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Pre-Founding of the Empire

The Beginning of Time

Untold eons ago

Formation of the Outer Planes
Celestial

The Astral Sea begins to coalesce, and from within it singular consciousnesses reach out. Purpose gives rise to form, and the Outer Planes begin to take shape.
Some time later

Formation of the Inner Planes
Celestial

The gods, now actualized, begin to exert their influence from their pieces of the universe that they have claimed. The elemental and divine energy of the Outer Planes begins to escape the confines of their infinite geometry. This energy, raw and unshaped, forms the Inner Planes, namely the Elemental Planes of Fire, Earth, Air, and Water, and the Planes of Positive and Negative Energy.
And later still

Formation of the Prime Material
Celestial

The Inner Planes become full with the energy from the Outer Planes, and begin to bleed towards each other. Where the planes interact, a plane in the center of all energy forms, the Prime Material Plane. The plane that will come to be the chessboard of the gods.
Around 200,000 PF

The first Elf is formed.
Life, Birth

The elves materialize from raw magical energy. Some elect to stay in the Feywild, where they become known as the Eladrin. Others cross the planar barriers to the Prime Material, where they start to settle and build cities.
Around 150,000 PF

The first Firbolg is born.
Life, Birth

The first Firbolg is born as the child of a giant and an Archfey.
Around 70,000 PF

Moradin creates the Dwarves
Life, Birth

Moradin takes the base metals of the Earth Elemental Plane and uses them to form the Dwarves.
Around 30,000 PF

The first modern human is born.
Life, Birth

The first modern human is born. This is when things began to really get bad.
Around 13,000 PF

The Eladrin arrive in the Prime Material plane.
Population Migration / Travel

The Eladrin arrive in the Prime Material from the Feywild.
Before 10,000 PF

The Great Planar Confluence
Metaphysical / Paranormal event

An event recalled only by the oldest of races, and passed into legend by the rest. It is said that beings came from the Elemental Planes to the Prime Material enmasse. It began and ended in the course of a single year.
-733 PF

Founding of Taenarin
Founding

The Eladrin elves arrive Reiyend from across the Gryath Ocean, establishing a colony, Taenarin.
-319 PF

Humans cross the Stoneshields.
Population Migration / Travel

Humans cross the Stoneshield Mountains from the Old Lands in great numbers, pursued by the Warband of Grummsh. They fight them back with the assistance of the gnomes of the Dremen Woods. The humans then splinter, forming kingdoms across the four corners of Reiyend.
-308 PF

Humans begin diplomatic relations with the Dwarves.
Diplomatic action

Humans in Reiyend begin a tenuous relationship with the Dwarves.
-298 PF

The Pact of Phandelver
Diplomatic action

The Pact of Phandelver is made. Dwarven smiths and human wizards begin using the Forge of Spells to create magical weapons in Wave Echo Cave.
-294 PF

Wave Echo Cave lost in orc attack.
Military action

An Orcish raiding party crosses the Stoneshield Mountains and assaults Wave Echo Cave. All of the dwarves and humans are killed. The location of the Forge of Spells is lost to the ages.
-291 PF

Humans make first contact with the Firbolg
Cultural event

A party of human explorers makes first contact with the Firbolg of the Whisperwood.
-276 PF

House Malkier begins trading with the Eladrin elves in Taenarin.
Diplomatic action

House Malkier begins trading with the Eladrin elves in Taenarin, starting a long relationship that will prove to be mutually beneficial for many years.
-179 PF

Raemon founded.
Founding

The city of Raemon is founded in honor of Raemon Bellator, who led the humans across the Stoneshields. Raemon quickly grows to become the largest city for hundreds of miles - its growth driven largely by the fertility of the surrounding lands.
-173 PF

Thur Skudutain goes silent.
Miscellaneous

The Dwarven fortress of Thur Skudutain, the only source of Adamantine on the continent, goes silent to the outside world - the Dwarves seal it off and the location is purposefully removed from maps and books.
-169 PF

