Story Arcs

Asheron's Call had an ongoing story that was moved forward with each monthly event. These events were grouped together into story arcs, which each lasted roughly one year. Most story arcs had official titles, while the last one did not. For the last few years, the traditional story arc structure was dropped in favor of having multiple smaller, overlapping arcs.

Named Arcs

The Fourth Sending of Darkness

• The first arc was the return of Bael'Zharon. This arc began with December 1999's Sudden Season event (Frostfell, 10 PY) and concluded with December 2000's The Child of Daralet event (Frostfell, 11 PY).

The Rise of the New Singularity

• The second arc revolved around a schism that developed within Virindi society. This arc began in January 2001's Now In This Hush event (Snowreap, 12 PY) and concluded in October 2001's The Widening Gyre event (Harvestgain, 12 PY).

Elements of Revenge

• The third arc was based on Candeth Martine's unintentional release of a trapped Empyrean, Gaerlan. This arc began in October 2001's Dark Majesty expansion pack (Harvestgain, 12 PY) and concluded in September 2002's Verdict event (Thistledown, 13 PY).

A Time of Chaos

• The fourth arc was the Ancient Olthoi Queen seeking revenge against Asheron. This arc began in October 2002's Festivus event (Harvestgain, 13 PY) and concluded in October 2003's Reign of Terror event (Harvestgain, 14 PY).

The Shattered Coil

• The fifth arc was the awakening of ancient Falatacot magic which precipitated the Burun invasion. This arc began in November 2003's Visions in the Darkness event (Leafcull, 14 PY) and concluded in November 2004's On Bended Knee event (Leafcull, 15 PY).

The War of Blood and Shadow

• The sixth arc was the Viamontian invasion on mainland Dereth, and ultimately the release of Grael. This arc began in December 2004's The Calm event (Frostfell, 15 PY), continued with July 2005's Throne of Destiny expansion pack (Leafdawning, 16 PY), and concluded in August 2006's Shattering the Dark event (Verdantine, 17 PY).

Favored Sons

• The seventh arc was the Virindi Aerbax's plot to take over Dereth. This arc began in September 2006's Come What Follows event (Thistledown, 17 PY) and concluded in February 2008's The Beast With Many Heads event (Coldeve, 19 PY).

Unnamed Arc

T'thuun Arc

• The eighth arc was the awakening of the Slithis known as T'thuun. This arc began in March 2008's Foolish Ambition event (Wintersebb, 19 PY) and concluded in December 2008's Sins of the Fathers event (Frostfell, 19 PY). This marked the final single-plot, year long story arc.

Late Game Arcs

Crystalline Crag Arc

Mar'uun Arc

Gear Knight Arc

Apostate Virindi Arc

Geraine Arc

Tou-Tou Shadow Arc

Rynthid Virindi Arc

Viridian Rise Arc

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