{"id":3134,"date":"2016-12-04T13:03:28","date_gmt":"2016-12-04T19:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/countlessworlds.org\/thalassa\/?page_id=3134"},"modified":"2016-12-04T13:03:28","modified_gmt":"2016-12-04T19:03:28","slug":"historical-timeline","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/countlessworlds.org\/thalassa\/campaign-home\/thalassa-data-archive\/historical-timeline\/","title":{"rendered":"Historical Timeline"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

Brief History<\/b><\/p>\n

Year -9:<\/i><\/p>\n

End of Third Sorcerer War, much of the Empire in ruins and with three rival Emperors. Eterium in chaos.
\nYear -5:<\/i><\/p>\n

Rise of Emperor Aulorius (The penultimate Good Emperor).
\nYear -3:<\/i><\/p>\n

West Marches reconquered.
\nYear -1:<\/i><\/p>\n

South and East Marches reconquered.
\nYear 0:<\/i><\/p>\n

The Hundred Families, led by Sidonius exiled to Thalassa for violating the Laws of the Blood and the tenants of Eos of the Sun.
\nYear 1:<\/i><\/p>\n

Establishment of the city of Thalassa and the Directorate, led by Sidonius
\nYear 2:<\/i><\/p>\n

Assassination of Aulorius and rise of the mad Emperor Philarian. On Thalassa Sidonius builds the Vault of Ages, spends a hundred days inside.
\nYear 3:<\/i><\/p>\n

Death of Sidonius, cornerstone of the Great Library laid.
\nYear 53:<\/i><\/p>\n

Adera, the last city on the Great West Road revolts against Imperial rule, separating Thalassa from communications with Eterium and the rest of the Empire.
\nYear 54:<\/i><\/p>\n

Aria Sidonius, head of the Directorate, enters the Vault of Ages, emerging with the knowledge of Thalassa\u2019s manifest destiny. She becomes devoted to the god Aarith shortly thereafter.
\nYear 55:<\/i><\/p>\n

Thalassa offers assistance in the form of knowledge, intelligence, and weapons to the Periphery Marches against the Empire.
\nYear 58:<\/i><\/p>\n

Aria herself dies in a magical duel with the former Imperial sorcerer Erabulus and his cohort after causing a miracle that drowns his fleet and destroys him and his threat, saving Thalassa and the Periphery.
\nYear 59:<\/i><\/p>\n

A cult begins in the Periphery focused on Aria\u2019s sacrifice.
\nYear 60:<\/i><\/p>\n

The Directorate is replaced by a democracy lead by the Mayor after Adera tries to conquer Thalassa. The other Marches join Thalassa to stop them.
\nYear 61:<\/i><\/p>\n

Thalassa begins intentionally expanding its trading fleet and influence in the West.
\nYear 65:<\/i><\/p>\n

Thalassa begins a policy of indirectly balancing the rival ambitions of the Periphery Marches (now Kingdoms).
\nYear 72:<\/i><\/p>\n

Initial inroads on the Brentine shore and the Riftlands.
\nYear 90:<\/i><\/p>\n

Thalassa begins using the emerging cults of Aarith, Aria and Aether to craft a quasi-religious veneer on the manifest destiny and economic approach.
\nYear 100:<\/i><\/p>\n

Founding of the Wizard\u2019s Guild.
\nYear 150:<\/i><\/p>\n

Temple of Aarith reaches the nadir of its influence.
\nYear 175:<\/i><\/p>\n

Founding of the Merchant\u2019s Consortium.
\nYear 220:<\/i><\/p>\n

The resurgent Empire under Gradian III discovers what Thalassa is doing. A warfleet under General Carius Diogenes is organized to conquer Thalassa.
\nYear 224:<\/i><\/p>\n

Much of the Brentine shore and the coastal towns of the Periphery are briefly reconquered by Diogenes.
\nYear 225:<\/i><\/p>\n

Thalassan Fleet slows down, but doesn\u2019t decisively defeat Diogenes. Sidonius predicts an Imperial overreach and to keep harassing the Empire\u2019s fleet.
\nYear 226:<\/i><\/p>\n

The Imperial Fleet is recalled for use closer to Eterium due to a more pressing revolt.
\nYear 240:<\/i><\/p>\n

