Kraggur's Dwarven Timeline

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Approximate Dates(*) (Put within approximate time period, but actual dates are made-up to try and fall within gaps in the Firm Dates. Once actual dates are found, remove asterisk)

The Age of Myths

• Prehistory (~10000BL?) – Kertigen breathes life in to the first Dwarf, Dabrush (Born same time as the first Elves)
• Prehistory (~7000BL?) - Keloryon, the first Elf killed by the Dwarves
• Prehistory (~7000BL?) - Dwarves kill in retribution
• Prehistory (~5000BL?) - High Hold constructed

The Time of the Clans

3200-2000 BL, Iron Clan's Rise and Fall

• 3150BL Iron Clan establishes settlement in Dragon Spine Mountains
• 3091BL Blackfire Cabal first attacks Iron Clan
• 3090BL Iron Clan driven out of the Dragon Spine by the Blackfire Cabal
• 3048BL Iron Clan begins building Garnedhren
• 2650BL Morganae begins assault on Garnedhren from within
• 2649BL Iron Clan falls, Mountain Elves formed Garnedhren renamed Elamiri
• 2600BL Sidhlot forms Bone Clan
• 2558BL Bone Clan and Iron Clan ally to overthrow Morganae
• 2557BL* Iron Clan survivors are corrupted by dark arts into dark dwarves

2000-1000 BL, Kwarlog's Founding and the Elven-Human War

• 1859BL Kwarlog founded in Arncharn Shel
• 1041BL* Berdna destroyed when Biters emerge into mining tunnel
• 1040BL* Gardul Free State becomes the Greystar Commune in response to Berdna's fall
• 1022BL Gor'Togs of the Ox Clan given shelter by Dwarves
• 1021BL* Difficulties continue with Rendstaan, when King Heksoch declares Rendstaan a free trade zone, defying Dwarven tradition
• 1015BL Elven-Human War Begins
• 1006BL* Battle of Tov’Meod occurs near Kwarlog, signaling the turn of the Elven-Human War when the Dwarves and Humans are victorious
• 1003BL Elven-Human War Ends
• 1002BL Humans fail to honor their agreement with the Dwarves for repayment from the War
• 1001BL Dwarves place war reparations upon the Elves

1000-908BL, Expansion to Hvaral & The Founding of the Seven-Star Empire

• 990BL* King Heksoch of Rendstaan dies
• 976BL* Hvaral built as a mining expansion of Kwarlog
• 968BL* Gwaldhar is killed and a factional war erupts in Rendstaan
• 968BL* Non-combatants begin fleeing to Kwarlog
• 960BL* First dwarven expedition into Velaka
• 942BL* Second dwarven expedition into Velaka

The Imperial Age

908-600BL, The Seven-Star Empire to the end of the first Siege of High Hold

• 908BL Seven-Star Empire Founded
• 846BL First appearance of the Bloodworm Comet
• 800BL* Svadh Shrine in the Dragon Spine Mountains excavated in order to bring Dwarven spirits to rest
• 800BL* Shrine built in the outskirts of Hibarnhvidar to honor ancestors returned from Svadh
• 767BL* Greystar Commune and Gemfire Dwarves reaffirm trading agreements.
• 699BL First Imperial Garrisons arrive in the Siergelde Mountains
• 699BL Contact strengthened with River’s Haven
• 661BL Seven-Star Empire begins taking over Adamantian land
• 655BL All Adamantia save High Hold is captured
• 654BL High Hold besieged
• 652BL* Kwarlog establishes the first Dwarven bardic academy
• 646BL* Morganae seals Garnedhren (Elamiri) off from the world
• 635BL Emperor Thvasvadh assumes the Throne
• 634BL Siege on High Hold lifted

600-450BL, Insurrection in the Empire and Dwarven payments stop

• 596BL* Marblenough arrives in Kwarlog and opens his workshop
• 567BL Insurrections arise throughout the Empire
• 562BL* Tax collectors sent to collect payment from the Dwarves on taxes “owed” despite the original charter for Dwarven membership in the Empire stating otherwise
• 559BL* Hibarnhvidar and Kwarlog stop sending guards for Imperial training
• 559BL* Marblenough’s Greatness-in-Intellect team recovered
• 557BL* Dwarves close their offices in the Imperial City and stop paying upkeep
• 550BL* 250th Anniversary of the Svadh Shrine celebrated with a new temple to Kertigen constructed over the shrine
• 541BL* Kertigen’s Teardrop discovered by miners from Kwarlog
• 539BL Dwarven Imperial dignitaries sent to High Hold
• 538BL Dignitaries return empty-handed to Throne City
• 535BL* Renstaan is completely abandoned according to reports.
• 500BL Stone Clan founded by Galen
• 497BL Attacks resume on High Hold
• 492BL Siege of High Hold lifted
• 490BL* Expedition to Berdna fails
• 485BL Seven-Star Empire capitol moved from Throne City to Elamiri (formerly Garnedhren)
• 479BL Throne City restored as capitol of Seven-Star Empire
• 478BL Empire places sanctions on Morganae of the Mountain Elves
• 475BL* Greystar Commune seeks Imperial aid in controlling Biter activity in the Siegelde Mountains, Hibarnhvidar and Kwarlog along with Stone Clan object
• 473BL* Greystar Commune receives words of support but no aid
• 467BL* Greystar Commune closes Imperial offices and aligns policies with the other Dwarven communities
• 453BL* Stone Clan ceases Imperial payments

