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History of Ferdlan

Primordial Era

21000 BG 14000 BG

This is the most ancient era of the world, starting with the creation of Ferdlan and its intelligent inhabitants, and ending in the rising of the Ten Gods.

  • -14000 BG


    Rise of the Ten Gods
    Celestial / Cosmic

    Rise of the Ten Gods was an event when the ten most powerful individuals of each dominant race: Ev the Red Elf, Meral the Fire-haired Human, Kilion the Rainbow Dragon, Mino the Black Nydus, Juon the Blind Halfling, Tawar the Crippled Goblin, Quarith the Last Firbolg, Yrareal the Lonely Orc, Howith the Black-handed Dwarf, Oural the Greatest Giant have been ascended to divinity by the Existence and given their Divine Spheres.

Divine Era

13999 BG 0 BG

This is the historic era of the world, which developed in its prosperity brought by the Ten Gods

  • -13900 BG


    Founding of the Bregland Kingdom
    Founding

    About a century after the Rise of The Ten Gods, the Bregland Kingdom, was founded. It united almost all of the dwarven clans in Howleran, which agreed to be ruled by one king since the discovery and brute attacks from the Underground. This first country of Ferdlan became soon a foundation of civilization and core of development, until its fall in -10,450 BG.

  • -13800 BG


    The Unending Life
    Disaster / Destruction

    Due to the success of research into immortality, the undead are created and begin to appear naturally in the world.

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    The Unending Life
  • -12700 BG


    Creation of Gnomes
    Life, Birth

    The Gods' first attempt at directly creating life. While not a complete failure gnomes are mostly unable to use magic and have to resort to their tinkering abilities to keep up with other races.

    Species
    Gnomes
  • -11850 BG


    GIant Halving
    Extinction

    Giants, unable to maintain their population, mixed with other races to from halfgiants - durans. Their similarities make them a single true race, regardless of their parent races - giant genes seem to dominate.

  • -10301 BG


    Creation of Dragonborn
    Life, Birth

    The gods' second and final attempt at directly creating life. While it was a success and Dragonborn were capable of using magic, their birth rate was so low, they couldn't maintain a large population throughout the ages.

    Species
    Dragonborns
  • -10250 BG


    Disappearance of Breghall
    Metaphysical / Paranormal event

    Though not much is known about the disappearance of the capital city of the Bregland Kingdom, it is sure that it was a start to the fall of the entire mighty country. To this day, dwarves consider the Hollow Mountain a cursed place and won't settle in it.

  • -9000 BG


    Founding of the Draco Empire
    Founding

    In the north of Howleran, the first and only ever dragon state was established. The Draco Empire is remembered by Ferdlan only as the destroyer of the Bregland Kingdom, and the sparse ruins are still an unsolved mystery for explorers venturing into northern Howleran. It is assumed that the empire fell sometime in the -8th millennium BG

  • -8500 BG


    Demihuman Rise
    Life, Achievement/ Win

    The Gods decidet to grant true inteligence and self awareness to the only three still numerous demihuman races: tutans, sarahs and gubars.

  • -7986 BG


    The Longsword of Light
    Disaster / Destruction

    The strongest swordsman in the world cut through the planet, creating a canyon spaning all the continents.

  • -2275 BG


    Founding of the Kingdom of Rilan
    Founding

    In -2,275 BG the Kingdom of Rilan was founded.

  • -1076 BG

    23 /8

    Founding of the Kingdom of Vilia
    Founding

    In -1,076 BG the Kingdom of Vilia was founded.

  • -758 BG


    Founding of the Sun Empire
    Founding

    Sun Empire (known as Noth Empire before Godsdoom), also known as the Sands under the Sun, was formed by the reunification of all the sarahs living in Nothsandan hitherto living in nomadic settlements that perpetually roamed the hot deserts and desolate savannahs. After Godsdoom, it was one of three civilisations that survived the departure of the ten gods from Ferdlan. Later, in 1000 PG it was divided into Auvarian Sultanate, Soudan Empire and Anya Emirate.

  • -419 BG


    Founding of the Republic of Deva
    Founding

    The Republic of Deva, also known as the Land of Holy Water, was established in the north of Devan and united the peoples living around the Sacred Waters. This civilisation, which developed and covered most of the continent, survived Godsdoom, but only to be torn apart in the 4th century PG into dozens of smaller sacred states that would forever be in dispute with each other.

