Known Layonara Timeline

-23500
It is commonly believed among most races that the first dragons arrived on Layonara a million or perhaps millions of years ago but this is the first "known" document to be found. Perhaps other civilizations existed but none are known to exist before this time.

-19800
A great war breaks out between Dragons and presumably Dragon Gods. It changes the shape of the world.

-12600
The first Dragon purge occurred. It is thought that 50 percent of all dragons perished.

-9500
Speculationis that the first non-dragon Races started to appear. Many believe that the dragons and Dragon Gods created these races.

-5010
The second Dragon purge occurred. It is thought that nearly 75 percent of all dragons perished.

-2311
The first documented war between races breaks out and rages for years. The Elves divide into the factions of today; Dark, Wood, High, and Aquatic.

-1844
A war rages through the Dwarven Nations and they divide into the factions of today; Dark, Hill, and Mountain.

-1812
The first documented war began between the known races. Humans, Dwarves, and Elves united in order to defeat a massive invasion of Giants, Ogres, Orcs, Gnolls, and Kobolds.

-1601
The first documented war between Dwarves and Elves occurred.

-1100
The great Dragon War began. Dragons of Evil fight to destroy all of Humanoid kind. At this time there were very few Good Dragons known to exist. The Evil Dragons are very nearly successful during this war until about 825 when Sinthar Bloodstone began to wage his own war.

-811
Sinthar Bloodstone is banished from the World by the Council of Seven. He is banished so that the Dragon War will end and that is part of the requirements by the Chromatic Dragons. Upon his banishment he swears vengeance upon the world, including all man-kind.

-498
The Dragon Gods are rumored to have departed from the World in this year. It is rumored that two Dragon Gods remain with influence but they no longer have dominance.

-210
A key Elven Forest and Plant are destroyed during a war with Orcs. It is rumored that the Elves are now traveling the planes in order to replace this plant. Little else is known. This is also the year part of an Elven library is lost at sea.

-105
Dark Elves stage their first major attack on Humans that live "topside". They held the city of Westgate for over a decade before being defeated.

-5
All across the World major volcanic eruptions begin to occur. The world begins to see major weather and climatic changes.

0
The Great Cataclysm occurs. The world geography is greatly changed, islands disappear and continents reshape. Historians to this day are trying to discover how and why this happened.

1
All races begin to rebuild and assess the damage of their losses. Depression hits and riots begin.

3
The losses due to the cataclysm are released. Around the world it is rumored that the losses are over 5,000,000 Platinum. Riots and the depression continue. Race Wars begin around the world.

5
Riots are finally brought under control but depression continues. The Race Wars continue in full force.

14
The depression begins to turn around and lives are beginning to return to normal. The Race Wars end after ten years.

18
The depression ends and some cities are finally rebuilt.

25
The Great Oak is threatened by some disease but Elves save it just in time. It is rumored that dozens of Elves gave up their life to save the tree.

34
A few cities return to their previous glory. Great armies are beginning to be built again after being decimated during the Race Wars.

101
Humans begin to carve out vast empires and the cataclysm is beginning to become distant memories.

148
Humans and Elves begin to disagree on how fast Human expansion should happen. This has always been the case but it is getting to be intolerable in Elven eyes. Humans and Elves go to war.

221
Humans and Dwarves begin to disagree on how much minerals should be mined before moving on. This has always happened but it is getting to be intollerable in Dwarven eyes. Dwarves begin to a boycott on all items sold to Humans and refuse to purchase Human items.

334
Elves are nearly defeated by the Humans and exile themselves to Voltrex. They begin to regroup and re-establish dominance between families. Many Elves stay behind on the main continents to protect the forests in whatever way possible. Elf and Human war ends.

516
Raklin "The True" Diamoniar is crowned emperor of Dregar. This brings in a new line of emperors that greatly helps the world, especially Dregar.

525
It is rumored that a Human born on Layonara became a Deity during this year. Little is known about her at this time.

834
The great city of Port Hempstead is destroyed by Dark Elves and Chromatic Dragons. Nearly 5 million Gold is ransacked and the famous "City of Gold" begins to rebuild.

848
Demon forces are found on the continent of Rilara. Hind-sight says that this could have been the first initial contact with Blood and his return.

1123
The Diamoniar line is overthrown and sends the world in to chaos and disorder. Clashes break out across the world, especially on the continent of Dregar.