450-240BL, Dwarven Expansion to the fall of the Seven-Star Empire

• 438BL Elves vote to remove Mountain Elf contingent from Throne City
• 435BL* Large deposit of gold-veined grey marble discovered near Hibarnhvidar
• 408BL Bloodworm Comet reappears in the heavens
• 394BL* Dwarves build walkway spans over the Namfals in Trefan Draus
• 393BL* Direct trade links established between Hibarnhvidar and Trefan Draus
• 389BL Trade sanctions lifted from the Mountain Elves
• 352BL* Human mining camp discovered three-days journey from Kwarlog
• 351BL* Kwarlog and Greystar Commune peacefully close a Human mining community
• 342BL Kertrefan "Mountain Clan" founded in part of the Himineldar Shel
• 339BL* Lucrative trade routes extend from Kertrefan due to the quantity and quality of building stone, rare ores and gems
• 279BL* Synod of Kertigen proclaim dwarves and gnomes are created from different gods (Kertigen and Divyaush respectively)
• 254BL* Avalanches near Karadel reveal meteor shards bearing green ore last seen in quantity millennia ago
• 241BL Corik the Black Cloud becomes Ferdahl
• 240BL Throne City abandoned

The Time of Chaos

239-205BL, Resistance War and rise of the Dragon Priest

• 239BL Resistance War begins
• 238BL Greystar Commune dwarves ally with Lanival, while the other holds remain uninvolved
• 237BL Construction begins on Shard with Morganae’s help
• 232BL Shard completed
• 231BL Resistance War ends
• 230BL Seven-Star Empire split into the five Provinces
• 230BL Construction begins on Rivercrossing
• 208BL Dragon Priests begin construction near Wyvern Mountain
• 206BL* Dragon Priest missionaries allowed to settle in Gardul and Faskin
• 205BL* Dragon Priests expelled from dwarven lands for proclaiming Kertigen a demon

204-192BL, Dragon Priest assaults on the Dwarves, High Hold's fall

• 203BL Dragon Priest raids begin against Adamantia
• 203BL* Greystar Commune dwarves ambush a Dragon Priest raiding party. A Dragon Priest is captured and reveals their intent is to eliminate the dwarves
• 202BL* Hibarnhvidar and Kwarlog aid the Greystar Commune in repelling the Dragon Priests
• 201BL* Faskin razed by the Dragon Priests although the inhabitants escaped in a fighting retreat
• 201BL* Gardul is abandoned, however resistance continues
• 201BL* Dragon Priest army destroyed in the Siergelde
• 200BL* Greystar Commune fails with their cities destroyed by the Dragon Priests
• 200BL* Hibarnhvidar and Kwarlog take in the remnants of the Greystar Commune
• 198BL Ferdahl Corik attempts to purge Dragon Priests
• 198BL Shard razed
• 197BL High Hold attacked by Dzree
• 196BL Stone Clan sentinels created
• 196BL Dragon Priests break siege of High Hold
• 195BL The Dark Hand created by Dragon Priests
• 195BL High Hold isolated
• 193BL Rivercrossing falls to the Dragon Priests

The Dragon's Empire

191-1BL, Rise and Fall of the Dragon Priest Empire

• 191BL The Dragon’s Empire founded
• 190BL Riverhaven falls to Dragon Priests
• 187BL Therenborough falls to Dragon Priests
• 185BL* Hvaral begins serving as a major outpost for dwarven and Therengian resistance to the Dragon Priests
• 158BL High Hold falls to the Dark Hand’s corruption
• 157BL Celebration held in Dragon’s Empire to commemorate High Hold’s fall
• 100BL Dragon Priest attempts to conquer Leth Deriel fail
• 3BL Dzree dies

Modern Times

1BL-300AV, Therengia-Kwarlog War

• 1BL Dragon’s Empire falls
• 20AV Morganae builds Northern Ilithi Gondola
• 49AV Therengia-Kwarlog War begins
• 57AV Kwarlogians win Battle of Gemfire’s Gates
• 63AV Kwarlogians leave Hvaral, and Therengian occupation begins
• 64AV Treaty signed, ending Therengia-Kwarlog War
• 88AV* Synod of Kertigen requires new novice clerics to go forth and associate with other races before becoming journeymen
• 145AV* Three years of high birthrates stabilize dwarven populations
• 157AV Nevav Dalar is reported lost
• 250AV Gondola stopped between Ithili and Zoluren

300-Current, Gorbesh War and Rise of the Necromancers

• 317AV Gorbesh General Alaushi digs in at High Hold
• 323AV* Bardhtol "Axe-factory" opens to produce dwarven axes for export
• 350AV Northern Ilithi Gondola starts operating again
• 351AV Mirror Wraith Prophecy occurs
• 354AV Gorbesh War begins
• 357AV Kaldar and Gnomish refugees arrive in Kermoria
• 359AV Sorrow’s War begins
• 363AV Sorrow killed at the Zaulfung Stones
• 393AV Necromancer Xerasyth begins taking body parts from travelers in the Dragon Spine Mountains
• 393AV Bloodworm Comet spotted again