Timeline

Below is a **timeline** of the events of the *Conjunctionverse*, which currently includes the known and notable events in *Draconis* and *Mortal*. The recorded history of Pydwell extends back over 12,000 years, according to tradition, though the accuracy of the legends and myths that recount much of this history is openly questioned by the scholars of Tír Miraak, amongst others.

## Ages

Modern history is divided into epochs dubbed "ages", each of arbitrary length according to the conclusions of the Gesserit, an order of clairvoyant druids that predict significant events through a combination of ancient magic and the consumption of dragon blood. Predictions have included times of war (the fourth age), sickness (the seventh age), wisdom (the second and third ages) and anarchy (the ninth age). Each age is assigned a title by the Gesserit that usually pertains to the events predicted.

The nine ages and the times that came before can be separated into prehistoric and modern eras according to when civilizations began to record and document significant events. As with real-life medieval cultures, the people who inhabit the Known Lands do not possess objective knowledge about how their world was created, other than the current world was born from a great apocalyptic catacylsm termed "The Conjunction".

### Prehistoric Eras

* Old Kingdom - the world as it was known before the Conjunction, a civilization that wished to commune with the Void and subsequently caused a cataclysm that reshaped the world
* Dawn Era - the first eon of Draconis immediately after the Conjunction, when the Primordials, beings of matter and magic, emerged from the elemental chaos of the cataclysm before diverging into humans, elves, dwarves and other humanoids
* Years of Light & Dark - a time of elven dominance of the surface world, while the dwarves built vast underground cities with false night skies

### Modern Eras

* First Age - known as the "Reclamation", when the amatera led by Raiden Felldragon travelled from their homeland Drekosgard and settled Pydwell, becoming progenitors of the nordlings
* Second Age - the Age of Wisdom, marked by the expansion of the Drakengard Empire

## Dating and calendar systems

### Draken Calendar

During the Reclamation and before the mass-splintering of humanity into various cultural groups and tribes, a widespread dating system and calender was adopted between the various human kingdoms called the Draken Calendar. A relic of the Drakengard Empire, the Draken Calendar displays both the age of history and the year of that age; for example, humanity arrived in Pydwell in 1:3 - the fourth year of the First Age (also known as the Reclamation), and marking four years after humanity departed their old homeland for Pydwell. Another example is the year 1184: in the Draken Calendar, this year is written as 9:1 - the first year of the Ninth Age (the Age of Contempt).

## Pre-History

* The Old Kingdom is destroyed by the Conjunction as the worlds of the living and the dead temporarily join; the energy released destroys and reshapes the world
* The joining and separation of the living and dead realms creates the Beach, to which all life is connected via the soul
* Dauðstaður, an Old Kingdom city, is dragged onto the Beach
* Spirits and nightmares from the Beach begin invading mortal minds
* Power enters the world, entering from the Void via the Beach
* Pydwell is formed from the cataclysm; plants and animals evolve
* The Primordials, believed to be survivors of the Conjunction, discover magic and diverge into humans, elves, dwarves, giants, gnomes and other intelligent races

## Years of Light & Dark

* Split occurs
	+ The elves, descended from Primordials that learned to wield magic, split into three cultures: alders, avari and nandor
		- The alders and avari come together to build a great city, while the nandor remain in the wilderness
	+ The dwarves, descended from Primordials that learned to handle magic, construct great underground cities and split into several kingdoms
	+ Humans, descended from Primordials that were unable to wield magic, split into three cultures - nordlings, gammera and amatera - and various ethnic groups; none manage to form a kingdom due to inter-group conflicts

### Age of Trees

* The alders and avari discover the One Rune, a conduit of all magical power
* On Drekosgard, the amatera come under the rule of the everlasting dragons

### Age of Dragons

* Birth of Raiden Felldragon and his brothers
* The War of Fire begins, freeing the amatera from the dragons' rule
* Raiden Felldragon leads an army of his people east, eventually discovering Pydwell

## First Age - The Reclamation

### 1:0

* An alliance of human tribes rallies behind Raiden Felldragon and sets sail from their old homeland in search of a "promised land" where they can start anew.

