The deities ascend to the Outer Planes, from upon a rift opened over Lone Peak Mountain. The age of dragons and mortals begins.
The Imperial Calendar designates the beginning date of the Age of Destruction, the first age in which reliably-dated documents written by the Gults of the Protectorate-Commonwealth can be deciphered, as year 1000. It thus imposes a millenium for the preceding Age of Blood, though such a short time span is preposterous. Negative years are typically introduced to address this discrepency. The core issue underlying this system is that the first ages persisted since the beginning of eternity, and thus a delineation for their end (and the Age of Blood's beginning) is impossible.
The deities ascend to the Outer Planes, from upon a rift opened over Lone Peak Mountain. The age of dragons and mortals begins.
The Wyrm-Hunt spanned the length of the Age of Blood, when the High Elves took on the role of hunting dragons, believing it to be their deities' will to extinct the creatures.
Althraxia achieves a meteoric rise as it subjugates the tribes of the Savirree River Valley.
The first writings of the Gults emerge, denoting the first official year of the Imperial Timeline.
The black drake Bach'thal is said to create a series of alliances, binding the other dragonflights underneath his command in an attempt to defeat the fledgeling mortal races.
The Red Dragonflight, under the parriarch Kaszastrix, breaks through the mountains surrounding the Althraxian Empire. Conflict immediately erupts, leading to Althraxia's first collapse.
The Althraxian Empire is beset by the dragonflights and sweeped into war. The war causes an immediate crisis as Kaszastrix struck down Emperor Petros II, who had no successors.
The Althraxian Empire began to have troubles shortly after its expansion into Sylla and the Savirree River Valley, but these troubles bubble over with the onset of The Dragon Wars and the death of Emperor Petros II without a successor.
The Dark March begins, marking an exodus of so-called "Dark" Elves from Delos'Nordan to Farenai.
Xalgumath aligns himself with Bach'thal in a shaky alliance. His Tieflings will fight in the armies of Kaszastrix.
The first emperor of Kai'Rin is crowned, marking a period of centuries of isolation and tranquility for the nation.
The Freijäger Uprisings begin in The Forsmarch as a result of the prevalence of its mercenary military structure.
Legends and poetry about the Waves of Woe and the Violet Dragonflight first appear in Kai'Rin.
The Gultic Conflicts mark an extended period of rivalry and war between the modern-day protectorates of The Protectorate-Commonwealth as well as city-states of The Forsmarch.
Martin the Subjugator slays the great drake generals of the dragonflights and drives the wyrms out of the Savirree Valley with the powers of Haldun-Kur.
Martin the Subjugator becomes Demagogue of Althraxia following his victory in The Dragon Wars and the continued infighting amongst nobles, none of which could fully claim the mantle of Emperor.
Althraxia regains control of the Savirree River Valley, abandoning its claims over Sylla.
The Little War was a conflict between Althraxia and Sylla over the modern-day Althraxian province known as the Northern Front.
The Uggrfyolth of Venfros enter open conflict with the Norskolt settlers of Aedenhal. Conflict is ended by marriage between King Aeden the Eternal and The Ice Queen.
Following diplomatic pressure from newly-reunited Althraxia, Decia achieves independence from Sylla without a war or military struggle.
The origins of writing on Kai'Rin are shrouded in some mystery, though the first of them can be traced back to around the start of the 3rd century, often referred to as the "Tsung-Tsi Blossoming" or the "Kai'Rinese Explosion," for writing came from non-existent to pervasive.
The nation of Vestal, previously a loose confederation of matriarchal clans, was unified under the Queen-Mother Kora I.
The Strand's western-most cities began to coalesce around this time as a result of the desert's trade with the Kcalsbury Continent. The eastern half would lag behind until the High Elves Enter Arberia.
Human settlements began to appear in Kandesh as a result of lucrative trade with The Rainy Country. As a result of Vestali Statehood and aggression which followed, diplomatic ties between future-Kandeshi villages were tightened into a loose confederation which is considered to be the origin of the Kandeshi state.
Following decades of border skirmishes, the confederation of towns within Kandesh join together in a formal war against Vestal. The peace that follows establishes formal borders between the two nations, and leads to the crowning of Kandesh's first Pharash. His family will govern Kandesh until The Kandesh Division.
Following the creation of Kandesh after The Kandesh-Vestal War, a sense of national pride swelled up amongst its peoples. This pride led them to accept an identity not just as traders taking up residence in an unsettled land, but rather as Kandeshis. A settler sentiment followed, and Kandeshis flooded into the modern regions of Ahru, establishing communities there.