The Last Civil War is fought in a half-collapsed Empire besieged by rebellion, invasion, and pestilence.
\nYear 245:<\/i><\/p>\n

Eterium is sacked, triggering the Spiteful Retribution of the usurping Sorceror-Emperor Archonis the Gray versus rivals Kentigar, Gradian IV and Loscar. Millions dead.
\nYear 246:<\/i><\/p>\n

Sarantium formally walls itself off from the Western and Eastern marches and the Imperial heartland, nearly being destroyed itself.
\nYear 255:<\/i><\/p>\n

Goblin raids begin in earnest in the north of the Periphery in the White Mountains. Subsequent raids of other tribes of humanoids and humans increase over time.
\nYear 302:<\/i><\/p>\n

Brianna Dhal leads a Thalassan overland expedition to the former capital. All it finds is ruin, decay, barbarism, and even undead animated by pockets of dark magic.
\nYear 305:<\/i><\/p>\n

Dhal discovers a rump Empire on the Enderian Coast, east of the ruined capital. The town of Ostea, renamed New Eterium, rules two dozen villages and some depopulated farmland.
\nYear 310:<\/i><\/p>\n

A great horde of Norvick barbarians united under Haalkhan the Red begins conquering the Rift Kingdoms one at a time, threatening Thalassan interests.
\nYear 314:<\/i><\/p>\n

Thalassa and its allies suffer a huge defeat to Haalkhan. Sidonius appears in the Vault advising a policy of attrition and maneuver.
\nYear 315:<\/i><\/p>\n

Thalassan and allied forces under Brendon Vael turn the tide, cutting off Haalkhan\u2019s supplies and going behind the lines to sack his forward bases.
\nYear 316:<\/i><\/p>\n

Haalkhan retreats to Gharvan to build his forces for a fresh assault.
\nYear 317:<\/i><\/p>\n

Haalkhan dies. His rivals tear his empire apart in the Succession Wars. Tribes settle in Snowmor, Krelmar, Maelith, and parts of the Rift Kingdoms. Humanoid raids dramatically shrink in the aftermath.
\nYear 318:<\/i><\/p>\n

Thalassa formally creates the Thalassan League encompassing most of the western periphery and Brentine kingdoms.
\nYear 320:<\/i><\/p>\n

Thalassa formalizes a standing army and navy.
\nYear 330:<\/i><\/p>\n

The League begins exploring and fortifying the White Mountains north of the Periphery Kingdoms.
\nYear 376:<\/i><\/p>\n

Rumors of another colony of Sidonius\u2019 followers inspires Arcadia Dhal, grand-daughter of Brianna, to follow her mother\u2019s footsteps and explore the old Empire.
\nYear 379:<\/i><\/p>\n

Arcadia finds that the Empire has mostly fallen to a dark age with warlord kingdoms fighting each other for control.
\nYear 380:<\/i><\/p>\n

Arcadia discovers a resurgent Sarantium controls a small south-eastern Empire, but is at constant siege from barbarians and its eastern rivals.
\nYear 390:<\/i><\/p>\n

In Eterium, Arcadia finds the ancient Imperial Temple of Records, from which she daringly retrieves any scrolls referencing Thalassa, Sidonius or his followers.
\nYear 398:<\/i><\/p>\n

Explorer Taran Paolson discovers an elven city in the mountains of Andir beyond the Western Plain kingdoms. To say they were hostile is an understatement.
\nYear 410:<\/i><\/p>\n

Trade established with the Dwarven Realm of Arazhur. Importing of horses from Snowmor tribes increases.
\nYear 420:<\/i><\/p>\n

End of a hundred years of Succession Wars among the barbarians of Malith and the Steppe.
\nYear 421:<\/i><\/p>\n

Silver found in the White Mountains’ Lion\u00e9 Region north of Uzec, with the Upper Calder Valley having the richest mines.. An old Dwarven keep is fortified by the Lord Baron of Uzec to protect trade and the villagers in the lower valley and project power into the upper valley, beyond the Lower Calder Falls.
\nYear 422:<\/i><\/p>\n

Last Goblin raid from the White Mountains repelled. None seen since.
\nYear 447:<\/i><\/p>\n

Today<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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