Third Age of Man Timeline

Imperial Year	Aebasan Year	Neptaran Year	Event
631 BI	5995 AT	120 NC	The Third Age of Man; The Foundation of Zeth, Rise of the Empire of Balguran
458 BI	6168 AT	293 NC	The Republic, touted to be the first democracy, is founded in Zeth
300 BI	6326 AT	451 NC	The semi-legendary King Velthur, called the Boar-Crowned, unites the hill-tribes and the plains-folk of Milosia into one kingdom after leading them to a great victory over a horde of raiding Antasian giants and goblins. He establishes his seat in the city of Tasca Obodos and founds the royal House Velthuri.
245 BI	6381 AT	506 NC	The Archmage Veseverus, an exile from the wizard community in Zeth, secretly unifies various human tribes to the west of Camaria under his banner as their ruler, founding the Kingdom of Medellis.
200	6426 AT	551 NC	Aescalapean ships first arrive at Zeth to trade goods from the barbarian north.
192	6434 AT	559	The War of the Golden Coast begins when an Aescalapean pirate vessel attacking Zetian merchant vessels is discovered to be lead by an Aescalapean nobleman.
189	6437 AT	562	During the War of the Golden Coast, Zeth is blockaded by the powerful Aescalapean navy. The blockade is recalled as Zetian infantry arrive in Aescalapea via Ganesia.
187	6439 AT	564	The War of the Golden Coast ends as the Aescalapean city of Dracar is sacked by Zetian troops. The Aescalapean royal palace in Dracar is dismantled and its stones used to build a temple to Galea. House Gabinius is given oversight of the newly-founded Zetian colony.
123	6503 AT	628	Larstat II, a king of the northern barbarians who lived in present-day Koramia, sent a messenger to Zeth to purchase mercenaries to assist in his war against the Xaclos
120	6506 AT	631	Marcus Argentis arrives with most of the Imperial fleet on the shores of present-day Koramia
87	6539 AT	664	Septimius of House Varros defeats Aaronar VI, the last King of the Kamaros, in present-day Cambrecia
80	6545 AT	670	Valerius Marcosi establishes the Code of Urban Law in Neptaris, the legal document that would be used in the city for the next millennia and a half.
75	6551 AT	676	Marcus Argentis dies, having conquered the lands of present-day Koramia, Pelusia, Illyria, Nagos and Media for the Republic of Zeth.
1 IC	6626 AT	751 NC	Octavius of House Zetar elected first Emperor of Zeth by the Senate, ending the Republic. Cambrecia is one of the last of the Outer Territories of the Republic to acknowledge his rulership, and rebellions will scar the nation for the next century and a half
149	6774 AT	899	After a century and a half of endless rebellions, Emperor Metius the Elder of House Livius sends Ionnanes II, Pontifex of Zelos, to Septarium in an attempt to quell the rebels through conversion
186 IC	6811 AT	936 NC	Garimund of Ryard discovers the Galley of Destiny and the Koram, the holy book upon which the Koramian heresy is based
312	6937 AT	1062	First Succession War in the Great Empire begins with the death of Emperor Antigonus Gabinius.
318	6945 AT	1068	Antipater Varro becomes first Elected Emperor since Octavius.
321	6948 AT	1071	Imperial forces defeat the last of the pretenders to the Imperial throne, ending the First Succession War.
345	6972 AT	1095	Farmers, irritated with Imperial power in Cambrecia, migrate to present-day Enesia
371	6998 AT	1121	Ditis Carnifex of House Gabinius murders ruling Emperor, ending the Time of Elected Emperors and starting the Second Succession War.
376	7003 AT	1126	Octavius Augustus Zetar defeats Vitellis Gabinius, last of the pretenders, ending the Second Succession War.
c. 431	c. 7058 AT	c. 1181	The Empire of Balguran crumbles; Adanar is founded by King Falgran
526	7153 AT	1276	The School of St. Aurelius in Utherios, one of the oldest existing bardic colleges outside of the Empire, is established in Enesia
628	7255 AT	1378	The last two Imperial garrisons in present-day Koramia proclaim their independence from the Empire, ending Imperial rule in the region
645	7272 AT	1395	King Alexius Duros is quietly crowned in Enesia by the local Episcopus of Podalirius, establishing the nation as a monarchy. The Emperor of Zeth does not act to prevent this act of independence.
