The end of the First Age is marked by the return of the Gods and the ordering of the cosmos in an event known as The Great Sundering. The Gods codify the natural laws of the universe and alter the nature of magic to the nature phenomena known as The Flow of Magic.
The History of the Lower Realms
A documented history by the archivists of the Holy Church of the Lower Realms. With notes of great historical import of the neighboring lands of greater Andu'ra.
1A: The Age of Magic
Creation - ????
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End of Age
The Great Sundering
Era beginning/end
2A: The Age of the Star
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1 2A
1 New Dawn
The Veil Appears
Celestial / CosmicCyperitum backstabs their fellow Gods and creates The Veil that forever separated the world from its creators. The Holy Church declares that Cyperitum ceases to be The Watcher and becomes known as The Betrayer at this point.
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2000 2A
The Starfall
Era beginning/endA comet known as the Breath of Bahamut descends from the Astral Skies and through the Veil. From the comet arrives the first of the Dragons which establishes a new order to the world's powers. The Starfall is commonly viewed by followers of the Holy Church as a punishment from the Gods for the hubris of the Elves and the dragons as the tribulation the world had to face to earn the Gods' favor once more.
3A: The Age of Fire
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62 3A
The Founding of the Veston Imperium
FoundingThe Immortal Emperor Codalix Veston ends the War of Unification in The Dark North and declares the formation of the Veston Imperium.
Location
The Dark North -
421 3A
The Dwarves Emerge
Population Migration / TravelThe Dwarves of the Deep begin to emerge from their subterranean caverns on to the surface of the Great Disc.
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444 3A
Fourth Great Conjunction
Metaphysical / Paranormal eventThe fourth great planar eruption occurred when the Primal Planes aligned in conjunction and created an outpouring of monsters, abnormalities, and strange magical events across the Great Disc. Ancient elven archaeological records show the first three Planar Conjunctions occurred during the Age of the Star. The Fourth Planar Conjunction played a pivotal role in kick-starting the rebellion against the Dragon Lords.
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500 3A
The Dragonbreak
Era beginning/endAldmerus Goldenbraid and his twelve legendary heroes defeat and drive back Arkhos, the final great dragon, at the Battle of the Gate, the site where Ashfall and the Guardian Wall would eventually be built. The Lower Realms are free from the Dragons.
4A: The Age of Heroes
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555 4A
Fifth Great Conjunction
Metaphysical / Paranormal eventThe fifth great planar eruption occurred when the Primal Planes aligned in conjunction and created an outpouring of monsters, abnormalities, and strange magical events across the Great Disc. The Lower Realms are defended by the heroes, adventurers and knights of Aldamere. The Southern Wilds suffer great damages as a result of the Conjunction.
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557 4A
4 New Dawn
Founding of the Adventurer's Guild
FoundingFollowing the Fifth Great Conjunction, the Rangers decide to unite the forces of the Rangers, the knights, the Heroes, and the adventurers of the Realm into a coordinated reaction force that can handle and assign requests for aid from across the land. They dub the organization 'The Adventurer's Guild'.
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900 4A
The Night of Ashes
Era beginning/endThe gnoll population from the Southern Wilds empowered by conjuring forth an aspect of their primordial god, Yeenoghu the Consuming Flame, march on the capital of Aldamera and destroy the seat of government for the Kingdom of Aldamere. Much of the lower realms is burned away in the tide of bloodshed. The government lies broken making way to the eventual city states of the 5th age.
5A: The Fifth Age
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3 5A
Yhuson Declares Independance
FoundingThe reconstruction of the port city of Yhuson following the Night of Ashes completes and Yhuson declares itself an independent city-state.
Location
Yhuson -
48 5A
Triswell is Founded
FoundingThe construction of the Holy City-State of Triswell is completed and declared a formal city-state in the Lower Realms.
Location
Triswell