The end of the First Age and the beginning of the current, Second Age. This cataclysmic event put into motion by the Old Elves changed the face of the planet and unleashed the current plague of Undeath.
History of The Second Age
The modern history of our world as you know it.
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The Scarring of The World
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524 SA
Dark Era
RevolutionThe time after the Scarring of The World was marked with years of sacking and destruction of the Old Elves Empire. This led to untold amounts of knowledge and history being lost, plunging this era of history into darkness and confusion.
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525 SA
Founding of the Church of Aleria
FoundingThe Church of Aleria's Truth was established and human clans began to keep written history once again.
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1051 SA
Goblin War
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1083 SA
Formation of the Church of Gerana
Religious eventWithin the Havens, somewhat isolated from Karakse-tal, new kinds of priests began to teach more of Gerana and Yolana, leaning away from the strict structure of the Alerian Church. This movement quickly gained popularity, and today has spread southward through the Midlands as well.
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1094 SA
Heist of the Einlanzer
Civil actionThe Einlanzer disappeared under unexplained circumstances. The Church accused a disgraced paladin of The Shield, Ser Victor Strife, of stealing the blade and fleeing the city.
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1096 SA
Fall of the Havens
Disaster / DestructionAn amassed army of orcs and other monstrous races again invaded the Havens from the west, but this time with a force too large and powerful, overwhelming the cities of the Havens one by one.
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1096 SA
Fleeing the Havens
Population Migration / TravelFour adventures aided the folks of various towns in The Havens, along with Toriss Keeper I long before his rise to royalty.
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1101 SA
Coronation of Balaur II
Political eventIn May of 1101 SA, the Alerian Church crowned an old man from the Whitethorn noble family, and claimed him to be of the lineage of the ancient hero Balaur. They gave him the same name, declaring him Balaur II, King of All Clans to much fanfare and little execution.
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1106 SA
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Founding of Karkases
FoundingThe old king passed away and was succeeded by his son and heir, Balaur III who immediately decreed that all lands south of the hellish cliffs were in his domain, and all lords therein were to swear fealty, establishing the Kingdom of Karakses.
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1106 SA
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Founding of Torana
FoundingA coronation was held for Toriss Keeper I, officially becoming King in the Crossroads Valley. The new kingdom was named Torana after King Toriss and the God Gerana.