Timeline

# The Timeline

## Overview

*"Despite what some powerful chronomancers will tell you, time is a force, a fundamental reality, something that cannot be altered, only endured. It defeats men, wizards, dragons and towers. Do not forget that truth young wizard. Time is a master of us all."-Magorin the Mighty, a power wizard lord from Taskanda. In his famous lecture* "That With Which Mages Mustn't Meddle."

Time goes ever onward. From the moment it first began with the birth of the Material Plane from the chaotic nothingness until now, the sun rises and sets and the moons go up and down. Mortals, like empires, are born, age, grow old and die. Even the mightiest steel dragon will some day reach the end of her life cycle. While the gods themselves are outside of time as we understand it, they themselves were not eternal and can die. While the multiverse might be infinite, with endless Material, and other, Planes, there is no guarantee Apia will have the same fate. There are truly ancient creatures, aboleth lords, Elder Gods, Yithians and the eldest Inevitables claim that they predate it. Whether any sane being takes their words as truth is unknown. In a similar fashion, the existence of alternative Material Planes, as suggested by keepers of lore within the City of Secrets, Sigil, such as the Toril Material Plane, Oerth Material Plane and Golarion Material Plane is highly contested. Where such Planes to exist, whether they predated or postdated the creation of the Apia material Plane is impossible to know.

Time is not the domain of any god, there is seemingly no being that controls it or is responsible for it. Where it came from, if there is any being that created it, is unknown but hotly debated by the loftiest of philosophers. While there are beings responsible for maintaining the timestream, such as the Quarut Inevitables, will not answer. Whether this is due to ignorance or strict orders none can, or will, say. Ultimately it doesn't matter for the average mortal being because they have much more important day-to-day responsibilities than the philosophy of time.

Apia Prime has a seven day week and 365 day year, which is tracked by the planet making a complete rotation around Teteus. These days are split into months which are named in honor of one of the gods. For more details on that see the Apian Calendar. While the names of days and months can change from culture to culture the amount of each does not. While different groups tracked time by the patterns of stars, the zodiac, seasonal changes, the lives of monarchs or elemental fluxes, all considered it important to do so. While these different methods worked for the individual cultures that practiced them, many scholars recognized that a unified method of tracking the passage of time would help preserve historic accounts for future generations and allow proper comparative studies.

Apia Prime, the main planet within the solar system, has three major continents with the central simply being Apia. Apia, the continent, was home to a major event, Latrell's Rebellion. Because almost every race that lived on the continent at that time was involved in the Rebellion it made sense to use that event as the central point of their timeline. The victorious rebels had already picked a specific event, the fall of the beholder tyrant Khiks, as the central time and marked it as Latrell's Rebellion (LR) 0. With that date agreed upon by the unified body of scholars, the proper cataloging of times began. A "Council of the Wise" was gathered from among the wisest scholars, priests, wizards and druids to present a factual account of history that would be free of propaganda and coloration. The ponderous series of 47 tomes, *Apia: An Unexaggerated History by the Council of the Wise* was the first of its kind, comparing different accounts, calendars and sages and presenting the history without bias. (The passages below are taken from the volumes though they are far from every account contained within.) The historic account was continually updated as time moved on, reaching its 56'th edition in the year LR 3650.

Some years are given particular significance by prophets and soothsayers and thus may be given dramatic titles like "The Year of Four Fires," or "The Year of Ill Omens." The council records these dates without excitement or drama but notes which years do not have such titles.

While LR 0 is the central point of the timeline, history is divided into eras that make it easier to understand and organize. The "Pre-History" or "Mythic," eras are loosely organized more by event than date.

The estimated current year is LR 3657. Below, important dates are marked with minimal detail. For more information see relevant articles.

## The Mythic Era

Please note that Mythic Era dates are unavailable and even the order of events is not entirely reliable.

### Aboleths Swim the Endless Seas:??? LR

Before time itself, the world of Apia Prime was entirely aquatic. Some suggest that what made up the oceans of the Material Plane was not water at all but, in fact, the raw stuff of chaos; an endless roaring sea of primordial energy. Others call those oceans a substance of "Nothingness", a boundless emptiness mortals cannot comprehend. Regardless, the ancient aboleths ruled it unchallenged. They built great empires beneath the endless sea. Their only rivals were each other. While conflicting reports of other planes, (Abandon, Celestia, ect) do exist, it is clear that the Material Plane, such as it was on Apia Prime, was dominated by these aboleth empires who were rivaled only by each other.

### The Birth of Gods and Titans:??? LR

There is no clear reason as what caused the birth of the original gods and mighty Annam All-Father and Biora All-Mother, born at the same moment but separate, whose children were the nearly divine titans. Scholars endlessly speculate about wheres, whys and hows but aside from a few unreliable aboleth records and somewhat contradictory divine stories, there is nothing but the stories of the gods themselves. The aboleth writings that can be understood are heavily colored by disdain for these new rivals.

### The Wars for The Heavens and Material Begin:??? LR

Time was new. Barely understood, flexible. An eternity and a single moment passed simultaneously. During that passage of infinite possibility the titans were born, Biora died giving birth to the first giants, an act blamed, incorrectly on the god Corellon Larethian, some strange primordial elementals emerged from the various elemental Planes boarding the Material, and the aboleths decided they would not share their domain with the others. Thus began a series of three-way wars between gods, aboleths and giants. The time and scope of the conflict is beyond mortal understanding but before they ended, several critical events occurred.

#### The Creation of Apia Prime:??? LR

Desperate to gain some footing against their aquatic foes, the Four Fathers and some other key deities, drew out from the chaos planets upon which they could walk, the most important of these being the world Apia Prime. With the creation of this new battle ground, the tide slowly began to shift. The giants shared the god's love on the newly constructed surface and fought to keep it as their own.

#### The Creation of Various Mortal Races:??? LR

During this period of divine war several mortal races were created by the gods to aid in their war against the aboleths. Elves, dwarves and orcs are among those who claim this includes them. Kenku, hadozee, yuan-ti and several others make similar suggestions about the date of their own creation. Aboleth servitor races such as the skum and possibly kuo-toa, are created. Some references to legions of deep ones being placed in the service of the aboleth cannot be proven.

#### The Birth of the First Dragons:??? LR

The divine siblings Bahamut and Tiamat were distinct from the rest of the gods. Instead of resembling perfected humanoids, they were perfected dragons. During The Wars for The Heavens and Material, the siblings battled ancient aboleths and their ilk. As they fought the monstrous aberrations above and below the ocean their divine blood was spilled and dragons emerged from them. The metallic dragons were born of Bahamut and the chromatic ones were children of Tiamat. Since then, dragons have ruled as semi-divine monarchs of the skies, spawning their own variants and descendants.

