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The Old Era
— (~1 BGC)
Sarnout, Old Era, the beginning of the official chronology according to the chronicles of the elves. The Sarnout planet is going through rapid metamorphoses, gradually becoming suitable for life to be born.
— (350-1700)
The creation of elves and other intelligent races. Soon after, elves begin the War for Beauty — the first elves seek to destroy anything that does not fit their vision of Beauty. During this war, they encounter the first human tribe — the Džun — and teach them magic. The elven state is called Airin. The largest continent is Juul, with notable large islands being Ýsa and Irdrich.
— (1700-2100)
Upon encountering Dragons, the elves believe that Dragons destroy other races because of their own perception of beauty. The elves decide to change, making themselves more like the Dragons. Thus, the process of transformation of elves to dragons known as the Change begins. Meanwhile, the Džun reach unprecedented heights of prosperity and successfully resist the Dragons' attempts to annihilate them.
— (1800)
The Džun colonize Irdrich and become patrons of the local race — the Techuani.
— (1900)
Preparation for the Change is complete, and they enter a magical hibernation for 200 years.
— (shortly before 2000)
The Džun Empire begins The Great Hunt, and successfully kills eight of the Great Warden Dragons. In response, the Dragons send a messenger to Nihaz for help.
— (2000)
The Curse of Džun – demons – destroys the Džun civilization.
— (2050-2500)
The Zem people from the southern land of Hikut search for the secret of immortality. Fearing the Džun's fate, they seek to escape death. They start with necromantic experiments, but eventually turn to prosthetics and mechanization, after realising that the former is impossible.
— (2100)
The New Elves. Their Change does not go as planned, but they decide not to undergo another one — after all, the Dragons and Džun are almost entirely gone, so Beauty is no longer an absolute ideal. Instead, their new ideal is Pleasure.
— (2298)
The Great Mages Conclave is formed, initially consisting only of elves.
— (around 2500)
Tep, the great necromancer of Zem, creates a magical plague to massacre his people and quickly fill the Spark Repositorie - Pyramids, designed to grant him immortality. The plague nearly wipes out the Zem, but the last group of surviving mechanics find Tep’s lair on Asae-Teph. In this battle, although they all perish, they destroy Tep’s plague immunity, causing him to be trapped in the Pyramid, where he is bound to die and resurrect endlessly for millennia.
— (2500-2600)
Human tribes of Aro and the Orc Horde clash over the ruins of the Džun civilization, starting a war.
— (2570)
The Aro tribes unite into the Chiefdom of Kania. Humans join the Great Mages Conclave, with Skrakan being the Archmage, followed by his students Tenses and Nezeb. After the mysterious death of the orc hero Skull of Steppes, the Horde splinters into warring clans, and Kania emerges victorious. After the war, Tenses and Nezeb became rivals for power. Following a magical duel, the defeated Nezeb is exiled to the southern deserts, where he meets the nomadic Ugra tribes and becomes their leader. This marks the schism of the Great Mages Conclave.
— (2743)
The great elven mage and historian Nayan finishes the "Chronicles of the Past."
— (2910)
The Ugra tribes, now called Hadaganians, invade Kania’s southern provinces.
— (2911)
The Battle of Molod’ between Kanians and Hadaganians. Tenses propose a truce, allowing Nezeb to keep his conquered lands. Soon after, Kania undergoes a political shift, with the Valirian dynasty taking the throne. However, wars between Kania and Hadagan flare up repeatedly over the next thousand years.
— (around 3400)
Skrakan reunites the Great Mages Conclave.
— (4015)
The Great Experiment of the Mages Conclave. Seeking even greater power, the Great Mages attempted a mysterious ritual, causing the Great Cataclysm and bringing the Old Era to its end.
The New Era (Allods Era)
— (1 AGC)
The Great Mages brought Cataclysm upon the world, flooding it with primordial energy — Astral. It immediately began consuming solid ground, destroying everything. However, the Great Mages managed to halt the Astral’s advance by creating a special ritual of Retention (keyed to Dragon’s Blood). Each of the Great Mages became the eternal prisoner of the land they held. These surviving landmasses became known as the Allods, marking the beginning of a new era — the Allods Era. Travel between allods via portals became incredibly difficult, and thus Sarnout became fragmented.
