Historical Eras Timeline

#### Age of Kanzen (205,000 BLC - 105,000 BLC)

The era that spanned one hundred millennia, unknown to monkes of the modern ages, was kickstarted by Solomonke, of the Kanzen Clan. He'd become the ruler of Monkegea, discovering and harnessing the All-Forest, and taming the All-Father Dragon. Around ten thousand years into his reign he'd destroy the All-Forest, til it was just one singular tree in the heart of Monkegea, the All-Tree. The era would end when Solomonke would die.

#### Age of Saisho (105,000 BLC - 70,000 BLC)

Solomonke's empire would be handed to his two children after his death, Adamonke and Epe, who also happened to be lovers. They'd both have visions, Adamonke of Bonko, and Epe of Safashu, this would kickstart Safashuism and Bonkism. Monkegea would be separated into two great empires; Chutalla ruled by Adamonke, and Khetalla ruled by Epe. The two siblings would go on to have five children, establishing them as Saishos along with themselves, and giving their children their own nations. After thousands of years of wars amongst the Saishos they would resurrect Solomonke with the All-Tree, but he would not return as they expected, he'd be corrupted, bloodlusted, and hungry to retrieve all magic that belongs to his grasp. The Seven Saishos banded together to defeat Solomonke, but he was immortal, so the Saishos dispersed their energy into seven relics, one for each. Solomonke would only be able to be brought back if all relics were retrieved and merged. The Age of Saisho would end when the seven Saishos would merge themselves into their relics, to make it even more difficult for Solomonke to be awakened.

#### Age of Reconstruction (70,000 BLC - 24,000 BLC)

The new era would begin when Zain I, the Repairer, successor of Adamonke, became the second Grand Toro of Chutalla. Much information about magic, and anything about the Saishos, Solomonke, and Kanzen would be lost, but some individuals like Zain and Apel, Chutalla and Khetalla's successors, would know about it. Many Grand Toro's would rule during this age, and it'd end when the Great Ice Age arrived, killing off a majority of Monkegea's population, and splitting it up into the Isles we know today.

### The Great Ice Age

#### The Great Ice Age (24,000 BLC - 11,500 BLC)

Slowly the Ice Age would spread throughout Monkegea, erasing entire civilizations when their crops couldn't grow, and fires couldn't be sparked. A majority of monkes would perish during this era, with an estimate of only 3,000 - 15,000 existing at the Ice Age's end. Some monke species would evolve to survive in this cold, harsh, and deadly climate, like the Yeti, and Silvery Marmoset, but even for them, it'd be difficult to survive. Slowly over the era, Monkegea would be split up into a massive archipelago, isolating tribes with an ocean instead of a snowy waste, and letting them go down their separate paths.

#### The Great Thaw (11,500 BLC - 7,800 BLC)

Ice begins to recede from every part of the isles, in around the mid 8,000's BLC monkes begin to wake up stranded on islands separated by oceans, very small tribes are formed and there is little historical documentation of this era. Tribes of 30-50 monkes at most are governed by elders, death rates and disease is high, and food is scarce for the first few hundred years after the monkes awaken.

### Age of Renewal

#### The Age of Stone (7,800 BLC - 6,000 BLC)

Advancements like primitive language and written word arise in the isles, tribes grow to be in the hundreds in places, settlements begin to be built on the ground instead of in the trees, and tools begin to develop. The isles are still very isolated though, and while there are dozens of large-ish tribes, little contact has been made between them and every tribe has it's own religion, language, and culture, some more advanced than others

### Safashuist Era

#### First Age of Safashuism (6,000 BLC - 3,800 BLC)

The new religion Safashuism is spread throughout the isles by a group of unknown origin called the First Prophets, and for the first time tribes begin to unite under one religion. Primitive holy texts are written and the first large inter-tribal wars are fought over the meaning of the First Prophet's words, and the true gods. The first unbridled magic, Light, begins to be practiced by few select elders, whose tribes quickly gain dominance over other weaker tribes. Conquests are made in the name of the Gods, and the first city in the isles The Holy City or "Oogali" is founded by the first Church Convocation. Light practitioners are known as "Light Apes" and the Holy Church of Safashuism at Oogali dominates its surrounding lands, and rivers of blood are spilled uniting the monkes under one faith.

#### Downfall of the Church (3,800 BLC - 3,099 BLC)

Various tribes begin to weary at the iron fist of the Church, and anti-Convocation groups begin to form in Church-Governed territories, such as the heathen Dark Apes or Creedists, and their new death-bending, forbidden magic. The Dark Apes grow in membership as the church is occupied in suppressing rebellions in tribes across the isles, and the authority of the Light Apes dwindles as the Dark Apes grow. In 3,500 BLC, the Dark Ape legions, under a monke named H'Lath, attack Oogali, effectively beginning the first Shadow-Light war. For hundreds of years, Dark Apes attack Church members at every turn, operating covertly and crippling the once strong institution. Tribes begin to establish their own governments, and the first tribal kings arise when the Convocation's back is turne