717	7342 AT	1467	Simão Gautaz, a mercenary captain, is exiled from the Kingdom of Dregnost and uses his army to conquer the Naderan peninsula, founding the Kingdom of Nadera.
724	7351 AT	1474	The Emperor Cecropius of House Gradivius pens a letter to the Pontifex of Zelos in Septarium informing him that Cambrecia will have to see to its own defenses, signaling the end of true Imperial power on the continent of Duria.
754	7381 AT	1504	The city of Paladinium in present-day Koramia proclaims its independence from the local barbarian king, using Neptaris as a model for its government.
762	7389 AT	1512	Jeremiah Tovex, last of the Cambrecian Kings, abdicates his power of rulership to the Pontifex of Zelos, making Geraldus the first Potentate of Cambrecia.
804	7431 AT	1554	The Electorate in Paladinium decides to disband and elects Bernard Margwenth as its Lord Earl
825	7450 AT	1575	The War of Flame begins between Berig of House Gautaz of Nadera and House Vazdid of Lagorka due to a series of misunderstandings over a shipping accident in Lagorkan waters. Nadera finds itself unprepared for the onslaught and many Naderan cities are burned.
832	7457 AT	1582	King Berig of House Gautaz of Nadera is captured at the Battle of the Dusk Hills by the Lagorkan forces of House Vazdid, ending the War of the Flame. Nadera becomes a colony of Lagorka under the patronage/ownership of House Vazdid. The Saphracine Watch is founded to guard Vazdid interests there.
894	7521 AT	1644	A bloody civil war in the Earldom of Margwenth in present-day Koramia ends in the re-establishment of the Electorate by followers of Vortumnus under the banner of Tristan Greysword I and the city of Paladinium is renamed Paeldain in defiance to its Imperial roots
900	7527 AT	1650	After centuries of denying power to the nobility and, eventually, inheritance by primogeniture, the Potentate of Zelos convinces the Emperor Metaurus of House Drusus to grant the nation of Cambrecia to the Church of Zelos, thus establishing the Holy See of Cambrecia and permanently destroying the power of the noble families. The capital city of Septarium is renamed Zelosia City.
c. 973	c. 7600 AT	c. 1723	After a crippling merchant war at home in Lagorka, the Vazdids leave Nadera, which is subsequently plundered by Vazdid's enemies.
980	7607 AT	1730	The Gray Lord of Thet is defeated in the Battle of Bloodrust in Adanar by King Ilyard of Haleland
989	7614 AT	1739	Aishah of House Izuel of Trevena, Nadera swears to bring order to the nation and begins her violent two-year rise to the crown, eventually becoming Queen Aishah "the Bloody."
989	7614 AT	1741	By this time, Aishah "the Bloody" has taken effective control of Nadera and is crowned Sovereign Queen.
1002	7629 AT	1752	Death without issue of Emperor Orestes Sergius results in the Third Succession War.
1030	7655 AT	1780	Queen Zebba of House Izuel of Nadera expands the powers of the Saphracine Watch to include spying upon and enforcing the Royal Will on the nobility.
1029	7656 AT	1779	Gaius Aurelius Zetar defeats Manius Acilius Drusus, ending the Third Succession War in the Great Empire.
1033	7660 AT	1783	The Fell King of Thet marches against Adanar, starting the Long War
1055	7680 AT	1805	With the death of Queen Zebba in Nadera and the subsequent assassination of her successor by the Saphracine Watch, the Succession War begins.
1075	7700 AT	1825	The signing of the Naderan Royal Code ends the Naderan Civil War after twenty long years, establishing the Council of Princes.
