Timeline

While Erranor as a whole bases its calendar on Eras, with the current date being 5E 10, Lochwind specifically bases its calendar around an event known as the Catastrophe.

1816 years ago, Vaas T’elos, capital of the Kingdom of Ri'Almaz, underwent a catastrophe of unknown origins that left of all its citizens dead and the city and surrounding areas in ruins. The sudden collapse of Lochwind's pre-eminent civilization led to, among other consequences, the creation of the Lochwind Calendar.

The Catastrophe was marked as Year 0, and years following the event would be denoted with "AC", representing "After Catastrophe". Years preceding the Catastrophe would be denoted with "BC", representing "Before Catastrophe".

The current year according to the Lochwind Calendar is 1815 AC.

## The Beginning (∞ BC - 2012 BC)

### Creation Myth - ∞ BC

The peoples of Lochwind say that the World was bare once. Everything was open and everything was clear, yet it was still a World, still a planet. The Sun and Moon shone and orbited it, and from them, a Light was created. A celestial being, an unknown form, so bright yet so dark.

### The Primordials - 40,000 - 13,000 BC

The Primordials were an ancient race of pre-humans about which little is known. It is believed that they were the common ancestors to most sentient humanoid races.

### Construction of the Citadel of Envi - 4302 BC

Dãz Thar, a Great Shaman of an ancient Northern tribe, convinced some of his peoples to join him in building a Supreme Citadel that would bring peace to the land before vanishing. Every few centuries until 2100 BC, an explorer emerged after years of silence, telling tales of an incredible Citadel, yet those who followed in their footsteps would find nothing.

## The Rise of Nations (2011 - 1036 BC)

### Creation of the Qina Sultanate - 1752 BC

The Al'Sham and Al'Qam desert peoples came together in this year to build the beautiful settlement of Qina, the City of Unity. Qina became capital of the new Qina Sultanate.

### Formation of Silver Peak - 1734 BC

As the legend goes, the city of Silver Peak began around this time as an exile’s hut on a hill. After accepting a number of outcasts and misfits, the exile reluctantly assumed responsibility for governing the growing settlement.

## The Catastrophe (0 - 52 AC)

### The Catastrophe - 0

At the peak of the Kingdom of Ri'Almaz's power, news from the Capital, Vaas T'elos, suddenly stopped one day. A dense fog surrounded the city for miles, and anyone who dared to enter would never return. After a few years, scouting expeditions stopped vanishing and it was discovered that there didn't appear to be any survivors, and that the city had been left in complete ruins. This event, whatever its cause, would be referred to by historians as The Catastrophe, and marks Year 0 for the Lochwind Calendar.

## The Fallen Age (1047 - 1805 AC)

### Lochwind Falls Under a Curse - 1047 AC

The Lochwind Curse, as it came to be called, causes the undead to rise every night to assault the living. It only affects the region of Lochwind and lasted up until the present day, toppling most nation-states and leading to the rise of smaller tribes such as the Bartal'Kil.

### Silver Peak is Overwhelmed - 1612 AC

Undead finally broke through Silver Peak’s defenses and rapidly infected a majority of the city. A few districts responded quickly enough to set up their own defenses and repel the undead, but 7 of the 11 fell. Thus, Silver Peak was split into infected and uninfected districts, and would find another district overwhelmed in 1670 AC.

### War of the Fractures - 1726 - 1734 AC

In 1726 AC, resentment at decades-long corruption in the Qina Sultanate and a clampdown on religious freedom sparked a multi-faction civil war, which historians call the War of the Fractures. The war ended in 1734 AC, with the burning of Qina, and left the Sultanate’s territory in the hands of many different family clans. These clans would constantly war with each other until the Kadarsi Sultanate conquered the Daraan Desert in 1815 AC.