The Treftans

With the sentencing of Agon Damaskos of Treft to the High Throne, history marks him only the sixth High King to hail from that curious southern kingdom. While something of a forgettable senator and politician at home, as the First Citizen and "king" of Treft; sages will do well to remember that Agon obviously earned the respect and admiration of his fellow monarchs by 5289.

While Treft has produced few High Kings, those that it did seem to preside over chaos, and especially during periods of religious upheaval. The seventh High King ever sentenced was Etru Damaskos, who is believed to be the 30th great grandfather of the current High King, though the genealogies have long been lost and no perfect identification can be made. Before being sentenced, Etru was the last king of Treft. The democracy rose after he assumed the High Throne in 4368. He is known to have contributed one of the pillars of the Fergus Codex soon after, naming counterfeiting, forgery and a second offense of arson to the list of so-called abominable crimes. He ruled until 4377.

Liam of Treft was the second High King from Treft, and the first of those under its democratic plenipotentaries. He was sentenced in 4610 and sought immediately to make peace with the Grand Temple. For his predecessor had imprisoned the High Priest and was excommunicated in return. Liam released High Priest Kiran in return for the concession that the High Throne would thereafter chose the High Priest from among those selected by a council of priests. While peace was made this way, this also began the period that came to be known as "the Captivity" by the Grand Temple. Liam ruled until 4619.

Timaldus of Treft was sentenced in 4920 and ruled an uneventful ten-year term as High King. The most noteworthy contribution he made was to the Steward-kingship of Collonia, which proved to last for many centuries as the line of Rigel was thought extinct. Timaldus was actually better known for his contributions as a sage and several volumes of his work still grace the finer libraries of Erenth.

Thelstan of Treft was sentenced to the High Throne in 5101 and would rule until 5120. He added three laws to the Fergus Codex, and signed onto the Censure of Wizards. His most notable contribution was being High King during the God War of 5108. He was a good man and a strong leader by all accounts, but he was cursed to live in a tumultuous time. Though Thelstan acknowledged and prescribed the faith of the Church of Westrun, rather famously, Thelstan did not convert from his worship of Moder.

Clanute of Treft was sentenced in 5150 and ruled until his untimely death in 5158. The cause of death has always been a matter of some speculation, but historians like to joke that he died of boredom, following an uneventful and unremarkable term on the High Throne.

Histories of the High Kings of All Westrun: V - High Throne Expanding

Era of the High Throne Expanding

4901 Favian III of Bolden

4921 Timaldus I the Sage

4930 Gelder I the Paver (Bolden)

4946 Gelder II the Less (Bolden)

4950 Larcus IV the Liberator (Rath)

4980 Dane I the Unnoticed

5010 Gelder V the Wise (Bolden)

5030 Alacan II of Menea

5036 Gregory of Rath

5048 Alfrend of Saklan

5070 Edwar of Menea

5088 Leltward of Talir

On the Brewing of Manabane

From the Lord Scholars of the Grand Consiliarum, to His Grand Majestic Overeach, Timaldus, considered by some, a Sage.

A treatise on Manabane, oft called Druid's Tea.


Manabane is nothing more than a common tea made of Meadowsweet, an herb which grows in damp meadows in each of the Four Lands. You may know it as Lady of the Meadow, Dwarfwort, Elfrot, Meadspice, or Brideflower.

Meadowsweet stems are 3 to 7 feet tall, erect and furrowed, and range in color from reddish to purple. The leaves are a dark-green on the upper side and whitish and downy on the lower. They are much divided and pinnate, having a few large serrated leaflets and small intermediate ones. Terminal leaflets are large, 1 to 2 inches long, and boast 3 to 5 lobes.

But the active ingredient you seek is found in the flowers. Meadowsweet has delicate, graceful, creamy-white flowers clustered close together in handsome irregularly-branched cymes, having a very strong, sweet smell. They flower from June to early September.

These florets need only be steeped in a brew of hot water and sprinkled with pepper to have the desired effect. Some allege that an iron pot will make a more potent brew. Anyone drinking a cup of the tea will find themselves unable to cast spells for a period of 24 to 48 hours, depending on the dose and the efficacy of the brew. The brew produces an immediate effect that wizards term mana drain, but it also prevents the drawing of mana to replace that which is lost.

Naturally this brew will have no effect upon Holy Men as the source of their power is different.

Interestingly, though this plant is used in the making of some intoxicants, its magic-arresting properties are themselves greatly retarded by the presence of alcohol in those drinks. Nevertheless, it is our advice that a practicing wizard avoid most meads, wines, and most especially Dwarven beer, if they would not suffer ill effects.

We trust this information will be most useful to you and look forward to serving in whatever capacity your imagination desires in the distant future.

The History of Timaldus I the Sage

This is the history of Timaldus I.

Timaldus of Treft was sentenced by his fellow monarchs in 4920ey, succeeding Favian III the Severe.

Timaldus sired eighteen children and six sons with as many wives. He ruled until the election of 4930, making his reign 10 years long. He was succeeded by Gelder the Wise.

Timaldus returned to Treft and wrote several tomes regarding politics and diplomacy which are still highly regarded, before his death some years into his dottage in 4977ey.