Imperial Year
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Aebasan Year
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Neptaran Year
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Event
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631
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5995
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3rd Age of Mankind; Zeth founded, Rise of the Empire of Balguran
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1 I.C.
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6626
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Octavius of House Zetar voted Emperor of Zeth
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312
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6937
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First Succession War in Empire begins with the death of Emperor Antigonus Gabinius.
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318
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6945
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Antipater Varro becomes first Elected Emperor since Octavius.
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321
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6948
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Imperial forces defeat the last of the pretenders to the Imperial throne, ending the First Succession War.
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371
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6998
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Ditis Carnifex Gabinius murders ruling Emperor, ending the Time of Elected Emperors and starting the Second Succession War.
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376
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7003
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Octavius Augustus Zetar defeats Vitellis Gabinius, last of the pretenders, ending the Second Succession War.
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c. 431
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c. 7058
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The Empire of Balguran crumbles; Adanar is founded by King Falgran
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715
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7342
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Simon of Gaut, a mercenary, is exiled from the Kingdom of Dregnost and uses his army to found Nadera.
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823
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7450
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A shipping accident sinks a Lagorkan merchant vessel belonging to the Vazdid family in Nadera, sparking the War of Flame.
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830
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7457
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The War of Flame ends with the capture of the Naderan King; The Vazdid Occupation begins in Nadera. The Saphracine Watch is founded to guard Vazdid interests there.
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c. 973
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c. 7600
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After a crippling merchant war at home in Lagorka, the Vazdids leave Nadera, which is subsequently plundered by Vazdid's enemies.
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980
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7607
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The Gray Lord of Thet is defeated in the Battle of Bloodrust in Adanar by King Ilyard of Haleland
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989
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7616
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By this time, Queen Aishah "the Bloody" Izuel has taken effective control of Nadera.
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1002
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7629
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Death without issue of Emperor Orestes Sergius results in Third Succession War.
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1028
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7655
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Queen Zebba of Nadera expands the powers of the Saphracine Watch to include spying upon and enforcing the Royal Will on the nobility.
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1029
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7656
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Gaius Aurelius Zetar defeats Manius Acilius Drusus, ending the Third Succession War.
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1033
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7660
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The Fell King of Thet marches against Adanar, starting the Long War
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1053
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7680
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With the death of Queen Zebba in Nadera and the subsequent assassination of her successor by the Saphracine Watch, the Succession War begins.
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1073
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7700
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The Naderan Royal Code ends the Succession War, establishing the Council of Princes.
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1108
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7735
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The bloody War of Eagles begins in Adanar with the death of King Galen Tolgran without heir
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1129
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7756
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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
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c. 1155
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c. 7782
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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.
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1210
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7837
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Koramia is reunified under King William Greysword I.
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1247
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7874
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Kor'dal becomes Great Khan of the orcs of Tazgrat and begins to march his armies towards the Mabean Marches.
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1248
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7875
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- In the Mabean Marches, an orcish horde led by the Khan Kor'dal takes the Twin Towers. Peace is established between the Empire and Powys and an alliance is formed against the orcish horde. Imperial law is re-written to allow the existence of Allied States.
- Lucasa becomes Mageking of Lun Dorak.
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1249
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7876
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- As Lucius, Mageking 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.
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1250
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7877
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- The Goblet of Gundagor is discovered in Koramia and returned to the dwarves under the Divian Mountains; end of the 2nd 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 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 heard 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.
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1251
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7878
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- The assembled Imperial army, allied with Illyria and Cambrecia, attacks Koramia. By the end of the season, Illyria betrays the Empire and allies 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 Mageking 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 gives up his eastern border with Thet to the newly arrived dwarven traders there, founding the nation of Valduran.
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1252
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7879
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- 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 Mageking, 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.
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1253
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7880
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- 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 Mageking, who soon dies of an unknown illness. Without its Mageking, the Dorakian Empire immediately crumbles.
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1254
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7881
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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 Donnegal by the druids of Powys. Powys breaks its alliance with the Empire and allies with Donnegal.
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1255
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7882
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- 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.
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1256
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7883
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Mitaria is attacked by an armada of Danish warships. Instead of merely raiding, the Danish 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 Danes. King Tostig of the Danelands arrives in Mitaria to lead the invasion.
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1257
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7884
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With most of the Imperial troops in Mitaria defeated, King Tostig names his son, Aelfric, King of Mitaria and returns to the Danelands.
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1259
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7886
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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.
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1261
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7888
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The Crimson Plague strikes in Lagorka and quickly spreads along trade routes northward. By the end of the year, the Plague has reached Aebasa, despite sometimes militant attempts to curb its spread.
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1262
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7889
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- 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 Danish barbarians of Mitaria march on Narbonne.
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