Historians know that when the world was created, it was dominated by fiends until they were bound away by the Silver Flame and the first dragons.
Discovered History
The discovered history of the ancient giants, Kapaerian Island and the world
The Age of Demons
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The clerics say that the world was created by three progenitor dragons. When Kyhber the destroyer grew jealous of Siberys the creator and tore her apart, Eberron enveloped Khyber, becoming the world, Siberys above the stars, moons and ring, and Khyber trapped underground. Khyber spawned demons, fiends which dominated and controlled the world for millenia.
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-20001 AD
Binding of the Demons
Celestial / Cosmic
The Age of Giants
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The mortal world was dominated by the ancient Giant empire, ruling from the southern continent of Xen'drik
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-19000 AG
Founding of the Giant Empire
FoundingFrom the ruins of the world, the ancient giants settled in the southern continent of Xendrik, building a vast empire and great city-states that controlled most of the world
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-17000 AG
Dragons teach magic to the Giants
Diplomatic actionAccording to the Rusheme giants, the ancient giants learned powerful and undiscovered magic from the dragons.
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-16500 AG
Ancient Elves Enslaved
Military actionIt's known that the Giant empire kept the ancient elves as slaves, with references to them first appearing here. It's now known they took them from Thelanis, the Feywild, and over time the fey became more grounded in the mortal world, becoming elves.
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-16000 AG
Giants Conquer Shae Tirias Tolai
Military actionHaving great success raiding the Feywild for slaves, the ancient giants used powerful magic to pull an entire city of fey into the world - Shae Tirias Tolai, the City of Silver and Bone. The inhabitants were enslaved, later becoming the elves, and the city abandoned.
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-14500 AG
First reference to Scora Bael
Construction beginning/endFrom artifacts and texts, it seems like the Free City of Scora Bael was founded on Kapaerian Island at some point here
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-14000 AG
Founding of the Su'lat League
FoundingFrom dates found on the huge statue over the habour, a giant named Adaxus founded a league of artificers, smiths and mages that held great power
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-13540 AG
Construction of the Fires of Rebirth
Construction beginning/endMany facilities similar to The Fires of Rebirth under Beacon were built early on in the Giant's empire. After this period, references to specific kinds of giant become far more common, as the Fires and facilities like it infused powerful elemental traits into the ancient giants.
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-9600 AG
The Quori invade the material world
Military actionHistorians say that the Quori, tyrannical spirits from the Plane of Dreams invaded the world, travelling here physically to lead armies against the Giants in an attempt to conquer the material world.
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-8201 AG
Test Firing of the Skybreaker
Disaster / DestructionAccording to logs, the Skybreaker was apparently used for the first time, with a disastrous prototype that destroyed one of the islands on the archipelago.
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-8150 AG
The "Tomb of The Sleeping Sun" is built
Discovery, ScientificDates found in the complex underneath Beacon show construction around this time, over a period of several years.
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-8147 AG
The Quori are defeated
Military actionA memorial found under the town dates the end of the Giant-Quori war to here, giving credit to "The Sleeping Sun" and "The Skybreaker" for ending the war
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-8142 AG
The statue above the harbour is built
Construction beginning/endThe huge statue of Adaxus, master of the Su'lat League was built above the tomb
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-8138 AG
First references to the elven rebellion
RevolutionThe earliest references to full-scale rebellion of the elves is found here, setting up escape routes, rallying armies, and creating hideouts and ports to smuggle people away from the island
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-8121 AG
Heroes of the Elven Rebellion
Military actionThe first references to the leaders of the elven rebellion on Kapaerian Island are found - they reference three heroes; Vadalia, Sikil and Elronethi, who led the elves enslaved by Scora Bael and the Su'Lat League to freedom.
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-8113 AG
6
Adaxus disappears
Life, DeathFrom Lyndara's journal, around this date she did something which left Adaxus "gone, gone forever... burn[ing] for eternity", and given there's been no mention of him after this date, he is presumed dead.
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-8109 AG
17 /1
Destruction of The Forge of Hours
Disaster / DestructionAccording to recovered documents, a great battle was fought at the Forge of Hours, between the ancient Giants led by Astrapa, and the elven rebellion led by Vadalia, Sikil and Elronethi. The elves won the day, destroying the Forge which was described as on an artificial island, and apparently sinking it to the bottom of the ocean.
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-8109 AG
20 /1
Fall of Vadalia's Rest
Military actionSeveral days after the fall of the Forge of Hours, the giants tracked the rebellion back to a headquarters at Vadalia's Rest. The base was taken, and while most of the elves escaped to stolen ships, intending to join their people on mainland Xen'Drik, Vadalia herself was killed.