#### The Tarrasque:??? LR

While some gods were content to craft races or even monsters to aid them in the war with the giants and aboleths there was one who went farther than the rest. Tharizdun, a god best left forgotten, attempted to craft the ultimate weapon, a monster he named the Tarrasque. Ultimately, the beast went on a rampage that proved nearly unstoppable. Witnessing the destruction caused by the monster, Teteus ordered the gods into action who, thanks to the combined efforts of many, including the solar archangel Asmodeus, the Tarrasque was sealed away within the bowels of The Hollow in a magical sleep, trapping the doomsday weapon for the foreseeable future. It is believed to still slumber deep within the center of The Hollow though none can be sure. If the ancient myths and legends are too be believed we should be grateful that the Tarrasque does sleep. The damage it could wreak on Apia is beyond imagining.

### The Arrival of the Illithids:??? LR

Despite being ancient beyond belief, psionically powerful and the rulers of the sea, the aboleths found themselves losing the great war. While a great deal of young gods and titans were slain during the conflict, more aboleths were lost than they could easily replace. Between the creation of the lands, the rising army of mortal soldiers and the power of the titans, the great aberrations simply couldn't compete. It was due to this desperation that when the time-traveling illithids arrived on war-torn Apia from wherever they dwelt and offered their assistance to the aboleths it wasn't questioned. The ancient aboleths were sure that they could rely on the mindflayers to win the war and then undercut them, betraying them before the illithids could enact whatever stage of the "Grand Design" brought them to Apia in the first place. Yet the aboleths erred and the illithids betrayed them first. The details of this betrayal are lost to time but the end results were undebatable. The surviving aboleths fled to the depths of the seas and the now dominate mind flayers went into The Hollow, waiting for something that no god or giant could guess.

### The End of The Wars for Heavens and Material:??? LR

With the aboleths defeated, their servants scattered and the mind flayers nowhere to be found, the gods and giants prepared for their final battle. They would meet on Apia's Southern Continent along the savannahs and plains and have a final battle to determine the fate of Apia. Fortunately for all Eilistraee, eldest daughter of Corellon and Lolth, was able to prove her father was not responsible for Biora's death. Corellon swore an unbreakable blood oath to prove his innocence and so peace was reached. The remaining titans and giant-kind would rule Apia and the gods the heavens. Some of the titan children of Annam refused this agreement and fled into the Abyss, becoming the dreaded thanatotic titans. Some other titans moved up to the plane of Elysium, becoming the elysian titans. Annam and his other children remaining behind. The Wars were over, for now.

#### Tharizdun Goes Mad:??? LR

While the results of his madness wouldn't become known until later, Tharizdun, that most ancient and powerful of gods, went impossibly insane before the end of the Wars. Lolth had some hand in this madness, though her involvement wouldn't become known for centuries. Tharizdun disappeared immediately after Annam's peace, fleeing somewhere that no one could find him. Despite the best efforts of the Divine Family, they'd lost another member. What Tharizdun found in the Far Realm would ultimately change the multiverse forever.

## The Gods' War Era

Please note, some of the dates in this era possibly overlap with the Mind Flayer Empire Era. As with the Mythic Era, dates are somewhat nebulous.

### Mortals Spread Throughout the Surface:??? LR

While the illithids waited patiently in the Hollow for something only their own alien minds knew, mortals, giants and dragons spread throughout the surface of Apia. They began to found ancient empires since forgotten, dragons ruled the skies and giants claimed vast swaths of land. The giants and dragons in particular grew bitter and tense with each other, knowing that their was no room for both mighty empires. Teteus adopted the humans as his own people and they worshiped him in numbers. If Ostoria actually existed, it was founded during this time. SImilarly, the possible yuan-ti empire also existed within this window.

### The Gods Bicker:??? LR

When the aboleths and titans were dealt with, the gods were able to focus on themselves. With the arrival of peace came the realization that the Divine Family wasn't as unified as they believed. Even with the Four Fathers attempting to keep the peace, the divide between good and evil gods grew. Moradin and Gruumsh in particular grew bitter towards one another. Corellon, one of the foremost gods in the Wars For the Heavens and Material found himself frequently at odds with Lolth, his wife. Lolth continued to secretly sow the seeds of discord that would eventually led to the Godswar, manipulating the growing tensions. Several times, a few gods nearly came to blows, prevented only by the joyful good nature of Cordyfectus, The Smiling God. Despite everything, he was always able to defuse any situation with good humor.

### Tharizdun and the Abyss:??? LR

One of the most debated and most confusing elements of reality is the creation of the Abyss, realm of demons. Did it already exist and was merely discovered by Tharizdun? Was the Abyss, all 666 layers of it, created by Tharizdun when he shoved the Shard of Ultimate Evil through that many alternative Material Planes? Did the ancient demons call obyrith exist before the chained god and his Shard of Ultimate Evil? Were they made from it? Did Tharizdun create Obox-Ob, first prince of demons, or merely hear his voice? No one is sure as those few obyrith who remain are hardly reliable narrators. What is known is that shortly before the Godswar, Tharizdun returned from beyond the Far Realm and the Abyss was discovered shortly after. The obyrith ruled this strange, evil alien Plane, leaving a new threat for the gods to deal with.

#### The Gods Battle Tharizdun:??? LR

When Tharizdun returned from his discovery/creation of the Abyss and wandering of the Far Realm, he was utterly mad. Utterly mad and powerful beyond belief. He swore he'd annihilate the multiverse and cleanse it of all life, starting with the gods. It would be the last time that all the gods fought as one. Rivalries were put aside as the Divine Family battled desperately against the Chained God. When it became clear he couldn't be slain the Four Fathers and The Green Lord combined their efforts and created a new Demiplane, "The Oubliette," deep within the Depp Ethereal. Burtix, Dozna, Remus, Xoldarr and the other gods of war forced Tharizdun through the portal before it was sealed, trapping the Chained God forever in the pocket reality. Today he still rages in an attempt to free himself and wreak havoc across the multiverse.

#### Cordyfectus Seeks the Far Realm:??? LR

Deeply troubled by the fate that had fallen Tharizdun, the normally joyful Cordyfectus began an investigation, attempting to determine exactly what had led to his fellow god's madness. He was making little progress until the cunning Lolth whispered in his ear that the fabled Far Realm held the answers. The Smiling God spoke a few words to his brother Elmore and departed, promising that he would return with answers. It would be uncountable millennia before he came back, and not in the same form he left.

