Timeline

This timeline highlights the major events that impact the entire world of Vennar, relevant plot points, and important character moments.

The article will be organized into the following eras, of varying lengths:

* Genesis Wars, App. 60,000 B.C. - 55,000 B.C.
* Alvoran Era, App. 55,000 B.C. - 42,000 B.C.
* Forgotten Era, App. 42,000 B.C. - 27,350 B.C.
* Birth of the Arcane, App. 27,350 B.C. to Contact.
* Contact, from Noon on the 15th Day of the 5th Month of Year Zero to the Current Date.

## Timeline

### Genesis War

60,000 B.C. - 55,000 B.C.

The Genesis War begins, pitting dragon against primordial, and splitting mortals across ideological lines. The martyrdom of Valeos allows for the Shattering of the World Mind, which begets the curse of the dragons, the creation of the orcs, and the spark of magic. For millenia the rise and fall of mortal civilization repeats the Genesis War in theme and overall events, with mortals doomed to a cycle of death and rebirth unto eternity following the murder of their Creator.

 55k B.C.

### Alvoran Era

55,000 B.C. - 42,000 B.C.

The alvor, or elves, scatter through-out creation, attempting to piece their lives and purpose back together following the Genesis Wars. Records from this time are the earliest known to mortal kin, and paint a picture of desperation and endless wandering. This is the Alvoran Era, a name given due to elven reckoning as its only source of information. Many civilizations of mortals rise and fall during the era, of which the elves were by no means free, but maintained a more consistent string of cultural identity. The era is brought to a close as the elves settle their modern claims, with the major capitals of the Alvoran people finding their roots. The founding of Imeana in Vireth is the most verifiable date, and as such marks the end of the Alvoran Era.

The Lord of Dorath rises in Venastor's east, the Spires awaken, and the First Age comes to a close. Elven records hold fragmentary evidence of the Lord of Dorath's first rise, and the destruction he wrought upon the world before he could be put to rest by unknown means. Legends of the first rise spread all the way to Vireth and Cra'awrios, to the northern pole, and within the words of the gods themselves. The Dark Lord would rise another nine times through-out the ages, but none would be so devastating as the first.
 App. 50k B.C.
 42,413 B.C.

## Forgotten Era

42,100 B.C. - 27,350 B.C.

Following the foundation of Imeana, yet prior to the Birth of the Arcane, most records and evidence of mortal civilization is lost beyond the consistent borders of the elves. The dwarves flee ever upward to the surface, humans scatter and wander aimlessly across the lands, and the rise and fall of uncountable societies continues ever onward, with their footprints lost to the tide of eons.

## Birth of the Arcane

27,350 B.C. - Point of Contact

The discovery of arcane magic occurs, attributed mainly to a young slave boy named Rah'kovar in service to a mighty king within the island chain that would become Cra'awrios. The awakening of the arcane spreads throughout the world in quick succession, but the young slave boy would go on to free himself, his people, and ascend to stand amongst the Prime Deities. This era also holds the earliest surviving written works of humanity, depicting the autobiography of Rah'kovar himself which would become the foundation of his cults.

With the rediscovery of arcane magic the Primordial Logadh and his followers gathered vast power under their influence, consumed it, and ascended to the status of demigods, calling themselves titans. The titans would go on to create the first giants, lesser primordials who would serve them directly and rule over mortals as the titans' vast armies after near-endless wars of conquest. Though great advancements were made under the rule of the titans their tyranny was a collar humanity could not abide, and in a parody of the Genesis Wars some few broke the titans' shackles and led their fellow mortals in open rebellion. It would take further centuries, but the rebellion would be a success following the First Titan Logadh's false resurrection into undeath.
 23k B.C.
 22k B.C.
 2738 B.C.
 378 B.C.

## Contact

0 A.C. - Current

Contact is first established between the three major landmasses of Cra'awrios, Vireth, and Venastor. Though migrants had arrived after far-flung voyages before this, their origins were entirely unknown and impossible to confirm. Through vast arrays of magic and artifice the landmass of Cra'awrios and its greatest academies of magic are able to contact the lands of Vireth and Venastor, in the lands of Das Reich and the Trovian Empire respectively. This contact would be era-defining, and open up major trade routes and lines of communication that would last into the present day. A series of portals was set up between the three landmasses and their central northern polar region, maintained until the Infernal Invasion of Vireth caused its portal to shut down for the safety of the other two.

The After Contact Era is thus far an era of mass magical usage, technological and social advancement, rediscovery of ancient history, and war. Two of the empires that facilitated the Point of Contact fall, and new ones rise within mere centuries. Fiends of the infernal aspect invade Vireth, the Lion of Venastor rises in its east, and Cra'awrios shatters as the Tyrant Magi turn upon one another.

 1057 A.C.
 1060 A.C.
 1063 A.C.
 1373 A.C. - 1426 A.C.