Editing Continuity/Timeline of Ispar (section)

== Asheron's Call ==
This is the period of time from beta leading up to Dark Majesty. The most notable sources of information from this time are [[Zogblaster Archive/Heritage Groups|Zogblaster Archive: Heritage Groups]] (from Turbine's Beta website), [[The Reign of Alfrega]], [[The Silifi of the Crimson Stars]], and [[Stormwaltz Quotes/On Aluvian Rulers|Stormwaltz Quotes: On Aluvian Rulers]]. Although this quote from Stormwaltz was first posted in March 2002, after the release of Dark Majesty, he states that he wrote the timeline of Aluvian rulers during Beta while writing the Reign of Alfrega.
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Based on Stormwaltz' quote on Aluvian rulers, and the Aluvian heritage introduction from Turbine's beta website, we can determine that 10 PY and 1321 RC occur at the same time. With that in mind, we can construct the following timeline:

{|class="wikitable"
|width=90| '''Portal Year'''
|width=90| '''Roulean Year'''
| '''Event'''
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|valign=top| ''-1990 PY''
|valign=top| ''-1000 RC''
|valign=top| ''Roulea''
The ''Treatises of Archephoros'', an ancient Roulean text, is said to be written around this time.<ref name=ToBeAShadow>1999/11 [[Release]] - [[To Be A Shadow]]</ref>
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''<nowiki>[</nowiki>Editor's Note: When Amul ibn Rakhil spoke to the newly forming Zharalim, he said this text is "perhaps two thousand years" old. This statement had to be after the founding of Gharu'n, and prior to the death of Yasif, which we estimate at 972 and 1002 RC.<nowiki>]</nowiki>''
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|valign=top| 
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|valign=top| ''Sho''
The most ancient legends tell how the Sho warred with the Dragon and were driven to the edge of the sea.<ref name=ZogblasterShoIntro>1999/11 [[Release]] - [[Zogblaster Archive/Heritage Groups/Sho|Zogblaster Archive: Sho Introduction]]</ref>
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|valign=top| ''-990 PY''
|valign=top| ''321 RC''
|valign=top| ''Sho''
Ryu Jou Gai, the Order of the Dragon Temple, is founded.<ref name=ZogblasterShoFactions>1999/11 [[Release]] - [[Zogblaster Archive/Heritage Groups/Sho/Sho Factions|Zogblaster Archive: Sho Factions]]</ref> 
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''<nowiki>[</nowiki>This event is said to occur over 1,000 years ago.<nowiki>]</nowiki>''
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|valign=top| ''-790 PY''
|valign=top| ''521 RC''
|valign=top| ''Sho''
The prophet Jojii receives revelations from the Unicorn of Grace on how to reach Paradise. Jojiism established.<ref name=ZogblasterShoIntro />
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''<nowiki>[</nowiki>This event is said to occur around 800 years ago.<nowiki>]</nowiki>''
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|valign=top| -524 PY
|valign=top| 787 RC
|valign=top| ''Aluvia''
Reign of Pwyll II begins in Aluvia. It lasts 17 years.<ref name=SQOnAluvianRulers>2002/03 [[Stormwaltz Quotes]] - On Aluvian Rulers</ref>
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|valign=top| -507 PY 
|valign=top| 804 RC
|valign=top| ''Aluvia, Viamont''
Viamont invades Aluvia, reign of Pwyll II ends.<ref name=SQOnAluvianRulers /><ref name=TheReignOfAlfrega>1999/11 [[Release]] - [[The Reign of Alfrega]]</ref>
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Reign of Alfric begins in Aluvia. Alfric is the Viamontian invader that is ruling Aluvia. His reign lasts 20 years.<ref name=SQOnAluvianRulers />
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|valign=top| -487 PY
|valign=top| 824 RC
|valign=top| ''Aluvia, Viamont''
Reign of Alfric ends.<ref name=SQOnAluvianRulers />
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Reign of Theolaud, son of Alfric, begins. It lasts 30 years.<ref name=SQOnAluvianRulers /><ref name=TheReignOfAlfrega />
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|valign=top| -457 PY
|valign=top| 854 RC
|valign=top| ''Aluvia, Viamont''
Reign of Theolaud Ends. It is said that during this time, King Elous VIII rules in Viamont, and that Theolaud was killed during a duel with the Viamontian king.<ref name=SQOnAluvianRulers /><ref name=TheReignOfAlfrega />
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Reign of Alfrega, daughter of Theolaud, begins. It lasts 14 years.<ref name=SQOnAluvianRulers />
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|valign=top| -443 PY
|valign=top| 868 RC
|valign=top| ''Aluvia, Viamont''
Reign of Alfrega ends.<ref name=SQOnAluvianRulers /><ref name=TheReignOfAlfrega />
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Reign of Osric, son of Alfrega, begins. It lasts 31 years. Osric is Viamontian, but begins to mend the Aluvian culture.<ref name=SQOnAluvianRulers /><ref name=TheReignOfAlfrega />
