Timeline of History

This page is a Timeline of the Known History of the World.

The annual dates listed are according to the Dawn Calendar created and maintained by the Arcane Society and the Citadel of Knowledge. The Year 0 is defined as the year when Arcanus, the creator of the Arcane, disappeared from the material plane. The exact date is debated amongst scholars, though the Dawn Calendar is now officially endorsed by Sunshire, Farholme, The Vel'oran Empire, The Gnomelands, and The Halfling Isles. Events that took place before this date are uncommonly listed in official history books, unless they are recorded with absolute proof or are extremely significant.

It must be noted that the darkest and most ancient of secrets are heavily guarded by the Vel'oran Empire far beneath the catacombs of the Citadel of Knowledge in Essinore, much to the dismay of the Arcane Society. This is a heavily contested act between Vel'oran and Sunshire.


 * -12,000 to -10,000
 * Vecna arrives on the material plane and The Elder War takes place. At the final conflict, several Gods perish, the Pantheon of Amara is shattered, Vecna is imprisoned on Zestanzond, and Elura is reduced to crystal form underneath the Citadel of Knowledge.


 * -536 to 336
 * Dwarves arrive on Amara from the Land of Always Cold, and Vevristforth is named. After just fifty years, it becomes the second largest city on the material plane.
 * -341
 * The Siege of Vevristforth. 60,000 orcs march on the lands now known as Farholme, massacring thousands of dwarves. A siege begins on the city. The tribal leader Kronnag the Earthen disappears into Terranus, the Elemental Plane of Earth. He returns a month later, when the dwarves are close to giving up, wielding Modus'Korath, a legendary warhammer forged at the summit of Mount Skyreach in Terranus. He leads a campaign against the forces of Orukonus, uniting all dwarves under one banner. He summons the forces of Terranus, hulking earth elementals, to assist his army. 40,000 orcs are slaughtered and are pushed back behind the Yor'gor Mountains. The great fortress of Varaldhold is constructed to hold back the orcs. Farholme is formed, Kronnag the Earthen becomes it's first King.
 * -31
 * The Arcane Society is formed by a group of cultists worshipping the newly-found Arcane magic.


 * 0
 * Arcanus names the human lands as Sunshire, and leaves the material plane entrusting his Arcane Society to watch over humankind.
 * 89
 * The Dawn Calendar is introduced by the Arcane Society and the Citadel of Knowledge.


 * 124
 * Godrius slaughters a thousand Orcs in the human lands and is the first leader to unite every human tribe, leading to the formal creation of Sunshire as one kingdom.
 * 125 
 * The City of Godrius is formed, eponymously named after it's King. Collosal stone walls house a massive area. Over the course of the next decade, the city would grow to be one of the largest on the material plane.


 * 134
 * Godrius reaches it's largest size, Amor I decides that the city is dense enough inside the walls, and the city starts to expand outside of them.
 * 137
 * The first Orcish invasion of Sunshire. Using the Ebonsword once more, Godrius leads the Grand Army of Sunshire against the invading armies to a certain victory. The great fortress of Greatwatch is constructed, mirroring the arcitecture of Varaldhold in Farholme, in an attempt to prevent further invasions.
 * 139
 * Amor I slays Godrius, after disarming him of The Ebonsword. Sunshire is freed from the Cursed King's growing tyranny and the people rejoice. Amor I takes the throne of Sunshire.


