Lore:Timeline (Mythical Age)

This is a detailed account of the events that have taken place within Althas' Mythical Age.

Part 1 was the prior entry in the Timeline series of articles; this is Part 2. It continues into Part 3.

The Mythical Age (MA)

This is a detailed account of the events that have taken place within Althas during the Mythical Age. This Age follows the Gorandel kingdom's Calendar System.

The abbreviation MA stands for "Mythical Age".

The Fall of The Dominion

• 0 MA: The counting of years began in what is now known as the Anointed Calendar was devised by the Gorandel kingdom. [1]
  • Losdejim tried to maintain the stability of The Dominion, but with evil having tainted Man, tension grew between the Seven Tribes.
  • The "Celestial language" remained the only language. [2]
• 20 MA: Around this time was the first recorded death of old age.
• 85-90 MA, The Breaking of The Dominion: The tension between the seven remaining Tribes reached its apex, with The Dominion teetering on the brink of a massive civil war. [3]
  • Mellendil called on Losdejim to divide the Seven Tribes from each other. Each tribe would be sent to a new land to settle, with Mellendil revealing that land, and the path to it, to Losdejim.
  • Losdejim divided the tribes and chose an Elder from each. The Tribes then set out, led by their Elders, for their new lands. [4]

The Anointed Kingdoms

• 150 MA: All of the Seven Tribes settled in their new lands and established their domains. [5]
  • The Drevril were enraged by the peace made between the Seven Tribes. They created a new set of Night Stones, designed purely for chaos, so that they may destroy these new settlements. [6]
  • These new stones had little effect on Man, but did on the beasts of Althas. Beasts effected by these Stones would slowly become known as Nomshethairos.
• 305 MA: As the centuries passed, the Tribes grew larger and their societies more complex. This put growing strains on the simplistic Elder system of leadership. [7]
  • Therefore, based upon Mellendil’s decree, Losdejim called forth a man from each of the Seven Tribes. He “anointed” each of these men, giving them the divine right to rule their tribe. These seven Anointed kings were given long lifespans, and given the edict to protect their new kingdoms.
  • The Seven Tribes became the Seven Anointed Kingdoms: Anorthile (lead by King Andorain), Driesefair (lead by King Thanglor), Gorandel (lead by Endoran), Lamniemalos (lead by King Barador), Narthendar (lead by King Methandos), Nosmalos (lead by King Imbalin), and Vishethas (lead by King Valadin). [8]
  • Those that had chosen not to join in the Seven Kingdoms became known as the Thevelnim, and those of the Eighth Tribe that were scattered (but remained loyal to ways of The Majestic) became known as the Nefethim.
• 309 MA, The Passing of Losdejim: Losdejim withdrew himself from politics, never to be seen again. A new Diasair named Drioloseb shortly took his place.
• 325 MA: The creation of the Noralar language and its writing system, with the aid of Drioloseb. [9]
  • Drioloseb declared the first moral doctrines and other teachings (creating The Scriptures).
  • Drioloseb assisted in the founding of the Academies and Temples in the Anointed Capital Cities. [10]
• 325-345 MA: With Noralar established, the Celestial tongue began to fade out of use. [11]
  • The language of Maelan also came into being around this time as well. [12]
• 345 MA, The Controversy of Tongues: Although the seven Anointed kingdoms are built and stable, the kingdoms could not agree upon a single tongue.
  • Anorthile, Gorandel, and Narthendar chose to keep their Celestial kingdom names, while the other four Anointed kingdoms chose to abandon their now meaningless Celestial names (Driesefair, Lamniemalos, Nosmalos, and Vishethas).
    • Tension arose between the Kingdoms that kept their original Celestial names and those that took Noralar ones.
    • This was resolved after Drioloseb scolded the Kingdoms holding on to their Celestial names for being prideful.

The New Night Stones and The First War, "The War of Man and Beast"

• 397 MA: A new Night Stone was created by the Drevril, and was cast towards Narthendar. This one possessed an Avatar that called Nomshethairos to it.
• 399 MA, The First War ("The War of Man and Beast"): The Nomshethairos descended suddenly upon Narthendar, destroying its capital and slaying King Methandos as he attempted to rally his people out of the heartland.
  • The other Kingdoms came to Narthendar’s aid, led by Methandos’ son Thrandole.
• 402 MA: The Men of Althas had slain all the Nomshethairos called to Narthendar and destroyed as many of the original Stones in the region that they could find. [13]
  • Thrandole himself was called by the same Stone that called the Nomshethairos to his region. He chose to keep it. [14]
• 404 MA: Narthendar is restored and rebuilt.
• 406 MA: People from Sheavob find a new Night Stone as well. This Night Stone's Avatar asked for them to worship it in exchange for secret knowledge of what others were thinking. It fed them lies about their surrounding village neighbors. [15]
  • They attacked Leavrall nearby to them and slaughter their people.
    • King Andorain was furious and seny his men to learn what was happening. This Night Stone forewarned the Sheavob people of Andorain's men.
  • The Sheavob people fled and sail to the currently unexplored islands to the south. [16]

The Interbellum

• 410 MA: The first discovery of Thalomhavos in Thalomvob. Various groups of breeders moved east to study the possibility of taming these new creatures.
• 416 MA: Around this time, the Maelan language began to overtake Noralar as the language of the people.
  • Driomi, in Maelan, was referred to as “The One.” The name Driomi would stay as the most renowned to refer to Him.
• 419 MA: A new naming convention, called Kingsword, is created for the Anointed kings.
• 420-435 MA: Along the ridge of Voshellas, King Thrandole ordered the building of a new capital for Narthendar: the fortress city of Thovairozil and the hall beneath named Zalothairar.
• 425 MA: This marked the death of King Andorain, the last of the first Anointed Kings of Althas.

The Second War, “The War of Kings”

• 445 MA, The Second War ("The War of Kings"): King Thrandole's Night Stone had fully corrupted him. He used its power to enslave his people and launched a sudden attack against Driesefair and Lamniemalos. [17]
  • Driesefair and Lamniemalos were able to effectively push Narthendar's host out of their kingdoms. They called for the aid of the other four Anointed kingdoms of Anorthile, Gorandel, Nosmalos, and Vishethas to counter-attack.
• Summer 447 MA, The Siege of Thovairozil: The combined hosts of the six Anointed Kingdoms against Narthendar were able to penetrate the fortress city's defenses and occupy the city.
• Winter 447 MA, Battle of the Abyss: The first assault on Zalothairar. The assault of the combined hosts were unsuccessful, as Thrandole launched a counter-attack with the aid of lesser Nomshethairos. [18]
• 448-450 MA: The Gates of Anorthile are built in the northern pass of Thavairos.
• 458 MA, Battle of the Terrible Night: The second assault on Zalothairar. The Anointed were warned by the Diasair Losveshi not to attack Zalothairar yet. Driesefair, Gorandel, and Lamniemalos hosts ignored his advice. The siege was broken by Thrandole’s hosts, with the help of Vrällim within his ranks. [19]
  • Thrandole's hosts pushed out to the other kingdoms. With few men left to defend their homelands, Driesefair, Lamneimalos, and the northern half of Gorandel fell under the darkness.
  • Anorthile heard news of the defeats and closed off the Gates of Anorthile.
  • King Inglore, King Malandor, and King Eldorain were slain in the ensuing battles.
  • Prince Enadar, son of Eldorain, gathered as many as he can to him and continued to fight in Vossôthos in proud defiance. This, however, cut him off from the eastern lands of Gorandel.
  • The Thalomhav tamers of Thalomvob fled into the forests. These agile mounts were used to resist the advances of Thrandole.
• 459 MA: A large group of people in Lamniemalos boarded twelve large vessels and sailed east beyond Nosmalos. [20]
• 465 MA, The Glorious March: The final battle against Thrandole. Losnefeth lead the combined hosts of the six Anointed kingdoms against Narthendar (alongside the remaining Kings and Prince Enadar). Thrandole was killed in the battle, and Thovairozil and Zalothairar were destroyed. With Narthendar’s royal line destroyed, the region fell into chaos. [21]

The Northern Interregnum

• 466 MA: Esomjathi fell under the rule of Hlithfót and his band of brigands. The rest of the regions outside the rule of the three remaining northern kingdoms are in similar discord.
• 466-473 MA: The kingdoms of Driesefair, Gorandel, and Lamniemalos were slowly rebuilt. They regained control of their outlying regions.
• 476 MA: Thenoran lead in the overthrow of Hlithfót from Esomjathi. The city was then renamed Mundríce and is declared an independent city-state.
  • Thenoran established a peaceful and just rule over the region surrounding Lake Mundmere.
• 479-484 MA, Wars of Reclamation: Driesefair, Gorandel, and Lamniemalos reasserted their rule on their frontiers and outskirts.
  • The Thalomhav tamers agreed to rejoin Gorandel if their chief captain, and his line, were made the regional governor of the eastern forest region of Gorandel. King Enadar agreed and the tamers were brought back into the kingdom. However, they began to develop their own traditions and culture as time passed, renaming themselves the Thalom Sebairos.
  • The borders of these three kingdoms are restored to what they were before the Second War.
• 486 MA, The Interregnum Controversy: King of Anorthile, King Endale, King Enadar, King of Lamniemalos, King of Nosmalos, and King of Vishethas met to discuss Narthendar’s disorder.
  • It was decided that, in the absence of any new line being appointed by the people or the Diasairos, the region should be divided into two protectorate states ruled by Lamniemalos and Driesefair. North Narthendar was ruled by Lamniemalos and South Narthendar was ruled by Driesefair.
  • With the recent independence of Mundríce, it was decided that the city would remain independent as long as its King swore allegiance to the remaining Anointed kingdoms. Thenoran agreed to this arrangement.
• 507 MA, Death of Thenoran: Thenoran had no heirs, and thus his kingdom was left with no ruler. In his absence, his aged steward chose for Mundríce to become a protectorate of Driesefair. Driesefair accepted this agreement. [22]

The Birth of Magic and the First Chosen

• 465 MA: After King Thrandole's death, Narthendar (as well as the outlying regions of Gorandel, Lamniemalos, and Driesefair) fell into anarchy.
  • Losjefi was appointed by Driomi as the next Diasair-vil and, upon Driomi's orders, was sent to anoint the Seven Chosen, people who were given the gift of Magic to aid the people. [23]
  • Losjefi, witnessing the suffering in the lawless north, decided in his own wisdom to give the gift of Magic among many people. [24]
• 470-472 MA, The Prophecy of the Doom of Magic and The Coming of the Guardians: After his disobedience, Losjefi was taken by an Inestasia and shown the problems his disobedience has caused. Losjefi repented and begs for forgiveness; he was made a Diasair-theni for the remainder of his life and was shown a prophecy concerning the fate of magic. [25]
  • Four Aditharos were sent to Althas to guide and oversee magic until the prophecy came to fruition. They would be known as the The Guardians.
• 480 MA: The Vanguard were formed by the Seven Chosen. They established Hédansael in the mountains of northeastern Gorandel.
  • The Academy in Gorandel officially brought in magic as a subject of study. They made great advances in the subject. Because of their independence and growing secrecy, there was tension between the Academy and The Vanguard.
• 515 MA: Maelan continued to evolve and change, becoming more like the common Maelan tongue of today. The former version of Maelan became Old Maelan, used primarily for naming (especially in the northern regions). Anointed also adopt their Kingsword names to New Maelan words for use in their names, as it is now the language of the people.

