Kalyx the Great founds his Empire.
The events included herein are among the most common knowledge, historically speaking. The sort of things an average person with little education might know about the history of the world.
Kalyx the Great founds his Empire.
Kalyx makes a deal with the Eye of Calthon, giving them soverignty over magic in exchange for supporting his army with wizards.
Kalyx, after a years long campaign to conquer their land, ends a bloody conflict with the Druids with a treaty.
The Eye of Calthon, after decades of experimentation on elves, creats a life extending elixir.
Tanyx the Wise, favored son of Kalyx, comes to power. His rule is known for vast technological and societal advances.
The Kaliter, or the Emporer's Way is finished. It is the first planned, patrolled highway network to be built in the area. Citizens can now travel quickly and safely across vast distances
The Eye of Calthon creates Dragonborn to be the perfect guards, in order to serve as Praetorians for Tanyx.
The Line of Kalyx loses control of the empire, devolving into fractured and warring city states.
Orcish barbarians from the far north invade what was once the Kalyxian empire.
Oryx, the last known heir of Kalyx dies in his sleep, with no children.
A loose confederation of animistic and magical barbarians forms for the purpose of destroying civilization.
The Eye of Calthon, through unknown mechanisms, teleports themselves and the entire Imperial Academy to an unknown location. The Eye of Calthon is never seen again.
A small alliance of nobleman forms to fight the Red Storm. Their alliance is uneasy, and based on human supremacy, but it does provide a modicum of safety to their citizens.
The Alliance begin to suppress magical knowledge, viewing it as a threat to their reign.
Halflings, previously well integrated into tall society, leave. They create small, communal farming settlements in isolated areas away from all civilization.
Human civilization begins to see discontent with living under authoritarian, feudal rule. The seeds of democracy are sown.
Gareth Barnes, scholar and anthropologist, hosts a conference of the leading political theorists and firebrands to discuss democracy. The leaders at the conference discuss Dwarven politics primarily, with light discussions of the recent halfling communes.
Archaeologists and historians learn of the disappearance of the Imperial Academy, and plan to reopen it on the 300th anniversary of its disappearance.