TIMELINE - brief and basic
Hiya,
I am going to put the timeline done in 2004 here, with a few alterations to make it more up to date; it needs a LOT of work, but I thought you might like to see it as it was. Just for interest's sake really. We're working on it at the moment, but I don't see why you shouldn't see it. There MAY be inconsistancies or not, but they'll be relatively minor...it was a while ago it was made!
TIMELINE
Unknown: Elohim awaken the Elves:
-First the Celesti, to receive wisdom of other stars and to teach the other Elven races
-Then the Ildiri- the waters feed life, and need order. Rivers were created to bring life to the land.
-The Lindiri grew by the rivers, and the Selidiri were awakened
Lindiri create many Animists using the sap of the God Tree (who willingly donates it). They attempt the same with flora and it goes horribly wrong; many Lindiri go mad and head in different directions, mostly leaving for other lands. The Lindiri will not disclose what happened, despite the Celestis' insistence.
Ildir make many alliances and treaties with Avatars; more than any other elven group. They begin to practice with Ley, aided by Avatars.
Selediri awaken the Madashiri mining sun stone, but their hearts are measured to be pure, and the Madashiri integrate with Selediri society.
The Khezdruli were awakened by the Benevolent Fathers- Celesti who heard life among the rocks, sent their spirits into it and awoke the creatures within, breaking them out of the side of a sleeping Avatar the size of a mountain range. The Avatar stirs in it's sleep, prompting an earthquake that devastates the whole mountain range, destroying several settlements, killing some of the elves that dwell within.
Celesti begin to teach the Dwarves many things, as they did the rest of the elves. It becomes apparent that awakening the dwarves too early left them with undeveloped portions of their psyche and physicality. The Celesti seek to protect them and make up for this error. Lindiri use the term Cauldron-Born for the dwarves, derogatory phrase.
Lindiri awaken rats; the Lindiri who do so are taken by them and tortured for their knowledge. Eventually they are slain and eaten, but they leave holes in their explanations, leaving out the use of the God Tree. Rat 'science' is horribly flawed.
The Cthonae find the Dragon's location, seeking to destroy all male dragons.
The Lindiri send a group of Channellers into a Dwarf Holt, seeking to find and catalogue the life under the earth, and teach the dwarves how to care for it. AFter intial results, which are very encouraging, they find the dwarves are mining ley crystal (the nerves of the dragon), a terrible crime; the Dwarves are unaware of what it is, aside from the lure of their Hunger pulling them to it.
0: The Khezdruli/Elven wars - hundreds of thousands die.
50: Azraghal peace
100: The Infected destroy many of the Dwarf Holts. The Khezdruli who flee to the forests are hunted by the Lindiri at first. Ildiri move against the Infected, and lose several major battles. The Selediri rally the Celesti and Dwarves come with their 'Fathers'. Many battles, won and lost.
115: One by one the elves and dwarves push the Infected back into Holts,and the Ildiri redirect river water to flood the Holts, which are sealed by Celesti magic. Infected banished, slain or sealed in Holts.
250: Humans slowly begin to stir from batches of Animists that have been driven mad by the Infected - they have fled to remote places, and humans have been born of them, killing their mothers often in childbirth. Due to this, and Ildiri dreamers, they are considered parasites.
260-300: The Celesti study humans carefully, teaching nothing, but studying their 'natural' behaviour; they decide that the humans need to be destroyed. Other elves wonder how prejudiced they are by their failure with the Dwarves.
305: Celesti raise a call-to-arms against the humans- representatives from all Elven races are present. The Ildiri and Selidiri are against their proposal- life is to be cherished and the humans can be taught and healed of their traumatic birth- if the Dragon has the humans, then they are part of the natural cycle; dwarves were 'incomplete' and unnatural. A Lindiri Animist, fired by the arguments, attacks the Celesti ambassador, claws and bites him. The ANimist is slain by the Celesti, and the Lindiri draw weapons. They barely restrain their animists, and tell the Celesti to leave for their own safety. It is said that the Celesti, fled, but ANimists hunted them during this flight, against the orders of the Lindiri.
306: The Celesti reach the plateaus of the Western continent. SIlthandael leav the main body, as they see the sourness spreading, and turn from it. They attempt various methods of aiding the world they leave behind in keeping many secrets safe.
The Mountains of the Moon and the entry to the underworld is given a human guardian sect. In the area now known as Diakin, they beg the Elohim to create the Void Knights, as a force should the CThonae return. They do this and most leave , to fly back to the sun, but some stay for a purpose they will not divulge. They ask the Void Temple to guard their libraries and artifacts, against their return.
310: Human teachings begin:
-Ildiri teach them how to sustain themselves
-Selidiri teach them how to protect themselves
-Lindiri teach them farming and crafting.
350: The Khezdruli start to teach the humans metalwork in return for hidden Dwarf excavations.
485: Valerian born. Numerologists see him as the greatest possbility for the human race. He is protected by the elves, who never reveal their presence, but things seem to mostly 'go right' for him. His brother becomes jealous.
501: Valerian begins his life as a warleader, defeating his brother who tries to kill him and rule the tribes.
