Inioch instructs the Dwarven Sentinels to open the Valley passageways to all. The Keepers welcome the Humans and convince Inioch to grant them the Grey River Basin in which they form a small colony. 964 LIR: The first Humans refuges reach the shores of the Valley of Wonders.After overwhelming many of these islands, the first Human explorers continue on to the Blessed Continent, following after the retreating ships. 962 LIR: Vessels appear on the horizon, and inhabitants of the Blood Isles issue complaints about the migration of an uncouth race called Humans.Factions led by Meandor in the Verdant Court refuse to celebrate the child's coming. Inioch justifies the new child's conception by claiming the child will replace his first wife among the Elven population. 961 LIR: Inioch announces that Queen Elwyn is pregnant.Meandor, still only a child, resents Elwyn and finds the haste of their marriage an insult to his mother. 898 LIR: The minimal period of mourning expires, and Inioch marries Elwyn the following day.

The celebration of the new heir's birth is overshadowed by the obligation to mourn the loss of the Elven Queen. Inioch's first wife, Eleanor, dies in childbirth. 878 LIR: After 8 years of pregnancy, Inioch's wife gives birth to Meandor, but the celebrations are cut short.The Verdant Kingdom rejoices for the duration of the pregnancy. 870 LIR: Inioch announces his wife's pregnancy.801 LIR: The High Men leave to work in their 'garden.'.The Keepers, grossly ill-informed of High Men intentions, satiate the strange newcomers with their intentions of peace. Instead, Inioch forms a political coalition among all the races of reason to promote peace with the newcomers, assigning many scholars to lead the effort. Inioch hides the official communications between the Verdant Court and the High Men, keeping their requests to himself. 800 LIR: A new race called the High Men appear before the Verdant Court.From the Verdant Court in the Valley of Wonders, Inioch's will is law. He is the undisputed supreme monarch over the Blessed Continent. 0 LIR: Inioch is crowned Emperor of the Elven Kingdom and his father retires to Evermore.All years are given in 'LIR' or Lord Inioch's Reign. The following excerpt is taken from the 'Book of Wonders' and recounts the history of the Valley of Wonders up through the beginning of the original Age of Wonders game.

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