* 4400s BCY ** Suel mages begin magically binding genies as slave labor. A brief hysteria occurred among the superstitious Aerdi. An time period that started 213 CY when the rulers of the Great Kingdom started to fall. AGE OF GREAT SORROW (decline of The Great Kingdom) * 213 CY Eclipse during an Aerdy coronation signals the Age of Great Sorrow. At its greatest extent, the Great Kingdom stretched from the city of Rel Astra on the Solnor coast to the Viceroyalty of Ferrond in the west; and from Sunndi in the south to Ratik in the north. ** (2029 OR), 497 CY Ivid II is assassinated and replaced by his son, Ivid III. ** ** * circa 13,000s BCY Kopru (serpent-like amphibians) start undersea empire on Oerth. Years of civil war ensued, and only the intercession of dispassionate houses such as Garasteth and Darmen brought about the final compromise. (3009 OR), 576 CY Guide to the World of Greyhawk completed by Pluffet Smedger the Elder. **, * 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. (2057 OR), 526 CY Dyvers becomes a Free City. This period was called the Age of Great Sorrow. [2] Although Gygax referred to Greyhawk in many of his columns, magazine articles and D&D adventures, the overall world remained his personal home campaign for several years. Age of Great Sorrow. A summary of historical events, by Common Year Reckoning. 213 CY Age of Great Sorrow. 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. . * 361 CY Zagig Yragerne buries a cache of extraplanar magic under the Land of Black Ice. * 1099 BCY Flan uprising ends rule of Keraptis, mage goes into wandering exile with his gnome followers. The Malachite Throne destroys them to a person. (From the Ashes 7), At the same time, the Great Kingdom attacks on a broad front against the Theocracy of the Pale, Almor and Nyrond. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! In 583 CY, Ivid launched an attack upon Nyrond, Almor, and the Iron League states, but the conflict served only to bring ruin to the heartlands of the Great Kingdom and destruction to many tens of thousands of citizens. * 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. The wiki page for the EGI has a list of sources, full product names, abbreviations, and a link to the full, downloadable index. [3], By 100 CY, the Great Kingdom stretched the entire breadth of the Flanaess, from the Solnor Ocean to the Fals Gap, and as far north as Perrenland and the north and northeast of the Vesve Forest, and from Sunndi to the Griff-Corusk mountains. House Rax was unable to present a strong contender for Nalif's heir, leading to agreement among the major noble houses that it was time for change. The Free City of Greyhawk achieves its first period of greatness under the rulership of Zagig Yragerne. * 435 CY ** Jaran Krimeah proclaimed Mage of The Great Kingdom, stages a failed coup and is imprisoned. * 474 CY ** Ehrendil Stone born to elven and elemental parents near the Monastery of the Toiling Lady along the southwestern coast of Jeklea Bay. by 100 CY, during the reign of Overking Manshen of Rax, there were four viceroys, with House Cranden ruling South Province from Zelradton, and House Naelax controlling North Province from Eastfair. The wiki page for the EGI has a list of sources, full product names, abbreviations, and a link to the full, downloadable index. * 498 BCY The lich Vecna founds an empire through the central Flanaess. **, * 550 CY ** Ulanu Flickflower leaves home, uses false names as a wandering charlatan in Keoland and Ulek nations. ** , so there's nothing to lose. * 557 CY ** Stelfast Holren becomes a professional hunter/guide for various nobles and merchants traveling through the Ardi Forest in The Great Kingdom. It was the prudence of House Cranden that solidified the realms power structure over the next century. * 574 CY ** Winter: An unending winter storm forms above the northern Archbarony of Blackmoor. 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. All give a sense to the events of centuries past. EpicSavingThrow.com: A Grognard's Notebook. In 1979, Gygax made the decision to publish the world of Greyhawk, but in order to do so, he made substantial changes to his home campaign world. The Great Kingdom reached its height over the next century under House Rax, with ambitious rulers such as the lines of Erhart and Toran. * 473 BCY Vecna writes the Codex of the Infinite Planes. ** ** 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. * 570 CY Iuz accidentally freed from magic prison, returns to lead his empire. AGE OF AERDY (rise of The Great Kingdom) Geoff and Sterich are conquered by the invaders. 