A meeting called by the high priests of several Heavenly Council deities and the leaders of the kingdom of Iskendra, which eventually resulted in the creation of the Palladian Empire.
Linear Time
A method of organizing the major eras and intermediate periods of the world of Holos.
The Palladian Era
1 P.E. to 998 P.E. (998 - 1 B.S.A.)
The Palladian Era marks the beginning of the reign of the Palladian Empire, an imperialistic and theocratic state that spread across much of Nioa, Auloa, and Iroa. While it brought peace and prosperity to many, its expansionist policies and culture of slavery and zealotry created a violent environment in its border territories. The Era ended with the Sundering Arcana and the return of arcane magic to all the mortal races of Holos.
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254 IP2 - 1 PE
The Council of Dazimon
Gathering / Conference -
292 PE
Palladian Empire Discovers Auloa
Discovery, Exploration -
311-451 PE
The Conquest of Placidia
Military actionA series of wars between the various tribes and ethnic groups of the Placidian region with the Palladian Empire.
Location
Auloa -
323 P.E.
467 P.E.
The Conquest of Savia
Military: WarA series of military conflicts between the Palladian Empire and the indigenous peoples of northeast Ferulad. It resulted in the creation of the Palladian province of Savia and its respective tribunes.
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327-331 PE
Peliad's Rebellion
RevolutionAn uprising led by the centaur peoples of Placidia along with an alliance of other monstrous races against the Palladian Empire.
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331 PE
Battle of Whitehill
Military actionMajor battle which saw the defeat of Peliad's alliance of Placidian indigenous peoples to the Palladian General Caelia Falx outside the fortress of Whitehill.
Location
Whitehill -
394-415 PE
The Greenleaf Rising
RevolutionA series of uprisings led by the gnomes, halflings, and dwarves of Placidia against the Palladian Empire. Led to the March of Smallfeet and the establishment of the Cantons of Basceron.
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415 PE
The March of Smallfeet
Population Migration / TravelThe forced migration of 44 gnomish, halfling, and dwarf tribes from Placidia into the Basceron Mountains by the Palladian Empire as a result of the Greenleaf Rising.
Location
Basceron -
422-630 PE
The Conquest of Czeršia
Military actionA series of military conflicts between the Palladian Empire and their colonial subjects, and the indigenous tribes and ethnic groups of the Czeršian region.
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450 PE
Mermacid Flux
Plague / EpidemicA horse-born zoological disease which spread like wildfire through centaur communities, thanks in part to the Czeršian Wars and the increased number of refugees and other ailments.
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454 P.E.
493 P.E.
The Conquest of Faleria
Military: WarA series of conflicts between the Palladian Empire and the indigenous peoples of eastern Ferulad. It resulted in the integration of the territory into the Palladian Empire and the establishment of the Imperial Palladian province of Faleria and its tribunes.
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469 P.E.
492 P.E.
The First Mehilani War
Military: WarA military conflict which saw the Palladian Empire attempt to conquer the Mehilani people. It ended with the establishment of the Palladian province of Faleria and the formal declaration of Mehilani territory. Later, renewed tensions would lead to a longer series of wars between the two peoples.
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489 P.E.
23 /6541 P.E.
Palladian Invasion of Skallad
Military: WarA series of failed military campaigns waged by the Palladian Empire against the indigenous peoples of Skallad.
Location
Férulad -
509 P.E.
1007 P.E.
The Mehilani Insurgency
Military actionA series of perpetual uprisings and covert actions taken by the Mehilani people against the Palladian Empire.
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509 P.E.
28 /7
Battle of Fort Beacon
Military: Battle -
700 P.E.
Founding of Solstice
FoundingApproximently when the first permenant settlements were established that would eventually become known as Solstice.
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703 P.E.
1 /12
Lexion of Civil Mortality
Civil actionSpecies
Human -
786 P.E.
995 P.E.
Argent Crossing
Population Migration / TravelHuman culture groups from southern Teroa cross the Southern Argent Ocean and arrive in Varangia. See Great Exodus of Man.
