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* [[Stormcaller Crag]] is constructed. [PROJECT 530, Stormcaller Research Society] | * [[Stormcaller Crag]] is constructed. [PROJECT 530, Stormcaller Research Society] | ||
* The sprawling underwater city of [[Kelsys]] is built, overseen directly by Lady Slyphe. | * The sprawling underwater city of [[Kelsys]] is built, overseen directly by Lady Slyphe. | ||
* As favoured children of a Goddess, the Kelki are granted insight and power beyond other mortals, making Kelsys a bastion of advanced technology. | * As favoured children of a Goddess, the [[Kelki]] are granted insight and power beyond other mortals, making [[Kelsys]] a bastion of advanced technology. | ||
* The Consortium is formed to research the great secrets of the world. | * [[The Consortium]] is formed to research the great secrets of the world. | ||
* Following experiments with the [[leylines]], the Ankyreans discover, and alert, the Dreikathi. [ | * Following experiments with the [[leylines]], the Ankyreans discover, and alert, [[the Dreikathi]]. [{{news|Public|5196|Public News 5196}}] | ||
* A great war breaks out as Ankyreans and Dreikathi clash, both in the material world and in the ley. | * A great war breaks out as Ankyreans and Dreikathi clash, both in the material world and in the ley. | ||
* This precipitates the mysterious destructive event later called the Disturbance. | * This precipitates the mysterious destructive event later called [[the Disturbance]]. | ||
* The great war ends with the collapse of the leyline transit and the destruction of the Court of the Consortium. | * The great war ends with the collapse of the [[leyline transit]] and the destruction of the [[Court of the Consortium]]. | ||
* The Yggdrasil is planted in an attempt to mend some of the effects of the Disturbance. | * [[The Yggdrasil]] is planted in an attempt to mend some of the effects of the Disturbance. | ||
* Fearful of further disturbances, Varian conceals knowledge of the leylines from His children. [ | * Fearful of further disturbances, Varian conceals knowledge of the [[leylines]] from His children. [{{news|Public|5195|Public News 5195}}] | ||
* The great war signifies the breakdown of the social order between Ankyrean and rellyw, and the end of the Second Immortal Epoch. | * The great war signifies the breakdown of the social order between Ankyrean and [[rellyw]], and the end of the [[Second Immortal Epoch]]. | ||
=== THIRD EPOCH - AGE OF DESPAIR - FIRST MORTAL EPOCH === | === THIRD EPOCH - AGE OF DESPAIR - FIRST MORTAL EPOCH === | ||
* The Gods are confused and scattered, and most of the Ankyreans are dead. | * The Gods are confused and scattered, and most of the Ankyreans are dead. | ||
* The remaining Ankyrean tribes begin subjugating the 'lesser races' and forming their own small empires. | * The remaining Ankyrean tribes begin subjugating the 'lesser races' and forming their own small empires. | ||
* The Endorone cult forms among the subjugated Dwarves, studying the power of life essence and deriving techniques to use to fight the Ankyreans. | * The [[Endorone]] cult forms among the subjugated [[Dwarves]], studying the power of life [[essence]] and deriving techniques to use to fight the Ankyreans. | ||
* A splinter sect within the Endorone beseeches Lady Chakrasul for aid, and She teaches them the forbidden magic of Chaos and corruptive Necromancy. | * A splinter sect within the Endorone beseeches Lady [[Chakrasul]] for aid, and She teaches them the forbidden magic of [[Chaos]] and corruptive [[Necromancy]]. | ||
* In Hlugnic (high Dwarven), 'endoron' means 'mage'. Other races begin using the modified form, 'Indoron', as shorthand for 'despair'. | * In [[Hlugnic]] (high Dwarven), 'endoron' means 'mage'. Other races begin using the modified form, '[[Indoron]]', as shorthand for 'despair'. | ||
* They conquer Bloodloch in a vicious civil war and drive out the unloyal Dwarves, then collapse under internal stresses as the Chakrasulian cult displaces the original Endoron and embraces their role as bringers of despair. | * They conquer [[Bloodloch]] in a vicious civil war and drive out the unloyal Dwarves, then collapse under internal stresses as the Chakrasulian cult displaces the original Endoron and embraces their role as bringers of despair. | ||
