Timeline

Pre-History
	Primordial gods struggle with evil shadow creatures and banish them into the earth by creating the sun and stars. (24)
	The Empyrean arrive on Dereth with a singular purpose. What that purpose was has been forgotten over the long ages. (32)
	Titanic battles between the witch-gods and a “force which writhed within the bowels of the earth”. (5)
	The Falatacot come to Dereth. Ruled by priestesses, the Falatacot were a matriarchy who worshipped the “witch-gods” and conducted blood rituals. They settled the swamps and desert (lands occupied by the Sho and Gharundim today) marking their lands with the Heads of Tafelicor. The Falatacot commanded great magics, some of which allowed them to dig enormous tunnels through the ground. They were also known as great prophets, receiving glimpses of the future during scarification rituals. Two of their lost ancient books are “The Uotecatl Sect of Nahouhaztl” and the “Book of Eibhil”. The ancient lore of the Falatacot speaks of the “Mouth of the Abyss”, the “Web of the Elder Gods”, and the “Pulse of Darkness”. (1, 5, 6, 27)
	The Great Cooling of the World (4)
	The Falatacot are driven off Dereth by an ice age while their gods, the Old Ones, go to sleep in the swamps. (26, 33)
	The Falatacot come in contact with Dericost, a kingdom on another continent to the southeast. The Dericost allow the Falatacot into their kingdom as they are interested in the powers of their magic. Some of the Falatacot, including the grandmother of Adja, are held captive by the Ice Throne. (6, 26, 36)
	The Old Lords of Dericost begin using necromantic magics that turn them into liches, revenants, and other forms of undead. Lord Rytheran of Menilesh is one of them. At some point there is a schism among the Old Lords. It seems that they divided over religious matters, with some (like Lord Rytheran) worshipping the witch-gods (also called Old Ones), and others worshipping a different entity. (4, 5, 30)
	Rytheran and some of the other Old Lords of Dericost, led by His Eternal Splendor, arrive in Dereth via ship from Nesortania. (4) Aerfalle and a dozen others see the last Old One still awake on Dereth. It is the size of a mountain. (33)
	The Yalain build the Tou-Tou Lighthouse. (4)

Vacari Eipoth
	The people of Haebrous and Yalain join together and cast down the Ice Throne of Dericost. Alaidain, Jailne, and Leikotha were some of the prominent empyreans at this battle. Alaidain and Jailne sneak through the Vasmora with information given to them by Adja's grandmother who had fled from the Dericost years ago into the throne room of Sarvien and slay the King of the Dericost. Many of the surviving Dericost are forced to live as migrants or underground in the grasslands of Yalain (on the other continent). The Latzimestal and the Sand Kings retreat to Dereth. (3, 6, 15, 29, 36)
	By decree of the Empress Alaidain, the Order of Hieromancers is formed to serve as her personal guard and household company. The first Matriarch of the Order, Kerelinas, is chosen from the Parhelic Sisterhood.(37)
	The Black Rain (20)

Rhethis Eipoth
	Rytheran creates the Mage Academy where he teaches magic to the Yalain. He makes some of the Yalain undead down in the rank cellars where the Great Ones once lived. (4, 6)
	The Burning Time One of the Old Lords of Dericost (a lich) is found in hiding in Haebrous. The sons and daughters of old Dericost (the Gelidites - they named themselves after the Plateau of Gelid, the ancient homeland of the Dericost) are blamed and are put to fire and sword for the errors of their grandsires. The Yalain torture the Gelidites. Some of the Haebrous common soldiers blame the Gelidites for their monarch's death. These Gelidite refugees are guarded by the Order of Hieromancers as they are led to exile. The Grand Inquisitor and his two assistants are found dead in the square of Farimeh, and the Burning Time ends. (3, 6, 37)
	The Gelidites come to Dereth at Fenngar’s suggestion, landing in the North near the Bandit Castle. Upon landing they use ancient necromantic spells to become undead. They wander for a while, leaving three monoliths to mark their passage. (6, 9)
