Timeline

From Malevolent Whispers

This Timeline is only a rough overview of the history of our world. More detailed stories will be added as time permits.

-40,000	First life is breathed into the world by the Overdeity, Lord Aiden.
-37800	The first five races are created: The Humans, The Dragons, The Sylvan, The Saurian, and the Aquaticans.
-34000	Saurian Empire Rises.
-32000	Dragons reign supreme, raiding cities of other races and warring with each other.
-31700	Aquaticans become amphibious and build first above ground cities.
-31200	Saurian Empire fails, Dragons attack cities, and the race dies out becoming the naga, lizardfolk, troglodytes and similar races.
-31000	Sylvan race dies leaving only the sprites, dryads, nymphs and other known sylvan descendants.
-20500	Aquaticans die off under the barbaric assault of the merfolk, sahaugin, and tritons, leave only locathah and doppelgangers as their legacy.
-20450	Humans begin to develop out of their primitive state
-20270	Humans begin to find civilization, and thrive.
-20000	First Elven and Dwarven cities are seen.
-17800	Largest Elven city established. Empire of the Elves founded.
-14000	Humans reach Barbaric State.
-12000	Civil War amongst the Elves. Race divided into Sects that later become the subspecies. War becomes known later as the First Dhaeraow Wars
-11700	First Elven Dragonslayer kills the first Dragon. Human cities sprout up where the Dragons territory used to be.
-11200	First Elven cities fall under the onslaught of the group that would later become the drow. Second Dhaerow Wars begin.
-11000	First Dwarven cities rise, Dwarven Nation takes shape.
-10500	High Elven City of Mythantromir destroyed by unknown cataclysm.
-10450	High Elven Forces withdraw from Second Dhaeraow Wars, Wood Elves push the Drow back ending the Second Dhaeraow Wars.
-10270	Drow make pact with evil gods gaining corruption magic. Unleash new magic against other elves, Third Dhaeraow Wars begin.
-10000	High Elves return from seclusion over the loss of Mythantromir with High magic. Use High Magic to defeat Drowen Corruption magic, and turn the Drow into what they are today. Third Dhaeraow Wars end.
-9600	Drow retreat to the Underdark, renew assaults against the other elves. Fourth Dhaeraow Wars begin.
-9000	Unified Surface assault against the Drow ends the Fourth Dhaerow Wars and lands the Drow one more attack with high magic, they now can’t stand sunlight.
-8600	New Elven City erected in honor of the groups that were destroyed by the Drow.
-8500	Strange fire breaks out in wild elven woods decimating it, leaving them as three separate forests.
-8100	Eight Dwarven realms unite under one king.
-7800	Djinn arrive in southern main continent founding their own empire.
-7790	Djinn cities ravaged by Dragons. Ruler begins campaign against the Dragonflight responsible. Drives the dragonflight from the nearby mountains.
-7690	Djinn, Elves, and Dwarves meet and reach an accord for the Djinn to advance their empire no further than the Malgren River.
-6800	Efreeti nation breaks off from the Djinn nation. Settle north of the Malgren River in Elven lands. Found the now fallen nation of Arkendwulf.
-6500	Group of Elves discover Efreeti nation while settling new part of the forest.
-6500	Efreeti and Djinn countries enter four century war known as the Inferno Wars.
-6100	War ends with High Elven intervention, use of High Magic to bind the two leader in eternal struggle giving birth to the Erusian Desert where the lush grasslands of the Djinn Nation used to be. Humans begin ousting Djinn and Efreeti from the desert.
-6060	Humans oust last of the Efreeti and Djinn from the desert. Rebuild cities destroyed in the war. Give birth to the Erusian Kingdom.
-5960	Dwarves build large above ground city near the Malgren River bordering the Human’s Erusian Kingdom.
-5800	Another Human Kingdom is founded far to the west. Late in the year the new kingdom and the Erusian Kingdom meet in conflict over territory for expansion near the Sea of Eriantor.
-5005	War between the two human kingdoms ends limiting the Erusians from expanding past the Sea of Eriantor, as per the agreement.
-4700	Elves found another town in a new forest.
-4400	Duergar appear for the first time late this year. Drow and Duergar attack and destroy an Elven court, and a Dwarven city. Near the Sea of Eriantor.