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|valign=top| -412 PY
|valign=top| 899 RC
|valign=top| ''Aluvia''
Reign on Osric ends.<ref name=SQOnAluvianRulers />
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Reign of Pwyll III, son of Osric, begins. It lasts 25 years. Pwyll III is killed by an ambassador from Viamont on what is described as the eve of war between the two nations, and it is said that knights and commoners alike fell upon their enemies and destroyed them.<ref name=SQOnAluvianRulers /><ref name=ZogblasterAluvianIntro>1999/11 [[Release]] - [[Zogblaster Archive/Heritage Groups/Aluvian|Zogblaster Archive: Aluvian Introduction]]</ref>
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|valign=top| -387 PY
|valign=top| 924 RC
|valign=top| ''Aluvia''
Reign of Pwyll III ends.<ref name=SQOnAluvianRulers />
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Reign of Cellric II begins. It is not known how long it lasts.<ref name=SQOnAluvianRulers />
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|valign=top| ''-339 PY''
|valign=top| ''972 RC''
|valign=top| ''Gharu'n''
One of the five Crimson Stars, Al-Ghul, is renamed Al-Khur in honor of Rakhil al-Khur, after the great victory won at the salt mines to the east of Tirethas.<ref name=SoCS>2000/04 [[Thorns of the Hopeslayer]] - [[The Silifi of the Crimson Stars]]</ref>
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''<nowiki>[</nowiki>This event is said to occur some 300 years ago. The book describing this was written in 11 PY, which would be 1322 RC. Some 300 years could be, at the extremes, from 300 to 399 years ago, placing this event in the range of 923 RC to 1022 RC. 
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''However, this event had to occur prior to the conquest of Tirethas, because Rakhil is killed then. Given that Yasif died around 1002, this event cannot occur after then. 
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''Also, as seen in our conclusions in [[Continuity/Gharu'ndim History|Gharu'ndim History]], the events described in To Be A Shadow (The time from the founding of Gharu'n to the death of Yasif) require at least 15 to 30 years to occur. So this event must occur at least 15 to 30 years prior to 1002.
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''This narrows the range to between 399 to 350 years ago if the above events took 30 years, or 335 years ago if the above events took 15 years. Since 350 years ago is right in the middle of the 399-300 range, we will use that as our estimate.<nowiki>]</nowiki>''
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|valign=top| ''-339 PY<br />or later''
|valign=top| ''972 RC<br />or later''
|valign=top| ''Gharu'n''
Gharu'n armies seige the Roulean city of Tirethas. Rakhil makes the mistake of threatening to burn the books within her walls, and Yasif strikes him down in rage. With that, the conquest of Roulea ends and the nation of Gharu'n is born. In all, half of Roulea's lands are lost to the new nation of Gharu'n. Rakhil al-Khur's son, Amul ibn Rakhil becomes the new Malik and Yasif becomes his adviser.<ref name=ZogblasterGharundimIntro>1999/11 [[Release]] - [[Zogblaster Archive/Heritage Groups/Gharu'ndim|Zogblaster Archive: Gharu'ndim Introduction]]</ref>
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|valign=top| -319 PY
|valign=top| 992 RC 
|valign=top| ''Gharu'n''
Ladriya bint Daum is born. Her father is a minor Mu'allim in the court of Malik Amul ibn Rakhil.<ref name=SoCS />
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|valign=top| ''-307 PY''
|valign=top| ''1002 RC''
|valign=top| ''Gharu'n''
Yasif ibn Salayyar dies. The people of Gharu'n mourn for a full year.<ref name=ZogblasterGharundimIntro />
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|valign=top| ''-308 PY''
|valign=top| ''1003 RC''
|valign=top| ''Gharu'n''
Soon after the death of Yasif, Amul ibn Rakhil also dies, heirless, poisoned at his own birthday celebration.<ref name=ZogblasterGharundimIntro />
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The Century of Storms begins. During this time of chaos in Gharu'n no fewer than twenty-five different would-be Maliks and Malikas will rule the Gharu'ndim people.<ref name=SoCS /><ref name=ZogblasterGharundimIntro />
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|valign=top| -303 PY
|valign=top| 1008 RC 
|valign=top| ''Gharu'n''
Ladriya bint Daum is 16 when she is orphaned by the death of her father.<ref name=SoCS />
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|valign=top| -293 PY
|valign=top| 1018 RC 
|valign=top| ''Gharu'n''
After some 15 years of chaos in Gharu'n, Ladriya bint Daum decides to leave Tirethas and return to her home in Taban. Ladriya is 26 at the time.