Among the elves, all politics, once conducted at the Grand Bal, gradually came under the rule of the Eight Most Powerful Houses. In Kania, the Great Mage Tenses took the throne once again. The Valirian dynasty now ruled only a fragment of their former empire — Kvatokh. Numerous other allods also formed their own semi-independent monarchies. Many civilizations vanished completely or regressed.
— (356)
The Conclave splits into Kanian and Hadagan factions.
— (546)
The first Hadagan expedition to Hypat.
— (646)
The four envoys of Emperor Valir IV of Kania and Tenses (Danas, Nayra, Reniesta, and Fergard) travel to Umoir on a secret mission.
— (676)
Skrakan discovers strange sorcery on the Hadagan allod of Yazes, resembling the Demon’s magic. He sends an envoy, who uncovers a web of intrigue leading to Yazes’ Great Mage — Necromancer Ûrd. One of the envoy’s companions, the knight Igles, becomes the new king.
— (702)
The orc Rodogor, having failed to learn magic from the elf Claude di Vevre, becomes the High Shaman and unites the orcs. He then forges an alliance with Nezeb.
— (707)
Hadagan forces and orc tribes capture Grokh, killing the Great Mage of the elves, Claude di Vevre. House Vevre convenes an extraordinary Grand Bal and decides to ally with Kania, giving birth to the League.
— (725)
The Battle for the Kanian allod of Ketch. The Empire seizes this allod.
— (741)
The first known resurrection of Zem occurs on Igsh.
— (765)
The first astral ship built by the Ghibberlings appears near House di Grandeur’s lands.
— (Shortly after 765)
Ghibberlings land on the allod Izun, where orcs, confusing them with another kind of goblins, attempt to enslave them. The Ghibberlings flee Izun and resettle in Kvatokh.
— (786)
Hadagan launches an expedition to Hypat in search of a fallen meteorite.
— (800)
The Ghibberlings join the League, sharing the secret of astral travel technology – meteoric iron, which repels Astral – in exchange for lands on Ingos. House di Grandeur, involved in the alliance, wins the Grand Game of Houses.
— (805)
The first rebellion of the Arisen Zem on Suslanger against slavery.
— (821)
The resurrection of Nefer Ur, a great necromancer and mechanic of the Zem people, who perished in a battle against Tep. Nefer Ur, one of the few who knows the true causes of his people’s downfall, devises a plan for an uprising and leads it.
— (823)
House di Ardeur wins the Grand Game, creating the League’s first astral ship prototype based on Ghibberling technology.
— (825)
Nezeb meets Nefer Ur. They agree on a decree banning the use of the Arisen Zem as slaves.
— (850)
The Arisen, while not yet full citizens of the Empire, nonetheless make a significant contribution to scientific and technological progress, fundamentally changing the lives of the Hadagan people. The Research Institute of MANATAZEM (Magic and National Tradition of the Zem is established, with Nefer Ur as its Director.
— (864)
During the Grand Bal, the elves adopt a new strategic doctrine of cultural expansion onto other races.
— (901)
The elven House de Douceur wins the Grand Game. They initiate an attack on the allod of Kyrah, which holds large deposits of meteorite iron (mined by the Empire as a material for armor and weapons, though they are unaware of its astral repelling properties). Additionally, Kyrah is home to the tomb of one of the Great Dragons, whose heart still bleeds, and Dragon Blood is necessary for the Great Mages to maintain control over their allods. The preparations take place in total secrecy.
— (907)
The Arisen are officially recognized as citizens of the Empire, and the allod of Khadagan is granted to them. Nefer Ur becomes its vicar.
— (909)
The League forces land on Kyrah, led by the Great Mage Eniel di Ardeur. In response, the Empire sends the Rodogor Regiment of Kyrah, commanded by the young Great Mage Yasker. The war begins.
— (March 4, 910)
On the eve of the decisive battle for Kyrah, a catastrophic event known as the "Night of Astral Portals" occurs. Completely unexpectedly, portals appear on all allods near the Towers of the Great Mages, and from them, hordes of demons emerge. The demon invasion is repelled at great cost. The first squads of League Defenders and Imperial Guard — specialized units dedicated to fighting demons — are formed. Additionally, a neutral organization of Demon Hunters is created. Seeking maximum efficiency in battling this enemy, the Hunters undergo extremely dangerous alchemical transformations that alter their very nature. Though demon invasions continue, they are no longer as massive. Skrakan becomes the ruler of the allod of Kvatokh, while Smeyana takes his place on Umoir.