  • -1 BG

    25 /10
    -1 BG

    30 /10

    Godsdoom
    Celestial / Cosmic

    Godsdoom was the event, when all 10 gods appeared in Ferdlan, because of their deal to gather power from their influence on the Sphere. It was supposed to be a day when gods would influence the lands of Ferdlan to increase their power, but the amount of celestial power overwhelmed the Creation Sphere and caused it to mix up with the essence of the remaining seven Spheres of Matter. That caused global chaos and destruction on a massive scale and gods rushed to try and stop it, using all their power to control alien to Ferdlan essence flooding it and spreading mayhem. In the end, all ten gods gathered in the land now known as Divine Lands and used their mighty powers to gather essence that came to Ferdlan and transported it with themselves out of the Creation Sphere.

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    Godsdoom

Modern Era

0 BG 1587 PG

This is the modern era of the world, which found new ways of gathering power, now that the Ten Gods lost most of their influence on Ferdlan and demigods started to gain their own

  • 387 PG


    Rise of the Faithful
    Founding

    Sailaque, the capital of the Republic of Deva, has disappeared from the surface of the Holy Island, and so the last connection of faiths was gone. This event caused a major uprising of independent divine nations led by holy leaders that were said to be executing the gods' will. A multitude of new countries came to the creation and each of them was different in faith. One did not have to wait long for the eruption of years-long wars, from which the most successful came the Divine Empire of Seabil.

  • 745 PG


    Founding of the Waruetian Oligarchy
    Founding

    In the year 745 PG, the peoples of southern Settan, consisting of a diverse mix of races like humans, elves, dwarves, halflings, gubars, dragonborns and gnomes, decided to put themselves under the authority of the Racial Assembly, which consisted of groups of representatives from each race, and establish the Waruetian Oligarchy.

  • 894 PG

    1104 PG


    Villian Domination of Settan
    Military action

    The Kingdom of Vilia in the late 9th century PG organized a major military expedition to subjugate the smaller countries on Settan under a common ruler. While the initial conquests did not encounter much of a problem, by the beginning of the second half of the 10th century the Waruetian Oligarchy had proved powerful enough to stand up to the invaders and remain the only free state during the Vilian domination of the continent. This period ended together with the exploitation of the weakness of the Kingdom of Vilia after the crusade against the Nothsandan states.

  • 987 PG


    Founding of the Monastery of Harmony
    Founding

    In the 10th century PG, the territory of today's Zarwalese Dynasty was occupied by the forces of the Vilia kingdom, exercising cruel and unjust rule justified solely by military superiority. Local priests began to act as defenders of the common people and over time developed a common martial art. The priests called it the Way of Harmony, and later founded the Monastery of Harmony, which has since served as a place of peace and guaranteed security.

  • 1000 PG

    1 /1

    Disappearance of Najmazil
    Metaphysical / Paranormal event

    At the end of the first millennium PG the great and magnificent city of Najmazil, the capital of Sun Empire, disappeared with everything it had. In a place where it once stood there is only an extremely deep canyon left. After this event, the Empire lost its stability and in the same year, it divided itself into Auvarian Sultanate, Soudan Empire and Anya Emirate.

  • 1076 PG

    3
    1076 PG

    /10

    Slaughter of Nothsandan
    Military action

    Slaughter of Nothsandan, also called the Doom of Nothfolk is an event that happened in 1076 PG when desertfolk of Soudan have slaughtered whole humanity located in Nothsandan and destroyed every settlement of theirs in this area.

  • 1078 PG

    10 /4
    1078 PG

    18 /7

    First Noth Crusade
    Military: War

    First Noth Crusade was the result of the Slaughter of Nothsandan. It was a great war to avenge the murdered human people.

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    First Noth Crusade
  • 1200 PG

    4 /10
    1205 PG

    7 /10

    Second Noth Crusade
    Military: War

    Second Noth Crusade was a vengeance war against Auvaran Sultanate and Soudan Empire for their slaughter of humanity settled in Nothsandan.

  • 1256 PG

    7 /11
    1257 PG

    29 /6

    Third Noth Crusade
    Military: War

    Third Noth Crusade was a vengeance war against Auvaran Sultanate and Soudan Empire for their slaughter of humanity settled in Nothsandan.

  • 1297 PG

    7 /1
    1297 PG

    9 /7

    Fourth Noth Crusade
    Military: War

    Fourth Noth Crusade was a vengeance war against Auvaran Sultanate and Soudan Empire for their slaughter of humanity settled in Nothsandan.

  • 1329 PG

    18 /10
    1330 PG

    29 /3

    Fifth Noth Crusade
    Military: War

    Fifth Noth Crusade was a vengeance war against Auvaran Sultanate and Soudan Empire for their slaughter of humanity settled in Nothsandan.

  • 1383 PG

    12 /2
    1383 PG

    26 /9

    Sixth Noth Crusade
    Military: War

    Sixth Noth Crusade was a vengeance war against Auvaran Sultanate and Soudan Empire for their slaughter of humanity settled in Nothsandan.