RE 208	Shimena Keep constructed on Aerlinthe. Shimena guarded the northern approaches to the Ireth Lassel research colony from Pelagian sea-nomads. (28)
RE 213	A larchess tree is planted within the walls of Shimena Keep. (28)
RE 221	Hearing from former Shimena garrison troops of great riches on this island, Lord Gevran Loritane of Elancia visits aboard his sailing skyship Tinoriel. He discovers great mineral wealth, and magma flows of sufficient temperature to permit the forging of mana-alloy. The enchanters Eosonn and Auriam are crushed by a magma tube cave-in when the land quakes. Without the ability to levitate Tinoriel, the ship returns to Glystenae over sea. (28)
RE 222	Gevran Loritane sends sixteen great ocean-galleons and two skyships to the island, carrying the supplies necessary to build a mining outpost. Lord Loritane and Lady Raina accompany the vessels in Tinoriel. The navigation channel into the lagoon is dredged. Reservoir dug to collect rainwater. All local water sources tainted with sulphur and ash. An Old Ring, buried under ash and ejecta, is found during the digging. It is left undisturbed, but considered a good omen. The island is titled Aerlinthe by Lord Loritane, a name which came to him in a dream. The central volcano is known of old to be called Tenkarrdun, Dericost for "Stoic Blood." The smaller peaks to the northwest and northeast are found to have been named Cunara ("Steaming Heights") and Ernassen ("Land Reflected"), respectively. The lagoon is dubbed Raina's Harbor. (28)
RE 223	Completion of the Aerlinthe light-towers of Weretirae and Eretirae, on either side of the navigation channel. (28)
RE 225	Tenkarrdun's forges return their first profit. Gevran Loritane and Raina return to Elancia. Lady Raina convinces Gevran to appoint master smith Hare Aralea as governor of Aerlinthe. (28)
RE 230	His Most Dignified and Serene Majesty Emperor Kellin, seventh in the Line of Alaidain, dies. His son Delophon takes the Cerulean Throne, assuming the Imperial Name of Caerlin ("Lord of the Deep Waters"). (28)
RE 274	The Blessing of Aerlinthe A gromnatross makes her aerie on the peaks of Cunara. She is named Aurlanaa by the people of the port. (28)
RE 313	Expansion of the Aerlinthe foundry; two new forges added. (28)
RE 317	The outgassing of noxious fumes from Ernassen forces a two-month evacuation of Aerlinthe to Ireth Lassel. (28)
RE 323	Battle of Shimena Twenty Imperial chevairds and forty-four household troops of Gevran Loritane perish while holding at bay a raiding force of five hundred Pelagic sea-nomads, embarked in two dozen sailing vessels of war. Battle of the Towers Seeking revenge for the defeat at Shimena, the Pelagian band returns and attacks from the south. Mages under the direction of Hare Aralea ascend the light-towers and pour fire down upon the decks of their ships. The Coral Golems used to keep the navigation channel clear rip the keels from their ships. The southern attack is repulsed, though sunken vessels block the channel for a month. A second landing to the west, near the reservoir, results in the looting and partial razing of the port. Over one hundred die, and many are taken captive by the sea-nomads. (28)
RE 324	In response to the raids, Emperor Caerlin declares the port of Aerlinthe an Imperial anchorage and treasure port. Four war galleons and seven fast skysloops, for scouting and messenger duty, drop anchor in Raina's Harbor. They bring with them an additional hundred chevairds to garrison the island. Aerlinthe is acknowledged as one of the most important sources of pyreal in the Empire. (28)
RE 329	The sailing platform-city of the sea-nomads that raided Aerlinthe in RE 323 is tracked and taken by the Imperial naval force. Most of the Aerlinthe captives are found enslaved in galley oarlocks. (28)
RE 331	The Eaulinthe ("Star-Stone") is found in the deepest crevasses of Tenkarrdun. This large diamond contains a small amount of liquid magma, kept hot and brightly shining through unknown magical means. (28)
RE 336	Asheron Realaidain is born
RE 340	Raina's Harbor boils. A new fumarole opens at the bottom, heating the water to scalding temperatures. The Imperial ships are anchored at Shimena while golems dig a new land outlet for the gasses, then seal the fumarole. (28)
