Drillian - History
The Kingdom of Drillian in the Small Kingdoms evolved out of a more traditional form of government and inheritance that existed prior to the current form.
-307 SKR William Drake declares the Kingdom of Drillian, William I
-281 SKR King William Drake ascends his father's throne, William II
-269 SKR King Charles Drake ascends the throne, Charles I
-252 SKR start of the First Drillian Civil War
16-11-(-248) SKR Battle of the Crystal River
3-4-(-247) SKR Death of King Charles I beheaded by a hobgoblin chieftain
24-8-(-247) SKR surrender of the leadership of the Northern Forces to Chandler Cowles
-247 SKR end of the First Drillian Civil War
-247 SKR Chandler Cowles takes the throne of the Kingdom of Drillian after the First Drillian Civil War, continues to be referred to as King Chandler Cowles
-219 SKR King Charles Cowles ascends the throne, Charles II, Queen Petra, the daughter of Chandler Cowles is his bride
-207 SKR King George Cowles ascends the throne, George I
-193 SKR King George Cowles ascends the throne, George II
-193 SKR King Justice Quelkin ascends the throne, Justice I
-187 SKR King Charles Quelkin ascends the throne, Charles III
-161 SKR King Trent Quelkin ascends the throne, Trent I
-153 SKR King William Drake ascends the throne, William III
-111 SKR King Bartholomule Drake ascends the throne, Bartholomule I
-98 SKR King William Drake ascends the throne, William IV
-97 SKR King William IV marries his first wife
-93 SKR Expulsion of the Kayugan church and royal confiscation of land and assets.
-86 SKR King William IV marries his tenth wife at Midsummer
-88 SKR King William IV executes his twelfth wife and the noble families rise in revolt in the Second Drillian Civil War
-88 SKR Establishment of the Kingdom of Drillian's new succession law of Matriarchal Male Primogeniture (see Drillian - Political & Society)
1-12-(-88) SKR Queen Elizabeth Cowles ascends the throne as first Queen of Drillian
1 SKR signing of the Treaty of North Hoarbrite
18-7-04 SKR Christina Bolpel takes the throne as decreed upon the death of Queen Elizabeth Cowles, she rules for 62 years, the last 8 from her bed, it is claimed she survived 23 separate assassination attempts during her reign
5-2-66 SKR Elina Quellcon takes the throne as decreed upon the death of Queen Christina Bolpel
22-9-68 SKR Queen Elina Quellcon divorces her Royal Consort Humphrey Mosskin and Marries the Captain of the Royal Guard Pilot Vilmar, the Kayugan Church refuses to acknowledge the ceremony
3-2-69 SKR Queen Elina Quellcon decrees that the Kayugan Church shall be "held in the highest royal regard" and does not exclude the Suomi faith from Drillian
17-10-89 SKR Queen Elina Quellcon decrees that only a Queen may choose the proper successor to be married to the Royal Consort
18-10-89 SKR Queen Elina Quellcon decrees that Chandly Medipop will be the next Queen after her death
11-11-89 SKR Chandly Medipop takes the crown in a ceremony held at the Cowles Estates, declaring that any ceremony performed there under the hand of the Kayugan church is inviolate and unbreakable, her consort is Whistel Vilmar
2-2-90 SKR Queen Chandly Medipop chooses an heir, Patricia Scarlett, who is murdered 2 months later
6-1-100 SKR Queen Chandly Medipop brings to court Melody Cowles, the granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth Cowles to celebrate the new century
6-12-101 SKR Queen Chandly Medipop brings three young women to the Cowles Estates to attend an investiture ceremony without revealing which of the three girls will be chosen as her successor
