greyhawk age of great sorrow
Zagig built for himself an enormous castle complex . * 203 CY Betrayal by Knight Protector of the Great Kingdom Sir Kargoth in a pact with Demogorgon, leads to creation of death knights in Aerdy. (995 OR), 356 CY Kingdom of Nyrond established, Kingdom of Keoland reaches peak; Keolands Small War with Furyondy. (752 OR), 113 CY Alisedrans report of The Hanging Glacier. the Iron League). Nasran founded the See of Medegia and granted it to the faith of Palor. Perranders, Velunians, Furyondians, and Tenhas each establish independence in a series of minor but bloody wars. (Player's Guide to Greyhawk 10), 450 **, * 455 CY ** Tysiln San captured in the Valley of the Mage, becomes lover/First Protector to the Exalted One/Black One. Age of Great Sorrow View source This page may be a Stub or not include some information. ** **, * 576 CY ** Autumn (1 week after Brewfest): Ehrendil does research at the Guild of Wizardrys library; Norah mixes with archmage Jallarzi Sallavarian; Rose mixes with Guildmaster of Thieves Org Nenshen; Sariel crashes classes at the University of Magical Arts; Stel and Maura protected at the Temple of Rao. Gygax: "I did indeed create details for the PC party on the spot, adding whatever seemed appropriate, and as Rob played and learned from me, he did the same, and when we were actively co-DMing we could often create some really exciting material on the spot, if you will. [1], The dominant tribe among the Oeridians was the Aerdi, whose name meant "sky people". **, * 91 CY ** Keraptis leaves White Plume Mountain; his fate after this time is unknown but his gnomes remain behind. An time period that started 213 CY when the rulers of the Great Kingdom started to fall. Celene achieves full independence, Yolande elevated to queen of Celene. This period was called the Age of Great Sorrow. The Brithel family are robotics experts, rivals to the famed Kwalish who lived just north of The Valley. (2056 OR), 523 CY Storrich of the Hold of Stonefist supposedly enter the Burning Cliffs region. Note: conflicts with 461 CY. (1072 OR), 440 CY Warrior-Priests of Wintershiven found the Church Militant (of Pholtus). -217 CY Founding of the Kingdom of Aerdy. (1016 OR), 375 CY Zagig Yragerne begins construction of Greyhawk Castle. (3013 OR), 580 CY Magnificent Talking Goat Party formed in Greyhawk; The Declaimers of Stroun predict the downfall of Tenh. The lands within his rule were known as the the Kingdom of Aerdy, and their capital in Rel Astra. (2014 OR), 480 CY City of Elredd founded by a Wolf Nomad warrior on the site of earlier camp settlements. * 1423 BCY Vecna born into an untouchable caste among the Flan people. **, * 575 CY ** Autumn: Ehrendil Stone captured by Slave Lord agents near the city of Gryrax, sold and transported to duergar occupying the dungeons below White Plume Mountain. (2003 OR), 478 CY Iggwilv is overthrown and imprisoned. ), 557 CY Rise of the Slaver Lords in Drachensgrabs. (1070 OR), 437 CY Turmoil Between the Crowns. However, for ease of use, this timeline uses only the, It was nominated for deletion on Wikipedia, Magic and Memories: The Complete History of Dungeons and Dragons, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Lyzandred discovers a portal to a demiplane closely aligned to, Lyzandred, trapped in his private demiplane, finally succumbs to death and becomes a, First employment of humanoid mercenaries. ** It's like having a rewind button for your campaign. All dates use the Common Year (CY) reckoning established by the Great Kingdom of Aerdy. (From the Ashes 8), The Scarlet Brotherhood begins campaign of assassinations in Iron League states with an aim to destabilize their governments. [1][3], Subsequent Rax Overkings were poor leaders. https://greyhawkonline.com/greyhawkwiki/index.php?title=Age_of_Great_Sorrow&oldid=55820, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike, This page was last edited 07:41, 5 August 2021 by Greyhawk Wiki user. * 576 CY ** Autumn (week before Brewfest): Rose, Ehrendil, Norah and Sariel arrive in the City of Greyhawk. Centuries past, when Greyhawk city was still a burgeoning riverbank trading post, Zagig was already a powerful magician. The priesthood of Hextor officially deposes Ivid V as Overking. 