-3983	Birth of the Elven Kingdom of Lelcordirran.
-3900	Establishment of the Dwarven Kingdom of Argelorn.
-3859	Villiages along the shores of the Raundiir Sea combine for mutual protection. The new nation is called Raundin.
-3830	Elves begin communicating with Raundinite humans and begin to teach them Magic.
-3605	First Orcish Incursion. Elves turn them back with the help of the fledgling humans of Raundin.
-3533	The Netherim Scrolls are uncovered in the ruins of an ancient city. Humans abandon the teachings of the elves for the greater power of the Netherim scrolls. Rename their country Raundin to Netherim.
-3520	Elves begin assisting in the escape of Gnome slaves from their Netherim enslavers.
-3419	The Netherim approach the Dwarves for Trade. After three years of deliberation, an agreement is reached and trade begins.
-3095	High Elves steal one of the nine Netherim Scrolls and hide it away using High Magic.
-3000	Hunting and Fishing villiages along the northernwestern coast unite under a single leader to form the community of Ilard, later to come to be known for piracy.
-2954	The first floating city rises above Netherim.
-2637	Deific City of Mezral founded deep in the southern jungles.
-2600	Last known Dwarves of Argelorn fall in battle against the Erusian Kingdom. Dwarves seal all entrances to the great Dwarven kingdom.
-2550	The Kalendra Glacier and ice fields are discovered.
-2488	The Empire of the Amakiri is defeated by the Erusian Kingdom.
-2381	Beholders plague the Raurach Mountains. The leader of the Erusian Kingdom is assassinated bringing the current dynasty to an end. A new leader is elected.
-2135	Unthrair founded.
-2103	A horde of Orcs, led by giants and ogres raze the northwestern coast and the community of Ilard.
-2087	Phaenduskeir founded.
-1967	First Unthrair - Phaenduskeir War.
-1961	Unthrair and Phaenduskeir agree on a common border the River Turglen.
-1900	The Saeloon Hills come under constant siege from the behold nations south of the Sea of Eriantor
-1838	The Great Red Wyrm, Thalastrovmiran the Dire, conquers and rules the Erusian Kingdom.
-1726	Thalastrovmiran is slain by the Kaalel noble family.
-1700	Erusian nobles begin hunting elves in the northern forests as a pastime.
-1570	A small fishing villiage, Tireth, becomes a fortified city and the new seat of power for the Tzoun Republic.
-1428	The Beholders of the Raurach Mountains swarm out of the mountains and conquer every city of the Erusian Kingdom, and the Tzoun Republic.
-1402	The Priest-Princes of Erusia lead the people of the two nations in revolt against the beholders and gain their freedom back.
-1400	The attacks on the Saeloon Hills by the beholder nations of the Sea of Eriantor end.
-1088	First record of trading at the future site of Aerin, City of Honor.
-1087	The wizard Raster leads a rebellion against Unthrair and Phaenduskeir.
-1081	Raster and his conspirators are defeated. He is executed but prophesies that Unthrair and Phaenduskeir will decline.
-1075	Second Orcish Incursion in Unthrair and Phaenduskeir
-1071	First known deicide, The Orc god, Ngaul slays the Unthrairian god, Nachlirblin.
-1069	Orcs are defeated in Unthrair and Phaenduskeir. Many Orcs flee north and west.
-900	Rise of the people of Ombrar and Gryntantris.
-790	The Night Wars begin. Drow begin their open assault on the surface kingdoms.
-680	Erusian Kingdom begins to colonize the area around the Sea of Eriantor.
-553	Netherim Wizards discover the Plane of Shadow. Dwarves of Argelorn reopen their cities and construct several surface cities.
-530	The free people unite and push the Drow back into the Underdark, ending the Night Wars.
-461	Strange creatures drawn to the Netherim begin to corrupt the land causing it to begin to wither and die.
-425	Netherim settlers found Ill’nefarn as a Magocracy.
-387	Erusian controlled Tireth sacked in a surprise attack by Barbarians.
-354	The first recorded clash between now extinct Pharn and Shaaerin occurs.
-351	As the magic of the strange creatures continues to drain the power of Netherim archwizards, they abandon their floating cities and vanish to the unknown. Civil Unrest begins to stir and spread through the Netherim Empire.