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873 P.E.
940 P.E.
The Conquest of Mérulad
Military: WarA military conflict between the indigenous smallfolk of Tamoria and Devonia against the invading Palladian Empire.
Location
Mérulad -
873 P.E.
Founding of Cavalon
Founding -
876 P.E.
25 /3
Jaffré Betrays the Ghosts of Méru
Military actionKing Jaffré of Dungannon betrays the Méruladic forces, leading to the destruction of Tamorian resistance to Palladian forces.
Location
Dungannon -
876 P.E.
13 /4
Battle of Gwynilyn
Military: BattleGeneral Gnaeus Dexion narrowly defeats Méruladic coalition forces.
Location
Mérulad -
898 P.E.
931 P.E.
Palladian Invasion of Maddrell
Military: WarA series of failed military campaigns by the Palladian Empire against the Confederacy of Maddrell.
Location
Mérulad -
931 P.E.
9 /4936 P.E.
21 /2
Palladian Invasion of Devonia
Military: WarLocation
Mérulad -
980 P.E.
997 P.E.
1 /17 01:00
The Gladiator Wars
Military action(ENDED WITH SUNDERING ARCANA; THE DAY OF DAWN 1 SE) A series of wars between the Palladian Empire and its colonies and a coalition of kingdoms opposed to Palladian domination, led largely by the Shanindar Empire. The conflict devestated both sides severely and appeared to have resulted in a Palladian victory until the Sundering Arcana destroyed the Palladian state and gravely weakened coalition forces.
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990 P.E.
Palladian Occupation Of Vénatorium (Solstice)
Military actionA fleet of Palladian ships capture Solstice, then called Vénetorium, and establish a small naval base.
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997 P.E.
1 /17 01:00
The Sundering Arcana
Metaphysical / Paranormal eventAfter nearly a millennia, the Arcane Lock imposed by the goddess Myurdin was broken, allowing mortals to access the Script, the metaphysical force that connects life to the Old Magic of the Realms.
Location
Holos
The Sundered Era
1 S.E. - 362 S.E. (present)
With the Sundering Arcana, the world of Holos was thrown into tumult. The great empires crumbled and new, smaller powers rose to take the helm of a fractured world. Initially marked by great bloodshed and turmoil, the mortal races remain divided as to whether this new Sundered Era represents a chance at peace or the beginning of the fabled Twilight Era and the end of their kind.
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1 S.E.
4 /21 S.E.
/7
The Bairshezid Insurrection
RevolutionLed by the dragonborn sorceror Bairshezan, a group of enslaved dragonborn rebelled in the Palladian city of Valaresceon, sparking massive slave revolt across the province. Within five months, the Palladian Empire had lost all their territory in both the Niru River Valley and Niru Delta and the freed dragonborn had established their own state known as Qartagonia.
Location
Niru River -
1 S.E.
33 /2
Vénatori Rebellion
RevolutionFollowing the Sundering Arcana, the people of what would become Solstice rebelled against the Palladian garrison occupying their town and overthrew them.
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1 S.E.
1 /3 01:00
Battista Thrushcut di Eubteus Elected Strategoi Of Solstice
Political event -
1 S.E.
10 /7
Founding of Qartagonia
FoundingAn alliance of freed dragonborn gather in the ancient city of Qartago and found a new political entity known as Qartagonia. The state is founded to spread Kōsism and be a Kōsite nation, as well as provide a political sanctuary those with draconic ancestry.
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1 S.E.
10 /7128 S.E.
25 /14
The Qartagonian Conquests
Military actionA series of exceptionally swift invasions helmed by the dragonborn of Qartagonia against the Palladian and Shanindar Empires that saw the rise of a new unified polity in Central Nioa.
Location
Nioa -
1 S.E.
10 /82 S.E.
