The oldest surviving structure, the Great Gnomon, is built to honour the God of Time.
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History of Kaleidos
Mythic Era
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Circa ME -2000?
Great Gnomon built
Construction beginning/end
First Era
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33 1E
The Pioneer Record
FoundingThe earliest piece of First World historical information details a basic civilisation thriving around this age.
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1076 1E
Great Collapse
Metaphysical / Paranormal eventMyths and legends say that the former floating islands near Onamata all plummeted into the Gate Isles around this time.
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Circa 1E 1080 ~ ????
The Void Years
A period of roughly one thousand years of which absolutely no historical records or references exist. Whilst a general historical blank is the norm for anything First-Era related, the Void Years are left purely to guess and conjecture. Historians are constantly debating whether this large blank in time was caused by the Sundering, a metaphysical or divine event, or simply scholarly error.
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????
The Sundering War
RevolutionA series of battles between varying sides escalates, leading up to the Sundering.
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2E Year Zero, The First Voiden
The Sundering
Era beginning/endLocation
Kaleidos
Second Era
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89 2E
Celestine Codex written
Political eventThe Celestine Codex, the oldest extant chronicle of Galoria, is compiled out of the historical manuscripts penned by St. Celestine of Eterna. The Codex lays out the foundations of Eternan society, most notably the calendar which is still used today.
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1650 2E
Industrial Revolution begins
Scientific achievementSteampower electric generators enter the mainstream alongside artificing magics, kickstarting a global technological wave.
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1683 2E
33 Tempa
Invention of the Firearm
Scientific achievementSoon-to-be pioneer Grendel Pepperbox unveils the precursor to the modern firearm. With the distribution of gunpowder, a worldwide arms race begins.
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1725 2E
18 Tyrrus1733 2E
2 Kennoran
The Bikaersan Split
RevolutionA civil war within the Bikaersan Empire that ended with the two continents splitting into separate countries.
Location
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1747 2E
20 Myst1747 2E
23 Myst
Old Duskwitch Disaster
Disaster / DestructionA significant portion of the city of Duskwich suddenly plummets into a sinkhole leading to the Underdark, collapsing much of city infrastructure. The affected area is cordoned off but the city never truly recovers.
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1829 2E
1831 2E
The Grey Plague
Plague / EpidemicA mysterious and deadly plague began in Kaamos and spreads south, threatening northern Inishi and Eterna as well. The Plague was notable in that no restoration or healing spells could cure it; the plague was only stopped by a successful series of vaccinations and distribution of modern medicine.
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1829 2E
13 Gundest1833 2E
28 Enoray
Eterna Civil War
RevolutionA series of pirate skirmishes in East Eterna erupts into a full-scale attack on the Eterna Royal Family. The uprising is ultimately quelled, but at the loss of Eterna's reigning Queen. Records and news of the war are suppressed out of respect for the royal family, and to prevent encouraging further attacks.
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1830 2E
28 Latharay
Death of Duke Gallus
Life, DeathDuke Gallus of Dawnsrest, husband to Queen Alexandra Eterna, contracts and dies from the Grey Plague whilst sending aid to affected areas.
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1832 2E
14 Peloran
Death of Queen Alexandra Eterna
Life, DeathThe reigning monarch of Eterna Province dies on the battlefield during the Civil War.
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1845 2E
1 Beorin
Empress Ei-Ouka announces abdication
Political eventThe Empress of Inishi announces that she will abdicate in 1850, citing old age as the main reason. She nominates her scribe Tokiko of Ryu-En to take her place.
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1846 2E
Brackenhollow Disputes begin
Political eventTerritorial disputes between Aldheim and West Eterna begin over ownership of the border town of Brackenhollow.
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