RE 349	Memorial Stone erected in Shimena Keep, inscribed with the names of all who died in the Pelagic raids of RE 323. (28)
	Ilservian rouses a “thing” from beneath the earth. (4, 6)
RE 366	Coming of the Darkness Children begin to vanish from the village of Daralet in the Dericost Marches. (22)
	Ice Cave History Book First Entry is written. (2)
	Atlan and Maila create pyreal-based weapons for the expected conflict. (7, 18)
RE 371	The forges of Aerlinthe begin to produce weapons designed by Lord Atlan of Knorr. Lord Loritane takes the finest axe, and has the Eaulinthe fixed upon its blade. With this weapon he joins the northern army at Planae. Bael’Zharon, the HopeSlayer, and his infinite army defeat Lord Atlan and his army. Ihdare Kelderam, Atlan's squire, is the only survivor. Gevran Loritane disappears in the Dericost Marches, along with most of Atlan's army. Lady Raina assumes control of Gevran's house and holdings. Hare Aralea renews his oaths of fealty to the Lady in person, traveling to her castle in Glystenae via fast skyship. Lady Raina announces she carries a child of Gevran Loritane. This is a lie, as the child was really fathered by Hare Aralea. Lord Asheron researches planar magic, rediscovering the magics of his ancient ancestors, in hope to use it to imprison Bael’Zharon. (7, 19, 20, 21, 28, 30, 32)
RE 372	Raina gives birth to a daughter, whom she names Clari. (28)
RE 388	Nesortania Province overrun by the forces of Bael’Zharon. Lady Raina takes Clari and her household, and flees to the Imperial Archipelago. (28)
RE 392	The city of Elancia in Glystenae falls under shadow. (28)
RE 426	Caerlin replaces the galleon Minaera, last of the original Imperial patrol squadron at Aerlinthe, with the new sailing frigate Reithyis. (28)
RE 502	Prince Durglen Realaidain, son of the Emperor, announces that he will take the hand of Clari Loritane, Mistress of Aerlinthe, and walk by her side into darkness or dawn. (28)
RE 507	Prince Durglen joins hands with Mistress Clari in the Iphvircae Cliffs Cathedral. (28)
RE 567	A large colony of mulardil are discovered in the Naarcaerel Reef by the fisher-woman Julitaen, a poor resident of the harbor tempest floats. She is titled mistress of the mular-pearl harvest by Hare Aralea, and hires all the other residents of the floats. (28)
RE 783	Ice Cave History Book predicts a catastrophic event around this year. (2)
RE 886	Ejan Aralae, son of Hare, succeeds his father as master smith and governor of Aerlinthe. (28)
	The Black Breath attacks the living grottos of Laeraa, seeking to absorb their life into their forces. The larger grottos were cleansed, but the lowest chambers were judged to be beyond redemption by the Uranten Lyceum's masters. (31)
RE 893	Emperor Caerlin is brushed by Black Madness while battling the Shadow General Omadin. Omadin is slain, but Caerlin becomes leprous with Ayai Heauviri, the Soulburn Plague. Caerlin returns to Tentael and dies there. The other Empyrean retreat to Ireth Lassel, while the personal guard of the Emperor remain behind to battle the Shadows at Tentael. Rumors of Ferah's antics at the destruction of these Hieromancers and their Patriarch Taancraiti Omair make their fate clear. (28, 37)
RE 895	Maila's Journal is written. (20) Flight of the Gromnatross An enormous gromnatross is seen leaving Ireth Lassel. (20) Aurlanaa leaves her aerie on the peak of Cunara. She meets several other gromnatross south of Aerlinthe, and they ascend, disappearing into the heavens. No gromnatross are seen on Auberean for twenty-two years. (20, 28) Severe lightning-storms and strange glows come over the waters southeast of Aerlinthe. The population is evacuated to the west. (28) Darkness falls upon the shores of Ireth Lassel. A vast reach of Black Madness and fifteen Thorns accompany Bael’Zharon, his generals, and their army. (28) Battle of Ayn Tayan Unbeknownst to the Yalain, the Dericost factions unite and fight the forces of Bael’Zharon to buy time for the Yalain Mage Council to prepare their trap. (30) Darkness Defeated