The Rule of Gods was a procession of semi-divine monarchs who built the empire of Calazen: Yena, Ghavi, and Jade Atharzen. Yena was spouse of Tishalla, Ghavi was their son, and Jade was his divinely ordained spouse who miraculously generated Half-Prism children.
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History of Calazen
Ghavan Branch Period
1430 DE 1000 DE
The period of direct rule by Ghavi, Jade Atharzen, and their divine-blooded descendants. A time of judge-lords and centralized control
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1430 DE
1229 DE
The Rule of Gods
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1000 DE
The Bloodline Crisis
Political eventWith no direct heir to the throne, Calazen was struck by a succession crisis for the first time. While previously it had been easy- not many people had divine heritage- this was no longer true. This led to a family election, creating the first Family Branches
Baoja Branch Period
1000 DE 850 DE
The failing of the direct line of Ghavi led to the rise of the Baoja cadet branch. A time known for its feudalism and decentralization
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1000 DE
The Bloodline Crisis
Political eventWith no direct heir to the throne, Calazen was struck by a succession crisis for the first time. While previously it had been easy- not many people had divine heritage- this was no longer true. This led to a family election, creating the first Family Branches
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900 DE
Ikito Cult Formalized
Religious eventThe formalization of Hero Cult and the creation of cross-region cult institutions served to reign in the decentralized regional lords- but would go on to create an international religious system of hero cult known now as Ikito
Balazir Branch Period
700 DE 450 DE
The Balazir branch sought to restore the judge-priests and introduce a law-oriented bureaucracy. Known as the founders of "Darapar" and the most sophisticated of the old branches.
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500 DE
400 DE
The First Daripar Movement
Cultural eventDaripar, a philosophical tradition that values static legal systems as the highest form of existence and condemns all breaks with destiny, began as an elite philosophical school in Calazen long before it became a continent-wide religion. It became more evangelical and cynical in reaction to the Crisis of Want
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470 DE
390 DE
The Crisis of Want
Population Migration / TravelA climatic crisis that drove many peoples into Calazen seeking refuge, including a number of elite Pangolin warriors.
Dagrin Branch Period
450 DE 180 ME
The Dagrin were ardent militarists, a humble cadet branch of warriors that ascended in the crisis of the 400s. They installed a tough, militaristic administration. Known as ascetic meritocrats.
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30 ME
200 ME
The Kedrazir Migrations
Population Migration / TravelThe Kedrazir were nomadic warriors bands that surged through the Adira mountains. Fiercely independent, they rejected local imperial models but ultimately intermingled and joined with local isolated valley-cultures.
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155 ME
180 ME
The Weeping War
Military actionAlso known as the crisis of the three crowns, one of the bloodiest civil wars of Calazen. Almost destroyed the empire itself.
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170 ME
190 ME
The Breathless Plague
Plague / EpidemicThe breathless plague, introduced during the Weeping War, severely depopulated Calazen's cities and were seen as divine punishment for imperial instability.
Yezeba Branch Period
180 ME 410 ME
The Yezeba were traditionalists, isolationists, and notoriously strict. Born of brutal civil war, they focused on internal stability and exerting power over the desert tribes.
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280 ME
282 ME
The Great Eastern Revolt
Military actionAn attempt to return power to the Dagrin Branch and to shift power East, put down swiftly and aggressively with the aid of a small group of Solars. End of crypto-feudalism of East and beginning of the Solar Embassy
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310 ME
314 ME
The Conquest of Atharat
Military actionThe far Western mountains of Atharat are difficult to enter and comparatively abundant- a realm that avoided the Sonisha-Athasha rivalry for centuries. As the gateway into Inahng from South Stildane, Atharat had been hit hard by the Kedrazir and the newcomers had tried to increase trade and production. This attracted the notice and ire of Calazen, which launched a brilliantly coordinated campaign of mass conquest.
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400 ME
600 ME
The Great Ghost Boom
Metaphysical / Paranormal eventA Global Boom in ghosts as many die in particularly funny or tragic ways
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400 ME
600 ME
The Great Dryad Migration
Population Migration / TravelWhile dryads had arrived in large numbers already in the Crisis of Want, even larger hosts of autonomous cultural groups arrived from the South in the 400s and 500s as part of a minor warming period. These dryads brought crops and technology, but were troubling to the administration in their nomadism.
Onokem Branch Period
410 ME 980 ME
Incredibly pious Daripar legalists, the Onokem were known for their lavish court culture and immense legal system. Prone to internal squabbling but known for their extremely effective legal codes.