The Jevrethor and The Schism

• Early 526 MA, The Jevrethor Controversy: The Academy in Gorandel was the first to become aware of najiros that had an intuitive ability to use magic and unique physical traits. They are singled out from the other Najiros and are called jevrethor.
  • They possessed great power at their disposal from the start of their lives, and there were many incidents surrounding them.
  • Gorandel realized both their threat, and also their potential to further expand their kingdom's knowledge of magic. The Gorandi begin to gather or remove them discreetly. [26]
  • The Guardians alert The Vanguard of these secrets being kept in Gorandel.
    • The Vanguard investigate and found that many of the jevrethor were being mistreated throughout Althas, specifically in Gorandel.
• Late 526 MA, The Deliberation of the Jevrethor: The Anointed, the heads of The Vanguard, and the heads of each of the Temples and Academies met to debate the situation with the jevrethor.
  • The council became divided on the matter, creating The Schism: Anorthile, Nosmalos, and Vishethas agreed that the jevrethor were not inherently evil, just Men that had been highly gifted. Driesefair, Gorandel, and Lamniemalos disagreed with this notion, believing that the jevrethor were a dangerous threat. Narthendar was divided on the matter. [27]
• 531 MA: The third king of Anorthile created The Law of the First Descendant and chose his daughter as the next heir to the throne.
  • The son was furious. His future heirs go on to create the House Joldeseb.
• 536-546 MA, The Formation of the Vasomi: An issue arose with the Temple and Academy in Driesefair. Both institutions did not agree with the decision of the King of Driesefair concerning the jevrethor. However, the King threatened to stop supplying royal guards to the Temple and Academy at Ecretei. An emergency council of all the Temples and Academies in Althas was called.
  • The Vasomi was formed. [28]
  • King of Driesefair opposed the idea at first. Both Gorandel and Anorthile agreed that this organization was for the best, since the Temple and Academy were traditionally autonomous. [29]

The Great Tourney

• 592 MA: The Great Tourney was created to help alleviate tensions between the Anointed Kingdoms. The idea was proposed by Driesefair, but formulated by Gorandel. [30]
• 621 MA, Duel of Woe: Courian, the brother of the King of Anorthile, was killed by a competing Gorandel warrior, without mercy, in the Champion's Gauntlet.
  • Anorthile demanded that the man be turned over to Anorthile to be questioned concerning what happened, but Gorandel said that the man had vanished.
  • A botched assassination attempt on the King of Anorthile after the Tourney caused outrage in Anorthile as it was assumed that Gorandel ordered the death of the King and his brother.
    • Anorthile and its allies (Nosmalos and Vishethas) declared an embargo on Gorandel and its allies (Driesefair and Lamniemalos).
    • Anorthile readied an army in Thavairos poised to attack Gorandel, and Nosmalos and Vishethas prepared fleets ready to attack Driesefair and Lamniemalos.
• 621-624 MA: Gorandel secretly contacted The Vanguard and the Vasomi of the Anointed Kingdoms, pleading for their assistance. They insisted that they had no part in whatever plot was planned against Anorthile at The Great Tourney. The Vanguard and the Vasomi and, though with some hesitation, agreed to help so that war could be avoided.
  • The rogue champion who killed Courian was tracked down. He was a jevrethor. [31]
  • The Vanguard helped capture the young jevrethor, who had the goal of bring down the reign of mathusalos. [32]
    • The Vanguard and Vasomi brought this information to Anorthile and managed to prevent all-out war. [33]

The Ironrend Massacre and the end of The Schism

• 734-736 MA, The Ironrend Massacre: Prejudice, and oppression, against jevrethor had become widespread in Driesefair (especially The Strand), Lamniemalos, the Narthendar Territories, and the outskirts of Gorandel. [34]
• Spring 734 MA: Unrád, along with jevrethor and najiros under him, lead an attack on Ironrend’s fortress, freeing the jevrethor imprisoned there and killing many of the Ironrend najiros guarding it. [35]
• Midsummer 734 MA: Gorandel’s chief naji lead as many of the jevrethor as he could trust out from Nandorthel to meet Unrád in the forest separating The Strand from the rest of Driesefair. They met and battled.
  • Unrád’s Jevrethor slaughtered Gorandel’s host mercilessly. [36]
• Late Autumn 734 MA: Unrád now marched out of the forest towards Nandorthel. The Vanguard lead their host out to the defense of Gorandel (among them were many powerful Jevrethor). They marched to meet Unrád west of Nandorthel.
  • Unrád was defeated in battle by the Captain of The Vanguard, a noble jevrethor who had been raised by the Vanguard. Unrád’s hosts were destroyed or captured. [37]
• Spring 735 MA: The King of Gorandel called the other Anointed Kings to meet in council. Gorandel expressed remorse for their part in what has happened. The events of the Jevrethor Schism, Ironrend Massacre and Night of Wailing had shaken the people of Gorandel and its allies, and awakened the Kings, to what was happening within their borders.[38]
  • Lamniemalos and the vassals of North and South Narthendar resisted the decision. However, the Council affirmed that jevrethor slavery would be considered just as illegal as any other.
• Autumn 735: King Fevron was discovered to have jevrethor slaves working in the gem mines in northern Lamniemalos.
• New Years 736 MA: The Anointed Kings met; Fevron was forced to abdicate, in accordance with the laws of the Kings’ High Council. His secret activities shook the people, including his youngest son youngest son, who succeeded him as King and joined the other Kingdoms in following The Vanguard’s lead.
  • Fevron and his two older sons fled to Esheliros Bavem with a group of people who shared their hatred of the jevrethor. They would establish the independent realm of Lambitelor. [39]
• 736 MA:The Council decided that something had to be done about the governors of the Narthendar vassals. The Vasomi of the Anointed kingdoms and The Vanguard joined together in patrolling the regions to prevent oppression against the jevrethor.
  • While this created tension in North Narthendar, it doid greatly reduce the issues between the common people and the jevrethor. This marked the ending of The Schism. [40]

The Losjefi Heresy

• 751 MA: Losvilleth, a self-proclaimed teacher, appeared in Gorandel. He claimed to have been given a set of Losjefi's lost doctrines from an Inestasia. [41]
  • The Temples and Academies of the Anointed kingdoms began studying the doctrine to determine its historical veracity as well as its continuity with what they already knew.
• 770 MA: Losvilleth died after nineteen years of teaching. [42]
  • Losvilleth's two greatest pupils, Lositaleth and Namseshi, took his place. [43]
• 773 MA: The Namseshi Vrolovairos gathered together after their persecution intensified. They purchased several vessels from across Althas and had them brought together at the ports in Driesefair and Gorandel.
  • All of Namseshi’s followers (a large group) sailed away in several vessels westward, seeking a land where they could more freely seek ascension through magic. [44]

The Basech Incident

• 812 MA: Lambitelor ships were seen scouting Esheliros Basech. The Anointed began to suspect that Lambitelor planned to expand, along with its beliefs about jevrethor.
• 815 MA: Anorthile established a colony on one of the Basech islands, along with a military outpost. Lambitelor ships soon followed, establishing a colony and military outpost on another one of the Basech islands.
  • The Lambitelor colony discovered a rare poison that only affected the Najiros colonists: their magic powers were essentially nullified when exposed to it. A few of the colonists went back to Lambitelor to tell their King the news. He immediately requested his alchemists to find a way to recreate this poison. [45]
• 817 MA: The Lambitelor colony began raiding the Anorthile colony and continued patrolling the islands. Soon, fighting began between the two colonies. War seemed imminent between Anorthile and Lambitelor.
• 818 MA, Early Fall: The Lambitelor colony’s host landed on the island where Anorthile’s were stationed.
• 818 MA, Early Winter: A ship arrived in Anorthile with some of the civilians and a messenger requesting reinforcements.
• 819 MA, Late Summer: Anorthile gathered a fleet to send to the colony from Sheäjathi and also prepared a fleet to sail for Lambitelor from Eänos. However, when the hosts were ready to sail, a strange storm enveloped the southern chain. [46]
• 819 MA, End of Fall: The storms dissipated and the Sheäjathi fleet sailed south to the Esheliros Basech. The Eänos fleet sailed east to blockade Lambitelor.
  • The host sent south arrived and discovered that the entirety of the Anorthile colony had vanished. They went to attack the Lambitelor colony and found it suffered a similar fate. [47]
• 820 MA: The remnants of the Sheäjathi fleet returned home. Lambitelor was blockaded for around six months by the Eänos fleet. [48]

The Night Stone Resurgence

• 822 MA: The Neser Theni was created by Master of The Vanguard, Master of The Vanguard. [49]
• 825-831 MA: During this period, The Vanguard and Vasomi discovered several Night Stones and Sorcerers at work in secluded places on the mainland of Althas. [50]
  • The King of Anorthile met and consulted with The Vanguard and the Vasomi concerning the incident at the Basech islands. Further investigation into these incidents and other inconsistencies occurred during this period.
• 835 MA: The King of Anorthile called a Council of The Anointed in regards to the Night Stone resurgence and the threat of Lambitelor. [51]
• 837 MA: The strength of Anorthile’s hosts and fleet compelled Lambitelor to sign a treaty and pay tribute to Anorthile.
• 844 MA: The King of Gorandel and King of Vishethas began scouting the unexplored western islands in search of more Night Stones. [52]

The Esheliros Shûvrall and the Shûvrall Stone

• 847 MA: Ships arrived at the Esheliros Shûvrall from Vishethas and established a colony and outpost.
  • A group of Vasomi also set up an outpost on the island.
• Spring 851 MA: Ships from Gorandel arrived and established a colony and outpost on a neighboring Shûvrall island, bringing with them Vasomi and Vanguard hosts as well.
• Winter 851 MA: A fleet from North Narthendar, lead by Lord Bregdan, arrived (unexpectedly) on the Esheliros Shûvrall. [53]
• 852-870 MA: The three hosts searched for Night Stones on the Esheliros Shûvrall, lead by The Vanguard and the Vasomi.
  • A Night Stone was discovered, hidden inside a deep cavern in the hands of a Helrúna that lived on the Island. The combined hosts subdued the beast and took the stone. It was placed on a ship to be transported to Gorandel to be destroyed.
  • The ship carrying the Stone was raided by a raider vessel (hired by Lord Bregdan). The Stone was brought to Bregdan, and he set sail for North Narthendar. [54]
  • Bregdan's ship was lost to sea after a terrible storm. [55]
  • The Night Stone washed up on a small island chain north of Narthendar. It was found by a tribe inhabiting it. [56]
  • Bregdan’s son, now Lord Staelan, swore to seek out the Stone that betrayed his father and destroy it.
• 879 MA: An apprentice in The Vanguard stole the Neser Theni. [57]
  • The Chamber Key was sent to an outpost in Anorthile and the Nesar Key was sent to an outpost in Driesefair.
• 902 MA: Lord Staelan, finally discovered the Shûvrall Stone to have washed up on a small island chain north of Narthendar. [58]
• Spring-Summer 903 MA: Lord Staelan lead his host to these northern islands, now called Caldaega, and slaughtered the tribe holding it. Staelan returned with the stone in secret to North Narthendar.
• Winter 903 MA: Wealcan, son of Staelan, learned of his fathers plan to destroy the Night Stone and had him assassinated and frames him as the one who took and intended to use the Stone. [59]
  • Lord Wealcan stole the Stone in secret and hid it in chief city of North Narthendar.
  • Wealcan spread lies throughout North Narthendar that he stopped his father’s alleged plans to use the Shûvrall Stone for evil purposes. Lord Wealcan was hailed as a hero throughout the North.