Maila, knowing of the likelihood of the death of the Council of Five and her son, Asheron, in the coming confrontation with Bael'Zharon, asks Adja to perform a ritual that will allow Asheron to survive. This ritual also extends the young mage's life beyond those of his fellow Empyrean. (36) Bael’Zharon is entrapped in the Mage Council's array. The explosive power released destroys the Jailne Lyceum, kills the entire council, and shatters the array into six pieces. One piece lands on Aerlinthe, but is recovered before it can dig itself into the ground. Caerlin entrusts the last piece of the Array to the safekeeping of the Adjanites. Lady Sephrena conceals it at Ithaenc, using the ancient and cunning arts of the Falatacot. (33) The six soul stones buried deep within the ground are somehow keeping Bael’Zharon in his prison. (8, 19, 20, 28) With the defeat of Bael’Zharon, the Rhethis Eipoth (Era of Lore) is concluded by decree of Emperor Caerlin. The Torethis Eipoth (Second Era of Lore) is declared. (28)

Torethis Eipoth
TE 1	The population returns to Aerlinthe, and the forges are reopened. Raina returns to Elancia. Elders from Ithaenc arrive to care for Aurlanaa's abandoned childer. Hare Aralea and his wife Malestra return to their homeland of Elancia. Hare becomes one of Lady Raina's counselors. (28)
TE 2	His Most Dignified and Serene Majesty Emperor Caerlin, eighth in the Line of Alaidain, dies from the Soulburn Plague after six months of insanity. He is 773 years old. His son, Durglen Realaidain, ascends to the Cerulaean Throne and changes his name to Caerlin II. Clari, Mistress of Elancia and Aerlinthe, becomes Empress of the Thousand Seas. Raina remains the Dowager Lady of Elancia and Aerlinthe. (28)
TE 8	The older forges on Aerlinthe are replaced. (28)
TE 11	A daughter, Alhallie, is born to Caerlin II and Clari. A Festival Year is declared in Elancia and Aerlinthe. (28)
TE 17	The Return of Grace The gromnatross come down from the stars. Aurlanaa alights upon her aerie at Cunara. She looks into the eye of Ihdare Kelderam, a ward of Ithaenc since her early 100's, and considered hopelessly mad. Ihdare is jauniril, and lapses into unconsciousness. When she awakens, she weeps for a full day, and is afterwards restored in mind and spirit. In her waning years, Ihdare Kelderam led the Adjanite Order, and was renowned for her wisdom and serenity. (28)
TE 101	A landquake blocks the Aerlinthe navigation channel. (28)
TE 218	Lady Raina dies in her sleep, at the age of 1013. Clari becomes Lady of Elancia and Aerlinthe, making her family's lands Imperial Provinces. (28)
TE 275	The legendary traveling entertainer Surinna Thrasyl stops at Aerlinthe. (28)
TE 333	The mutilated corpse of the missionary Lady Galaeral of Ithaenc is found off the north shore of Aerlinthe. (28)
TE 334	Imperial Inquisitor Lady Alibec arrives in Aerlinthe to investigate the murder of Galaeral. She uncovers a small group of undead hiding in the bowels of the reservoir, and destroys them. The chamber in which they performed the deed is sealed. The origin and motives of the undead remain unresolved. (28)
TE 413	Empress Clari dies in a boating accident at the age of 937. Princess Alhallie becomes Lady of Elancia and Aerlinthe. (28)
TE 416	Catriae Tamanea's rogue fleet defeats the flotilla at Aerlinthe, and pillages the port. Over twelve million pyreal coins are looted. (28)
TE 422	Piteous screams are heard from behind the door Inquisitor Alibec sealed in 334. It is forced open, but the room is empty, and the scene of Galaeral's murder remains as it was when the door was erected. Shrieks of pain and incomprehensible, mumbling chants are occasionally heard from the room, leading workers to whisper that the missionary's soul remains in torment at the place of her death. (28)
TE 428	Princess Alhallie visits Aerlinthe, while on her tour of the provinces. She gathers research for a planned travelogue. (28)
TE 450	After the census, Emperor Caerlin II announces that Tentael has a population of over one million, most under the age of 400. Aerlinthe's population is less than 100, but nearly 1000 golems work the forges at any time. (28)
