History of Golarion

Xin and his followers are exiled from Azlant for proposing that Azlant share its knowledge and technology with other human civilizations.

Nidal, as the last refuge for humanity’s scattered survivors, absorbs Azlanti and Thassilonian intellectuals. The beginnings of what would become The Chronicles in Tooth and Bone are recorded.

The orc warlord Belkzen conquers the Sky Citadel of Koldukar and renames it Urgir.

Azghaad’s successor, the Naga Pharaoh, begins her rule. She is haunted by violent visions and terrible nightmares sent by Nethys, who wishes to use her as an example of magic’s destructive power. She obliges him later in her reign as, driven into a destructive rage by her ordeal, she tears down the great temple to the All-Seeing Eye and dies in the ensuing blaze.

The Tekritanin League is founded by nomads in the deserts west of Osirion.

The Song Pharaoh overthrows the Pharaoh of Forgotten Plagues and founds the city of Shiman-Sekh. Osirion reaches the height of its First Age.

The Jistka Imperium collapses following a long series of succession wars, removing Osirion’s main rival for control of northern Garund.

Thuvia’s city-states band together as a nation.

Qadiran troops conquer Gurat and skirmish with the Taldans.

Xerbystes I, satrap of Qadira, convinces Empress Kharilah III to make his title a hereditary one. In return, he relinquishes control of Qadira’s foreign affairs to an imperial vizier.

Andoran begins to consolidate its borders.

Taldor conscripts thousands of Andoren militia members to serve in the Sixth Army of Exploration, and commandeers hundreds of ships from Augustana to carry them across the Inner Sea.

The teachings of Irori reach mainland Tian Xia.

The Cult of the Dawnflower’s growing influence is viewed as a threat by the Qadiran satrap, who banishes the sect’s followers to the western deserts of Thuvia.

The Kerse Accord is established in Druma.

The bloody Oath Wars come to an end as the Laws of Mortality spread throughout the region. The Red Mantis flees Rahadoum to establish a new base of operations on Mediogalti Island.

Varisian wanderers north of Lake Encarthan unite as the nation of Ustalav.

Empress Aleshat VI marries the son of Satrap Aphama I. The Qadiran navy grows.

Daralathyxl, known as the Sixth King or Emperor of the Mountains, arrives at the Five Kings Mountains.

Katapesh breaks free from Osirian rule and becomes an independent nation.

The Minkai Empire is established in Tian Xia. Kasai is named the new capital.

The Knights of Ozem summon Arazni, the warrior goddess Herald of Aroden.

Geb abducts Arazni’s corpse from the Knights of Ozem, reanimates her as a lich, and takes her as his queen.

Qadira’s armies reach the River Porthmos—the farthest north they push the Qadiran border over the entire war—after a series of Taldan military losses the Taldans call the Ghevran Massacres and the Qadirans call the Ghevran Victories.

Karas “the Falcon” Novotnian enters Darkmoon Vale and begins pacifying the otherwise largely wild and lawless region.

Chelish ships arrive in Desperation Bay on Garund’s western coast as part of a colonial effort ordered by Prince Haliad I of Cheliax; they establish the colony of Sargava.

Imperial Lung Wa is established in Tian Xia, uniting 10 of the 16 Kingdoms of Shu.

The orcs of Belkzen assault the nation of Lastwall and retake the city of Urgir.

A powerful earthquake off the coast of Vudra causes devastating flooding in coastal areas, killing thousands.

The efreeti warlord Jhavhul is imprisoned on the slopes of Pale Mountain at the conclusion of the Genie Wars by the Templars of the Five Winds.

Molthune surrenders to the Chelish army, becoming the first addition to the empire since the founding of Sargava.

The Qadiran general Taliq Asad besieges Absalom.

Cheliax “conquers” Nidal through diplomacy, establishing a tenuous alliance between the two nations that lasts until the present day.

Emperor Halleck IV of Cheliax founds Korvosa in the frontier region of Varisia.

The druid kingdom of Narven is founded in the Arthfell Forest by the high druid Narven Feathereyes.

Choral the Conqueror unites Issia and Rostland as the newly founded kingdom of Brevoy.

Forest King Narven dies in the Arthfell Forest.

Lastwall’s border defenses fail against the hordes of Belkzen.

Grand Prince Stavian I uses the war with Qadira to push out rivals prominent within the church of Sarenrae by initiating the Great Purge of Sarenites. He declares worship of Sarenrae illegal, propagandizes the Cult of the Dawnflower as treasonous spies, and encourages destruction of Sarenrae’s temples. Many Sarenite clerics are imprisoned or murdered.

The Eagle Knights form under the auspices of King Culliam II; their mission is to provide an honor guard to Aroden when the god returns.

Ulizmila, reportedly a granddaughter of Baba Yaga, arrives in Darkmoon Vale.

Baba Yaga installs her daughter Elvanna as sovereign of Irrisen.

The Gunworks of Alkenstar are completed—the first firearms begin emerging from Alkenstar to be purchased by rich collectors and curious scholars.

The city of Drezen falls to the demon horde, signaling the first crusade’s defeat. In response, the Second Mendevian Crusade is called and establishes the wardstones as a mystical defense that tenuously contains the Worldwound’s blight.

The Chelish fleet finally arrives to deal with Sargava, but instead meets a pirate fleet and is destroyed in Desperation Bay. Free Captain Molryn Hangtree falsely reports to Baron Grallus that additional Chelish ships are anchored in reserve off Azir; Grallus agrees to pay the Free Captains a continuing stipend to safeguard the bay.

The Chelish navy once again attempts to reclaim Sargava; the Free Captains drive the Chelish ships into the Eye of Abendego. The Chelish fleet turns back after losing 30 ships to hurricane conditions.

Galtan philosopher Darl Jubannich writes On Government, a treatise about the Chelish government’s terrible betrayal of humanity.

A delegation of azarketi arrives in Almas and gifts the keystone to the Arch of Aroden to the fledgling nation.

The Forge War ends with Ordrik’s triumph.

Taldor begins a new naval campaign of harassment and privateering against Qadiran trading ships, using Zimar corsairs.

The Fourth Mendevian Crusade is called in response to the rise of the balor Khorramzadeh. The Order of Heralds reins in the purges of the Third Crusade.

The great wyrm red dragon Daralathyxl makes his last appearance along the border between Darkmoon Vale and the Five Kings Mountains.

The runelords stir to life in Varisia. In the sleepy town of Sandpoint, gifted artist Jervis Stoot murders 25 men, women, and children. Runelord Karzoug awakens and begins to gather his power.

Codwin I of Augustana is elected Supreme Elect of Andoran. Codwin is reelected to a second term 4 years later in a landslide victory.

The Fourth Crusade ends in a stalemate between demons and crusaders, with the demons forced into retreat but the forces of Mendev too exhausted to fight further.

King Eodred perishes, leaving Korvosa in the hands of Queen Ileosa, whose harsh rule brings about a time of plague and cruelty.

The right of indentured laborers and immigrants to obtain citizenship via civil and military service is established in Molthune, bolstering the nation’s defenses.

Pharaoh Hakotep I returns from the dead to reclaim his throne and is narrowly defeated. His flying pyramids crash down across Osirion.