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. [1], This began an era of decline for the Great Kingdom, with successive Overkings being increasingly decadent and incompetent, leading to the gradual collapse of the Great Kingdom. Non-Suel tribes the Oerid and Bakluni peoples to the north gradually subjugated and enslaved. [1], The Kingdom of Aerdy set about expanding throughout the Flanmi Basin, spending its early decades conquering the neighbouring Flan and Suel. An time period that started 213 CY when the rulers of the Great Kingdom started to fall. Prince of Furyondy/Provost of Veluna kidnapped. (1084 OR), 450 CY Myro is destroyed by a joint force from Nyrond, Furyondy and the Shield Lands. * 91 CY ** Keraptis leaves White Plume Mountain; his fate after this time is unknown but his gnomes remain behind. ** The Great Kingdom, or the Great Kingdom of Aerdy or The Empire of Aerdy or just Aerdy. The Roll of Years A summary of historical events follows. (1090 OR), 461 CY Demi-human realm of Ulek affected, demi-human realm of Celene revealed (although it is also affected in the eyes of the Great Kingdom, this hidden Elven realm actually just decides to open communications with the human kingdoms at this time). ** With the fracturing of the Great Kingdom at the end of the Greyhawk Wars, the members of the once formidable Knight Protectors remain scattered and as such . During the reign of Grand Prince Almor II, the Rax Aerdi defeated their Nyrondese rivals in the Battle of a Fortnights Length (535 OR, or -109 CY). ** **, * 574 CY ** Winter: An unending winter storm forms above the northern Archbarony of Blackmoor. But Gnomes and Halflings are pretty much left out. * 455 CY ** Tysiln San captured in the Valley of the Mage, becomes lover/First Protector to the Exalted One/Black One. 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. (, 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. * 576 CY ** Autumn: Rose, Ehrendil, Norah, Sariel, Bahkgarr the bullywug and others escape White Plume Mountain with Blackrazor, Whelm and Wave. As each sovereign passed, he was replaced with a more dimwitted and less competent successor, until the outer dependencies of Aerdy declared their independence. His fatuous son Malev was uninterested in the office and proceeded to secretly auction it off to the highest bidder among his relatives. (2054 OR), 522 CY King Belvor II is crowned in Furyondy. Why Does The King Send You On Adventures. (Player's Guide to Greyhawk 10) * 724 BYC ** Ctenmiir born to dwarven Clan Ironfist under the Yatil Mountains. (3015 OR), 582 CY Rise of Vatun (Iuz) in the North; Fall of Tenh; Beginning of the Greyhawk Wars. ** Cobb Darg of the Free City of Irongate orders the execution of every known Scarlet Brotherhood agent within the city. * 480 CY The witch Iggwilv conquers Perrenland but is soon overthrown by a rogue demon, years of famine and terror follow. **, * 781 BCY ** Mountain inhabitants of Tostenhca all die, said to be due from a curse placed by Keraptis using his Null Enigma device. His adventurous exploits had taken him the length and breadth of Oerth and beyond -- his command of magic had grown to heroic proportions. **, * 540 CY ** Stelfast Holren born near Errantkeep under the prosperous dominion of House Naelax, a noble family in The Great Kingdom. ** ** Ages of Glory, of Dreams, of Fairies, Gods, and even Great Sorrows. (1088 OR), 455 CY Sunndi rebels against the Great Kingdom, joins the Iron League. * 550 CY ** Ulanu Flickflower leaves home, uses false names as a wandering charlatan in Keoland and Ulek nations. **, * 576 CY ** Summer: Rose (Ulanu) Flickflower, Norah Brithel, Sariel Galanodel kidnapped by Slave Lords, sold to duergar at White Plume Mountain. Ivid I who accedes to Malachite Throne. **. (From the Ashes 6), Keoland, Gran March, the Ulek States and the Yeomanry enter into the Treaty of Niole Dra, a mutual-defense pact and military alliance. [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. (3013 OR), 580 CY Magnificent Talking Goat