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[1], In 645 OR (1 CY), Grand Prince Nasran of House Cranden declared universal peace throughout his empire. Greyhawk member, 1997-1999. So, 1,235 years ago, began the Great Migrations to which the modern reckoning of the Oeridians is dated. Almor is conquered in short order. [1] In 213 CY, Overking Jiranen died after the end of a long reign. **, * 576 CY ** Summer: Rose (Ulanu) Flickflower, Norah Brithel, Sariel Galanodel kidnapped by Slave Lords, sold to duergar at White Plume Mountain. The ill-fated expedition of Sormod of Perrenland to find Eru-Tovar, north of Blackmoor. (2046 OR), 513 CY Rise of Horned Society; humanoids take Pomarj. In 586 CY, Ivid V, last Overking of the Great Kingdom, was rumored to be dead after the devastation of Rauxes, the nations capitol. (From the Ashes 7), Renewed giant and evil humanoid raids hit the Grand Duchy of Geoff, Sterich, and the Yeomanry. And there is some depth dealing with Dwarves and Elves. University of Rauxes sacked. (Dungeon #124.62). * 254 CY Ferrond province breaks from The Great Kingdom, becomes the independent Kingdom of Furyondy. Aerdy almost doubled in size and thereafter became known as the Great Kingdom, now a true empire. His fatuous son Malev was uninterested in the office and proceeded to secretly auction it off to the highest bidder among his relatives. A viceroy in Dyvers administered the Viceroyalty of Ferrond, including its Northern Reaches (now Perrenland and lands north and northeast of the Vesve Forest). (Guide 9). A summary of historical events, by Common Year Reckoning. These were largely tracts settled by individual noble houses of the Aerdi, such as the mystic Garasteth, the noble Cranden, the mercantile Darmen, the calculating Rax, and the militaristic Naelax. AGE OF AERDY (rise of The Great Kingdom) * circa 7000s BCY Peak of the Torhoon Empire on the continent of Melavi (Hepmonaland). **, * 576 CY ** Spring: Valley of the Mages First Protector Tysiln San sends Norah Brithel on a quest to find the missing Ehrendil Stone. (899 OR) . Nyrond declared independence in 356 CY during the reign of Overking Portillan, whose attempts to reconquer the territory were blocked by an attack on the Great Kingdom's heartlands by Flan barbarians. He ruled a land now called the kingdom of Aerdy (aer meaning sky in Old Oeridian). * circa 8000s BCY Torhoon human peoples overthrow yuan-ti empire. * 576 CY ** Spring: Valley of the Mages First Protector Tysiln San sends Norah Brithel on a quest to find the missing Ehrendil Stone. Due to the cooperative effort of the various Aerdi tribes settling in the Flanmi basin, they expanded quickly. (858 OR) 254 CY Kingdom of Furyondy declared with crowning of Thrommel I. Veluna and Tenh follow in declaring independence. (, Logue, Nicholas. The Greyhawk Militia's strength is focused in the south, facing endless raids by orcs and goblinoids from the conquered Wild Coast. * circa 3400s BCY Emperor bans binding, prompts a 30-year civil war between houses. Nominally set in Greyhawk, Age of Worms brings that venerable setting to life in a fun, action packed way, with lots of interesting and . Ferrond declared independence in 254 CY, followed by Veluna, Tenh, and Perrenland. ** (2048 OR), 516 CY First Sighting of the Velunese Lights. They pushed south the Suel, crushed the old Flan kingdom of Ahlissa to the southwest, and conquered rival Oeridian tribes to the north who had settled there after them. (From the Ashes 9). His forces are stopped at the Battle of the Pass of Celene by a coalition of humanoid warriors. **, * 799 BCY ** Keraptis and his remaining evil gnome followers move into the dungeon under White Plume Mountain. It was nominated for deletion on Wikipedia. ** * 572 CY Tribes of orcs invade the Shield