History of Chronan

The first dwarves emerged from their underground lairs under The Skyward Peaks. They knew the art of mining and exchanged gems and precious metals with the Giants ruling the region at that time. The giants taught them their runic magic in exchange, and allowed the dwarves to build a stronghold in what later became known as Aerdale, "The Valley of Air". The citadel has stood time ever since, and remained independent from both the Eight States of Chronan and the nations of Netherspan.

A green Greatwyrm known as the Alvanystrian attacked Grandwood, but an alliance of fey folk, Giants and dragons under the leadership of the sage Filovan Mellonduil defeated him.

The gnomish culture rose in modern-day Magnapolis region, until the chieftain of the forest gnomes clan, Maeghaldyn Nach, founded the kingdom of Maeg Nach. During the thousand years the kingdom lasted, it was reigned by nine different rulers. Due to the magical capabilities of the Nach Dynasty, it is counted among the magocracies of the time. The Founder Queen was succeeded by her greatgrandson Yooru, who was just a child by the time Maeghaldyn died. He ruled only some years until he was murdered by his jealous uncle, Hohoru the Usurper.   After the unpopular tyrant died, his granddaughter Siovan rose to the throne, determined to correct her grandsire's mistakes. She becamed the beloved Queen of the People. After rising to power, her son Curu, renown for his singing voice, founded a famous bardic college that still stands to this day. His voice was recorded into a magic sword called Taliesin, which was buried with him.   Curu's daughter Mirvan had an adventurous spirit, and though she reigned in name, she spent most of her time exploring Chronan and beyond. The nation's daily business was left to her little brother Lorridan, who became known as the Substitute King.   During the reign of Morrighan, Mirvan's granddaughter, a horrid plague spread throughout Maeg Nach, killing half of its population. Morrighan's son Trustan was weakened by the plague that eventually killed his parents as well, and the gnomish nation was creaking under the poor government and the arrival of other species within its borders - including freed human slaves from Jubileum. Trustan's daughter, Princess Trussalotte, was a prophet of Kreusstross, one of the three gnomish gods, and brought with her the Steaming Age to Maeg Nach. She surrendered the rule of the lands to The Order, and the kingdom became the state of Magnapolis.

The last Wizard Queen of the Magocracy of Uzzud (located in east Parcivale) made a pact with a powerful night hag called Saltissa, and lost her children as a result. Filled with vengeance, the Wizard Queen killed the hag, but she cursed her entire nation with her dying breath. The entire population of Uzzud were turned into undead by the curse, and the magical city turned into a Necropolis.

On the 33th of Ironmoon in the year 359 SA during an exceedingly gruesome winter, the orcs that had rebelled against the rule of The Order for centuries in the southern parts of Geigerport finally called for a truce. The guerrilla war and the lack of resources had greatly diminished the orcs' numbers, and the cold blizzards had lowered the morale as they thought their fiery Phoenix Goddess had abandoned them. In order to preserve the remainder of his people, High Shaman Zaroum Karsht surrendered to the Geigerportian government.   As part of the peace agreement, the sacred temple of the orcs on Barambu Island was converted into a cathedral of Aegias-Meteo. The great-granddaughter of the High Shaman eventually became the first half-orc Metropolite in the Eight States since Saint Zuut.

On the 6th of Newmoon, a group of archeologists finally found the long-lost shrine of Xizathot from the ruins of the Tephra culture in Brimstone Island. However, the chambers were filled with chaos energy that mutated some of the excavators.   On the 19th of Newmoon, investigators from the Eight States managed to locate the source of chaos energy, revealing it to be an ancient chaos artifact.