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Revision as of 23:50, 4 March 2009

Prehistoric Times

Date Event
Date Event
Date Event


Arelis Eipoth – “Golden Age”

Lasted approximately 20,000 years.

Scholars are not certain what event marked the beginning of this historical epoch, or why it is called “Golden.” It is believed that the Empyrean, when formalizing their calendar in the reign of Alaidain, calculated backwards to an event known in their legends.
The Isparian scholar Alatar Locke theorizes the the Empyreans willingly came to Auberean via planar magic with a singular purpose. What that purpose is remains a mystery. Alatar claims even the Empyrean forgot this purpose over the long ages.


Dericoi Eipoth – “Age of Dericost”

Lasted approximately 6000 years.

Date Event
Date Event
Date Event


Vacari Eipoth – “Age of Contentment”

Lasted 6102 years.

Date Event
Date Event
Date Event


Rhethis Eipoth – “First Age of Lore”

Lasted 895 years.

Date Event
Date Event
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Torethis Eipoth – “Second Age of Lore”

Lasted 761 years.

Date Event
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Hyrethis Eipoth – “Third Age of Lore”

Lasted 647 years.

HE 459 Olthoi Arrive on Auberean.
HE 570 Surviving Yalain are pushed back to Dereth by the Olthoi.
HE 647 A single Olthoi Queen arrives in Dereth, and begins breeding rapidly in the Black Death Catacombs.
Asheron and his adepts cast the Sundering, sending the surviving Yalain into Portal Space. Asheron sends his adepts away as Olthoi breach their building. Asheron survives and retreats to his caste on Asheron's Island.


Moriqui Eipoth – “Age of Shifting”

Has thus far lasted 599 years.

ME 1 As the lone surviving Empyrean, Asheron declares the beginning of the Moriqui Eipoth.
Virindi arrive on Dereth, before any of the other races. They fought with the Asheron over something, and lost.
Other species began to arrive on Dereth, including Tumeroks and Lugians.
ME 564
-15 PY
1261 RC
Isparians Arrive on Dereth. For more information on the following time period, see Isparians On Dereth: -15 P.Y. to 10 P.Y.
ME 579
0 PY
1276 RC
The Olthoi Queen of Dereth is defeated.
ME 589
10 PY
1286 RC
After a long lull in Isparian arrivals, a great surge of new Aluvian, Gharu'ndim, and Sho adventurers were called from Ispar to Dereth by mysterious portals in their homelands.

References

  1. 1999/11 Release - The Advocate Towers
  2. 1999/12 Sudden Season - Our Great Work
  3. 1999/12 Sudden Season - The Book of Minesh
  4. 1999/12 Sudden Season - Rytheran's Letter
  5. 2000/07 To Raise a Banner of Flame - Aerlinthe Record
  6. 2000/11 Hollow Victory - A Stained Book
  7. 2001/11 Dark Majesty - AC:DM CD Lore 04 - Ages of the Empyrean