Timeline(Vel)

## The Age of Velerose

#### -2300

* The Aerdori share their secrets of reading, writing, and other scholarly assets with the Graetes, Laer, and Vaeri hoping to create a educated and peaceful society.

#### -2200

* The Laer become jealous of the lower Vaeri highlands and their access to more fertile land. This leads to warfare between the two peoples.

#### -2199

* The Aerdori wish for the two to seek diplomacy and interfere in the war. Ardor refuses to take a side and both the Laer and Vaeri react as if Ardor is an enemy, causing the three groups to war with each other.

#### -2197

* The Ardor Mage Academy unleashes a spell plague in the northern Moorewood on both Laer and Vaeri forces. Graete believes the plague to be unnatural and enters the war.

#### -2194

* The Laer attempt to host a summit but no representative attends without bringing an army. Negotiations go sour and ultimately destroy the Laerian capital city.

#### -2195

* The Laer not only surrender after losing most of their army and having many citizens find illness because of the Ardori spell plague but also leave Vel as their home is nearly inhospitable after the war.
* Ardor, Graete and Vaerland agree to have a ceasefire-- though Vaerland takes the opportunity to build watch posts and minor settlements on Laer land to take it for themselves.

#### -2188

* The Aerdor, Graetes, and Vaeri agree to the "Velerose agreement" and decide to align themselves with one another.

#### -2000

* Ardor opens it's Mages Academy to outsiders.

#### -1995

* Graete explores southern Vel and meet the Faratae. The territorial nature of the Faratae and Graete defensiveness causes the two to butt heads. Battles take place on land in the Renwood forest and on sea in the Draywick ocean. The Faratae shatter Graete forces and tell them not to return.
* The stubborness of the Graete leads to them requesting help from the Aerdori. The Aerdori saw how interfering with war lead to the end of the Laers but did not want to dishonor the Velerose agreement and sailed with the Graetes to fight Faragale.

#### -1994

* The war between the Velerose and Faragale barely last a year. Ardor managed to give the Velerose more of a chance but Faragale's navy was unmatched. Ultimately the two groups made an agreement that the Renwood shall remain neutral territory and Faragale's desire for isolation would be respected. The groups partook in minor trade afterward but nothing too extensive.

#### -1830

* A disagreement about the morality of magic between the Grand Ardor Mage Academy and the Vaeri School of Arcana causes a stir. The Ardor academy wishes to preserve relics of times before the Aer while the Vaeri School wishes to study them. Ultimately the two go to war and start The war of the Mages. Neither government is involved and both state any act that harms either provinces citizens will deem the academies as enemies of the state, thus the war is agreed to take place on old Laerish land.

#### -1829

* The Vaeri School succeed in obtaining the relics they wanted to study but at the cost of most of their formidable mages. Ultimately leading to the school closing and forcing them to lose the war.

#### -1780

* The Graetes and Faratae report to each other about other beings being present. Despite Faragale desiring isolation, they agree to have council with the Velerose faction about the other beings.
* The Aerdori, Faratae, Graetes, and Vaeri have a meeting in southern Graete. Faragale says that they will not take action unless they get too close to their territory. Vaerland wishes to enslave them and split them between the four regions. Ardor insists that they keep a watchful eye on them but let them evolve naturally. Faragale and Vaerland are hesitant but both agree as long as their land isn't threatened. The Graetes wish to act more like guides to the new beings which Ardor respects but worries that interfering will cause more tragedy.

#### -1679

* The Faratae successfully map Vel by sailing around its border. Map information is offered to other provinces in exchange for goods; Magic from Ardor and Sciences from Vaerland. The Graetes are given the maps for free due to the Faratae feeling apologetic for what happened years ago.

#### -1600

* Humans come in contact with Aerdori and Graetes. They begin telling stories of the mysterious beings and speak of them mythically, some groups even calling them gods.

#### -1550

* After years of being treated as "above-mortal", the Aerdori decide that they are taking too much advantage of the humans and make contact with them in hopes of exchanging language. This leads to humans learning more about Aer civilization, language and society. The biggest impact is the stories of the Aer religion, the Saeriser, which is thought to directly influence their mythos called the Cosmonious.

#### -1500

* Humans begin banding together in larger groups. Ardor makes note that they are learning at an accelerated rate and begin to question if they interfered and made them mature father than they should have.

#### -1450

* Humans begin to master the art of steelworking and larger groups start banding together based on their individual beliefs and lifestyles ultimately leading to warfare.