The Plight of the Jevrethor

• 905 MA: Aernclyf was established by Wealcan.
• 924 MA: The Vanguard and Vasomi sent out agents to infiltrate Lambitelor after rumors of jevrethor oppression spread. [60]
  • The Vanguard also shifted their magical focus towards combat and the development of new weapons. [61]
• 932 MA: The death of Lord Wealcan. His heir, Folgere, took command of North Narthendar
  • He discovered the location of the Shûvrall Stone, retrieved it and began using it to enslave jevrethor that he held in North Narthendar. [62]
• 933 MA: Folgere captured Loslevri, whom he feared may anoint a new Chosen. He imprisoned him in Aernclyf.
• 934 MA, The Lambitelor Inquisition: The agents of The Vanguard and Vasomi had infiltrated many areas in the Lambitelor government and military, but The King of Lambitelor has long known of their presence. [63]
  • Midsummer: The King of Lambitelor gathered all of the agents together and had them all executed publicly, which totalled in 107 men and women. Their heads were sent to Gornadel and Anorthile as a warning.
• 935-939 MA: The Naji War and The Whitecrown Insurrection both occur during these years.
• 942 MA: The events of the Whitecrown Insurrection lead to a great resurgence of prejudice against jevrethor in the North.
  • Hidden groups of jevrethor, seeking to escape the oppression, began to grow.
  • The Vanguard and Vasomi began actively working with the Anointed Kingdoms to try and combat the new surge of discrimination (often violent) against jevrethor.
• 961 MA: The resurrected Heofon became the Head of The Vanguard. [64]
• 978 MA: The Vanguard and The Academy at Gorandel began providing the ever growing discontent jevrethor numbers with new defensive and offensive weapons, created with alchemy and magic.
• 987 MA: Najesi was created in Gorandel. The scholars began developing ways to use the liquid as a weapon.
• 989 MA: Vregas was invented in Gorandel.
  • Due to the devastating capabilities of Najesi and Vregas as weapons, The Vanguard, Vasomi, and Anointed agree that they should be outlawed in War. However, they were kept secret for the present and stored away.
• 994 MA: The gratuitous jevrethor bloodshed in Lambitelor resulted in their numbers dropping sharply.
  • The Vanguard overhear rumors of worsening jevrethor oppression in Lambitelor. [65]
• 995-998 MA: The King of Lambitelor abolished discrimination laws and passed on the knowledge of Nemnesheth to The Vanguard and Vasomi after they confront him. [66]
• 999 MA: The Vanguard began producing and storing the Nemnesheth in Hédansael.

The Rise of Téafor

• 1023 MA: Téafor was born in Lambitelor.
• 1030 MA: Gerád began speaking out against the anti-jevrethor prejudice in Lambitelor, but the people don’t listen to his warnings.
• Early Spring, 1039 MA: After years of abuse and persecution, Téafor discovered a Night Stone, which enticed him to attack the people of Lambitelor on the capital island.
  • Téafor set fire to the fields and attacked the capital city. His powers, augmented by the Night Stone, set fire to the southern half of the city. [67]
  • After razing the southern portion of the city, and killing everyone he encountered, he attacked the royal citadel, killing the King of Lambitelor, as well as The Vanguard and Vasomi agents within.
  • The fires in the southern portion of the city spread. Téafor exited beyond the northern wall, setting fire to the fields around the city and then making his way away from the city. Reinforcements arrive too late at the southern end. [68]
  • Téafor freed the jevrethor held in various prisons, who would join in the carnage.
  • Téafor slipped aboard a ship, evacuating the jevrethor to the mainland. They vanished into the populous of the Anointed Kingdoms.
• Mid Spring, 1039 MA: Some jevrethor set themselves up as lords over the Esheliros Bavem. Their rule was cold and cruel towards the Lore:Mathusal:mathusalos left on the islands.
• Mid Autumn, 1039 MA: The Vanguard host finally arrived and defeated the violent jevrethor on the islands. [69]
  • The Esheliros Bavem, which Lambitelor had ruled, now fell under the protection of Nosmalos.
• 1043 MA: Téafor began to move among the hidden jevrethor and najiros populations around Althas, gathering followers, many of whom had suffered persecution. [70]
  • Téafor’s name became renowned among many jevrethor throughout Althas. [71]
• 1047 MA: Gerád began writing the first of many volumes of The History of the Jevrethor. [72]
• 1050 MA: Téafor approached various Nefethnim nobles and nobility around Althas, seeking an alliance with them.
  • The Nefethnim agree; they reach out to all their faithfuls in Althas, who would come to serve Téafor's growing army. [73]
• 1052 MA: After years of experimentation by najiros and alchemists, The Academy at Gorandel developed delavresi. After witnessing it's incredibly destructive power, The Academy decided it should not be produced further and ordered the recipe be sealed away.
  • Téafor’s agents in The Academy discretely copy the recipe and gave it to Téafor. He ordered that the delavresi be produced and used against the Anointed Kingdoms.
• 1054 MA: Téafor completed the gathering of his five companions. [74]
• 1056 MA: Heofon and The Vanguard developed a new weapon specifically for fighting jevrethor: The Amulet and The Sword.
• 1067 MA: After writing for some time, and with the help of the Nesar Theni, Gerád began work on his final volume of The History of the Jevrethor: The Fall of Lambitelor. [75]
  • Téafor learned from his agents about the final chapter's revelation on his misdeed in Lambitelor. He began hastening his plans to fruition before his location is found.

The War of Calamities

• 1069 - 1075 MA: The War of Calamities occured. Téafor had his agents smuggle delavresi into the capital cities of the Anointed Kingdoms, and simultaneously had his many jevrethor and najiros followers attack and besiege the various kingdoms, along with The Vanguard at Hédansael.
  • The kingdoms of Driesefair, Gorandel and Lamniemalos fell, as well as North Narthendar, South Narthendar and Mundríce. [List out the various people slain in the War]
  • With the combined might of the remnants of The Anointed Kingdoms, The Vanguard (led by Heofon, The Vasomi as well as Drioshafi and The Guardians, were able to defeat Téafor's hosts. Téafor and his Six Sorcerers were slain in the final confrontation. [76]
• 1075 MA, Early Fall: Much of Althas is in shambles: Many of its greatest cities are in ruins, and many others are damaged. The Anointed lines of each kingdom had been broken and the centers of government of three of them (Gorandel, Driesefair, and Lamniemalos) were destroyed. The world was set to plunge into chaos.
  • Drioshafi mysteriously vanished after the War ends. [77]

The Renewal

• 1076-1077 MA: For over a year, Anorthile, Nosmalos and Vishethas struggled to reestablish order, being ruled by The People’s Councils and the Nobles, with power struggles causing friction between the two entities.
  • The fallen Anointed Kingdoms of Gorandel, Driesfair and Lamniemalos, as well as North Narthendar, South Narthendar and Mundríce continued to descend into chaos with no rulers. [78]
  • The Thalom Sebairos withdrew deep into the eastern forest as they began to rebuild and replenish their numbers and herds. [79]
• 1077-1079 MA: Loschei travels throughout Anorthile, Vishethas, and Nosmalos and assisted in re-establishing The Anointed lines. The true repairing of the damage done by The War of Calamities begun.
  • The new Anointed Kings were chosen from distant relations of the late Kings. Loschei gave them the same gifts as the lines that preceded them. [80]
• 1082 MA: Ironrend fell under the rule of a tyrant who consolidated his power through force over most of The Strand region. [81]
• 1083-1085 MA: The Anointed sent scouts throughout Narthendar, seeking any news of the Daughters of the King of Driesefair, but could find no trace of them. [82]
• 1086 MA: Léomael managed to fend off several attempts to overthrow its current ruler, a former noble of the now fallen kingdom. However, the rest of the north remained in chaos.
• 1089 MA: During and immediately following the War, many Gorandel refugees fled to the southwestern forests. Of them, seven jevrethor help these refugees establish a settlement. [83]
• 1091 MA: The three Anointed Kings took council concerning the chaos of the northern half of the continent. [84]
  • Given the damaged infrastructure and extensive instability of the northern lands, as well as the weakened state of Anorthile, Nosmalos and Vishethas, the Kings realized that at their present, there was little to no support they could provide.
  • Anorthile reached out to Vrathiro in Vithile Bay, and the two formed a loose alliance.
• 1100 MA: The Temple and Academy Towers in Thavairos were rebuilt. When the new towers were completed, the three Anointed kings gathered in council there and declared a new age to have begun.
  • The old age has become known as "The Mythical Age" (MA) and the new years are now recorded as "The Years of the Renewed Kingdoms" (RK).

Notes

This section contains footnotes for the Mythical Age section of the Timeline.

The Fall of The Dominion

1. The proper designation for MA (Mythical Age) was not used until after the start of The Years of the Renewed Kingdoms.
2. There was no written form, and so oral tradition was the means of information being passed on. Pictures and symbols were also used (to a degree).
3. Chaos reigned on the borders of the Tribes’ lands.
4. These wise men were the first leaders among the tribes, but were more teachers than rulers. Losdejim taught them the basics of his teachings and the way to reach the Tribes’ new lands.

The Anointed Kingdoms

5. The details of the Seven Tribes' settling:

   • The people of what would come to be known as the Anorthile region settled near the Villevri Falls.
   • The people of what would come to be known as the Driesefair region settle around the Nesarväthair Lake.
   • The people of what would come to be known as the Gorandel region settle just east of the Vossôthos Forest.
   • The people of what would come to be known as the Lamniemalos region settle near the Seshen Bedros.
   • The people of what would come to be known as the Narthendar region settle around Voshellas.
   • The people of what would come to be known as the Nosmalos region region settle near the Shëa Hellasos.
   • The people of what would come to be known as the Vishethas region settle around the Hali Falliros.
6. The Night Stones were cast into the northern waters and deep caverns of the northern mountains of Narthendar, so that they may gather strength unnoticed.
7. Other factors included the lifespans of normal Men were growing shorter as time passed, as well as Losdejim’s impending death. Driomi also foresaw tgat the Drevril were planning and decided the Tribes would need stronger identities and leaders of great power to be ready for the coming troubles.
8. The Seven Anointed Kingdoms were built under the guidelines set by Losdejim.

   • The Anorthile Kingdom had its capital moved to Thal Shiath.
9. Many Celestial words were now given Noralar equivalents, including: Mellendil became known as Driomi, the universe was now known as Ethesh, the world now known as Jevreth and the continent now known as Althas (to name but a few).
10. The building of the Academy and Temple Towers at Thal Shiath caused the capital to be renamed to Thavairos.
11. The pure tongue could not be translated into written form and thus fell out of use quickly. Men would soon forget the meanings behind Celestial words.
12. Old Maelan spread amongst people in the countryside as it was a simpler tongue than Noralar.

The New Night Stones and The First War, "The War of Man and Beast"

13. Many Nomshethairos escaped though (especially lesser ones), and scattered across Jevreth.
14. This Night Stone would later be known as the Thrandole Stone.
15. This Night Stone would later be known as the Basech Stone.
16. These islands would later be known as the Esheliros Basech.

The Second War, “The War of Kings”

17. Thrandole begun experiments using his Night Stone and created a Nomshethairos breed based on Men at the onset of the war, which mightily bolstered his numbers.
18. A long period of small skirmishes, rather than large battles, ensued. This was also the first appearance of Nomshethairos within Thrandole's hosts, under the influence of his Night Stone.
19. The first appearance of the Vrällim in Althas are seen during this battle, and their ranks only swelled with every passing battle during The War of Kings. They quickly made up a larger number of Thrandole's Nomshethairos host in comparison to the older "wild animal" ones. These particular Nomshethairos were the results of Thrandole's experiments on his enslaved peoples using his Night Stone.
20. They believed Althas was doomed and sought new lands. These vessels would eventually land on the continent of Dritameshi.
21. Most of the Nomshethairos in Thrandole's hosts were slain. The remaining wild Nomshethairos fled into the wild, and the remaining Vrällim fled into deep caverns in Voshellas.

The Northern Interregnum

22. Mundríce was given more autonomy than the other vassals in Althas, including North and South Narthendar.

The Birth of Magic and the First Chosen

23. The Seven Chosen took vows of chastity, so that their gifts would not pass to future generations.
24. Some of those who were given the gift of Magic abused their power as well as broke their vows of chastity.
25. Losjefi prophesied for two years and was then exiled. He roamed the seas and islands around Althas for the remainder of his life.

