The Kepek landed on Keyrae, and through events thought lost to history, tension between the Kepek and Saurians grew to a breaking point, causing the Kepek to decide to settle on the moons of Keyrae rather than the already inhabited planet.
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The History of Keyrae
Keyrae is a relatively new world, only appearing within the void about a million or so years ago if the dragons are to be beleived. Despite this, it is absolutely teeming with life, and the desired home for many creatures from beyond the material plane.
The Dark Age
The Dark Ages refer to an unspecified amount of time before the modern era. It encapsulates Keyrae's Creation Era, Prehistoric era, the Draconic Era and anything before the Age of Reclamations.
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(Aprox.) ~80,000 years ago
The arrival of the Kepek on Keyrae
Population Migration / Travel -
(Aprox.) ~66,000 years ago
The Great Keyraean Ice-age and the fall of the Saurians
Geological / environmental eventThe Saurian empire, which had stood for thousands of years, found themselves facing mass loss when an unprecedented and unending winter fell upon the planet. This ice-age lasted for around 10,000 years, and by the end of it, only small populations of the Saurians had survived, huddled around areas of volcanic activity and hot climate. Today, it is believed the last surviving Saurian people can be found on the Tebu islands.
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Tebu islandsSpecies
Saurians -
-50000 DA
The rise of the Draconic kingdoms
Era beginning/endWith the world mostly left devoid of a dominant power, the dragons seized this opportunity to claim lands previously owned by the Saurians. thus beginning the Draconic Era.
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-496 DA
13 Yenaar
Drakura is founded
FoundingThe land of Drakura is founded when the Gold Dragons Naradril and Hiltragave came together to form an alliance to fight the ancient Umbral Dragon Tethranax. It was the only draconic kingdom to survive the fall of the dragons, thanks in part to the fact most humanid races refused to try and fight the golden monarchs.
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0 DA
The fall of the draconinc kingdoms and the end of the Draconic Era
Military: WarThe draconic kingdoms had been in place for millennia, but with the aid of powerful, inter-planar beings, the humanid peoples were able to overthrow the dragons and take power for themselves.
The Age of Reclamations
The Age of Reclamations began at the fall of the Draconinc Kingdoms when the other humanoid species that called Keyrae home regained their position as the dominant species of this world. Humanids were the first to rise to power, but eventually, they too fell and the Beastfolk became the dominant power in Keyrae
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The humanid Empires become the dominant powers in Keyrae
Era beginning/endThe races of elves, humans, dwarves and other similar beings begin to take control over most of Keyrae, starting in Redbane and spreading all over the globe. They pushed the dragonkin into hiding, forbidding them from entering the cities for fear of sabotage from those still loyal to the fallen dragon kingdoms. Other beastfolk races were permitted into the settlements but were treated as second-class citizens.
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25 AR
21 Elorr
The Centaurs are driven from thier homelands by the Dwarves
Political eventConflict in south-west Redbane between the dwarves and the Centaurs began when the dwarven kingdoms began expanding into the ancestral lands of the Centaurs. The dwarven cities were built deep underground and so they had been tunnelling under the Centaur's sacred sites, unknowingly causing structural damage to these sacred places. The Centaur's learned of this when one of their largest sacred sites collapsed thanks to one of these tunnels. This triggered conflict between the two peoples, resulting in the Centaurs eventually being driven out of their lands, taking shelter with the remaining draconic kingdom, Drakura.
Species
Centaur -
4526 AR
9 Vatix4620 AR
29 Sedall
The First Fae Invasion
Military actionAt what could have been considered the peak of the humanid empires, especially for the Elven and Human empires, weird portals began opening all over Keyrae leading directly from the First World. Uncharacteristically organised fae spilled out into Keyrae desecrating any humanoid settlement they came across.
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4621 AR
15 Ita
Creation of the Mechanons and the founding of Faewatch
FoundingJust because the conflict was done, doesn't mean rogue members of the first world stopped attacking Keyrae. In fact, after the war, settlements closest to the Salted lands continued to be attacked by fae looking for revenge for thwarting their plans, and it became evident that some kind of watch force was necessary to make sure no new portals opened, and if they did, whatever came through would stay north of the mountains. However, At this time, the countries we know today had not yet been founded, and no one could agree on whose responsibility it was to watch the Salted Lands for signs of further fae activity. After many long debates over the subject, as small settlement of Kepek who had previously been living north of the Faeguard Mountains made themselves known. These Kepek had been left behind when their people left for the moons, and had lost contact with them, meaning their tech wasn't as advanced as the rest of what could be found in The Lost Commonwealth, but they retained enough to create the Mechanons - automatons they constructed specifically for this purpose. They offered their creations to act as an independent guard force for the rest of Redbane and to watch the Salted lands, on the condition that the surrounding soon-to-be kingdoms leave their settlements out of the coming territory disputes, and that they are sent resources such as food and clean water so the Kepek inhabitants can remain and maintain the Mechanons. The city of Faewatch was founded as a hub for the Kepek and as a place for the Mechanons to come back to when they are in need of repairs and maintenance.
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