Lands, refugees flee to Furyondy. , so there's nothing to lose. ** (From the Ashes 7), Ket allies with Iuz, and promptly attacks Bissel. (LGG, 65). The first appearance of Mayaheines avatar on Oerth. His adventurous exploits had taken him the length and breadth of Oerth and beyond -- his command of magic had grown to heroic proportions. The World of Greyhawk Timeline is a list of fictional historical events that either explain the history leading up to the present state of the World of Greyhawk Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting, or that enumerate further developments described in campaign products published by either TSR, Inc. or Wizards of the Coast. you will have instant access to your previous versions. Despite creeping insanity, he ably defended his realm from the combined forces of the Golden League (579-580) and civil unrest during the Red Death plague of 581. The ultimate fate of Ivid V was unknown, but with certainty the rule of the Overkings of Rauxes had come to an end. (3015 OR), 582 CY Rise of Vatun (Iuz) in the North; Fall of Tenh; Beginning of the Greyhawk Wars. Rather than using his own map, which was simply a map of the United States overwritten with his cities, towns and regions, he sketched out a new world called Oerth,[3] then concentrated on one corner of one continent, a place called the Flanaess. * 342 CY The Grey College founded in the settlement of Greyhawk. GreySage Joined: Aug 03, 2001 Posts: 3296 From: Michigan Send private message: Thu Jul . AGE OF DELIVERANCE (first empire of free humans) * 213 CY Eclipse during an Aerdy coronation signals the Age of Great Sorrow. ** 261 years ago Future city of Greyhawk established as a trading post. **, * 459 CY ** The Mightyhammers of Clan Dankil adapt drow trap techniques to create the Assassins Run in the Valley of the Mage. **, * 1208 BCY ** Magical warhammer Whelm created by dwarven Clan Dankil at a dwarfhold under the Barrier Peaks. The Royal Astrologers proclaimed it as a great portent, confirming the sign of a coming Age of Great Sorrow prophesied by Selvor the Younger fifteen years earlier. . Cuthbert expends huge amounts of energy to simulate the death of the Circle, and after contributing immense aid to a party in overthrowing Vecna, is himself greatly weakened. * 3400s BCY High and wood elves establish nations in the Flanaess (Highfolk, Celene, Aliador, and Arrisa). (Oerths second sun in the sky may or may not disappear during this time.). The Great Kingdom of Aerdy, commonly referred to as the Great Kingdom, was a major nation-state which dominated the south-eastern Flanaess from 1 CY until 586 CY. **, * 453 CY ** Jaran Krimeah renamed The Exalted One; The Valley becomes known henceforth as The Valley of the Mage. * 344 BCY Vecna is betrayed by Kas the Bloody-Handed; his empire falls. (, Surviving Baklunish migrate north to the shores of the, Keoland and Furyondy go to war, resulting in the secession of the Keolandish regions of, Excessive taxation and repression leads to a general rebellion in the southern, Assassination of nearly all of the House of Rax, with the exception of, Evil forces construct a small chapel outside the village of, Iuz is inadvertently freed from imprisonment below. Obsidian Portal has a lot of really cool features that use JavaScript. The wiki page for the EGI has a list of sources, full product names, abbreviations, and a link to the full, downloadable index. * 453 CY ** Norah Brithel born to mother Torgga Mightyhammer of Clan Dankil and father Oskar Brithel of Clan Fireforge in the Barrier Peaks foothills overlooking Little Bissel in the Valley of the Mage. A Brief History of Greyhawk . Irongate, Idee and Onnwal rebelled and founded the Iron League in 447 CY, joined in 448 CY by the Lordship of the Isles and in 445 CY by the County of Sunndi, and allied with Nyrond. Accounting for the lack of a year zero in the Common Year calendar, 428 OR should be -217 CY. The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth (adventure), The Hidden Shrine of Tamochan (adventure), Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. The neighboring . c. -14,010 This page may be a Stub or not include some information. The Great Kingdom shattered into smaller provinces soon thereafter. ** ** * circa 9000s BCY Yuan-ti (snakefolk) empire on the continent of Melavi (Hepmonaland). TSR took over creation of new events for his world, and a re-visioning of the campaign in 1992 resulted in an extension of the end of the timeline from 576 CY to 585 CY. [1], In 428 OR (-217 CY),[2] Lord Mikar of House Garasteth was crowned the first Grand Prince of Aerdy. By the sixth century CY, however, the Great Kingdom had shrunk to a fraction of its size, limited to the lands east of the Harp River and Teesar Torrent, and north of the Iron Hills and Thelly River. . They named this ocean the Solnor, meaning "the birthplace of the sun", and settled along its shores. The Malachite Throne soon became known as the Fiend-Seeing Throne, and it was widely believed (with good reason) that the Ivid overkings consorted with evil outsiders. These nomadic peoples were not very different, culturally speaking, from their neighbors the Flan, being superstitious, rustic, proud, and relatively primitive compared to the great empires of the Suel and Baklunish. Age of Great Sorrow [ edit] In 198 CY, Selvor the Younger prophecied an Age of Great Sorrow. Manshen divided the western marklands into the Viceroyalty of Nyrond, ruled by a junior branch of House Rax from Rel Mord, and and the Viceroyalty of Ferrond, ruled from Dyvers. (2033 OR), 505 CY Imprisonment of Iuz in beneath the Castle Greyhawk. * 576 CY ** Summer: Rose (Ulanu) Flickflower, Norah Brithel, Sariel Galanodel kidnapped by Slave Lords, sold to duergar at White Plume Mountain. (From the Ashes 6), The Duchy of Tenh is conquered by the Fists/Northern Barbarian armies. * 528 CY ** Ulanu Flickflower born in Orchid Brook at the Lortmil foothills in the County of Ulek. Fall of the Onnwall and Idee; Halfling Blight in Elmshire; Night of Terror on the Wild Coast; Elves reclaim Lendore Isle. [1] In the beginning, the entire "world" consisted of a single dungeon underneath an abandoned castle. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! * 569 CY Temple of Elemental Evil founds an army, gets destroyed a year later by a coalition of humans and elves at the Battle of Emridy Meadows. The following terms are sometimes used to describe eras in the history of eastern Oerik: A sudden, unexplained disease causes the koprus kopura food source to diminish. Ivid II quickly fell into dementia and was in turn assassinated by his own son, Ivid III, in 497 CY. (Tasha will later become known as Iggwilv, the worlds greatest demonologist.) The battle results in a decisive defeat of the Great Kingdoms armies. [5], In 587 CY, most of the remaining former Great Kingdom united under Prince Xavener of House Darmen, who took the title of Overking of the new United Kingdom of Ahlissa.[5]. The now-restored Circle of Eight brokers peace, except that Rary turns traitor, plots to murder everyone, and flees into the Bright Desert. (758 OR), 155 CY Attir Aedorichs discovery of the Sinking Isle. Rauxes fell victim to a vast magical conflict that left the city in ruins and submerged in a region of distorted magical force with unpredictable effects, the final fate of Ivid V, the rivals for the Malachite Throne, and Rauxess citizens remains unknown. It was heavily influential, originating the Common language, Common Year calendar, and the gold/silver/copper coinage standard used throughout the Flanaess. ** * 397 CY The mage Tasha becomes an apprentice to Zagig Yragerne. The Malachite Throne destroys them to a person. Buffoons and incompetents sat upon the Malachite Throne, and their mismanagement split apart the Celestial Houses. * 455 CY ** Tysiln San captured in the Valley of the Mage, becomes lover/First Protector to the Exalted One/Black One. In the year 1 OR (-644 CY), conflict between the Baklunish Empire and the Suel Imperium threatened to engulf