History

The world of Taira has a vast and rich history. The setting focuses on the Araal Peninsula and so the timeline reflects that region. For logistics purposes 1 real life day is 1 RP day, however roleplay can span entire countries and is at the whim of real life so players are free to sort their roleplays in 'time bubbles' to make them fit the lore. Flashbacks and the like are an example of having a roleplay that you haven't yet finished but is no longer up-to-date with the overall setting.

## Terminology

The world of Taira has adopted a singular global calendar. It is structured around the events of the Cataclysm. Year Zero is the date of the Cataclysm with anything taking place before that incident being referred to as Before Cataclysm (B.C.) and After Cataclysm (A.C.) though almost all history preceding the event was lost leaving the timeline before the Cataclysm entirely absent in modern calendars.

## History

### Timeline

Year Zero - The Cataclysm

320 - World slowly recovers, humans begin to roam the lands

325 - More and more of the races of Taira begin to forge out into the wilds

500 - First Scholars of Hila come together to record their testimonies

563 - Hilan faith begins to spread amongst the human and elven populations of eastern Aitala

800 - A tribe of sand elves migrate from Bharaata to the Araal peninsula

900 - The Araal Peninsula is split amongst 51 separate tribes

960 - The Caelia tribe becomes one of the largest in Araal

1250 - Disparate tribes begin to come together to form the first nation-states

1367 - Caelia begins a crusade against the other tribes that call Araal home

1384 - Refugees fleeing Caelian expansion land on the twin islands of Syra and Syrin

1419- Caelia successfully finishes it's conquest and unites the tribes of Araal under a single banner forming the nation of Calaes

1500 - Civilization grows as the nation-states become more expansive

1600 - Hilan faith becomes the dominant religion for the eastern portion of Aitala

1800 - The precursor to Sarathal rises as the faithful groups come together under a single banner

2000 - The nation is shattered in war and left broken

2200 - From the ashes rises a new nation by the name of Sarathal

2223 - The village of Crento grows into a proper city

2300 - Sarathal begins it's slow expansion, absorbing it's neighbors as it spreads across Aitala

2444 - Sarathal dominates the entirety of Aitala and begins expanding north across the Arakan continent

2445 - Sarathal's religious fervor grows and it's wrath is turned towards magic

2448- Sarathal's great inquisition begins

2450 - Magic-laden survivors flee west into the peninsula of Araal

2452 - Velhellyiah is formed by the refugees as a haven for magic and those who wield it

2460 - The Fortress of Rharec is built at the border between Velhellyiah and Sarathal

2476 - Velhellyiah goes to war with Calaes, pushing the native Calaens further west

2480 - Sarathal continues it's purge, bringing the ire of it's neighbors and embroiling it in a war

2481 - Velhellyiah annexes the Island Kingdom of the Twins

2495 - Velhellyiah and Calaes war once again with Velhellyiah now carving out territory up to the great lake

2502 - Sarathal is victorious in it's war, claiming territories across the sea however it is left too bruised to turn it's wrath on the burgeoning nation to the west

2507 - Velhellyiah experiences a period of civil unrest

2509 - The Velian unrest is finally suppressed

2512 - The new capitol city of Velhellyiah, Velhellyiah Rihh, is founded

2530 - Sarathal declares war on Velhellyiah, it's forces crash against the fortress city of Rharec

2536 - After six years the siege finally breaks with Sarathal forced to pull back, the city holding, and the war coming to an uneasy end

2550 - Yet another war between Velhellyiah and Calaes with the Calaens pushed even further west beyond the Narrow, solidfying Velhellyiah's claim to the eastern portion of the peninsula

2560 - The Kyn revolts begin, causing the city of Kyn to effectively secede from Velhellyiah

2565 - The revolts are finally put down and order is restored to the city, though resentment continues to simmer

2591 - A prominant mage by the name of Naeun Suam leads a coup in Velhellyiah, overthrowing the government and reforming it

2592 - Sarathal, seizing on the coup, again attacks Velhellyiah, crashing against the Fortress City of Rharec once more

2600 - After an 8 year siege Sarathal's forces are broken by the magic of Velhellyiah ending the war in Velhellyiah's victory

2605 - After repeated failed wars the northern territories of Araka rebel, splitting away from Sarathal

2611 - The rebellion spreads embroiling Sarathal in a civil war of it's own

2633 - Sarathal finally quells the unrest within it's borders

2674 - Calaes, for the first time in centuries, brokers a peace deal with Velhellyiah, bringing an official end to their ancient conflicts

2700 - Safe behind it's fortress and with peace with Calaes, Velhellyiah focuses on an era of magical insight and advancement

2776 - Uprisings spread across Calaes, discontent with the decadence of the government and the Noble Houses

2800 - After much civil strife the reigning Patriarch of Calaes is replaced by his Son, bringing reforms to the Noble Houses and beginning the era of Caelia non-intervention in politics

2838 - Velian Magitek becomes more widespread, being exported to foreign nations and sealing Velhellyiah's place as the experts in magical affairs

2880 - A woman by the name of Taki T'lithara is seated upon the Council of the Enlightened

2885 - The domineering power of Sarathal is challenged, embroiling the superpower in another war across the great seas.

2905 - The war comes to a close with Sarathal ceding control of the remaining of it's over-seas territory.

2917 - Taki T'lithara rises to be High Archon

2940 - Advances in Sarathal's technologies give it an edge over magic

2941 - Sarathal, once again, declares war on Velhellyiah

2942 - The Fortress City of Rharec falls paving the way for Sarathal's advance

2945 - Sarathal fully occupies Velhellyiah, once again bringing their purges of magic to it's citizens.

2948 - The global community declares war on Sarathal for it's aggression

2951 - Velhellyiah is liberated from Sarathal's occupation.

2954 - Sarathal is finally defeated and driven back, but remains too powerful to overthrow entirely creating a tense end to the war.

2964 - Present time, Velhellyiah continues to recover from the great war as the world remains at peace