This is a greatly simplified timeline for ease of understanding some of the broader sweeps of history, it is by no means complete. Many minor kingdoms, or short-lived name changes of larger ones, have been ignored. Naming conventions use scholarly standards, and may vary between different sources. Some of the dates are estimates. This calendar uses the designation “AGW” after the date to prevent confusion with the many other calendars in use. AGW stands for “After Gods' War” and it is common practice to use it at the beginning of a document and drop it in references that follow.

0 End of the Gods' War: Battle of Arathan and Raidan, creation of Godsholme. Appearance of Humanoids and Goblinoids. (Stone Age)

1000 Agriculture developed

1063 Tul Amangier founded

1200 City of Alvii, eventual capital of the Alvenian Empire, founded

2500 Bronze Age begins, large cities develop, writing developed. Scyian Empire-Precursor to Nyssian Empire. Other empires rise (and fall)

2557 Kingdom of Jinn founded (precursor to Kingdom of Chang), oldest of the Five Banners Kingdoms.

3470 The Scyian Empire's Pharaoh is overthrown and the Nyssian Empire begins.

3500 Iron Age begins

3578 Kingdom of Grimm founded (dwarven kingdom in western portion of Iron Mountains)

3680 Empire of Drogg founded (orcish kingdom in southeast of Iron Mountains)

3752 The beginning of the Alvenian Empire as the Alvii decisively defeat rival Denalites (modern day Anivere). They consolidate the area of modern day Garaeth.

3784 Alvenians formally add territory of modern day Anivere to their empire.

3800 Alvenians have added most of the modern day Middle Kingdoms to their empire.

3805 Alvenians win major battle against Empire of Drogg at the base of the Iron Mountains. The Kingdom of Grimm assists the Alvenians and begins to expand eastward along the southern fringes of the Iron Mountains.

3807 Irongate besieged by the Alvenians. The siege lasts for almost a year until the city is betrayed from within and falls.

3832 1st Confederate War begins. The Alvenians attack the mainly elf and goblin populations on their southern border (what is today the Sylvenian Confederacy). The elves and goblins unite under The Confederacy. A vicious campaign fought almost entirely in Confederate territory begins, and in 3835 the Alvenians declare victory, pulling back to their original border.

3859 The Turtle War: the Alvenians declare war on the Nyssians but suffer a major defeat at the Battle of the Red River. Many major battles follow, generally the Alvenians besieging Nyssian cities.

3874 The Nyssian government is overthrown and the new Pharaoh pledges allegiance to the Alvenian Empire. Nyssia is renamed the Nyssian Protectorate.

3876 The Pacification Wars begin. Over the next 11 years the tribes of The Orkan Horde are defeated, bought off, or driven to the fringes. Many of the goblinoid refuges make their way north and join the Empire of Drogg, now occupying only a 500 mile strip at the eastern end of the Iron Mountains. This helps stabilize the goblinoid kingdom and marks the farthest point east the Kingdom of Grimm reaches.

3878 2nd Confederate War begins when a goblin warlord leads a large raid into Alvenian territory. The Alvenian punitive expedition lasts until 3893.

3887 Low level conflict between the Alvenians and the Five Banners Kingdoms turns into open warfare. By 3904 the Alvenians have won and an Alvenian Viceroy is appointed to oversee the five kingdoms. The Alvenians now control the heart of the continent from coast to coast.

3904 The Alvenian Golden Age begins. The Alvenians codify language, laws, strengthen infrastructure and allow a flourishing of arts and philosophy. Also considered the beginning of the Arcane Age, as the study of magic, spells, and magical constructs reaches never before seen heights.

4018 3rd Confederate War begins. The Alvenians make a major push into Confederate territory. Six years later the Alvenians suffer one of their most humiliating defeats, losing an entire army deep in the jungles. The Alvenians once again withdraw to the original borders.

4122 “The Lost Fleet”: The Alvenian Emperor sends a fleet of 10 powerful ships with soldiers and mages from the capital Alvii to explore the lands to the west across the ocean. They never return.

4142 An Alvenian general, accusing the people of Godsholme of disrespect to the Empire, leads an army of 5000 soldiers into Godsholme. They are never heard from again.

