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History of Leitoria

Ivory Era

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The Age of Demonic Conquest

  • 999 BDE

    1 BDE


    Reign of the Ivory Empire
    Political event

    During the dark age of the Ivory Empire, the Archdemons of the Abyss ruled Pelatoria with an iron fist and all humans were enslaved under their power. Their servants the Ebony Witches hunted down any who dared to stand against the empire, and both demons and abyssal aberrations roamed the world freely.

    No one truly knows when the Ivory Court rose to power, but their empire is said to have lasted for a thousand years.

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    The Ivory Empire

Dawn Era

1 DE and beyond

The Age of Human Civilization

  • 562 DE


    Death of the First Valehunter
    Founding

    The pyromancer and demon hunter Ivana died, passing on her sacred ember and lifelong mission of hunting demons to her apprentice. Although the valehunters and their traditions would take centuries to fully form, future generations of hunters consider Ivana to be the first valehunter and her life and death to mark the foundation of their order.

  • 843 DE

    23 Primrose

    Eruption of Mt. Tierneth
    Geological / environmental event

    The eruption of Mt. Tierneth is used to mark the conclusion of the Tribal Age and the beginning of the Royal Age in Leitorian history. Those who believe in the Old God say that the volcanic eruption was the sign that H'kaishen had broken off its connection with humans.

  • 1354 DE


    Founding of the Jirithkaen Empire
    Political event

    After centuries of on and off fighting, the Jiri Sovereignty and the Othkaen Federation were combined into a single empire by the political marriage of their rulers Prince Somlek-Adul and Sovereign Yuvraj Motwani.

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    The Two Sovereigns
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  • 1597 DE

    1621 DE


    Brigettian Holy Conquests
    Military action

    The Brigettian Holy Conquests were a series of military campaigns under the direction of Queen Brigette Bourdelle the Conqueror. By the end of the Conquest, the majority of the continent of Pelatoria was under the control of the Old Thurnetorrian Empire, establishing it as one of the most powerful nations in recent Leitorian history.

  • 1621 DE

    1758 DE


    Reign of the Old Thurnetorrian Empire
    Political event

    The Old Thurnetorrian Empire was the most expansive and influential empire in recent Leitorian history. It controlled the majority of Pelatoria for well over a hundred years before finally being defeated.

    The influence of the Old Thurnetorrian Empire is still felt across the world today. Common Thurnetorrian is the most widely spoken language in Pelatoria, and the Thurnetorrian Calendar is considered the standard historical calendar.

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  • 1731 DE


    Invention of the Steam Engine
    Technological achievement

  • 1752 DE

    1758 DE


    Legrandian War
    Military action

    During the Legrandian War, the nations of Marrith, Jirithkae, Rhenace, Iri'tal, and Freyisdel banded together to finally overthrow the Old Thurnetorrian Empire and reclaim the land they had lost during the Brigettian Holy Conquest. The end of the Legrandian War marked the fall of the Old Thurnetorrian Empire and the beginning of the modern Kingdom of Thurnetorre.

  • 1808 DE

    1812 DE


    Rhenacian War
    Military action

    During the Rhenacian War, the Jirithkaen empire conquered the neighboring nation of Rhenace.

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  • 1824 DE


    Founding of the Republic of Ain
    Political event

    After a successful revolution against the Ekaritan Empire, the old government was replaced by the Republic of Ain.

  • 1843 DE


    Invention of the Diesel Engine
    Technological achievement

  • 1867 DE


    Discovery of Anithtoria
    Discovery, Exploration

    Jirithkaen explorers discovered a new unexplored continent far to the southeast of Pelatoria. The continent was named Anithtoria, or "South Lands" in Old Thurnetorrian.

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  • 1891 DE


    The South Draconic War
    Military action

    After decades of competition over resources and territory, war finally broke out between the expanding empires of Jirithkae and Freyisdel. The war is named after the great ocean that divides the mainland empires from their Anithtorian colonies and where the primarily naval war has been fought.

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