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 (12000BL) – 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 killed in retribution by Celestidhl
• Prehistory (~5900BL) - High Hold constructed
• Prehistory (~????BL) - The Adamantian Dwarves, now enmeshed in a war with the Elves, interfere with Luethran and Elven trade via blockades (Luethran Second Age)
• Prehistory (~????BL) - Endian Nation calls for aid from Elves and Dwarves during the Rasman Plague (Luethran Fourth Age)
• Prehistory (~????BL) - Contact between the Endian Nation and the Elves and Dwarves begins slowing

The first certain date in Luethran History is the end of the Luethran Fourth Age in 1385BL

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 after being freed from captivity
• 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
• 1168BL First Gorbesh army strikes dwarven settlements in southern Adamantia
• 1167BL Dwarves seal the land-bridge between Albaria and Kermoria, isolating the Gorbesh
• 1166BL Gorbesh Fort constructed to defend the Gorbesh Northern Army
• 1157BL Second Gorbesh army breaks the dwarven cordon to the south and marches on High Hold
• 1156BL High Hold beseiged by Gorbesh
• 1149BL Two additional Gorbesh armies join High Hold's siege
• 1111BL King Dougan Stonecleft slain fighting the Gorbesh, Calcine Hammerfell assumes the throne of Adamantia
• 1101BL Under Hammerfell's leadership, the Gorbesh siege is broken and their armies retreat back to Albaria
• 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
• 1009BL First employment of Gor'Togs in Dwarven mines
• 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
• 901BL Construction begins on Throne City by Dwarves and Gor'Togs under reign of Empress Taratochs
• 846BL First appearance of the Bloodworm Comet
• 839BL Power of the Imperial Court strengthened
• 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
• 620BL* Unrest amongst the Tribes on the Arid Steppe settled by Kir Dor'na'torna, bringing some stability to Forfedhdar's western borders.

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 to persuade Adamantia to capitulate to the Empire
• 538BL Dignitaries return empty-handed to Throne City
• 535BL* Rendstaan 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 capital moved from Throne City to Elamiri (formerly Garnedhren)
• 479BL Throne City restored as capital 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 Siergelde Shel. 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 Gorbesh begin raiding the Kermorian coast
• 435BL* Large deposit of gold-veined grey marble discovered near Hibarnhvidar
• 408BL Bloodworm Comet reappears in the heavens
• 403BL Zaulfung Stones raised by Farn's Company
• 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)
• 266BL Emperor Saranell III killed during riots
• 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 constructing a temple 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 Shel
• 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, isolating High Hold
• 195BL Dragon Priests begin live sacrifices
• 194BL Dragon Priests begin the bardic purge
• 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, Adamantian dwarves scatter
• 157BL Gorbesh kill and enslave the dwarves who fled into Albaria
• 157BL Celebration held in Dragon’s Empire to commemorate High Hold’s fall
• 152BL Frost wyrm "The Biter" appears in abandoned Stone Clan mine
• 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 Nenav Dalar is reported lost
• 250AV Gondola stopped between Ilithi and Zoluren, cutting ties between the north and south
• 277AV Greater Fist of Heaven erupts, destroying the human city of Darkstone

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
• 340AV Gorbesh armies still remain dug-in at High Hold
• 350AV Northern Ilithi Gondola starts operating again
• 351AV Mirror Wraith Prophecy occurs
• 354AV Second Gorbesh War begins
• 355AV Gorbesh armies recalled to Albaria
• 357AV Kaldar and Gnomish refugees arrive in Kermoria
• 359AV Sorrow's War begins
• 363AV Sorrow killed at the Zaulfung Stones
• 368AV Magic drained for several months from the lands
• 384AV New Dragon Priest Empire announced under Hhrsaraa who claims to be the daughter of Dzree
• 384AV Forfedhdar representatives arrive in The Crossing asking for aid against the Dragon Priests
• 388AV High Priestess Tallis calls holy war against the new Dragon Priest Empire
• 393AV Necromancer Xerasyth begins taking body parts from travelers in the Dragon Spine Mountains
• 393AV Bloodworm Comet spotted again
• 394AV Lyras first enters and attacks Kermoria by passage into the mountains east of Hibarnhvidar.
• 395AV First necromancer attacks against Ratha, impacting trade with Nadamian
• 396AV Hobglup attacks Boar Clan and is driven off. Claims kinship to Mibgluc.
• 397AV Lyras falls, and with her demise, the remainder of the undead plaguing Forfedhdar are quickly destroyed.
• 401AV Several mines abandoned in the past become active again as adventurers clear the depths. Most notably the old mines in Forfedhdar and Stone Clan become active, while new digs are discovered in Ain Ghazal.