* The Indoron move on the rest of Sapience, intending to conquer it. | * The Indoron move on the rest of Sapience, intending to conquer it. | ||
* A man named Idar Karif unites several scattered settlements as the forces of Light and builds his Castle of Illumination. He then pitches his armies against those of the Indoron. [Tiyen Indoron: Rescribed] | * A man named [[Idar Karif]] unites several scattered settlements as the forces of [[Light]] and builds his [[Castle of Illumination]]. He then pitches his armies against those of the Indoron. [Tiyen Indoron: Rescribed] | ||
* The self-christened forces of Light harry the Indoron from the southeast, whittling down their forces as their once-green recruits become veterans in facing the dark magi. | * The self-christened forces of Light harry the Indoron from the southeast, whittling down their forces as their once-green recruits become veterans in facing the dark magi. | ||
* The Indoron retreat into Bloodloch and the surrounding lands, fighting running battles against enemy regiments. | * The Indoron retreat into Bloodloch and the surrounding lands, fighting running battles against enemy regiments. | ||
* Idar Karif marries Catiana, a lady of mysterious origins, and the crusade against the Indoron becomes more brutal. Soon enough, Idar becomes paranoid of his own closest circle, casting them from his Castle. | * Idar Karif marries [[Catiana]], a lady of mysterious origins, and the crusade against the Indoron becomes more brutal. Soon enough, Idar becomes paranoid of his own closest circle, casting them from his Castle. | ||
* Internal schisms form within the armies of the Illumine, as Lady Catarina's presence drives Idar and his men into their own extremes of mad devotion. At its height, Idar Karif murders every person living in the Castle of Illumination and casts himself from the parapets to his death. | * Internal schisms form within the armies of the [[Illumine]], as Lady Catarina's presence drives Idar and his men into their own extremes of mad devotion. At its height, Idar Karif murders every person living in the Castle of Illumination and casts himself from the parapets to his death. | ||
* Lady Catarina is revealed to be an invocation of Lady Chakrasul as she takes the Castle of Illumination for Herself, rechristening it Tiyen Indoron and removing it from mortal knowledge and sight. | * Lady Catarina is revealed to be an invocation of Lady Chakrasul as she takes the Castle of Illumination for Herself, rechristening it [[Tiyen Indoron]] and removing it from mortal knowledge and sight. | ||
* Fuelled by the sacrifice of Idar Karif's men, a black rain of corruption falls over the south, tainting land and mortals both and swaying them towards corruption. [The rise and fall of the Indorani] | * Fuelled by the sacrifice of Idar Karif's men, a black rain of corruption falls over the south, tainting land and mortals both and swaying them towards corruption. [The rise and fall of the [[Indorani]]] | ||
* The Dark Empire rises from the now-fertile ground, beneath the black banner of the thirteen-pointed star. | * [[The Dark Empire]] rises from the now-fertile ground, beneath the black banner of the [[thirteen-pointed star]]. | ||
* With the now-few Indoron at their head and armies of Indorani led by the brutal Yetrent, they push back the unified forces of Light with Goddess-given powers. | * With the now-few Indoron at their head and armies of Indorani led by the brutal [[Yetrent]], they push back the unified forces of Light with Goddess-given powers. | ||
* The Dun Fortress and Azdun are founded. | * The [[Dun Fortress]] and [[Azdun]] are founded. | ||
* The War of Power occurs as the Dark Empire mandates the construction of the landmarks and the forces of Light discover how to manipulate them. | * [[The War of Power]] occurs as the Dark Empire mandates the construction of the [[landmarks]] and the forces of Light discover how to manipulate them. | ||
* The Ankyrean Order is formed in Spinesreach to combat the Dark Empire. | * [[The Ankyrean Order]] is formed in [[Spinesreach]] to combat the Dark Empire. | ||
* The Syssin are founded to support their less numerous Ankyrean masters. [HELP SYSSIN] | * [[The Syssin]] are founded to support their less numerous Ankyrean masters. [{{help|syssin|HELP SYSSIN}}] | ||
