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Second Age

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The Second Age began with the Scarlet Empress saving creation from the Great Contagion. In doing so her power was unquestioned and she quickly formed the Scarlet Empire which would last until her disappearance - which in turn would mark the end of the Second and begin the Third Age of mankind.

  • 0 RY

    The Empress founds the Realm, the Great Contagion ends.
    Era beginning/end

    The Empress founds the Realm. (Exalted: The Dragon-Blooded, pp. 17-22) The Great Contagion ends.

  • 12 RY

    The All-Seeing Eye is chartered
    Civil action

    The All-Seeing Eye is chartered. (Exalted: The Dragon-Blooded, p. 22)

  • 20 RY

    Lookshy is founded on the ruins of Deheleshen.
    Construction beginning/end

    Lookshy is founded on the ruins of Deheleshen. (Scavenger Sons, p. 66)

  • 38 RY

    Realm ministries is in place by this year.
    Civil action

    The core of the Realm ministries is in place by this year. (Exalted: The Dragon-Blooded, p. 22)

  • 40 RY

    The legions of the Realm first achieve full strength.
    Civil action

    The legions of the Realm first achieve full strength. (Exalted: The Dragon-Blooded, p. 23)

  • 45 RY

    Realm agents contact with Scavenger Lands
    Political event

    Realm agents make first contact with Scavenger Lands cities, persuading some to swear fealty to the Empress; most cities refuse. (Scavenger Sons, p. 66)

  • 47 RY

    53 RY

    First invasion of the Scavenger Lands by the Realm.
    Military action

    First invasion of the Scavenger Lands by the Realm. The invading force is the Fourth Imperial Legion. (Scavenger Sons, p. 66)

  • 52 RY

    Council of Entities takes control of Nexus.
    Political event

    Council of Entities takes control of Nexus. (Scavenger Sons, p. 66)

  • 53 RY

    Fourth Imperial Legion withdraws from the Scavenger Lands.
    Military action

    Fourth Imperial Legion withdraws from the Scavenger Lands to its allied cities on the coast. (Scavenger Sons, p. 66)

  • 69 RY

    Brem Marst is born
    Life, Birth

    Brem Marst born in Great Forks... or, at least, where Great Forks will be founded... (Manacle and Coin, p. 13)

  • 75 RY

    86 RY

    Second Realm invasion of the Scavenger Lands.
    Military action

    Second Realm invasion of the Scavenger Lands begins, with four legions as the invasion force. (Scavenger Sons, p. 66)

    • Lookshy besieged by Realm forces (Scavenger Sons, p. 66)
    • Nexus occupied by Realm forces; Realm forces are pushed out after several weeks. (Scavenger Sons, p. 66)
    • Realm ships raid merchant vessels of the Scavenger Lands, resulting in privateer campaigns against the Realm by those lands. (Scavenger Sons, p. 66)

  • 88 RY

    89 RY

    Third and final invasion of the Scavenger Lands.
    Military action

    • Third and final invasion of the Scavenger Lands by the Realm, with seven legions. Seventh Legion forces are scattered, but units from Melevhil and Nathir tie up Realm forces. The invaders are harrassed by guerrilla forces. (Scavenger Sons, p. 66)
    • Brem Marst stuck in the Lap, studies with the Counters. (Manacle and Coin, p. 13)
    • Empress' Own Guard destroyed near Melevhil. The third invasion of the Scavenger Lands is repulsed. General Vondy Beulen of the Realm defects to Lookshy along with several Dragons. (Scavenger Sons, p. 66)
    • Brem Marst returns home. (Manacle and Coin, p. 13)

  • 95 RY

    The League of Many Rivers is formed
    Political event

    The League of Many Rivers is formed by the free cities of the Scavenger Lands as an alliance of mutual aid and support. Members include Lookshy, Nexus, Sijan, and others. (Scavenger Sons, p. 66)

  • 103 RY

    The Deliberative of the Realm is created
    Civil action

    The Deliberative of the Realm is created. (Exalted: The Dragon-Blooded, p. 23)

  • 104 RY

    109 RY

    Coastal states of the Scavenger lands join the League of Many Rivers.
    Political event

    Coastal states of the Scavenger lands join the League of Many Rivers. (Scavenger Sons, p. 67)

  • 114 RY

    Empress takes the noble Rawar of Arjuf as a consort.
    Marriage

    An assassination attempt on the Empress prompts her to promote infighting among the servants of the Realm as a security measure. (Exalted: The Dragon-Blooded, p. 24) The Empress takes the noble Rawar of Arjuf as a husband. (Exalted: The Dragon-Blooded, p. 26)

  • 139 RY

    Ragara is born
    Life, Birth

    Ragara is born to the Empress and Rawar of Arjuf. (Exalted: The Dragon-Blooded, p. 26)

  • 146 RY

    Bagrash Köl founds a kingdom in the North using the Eye of Autochthon.
    Political event

