Zygofer

825 AS

Zygofer, a young and ambitious sorcerer of Frailer blood, joined a group of war sorcerers in Alvagard army.

He claimed he could hear voices from beyond the world and the night.

833 AS

Zygofer and Martea met and fell in love with each other. During their honeymoon in the hidden valley of the dead, Martea taught her new husband the art of necromancy.

834 AS

Birth of Zygofer's son, Zertorme – “the chosen one.”

841 AS

Birth of Zygofer's twin daughters : Marga and Therania.

During the Third Alder Wars, Zygofer rose within the ranks of Alvagard army. He made several journeys to the valley of the dead where the souls of deceased spellbinders told him of a slumbering demon gate in Shadowgate Pass. However, Zygofer had insulted the guardian of the pass, the giant Scrome, and had been forced to leave.

850 AS

Zygofer was named royal governor of Harga with his own stronghold being built in the mountains.

With the war between Aslene and Alderland in the south, Zygofer was able to rule Ravenland with practically absolute power. During his research, he finally found the nexus - the passage between worlds that dead spellbinders had whispered about – off the misty and abandoned caravan trail through Shadowgate Pass. He spent a long time in the mountains, assisted by the bard Merigall. Soon oddly twisted beings, completely or partly from other worlds, moved throughout Harga.

852 AS

Obsessed with his work with the demon gate in Shadowgate Pass, Zygofer spent more and more time experimenting with living creatures in his mountainous stronghold.

Martea disliked how Zygofer was using the arts she had taught him to create twisted life. Fearing for her children, she decided to flee from Alderstone with her son, Zetorme, and her daughter Marga. Zygofer sent soldiers to hunt down his family who seeked refuge in the dwarven garrison at Lumra Mines.

868-870 AS

Zygofer said, after his family had fled, that peace would only last in Ravenland when elves, dwarves and orcs had been exterminated or driven into the sea. To cleanse Ravenland, Zygofer needed more troops and weapons, but the king Alvagard rejected his request since the resources were needed to rebuild the country. Lacking troops, Zygofer intensified his demonic research with the help of his remaining daughter, Therania, who was now an accomplished sorceress, and the bard, Merigall.

870 AS

Algarod is crowned king and asked the Psychopomp to investigate the situation in Ravenland after refugees had given worrying testimonies of Zygofer’s ungodly rule. After the Psychopomp had received his report, he convinced king Algarod to send a message to Zygofer to inform him that he had been removed as governor and should immediately appear before the king and the church with his daughter Therania. Zygofer informed the king that he was the rightful ruler of Ravenland since, through his Frailer blood, descended from the elves.

872 AS

Algarod gathered a mighty host to capture Zygofer, Therania and Merigall. The war lasted for two years devastating the Harga Plains.

Date ? Count Nepola was ordered by Zygofer to muster his soldiers in the battle against King Algarod. The count refused, since he had heard of the sorcerer’s abominable experiments, and stood neutrally aside during the battle. Zygofer’s revenge was of the cruelest kind. Nepola was buried alive and condemned to remain in the world in eternal undeath. The Countess Ursula was persuaded by Zygofer to betray her husband Nepola in exchange for her son’s life. The treacherous sorcerer broke his promise and buried both the son and the countess alive with the count.

874 AS

Pushed back to Alderstone, Zygofer opened the nexus to hordes of demons and directed them to Algarod's army, which was destroyed to the last man. Algarod's personal guards managed to take the king to Alderstone where they were all captured.

875 AS

Zygofer sent demonic hordes in Aslene. It is said that the volcano god Horn first awoke when the demons that Zygofer let loose had already laid waste to Aslene.

880 AS

Zygofer was old and decrepit. His corrupting research and his struggle with the demons had taken a toll on his body and soul. Merigall suggested that Therania and Zygofer be united in body and soul, to preserve Zygofer as part of his daughter's body. And as the same time, all his secrets would be hers. The result of this union called itself Zytera.