Archios Monotheism never took to this remote Thalassan colony in the Great Valley. Dissatisfied with being forced to fight wars to spread a religion they didn't believe in and the major restrictions on which magic they could study, Kaliathissa declared independence.
Remove these ads. Join the Worldbuilders Guild
History of Granmor
Concerning general events in the history of the Unified Continent.
Pre-Empire History
... 1 EY
The historical events leading up to the current state of the continent.
-
-2000 PE
Kalliathissa Declares Independence
Political event -
-1720 PE
-1700 PE
First Thalassan Crusade
Military actionCenturies of low level conflict with the secessionist Kalliathissa city-state culminated in this massive mobilization by Thalassa, with the aim of reconquering the city. The war ended in the Vassalage of Kalliathissa, but the city remained culturally distinct and within a century Thalassans control was only nominal.
-
-1575 PE
-1569 PE
The Second Thalassan Crusade
Military actionIn response to uprisings in the Green Horn, the growing Dwarven threat, and waning influence in the Great Valley, Thalassa launched three simultaneous military campaigns of pacification with mixed results. The newly established Dwarf Mountainhomes were destroyed but the rebelling Wood Elves fought to a draw. Kailathissa won its independence.
-
-1520 PE
-1491 PE
The Third Thalassan Crusade
Military actionThe Thalassans marched South once more, this time in force, to pacify the jungles of the Green Horn. Colonies were established along the north coast, the Wood Elven rebel leaders were caught and killed, and several Dark Elf cavern settlements were collapsed, cutting off their expansion into the Green Horn and cementing Thalassa's hold on the northern basin.
-
-1500 PE
-1300 PE
Human Colonization of Granmor
Population Migration / TravelDuring this period, Humans fleeing war and stagnation on the continent of Theamor settled the continent of Granmor. With little attachment to the nations they left behind, the colonists began to form their own societies and national identities. Because of the disorganized nature of this colonization, Humans from various distant parts of Theamor found themselves neighbors on Granmor, further accelerating the changes from their original language and culture.
-
-1255 PE
-1221 PE
The Fourth Thalassan Crusade
Military actionThe prophet Allinnai Lossanni claims to have received a message from Archios that Elven Necromancy must be stopped at all costs. The result is a bloody campaign that nearly wiped out the Dark Elves and embroiled Kalliathissa in a siege lasting almost three years. The Kalliathissan diplomat and illusionist Dannai Sallina ended the crusade by exposing Thalassa's plans to attack Fennein, triggering a devastating preemptive attack by the other Elven power.
-
-1201 PE
-1189 PE
The Fifth Thalassan Crusade
Military actionA breakaway group of Thalassan veterans retaliated against Fennein for their surprise attack. This disastrous effort left an entire army stranded in the southernmost reached of the The Iron Mountains to fight their way up north over land. Very few made it home.
-
-1167 PE
-1153 PE
The Sixth Thalassan Crusade
Military actionThe Thalassan High Elf Priestess Ellinnin Elliennen married the Northern Human Noble Jonor Kratek in Kalliathissa on 7/6/1167 PE. The Thalassans, infuriated at this miscegenation and denigration of the religious order, called on all Elves to attack Humans anywhere they could be found. What followed was a convulsion of simultaneous wars that rocked the fledgling Human kingdoms of the west and helped encourage the fear of magic that would define Verdon.
-
-981 PE
-933 PE
The Seventh Thalassan Crusade
Military actionThe Thalassans once again invade the mountainhomes. The northern part of the central mountains becomes a wasteland, devasted by army infrastructures and magical WMDs. As the Dwarves near collapse, Kolthis intervenes and goes on the offensive for the first time in history to attack the Thalassan heartland.
-
-729 PE
30 /8
Capital of Verdon Moved to Verdon City
Political eventUpon completion of the castle at Pelmoth, the King was invited by the Knights of the Pit to summer in the castle. Upon his departure on 8/29/-729, the King announced that the capital would be moved to Pelmoth and the town would be renamed Verdon City.
-
-714 PE
17 /8-694 PE
17 /8
Verdon-Idrion War
Military actionIn a war lasting exactly twenty years, the two upstart kingdoms on the Southern Placid sea fight to determine who would dominate the south. Helped by the development of attrition warfare and the invention of the Silla Crossbow, Verdon wins the struggle and cuts Idrion off from further southern expansion.
-
-682 PE
29 /10
Eruption of The Pit
Disaster / DestructionIn 682 PE, the magical protection surrounding the volcano known as the Pit failed. A group of mages formerly affiliated with the Knights of the Pit were able to shield the city from the ash and lava, although the countryside and coastline were devastated. This event led to the establishment of the Magocracy a year later.
-
-681 PE
4 /6-681 PE
19 /11
The War of Idrionese Retaliation
Military actionHoping to take advantage of a weakened Verdon, the Idrionese launch an invasion in an attempt to force the Verdonese to return their prior gains. However the Idrionese sieges of Verdon City and then Enviridian are both crushed by the mages who would subsequently become the Magocracy, scattering the Idrionese army and allowing the Verdonese to regroup and besiege Idrion, forcing a return to the status quo.
-
-671 PE
5 /1
The Great Desert Council is Formed
Political eventThe Great Desert Council is formed by the Oasis Cities to facilitate trade and raise a common army to take the desert back from the Dark Elves.
-
-656 PE
1 /4
Battle of Zakya'Ssila
Military actionIn the battle of Zakya'Ssila, the last major Dark Elven enclave in the Great Desert, is captured and destroyed by an allied Human/Dwarven army. This is widely considered to be the end of Dark Elven presence in the region.