    Bagrash Köl founds a kingdom in the North using the Eye of Autochthon. (Manacle and Coin, p. 13)

  • 174 RY

    The Nine Duchies rebellion against the Realm, and Guild withdraws from Bagrash Köl's kingdom.
    Military action

    The Nine Duchies rebellion against the Realm. The Empress discovers Guild involvement after the rebellion is crushed. (Manacle and Coin, p. 13) The Guild withdraws from Bagrash Köl's kingdom. (Manacle and Coin, p. 13)

  • 176 RY

    The Eye of Autochthon destroys Bagrash Köl's kingdom.
    Disaster / Destruction

    The Eye of Autochthon destroys Bagrash Köl's kingdom. (Manacle and Coin, p. 13)

  • 179 RY

    Bram Marst dies.
    Life, Death

    Bram Marst dies. (Manacle and Coin, p. 13)

  • 211 RY

    The Delzahn horde conquers Chiaroscuro
    Military action

    The Delzahn horde conquers Chiaroscuro. (Manacle and Coin, p. 13)

  • 223 RY

    Realms controls most of the threshold
    Military action

    By this year, most of the Threshold -- those nations on the shore of the Inland Sea -- is under Realm control. Exceptions include the Scavenger Lands and a few others. (Exalted: The Dragon-Blooded, p. 25)

  • 244 RY

    House Manosque attempts a coup in the Realm.
    Military action

    House Manosque attempts a coup in the Realm. (Exalted: The Dragon-Blooded, p. 24)

  • 265 RY

    Laris and Velen districts erupt into a brief war
    Military action

    Tensions between the Laris and Velen districts in the Scavenger Lands erupt into a brief war. (Scavenger Sons, p. 67)

  • 270 RY

    Raksha Yseult re-enters Creation
    Disaster / Destruction

    The Raksha Yseult re-enters Creation. (Kingdom of Halta, p. 64)

  • 278 RY

    Great Forks is founded.
    Political event

    Great Forks is founded. (Scavenger Sons, p. 78)

  • 299 RY

    Peasant uprising on the Blessed Isle
    Military action

    Peasant uprising on the Blessed Isle: Trae Leng's Revolt.

  • 301 RY

    Realm expedition quickly crushed
    Military action

    The Realm sends an expedition into the Scavenger Lands, which is quickly crushed by Seventh Legion Forces. (Scavenger Sons, p. 67)

  • 303 RY

    House Iselsi attempts a coup in the Realm.
    Military action

    House Iselsi attempts a coup in the Realm. (Exalted: The Dragon-Blooded, p. 24)

  • 318 RY

    An attack on Halta and is miserably defeated
    Military action

    The Outcaste Dragon Blooded Summer Conflagration leads the Linowans in an attack on Halta and is miserably defeated. (Kingdom of Halta, p. 37)

  • 326 RY

    Peasant uprising on the Blessed Isle
    Military action

    Peasant uprising on the Blessed Isle: the Vengeful Harvest. (Exalted: The Dragon-Blooded, p. 28)

  • 335 RY

    The Guild establishes office on the Blessed Isle
    Financial Event

    The Guild establishes its first office on the Blessed Isle, at Chanos. (Manacle and Coin, p. 13)

  • 364 RY

    Arczeckhi Hordes invade the Scavenger Lands
    Military action

    Arczeckhi Hordes invade the Scavenger Lands, according Manacle and Coin. This seems to be about 90 years too early, though... (Manacle and Coin, p. 13)

  • 370 RY

    The Empress' husband Rawar of Arjuf is assassinated.
    Life, Death

    The Empress' husband Rawar of Arjuf is assassinated. (Exalted: The Dragon-Blooded, p. 26)

  • 371 RY

    The Guild establishes Lord's Crossing
    Construction beginning/end

    The Guild establishes Lord's Crossing as its hub city in the Realm. (Manacle and Coin, p. 13)

  • 393 RY

    The Realm begins taxing the Guild
    Financial Event

    The Realm begins taxing the Guild. (Manacle and Coin, p. 13)

  • 416 RY

    418 RY

    Trade War
    Military action

    • The Trade War begins between the Realm and the Guild. (Manacle and Coin, p. 13)
    • The Trade War ends with a pseudo-compromise. (Manacle and Coin, p. 13)

  • 435 RY

    Arczeckhi Hordes invade the Scavenger Lands
    Military action

    Arczeckhi Hordes invade the Scavenger Lands; are turned back by Guild mercenaries, Lookshy forces, and Hundred Kingdoms soldiers. (Scavenger Sons, p. 67)

  • 465 RY

    466 RY

    Peasant uprising on the Blessed Isle
    Military action

    Peasant uprising on the Blessed Isle: Unbroken Rushes Rebellion. Lasts until RY 466. (Exalted: The Dragon-Blooded, p. 28-29)