* The Gods are petitioned for support, and grant it, putting Their blessing behind the Ankyrean armies. | * The Gods are petitioned for support, and grant it, putting Their blessing behind the Ankyrean armies. | ||
* The consolidation of power marks the end of the First Mortal Epoch as the war between the Indoron and Ankyreans comes to a stalemate. | * The consolidation of power marks the end of the [[First Mortal Epoch]] as the war between the Indoron and Ankyreans comes to a stalemate. | ||
=== FOURTH EPOCH - AGE OF CONFLICT - SECOND MORTAL EPOCH === | === FOURTH EPOCH - AGE OF CONFLICT - SECOND MORTAL EPOCH === | ||
* The Illuminai forms in the wake of the Indoron and begins fighting them. | * [[The Illuminai]] forms in the wake of the Indoron and begins fighting them. | ||
* The precursors to the Priests are founded. [HELP PRIESTS, HELP LUMINARIES, HELP DARU] | * The precursors to the [[Priests]] are founded. [{{help|priests|HELP PRIESTS}}, {{help|luminaries|HELP LUMINARIES}}, {{help|daru|HELP DARU}}] | ||
* A temple is built on the site of the future city of Shallam, that which would become Enorian. | * A temple is built on the site of the future city of [[Shallam]], that which would become [[Enorian]]. | ||
* The temple itself is razed by the Indoron, and Shallam is built atop it at a later date. | * The temple itself is razed by the Indoron, and Shallam is built atop it at a later date. | ||
* Guided by a conclave of the Ankyrean Order and the united Gods, a circle of seven Spirit-channelers ambush and annihilate Yetrent's physical form, trapping him as a wretched spirit. | * Guided by a conclave of the Ankyrean Order and the united Gods, a circle of seven Spirit-channelers ambush and annihilate Yetrent's physical form, trapping him as a wretched spirit. | ||
* With the fall of Yetrent, the core of the Dark Empire's magical forces collapse, and eventually Bloodloch itself is besieged. | * With the fall of Yetrent, the core of the Dark Empire's magical forces collapse, and eventually Bloodloch itself is besieged. | ||
* Imal, Yetrent's second and current leader of the Indorani, evacuates a portion of his followers and enacts the collapse of the caverns to fend off the forces of Light and deny them a total victory. | * [[Imal]], Yetrent's second and current leader of the Indorani, evacuates a portion of his followers and enacts the collapse of the caverns to fend off the forces of Light and deny them a total victory. | ||
* This is the fall of Bloodloch, and by extension the fall of the Dark Empire. | * This is the fall of Bloodloch, and by extension the fall of the Dark Empire. | ||
* Pockets of Dark Empire loyalists survive in areas like Azdun and the Dun Fortress. | * Pockets of Dark Empire loyalists survive in areas like Azdun and the Dun Fortress. | ||
* Llazuth and her Black Keep are hidden away beyond the veil to preserve the secrets of the Empire. [HELP DARK EMPIRE] | * [[Llazuth]] and her [[Black Keep]] are hidden away beyond the veil to preserve the secrets of the Empire. [{{help|dark empire|HELP DARK EMPIRE}}] | ||
* A small group of mortals led by an Ankyrean called Azaeru, calling themselves the Naldareth, seek succour in Kelsys, using dire warnings of a | * A small group of mortals led by an Ankyrean called [[Azaeru]], calling themselves the [[Naldareth]], seek succour in Kelsys, using dire warnings of a prophesied threat to gain entry and influence. | ||
* This group is capable of elemental channeling - Azaeru is in fact a renegade of the Order, responsible for teaching rellyw to channel. [The Naldareth and the Children] | * This group is capable of [[elemental]] channeling - Azaeru is in fact a renegade of the Order, responsible for teaching rellyw to channel. [The Naldareth and the Children] | ||
* Inscribing Azaeru's apocalyptic visions onto the walls of the Silver Spire, they preached of a coming destructive force that the woefully under-prepared city could not hope to stand against. | * Inscribing Azaeru's apocalyptic visions onto the walls of the [[Silver Spire]], they preached of a coming destructive force that the woefully under-prepared city could not hope to stand against. | ||
* Panicked and afraid, and unable to contact their Matron, the Kelki allow the Naldareth to install themselves in the Silver Spire. | * Panicked and afraid, and unable to contact their Matron, the Kelki allow the Naldareth to install themselves in the Silver Spire. | ||