-349	Netherim Wizard, Brantros, slays the dragon ruler of Clorlane, becoming the cities first human ruler.
-339	Strange creatures cause the fall of the Netherim Empire, their floating cities fall to the earth causing a shift in the magic of the world. Lord Aiden takes notice and begins to realize the problems of the world.
-288	Erusian Kingdom accedes independence to the Tzoun Republic and it’s people, returning the region to balance.
-286	Clorlane falls during the course of one night to a group of elite mercenaries led by the first vampire, Sethlalthreir.
-255	High elves unleash high magic on the southern shores to cleanse the world of the strange creatures brought about by the Netherim. The lands are reshaped under the clash of magics.
-200	Council of races convenes to decide on a way to measure time. Calendar of Eriantor created.
-160	Ombrar and Gryntantris destroyed.
-153	Haeristyr is founded by the dwarves and later becomes an important trading partner of Clorlane.
-133	Great sea storms ravage the western coast, tidal waves destroy cities along the coast.
-111	Ill’nefarn conquered by orcs.
-100	Dwarven Kingdom of Argelorn falls under the onslaught of the Shaaerin. Surface cities remain.
-68	Halfling Civil Wars begin.
-65	Halfling Civil Wars end, separation of Halfings into Ghostwise, Lightfoot, and Strongheart.
-52	First permanent Farms in the area where Silya will later be established.
-33	Phaenduskeir falls victim to a plague, from which there are no survivors.
0	Lord Aiden steps in, tired of the chaos and constructs the nine Pillars. The Ritual of binding is performed on the first guardians, and the Pharn and Shaaerin are eradicated by his will.
1	The Elves raise the Monolith deep within the woods west of the pillars and the Calendar of Eriantos is formally adopted by all the people of the realms. Start of the ______ calendar measure.
10	Netherim regions renamed to Maethyl, a great wasteland.
25	Church of Mythane founded.
75	Plague racks the southern lands killing thousands.
111	Unthrair destroyed by a horde of orcs. Battle lasts many months resulting in heavy losses for the Orcs, thus thinning their numbers in the region for decades to come.
112	Ill’nefarn frees itself from the hold of their orcish conquerors. First Ill’nefarn Cartographers begin trying to map the world.
168	First signs of Aerin begin to appear as a small town develops near the farms.
171	Wood Elves destroy a temple to an evil god within their woods. Legends holds that the spirit of the god lies forever trapped in the ruins of his last temple in these woods.
244	Elven Kingdom of Rhythrilvar discovered by nonelves. The secret is kept for centuries by the human tribes of the region.
261	The Wood Elven city, Iyranspieir, at the center of their woods becomes a unified city for all races to come and learn the ways of civilization.
329	The Maethyl wasteland continues to grow consuming more land nearby.
376	Erusian Kingdom forces expand their borders greatly, almost conquering all of the western half of the continent before meeting the forces of the Crown Prince of Clorlane. Princes forces push the Erusian forces all the way back to their own lands and sack their capital before returning home.
379	Seven mages build the first school of wizardy for all races within Iyranspieir.
480	An Androsphinx by the name of Lorthinar claims the crown of Clorlane.
616	An assassin takes the life of the Androsphinx and claims rulership for himself.
640	First mining and trading encampments appear near the location that would soon become Daerskinnar Keep.
650	The term of the first Guardians ends, and the Second Binding occurs.
694	The First divinations and portents of the approaching doom of Iyranspieir arrive via the diviner Kethrin. The knowledge is kept from the public to prevent a panic.
708	Three battalions of wood elven mages and warriors battle a resurgence of evil beasts and cultists at the site of the fallen temple. Three fiends are free from their extradimensional prisons and raise armies of orcs, goblins and other evil creatures.
710	Drow attack Erusia and claim the lives of three predominant noble families.
711	Late autumn, the Army of Nthaldim (army led by the escaped fiends) overruns the mining village on the western shores of the Maernshoon Sea. The Nthaldim War begins as the Army of Nthaldim engages elven patrols and begins ransacking elven villages and clan enclaves in the forest.
712	The Nthaldim War continues resulting in the deaths of many people and heroes.
713	The war reaches the gates of Iyranspieir and the defensive forces succeed in killing two of the three fiends.
714	The city falls under the siege of the Army of Nthaldim only a handful of elves and others live to tell the tale of the fall of the city.