— (911)
The Great Mage Tenses perish during the Night of Astral Portals. His Spark is captured by Tep’s Pyramid on Asae-Teph. Using his magical strength and the Pyramid’s capabilities, Tenses grants the people of Sarnout the Gift of Resurrection. Soon after, a League ship crashes near an unknown allod, and its crew perishes. Some time later, they resurrect on this allod and discover a pyramid housing Tenses’s spirit. This allod becomes known as the Holy Land. Believers in the Light begin venerating Tenses as a Saint and establish the Church of Light.
— (915)
A lull in the war against the demons follows. The raids cease, and the coastal Astral becomes free and safe again.
— (930)
A second major demon invasion occurs but is repelled with minimal losses.
— (945)
Due to the betrayal of goblins evacuated by the Ghibberlings from the allod of Izun, the Empire seizes an astral ship and learns the secret of the meteorite. Soon, the Arisen unlock the secret of astral energy and call it mana. The construction of a massive fleet of a new type of ships begins.
— (957)
A new war between the League and the Empire begins. The Imperial fleet crushes the League’s navy and blockades its allods, ensuring a successful landing of invasion forces. However, on the allods themselves, the war drags on, and a swift victory proves impossible. In one battle, Yasker defeats Eniel, his old rival from Kyrah.
— (960)
The first demon cultists appear, welcoming the demons as either a just punishment for the people of the allods, as saviors, or even as emissaries of dark forces whom they seek to serve in hopes of avoiding certain doom.
— (962)
The young Kanian paladin Voisvet Belov manages to capture a Hadaganian ship. Elven scholars uncover the secrets of the mana. Soon after, the League begins constructing ships similar to those of the Empire, breaking the blockade of its allods.
— (965)
A League ship patrolling the Astral near the remnants of Hypat discovers a small, previously unknown allod. The ship’s captain explores its underground ruins and returns holding the "Revelations of Tka’Rik." This document claims that the demons were summoned by the Džun from another world and that closing a certain gate would prevent further invasions. Skrakan makes this information public, and the war between the League and the Empire ceases.
— (966)
The Great Astral Crusade. Skrakan and Nezeb meet and sign a peace treaty between the League and the Empire, uniting their forces to close the Gates. All available military resources are committed to this final battle. Skrakan and Nezeb lead the fleet themselves, leaving the capital allods under the care of Aidenus and Yasker. However, few survive the astral storm that erupts after the Gates are sealed. It is believed that Skrakan, Nezeb, and many warriors sacrificed themselves to save the world. This becomes a core tenet of the League’s Church of Light, while in the Empire, the Triune Church is founded, venerating Skrakan and Nezeb’s sacrifice as equal to that of Tenses.
— (967)
A civil war erupts within the Empire between the Great Mage Yasker and Gurluchsor, both vying for leadership. Yasker prevails, promising full equality for orcs and the Arisen. In the Battle of Igsh, Gurluchsor is defeated and flees.
— (981)
Elizaveta Rysina assumes the position of First Secretary of Nezeb’s Committee.
— (990)
At the latest Grand Bal, House Daziré wins, thanks to Prince Dakar de Daziré victory in a necromantic duel against House Douceur’s leader, Armand. Soon after, Dakar’s fiancée, Svetlana Valirskaya, mysteriously dies. Dakar’s attempt to bring her back fails, and the Valirian castle falls under a curse, turning its inhabitants into undead. Dakar exiles himself. An investigation reveals Armand’s involvement, violating the rules of the Grand Game. House Douceur is outlawed and exiled.
— (1005)
Elections of Namestniks in the League. Voisvet Belov (who changed his surname to “Iron”) becomes the namestnik of the allod of Kvatokh, Ivan Ascetic takes over Forox, and Smeyana is appointed to Umoir. The old aristocracy, having lost power, moves into opposition. On Umoir, Smeyana begins persecuting nobles, pagans, and other races, expelling the minor elven house Tristes from Umoir.
— (1008)
Accumulated tensions lead to war between the Empire and the League over the Holy Land.
— (1010)
You are here. The Imperial ship Invincible transports recruits to the capital allod of Igsh, where they are to be sworn in. This is where the adventure of Heroes of the Empire begins.