The Jevrethor and The Schism

26. Many were brought to Nandorthel to be studied and experimented on, leading to their harsh mistreatment, with or without the knowing of the head of the Temple or the Kings. All of this was kept quiet from The Vanguard and the other Anointed kingdoms.
27. This began a roughly 200 year period of division between these two groups of kingdoms. There was great tension and little political interaction.
28. It was decided that, in order to maintain autonomy, the Temples and Academies would have their own protectors and individuals capable of carrying out certain missions.
29. The formation of the Vasomi would not halt tensions.

The Great Tourney

30. Driesefair used this event to regain respect with the other kingdoms after its part in the Vasomi incident. A rivalry also quickly built between Gorandel and Anorthile, who often used the event to help gain recognition for their ideas within each other’s borders.
31. rogue champion learned much in deep Magic, which allowed him to become stronger and faster in his fight against Courian.
32. They learn that rogue champion escaped a terrible existence at the hands of a cruel governor in a city in northwestern Driesefair. The hatred which the people treated him with from the day of his birth convinced him that he must bring down the reign of mathusalos in order to establish a place for himself and other Jevrethor. His hatred foreshadowed what was to come centuries later.
33. Despite the pleading of The Vanguard and Vasomi with Gorandel, Gorandel still would not change their policies concerning the Jevrethor. They did, however, try to greatly increase the security of their outposts and keep better track of the happenings throughout the regions.

The Ironrend Massacre and the end of The Schism

34. Jevrethor in Anorthile, Nosmalos, and Vishethas were usually sent to The Vanguard to be taught and raised, but because the Vanguard’s stronghold was in Gorandel territory, the system suffered many complications.
35. Unrád, a young and bitter jevrethor who escaped oppression in North Narthendar, was the leader of a group of young jevrethor and rogue najiros (those of which worshipped the jevrethors’ power). He had resolved, like his predecessor from The Duel of Woe, that the only way the jevrethor could exist in Althas was to overthrow the rule of the mathusalos.

    • The escaped jevrethor devastated Ironrend, massacring many of its residents. They stormed southeast and killed any mathusalos they encountered, scattering the people in their wake.
36. The Jevrethor and najiros of Gorandel were powerful. However, the Jevrethor of Gorandel were very young (some little more than children). Also, most were extremely simple, ignorant and unexposed to the outside world. This innocence was their undoing in the battle. The cries of the young Jevrethor of Gorandel gave the battle the name “The Night of Wailing.”
37. The heroism of The Vanguard and their sacrifice to save Gorandel and stop the march of the rogue Jevrethor became a great tale of heroism throughout Althas.
38. Gorandel adopted the philosophy of the Vanguard concerning the Jevrethor and begam working with them and establishing outposts to help fight the small groups that would continue oppressing the Jevrethor regardless of decree.
39. More would come to join Fevron and help establish the independent realm of Lambitelor.
40. Despite the healing of the tensions between the Kingdoms, the damage that had been done could not be undone. The reputation of the Jevrethor among the common people had been so severely marred by the Night of Wailing and The Ironrend Massacre that it had not recovered completely even to this day.

The Losjefi Heresy

41. These doctrines were pro-Magic, drawing in many najiros and Jevrethor (who were considered like "demi-gods"). The people who believed and follow Losjefi were known as Vrolovairos.
42. After Losvilleth's death, the doctrines were declared heretical. However, Losvilleth's popularity restrained the Temples' and Academys' hands.
43. The Vrolovairos were divided between the two pupils. While all Vrolovairos were considered heretics, Lositaleth’s people are more tolerated, and Namseshi’s people were more discriminated against (especially as Jevrethor joined them). Many believed they are insurrectionists in disguise.
44. It was believed that Namseshi's followers reached another land far on the other side of Jevreth (Dritameshi).

The Basech Incident

45. Instead of recreating the poison, they found a way to create it into a gaseous form (Nemnesheth).
46. This prevented the Sheäjathi fleet from approaching the islands. As they wanted a simultaneous attack from both fleets, the two fleets waited.
47. Bodies were found of those who apparently fought in some battle. Their remains laid unburied. The Sheäjathi fleet remained to investigate.
48. The remnants of the Sheäjathi host pled that the rest had vanished, along with most of their supplies, and that two of their ships were sunk by another strange storm as they tried to escape. The King of Anorthile suspected that this was the work of a Night Stone.

The Night Stone Resurgence

49. With the Jevrethor now working freely alongside The Vanguard and in Gornadel, great advances were able to be made in Magic.
50. This search occured after the King of Anorthile suspected that Night Stones survived the War of Kings and were even growing in number. More Night Stones were suspected to be hidden elsewhere.
51. Given the resurgence of the Night Stones, The Anointed decided to focus on fortifying their hosts and increasing their watch within their own borders.
52. These western islands were named Esheliros Shûvrall. The King of Gorandel and King of Vishethas also intend to set up outposts and colonies on the islands to assist the Vasomi and Vanguard in seeking out the remaining Night Stones that may be hidden off the mainland.

The Esheliros Shûvrall and the Shûvrall Stone

53. Lord Bregdan was a secret ally of Lambitelor and shared in that land’s views on magic and especially the [{Lore:Jevrethor|Jevrethor]]. He had several Jevrethor held secretly captive.
54. Lord Bregdan stole the Stone in order to use its power to control his captive Jevrethor and lead a rebellion to take over all of Narthendar, and help bring the Kings of Lambitelor back to Lamniemalos.
55. Lord Bregdan went mad, brooding over the Stone’s power. His use of the Stone caused a storm to emerge that sent his ship off course along the northern coast of Narthendar. It sunk somewhere in the Isbrim.
56. The tribe, one of a few set of Morbearn tribes that migrated to the islands during the The War of Kings, began worshiping the Night Stone.
57. This apprentice in The Vanguard attempted to use the Neser Theni to look into the future. The vision severely damaged his mind and he stole the Nesar Theni.
58. Caldaega, previously unknown to the kingdoms of Althas, became known when Staelan spoke with a Morbearn tribe who passed on rumors that Morbearn kinsmen on those islands, who fled there during the War of Kings period, had begun worshiping a dark artifact in recent years.
59. Staelan planned to send the Night Stone to Gorandel to destroy it. Staelan’s son, Wealcan, much like his grandfather, held a deep hatred for Jevrethor (one of which killed his sister in his youth). He intended to carry out his grandfather’s plan, enslaving the Jevrethor and using them to establish an anti-Jevrethor state similar to Lambitelor in Narthendar and Lamniemalos.

The Plight of the Jevrethor

60. The Vanguard and Vasomialso sent out agents to search for any Night Stones that may exist in the island nation, beyond The Vanguard and Vasomi’s official reach.
61. The Shûvrall Stone had yet to be found, and The Vanguard feared the worst.
62. The Vanguard become suspicious of Folgere. Strange rumors that came out of North Narthendar caused them to redouble their watchfulness over the Narthendar region.
63. The King of Lambitelor had fed the agents false information for years as he slowly pieced together exactly who they were working for.
64. Heofon became renowned for consulting with The Guardians more than previous Vanguard leaders.
65. The Vanguard and Vasomi learned of the discriminating practices of Lambitelor guards and other authorities, which was made legal by the laws set in place after the [[The Naji War. They also learned that the King had personally approved of discriminating views being taught to the people. Jevrethoron Lambitelor were also found to be horribly mistreated in prisons and suffered for crimes they did not commit. This oppression also extended to the common people and how they treated Jevrethor.
66. The King of Lambitelor only agreed to the removal of discrimination laws and giving up the secrets of Nemnesheth in exchange that The Vanguard and Vasomi stayed silent over Lambitelor's wrongdoings. He also agreed to no longer promote the teaching of discriminating doctrines among the people, and that an agent of both The Vanguard and Vasomi be allowed to remain in Lambitelor in search for any Night Stones on the islands. Heofon objected to this deal under advisement of The Guardians, but it was overruled by The Vanguard Council after a unanimous vote.
    While the laws and teachings were removed in Lambitelor, nothing was done to reverse the damage; discrimination still remained as authorities still tended to turn a blind eye to mistreatment of najiros and especially jevrethor. The laws concerning najiros and jevrethor marrying were still in place. This resulted in a continuing and fairly rapid decrease in the number of najiros in Lambitelor, which in turn slowed the production of Nemnesheth.

The Rise of Téafor

67. The few najiros protecting the capital were quickly disposed of. The century of laws concerning najiros and marriage had left Lambitelor with only a handful of najiros defending their country, and an almost empty reserve of Nemnesheth (which were taken up entirely by prisons).
68. Panicked by the attack, the guards rushed to evacuate most of the island due to the sudden loss of resources.
69. Some of the jevrethor vanished into hiding while others surrendered. The realm of Lambitelor was left in shambles: the capital was destroyed, its royal line dead, and its lands severely depopulated.
70. Many of the najiros in Althas, and also in Teafor's ranks, began to worship the jevrethor as divinely chosen beings.
71. What Teafor did in Lambitelor was not connected to him. The Vanguard learned of him from the jevrethor that opposed his words of hatred and joined in The Vanguard’s ranks.

    • The Academy at Gorandel began ramping up the development of weapons to use against the jevrethor and their powers out of fear of an uprising.
    • Téafor's agents infiltrated The Vanguard and the Academy at Gorandel.
72. This book detailed the many accounts of the events surrounding the jevrethor’s history: from the Jevrethor Controversy to the present time of writing. The intent of the work was to show the jevrethor’s side of history, to attempt to gain sympathy for their long plight and hopefully help curb the prejudice among many groups of people towards the jevrethor.

    • Heofon, upon overhearing rumor of Gerád's work when it was being written, offered him the opportunity to use the Nesar Theni. This resulted in the incredible accuracy and reliability in the book's contents.
73. The Nefethnim had many hidden places of gathering, as they continued to resent Anointed rule. One such upper-echelon Nefethnim of note was Leáfa, a half-Nefethnim who was the widow to the King of Gorandel's deceased brother.
74. These, along with Téafor himself, would become known as "The Six Sorcerers" in The War of Calamities.
75. Gerád spoke to the many jevrethor survivors of the events. Two of these survivors were the caretakers of the orphanage where Téafor grew up: Gerád used what he learned to trace Téafor’s life with the Nesar Theni. He then learned that not only was Téafor a survivor of the Fall, but he also caused it and escaped. Gerád finished this volume and gave it to The Vanguard who immediately realized that they could use the Nesar Theni in conjunction with what Gerád has learned to trace Téafor’s history all the way to the present and find his location. This final volume thus became the rarest of The History of the Jevrethor collection.

The War of Calamities

76. The War of Calamities resulted in the deaths of a great many Magic-users in Althas, jevrethor and najiros alike, including many of the most well-trained and studied ones.

    • The Vanguard returned to find the fortress gutted by fire, many manuscripts destroyed. With their leaders dead, their teachings burnt, and Gorandel in chaos and ruins, The Vanguard essentially dissolved, most leaving for Anorthile.
77. Much debate continued to this day as to just who Drioshafi was: a Diasair sent in time of need, an Adithar like The Guardians, or perhaps even an appearance of Driomi himself.

The Renewal

78. Various brigand groups and raiders begzn to dominate the land. Many refugees fled south to Anorthile or by ship to Vishethas and [[Lore:Nosmalos (faction}|Nosmalos]].
79. Many Thalomhav died in The War of Calamities, along with their riders. The Thalom Sebairos at this time adopted new beliefs concerning The Guardians, the predecessor to their four-part pantheon.
80. Certain groups, including The House of Joldeseb, felt they were of closer relation than the ones Loschei chose felt slighted. However, with the Kingdom still struggling to rebuild, they put their differences aside for the present.
81. The violence and chaos in the regions of former Gorandel prevented safe passage to Anorthile for those trying to flee there.
82. Many legends arose concerning their fate, but the truth was never known for sure.
83. At about this time, the seven jevrethor and the refugees formed a tribe. The oldest of the jevrethor was the chief, and over time the oldest descendants of the seven formed its leadership.

