Timeline

## Year 0

* The universe springs into existence, with its loops and coils creating the Shadows, who dominate reality by virtue of numbers. The first true souls also begin to emerge, foremost being Kairos, Kvasir, Laufey, Igalleth, Gaia, Gormar and Muse.

## Year - Unknown

* The Shadows attempt to curb the souls’ expansion so as to secure their survival, beginning the first war and heralding the birth of Gillius’ and Acteon’s cruxes. The war would come to be known in myth as the First War, the “War in Heaven”.

## Year - Unknown

* Kairos, Igalleth, Laufey and Kvasir apprehend Godhood, uniting the primal souls under the banner of the First Council.

## Year - Unknown

* The first gods and their armies of primal spirits successfully seal the Shadows to the outside of the Wheel, creating the /̙̮͙͎͔̺̓̃͊͒̒̏͠�]-̷ ̡̛͇̙̮͂̈́̓̃͊̕D ͕͍̋̏̈́#d\_̞͙͍̞͙͍̌̃̌̃͘͘.-̷ ͙͎͔̺͒̒̏͠�������-̸ ̻͓͙̽̍͠�͙͎͔̺͒̒̏͠��-̵ ̞͙͍͙͎͔̺̌̃͒̒̏͘͠#.
* Gaia, Gillius, Gormar and Muse achieve apotheosis, joining the ranks of the First Council.
* Gaia expedites the birth of the second generation of souls.
* The gods claim one of the planes as their domain and begin crafting the Mundane World.

## Year - 6 Ma (-125 000 W.E.)

* The core and frame of the Mundane world is completed, Gaia and Muse sing the first living beings into it.
* Life spreads over the Mundane world,rapidly evolving and carefully curated.
* The survivors of the First War colonize the Mundane World.
* The goddesses of the Sun and Moon are born.

## -46 800 W.E.

* The first complex lifeforms appear throughout the world’s oceans, while plants begin conquering the land.
* The spirits begin to die out and degenerate, furthering hastening the process of evolution and originating the first Magic Beasts.

## -4000 W.E.

* The first animals step into land, colonizing the various continents.

## 0 W.E. – Beginning of the Wild Era

* The first gigantic lifeforms appear with the emergence of the Dinosaurs.

## 8000 W.E.

* The first sentient creatures emerge from among the Dinosaurs, slowly sculpted by the hands of the gods. They name themselves "Dragons” and display an incomparable intellect and magical talent, quickly taking over as the dominant species of the Mundane World.
* The Dragons adopt the worship of the First Council, creating the First Pantheon.

## 8600 W.E. (0 D.E. – Beginning of the Dragon Era)

* Under the guidance of the First Pantheon, the Dragons learn the use of language and magic, developing the first Spells.
* The Dragons dispersed settlements are unified into a world-spanning Empire, heralding the beginning of the Dragon Era.
* New sentient species begin the appear – among which the Ancestor-Men.

## 1800 D.E.

* The mundane races begin to construct their own civilizations. However, most are quickly absorbed by the Dragon Empire.
* The First Council moves in to seal Igalleth, but He retaliates, beginning the War of the First Council, or "Second War in Heaven".

## 2000 D.E.

* Igalleth is defeated and sealed.
* Igalleth creates the Eight Infernal Rings.
* The First Council crumbles with the fall of Igalleth, but the eventuality of his return prompts the formation of the Second Council, with Kairos as the formalized god-head.

## 3000 D.E.

* The Dragons begin enslaving the other races and prying into the secrets of Creation, seeking Godhood.

## 5000 D.E.

* The Dragons begin construction of the Stairway to Heaven. Their initial efforts prove successful, as the Dragon race attains immortality and direct influence over reality.
* The gods begin to aid the enslaved races.

## 5500 D.E.

* A succession crisis erupts within the Empire with the death of the Dragon Emperor, plunging it into civil war.
* The enslaved races, who by this time had already begun to rebuilt some of their civilizations, take this chance to recoup and organize, formalizing the Common language.
* The Pantheon organize the Ancestor-Men and declare a punitive campaign against the Dragons, beginning the Great Punitive War.
* Birth of the Elves, Humans, Giants and Gwarves.

## 5650 D.E.

* Acteon achieves apotheosis, joining the ranks of the Second Council.
* Birth of the Thersians.

## 5662 D.E.

* Birth of the Ogres.
* The Dragon Empire fractures into myriad of warring principalities.
* The Heavenly Generals appear.
* The gwarfs exile themselves underground, though they still supply the Coalition.
* Yardavao is freed.

## 6500 D.E.

* One of the main Dragon kingdoms falls to the hands of the Coalition. The other kingdoms are abandoned, with their populace gathering at the last imperial principate.
* The Imperial Principate and the continent where it is located disappear.
* The mundane races settle down, forming their own communities. Chief among them are the Heavenly kingdom, founded by the Human General, Leomond. The fortresses of Halazhen and Dumat’s Spine, as well as the gargantuan metropolis of Chael are also created around this time.
* The Elven General, Gahid, mysteriously disappears alongside the other remaining Heavenly Generals. They are sanctified a few years after their last sighting.
* The fall of the dragons and the strife between the new rising powers ushers in a new era – the Hero Era.