### Asmodeous' Rebellion:??? LR

The greatest of the solars, the highest form of angel, were the archangels and their greatest was the herald of Teteus, the archangel Asmodeus. Asmodeus had won fame and glory battling the titans and was involved with sealing away the mighty Tarrasque. There was no angel wiser, more beloved and more beautiful than Asmodeous. But jealousy festered in the heart of the archangel. He desired the power of the gods, the glory of Teteus' own throne, he didn't just want to become a god, but THE god. Asmodeous tried to resist the thought for a time, tried to focus on battling the demons or exploring the Outer Planes but it wasn't enough. When dusky Lolth took Asmodeous secretly as a lover she whispered in his ear, fed his desires and begged him to ascend. Asmodeous listened to Lolth and his own heart and he challenged Teteus for the throne of Heaven. When that challenge was rejected, the first civil war in the Upper Planes began. Asmodeous was beloved of many angels and not a few gods and so he was not short on allies. Other mighty angels including Mammon, Belial and Beelzebub rose up alongside Asmodeous in the battle that shook Mount Celestia. Many evil gods such as Lolth, Gruumsh and Burtix were "unavailable" to help, delaying the response.

#### Asmodeous Cast Down:??? LR

Even with the gods of evil sitting out the rebellion, Asmoedous and his followers could not hope to defeat the Divine Family. Ultimately he was bound, along with his surviving followers and cast down into the Lower Planes. It is said that in his grief Teteus cried tears of flame as they fell but Asmodeous merely cursed the Sun Father and accepted his fate. Things become unclear here. Asmodeous either created The Nine Hells of Baator, or discovered them already occupied and won them through conquest, or stole the first nine layers of the Abyss and formed them into Baator. Whichever of these events is true, Asmodeous himself is a great liar and thus can't be trusted, the results was that the fallen angels became the first devils. Those devils would ever more be a thorn in the side of both celestials and demons alike.

### The Capture of Eilistraee???LR

Lolth carefully observed these different events and took notes She fed the fires of bitterness between the deities. She gathered followers among the evil gods including some of her own children. All seemed ready. She even duped her own innocent daughter, Vandria Gilmadrith, by swapping out her traditional arrows for cursed ones which would slay her own father Corellon when loosed during their traditional father/daughter hunting trip. This would eliminate Lolth's husband and greatest rival. But things went wrong when another of Lolth's daughters, Eilistraee, discovered that her mother was behind the deathly complications of Biora All-Mother's pregnancy. This led Eilistraee down a path of discovery, finding evidence that her beloved mother was behind Cordyfectus' disappearance and encouraged Asmoedous' rebellion. Lolth had conspired with Gruumsh, Burtix and Tiamat among others, preparing to steal the throne of heaven. Unsure how to respond to the revelation, she told her twin brother Vhaeraun what their mother had done and sought his council. Tragically, Vhaeraun had already sworn himself to his mother's service and captured Eilistraee so she couldn't warn the Divine Family. This event triggered the fury of Lolth towards her son for his recklessness and led to the beginning of the Gods' War. As the pieces fell into place, Lolth sought out the mysterious being Ghaunadaur, a lord of oozes and possibly impossibly ancient. He would be her ace in the hole as she strove to steal the sun throne.

### Corellon and Gruumsh do Battle:???LR

Knowing that Corellon would discover his daughter was missing if he returned from his hunting trip with Vandria and thus disrupt Lolth's as of yet unfinished plans, she bade Gruumsh, one of her lovers and her greatest ally, to ensure that Corellon met with his death during said trip. She couldn't trust the cursed arrows to do the job and besides, Gruumsh had long desired to slay Corellon. What Lolth couldn't have anticipated was Corellon's victory. Gruumsh was not patient and rather than wait for Vandria to fire, he attacked the elven god first, confident he could win. The two did epic battle, tearing the forests of Elysium asunder with their wrath. When Vandria, desperate to aid her father, fired an arrow at Gruumsh it changed course and struck Corellon in the back. Despite the pain, the god of elves managed to gain the upper hand in one moment of marital mastery, slicing out Gruumsh's eye. As the god of the orcs fled, bleeding across the ground, Corellon collapsed, dying from Vandria's arrow. His daughter wept over him, unsure what had happened. Fortunately, the elven goddess of night and moonlight, Sehanine Moonbow, long a rival of Lolth's for the affection of Corellon, saw him fall. She removed Vandria's arrow and applied healing poultices to Corellon. The trio began their long journey back to Mount Celestia to confront Lolth about this mysterious development. While Sehanine was convinced of her treachery, Corellon and Vandria were in denial of that truth.

### The Gods' War Begins:???LR

As Corellon struggled to return, Lolth made her move, telling her allies that the time of ascendance was neigh. Due to the rushed nature of her call, a series of small disconnected battles took place, leading to confusion and outcry among the Divine Family. Tiamat attacked her brother Bahamut, mirroring the civil war occurring between the dragons on the Prime Material. Burtix took her falchion to Dozna, attempting to strike down the goddess of Victories from ambush, though her attempt was foiled by Remus. Maglubiyet slew the god of the thunder and Grandmother Shadow used the bones to open up a portal to the Abyss, calling up a legion of obyrith demons with Ghaunadaur at their head. The sacrifice of numerous angels and archons who staunched the flow of these demons was forever recorded in celestial marble on the seventh layer of Heaven where numerous choir angels sing mournful hymns of remembrance. Bahgtru's divine orcs clashed with Moradin's celestial dwarves and golems. Vaprak, demon god of ogres and trolls answered Lolth's call with bloody abandon, claiming the lives of several Elysian Titans. Yondalla faced off with, and wounded, the demonic pregenator of the tall mouthers, beginning the emnity between halflings and that particular race of abberations. The Gods' War had begun.

#### Teteus Joins the War:???LR

Not since the rebellion of Asmoedous had Teteus left the sun throne, mace in hand, to settle his own affairs. However, with Lolth and Ghaunadaur's forces maintaining a foothold on the heavenly beach of Mount Celestia, Teteus had no choice to be involved. He put on his armor and, accompanied by his wives likewise armed and armored for battle, strode into the fray. Even the normally passive Vutune struck evil gods with her quarterstaff, fighting personally against the invasion while Ahphion, beautiful and terrible in her silver armor and daggers, was forever immortalized with paintings of her faithful. Teteus' personally slew several now unknown gods of evil including a lord of forgery, a god associated with disemboweling and a few minor goblin gods. Still, even with Teteus himself engaged in battle, Lolth's forces were slowly making progress. The war couldn't continue as it was. Despite the valor of the goodly gods and their allies, the tide was turning against them.