28-12-101 SKR Melody Cowles is crowned as Queen by Queen Chandly Medipop who then retires, Zento Mosskin is her consort. Queen Melody Cowles chooses not to use the title Queen Cowles II but to use both her first and last name instead
2-9-135 SKR Queen Melody Cowles declares that Lisba Drake will succeed her as Queen
27-9-135 SKR the first of 7 assassination attempts on Lisba Drake
1-2-136 SKR Queen Lisba Drake takes the throne when Queen Melody Cowles dies in the 8th assassination attempt on Lisba Drake
12-12-148 SKR Queen Lisba Drake's lover Brank Uklo is appointed as successor
28-12-148 SKR Queen Brank Uklo takes the throne as Queen Lisba Drake retires
1-1-149 SKR the first public accusation that Queen Brank Uklo is actually a male masquerading as female
2-8-152 SKR Willow Quellcon takes the throne as Queen Brank Uklo retires childless
8-4-158 SKR the 14th and final child with her second husband is born to former Queen Brank Uklo
9-9-166 SKR dredging commences on what will become the Queens Channel
9-4-167 SKR Maribel Eustace seduces the son of Queen Willow Quellcon, Rinion Uklo into choosing her as Queen rather than Maribel Drake
1-6-167 SKR Coronation of Maribel Eustace as Queen with Rinion Uklo as Royal Consort
14-2-187 SKR Queen Maribel Eustace marries her daughter Florence to her son Edward and names him Royal Consort to attempt to keep the inheritance of the throne in her family.
28-10-187 SKR after months of fighting the Eustace noble family is decimated by attacks and relinquishes the throne and marries Edward to the Bolpel family. One aspect of the settlement to end the Third Drillian Civil War is that Edward can only marry a member of the Bolpel family.
24-6-188 SKR Isabo Bolpel dies in childbirth leaving her son Rodrigo to be raised by Edward Eaustace
1-1-189 SKR Edward Eaustace marries his infant son Rodrigo to Kristen Medipop 16 years Rodrigo's senior. Edward and Kristen have 6 children together over the next 7 years.
3-11-197 SKR Weilina Mosskin is born in the central swamps of Drillian
27-12-199 SKR Queen Kristen Medipop appoints Anastasia Cowles to be "honorary Queen" to celebrate the coming anniversary of the calendar
1-1-200 SKR Anastasia Cowles becomes Queen to celebrate the 200th year of Small Kingdom Reckoning and continues to postpone giving the crown back to Kristen Medipop or appointing an heir
1-6-210 SKR Queen Anastasia Cowles formally accepts the petition from Jarvis to sign the Treaty of North Hoarbrite
26-7-212 SKR Rodika Bolpel takes the throne when Queen Anastasia Cowles chooses her as heir that day
2-3-213 SKR Queen Rodika Bolpel falls ill, going in and out of lucidity, slowly sliding into a fever that keeps her bed ridden for over a year
6-5-214 SKR Weilina Mosskin takes the throne the day after Queen Rodika Bolpel dies as a replacement candidate to Queen Kristen Medipop resuming the throne
8-5-214 SKR Weilina Mosskin's first Royal Consort dies without an heir produced
3-7-216 SKR Weilina Mosskin's fourth Royal Consort, Jolen Lyon, dies without an heir produced
28-7-216 SKR Weilina Mosskin gives birth to a healthy boy, Brian Mosskin, with Lankes Doeskin her fifth Royal Consort; Brian Mosskin is her only living child
3-11-220 SKR Queen Kristen Medipop dies
19-4-224 SKR Queen Elizabeth Cowles takes the throne with Brian Mosskin as Royal Consort twelve years her junior, Weilina Mosskin resigns to become the Dowager Queen, Queen Elizabeth Cowles decrees she will not take the honorific of the second
1-1-244 SKR Ionia Quelkin becomes Queen when Queen Elizabeth Cowles retires, taking as her Royal Consort Swilk Mosskin
12-3-248 SKR at a meeting of the "Three Queens of Drillian" human and humanoid raiders descend killing over 100 members of the many noble families that are present; it is noticed that a handful of senior members of certain families had perhaps coincidentally left the the previous evening; Former Queen Elizabeth Cowles is found to be one of the dead
