The timeline for the world of Terenas.
The Terenas Timeline
The Dawn (TD) < 0
The beginning of time, where the world was shaped and the first races evolved.
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The Birth of Dragons
20371The birth of the first dragons, who spread across the land and established themselves as powerful beings.
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The Emergence of Mortals
32899The birth of the first mortal beings, who struggled to survive in the harsh world and formed small tribes.
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The Dawn of Civilization
56874The formation of the first kingdoms, as the mortals banded together to establish order and protection.
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The Arrival of Deities
64208The arrival of the first celestial beings, who offered guidance and protection to the mortals and became revered as gods.
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The Age of Magic Begins
75897The discovery of powerful ley lines and nodes of magic, which became centers of civilization and the focus of intense study.
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The Rise of Monsters
91246The appearance of the first great monsters, born from the primal chaos of the world and posing a deadly threat to the mortals.
The Elemental Wars (EW) 100,649 — 102,718
A period where the elementals waged war not only in their home planes, but in the outer planes and Material World as well. The wars caused the destruction of not only much of the world, but the cosmology as it was known. Previously under the "Great Wheel", the space between the planes was destroyed, causing whatever was left to be physically held together via chains.
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The Collapse
102178Ushering in the Age of Chaos was the Collapse, the event that shattered the Great Wheel and plunged the multiverse into darkness.
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Pyhrus' Conquest
100649Pyhrus and his elemental armies begin their conquest of the Elemental Plane, laying waste to entire cities and causing widespread devastation.
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The Deities Intervene
100879The deities, Unknown and Unknown, aided mortals and created powerful magical weapons, crafted specifically to combat the elemental armies and their elemental lords.
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The Retaliation
101001The discovery of a portal to the elemental planes, leading to a series of dangerous expeditions and battles.
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The Great Shield
101267The development of powerful elemental wards, which allowed the mortal kingdoms to withstand the onslaught of the elemental armies.
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The Shattering
102718The Shattering was a cataclysmic event that occurred towards the end of the Elemental Wars. It was an all-out conflict between the elemental beings, and their battles had grown so intense that they shattered the very fabric of reality itself. The cosmology was destroyed, the gods were all killed, and their fragments were scattered throughout the material world. The Elemental Planes were destroyed, along with the Feywild and Shadowfell, leaving only a shattered, chaotic world in their wake. It marked the end of the Elemental Wars, but also the beginning of a new age of chaos and destruction.
The Age of Chaos (AC) 102,178 — 102,495
Ushered in by the impact of the Elemental Wars and causing 90% of the world to perish, wiping all civilizations off the face of the planet. The Age of Chaos is the first and so far, only, dark age in Terenas' history. While the age itself lasted only around ~300 years, it's effects are still felt.
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The Great Plague
102182The Blood Pox sweeps across Terenas, killing millions of people and causing widespread panic.
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The Destruction of Arktos
102198The floating city of Arktos, once a thriving metropolis, is destroyed by a massive earthquake and swallowed by the sea.
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The Emergence of the Black Sun
102205The Cult of the Black Sun rises to prominence, worshipping a mysterious entity that they claim will bring about the end of the world.
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The War for the Shards
102219Whatever mortal kingdoms are left begin searching for the Godshards, eventually destroying themselves in the process. -
The Sundering
102240A massive volcanic eruption causes widespread devastation across the continent, destroying almost every active civilization and covering the world in ash.
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Rise of the Undead
102359The once-dead began to rise from their graves, animated by dark magic and driven by a hunger for living flesh. Entire cities were overrun by hordes of zombies and skeletons, and the living were forced to flee to the few remaining strongholds.
The Age of Darkness (AD) > 105,287
After what is deemed the beginning of Terenas' end, the Age of Darkness was ushered in. An era of pure strife and pain for those who lived in it.