TE 463	Massive collapse of the Tenkarrdun forge tunnels during a landquake. Four workers are crushed, another sixteen trapped and suffocated. The entire lower quarter of the foundry is cut off. Shifting rock makes reopening the tunnels too risky, and Ejan Aralea decides to build a new forge works further up the mountain. (28)
TE 464	The new Aerlinthe forges are completed. Due to the distance between them and the magma flows, production is less than half of that before the collapse. (28)
TE 477	Princess Alhallie joins hands with Lord Cashtal Ronain of Haebrous. Lord Cashtal's last name is changed to Realaidain. (28)
TE 504	His Most Dignified and Serene Majesty Emperor Caerlin II, ninth in the Line of Alaidain, dies at the age of 1022 years. Alhallie ascends to the Cerulean Throne, and takes the Imperial Name of Cellaurai ("Consecrated by Starlight"). (28)
TE 513	The Great Northern Tempest Mages hold off the worst of the storm for three days. The Naarcaerel Reef is ripped apart by storm-tides. (28)
TE 622	A Skytower arrives at Shimena, and is used to patrol the northeast waters. (28)
TE 664	Isin Aemil, child of Aerlinthe, becomes an admiral of the Imperial fleet. (28)
TE 761	With the development of practical portal travel by Asheron, Empress Cellaurai declares a new Era has begun. The Torethis Eipoth is concluded, and the Hyrethis Eipoth (Third Era of Lore) begins. (28)

Hyrethis Eipoth
HE 95	Adept Delacim arrives at Aerlinthe and opens fixed portals to Ithaenc, Haelan, Knorr, Nesortania, Elancia, Jalis, Aribel, Alastinae, Dernehale, Larchess, and the works at Velacixque and Lamihaar. (28)
HE 142	The Empyrean using their new knowledge of the magic of portals explored all of Auberean eagerly, and stumbled upon the ruins of a Floating City containing even older and more obscure magic. They repaired and altered what they could of the ruins, and some even took to building within anew. The instability of the portals that formed in the city forced the Empyrean to abandon it shortly though. (32)
HE 142	Nali Athanas reforms the northern church. (28)
HE 145	A new temple is built in Aerlinthe. (28)
HE 232	Empress Cellaurai disappears while on a tour of Haebrous, with the ultimate intention of holding a moot with the Nali and other high dignitaries of the reformed northern church at Aventin. The Haebrous report that her party attempted to ascend the peaks of the Venalben Range, where gromnatross are known to reside. (28)
HE 233	After eighteen months of fruitless searching for Empress Cellaurai, Cashtal Realaidain is declared Emperor. He takes the name Kellin II ("Righteous Lord"). (28)
HE 239	The Nali relocates from Aventin to Tentael at the invitation of Emperor Kellin II. Kellin converts to the creed of the Northern Church. (28, 37)
HE 347	Fifty-six people of Aerlinthe answer the call of Nali Valind, and participate in the extirpation of the Adjanite heretics. The Nali sought to discover the location of the Shard of the Herald entrusted to the Adjanites by Caerlin. He charged the religious order with being tainted by Falatacot beliefs and burned Lady Kathendi at the stake, slaughtering the others in the cellars of the Cathedral at Ithaenc. (28, 33)
HE 348	The Rejection Troops returning from Nali Valind's desecration and sack of Ithaenc climb Cunara to seek Aurlanaa's blessing. The gromnatross slays them all on sight, and departs Aerlinthe, never to be seen again. (28)
HE 371	Dereth is a peaceful outpost dedicated to the study of magic, owned by the Empyrean Empire of Yalain. (25)
HE 459	Severe landquakes cause magma flows in the Aerlinthe upper forge tunnels. Smiths remove to the port while golems effect repairs. (28)
HE 459	The Olthoi arrive
HE 861	Lady Alessae Vosin loses three chevairds to insanity from the influence of the Shadow Chamber in the grottoes of Laeraa. (31)
	The Gelidites find an acceptable site and begin construction of Frore. During the excavation they find The Great Work and begin to use it. There are several indications that the Great Work might be one of the Soul Stones used to imprison Bael’Zharon. (5)
ME 1	Asheron removes the surviving empyreans from the world and opens the portals to Ispar.

