Timeline

Year	Timeline	Elven alternate history
The Birthing	Primordial life evolves on the planet. The first infusions of magic create Daemons. Much chaos in the world	Primordial life evolves on the planet. The first infusions of magic create Daemons. Much chaos in the world
The Fae Wars	Faeries evolve from plants, their metamagic restricts magic ability to humanoid shapes. Daemons are exiled to an alternate dimension with better magic.	Faeries evolve from plants, their metamagic restricts magic ability to humanoid shapes. Daemons are exiled to an alternate dimension with better magic
The Shaping	Dwarves evolve from rock, Elves evolve from Faeries.	Dwarves evolve from rock, Elves evolve from Faeries.
-333	Zhou conquers Yue	Zhou conquers Yue
-286	Zhou conquers Song	Zhou conquers Song
-255	Zhou conquers Lu	Zhou conquers Lu
-230	Zhou conquers Han	Zhou conquers Han
-225	Zhou conquers Wei	Zhou conquers Wei
-223	Zhou conquers Chu	Zhou conquers Chu
-222	Zhou conquers Yan	Zhou conquers Yan
-221	Zhou conquers Qi, First Empress of Kartar	Zhou conquers Qi, First Empress of Kartar
-202	Namarie Egla not born	Namarie Egla born
-187	First regent of Kartar	First regent of Kartar
-152		Turin Celebdae Egla born
-102		Namarie conquers the Western Shores
-88	Rauko born	Rauko born
-73		Trade pact with Kartar made
-58	Daemon's Cleft opened. Invasion postponed with Rauko's magic	Daemon's Cleft opened. Invasion postponed with Elven magic. Rauko becomes Court Wizard
1	Cenning-tíd, “The time of bringing forth, birth-time”. Rauko builds his fortress at the site of Celinadinae	Celinadinae founded by the Elves. Namarie elected first emperor of the Western Shores
312	The Dwarves of the Drakor Mountains swear fealty to Rauko
567	The tribes of Brondheim swear fealty to Rauko. All lands west of Cenning-tíd from the Lofty Mountains to the River Rabas are now part of The Empire
678		Namarie steps down as Emperor
801	Emperor Rauko defeats the army of Kartar, and forces the Khan to take a blood oath never to attack the Western Shores so long as an emperor rules in Cenning-tíd
1118	After a tremendous storm, a huge castle of floating ice apopears off the Isles of Skiirk. Bitterly cold weather forces all living there to retreat to the mainland	After a tremendous storm, a huge castle of floating ice apopears off the Isles of Skiirk. Bitterly cold weather forces all living there to retreat to the mainland
1666	Emperor Rauko opens trade routes with Kartar
1967	The Sultanate of Zylistan attempts to conquer all lands south of the Drakor Mountains, but the armies of the Sultan are defeated	The Sultanate of Zylistan attempts to conquer all lands south of the Drakor Mountains, but the armies of the Sultan are defeated
2121	Malekith, Rauko's son, creates Sorcerer's Spire as a place of seclusion in which to conduct magical experiments	Malekith, Rauko's son, creates Sorcerer's Spire as a place of seclusion in which to conduct magical experiments
2150	An fiery explosion obliterates the top of Sorcerer's Spire. Malekith is never seen again, but from that day forth, no magic works within 10 leagues of the spire	An fiery explosion obliterates the top of Sorcerer's Spire. Malekith is never seen again, but from that day forth, no magic works within 10 leagues of the spire
2398	Orcs begin appearing in the Lofty Mountains in greater numbers. The Emperor increases patrols along the northern frontiers	Orcs begin appearing in the Lofty Mountains in greater numbers. The Emperor increases patrols along the northern frontiers
2420		Celebdil investigates the Lofty Mountains and defeats Malekith. The Orcs are destroyed.
2455	Rauko awakens the evil in Daemon's Cleft. Cenning-tíd is razed, and the Rauko Empire collapses	The Elves close the Cleft, exiling Daemons from this dimension.
2458		Namarie elected Emperor a second time
2460-2620	Kartaran hordes repeatedly pillage the Western Shores. These are the Days of Death and Fire
2620	Hordes of Yuán Huáng Hòu defeated. Kartaran invasions end	New trade deals made with Yuán Huáng Hòu
2744	Dwarves fleeing the orc-infested Drakor mountains settle in the Peaks of Dawn
2848	The Kingdom of Daria invades Ambria. The Twenty Years War begins	Turin Celebdae Egla and friends recruited for a special mission by Rauko
2849		Turin succeeds in mission and causes his own father, Namarie to have never been born.
2868	Daria is driven back, but not defeated. The Twenty Years War ends. Kron's Wall is built as a border watch
2901	The Elves forcibly expel all Ambrians from The Great Wood, claiming it as their own soverign territory. Lord Regent Edruss protests, but no conflict results
2950	The battle of the Gods. Most major religions organise and participate in pogroms. The Seer and the Sorceress are born.
2993-2997	Irolo and Zylistan fight a series of border disputes over who owns the Horse Wilds. In the end, nothing is settled and the Wilds remain a no-man's land.
3013	Markoth the Undying, a sorcerer rumoured to be less than human, sets up residence in the Grey Bogs
3055	Acrid smoke pours forth from the Daemon's Cleft on the 600th anniversary of the fall of Celinad. The Western Shores are shrouded in gloom for weeks and thousands of people go mad
3078	Mountain Giants and ogres close Eagle Pass, eliminating the last “civilised” route to the lands east of The Grand Range
3110-3129	The men of Brondheim begin a series of sea raids against Daria, Ambria and Irolo. The armies of Daria attack Halbad, the Northman stronghold and burn it to the ground
3129	The Sorceress gathers magic to herself. The Seer tracks her down and she voluntarily moves to Sorcerer's Spire.
3130-3140	Daria suffers ten years of very harsh winters
3169	The islands of Dornica, long a haven for smugglers, are united under Crispus Hookhand, a notorious pirate
3184	Orcs and trolls begin living openly on The Ruined March. Raiding against the Western Shores increases
3212	Dragons return in number to the Lofty Mountains
3214	The Elves cease to enforce their border watch of The Great Wood. Some woodsmen and hunters move in
3241	Evren of Ambria (the Lord Regent's son) mortally offends King Zephrahm of Daria by refusing his daughter's hand in marriage
3244	Halay Steel, a new metal from the far south, begins appearing in northern ports. The metal makes excellent weapons and armour, but Zylistani merchants speak nothing of its source. Nonetheless, the coffers of the Sultanate are filled with Ambrian, Darian and Irolo gold
3247	King Zephrahm of Daria begins preparing his armies for war against Ambria
3249	Reports from Trell indicate the orcs of the Ruined March are becoming more organised, and often enter Daemon's Cleft. Rumour has it they are uniting under an evil lord of great power
3250	The present