1341
Sinthar Bloodstone "Blood" returns to the world with a massive invasion force. He opens three portals from the planes but two of them collapse causing major damage and many other side affects. Blood may have been successful in defeating the world if he had not miscalculated the force of the portals.

1354
A call for reinforcements goes out across the land and is answered.

1356
A war in the Heavens begins.

1357
Katia is imprisoned and loses connection to the world.

1359
A being known as The Shifter is shifted through time without his tower and pays a dear price

1361
Katia and another deity are freed.

1363
For a period of a few months Shadows own the night during this year. It is rumored that a creature was slain in order to lift the shadows and their wanderings and killings.

1365
Aeridin nearly loses contact to the world and his followers suffer.

1371
Followers of Aeridin notice that they are able to communicate with their deity once again.

1373
The Al'Noth or Lucinda herself is harmed in some way on this year.

1377
It is thought that Mist and Aragen waged war on each other, nobody knows who came out the winner. On this same year, the Lost Elven Library was found.

1379
A new Harper begins her servitude to Ilsare and continues on with the Playing of the Harmony of Life.

1381
King Waylend and Queen Allurial meet with Bloodstone. Many worry as they did not return for many months and neither speaks openly of the meeting.

1381
The constellation of The Viper is once again seen in the sky above Layonara.

Later that same year, the symbol of a Scorpion is seen in the night sky for the first time, though it is very dim and difficult to locate.

1383
In this year...

• After six years the Lost Library is recovered and a new Library is opened on Voltrex. The new Library is called The Great Library.
• Mist and Aragen end their war in the heavens. Some believe that Katia and perhaps Aeridin may have been drawn in for a short period of time.
• It is believed that Lucinda herself was attacked, as the Al'Noth this year was weaker than normal.

1384
A great and powerful green dragon is slain in this year, leaving only a rare few dragons left and Bloodstones drive to destroy all dragons closer to being achieved.

1385
In this year...

• A few adventurers have reported that they were unable to stop a ritual which involved the Wolfswood Spider during the height of the Crimson Moon
• Two Bloodpools are destroyed by hearty adventure parties in this year.
• The Great Oak seems to be growing in power. Many think that it is due to better leadership in the Druid circles.
• A new Bird Lord comes in to power.

1386
Various constellations seem to be growing dimmer and the one of the Viper is growing brighter.

It is also whispered among a rare few that the metallic dragons returned in this year but none have seen them since their rumored return.

1387
A great black cloud, or some great shadow, seemed to encircle the world one night; this disturbance was reported from many locations around the world. Research continues on what may have caused this disturbance and why it lasted for such a short time.

Also, the quiet rumor spreads that a Bloodpool has been restored.

1390
The Island of the Harper of Ilsare is rumored to have suffered a devastating attack; its effects on the role of the Harper: still unknown.

1392
In this year...

• Toran's mightiest Justicar falls from grace. The church and faith of The All Watching is greatly diminished, as many of its paladins are tainted by impurity.
• The Kingdom of Roldem falls to Blood's forces. At least six hundred thousand are slaughtered in the onslaught, and the once powerful navy is diminished to small numbers.
• Conflict strains relations between Ilsarians and Lucindites, a rift forming between the allied churches for reasons unknown. Rumors abound on the subjects of both causes and solutions, but all that is known for fact is that there is friction where none existed before.

1393
In this year...

• The realm of dreams is liberated from the taint of betrayals from the past. An Ilsarian spirit is said to still remain trapped within, yet no longer suffering the turmoil of Nightmares.
• Springing from Willow's Weep, a strange disease begins spreading through Northern Dregar. It quickly moves along the region, its victims dying seemingly of pure sorrow. A desperate call goes out to the best healers of the world, but little hope for a cure is felt.
• The Viper constellation moves to attack both Beryl's Geode and Xeen’s Gift.
• The township of Stone falls to Blood's forces. Many heroes felt this as a personal attack, the small community being close to many of their hearts.
• Dozens of heroes and a large military invasion were successful in defeating a large contingent of Bloods forces. This was his first significant loss in history and with this the tides of war have changed.

1394
It is thought that a great hero was somehow able to save the Soul Strands from being cut. The disease spreading through Willow's Weep is stopped.