* The Kelki are trained in making use of the elements and form the core of the Naldareth guild, led by the Eye of Eternity and his followers. | * The Kelki are trained in making use of the elements and form the core of the Naldareth guild, led by the [[Eye of Eternity]] and his followers. | ||
* The mystics rise up in the Misty Isles and begin tapping into the leylines for their magic. | * The [[mystics]] rise up in the [[Misty Isles]] and begin tapping into the leylines for their magic. | ||
* Ashtan is founded as a haven for scholars and mortal magicians, and is cloaked from the Indoron by illusions. | * [[Ashtan]] is founded as a haven for scholars and mortal magicians, and is cloaked from the Indoron by illusions. | ||
* The Nazetu arrive from the Western Isles, lay siege to Ashtan, and end up scattering in the retreat. | * The [[Nazetu]] arrive from the [[Western Isles]], lay siege to Ashtan, and end up scattering in the retreat. | ||
* The First Child is revealed to be a summoning of the Indorani as they assault the Silver Spire, dashing themselves against the newly-built defenses of Kelsys and being repulsed. | * [[The First Child]] is revealed to be a summoning of the Indorani as they assault the Silver Spire, dashing themselves against the newly-built defenses of Kelsys and being repulsed. | ||
* The city takes extensive damage, and the Naldareth depart for a more defensible area (Shallam), shrouding Kelsys in a protective veil called the Lutha Kelma to hide them from the Second Child. | * The city takes extensive damage, and the Naldareth depart for a more defensible area (Shallam), shrouding Kelsys in a protective veil called the [[Lutha Kelma]] to hide them from [[the Second Child]]. | ||
* The Ankyreans notice the mystics, and through observing them rediscover the leylines. | * The Ankyreans notice the mystics, and through observing them rediscover the leylines. | ||
* The orrery and leyspike in Spinesreach are built. [ | * The [[orrery]] and [[leyspike]] in Spinesreach are built. [{{news|events|124|"The planar orrery and the ghost of Vusbati"}}] | ||
* Lycanthropy is derived from magical techniques pioneered by the mystics. | * [[Lycanthropy]] is derived from magical techniques pioneered by the mystics. | ||
* The first Atabahi flee Spinesreach and hide in Three Rock, founding the Rout. [ATABAHI 428] | * The first [[Atabahi]] flee Spinesreach and hide in [[Three Rock]], founding the [[Rout]]. [{{news|Atabahi|428|ATABAHI 428}}] | ||
* Yrtez and the Conclave of Magic create the vampires and flee, sparking the Ankyrean civil war. [HELP SECONDWAR] | * [[Yrtez]] and the [[Conclave of Magic]] create the [[vampires]] and flee, sparking the [[The Second Ankyrean War|Ankyrean civil war]]. [{{help|secondwar|HELP SECONDWAR}}] | ||
* Azaeru, first of the Naldareth, dies in an experimental accident, succeeded by a nameless and arrogant acolyte. | * Azaeru, first of the Naldareth, dies in an experimental accident, succeeded by a nameless and arrogant acolyte. | ||
* Alaihandra, a mortal Naldareth, | * [[Alaihandra]], a mortal Naldareth, prophecies the [[Grand Artifice]] and is ignored by the current Eye of Eternity. She safeguards five memories to survive until the [[Midnight Age]]. | ||
* Riven by civil war, the Ankyrean Order begins to collapse. | * Riven by civil war, the Ankyrean Order begins to collapse. | ||
* The fall of the Ankyreans is gradual and takes many years. | * The fall of the Ankyreans is gradual and takes many years. | ||
* During this period, the stories of the Seluno brothers take place. [HELP PALADINS, HELP INFERNALS, HELP SENTINELS] | * During this period, the stories of the [[Seluno brothers]] take place. [{{help|paladins|HELP PALADINS}}, {{help|infernals|HELP INFERNALS}}, {{help|sentinels|HELP SENTINELS}}] | ||
* Nominally in response to the pleas of Qeddwyn, but in fact in order to once again conceal knowledge of the leylines, Severn enacts the Grand Artifice. [HELP GRANDARTIFICE, | * Nominally in response to the pleas of [[Qeddwyn]], but in fact in order to once again conceal knowledge of the leylines, [[Severn]] enacts the Grand Artifice. [{{help|grandartifice|HELP GRANDARTIFICE}}, {{news|public|5196|"My Offer of Guidance"}}] | ||