## The Age of Humanity

#### -1344

* Harfolk is founded and becomes the first human kingdom.

#### -1166

* Barset and Laxford attempt to wage war on Harfolk but are unsuccessful.

#### -1159

* The northern clan (The Nore Clan) moves south to find land of their own leading to the founding of Nordath.

#### -1010

* A Nordathian civil war erupts, with House Lore leading the opposition.

#### -1009

* Lorshire is founded south of Nordath by House Lore.

#### -975

* Three noble houses across the human kingdoms set sail to find new lands.

#### -550

* The Vadoma Court, noted mainly for their artisans, entertainers and craftsmen; leave Nordath to form their own society away from the bloodshed of the human kingdoms.

## The Age of the Shadow Sun

#### -670

* The harassment of Kinshire conducted by Vaerland begins.

#### -668

* Kinshire marches into Vaerland with instruction by the Graetes successfully ceasing the harassment from the north.

#### -645

* Faragale tells Vadoma if they don't leave their land in one year they will attack.

#### -633

* King Gilosa makes an alliance between himself (Vaerland) and Harfolk.
* Harfolk invades Graete.
* Kinshire aids Graete.
* Vaerland defends Harfolk from Kinshire.

#### -631

* Barset and Laxford began feuding over trade taxes and border disputes.
* Nordath attempts to negotiate with Faragale about giving land back to the Vadoma refugees.

#### -630

* Barset declines Gilosa's offer to join the alliance.
* Gilosa extends the same offer to Laxford, who accepts.
* Nordath and Faragale negotiations fail, Nordath threatens to invade.

#### -629

* Nordath begins fighting Faragale.
* Gilosa forbids Laxford from aiding Nordath.
* Laxford begins selling information to Graete and Kinshire.

#### -628

* Laxford formally switches sides and attacks Harfolk with Graete and Kinshire.
* Harfolk is forced to surrender.

#### -627

* Graete and Kinshire continue to attack Vaerland. Gilosa refuses to surrender.

#### -625

* Ardor's army of magic users attacks Vaerland, threatening to continue aiding in attacks unless Gilosa surrenders both the war and the throne.
* Vaeri citizens create a militia to aid against Gilosa.
* Gilosa leads Vaerland after three more battles before complying and exiling himself from Vel.

#### -617

* King Ardor proposes the human kingdoms create a treaty.
* Queen Levina and King Leland marry and unite Lorshire, Nordath and Laxford as a singular kingdom.

#### -587

* Prince Aeson convinces Barset, Harfolk and Kinshire to join the kingdom.
* Prince Aeson is named the first King of the Shadow Sun Kingdom.

## The Age of Vanquish

#### -94

* The Company of the Raven's Field is defeated by the devil Alvakan.

#### -93

* Harfolk begins to experience famine and disease. Many speak of strange humming they hear at night.

#### -92

* House Leerin leaves Harfolk and sails away from Vel, fearing its corruption is unbeatable.

#### -90

* Harfolk cathedral falls. A crack forms in Ara's surface and which demons emerge from.

#### -82

* The wilderness of Graete decays and rots with the air becoming toxic in certain areas, ultimately leaving to Graete falling.

#### -81

* Laxford is invaded by demons.
* Barset becomes corrupted and is destroyed.

#### -68

* The Aerdori disappear and Ardor falls to ruin.

#### 1

* The beginning of the Age of Dawn.
* The church of the Cosmonious is reformed and transitions to the belief in the New Dawn.

#### 202

* The worry wall is constructed by the Kin at the instruction of Aelinity.

#### 217

* Vaerland and Kinshire sign a treaty of defense and become allies.

#### 233

* The Renwood Eagles form as a group of rangers set to protect the Renwood forest.

#### 241

* A crack in Ara appears in northern Vaerland, though the Vaeri defeat the demon's and it remains dormant.

#### 263

* The Vaeri Academy of Artificery opens to other species.

#### 311

* Nordath is invaded by the forces of Harburne.

#### 314

* Nordath and Lorshire form an alliance to defend against the forces of Harburne.

#### 316

* Nordath and Lordath attempt to push into what was previously Laxford and try to take back land from Harburne. Though it takes months they eventually retake Blackburgh Lake. The victory influences them to become more aggressive with attacks against Harburne.

#### 329

* The Renwood Eagles make a formal alliance with the Faratae.