    • As the descendants' blood became diluted and fewer were born as jevrethor (more similar to najiros), the chief was selected based upon how close in lineage he was to the founding jevrethor.
84. The regions of former Driesefair, Gorandel, Lamniemalos and Narthendar ware in chaos, with the strategic points of interest swapping hands constantly. They became known collectively as The Feralands.

    • Vithile is also sometimes grouped as part of The Feralands.

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The Mythical Age (MA)

This is a detailed account of the events that have taken place within Althas during the Mythical Age. This Age follows the Gorandel kingdom's Calendar System.

The abbreviation MA stands for "Mythical Age".

The Fall of The Dominion

• 0 MA: The counting of years begins in what will be known as the Gorandel kingdom's Calendar System. [1]
  • Losdejim tries to maintain the stability of The Dominion, but with evil having tainted Man, tension grows between the Seven Tribes.
  • The "Celestial language" remains the only language. [2]
• 20 MA: Around this time is the first recorded death of old age.
• 85-90 MA, The Breaking of The Dominion: The tension between the seven remaining Tribes reaches its apex, with The Dominion teetering on the brink of a massive civil war. [3]
  • Mellendil calls on Losdejim to divide the Seven Tribes from each other. Each tribe will be sent to a new land to settle, with Mellendil revealing that land, and the path to it, to Losdejim.
  • Losdejim divides the tribes and chose an Elder from each. The Tribes then set out, led by their Elders, for their new lands. [4]

The Anointed Kingdoms

• 150 MA: All of the Seven Tribes settle in their new lands and established their domains. [5]
  • The Drevril are enraged by the peace made between the Seven Tribes. They create a new set of Night Stones, designed purely for chaos, so that they may destroy these new settlements. [6]
  • These new stones have little effect on Man, but does on the beasts of Althas. Beasts effected by these Stones will slowly become known as Nomshethairos.
• 305 MA: As the centuries pass, the Tribes grow larger and their societies more complex. This put growing strains on the simplistic Elder system of leadership. [7]
  • Therefore, based upon Mellendil’s decree, Losdejim, called forth a man from each of the Seven Tribes. He “anoints” each of these men, giving them the divine right to rule their tribe. These Anointed kings were given long lifespans, and given the edict to protect their new kingdoms.
  • The Seven Tribes become the Seven Anointed Kingdoms: Anorthile (lead by King Andorain), Driesefair (lead by King Thanglor), Gorandel (lead by Endoran), Lamniemalos (lead by King Barador), Narthendar (lead by King Methandos), Nosmalos (lead by King Imbalin), and Vishethas (lead by King Valadin). [8]
  • Those that chose not to join in the 7 Kingdoms become known as the Thevelnim, and those of the Eighth Tribe that were scattered, but remained loyal to ways of The Majestic become knwon as the Nefethim.
• 309 MA, The Passing of Losdejim: Losdejim withdraws himself from politics, never to be seen again.
  • A new Diasair named Drioloseb shortly takes his place.
• 325 MA: The creation of the Noralar language and its writing system, with the aid of Drioloseb. [9]
  • Drioloseb declares the first moral doctrines and other teachings (creating The Scriptures).
  • Drioloseb assists in the founding of the Academy and Temple system.
    • The building of the Academy and Temple Towers at Thal Shiath causes the capital to be renamed to Thavairos.
• 325-345 MA: With Noralar established, the Celestial tongue begins to fade out of use. [10]
  • The language of Maelan also comes into being around this time as well. [11]
• 345 MA, The Controversy of Tongues: Although the seven Anointed kingdoms are built and stable, the kingdoms cannot agree upon a single tongue.
  • Anorthile, Gorandel, and Narthendar choose to keep their Celestial kingdom names, while the other four Anointed kingdoms chose to abandon their now meaningless Celestial names (Driesefair, Lamniemalos, Nosmalos, and Vishethas).
    • Tension arises between the Kingdoms that keep their original Celestial names and those that take Noralar ones.
    • This is resolved after Drioloseb scolds the Kingdoms holding on to their Celestial names for being prideful.

The New Night Stones and The First War, "The War of Man and Beast"

• '397 MA: A new Night Stone was created by the Drevril, and was cast towards Narthendar. This one possessed an Avatar that calls Nomshethairos to it.
• 399 MA, The First War ("The War of Man and Beast"): The Nomshethairos descended suddenly on Narthendar, destroying it's capital, and slaying King Methandos as he attempts to rally his people out of the heartland.
  • The other Kingdoms come to Narthendar’s aid, led by Methandos’ son Thrandole.
• 402 MA: The Men of Althas have slain all the Nomshethairos called to Narthendar and destroy as many of the original Stones in the region that they could find. [12]
  • Thrandole himself is called to the Stone that called the Nomshethairos to his region. He chooses to keep it. [13]
• 404 MA:Narthendar is restored and rebuilt.
• 406 MA: People from Sheavob find a new Night Stone as well. This Night Stone asks for them to worship it in exchange for secret knowledge of what others are thinking. It feeds them lies about their surrounding village neighbors. [14]
  • They eventually attack Leavrall nearby to them and slaughter their people.
    • King Andorain is furious and sends his men to learn what is happening. This Night Stone forewarns the Sheavob people of Andorain's men.
  • The Sheavob people flee and sail to the currently unexplored islands to the south. [15]

The Interbellum

• 410 MA: The first discovery of Thalomhavos in Thalomvob. Various groups of breeders move east to study the possibility of taming these new creatures.
• 416 MA: Around this time, the Maelan language begins to overtake Noralar as the language of the people.
  • Driomi, in Maelan, is referred to as “The One.” The name Driomi stays as the most renowned to refer to Him.
• 419 MA: A new naming convention, called Kingsword, is created for the Anointed kings.
• 420-435 MA: Along the ridge of Voshellas, King Thrandole orders the building of a new capital for Narthendar: the fortress city of Thovairozil and the hall beneath named Zalothairar.
• 425 MA: This marks the death of King Andorain, the last of the first Anointed Kings of Althas.

The Second War, “The War of Kings”

• 445 MA, The Second War ("The War of Kings"): King Thrandole's Night Stone has fully corrupted him. He uses it’s power to enslave his people and launches a sudden attack against Driesefair and Lamniemalos.
  • Driesefair and Lamniemalos are able to effectively push Narthendar forces out of their kingdoms. They call for the aid of the other four anointed kingdoms of Anorthile, Gorandel, Nosmalos, and Vishethas to counter-attack. Thus begins
• Summer 447 MA, The Siege of Thovairozil: The combined forces of the six Anointed Kingdoms against Narthendar are able to penetrate the fortress city's defenses and occupy the city.
• Winter 447 MA, Battle of the Abyss: The first assault on Zalothairar. The combined forces delve deep into Zalothairar, where Thrandole waits. The assault is unsuccessful. [16]
• 448-450 MA: The Gates of Anorthile are built in the northern pass of Thavairos.
• 458 MA, Battle of the Terrible Night: The second assault on Zalothairar. The Anointed are warned by Losveshi not to attack Zalothairar yet. Driesefair, Gorandel, and Lamniemalos forces ignore his advice. The siege is broken by Thrandole’s forces, with the help of Nomshethairos brought under his will.
  • Thrandole's forces push out to the other kingdoms. With few forces left to defend their homelands, Driesefair, Lamneimalos, and the northern half of Gorandel fall under the darkness.
  • Anorthile hears news of the defeats and closes off the Gates of Anorthile.
  • King Inglore, King Malandor, and King Eldorain are slain in the ensuing battles.
  • Prince Enadar, son of Eldorain, gathers as many as he can to him and continues to fight in the Vossôthos in proud defiance. This, however, cuts him off from the eastern lands of Gorandel.
  • The Thalomhav tamers of Thalomvob flee into the forests. These agile mounts are used to resist the advances of Thrandole.
• 459 MA: A large group of people in Lamniemalos board twelve large vessels and sail east beyond Nosmalos. [17]
• 465 MA, The Glorious March: The final battle against Thrandole. Losnefeth leads the combined forces of the six Anointed kingdoms against Narthendar (alongside the remaining Kings and Prince Enadar). Thrandole is killed in the battle, and Thovairozil and Zalothairar are destroyed. With Narthendar’s royal line destroyed, the region falls into chaos.

The Northern Interregnum

• 466 MA: Esomjathi falls under the rule of Hlithfót and his band of brigands. The rest of the regions outside the rule of the three remaining northern kingdoms are in similar discord.
• 466-473 MA: The kingdoms of Driesefair, Gorandel, and Lamniemalos are slowly rebuilt. They regain control of their outlying regions.
• 476 MA: Thenoran leads in the overthrow of Hlithfót from Esomjathi. The city is then renamed Mundríce and is declared an independent city-state.
  • Thenoran establishes a peaceful and just rule over the region surrounding Lake Mundmere.
• 479-484 MA, Wars of Reclamation: Driesefair, Gorandel, and Lamniemalos reassert their rule on their frontiers and outskirts.
  • The Thalomhav tamers agree to rejoin Gorandel if their chief captain, and his line, are made the regional governor of eastern forest region of Gorandel. King Enadar agrees and the tamers are brought back into the kingdom. However, they begin to develop their own traditions and culture as time passes, renaming themselves the Thalom Sebairos.
  • The borders of these three kingdoms are restored to what they were before the Second War.
• 486 MA, The Interregnum Controversy: King of Anorthile, King Endale, King Enadar, King of Lamniemalos, King of Nosmalos, and King of Vishethas meet to discuss Narthendar’s disorder.
  • It is decided that, in the absence of any new line being appointed by the people or the Diasairos, the region should be divided into two protectorate states ruled by Lamniemalos and Driesefair. North Narthendar is ruled by Lamniemalos and South Narthendar is ruled by Driesefair.
  • With the recent independence of Mundríce, it is decided that the city will remain independent as long as it's King swears allegiance to the remaining Anointed kingdoms. Thenoran agrees to this arrangement.
• 507 MA, Death of Thenoran: Thenoran has no heirs, and thus his kingdom is left with no ruler. In his absence, his aged steward chooses for Mundríce to become a protectorate of Driesefair. Driesefair accepts this agreement. [18]

The Birth of Magic and the First Chosen

• 465 MA: After King Thrandole's death, Narthendar (as well as the outlying regions of Gorandel, Lamniemalos, and Driesefair) falls into anarchy.
  • Losjefi is appointed by Driomi as the next Diasair-vil and, upon Driomi's orders, is sent to anoint the Seven Chosen, people who are given the gift of Magic to aid the people. [19]
  • Losjefi, witnessing the suffering in the lawless north, decided in his own wisdom to give the gift of Magic among many people. [20]
• 470-472 MA, The Prophecy of the Doom of Magic and the coming of the Guardians: After his disobedience, Losjefi is taken by an Inestasia and shown the problems his disobedience has caused. Losjefi repents and begs for forgiveness; he is made a Diasair-theni for the remainder of his life and is shown a prophecy concerning the fate of magic. [21]
  • Four Aditharos are sent to Althas to guide and oversee magic until the prophecy comes to fruition. They will be known as the Guardians.
• 480 MA: The Vanguard are formed by the Seven Chosen. They establish Hédansael in the mountains of northeastern Gorandel.
  • The Academy in Gorandel officially brings in magic as a subject of study. They make great advances in the subject. Because of their independence and growing secrecy, there is tension between the Academy and the Vanguard.
• 515 MA: Maelan continues to evolve and change, becoming more like common Maelan. The former version of Maelan becomes Old Maelan, used primarily for naming (especially in the northern regions). Anointed also adopt their Kingsword names to New Maelan words for use in their names, as it is now the language of the people.

