Timeline of World Events

## Time Units

### Eras

A.P. ("Anno Pacis" latin for "Year of the Gods"), T.C. ("Terminus Conflictus" latin for "border conflict")

### Months

Janus, Februs, March, Aprilus, Mayus, Junus, Tiberus, Glommus, Septimus, Octovus, Novamus, Decimbus

### Days

Sunsday, Moonsday, Tyrsday, Wodensday, Thorsday, Freyasday, Saturnsday

**Timeline Notes:**

The years in ImpTer do not necessarily align perfectly to our actual timeline, but are comparable.

1 AP was the year the Grecian Accord was signed. The year before it was 1 TC. There was no year zero.

**A Brief History of the World**

~50,000 TC: The first God, Zeus, is borne into existence. The tale of how this came to be is known as The Origins of Everything.

~15,000 TC: Zeus creates thirteen gods to be his family and help keep the world in balance. Zeus and these new deities would come to be known as the First Fourteen.

~12,000 TC: The first of the races are put upon the Earth by their progenitor Gods. They form nomadic tribes, and for a long while the races segregate themselves. Over time, many break off from racial tribes to form nomadic tribes of many races. Over the centuries, this led to the racial diversity we see today.

~10,000 TC: The Gods realize that with so many beings of ultimate power fighting to have their radically different wills done upon the Earth, the world and it's inhabitants have been thrown into chaos. Mortals that lay down roots are upended as one God of another tries to reshape the world. In order to establish the stability needed for lasting civilization, the Gods create The Edicts of Divinity, a set of rules woven into the very fabric of reality that limit what Gods can and can't do. The exact wording of the rules is too long and complex for mortals to truly grasp, but the end result of these rules is that the more the followers of any God show their devotion to them, the more that God can influence the world. A key aspect of the Edicts is that no more Gods can be created by Gods. The time between the creation of the mortal races and the creation of these rules is known as The Age of Chaos.

~3100 TC: Emerging from another plane of existence, the race of powerful, enigmatic people that would come to be called Egyptians appeared and began building monuments, cities, tombs, and other wonderous and unique marvels. They would become so prolific that nearly every part of the world would come to have at least a few small Egyptian sites here and there. Among them, were the Tabaxi and the Loxodon, the genetic descendants of which are still found in the world today.

~1100 TC: The Egyptians suddenly and mysteriously vanish. No one knows how or why this race of ingenious people disappeared, only that they left their dead behind, and that they still walk the ruins of their people, standing guard, as if waiting for their descendants to return.

~800 TC: In the hills of what we call central Italy and in the harsh tundras of what we call Norway, two major factions begin to take hold. They will eventually be known as The Roman Empire and The Thanedom of Nordsted.

229 TC: Corianna, the future High Priestess of the temple of Hera in Pompeii, is born.

182 TC: The First Encounter takes place. A Roman scout and a Nordic explorer meet in a forest in northern Germany. Both take home tales of the encounter with each other and of the strange empire they hailed from.

180 TC: As rumors spread, both empires realize they must move quickly to seize control of as much of the continent as possible before the other empire takes hold first. The Great Expansion begins.

54 TC: After years of expansion, rivalry, and tensions mounting, The Great War between Rome and Nordsted begins. Lost to time is the tale of the first battle, and which side started the long and bloody conflict that would end up costing hundreds of thousands of lives.

1 AP: After 54 years of bloodshed, the Grecian Accord brings peace to the region. In it, the borders between Rome and Nordsted are drawn, rules for expansion are set, and Greece, a province to be shared by both empires equally, is established.

1-50 AP: Although the borders between the two domains is open, as per the Accord, few from either side journey to the other. The long war has had it’s toll on the psyche of the populous.

79 AP: The town of Pompeii is attacked by the God of Destruction, Ares. Devilish minions sent by Ares stole the towns sacred Powerstones, a set of four powerful artifacts granted to the town by Hera. The powerstones were their proof of faith, and through that devotion the town was divinely protected. With the powerstones gone, Ares caused the nearby Mount Vesuvius to erupt, threatening to utterly destroy Pompeii. Luckily, a band of heroes worked together to return the Powerstones, enabling Hera to intervene, stopping the eruption and saving Pompeii. The ensuing celebrations in the town would become an annual holiday in Pompeii: The Festival of Fire. The 385th of these celebrations would be the opening scene of the Saviors of Pompeii campaign.

~100 AP: Slowly and cautiously, trade routes begin to form, and adventurers begin to traverse both empires.

228 AP: As the culture of Rome begins to spread throughout Nordsted, the people realize that they want a very different future for their people. They overthrow the Thanes and institute a new form of governance: democracy. It is one of these freedom fighters, Odin, that through sheer determination and force of will ascends to Nordic Godhood.

~300 AP: By this time, both countries have learned to work together. Many among them would say calling them allies might be a stretch, but in many ways, that’s exactly what they have become.

448 AP: After nearly four and a half centuries of what they would call unjust tyranny, the people of the British Isle we call Ireland reject Roman rule, and begin active rebellion. They begin a civil war that ultimately ends with the centurions being removed and Irish independence maintained to the current year. The Romans have tried numerous times to take the island back, but to this day, no plan has succeeded.

449 AP: The events of the Game of Romes campaign take place.

454 AP: The events of The Crimson Crusaders campaign take place.

459 AP: The events of the Pirates of the Mediterranean campaign take place.

464 AP: The events of the Saviors of Pompeii campaign and the upcoming Return of the Crimson Dove campaign take place.