## 6800 D.E. (0 H.E.)

* One of the two last Dragonslayers, Artorias, disappears.
* The other last Dragonslayer, Odnal, kills the last remaning royal dragon, Ynngriv Fao’elh, settling down atop his corpse. Odnal’s followers settle down with him, creating a small camp that would eventually evolve into the great city of Ikatur.
* The ogre twins, Gork and Mork, are also born around this time.

## 25 H.E.

* The city of Chæl grows as the hegemon of the Itria peninsula, slowly incorporating the remnant city-states and taking form as a kingdom, thought it is met with fierce resistance.
* A series of incompetent Chælian kings cause a prolonged famine. A rebellion begins to form as the young twins, Gork and Mork, come across the desperate populace and lead them to revolt. After a short period of civil war, a constitution is signed, deposing the Cælian monarchy and instituting the first great republic - Chæmeron.

## 50 H.E.

* Gork and Mork unify the disparate ogre clans, leading them to war against the Heavenly Kingdom of Man. The war culminates in the Crossing of Huánglóng, where the twins killed the Heavenly King at the cost of their lives.
* The various ogre clans separate once more, retreating to the southern steppes.

## 83 H.E.

* Malgamor encounters the Well, building the Blackrock around it. Migrants are attracted to the tower, and a settlement slowly emerges around it.

## 105 H.E.

* An alliance led by Boatek’s peninsula hegemon, the Bluecrown Kingdom, forms to divide the lands of the emerging city of Rockwell, whose growth had begun to siphon off the resources of the allied kingdoms.
* The assault on Rockwell fails, with the joint forces being wiped-out. The city unanimously decided to elect Malgamor as their sovereign.
* Malgamor personally razes Bluecrown’s capital after negotiantions fall trough and forces the alliance to meet his demands. The kingdoms that were not directly absorbed would eventually fall to either the Heavenly Kingdom or the Khanate.

## 265 H.E.

* The Koruthar are unified by the general Emillius Romulus, who founds the Empire of Koruthar, alongside the Romulus dynasty.
* The first sightings of Alok are reported.

## 315 H.E.

* The Empire of Koruthar re-discovers safe routes into the western continent of Whorlaynd and begins to colonize some yet settled areas.

## 375 H.E.

* The viceroy of Koruthar's colonies declares independence from the Empire and revolts, beginning the Hanseatyn Wars for Independence. The conflicts last for 30 years until white peace is signed, but Hanseatyn’s independence is only recognized during the imperial diet of 417 H.E.

## 522 H.E.

* The founding members of the LADS meet for the first time, taking odd jobs as a mercenary group. The band slowly takes shape as a notorious group of powerful individuals.

## 524 H.E.

* The LADS curb the plans of a certain powerhouse, defeating it at Koruthar’s capital, though they were too late to stop it from bringing harm to the Empire. The Empire of Koruthar collapses in the incident known as the Plague of Shadows, which turned most of its citizens into abominable beasts.
* The LADS rescue most of the survivors, guiding them to one of the few remaining cities – Meirin. Those that were unable to join the exodus migrated to Whorlaynd, endured in the southern fortresses or succumbed to the abominations.
* One of the LADS seemingly disappears, but two new members are introduced.

## 534 H.E.

* The High Pontiff summons the LADS to the temporal Apostolic See in Hanseatyn.

## 535 H.E.

* The LADS infiltrate the Heavenly Kingdom, where a new member, St.Sane, joins the band.
* A village is found to be inhabited by shapeshifting abominations. The LADS burn it to the ground.
* The LADS uncovering the plots of many malevolent deities. Consensus deems this the start of the War of Ascension.
* In the Frozen Wastes, the LADS discover a long-lost clan of gwarves, saving them from the hordes of the Brass Masks.
* The city of Ikatur is burnt down. Casualties tally to half a million dead.
* The LADS engage in a series of battles against the Brass Masks, known as the North Wastes Incident. The events culminate in the induced eruption, and subsequent collapse, of World's Speech Mt.
* The High Pontiff sends the LADS and the Armenian Order against the Heavenly Kingdom under the banner of a crusade, commencing the Holy Siege of Leozheng. The LADS defeat the Heavenly Son, prompting the Old Man to reveal himself – though he too is slain. The Armenian order breaks into the city, destroying the guard and slaughtering civilians.
* The LADS are canonized at Olandi, but the celebrations are interrupted by Ihkulan. The Old Man also returns, pulling the three-way battle into an isolated pocket realm. The Green Father breaks into the realm. The LADS emerge victorious.
* Ihkulan and the Green Father die.
* Yardavao ascends.
* The LADS officially join the Ur-Pantheon and are granted the title of Emperors, solidifying their rightful claims in Koruthar.
* Frum Burour ascends as the New God of The Forge

## 536 H.E.

* The Apostolic See calls for a crusade to reclaim the fallen lands of Koruthar, spearheaded by the LADS. The crusade lasts for two years,officially ending with the reclamation of the Crystal Spire and the restoration of the Empire, now sanctified as the Ladian Empire.

## 539 H.E.

* The Ladian government announces the "Vulcan Team Project" everywhere they could and start scouting for members. Euler Lolar who originally pitched the idea to her father Laedo Lolar, was put in charge of briefing the team and reporting to the council effectively becoming a sort of manager for the soon to be group of heroes.
* The Vulcan Team is formed.