The Age of Discovery as sages call it, the gods discovered an empty world and started to reshape it.
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History of the Gnome Confraternity
Age of Discovery
... -> 420 AD
Also known as the First Age, the Age of Discovery began with the arrival of the gods on the world Langraan. With the creation of the various races also began the tracking of time and sages ascribe 420 years to this First Age until the distribution of the gift of magic.
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Age of Discovery
Arrival of the Gods
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Circa 71 AD
Appearance of the Gnomes
ExpeditionThe gnomes burrowed up to the surface of Andaria for the first time in the year 71 AD. They founded the city Iluruvax in the middle of the Nohir Cime as their up to now capital, which they modeled from the start to become an impregnable bulwark.
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Circa 150 AD
Fortification of the Nohir Cime
Construction beginning/endAfter further careful explorations of the Nohir Cime mountain range, it is deemed as useful and necessary addition for the gnomish expansion. The cities Wixsort and Xadvun are hewn deep into the mountain rock.
Age of High Magic
0 -> 2789 HM
Also known as the Second Age, it began with the distribution of magic in the year 421 AD and lasted for 2789 years.
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AGE OF HIGH MAGIC
The Distribution of Magic
Iolatan distributes the gift of magic to all races, initiating the Age of High Magic.
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811 HM
The Black Iron Crown Emerges
Founding
Time of Destruction
0 -> 300 TD
Also known as the Third Age, it began with the arrival of the first Old One in the year 2790 HM and lasted for 300 years.
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TIME OF DESTRUCTION
Arrival of the first Old One
In the year 1 TD, or 2790 HM, Andaria in its entirety is shaken by tremors. Many sensitive magical artifacts are interrupted for several minutes. This event is retrospectively interpreted as the arrival of the first of the Old Ones: Yog Sothtoh.
Additional timelines
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248 TD
Angelic Alliance
In the year 248 TD the Angelic Alliance is founded to fight against the ever-growing influence of Great Lixis. Its founders are the Deep Conglomerate and with it the Aydra Mercurial, Rocelia, the newly founded Silvershield and Yetheloth.
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260 TD
Freeing the Nohir Cime
In the year 260 TD the Great Lixian fortresses in the Nohir Cimes are conquered with the help of the Iluruvaxian gnomes and grinded down.
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281 TD to 300 TD
Banishment of the Old Ones
In the following years all Old Ones except Nyarlathotep are hunted down and eternally caged.
Ahzwaor in the year 281 TD, Cthulhu in the year 288 TD and Hastur in the year 300 TD.Additional timelines
Time of Stillness
1 -> Ongoing (153 PD)
With the banishment of the Old One Azathoth the last catchable outer god to it’s extraplanar prison the current chapter in this continents history begun. Beside petty mortal wars this time has been relatively peaceful and trade all among Andaria has flourished. Only very few people survived the Time of Destruction from beginning to end. Even the long lived races lost many and with it lots of knowledge and history has been lost. The Merchants Alliance is proving to be a force to be reckoned with, just as Lixanthia, that comparatively came out the Third Age rather strong, ready to confirm its dominion.
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5 PD
The Founding of Verfarkas
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