The Jevrethor and The Schism

• Early 526 MA, The Jevrethor Controversy: The Academy in Gorandel is the first to become aware of najiros that have an intuitive ability to use magic and unique physical traits. They are singled out from the other Najiros and are called jevrethor.
  • They possess great power at their disposal from the start of their lives, and there were many incidents surrounding them.
  • Gorandel realizes both their threat, and also their potential to further expand their kingdom's knowledge of magic. The Gorandi begin to gather or remove them discreetly. [22]
  • The Guardians alert The Vanguard of these secrets being kept in Gorandel.
    • The Vanguard investigate and find that many of the Jevrethor are being mistreated throughout Althas, specifically in Gorandel.
• Late 526 MA, The Deliberation of the Jevrethor: The Anointed, the heads of The Vanguard, and the heads of each of the Temples and Academies meet to debate the situation with the Jevrethor.
  • The council becomes divided on the matter, creating The Schism: Anorthile, Nosmalos, and Vishethas agree that the Jevrethor are not inherently evil, just Men that have been highly gifted. Driesefair, Gorandel, and Lamniemalos disagree with this notion, believing that the Jevrethor are a dangerous threat. Narthendar is divided on the matter. [23]
• 531 MA: The third king of Anorthile creates The Law of the First Descendant and chooses his daughter as the next heir to the throne.
  • The son is furious. His future heirs go on to create the House of Joldeseb.
• 536-546 MA, The Formation of the Vasomi: An issue arises with the Temple and Academy in Driesefair. Both institutions do not agree with the decision of the King of Driesefair concerning the Jevrethor. However, the King threatens to stop supplying royal guards to the Temple and Academy at Ecretei. An emergency council of all the Temples and Academies in Althas is called.
  • The Vasomi is formed. [24]
  • Driesefair’s King opposes the idea at first. Both Gorandel and Anorthile agree that this organization is for the best, since the Temple and Academy are traditionally autonomous. [25]

The Great Tourney

• 592 MA: The Great Tourney is created to help alleviate tensions between the Kingdoms. The idea is proposed by Driesefair, but formulated by Gorandel. [26]
• 621 MA, Duel of Woe: Courian, the brother of the King of Anorthile, is killed by a competing Gorandel warrior, without mercy, in the Champion's Gauntlet.
  • Anorthile demands that the man be turned over to Anorthile to be questioned concerning what happened, but Gorandel says that the man has vanished.
  • A botched assassination attempt on the King of Anorthile after the Tourney causes outrage in Anorthile as it is assumed that Gorandel ordered the death of the King and his brother.
    • Anorthile and its allies (Nosmalos and Vishethas) declare an embargo on Gorandel and its allies (Driesefair and Lamniemalos).
    • Anorthile readies an army in Thavairos poised to attack Gorandel, and Nosmalos and Vishethas prepare fleets ready to attack Driesefair and Lamniemalos.
• 621-624 MA: Gorandel secretly contacts The Vanguard and the Vasomi of the Anointed kingdoms, pleading for their assistance. They insist that they had no part in whatever plot was planned against Anorthile at The Great Tourney. The Vasomi and The Vanguard, though with some hesitation, agree to help so that war can be avoided.
  • The rogue champion who killed Courian is tracked down, who is a jevrethor. [27]
  • The Vanguard help capture this young Jevrethor, who had the goal of bring down the reign of mathusalos. [28]
    • The Vanguard and Vasomi bring this information to Anorthile and manage to prevent all out war. [29]

The Ironrend Massacre and the end of The Schism

• 734-736 MA, The Ironrend Massacre: Prejudice, and oppression, against jevrethor had become widespread in Driesefair (especially The Strand), Lamniemalos, the Narthendar Territories, and the outskirts of Gorandel. [30]
• Spring 734 MA: Unrád, along with Jevrethor and najiros under him, lead an attack on Ironrend’s fortress, freeing the Jevrethor imprisoned there and killing many of the Ironrend Najiros guarding it. [31]
• Midsummer 734 MA: Gorandel’s chief naji lead as many of the jevrethor as he could trust out from Nandorthel to meet Unrád in the forest separating The Strand from the rest of Driesefair. They met and battled.
  • Unrád’s Jevrethor slaughtered Gorandel’s forces mercilessly. [32]
• Late Autumn 734 MA: Unrád now marches out of the forest towards Nandorthel. The Vanguard lead their forces out to the defense of Gorandel (among them are many powerful Jevrethor). They march to meet Unrád west of Nandorthel.
  • Unrád is defeated in battle by the captain of The Vanguard, a noble jevrethor who had been raised by the Vanguard. Unrád’s forces are destroyed or captured. [33]
• Spring 735 MA: The King of Gorandel called the other Anointed Kings to meet in council. Gorandel expressed remorse for their part in what has happened. The events of the Jevrethor Schism, Ironrend Massacre and Night of Wailing had shaken the people of Gorandel and its allies, and awakened the Kings, to what was happening within their borders.[34]
  • Lamniemalos and the vassals of North and South Narthendar resisted the decision. However, the Council affirms that jevrethor slavery would be considered just as illegal as any other.
• Autumn 735: King Fevron was discovered to have jevrethor slaves working in the gem mines in northern Lamniemalos.
• New Years 736 MA: The Anointed Kings meet; Fevron was forced to abdicate, in accordance with the laws of the Kings’ High Council. His secret activities shook the people, including his youngest son youngest son, who succeeded him as King and joined the other Kingdoms in following The Vanguard’s lead.
  • Fevron and his two older sons fled to Esheliros Bavem with a group of people who shared their hatred of the jevrethor. [35]
• 736 MA:The Council decided that something had to be done about the Governors in the Narthendar vassals. The Vasomi of the Anointed kingdoms and The Vanguard joined together in patrolling the regions to prevent oppression against the jevrethor.
  • While this creates tension in North Narthendar, it does greatly reduce the issues between the common people and the jevrethor. This marks the ending of the Schism. [36]

The Losjefi Heresy

• 751 MA: Losvilleth, a self-proclaimed teacher, appears in Gorandel. He claims to have been given a set of Losjefi's lost doctrines from an Inestasia. [37]
  • The Temples and Academies of the Anointed kingdoms begin studying the doctrine to determine its historical veracity as well as its continuity with what they already know.
• 770 MA: Losvilleth dies after nineteen years of teaching. [38]
  • Losvilleth's two greatest pupils, Lositaleth and Namseshi, take his place. [39]
• 773 MA: The Namseshi Vrolovairos gather together after their persecution intensified. They purchase several vessels from across Althas and have them brought together at the ports in Driesefair and Gorandel.
  • All of Namseshi’s followers, a large group, sail away in several vessels westward, seeking a land where they could more freely seek ascension through magic. [40]

The Basech Incident

• 812 MA: Lambitelor ships are seen scouting Esheliros Basech. The Anointed begin to suspect that Lambitelor plans to expand, along with its beliefs about jevrethor.
• 815 MA: Anorthile establishes a colony on one of the Basech islands, along with a military outpost. Lambitelor ships soon follow, establishing a colony and military outpost on another one of the Basech islands.
  • The Lambitelor colony discover a rare poison that only affects the Najiros colonists: their magic powers are essentially nullified when exposed to it. A few of the colonists go back to Lambitelor to tell their King the news. He immediately requests his alchemists to find a way to recreate this poison. [41]
• 817 MA: The Lambitelor colony begins raiding the Anorthile colony and continues patrolling the islands. Soon, fighting begins between the two colonies. War seems imminent between Anorthile and Lambitelor.
• 818 MA, Early Fall: The Lambitelor colony’s forces land on the island where Anorthile’s are stationed.
• 818 MA, Early Winter: A ship arrives in Anorthile with some of the civilians and a messenger requesting reinforcements.
• 819 MA, Late Summer: Anorthile gathers a fleet to send to the colony from Sheäjathi and also prepares a fleet to sail for Lambitelor from Eänos. However, when the forces were ready to sail, a strange storm envelopes the southern chain. [42]
• 819 MA, End of Fall: The storms dissipate and the Sheäjathi fleet sails south to the Esheliros Basech. The Eänos fleet sails east to blockade Lambitelor.
  • The forces sent south arrive and discover that the entirety of the Anorthile colony has vanished. They go to attack the Lambitelor colony and find it suffered a similar fate. [43]
• 820 MA: The remnants of the Sheäjathi fleet return home. Lambitelor is blockaded for around six months by the Eänos fleet. [44]

The Night Stone Resurgence

• 822 MA: The Neser Theni is created by the Master of The Vanguard. [45]
• 825-831 MA: During this period, The Vanguard and Vasomi discover several Night Stones and Sorcerers at work in secluded places on the mainland of Althas. [46]
  • The King of Anorthile meets and consults with The Vanguard and the Vasomi concerning the incident at the Basech islands. Further investigation into these incidents and other inconsistencies occur during this period.
• 835 MA: The King of Anorthile calls a Council of the Anointed in regards to the Night Stone resurgence and the threat of Lambitelor. [47]
• 837 MA: The strength of Anorthile’s forces and fleet compel Lambitelor to sign a treaty and pay tribute to Anorthile.
• 844 MA: The King of Gorandel and King of Vishethas begin scouting the unexplored western islands in search of more Night Stones. [48]

The Esheliros Shûvrall and its Night Stone

• 847 MA: Ships arrive at the Esheliros Shûvrall from Vishethas and establish a colony and outpost.
  • A group of Vasomi also set up an outpost on the island.
• Spring 851 MA: Ships from Gorandel arrive and establish a colony and outpost on a neighboring Shûvrall island, bringing with them Vasomi and Vanguard forces as well.
• Winter 851 MA: A fleet from North Narthendar, lead by Lord Bregdan, arrives (unexpectedly) on the Esheliros Shûvrall. [49]
• 852-870 MA: The three forces search for Night Stones on the Esheliros Shûvrall, lead by The Vasomi and Vanguard.
  • A Night Stone is discovered, hidden inside a deep cavern in the hands of a Helrúna that lives on the Island. The combined forces subdue the beast and take the stone. It is placed on a ship to be transported to Gorandel to be destroyed.
  • The ship carrying the Stone is raided by a raider vessel (hired by Lord Bregdan). The Stone is brought to him, and he sets sail for North Narthendar. [50]
  • Bregdan's ship is lost to sea after a terrible storm. [51]
  • The Night Stone washes up on a small island chain north of Narthendar. It is found by a tribe inhabiting it. [52]
  • Bregdan’s son, Staelan, swears to seek out the Stone that betrayed his father and destroy it.
• 879 MA: An apprentice in the Vanguard steals the Neser Theni. [53]
  • The Chamber Key is sent to an outpost in Lore:Anorthile (faction) and the Nesar Key is sent to an outpost in Driesefair.
• 902 MA: Staelan, now Lord Staelan, finally discovers the Shûvrall Stone to have washed up on a a small island chain north of Narthendar. [54]
• Spring-Summer 903 MA: Lord Staelan leads his forces to these northern islands (now called Caldaega) and slaughters the tribe holding it. Staelan returns with the stone in secret to North Narthendar.
• Winter 903 MA: Wealcan, son of Staelan, learns of his fathers plan to destroy the Night Stone and has him assassinated and frames him as the one who took and intended to use the Stone. [55]
  • Wealcan secretly steals the Stone and hides it in the chief city of North Narthendar.
  • Wealcan spreads the lie throughout North Narthendar that he stopped his father’s alleged plans to use the Shûvrall Stone for evil purposes. Wealcan is hailed as a hero throughout the North.

