493

Year 493 was a common year starting on Friday. This year marked the ninth year of the Pendragon Campaign.

Events

Court this year was held at Silchester, and Earl Roderick and his knights were given special assurances that there would be no further trouble. The Levcomagus knights, thoroughly embarrassed by the events of the previous year, were ordered to leave things be.
Dame Runa's sister went missing over winter, and a group of knights were sent to discover her fate.
King Uther was barely in attendance, and obviously quite ill. No royal proclamations were made.
In the midst of the feast, a messenger brought the news that the Saxon kings Octa and Eosa had escaped from London and made their way back north.
Earl Roderick was ordered to go to Malahaut to secure an alliance against the Saxons. The Knights of the Sword agreed to accompany him.

Arriving at Malahaut, King Heraut was cold and distant. Eventually, the knights noticed others in attendance from Lothian and other northern kingdoms.
Investigating further, they discovered a secret meeting where Heraut was meeting with Lot of Lothian and other northerners, as well as Saxon representatives to plot against Uther.
The knights made a quick retreat, and left Malahaut and his newfound friends none the wiser about their escape, stealing a boat and making their way west along the river before heading back south through the mountains.
They were nearly ambushed by Saxons nearby a brook, but the brook was more dangerous than they realized at it swallowed their enemies violently and smashed them against rocks. This was their first time seeing the Bolton Strid, possibly the most dangerous river in the world.