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440 ME
Laws of Caste Formalized
Political eventThe crystallization of Calazan species-caste into a formalized cross-empire legal code
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515 ME
The Jade Takeover
Political eventThe direct takeover of Jade-backed hero cults and the temporary overthrow of the Dariparan legalists. Temporarily ended the species-caste and introduced the Cult of Apotheosis and Bardism to the empire
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650 ME
665 ME
The Clan Wars of Athasha
Military actionThe traditional Prism lineages of Athasha, descended from the clans of Deephold, were tied to government postings and land rights in the Adiras. Inheritance prioritized "perfect vessels"- asexually produced lines of copies intended to preserve the ancient individual after death. But over time, even these began to drift. The resulting crisis boiled over into a massive civil war in the Western empire.
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665 ME
680 ME
The Kedijan Invasion
Military actionSensing weakness in Calazen, the rising power of the Kedijan Federation intervened to install their own candidate in Athasha as part of the Athashan clan wars. Calazen responded with overwhelming force, quickly ending the clan war but spiralling out of control with alliances across Inahng. Ended in white peace in 680
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680 ME
The Exorcist's Guild Enters Inahng
Metaphysical / Paranormal event -
680 ME
710 ME
The Reforms of Athasha
Political eventStunning restructuring of Athasha and the Adiran territories by the Empire allowed for Athasha and Atharat to boom economically after the war. Clan identities were broken down and infrastructure investment poured in. Cities were founded and the imperial presence in the West intensified dramatically.
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685 ME
886 ME
New Caste Laws
Political eventThe reinstated caste laws of the 700s sought to end "social chaos" and embrace a radical notion of Dariparan "Destiny". They were carefully made around species to avoid divine intervention, but de-facto targeted newer arrivals to Calazen.
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700 ME
900 ME
The Great Stildanian Migration
Population Migration / TravelA massive migration of Kobolds and Starspawn into Inahng and Calazen began in the early 700s and continued for two centuries. The result of many waves of population growth expelled by the Scourings of the Kivish, these massive communities finally moved into Calazen seeking a better life. Unlike prior groups, they sought integration rather than independence.
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700 ME
750 ME
The Pirate Wars
Military actionA brutal trade war with the Shirmarsan pirate-trader leagues resulting from Calazen's attempts to create a grand merchant fleet. Ends in Calazan fleet destruction, forcing the empire to change how they build ships and operate their navy
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745 ME
880 ME
Ayshan Solar Ponder Interferes in Calazen
Celestial / CosmicThe representative of the Wandering God was sent to the Holy Mountain of Mavara to act as warden of Inahng, and immediately prioritized interference with Calazen. Left in 880 and did not return, causing the position to become elected from the Eastern Solars
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850 ME
860 ME
The Great Sand Blight
Plague / EpidemicThe sand blight was a horrible fungal infection that jumped between crops and dryads, killing the population and leading to famine. Deeply destabilized the regime and discredited the priesthood.
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885 ME
Rise of Nedira Religion
Religious eventIn 885, the candidate Itshenpo was crowned emperor. With him came the infamous philosopher Marasa, who was installed as high priestess-judge. This led to the adoption of Marasa's teachings of Nedira as state religion
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970 ME
The Tragedy At the Mount
Disaster / DestructionThe collapse of the holy mountain was a tragedy for all of Inahng. The death of the whole court of heroes and the imprisonment of the beloved immortal there unleashed centuries of war and chaos across the continent.
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980 ME
1010 ME
The War of Cosmic Tragedy
Military actionThe war that broke Calazen was, at that time, nothing short of the apocalypse. It was a sign of the end times, of the universe crumbling fundamentally. Calazen was broken into four pieces, each ruled by different branch-dynasty: Atharat, Orsara, Etejara, and Shinarsa.
Divided States Period
980 ME 1420 ME
Centuries of war and disunity. Calazen was divided in formal quarters, and while lesser dynasties rose and fell these were not considered "true" inheritors of the Calazan throne.
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980 ME
1010 ME
The War of Cosmic Tragedy
Military actionThe war that broke Calazen was, at that time, nothing short of the apocalypse. It was a sign of the end times, of the universe crumbling fundamentally. Calazen was broken into four pieces, each ruled by different branch-dynasty: Atharat, Orsara, Etejara, and Shinarsa.
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1000 ME
1100 ME
The Century of Wrath
Geological / environmental eventFrom 1000 to 1100, unusual weather patterns led to periodic flooding and hurricanes. Unstable climate and weather proved highly problematic for sea travel, caused major farming troubles, and led to outbreaks of plague and blight. Blamed on collapse of empire and divine displeasure.