-
-613 PE
-601 PE
Verdonese Conquest of Crofton
Military action -
-558 PE
-549 PE
Verdonese Conquest of Dessex
Military action -
-483 PE
-470 PE
Verdonese Conquest of Lorgar
Military action -
-452 PE
The Crisis of Amathirian Succession
RevolutionIn 452, a succession crisis in the kingdom of Amathir, on south part of the eastern edge of the Placid Sea, would leave that country without a king. Verdonese troops sailed to its capital, Palithrace, to assist its noble house of Melencor, whose contender for the throne had a sister married to the Archduke of Verdon. The Melencor dynasty established there becomes an ally of Verdon.
-
-413 PE
-390 PE
Verdonese Conquest of Hemiasta
Military action -
-372 PE
1 /1-372 PE
7 /11
The Fragglecrux Strikes
RevolutionThe Gnomes of The Mountainhomes initiate an ultimately successful series of work stoppages aimed at securing more political and economic freedom from the Dwarven majority.
-
-309 PE
7 /11
The Verdonese Reforms of 309
Political eventVerdon responds to widespread unrest in its ever-expanding realm by introducing a bill of rights and defining the roles and responsibilities of the Nobility.
-
-294 PE
22 /11-293 PE
17 /1
The Fall of Idrion
RevolutionThe aristocratic bourgeois families of Idrion rebel when its Dictator resists their attempt to force him to sign a bill similar to the Reforms of 309 with them in the place of the nobility. Rather than see his own country thrust into civil war, Prince Allastair kills his own father and has his generals executed. The move backfires and as the army beseiges his castle, Allistair reaches out to Verdon for aid, promising Idrion's fealty to the Empire in exchange for their support. Verdon responds immediately and breaks the siege, defeating Idrion's army and securing Idrion as a vassal state.
-
-221 PE
16 /12
Verdonese Occupation of Southmark
Military actionVerdon occupies Southmark in response to a coup that overthrew its King, an ally of Verdon. While not officially annexed, Southmark would remain a de facto part of Verdon until the creation of the Union of Granmor, when it was granted its independence.
-
-177 PE
1 /5
Colonization of Morgranth by Verdon
Population Migration / TravelVerdonese Human and Sergal explorers created a permanent outpost on the West coast of Morgranth in order to explore and exploit this little known continent.
-
-132 PE
-127 PE
Verdon-Sharptooth Alliance Negotiations
Diplomatic actionVerdonese adventurer Keylon Jenners negotiates an alliance with the Sergal. The process takes five years for negotiations and approval to complete. The Sergal do not take the alliance well and there are attempted assassinations and coups until the Kingdom of Verdon proves their trustworthiness in the War of the Broken Horn.
-
-125 PE
-72 PE
The War of the Broken Horn
Military actionVerdon and their Sergal (and Dwarven) allies begin a devastating 50 year war with Fennein to take back the Broken Isles for Southmark and the Sergal. Despite the Elven use of magical WMD, the allies were able to push them off the Broken Horn and Fennein evacuated its final colony in 72 PE.
-
-119 PE
11 /9
Imperial Republic of New Verdon Founded
FoundingOn 9/11/119, the charter creating a Republic of New Verdon that would be a semiautonomous Imperial subject in Morgranth went into effect. A chapter of Magoc and local Yeomanry were established in the settlement of New Enviridian. The charter featured a constitution providing for a representative government and delineated the reserved powers of the Emperor as well as the devolved powers of the Republic and its Executive, Legislative, and Judical branches of government.
-
-102 PE
Morgranthean Flu
Plague / EpidemicIncreased 'contact' with the Goblins in Morgranth resulted in a flulike virus that ravaged the fledgling New Verdon colonies and spread to Granmor, where it became a pandemic among the human populations. Hundreds of thousands would die, mostly in the North, setting up an advantage for Centralia to begin a long-awaited war against its ancient rivals.
-
-17 PE
25 /3-5 PE
13 /7
North-Centralian War
Military actionTensions between the Centralian Union and the Northern Federation came to a head in 17 PE, when the Centralians declared war and invaded the lower regions of the North. Little did both sides know, this war would mark both of their downfall. The harsh winters of 9 PE drained the North of its ability fo fight even as the Centralians were suffering attrition. The declaration of war by Verdon in 7 PE was initially read by Centralia as an alliance between its new enemy and the North, so no peace overtures were made for two years and the two sides continued to fight on even as Verdon invaded. Peace was finally made in 5 PE, but too late to save Centralia. The country fell four years later, and on top of its remains the Empire was founded.
Empire History
1 EY and beyond
The current events of the continent of Granmor, dominated by the Empire of Verdon.
-
5 EY
Fall of the Third Northern Federation
Military actionThe Verdonese advance was unstoppable for the depleted lands of the north, impoverished by war. The Third Northern Federation dissolved in 6 PE. causing a huge emigration to Kolthis as the occupying forces moved north meeting minimal resistance.
-
109 EY
20 /2109 EY
7 /12
The Gonewald Rebellions
Revolution -
211 EY
23 /1211 EY
3 /9
The Siege of Xethess
Military actionIn 1/23 EY 212, a joint Dwarven/Empire military force arrived outside Xethess and laid siege to the fortified, clifftop city after an initial battle on the other side of the Snake River, where the Wood Elves were unable to turn back the invaders. The siege held for seven months with Imperial supply lines holding strong and the city slowly withering away into starvation. After several desperate attempts to break the siege, a representative of Chissa delivered an unconditional surrender to the Imperial General on 9/3 EY 212. The Imperial army entered the gates as the Thessian government evacuated everyone they could. Chissa adamantly insisted on staying and was executed by the the Imperial forces.