The creation of Avaløn. It is unknown how old the plane is exactly. However, many historians speculate that Avaløn is at least 300,000 years old.
A complete collection of the main events in Avaløn's history
Years before the Wars of Xandria commenced
The creation of Avaløn. It is unknown how old the plane is exactly. However, many historians speculate that Avaløn is at least 300,000 years old.
It is also believed that around 300,000 years ago, the first prehistoric signs of life on Avaløn came into existence
Complex lifeforms such as humanoids, beasts and fey creatures are thought to derive from the continent of Ɏntefæhrne at this point in time
Humanoids begin to craft swords and axes to fend off predators and hunt them for food
It is thought that humanoids began to build civilisations such as towns and cities around this time. Avaløn's oldest city that's still standing is Gyh'höra, believed to be built around 9,000 BXR!
Parchment and inks are beginning to be used to document history. Some old texts can be traced to 11,000 years ago!
Although trading and bartering had been around much longer, physical stores of wealth weren't invented until the 11th Millennium BXR. Economies began to grow around currencies such as Ælin and Lyrne
Many early empires and kingdoms begin to form, such as the Qn'sçen Empire and the Hlèrican Union
After water vessels began to be invented, many began to search for new land. Around 9800 BXR, a fleet of Dwarves left Ɏntefæhrne and discovered a much larger, colder continent, which they named Torrenheim. There are rumours of the name deriving from the Captain of the fleet - a man only known as Tḥörnheimn
The birthplace of Vietszcism - the oldest religion in Avaløn - is Torrenheim, the dwarven new world. Shortly after their arrival on the continent, dwarvish culture became richly inspired by Torrenheim's icy peaks, so much so that it inspired an entire religion!
The earliest recorded conflict in history - a series of wars fought by Avaløn's largest powers at the time: the Ryvaulx Kingdom and the Qn'sçen Empire. After 27 years of fighting, the Kingdom was victorious, leaving the empire to crumble.
After the Siege of Fort Daorne'al, the Qn'sçen Empire finally fell after a 27 year long war and thousands of years of history. Some structures such as the A'ashì Temple are still partially standing to this day and are very popular tourist spots.
Around 8720 BXR, another continent was discovered: Alcyrne, a landscape of golden hills, new horizons and fertile soil. Alcyrne is the smallest of all 4 continents.
The Tri-Lunar Celestia is a paranormal event in which Avaløn's three moons (Àcra, Xenvǐa and Ixaris) can all be seen as full moons simultaneously. The event occurs approximately once every 500 years.
Around the turn of the 77th Century, the second religion, Ģwynity, was created by an ancient race similar to Elves known as the Au'ori. Ģwynity became the first religion to prophecise about other planes of existence.
A series of 18 arid Sòlms coupled with little to no rainfall meant the end of almost a fifth of Avaløn's population. Due to increased temperature, diseases also spread like wildfire; helping to contribute to the already ridiculous death toll.
The result of rising racial tensions between dwarves and elves in Torrenheim, 19 million elves were executed under the command of the dwarven King of Vìgahelm, Hnthnia. Almost all elves fleed Torrenheim and even to this day, Torrenheim's elven population is sparsely populated.
Despite being Avaløn's youngest continent, Σu'ryxia's reputation precedes it. Home to countless heroes, Σu'ryxia is a land of emerald hills, colossal peaks and vast deserts - making it the most sought after continent to live in. Σu'ryxia was discovered on 11th Xǐàmís 6541 BXR by famed Half-Elf explorer Romac Alixiron. Both date and pioneer are celebrated annually on Σu'ryxia's birthday.
The largest natural disaster in history, the Eternal Frost was a result of Avaløn's tilt being knocked off balance, causing temperatures to drastically decline and the plane to be frozen over. Most crops died out, resulting in continent-wide famines. Half of Avaløn's population died of either frostbite, starvation or war - whichever got to them first. People began to experiment with new crops, slowly adapting to their environment. It took almost 400 years for the plane to correct itself - by that time people found it difficult to adjust back to what was once normality.
During the time of the Eternal Frost, resources became incredibly scarce, leaving races and civilisations to turn on one another to survive. The First Permafrost War consisted of kingdoms burning each other to the ground in a long futile effort to feed their citizens and keep their territories afloat. Eventually the war subsided after the surrender of smaller kingdoms and discovery of new crops that could survive the Eternal Frost
Just over 200 years into the Eternal Frost, with Avaløn still off its usual axis, a supernatural event occured in which another plane passed directly above it - cutting out all light from the sun. Avalǿn's already cold temperatures dropped even colder - to the point where the plane was permanently below -30°C and could even reach -200°C in certain places of Torrenheim. Any crops that used to be able to survive the Eternal Frost now couldn't, launching Avaløn into its darkest days.
With darker days ahead of them, Avaløn's citizens tried to ration their last harvest so they could survive the extreme cold. However, these rations barely lasted two years. Left with no harvest and dead wildlife, humanoid races began to eat each other to survive. Dwarven kingdoms were the largest targets, resulting in a mass genocide of the dwarven race. It wasn't until after the planar anomaly had subsided that people began to fully grasp what they had done. The Second Permafrost War is a period of time that Avaløn wants to forget.
