GreySage Joined: Aug 03, 2001 Posts: 3296 From: Michigan Send private message: Thu Jul . . Nasran founded the See of Medegia and granted it to the faith of Palor. THE GREAT MIGRATIONS (human peoples driven east due to empire wars) First they conquered the Flans crumbling kingdom of Ahlissa in the southwest, then swept north to contend with other Oeridian tribes who had settled the Flanaess behind them. **, * 474 CY ** Ehrendil Stone born to elven and elemental parents near the Monastery of the Toiling Lady along the southwestern coast of Jeklea Bay. Ivid made terrible enemies of his kinsmen. (From the Ashes 7), The Battle of Innspa marks the peak of the Aerdy invasion of Nyrond. 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. * 473 BCY Vecna writes the Codex of the Infinite Planes. However, it quickly became clear to all the noble houses of the Aerdi that power in the Great Kingdom was being centralized in the hands of the rulers of Rauxes, and that the fortunes of the Great Kingdom would now rest with them. * 342 CY The Grey College founded in the settlement of Greyhawk. ** = Moment of significance from player characters campaign backstories. * 724 BYC ** Ctenmiir born to dwarven Clan Ironfist under the Yatil Mountains. "White Dwarf Interview: Gary Gygax - the man who made it all possible". **, * 453 CY ** Jaran Krimeah renamed The Exalted One; The Valley becomes known henceforth as The Valley of the Mage. (DRA#354), Surviving Baklunish migrate north to the shores of the Dramidj Ocean. Population: 2,618,200Human 79% (Os), Elf 9% (sylvan 90%, high 10%), Halfling 5% (stout), Dwarf 3%, Gnome 2%, Half-elf 1%, Half-orc 1% Languages: Common, Nyrondese, Old Oeridian, Elven, Halfling Alignments: LG, LN*, NG, CG, N Religions: Heironeous*, Beory, Rao, Pelor, Zilchus, Norebo, Pholtus, Ralishaz, Boccob, Delleb, Celestian The plague known as the Red Death sweeps across the Flanaess. Gray Hawks are small . 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. It was nominated for deletion on Wikipedia. This tale begins more than twelve centuries ago, when Oeridian tribes wandering the vast central plains of Oerik beyond the Flanaess in the Far West were driven to the east by a series of raging conflicts that culminated in the infamous Twin Cataclysms of prehistory. Perhaps the proudest, most warlike, and powerful of these tribes were the Aerdi, their name meaning sky people in the old tongue. 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. The viceroys had near total autonomy within their realms to efficiently deal with local problems, answering only to the Malachite Throne. * 1423 BCY Vecna born into an untouchable caste among the Flan people. . (3001 OR), 569 CY Battle of Emridy Meadows Horde of Elemental Evil Scattered. The wiki page for the EGI has a list of sources, full product names, abbreviations, and a link to the full, downloadable index. ** These clans worshiped powers of the Oerth and sky, and they read signs and portents in the heavens. (From the Ashes 7), Renewed giant and evil humanoid raids hit the Grand Duchy of Geoff, Sterich, and the Yeomanry. * 474 BYC ** Dwarven hero Ctemiir turned into vampire in order to permanently extend his war against goblinkind. 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. (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. He took the new title of Overking, which would be used by all subsequent rulers. "Greychrondex." * 1 million BCY Rod of Law (aka Rod of Seven Parts) used to slay Queen of Chaos on prime world (Oerth). In time, the Aerdi arrived at the shores of the great eastern waters, their long journey at an end. (2029 OR), 497 CY Ivid II is assassinated and replaced by his son, Ivid III. * 1 million BCY Queen of Chaos wars on Wind Dukes of Elemental Air. 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). (2046 OR), 513 CY Rise of Horned Society; humanoids take Pomarj. An time period that started 213 CY when the rulers of the Great Kingdom started to fall. (, 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. ** = Moment of significance from player characters campaign backstories. (Expedition to the Ruins of Greyhawk). * 576 CY ** Spring: Sariel Galanodel arrives on Oerth, explores Keoland and the Ulek nations. * 466 BCY Baklunish and Suloise empires turn to goblin, orc and ogre tribes for mercenaries. * 523 BCY Baklunish wizard Lyzandred becomes a lich. (From the Ashes 6; Greyhawk Wars Adventurers Book), The Shield Lands refuse an offer of alliance with Furyondy, and are soon overrun by Iuzs forces. In 213 CY, an Age of Great Sorrow, proclaimed by Selvor the Younger in 198 CY, was confirmed . * 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. [1], In 535 OR (-110 CY), during the reign Grand Prince Almor II, House Rax defeated its western rival Nyrond in the Battle of a Fortnight's Length. [3], The last decade of the rule of Overking Nalif was marred by internal schisms. They oversaw a fractured Great Kingdom, but they did so with iron fists and villainous glee. 