4215 The Emperor’s Crusade begins. A large mixed force of the Alvenian Empire sails to Tul Amangier and invades the Dominion of Angar the Undying. They campaign for three years before returning home.

4402 The Orkan Horde rebels and cuts off the eastern and western parts of the Alvenian Empire. The Dark Times begin.

4407 The Alvenian Viceroy of The Five Banners Kingdoms is assassinated. The Kingdoms quickly degenerate into civil war.

4416 A young priest of Raidan leads a coup, overthrowing the Emperor of Drogg and establishing the Theocracy of Rai-dul. The goblinoids begin to take the offensive against the Kingdom of Grimm in the Iron Mountains.

4425 The Nyssian Empire declares its independence.

4426 The Orkan Horde besieges Irongate. Alvenian soldiers, backed by dwarven contingents from the Iron Mountains and even some elven forces from the Confederacy, defeat the goblinoids in a terribly bloody battle. Most of Irongate is destroyed and both sides take horrific casualties.

4426 Many of the tribes in the Middle Kingdoms revolt against Alvenian rule, soon followed by the people of Anivere.

4431 The rebel army from Anivere sacks the Alvenian capital of Alvii, and the Alvenian Empire is officially declared dead.

4431 Irongate officially declares its independence as a city-state.

4436 Start of the Twilight Wars. The elves and goblins begin fighting a civil war in the Confederacy. Over the next 62 years the goblins are driven south across the Tieta River that roughly separates them today.

4471 The Theocracy of Rai-dul have been pushing the dwarves east, and lay siege to Istrador (Jewel of the East). The siege will last for 57 years.

4498 The elves formally name their portion of the Confederacy the “Sylvenian Confederacy”. In turn, the goblins to the south declare “The Goblin Marches”. Considered the formal end of the Twilight Wars.

4528 The dwarven city of Istrador falls to The Theocracy of Rai-dul after a 57 year siege. Every inhabitant in the city is slaughtered.

4530 An orc warlord leads a force of goblinoids estimated at twenty to thirty thousand into Godsholme. They are never heard from again.

4532 A brief civil war leads to the overthrow of the Kingdom of Grimm. The Kingdom of Dal-Tahir takes its place. The relentless push westward by the Theocracy of Rai-dul is stabilized over the next few years.

4547 The Shining Crusade: a large force of elves from the Sylvenian Confederacy sail south around the continent and land in Freeland, led by the charismatic paladin Alosius. They strike deep into the Dominion of Angar and suffer extremely heavy casualties during a year and a half of campaigning and withdraw.

4679 Queen An-Shih unites the fractured Five Banners Kingdoms for the first time since the collapse of Alvenian rule and is crowned Empress.

4757 The kingdoms (and their respective borders) of Anivere and Garaeth, the rump of the former Alvenian Empire, have largely stabilized.

4824 The beginning of the Flower Wars between Anivere and Garaeth. This on and off conflict lasts nearly 80 years.

4902 Formal end to the Flower Wars between Anivere and Garaeth.

4981 King Alten’s Crusade: The King of Anivere leads a large expedition of soldiers from Anivere and the surrounding nations to Tul Amangier. They attack the Dominion of Angar for three years before returning home.

5000 Gralen’s Folly: The dwarf prince Gralen raises an expeditionary force and sails to Tul Amangier to crusade against the Dominion of Angar. He instead gets in a dispute with the Sultan of Tul Amangier and lays siege to it for almost a year before returning home in defeat.

5100 Tul Amangier is besieged by the undead armies of Angar. Two of the three walls of the city have fallen when relief force from the continent arrives and helps break the siege.

5126 Battle of the Seven Armies: The largest single battle in recorded history occurs a couple hundred miles north of Irongate. A huge force of The Orkan Horde and the Theocracy of Rai-dul heavily reinforced with other contingents (including giants) fight the combined forces of Anivere, Dal-Tahir, Garaeth, various Middle Kingdoms, and the Sylvenian Confederacy. The battle starts in the morning and lasts into the early evening. Total casualties on both sides were estimated at well over 100,000. The humanoid forces win the battle although they take extremely heavy casualties.

5280 Present day