1085	7710 AT	1835	King Cyrus of House Etxeleku of Bastida, first elected King of Nadera, abdicates as required by the Naderan Royal Code. By the end of the year, Prince Salabus of House Arostegi of Talergo is elected to the Royal Seat and immediately begins to reform the Saphracine Watch into an organization focused on information gathering outside Nadera's borders.
1108	7735 AT	1858	The bloody War of Eagles begins in Adanar with the death of King Galen Tolgran without heir
1129	7756 AT	1879	King Valmaar Vercimanon is victorious in the War of Eagles in Adanar, but the power of the crown is crushed; as a result, the Council of Lords is founded and gains the power to make laws
1155 IC	7780 AT	1905 NC	King Myrsus Varuna of Nadera, elected to his position by the Council of Princes, mandates that the Saphracine Watch be used to spy on its neighbors, instead of dealing with internal dissention.
1157	7782 AT	1907 NC	In a successful bid to stabilize the struggling Naderan economy, King Myrsus Varuna establishes several key trade agreements with neighboring states, promising intelligence gathered by the Saphracine Watch. This expanded Nadera's ability to gather intelligence abroad, establishing the Watch as an international spy organization.
1180	7807 AT	1930	William V Greysword is elected Lord Earl of Paeldain, the youngest to hold that position
1183	7810 AT	1933	In a narrow election by the Electorate in Paeldain, William V Greysword is crowned King William I of Paeldain and Lord Protector of the Koramic Code
1197	7824 AT	1947	King William I of Paeldain receives a vision from Vortumnus, commanding him to re-unify the lands of present-day Koramia
1198	7825 AT	1948	The Potentate of Cambrecia releases trade restrictions on Neptaris, resulting in increased trade and a strengthening of the merchant class in both regions.
1201	7078 AT	1951	King William I of Paeldain is proclaimed King of Koramia. The Potentate of Cambrecia issues a strong message of condemnation for the Heretic-King and breaks off trade relations with Paeldain and any who flocked to the Greysword’s banner
1204	7081 AT	1954	Increased tension with Koramia results in the declaration of war by the Potentate of Cambrecia, which is reciprocated by King William I.
1210	7837 AT	1960	Koramia is reunified under King William Greysword I.
1211	7838 AT	1961	William Greysword I, King of Koramia, dies in battle, but leaves a legacy of a relatively peaceful kingdom to his heir
1247	7874 AT	1997	Kor'dal becomes Great Khan of the orcs of Tazgrat and begins to march his armies towards the Mabean Marches.
1248	7875 AT	1998	In the Mabean Marches, an orcish horde led by the Khan Kor'dal takes the Twin Towers. Peace is established between the Great Empire and Ywys and an alliance is formed against the orcish horde. Imperial law is re-written to allow the existence of Allied States. Lucasa becomes Mage-King of Lun Dorak.
1249	7876 AT	1999 NC	As Lucius, Mage-King Lucasa secretly becomes advisor to Emperor Publius Antonius of House Zetar. Kor'dal is defeated by a combined Imperial and Powean army in the Battle of Two Kings in the Mabean Marches. His horde quickly disperses, but continues to trouble the Marches.
1250	7877 AT	2000 NC	The Goblet of Gundagor is discovered in Koramia and returned to the dwarves under the Divian Mountains; end of the Second War of the Sun. Baron Algernon Marn of Koramia becomes first human ambassador to the dwarves in millennia. The Imperial fleet sets sail for Koramia in a planned surprise attack on the nation. Later that year, William Greysword I, First King of Koramia, returns to lead his country against the Imperial invasion. The dwarves of the Janos Mountains, having received word about the return of the Goblet of Gundagore, arrive in Adanar to establish trade relations with humans. The Adan, having never ever heard of the Goblet, are confused, but eagerly begin trading with the metal-rich dwarves.
