Ankhur History of Ankhur Timeline

History of Ankhur

Age of Chaos

The infancy of the world, a time of raging magic and the birthing of gods.

  • -802 AoC

    -800 AoC


    Bane's Coup in The Nine hells
    Military action

    Bane launches his assault on The Nine Hells and Archeron himself resulting in a bitter two years of anarchistic warfare.   After two years Bane's forces were depleted and he accepted exile to Gehenna as the terms of his surrender.

  • The Fall
    Destruction of Aeor
    Disaster / Destruction

    The exact date unknown, it is believed the Ruins of Aeor fell before the Age of Gods began.

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    Aeor

Age of Gods

Mortals emerged at the start of the Age of Gods. Created as playthings for the whims of the pantheon, for centuries they grew and fought for the pleasure of the gods.

  • 178 AoG


    Founding of Fleur
    Founding

    The first elven lord, Sylvana Fleur, unites the elven lords and ladies and becomes king of the elves, establishing the nation of Fleur in the process.

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    Fleur
  • 249 AoG


    Founding of Draconia
    Founding

    Draconia is founded as a formal nation under the first King.

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    Draconia
  • 911 AoG


    Founding of Steinland
    Founding

    The disparate warring factions of Steinland unite under Matriach Kel'Tharrud, forming an alliance with Draconia and Fleur.   The rituals of the Stein Thron are formed and a ruling council of the elder houses are established.

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    Steinland
  • 1532 AoG


    Founding of Terramere
    Founding

    Uniting under a single ecclesiarch the nation of Terramere is formed, quickly establishing boundaries and putting themselves into conflict with neighbour states such as Draconia and Kolohe

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    Terramere
  • 1613 AoG


    Terramare Starts the War of Expansion
    Military action

    The nation of Terramere, emboldened by years of prosperity begins to attack neighbor states, pushing first into Kolohe territory.

  • 2057 AoG


    Founding of Edoa
    Founding

    Disgusted by the inequalities wrought by the royal family, the Edoan people rise up and overthrown their bourgeois oppressors, establishing the Assembly and switching from a Monarchy to a Republic.

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    Edoa
  • 2185 AoG

    2186 AoG


    Edoan Civil War
    Military action

    After suffering almost a century of decline and watching the monarchy and their ruling elite grow more and more decadent, the people of Edoa rise and overthrow the bourgeois overlords.

  • 2212 AoG

    2221 AoG


    Shallaugh Civil War
    Military action

    Tensions reach a boiling point and an armed coup is staged at the parliamentary buildings of Shallaugh resulting the start of a 9-year civil war ultimately fueled by religious secularism.   The war lasts 9 years before reaching a stalemate at which point a treaty is signed and the nations of East Shallaugh and West Shallaugh are formed as a result.

  • 2345 AoG

    2345 AoG


    The Howling
    Disaster / Destruction

    The Howling wracked the lands of Ozia bringing about an end to their cold war with Fleur, in a circumstance some find a little too coincidental to be an accident.   The Howling saw an unleashing of wild magic on an unprecedented scale that wiped almost our all of the Ozians out, driving the survivors underground, and giving rise to a resurgence in power of Tharizdun

  • 2585 AoG


    The Founding of The Adventurers Guild
    Founding

    The Adventurers Guild was founded by Ursula Blightbane as a way to unite the strongest mortals in a common cause, to wrest control for their destinies from the gods and forge a path laid by mortals to a new world of prosperity.