ADQ: The Timeline

Timeline
Ca. -19000: The Elvish king dies in battle against what is considered to be the greatest dragon to have ever lived. Because he had no chosen successor, his sons and daughters agreed to divide the realm between each other, ending what the Elves call the time of planting and beginning the time of blossom. (most likely a myth)

Ca. -14000: The last high king of the Dwarfs dies in an earthquake, which leaves the mountain ranges of the world unconnected with each other (most likely a myth).

Ca. -9000 The beginning of recorded history for mankind within Argalis. Anything before this point is from either Elvish or Dwarvish sources.

Ca. -8500 The city-state of Ariolos was founded by the mage Isidorus Ario. His great-grandson, Claudius Isidoricus Ariolus would conquer most of Argalis within 40 years of his 160 years on the throne; he had extended his lifespan through the use of his great magical powers, which he also used; he then also made pacts with both Elves and Dwarfs, who in turn acknowledged humanity as a race equal to them in both power and culture and began the ‘’Humanification’’ of the western Orcs.

Ca. -8500 to -500: The Pax Isidorica, an unbridled 8000-year period of peace and prosperity, where men could live up to two centuries or more, and great works were wrought across the empire.

Ca. -6300 the first recorded appearance of halflings

Ca. -500 to -400: A sudden drop in the temperature causes mass crop failure and unrest in the realms and tribes of Argalis. It was later revealed that this was a ploy by the dark sorcerer Scillarion to weaken the countries with mass unrest and famine in preparation of his invasion plans.

Ca. -400? The war against the darkness. The Sorcerer Scillarion, also called the black wind or the witch-king, marches upon the Isidorian empire with a great host of undead, orcs, men, dwarfs, and elves. Although he has already attempted to counter this threat earlier, Emperor Aurelius Isidoricus IX, ‘’the last’’ or ‘’the god’’ counters with his grand coalition of men, orcs, dwarfs, and elves.

Ca. -400 to -200: The era of the Isidorian Potentate. Their father ascended to godhood. His children set out to continue the Isidorian empire. Although they are initially successful, the gradual rotting of state institutions and the ever-growing corruption of the ruling class slowly drag the empire into the abyss. The Senators of the Blood became infamous for their cruel magical experiments on their slaves.

The elves hunt down and exterminate their traitorous kin, declaring that kinslaying will always end in kinslaying. The Dwarfs and Orcs, meanwhile, exile the ones who served under the witch king to the east.

104: The Great Conciliation: An official codification of the hero cults that had emerged around the last emperor and his companions. Widely considered to be the start of the formal church

Ca. 200 to 650: The Great Anarchy: After the wrath of the god Isidor had resulted in the extermination of the ruling class of the Isidoran empire, and the sinking of the capital of Ariolos effectively decapitated the empire. Legions, provincial aristocrats, and migrating Tautenic tribes fight over the remains of the empire.

493: The descendants of the governors of the old province of Mithradium Majoris secured control of the Mithradian isles. It was considered the start of the Mithradian empire.

558: The prophet Alsaalih begins preaching in the Orient about the ''Shahanshah Tayir Alfiniq'', or the Lord Phoenix, King of Kings'', a monotheistic religion revolving around the worship of the Lord Phoenix as the sole creator of the universe. Though Alsaalih is killed in a scuffle in the desert, his religion spreads throughout the region, becoming the dominant religion in the region.

647: The Auric tribes settle in the former Isidorian province of Apria. This is considered the beginning of Aurilie.

656: The snow elves migrate back to their ancestral homes up in the north.

700 to 784: A new dynasty takes the throne of Aurilie, led by the capable Ludwig Lothring, who in turn subjugates nearly all of Tautenland and northern Castana. He then proclaimed himself the High King of all the Tautenic tribes. His reign is considered the start of the feudal system, which would be exported across the continent.

834: The Mithradians begin a series of campaigns to recover the lands closest to the sunk heartlands of the old empire. Castana

842: Basileus Anastasius II strips the pontiff of most of his powers and hands them over to the cardinal-prelates. It is widely considered by historians to be a ploy to keep the church unable to intervene in Mithradian affairs, long after they lost their influence.

Ca. 800-1000: The time of the Varangians. The pagan northern tribes begin raiding, trading, and colonising in great numbers. With one of their raiding parties making it as far as the Orient, the most successful Norse colonies would be in Angenland, Pelechia, Abadonia, and, later, Sparland. However, this last endeavour only happened after they joined the flock.

888: King Heinrich, king of the Tautens, becomes the first Tauten emperor, after having spent most of his reign uniting the lesser Tauten kingdoms and tribes and driving the proto-Pelechians east. Pontiff Clement II, who was in dispute with the Mithradians, appealed for his aid. Heinrich accepted, on the condition that he would receive the imperial crown.

936: Basileus Leo IV demands that the Tauteners, who have proclaimed their empire in central Argalis, give up the imperial titles and form, as the Mithradian court saw it as an insult to the ‘’sole legitimate empire’’ of Isidor.

936–940: Kaiser Karl III campaigns into eastern Castana. Destroying and conquering all places of Mithradian influence. This ends the Mithradian period in Castana.

956: The Tauten emperor finally delivers an answer to the Mithradians earlier denunciation of the use of imperial dignity. Kaiser Ludwig II declares the regime in Elisonikon illegitimate.

1017: The Mithradians lose their last holdings to the Orteskians on the mainland, save for a city on a peninsula in the east.

1058: The younger brother of the King of Aurilie, Prince Gautier, is asked to mediate between Angish nobles for the throne of Angenland. Instead, he massacres the nobles en masse and conducts what is known as the ‘Great Harrying’ that effectively transformed Angenland into a brother kingdom of Aurilie under the callous reign of Prince Gautier, now renamed as King Walter I.

1123: First mention of the name Adlershorst, though this is disputed.

1156: By decree, Kaiser Heinrich V reorganises the lesser eastern marches into the Margravate of Fluddenmark. He then pawns it off to Berend ‘’The Rich’’ to finance his campaigns against his rebellious nobles.

1200–1232: The Northern Crusade, a massive military undertaking to rid the continent of some of the last pagan lands. It is notable for its use of ''Teubelsfeuer'', a substance used to destroy many wooden strongholds and forests.

1239–1241: Prominent nobleman Dietrich von Adlershorst wrested control of the land of Greifswald from the order of the Argent Stars, becoming its first Duke.

1242: The pontificate is restored to its full glory under the dictate of the King of Aurilie, the Queen of Venautra, and the Emperor of Tautenland.

1246–1252: The Udirgols, perhaps the largest nomadic empire to ever exist, invade the eastern end of Argalis, resulting in the complete breakdown of the old order there.

1250 to 1255: The great catastrophe, the decline of the Mithradian empire has reached its final conclusion, as it is now under siege from the Phoenix worshippers from abroad.

1255: Through great effort, the Mithradian Empire starts a time of recovery with the aid of a few crusaders.

1259: The Duchy of Greifswald launches the second Argent-Greifswalder war.

1261: Dietrich von Aldershorst is coroneted as king of Greifswald.

1265: King Dietrich I dies after a prolonged illness.

1273-1275 The Greifswalder-Svengalian war.