501-516: Valerian conquers Empire - timeline of that in different document.
Solace found by dissidents and warriors who wish to forget the heaviness of war and conquest. It is thought to be it's second appearance in the world.
Fleet established as base by Empire, home to the first Imperial navy. Kdasandra made whole, true Dragons etc etc
517. Ashapur invades Empire after the Imperial condemnation of slavery. Bitter fighting leads to no ground gained by either side. Saladir, Atakash and Myr Addat hold them off.
525: Ashapur makes peace. Myr Addat joins Empire, seeing it as a protection from slavery.
Ghaur place agents agents everywhere and start sewing dissention, recruiting Imperial political figures in areas not properly integrated.
Tsibi cultists of Ashapur wage secret war against Ghaurchlai, not knowing what they are, and are blamed for the assassination of key political figures in Ashapur. The EMpire takes them in and instates them as the Death CUlt of the EMpire - a benevolent force that aids those in mourning and hunts assassins.
527: Ghaur invade the West, taking Hedrin, then conquering one third of the Western Continent in months. Nehemia almost destroyed utterly. Han DInen scattered, Farstream pnenetrated.
528: Western Empire unites against Ghaurchlai. Ghaurchlai attack the East.
529: Principality of Steel send forces to aid battle against Ghaur.
Valerian comes out of his gloom.
Ghaur attacked in East, getting as far as Myr Addat and Ashapur before being stopped. Lindiri ambush and massacre a hunge part of the Ghaur forces.
Imperial General Maganir Mournweaver leads a combined force against Ghaur and defeats them at the borders of Saladir.He then truns west and joins with Valerian at Kadasandra. They march south.
Wolfborn and Lindiri attack Ghaur. Wolfborn decimated. Lindiri match ferocity with ferocity and wipe out another sizeable Ghaur force. The Ghaur are sent reeling and return mostly to the west, seeking a swift victory against Valerian's united army, which gathers the remaining western armies as it marches. It is said they numbered 200,000 by the time they reach Saden Fields - Dwarves, Elves, Empire and Principality all united.
532: : Battle of Saden Fields:
-All Ghaur in East present
-Valerian killed
Mournweaver becomes Emperor
Ghaur imprisoned using Selidiri and Ildiri magic. Seawater has a lesser affect on Ghaur, but clear water is used to cover and paralyse them. The Selidiri then suck the heat from the land in the furthest south, locking them in ice. There is a guard set to watch them, but it relies on charity and remains a small force of little consequence. Some say that Solace appears there at some point in the next thirty years. The Nameless Watch are supplemented by the people of SOlace, until it moves again to the Bandit Kingdom, taking much of the Nameless with it.
537: Treaty signed between Ildiri, Selidiri and Empire- the Empire promise not to take any more land, and adopt a state religion as a reward for Saden Fields.
538: Empire treaties signed:
-Lindiri: promise not to take any more trees from their land
-Ashapur: slavery is ignored to a degree
-Wolfborn: given ownership of South-East seas.
539-
600: Satanta’s rule as Emperor established, stabilising everything. Enemies fear him and those allied with him feel safe. He is a huge uniting force and does much good for the EMpire and the World.
601: Satanta dies of old age.
601: Ashapur, Wolfborn and dissidents from the provinces declare war on the Empire.
603: Much of the main Imperial navy burned on Fleet.
Kadasandra besieged.
610: Principality and Imperial loyalists break siege.
615: Wolfborn civil war- war with Empire is having ruinous consequences. Half split away and build Danegeld on an island near Badabaska, allying with the Empire. Empire send a fleet to Danegeld, breaking treaty with Wolfborn.
Ashapur fleet caught on manoeuvres and destroyed.
616: Ancillian leader kills Emperor and takes his place. Dragonbone Guard wiped out in Kadasandra.
617: Ancillian Guard and Dragonbone Knights crush
621: Invasion of Ashapur by Imperials. Ashapur withdraws from frontier. Imperials decide not to cross interior desert.
622: Peace with Ashapur.
623: The Only take control of the Lake Kingdom- pressure on the Emperor too high and military use is too minimal.
624: Emperor is assassinated in Kadasandra by Moonbiter, god-like creature from Moonthrax.
625: Aspen becomes Emperor.
626-
650: Peace. Empire rebuilds internally, Imperial legions withdrawn from Lake Kingdom under pressure from Only.
651: Dwarves exhausted lowlands at Angaluth, land given to Ildiri to heal damage, remembering treaty of Azraghal.
652: Due to Ildiri migration to Angaluth, the Kingdom of Heron partly recedes, Kingdom of Swans begins it's blooming growth. Land is given to The Empire (Daikini colonies)
653: Aspen dies, revered as a benevolent Emperor.
654: Boy Emperor takes throne- son of Aspen born late in his life, his only child to survive infancy.
660: Regents sell parts of the Western Empire to merchant council to 'replenish treasury spent by Aspen'. Much of this is embezzled, and the Regents are driven away or slain by the Ancillian Guard.
661-
670: Imperial lands sold merge into the Federation. Re-education instigated- libraries are burnt and political rivals assassinated.
