Editing Continuity/Olthoi Rebellion (section)

=== Later Additions ===
The [[Thorsten Cragstone's Armor & Axe]] quest gives us some more information. Elysa Strathelar and [[Lania Cartoth]] were childhood friends from Ispar, and for a time they corresponded while on Dereth.<ref name=ThorstensArmorAxeGlysanderCartothDialog>2002/04 [[Betrayal]] - [[Thorsten Cragstone's Armor & Axe]]: [[Glysander Cartoth]] dialog</ref> The quest involves retrieving letters that Elysa had written to Lania.<ref name=ThorstensArmorAxeACertificateOfPermission>2002/04 [[Betrayal]] - [[Thorsten Cragstone's Armor & Axe]]: [[A Certificate of Permission]]</ref>

The first letter recovered was written only a few days after Thorsten and the Olthoi queen were killed. Elysa wrote that she would not be burying Thorsten's armor and axe with him.<ref name=ThorstensArmorAxeALetterOfGrief>2002/04 [[Betrayal]] - [[Thorsten Cragstone's Armor & Axe]]: [[A Letter of Grief]]</ref>

Two letters are recovered next. The first was written some time in the fall or winter, when frost came to the Aluvian lands on Dereth.<ref name=ThorstensArmorAxeElysaStrathelarsLetterToLaniaCartoth1>2002/04 [[Betrayal]] - [[Thorsten Cragstone's Armor & Axe]]: [[Elysa Strathelar's Letter to Lania Cartoth (First)]]</ref> The other letter was written after Thorsten's tomb had been completed for some time, and the construction of Cragstone was progressing well. In this letter Elysa recalled that she recently had a dream where she saw the ghost of Thorsten standing on the shore of the lake. When she awoke, her feet were muddied.<ref name=ThorstensArmorAxeALetterOfCorrespondence1>2002/04 [[Betrayal]] - [[Thorsten Cragstone's Armor & Axe]]: [[A Letter of Correspondence]]</ref>

The final two letters collected do not provide additional information on the Olthoi Rebellion, instead dealing with Lania's distrust of Asheron and the Empyrean in general.<ref name=ThorstensArmorAxeALetterOfCorrespondence2>2002/04 [[Betrayal]] - [[Thorsten Cragstone's Armor & Axe]]: [[A Letter of Correspondence (Lia Tze)]]</ref><ref name=ThorstensArmorAxeElysaStrathelarsLetterToLaniaCartoth2>2002/04 [[Betrayal]] - [[Thorsten Cragstone's Armor & Axe]]: [[Elysa Strathelar's Letter to Lania Cartoth (Second)]]</ref>

The two teaser articles for [[Repercussions]] give more information. After the Olthoi Rebellion, Elysa was named queen by the freed people. Asheron came to Elysa after Thorsten's death. He provided assistance establishing the city of Cragstone, building Thorsten's tomb, and concealing Thorsten's armor and axe in their hidden resting place. Elysa had left her people to live with Asheron for a period of five years.<ref name=RepercussionsTeaser1>2002/07 [[Repercussions]]: [[Announcements - 2002/07 - Repercussions#Teaser, Part 1|Teaser, Part 1]]</ref> At the time of the teaser ([[Leafdawning, 13 PY]]) Borelean is eleven years old.<ref name=RepercussionsTeaser2>2002/07 [[Repercussions]]: [[Announcements - 2002/07 - Repercussions#Teaser, Part 2|Teaser, Part 2]]</ref>

An updated copy of ''A Brief History for Travelers'' reiterates some basic information: Isparians began arriving over 25 years ago, and were enslaved by the Olthoi. Led by Elysa and Thorsten, the humans fought back against the Olthoi and won. The final battle occurred over 10 years ago. In memory of that victory, the year in which these events occurred is called Portal Year 0.<ref name=ABriefHistoryForTravelers>2002/07 [[Repercussions]] - [[Microsoft Zone Archive]]:[[Microsoft Zone Archive/Asheron's Lore/A Brief History for Travelers|A Brief History for Travelers]]</ref>

The series of articles under ''The History of Auberean'' provide firm dates for events:<ref name=HistoryOfAubereanVol5>2003/03 [[A Perfect Paradox]] - [[The History of Auberean]]: [[The History of Auberean/Volume V: New Arrivals (-540 to 13)|Volume V: New Arrivals (-540 to 13)]]</ref>
* -15 PY: The portals created by the Sundering appear on Ispar in the Aluvian lands and the first curious humans begin to arrive on Dereth. The Olthoi quickly enslave them.
* -6 PY: Thorsten Cragstone arrives on Dereth.
* -5 PY: Elysa Strathelar arrives on Dereth.
* -4 PY: Thorsten Cragstone escapes and forms a small band of resistance against the Olthoi. Six months later, Elysa escapes and is found by Cragstone and his men.
* -3 PY: Cragstone's forces, pursued by Olthoi, make their way to the Isle of Tears, where they discover the Underground City. This quickly becomes their home and base from which to launch attacks against the Olthoi.
* -1 PY: While exploring ruins near the Underground City, Elysa triggers an Empyrean artifact that brings her to Asheron's notice. Asheron, whose attention has been focused elsewhere, is shocked that intelligent beings have begun appearing on Dereth and transports Elysa into his presence. She tells him what has happened to her people under the dominion of the Olthoi. Asheron provides her with details about the Olthoi's weaknesses, explaining that the scent of the dead Queen will throw the other Olthoi into disarray and leave them mindless.<br /><br >To help her defeat the Queen, Asheron provides her with an alchemical potion based upon the work of his father. With this potion in hand, Thorsten and Elysa plan their assault on the One Queen.
* 0 PY: Disguising themselves with the scent of a Brood Noble, a small band of warriors led by Thorsten Cragstone and Elysa Strathelar infiltrate the Royal Hive of the One Queen and slay her. In the moments before the Olthoi Queen's death, Thorsten Cragstone is killed. Joyous Aluvians slay the confused Olthoi and declare the founding of a New Aluvia with Elysa Strathelar as their Queen. Construction begins on the town of Cragstone, followed by Holtburg.
* 0 PY: Borelean, son of Thorsten Cragstone and Elysa Strathelar, is born.