863	The Deific City of Mezral vanishes in the night.
864	Beneath the city of Erusia, a lich forms a companionship with a host of other undead spellcasters who seek to rule the world through subtlety and intrigue.
882	Daerskinnar Keep is constructed by unknown forces.
906	The first Dracolichs appear in the realms.
974	Castle Aerin is built.
1018	Sapphimakiiran the Cerulean comes from the Erusian Desert and sacks the cities of the Erusian Kingdom and the Tzoun Republic.
1032	Castle Aerin falls under siege, a great mage - Thrael - saves the city and helps it grow to one of the largest in the north.
1038	The Kalendra Glacier retreats and reveals the Kalendra Ice fields and all the lost treasures contained within.
1090	The Battle of Roads. Followers of the Seleir, The Beast God, mount the great Hunt.
1099	New Trade Routes are forged, first formal trade union established.
1150	Plague assaults the western coast regions.
1164	Pirating arises in the Sea of Eriantor. Merchants of the region begin building warships to guard their merchant ships, and begin to seek out Pirates in their lairs.
1180	Pirates strike back, eradicating a fleet sent to destroy their lair.
1194	Battle of the Stinging Sands. Erusian Kingdom defeats Tzoun Republic to claim all their territory.
1197	Battle of the Shattered Skulls. Erusian Kingdom defeats Tzoun Republic again to continue their occupation.
1209	Battle of the Pirates Missive. Major sea battle between all the pirates of the Sea of Eriantor and the Merchants Navies.
1235	Massive Orc Horde charges in out of the north and engulfs the entire western coast in war. Aerin sits under siege. Many Erusian nobles are slain.
1241	A well respected Erusian noblewoman is abducted and slain by Orcs. In her memory, the people of the coast beseech the Guardians for aid. The Guardians aid the people and the orcs are wiped out from the south and pushed back into the mountains of the north as homage to her death.
1242	The Monastery of the Crimson Orchid founded in the far eastern area of the world. Foundations of Mamae, City of Splendors are laid for the first time.
1245	Castyn, Deity of Pain worship gains great popularity, most of her modern temples are constructed.
1260	Many treaties are signed. Several leaders are assassinated as a result.
1261	Secret organization founded whose purpose is to research the uses of different forbidden reagents.
1280	Mamae attacked and destroyed by barbarians, monks of the Monastery defend their home to the last, repelling the barbarians from the monastery grounds.
1298	Drae, the Lady of the Mask, infiltrates the guild of Erusian thieves in Aerin, within one bloody week they are all either dead or fleeing.
1300	The Second Term of Guardians ends and the Third Binding of Guardians is performed. The current guardians begin to roam the lands as guardians.
1306	Skaldin, God of the Dwarves bestows them with his Thunder Blessing, Dwarven population begins to multiply.
1317	Dragon Plague sweeps through the lands around the Sea of Eriantor.
1333	Founding of the Council of Trade, Building of the city of Silya begins, and the unification of the lands under the banner of The Nessaril Marquisate.
1340	Battle of the River Rising. Forces of soon to be Duchy of Ansiris take on and defeat a pair of Dracolichs and their army of undead.
1344	Elves decide to retreat from several forests across the land and abandon their cities.
1345	Dragon Plague spreads to the southwestern coast.
1351	Plague begins to spread further north along the western coast.
1355	Daerskinnar Keep expands and becomes a force to be reckoned with.
1357	Cities of Ansiris, Garam, Demius, Silya, Aerin, and Mamaea are all completed and quickly becoming powerhouses of the realms.
1358	The Great War begins. All the nations of the realms are engaged in battle after battle vying for territory.
1359	Erusian Kingdom destroyed, lands claimed by the Garam Republic.
1365	Guardian intervention in the Great War. Too many dead and far too much destruction. Only remaining nations have suffered great losses. And a council is convened to decide the future of the world.
1366	Grand Duchy of Valernus established to oversee relations between the six remaining nations.
1371	Elite Caste of Deific Figures chosen to oversee the future of the world outside the influence of the Guardians. The Sovereign Caste is established. First Sovereigns form the Tribunal Consortium consisting of Kayle Sicarius, Scoyn Kholcreat and Venia _______.
1372	Current year.