16-3-248 SKR Weilina Mosskin and Queen Ionia Quellkin prevent the Fourth Drillian Civil War
248 SKR First emanation of The Mist in the Great Swamp
3-11-256 SKR Lankes Doeskin The Royal Consort to the Dowager Queen Weilina Mosskin dies
4-4-260 SKR Anastasia Medipop becomes Queen as expected when Queen Ionia Quelkin retires, taking as her Royal Consort Aran Mosskin
19-12-260 SKR Queen Anastasia Medipop and her Royal Consort Aran Mosskin are presumed dead in a fire that destroys the hunting lodge they are staying at, no bodies were ever recovered
1-1-261 SKR Queen Nadia Vilmar is chosen as Queen in a gathering of Noble families lead by the Dowager Queen Weilina Mosskin and invested as Queen that same day, Polin Bolpel is chosen as the Royal Consort
22-5-263 SKR Queen Nadia Vilmar abdicates the throne and runs off with her lover to Terraguard leaving no indication of a choice of heir, the Royal Consort Polin Bolpel is found drunk 4 days later in a brothel
6-6-263 SKR a gathering of Nobles lead by the Dowager Queen Weilina Mosskin chooses Luliu Eustace to be Queen and Trent Uklo to be Royal Consort
1-7-263 SKR Luliu Eustace is attacked by Brother Umlook of the Kayugan church prior to his performing the investiture ceremony, he is killed by Sir Yilk Gronark who is chosen to replace the slain Royal Consort for Luliu
7-7-263 SKR Luliu Eustace becomes Queen when a replacement Brother arrives to perform the ceremony
1-5-271 SKR Queen Margata Uklo takes the crown with her Consort Virk Gronark while Queen Luliu Eustace lays sick on her deathbed
3-11-274 SKR Dowager Queen Weilina Mosskin dies
274 SKR The Mist crosses the Cowles Estates
1-5-275 the Order of Brotherhood is founded at the Uklo Estates
16-10-278 SKR Queen Lulia Eustace dies
1-12-286 SKR Anica Quelkin becomes Queen with her Consort when Queen Margata Uklo retires upon her selection, Elkin Finefur is chosen as Royal Consort because Anica Quelkin is first cousin to the heir of Virk Gronark
1-1-292 SKR China Cowles becomes Queen as planned with her Consort Robere Finefur upon the death of Queen Anika Quelkin
1-2-301 SKR Robere Finefur the Royal Consort to Queen China Cowles dies in the royal bed
3-2-301 SKR Queen China Cowles dies in a horseback hunt, leaving no son and no heir chosen
15-4-301 SKR Mihaela Doeskin becomes Queen after two month debate among houses on proper protocol based on history, Jouko Uklo is chosen to be the Royal Consort
326 SKR The Mist crosses the Quellcon Estates
15-6-337 SKR Count Vilmar distributes 750 short swords to humanoid tribes in the swamps of Drillian
9-3-338 SKR the Earl Medipop hires the Dragonslayer Company to put down an outbreak of Bullywugs in South Central Drillian, meeting at the town of Redfern Lake
1-2-339 SKR Queen Catherine Eustace takes the throne as planned with her Consort Aatos Uklo when Queen Mihaela Doeskin dies
28-2-342 SKR The Church of the Defending Mage is formally consecrated to Belinos in the Jistille Estates
15-4-342 SKR Queen Willimina Mosskin takes the throne when Queen Catherine Eustace unexpectedly steps down at the end of the Blood Trail Era. She is the first Queen to have been born in The Mist
26-5-342 SKR Queen Catherine Eustace dies of a withering curse
28-5-342 SKR First rumors that Queen Willimina Mosskin cursed Queen Catherine Eustace surface
2-6-342 SKR First rumors that Queen Willimina Mosskin is a Therianthrope surface at the same time rumors surface that she is a vampire
4-8-345 SKR Queen Willimina Mosskin grants Branwyn Dragon Fen Estate in the Craniate Wastes
