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Here is the plot of Ascension since the Cataclysm:
0 A.C. (After Cataclysm) – collision of the Armageddon Blade and the Ice Blade
1 – 70 A.C. – The Years of Ash. Part of Enroth's population flees to Axeot, while others hide as best they can from the natural cataclysms.
70 A.C. – the cataclysms end, the new outlines of the continents are established
85 A.C. – countries are founded as successors to the old races.
200 - 209 A.C. – the war of the Underground Fires between Queen Sepfinrot (who extended her life thanks to the surge of magical energy from the cataclysm) and Tatiana Griffonheart (Lysander's sister, who also extended her life) ends in Tatiana's victory; Sepfinrot's young son is transferred to the Palace of Celestial Light (the capital of Elgariol) and is raised as the heir to the throne.
211 A.C. – an expedition from Elgariol and Bracada is established to the neighboring western continent.
225 A.C. – Tatiana Griffonheart dies; Valer Irongriffin, son of Sepfinrot, takes the crown.
237 A.C. – a group of humans living in the east of the continent, led by the Dragon King, sails to the eastern continent.
238 A.C. – the Shin-Yi Empire is founded.
258 A.C. – an expedition of Wasteland Barbarians and Thalia witches arrives on the western continent.
279 A.C. – colonies are founded: Mulhorand (under the guidance of Bracada), the Lands-of-Sky-And-Sun (under the guidance of Elgariol), the Al-Tarek Caliphate (under the guidance of Bracada), and Chult (under the guidance of Thalia and the Wastelands).
300 A.C. – the Al-Tarek Caliphate declares its independence. Other colonies follow its example.
305 – 309 A.C. – the war of the Sea Union (Wastelands, Elgariol, Bracada, Thalia) against the Alliance of the West (colonies), known as the War for the West.
306 A.C. – interference of strange insect-like creatures from the south of the continent. As a result, Chult is practically destroyed, and the other three colonies fight a war on two fronts. Thalia and the Wastelands withdraw from the war.
308 A.C. – Inferno and Necross troops invade Elgariol; the War of the Fiery Sword begins, forcing Elgariol to withdraw from the War for the West.
309 A.C. – colony troops conduct a cleansing raid through Chult; the insects of the Hive are pushed back to the south of the continent. A false rumor is spread about the spread of infection by the Hive inhabitants (the first non-combat contacts between insects and other races occur, confirming their sapience); because of this, Bracada withdraws from the war, granting independence to the colonies. The western continent is forgotten.
312 A.C. – the War of the Fiery Sword ends with the pushing of Inferno and Necross troops beyond the borders of Elgariol. The Schism of the Elements and the introduction of the Inquisition.
327 A.C. – Bracada finds a glacier with small settlements of wild northern people in the north of its domains.
335 A.C. – Eastern races form the forest state of Kislouf.
337 A.C. – in the southeast of the central continent, a Mongol army emerges from a portal, having been displaced by a hurricane during their expedition to Japan. Thanks to the Cataclysm, the influence of which is felt in the world centuries later, the expedition is transported to Xyn and occupies the steppes in the south of the East, forming the state of Eternal El.
341 A.C. – tribes appear in the jungles of Chult – the remnants of the once-powerful colony.
352 A.C. – dwarves, who lived in isolation from Xyn for a long time, emerge onto the land; around this time, they invent gunpowder. The Cataclysm destroyed the debris leading to their tunnels and collapsed part of the tunnels themselves; now the dwarves need living space and occupy the land west of Conflix.
357 A.C. – the dwarves, having lived in isolation for a long time, realize they need consultants in the fields of trade and politics. Several influential noble houses of humans and elves are invited by the dwarves. Formation of the Powder Brotherhood.
365 A.C. – Shin-Yi spies steal the secret of gunpowder from the dwarves.
368 A.C. – rebellion in the Elgariolian province of Velonor.
370 A.C. – the war of the Purifying Union, Elgariol and Inferno against Velonor.
375 A.C. – the Order of the Black Hand is formed from the former Velonor; with the help of vampires, the Order wins the war and maintains its independence.
379 A.C. – development of trade in the Sea of a Thousand Islands, founding of the Smugglers' Guild there. Founding of the Pirate Empire on the Rocky Islands. Rivalry between the trading houses of Volayn (a dwarven port city) and Vondar (an alv port city in the Land of Eternal Forests).
382 A.C. – the Fiery Conflict between the Land of Eternal Forests and Elgariol, and the Axe War between the Land of Eternal Forests and the Powder Brotherhood, result in a victory for the Forests, but the country is greatly weakened and a division of the elven nation occurs.
385 A.C. – King Tivion accuses Duchess Milana of murdering several officials; some elves are forced to move into the old dwarven tunnels, forming the Lands of Night Shadow.
567 A.C. – the expedition of Frederick-Nicholas-Tanneri reaches the shores of the Al-Tarek Caliphate. The rediscovery of the West occurs.
577 A.C. – the expedition returns.
580 A.C. – for blasphemous speeches in Elgariol, Nicholas is killed by the Order of the Keepers of Light.
582 - 587 A.C. – landing of Al-Tarek Caliphate troops in Elgariol with the aim of returning Nicholas. The War of Sand and Light. The caliph's expedition is cast into the ocean; relations between Elgariol and the Caliphate are ruined.
589 A.C. – spies of the Lands-of-Sky-And-Sun steal the secret of gunpowder.
597 A.C. – the Order of Crusaders (formerly the Order of Keepers of Light) is founded to oppose the Al-Tarek Caliphate.
598 A.C. – discovery of Scandia – an island of surviving Vori elves and descendants of the Kiyi Barbarians who remained on the Vori continent before the Cataclysm. An entrance to Atlantia - one of the regions of the Water Sphere - is found on Scandia

Okay, but there are some points:
1. The world is not called Xeen, but Enroth!
2. All of Catherine's sisters and mother were killed by bandits.
3. If you swim east from Antagarich, after some time you will reach the western shores of Enroth, as the planet is round.
4. How could Nicholas have founded the Iron Griffin dynasty (Iron Griffin sounds better), if during the Reckoning he ended up in Riche, on Axoth?

