The Fourth Age

After the War of Tears, the mortal races settled once again into peace. The dwarven and dragonborn historians marked this change as the transition to a new age, the Fourth Age. In disgrace of the War of Tears, the elves pulled away from the rest of Xorik and settled into the forests in solitude. The gnomes, horrified by the war’s atrocities, fled to a nearby island and established the nation of Frasnir. The dwarves, wary of war, retreated to their mountains and only interacted with the other races to trade. Left to their own devices, humans proceeded to conquer most of the unclaimed regions of Xorik.

Modern Timeline: as Recorded by Dwarven and Dragonborn Historians

• Date: 1 YB (Year of Balorn) - After hundreds of years of conquest, the various human civilizations were soon united under one king, King Balorn the Mighty, who subsequently named his kingdom Balorn. He established a new calendar that began with creation of his united kingdom. For centuries, the king’s descendants ruled Balorn and the human nation prospered. All four of the major civilized races enjoyed peace and prosperity.
• Date: 650 YB - The current King of Balorn, Arakiss, dies but asks his youngest son to become king instead of his oldest. Before the youngest son, Boric, can become king, his eldest brother, Thamos, and older sister, Marisha, both oppose Boric’s ascension. Thamos gathers an army to make himself king as he’s the eldest. Marisha gathers her own army as she finds Thamos too weak willed to be king, but Boric also too young. The Great War begins.
• Date: 651-655 YB - Thamos establishes Thamar as his kingdom. Boric solidifies his hold and creates Boriss. Meanwhile, Marisha establishes her own kingdom, Marish.
• Date: 671 YB - Queen Marisha dies suddenly without leaving any heir. After some squabbling among the officials of Marish, the dead queen’s head advisor gathers other powerful wizards and declares the end of the monarchy. Instead the nation would be ruled by a council of wizards called the Arcanist Circle.
• Date: 705 YB - Boriss negotiates a trading relationship with the gnomish kingdom of Frasnir
• Date: 715 YB - Marish’s arcanists discover ancient schematics from a forgotten age and start mass producing warforged soldiers
• Date 720-725 YB - Both Thamar and Boriss steal the secrets of the warforged and start constructing their own
• Date: 740 YB - Tired of the human war and realizing there is no end in sight, the elves and dwarves agree to an alliance to fight back against the overly violent humans.
• Date: 744 YB - The king of Thamar, Ordane, is assassinated and his best friend, Sir Dandrik Greypine, becomes the regent until 8 year old Ordane II becomes old enough to rule
• Date: 745 YB - A mysterious explosion known as the Cataclysm destroys Marish’s capital city, Juta, and most of the nation. The destroyed land becomes known as the Wastelands.
• Date 746 YB - Thamar, Boriss, the elves, gnomes, and dwarves sign the Dawn Treaty to officially end the Great War and signal a new era of peace. Both Boriss and Thamar start accepting refugees from Marish. Both nations stop building warforged and warforged are officially free to live their lives.
• Date 747 YB - A mysterious leader named the Iron Lord begins calling all warforged to build their own kingdom in the Wastelands.
 
• Date 748 YB - A mysterious wizard claiming to be the last remaining member of the Arcanist Circle begins gathering Marishians to rebuild their nation on the outskirts of the Wastelands. The current ruler of Boriss, King Delran III, announces the start of a diplomatic and trade agreement with the elves of Airathul Forest
• Date:  749 YB - In the spring, political turmoil manufactured by a nefarious cult leads to a nearly successful coup in Frasnir and the death of the Boriss monarchy. Political tensions run high. Meanwhile, up in northern Thamar, an undead horde is stopped. In the summer, peace is achieved between the pirates and Dawn Alliance. However, a terrible rift between realities opens and demonic forces invade.
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