The Timeline

## The Time of Ancients

Some time in the distant past, approximately 1600 years ago, an event occurred known today by the name the elves gave it, "The Endryaeth". It is an event that no historian can properly describe, a time in which most of civilization was nearly wiped from existence. Of what few things are known about this period of history, there are only a few certain details.

The Endryaeth was initiated by demonic cultists, and provided a large gateway through which demons could emerge into the realm of mortals and prey upon them. What followed is uncertain, but the result is well known; The demons were pushed back by a heroic effort in the final hour, closing the gateway at the expense of thousands of lives. The origins of many of the countries that arose afterward stem from the collection of heroes that survived this endeavor, and in the aftermath, demonic half-bloods were discovered and uniformly reviled.

## The Age of the Sun - Year One

Declared by a coalition of the leaders of the world at the time, the "Age of the Sun" is a thousand year golden age that was experienced near universally. Alongside the declaration was the adoption of a newly agreed upon method of keeping time, as the expansion of international trade demanded better record keeping. Beginning around three hundred years after the end of the Endryaeth, the first year of the Age of the Sun was to be the first year of a new calendar.

This golden age saw the massive expansion of every human kingdom, and a number of accompanying territorial wars. These wars were considered "honorable" and were subjected to much scrutiny. Some who would win one day would find that their gains were declared unsuitable, and other forces would come to even the board for their enemy. The borders drawn in this age survive to this day.

## The Silver Dawn

In the year 934, the Age of the Sun drew to a close. Borders had solidified, trade stagnated into predictable and cemented patterns and ceased to grow. It was not a formal declaration, but everyone understood that the growth of prosperity had slowed to a crawl.

### The Riftbreak Incident

Occurring in the year 1211, the Riftbreak incident reopened the gateways of the Endryaeth, and opened new ones. A new, uncontrollable tide of demons and demonic minions washed over the land. Beginning in the far north, beyond the reach of any organized state, the Cult of Thirteen doomed the world to extinction.

### The World Today

In the year of 1304, most of the world is lost. The eastern continent suffered the most, and has gone entirely silent. Few ships still arrive from its shores and fewer still arrive intact, all have stories only of disaster and ruin. (Placeholder: Southern Island) only maintains a few safe ports, and little else. Its populations resorting to either nomadic lives or living under constant siege. (Placeholder: Western Continent, southern desert) suffers a similar fate, its people either nomads, garrisoned, or refugees. The (Placeholder: Northerners, western continent) have managed to hold the line, but suffer catastrophic losses with each engagement and will soon collapse entirely. Their forces will soon only have the options of retreating south or finding a good place to die.