The most ancient of the races of the world appear on Vukeron, including, but almost definitely not limited to: the dragons, the dwarves, the elves, the giants, and the orcs.
History of Vukeron
The history of the continent of Vukeron is expansive and sprawling, lending credence to the claim that it is the cradle and birthplace of all of the sentient races of the world.
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Era 0 is known as the Age of Myth. It was a time of high magic, daring heroics, and realm-shattering feats.
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Birth of the Ancient Races
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Exile of the Duergar
Population Migration / TravelThe dwarves of the Duergar stronghold are expelled from the surface world and cast into the Lands Below because of their crime, corruption, and evil nature.
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Rise of Gwendolyn Ashglade
Life, SupernaturalAn impossibly rare occurrence, Gwendolyn was a genasi born of all four elements but with no control over her extraordinarily powerful abilities. She got training from a monk who helped her to harness her power. While at the monastery she gained mastery over the martial art of the four elements monastic tradition.
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The Summoning of the Elder Evils
Disaster / DestructionDrak Rutand, a goblin warlock, follows through with his master’s grand designs and summons Cthulhu, along with other Great Old Ones, Elder Evils, and powerful Far Realm beings to the world, empowering them and giving them a great deal of influence over the land and its people.
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The Creation of Mount Blackcloud
Geological / environmental eventA powerful elementalist performs a ritual to raise a volcano that he dubs ‘Mount Blackcloud.’ It is here that he fortified himself and brought many elemental creatures to this realm under his control. Sadly, he forgot to account for the eruptions of volcanoes and was consumed in an explosion of lava.
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The Gauntlet of Gwendolyn
MiscellaneousGwendolyn, who had been a staunch protector of the mortal realms, met her match when she took on an evil warrior named Kurn the Cruel. Kurn defeated Gwendolyn but she retreated from battle before she could be slain. In order to defeat Kurn, she had a powerful mage create a magical gauntlet to better channel her elemental energy. Once the gauntlet was complete she sought out Kurn and defeated him. Later, as her life had run its course, she had the gauntlet hidden away so that no evil would get its hands on the mighty gauntlet
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The Creation of Stogizan
Geological / environmental eventA mighty warrior, a master of spell and sword, sundered the land and caused a portion to fly into the sky by using only his vast willpower. The warrior made this his home and eventually gained a cult-like following that built the many portals on Stogizan. The greatest defense that Stogizan has is the height at which it floats - 36,000 feet. When he died he was secretly entombed, but many suspect that his tomb lies hidden somewhere on the island in the sky.
Era 1
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Era 1 is the current era, and thus is given no name by history yet.
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Creation of the Vect Race
Technological achievementA group of master mountain dwarf smiths of different fields of expertise envisioned a race of manufactured beings that would work with the dwarven people as servants, soldiers, and laborers. They toiled day and night to build a body for one such specimen and presented it to their king based on the designs for the Fireforged that were provided to the dwarves of Khar-Garom by the Azer of Mount Blackcloud in return for their help in keeping the Azer's existence a secret. The king then gave them the service of powerful arcanists to animate the shells and give them their manufactured life to work for their dwarven masters.
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The Greenskin War
Military actionA war waged between the army of Greenskins which included warriors from the races of goblinoids, orcs, trolls, and even ogre mercenaries and the dwarves, elves, and men of the realm with assistance from the various other racial minorities that sought to keep the greenskins at bay. Although the dwarves were the main force of the defensive coalition, it is important to note that they had help from their allies during pivotal moments in the war. One such moment was during the Siege of Dwarfbreaker Keep when a squadron of Human cavalry joined the siege when the dwarves were beginning to lose the battle. Thanks to the help of the humans during this battle, the orcish threat was eliminated by way of the removal of their king, Brogûl Dwarfbreaker.
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Creation of Blackpowder and Cannons
Technological achievementA human tinkerer creates a substance that he dubs ‘Blackpowder.’ Blackpowder has an explosive quality and the tinkerer soon realized that the Blackpowder could be used to create stronger weapons than others would have access to. He brought the powder and a schematic for one such weapon to the Archduke of the Dales and was financed to build these weapons. The result was a new kind of weapon; the cannon.
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The Year of Crimson
MiscellaneousThe Crimson Dragons establish their mercenary guild in the village of Grendale after pushing back a marauding orc tribe. The Crimson Dragons were the catalysts for several large events, including but not limited to: the slaying of a god in Leikskalar and subsequent rise to power of the Demigoddess Psalm, The Battle of Blight, the reclamation of numerous artifacts, including the Chronicle of Ascension which was used by the northlander Leif Eriksson to ascend to godhood, the downfall of the royal family of Khar-Garom, the release of the annihilator, Azdan, God of Extinction.
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The Founding of Relithos
FoundingThe town of Relithos is created as a response to religious intolerance within the larger kingdoms. It becomes a massive theocratic state inclusive of all divine religions.
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The Cataclysm
Disaster / DestructionA mage’s failed casting of a powerful evocation ritual causes a small part of Vukeron to separate from the continent and be cast adrift into the sea. In addition, massive earthquakes rippled across the land, causing massive destruction in many cities and towns. Relithos in particular was hit quite hard. The event caused the Godspeaker of Relithos to form a mage-hunting inquisition so as to prevent any ‘magical perversions of the natural order.’
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The Rise of Tiamat
Disaster / DestructionAn adventuring party fails to stop a marauding cult known as the Cult of the Dragon from summoning Tiamat to the material plane. In addition to having summoned Tiamat, the cult has a powerful artifact known as the Mask of the Dragon Queen at their disposal. Tiamat and her cult take residence in the Chromatic Vale.
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The Ashfall
Disaster / DestructionThe Ashfall was caused by an evocation ritual that was performed inside Mount Blackcloud after Tiamat's arrival in the world through the volcano. The eruption caused was devastating, and the volcano emitted an unnaturally large amount of ash which was blown to the southeast of Vukeron. The ash settled in vast quantities, killing plants, animals, and men alike. The Ashfall destroyed cities and villages all through the area. The most notable city destroyed by the Ashfall was Darvenguard.
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The Dragon of Vengeance
MiscellaneousThe Varahosst’s Host adventuring party formally disbands, leaving behind their legacy: the reintroduction of the so-called ‘lost’ chromatic dragons, the resurrection of the dead draconic deity Varahosst, the slaying of multiple deities leading to the rises of Solvax and Bob Bearbreaker, the creation of a holy order of Varahosst, and the banishment of Tiamat’s avatar on the material plane.