Age of the Olthoi
-15 PY	Aluvians arrive in Dereth through the mysterious portals and are enslaved by the olthoi. (14)
	Three Isparian slaves, Zenzaburou, Vanten the Archmage, and Vesayen Hylin, lead a group of other slaves from an olthoi nest. They escape through a portal to a small chain of islands south east of Dereth, but at the cost of Vesayen's life. There they meet another group of fleeing refugees led by the bandit MacNiall. The two groups found the Isparian colonies of Kryst and MacNiall's Freehold. They dub the islands the Vesayen Isles in honor of the man who gave his life to help them escape. (34, 35)
	Foster, while fleeing the Olthoi, finds an old Empyrean structure and moves in. He calls it Foster’s Fort. (10)
0 PY	Elysa Strathelar, Thorsten Cragstone, Tibri, Branith, Jenavere, and others kill the Olthoi Queen. Thorsten Cragstone is killed during the battle with the Olthoi Queen. (13)

Current Era
0 PY	After the death of the Olthoi Queen lifestones begin to appear, growing out of the ground. At first they don't work as expected, reanimating the user's corpse rather than ressurecting him or her. (17)
	Cragstone, the first Aluvian city on Dereth, is founded.
	Human lands are constantly under attack by Tumeroks. (11)
	The Gharu’ndim arrive on Dereth. Musansayn, one of the first Gharu’ndim, makes peace with the Aluvians and arranges for his folk to settle the lands west of the Falamar Hills. (13)
2 PY	Settlers build Holtburg. The town becomes a base for logging the Tiofor Wood. (13)
	Foster leaves Foster’s Fort and returns to civilization. (10)
	Witshire builds Fort Witshire on the ruins of an Empyrean fortress near Cragstone. (11)
	A small Aluvian faction leaves the safety of Cragstone to move north. They settle in the Bandit Castle. (10)
	A disagreement split the ranks of the Bandit Castle inhabitants and a number of them, led by Neydissa, leave. They find Foster’s Fort and move in, renaming it Neydissa Castle. (10)
	The Sho arrive on Dereth. Hebian-to is their first city.
	Neydissa passes away. (10)
5 PY	Musansayn wanders into the desert and vanishes. The people of Samsur erect the Fountain of Musansayn to commemorate their missing leader. (13)
6 PY	Holtburg is overrun by Tumeroks. Celcynd manages to save the children by using planar magic to cast a portal. It consumed so much of his mana, however, that he was unable to cast a second portal in time to save the adults. (12, 23)
7 PY	Rithwic is founded. (13)
9 PY	Elysa Strathelar disappears. (14) A band of brave warriors and wizards slay Wardiel the Mighty and drive his banderling followers out of an old Empyrean fortress. Settlers move into the shadow of the fortress, founding the town of Lytelthorpe. Lord Aleval, one of Wardiel's slayers, moves into the fortress and claims it as his own. (13) Lord Balthall, an Aluvian noble who was Khayyaban's richest inhabitant, and his wife, Lady Winthura, disappear. (16)
10 PY	Al–Arqas is built around a hitherto unknown spring (the Djubar Amitri) in the A’mun desert. (13)