670: Federation invade South-East continent, aided in part by Wolfborn and Ashapur. Lindiri do nothing, as Federation have made promises of regrowth to their lands. Boy Emperor does nothing, as it is no typically Imperial land, despite treaties with it's people.
671: Boy Emperor forced to lead huge army against Federation, aided by Ildiri, Danegeld and Lindiri: the Lindiri are furious at broken promises, the Ildiri are being killed by Federal pollution and the Danegeld hate the Wolfborn.
672: After huge losses on both sides, Ashapur frontier occupied.
Wolfborn withdraw from conflict- Lindiri threaten them with total destruction, and Wolfborn have great respect for the Lindiri; they will not fight them.
Federation fight Empire to a standstill, both agree to end combat.
Ashapur hides its fleet in Hanghaven, the pirate centre, which has loing provided much of the slave-income for Ashapur.
Slavery re-outlawed by Boy Emperor.
Boy Emperor suffers from consumptive disease brought on by arrow wound that pierced one of his lungs.
678-800:Boy Emperor dies of consumption; his uncle, Katallus becomes Emperor. Proves to be negotiate and placating- reduces pressure on vassals, introduces equal citizenship across entire Empire and establishes equal laws everywhere. Dissidence quashed.
801: Cho Tetsu mounts invasion of Western coast to regain lost lands. Empire push them back and invade the Islands, suffering an unequivocal defeat.
803: The Iudruul and Cimrai, are opening gates to Cthonai through use of blood magic. Learning much. Their strange internal war begins.
821: Bandit Kings foundation aided by Ashapur and disaffected Imperial nobles. The famous 17th Legion deserts en masse.
825: Khezdruli try to kick Bandit Kings out of Bandit Kingdom but are forced into a stalemate.
830-
900: Period of peace due to repercussions of equality in Empire beginning to have an affect. Strength of Empire reaches new heights of power. The realm can be effectively policed and is wholly united for the first time in history. Several EMperors come and go. At one point two Emperors share rule in east and west, but they realise the extent of the threat this poses, and rule together in Kadsandra for five years before passing rule to Adamair.
901: Naugiri sub-continent crashes into Eastern continent. Mass invasion of Empire takes place. The orcs penetrate deeply into the EMpire, but are driven back by the Myr Addat and Aktatsh in the south, and Duinir and Dalthrasia take heavy losees in reckless attacks, which prove effective.
902-
1400: Dark Ages- Only begin to legislate against incriminating teachings and history. Universities and schools formed under their control, having a major affect on people.
City States form Young Sons, primarily to fight Naugiri but also to regain military power lost in disarmament. Empire fail to see the danger inherent in this, just desperate for the manpower.
1450: End of Dark Ages- Enlightenment takes place due to Daikini, Void Temple and Ildiri opposition of Only and the advent of Ildiri-influenced universities.
1450-
1500: Federation has erased history, their indoctrination is complete. The first Ghaurchlai is freed from under the ice.
1510: Young Sons overthrow Imperial garrisons in City States.
1515: Badabaska failing- still under siege, forgotten by all.
Void Knights learn of Ghaur presence and notify the Elves.
Dwarves enter into permanent alliance with Empire- they believe the Dragon is shifting in its sleep and Dwarven legends indicate massive changes.
Iryn Thaan allies with Empire, enabling them to drive a deep wedge into the Naugiri. Border skirmishes against Empire increase.
Ilien born in Federation.
Lindiri invaded by Federation in the east, entire Federal force disappears without trace.
Ashapur retakes frontier.
Federation in West free large amounts of Ghaurchlai, Hounds of Descati appear as mercenaries and are highly effective.
First attacks on Nameless Watch take place. Solace moves to the Bandit Kingdom.
Ildiri initiate conflict with Federation.
Thousands of Ghaur attack Moonthrax, which is completely destroyed. Moonbiter imprisoned and tortured.
1516-
1530: Escalation of hostilities between Empire and Federation.
Dwarves increase production to equip Empire.
Rysthari open negotiations with Empire in 1520 and begin to fight against Hounds of Descati, aided by Void Knights.
1531: Emperor dies. Ilien develops prophetic powers- visions sent to her by Moonbiter. She mistakes them for divine messages to destroy Empire; they are actually meant to provoke an alliance and destruction of Ghaurchlai. She is called the Rose of War, and creates her own personal band of warriors- Ilien’s Thorns.
1532: Federation Council of Nine killed and replaced by Ghaur shapestealers.
Tsibi’s Veils try to assassinate Council; their attempt is foiled and they are nailed to the walls of Strongpoint. Their bodies are ripped apart but their souls remain attached- their screams and wails are heard constantly throughout the city. Attack is blamed on Empire.
New Emperor, distant relative of Valerian, is discovered by Void Knights who have been searching for him.
Chaos reigns supreme- all countries posed for war.
Elohim Lumini (Celesti) appear in Ilien's forces after she is betrayed by the Federation.
Saden Fields seized by Federation. Nameless Watch annihilated.
PRESENT DAY.
See? MASSES to do about the last few years....TONS. Will update as and when.
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