19 /3
The Qartagonian Conquests - Niru River Valley
Military actionPart of the larger series of Qartagonian Conquests, which saw the Qartagonian Emirates seize control of the Lower Niru River Valley.
Location
Niru River Valley -
2 S.E.
19 /32 S.E.
8 /10
The Qartagonian Conquests - Niru River Delta
Military actionPart of the larger series of Qartagonian Conquests, which saw the Qartagonian Emirates seize control of the Lower Niru River Delta and the city of Tanis.
Location
Niru Delta -
2 S.E.
26 /46 S.E.
3 /14
The Qartagonian Conquests - Lower Shanindar
Military actionPart of the larger series of Qartagonian Conquests, which saw the Qartagonian Emirates seize control of the Lower Shanindar from the Shanindar Empire.
Location
Shanindar -
3 S.E.
18 S.E.
The Goblin Migrations
Population Migration / TravelA series of migrations (or invasions) of goblinoids and orcs from southern Férulad into the Palladian Empire's colonies of Czeršia and Placidia as well as parts of the Basceron. It is considered one of the many Early Sundered Era Migration Movements and occurred concurrent with the Great Orc March and the Goliath Migrations. Officially began with the Battle of Fogbound Creek and ended with the Tarfoot Agreement.
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4 S.E.
11 /6
Corvinos Keenbeak di Strozza Elected Strategoi of Solstice
Political eventFor unknown reasons, the twelve families of Solstice depose Battista Thrushcut di Eubteus and install a new strategoi, Corvinos Keenbeak di Strozza. Strozza would later become widely considered the father of Solstice, instituting its laissé-faire commerce policies and ancestral tolerance.
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10 S.E.
6 /8
Battle of the Nilmeiad Fields
Military actionThe last true Palladian legion in Placidia is defeated by the forces of the Goblin Migration.
Location
Placidia -
10 S.E.
27 /1010 S.E.
9 /11
The Second Sacking of Whitehill
Disaster / DestructionThe former Palladian provincial capital of Placidia, Whitehill, is pillaged by the forces of Uffa the Tall of the greater Goblin Migrations.
Location
Whitehill -
11 S.E.
7 /1620 S.E.
12 /12
The Great Orc March
Population Migration / TravelA vast migration of orc tribes from northern Varangia that moved through southwest Reikerk and into Faleria and southern Savia, usurping control from the Palladian Empire.
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20 S.E.
1 /5
Rookery Proscriptions
Diplomatic actionExecutive Consul Vojdan Thundercrow seizes land and properities from Palladian landowners, nobles, and religious orders and redistributes them amongst her supporters.
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33 S.E.
11 /6
The Qartagonian Conquests - Tyria
Military actionAs part of the Mashiqi Campaign during the larger Qartagonian Conquests, the Qartagonian Emirates managed to capture the city of Tyria from the remnants of the Palladian Empire.
Location
Tyria -
88 S.E.
14 /888 S.E.
14 /8
The Qartagonian Conquests - The Battle of the Blazing Sea
Military actionA pivotal battle which saw much of the Imperium of Iskendra's Sickle Islands Fleet crippled by the new Qartagonian navy.
Location
Sea of Brass -
94 S.E.
22 /7
The Qartagonian Conquests - The Battle of Urchin Rock
Military actionPart of the larger Qartagonian Conquest, the Battle of Urchin Rock (Placidian: Ado Cazza) saw the defeat of a portion of the Amberfall Emirate's fleet to the Solstice navy at the island of Urchin Rock.
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117 S.E.
162 S.E.
The Placidian Wars - Northern Campaigns
Military actionThe first in a series of wars between the various city states of Placidia. Much of the fighting during this period occured in the northeast of the region, largely on the coast and in the eastern woodlands. The wars soon ended when King Gaeladrias Sallerae decided to invade the region and take the city of Solstice.