The Plight of the Jevrethor

• 905 MA: Aernclyf is established by Wealcan.
• 924 MA: The Vanguard and Vasomi send out agents to infiltrate Lambitelor after rumors of jevrethor oppression spread. [56]
  • The Vanguard also shift their magical focus towards combat and the development of new weapons. [57]
• 932 MA: The death of Wealcan. His heir, Folgere, takes command of North Narthendar
  • He discovers the location of the Shûvrall Stone, retrieves it and begins using it to enslave jevrethor that he holds in North Narthendar. [58]
• 933 MA: Folgere captures Loslevri, whom he fears may anoint a new Chosen. He imprisons him in Aernclyf.
• 934 MA, The Lambitelor Inquisition: The agents of The Vanguard and Vasomi have infiltrated many areas in the Lambitelor government and military, but The King of Lambitelor has long known of their presence. [59]
  • Midsummer: The King of Lambitelor gathers all of the agents together and has them all executed publicly, totaling in 107 men and women. Their heads are sent to Gornadel and Anorthile as a warning.
• 935-939 MA: The Naji War and The Whitecrown Insurrection both occur during these years.
• 942 MA: The events of the Whitecrown Insurrection lead to a great resurgence of prejudice against jevrethor in the North.
  • Hidden groups of jevrethor, seeking to escape the oppression, begin to grow.
  • The Vanguard and Vasomi begin actively working with the Anointed Kingdoms to try and combat the new surge of discrimination (often violent) against jevrethor.
• 961 MA: The resurrected Heofon becomes the Head of The Vanguard. [60]
• 978 MA: The Vanguard and The Academy at Gorandel begin providing the growing discontent jevrethor numbers with new defensive and offensive weapons, created with alchemy and magic.
• 987 MA: Najesi is created in Gorandel. The scholars begin developing ways to use the liquid as a weapon.
• 989 MA: Vregas is invented in Gorandel.
  • Due to the devastating capabilities of Najesi and Vregas as weapons, The Vanguard, Vasomi, and Anointed agree that they should be outlawed in War. However, they are kept secret for the present and stored away.
• 994 MA: The gratuitous jevrethor bloodshed in Lambitelor results in their numbers dropping sharply.
  • The Vanguard overhear rumors of worsening jevrethor oppression in Lambitelor. [61]
• 995-998 MA: The King of Lambitelor abolishes discrimination laws and passes on the knowledge of Nemnesheth to The Vanguard and Vasomi after they confront him. [62]
• 999 MA: The Vanguard begin producing and storing the Nemnesheth in Hédansael.

The Rise of Téafor

• 1023 MA: Téafor is born in Lambitelor.
• 1030 MA: Gerád (scholar) begins speaking out against the anti-jevrethor prejudice in Lambitelor, but the people don’t listen to his warnings.
• Early Spring, 1039 MA: After years of abuse and persecution, Téafor discovers a Night Stone, which entices him to attack the people of Lambitelor on the capital island.
  • Téafor sets fire to the fields and attacks the capital city. His powers, augmented by the Night Stone, sets fire to the southern half of the city. [63]
  • After razing the southern portion of the city, and killing everyone he encountered, he attacks the royal citadel, killing the King of Lambitelor, as well as The Vanguard and Vasomi agents within.
  • The fires in the southern portion of the city spread. Téafor exits beyond the northern wall, setting fire to the fields around the city and then making his way away from the city. Reinforcements arrive too late at the southern end. [64]
  • Téafor frees the jevrethor held in various prisons, and join in the carnage.
  • Téafor slips aboard a ship, evacuating the jevrethor to the mainland. They vanish into the populous Anointed Kingdoms.
• Mid Spring, 1039 MA: Some jevrethor set themselves up as lords on the Lambitelor Islands. Their rule is cold and cruel towards the Lore:Mathusal:mathusalos left on the islands.
• Mid Autumn, 1039 MA: Vanguard forces finally arrive and defeat the violent jevrethor on the islands. [65]
  • The Esheliros Bavem, which Lambitelor had ruled, now falls under the protection of Nosmalos.
• 1043 MA: Téafor begins to move among the hidden jevrethor (and najiros) populations around Althas and gathers followers, many who have suffered persecution. [66]
  • Téafor’s name becomes renowned among many jevrethor throughout Althas. [67]
• 1047 MA: Gerád begins writing the first of many volumes of The History of the Jevrethor. [68]
• 1050 MA: Téafor approaches various Nefethnim nobles and nobility around Althas, seeking an alliance with them.
  • The Nefethnim agree; they reach out to all their faithful in Althas, who come to serve Téafor's growing army. [69]
• 1052 MA: After years of experimentation by najiros and alchemists, The Academy at Gorandel develop delavresi. After witnessing it's incredibly destructive power, The Academy decides it should not be produced further and order the recipe be sealed away.
  • Téafor’s agents in The Academy discretely copy the recipe and give it to Téafor. He orders that the delavresi be produced and used against the Anointed Kingdoms.
• 1054 MA: Téafor completes the gathering of his five companions. [70]
• 1056 MA: Heofon and The Vanguard develop a new weapon specifically for fighting jevrethor: The Amulet and The Sword.
• 1067 MA: After writing for some time, with the help of the Nesar Theni, Gerád begins work on his final volume of The History of the Jevrethor: The Fall of Lambitelor. [71]
  • Téafor learns from his agents about the final chapter's revelation on his misdeed in Lambitelor. He begins hastening his plans to fruition before his location is found.

The War of Calamities

• 1069 - 1075 MA: The War of Calamities occurs. Téafor had his agents smuggle delavresi into the capital cities of the Anointed Kingdoms, and simultaneously has his many jevrethor and najiros followers attack and besiege the various kingdoms, along with The Vanguard at Hédansael.
  • The kingdoms of Driesefair, Gorandel and Lamniemalos fall, as well as North Narthendar, South Narthendar and Mundríce. [List out the various people slain in the War]
  • With the combined might of the remnants of The Anointed Kingdoms, The Vanguard (led by Heofon, The Vasomi as well as Drioshafi and The Guardians, they are able to defeat Téafor's forces. Téafor and his Six Sorcerers are slain in the final confrontation. [72]
• 1075 MA, Early Fall: Much of Althas is in shambles: Many of its greatest cities are in ruins, and many others are damaged. The Anointed lines of each kingdom have been broken and the centers of government of three of them (Gorandel, Driesefair, and Lamniemalos) were destroyed. The world was set to plunge into chaos.
  • Drioshafi mysteriously vanishes after the War ends. [73]

The Renewal

• 1076-1077 MA: For over a year, Anorthile, Nosmalos and Vishethas struggle to reestablish order, being ruled by the People’s Councils and the nobles, with power struggles causing friction between the two.
  • The fallen Anointed Kingdoms of Gorandel, Driesfair and Lamniemalos, as well as North Narthendar, South Narthendar and Mundríce continue to descend into chaos with no rulers. [74]
  • The Thalom Sebairos withdraw deep into the eastern forest as they begin to rebuild and replenish their numbers and herds. [75]
• 1077-1079 MA: Loschei went throughout Anorthile, Vishethas, and Nosmalos and re-established The Anointed lines. The repairing of the damage done by The War of Calamities begins.
  • The new kings are chosen from distant relations of the late Kings. These new lines are given the same gifts as the lines that preceded them. [76]
• 1082 MA: Ironrend falls under the rule of a tyrant who consolidates his power through force over most of The Strand region. [77]
• 1083-1085 MA: The Anointed send scouts throughout Narthendar seeking any news of the Daughters of the King of Driesefair, but can find no trace of them. [78]
• 1086 MA: Léomael managed to fend off several attempts to overthrow its current ruler, a former noble of the now fallen kingdom. However, the rest of the north remained in chaos.
• 1089 MA: During and immediately following the War, many Gorandel refugees fled to the southwestern forests. Of them, seven jevrethor help these refugees establish a settlement. [79]
• 1091 MA: The three Anointed Kings took council concerning the chaos of the northern half of the continent. [80]
  • Given the damaged infrastructure and extensive instability of the northern lands, as well as the weakened state of Anorthile, Nosmalos and Vishethas, the Kings realized that at their present, there was little to no support they could provide.
  • Anorthile reached out to Vrathiro in Vithile Bay, and the two formed a loose alliance.
• 1100 MA: The Temple and Academy Towers in Thavairos are rebuilt. When the new towers are completed, the three Anointed kings gather in council there and declare a new age to have begun.
  • The old age becomes known as "The Mythical Age" (MA) and the new years are now recorded as "The Years of the Renewed Kingdoms" (RK).

Notes

This section contains footnotes for the Mythical Age section of the Timeline.

The Fall of The Dominion

1. The proper designation for MA (Mythical Age) is not used until after the start of The Years of the Renewed Kingdoms.
2. There is no written form, and so oral tradition is the means of information being passed on. Pictures and symbols are also used to a degree.
3. Chaos reigns on the borders of the Tribes’ lands.
4. These wise men are the first leaders among the tribes, but are more teachers than rulers. Losdejim teaches them the basics of his teachings and the way to reach the tribes’ new lands.

The Anointed Kingdoms

5. The details of the Seven Tribes' settling:

   • The people of what comes to be known as the Anorthile region settle near the Villevri Falls.
   • The people of what comes to be known as the Driesefair region settle around the Nesarväthair Lake.
   • The people of what comes to be known as the Gorandel region settle just east of the Vossôthos Forest.
   • The people of what comes to be known as the Lamniemalos region settle near the Seshen Bedros.
   • The people of what comes to be known as the Narthendar region settle around Voshellas.
   • The people of what comes to be known as the Nosmalos region region settle near the Shëa Hellasos.
   • The people of what comes to be known as the Vishethas region settle around the Hali Falliros.
6. The Night Stones are cast into the northern waters and deep caverns of the northern mountains of Narthendar, so that they may gather strength unnoticed.
7. Other factors include the lifespans of normal men are growing shorter as time goes on, as well as Losdejim’s impending death. Driomi also sees what the Drevril are planning and decides the tribes will need stronger identities and leaders of great power to be ready for the coming troubles.
8. The Seven Anointed Kingdoms were built under the guidelines set by Losdejim. Also the Anorthile Kingdom has its capital moved to Thal Shiath.
9. Many Celestial words were now given Noralar equivalents, including: Mellendil becomes known as Driomi, the universe is now called Ethesh, the world Jevreth, the continent Althas, etc.
10. The pure tongue cannot be translated into written form and thus falls out of use quickly. People forget the meanings of its words.
11. Old Maelan spreads among people in the countryside as it is a simpler tongue than Noralar.

The New Night Stones and The First War, "The War of Man and Beast"

12. Many Nomshethairos escape though (especially lesser ones), and scatter across Jevreth.
13. This Night Stone will later be known as the Thrandole Stone.
14. This Night Stone will later be known as the Basech Stone.
15. These islands will later be called the Esheliros Basech.

The Second War, “The War of Kings”

16. A long period of small skirmishes, rather than large battles, ensue.
17. They believe Althas is doomed, seeking new lands. These vessels will eventually land on the continent of Dritameshi.

The Northern Interregnum

18. Mundríce is given more autonomy than the other vassals in Althas, including North and South Narthendar.

The Birth of Magic and the First Chosen

19. The Seven Chosen take vows of chastity, so that their gifts would not pass to future generations.
20. Some of those who are given the gift of Magic abused their power, nor did they follow vows of chastity that the Chosen did.
21. Losjefi prophesies for two years and is then exiled. He roams the seas and islands around Althas for the remainder of his life.

The Jevrethor and The Schism

22. Many are brought to Nandorthel to be studied and experimented on, leading to their harsh mistreatment, with or without the knowing of the head of the Temple or the Kings. All of this is kept quiet from The Vanguard and the other Anointed kingdoms.
23. This begins a roughly 200 year period of division between these two groups of kingdoms. There is great tension and little political interaction.
24. It is decided that, in order to maintain autonomy, the Temple and Academy must have its own protectors and individuals capable of carrying out certain missions.
25. The formation of the Vasomi does not halt tensions.