After the Eternal Frost and the Permafrost Wars had subsided, Avaløn spent the next 500 years repopulating its civilisations. However, the new population didn't grow as high as it used to be until the 2nd Millennium BXR.
The Golden Age was a time period in which there were minimal battles and conflicts. Civilisations were growing, cultures were blossoming and technology was swiftly advancing.
Estrialism derives from Alcyrne and was created around the same time as Mesilism by an Elven colony. Despite their similarities on the timeline, Estrialism is the exact opposite of Mesilism, being the belief of freedom. Estrialists believe that there are many Gods that helped create Avaløn (such as Sekura and Editei) and that the world can strive with more than one leader.
Nearing the end of the 33rd Century BXR, tensions began to rise between Σu'ryxia and Alcyrne due to their shared border along the Badlands. Each continent wanted the desert for themselves and so war was declared. Due to the extreme heat of the desert, battles were mainly fought using fleets along the Alta-Nova Sea. The Wars ended with the negotiation of peace terms and each continent getting to claim half of the desert for themselves.
The 24th Century BXR marked a large surge in migrations to the continent of Σu'ryxia, due to improved methods of ocean transportation and new opportunities to be seized in Avaløn's favourite continent.
The Second Millennium BXR saw for a rapid population boom in Avaløn, specifically Σu'ryxia, almost doubling its population. The world population finally surpasses what it was before the Eternal Frost
A period of time filled with unusually violent lightning storms, winds and hurricanes. Estrialists believe that this was caused by a war between the Gods, wherein Rasdivis, the God of Lies, betrayed the rest of the Pantheon and was banished to the Underdark.
Nestled in the higher levels of Byrexior, precious materials and substances such as Dark Amethyst are located, each with magical properties never seen before.
As humanoids delved further and higher into Underblood territory, such as Level 7 and Level 8, they started to be met with resistance from the dark races such as Illithids, Drow and Duergar. Overblood interference and greed begins to spark battles between the races.
Enraged by the retaliation of the Underblood races, Avaløn begins to prepare for war. Armies are formed and the strongest leader from every continent is chosen to lead Avaløn into its first interdimensional conflict.
The Knights of the Four Corners try to negotiate with the Ulitharid leader Lord Xandria. However, no terms can be reached. War is imminent.
The 7 years during the Wars of Xandria
The single largest event in the entirety of Avaløn's existence. Two realms clash to fight for utter domination. Billions lay down their lives in a bloody effort to save their world; but only one can prevail.
The epic conclusion to the Wars of Xandria took place at Holga Hill under a Tri-Lunar Celestia. Following a drawn-out standoff between both sides, the Underbloods began a charge towards the Overbloods, leaving them to defend the hill. Each army had upwards of 100,000 men, leaving the land around the battle ravaged for decades to come. Xandria finally fell under Avaløn's Knights, forcing the Underblood armies to retreat back to the Underdark. Victory bells rung all over the plane, announcing that the war was over. Avaløn had won.
Years after the wars of Xandria ended
After the Wars of Xandria had concluded, it was in Avaløn's best efforts to prevent a war of that scale from ever happening again. Immediately, millions began travelling to gateways between the realms to close them up forever with ancient magic. Some still fear that gateways remain.
After the Wars of Xandria, much of humanity had to be rebuilt and 500 years later, it's still being rebuilt to this day.
Arcstone is discovered on Elgen Isle, off the coast of Σu'ryxia. It immediately becomes extremely popular as a substitute for Dark Amethyst and is used to fuel new inventions such as flying machines and automatons.
As Vietszcism and Ģwynity fall out of fashion in Post-Xandrian Avaløn, newer religions such as Mesilism and Estrialism begin to take a foothold as the main sets of beliefs. Throughout the next 20 years, both religions would experience a boom in worshippers and become particularly prevalent in Σu'ryxia.
On the morning of the 22nd of Øctřamís, Fury's Summit, the largest volcano on Avaløn finally erupted after over 3000 years of being dormant. During its eruption, it killed everybody on the Isle of Ashes and destroyed cities such as Cindervale. Everybody who died is now remembered every year during the Fury's Summit memorial.
After tensions between the Everen Empire and the Estrialist Rebellion began to rise, Emperor Barontyne finally declared war on King Cydranon, Eld'rinoth and all other Estrialist inhabited territories in Σu'ryxia - resulting in a mad scramble between two leaders, two religions and two domains for continental control.
Over the last few years, the population of Σu'ryxia has begun to fall. There have been strange occurrences recently with the random disappearance of Avalønians. These disappearances can range from singular people to entire villages. Missing persons are referred to as 'The Faded'. The cause is unknown.
Today's Avaløn. Despite facing droughts, plagues and countless battles, our world has fought through them all to this day. For the moment, time stands still - waiting for Avaløn's new heroes to win one final war.