Continuity/Siege of Holtburg and Founding of Rithwic

There are some inconsistencies related to the seige of Holtburg, the rescue by Celcynd, and the founding of Rithwic.

Holtburg

Holtburg was founded in 2 PY<ref name=ACManualHoltburg>1999/11 Release - Asheron's Call Manual: Holtburg</ref><ref name=HoltburgTNSign>2010/06 Shifting Gears - Town Network: Holtburg (Town Network Sign) description</ref> In 6 PY, Tumeroks besieged the town.<ref name=HistoricalMarker>1999/11 Release - Worcer's Missing Heirlooms: Historical Marker description</ref><ref name=HoltburgRedoubtDirections>1999/11 Release - Worcer's Missing Heirlooms: Directions to the Holtburg Redoubt text</ref><ref name=CaveOfAlabreeDiretions>1999/11 Release - Brogord's Demise: Directions to the Cave of Alabree text</ref><ref name=HistoryOfAubereanVol5>2003/03 A Perfect Paradox - The History of Auberean: Volume V: New Arrivals (-540 to 13)</ref> Most of the population retreated to the Holtburg Redoubt, where they were slain by the Tumeroks.<ref name=HistoricalMarker /><ref name=HoltburgRedoubtDirections /><ref name=HistoryOfAubereanVol5 /> The children were rescued by the mage Celcynd.<ref name=HistoricalMarker /><ref name=HoltburgRedoubtDirections /><ref name=HistoryOfAubereanVol5 /><ref name=HardunnasRetiredDialog>1999/11 Release - Worcer's Missing Heirlooms: Hardunna's retired dialog</ref><ref name=WorcersRetiredDialog>1999/11 Release - Worcer's Missing Heirlooms: Worcer's retired dialog</ref><ref name=WorcersDialog>2004/12 The Calm - Worcer's Missing Heirlooms: Worcer's dialog</ref><ref name=ACrabbedNote>1999/11 Release - Water of Mount Lethe: A Crabbed Note text</ref><ref name=OfCelcyndTheDour>1999/11 Release - Water of Mount Lethe: Of Celcynd the Dour text</ref> The children escaped through a summoned portal to Rithwic.<ref name=HardunnasRetiredDialog /><ref name=WorcersRetiredDialog />

Children known to have been saved are:

• Flinrala Ryndmad
• Hardunna
• Worcer

Adults known to have been killed are:

• Brogord the Forester, father of Flinrala Ryndmad.<ref name=WorcersDialog />
• Mother of Worcer.<ref name=WorcersDialog /><ref name=WorcersRetiredDialog />
• Father of Worcer.<ref name=WorcersDialog /><ref name=WorcersRetiredDialog />

Adults assumed to have been killed are:

• Ryndya, mother of Flinrala Ryndmad.<ref name=LetterToRyndya>1999/11 Release - Brogord's Demise: Letter to Ryndya text</ref>
• Roland, father of Hardunna.<ref name=WorcersDialog /><ref name=HardunnasRetiredDialog />
• Hope, mother of Hardunna.<ref name=WorcersDialog /><ref name=HardunnasRetiredDialog />

Some sources say all the adults were killed.<ref name=HistoricalMarker /><ref name=HardunnasRetiredDialog /> Other sources say many (but not all) of the adults were killed,<ref name=HistoryOfAubereanVol5 /> or imply that some of the adults survived.<ref name=ACrabbedNote />

The age of the children is also somewhat unclear. Flinrala Ryndmad once said that, when her father was killed, she was just a babe in swaddling.<ref name=FlinralasRetiredDialog>1999/11 Release - Brogord's Demise: Flinrala Ryndmad's retired dialog</ref> Flinrala also said that her father was going to make her an axe of her own, as soon as she was big enough to hold one.<ref name=FlinralasDialog>1999/11 Release - Brogord's Demise: Flinrala Ryndmad's dialog</ref> Worcer and Hardunna referred to themselves as a "boy" and a "girl" at the time of the attacks.<ref name=WorcersDialog /><ref name=WorcersRetiredDialog /><ref name=HardunnasRetiredDialog />

Celcynd

Celcynd was the first and only pupil of the mage Harlune.<ref name=TheReclusiveMage>1999/11 Release - Water of Mount Lethe: The Reclusive Mage text</ref><ref name=BarkeepRicetha>1999/11 Release - Barkeep Ricetha dialog</ref>

Celcynd stated that, when he was younger, he found adventure in the area around Rithwic.<ref name=MindorlasLetterCelcyndsDialog>1999/11 Release - Mindorla's Letter: Celcynd dialog</ref>

Harlune once referred to Celcynd as "the planar mage from Rithwic," and that he had borrowed one of his history books a few years back from 10 PY.<ref name=WaterOfMountLetheHarlunesRetiredDialog>1999/11 Release - Water of Mount Lethe: Harlune retired dialog</ref>

Tazal al-Ashfai, a planar mage near Al-Jalima, called Celcynd his old colleague.<ref name=TazalAlAshfai>1999/11 Release - Tazal al-Ashfai dialog</ref>

Rithwic

Rithwic was settled in 7 PY.<ref name=ACManualRithwic>1999/11 Release - Asheron's Call Manual: Rithwic</ref><ref name=RithwicTNSign>2010/06 Shifting Gears - Town Network: Rithwic (Town Network Sign) description</ref> It was originally a small stonemason's hamlet.<ref name=ACManualRithwic />

Brentsella and others used to live in the Old Warehouse.<ref name=OldWarehouseBrentsellaDialog>1999/11 Release - The Old Warehouse: Brentsella dialog</ref><ref name=WarehouseDirections>1999/11 Release - The Old Warehouse: Warehouse Directions text</ref> It is implied that Celcynd may have lived there as well.<ref name=WarehouseDirections />

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