Chronicles/C2
Chronicle 2: Age of Splendor
NA launch: · C2
Fan-archive commentary for player memory. NA dates cross-checked with English Wikipedia — Lineage II (Content patches). Official chronicle story summary · fan archive (paraphrased lore beats; not verbatim NCSoft chapter text). NA launch dates from Wikipedia.
History
Chronicle 2: Age of Splendor (C2). NA launch 8 December 2004. Post-war Aden blooms into prosperity while treasure hunters race for holy arks. Aria FirstMatter, Shadow Fang, Scryde of the Crow Feather, and Martien’s monster-race intrigue pull the story from Dion to the Tower of Insolence and a climactic pursuit through Heine.
Why it mattered
Shifted classic lore from siege warfare to prosperity, relic hunting, and Baium / Tower of Insolence mythology — the prosperity era before Rise of Darkness darkened the world again.
Lore beats
- Aden recovers from war; fields and trade revive while relic hunters scour the land for holy arks
- Aria FirstMatter draws watchful eyes once angels descend on the Tower of Insolence; Shadow Fang cuts down rivals seeking the same arks
- Martien’s Dion/Mandragora threads tangle humans with a rising monster-race agenda
- Scryde (Crow Feather) frames power as bodily sacrifice and balance — symbols that cost what they grant
- Climax: Aria resurfaces in Innadril; the chase ends under Heine’s lighthouse after days of pursuit
Story chapters
Paraphrased outline from official chronicle story materials — not verbatim novel text.
Chapter 1
Prelude
Bridge from Giran’s aftermath into a continent that looks richer — and more fragile — than wartime chronicles admitted.
Chapter 2
Shadow Fang
Named threat beat that keeps the ‘splendor’ era from reading as peacetime tourism.
Chapter 3
Aria FirstMatter
Character-driven chapter; personal stakes woven into the relic-and-tower era.
Chapter 4
Martien
Dion/Mandragora intrigue tying humans to a rising monster-race agenda.
Chapter 5
Scryde
Crow Feather framing of power as bodily sacrifice and costly symbols.
Chapter 6
Holy Arks
Sacred vessels become plot engines — faith and ambition share the same treasure map.
Chapter 7
Tower of Insolence
Baium’s prison-tower — Legends say he climbed seeking eternal life and the gods sealed him there — enters mid-classic memory as the vertical endgame myth.
Key changes
- Codename C2
- NA 8 December 2004
- Holy ark relic hunts
- Tower of Insolence / Baium blood lore
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