#### Machanacus Arms the Gods:???LR

While the Divine Family was split asunder along lines of good and evil debate arose among the gods of neutrality. Should they take a side in such a conflict? While The Green Lord and Vyzbus rode alongside the gods of good, many remained unsure. One such god was the outsider, Machanacus. While not particularly liked by the others, none could deny Machanacus' skill. His inventions had helped the gods win against the aboleths and giants. It was natural both sides would seek him. Lolth sent Oztoz and several of her most beautiful handmaidens to the Clockwork God, offering him money, power and pleasure beyond his wildest dreams if he'd aid her uprising. Machanacus rejected them out of hand. Rilia, the goddess of love and beauty made him a similar offer on behalf of the gods of good but was likewise rejected. When Teteus came to the Plane of Mechanus alone and met with Machanacus one on one, progress was made. None know the terms that were reached by Teteus and Machanacus, save Bastia who keeps them locked away in the Hall of Godly Records. None remember the devastating weapons that Machanacus gifted The Sun God. However, once Teteus emerged, Machanacus became more accepted among his peers, though given his space as desired, and the tides of battle began to change.

#### The Demon Civil War:???LR

The obyrith demons were wreaking havoc along the shores of Mount Celestia, serving as the foot soldiers of the evil gods. Yet their involvement would soon come to an end. While Obox-Ob, prince of demons, was happy to supply Ghaunadaur with his forces, the demon lord The Queen of Chaos was not. With the aid of her consort Miska the Wolf-Spider and the new species of demon she'd created, the tanar'ri, she rebelled against Obox-Ob. This sudden attack caused the obyrith to return to the Abyss to fight off the new wave of demons. While Ghaunadaur remained behind to aid Lolth in her war, the loss of the obyrith was a huge blow to the forces of evil. While the demonic civil war would rage in the background for possibly thousands of years (time moves differently in the Abyss), the end result would be the downfall of Obox-Ob, the defeat of the obyrith and the dominance of the tanar'ri, a political situation that remains today.

#### Eilistraee Escapes:???LR

Eilistraee wasn't sitting idly by during this time. With her father unaccounted for and hearing of the war roaring around her, she tried multiple times to escape and join the fight. Her brother, Vhaeraun, foiled several of these attempts but couldn't bring himself to hurt her, even as his mother demanded it. Lolth would broke no competition in her quest for dominance, she would be the most powerful, most beautiful being in the Planes, and not even her daughter would be that competition. Yet Vhaeraun couldn't fulfill his mother's request, his love for Eilistraee was too strong. How exactly she managed to escape isn't clear. Some believe a simple cherub snuck through enemy lines and delivered her a sword, others say the Dark Maiden manifested it out of her own will. Regardless of how she came to possess it when Eilistraee finally got her hands on the greatsword she faced down Vhaeraun and defeated him in single combat, yet she couldn't bring herself to slay him. She loved her brother and so fled back to Mount Celestia, leaving him battered but alive. The Dark Maiden was free again.

#### Corellon Returns:???LR

While Lolth's forces were already on the back foot, thanks in no small part to the Demon Civil War, and the direct intervention of Teteus and Vyzbus, it was ultimately the dramatic return of her husband that brought the war to the end. Corellon, supported by Vandria Gilmadrith and Sehanine Moonbow, arrived on the beaches of Mount Celestia, battered but alive. At the sight of her husband, not only alive but supported by Sehanine, a goddess Lolth loathed above all others, Loth flew into a rage. She attacked Corellon, demanding the other gods respect her right to duel him. As the others looked on, husband and wife did battle. At a critical moment, Eilistraee found her way back to the beaches, sword in hand, calling out to her parents in a combination of love, panic and grief. Lolth was momentarily distracted and Corellon seized the opportunity, striking her down. Seeing his opportunity to expand his domain taken, Ghaunadaur burned a hole through the ground, fleeing to the Abyss. With Lolth defeated and her forces routed, Gruumsh and the other remaining gods of evil fled, retreating to the various Lower Planes. The Gods' War was over.

#### The Judgement of Lolth:???LR

With the gods of evil broken and fleeing, Lolth alone was left. Her failed rebellion was shattered and all that remained was to pass judgement. When asked why she did it, Lolth simply proclaimed that she would not be less than anyone. She'd be queen of all, or nothing. She expressed no remorse and showed no pity. Corellon divorced her, stripped her of her place within the Seldarine and named her demon, ordering that she be cast down into the Abyss. Because of his loyalty, Vhaeraun was to join her. It was then that Eilistraee vowed to her father that she'd go with her brother and try to reach him, to bring him back to the light. Corellon agreed with a heavy heart, allowing the Dark Maiden to take that step but swearing to Lolth that were Eilistraee harmed, she'd forever regret it. Vandria embraced her sister, crying tears of grief at her departure, the last open display of grief she'd ever show, but remained with Corellon among the Sledarine. In a final act of humiliation, Corellon took Sehanine Moonbow as his new wife before banishing Lolth through the same tunnel Ghanadaur had created. The tunnel was sealed and it was believed Lolth perished. However, Lolth survived within the 66th layer of the Abyss, known as the Demonweb Pits, slowly growing in power and influence. She remained a goddess, even reduced in power, but gained a new title, that of demon lord. In time her Dark Seldarine, would grow as a threat to the elven gods, as well as the other gods of good. Still, there was peace for a time in the Heavens. Alas, during the trial, the mortal Plane had deep troubles of its own, for the Mind Flayers had emerged from beneath Apia's surface and conquered much of the planet.

## The Mind Flayer Empire Era

Please note, some of the dates in this era possibly overlap with the Gods' War Era. As with the Mythic Era, dates are somewhat nebulous.

### The Downfall of Dragons and Giants:???LR

In an era neither well documented, nor understood, the giants had built their own kingdom, which they'd named Ostoria. Similarly, the dragons ruled the skies and mountains with petty kingdoms of their own. While the details are long lost, both giant sages and elder dragons admit that a great war between their two peoples ultimately destroyed those kingdoms. Today, giant ruins dot the landscapes and dragons are greatly reduced in number. The side effect of these two powers was, aside from the Yuan-ti and possibly a few others lost to time, no other great empires existed. This left Apia vulnerable to the mind flayers who emerged from the Hollow to dominate the surface shortly after the end of the giant/dragon war.

### The Mind Flayers Ascend:???LR

To try and understand the alien mind of the Illithid is impossible. Men have gone mad trying. The mind flayers waited until the time was right and emerged from the depths of The Hollow. Their psionic powers combined with the vast hoard of slaves quickly overran many of the petty kingdoms that had tried to establish themselves. Without the mighty kingdoms of giants or dragons, and with the gods occupied with their own civil war, no one could stand against the mind flayers. They quickly dominated much of Apia's surface, building vast cities both above and below it. While they clashed with the southern Yuan-ti empire and a few fractured giant kingdoms, the mind flayers dominated Apia Prime for untold years. They constructed the Cullis Gates, numerous great cities and observatories and planned their own alien goals. It was a dark time for the mortal races as the Elder Brains controlled the fates of untold millions.

