History of Eberron

Fiends of Khyber rule a hellish empire on Eberron. Fiendish Overlords dominate the world – even the dragons are slaves in their infernal dominions. They create some of the most primordial species – sahuagin from the sharks of the Thunder Sea, gnolls and minotaurs from the cave hyaenas and aurochs of Khorvaire.

Dragons rediscover the Prophecy and rise from their primitive state to oppose their demonic overlords. Unable to defeat the demonic hordes of the Dragon Below alone, the dragons ally with the couatls. The common races, still in primitive states, hide from the godlike combatants and find a way to survive.

Recognizing their cause would otherwise be lost, the couatls sacrifice most of their number to bind the most powerful of the demon lords and the majority of the fiends back to Khyber. The couatls remain trapped for eternity with the fiends they bind. Victorious, the dragons retreat to Argonnessen to contemplate the Prophecy, ignoring the "lesser races."

The giants rise from the ruins of the Dragon-Fiend Wars to establish a civilization on the continent of Xen'drik. They sack the feyspire Shae Tirias Tolai and enslave the Eladrin, ancestors of modern elves.

The black dragon Rhashaak comes to Q'barra to guard Haka'torvhak, with an army of dragonborn.

The quori invade Xen'drik from the plane of Dal Quor, the Plane of Dreams. After 1000 years of battle, the giants call upon the most powerful magics of the dragons to throw Dal Quor out of planar alignment, forever sealing that plane away from Eberron. The resulting backlash shakes Xen'drik to its core and plunges large chunks of the continent beneath the sea.

1000 years after the end of the Giant-Quori War, Xen'drik is still suffering from the magical backlash of disrupting Dal Quor's planar orbit. Horrible curses and plagues still sweep through the land, and the elves use the opportunity to rebel.

In a desperate attempt to regain control of their slaves and save their dying civilization, the giants turn again to the most powerful draconic magics. Before they can unleash such destruction a second time, the dragons attack Xen'drik and the giant civilization collapses.

The Phiarlan spread the word of the elven prophet Aeren, gathering elves to flee Xen'drik for the sub-continent that would become known as Aerenal.

The first of the goblinoid kingdoms rises in the regions that will one day become Breland and Darguun.

Orc nations arise in western Khorvaire to compete with the goblinoid kingdoms, and Aerenal elves spread across the sub-continent of Aerenal, creating clusters of city-states.

The founding of the Undying Court, beginning of Aeren dating and, technically, of classical humanoid history. First skirmishes between the elves and the dragons, which sets a pattern of long periods of peace punctuated by short, devastating battles every few years.

The goblinoids push the lizardfolk out of the Talenta Plains and into the Endworld Mountains. Many of the lizardfolk that survived the goblin armies die in the mountains. The small remaining fraction make their way into the jungle of what is now Q'barra and join with their ancient kin.

The greatest dirge singer in history, Jhazaal Dhakaan, the Voice of Doom, unites the six hobgoblin kings and founds the Dhakaani empire; later Dhakaani historians would take their dates from this year. The dragon Vvaraak is reputed to have taught the first Gatekeepers around this date.

The founding of Ja’shaarat, the first settlement in the Syrania manifest zone currently occupied by Sharn

Dwarves first appear in the Eska, Hoarfrost, Ironroot, and Paqaa mountains. This begins the Stonecount, which is still employed in the Mror and Dorann Holds. Their appearance is also confirmed by Dhakaani records of “stonefolk in the eastern mountains”.

Aerenal elves establish a colony in what is now present-day Valenar. Peaceful coexistence doesn't last, and the elves come into conflict with the Dhakaani.

Gnomes emerge from feyspires and begin to permanently reside on Khorvaire. Dhakaani records refer to them as "jungle rats"

The goblins push back most of the orcs into what are now Droaam, the Eldeen Reaches, and the Shadow Marches, although the Jhorash’tar hold out in what is now the Mror Holds. The Thirteen Clans are forced to the surface of the Mror Holds by the kingdoms below.

In the face of another impending conflict with Argonessen, the elves abandon their colony in Khorvaire.

The daelkyr - a race of immensely powerful beings from Xoriat, the Plane of Madness - invade Eberron. They initially clash with the Empire of Dhakaan and the orcs.

The subterranean dwarven kingdoms, known as Sol Udar or "The Realms Below", fall to Dyrrn the Corruptor.

The Kech clans descend to Khyber, fearing the kapaa'vola and the collapse of the Empire as it still reels from the aftereffects of the Incursion, and desiring to preserve its traditions in case the worst happens.

The daelkyr lords are finally sealed within Khyber by the Gatekeepers. The Dhakaani empire, eroded by the Daelkyr Incursion, immediately turns on itself in civil war.

The generally recognized fall of the Dhakaani Empire. Weakened by the Kapaa'vola, which eroded the social bonds that bound the Dhakaani together, the empire collapses into smaller individual nations and city states.

The great druid Oalian is awakened as a living library of Gatekeeper lore.

The Mark of Hospitality appears among halflings of the Talenta Plains, whilst the Mark of Shadow and the Mark of Death appear among the elves of Aerenal.

The human adventurer Lhazaar leads a group of human settlers from Sarlona to the eastern shores of Khorvaire, establishing what will later be known as the Lhazaar Principalities. The Mark of Healing appears among halflings of the Talenta Plains.

