Timeline
|
| Year |
Event |
| -9000 |
|
Fifth Grown War ends. The elves of Aryvandaar abandon the High Forest. |
| -8400 |
|
A few sun elves return to found Siluvanede in the northwestern reaches of the High Forest. |
| -7600 |
|
Moon elves and a few sun elves disaffected with Siluvanede's growing elitism found Sharrven in the southern reaches of the High Forest. |
| -4800 |
|
Dlardrageths subvert several powerful Siluvanedenn sun elf houses and, by encouraging demon-elf cross-breeding, create the fey'ri. The fey'ri houses conceal their secret heritage and come to wield great power in Siluvanede. |
| -4700 |
|
Nobles of Sharrven who seek to restrict the ambitious Siluvanedenn found the kingdom of Eaerlann. |
| -4500 |
|
elven tree city of Teuveamanthaar is founded on the present-day site of Talltrees and named the capital of Eaerlann. |
| -4500 |
|
High mages from Arcorar track House Dlardrageth to a secret lair beneath Ascal's Horn. With the aid of Eaerlanni forces, they slay several of the Dlardrageths. Other Siluvanedenn houses under Dlardrageth influence retaliate, beginning the Seven Citadels' War. Sarya Dlardrageth and her sons are captured, but the fey'ri-led Siluvanedenn fight on. |
| -4440 |
|
Eaerlann presses Siluvanede. The Siluvanedenn open several of Aryvandaar's ancient citadels and equip their warriors with Vyshaantar weapons. This tactic draws Sharrven into the war. |
| -4300 |
|
elves of Siluvanede erect a mythal in the city of Adofhaeranede and rename it Myth Adofhaer. |
| -4300 |
|
Seven Citadels' War ends, and Eaerlann forcibly annexes Siluvanede. Upon discovering the deceit of the fey'ri, untainted Siluvanedenn high mages place the city of Myth Adofhaer in magical stasis, effectively fleeing to the far future to escape association with the fey'ri houses. Most of the surviving fey'ri warriors are imprisoned in Nar Kerymhoirth (the Nameless Dungeon), but some avoid capture and eventually spawn long-lived houses of daemonfey that successfully conceal their nature. |
| -4000 |
|
Survivors of House Dlardrageth, a clan of demon-blooded sun elves, flee from Arcorar to Siluvanede. |
| -3900 |
|
Delzoun, the great Northkingdom of the dwarves, is founded. |
| -3843 |
|
drow city of Ched Nasad is founded, beginning of centuries of strife between the drow and the dwarves of Ammarindar. |
| -3830 |
|
elves of Eaerlann teach magic to the humans of Netheril. |
| -3416 |
|
Lowroad, an underground trade route linking Deizoun to Netherese towns, is completed. |
| -3373 |
|
King Azkuldar of Ammarindar initiates trade relations with the magic-wielding humans of Netheril. |
| -2770 |
|
fey'ri who survived the fall of Siluvanede covertly unleash monster hordes in the southern High Forest. The creatures destroy Sharrven before aid can arrive. King Coiinar IV of Ammarindar then vanquishes many of the creatures, including the red wyrm Rithaerosurffel, the Bane of Sharrven. |
| -1900 |
|
Citadel Felbarr is completed. |
| -1410 |
|
Shield dwarves settle the Graypeak Mountains. |
| -897 |
|
King Olaurin, greatest hero-king of Ammarindar, is slain by the deep dragon Erthungaron. |
| -550 |
Year of Glistening Dust |
King Azkuldar III of Ammarindar secretly creates the Xothol, an arcane college charged with guarding against the increasingly antagonistic Netherese. |
| -500 |
Year of Running Unicorns |
Citadel Sundbarr is completed. |
| -372 |
Year of Owls' Watching |
elves of Eaerlann found Ascalhorn. |
| -339 |
Year of Sundered Webs |
Netheril, the Empire of Magic, falls. The body of the momentary god Karsus falls to earth in the eastern region of the High Forest. |
| -334 |
Year of Three Seas' Rage |
dwarves build Besendar's Blockhouse on the site that will become current-day Everlund. |
| -333 |
Year of Humbling Havens |
Illuskan arcanist Macrin Immar commissions Fardelver and other dwarf artisans, from Delzoun to build Gauntlgrym. |
