Eras of the World
Age of Giants
35000 BS 6200 BS
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10000 BS
Eladrin Emerge from the Fey Realm
Population Migration / Travel -
7000 BS
Moradin's First Boon
Technological achievementThe dwarves of Arvor developed the technology for Bronze-working. This new alloy was stronger, easier to shape, and less prone to corrosion than iron. The dwarves shared these techniques with other cultures, and with their proliferation, the tides of conflict turned against the giants.
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6500 BS
Kynd's Grasp of Magic
Metaphysical / Paranormal event
Age of the First Empires
6200 BS 3215 BS
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5400 BS
Moradin's Second Boon
Technological achievementDwarven high smiths received “Moradin’s Second Boon”: a series of metallurgical secrets enabling them to craft hardened iron alloys called steels. After seeing rival use bronze weapons against them, the dwarves chose to carefully guard the secrets of steelmaking for as long as they could.
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3250 BS
3215 BS
The Elemental War
Military: War
Age of the Second Empires
3215 BS 500 BS
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500 BS
Mystra's Murder Brings Cataclysm
Disaster / DestructionAs Asmodeus embarked on his campaign to become God King, he slayed Mystra and tore The Weave asunder, sending the planes tumbling through Kasama. For ten years the resulting rifts flooded the plains, burned the forests, and blackened the skies. Land tumbled into the sea, volcanoes burst from below, and fonts of wild, untamed magic burst forth.
The Cataclysm
500 BS 490 BS
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500 BS
Mystra's Murder Brings Cataclysm
Disaster / DestructionAs Asmodeus embarked on his campaign to become God King, he slayed Mystra and tore The Weave asunder, sending the planes tumbling through Kasama. For ten years the resulting rifts flooded the plains, burned the forests, and blackened the skies. Land tumbled into the sea, volcanoes burst from below, and fonts of wild, untamed magic burst forth.
The Shroud
490 BS 0 BS
Great Spring
1 GS and beyond
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1499
Discovery of Elemental Crystals in Sparselands
Discovery, ScientificFor ages, elemental crystals were exceptionally rare. But in 1499, a large quantity of elemental crystals was discovered just beneath the otherwise barren soils of The Sparselands. The new supply of elemental crystals made magic more accessible, and spurred hundreds of technological advancements.
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1500
8 /6
Defeat of Asmodeus, Destruction of Shar's Divine Spark
Metaphysical / Paranormal eventWith the support of allies from across the continent, The Unkillable Bastards ventured into Hell to reclaim the Bastard's Blighted Edge and use it to destroy Shar's Divine Spark in the River Styx. They vanquished the giant serpentine facet of Asmodeus, sending what remained of the Lord of Hell into seclusion deep in the lowest layer of the Nine Hells.
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1600
4 /11
Arrival of the Harbinger
Metaphysical / Paranormal eventThe Harbinger's crystalline arks arrived, first in Dunagan and then in Rivertide.