History of Alagaësia

Empires of the Sarrukh, a sauroid creator race, arose around 35 000 BDR - the first of the creator races to establish empires. The first was the realm of Okoth, which came to dominate much of the land that would be Faerûn, Yuan-Ho and a large portion of Tamriel, over the next century.

Around 34 100 BDR, Okoth fell after a century of civil unrest that caused many sarrukh to travel into the planes.

Around 34 000 BDR, the sarrukh founded the Ba'etith, the purpose of the which was to study the primitive forms of magic utilized by the various races

Around 33 500 BDR, the sarrukh empire of Mhairshaulk began its decline, its coverage reducing to what is now Yuan-Ho, and some of the surrounding lands, which it had acquired after the fall of Okoth. The nation became the preserve of the yuan-ti.

The Aearee rose to prominence circa 31 000 BDR, around the time of the Tearfall. They established the Aearee Empires across Merrouroboros, and built a few grand aeries. The Aearee-Krocaa founded Viakoo in the Misty Mountains in the west, the Aearee-Syran founded Phwiukree in the White Fang Mountains in the north, and the Aearee-Quor founded Shara in the Hammerfell Mountains. The rise of these empires (along with those of the batrachi) prevented the yuan-ti from fully claiming the power the sarrukh empires held before their fall.

The Dragonfall War begins when followers of Xymor kill Nagamat, sparking the war between the followers of Bahamut and Tiamat which continues unabated in the present day. Tiamat began to breed aberrant creatures known as of the Spawn of Tiamat, and unleashed them on the followers of Bahamut. To counter them, Bahamut created the dragonborn to act as his soldiers and knights.

Elf survivors of the Kingdom of Tintageer (a realm of Faerie) summon the power of elvish High Magic and escape from Faerie to Elatia, and found the first elven nation on Merrouroboros, known as Greenwood (later Mirkwood).

Elves created the High Magic effect known as Dracorage mythal in a citadel in the northernmost reaches of Elatia, tying it to the appearance of the King-Killer Star, a red comet. This powerful magic incited dragons across Merrouroboros to madness and mindless destruction, turning them against each other and even against their offspring. While the effects of this rage only lasts for 10-60 days, it is incited every time the comet reappears.

In 14 700 BDR, small skirmishes began to break out between th wood elves of Greenwood and the high elves of Lothlorien over border disputes. After centuries of tension, all out war broke out when Greenwood invades Lothlorien.   The conflict experienced brief periods of peace, but eventually concluded with both species of elf coming to a rocky treaty in 11647 BDR. Such had their numbers dwindled that fighting was no longer viable. They each retreated to their much smaller borders (though still larger than they are today).

Shocked by the betrayal of the dark elves, and moved by the plight of their moon elf allies, who were now enslaved by their dark brethren, the wild elves of Valenwood rise up against Morrowind, directly attacking their borders, and forcing them to retreat from moon elf land, and return to their own.   The dark elves are mostly wiped out and forced to retreat into the Underdark. Eventually, the epithet dhaerow would change into drow.

Aldmeri, a small series of islands far off the mainland of Mundas, and home to a divergent group of high elves, conducts a large-scale invasion on the elves of what is now Middle Earth, using Archeron as a staging ground.   Lead by Melkor (later the master of Sauron), they aimed to expand their rule across much of this portion of Mundas, as they believed themselves to be superior to all elves.   The Aldmeri were aided by some of the evil gods of the Dark Seldarine pantheon, and so, members of the Seldarine joined the battle on the side of the defending elves of Mundas. The resulting clash in powers, and the deaths of a few gods on both sides, turned the landmass that is now Mordor into a volcanic, unstable wasteland full of wild magic.   The Aldmeri were all but destroyed and retreated back to their lands at the end of the conflict in 9000 BDR.

Moloch, an archdevil who served as Baalzebul’s viceroy in Malbolge, the 6th Layer of the Nine Hells, betrays Baalzebul and Asmodeus, and is exiled to the Material Plane by Malagard, the Hag Countess and second consort of Moloch.   Lilith, first consort of Moloch, is angered by Malagard’s role in convincing Moloch to betray his masters, and that she was installed as ruler of Malboge instead of herself. She rediscovers the lost Book of Keeping, a magical tome which contains the true names of most of the yugoloth race of fiends. With the tome, Lilith gathers a vast army, and her military might and promise of overthrowing the gods sways a number of demons and devils, further increasing her army’s strength.   At some point, Lilith comes into contact with the Chained Oblivion – creator of the Abyss and long ago banished to a different universe by the gods – and invites him into Elatia. With the help of the Chained Oblivion, Lilith and her army lay siege to the gods, decimating many of the other, far off continents of the world. The battle spilled over into Alagaësia, resulting in the deaths of many.

