History of the Shaftbuilders
The known history of the ancient Shaftbuilder civilization, from the estimated founding of their first shafts to their abrupt fall, and the later finding of their lost sites.
Shaftbuilder Era
6700 5500
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6700
6200
Founding of the First Shaft
Construction beginning/end
Lost Era
5500 293
Shafts are lost to history, and Shaftbuilder civilization remains hidden for millennia.
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5496
5506
Fall of the Shaftbuilders
All active shafts are abandoned.
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293
Rediscovery of Kara Heraz
Though not the largest or oldest shaft, Kara Heraz was the first shaft found since the fall of Shaftbuilder civilization. Discovered by the ancestors of the Thaner in the Children of Aktar, the discovery of this and other Shaftbuilder dwarf ruins would come to define the Thaner for centuries.