Party formed in Greyhawk; The Declaimers of Stroun predict the downfall of Tenh. During Zelcor's coronation in Rauxes later that year, an ominous sign appeared in the sky, a complete eclipse of the noontime sun above the capital. For the next few years, Gygax was the arbiter of all events that occurred in Greyhawk until he was ousted from TSR in 1985. [1] In the beginning, the entire "world" consisted of a single dungeon underneath an abandoned castle. (1025 OR), 393 CY Zagig Yragerne founds the Guild of Wizardry in Greyhawk. (This calendar compiled by Steven B. Wilson and Grimulf and is based on several TSR publications including: The World of Greyhawk, From the Ashes, Greyhawk Wars, The City of Greyhawk, The Temple of Elemental Evil (T1-4), Rary the Traitor (WGR3), The Marklands (WGR4), Iuz the Evil (WGR5), Ivid the Undying (Carl Sargent, TSR AOL), Fate of Istus (WG8), Vale of the Mage (WG12), Vecna Lives (WGA4), Dungeon Masters Guide 1st ed., Greyhawk Adventures (TSR) and others by TSR based on the work of Gary Gygax). **, * 91 CY ** Keraptis leaves White Plume Mountain; his fate after this time is unknown but his gnomes remain behind. **, * 455 CY ** Tysiln San captured in the Valley of the Mage, becomes lover/First Protector to the Exalted One/Black One. Duke Eyeh II of Tenh begins an aggressive campaign to clear the Troll Fens. You can help Greyhawk Wiki by expanding it. 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. (DRA#354), Surviving Baklunish migrate north to the shores of the Dramidj Ocean. ** (899 OR) . The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth (adventure), The Hidden Shrine of Tamochan (adventure), Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. (Tasha will later become known as Iggwilv, the worlds greatest demonologist.) * 3400s BCY High and wood elves establish nations in the Flanaess (Highfolk, Celene, Aliador, and Arrisa). (1028 OR), 394 CY The publishing of Pontus Hardiggins, halfling traveler extraordinaire, journals and his description of Esmerin, the land of giants and halflings in the Lortmils. (1029 OR), 400 CY Voorman Perren unites cantons of Perrenland. They patiently watch for lizards, then catch them with a swift dart toward the ground. The faith of Hextor became the most prominent in the realm, and it laid claim to the See of Medegia, wresting it from the Zilchans who had held it for nearly two centuries after they had supplanted the Pelor. **. * Norah Brithel, dwarven alchemist/artificer, wields Whelm (Colette Brown) (From the Ashes 6), The Duchy of Tenh is conquered by the Fists/Northern Barbarian armies. 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. [6], The dispute resulted in a period of civil war lasting nine years, during which assassination of nobles and shifting of alliances were common. ** (Guide 9), The City of Greyhawk nationalizes the Cairn Hills smelting trade. ** Soon after, Furyondys northern border collapses under an assault from Iuz-allied humanoids attacking from the Vesve Forest. The ultimate fate of Ivid V was unknown, but with certainty the rule of the Overkings of Rauxes had come to an end. (3004 OR), 571 CY Irongate joins the Golden League and drives Ivids forces under the Herzog back to the South Province. ** ** (1096 OR), 465 CY Volte, a blue dragon terrorizing Geoff and Sterich, is defeated by a group of adventurers aided by Schemley, a Greyhawk dragon. **, * 724 BYC ** Ctenmiir born to dwarven Clan Ironfist under the Yatil Mountains. Campaign Content Breakdown: 45% Combat/ 35% Narrative (RP) / 20% Exploration. He took the new title of Overking, which would be used by all subsequent rulers. (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. 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. * 572 CY Tribes of orcs invade the Shield Lands, refugees flee to Furyondy. (2015 OR), 494 CY Ivid I dies, Ivid II ascends the Malachite Throne. no risk refund guarantee (1085 CY), 453 CY King Tavish III of Keoland dies, Tavish IV ascends to throne; end of Keoish Emperialism. **, * 474 CY ** Ehrendil Stone born to elven and elemental parents near the Monastery of the Toiling Lady along the southwestern coast of Jeklea Bay. After the accidental freeing, good-aligned troops raze Robilars estate, driving the fighter into exile. 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