#### The Hadozee Island Sinks:???LR

The Hadozee are a race of sailor monkey-folk who are commonly seen in ports or on ships across Apia. All Hadozee claim that they originated from an island somewhere in the southern hemisphere, likely near Teteus' Elbow, but no one knows for certain where it was. An amalgamation of Hadozee songs and mythologies suggest that their island home sunk due to some unknown catastrophe at roughly the same time the Illithid empire rose. Possibly the events were connected. The survivors found their way to the Tortle Islands where the tortles welcomed them with open arms and they live in numbers to this day.

THE ABDUCTION OF CLAN DUERGAR

The dwarves of clan Duergar were stoic and solitary, even by dwarven standards. They dwelt in lower tunnels than others dared and mined gems in the depths that even magma dwarves feared to approach. Many rejected Moradin and his fellows, though not all. Tragedy struck for the stoic Duergar clan when they fell victim to the domineering mind flayers. Mind flayer scientists, curious about the affects their psionic magics would have, kidnapped the entire clan, dragging them down to the depths of the Hollow. Cruel and unusually experiments were performed on the stoic dwarves, warping and twisting them into something entirely different. It would be hundreds of years before the new race of gray dwarves would escape mind flayer captivity.

## What is below comes from the Old Site and is not to be taken as official cannon, particularly the dates. Much information will be saved but not all. Read below this point with caution.

PRE-TERMOIL

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Early dates in this era are guesswork at best, given mostly for organization. The Council of the Wise willingly admits that the order or nature of these events might not be entirely accurate. NOTE, the building of Xantakar is crucial as it is a date that can be reliable confirmed by Mindflayer records and verified by great Dwarven stonemasons. Dates after 6542 PT are considered to be far more accurate than those before.

4438 PT

NELBUS THE TENDER NAMED EMPEROR

Founding

Nelbus the Tender had been sheltering his human visitors for many years, trying to teach them proper ways to live, honor, discipline and loyalty. The people tried their best to live up to these instructions but, unlike Nelbus the Tender, they were not gold dragons and found these standards difficult to live up to. They begged Nelbus to rule over them as their emperor and guide them into a new age of enlightenment and stability. The dragon debated this for many years but, ultimately, decided to honor the request of his new subjects and take his place upon the newly carved Jade Throne. Nelbus' actions would have a profound impact on Apia as the Dragon Empire would prove to be one of the most influential and powerful players in Apian history.

4458 PT

LATRELL BEGINS WORK ON HIS CODE OF LAWS

Civil action

While this particular code of laws would never be finished, Latrell's initial pass at the law would be adapted by both his church and the nation that bears his name. It is of historic note as it would be the first set of laws established by a non-dragon.

4460 PT

UMGAR IS BORN

Life, Birth

Shimira's son, while not being as world-shaking as his possible father Latrell was nevertheless destined for greatness. His birth was heralded by a thunderstorm, a storm that only intensified as Umgar came into the world. Shimira's band cheered in glee at the birth of the half-orc and hailed him as a great leader of men. It was a happy time for all.

4462 PT

ULYSSES GLORYEYE SETS OUT FOR THE SOUTH

Expedition

Many Minotaurs fought in the war against the beholders. Some joined as freed slaves, others served Shimira in her band. Of all these mighty warriors, none were more noble of character and strong of arm than Ulysses Gloryeye. A mighty warrior and hero, Gloryeye won great renown for his courage and his tactical acumen. After his successes against the beholders and faced with freedom for the first time in his life, Ulysses decided to set out on his own and find a place to call his home. With Latrell's blessing, Ulysses and a band of mostly minotaur or dwarven followers set out to the south. Legends are unclear as to why Ulysses went south, some say it was the whispering of the gods, some say it was blind luck. Regardless, this journey would eventually lead to the founding of Demauric, the great kingdom of the minotaurs. Ulysses' epic journey south is a popular topic for both artists and storytellers with The Departure being the most popular retelling of his quest to find a home. It is more myth than fact but ultimately remains popular among almost all species.

4463 PT

THE BATTLE UPON THE PLAINS OF ZARMAHS

Military action

The alliance of three beholders and their forces was a concerning change, even for the fairly successful rebellion. The beholders had hoards of kin, slaves and servant races, not to mention other beholders in their service. They were a horrifying force on the battle field and, even with all their skill and strength of the rebels and Delorgans, there was still no guarantee of victory that day. Still, Teteus spoke to Latrell and told him not to fear the menace of the eyetyrants. They would be victorious.

At dawn, the free peoples attacked on the open field of Zarmahs. Many were slain in the initial wave of eyebeams and boulders but still they persisted. With their many eyes, the light of the rising sun proved extra dazzling to the beholders. With the sun at their backs, the rebels smashed into the lines of their hated foes. Zoanthrulx was killed in battle with High Jarl Ragnar. Rimdriko lost a magic duel with Evron and Hlomosih fell to Latrell's might axe. With the three great tyrants killed the armies of the beholders shattered. Those who were not killed fled into the Hollow or into the caves and dark places of the world. At last Apia was free of the rule of aberrations.

4465 PT

THE UNIFICATION OF THREE EYES

Political event

As the rebels and their Delorgan allies began decimating the beholders, greatly weakened by their own in-fighting, the great eyetyrants soon realized how badly they were outnumbered. Of the once numerous empires and kingdoms only three remained and, those three legendary tyrants combined their three kingdoms into one. The names of Zoanthrulx, Rimdriko and Hlomosih are cursed annually by children and adults alike at the reenactments of Latrell's victory held throughout the civilized world. These three cursed beholders gathered all their wicked spawn, all their minions and slaves in one great army and began pushing back against the rebels. They initially won several battles but Minddamner's hoards of skeletons, ghouls and zombies served as useful fodder, buying time for the living rebels to escape.

Shimira and Latrell grew even closer during these dark times and, it wasn't long before Shimira grew heavy with a child, a child many believed to be Latrell's. Minddamner dived deeper into forbidden knowledge in an attempt to find a solution to the beholder threat and Angraboda grew sullen, reasons all her own. It was not long before the final battle of the revolution which would decide who Apia would belong to.

