The March of Time
Genesis
... 500 FE
The beginning of it all. The birth of god and man. Knowledge of these events are purely from religious texts and speculation. Dates are in no way definitive and it is largley unknown how long the creation of the world took.
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-1000 Genesis
-500 Genesis
The Origin
Era beginning/end
Forgotten Era
501 FE 1 FE
The Forgotten Era is largely existent through myths, folklore, and legend. While there are surviving texts from the years leading up to the Crown Era, a lot of the definitive knowledge has been lost. What is known has been pieced together by what scholars believe to have happened based on discovered ruins, old texts, and oral traditions.
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-499 FE
-250 FE
Years of Incursion
Metaphysical / Paranormal event
The Naught Mother and the Empyrean King. Two forces diametrically opposed. The influences of chaos saw what Aeryn had become, and The Naught Mother forced her way through Aeryn's barrier and allowed her creations to enter the mortal plane.
Great and horrid beasts swept across the land and sky. Foul magic threatened to change the very fabric of the world itself.
In these years, the mortals worked to fight off these creatures. Warriors devoted to Titus grew to prominence and worked as mercenaries, guards, protectors, and warriors against this threat. -
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The Dragons' Deal
Diplomatic action
Of the creatures of Naught, there stood one whose moral resolved helped to push back the incursions. The dragons had come through the tear into Aeryn, and they marveled at what they saw. Such progress, beauty, and balance. And they saw how their brethren threatened that. A fair number saw it as none of their concern, while others felt a responsibility and duty to intervene.
The Dragons carried no names of their own, and in fact none of the creatures of The Naught did, but the mortals bestowed the name Greymarrow to one in particular. Greymarrow met with the Faceless of Titus and of the Empyrean King.
A deal was struck. Their aid in the fight, helping to close the tear, in exchange for the allowance of being able to remain in Aeryn. At least, those that helped in the fight.
The pact was sealed. -
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The Forging of the Crown
Artistic creation
The Faceless that came to be known as Grayn inhabited the smith named Elstor Maron and began to forge the Belmoor Crown.
"Let it be known that a new era begins. The Naught Mother's influence is gone from this plane and you will be at peace. The Empyrean King has spoken and through me, a new crown is made to unite these lands. Whosever is deemed worthy by this symbol of the King will hold dominion over the nations and the peoples of Aeryn, becoming the justicar of order of this new dominion. The age of war is done and will fade from mortal memory. With this crown and the authority of The Empyrean Court behind it, peace will be to follow. Thus it is spoken, and thus shall it be."
Crown Era
1 CE and beyond
Some scholars argue that the Crown Era should begin at the mark of the Faceless Grayn's announcement to the world. Others state that it should begin with the crowning of the first Belmoor Crown, Diasa. Scholarly circles solidified the date as when Diasa was crowned as the start of the era, officially.
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1 CE
1 CE
The Crowning
Era beginning/endThe Belmoor Crown chose its first bearer, Diasa the Blind. A beam of light erupted into the sky to mark the occassion, and every crowning since.