Location
Placidia -
157 S.E.
14 /11
The Unification of Faleret
Political eventKing Gaeladrias Sallerae establishes the Kingdom of Faleret and a new dynasty to rule over the marquises of Falerani and Mehilani elves.
Location
Mehilan Forest -
190 S.E.
247 S.E.
The Placidian Wars - Southern Campaigns
Military actionA second series of wars between the Placidian city-states. Much of the fighting was concentrated in the rugged foothills of the Basceron. Though officially ended with the Cathedral Concordant, small military conflicts between the Placidian city-states have continued to the present day.
Location
Placidia -
302 S.E.
8304 S.E.
/5
The Ghoul Plague
Metaphysical / Paranormal eventAn attempted conquest of Qartago and the Niru River Valley by the necromancer known as the Shambling One.
Location
Niru River Valley -
304 S.E.
6306 S.E.
Qartagonian Civil War
Military actionA civil war between the Qartagonian Emirates of the Niru Valley, the Marrow Desert, and the Ghostdunes; and those of the Mashiq.
Location
Mashiq -
306 S.E.
311 S.E.
The First Pilgrim War
Military actionA pivotal even in the History of the Mashiq which saw the weakened Qartagonian Emirates expelled from the Mashiq and its holy cities and a new group of states emerge, collectively called the Pilgrim States and bound together through a shared Auloan culture and Heavenly Council-centered religion.
Location
Mashiq -
306 S.E.
3306 S.E.
/9
The Miraculous Three Gather Their Forces
Gathering / ConferenceThree young nobles; Prince Lothair of Reikerk, Lady Alysaria of Bellacre, and Prince Rainard of Cavalon; decide to leave Auloa to seek their fortunes in the Mashiq, where the Qartagonian Emirates have grown weak. They gather their forces from across Auloa and march across the continent, in search of fortune. and glory
Location
Auloa -
306 S.E.
9
The Pilgrim Army Arrives in Solstice
Population Migration / TravelThe Pilgrim Army arrives in Solstice but with so many troops, few ships are willing to transport them across the Sea of Brass. The Army sells off most of its gear and supplies, causing mass desertion. However, a much smaller force does make the journey across the Sea to Iskendra.
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307 S.E.
1
The Pilgrims Ally With The Iskendrans
Gathering / ConferenceIn Iskendra, the Empress Zena Dardannos pledged to aid the Pilgrims by sending her army with them if the Pilgrims agreed to help the Iskendrans retake several important fort towns in the Kanesh peninsula. The Miraculous Three reluctantly agreed and set out from Iskendra with a bolstered force.
Location
Iskendra -
307 S.E.
1307 S.E.
/11
The Kanesh Offensive
Military actionThe Pilgrims, along with their new Iskendran allies, attack positions held by the Qartagonians in the Kaneshite Peninsula.
Location
Kanesh -
308 S.E.
2308 S.E.
/5
Pilgrims Take Bosra
Military actionPilgrims capture Bosra-by-the-Sea with minimal casualties, strengthening morale, and gathering more international support behind their cause.
Location
Boshra -
310 S.E.
5311 S.E.
26 /12
Siege of Jeharoa
Military actionThe Pilgrims surround the Holy City of Jeharoa where the Qartagonian Emirates make their last stand against the invaders. A long bloody siege begins, with tens of thousands dying from combat, disease, and the elements. Eventually, the walls are breached, and the city is taken in 311 SE.
Location
Jeharoa -
311 S.E.
26 /12311 S.E.
30 /12
The Sunstair Massacre
Disaster / DestructionPrince Rainard and his men breach the walls of Jeharoa and unleash a horrific spree of murders and war crimes against both the city's Qartagonian defenders and the civilian populace.
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312 S.E.
1
The Council of the Sunstair
Gathering / ConferenceHorrified by the destruction of Jeharoa, the leaders of the Pilgrim Army convene a council to determine what to do with the conquered lands.
Location
Jeharoa