### Banana Age

#### Age of the Banana King (3,100 BLC - 900 BLC)

In around 3,100 BLC, Oogali, after decades of war, falls into the hands of the Dark Apes under H'Lath's son, Goloh, and is swiftly burnt to the ground. The Light Apes under King Brutus, severely diminished in power and numbers, take a fleet of their most devout members and flee East across the sea, not to be seen for thousands of years. Goloh takes a fleet of dark apes and chases them across the sea, but storms ravage the dark ape vessels, and dash them across distant shores, killing tens of thousands. Some are said to have washed up in the Exile Lands. Meanwhile in the isles, individual kingdoms begin to flourish, and a new capital city named Arkala is founded by the first Golden Banana King, an orang named Ajanma. Remaining dark apes are exterminated and banished by tribes, who assimilate and merge together into a few great recognized kingdoms. But the wars for true governance isles are bloody, and evil Banana Kings like Crimson The Red cause thousands of deaths in wars with their brutal reigns.

#### Earl's Rebellion (900 BLC - 867 BLC)

A young Gorilla named Earl becomes disillusioned with the Banana Kings, and their leadership. Bashur the Gorilla, the current Golden Banana King had recently taken the throne from Crimson the Red, who had left behind a trail of blood and havoc across the isles. Earl in secret assembles a group of gorillas who attempt to overthrow the overlord, with radical political sentiments like "fair representation" and "constitutional monarchies". They wanted an end to the senseless bloodshed that were the banana wars, which seemed to constantly plague the weary isles, with little consequences as to who was the victor. But a Golden Banana King, wielding the fabled Golden Banana, was not an easy authority to overthrow. They fail, and Earl, along with the rest of his firebrands, are immediately condemned to the exile lands. Earl spends decades there, and eventually all of his companions die around him, either from creature attacks, poisoning, or exhaustion, attempting to survive in those brutal jungles. As the tales go, Earl was searching for clean water when he found beneath a waterfall, the All-Vine, a relic only told of in Elder myths, and in the doctrine of the safashuist faith. He touched it, and was imbued with immense magical power and capability. Like LeBow would centuries later, Earl worthy wielder of the All-Vine, escaped exile, rallied the isles together under his might, and invaded Arkala, killing King Bashur, and ending his reign in 867 BLC. The great gorilla quickly cast the powerful golden banana, witch had been the device for such destruction and bending of kingdoms, into the massive baboon volcano, breaking the succession of Golden Banana Kings forever. He then ordered the most skilled smiths in the isles to break the All-Vine into three pieces, taking them himself and scattering them across the isles in locations known only to him. But Earl knew his job was unfinished.

### Magical Age

#### Period of Prosperity (41 ALC - 175 ALC)

After years of war, the monkes of the Isles would be war-torn, and tired, and start to build a new world. There were no great or isle-wide wars, and the populations of nations were able to strive and prosper in a time of peace.

### Imperialist Age

#### The Bananoon War (188 - 193 ALC)

After the Bananoon Republic had been created one year previously, when Dutch had become the leader of the Baboon Tribe, he'd start an imperialist campaign on the Isles, which would steamroll over lesser advanced tribes, that did not have firearms or ironclads. He'd conquer the Holy City, Chimp Jungles, the Gorilla Mountains, Gibbon Oaks, and Cape Capuchin. King Warybar of the Yeti Kingdom would create the Seven Isles Alliance, a military alliance between numerous tribes, whose collective goal was to put an end to the Bananoon Republic. The S.I.A led their armies to the Chimp Jungles after warning Arthur, the new leader of the Bananoon Republic, after his former Dutch had died in a naval battle against Luther previously. After the S.I.A had won a series of victories, Arthur would surrender and go into hiding

#### Industrial Revolution (196 ALC - 208 ALC)

After the Seven Isles Alliance stood victorious over the Bananoon Republic, none were strong enough to stand up to the powerful alliance, consisting of Yetis, Gorillas, Light Apes, Capuchins, Gibbons, etc. The Great Elder Lamont would receive a vision about a looming threat called the Brood, that he said would threaten the Isles as they knew. The Isles would start to mass-scale produce large stockpiles of weapons, including rifles, tanks, ships, etc, running the natural resources of the Isles dry, and destroying habitats.

#### The Brood Invasion (209 - 212 ALC)

As Lamont, the Wise had warned, on the 1st of Safashen the great armies of Brood would arrive from beneath tunnels they have dug, and overrun the Holy City where the Isles had formed a defense together, as Lamont had said that was the first location to be attacked. The Brood only wielded simple clubs and slings, which were far less advanced than the Monke's swords and rifles, but they were great in number, being four times stronger than your average Chimp, and often outnumbering an army of monkes 1:10. Tribes fell like dominoes, as the Brood conquered the Isles, with only some small parts able to hold them off. After the current leader of the Brood had died in battle, Ozais would take his place, and after acquiring a collection of relics, and even the Golden Banana, he used that power to erase all technology he deemed advanced from the Isles, including rifles, tanks, engines, etc.