The leading house of Kryn helps build a new nation of dark elves who have sought the surface as part of their worship, and slowly begin to reach out to the nearby nomads to unite them under the light of the Luxon.
An alliance between Marquesian explorers shipwrecked on the Swavain Islands and the Ki'Nau
Marquesian colonists along the Menagerie Coast demand independence from Marquet and are emancipated.
Emperor Manfried redirects rage over internal conflict outward and wages war on the Julous Dominion over 16 months, eventually subjugating them and bringing them into the empire.
The rivalry between highborn magic practitioners from the Julous Dominion erupts into an all-out magical conflict in the streets of Rexxentrum. Everyone involved is taken to the king for judgement, and the Cerberus Assembly is born.
"Emperor" is too intimidating a title, so Manfried changes it to "king".
A wave of purple-gray shadow rapidly creeps from the center of Molaesmyr to engulf the city and, eventually, the entire Veluthil Forest.
King Alfwin Dwendal increases the empire's military power by establishing the stronghold of Bladegarden and assimilating Grimgolir into the empire, seeking to hold back the savage creatures of Xhorhas.
King Theoderich's benevolent nature brokers the partnership with the Clovis Concord of the Menagerie Coast without bloodshed and ushers in new opportunities for trade with the rest of Exandria
King Willamar Dwendal establishes the initial prominence of House Truscan and grants them oversight of the Truscan Vale, to the displeasure of the other noble houses.
Rising taxes within the Clovis Concord inspire independent merchants to turn pirate, forming a retaliatory organization called the Revelry.
The Chroma Conclave attacks Emon, seizes control of Tal'Dorei, and is eventually brought down by Vox Machina.
When the Chroma Conclave unleashed its assault across Exandria, the floating cities of Draconia were brought crashing down.
The Mighty Nein slay the Marid enslaved beneath Nicodranas, unaware that it was fueling the furnaces of local businesses. The city temporarily loses power.
A team of heroes known as the Champions of Merit followed a vision across Xhorhas and below Ank'Harel. There they discovered a rift to a demiplane called the Netherdeep, where a hero of the Calamity, Alyxian, lay imprisoned. The Champions rescued Alyxian and returned him to the Material Plane to live out the remainder of his days among the descendants of the people he saved.