The First Expansion refers to Delos'Nordan's first annexations of land, namely the territories of the Myds and Cyrs, and as far south as Everaldimor.
The Tvinndreki Struggle refers to the arrival of Yrvolth and Tyrrleigh to Aedenhal, and the battles that ensued.
After decades of attempts by Delos'Nordan to unify the Myddish tribes, the first human Client of the nation was born: Ganemyth.
Following success in Ganemyth, Delos'Nordan unified many Cyrs to craft the state of Ciraeldon.
Following a clear defeat in the Tvinndreki Struggle, the twin-drakes Yrvolth and Tyrrleigh flew south to Vestal with their flight (but without the Centaurs that served them). Here, they wreaked havoc before the intervention of Aedenhal to aid its neighbors.
Under the request of Aedenhal, Venfros sends the Jezis southward to Vestal to help them defeat the twin-drakes Yrvolth and Tyrrleigh.
The first reported sighting of the Misery Man on Kai'Rin is reported.
A series of battles are fought by members of the contemporary Protectorate-Commonwealth, the Althraxian Empire, and potentially factions within the West Marches (sometimes attributed to Baudilay) over the enchanted blade Haldun-Kur.
The forces of Aedenhal cross the Telly River's northern arm east into parts of the Grey Woods.
King Devan I rises to power in Devania, unifying its lands with the military aid of the High Elves of Delos'Nordan.
The Vestal-Venfros Affair was a scandal in Aedenhal, a consequence of the occupation of parts of Vestal by King Aeden.
The lands of the Kingdom of Devania are officially integrated into one whole under King Devan I, as a Vassal-Kingdom of Delos'Nordan, following the Rise of the Long-Living King.
The first official expeditions of Delos'Nordan into Arberia began after the subjugation of Devania. Most did not return, later becoming the Desert Elves.
The Dal'morai are founded, following an assembly of the Druidic patriarchs and matriarchs which had surfaced as the patrons of the Everaldimor jungles.
The Misery Man begins various attacks through Kai'Rin, raising an army of undead which will ravage the countryside for decades to come, until he is sealed in the Amethyst Chamber.
The Strife spanned the majority of the Age of Destruction, but refers specifically to the horrific struggles and wars that faced the peoples of Delos'Nordan and Pharos.
Bach'thal vanishes, as Delos'Nordan regains the upper hand in the war against his flights.
The allegiance between Amros and Delos'Nordan collapses after the Final-Fall, and the Silver Dragonflight is almost eradicated. Amros himself vanishes.
The Silver Dragonflight flees to the Sea of Songs after suffering a defeat in The Silver War.
The Second Expansion was defined by Delos'Nordan's thrust into Southmoor, Rhydien, and Montbay.
The Silver Dragonflight flees to the Sea of Songs after suffering a defeat in The Silver War.
The Second Expansion was defined by Delos'Nordan's thrust into Southmoor, Rhydien, and Montbay.
The Hillside Campaign encompassed several failed attempts by the High Elves of Delos'Nordan to unify and vassalize the lands of human Old Faith tribes
The largest migration of Beast-Hordes occurred during the Age of Destruction, as they fled westward from Pharos and rampaged across the Kcalsbury Continent, until eventually reaching The West Marches, in which they were contained.
Nomads from the Arberian desert begin to migrate towards the Kcalsbury Continent as a result of pressure from the fleeing Beast-Horde races.
The Dal War represented the tension which arose as the influence of the Dal'morai grew to overshadow that of Delos'Nordan within Everaldimor.
The Nomadic Migration led to a new influx of Uzbari immigrants to Kandesh. Though their integration was largely peaceful and supported due to their shared origins in Arberia, raids by fellow Uzbari from The Horse-Lord Lands will cause tension over time.
The three republics of Althraxia, Orthetia, and Coszabea arise in the ruins of the Althraxian Empire.
The Beast-Horde races invade the Three Republics of Althraxia, decimating their military and extending as far as Howyth before retreating back to the West Marches.
The Western Exodus, usually just referred to as "the exodus," since it is the most famous mass migration of peoples, occurred as a result of the West March Wars, which saw parts of the Kcalsbury Continent invaded by hordes of the violent Thalgor.
The kingdom of Aedenhal officially closes its borders and refuses to accept any refugees as masses of Gults and other peoples flee from the West March Wars.
The Era of the Three Republics had started with the promise of peace for Althraxia, but the situation rapidly decayed as the disparate republics sought greater autonomy and independence and the Beast-Hordes rampaged through.
The Jezi, after a period of increased political disagreement between Aedenhal and Venfros, are withdrawn from the Aedenhalian military.