Orcish hordes invade.
Military action

Orcish hordes cross the Stoneshields in staggering numbers, beginning what will later be known as “The Ten Years of Blood”. The south is quickly overwhelmed, and thousands are put to the sword. Gnomish and halfling settlements in the south burn. Blackhold, the stronghold of House Gerall, is put under siege, with the surrounding town perishing.
-168 PF

Esselion counter-offensive.
Military action

A massive counter offensive led by Lord Jasper Esselion fails to regain more than a few miles of territory in the south. Lord Jasper Esselion is killed and is succeeded by his younger brother Reynold Esselion. This failure is not forgotten by the people.
-168 PF

The death toll rises.
Disaster / Destruction

Orcish hordes continue to rape and pillage, with the bulk of the forces splitting up into hundreds of different warbands. The death toll rises to the hundreds of thousands.
-167 PF

The Vow
Political event

Representatives of the races with significant military forces meet in Raemon in a summit. In what would later be known as “The Vow”, the dwarves, gnomes (both deep and forest), elves and humans agree to an alliance in order to prevent their imminent end.
-167 PF

The Grand Army marches.
Military action

“The Grand Army” a force of troops consisting of all the races of The Vow sorties deep into orcish territory, breaking the nearly 2 year siege of Blackhold.
-163 PF

The tide of the war shifts.
Military action

After five more years of fighting, allied forces push the orcs back to the Stoneshield Mountains. The orcs begin fielding impressive magical weapons that are uncharacteristic of the brutish beings, but it ultimately proves too little too late.
-159 PF

The Summit of Victory
Gathering / Conference

The orcish hordes are all but defeated. However, casualties are substantial among all races. In a second summit, later known as “The Summit of Victory” it is decided that “The Vow” is to be kept in place as a benefit to all the races of Reiyend. More than 75 years of peace and prosperity follow.
-88 PF

The War of Unification & The Broken Vow
Military action

The start of “The War of Unification” as called by the humans, and “The War of the Broken Vow” as called by everyone else. An unlikely military alliance between House Esselion and House Bellator begins, led by the young new head of House Bellator, Galerius Caecilius. In a suprise attack, they simultaneously strike at eleven Dwarven settlements on the surface in one night.
-87 PF

Esselion offensive and The Battle of the Burning Oak
Military action

House Esselion launches an offensive against House Malkier. An unlikely alliance of House Malkier and the Eladrin elves routs House Esselion in a decisive battle known as “The Battle of the Burning Oak”. This will later prove to be the beginning of a long and mutually beneficial relationship between House Malkier and the Eladrin elves.
-79 PF

The Gnomish Withdrawal & Halfling enslavement
Civil action

Gnomes retreat to hidden cities in the forests as human forces continue to encroach upon their lands. Thousands of halflings are enslaved and put to work.
-78 PF

House Bellator offensive in the West.
Military action

House Bellator begins an offensive in the west, with the largest army yet seen by humankind since the Grand Army, numbering at least 50,000 infantry and 10,000 cavalry.
-77 PF

The Battle of Alastria Plain
Military action

House Bellator, led by Urail Bellator, aided by forces of House Gerall engage House Malkier led by Friedrich Malkier and the Eladrin elves led by Shabanu Tanelia Praxithea. The battle is an overwhelming victory for Houses Bellator and Gerall and ends with Friedrich Malkier captive and Shabanu Tanelia Praxithea dead. She is succeeded by her daughter, Moira Praxithea, age 12.
-75 PF

Famine in the Northern Wastes and resulting fealty
Diplomatic action

After a particularly devastating famine, House Esselion swears fealty to House Bellator in exchange for protection and access to the East’s ample supply of grain.
-74 PF

The Sack of Taenarin
Disaster / Destruction

The streets of Taenarin run red with blood as the forces of House Esselion lays waste to the expansive colony. When they are finished less than ten percent of the elves remain, with the dead numbering in the tens of thousands. In a plea to House Bellator, the House of Malkier is granted stewardship over the newly formed “Vasselage of Taenarin” in exchange for fealty to House Bellator and regular payments of gold.
-46 PF