Founding of the city of Shaarat by Malleon the Reaver built on top of the ruins of the Dhakaani city of Duur'Shaarat.

Humans aggressively expand across Khorvaire, fighting and oppressing the goblins and other natives. The Mark of Scribing appears among the gnomes of Zilargo.

The Mark of Sentinel appears in humans in the city state of Korth, which would later become Karrnath.

The Aereni discover that the line of Vol, which carries the Mark of Death, have been performing magebreeding experiments with rogue dragons in hopes of enhancing the mark. The Undying Court joins forces with Argonnessen and completely wipes out the line of Vol. Elves that supported Vol are given the choice of exile, death, or swearing fealty to the Undying Court. Some of them choose exile in Khorvaire, and the elves of House Phiarlan choose to relocate there.

Humans have spread across Khorvaire, and the city-states that will eventually become the Five Nations are now well established: Daskara, Korth, Metrol, Thaliost, and Wroat. The Mark of Making appears among the humans of Metrol, and the Mark of Warding appears among the dwarves of the Ironroot Mountains.

King Bregor of Wroat destroys the rival city state of Shaarat, asserting his power over the region.

The city of Sharn is built on top of the ruins of the city of Shaarat by King Breggor.

Karrn the Conquerer establishes the nation of Karrnath, defeats the remaining goblinoid settlements, and unsuccessfully attempts to conquer the other four human nations. The Mark of Storm appears among half-elves of Daskara.

The Mark of Passage appears among humans of Thaliost.

Taratai and the rebel quori arrive in Adar, fleeing Dal Quor. Adaran monks become voluntary vessels for the quori spirits, creating the kalashtar. The Mark of Handling appears among humans in western Thaliost.

The Sundering begins in Sarlona. Over the next two hundred years, conflict spread across the continent, fuelled by quori manipulation. These conflicts lead to a new wave of human refugees settling Khorvaire, notably in the Shadow Marches and Demon Wastes. One of these groups, composed of tieflings and humans from Ohr Kaluun, establish the Venemous Demesne in the Barrens.

The Mark of Detection appears among half-elves of Wroat. The Twelve is established, forming a strong alliance between the dragonmarked houses and opening channels of communication. This alliance leads to the War of the Mark, as the houses work together to try and eradicate aberrant dragonmarks. Sharn is ruined in one of the final conflicts.

Founding of Riedra and their unification under the Inspired.

The Mark of Finding appears among humans and half-orcs of the Shadow Marches.

Galifar I and his five scions - Cyre, Karrn, Thrane, Aundair, and Brey - take control of the Five Nations and establish the Kingdom of Galifar.

Galifar I establishes the Arcane Congress in Arcanix in Aundair.

The rogue dragon Sarmondelaryx, who would become known as the Bane of Thrane, goes on a rampage. When Prince Thrane raises an army to face her, she kills him and scatters his army. The area the battle took place in is so devastated that it is known as the Burnt Wood, and Sarmondelaryx isn't seen again for centuries.

The city of Sharn is once again rebuilt on top of the old cities' ruins.

A volcanic eruption in the Tamor Hills causes the partial release of the overlord, Bel Shalor. Fiends pour forth from a pillar of crimson fire and terrorise Thrane, until Bel Shalor is faced and re-bound by the sacrifice of Tira Miron.

In the aftermath of the Year of Blood and Fire, Tira Miron's remaining party members found the Mironite Church, which would later be known as the Church of the Silver Flame.

House Lyrandar takes possession of an island off the coast of Aundair to create Stormhome.

Clan Noldrun, one of the ruling clans of the Mror Holds mysteriously disappears, leaving their clanhold abandoned and with no trace of where they went.

House Sivis brings the message station network online, revolutionising long distance communication across Khorvaire

The Kingdom of Galifar, in cooperation with the dragonmarked houses, funds the upgrade of the trade city of Stormreach on the northern peninsula of Xen'drik.

The first lightning rail line is built, connecting Flamekeep and Fairhaven.

The Inquisition to wipe out lycanthropes (aka the Silver Crusade) is launched by the Church of the Silver Flame. Over the course of the next 50 years, virtually all Lycanthropes on the continent are slain.

King Jarot begins a public project to connect every city in Khorvaire via the Lightning Rail.

King Jarot, the last ruler of Galifar, dies. Thalin, Kaius and Wroaan reject the succession of Mishann, whilst Wrogar backs his sister's claim. The Last War begins.

House Cannith perfects the modern-era Warforged, sentient living constructs designed to fight in the Last War.

The Kech Volaar emerge from Volaar Draal after thousands of years of isolation, after the duur'kala declared it was once again safe to do so.

The first elemental airships, created by an alliance between House Cannith, House Lyrandar and Zilargo, enter service for House Lyrandar.

Jaela Daran, six years old at the time, assumes the power of the Keeper of the Silver Flame in Flamekeep.

A magical blast of unprecedented power obliterates the nation of Cyre creating the Mournland.

The Treaty of Thronehold officially ends the Last War. The treaty officially recognizes the nations of Aundair, Breland, Thrane, Karrnath, the Talenta Plains, Zilargo, Q'barra, the Lhazaar Principalities, the Mror Holds, the Eldeen Reaches, Darguun, and Valenar.