4467 PT

EARLY VICTORIES

Revolution

Latrell, bolstered by Shimira's bandits and Minddamner's hoards of undead began attacking some of the smaller beholder kingdoms. During the conquest of these kingdoms many important followers were gathered. Ramus, a former house slave for the beholder tyrant Khiks, became a great follower of Latrell's who, despite his humble beginnings, proved to be a brilliant leader of men. His bald head and firm hand were seen in many of the early victories. Another major leader was Ulysses Gloryeye, a mighty minotaur who would one day be emperor of Demauric was liberated in this early stage. However, it was Latrell's passionate plea to High Jarl Ragnar Mcdunvall, of Delorgan, that sealed the bond between Latrellus and Delorgan for all time. The Delorgans had been keeping to themselves at the start of Latrell's uprising. They had secured their own island and felt there was little reason to risk the safety of their new nation on a doomed revolution. However, the words written by Latrell about their common plight and their one chance to rid themselves of beholders and their kin for all time. The High Jarl was so moved by the pleas of "a soul after mine own soul" that he ordered the longships of Delorgan to begin raiding along the coastline and had his berserkers and housekarls punch deep into enemy territory. With the beholders being hit on both sides it was only a matter of time. Each victory swell Latrell's numbers and, despite having a multitude of kin and slave species to assist them, the beholders were far more limited in their numbers and felt each loss dearly.

4469 PT

LATRELL'S REBELLION BEGINS

Revolution

Latrell, Shimira, Alfik and their band continued to harry Beholders and their various spawns wherever they could find them. Their raiding, while seemingly nothing in the grand scale of Beholder dominance, served three critical roles. First, it gave Latrell increasingly more confidence in himself as a leader and hero of all people as well as more combat experience. Second, it allowed Shimira's band to grow in strength as freed slaves, bandits and vigilantes of all stripes flocked to her banner. Finally, it allowed Agraboda and Clacker to find them.

According to legend, Latrell, Shimira and a few friends were sitting around the campfire late at night after a successful raid. Suddenly, the ground began shaking, like an earthquake of extraordinary power. As Shimira's men rushed to gather their weapons and Latrell offered his prayers to Teteus, Angraboda Star-Eye, in all her magnificence, with Clacker on her shoulder, came striding into the light. She explained that she had seen the signs in the stars that a great champion had been born, a champion who would be the one to end the tyranny of aberrations on Apian soil and bring a new age of sentient rule. Latrell was that champion.

There was debate, argument and speculation but, in the end, Latrell believed in the prophecy of the Storm giantess and Shimira's band followed them. With Angraboda and Clacker in their party, alongside faithful Alfik, the legendary companions of Latrell were almost assembled. Yet, in the following weeks, when the undead army of Evron Minddamner made itself known and the lich offered his services to Latrell in his war against the beholders that the five legendary companions were assembled and the rebellion began in earnest.

4470 PT

LATRELL MEETS SHIMIRA

Life, Relationship change

Latrell and Alfik traveled alone for some time, avoiding Beholder armies, fighting and killing when they had too, just keeping one step ahead of death along the way. Still the Gods drove Latrell on, refusing to allow him to give up. Alfik proved a welcome companion in this regard, his uplifting spirit and magical abilities proved crucial in keeping Latrell alive on more than one occasion.

Despite their survival though, they were not making any impact on the world at large. What could on Djinn and one Cleric hope to accomplish against such overwhelming odds? It was all to change when Latrell met Shimira and her band of raiders. The Half-Orc was leading her warriors on a pillaging mission against the remains of a Beholderkin army when they met. Even though the army had been badly damaged, the twisted creatures who made up the Beholder forces remained dangerous and foul. The band of raiders was badly outnumbered without any hope. Yet the fierce, savage beauty of Shimira captivated Latrell in an instant. With Alfik at his side he charged into battle upsetting the tide in the raiders favor. Shimira invited the duo back to her camp and they joined up with her band. They raided together for a year and, eventually fell in love.

4472 PT

LATRELL FIGHTS HIS WAY OUT

Population Migration / Travel

Latrell had been training in secret, communing with Teteus and gaining the strength needed to fulfill his destiny. The war among Beholders raged on and daily news of even greater atrocities reached his ears. His resolve wavered at the task set before him alone. Fate would intervene however when the Beholder master who kept Latrell was attacked by a rival and slain. Latrell's father, and most of his fellow slaves, were killed by the attacking hordes of Grimlocks, Gauths and Beholderkin who served this rival in his bloody assault.

Latrell killed many of the beasts who attacked, striking them down with magic and mace but it was not enough, the battle was lost and Latrell was sure to follow his father into the halls of his ancestors. Yet, in desperation, he cried out to the Gods as he battled wildly, shattering his old lamp in the process. Alfik, the Djinn of that lamp, came fourth in a burst of power to support his new master. Together, the two fought with renewed vigor before Alfik teleported both far away from the now ruined estate, and the only life Latrell had known.

4481 PT

  4469 PT

ERVON MINDAMNER WAGES WAR ON BEHOLDERKIND

Expedition

Ervon Mindamner had spent the past 200 years amassing arcane knowledge, artifacts and undead servants, all in preparation of the inevitable collapse of the Beholder empire. Mindamner had become something of an expert on the Beholder way of thinking, on their tactics and powers. While evil had inevitably taken root in his soul, the Lich still felt a burning hatred for the Beholders, all of them, of every type.

He knew war was inevitable and so he waited. When that time finally came and news reached his liar that the Beholders were warring, really warring, Ervon Mindamner marched his legions to war. For just over a decade, skeletons, zombies, wraiths and wights under his command battled every Beholder they came across. Every Beholder that fell became a great zombie in his host, every slave felled was another skeleton. So his hoard grew vast, and powerful.

Little did the Lich know that his one man war would soon bring him into far nobler company.

4481 PT

  4467 PT

SHIMIRA BEGINS RAIDING

Criminal Activity

The last of Latrell's five companions, Shimira was a half-Orc barbarian and leader of a pack of raiders. While Latrell was learning the ways of sword and magic, Shimira was raiding Beholderkin and Beholder kingdoms. How she managed to escape her own captivity was not known but she had no problem gathering a band of grizzled raiders to her side, all of whom gleefully killed Beholders when possible, taking loot and pillaging the enemy.

Shimira was known for her great stature and, unusual for a half-orc, raw beauty. She wasn't afraid to use it to keep her band under control and, when the band consisted of humans, half-orcs, orcs, half-ogres, Minotaurs and half-giants, that charisma served her well, almost as well as her great hammer, Skullsplitter.

4483 PT

  4470 PT

THE CONFLICT OF THE EYES

Military action

Conflict between Beholders was common place. Often they would fight among themselves, their own paranoia and plotting spilling over into violence. Yet, for reasons incomprehensible to non-Beholders, the great Conflict of the Eyes was different. Simultaneously, each Beholder kingdom declared war on all others, and soon Apia was blazing with their conflict. Armies of slaves and Beholderkin clashed as Beholders held magical duels, killing or humiliating rivals. Some Beholders fled to The Hollow and set up kingdoms there, while others were banished to its depth.