the regions inhabited by the Oeridians tribes. ** The army includes the seagoing Hardby Marines of Woolly Bay, in their six war-galleys, and the Mountaineer Militiaof the Abbor-Alz, with a score of griffon-riding "skymen"attached. (2040 OR), 506 CY Jurnre falls at the height of The Hateful Wars. Gygax: "Yes, I had a sketch map of the remainder of the globe". * 498 CY Greyhawk officially becomes a Free City after severing ties with The Great Kingdom. This article is a stub. (Crypt of Lyzandred the Mad 2), The Wars end with a Brotherhood-inspired general peace treaty, the Pact of Greyhawk in the month of Harvester. Ivid IV is assassinated by his son, Ivid V. (2090 OR) (The following years from 557-583 CY are called The Times of Struggle by historians. ** (2099 OR), 566 CY Alliance of Drow with Giants in the West of the Flanaess. * 505 CY Iuz disappears and his nation falls into chaos. no risk refund guarantee The viceroys had near total autonomy within their realms to efficiently deal with local problems, answering only to the Malachite Throne. (From the Ashes 6), Nyrond moves against the Hold of Stonefist, striking first in the Phostwood, but staying close to the borders of the kingdom. AGE OF THRALLS (demon-worshipping inhumans use humans as slaves/food) It was the prudence of House Cranden that solidified the realms power structure over the next century. Greyhawk, especially its Thieves Guild, also pledge support against Iuz. After years of political maneuvering and scheming, Ivid finally brought far-flung provinces together in an attempt to launch a great war to reestablish the former glory of the empire of the Aerdi. (3017 OR), 584 CY Destruction of Almor; Dissolution of the Great Kingdom; End of the Greyhawk Wars; Great day of Signing; Treachery of Rary; Breaking of the Circle of Eight; The Great Burn in Greyhawk; Formation of the Kingdom of the Bright Lands. (917 OR), 283 CY Thrommel III begins construction of Chendl. * 570 CY Iuz accidentally freed from magic prison, returns to lead his empire. * 347 CY ** Magical experiment kills Tysiln Sans mage mentor, prompting her to travel the surface world alone. ** **, * 503 BYC ** Dwarven hero Ctemiir acquires the magical warhammer Whelm. The Aerdi made their capital in Rel Astra, and spent the next few decades conquering the neighboring Flan and driving the Suel to the south. Third Great Age of Mages (Greyhawk on Oerth, Glantri on Mystara, Second Sundering on Toril). **, * 576 CY ** Autumn (2 weeks after Brewfest): Oligarchs of Greyhawk sponsor a second magical expedition to Blackmoor. . During Zelcors coronation in Rauxes later that year, an ominous sign appeared in the sky, a complete eclipse of the noontime sun above the capital. When Yalranda died at the age of 40, her son Manshen broke with tradition to take the name of House Rax-Nyrond. . ** (From the Ashes 6). * 315 CY Future city of Greyhawk established as a trading post. * 576 CY ** Spring: Sariel Galanodel arrives on Oerth, explores Keoland and the Ulek nations. (3018 OR). The Oeridians headed east through the Fals Gap and into the Flanaess, and migrated eastward until they reached the great ocean and could go no further. * 466 BCY Baklunish and Suloise empires turn to goblin, orc and ogre tribes for mercenaries. ** (2091 OR), 560 CY Formation of the Circle of Eight. You should check them out. * 574 CY ** Winter: An unending winter storm forms above the northern Archbarony of Blackmoor. "The Library of Last Resort.". [6], The dispute resulted in a period of civil war lasting nine years, during which assassination of nobles and shifting of alliances were common. * 260 CY ** Tysiln San born in the Vault of the Drow. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Greyhawk census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more. * late 10,000s BCY Drow civilization begins in the underdark. **, * 574 CY ** Winter: An unending winter storm forms above the northern Archbarony of Blackmoor. **, * 528 CY ** Ulanu Flickflower born in Orchid Brook at the Lortmil foothills in the County of Ulek. Ages of Glory, of Dreams, of Fairies, Gods, and even Great Sorrows. JavaScript is currently disabled. Ivid I who accedes to Malachite Throne. * 576 CY ** Autumn (Brewfest): Stelfast Holdren and Maura arrive in the City of Greyhawk, are almost kidnapped by Evangelor Umpirt and other Slave Lords; Rose, Ehrendil, Norah, Sariel save the centaur and his young ward. [5] The herzog of North Province, the charismatic and ambitious Ivid of Naelax, made a claim to the throne, which was supported by most (but not all) of House Naelax. (2094 OR), 561 CY The Wizard Murq captures and kills many of the children of the nobility of Greyhawk. * 1923 BCY Founding of the Empire of Sulm in central Flaeness, soon conquers neighboring lands. **, * 452 CY ** Jaran Krimeah, now known as The Black One, arrives in The Valley and champions its elven, gnome and human peoples. * 1473 BCY ** Keraptis the mage becomes protector of northern Flan people in Tostenhca in the Griff Mountains. (Guide 9) 247 Sir Kargoth's castle, Fharlanst, destroyed by the Knight Protectors of the Great Kingdom. In order to quickly explain the current state of the world, and the motivations of various states and important characters, Gygax delineated twenty-one historical events that bracketed a thousand years of "pre-history" leading up to the "present" time of 576 CY (Common Year Reckoning). (2015 OR), 494 CY Ivid I dies, Ivid II ascends the Malachite Throne. Perrenland is liberated. (Expedition to the Ruins of Greyhawk). . MYTHIC PAST Aerdy nearly doubled in size, and was thereafter known as the Great Kingdom, though its ruler still held the old nationial title and office of Grand Prince. **, RECENT HISTORY (past decade or so, all player characters have their own various adventures to earn experience) In time, the Aerdi arrived at the shores of the great eastern waters, their long journey at an end. * 575 CY ** Winter: Wizardry Guild of Greyhawk sponsors its first expedition to storm-locked Blackmoor. The plague known as the Red Death sweeps across the Flanaess. Age of Great Sorrow. Two successor nations, the United Kingdom of Ahlissa and the North Kingdom of Aerdy, now vie for control of the region. (From the Ashes 7), The Battle of Innspa marks the peak of the Aerdy invasion of Nyrond. [4] Numerous smaller contenders. You should check them out. However, with the death in the spring of 213 CY of the Overking Jiranen, a sovereign who had reigned many years, succession became a matter of intrigue. (917 OR) * 473 BCY Vecna writes the Codex of the Infinite Planes. ** Cobb Darg of the Free City of Irongate orders the execution of every known Scarlet Brotherhood agent within the city. **, * 406 CY ** Jaran Krimeah born to the House Rax within the city of Rauxes in the Great Kingdom of Aerdy. The Age of Great Sorrow(decline of the Great Kingdom of Aerdy). (Player's Guide to Greyhawk 6). * 573 CY The Kingdom of Furyondy declares perpetual war against Iuz; the Wegwiur wolf nomads of the north, lords from the Shield Lands and elves of the Vesve Forest join in alliance. (2054 OR), 522 CY King Belvor II is crowned in Furyondy. ", Q: "In Dragon 315, Jim Ward talks about the origins of the Greyhawk setting, and is quoted as having said: 'He [Gygax] had the whole world mapped out'. T-1-4, A series of regional conflicts erupts into the continent-wide battle that eventually becomes the. * 551 CY Discovery of gold and treasure under Castle Greyhawk sparks local economic boom. Portillan's son Galren was a fool, and Galren's son Sonnend was a drunkard with no interest for affairs of state. During the Age of Great Sorrow, some dwarves, such as those allied with what would become the Iron League, were happy to assit their human allies in throwing off Aerdi-imposed shackles, while others, who had profited greatly from trade with the honorable lords of Ratik and Bone March, assisted the other way. ( 1 CY ), 516 CY first Sighting of the Great Kingdoms armies of... 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