Timeline

There have been five distinct Ages throughout the history of Teren Maseda: the Age of Dragons, the Age of Breaking: the Age of Divinity, the Age of Fire, and the current Age of Light.

Age of Dragons

~100 Dragons: the material plane (Cyn) is inhabited by ordiri; it is in constant fluctuation following the warring elemental magics

~300 Dragon: The gods of the Upper Pantheon come tinto being

~1100 Dragon: plant life begins to emerge, despite inconsistent terrain and volatile magic

~5300 Dragon: plants have dominated the landscape, insect life begins to emerge

~5500 Dragon: a cataclysmic event wipes out 70% of surface life

~73,000 Dragon: a cataclysmic event wipes out 20% of all life

~193,000 Dragon: animal life begins to emerge

Age of Breaking

~1 Breaking: the plane of magic (Lein) becomes violently disconnected from the material plane (Cyn)

~10 Breaking: huge swaths of land fall to mana sickness

~5000 Breaking: animals and plants have mostly adapted to life within the Contact Zones

~272,500 Breaking: early men begin to emerge

~617,900 Breaking: after a cruel winter, the god Heuroch teaches men the art of making fire

Age of Divinity

~400 Divine: wild men begin to form rudamentary communities and wage war

~1000 Divine: most men worship the Upper Pantheon

~1700 Divine: men begin to develop rudimentary weapons and tools to work with

~2100 Divine: the god Heuroch introduces the race of minotaurs to the continent of Erebos

~5600-6200 Divine: agriculture develops across the Contact Zones

~6500 Divine: the god Quill introduces the race of gnolls to Teren Maseda

~7000 Divine: written languages begin to form, recorded on clay tablets or strips of bark or leather

Age of Fire

~1 Fire: smelting becomes a common practice

~300 Fire: bronze and iron tools replace wood, stone, and bone

~450 Fire: war breaks out in the region currently known as Nalrogar, the first large-scale use of iron and bronze weaponry

~700 Fire: reed and pulp paper becomes more commonly used, and written language starts becoming more widely taught

1178 Fire: the first recorded landing of a ship sailing between Contact Zones makes landfall in Teren Maseda from the Dappled Islands of Erebos

1732 Fire: war breaks out between the nation of Gail (in present-day Lestart) and a coalition of gnoll packs and bandit tribes from the mountains called the Redthroats

1739 Fire: the Redthroats sack the capitol of Gail and take over the region

1755 Fire: Ardent Legault of House Brandblood, to be the first God-King of Pumat, is born in the city of Aras Mana

1757 Fire: the Redthroats push into Gadengar, seizing much of the southern territory; gnoll packs take over as ruling leaders

1761 Fire: