While the Jalera control over Jearnians only lasted about 4 months, the events that preceeded and followed, including the Jearnian Refusion, are also documented here.

A T'orite's situation report reads:

“An explosion occurred in Port Haven killing many civilians and doing considerate property damage. Isis stepped in and revived all the casualties but the property damage remained. Witnesses saw a cloaked figure placing a statue at ground zero minutes before the explosion. Port Haven authorities are seeking more information on the incident.”

There is now a magical divine field surrounding Jaern and some other planes. This stops all technology within the area to cease functioning unless it is magically enchanted to enhance its functionality. This must be a permanent enchantment, once a day will not suffice. And the enchantment must assist what the device does so an effect Lamp gun will not work, but a +1 gun will. This field also subtly steers away technological craft from the orbit of Jaern, navigation systems will just fail to set a correct course or some other convienient malfunction will occur¹⁾.

The technology affected is anything higher than native Jearnian²⁾ technology, guns will fail to fire and machines will not run. Passive stuff like Kevlar armor will continue to function though it cannot be made on Jaern.

Also, as a result of an anonymous person, the train that was being built from Rougtero to the Portal Farm and from Southam up the length of Gelaia is now running again³⁾. It will run once a day because it is the only engine covering a long route, but it is only a few hours ride from Rougtero to the Portal Farm and half a day from Rougtero to the north end of Gelaia via Southam. It is not actually known by anyone not in the train guild what powers the train right now.

A T'orite announcement is sent out around Lojem:

“Velman Boutho, the Labor Representative on the Rougtero Council, was found dead in his home today. Foul play is suspected and an investigation is ongoing. If you have any information, talk to a Council member or Jormar Oldarth at the Solarium. An individual to replace Velman will be selected within the next week.”

An adventurer's journal describes the first meeting of the Jalera:

“[I] traveled with a healer who called his race Jalera. This healer looks like a 4' tall humanoid bearlike creature. After talking with him for a while we told him about Jaern and all the adventuring that goes on. After the adventure. he and some other healers of his race found their way to Jaern and have begun offering their services in order to help better the lives of others.

These healers will heal anyone that comes to them for free and they will accompany any adventures that hire them for only 10 silver per day⁴⁾. Only one healer will accompany any one party as they are relatively few in number and do not wish to risk multiple people on a single mission. They follow their own god, but their capabilities are similar to Isis⁵⁾.

Also, another group of Jalera has set up shop in marketplaces in the Portal Farm and Centralia. They sell select utility magic items in order to help make people's lives easier. Each item is 100 silver. Since supplies are somewhat limited, they have allowed each person to only make a purchase one time. You can purchase all 6 items at once or only a couple of them, but no matter how many you purchase you cannot purchase any more from them again. Trades between other people of these items are not hindered in any way.”

02-23-2008

In the middle of the afternoon part of the street outside the Stopover Inn exploded killing a few people and injuring others. A few seconds later a portal opened nearby and hundreds of men in suits of black full plate and black helmets poured out of the portal. Many guards and T'orites and a few adventurers engaged them and after 15 minutes of fighting killed many of them and drove the rest back through their portal which then closed. Several T'orites and many guards were killed, a few of the invaders were captured alive, most of them with their groins cloven in half for some strange reason.

03-19-2008

On 2/2/10052 at about 8 PM Lojem time a massive spell effect went off. This spell made every person who had ever purchased or was currently carrying any of the CAM magic items to make a 5d6 versus WIL check. Thanks to rich and greedy adventurers and nobles and other well off people about 90% of the population of Jaern had to make this check.

Every person that fails this check is now under a mind controlling spell. This spell forces those people to obey the law and follow the commands of any Jalera. The Jalera are the 4 foot tall bearlike creatures that were selling the magic items and as soon as this spell was finished they began showing up in all the major cities of Jaern in large numbers. The laws that must be obeyed include standard laws like no fighting or stealing, but also any person affected by this cannot try to get this effect removed and must report any people that they notice are uncontrolled. They also cannot tell anyone that they are under the effects of a mind control spell.

The Jalera have announced that they are doing this for Jaern's own good to reign in the lawlessness and random killings that are so common on Jaern. So far the common people seem relatively happy with the situation because they are now protected from random violence and theft. The T'orites remained mostly unaffected by the spell thanks to their Inner Balance drill, but they have been cooperating anyway with the Jalera to keep the peace.

The portals now have guards stationed at them with a Jalera who can use Detect Captivation, anyone who is captivated may use the portals freely, anyone who is not is arrested. Arrested people are eventually visited by a Jalera who then casts a spell to cause them to be affected, if they do not resist they are let free.

04-24-2008 (END JALERA PLOT LINE)

Last week Kira threw a large party in Rougtero. She spread the word throughout Lojem and to other parts of Jaern and it was a huge party. Part way through the party she got up on a stage along with Cronk and another man and they announced that they had a big surprise. They all pushed buttons and disappeared in a flash of light. A few seconds later all the Jalera vanished from Jaern and everyone on Jaern was released from their mind control spell. Anyone who was not on Jaern at the time is still affected, but as soon as they return to Jaern the effects will be gone.

(THE REFUSION EVENT)

Refusion related plot stuff goes here

03-??-2009

The Refusion – Jaern’s dimension is somehow moved within the multiverse causing all portals to go down permanently. In addition, all magic stopped working, from magic items to active magical effects. The gods also seem to have disappeared.