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1050 ME
1070 ME
Atharat-Athashan Civil War
Military actionThe Imperial fragment of the Adiran mountains collapsed into a horrible three-way civil war between factions roughly aligned with the imperial bureaucracy, the commercial elite, and the priesthood. Ended only when invaded by the outside power of Sonisha
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1070 ME
1080 ME
Sonisha Invades Atharat-Athasha
Military actionThe invasion of Athasha by its historic rival, Sonisha. To unstable Sonisha, a kind of vengeance for the Tragedy at the Holy Mount. Conquest of Athasha-Atharat only barely averted by inviting in outside tribes, leading to Eastern Athasha being gifted as a feudal holding to the Pangolin Mercenary Onotep.
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1105 ME
Unification of the Heartlands
Political eventThe heartland fragments of Orsara and Etejara peacefully unified by marriage, beginning the rise of the Kedrazir branch that would eventually reunite the empire
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1170 ME
1200 ME
The Singing Plagues Hit Calazen
Plague / EpidemicThe Singing Plagues, the origin of all Prism-disease and deviant strains of Mage Plague, hit Calazen hard.
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1205 ME
Unification of the West
Political eventDevastated by war and plague, Atharat-Athasha seemed doomed to civil war and outside conquest. Timely intervention by the Heartlands Empire and the ruling Kedrazir dynastic branch led to the West being finally reunited with the central river valleys.
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1350 ME
Kilusha Discovered in Athasha
Financial EventThe discovery of a massive vein the healing meatstone Kilusha stirred economic development of the Adiras and helped bring Gem Plague under control.
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1360 ME
1368 ME
Shirmarsan Invasion of East Calazen
Military actionThe humiliating invasion of Calazen homelands by the kingdom of Shirmarsa. Loses territory, leads to commercial domination, and delegitimizes the Easter Empire. Sets up the return of the East into the fold
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1405 ME
1410 ME
War of Eastern Liberation
Military actionA rematch with Shirmarsa, in which the full force of the greater Calazan imperial states drove out the Shirmarsan merchant regime and interventionary force. Led to the Kedrazir heir being named heir of the East as well.
Kedrazir Branch Period
1420 ME 1705 ME
The dominant branch of the West and Center imperial fragments, the Kedrazir finally reunited the entire empire. Known for their militarism and pragmatism.
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1500 ME
Founding of Odija, city of lights
FoundingOdija, city of lights, was built as a haven for Kobold-born solars. A center of wizardry, art, and technology, it is one of the few places to have electric lighting, generation, and storage. Founded as a religious community for the Solar prophet Rama, it has since become a wonder of the world
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1600 ME
The Great Re-Ordering
Civil actionIn an attempt to reverse the localization of legal codes and political power that the Divided States Period wrought, a massive campaign of restructuring and reform began. The secret police - the Daiboshdir, or Virtue Keepers- were made to enact this plan, almost leading to them couping the government themselves in 1660. The Re-Ordering reinvigorated the empire and truly re-united it, but also stirred dissent and set up the eventual civil war in the East.
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1680 ME
1704 ME
The Masafi Revolutions and Daio Counter-Revolution
Religious eventOrganized with the help of the Lunar Pantheon against the secret police, the Masafi were a heretical religious movement that resented increase Imperial uniformity in the East. In 1680, after rumors spread of a second attempted coup by the secret police, the Masafi launched their revolution. Shirmarsa, Calazen's old enemy, invaded at the same time and worked to "liberate" the East. A counter-heresy emerged among the religious militias that subjugated them, known as Daio or Asi-Daripar. Ultimately, this cascade of religious violence and rumors of heretical sympathy in the royal family delegitimized the Kedrazir
Ziriba Branch Period
1705 ME 2020 ME
The branch of the school of wisdom, the Ziriba were master scholars and lawyers known for their peaceful and stable hand. Whether the latest group of monarchs, dubbed the Esamites, are true Ziriba or a branch of their own is a topic of dispute.
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1798 ME
The Rose and Scroll Reforms
Cultural eventThe Rose and Scroll reforms were a massive legal package penned by the famous Empress Itesra the Poet. These reforms prioritized the creation of educated elites and lower elites, patronizing artists, academies, scholars, natural scientists, and magic tutors.
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1828 ME
1965 ME
The Reign of Esam the Great
Life, CareerThe Reign of the Great Sorcerer King- greatest among sorcerers, equal to none short of Ghavi himself.