=== FIFTH EPOCH - MIDNIGHT AGE - THIRD MORTAL EPOCH === | === FIFTH EPOCH - MIDNIGHT AGE - THIRD MORTAL EPOCH === | ||
====??MA==== | ====??MA==== | ||
* Abhorash is embraced as a Consanguine and the four houses are established. | * [[Abhorash]] is embraced as a [[Consanguine]] and the four [[houses]] are established. | ||
* The Demon Blade rises to prominence. | * The [[Demon Blade]] rises to prominence. | ||
* The First Totem War takes place in Tasur'ke, as the town angers the Hunter by expanding. | * The [[First Totem War]] takes place in [[Tasur'ke]], as the town angers the [[Haern|Hunter]] by expanding. | ||
* Bloodloch is resettled by Abhorash. | * Bloodloch is resettled by Abhorash. | ||
====60MA==== | ====60MA==== | ||
* Lanos, the Lord of Truth, sacrifices Himself to seal off the Shadow Plane from spilling into the Prime Material. | * [[Lanos]], the Lord of Truth, sacrifices Himself to seal off the [[Shadow Plane]] from spilling into the [[Prime Material]]. | ||
* Through a ritual led by Haern, the Great Oak is awakened as a conduit of Dendara. | * Through a ritual led by [[Haern]], the [[Great Oak]] is awakened as a conduit of [[Dendara]]. | ||
====70MA==== | ====70MA==== | ||
* Rahn is born from a mortal hero and the violent torture at the hands of an unnamed God, erupting from His volcano in a rage. | * [[Rahn]] is born from a mortal hero and the violent torture at the hands of an unnamed God, erupting from His volcano in a rage. | ||
====80MA==== | ====80MA==== | ||
* The name of Chakrasul, the unnamed God, is revealed by a powerful lich named Amairgen through a necromantic ritual. | * The name of Chakrasul, the unnamed God, is revealed by a powerful [[lich]] named [[Amairgen]] through a necromantic ritual. | ||
* The Sword of Lanos is shattered by Severn, leading to a crisis with the Shadow Plane that is promptly resolved. Lanos is confirmed as dead. | * The [[Sword of Lanos]] is shattered by Severn, leading to a crisis with the Shadow Plane that is promptly resolved. Lanos is confirmed as dead. | ||
====90MA==== | ====90MA==== | ||
* The latest of many skirmishes between the failed Ankyrean experiment, Zsarachnor, and the displaced Llazuth rock the lower levels of Azdun. In the aftermath, a servant of Llazuth, Lachesis, is returned to the service of the Spider Queen, and the Black Keep is revealed. | * The latest of many skirmishes between the failed Ankyrean experiment, [[Zsarachnor]], and the displaced Llazuth rock the lower levels of Azdun. In the aftermath, a servant of Llazuth, [[Lachesis]], is returned to the service of the Spider Queen, and the Black Keep is revealed. | ||
* Lleis is awoken from the Mitrine stone in the Liruma | * [[Lleis]] is awoken from the [[Mitrine]] stone in the [[Liruma Scrubland]]. | ||
* The failing Priest guild splinters, and the Luminaries are founded under the guidance of Sahmie | * The failing Priest guild splinters, and the [[Luminaries]] are founded under the guidance of [[Sahmie Rhashye]]. | ||
* Two of the landmarks of the War of Power are rediscovered, these being the Orrery and the Horologue. | * Two of the landmarks of the [[War of Power]] are rediscovered, these being the [[Orrery]] and the [[Horologue]]. | ||
* The Ankyrean citadel of Spinesreach is uncovered in the Tarea Mountains, much to the torment of Qeddwyn. | * The Ankyrean citadel of [[Spinesreach]] is uncovered in the [[Tarea Mountains]], much to the torment of Qeddwyn. | ||
* An ancient sword, a failed precursor to the legendary Demon Blade, is uncovered beneath Hashan and subsequently destroyed after a resounding failure by the lich Amairgen to control it and the slaughter of many residents of the city. | * An ancient sword, a failed precursor to the legendary Demon Blade, is uncovered beneath [[Hashan]] and subsequently destroyed after a resounding failure by the lich Amairgen to control it and the slaughter of many residents of the city. | ||
* A faction of Sentaari, led by Clio Thetis, sacrifice their grasp of Kaido for their own Inner Spark, following after the Luminaries and becoming the Daru. | * A faction of [[Sentaari]], led by Clio Thetis, sacrifice their grasp of [[Kaido]] for their own [[Inner Spark]], following after the Luminaries and becoming the Daru. | ||
====100MA==== | ====100MA==== | ||