### 1:1

* The birth of Faye Felldragon, the first child of Raiden Felldragon

### 1:3

* The Reclaimers led by Raiden Felldragon arrive on the northwestern coast of Pydwell, a site now known as First Landing

## Second Age - Age of Wisdom

### 2:2

* With the occupation of An Harg complete, the Medinan Empire officially becomes the Drakengard Empire

## Third Age

> *See: Age of Curiosity*
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## Fourth Age

> *See: Age of War*
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### 4:012 — 4:704

* Birth of Thanel an Kett
* Great Pydwellian Wars
	+ Second Northern War
	+ Shattering
		- The One Rune is shattered by the avari during their expulsion from the alder kingdom, creating the Great Runes
	+ Thalmonian Civil War
		- Overthrow of the Thalmonian monarchy, installing the Church of the Great Sun as the sole religion of Thalmonia

### 4:702

* Starscourge
	+ Aarzal, last and youngest of the everlasting dragons, descends from the far north to attack the Archipelago
	+ Thanel an Kett is chosen to wield Himinsverd, later uniting the Archipelagan clans into the Kingdom of the Archipelago

### 4:704

* Starscourge
	+ Aarzal is killed by his own legions at Thanel's command, ending the Starscourge and the Great Pydwellian Wars

### 4:708

* The Gesserit meets and declares an end to the fourth age and the beginning the fifth age

## Fifth Age

> *See: Age of Harmony*
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## Sixth Age

> *See: Age of Ash*
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### 6:0

* Mount Volos erupts, an event that will last for 1000 years

### 6:2

* The valley of Dol Elga is filled with ash, drowning tens of thousands in debris and fire; the region is renamed "The Ashlands"

### 6:51

* With their crops dead and water poisoned by ash, the realms of Niildard and Kovric sign a trade pact with Tarv, forming the Confederation of the Rhina

### 6:55

* Tarvan magic rejuvenates the crops of Niildard and Kovric, bringing an end to the Confederation; Kovric and Niildard maintain a close alliance

### 6:311

* The agricultural magic begins to fade, prompting Kovric and Niildard to reform their pact with Tarv

### 6:314

* Emperor Raiden II Felldragon dies childless, leaving the Empire's throne without a direct heir
* Aemon the Motherless, a legitimised bastard, makes a claim to the imperial throne
* Falka of Kovric makes a claim to the imperial throne as cousin to Raiden II
* Balgruuf the Greater of Bohaem makes a claim to the imperial throne, citing House Pentegast as a cadet line of House Felldragon
* The military forces of House Pentegast invade and occupy the imperial province of Vladland, claiming it for Bohaem
* The imperial lords reluctantly elect Aemon the Motherless as Emperor, sparking the First War of Succession
* First War of Succession
	+ Sinder recognises Aemon IV as emperor
	+ Kovric recognises Falka as empress
	+ Tarv recognises Balgruuf as the legitimate emperor, putting the Confederation of the Rhina at risk

### 6:338

* First War of Succession
	+ Bohaem and Drakengard sign the Treaty of Miraak, ending the war and all future hostilities between their realms

### 6:588

* The Lake of Fire erupts in Niildard, from which emerges the Ember Lord

### 6:673

* After nearly a century of silence, the Ember Lord suddenly unleashes an army of abominations on Niildard and Kovric, burning the lands dry; the Ember Lord quickly ceases his rampage

### 6:679

* The Ember Lord begins his second attack with an organized army of fire-based constructs and devoted followers, forcing the Confederation to become a military alliance

### 6:682

* The Confederation discovers that the Ember Lord's constructs are magical in nature and call on the Circle of Magi for aid

### 6:683

* Hearing that the Circle may aid their enemies in the south, the Drakengard Empire begins taxing and harassing mages, forcing the Circle to ignore the Confederation's plea
* Three magisters are secretly dispatched to the Ashlands with orders to help however they can; they become the Magisters of Ash
* Realizing the mortal soldiers have no chance of defending their realms, much less driving back the Ember Lord, the Magisters use dark magic to resurrect the hundreds of thousands killed by the extensive volcanic eruption
* Soldiers and peasants alike are revived by the spell, forming the Legion of Cinder; with the peace of death stolen from them, they agree to battle the Ember Lord in exchange for a peaceful passing

## Seventh Age - Age of Madness

* Unknown date: a magical plague begins to spread across Pydwell, inducing lethal symptoms of mania and aggression, and marking the beginning of the Age of Madness
* The Collapse of Avarlell: the kingdom of Avarlell is sacked by the Last Alliance, bringing an end to the alders

## Eighth Age - Age of Division

### 8:442

* Approximate year of Hermoor MacDuff's birth

## Ninth Age - Age of Contempt

### 9:0

* The Battle of Fork River marks the beginning of the Age of Contempt