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Historical Events of Greyhawk (TOU)
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1
Overking Nasran crowned in Rauxes (Great Kingdom); frontiers of the Great Kingdom reach modern- day Greyhawk City and beyond.
Founding -
320
Zagig Yragerne builds Castle Greyhawk.
Construction beginning/end -
375
Zagig Yragerne, the "Mad Archmage," rules Greyhawk. It was Zagig who poured funds into the City of Greyhawk in order to make it into the "Gem of the Flanaess."
Diplomatic action -
420
Castle Greyhawk mysteriously abandoned. When the timeless Zagig vanished after years of rule over the City of Greyhawk, the castle was likewise abandoned, and rumors tell of a terrible curse placed upon the fortress.
Disbandment -
430
New walls built around Greyhawk City, the "quarters" of the city are established. Foreign quarter established in Greyhawk.
Construction beginning/end -
438
Birth of Iggwilv in Perrenland.
Life, Birth -
445
Quarllan is born
Life, Birth -
446
Ivid I, House of Naelax, ascends the Malachite Throne in Rauxes
Diplomatic action -
450
Halmador the Cruel came into possession of the Hand and Eye of Vecna.
Disaster / Destruction -
454
Airewen Silverblade is born
Life, Birth -
460
The Yeomanry League is recognized as an independent realm.
Founding -
463
15 Flocktime
Kysten Galandel was born
Life, Birth -
464
Iuz is born, the offspring of Iggwilv and the Demon Lord Graz’zt whom she imprisoned.
Life, Birth -
490
An adventuring group Khan and Coloman steal Keraptis’ four implements of power from White Plume Mountain.
Life, Achievement/ Win -
498
Beginning of The Hateful Wars between the Ulek states and the humanoids of the Lortmils. (498-510)
Military action -
498
Greyhawk becomes a free city.
Civil action -
498
County of Urnst becomes Palatinate under Duchy of Urnst.
Diplomatic action -
505
Iuz is imprisoned beneath Greyhawk Castle. Iuz had been trapped by the mirthful and mad Zagig, locked away in a strange chamber deep below the ruins of Greyhawk Castle, one of nine powerful demi-gods so confined.
Religious event -
507
9 Growfest
Grondahl Stonefist is born
Life, Birth -
510
End of The Hateful Wars; humanoids driven from the Lortmils.
Diplomatic action -
513
Suderham secretly thrives; ruled by Olarek's son (Cedric) and grandson (Rodric).
Diplomatic action -
522
King Belvor III of Furyondy assumes the throne.
Diplomatic action -
522
26 Wealsum
Tuddle Stonefist is born
Life, Birth -
525
Tenser purportedly born in Fax.
Life, Birth -
530
Thrommel II rules Furyondy.
Diplomatic action -
537
King Belvor IV ascends the throne of Furyondy.
Diplomatic action -
540
Mordenkainen begins formulating Circle of Eight based on the older Citadel of Eight.
Founding -
550
5 Growfest
Armil is born
Life, Birth -
555
1 Readying
Welby Willowbottom is born
Life, Birth -
556
Ivid the V assumes the Malachite Throne.
Diplomatic action -
558
Talya is born
Life, Birth -
559
12 Planting
Mys'tara is born
Life, Birth -
561
Kendall Keep is established and built by Lord Macsen Wledig
Founding -
562
21 Ready'reat
Evets Sregor is born
Life, Birth -
563
Bone March falls to humanoids and succeeds from the Great Kingdom.
Military action -
566
A small chapel of evil grows into the Temple of Elemental Evil.
Founding -
569
Battle of Emridy Meadows: the forces of good sack the Temple of Elemental Evil in the Gnarley Forest. Horde of Elemental Evil is scattered.
Military action -
569
War between Thieves’ Guild and Beggars’ Union in Greyhawk City.
Civil action -
570
Lord Robilar frees Iuz and eight other demi-gods released from prison in Greyhawk Castle. Iuz has vowed to bring ruin upon Tensor the Archmage and Lord Robilar and the others who tried to slay him when his prison was sprung.
Disaster / Destruction -
572
Karll Lorinar assumes the throne of the Duchy of Urnst.
Diplomatic action -
572
Death of Arentol, Grandmaster of Thieves and Oligarch in Greyhawk City, he is replaced by Org Nanshen.
Civil action -
573
Stalman Klim founds "The Nine" (the Slavelords)
Founding -
574
Talya leave the Free City of Greyhawk
Life, Milestone -
575
Slavelords lead coup against King of Suderham and take over.
Revolution -
576
Leomund retires from the Circle of Eight and Otiluke replaces him
Life, Organisation Association -
576
Slavelords begin operations.
Era beginning/end -
576
Leomund retires from the Circle of Eight and Otiluke replaces him.
Life, Relationship change -
576
Airewen and Quarllan taken prisoner and enslaved by the Markessa (Slavelord)
Life, Trauma/ Loss -
578
Kysten Galandel taken prisoner/slave by the forces of the Slavelords
Life, Trauma/ Loss -
580
Slavelords reign of terror ended by heroes known as the Thanes of Ulek
Era beginning/end -
580
Evil is found to be growing again in the area surrounding the sealed Temple of Elemental Evil.
Disaster / Destruction -
581
3 Flocktime
Quarllan and Airewen are married
Marriage