1251	7878 AT	2001	The assembled Imperial army, allied with Illyria and Cambrecia, attacks Koramia. By the end of the season, Illyria betrays the Empire and allies with Koramia, who grants her independence. An orcish army, led by a former prisoner of Illyria known as Gar'dun, joins Koramian effort. Later that year, civil war erupts in Illyria between those loyal to the crown and those who support the Empire. In the Dragonlands, the Order of the Brilliant Lance, the Dragonknights, are reformed. Later in the year, Imperial forces are dealt harsh defeat at the First Battle of Paeldain in Koramia when the Glorious Galley, of Vortumnian legend, appears with a Dragonknight at the helm. In Lun Dorak, the Mage-King Lucasa discovers the Magesword. Near Webwood Forest, Math Mathowny, villain of the Tuatha de Dannan, is slain by Cuchulain. King Rudolf III Vercimanon of Adanar grants territory along his eastern border with Thet to the newly arrived dwarven traders there, founding the nation of Valduran.
1252	7879 AT	2002 NC	The only son of Emperor Publius Antonius dies. The Emperor's closest advisor, Lucius, is named heir. Lucius, now of House Zetar, leads the armies in Koramia and succeeds in taking Paeldain. King William Greysword I and his family are slain defending Paeldain. The Greysword's son-in-law, Gawyn Asheva, is crowned King and flees to a hidden stronghold in the Divian Mountains. Late in the year, the Emperor of Zeth dies and is succeeded by Lucius, who reveals himself to be the Mage-King, Lucasa of Lun Dorak. The Imperial capital is moved to the Sapphire City in Lun Dorak. In Adanar, the dwarves of the Janos mountains open an embassy and begin trade negotiations with humans in the region.
1253	7880 AT	2003	Gar'dun becomes Great Khan, uniting the orcish tribes of Vor Midal and attacks Lun Dorak. With the assistance of Gar'dun, the Dragonknights attack the Sapphire City and defeat the ailing Mage-King, who soon dies of an unknown illness. Without its Mage-King, the Dorakian Empire immediately crumbles.
1254	7881 AT	2004	The Imperial Governor of the Mabean Marches dies and civil war erupts between loyalists to the Empire and local forces. By the end of the year, Tancorix, a Mabean member of the Imperial forces in the Mabean Marches, betrays and defeats Imperial forces. He is crowned King of Donnagh by the druids of Ywys. Ywys breaks its alliance with the Empire and allies with Donnagh.
1255	7882 AT	2005	Dracia declares independence from the Empire and Vladimir Vtalasav is crowned King. King Clovar V Tuepierre declares independence from the Empire and officially converts to the Koramian Heresy, wherein Vortumnus is viewed as King of the Gods. Civil war immediately erupts.
1256	7883 AT	2006	Mitaria is attacked by an armada of Valtang warships. Instead of merely raiding, the Valtang barbarians begin building forts and seem intent on taking the country. Mitaria requests assistance from the Empire. Still without an Emperor, the Empire sends no troops to Mitaria to defend it from the Valtang invaders. King Tostig the Red of the Valtang arrives in Mitaria to lead the invasion.
1257	7884 AT	2007	With most of the Imperial troops in Mitaria defeated, King Tostig the Red names his son, Aelfric the Bold, King of Mitaria and returns to Valtaan. After a year of sporadic incursions, the orcs of Vor Midal, under the leadership of Gar'dun, attack their former elven allies of the Webwood en masse. Over the next two years, most of the southern Webwood is burned to ash and well over three-fifths of the survivors departed the Webwood as refugees in nearby human lands.
1259	7886 AT	2009	King Clovar V Tuepierre of Narbonne is slain in battle and his son, Dagaric, is crowned King by the Bishop of Grischamp. By the end of the season, Dagaric has quelled most of the fighting in the nation with the assistance of the Order of the Red Band, an order of Koramian Paladins.
1261	7888 AT	2011	The Crimson Plague strikes in Lagorka and quickly spreads along trade routes westward. By the end of the year, the Plague has reached Aebasa, despite sometimes militant attempts to curb its spread.
1262	7889 AT	2012	The Crimson Plague strikes in Neptaris, likely brought by traders from the east. From Neptaris, the Plague spreads quickly to Koramia, Tamerynd and Zeth. The Fourth Succession War grinds to a stalemate as the Crimson Plague takes several prominent leaders and decimates the population. The Valtang barbarians of Mitaria march on Narbonne.