Silkmen Timeline

The history of the Silkmen is divided into two segments:

B.F - Before Formation, the documented history of the Silkmen before the empire formed.

A.F - After Formation, the documented history of the Silkmen after the empire formed.

## Uncharted Period

At this point, Silkmen history is mostly undocumented and obscure; for this reason it’s brief. Historians are skeptical about the validity of events that are documented during these times.

(???) - Silkmen come to inhabit a small portion of the swamps in Western Neo-Keleva.

(???) -  Powerful families begin subjugating weaker Silkmen leading to the first houses. Houses would soon dominate the society of Silkmen, but all of them would be rather small with none of them holding power.

(460 - 455 B.F) - Multiple orc warbands begin to invade Western Neo-Keleva; the various Silkmen houses being in their warpath. An influential family of warrior Silkmen gather other warriors, the best of the best, to go combat these warbands. Despite being outnumbered, in a series of legendary battles this group of Silkmen would manage to halt the incoming invasion and eventually drive them out of Neo-Keleva.

(454 B.F) - After the invasion with the return of this group of warriors, they are hailed as heroes. This group goes on to found the legendary House of Might, which the later major houses of Silkmen society (supposedly) descend from. Many members in the House of Might would find themselves in positions of power in society.

(453 - 359 B.F) - History trails off at this point with some unreliable documents filling in this blank spot in Silkmen history. Historians believe this marked a time of peace and inner development among the Silkmen.

## First Period

The First Period would see the formation of  (technically) the First Dalom, Daloms being iterations of what is alternatively called the Silkmen Empire. The First Period would also see more reliable historical records.

(360 - 342 B.F) - A power shift in the House of Might, after the previous patriarch died, would place Kregak Primorium in power. Kregak would begin an expansionist campaign across the rest of the Silkmen, using the influence and the might of the house to expand its borders. Soon, the House of Might found itself as the main powerhouse over the Silkmen.

(341 B.F) - Kregak, now seeing the House of Might as the strongest house and above all, decided to declare himself “King of Silkmen”, despite many more minor houses remaining independent. This declaration coupled with attempts to take tax from independent houses would spark the first civil war in Silkmen history.

(340 - 300 B.F) - The First Rebellion would be rather lengthy and slow, with some years passing with no fighting happening and others being packed full of combat. It would pit most, if not all, of the minor houses against the House of Might.

(299 B.F) - The House of Might would be victorious in this war and expand their borders considerably. Almost every Silkman house had now been subjugated by the House of Might. Regardless of this, the now elder Kregak crowned himself king once more. While a kingdom and not called a Dalom, most historians agree this was technically the First Dalom, yet it’s still considered Before Formation as it wasn’t necessarily an empire.

(298 - 157 B.F) - In the year 298 B.F, Kregak passed, and with his passing more rebellions were sparked across the First Dalom. The next four or so generations of rulers accomplished nothing or spent their time crushing rebellions.

(156 - 65 B.F) - Zeksys rose to power in 156 B.F, and like the rulers before him, rebellion once more was on his doorstep. Yet instead of directly fighting it he tried to channel the rage of the rebels elsewhere--outside the borders. A conquest to expand the Dalom with the promise of them getting more autonomy in the government if they helped. The houses that were to be rebels laid down their pitchforks, and helped expand the borders of the Dalom. It was not always fighting, not too many people inhabited Western Neo-Keleva, but it would be a lengthy process that would last Zeksys’ entire reign.

(64 - 1 B.F) - However, Zeksys had no son; so there was no direct heir. This would begin an internal struggle within the House of Might along with other houses pitching in. For 63 years the First Dalom went without a ruler, and miraculously managed to hold together. The secession crisis would virtually destroy the House of Might, and the minor houses would discover a silkman that was (allegedly) the descendant of Kregak. Another brief rebellion against the House of Might broke out before this descendant was thrusted upon the throne of the Dalom.

## Formation Period

The Formation Period saw the founding of the major houses and the Second Dalom, also called the Silkmen Empire. Most historical logs of this time are completely legitimate and events being well documented.

(0 [Formation]) - Avroldak Primorium was thrusted on the throne of the Dalom. In a calculated move to set himself away from the House of Might and, hopefully, avoid any more revolts: he declared himself a part of a new house. The House of Monarchs. This major shift also marked the beginning of the Second Dalom.

(1 - 55 A.F) - The rest of Avroldak’s reign was spent doing social and economic reforms. The houses that thrusted him atop the throne wanted some kind of compensation, despite him not asking for it. To please the houses, he formed the House of Judgement and the House of Winter. The House of Judgement became the dominant political power in the government of the Second Dalom, meanwhile the House of Winter filled the role of an organized military. Minor houses were given more of a say in the matters of the Dalom, though the three primary houses had the most say in the Second Dalom.

(56 - 375 A.F) - Through the efforts of Avroldak and his early successors, the Second Dalom entered a time of peace. Technology wasn’t exactly developed during this time and the silkmen remained a rather primitive and isolationists society. The borders of the empire were slightly expanded but, ultimately, they remained confined to West Neo-Keleva for the time being.

## Exodus Period

The Exodus Period is the most recent period and was defined by the tragic Cyclone events. Despite being recent, the true cause of the Cyclone is shrouded in mystery.

(376 A.F) - The Cyclone would come suddenly to the Second Dalom. There was no indication that it would happen and the true reasons for it happening are shrouded in mystery. Some say it was because divine interference, others blame an arch-hydromancer, truthfully, nobody knows. What is known is that the Cyclone was a series of huge hurricanes that swept across Western Neo-Keleva, and the Second Dalom faced the brunt of it. Many Silkmen died with almost the entirety of the House of Monarchs being wiped out. In the aftermath of the Cyclone, the Second Dalom completely collapsed and Silkmen fanned out across Azura in a mass exodus.

(377 A.F [Present Day]) - In the present day, the Silkmen are few in numbers and spread out across the continents. Some, now having nobody to tie themselves to, took up being bandits. Though the one thing that almost all Silkmen have in common, despite being spread out and taking up different professions, is the hope that, someday, the Third Dalom will be formed and they could return to their homelands.