Circa 4000 BTS

The three Creators form the world of Vorel and create life to inhabit it. The first elves awaken, the earth begets the dwarves, and celestials are free to roam the expanse. The world knows peace and prosperity as it never will again.

Circa 3500 BTS

The Creators depart, moving on to other planes of existence. The present pantheon of gods rises to power in their absence. The first humans appear – their existence apparently a parting gift from the Creators. A variety of other creatures appear for the first time due to the handiwork of the new gods, including the gnomes and all manner of monsters.

2800 BTS

A powerful elven mage named Mynirax ascends to godhood, becoming the first mortal to cross the threshold into divinity.

2462 BTS

Mynirax, with the aid of a coalition of corrupted elves, demons, and angels, hatches a plan to depose the other deities and absorb their power.

2440 BTS

Mynirax is defeated by the gods and banished, along with his allies.

2066 BTS

The Manifest War begins, pitting elves against dragons in a battle of territory. Kearsvern comes to the aid of the elves, along with their metallic dragon allies.

1674 BTS

The long and brutal Manifest War ends. The dragons are defeated, but the great elven kingdom of Cil-Galoth is destroyed. The elves never found a centralized kingdom again.

1225 BTS

The Empire of Korinaga rises in the far east. Fearing attacks from the rest of Ildikar, they begin construction on the Wall of Ancients to surround their holdings and close their borders.

539 BTS

The Northern Hordes, the largest organized army of orcs, ogres, and goblinoids ever assembled, descends into the south and terrorizes the continent. Ildikar, humanity’s greatest hero, unites the scattered peoples of Vorel and leads the defense.

524 BTS

After thirty-five long years of conflict, the Hordes are repelled and driven back into the north. Ildikar is killed in the final battle, after slaying Amophestes, the demon lord architect behind the Hordes’ advancement.

520 BTS

The first true human kingdom, named after the fallen hero Ildikar, forms in the aftermath of the Horde Wars. Over the next 500 years, the kingdom grows into the Empire of Ildikar – acquiring more land and power than any reign the world has ever known. The heart of the Empire is a beacon of culture and knowledge, while the outskirts are war-torn and difficult to govern.

0 BTS

The mysterious event that shattered the super-continent of Ildikar into thousands of fragments – called by historians the Sundering – occurs.

20 ATS

The dust settles and the fragments of Ildikar settle in their current locations. The Ildikaran Empire comes to an end as governing the scattered islands is too difficult to maintain. The Age of Shadows begins, a thousand-year era of cultural and spiritual devolution that resulted from instant and forced isolation and chaos. The gods’ silence begins.

Circa 100 ATS

The first halflings appear, to the surprise of the rest of the world. No details regarding their creation are uncovered, and the halflings themselves offer no explanations.

1010 ATS

Eldehar the Bold sets out from Rumaea on his expedition attempting to navigate the outer remnants of Ildikar. His crew discovers many forgotten lands during their voyages, including Alidd-Ra, Kearsvern, Korinaga, and the Shattered Plains to the north.

1028 ATS

Eldehar’s expedition is completed, proving invaluable to the reemergence of a unified world.  The maps and descriptions created during the voyage see use to the present day.

1030-1100 ATS

In the wake of the voyage of Eldehar, a stronger global awareness sparks a renaissance of art, literature, and exploration. The kingdoms of Gamiedra, Mercina, and Brennon develop an alliance, and the Middle Kingdoms are formed. Trade routes are established between these nations, and commerce flourishes.

1212 ATS

The Commerce Wars begin over trade disputes between the nations of the Middle Kingdoms. Acts of piracy reach new heights, with nations allying with pirate lords to weaken their enemies.

1254 ATS

The Commerce Wars come to an end with the Treaty of Grenholm. The treaty creates firm laws governing trade within the Middle Kingdoms, and many alliances are formed that last until the present day.

1288 ATS

The first firearms are invented with the discovery of gunpowder. Within decades, additional tools of war are created, including ship-mounted cannons and guns that employ magical properties.

1315 ATS

The Proteans appear, conquering all lands from north to south within weeks of their coming. They rule harshly but briefly, apparently returning to their home dimension suddenly after a decade-long reign. Their disappearance remains unexplained.

1387 ATS

The Pirate Keys become a haven for the numerous pirate ships that sail the southern parts of the Middle Kingdoms. In an effort both police the Southern Sea and strategically place themselves for future economic opportunities, the nations of the Middle Kingdoms begin to colonize the Southern Tropics.

1483 ATS

Seranoth the Mad and his fleet take over the penal island called the Sea Cage. He enlists the convicts in his crew in exchange for their freedom and voyages into the Crux, never to be seen again.

1544 ATS

The kingdom of Murgannon is discovered at the bottom of the waters of the Brennish Main when the reclusive Murganni begin attacking vessels along the route. Negotiations commence, the hostilities cease, and Murgannon is recognized as a sovereign nation in the Middle Kingdoms.

1632 ATS

The construction of the Core Tunnel, a massive excavation into the ocean depths and beyond, leads to the founding of Undertide by the gnomes. The city begins in Gamiedra at the tunnel and spreads for miles below the bottom of the sea. The gnomes vie for, and are granted, sovereignty.

1726 ATS

The kingdom of Gamiedra reveals to the world that a Protean was seen and eventually killed within its borders. General suspicion and panic spread throughout the Isles of Ildikar.

1 Month Later…

The campaign begins.