Following an influx of refugees from the southern continent due to the West March Wars, and suffering from border raids by the Uzbari, Vestal adopts a policy of openly accepting refugees. These refugees are settled in racial enclaves at the Vestali borders and come to serve as the first line of defense against the Horse-Lords.
The kingdom of Montbay is officially established, becoming a vassal-kingdom of Delos'Nordan.
Just a few decades after its founding, the nation of Montbay declared total independence from Delos'Nordan.
Following decades of war with the Horse-Lords, Kcalsburian refugees carved out their own stretch of land, which today encompasses Lasthold. The first official permanent settlements in Lasthold began appearing much earlier, with the exact date being unknown.
The Hirsid Golden Age saw the prosperity of philosophy, science, and magic within the floodplains of the Hirsid River in Arberia.
Fey begin to migrate from the Rainy Country to Kandesh in high numbers, bringing luxury goods and trade and a curiosity for the greater world. They are primarily diverted to settle in Ahru, where Kandeshi settlements have always had a stagnant growth ever since the first patriotic tide of settlement ended.
Taking the example of Montbay, Devania began to work towards its own independence from Delos'Nordan.
The Wars of Dual Statehood occurred during and after the exodus of Kcalsburian humans eastward. They took place in and around modern Farholm and Norholm, and resulted in the creation of their borders as they stand today.
Following a period of increased tensions and disagreements between The Ice Queen and King Aeden the Eternal, the personal union between Venfros and Aedenhal was almost dissolved when the newly-crowned Queen refused to participate in the marriage ceremony. This "brief divorce," or skammrskilja, was averted by the defeat and replacement of King Aeden at the last minute, leading to concessions by Aedenhal and the mending of ties within the union - including a successful wedding.
Following the creation of the states of Norholm and Farholm, supporting troops from The Protectorate-Commonwealth remained within their borders. Hostilities sparked mere months later due to their pressure, and a new war soon broke out, much smaller in scale, but equally significant to the fledgling nations.
Althraxia annexed, once again, the northern region of Orthetia, which encompasses modern-day Erthania.
The Obsidian Doctrine was the declaration of policy of Farenai, which included independence from Delos'Nordan, echoing the words of the Emerald Declaration.
With the subjugation of the dragons and the disappearance of the Silver Flight, Delos'Nordan looked to regain its lost lands on the continent of Pharos. This brought it into conflict with the Dark Elf exiles in Farenai, as well as the Forest Elves of Everaldimor. Minor participants dragged into the conflict included Devania, who had historically been treated as a vassal state, Montbay, and the Desert Elves of Arberia.
The First Elven War officially concluded, and Delos'Nordan granted independence to Everaldimor, Farenai, and Devania, while also relinquishing all claims to Arberia.
The First Elven War officially concluded, and Delos'Nordan granted independence to Everaldimor, Farenai, and Devania, while also relinquishing all claims to Arberia.
Conflict erupts intermittently on Pharos, where borders are ill-defined and the High Elves attempt to reclaim their "homeland." This period becomes known as the Second Elven War.
Fyra separates from Coszabea in a largely peaceful manner, as the region had long had great autonomy and been heavily influenced by The Protectorate-Commonwealth.
Following the secession of Fyra, the nation of Coszabea dissolved itself, "evolving" into the modern state of Cadisia instead. This marked the beginning of the end of warfare in the Savirree River Valley.
Following the independence of Fyra, the nation experienced an economic revolution that dramatically increased its standard of living and access to luxuries. This was largely as a result of few trade restrictions, minimal tariffs, and the lack of an entrenched noble class which permitted merchants to thrive.
The Birth of the Sisters refers to the annexation of New Nor and Nauten by the Norrish people in the late Age of Enlightenment.
The Crestfall Dominion is the term for the ascension Speaker Rodger Crestfall to near-absolute power in Lasthold.
As per the agreements of the Second Elven War, Delos'Nordan formally ceded the regions of Upmarch, Lowmarch, and The Feral Lands as demilitarized zones.
Following the patriation of the Upmarch at the conclusion of The Second Elven War, regional stability largely collapsed.
The King-of-Kings of Arberia begins funding the Karavali tribesmen of the south to resist colonial efforts upon his nation. The Karavali turned towards insurgency against colonialists and the Arberian government when this funding and support was later cut off.
The Jungle War begins, following trespassed by Delos'Nordan into The Feral Lands, whose Spirit Elves were supported by Everaldimor.
The Celestial Dragon Vesamir comes to rule over Adaetha, under historically contentious circumstances.