Birth of Galerius Bellator
Life, Birth

A strange green-tailed comet is seen in the sky, coincidently marking the birth of the heir to House Bellator, Galerius Malerian Dekovari Bellator.
-45 PF

Bleeding Sickness spreads throughout the lands
Plague / Epidemic

A devastating plague spreads like wildfire across Reiyend, known as "The Bleeding Sickness". The church of the Dawnfather grows to epic proportion in the crisis, and people shun the development of alchemical cures in favor of divine intervention. Approximately half of the population dies as a result of this plague.
-19 PF

The last surface settlement of the Dwarves is destroyed.
Military action

The last surface settlement of the Dwarves, Naerstiblin, is destroyed. A few months later humans will settle on the location, naming it Dwarvsend. The surviving Dwarves become nomads - and many disappear to parts unknown.
0 PF

The Founding
Founding

The four great houses of Malkier, Gerall, Esselion and Bellator divide the now subdued land between them, with Malker receiving the West, Gerall receiving the South, Esselion receiving the North, and Bellator receiving the East, as well as the what will henceforth be known as the Gold Wreathed Throne. A Bellator will now always have the title of Emperor. The Empire be called Treodor, meaning The One Land in the ancient tongue. This also marks the formal end of the Kingdom of Lohar (now to be known as the South Weald), with the Gerall line no longer recognized as kings, but instead given the title, “Palatine of the Old Kingdom” in recognition of that previous title.

After-Founding of the Empire

1 AF and beyond

4 AF

Construction of the Imperial Palace begins
Construction beginning/end

Construction of the Imperial Palace in Raemon begins.
13 AF

The Order of the Balance is Founded
Founding

The Order of the Balance is founded by Kestia Bacarian, with their headquarters to be located in the central location of Reithal. The organization is to be founded on the principles of upholding law and order, and assisting the less fortunate. The Order quickly develops a reputation as monster slayers and a hero for the common people.
51 AF

The Imperial Arcanum of Magi is founded
Founding

The Empire gives title, land, and gold to a loosely affiliated group of powerful wizards and wizardesses to bring them in the fold.
88 AF

Construction of the Imperial Palace is completed.
Construction beginning/end

Construction of the Imperial Palace is completed.
100 AF

First griffon domesticated
Founding

The first griffon is domesticated by Aeren Brightmane. He founds the Viridian Wing, a paramilitary organization dedicated to fighting evil in all its forms. It is co-opted by the Emperor as the elite expeditionary force of the Empire.
381 AF

Wave Echo Cave rediscovered
Discovery, Exploration

The legendary lost Wave Echo Cave is re-discovered by an unlikely group of adventurers. A few months later magical weapons begin to be sold for exorbitant sums that are manufactured here.
381 AF

2

Reithal saved from destruction
Miscellaneous

A plot to destroy the metropolis of Reithal is put down - culminating in a fierce battle in the caverns beneath the city. Lady Elana Penhall is determined to be the perpetrator of the plot.
381 AF

4

Order of the Balance disbanded
Disbandment

The Order of the Balance is formally disbanded and its current leader, Lady Elana Penhall “The Slayer” is arrested and charged with treason. After a High Inquisition a few months later which takes place in Raemon, she is executed.
381 AF

6

Thurstonhold released from curse
Metaphysical / Paranormal event

The banshee plaguing Thurstonhold is defeated by a band of adventurers.
382 AF

6

Thur Skudutain rediscovered
Discovery, Exploration

Thur Skudutain, the legendary source of adamantine, is reopened - only to be closed again almost immediately. Rumors spread that a party of adventurers were seen entering. Once again - the location of the entrance is suppressed and lost to time.
382 AF

8

Venomfang defeated
Miscellaneous

A green dragon known as Venomfang and its coterie of Kobolds is defeated in the fortified town of Viscentia. The long process of rebuilding begins.