| -333 |
Year of Humbling Havens |
Ascalborn and Citadel Sundbarr accept human refugees from Netheril. As the Narrow Sea dries up, the dwarves begin the slow abandonment of Ascore. |
| -286 |
Year of Foul Awakenings |
Xothol is closed. |
| -272 |
Year of Songstones |
Citadel Adbar is completed. |
| -111 |
Year of Terrible Anger |
Delzoun is devastated by countless orc assaults that also destroy other kingdoms of the North. The elves of Iliyanbruen, Rilithar, and Eaerlann unite to shatter the strength of the orcs and halt their rampage into the High Forest and Dessarin Valley. |
| -104 |
Year of Star Stallion |
dwarves abandon Besendar's Blockhouse. |
| -100 |
Year of Black Unicorn |
underground realm of Delzoun falls to Underdark creatures. The dwarves' surface citadels survive the attack and remain in dwarf hands. |
| 1 |
Year of Sunrise |
dwarves of Ammarindar complete Citadel Yaunoroth. |
| 273 |
Year of Delighted Dwarves |
Three dwarf clans from Ammarindar and Citadel Felbarr migrate together to Myth Drannor. |
| 329 |
Year of Closed Scroll |
Orcs sack the surface fortress of Citadel Sundbarr. |
| 515 |
Year of Frivolous Exchange |
Humans from Ascalhorn resettle Besander's Blockhouse and rename it Everlund. |
| 590 |
Year of Turning Leaf |
Elf and human wizards from Ascalhorn, Eaerlann, Evereska, Silverymoon, and Myth Drannor raise a wizard mythal over the Eaerlanni city of Glaurachyndaar, thereby establishing Myth Glaurach. |
| 714 |
Year of Doom |
Myth Drannor falls. |
| 820 |
Year of Roving Tyrant |
arcanist Wulgreth summons the first devils to Ascalhorn. |
| 864 |
Year of Broken Branch |
Orcs of the Nethertusk Horde overrun Myth Glaurach. |
| 880 |
Year of Unfettered Secrets |
Human wizards, influenced by the fey'ri, summon the first demons to Ascalhorn. |
| 882 |
Year of Curse |
Demons and devils battle in Ascalhorn. The triumphant demons stream forth, bringing about the fall of Eaerlann and Ammarindar. The dwarves allow human refugees to settle in the surface strongholds of Citadel Sundbarr. |
| 886 |
Year of Fell Firebreak |
Harpers place wards around Hellgate Keep to prevent demons from using their gate abilities. |
| 890 |
Year of Burning Tree |
demons beneath Hellgate Keep begin tunneling to bypass the Harpers' wards. |
| 912 |
Year of Sudden Journey |
Demons tunneling from under Hellgate Keep reach the Nether Mountains. |
| 1104 |
Year of Dark Dawn |
Citadel Felbarr is attacked by an orc horde led by the ore chieftain Obould, who defeats the warriors of Silverymoon at the Battle of Many Arrows. The fortress falls into orc hands and is known thereafter as the Citadel of Many Arrows. |
| 1221 |
Year of Frozen Flower |
Demons tunnel from Hellgate Keep to the abandoned tunnels of fallen Ammarindar. |
| 1230 |
Year of Long Watch |
orcs breach Silverymoon and enter the city but are repelled by Harpers and elves. |
| 1356 |
Year of Worm |
Demons tunnel from Hellgate Keep to the Nameless Dungeon. |
| 1367 |
Year of Shield |
With the aid of knights from Silverymoon, the dwarves retake Citadel Felbarr. |
| 1369 |
Year of Gauntlet |
Harpers destroy Hellgate Keep. The surviving daemonfey of House Dlardrageth are freed after millennia of imprisonment. The High Forest expands under the direction of Turlang the Treant. |
| 1371 |
Year of Unstrung Harp |
Silver Marches is established. Forces from the Scourged Legion secure Northpeak. |
| 1372 |
Year of Wild Magic |
Daemonfey occupy Myth Glaurach. City of Shade appears. |
| 1373 |
Year of Rogue Dragons |
Under Kaanyr Vhok the Sceptered One, the Scourged Legion battles the drow of Menzoberranzan. |
| 1374 |
Year of Lightning Storms |
daemonfey Sarya Dlardrageth frees the fey'ri imprisoned within the Nameless Dungeon. Her army of orcs, ogres, and fey'ri is defeated by the elves of the High Forest and forces from Evereska, Evermeet, and Silverymoon. |