A select number of tribal societies were given the gifts of knowledge and elevated among their rivals. Thus, the dawn of civilization marked at this era.
An overview of timelines across Rynn and the mortal planes
A select number of tribal societies were given the gifts of knowledge and elevated among their rivals. Thus, the dawn of civilization marked at this era.
The first great war between ancient peoples leaves massive devestation in its wake. Questions and confusion follow in the ashes of this and subsequent conflicts.
True Orcs, formed from unholy union of daemons and humans, roam the land maurading the outposts and villages of the echinder.
Several human communities on the periphery of major conflict zones make bargains to find sanctuary in the mirror world of Terra Rynn.
The first abyssal gate is formed, and the first wave of true daemons breach the walls between the outer planes and the prime material.
The great ancient city of Senjar is destroyed, its populace sacrificed to fuel the opening of the 1st Abyssal Gate.
The gods fortify the divine wellsprings, and create the Aiechen to serve as their agents and guardians in Rynn.
Several tribal societies succumb to outsider corruption, and become either implicit agents of chaos, or outright vessels for their dark gods.
A series of strategic losses against the daemonic legion all but ensure a terminal decline of the mortals of Rynn. The Aiechen shift into a defensive posture, and begin plans for a final attempt at liberation.
The mythical city of Tev-Rah, considered first among the nine great Aiechen Cradels, falls to the forces of the daemonic legions. What relics that can be saved are spirited away, while the rest is pillaged or destroyed.
The Aiechen guardians, along with their most trusted wards, commission the construction of the 'Divine Chambers', a series of fortified and hidden fortresses able to withstand the coming destruction.
In an act of desperation, the Gods unshackle wards that seal the Primordials. Together with the aid of their elemental allies, the Gjinn Primes, the Titans are forged from those and imbued among the Echinder. The titans, along with their subsequent creations (the Dragons and Leviathans) begin to scourge the world of the alien outsiders, and exposed societies alike.
Rynn enters a mysterious time as apocalyptic conflicts between the Titan lords and the outsiders cycle between periods of intensity and relative calm. After untold centuries, some societies began to re-emerge from their slumber, ready to reclaim their birthright and sovereignty.
A prolonged respite among warring titans and aberrant allows for a sustained resurgence of the Echinder upon Rynn. The forces of Chaos, in their weakened state, are unable to resist the renewed vigor of mortals, and so their fall is foretold.
The first clan of 'Orgol' resist destruction by monsterous orcs, and begin to liberate their more 'civilized' kin.
The Echinder societies are able to establish stable footholds within Rynn again, and are united in their defense of their world. With sustained effort, they beat back the vestiges of aberrant outsiders that the titans were unable to root out.
The Eldari revolutionary Mysra gathers an alliance of like-minded disciples, and leads a vanguard congregation of followers back to Terra Rynn in order to forge a new home, and to aid their Echinder brethren.
The prophet Anael receives her first vision from the gods, and begins her fateful journey to search out the paragons-that-would-be.
With the combined help of Aiechen guardians, Echinder wards, and the gods of the Astral Sea, a series of final conflicts are successful in subduing the major outsider antagonists. The result is the Sundering, and the erection of the 'Shroud' - a metaphysical barrier separating the bounded and boundless planes. For six days - the world waited as the shroud settled, and the torrent of power from beyond the cosmos is brought to rest.
During this age, fierce conflicts emerged in the fallout of the defeat of the Daemons. Wars between differing Echinder tribes and kingdoms, including remnant Titans embroiled the lands for centuries at a time.
With their mutual enemy nearly defeated, conflict breaks out among different factions of Titans and Dragons regarding their purpose in Rynn, ensnaring many Echinder into violent turbulance.
After several decades, the chaotic alliances of echinder and titans begins to settle, with territories and ideologies hardening into a new status quo.
The rising orgol tribes scour the steppe from the last vestiges of monsterous orcs, and engage in civil war as they compete for territory, resources, and status.