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. (1001 OR), 360 CY Battle of Molvar and Battle of Lopolla end Keolandish expansion to the North. * 576 CY ** Summer: Rose (Ulanu) Flickflower, Norah Brithel, Sariel Galanodel kidnapped by Slave Lords, sold to duergar at White Plume Mountain. The first appearance of Mayaheines avatar on Oerth. The line of Ivid, comprising four more overkings, ruled the Great Kingdom for almost another century and half. Otiluke, Tenser murdered again, and Bigby severely injured. Subsequent rulers were weak and ineffectual, leading princes to act increasingly independently of the Overking and even fight amongst each other. **, * 724 BYC ** Ctenmiir born to dwarven Clan Ironfist under the Yatil Mountains. (From the Ashes 8), The Scarlet Brotherhood begins campaign of assassinations in Iron League states with an aim to destabilize their governments. Why Does The King Send You On Adventures. . (1075 OR), 446 CY Founding of Iron League; Bandit Kings sack Trigol; Assassination of the entire house of Rax in the Great Kingdom. * 575 CY ** Winter: Wizardry Guild of Greyhawk sponsors its first expedition to storm-locked Blackmoor. . * circa 13,000s BCY ** Faction of isolationist elves settle in The Valley section of the Barrier Peaks. [1], In 198 CY, Selvor the Younger prophecied an Age of Great Sorrow. * 480 CY The witch Iggwilv conquers Perrenland but is soon overthrown by a rogue demon, years of famine and terror follow. The Brithel family are robotics experts, rivals to the famed Kwalish who lived just north of The Valley. The County of Urnst gains independence from Nyrond at the Council of Rel Mord. The tribes entered the Flanaess through the Fals Gap, where they first encountered the Flan. (3011 OR), 579 CY Reformation of Coinage in Greyhawk City; beginning of infiltration of Horned Society into Bandit Kingdoms; The Outbreak of the Red Death, and the Change of Istus. **, * 474 BYC ** Dwarven hero Ctemiir turned into vampire in order to permanently extend his war against goblinkind. (0 longitude was established so as to run through the capital, Rauxes, while 0 latitude was determined to run along the Oerth's equator). Despite the new moniker, power in the new empire would not become truly centralized until 1 CY, when Grand Prince Nasran I declared universal peace throughout the land and took the title of Overking of the Great Kingdom of Aerdy. The neighboring . 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. So, 1,235 years ago, began the Great Migrations to which the modern reckoning of the Oeridians is dated. (720 OR), 100 CY Foundation of Viceroyalty of Furyondy. Plus, you have our (535 OR), 1 CY Crowning Nasron, of the House of Cramden, as the Overking of Aerdy. Prince of Furyondy/Provost of Veluna kidnapped. Greyhawk Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! (3000 OR), 567 CY The Beggars War in Greyhawk Beggars Union defeated by Thieves Guild. This controversy would be recognized as the beginning of a succession crisis known as the Turmoil Between Crowns. A viceroy in Dyvers administered the Viceroyalty of Ferrond, including its Northern Reaches (now Perrenland and lands north and northeast of the Vesve Forest). 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. **, RECENT HISTORY (past decade or so, all player characters have their own various adventures to earn experience) **, * 557 CY ** Stelfast Holren becomes a professional hunter/guide for various nobles and merchants traveling through the Ardi Forest in The Great Kingdom. He is corrupted by it. Ferrond declared independence in 254 CY, followed by Veluna, Tenh, and Perrenland. House Cranden rose to prominence over the next century. House Naelax replaces House Rax on Malachite Throne. Gygax: "Yes, I had a sketch map of the remainder of the globe". **, * 574 CY ** Winter: An unending winter storm forms above the northern Archbarony of Blackmoor. ** (2014 OR), 480 CY City of Elredd founded by a Wolf Nomad warrior on the site of earlier camp settlements. The different human races are dealt with in some depth - due to the great war that left the huge areas on the original map of Oerth. (From the Ashes 7), Turrosh Mak of the Pomarj attacks the Wild Coast and Ulek. The wiki page for the EGI has a list of sources, full product names, abbreviations, and a link to the full, downloadable index. Available online. * 150 CY Rhennee people (Romani) first appear in Adri Forest. Herzog of the South Province leads forces to a minor victory over the Golden League (Nyrond, Almor and His primary contender to the throne was the herzog of South Province, Galssonan of Cranden. 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