(3007 OR), 575 CY Appointment of the Peoples Constables in Greyhawk City. * 320 CY Zagig Yragerne becomes Mayor of the settlement of Greyhawk. So, 1,235 years ago, began the Great Migrations to which the modern reckoning of the Oeridians is dated. (3004 OR), 571 CY Irongate joins the Golden League and drives Ivids forces under the Herzog back to the South Province. However, the houses had no agreement as to who would succeed Nalif. * Sariel Galanodel, elven wizard (Cecilia Baader) (2054 OR), 522 CY King Belvor II is crowned in Furyondy. "Greychrondex." But another age is prophesied: An age of darkness, of decay, and of . (1085 CY), 453 CY King Tavish III of Keoland dies, Tavish IV ascends to throne; end of Keoish Emperialism. The end came swiftly in 586 CY, when rivals for the throne, perhaps including the fiendish Duke Szeffrin of Almor, attacked the capital after hearing news indicating Ivid V had died or been deposed. Theocracy of the Pale and Urnst also secede from Great Kingdom. * late 10,000s BCY Drow civilization begins in the underdark. * 307 CY ** Entire San family murdered by Lolth priestesses, only Tysiln escapes the Vault of the Drow with help from a mage; both flee to the surface world. ** (2015 OR), 494 CY Ivid I dies, Ivid II ascends the Malachite Throne. The Great Kingdom arose from the Kingdom of Aerdy in -110 CY, when the Aerdi forces of Grand Prince Almor II defeated the Nyrondese in the Battle of a Fortnights Length. This ended the Hateful Wars. * 576 CY ** Spring: Sariel Galanodel arrives on Oerth, explores Keoland and the Ulek nations. (2051 OR), 519 CY Founding of Azak-Zil (Pureheart) by the dwarven clan Highgate. Note: conflicts with 461 CY. Plus, you have our ** 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 . Coming into conflict with the Ur-Flan and Suel peoples in the region, they discovered a pressing need to unify the scatterned Oeridian tribes under a single leader. (428 OR), -113 CY The Great Disembarkment; the Aqua-Oeridians sail eastward. . The Bandit Kingdoms fall to Iuz in the same offensive. (Player's Guide to Greyhawk 10), 450 In 586 CY, Ivid V, last Overking of the Great Kingdom, was rumored to be dead after the devastation of Rauxes, the nations capitol. **, * 1473 BCY ** Keraptis the mage becomes protector of northern Flan people in Tostenhca in the Griff Mountains. * 1099 BCY Flan uprising ends rule of Keraptis, mage goes into wandering exile with his gnome followers. One in Zelradton administered South Province (awarded to House Cranden), and a counterpart in Eastfair controlled North Province (awarded to House Naelax). Gygax: "Yes, I had a sketch map of the remainder of the globe". * 576 CY ** Autumn (2 weeks after Brewfest): Oligarchs of Greyhawk sponsor a second magical expedition to Blackmoor. The battle results in a decisive defeat of the Great Kingdoms armies. * 509 CY Mordenkainen born. They named this ocean the Solnor, meaning "the birthplace of the sun", and settled along its shores. * 498 CY Greyhawk officially becomes a Free City after severing ties with The Great Kingdom. The Brithel family are robotics experts, rivals to the famed Kwalish who lived just north of The Valley. He deposed the herzog of South Province and replaced it with a prince of his own House Naelax, who in turn sparked outrage when he imprisoned and tortured ambassadors from Irongate. 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. Two successor nations, the United Kingdom of Ahlissa and the North Kingdom of Aerdy, now vie for control of the region. 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. Greyhawk Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. 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 . Perhaps the proudest, most warlike, and powerful of these tribes were the Aerdi, their name meaning sky people in the old tongue. **, * 459 CY ** The Mightyhammers of Clan Dankil adapt drow trap techniques to create the Assassins Run in the Valley of the Mage. Available online. * 540 CY ** Stelfast Holren born near Errantkeep under the prosperous dominion of House Naelax, a noble family in The Great Kingdom. 584-586 CY: The Greyhawk Wars. [citation needed][5], Regrettably, the Turmoil Between Crowns also resulted in the destruction of the Royal Guild of Navigators, the august body responsible for developing a more accurate method of navigating the oceans and seas of Oerth, by creating a system of longitude and latitude. [4] Numerous smaller contenders. His son Malev rejected the throne, secretly auctioning it off to his cousin Zelcor. AGE OF GLORY (rise of human empires, magic and conquest) * 571 CY Iuz conquers lands of the Horned Society. * 1000 BCY ** Records show the weapons Blackrazor, Wave and Whelm all in possession of Keraptis at this time. * 575 CY Reports of massive raiding by giants across the western kindgoms. (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). University of Rauxes sacked. * 421 CY Zagig Yragerne disappears from public life. ** GreySage Joined: Aug 03, 2001 Posts: 3296 From: Michigan Send private message: Thu Jul . * 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. For a full article on the topic with citations, please see Age of Great Sorrow at Greyhawkonline.com. Greyhawk is not like FR - a lot of things were left up to DMs to make up. (858 OR) 254 CY Kingdom of Furyondy declared with crowning of Thrommel I. Veluna and Tenh follow in declaring independence. His primary contender to the throne was the herzog of South Province, Galssonan of Cranden. **, * 576 CY ** Autumn: Theft of magical items spark rumors in the City of Greyhawk that the wizard Keraptis has returned to White Plume Mountain. (From the Ashes 6). * Ehrendil Stone, half-elemental/half-elf druid (James Hallett) **, * 724 BYC ** Ctenmiir born to dwarven Clan Ironfist under the Yatil Mountains. * 3400s BCY Tiamat-worshipping empire of Caerdiralor rises and falls (near modern Onnwal). [5], In 586 CY, Herzog Grenell of North Province declared his holdings the Great Kingdom of Northern Aerdy, and took the title of Overking. * 1 million BCY Queen of Chaos wars on Wind Dukes of Elemental Air. Zagig built for himself an enormous castle complex . ** Invasion of northern barbarians into North Province prevents the Great Kingdom from retributive action against Nyrond. (2097 OR), 565 CY Defeat of the Slave Lords. Events of The Temple of Elemental Evil. 5 out of 5 rating for Age of Worms Adventure Path. A tropical species that barely crosses the border into Arizona and Texas, the Gray Hawk is an elegant, raincloud-gray raptor with neatly barred underparts. * 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. Accounting for the lack of a year zero in the Common Year calendar, 428 OR should be -217 CY. THE GREYHAWK WARS In 582 CY, the god Vatun appeared to his subjects among the barbarian tribes of the Thillonrian Peninsula. Age of Great Sorrow View source This page may be a Stub or not include some information. Livingstone, Ian (August/September 1979). BCY = Before Common Year (before The Great Kingdom proclamation) * 150 CY Rhennee people (Romani) first appear in Adri Forest. (2048 OR), 516 CY First Sighting of the Velunese Lights. Lyzandred, trapped in his private demiplane, finally succumbs to death and becomes a lich. (DRA#354), Surviving Baklunish migrate north to the shores of the Dramidj Ocean. In 213 CY, an Age of Great Sorrow, proclaimed by Selvor the Younger in 198 CY, was confirmed . Ages of Glory, of Dreams, of Fairies, Gods, and even Great Sorrows. the Iron League). In the year 645 OR (1 CY), Grand Prince Nasran declared universal peace in the empire, taking the new title of overking. Contents ** **. * 405 CY ** Tysiln San given refuge among a community of halflings in northern Keoland for 50 years before resuming her wandering. (1081 OR), 449 CY Second Civil War in Rauxes. EpicSavingThrow.com: A Grognard's Notebook. (3005 OR), 572 CY The Dawnbreaker Clan of Rauxes fails to overthrow Ivid. These were largely tracts settled by individual noble houses of the Aerdi, such as the mystic Garasteth, the noble Cranden, the mercantile Darmen, the calculating Rax, and the militaristic Naelax. (3000 OR), 567 CY The Beggars War in Greyhawk Beggars Union defeated by Thieves Guild. Celene achieves full independence, Yolande elevated to queen of Celene. 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But Gnomes and Halflings are pretty much left out. * circa 3400s BCY Emperor bans binding, prompts a 30-year civil war between houses. The war ended in 446 CY when Ivid I was crowned Overking, due in large part to the death of all other viable contenders. Overking Zelcor promptly abolished the astrologers order for trying to recreate earlier hysteria and banished the members to Rel Astra. [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. * 1208 BCY ** Magical warhammer Whelm created by dwarven Clan Dankil at a dwarfhold under the Barrier Peaks. Obsidian Portal has a lot of really cool features that use JavaScript. ** * 372 CY University of Magical Arts founded in the settlement of Greyhawk. ** = Moment of significance from player characters campaign backstories. 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. By 100 CY, there were four such viceroys. * 342 CY The Grey College founded in the settlement of Greyhawk. (Guide 9) 247 Sir Kargoth's castle, Fharlanst, destroyed by the Knight Protectors of the Great Kingdom. He ruled a land now called the kingdom of Aerdy (aer meaning sky in Old Oeridian). * 254 CY Ferrond province breaks from The Great Kingdom, becomes the independent Kingdom of Furyondy. Greyhawk, Hardby, [Great Kingdom] 9577 [58] ** **, * 91 CY ** Keraptis leaves White Plume Mountain; his fate after this time is unknown but his gnomes remain behind. Greyhawk Gothic Font by Darlene . The recalcitrant herzog of South Province was quickly deposed and replaced by a prince from House Naelax, who sought immediately to bring the southern insurgents back into line. (899 OR), 272 CY Padin the Vain uses the Hand of Vecna to start the Insurrection of the Yaheetes, a Flanae enclave in the North Province. [5], In 587 CY, most of the remaining former Great Kingdom united under Prince Xavener of House Darmen, who took the title of Overking of the new United Kingdom of Ahlissa.