The devastation to planet and slaves was impossible to quantify but ultimately it proved greatly beneficial. This event was what weakened the Beholders to the point that Latrell's rebellion was able to overthrow the Eyetyrants.

4483 PT

LATRELL HEARS THE VOICE OF THE GODS

Religious event

As Latrell grew older, working under the tireless whip of his Beholder master, he grew strong physically and emotionally. His heart burned for justice. Finally, during this dark time, he began to hear the voice of the Gods. No longer could The Divine Family ignore the plight of mortal species beneath the Beholders, instead they would raise up a champion, a being who would set in motion the events that forever change Apia. Teteus himself, granted Latrell as vision and bestowed on him the divine connection he needed to train as a mighty cleric of the Sun God himself. It would take still a little more time, but far less than Latrell expected.

4485 PT

CLAPPER FLIES TO FREEDOM

Criminal Activity

The Kenku are an enigmatic species; once flighted, now forced to walk about on land, fighting over scraps and serving the shadows. Yet one Kenku, the famous Clapper, defied it all and flew again. Clapper's Beholder master, Zarakazin, was fascinated by the legends of his avian servants and their accounts of the ancient wings they once had.

During a drunken bout of inventive mania, this Beholder grabbed Clapper, a Kenku slave and, with dark magic, forced his body to grow a large pair of Raven-like wings. While painful to grow, and initial cumbersome they did allow Clapper to fly. And fly Clapper did, away from the kingdom of his master. While the Beholder did attempt to recover his winged servant, Clacker was clever and desperate and managed to evade the eyes of his master.

Fortune seemed to favor the Kenku, as the mountain he sheltered upon that night revealed itself to be Angraboda Star-Eye on her quest to find the prophesied Eyebane. Clacker, according to Star-Eye, was part of that destiny. So, the first two of the five companions met and journeyed on as a pair.

4490 PT

LATRELL RECEIVES A LAMP

Life, Supernatural

Latrell's life was coming into place. He didn't realize it, but his companions were gathering. Latrell's father, also a slave to the Beholder Lord Vimliciksh, had the unpleasant task of sifting the obese Beholder's trash. As the day of his son's tenth birthday drew near, Latrell's father found a lamp, a simple thing made of brass. He cleaned it and presented to his son as a birthday present (in secret, for fear of Vimliciksh's wrath, lest he discover that the slaves actually owned something.)

Neither father nor son knew that the lamp housed Alfik, a Nobel Djinn, who sould in a mere twenty years, join Latrell in overthrowing the Beholder menace forever as one of the legendary five companions of Latrell.

4499 PT

ANGRBODA STAR-EYE COMES DOWN FROM THE MOUNTAIN

Expedition

Like many of her noble kin, Angrboda Star-Eye watched the goings on beneath her with sorrow. Storm Giants, unlike their cousins, are mostly pure-hearted beings with in ingrained sense of honor and nobility. Yet what could one woman, even a mighty Storm Giant do? So, she watched and wept.

Like many of her kin, Angrboda was a student of the stars, more than capable of foretelling omens and prophecies. When she saw the signs that a great deliverer had been born she took up the Skysplitter and set out to find him. Not only would she find him but she would join him as one of the five legendary companions.

4500 PT

LATRELL THE EYEBANE IS BORN

Life, Birth

The year PT 4500 is a critical one, as is the day . For on this day, celebrated by most civilized folk, the great hero Latrell, who would become known as "The Eyebane," was born. Latrell would go on to do great things, accompanied by his five almost equally legendary companions. These men and women would be influential in overthrowing the Beholder threat, forever.

In a mysterious twist that no scholar can explain, the racial identity of Latrell is lost. When know he existed, when know when and what he did but not if he was man, dwarf, goblin or elf. Thus, Latrell is claimed by most civilized peoples as one of their own. (See, Latrell's character entry for more details.)

Still, it would be 30 years before the revolution would begin.

4598 PT

BETYLKAS CHEATS DEATH

Metaphysical / Paranormal event

One of the greatest Beholder kings of the age, Betylkas became obsessed with his own mortality as the years rolled by. Enemies were everywhere and, even if those could be beaten, he would inevitably fall to the ravages of time. Yet Betylkas did not despair, instead he channeled all his considerable will and knowledge of the esoteric arts into finding a solution.

And find one he did. Betylkas shed his mortal form and became the first Death Tyrant, a mighty Beholder lich. Betylkas abandoned his surface realm and disappeared into The Hollow where history loses sight of him.

4599 PT

  4499 PT

NELBUS THE TENDER SHELTERS REFUGEES IN THE WEST

Gathering / Conference

Nelbus, a mighty Gold Dragon from the western region, feared by even the Beholders, was disgusted with how the people of Apia were treated by the Eye Tyrants. Inspired by his Divine father Bahamut, Nelbus began sheltering escaped slaves and refuges in his cavernous lair near The Dragon's Neck. For this act of kindness, the humans took to calling him "Nelbus the Tender." These human refugees would eventually form the mighty Dragon Empire, one of Apia's most influential nations.

4649 PT

  4530 PT

DHUADTHRAHSH MAPS THE PLANAR COSMOS

Discovery, Scientific

While most species still hold Beholders in contempt for their cruel reign across the centuries, Dhuadthrahsh is at least grudgingly respected for his contributions to understanding the Planar Cosmos. Dhuadthrahsh was a powerful Beholder mage who chose to live in isolation on the rocky Northern Delorgan Isles. With only the company of some human slaves (who would go on to become the proud Delorgan people) and some local fauna, Dhuadthrahsh used his magic to travel the planes and map the cosmos as he understood it. Every model of The Great Wheel used today is based on Dhuadthrahsh's initial model.

While Dhuadthrahsh was ultimately killed by the proto-Delorgans during the uprising that would follow, his work was preserved by wise Druids who recognized its value. From there it spread across Apia in the following years and decades.

4651 PT

ERVON MINDAMNER BECOMES A LICH

Life, Supernatural

Ervon Mindamner was a longtime slave for some forgotten Beholder lord. Much of this legendary figure's early life has been lost to time, but what is known is this. Ervon was born with magical talent in his blood, though the constant Anti-Magic cones from the eyes of many Beholders kept that talent hidden for years. Ervon was desperate to escape his life of servitude, willing to take any chance. His hatred of the Beholders drove him beyond reason, beyond logic.

During a small skirmish with two rival Beholders, Ervon's master forgot to keep his servants magically charmed and there was a mass escape. Unlike many of his compatriots, Ervon ran to The Hollow, a dangerous decision but one that paid off. The young Sorcerer practiced his magic down there in the dark places of the world, growing strong and feral. All that mattered was vengeance.