1395
In this year...

• The Dwarven Halls under Mount Norand are cleansed of their undead taint and the Bloodpool lying within is destroyed by a stout group of heroes.
• Bloodstone loses General Xandrial to the Planes. Xandrial was able to defeat a Lord in the planes to claim his ‘rightful place’. Many now understand that Xandrial was harvesting souls on Layonara in order to gain power for his ultimate goal of defeating this Lord.
• After several missions into the Islands that once made up the Kingdom of Roldem, Blood's forces suffer a major defeat by a large group of adventurers and allied military forces. Freedom is won, and the rebuilding of the ravaged islands begins.

• The land known as the Swamp of Reawakening is balanced and the Grove of Slumber appears.
• A cure for a devastating disease spreading through the Ulgrid Dwarven Clans is found. Many dwarves die and the halls are left in a downtrodden state.
• The T’oleflor Realm has been reopened by decades of difficult effort and sacrifices by many dedicated heroes.
• The Silver Vein has been returned and planted once again. A new Hierophant comes into power.

1399
In this year...

• Just as suddenly as it stopped, the cutting of Soul Strands resumes.
• A year after the disappearance of Shadow it is thought that Selian has severed all ties with the Sisters, possibly destroying this great sisterhood forever.
• The generals Drezneb and Eon are defeated in battle and their blood pools destroyed by a large group of powerful heroes.

1400
A new Sun Archer rises at the dawn of the century and saves Voltrex from possible catastrophe.

Also in this year, the constellations of the Viper and the Scorpion fade from the night sky.

1401
Rumour spreads of a dancer who transcended the bounds of The Material to give strength to the weakened Lumbral and became The Veil between two worlds.

The artifact known as the Blade of Shadows is forged later this same year.

1402
In this year...

• A large scale invasion by the forces of Blood is twarted near the Great Oak and Silver Veign. Ozlo is lost during this battle. The dragon called summons ends here.
• At the same time that the Great Oak is being attacked an invasion force, led by a general of Blood known as Lord Rael, strikes Prantz and Dregar as a whole. Prantz falls and is from then on ruled by Lord Rael.
• A large group of heroes destroy Bloodstone and the war ends. At nearly the same time a Bloodwell is destroyed in the Demon Tower and the resulting explosion levels a large part of the Demon Mountains and puts the world into the Dark Ages due to the dust and debris that circles the globe.

1403
With Bloodstone dead, dragons are sighted again, one called Knad'radoniad even proclaims himself as ruler of Bastil. This shows that many more dragons were hidden in remote corners of the world than initially thought.

1406
In this year...

• The actions of a group of adventurers brought water and life back into an area of Dregar desert and are rumored to have begun to restore some ancient balance.
• The dwarven city of Bloody Gate on Alindor suffers some damage as the former ruler king Rory Bloodfist fights to reclaim the city from the usurper Gunderforn.
• The part of the church of Toran known as the Justicers is removed from the church. They are taken in by the Rofireinites and form the Office of Marshalls

1408
The town of Hurm is stricken by a terrible disease, brought there by the dragon called the Black Plague and two others after adventurers intruded on its lair. This provides further proof that there are more dragons than initially thought.

1410
In this year...

• The City Guard of Fort Vehl report that a host of warriors was set ashore not far from the city. Scouts report that the warriors were dark elves, arriving on two ships. When the militia, sent out from Fort Vehl to deal with the host, arrived at their makeshift base, they found it abandoned. The dark elves were reported to have fled to the far reaches of the Deep.
• Queen Allurial dies and is called into the Heavens by Lucinda.
• The rift that spilled life sapping energies on the Forsaken Islands was closed by the actions of Jacchri Abianca and his companions. Since that day it is said that a white wolf can be seen running around in the forests of the world.

1417
It is thought that a direct representative of the god Corath battled with a creature known as the Channeler, who was sent by Aeridin. Both perished in the battle, causing a shift in the balance of power between the Lord Manipulator and the Lifegiver, leading to a change in focus.

From this point on, it became more and more unlikely that cross-species unions (eg. humans and elves, humans and orcs) would produce offspring.

1418
Rumors arise that a secret and well guarded compound of Rofireinites on Mistone was breached by thieves. Even though the location remains secret and church claims ignorance the rumors are persistent and some sources claim that something was stolen.

1420
After many years of darkness and twilight, the sun can be seen in the sky again, and the Dark Ages end.

1421
In this year, the very last recorded cross-species birth occurred. After this, no halfbreed children were born, and those who were halfbreeds themselves (Half-Elves, Half-Orcs, and other creatures of mixed blood) gradually discovered that they were utterly unable to conceive/bear children.