The Great Tourney

26. Driesefair uses this event to regain respect with the other kingdoms after its part in the Vasomi incident. A rivalry also quickly builds between Gorandel and Anorthile, who often use the event to help gain recognition for their ideas within each other’s borders.
27. rogue champion has learned much in deep Magic, which allowed him to become stronger and faster in his fight against Courian.
28. They learn that rogue champion escaped a terrible existence at the hands of a cruel governor in a city in northwestern Driesefair. The hatred which the people treated him with from the day of his birth convinced him that he must bring down the reign of mathusalos in order to establish a place for himself and other Jevrethor. His hatred foreshadows what is to come centuries later.
29. Despite the pleading of The Vanguard and Vasomi with Gorandel, Gorandel still will not change their policies concerning the Jevrethor. They do, however, try to greatly increase the security of their outposts and keep better track of what happens throughout the regions.

The Ironrend Massacre and the end of The Schism

30. Jevrethor in Anorthile, Nosmalos, and Vishethas are usually sent to The Vanguard to be taught and raised, but because the Vanguard’s stronghold is in Gorandel territory, the system suffers many complications.
31. Unrád, a young and bitter jevrethor who escaped oppression in North Narthendar, was the leader of a group of young jevrethor and rogue najiros (those of which worshipped the jevrethors’ power). He had resolved, like his predecessor from The Duel of Woe, that the only way the jevrethor could exist in Althas was to overthrow the rule of the mathusalos.

    • The escaped jevrethor devastated Ironrend, massacring many of its residents. They stormed southeast and killed any mathusalos they encountered, scattering the people in their wake.
32. The Jevrethor and najiros of Gorandel are powerful. However, the Jevrethor of Gorandel are very young (some little more than children). Also, most are extremely simple, ignorant and unexposed to the outside world. This innocence is their undoing in the battle. The cries of the young Jevrethor of Gorandel give the battle the name “The Night of Wailing.”
33. The heroism of The Vanguard and their sacrifice to save Gorandel and stop the march of the rogue Jevrethor becomes a great tale of heroism throughout Althas.
34. Gorandel adopts the philosophy of the Vanguard concerning the Jevrethor and begin working with them and establishing outposts to help fight the small groups that would continue oppressing the Jevrethor regardless of decree.
35. More will come to join Fevron and help establish the independent realm of Lambitelor.
36. Despite the healing of the tensions between the Kingdoms, the damage that had been done could not be undone. The reputation of the Jevrethor among the common people has been so severely marred by the Night of Wailing and The Ironrend Massacre that it has not recovered completely even to this day.

The Losjefi Heresy

37. These doctrines are pro-Magic, drawing in many najiros and Jevrethor (who are considered like "demi-gods"). The people who believe and follow Losjefi are known as Vrolovairos.
38. After Losvilleth's death, the doctrines are declared heretical. However, Losvilleth's popularity restrains the Temples' and Academys' hands.
39. The Vrolovairos are divided between the two pupils. While the Vrolovairos are all considered heretics, Lositaleth’s people are more tolerated. Namseshi’s people are more discriminated against, especially as Jevrethor join them. Many believe they are insurrectionists in disguise.
40. It is believed that Namseshi's followers reached another land far on the other side of Jevreth (Dritameshi).

The Basech Incident

41. Instead of recreating the poison, they find a way to create it into a gaseous form (Nemnesheth).
42. This prevents the Sheäjathi fleet from approaching the islands. As they want a simultaneous attack from both fleets, the two fleets wait.
43. Bodies are found of those who apparently fought in some battle. Their remains lay unburied. The Sheäjathi fleet remains to investigate.
44. The remnants Sheäjathi force say that the rest have vanished, along with most of their supplies, and that two of their ships were sunk by another strange storm as they tried to escape. The King of Anorthile suspects this is the work of a Night Stone.

The Night Stone Resurgence

45. With the Jevrethor now working freely alongside The Vanguard and in Gorandel, great advances were able to be made in Magic.
46. This search occurs after the King of Anorthile suspected that Night Stones survived the War of Kings and may even be growing in number. More Night Stones are suspected to be hidden elsewhere.
47. Given the resurgence of the Night Stones, the Anointed decide to focus on fortifying their forces and increasing their watchfulness within their own borders.
48. These western islands are named Esheliros Shûvrall. The King of Gorandel and King of Vishethas also intend to set up outposts and colonies on the islands to assist the Vasomi and Vanguard in seeking out the remaining Night Stones that may be hidden off the mainland.

The Esheliros Shûvrall and its Night Stone

49. Lord Bregdan is a secret ally of Lambitelor and shares in that land’s views on magic and especially the Jevrethor. He has several Jevrethor held secretly captive.
50. Lord Bregdan stole the stone in order to use its power to control his captive Jevrethor and lead a rebellion to take over all of Narthendar, and help bring the Kings of Lambitelor back to Lamniemalos.
51. Lord Bregdan goes mad brooding over the Stone’s power. His use of the Stone causes a storm to emerge that sends his ship off course along the northern coast of Narthendar and sinks somewhere in the icy northern waters.
52. The tribe, one of a few set of Morbearn tribes that migrated to the islands during the The War of Kings, begin worshiping the Night Stone.
53. This apprentice in the Vanguard attempted to use the Neser Theni to look into the future. The vision severely damaged his mind, and he steals the Nesar Theni.
54. Caldaega, previously unknown to the kingdoms of Althas, becomes known when Staelan speaks with a Morbearn tribe who pass on rumors that Morbearn kinsmen on those islands, who fled there during the War of Kings period, have begun worshiping a dark artifact in recent years.
55. Staelan plans to send the Night Stone to Gorandel to destroy it. Staelan’s son, Wealcan, much like his grandfather, holding a deep hatred for Jevrethor (one of which killed his sister in his youth). He intends to carry out his grandfather’s plan, enslaving the Jevrethor and using them to establish an anti-Jevrethor state similar to Lambitelor in Narthendar and Lamniemalos.

The Plight of the Jevrethor

56. The Vanguard and The Vasomi also send out agents to search for any Night Stones that may exist in the island nation, beyond The Vanguard and The Vasomi’s official reach.
57. The Shûvrall Stone has yet to be found, and The Vanguard fear the worst.
58. The Vanguard become suspicious of Folgere. Strange rumors coming out of North Narthendar caused them to redouble their watchfulness over the Narthendar region.
59. The King of Lambitelor has fed the agents false information for years and has slowly pieced together exactly who they work for.
60. Heofon becomes renowned for consulting with The Guardians more than previous Vanguard leaders.
61. The Vanguard and Vasomi learn of the discriminating practices of Lambitelor guards and other authorities, which is made legal by the laws set in place after the Naji Wars. They also learn that the King has personally approved of discriminating views being taught to the people. Jevrethor on Lambitelor are also found to be horribly mistreated in prisons and suffer for crimes they didn’t commit. This oppression also extends to the common people and how they treat jevrethor.
62. The King of Lambitelor only agrees to the removal of discrimination laws and giving up the secrets of Nemnesheth in exchange that The Vanguard and Vasomi stay silent over Lambitelor's wrongdoings. He also agrees to no longer promote the teaching of discriminating doctrines among the people, and that an agent of both The Vanguard and Vasomi be allowed to remain in Lambitelor in search for any Night Stones on the islands. Heofon objects to this deal under advisement of The Guardians, but is overruled by the Vanguard Council after a unanimous vote.
    While the laws and teachings are removed in Lambitelor, nothing is done to reverse the damage; discrimination still remains (and authorities still tend to turn a blind eye). The laws concerning najiros and jevrethor marrying are still in place. This results in a continuing and fairly rapid decrease in the number of najiros in Lambitelor, which in turn slows the production of Nemnesheth.

The Rise of Téafor

63. The few najiros protecting the capital are quickly disposed of. The century of laws concerning najiros and marriage have left Lambitelor with only a handful of najiros defending their country, and an almost empty reserve of Nemnesheth (which is taken up entirely by prisons).
64. Panicked by the attack, the guards rush to evacuate most of the island due to the sudden loss of resources.
65. Some of the jevrethor vanish into hiding and others surrender. The realm of Lambitelor is left in shambles: the capital is destroyed, its royal line dead, and its lands severely depopulated.
66. Many of the najiros in Althas, and also in Teafor's ranks, begin to worship the jevrethor as divinely chosen beings.
67. What Teafor did in Lambitelor is not connected to him. The Vanguard learn of him from the jevrethor that oppose his words of hatred and join in The Vanguard’s ranks.

    • The Academy at Gorandel begin ramping up the development of weapons to use against the jevrethor and their powers out of fear of an uprising.
    • Téafor's agents infiltrate The Vanguard and The Academy at Gorandel.
68. This book details the many accounts of the events surrounding the jevrethor’s history: from the Jevrethor Controversy to the present time of writing. The intent of the work is to show the jevrethor’s side of history, to attempt to gain sympathy for their long plight and hopefully help curb the prejudice among many groups of people towards the jevrethor.

    • Heofon, upon overhearing rumor of Gerád's work when it was being written, offered him the opportunity to use the Nesar Theni. This resulted in the incredible accuracy and reliability in the book's contents.
69. The Nefethnim have many hidden places of gathering, as they continue to resent Anointed rule. One such upper-echelon Nefethnim of note is Leáfa, a half-Nefethnim who is the widow to the King of Gorandel's deceased brother.
70. These, along with Téafor himself, will become known as "The Six Sorcerers" in The War of Calamities.
71. Gerád speaks to the many jevrethor survivors of the events. Two of these survivors are the caretakers of the orphanage where Téafor grew up: Gerád uses what he learns to trace Téafor’s life with the Nesar Theni. He then learns that not only is Téafor a survivor of the Fall, but he also caused it and escaped. Gerád finishes this volume and gives it to the Vanguard who immediately realize that they could use the Nesar Theni in conjunction with what Gerád has learned to trace Téafor’s history all the way to the present and find his location. This final volume thus becomes the rarest of The History of the Jevrethor collection.

The War of Calamities

72. The War of Calamities resulted in the deaths of a great many Magic-users in Althas, jevrethor and najiros alike, including many of the most well-trained and studied ones.

    • The Vanguard returned to find the fortress gutted by fire, many manuscripts destroyed. With their leaders dead, their teachings burnt, and Gorandel in chaos and ruins, the Vanguard essentially dissolves, most leaving for Anorthile.
73. Much debate continues to this day as to just who Drioshafi was: a Diasair sent in time of need, an Adithar like The Guardians, or perhaps even an appearance of Driomi himself.

The Renewal

74. Various brigand groups and raiders begin to dominate the land. Many refugees flee south to Anorthile or by ship to Vishethas and Nosmalos.
75. Many Thalomhav died in the War of Calamities, along with their riders. The Thalom Sebairos at this time adopted new beliefs concerning The Guardians, the predecessor to their four-part Pantheon.
76. Certain groups, including the House of Joldeseb, felt they were of closer relation than the ones Loschei chose feel slighted. However, with the Kingdom’s still struggling to rebuild, they put their differences aside for the present.
77. The violence and chaos in the regions of former Gorandel prevents safe passage to Anorthile for those trying to flee there.
78. Many legends rise concerning their fate, but the truth is never known for sure.
79. At about this time, the seven jevrethor and the refugees form a tribe. The oldest of the jevrethor is the chief, and over time the oldest descendants of the seven form its leadership.

    • As the descendants' blood becomes diluted and fewer are born as jevrethor (more similar to najiros), the chief is selected based upon how close in lineage he is to the founding jevrethor.
80. The regions of former Driesefair, Gorandel, Lamiemalos and Narthendar are in chaos, with the strategic points of interest swapping hands constantly. They become known as The Feralands.

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