Amaranth Timeline

Many weapons constructed. Humans as mercenaries. Satyrs and Eladrin as allies. Dwarves are driven out of their underground citadels and temporarily ally with Amaranth. They never return home. The war eventually ends (some stories say a treaty ended the war, although others say the Serpentfolk mysteriously withdrew one day).

As Amaranth expands and the waste it produces grows, and the dam allows them to sift many treasures from the river Amar, tension with the Merfolk grows. A bloodless war of sabotage and spying rages as the Merfolk threaten to destroy the dam. Negotiations focus around allowing the Merfolk a portion of all finds from the river. Stories say Tethys actually advocated for the integration of the Merfolk. Historians usually point out that, since the victors write the history books, and the Merfolk eventually joined us, the stories of this age are probably more noble than the real events.

At least, that's what the legends say. Some keep to the wilds. Some join Amaranth.

The Keystone changes hands several times, and research into using it's power for longer term purposes (rather than crude destruction) makes important strides forward, eventually ending in the longest period Amaranth has ever held the Keystone, when a vast arcane fortress was raised around the Keystone, with help from the Eladrin. Many heroes make a name for themselves and/or fall during the period; those who care for such nostalgia call it 'The Age of Heroes'.

The Feywild turns feral. Carnage and chaos causes many Fey to escape to Amaranth as refugees. Some creatures follow them through, hunting throughout the city until an emergency ritual collapses all the Feywild planar alignments into The Spiral, where they remain to this day. Most of the Fey species that arrived as refugees join Amaranth as citizens, but a few flee to the wilds.

claiming to have found a method of breaking themselves away from the swarm. Ask for sanctuary in Amaranth, and land to grow their red herb. Their camp outside the city slowly grows into a walled monastery, and despite fears, there is much trading between them and the city. It is two decades until they are eventually acknowledged as citizens, by which time, the city limits had already expanded to enclose their enclave.

Malthracion breaches the city walls of Amaranth - razing of at least a quarter of the city. Loss of Grand Library removes many historical records. Orc Swarm attacks Malthracion army from behind and a young Amari Celeste crushes them between her assembled force of off-duty soldiers and coscripted citizens. The weakened swarm is driven back from Amaranth's walls before fleeing back west.

Malthracion and Amaranth forces clash at the Keystone in a week-long stalemate. Spellcasters from both sides attempting to use the keystone for opposing purposes eventually bring about an event now called the Sundering. Huge portions of both armies were incinerated in radiant light, and several pieces of the Keystone were blasted clear, landing miles away in the deserts of the Battlefield. Both sides rush to claim the shards, resulting in several major skirmishes, even with the much-diminished armies. Both forces are now entrenched near the Keystone, threatening to do the same again, should the other side approach the keystone. Generals carefully move their forces in and out, trying to ensure the effect of another Sundering will cost the enemy more than them.