3. The outlines of the continents have changed. This is obvious.

Of course, undoubtedly, if you sail east for a long time, you will eventually reach the west. However, in this case, they are not sailing for a long time.

3. If the outlines of the continents have changed, it doesn't mean that the continents have moved to who-knows-where:)
Well, it's unlikely that there's another continent between Enroth and Antagarich. There are rare clusters of small, large, and sometimes continent-like islands, but these are to the west of Enroth and to the east of Antagarich.
Although, why wouldn't the Chinese land on the former continent of Enroth?

How about simply making it so that they move to the east of the continent they are currently on? Or, alternatively, to a newly formed island (roughly the size of Greenland).

It would be worth adding a point about the fact that after the Reckoning on Enroth, an army of Krags came from that fiery world (HoMM4), settled there, and formed a new Inferno (roughly equal in strength to the Inferno that Lucifer created on the orders of Xenofex). And the world, I repeat, is not Xeen, but Enroth. And also, what can the Mongols do against the same Inferno, Necropolis, or Powder Brotherhood?
Vori is not a continent, but a large island surrounded by ice (and also covered with snow and ice on the edges).

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Let it be better not an entrance to "Atlantis - the world of water," but an entrance to "Atlantis - one of the areas of the Sphere of Water."

Catherine's sister is having problems; perhaps her niece? We need some female relative to lead the former Erathia. Nicholas isn't founding anything new; he's staying in Axoth.
The world isn't Ksyn, it's Enroth – good, I'll rename it, and there's no need to repeat it; I understood it the first time.
The outlines have indeed changed – there's no longer Antagarich and Enroth; there are three continents – Antagarich, Enroth, and Jadame served as the basis, but only as a basis.
The same goes for the Vor (their island has decreased in size and is now called Scandia; some other races have also joined them, such as the dwarves from Avl, etc.).
The Mongols in Enroth also possess magic; in the magic-infused lands, their shamans have gained great power and can summon Tengri – messengers of the sky. They found the Nomads race in the south of the steppes – unsurpassed riders, plus their numbers, plus discipline, plus their ability to wage war; we shouldn't underestimate them.

It's worth adding a point about the fact that after the Reckoning, something came to Enroth from that fiery world (HoMM4).

– Do you mean the world where Gaulot traveled, searching for Kalibar?

Let it be an entrance to "Atlantis – a world of water," rather than an entrance to "Atlantis – one of the realms of the Sphere of Water."

– Okay.

About the fiery world – yes. After the war with the remnants of the Krigans on Enroth (Inferno) in AB, the death of Lucifer Krigan III, Zeron, and the defeat of Eofol by the combined forces of the Sylvan Guard, Erathia, hobbits, and elementals of all kinds (from Conflux), the remaining Krigans had no power, and during the Reckoning, they took advantage of the situation and fled to one of the worlds conquered by their brethren. After the Reckoning, some of them (an army equal in strength to the Krigans from Inferno) could return to Enroth.

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And how did Sephin

How did Sephinroth manage to become queen? And queen of what?

- Nigoth, the successor state to Nighon. Mutara is dead, and Sephinroth has enough strength to lead the parts of Nighon that couldn't escape through the portals.

In Heroes of Might and Magic IV, Sephinroth seems to be in the Axote. However, since she doesn't appear in the plot, it's not crucial.

In HoMM4, Sephinroth is supposedly in the artifact. Although, she doesn't appear in the plot, so it's not crucial.

That's right. Sandro is even there. But they are all outside the campaign plots.

And Tatiana Gryphonheart pleased me :D. And she had a daughter named Galina from her first husband, whose name was Nikifor. I've been puzzled for a long time by the names from our world in fantasy. And this is the height of absurdity.

Saruman, I wouldn't give Russian names to fantasy characters in your place. Patriotism is good, but in moderation :smile14:

Regarding the fact that many characters from Axeoth are present – they could have returned, and it’s easy to justify.

And Tatiana Gryphonheart pleased me. She also had a daughter named Galina from her first husband, whose name was Nikifor. I’ve been puzzled for a long time by the use of names from our world in fantasy. And this is the height of absurdity.

What do you think about the name Katerina Gryphonheart? Besides, the name Tatiana has already been used in several fantasy works and even in Mortal Kombat.

What do you think of the name Nikolai? Roland? Wilbur? And why can't real names be used in fantasy? There's nothing wrong with not inventing a bunch of random names for human characters.

No, I understand that my complaints seem ridiculous. Mortal Combat is beyond good and evil. It's just that, if you think about it logically, it becomes unclear where these names came from in another world. If the Western names still sound somewhat normal, then the Russian names are really jarring. P.S. I once played an elven character named Nadya in AD&D.

So, where did the Western factions come from then? Because Western Europeans were the first to come up with fantasy elves?:D