  • 1401 PG

    7

    Disappearance of Rekingrad
    Metaphysical / Paranormal event

    Although the capital of the Moroladese Nation disappeared from the surface of Howleran relatively recently, little is known about the cause of this phenomenon. When it still existed it was one of the greatest centers of civilization and trade. In addition, it was also a concentration of the best inventors and magicians specializing in armaments, and although the most important recipes and creations did not survive, the impact of the city's development on the surrounding area remained alive in the Ouvuran Empire, which briefly gained a place on the international stage.

  • 1404 PG

    24 /9
    1405 PG

    6 /2

    Seventh Noth Crusade
    Military: War

    Seventh Noth Crusade was a vengeance war against Auvaran Sultanate and Soudan Empire for their slaughter of humanity settled in Nothsandan.

  • 1404 PG

    12

    Founding of the Ouvuran Empire
    Founding

    After the collapse of the Moroladese Nation, its technological development remained among the people, and all that was missing to create a powerful state was leadership. That trait was found among the politicians who did not achieve the desired success in their home countries. They created an oligarchy that served as the leaders the people needed, and created the Ouvuran Oligarchy, which was bloodily taken over by the first emperor of the Ouvuran Empire, duran Viktor Krovadov, later that same month.

  • 1412 PG

    15 /4

    Starleak
    Disaster / Destruction

    Smaller stars appeared in the sky. With their appearance, multiple countries met their end. Those states were: Anya Emirate, Laurelan Marches, Rusk Republic, Vorglak Tetrarchy, Jevskan Republic, Kingdom of Thabak, Nork Empire, Douian Divine Duchy, Divine Kingdom of Sequoi and Teranai Divine Empire.

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    Starleak
  • 1412 PG

    12 /11
    1413 PG

    14 /4

    Eight Noth Crusade
    Military: War

    Eight Noth Crusade, also known as the Crusade of Stars, was a vengeance war against Auvaran Sultanate and Soudan Empire for their slaughter of humanity settled in Nothsandan.

  • 1468 PG

    14 /9
    1469 PG

    19 /2

    Ninth Noth Crusade
    Military: War

    Ninth Noth Crusade was a vengeance war against Auvaran Sultanate and Soudan Empire for their slaughter of humanity settled in Nothsandan.

  • 1485 PG

    12 /7
    1535 PG

    26 /2

    Half-century War
    Military: War

    Later known as the Half-century War, it was a wide-scale war between the quickly developing Ouvuran Empire. It began its expansion further south and east after conquering weak states that tried to recover and rebuild after Starleak. It met resistance from the Kingdom of Rilan, the Kingdom of Tar in the south, and the Kingdom of Vilia in the east. The long-lasting war remade the world power balance and caused the creation of a few new countries.

  • 1507 PG

    2 /4
    1507 PG

    8 /8

    Tenth Noth Crusade
    Military: War

    Tenth Noth Crusade was a vengeance war against Auvaran Sultanate and Soudan Empire for their slaughter of humanity settled in Nothsandan.

  • 1508 PG

    1 /1
    1508 PG

    15 /6

    Seperation of Fortland
    Revolution

    On the first day of the 1508 PG first heroes of Fortland led their small army against martial troops of the Kingdom of Vilia that managed control over northern lands. That victorious battle was the start of the rebellion of citizens of northern Vilia that rose up against their previous rulers, as more righteous and heroic ones came to lead them.

  • 1520 PG

    28 /3

    Laurelan Truce
    Diplomatic action

    After decades of exhausting war, the Kingdom of Vilia and the Ouvuran Empire declared a truce and agreed to create a new state in the areas that were fought for. On that day the Laurelan Protectorate was created

  • 1525 PG

    23 /4
    1527 PG

    3 /5

    Vilian Separation
    Revolution

    Vilian Separation was a two-year-long rebellion of five Vilian territories that stood up against the corrupted and losing its might kingdom. Those five kingdoms: Dontfordia, Craftdome, Brudland, Sodeley and Wanetia fought for their independence and separation from the Kingdom of Vilia.

  • 1532 PG

    27 /5
    1532 PG

    14 /8

    Eleventh Noth Crusade
    Military: War

    The eleventh of Noth Crusade, the one that sparked out and gathered fighters as quickly as it failed. It was an impulsive war that started because of the overestimated power of the first gunpowder cannons.

  • 1534 PG

    12 /9
    1535 PG

    9 /1

    Nadalian Rebellion
    Revolution

    After exhausting decades of destructive war between the Kingdom of Rilan and the Ouvuran Empire, citizens residing in areas close to their border rebelled against their rulers and created the Republic of Nadal, which instantly declared their independence and stated enmity on their ex-rulers if they were to continue the war between them.