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Halfway through her journey, Ladriya's caravan is attacked at night by band of nomads sent by the renegade Shayk Ridqidh. Ladriya is wounded badly but is saved by Tamsah ibn Jaidah, who carries her away on his stallion.
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After riding for six days, Tamsah and Ladriya the oasis of Shiryaz. They stay there for almost two months while Ladriya recovers.
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On 6th of Solclaim, 1018 RC, Tamsah and Ladriya return to the court of Taban at Nishadina.
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Ladriya orders the forging of the Silifi of Crimson Stars, to be wielded by Tamsah. Ladriya goes on to be become Malika.<ref name=SoCS />
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|valign=top| ''-290 PY''
|valign=top| ''1021 RC''
|valign=top| ''Sho''
Chiran Jishui Dan, The Ranks of the Unicorn's Battle, splits off from Chiran Jou Gai, Order of the Unicorn Temple<ref name=ZogblasterShoFactions />
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''<nowiki>[</nowiki>This event is said to occur 300 years ago.<nowiki>]</nowiki>''
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|valign=top| ''-289 PY''
|valign=top| ''1022 RC''
|valign=top| ''Gharu'n''
20 years after the death of Yasif ibn Salayyar, Mansur al-Rajan recounts his experiences which are recorded in the historical text ''The Nights of al-Nafalt''.<ref name=ToBeAShadow/>
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|valign=top| ''-208 PY<br />or earlier''
|valign=top| ''1103 RC<br />or earlier''
|valign=top| ''Gharu'n, Viamont''
During ''Century of Storms'', Viamont sends armies to Gharu'n to invade. The Viamontians install Zahir ibn Ma'mun as a puppet leader, while they rule Gharu'n from afar.<ref name=ZogblasterGharundimIntro />
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During his rule, Zahir ibn Ma'mun murdered all his rivals, except for a young lord named Jawhar al-Shamshir. Seeing what has become of his homeland, Jawhar travels the desert in secret, banding together the people.<ref name=ZogblasterGharundimIntro />
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Jawhar defeats Zahir ibn Ma'mun and drives the Viamontians from the shores of Gharu'n. He becomes the new Malik, and returns Gharu'n to the glory it had known in Yasif's time.<ref name=ZogblasterGharundimIntro />
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|valign=top| ''-190 PY''
|valign=top| ''1121 RC''
|valign=top| ''Sho''
Emperor Kou rises to power in Sho.<ref name=ZogblasterShoIntro />
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''<nowiki>[</nowiki>This event is said to occur 200 years ago.<nowiki>]</nowiki>''
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|valign=top| ''-40 PY<br />or later''
|valign=top| ''1271 RC<br />or later''
|valign=top| ''Gharu'n''
The al-Khuraqa, Children of the Eagle, form as a splinter faction from from the much older Jaladh, The Warriors' Brotherhood<ref name=ZogblasterGharundimFactions>1999/11 [[Release]] - [[Zogblaster Archive/Heritage Groups/Gharu'ndim/Gharu'ndim Factions|Zogblaster Archive: Gharu'ndim Factions]]</ref> 
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''<nowiki>[</nowiki>This event is said to occur within the last 50 years.<nowiki>]</nowiki>''
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|valign=top| 0 PY
|valign=top| 1311 RC
|valign=top| ''Aluvia''
After approximately 400 years pass since the reign of Cellric II had begun (387 to be exact), the reign of Cedraic III begins.<ref name=SQOnAluvianRulers /> It is listed as having an unknown end date, but lasting 10 years, implying it is the current reign.
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|valign=top| 10 PY
|valign=top| 1321 RC
|valign=top| ''Aluvia, Gharu'n, Sho, Viamont''
King Cedraic reigns in Aluvia during this time. Cedraic opens trade with nations across the sea, including Gharu'n and Sho. Some Aluvians believe it is only a matter of time before Aluvia and Viamont are at war again.<ref name=ZogblasterAluvianIntro />
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The Sho still enjoy the stability brought by the Kou Dynasty. Meanwhile, trade has begun in earnest with the Gharu’ndim and the Milantos, the two nearest kingdoms, and the Sho are growing increasingly aware of the vast lands beyond their borders.<ref name=ZogblasterShoIntro />
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The Malika Qadira bint Balj reigns in Gharu'n. There is always the threat of war, from both Viamont and Milantos, but the desert kingdom is once again a place where the sharpness of a man's mind is far more valuable than that of his sword.<ref name=ZogblasterGharundimIntro />
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