Creation of the universe by the fundamental forces of light and darkness, manifesting as the twin godesses Selûne (light) and Shar (Darkness).
History of Dheghom
Dheghom is a world of cultures designed to change, collapse, and grow over time. Borders are not fixed and immutable, kingdoms rise and fall, rulers die and are replaced, and entire cities can be leveled or rebuilt by magic. Dheghom is a world meant to change after every adventure; the work of the heroes is meant to challenge the existing order, in small and large scale.
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30000 BD
Creation of the Universe
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Creation of the Realms
CelestialSelûne and Shar, in their ongoing struggle against each other, fracture the universe into the great realms: The Afterlife/Shadow Realm. The Mortal Realm including Dheghom. The Fey Wild as plane surrounding the Mortal Realm. The Dreamland as part of the Mortal Realm. The Immortal Realm of the Gods.
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15000 BD
The First Age - Rise of the 'Old World'
Geological / environmental eventThe Mortal Realm, including Dheghom, manifest their physical form. The Elder Races roam the world. From that time, only the Aklo language remains.
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14000 BD
10000 BD
First War of the Gods
CelestialThe First War of the Gods results in the devastation of the Old World. The conflict of great divine power sees most of the Mortal Realms in ruins and the gods severely weakened.
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10000 BD
2000 BD
The Long Peace
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The Second Age - Rise of the Elves
Era beginning/endThe Old Races like elves and dwarves roam Dheghom. The connection between Mortal Realm and Fey Wild is strong. Dheghom's shape is very close to today's.
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4000 BD
The Third Age - The Age of Men
Era beginning/endHumans appear in Dheghom
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3478 BD
2849 BD
Human - Elven Wars
Military actionHumans rise to power and begin bloody conflicts with the elves. By the end of the wars, most of the large elven kingdoms have fallen and humans become the dominant race of Dheghom.
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1713 BD
The Horde Wars
Military actionMany orcish leaders start worshipping a Demon-Sultan called Artoz. They lay waste to large parts of Dheghom. An alliance of old enemies, humans, elves, dwarves, and the other races, beat the orcish hordes in a series of devastating battles.
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1423 BD
The Draconic Wars
CelestialThe Draconic Gods, leading an army of demons from Hell, a part of the Shadow Realm, use the weakness of the other Old Gods to lay claim to the Immortal and Mortal Realms.
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1300 BD
Creation of the Dragonborn
CelestialThe Draconic Gods enable the Dragonlords to create the Dragonborn and Kobolds in their image. This creates a large army for the Dragonlords to command. They try to replace the Mortal Races with their kind towards the end of their era.
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1258 BD
The Fourth Age - The Age of Dragons
Era beginning/endThe Dragon Lords, enabled by the successes of their Draconic Gods, rule most of the Mortal Realm in terror for over a thousand years. The draconic kingdoms combine in an unstable alliance, the Draconic Hegemony. There are conflicts between the Dragonlords throughout its existence.
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1212 BD
Creation of the Warforged
Technological achievementThe warforged were built by the Lord Minister of the Assembley of Dewmari during the war against the Dragonlords. They were the main reason the South of the continent remained independant even at the height of the Draconic Hegemony.
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125 BD
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Wotan slays Fafnir
Military actionWotan, a human warrior, slays the Dragonlord Fafnir and becomes the first Dragon Slayer. This deed inspired the 'First Fellowship', mighty heroes following Wotan to slay the Dragonlords.
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114 BD
Keranos slays Typhon
Military actionKeranos, a giant, slays the Dragonlord Typhon on the mountain Olympion in the Kingdoms of Theros.
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108 BD
Horakhty slays Apep
Military actionHorakhty, an aarakokran sorcerer, slays the Dragonlord Apep in the deserts of Kalthos.
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74 BD
Coatikul betrays Xenoberus
Military actionDragonlord Xenoberus is betrayed and murdered by his Yuan-Ti servant Coatikul in his temple on Serponos.
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0 BD
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Raja flees into exile
Military actionRaja, the last reigning Dragonlord, flees into exile. This marks the end of the Era of Dragons.
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1 AD
The Fifth Age - The Age of the Ascended
CelestialAs punishment for their doings, the Draconic Hell Realm is separated into six circles, each given to the New Gods, Demons, Fiends, and the lowest circle to the Draconic Gods. The Dragonslayers, dead or alive, are lifted from the Afterlife or Mortal Realm into celestial status. To maintain a mostly peaceful balance in the world, the leaders of the New Gods get their own realms in Dheghom to look over. Wotan and his followers become the Norse Gods, ruling over Gladsheimr and Niflheim. Keranos creates the pantheon of Theros, ruling over the mountain Olympion and the Hades. Re-Horakhty, leader of the pantheon of Osirion, rules over Aaru and Duat. Coatikul of Serponos looks over Tlaloc and Mictlan.
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13 AD
11 /3
Sapavian Calendar
Discovery, ScientificThis calendar was created by the Council of Sapavia, the oldest and most renowned university in all of Dheghom. The international character of the council gave it the legitimacy to create a calendar that is, today, used in most parts of the world and has replaced a previous system of fragmented local systems. The Sapavian Calendar was created in 13 AD and sets the year at zero, when Raja, the last Dragonlord, fled into exile and, therefore, ended the Era of Dragons
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178 AD
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Giant Uprising
Military actionThe giants become jealous of the New Gods and rise up, attacking the North of Dheghom. They are beaten by the Demskerd races. The orcish god Thor slays Ymir, the rebellious leader of the Giants in a rare celestial intervention.
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298 AD
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1 /8
Attack of the Titans
Military actionThe Titans, powerful elemental lords, rise and are beaten by the gods of Theros.
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366 AD
402 AD
Loki tricks the Fey
Military actionLoki tricks the Fey into an uprising against the gods. A bloody conflict results in the Feywild sealed off in most places from the Mortal Realm. It took very long for the Éteros to find proof for Loki's betrayal. Eventually, they were able, with the help of mortal adventurers, to stop his plans. However, this lead to an increased limitation in the medling of celestials in mortal affairs. Still, many Éteros still find a way around this and manifest in Dheghom or send their avatars.
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427 AD
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3 /11
Conquest of the Lich Emperor
Military actionThe Lich Emperor rises in the East of Demskerd, quickly building an undead empire. He is beaten by the mortal kingdoms, but his legacy leaves parts of the Eastern Plains cursed.
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510 AD
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Warforged Freedom
Civil actionThe Warforged are decomissioned by the Assembley of Dewmari, after progress in sentience led to a public effort of Warforged liberation.