History

## Notes

BE (Before Empire: Prior to the formation of the Holy Empire of Man)

AU (After Unification: Post the creatiuon of the Holy Empire of Man)

BE
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**Circa 5000 BE:** Druids begin to fuse with animals, creating Fa'unii.

**Circa 4000 BE:** Elves and Men are first distinguished as separate species.

**3217 BE:** First nation state, Rivervale, is created.

**Circa 2500 BE:** More elven and Fa'unii majority nations begin to appear. Dwarves are discovered in the far north.

**Circa 2000 BE:** Orcs are discovered in the plains of Madenia.

**Circa 1000 BE:** Men majority city states begin to appear in the west and center of the continent, and in the far east.

**Circa 500 BE:** Conquest leads to the rise of some nations states from the city states of men. Most notable are the realms of Beauvais, Hosham and Alderamin (Located in the south of where the HEM is now).

**459 BE:** The dwarves are united in the Tsardom of Norsengrad.

**317-314 BE:** Alderamin declares war on Rivervale. Rivervale is forced off of the continent and onto the Puro island chain.

**180 BE:** Crelia is discovered. It is inhabited by the Small Folk, who are already unified by the time of discovery.

**173 BE:** Norsengrad go to war with Madenia. A white peace is signed however during the war the dwarves learn of the rest of the continent.

**154-108 BE:** The Naga Kingdom of Nagatuz begins their conquest of the East, marking the founding of the Nagatazuan Empire.

**102 BE:** Many southern tribes are consolidated by others, the main power becoming the Sultanate of Knushil.

**64 BE:** Ursa unites all the southern tribes under the banner of the Sultanate of Knushil.

**45 BE:** Alderamin is balkanised due to the death of a king with no heir. The centre of the continent is once again divided between city states.

**41 BE:** Revolution occurs in Rhombehonia. A Republic is put in place.

**37 BE:** Wood Elves invade the forest of what is now The Kingdom of Oakenland. Despite the elves' best efforts they are unable to consolidate power in the dense forests of Newleigh.

**23-12 BE:** The great ice age occurs, affecting many realms on the mainland.

**22-21 BE:** Madenia raids City states on the rivers of the mainland, due to the growing wealth of the merchant classes. Many cities are destroyed.

**20-4 BE:** Beauvais and Knushil join the raiders.

**20-16 BE:** Beauvais declares an official war on many city states for the region of Arment. The weakened marcher lords are forced to agree to a peace deal in order to deal with the raiders. Arment and many northern coastal city states are annexed.

**3 BE:** Unable to siege major forts in the area the coalition is disbanded, however the city states are weakened greatly.

AU
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**0:** The HEM (Holy Empire of Man), an elective monarchy, is formed from the city states are the treaty of Alkaid.

**2 AU:** The Marcher lords join the HEM.

**65 AU:** Cetus leads a rogue army to invade Knushil. The army is destroyed and Cetus is killed by a local mayor after escaping the battle.

**94-97 AU:** The HEM declares war for Arment.

**97 AU:** Arment is annexed by the HEM.

**137-139 AU:** The Nagatazuan Empire declared war on Hosham, however due to Hosham's geography and superior technology it is unsuccessful. A white peace is signed after 2 years.

**147-148 AU:** The Nagatazuan Empire declares war on Madenia and are joined the the Kingdom of Oakenland, infuriated by the constant raids. A long truce is signed and the orcs of Madenia are pushed back closer to their land.

**149 AU:** Eager not to be targeted in a weakened state, Madenia allies with the Tsardom of Norsengrad. The spawn of orc-dwarf relationships are named Goblins.

**204 AU:** The HEM declares war on the dark elves of Vardenlan, however the harsh terrain and highly trained warriors bring the marcher lords to a halt on the border. A white peace is signed after 6 months.

**206 AU:** An expedition from Rivervale discovers the Island of Kiggle. Dead bodies are discovered as well as the native cannibals. Expeditions are stopped in fear of losing explorers.

**235 AU:** Virgo, an ex-Emperor of the HEM, leads the Beauvian Army into the HEM. The invasion is unsuccessful and no notable terms are made in the peace agreement.

**379 AU:** The Kingdom of Oakenland undergoes civil war. The now Snow Elves are deported west over the mountains, into Gratrincia.

**536 AU:** The Island of Garigland is discovered by Rafi sailors from Hosham. A mass migration occurs to the island of Rafi, Naga and Arkodai.

**538 AU:** The Pirate Republic of Garigland is founded. Piracy begins in the waters between the trade nations and the mainland.

**543-545 AU:** The second coalition against Madenia. The Nagatazuan Empire and Kingdom of Oakenland once again push back Madenia closer to their mountain.

**549 AU:** The Isle of Witencast is discovered. Beauvais begins deporting Lypen and Impii there and Gratrincia takes many of the native Thirioan as slaves and workers.

**559 AU:** The HEM Emperor is assassinated by a Beauvaian extremist. The HEM joins the coalition

**560-572 AU:** The HEM declares war on Beauvais along with Gratrincia and Knushil.

**572 AU:** A peace deal is signed between Beauvais and the coalition. Arment is released as an independent nation however due to the Beauvaian effort to culturally shift the HEM’s northern coastline there is little ground to reclaim that territory.

**580 AU:** Beginning of the chivalric revolution in Beauvais.

**673 AU:** Beginning of the industrial revolution in Arment. This is caused by the discovery of rich mineral deposits.

**682 AU:** Seeing their opportunity, due to a new set of decentralisation laws inside the empire, many pirates of Garigland sail down the great river and destroy the imperial heartland. Due to the economic damage, the sultanate of Knushil, The Beauvaians and the Orcs of Madenia launch the second anti-HEM coalition.

**684 AU:** After the battle of Orphculis, the coalition pulls out of imperial territory.

**687 AU:** The peace deal is signed.

**695 AU: At the time of writing, this year is the present.**