Timeline of Auberean

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
DE 5000	The Dericost Kingdom reaches the height of its power and attacked its neighbors Haebrous and Yalain, igniting the Millennium War.
DE 6000	The Haebrous and Yalain are victorious over the Dericost.

Vacari Eipoth – “Age of Contentment” Lasted 6102 years.
VE 1	Empress Alaidain declares the beginning of the Vacari Eipoth after the defeat and occupation of Dericost.

Rhethis Eipoth – “First Age of Lore” Lasted 895 years.
RE 1	Emperor Caerlin I declares the beginning of the Rhethis Eipoth with the end of the Black Rains.
RE 336	Asheron Realaidain is born.
RE 371	Atlan dies at the hands of Bael’Zharon.
RE 686	Caerlin’s “Council of Five” is convened.

Torethis Eipoth – “Second Age of Lore” Lasted 761 years.
TE 1	Emperor Caerlin I declares the beginning of the Torethis Eipoth shortly after the entrapment of Bael’Zharon.
TE 4	Emperor Caerlin I dies.

Hyrethis Eipoth – “Third Age of Lore” Lasted 647 years.
HE 1	Empress Cellaurai declares the beginning of the Hyrethis Eipoth upon the development of practical portal travel by Asheron.
HE 95	Adept Delacim arrives at Aerlinthe and opens fixed portals to Ithaenc, Haelan, Knorr, Nesortania, Elancia, Jalis, Aribel, Alastinae, Dernehale, Larchess, and the works at Seral Ipharsis and Lamihaar.
HE 142	Nali Athanas reforms the northern church.
HE 145	A new temple is built in Aerlinthe.
HE 232	Empress Cellaurai disappears while on a tour of Haebrous, with the ultimate intention of holding a moot with the Nali and other high dignitaries of the reformed northern church at Aventin. The Haebrous report that her party attempted to ascend the peaks of the Venalben Range, where gromnatross are known to reside.
HE 233	After eighteen months of fruitless searching for Empress Cellaurai, Cashtal Realaidain is declared Emperor. He takes the name Kellin II ("Righteous Lord").
HE 239	The Nali relocates from Aventin to Tentael at the invitation of Emperor Kellin.
HE 347	Fifty-six people of Aerlinthe answer the call of Nali Valind, and participate in the extirpation of the Adjanite heretics.
HE 348	The Rejection. Troops returning from Valind's desecration and sack of Ithaenc climb Cunara to seek Aurlanaa's blessing. The gromnatross slays them all on sight, and departs Aerlinthe, never to be seen again.
HE 459	Severe landquakes cause magma flows in the upper forge tunnels of Aerlinthe. Smiths remove to the port while golems effect repairs. 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 castle 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
8. 2005/08 Friend and Foe - The Grael Rebellion