Timeline/Dacanium/Before 500BCE

TIMELINE OF DACANIUM BEFORE 500 BCE
Most of Dacanium's history before 500 BCE is shrouded in mystery, with the lack of historical sources surviving from that period, and many languages only being written after this period, and therefore much of its history in this distant past comes from unreliable oral tradition and legends claiming impressive timespans.

## Abbreviations

(trad.) - traditional dates, for events known to have occured. These may not neccessarily align with actual dates.

(leg.) - legendary events, which may or may not have happened, but no real evidence can be found for them.

(myt.) - mythical events, described only in mythology and which most likely did not happen

## 10,000 to 4,000 BCE

* **8141 BCE** (myt.): The Eternal Winter, a 1,000 year period of glaciation is set off by retreating Daelenaarim to stop humans from reaching Cayeviel (modern Elvon), the core of the Daelenaarim empire, The magnitude of the Eternal Winter would cause regular aftershocks over the next 10,000 years, leading to severe climate change and collapse of major nations during every aftershock.
* **~6000 BCE** (myt.): The Daelenaarim are completly forced out of mainland Dacanium, and Cayeviel is completely destroyed. The Daelenaarim continue to rule in modern-day Ravenfield, Eithona and Nordia for another 1,000 years.
* **5787 BCE** (myt.): A massive human fleet of 15,000 ships attempts to blockade Vareten (modern Wallokia). The Daelenaarim launch an ambush, destroying most of the fleet and halting northward expansion for centuries
* **5500-4000 BCE**: The Great Exile, Dragons of Do'zhoyr and their human caretakers forced out of Draconia, beginning a 1,500 year journey to their final destination in Kouhara
* **5242 BCE** (leg.): A Mahaarim ship crashes on the shores of Vaerok (*Varoca*), the crew forming the settlement of Hecana Varoca under the rule of *vaaltha* Nalyenna.
* **5200-3000 BCE**: The Daelmahaarim expand into western Dacanium, forming the *vaalehe* (kingdoms) of Varoca (Vaerok), Marvoniel (Belemia), Yoraviel (Ravenfield) and Aelenra (Belemia).
* **4247 BCE** (leg.): The king of Thalgavar, Aeriskan, fights king Venar personally for control of the Western Sea. Aeriskan wins, founding the city of Erisko, and Venar's body is thrown into the False Sea, later named the Lemian Sea.

## 4,000 to 2,000 BCE

* **~4000 BCE:** Caranese settlers land in Ilgori (modern Seki) and found the city of Lan Tarra (Ilar Tar'ran). These people would become known as the Dahannians (*Dahanni*).
* **4000-1000 BCE:** Dahannian people settle in most of central Dacanium, stretching from western Tataron to northern Ravenfield and Sayntaga (Azuria). Their expansion causes conflict with both the native population and the Daelmahaarim states.
* **3000-600 BCE**: Maedarian Migrations, ancient Rekovans slowly conquer Belharia, Rekov, Aymora and Sayntaga/Azuria, displacing the native population there.
* **3041 BCE** (trad.): Ancient Caranese settlers land in present-day De Narie/Dennori, founding the city of Ilar Dennori.
* **3030 BCE** (trad.): In the Battle of Tochraan, the Dennori settlers decisively defeat a native army, opening most of Belharia to Maedarian settlement.

## 2,000 to 1000 BCE

* **2000-324 BCE**: The Dahannian-Rekovan Maedarians land in Kansaria (*Kansaira, Kansara*), with the natives delivering great resistance to their expansion. By 700 BCE, Maedarian expansion into Kansaria was stopped by the fiercely resisting natives, leading to internal wars within Kansaria between the Maedarians, which would last until the Augustian conquest in 324 BCE.

## Notes

1. ↑ Thalgavar was the original name of Erisko, meaning Desert Land. It is now used for the Zavari region west of Qar'aan.
2. ↑ the Lemian Sea, actually a freshwater lake, named for its fooling sea-like appearance