Just when victory seemed assured, the weakened gods enlisted the aid of four of the most powerful individuals in Alagaësia; Helaina Everfire – a master sorceress (known to be the Blood Queen, human), Jeras Ennamanis-Uskeche – a wise wizard [last name translates to Dawn-wight/ghost from elvish] (known to be Jeras Dawnwight, half-elf), Kirim Warforge – a magical smithy (dwarf) and Thoteus [pronounced thot-teus].   Together, they managed to summon and trap the Chained Oblivion's “son” (essentially an eldritch being he created from his own essence to give him company in his loneliness), Vhadro, using a powerful artefact known as the Covenant of Bahamut, a simple golden box engraved with the symbol of a shield sporting a dragon’s head, that glows faintly with blue light. Bahamut, dragon god of justice, gave up his life to forge the artefact.   The Covenant was then used to place Vhadro in an eternal slumber beneath the earth, simultaneously fragmenting his essence further so that he may never awake. These fragments were collected in newly created purple crystals known as Wyrdstones.   By doing so, the Chained Oblivion was significantly weakened, as he no longer had access to the great amount of power stored within his “son”, referred to as Vahdro.   Four Divine Trammels (javelin-sized spikes of platinum imbued with a fragment, or “bead” of divinity) were forged by Moradin, dwarven god of creation and crafts, with Ilmater, Torm, Tyr and Selune each giving a shred of their divinity for their creation.   These Trammels were then attached to the Chained Oblivion, momentarily containing him. The Covenant of Bahamut was once more used by the god, Gond, to create divine chains to imprison the Chained Oblivion in the Abyss, with each chain’s source of power originating from an unknown point in Alagaësia.   Though her powerful ally was subdued, Lilith still posed a great threat, having injected all but three of the Wyrdstones into her body, allowing her to absorb Vhadro’s power.   With the gods too weak from the fighting and banishment of the Chained Oblivion, or unwilling to face her, Lilith, on her fearsome dragon mount, Argid, brings about the Days of Darkness, denying the first light of the beginning of 3991 BDR, with the final forces of Alagaësia submitting to her rule.

The appearance of the Tears of Selûne, an asteroid cluster visible from the surface of Elatia as following the moon Selûne in its orbit around the planet.   An astronomer from Shou Lung (what is now Chai Nar) called Tu Pi Chei reported seeing many objects "pop" into existence. Soon, all of Elatia’s oceans were wracked by massive tidal waves. The Emperor of Shou Lung was informed and the next night he too looked at the sky and saw the new objects. Twenty astrologers were tasked with determining their meaning.   Most said that Shou Lung would expand inland, some said that a member of the emperor's family would soon die, one claimed that the emperor himself would become pregnant (that astrologer was immediately put to death). Shou Lung did indeed expand inland soon after, becoming one of the largest empires in the North. The emperor's wife also died in childbirth later that year.   By 1357 DR, the true nature of these bright bodies was finally revealed. Despite all the legends as to their formation, the truth was that the Tears were the result of a magic-fuelled weapon created by dragonkind to destroy the King-Killer Star, but when they fired it, the weapon missed and hit Selûne instead.

Dragonborn begin migrating into the desert. They begin to build their cities, renaming the state Draconia.

After hundreds of years of preparation, Sauron, a fallen solar follower of Melkor, finally reveals himself to the denizens of Middle Earth. The War for Middle Earth Begins.

The elves in Tamriel begin to withdraw their borders further, no longer having the numbers to control such a large territory. Human tribes begin flooding in.

Tensions arise between the two races as border disputes become frequet. The disagreements escalate with the murder of an Elven negotiation party, there to discuss territory changes. This results in a bloody war.

The Age of Heroes begins, with Tiber Septim leading the 12 Companions against a Mind Flayer invasion on the fledgling city of Cyrodiil.   Cyrodiil is renamed the Imperial City, with Tiber Septim as its first emperor. So begins the human-born Tamrielic Empire.

Collapse of Duloc/Death of Farquaad. Shrek kills Lord Farquaad, ruler of Duloc. The state descends into chaos.

Weeks before the fall of the Empire of Archeron, a simple scientist by the name of Oberon roamed the lands of the empire, stopping at each city to warn them of a horrible plague that he would unleash upon the land if he was not crowned Emperor, as was his claimed 'birthright'. Dismissive of the claims of an apparent madman, the rulers of Archeron denied him. Soon after, the land to the western tip of the empire began to change; the earth became grey and muddy, and the flora was twisted into nightmarish forms. Those citizens who did not die to this blight were transformed into disgusting creatures with only the instinct to kill and devour to drive them forward. Man-made stuctures that were met with this blight immediately began to crumble, as if aged many centuries.   It is estimated that 15 million of Archeron's original 65 million population managed to flee to the east, with the rest either dying or transformed. Magic has managed to slow this disease, dubbed the Grey Death, to a slow crawl, though it expands ever further, desiring to cover the world.    Over these newly named Blighted Lands, the scientist Oberon rules, shedding his human disguise and revealing himself as an ancient red dragon, proclaiming himself "Dragon King".

Helaina Everfire, under the guise of the Blood Queen, estblishes the kingdom of Lothia in the remains the Duloc state. She builds a large capital, to hide the vault beneath which contains the Chalice Seal, locked in a Beholder lair.