Orthetians rose up again and repelled Althraxian armies, almost re-annexing Adaetha before another Beast-Horde invasion decimated the region and forced the signature of a peace. In the end, Orthetia gained its independence, becoming the modern nation of Erthania.
The Muse-Speakers and the Cult of the Celestial Dragon are handed authority over the kingdom of Adaetha.
The disparate nations and city-states in the south-eastern Kcalsbury Continent agree to form a confederation, founding the nation today known as the Protectorate-Commonwealth
The disparate nations and city-states in the south-eastern Kcalsbury Continent agree to form a confederation, founding the nation today known as the Protectorate-Commonwealth
The Forswar, sometimes spelled the Fors War, was a series of conflict between the newly-unified Protectorate-Commonwealth and the city-states of The Forsmarch.
With the Confederation of the Protectorates, the West March Wars largely come to an end, as the unified confederation extends its military protection over the Border Kingdoms.
Unrest erupted in Trinea, then-owned by Vestal but with a significant Tiefling minority, flared as a result of the nation's so-called Indebtitude law.
The Convention on the Refugees was held between Devania, Montbay, and Everaldimor in response to the influx of refugees from the Kcalsburian Continent.
Nothgard is officially founded as a Kcalsburian state. Its peoples intermix with native Pharosians and integrate or subjugate the native tribes, resulting in a unique blend of cultures.
Kcalsburian refugees begin to flood into Southmoor. At first, they coexisted peacefully with the natives, and largely established their villages far from their ancestral lands. Tensions began to rise soon after, when the settlers began attempts to form a state.
The Third Elven War broke out as a result of migrations from the Kcalsbury Continent. A mass influx of humans destabilized the establishing order on Pharos, and threatened to permanently prevent the High Elves from reclaiming their ancestral lands.
Tieflings rose up in the region of eastern Vestal today known as Trinea, seeking independence and the institution of a Tiefling state. Vestal, supported by Kandesh (now Eowyr and Ahru) and the The Horse-Lord Lands, was summarily defeated after a prolonged offensive, ravaged by the intervention of Aedenhal in a distinct conflict known as The Northern War.
The Northern War was actually a series of wars between Aedenhal and a combined coalition of Vestal and Kandesh, as well as Horse-Lords predominantly occupying the modern region of Zaral.
The Syllan Civil War, sometimes known as the Syllan Troubles, was a time of great tension between the nobles of the former kingdom of Sylla and their peasantry.
The Violet Peace saw the signature of a multinational treaty binding most of the nations of Pharos in a defensive coalition against Delos'Nordan. Today, its members are said to be in the Violet Coalition.
Upmarch begins to stabilize and grow in prosperity under the influence of the Sapphire Concordat.
The Panic marked the beginning of the end of The Syllan Troubles, as the creature Bellus Vrakis offered immortality and peace to the embattled Syllan nobles, who were largely eager to take up the deal. Within the span of mere weeks, the majority of the Syllan nobility defected from their efforts to hold their lands and pledged fealty to Lord Dragomir, causing the functional collapse of the Syllan state and military.
The Culling Wars were a short conflict between necromancer-ruled Sylla and its neighbors, primarily The Protectorate-Commonwealth, Decia, and Althraxia.
The Powder Triangle is an informal name for the trade treaty and alliance between Barisea, Kai'Rin, and later Montbay. It is thus named because of it gave the three nations a virtual monopoly on gunpowder, which originated in Kai'Rin, and at one time propelled their mutual technology ahead of other nations.
Rotspur spreads throughout The Protectorate-Commonwealth and the Border Kingdoms, especially Fyra. It soon spreads to Pharos, as well as north on Kcalsbury, due to trade routes. The disease kills millions, paralyzes millions more, and nobody is spared loss.
The nations of the southern Kcalsbury Continent, led by The Protectorate-Commonwealth, band together in a declaration of war upon Sylla.
A world-wide crusade is called against Sylla by the Church of Nes, supported by the clergies of Pyriel, Merak, and the Crimson Aphorites.
After decades of experimentation with blackpowder in practical weaponry (such as tipped javelins and arrows), its propulsive capabilities were implemented in the first firearm, developed by Barisea, and deployed widely to its navy.
The Capital War is the name sometimes given to the struggle between members of the Sapphire Concordat to be considered the capital of the Upmarch. It was not a war fought with weapons, but rather with trade. Glen Mischal and Glen Coroval were the primary contenders, and it is widely accepted that Glen Mischal has long won out.
"Crimson Reprisals" is a general term referring to the blowback by Kandeshi humans against Fey for the Crimson Day. Violence immediately erupted and, almost immediately, Fey were being executed, beaten, and robbed en masse by the angry populace, especially in the north. This violence would only subside when it turned into institutionalized slavery
The elected government of Barisea is overthrown by a junta of admirals.
