The kingdom of Ithyria is founded in what is modern day Caelora.
History of the Ithyrian Elves
The history of the rise and fall of the empire of the Ithyrian Elves.
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7000 MA
Founding of Ithyria
Founding -
6500 MA
Ithyrian expansion begins
MiscellaneousHaving secured their homelands, the Ithyrians began expanding their borders south and east, and would even begin establishing colonies on the Silverlight Isles to the west.
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6000 MA
5990 MA
First Ithyrian - Sythssyan Border Dispute
Military: WarThe serpentine Sythssya launch an attack against Ithyrias southern border, succeeding in capturing the fortress of Menathyr, and managing to hold it for five years before the Ithyrians recaptured it, ending the conflict in a stalemate.
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5600 MA
Great Library of Ithyria constructed
Construction beginning/endConstruction of the Great Library of Ithyria is completed. This structure served as a repository of all of the Ithyrian Empires arcane knowledge.
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5300 MA
Second Ithyrian - Sythssyan Border Dispute
Military: WarThe second major conflict between the Ithyrians and the Sythssyans, though this one ended quite differently compared to the last: The Ithyrians were able to claim a large portion of Sythssyan territory, with only one minor settlement being reclaimed.
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4700 MA
Expansion into Aesuth
ExpeditionAn expeditionary force is sent out to the newly discovered continent of Aesuth to colonise it.
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1960 MA
The death of Emperor Vaelen
Life, DeathEmperor Vaelen Aeneroth, last emperor of Ithyria, suddenly dies. With no heirs or named successors to replace him, a succession crisis soon followed, with the various Great Houses of the empire pressing their own claims to the throne.
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1960 MA
1800 MA
The Ithyrian War of Succession
Military: WarUnable to resolve the matter of who would succeed Vaelen as Emperor, The Great Houses of Ithyria and their allies attempt to enforce their claims to the throne through military force, plunging the Empire into civil war.
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1800 MA
The Empire Fractures
DisbandmentWith no clear victor in sight, the Ithyrian War of Succession ends in a truce, and with no rightful heir to the throne, the surviving Houses and their lands seceded from the Empire. This is considered to be the moment when the Ithyrian Empire ended.