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-8109 AG
14 /5-8109 AG
17 /5
The Three-Day War
Disaster / DestructionThe war room in the Tomb's command post shows that over a three-day period, an enormous majority of Giants and their troops were utterly wiped out by an unknown enemy
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-8109 AG
15 /5
The "Cuts Eternal Through The Waves" is wrecked
Military actionThe ancient giant ship, Cuts Eternal Through The Waves, is wrecked by an unknown force raining fire on it from above, boiling the elementals and killing the crew.
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-8108 AG
Collapse of the Giant Empire
Disaster / DestructionElven historians say that the Giant's empire collapsed in the wake of a great calamity, the elves fleeing the destruction
The Age of Monsters
8000 -YK 0 -YK
After the fall of the Giant empire, but before the rise of the human Galifar empire
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-7900 AM
The elves re-settle in Aerenal
Population Migration / TravelElven historians record that they settled in the island continent of Aerenal, after they fled the collapsing Giant empire. They found the Undying Court that leads them to the modern day.
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-7600 AM
Founding of the Sulatar
Political eventThe history claimed by the Sulatar dates back to this time, where they claim that drow survivors who stayed loyal to the Giants and the Su'Lat League founded the Basalt Citadel on mainland Xen'drik, far to the south of any territory known to Khorvaire.
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-6200 AM
Founding of Rusheme Traditions
Political eventThe survivors of the ancient giant empire's destruction form the Rusheme traditions from the ashes of their empire, moving from city-building and agriculture to a nomadic, druidic tradition, breaking away from their ancestral ways.
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-4000 AM
The Daelkyr Invasion
Military actionin Khorvaire, the hobgoblin empire is devastated by the invasion of eldritch horrors from the far realm, led by creatures known as the Daelkyr, and making way for humans to settle the continent
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-2200 AM
The first dragonmarks appear
Metaphysical / Paranormal eventThe earliest records of the Marks of Shadow, Hospitality and Death are recorded, followed by the other marks over the next thousand years
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-1500 AM
Five Nations are established
FoundingThe regions that would become the Five Nations of Khorvaire - Breland, Aundair, Cyre, Thrane and Karrnath - are founded by humans settling the continent.
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-1390 AM
City of Sharn is founded
FoundingThe largest city in the known world, Sharn, the City of Towers, is first founded on the ruins of the hobgoblin city of Shaarat
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-1040 AM
Dragonmarked Houses are recognised
Diplomatic actionThe first of the Great Houses are formally recognised and established in Khorvaire
Current Age
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The era of the great Galifar empire and the Five Nations
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Founding of the Kingdom of Galifar
Era beginning/endThe Five Nations are united into the Kingdom of Galifar, under King Galifar I
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299 YK
The Church of the Silver Flame is founded
Religious eventHumans rediscover the Silver Flame that bound the ancient demons away, and begin worship of the Flame.
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496 YK
Qaltiar Drow Migration
Population Migration / TravelThe various drow cultures known as "Qaltiar" - the Vulkoori, Iltani, Kinaari and Ruverni - travel from mainland Xen'drik to the West Isles.
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802 YK
Stormreach is founded on Xen'drik
FoundingThe first human settlement on mainland Xen'drik is founded, the city of Stormreach.
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894 YK
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The Last War
Military actionThe Last War breaks out of a succession crisis in the Kingdom of Galifar, pitting the Five Nations against each other for over a hundred years
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965 YK
Warforged are created
Discovery, ScientificThe first modern warforged are created by House Cannith, building creation forges and creating true artificial life
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990 YK
Airships are invented
Discovery, ScientificThe first airships are created, designed by House Cannith, piloted by House Lyrandar, and using the Zil gnomes' skills with elemental binding.
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994 YK
The Mourning
Disaster / DestructionA blast of arcane energy wipes out the entire nation of Cyre, filling the country with dead grey mist up to the borders marked on the map. The Last War is put on hold while the nations struggle to find out what happened and how, eventually leading to peace.
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998 YK
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Creation of The Court in Exile
Population Migration / TravelThe fey of the Court of Time, led by the former Archfey Lord Ashwind, traveled through a manifest zone between Kapaerian Island and the feywild. They discovered the Bright Grove, and settled there forming the Court in Exile.
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999 YK
11
Sulatar Expedition Arrives
ExpeditionA military force of Sulatar , led by The Unburned travel to Kapaerian Island searching for Adaxus' Furnace and the Skybreaker. Following their interpretation of draconic prophecy, they began to scour the islands for Su'Lat League magic and technology while displacing the local population.
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1000 YK
20 /8
Westport founded
FoundingThe original settlement of the town begins on Kapaerian Island, off the coast of Xen'drik
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1001 YK
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Westport Vanished
Disaster / DestructionThe town of Westport was found empty of life, with no apparent cause to the disappearance.
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1002 YK
21 /1
Westport refounded as Beacon
Founding