pg. 69]

This declaration of war could be in reference to an article contained within Dragon #65. In that article though it was Nyrond and Almor who declared war upon the Great Kingdom in 578 CY. It's likely the Great Kingdom would retaliate in kind. The text in WG8 then goes on to state.
The Herzog's subsequent blunting of the armies of the Golden League (Nyrond, Almor and those countries comprising the Iron League has only added fresh fuel to his monomania. The aforementioned battle(s) transpired after the events detailed in T1-4 (The Temple of Elemental Evil) and spanned two years. [pg. 6; pg. 69]

T1-4 should take place in 579 CY. By adding the two years which this war spanned to the date when T1-4 takes place would imply that WG8 should take place in 581 CY or later.
The second appears in the Verbobonc entry.
[Wilfrick] has cooperated with the Archcleric of Veluna in building a castle to defend the small village of Hommlet . . . . Recently, that project saw fruition, and only garrisioning the place remains to complete the handiwork started years ago.

DM Note: The completion of the aforementioned castle transpired a couple of years after the events in the initial version of T1 (The Village of Hommlet [pg. 6; pg. 93]
T1's timeline is similar to T1-4, taking place in 579 CY. Interpreting 'a couple of years' to the shortest time possible, 2 years, would coincide with the Rauxes entry. It is suggested that the dates in the chronology be used as written. However, the WG8 module seems to fit best within the context of all related sources if placed in 581 CY.

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