After millennia of titan sovereignty and embittered conflict, breakthroughs in technology and political alliances break open the stalemates of kingdoms, and usher in a decline of titan rule, and a rise in the sovereignty of echinder in Rynn.
The Kothian Khanate is formed, centralizing major tribes and alliances. The Kothian Khanate also establishes several traditions and practices that become the standard of Orgolia
After a generation of relative peace, social disagreements and disputes lead to conflict and conquest. Societies vie for control over land, resources, and cultural influence.
The Orgol develop their expertise of nomadic life, and begin to range out of the Steppe - opening a few trade alliances, and conquering or raiding many others. A minor ‘golden’ age where the orgol are uncontested for centuries
The first session of the newly formed Pentad Assembly meet in the capital city of Regnum, marking the official founding of the Pargothi Republic.
The Laskhungs Expeditions are commissioned by Dgaba Khyim's bramzes and begin connecting with the Zameen to explore Terra Rynn. An outpost is established in the Jigirasasa Mountains, within the Caras Peaks. Spokes are fomed at Attarapana, Lhecho Spur, and the Urudura Pass.
With the inauguration of Emperor Avveus the 1st, the Pargothi Republic is dissolved, and the Turathi Empire is founded!
The beginning of the Tu-quet's seperation with their kin in the Faewyld. The Kephan and modern governing bodies are created within Tu-quet.
Within the Caras Peaks of the Jigirasasa Mountains, the Bramze Detshon calls to order the First Assembly of the Dzinma Dziskyon, on the bicentennial of the first successful Laskhungs Expedition. The first order of business is the establishment of the Dzinma Khyim. The declarations kick off five days of celebration across the newly founded Khyim.
The Rise of the Turathi Empire produce a major bulwark to the Orgol, construction of the Walls of Thelos create a major break to Orgol invasion, and allow counter attacks
Major achievements in trade, grand artistic project, magnificent engineering projects, and political organization lead to an era of relative peace and prosperity.
In response to a decadant and decaying Empire, a second Great Khanate is formed, emboldened by the empire's weakness, and a desire for greater unity and autonomy. The Khanate launches a great campaign, breaching the Imperial Walls, and conducts multiple raids into the imperial core.
The fissures caused by decadent and broken systems rupture leading to new allegiances and rivalries, and shifts in the global balance of power.
After a infamous decree by the 27th Emperorer, a skism forms among the Pargothi faithful, leading to a mass exodus of believers to follow the Holy Scion, settling in the territory of Selene.
The province of Alkandra declares independence and attempts to secede from the Empire, and the province of Euremyer contests their attempt. The conflict boils over into vassal states, and embroils the region in strife for over a decade.
The third Drosni civil war concludes, with the formation of the Court of the Sovereign Web, and the six radial houses of Drossus.
The coronation of the 1st Queen of Svain is held, and the Kingdom declares sovereign independence from the Empire
The second Khante breaks fractures into infighting, and many of the united tribes are pushed back into the Steppe - many engaged in Civil War
The last emperor of Turathi dies, and the senate is dissolved, thus officially ending the dominion of the Turathi Empire.
Significant discoveries in science and magic create major new opportunities for prosperity and power amongst civilizations worldwide.
The first succesful attempt to distill sythesized mana from cultured crops is achieved.
The Stygian Khanate is declared in northern Orgolia, and under the rule of Xarathul, becomes a major force threatening to destablize the current balance of power.
Revolutions in technology and knowledge lead to major expansions in communication and trade, laying the foundation for new allegiances and realms of influence.
Kindom Events (TBD)
After several hundred of years of relative peace, the major civilizations of the world are experiencing new strains on their way of life as new political and technological discoveries echo through society. While some embrace these new changes, others retreat to their old superstitions, looking for stability in traditions.
A popular comedic tale of known as 'Blood and Coin' details the adventuring group known as the Wardens of Rynn through their journey in southern Orela.
The small Selense village of Keramina, with the aid of a group of Akvara known as the 'Defiant Hand' assemble a motly force of mercenaries and freedom fighters to defend the region against tributary actions from tribes of the Orgol Horde