Chronology

Current year : 1455

DateEvent
-1079Allator, after decades of bloody conflict, finally unites the great races under the banner of the Golden Dragon. He founds the great Dragon Empire.
-1074Construction on the dwarven citadel, located at what is now present-day Blackstone, is begun. Construction takes 10 years.
-714Luuth begins the epic war among the First by destroying Casair's great temple at Ruallose.
-638Dwarven citadel at site of present-day Blackstone destroyed by forces loyal to Absadh. The land is cursed, insuring that no settlement could long survive there for the next thousand years.
-489Luuth and her followers are defeated. Dibir, siding finally with those on the side of good, is slain by Luuth. Fader and Moder eject Luuth and the other First who followed here from the halls of their celestial haven.
0Ernand the Holy receives a visitation from Casair. He is commanded to spread the word of the First through all the lands.
23Ernand, having converted thousands to his cause, begins constructing the Gleaming Basilica in the city of Casteal.
36Ernand dies. His body is lifted from the earth by the winged celestial Maricus.
202Town of Brassmoor established by Rilno the Bastard.
345Gorm of Casteal establishes the Kingdom of Strioch, centered on the city of the same name (what would later become Draghold).
587Gowen II, king of Strioch, conquers the Kingdom of Acrebray (comprising what is now the Duchy of Acrebray) and adds it to his domain.
598Ulbrik of the Blood Axe clan leads hordes of orcs and goblins out of the Shadowed Mountains. Ulbrik establishes a great citadel at the site of present-day Blackstone.
620Ulbrik is defeated and his great citadel is destroyed.
629The Dwarven citadel of Blackwall is completed on the site of what is now Blackstone. The famed Dwarven Ironhammer Brigade takes command of the keep.
793Elsa the Fair ascends to the throne of Strioch, being the first woman to hold that title. She unearths the White Sword, reputed to be the sword of Allator when he founded the Dragon Empire. It becomes an important symbol of royal authority in Strioch.
796Elsa the Fair dies without heir. The powerful nobles begin to war among themselves for control of the Kingdom of Strioch.
799The dragon Samisdahl begins rampaging throughout the Kingdom of Strioch. The nobles, are war with each other since Elsa's death, are forced to put aside their differences to confront the threat. Countess Selema of Drumbridge slays Samisdahl and proclaims herself queen, over the strong objects of the other nobles. She declares the end of the Kingdom of Strioch and the founding of the Kingdom of the White Sword.
801Queen Selema captures Strioch and renames it Draghold, designating it as the capital of her new realm. She has a throne build from the bones of the dragon Samisdahl.
861An orcish horde, led by Krag the Merciless (claiming to be a descendant of Ulbrik), destroys Blackwall.
882The orcish horde is defeated and Krag is slain.
961King Gorm IV of the White Sword dies in a failed invasion into the Shadowed Mountains. Cormac ascends to the throne and establishes the Blood March.
992The charter for Blackstone is granted and Lady Relva is given hereditary title to the town. Although the village had already been in existance for some time, this date is considered to be the official founding of Blackstone.
1451Aldred crowed King of the White Sword.
1454Tomb of Pilfar unearthed. Goblins besiege Blackstone. They are defeated by a group of adventurers, one of whom (Morgan Calathes) is made lord of Blackstone.

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