The last Pharash of Kandesh, Rashakal III, is publicly executed by a contingent of Fey conscripts in opposition of the Northern Wars. His son is prevented from succeeding the throne by pro-war generals.
Following the creation of firearms, the potential of blackpowder for propulsion weaponry entered the world. A stationary firing system could be absorb greater impact and fire at longer range; this idea led to the invention of the cannon by Montbay, and its first military usage by Barisea in The Grand Sea War.
Following the collapse of Kandesh during The Northern War, the kingdom was to be split between its southern- and northern-most regions. A civil war broke out in which northern generals attempted a rapid reconquest to regain control of the state; they ultimately failed, leading to the originally-decided borders at the Muru River. The remnants of the Pharash's bloodline perished in this war.
The citizenship of all Fey in Eowyr is formally revoked. It is not replaced by any other legal status, and their legal treatment is effectively reduced to the legal treatment of property. This legitimizes the slave status of Fey which had found themselves in such positions as a result of the Crimson Reprisals, and it greatly expands the enslavement of Fey which had escaped the reprisals, as they are essentially considered "stray cattle." Fey which had yet remained in Eowyr flee in large numbers to Ahru.
The Grand Sea War was a primarily-naval military conflict between Barisea and Delos'Nordan. The war is a stunning and unexpected success which is a great embarrassment to Delos'Nordan.
The Marigold Crisis saw the navy of Delos'Nordan mistakenly sink the Marigold, one of the prides of the Fyran merchant navy.
The Grey Company enters Southmoor to restore order to the region in the name of the Blue Duke Varus Dracus Vossen. Their proclaimed crusade was a massive failure which ended when the Company's financial backers were revealed and a minor scandal ensued, earning it the name of "the Lost Crusade."
At the height of The Rotspur Ravage, with seven of its clients campaigning for a normalization of relations with the rest of the world, Delos'Nordan opted for expulsion of the dissenting representatives. This has come to be known as the Last Crisis of Thrys.
After their expulsion from the Council of Thrys, the three clients of Revansgar went into open revolt against Delos'Nordan.
Montbay begins resource exploitation of Erith, long considered a domain of Everaldimor. The status of Erith remains uncertain following a brief period of rising tensions, after which both sides opted to ignore the others' trespasses in the region.
The nobles of Devania revolt against the crown, an important precursor to the devastation of the Devanian Civil War
The horse-lords of Yr Zaral had long begun to settle and establish farms, but this process was expedited by First-Khan Gagakh Zaral. The First-Khan willed Yr Zaral to become an independent state - one with industry and prestige that rivaled its neighbors and rose above the world.
Montbay unveils two experimental ship designs making use of cannon technology, both dubbed the Rocket-Ship.
Devania enters a period of turmoil that leads to its total, ongoing collapse.
The Sherazi Doctrine refers to the doctrine of the contemporary King-of-Kings of Arberia, Delshad Alinejad Sherazi. At this time, he declared the divine and inalienable right of the King-of-Kings to the lands of Arberia, effectively rendering the question of the southern colonies to the spiritual planes.
The Karavali turn against Arberia when their support is cut off under The Sherazi Doctrine. Their insurgency spreads to the Strand and some of the Jewel-Cities, but remains concentrated in the south of Arberia.
The River War was a border war between Nothgard and Devania, which saw the border of the two nations pushed northward in Nothgard's favor. The Old Devon River delineated the new boundary, and was shared between the two nations, the former of which capitulated quickly because it was already in the depths of its own civil war.
The Karsten Crisis sees the election of Emperor Karsten VI of Howyth contested by opponents including Dietmar III von Clausen and Rostag von Helvetia.
The Karsten Crisis sees the election of Emperor Karsten VI of Howyth contested by opponents including Dietmar III von Clausen and Rostag von Helvetia.
The Declaration of the People On the Status of Inalienable Rights was read in Montbay's Peasant's House of the Grey Parliament, calling for the official establishment of dual power with the crown, where the Parliament might act as a separate governing body over Montbay, disregarding the authority of the crown.
In a dramatic declaration, the Client of Revansgar seceded from Delos'Nordan as a result of its "endless focus on wars," and declared itself the "true home of High Elves for a peaceful and cooperative future."
The Dragon's Mountains regularly erupt, though typically the damage is centered within the wide-spanning range, and doesn't affect the peoples beyond it. The mountains are churning once again, and while they still do not pose a reasonable threat, they sound off louder - and nearer - than ever before.