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Age of Darkness

1000 > 1 AD

A period of darkness brought about by the Wipe Out of the Fabled Empire of Seentria.

  • 1000 AD

    Wipe Out
    Disaster / Destruction

    For unknown reasons, the Fabled Empire of Seentria was wiped out of the face of Somnium.

  • 980 AD
    Settling of Seentria
    Discovery, Exploration

    Many human tribes, having survived the Wipe Out, started the process of settling Seentria once more.

  • Circa 960 AD
    Supposed migration to Craftford Island
    Expedition

    For unknown reasons, the Skaala tribe are believed to have made their way from Seentria - most probably from the Far Shore Coast - to Craftford Island.

  • 950 AD
    Building of Sormium
    Construction beginning/end

    The Androsi tribe settled in the region of Somnemshore coast, where they built the settlement of Sormium.

  • 950-900 AD
    Conflict between Ceruleans and Androsi
    Military action

    Androsi tribe's expansion from Sormium got them in conflict with the Cerulean tribe from nearby Contigia.

  • 900-800 AD
    Establishment of the Ahrmoriah Kingdom
    Construction beginning/end

    Following the Androsi-Cerulean conflict, with the Androsi coming out victorious and encompassing the Cerulean, they built the Kingdom of Ahrmoriah in the new lands they acquired.

  • 790-780 AD
    Migration to Norad Highlands
    Population Migration / Travel

    Threatened by the expansion of the Kingdom of Ahrmoriah, the Exuvian tribe moved from their ancestral lands to the Norad Highlands.

  • 770 AD
    Building of Saggery
    Construction beginning/end

    Following their migration from Exuvia Shore to the Norad Highlands, the Exuvian Tribe built the settlement of Saggery in their new land.

  • 760 AD
    Establishment of the Romariah Kingdom
    Construction beginning/end

    In response to the constant harassment suffered by the Exuvian tribe from the Kingdom of Ahrmoriah, the tribes united to build the Kingdom of Romariah.

  • 750 AD
    Migration to Yellow River Valley
    Population Migration / Travel

    Fleeing from the expansion of the Kingdom of Ahrmoriah, the Wescraven tribe abandoned their ancestral lands and migrated to the Yellow River Valley.

  • 740 AD
    Building of Vaul Morverth
    Construction beginning/end

    Having settled in the lands of the Yellow River Valley, the Wescraven tribe built the settlement of Vaul Morvarth on the banks of the Yellow River.

  • 740-730 AD
    Ahrmoriaish expansion into Yellow River Valley
    Expedition

    In its continued growth, the Kingdom of Ahmoriah expanded into the lands of the Wescraven and Aemetrius tribes, the Yellow River Valley.

  • 730-720 AD
    Resistance of the Yellow River natives
    Military action

    Refusing to acknowledge the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Ahrmoriah, the Wescraven and Aemetrius banded together temporarily to fight them off.

  • 720 AD
    Migration to Far Shore Coast
    Population Migration / Travel

    Having suffered heavy casualties in their conflict, the Aemetrius abandoned the settlement on the banks of the River Matrix and headed towards Farshore Coast.

  • 700 AD
    Establishment of the Cysteriah Kingdom
    Construction beginning/end

    After successfully driving out the invaders from the Kingdom of Ahrmoriah, having become the lords of the Yellow River Valley following the retreat of the Aemetrius, the Wescraven built a kingdom of their own: The Kingdom of Cysteriah.

  • 600-500 AD
    Establishment of the Kingdom of Cimmeriah
    Construction beginning/end

    Nearly 100 years after their escape from the conflict that took place in the Yellow River Valley, having sufficiently recovered, the Aemetrius tribe came together again, this time to form the Kingdom of Cimmeriah.

  • 500-400 AD
    Alliance between Cimmeriah and Cysteriah
    Diplomatic action

    Recognizing the threat posed by the Kingdom of Ahrmoriah, and in remembrance of their past cooperation, the Kingdoms of Cysteriah and Cimmeriah joined forces once again, with the aim of strengthening each other enough to repel a possible new Ahrmoriaish invasion.

  • 490 AD
    Alliance between Cysteriah and Romariah
    Diplomatic action

    Alert of the dangers posed by the Kingdom of Ahrmoriah, the Kingdom of Romariah turned to the Kingdom of Cysteriah in search of political and military strengthening to also prepare for this possible threat.

  • 300 AD
    Ahrmoriaish expansion into Romariah
    Military action

    Fulfilling the concerns of the other kingdoms of Seentria, the Kingdom of Ahrmoriah began a hostile expansion towards the territory of the Kingdom of Romariah.

  • 300-200 AD
    War between Cysteriah and Ahrmoriah
    Military action

    Fulfilling their side of their promise to the Kingdom of Romariah, the Kingdom of Cysteriah responds to the invasion of the Kingdom of Ahrmoriah with a declaration of war.

  • 250 AD
    Alliance between Ahrmoriah and Cimmeriah
    Diplomatic action

    Betraying Cysteriah, Cimmeriah began negotiations with the Kingdom of Ahrmoriah when the latter was struggling in its war against Cysteriah and Romariah. Due to this union, the Kingdom of Ahrmoriah was able to sustain the war much longer.

  • 100 AD
    War between Cimmeriah and Cysteriah
    Military action

    With the possibility of Cysteriah finding out about the alliance between Cimmeriah and Ahrmoriah, the Kingdom of Cimmeriah attacks the Kingdom of Cysteriah by surprise, declaring war against it.

  • 30 AD
    Birth of Lexander I
    Life, Birth

    After 20 years of war against two kingdoms, the situation was becoming increasingly critical for the Kingdom of Cysteriah, Lexander I is born in the Duchy of Dawnia, near the River Nigrum and Cysteriah's border with Ahrmoriah.
  • 10 AD
    Dawnian Wars of Conquest
    Military action

    After hearing of Ahrmoriah's annexation of Dawnia while serving Cedric Caine, King of Cysteriah at the time, and being disgusted by Caine's inaction, Lexander the 1st assembled a small military regiment and reclaimed Dawnia for himself, starting the Dawnian Wars of Conquest.
  • 1 AD
    Establishment of the Dawnian United Kingdom
    Diplomatic action

    After unifying all four warring kingdoms of Seentria under his banner, Lexander I of Dawnia declared the creation of the Dawnian United Kingdom, ushering in the Age of Rebirth.

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