  • 547 RY

    554 RY

    Fair Folk invade the Hundred Kingdoms
    Military action

    Fair Folk invade the Hundred Kingdoms; the League of Many Rivers alliance collapses under the assault. (Scavenger Sons, pp. 64-65, 67)   Fair Folk are finally driven from the Hundred Kingdoms. (Scavenger Sons, pp. 65, 67)

  • 557 RY

    Confederation of Rivers
    Political event

    The Confederation of Rivers is created by the major cities of the Scavenger Lands. (Scavenger Sons, pp. 65, 67)

  • 563 RY

    568 RY

    Fair Folk vs nobles Slulura and Yseult
    Military action

    Beginning of the war between the Fair Folk nobles Slulura and Yseult, in the Northeast. Lasts until RY 568. (Kingdom of Halta, p. 60)   Creation of the stone forest of the Proving Ground ends the war between Slulura and Yseult. (Kingdom of Halta, p. 65)

  • 591 RY

    Peasant uprising on the Blessed Isle
    Military action

    Peasant uprising on the Blessed Isle: Ragara's Widow's Uprising. (Exalted: The Dragon-Blooded, p. 28)

  • 707 RY

    Peasant uprising on the Blessed Isle
    Military action

    Peasant uprising on the Blessed Isle: Bloodied Scythe Uprising. (Exalted: The Dragon-Blooded, p. 28)

  • 708 RY

    House V'neef is founded
    Construction beginning/end

    House V'neef is founded. V'neef may have been born this year, but it seems more likely that she was already an adult when the house was founded. (Exalted: The Dragon-Blooded, pp. 27, 84-87)

  • 748 RY

    754 RY

    The Realm foments a coup d'etat in Thorns
    Military action

    RY 748: The Realm foments a coup d'etat in Thorns. (Scavenger Sons, pp. 65, 67)   RY 750: Thorns attacks the Scavenger Lands. (Scavenger Sons, pp. 65, 67)   RY 754: Thorns is defeated by the Confederation of Rivers at Mishaka. (Scavenger Sons, pp. 65, 67)

  • 761 RY

    674 RY

    The Bull of the North attacks the Rokan-jin and Talinin tribes
    Military action

    RY 761 Resplendent Air The Bull of the North attacks the Rokan-jin and Talinin tribes, leading to the war between him and the Realm (specifically the Tepet legions). This war lasts until Ascending Earth RY 764. (Kingdom of Halta, pp. 38-41)   RY 762 Ascending Water War between the Bull of the North and northeastern tribes escalates; the Linowan enter the fray against the Bull. (Kingdom of Halta, p. 38)   RY 763 Descending Earth Linowans request aid from the Realm in their war with the Bull of the North. (Kingdom of Halta, p. 38)   Descending Wood The Tepet legions join the Linowan in their war with the Bull of the North. (Kingdom of Halta, p. 38)   Resplendent Fire The Bull of the North commits completely to the war between his forces and the Realm in the Northeast. (Kingdom of Halta, p. 38)

  • 763 RY

    The Empress disappears
    Disaster / Destruction

    The Empress disappears. (Exalted: The Dragon-Blooded, pp. 30, 33)

  • 764 RY

    Thorns is conquered by the Mask Of Winters
    Military action

    Thorns is conquered by the Mask Of Winters. (Exalted, p. 77; Exalted: The Dragon-Blooded, pp. 30, 33)

  • 764 RY

    Bull of the North
    Military action

    Ascending Air Battle of Krellen Ford (Kingdom of Halta, p. 39) The Bull of the North's forces retreat from Krellen Ford, but devastate their Tepet pursuers after receving reinforcements. (Kingdom of Halta, p. 39)   Resplendent Air Battle of Ironthorn Forest. (Kingdom of Halta, p. 40)   Ascending Water Battle of Fallen Lapis. (Kingdom of Halta, p. 41)   Resplendent Water Tepet forces begin retreat from the Bull of the North. (Kingdom of Halt, p. 41)   Ascending Earth Last of the Tepet legions in the Northeast are destroyed in the Battle of Futile Blood. (Kingdom of Halta, p. 41)

  • 764 RY

    Council of the Empty Throne elects Regent Fokuf to "reign" over the Realm
    Civil action

    Council of the Empty Throne elects Regent Fokuf to "reign" over the Realm. (Exalted: The Dragon-Blooded, pp. 30, 33

  • 766 RY

    Bull of the North is mentioned, uniting the icewalker tribes
    Military action

    According to Scavenger Sons, p. 19, this is the earliest that the Bull of the North is mentioned, uniting the icewalker tribes.    Obviously, this contradicts information in the Kingdom of Halta sourcebook, which has him waging war in the northeast, south of the Linowan Nation, between 761 and 764. See Discussions/BullOfTheNorth for more on this.

  • 768 RY

    Present Year
    Construction beginning/end

    Present year. Approximate dates for other time keeping systems: Year of the Shogunate: 1468 Elder Reckoning: 5317

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