Timeline

## The Beginning

* In the very beginning, an Egg emerged from darkness, hatching into Arceus, the god of all. Then, Arceus creates Dialga, Palkia and Giratina, who control time, space and antimatter. Giratina was exiled into a different dimension known as the Distortion World, where he resides.

* Dialga and Palkia create the universe, with multiple planets, along with our own: Aethmir. Afterward, they retreat back into their dimensions, with a temple known as Spear Pillar being the portal.

* Arceus created all living beings, beginning with mew. A specific trio of mew became Uxie, Mesprit and Azelf, bringing knowledge, emotion and willpower to the mew that were living. Arceus sent them to three lakes in a nameless land (later to be named as Hisui), known as Lake Verity, Lake Valor and Lake Acuity. The trio became known as the Lake Guardians.

* Three beings were created naturally from the earth itself; Kyogre, born in the depths of the ocean; Groudon, born deep in the earth’s magma underground and Rayquaza, born in the ozone layer. Rayquaza forms a home at a strange pillar, watching over the world with a keen eye.

* The ocean is fully formed and guarded, along with the earth and sky. When the two meet, they battle, which causes Rayquaza to interfere, sending them to caves where they rest for many Millennia. The Red and Blue Orbs were created to act like keys to hold them in stasis, stored at the peak of a mountain (later to be Mt. Pyre).

* The lands are formed more intricately, mountains, rivers, forests, deserts… and Regigigas, a construct made by Arceus, formed the world, dividing it into continents, countries and islands. Regigigas births Regirock, Regice and Registeel from clay, ice and steel. The Mew begin to name the mountains and continents they reside in.

* A large mountain is formed as the crusts of the earth moved - Heatran is born in the lava within it. Arceus creates the Adamant, Lustrous and Griseous Orbs as his last task before falling into a deep stasis.

## The Prehistoric Era

* Mew began to take forms, changing into the prehistoric Pokémon, while others sought a different route of intellect and complexity, becoming the first humans. This act divided the Mew, making the original form begin to disappear as the centuries rolled by.

* Ancient Pokémon scattered the landmarks, forming the first clans. The humans too, formed their own groups, following their own laws, their faiths. They saw themselves as different to the Pokémon, which kept them on edge, sending some to fear them while others to despise and attack them. Thus, division was born. In this time, they killed countless species, while the remaining two, Archen and Tirtouga were in hiding. They would later become birds and turtles.

* Hundreds of millions of years later, many species of Pokémon were emerging, some even from human-built creations, such as Claydol. The first Pokémon that were being trained by humans, as they were their own creation, after all.

* An asteroid flew from space and plummeted into the earth, forming the Crater of Paldea.

* Tens of thousands of years later, another asteroid would fall into the earth, containing a mysterious being known as Eternatus.

## The Frost Era / The Rise and Fall of Man

* Humans were becoming smarter and smarter as time went on, hunting Pokemon for flesh and resources. Others were tamed into livestock, some even for pets. The world was gradually being uncovered by humans, learning about the strange things that could appear - and some things too, they ought not to meddle with…they knew some things just couldn’t be tamed by their hand, and thus, sealed away Regigigas and the three titans, Regirock, Regice and Registeel, in fear of their potential power.

* Pokemon too, were becoming more intelligent. Language, culture, philosophy and worship were in their early stages. Clans were forming, some rivalling each other for food, territory and knowledge. While some, such as Zoroark, blended into both worlds, both as humans and as Pokemon, to steal knowledge of the humans, and some, to kill. This clan is the ancient form of The Guardians of the Flame.

* It was becoming evident that Pokemon were becoming more powerful, more destructive as they began to raid human villages and wreak terror. This sent humans into retreat for centuries, only surviving in fear and a hope they may uprise once again, training their Pokémon and forming them into stronger forms with selective breeding.

* Humans once again were becoming more taxing on the earth‘s resources, building temples, currencies, and other special things as their Pokémon were continuing to become strong, once again having the ability to hunt, to conquer and create; it was evident history was repeating itself with human’s second reign on top.

## The Darkest Day

* Eternatus was becoming weaker as time went on, and in an effort to stay alive, it absorbed the energy of Galar, a human kingdom, causing a red light to appear, followed by powerful storms. It made the Pokemon of that region to become enormous, to which some Pokémon saw this as an opportunity to strike back on humans once again, nearly destroying the region. It fell short however as Zacian and Zamazenta defeated Eternatus, sealing him deep underground.

* Some Pokémon had begun to worship Eternatus, though most feared him and the faith quickly died out.

## Man’s Second Uprising / The Two Brothers / The Paldean Crater

* More of man‘s landmarks were appearing; one, a large city (the Relic Castle).

* (Two brothers lore goes here)

* The Paldean empire begins its reign over the land. Its emperor sends expeditions into the Great Crater to seek a fabled treasure.

* Writing is developed; its use is seen as hieroglyphs around many ruins.

* A society of humans named the Celestica people lived in Hisui, worshipping Arceus as the almighty creator, building many structures such as Solaceon Ruins, Snowpoint Temple and Spear Pillar.

* Naranjauva Academy is founded in Mesagosa.

