Continuity/Olthoi Rebellion

The Aluvian rebellion against the Olthoi is one of the core elements of the story of Asheron's Call. Over the years, the events of the Olthoi Rebellion have been retold many times, and some inconsistencies or contradictions have arisen.

Overview

Beta / Release

The most detailed account of the Olthoi Rebellion comes from the Microsoft Games article Asheron's Call Historical Archive. While the article is too long to adequately summarize here, some of the important information from it is:

• 25 years ago, portals to Dereth started to appear in Aluvia.
• The first arrivals were killed by the Olthoi, but eventually, the Olthoi began to keep some humans as slaves. Some humans managed to escape to the surface, living fear filled nomadic lives. Eventually, Thorsten Cragstone emerged as a leader among these free people.
• Elysa Strathelar arrived in Dereth and was captured by Olthoi. She was enslaved for months, but successfully escaped. She was pursued by Olthoi, cornered in a desert canyon, and rescued by Thorsten and his band of rebels.
• (more to come...)

The Asheron's Call manual's The Story of Asheron's Call section and the Zone article Dereth: A Brief History for Travelers both contain the same brief summary of the Olthoi Rebellion:

For many years the humans lived as Olthoi slaves, but a band of rebels—led by the noblewoman Elysa Strathelar and the warrior Thorsten Cragstone—chose to fight. Aided by Asheron's Magic, they slew the Olthoi queen and won freedom, though the fight cost Thorsten his life. Now, ten years later, Elysa has vanished and Asheron's whereabouts are unknown.

Thorsten's funeral was held at Chapel Blackspire, a simple outdoor church.

References

Beta / Release / Pre-AC:DM:

• The Days of the Olthoi
• The Underground City
• Asheron's Call Manual:
• Quick Reference Card
• Lore Videos:
  • Asheron's Call
• Asheron's Call: Sybex Official Strategies and Secrets
  • A Concise History of Asheron's Call
• Microsoft Games Archive:
• Microsoft Zone Archive:
  • Dereth: A Brief History for Travelers
• Stormwaltz Quotes:
  • Stormwaltz Quotes/On Empyrean Population and Its Removal

Asheron's Call Era:

• Stormwaltz Quotes/The Historical Overview
• Stormwaltz Quotes/On the Call
• Stormwaltz Quotes/On Harlune and the Storyline
• Stormwaltz Quotes/On Queen Elysa

Asheron's Call: Dark Majesty Era:

• Asheron's Call Dark Majesty Manual
• Lore Videos/Asheron's Call Dark Majesty
• Gaerlan's Diary
• Gaerlan's Field Reports
• Gaerlan's Research Notes
• Ages of the Empyrean
• Stormwaltz Quotes/On Harlune and the Storyline
• The History of Auberean
• Elysa Strathelar's Letter to Lania Cartoth (Second)
• Microsoft Zone Archive/Asheron's Lore/The Eyes of a Child - information on when Thorsten died / when Borelean was born
• Microsoft Zone Archive/Asheron's Lore/A Brief History for Travelers

Asheron's Call: Throne of Destiny Era:

• Asheron's Call Throne of Destiny Manual
• Delacim's Death
• Olthoi at Knorr
• Personal Entry, Arrival of Kellin's Troops
• We, the Defenders of the Helm

Asheron's Call Later Era:

• Knorr Quiddity Seed Quest
• Black Death Catacombs Quiddity Seed Quest
• Interactions and Observations, 'Gear Knights'