 * 173
 * The death of Amor I, he is succeed by his son Amor II.
 * Amor II faces his first test, the second Orcish invasion of Sunshire. The invasion is repelled by the new king and the Grand Army of Sunshire, further efforts to fortify Greatwatch take place.
 * 219
 * The death of Amor II. He is succeeded by his son, Amor III.
 * 220
 * The War of Ander. A powerful water elemental named Washurion leads an army from the never-ending depths of Tsunos, that emerges from the shores in the city of Port Ander. Thousands of people are slaughtered before the new king Amor III orders a full mobilisation of the Grand Army of Sunshire down to Port Ander. A massive three-week long battle ensues. Eventually, Washurion is killed and the opened portal to Tsunos is closed by the Arcane Society. The naval battlements at Port Ander are bolstered, and it soon becomes the main base of Sunshire's naval fleet.
 * 232
 * A third Orcish invasion of Sunshire takes place. The invasion is yet again repelled by the Grand Army of Sunshire, led by Amor III. The resolve of the Sunshirian people is stronger than ever, and the border-stronghold of Greatwatch becomes the largest structure in the country with even further fortifications. From this moment, Greatwatch is never breached again.
 * 241
 * The death of Amor III. He is succeed by his son, Amor IV.
 * 294
 * The death of Amor IV. He is succeeded by his son, Amor V.
 * 297
 * After six and a half decades of peace, tensions between Sunshire and Orukonus escalate once again. In the space of a month, a massive Orc legion sets up camp several miles from Greatwatch, forcing King Amor V to respond in turn by deploying the majority of Sunshire's soldiers to permanently guard the fortress.
 * The town of Dartwich begins experiencing a high number of Goblin raids in a short space of time, leading Sir Brevan, the sheriff of Dartwich, to enlist the help of adventurers.
 * 298
 * An ancient red dragon named Angorozz'tath is resurrected by cultists and attacks Godrius, however is stopped by Seth Tarrenbend, Ug, and Gromki Shatter-Shield. Ug perishes during the fight, and Tarrenbend and Shatter-Shield are named Heroes of the Realm.
 * 302
 * The Stunning Cunts is formed in Seahaven. It's members are Fil, Derrik, and Behn.
 * The Stunning Cunts is disbanded after Behn is tragically crushed to death whilst the party investigates a small abandoned cathedral near the town of Heartwish in the Halfling Isles. Fil and Derrik manage to escape and for the next few years go their separate ways.
 * 305
 * The Stunning Cunts 2 is formed in Seahaven, consisting of Fil, Derrik, and their new ally Doug.
 * The Stunning Cunts 2 are invited to a brawling arena by Thunder Bitch, a long-term lover of Fil's. Whilst over-performing at the arena, they are beaten up and left for dead at a nearby goblin camp, which they fight their way out of.
 * 307
 * In Bogwen in Farholme, three adventurers attempt to illegally poach three griffon eggs, but are slain by the Griffon.
 * 308
 * Seth Tarrenbend is knighted by Amor V and becomes the High Anchorite of the Monastery of Zenarthaso.
 * 309
 * The Golden Rope Gang is completely obliterated when the heroic duo of Fil and Thunder Bitch go on a rampage outside Seahaven.
 * 312
 * The Arcmore reveal themselves to the public in the city of Reirun.
 * The orc known as Kurrosh steals the Ebonsword from Godrius. The Arcane Society tasks Alyon's Adventurers to retrieve the sword, which they successfully do at Snowfall's Rest.
 * Construction the Ironfist Estate, located 11 miles north of Reirun, begins. The Blood Star Company, a mercenary group led by Derrik and Fil, is recruited to become the guardsmen of the estate.
 * A vampire known as Vomuron the Artificer creates terror in Reirun. Alyon's Adventurers eventually hunt him down and slay him in an abandoned tavern that formerly belonged to the Arcmore.
 * 313
 * Derrik suffers a fatal heart attack at the Ironfist Estate. His body is cremated and his ashes are scattered in Seahaven.
 * 314
 * Three half-elves, Kush, Lorastis, and Klarke Kulver, meet in Upper Downswood.
 * Kalen Wellington locates the Blackstaff and binds himself to it.
 * 315
 * Having returned to action after several years, Alyon's Adventurers uncover a plot within Reirun involving Master Wizard Thaedor Highspell and the leader of the Arcmore, Tyradrius Philoquen, to conspire against the Imperial Prince Ellandrius.
 * At the Marble Keep, the Battle of Reirun concludes with Alyon's Adventurers defeating the Arcmore. Tyradrius Philoquen is slain and Thaedor Highspell is imprisoned in Sunshire. Alyon becomes the Master Wizard of Reirun. Agmas Stanrune becomes the Grand Wizard of Reirun.
 * The Ironfist Estate is completed and the Order of Ironfist is established and recognised by the Grand Council of Sunshire.
 * Travok Battlehammer is granted Lordship by Faruld II.
 * 318
 * Agmas Stanrune dies of natural causes. Nedda Greenbottle becomes the Grand Wizard of Reirun.
 * 320
 * The wedding of Prince Amor VI and Grand Councillor Lady Aklana Forthwind takes place at the Cathedral of Sunshire in Godrius. The event marks a marital union between the Royal Family and the Arcane Society for the first time in history
 * The capital cities of Amara are attacked in unison by the Lore Primus, an interdimensional being intent on 'resetting' Aurus Elura due to it's magical corruption, and the War of the Dragonstar begins.
 * 321
 * The War of the Dragonstar concludes when the Lore Primus is defeated on Zestanzond by a coalition of heroes, demigods, and forces from Sunshire, Vel'oran, and Farholme.
 * The War of the Dragonstar concludes when the Lore Primus is defeated on Zestanzond by a coalition of heroes, demigods, and forces from Sunshire, Vel'oran, and Farholme.