* Two powerful Pokémon, Xerneas and Yveltal sealed themselves into a tree and a cocoon; before doing so, Xerneas appointed the first leader of the Guardians of the Forest, crowning him his chosen while he slept. Yveltal absorbed all the life in the mountain, both human and Pokémon, and began his rest.

* (Legends: Arceus events go here)

## The Great Revolt / End of Mankind / The Great Shift

* The war ensues. Afterward, Regigigas, the three titans and the Land Movers, back then a newly formed group, shape the earth back into one whole continent; an event that many would come to know as The Great Shift. Many cults and groups died out, though some, especially the important ones looking after legendaries (such as the Wish Makers) were saved and sheltered underground by the Land Movers.

* Groups such as the Life Savers stay on an island, while the Raging Torrent continue life as normal.

* 10 years have passed. The movement is finished and the new land is fully formed. Clans begin to resurface and find new homes, while Regigigas and the Three Titans go back to sleep. Before Regigigas sleeps, he blesses Sterling as his ‘chosen’. The blessing alerts Regigigas if need be, if something happens to Sterling.

* The Guardians of the Flame are reformed and reunited with Valerie taking the role as leader as her father, the previous leader, perished above ground in desperation to gather remnants of their old home. They take shelter at a temple.

* Thordan and the Guardians of the Forest awaken from a stasis and proceed to a new land.

* Faust and The Desert Jewels remain awake through the 10 years; they spend this time looking for relics and things. Sterling turns away from his old friend, realising he has been consumed by greed.

* Kain and the Children of Landorus remain awake through the 10 years; they help fend off threats with the Land Movers and practice fighting and battle strategy.

* The Dream Weavers are sealed in an alternate pocket dimension.

* Erhart’s numbers dwindle, but they manage to survive, thanks to the Vrtra and his  dragons — they become one singular group known as the Knights of The Wind.

* Cypress is awoken by the earth’s movement and discovered/kept safe by the Land Movers. As things settle, he emerges back onto land for the first time in 5,000 years, assembling a new home while other Torterra join him, reuniting the group since his last rest.

* The Frost Guardians’ leader, Gabriel, shelters their group in stasis for those 10 years, and when awakened, they find a secluded area in a tundra.

* The Wish Makers and their leader, Stella, are hard at work keeping Jirachi safe during the shifting of the plates. When things are finally settled, Jirachi signals to Stella that they are about to awaken, leaving her to prepare.

* The Guiding Shadow and Wysper act as welfare and peacekeepers in the 10 years, sending prayers for those who have died in the cataclysmic plate shifting.

* Luna’s Chosen and Iori along with Sol’s Blessed and Aria keep their groups together for the 10 years, keeping an eye on each other, watching the other groups, etc. When the land is stable, Aria and Iori go their separate ways while agreeing to stay in touch.

* Most of the Lambs of Ragnarok were killed in the cataclysm, aside from a fair few. One specific Wooloo would then establish himself as the cult’s new leader: Loki. He believes that the cataclysm was but one of many horrific things fated for this world, and is consistently hoping Eternatus will “save” them all from it.

* A group of Hypno wound up together in fear, clinging to anything they believed would save them. An elder among them named Pyrite would then discover a shard of pure black. When he touches it, it shines as bright as the sun itself. This leads Pyrite to declare this light the group’s last salvation and he would be the vessel for its power, unaware that the shard was not godly, but alien.

* A last notable group, the Thralls of the Abyss, remained coiled together for those 10 years. Upon waking, they choose a large cave for their home; the Land Movers create many passageways for the snakes to slither in.

## The Renewal of Aethmir

* When the Clans settle in their homes, things can finally return to normal…or as normal as things can be.

* Faust creates currency, introducing marketing and sales to the world, his kingdom being the most diverse and wealthy. Most, if not all things of gold, silver and such are fashioned there…or stolen. Faust is friendly with most customers, that is if they aren’t members of the Land Movers, Excadrill or the like.

* Word gets around that Jirachi has woken from its sleep, and as it does, many Clans are eager to get their hands on a wish. This causes commotion and a lot of traffic in the temple where the Wish Makers reside — which causes Stella and her group to become extremely secretive, and protects her land with the best of her ability. Jirachi understands her fear, and wishes for an illusionary veil to keep away outsiders, good or evil.

## The Present

(where the main story begins to take place)

* While on one of his daily hunts, a Bisharp named Ilberd comes across the Guardians of the Flame. Knowing that this was prey he was not yet prepared for, he turned to leave before he saw a pitch-black hole in reality open just outside their temple. From the deep void stepped an entity made of a lavender, metallic substance with some kind of armament attached to its back. Ilberd’s mind raced at the thought of what this creature was before he noticed what it was carrying. The empty husk of a Zoroark. Ilberd couldn’t contain his excitement as he watched the metal creature toss the skinned remains at the entrance of the temple before it stepped back into the darkness. It was a short sight, but it was enough. This godly being’s very presence was enough to give him all kinds of ideas. He would need to vastly improve to come anywhere near that level of predator. And he knew others that would share in his goal. Thus, forming a new guild near the peak of Mt. Silver, The Legion of Steel was created.

* Celebi has settled in the same forest that the Guardians of the Forest share.