Legend says that he met and Alhoon down in The Hollow, some even say he met the first. None know what dark deeds were taught, what reasons given (though Bards love to speculate) but the end result is the same. Ervon Mindamner went into The Hollow a mortal man and came out a terrifying Lich.

This would have been mere footnote, if not for the fact that Mindamner would go on to be one of the five legendary companions of Latrell the Eyebane, arguably the most famous figure in Apian history.

4671 PT

AVOLAKIA TRADE WITH BEHOLDERS

Financial Event

A disgusting race of aberrations from a distant planet in the solar system, the Avolakia journeyed to Apia, via magic portals, during the reign of the Beholders, to trade slaves and magical resources. Some Avolakia actually remained on Apia permanently, in small tribes with The Hollow, to more easily facilitate trade with the Beholders. Those tribes remained on Apia and are still a menace in some parts of The Hollow.

4838 PT

JARL BALGRUM SNOWBEARD BUILDS HIS GREAT HALL

Construction beginning/end

While the Mindflayers were quick to quash any resistance across the continent they seemed content to leave the Frost Giants alone. Scholars argue about the reasoning today. Perhaps Mindflayers couldn't handle the cold or maybe Frost Giants were strongly resistant to their Psionic attacks. Whatever reason, the territory carved out by Jarl Balgrum Snowbeard, the greatest champion the Frost Giants would ever know, remained relatively intact during the Mindflayer Empire. The finalized construction of Snowbeard's great hall in 4838, marked the very height of Frost Giant dominance in the southern glacial continent.

4898 PT

  4499 PT

HOLLOW CLEANSING

Military action

While the Beholder Empires were mostly concerned with the surface, they did launch numerous raids into The Hollow in an attempt to utterly burn out all Mindflayers. These raids and attacks grew rarer as the Beholders grew to trust each other less and less. Ultimately these raids proved ineffective, as the Mindflayers survived and even thrived in their remaining cities within The Hollow. Still Beholder knowledge of these tunnels would prove useful when it came time for their own empires to collapse.

4898 PT

  4501 PT

THE THOUSAND BEHOLDER KINGDOMS

Political event

Beholders differ from both Mindflayers and Abolaths in a major way, and their Apian empire reflected that difference. Unlike those other beings, Beholders are ultimately solitary creatures, this due to the rampant paranoia and xenophobia that all Beholders feel. Whatever reason or cause that initially allowed the Beholders to work as a collective group against the Mindflayers proved ineffective once that threat was removed.

Beholder paranoia took over and soon they were fragmenting into thousands of small kingdoms, some containing only a single Beholder and his slaves, while others had as many as four or five. All these kingdoms grew in distrust and paranoia and, almost immediately, began warring among themselves. Many kingdoms rose and fell as the Beholders fought, spied and sabotaged each other.

To escape the carnage, some Beholders created personal kingdoms in The Hollow, which would prove a wise decision considering what was to befall the race after centuries of infighting greatly weakened the Beholder's grasp on the world of Apia.

4945 PT

  4899 PT

GITHYANKI RAIDS

Military action

Wherever Mindflayers are there will eventually be Githyanki and Apia is no exception. In the midst of The Invasion from Beyond the Stars, when Mindflayers were already on the backfoot, Githyanki raiders from the Astral Plane discovered a world conqured by their most hated foe.

While not allied with the Beholders, indeed skirmishes between the two are well recorded, their arrival was a boon for the Eye Tyrants. The Githyanki mercilessly attacked Mindflayer colonies, caravans, and outposts with zealous glee. While they ultimately played a minor roll in the war it is worth noting their arrival as Githyanki continue to raid Apia and The Hollow beneath even today.

4995 PT

  4899 PT

THE INVASION FROM BEYOND THE STARS

Military action

The war between Mindflayer and Beholder, while not as long as The War in the Heavens and Earth, was just as brutal. With their great powers the Beholders were dangerous foes, yet the more numerous Mindflayers, and their many servants, proved cunning foes. Yet the unified wrath of the Beholders was too much. Slowly but steadily, the Mindflayers were pushed back to only a few of their surface cities. One by one those cities were destroyed, including mythic Xantakar. The Mindflayers gave a good fight of it but not enough to save themselves. Ultimately, the Mindflayers were driven exclusively into their subterranean cities in The Hollow, leaving the Beholders as kings of the surface.

The Night of Ten Thousand Eyes

THE NIGHT OF TEN THOUSAND EYES

Military action

Mindflayers had ruled unchallenged for thousands of years. Any minor uprisings had been crushed, any opposing force had been enthralled or consumed. Nothing could oppose them, nothing across all of Apia.

The invasion from beyond brought a cruel twist of irony, just as the Mindflayers were not native to Apia, the Beholders came from beyond. Some claim they were natives of another planet, others say they came from another Plane. Regardless, the Mindflayers were unprepared for the invasion of so many Beholders. They came from the sky and attacked in an event dubbed "The Night of Ten Thousand Eyes." The war between Aberrations would only grow bloodier from there.

4997 PT

THE FIRST ALHOON

Metaphysical / Paranormal event

The first Mindflayer to achieve Lichdom is a mysterious figure about whom little is known. As Illithids reject magic in favor of psionics it is not known how he came into possession of such arcane tomes, nor how he master them so thoroughly as to achieve Lichdom (though popular legend says Orcus himself may have taught the Alhoon).

While unimportant in and of itself, Mindflayers mark this moment as the beginning of the downfall of their mighty empire, for the next day the Invasion from beyond the Stars, began.

5522 PT

LOLTH SPEAKS TO THE DROW

Religious event

Many elven slaves were dragged deep into the Hollow by cruel mind flayer masters. There they were used, abused and disposed of. These elves despaired, fearing they would never again be free. Yet their prayers for deliverance would be answered by Lolth, demon queen of spiders who desired to steal Corellon's children for himself. She began speaking to the most powerful females among these slave elves, giving them instruction and rituals so that, when time came, they could establish themselves as a new people, more dangerous than the mind flayers ever were. These elven slaves accepted Lolth's offer and rejected Corellon and his children, mutating by magic into the first drow.

5720 PT

KUO-TOA BEGIN WORSHIPING ABOLETHS AS GODS

Religious event

The vile Kuo-toa, a servant race of the Aboleths during their war with Gods and giants, take to worshiping the Aboleths as gods, a practice which continues to this day.

6542 PT

XANTAKAR IS BUILT

Construction beginning/end

One of the greatest surface cities of the Mindflayers is finished. Ten thousand slaves were said to have died in its construction. The ruin that stands today is an important historical landmark as its construction was well documented by the Mindflayers. Dates calculated from this point onward are more trustworthy.