Echoes of 975 AA
Description
DescriptionThe year 975 AA—thirteen years ago—emerges as the nexus point where multiple tragedies converge with disturbing precision. Lord and Lady Cadir visited Thalara's family home that year while researching bloodlines and divine heritage in the south. Months later, fire consumed Raven Rest, killing the Cadir parents and young Cordelia. Around the same time, assassins slaughtered the Kirianth Yestin household, killing Thalara's mother, sister, and brief husband from House Seacot. The letters Vixia plants reveal systematic elimination of celestial bloodlines, with House Seacot specifically named as targets. The pattern is unmistakable: the Cadirs discovered something about divine bloodlines in the south, and within the same year, both families were destroyed. What triggered the coordinated eliminations? Who ordered them? And what did the Cadirs learn that made them targets alongside the very bloodlines they were investigating?
Timeline
Dinner Without the Prince
Thalara recalls that the last time the Cadirs visited her family home was thirteen years ago in 975 AA—the same year as the fire. The coincidence plants the first seed that these tragedies might be connected.
The Weight of Legacy
Roderick confirms the Cadirs were researching bloodlines, family histories, and marriages in their final year, asking questions that 'got too close to something' and made powerful people uncomfortable. He mentions they brought elves hoping for insights, suggesting the research was extensive and dangerous.
Convergence of Conspiracies
The full pattern emerges: Kalem's parents visited Thalara's home while researching southern bloodlines in 975 AA. That same year, fire killed the Cadirs and assassins slaughtered Thalara's family—including her Seacot husband from a house documented as carrying celestial blood. The revelation transforms coincidence into conspiracy, suggesting coordinated elimination of those who knew about divine heritage.