[5]. . * 91 CY ** Keraptis leaves White Plume Mountain; his fate after this time is unknown but his gnomes remain behind. **. The Great Kingdom saw a brief, violent resurgence during the reign of Ivid V, who assumed the Malachite Throne in 556 CY. ** We think you'll have a much more enjoyable experience. ** 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. (800 OR), 198 CY The appearance of the Ball of Fire over the South of the Great Kingdom. (Players Guide to Greyhawk 5), Battle of Critwall Bridge results in victory for Furyondy, securing the eastern borders of the realm against Iuz. **, * 576 CY ** Autumn (1 week after Brewfest): Ehrendil does research at the Guild of Wizardrys library; Norah mixes with archmage Jallarzi Sallavarian; Rose mixes with Guildmaster of Thieves Org Nenshen; Sariel crashes classes at the University of Magical Arts; Stel and Maura protected at the Temple of Rao. **, * 474 CY ** Ehrendil Stone born to elven and elemental parents near the Monastery of the Toiling Lady along the southwestern coast of Jeklea Bay. * 496 CY Greyhawks lansgraf government model is officially replaced by an oligarchy. * 393 CY Zagig Yragerne founds the Guild of Wizardry in Greyhawk. The offer turned out to be a ruse, and the ambassadors were imprisoned, tortured, and executed for Overking Ivids enjoyment. **, * 1283 BCY ** Gnomes from The Valley come under tutelage from Keraptis at Tostenhca. **, * 557 CY ** Stelfast Holren becomes a professional hunter/guide for various nobles and merchants traveling through the Ardi Forest in The Great Kingdom. Ivid made terrible enemies of his kinsmen. **, * 435 CY ** Jaran Krimeah proclaimed Mage of The Great Kingdom, stages a failed coup and is imprisoned. ** Many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back to Britain and Ireland. The Age of Great Sorrows is thought to represent the beginning of the decline of the Great Kingdom, although the Empire would last for many centuries, it began losing holding and influence during this time . (, Logue, Nicholas. The Greyhawk Militia's strength is focused in the south, facing endless raids by orcs and goblinoids from the conquered Wild Coast. Gray Hawk Name Meaning. The Great Kingdom, or the Great Kingdom of Aerdy or The Empire of Aerdy or just Aerdy. Categories Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. All central authority gone, the provinces of Aerdy went their own ways. 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. ** * 576 CY ** Autumn: Rose, Ehrendil, Norah, Sariel, Bahkgarr the bullywug and others escape White Plume Mountain with Blackrazor, Whelm and Wave. ** [1], In 645 OR (1 CY), Grand Prince Nasran of House Cranden declared universal peace throughout his empire. * circa 5500s BCY Founding of the Suel Empire. (1035 OR), 416 CY The paladin, Myro, conquers one of the bandit kingdoms and declares himself king (1041 OR), 430 CY Vlek Col Vlekzed establishes the Hold of Stonefist. The Oeridians headed east through the Fals Gap and into the Flanaess, and migrated eastward until they reached the great ocean and could go no further. He is corrupted by it. ** Both forces are lost to the poisons of Csipros Erd, the Geysers of Death located somewhere in the maze of valleys and hills north of the Barriear Peak region. (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. "White Dwarf Interview: Gary Gygax - the man who made it all possible". The ultimate fate of Ivid V was unknown, but with certainty the rule of the Overkings of Rauxes had come to an end. ** Malev did not care who took the throne, and it came as some surprise when his cousin Zelcor reportedly met his price. It was the prudence of House Cranden that solidified the realms power structure over the next century. A summary of historical events, by Common Year Reckoning. * 781 BCY ** Mountain inhabitants of Tostenhca all die, said to be due from a curse placed by Keraptis using his Null Enigma device. **, * 564 CY ** Ulanu Flickflower discovers good cleric Evangelor Umpirt is secretly working with the Slave Lords. (3015 OR), 582 CY Rise of Vatun (Iuz) in the North; Fall of Tenh; Beginning of the Greyhawk Wars. 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. ), 557 CY Rise of the Slaver Lords in Drachensgrabs. **, * 453 CY ** Norah Brithel born to mother Torgga Mightyhammer of Clan Dankil and father Oskar Brithel of Clan Fireforge in the Barrier Peaks foothills overlooking Little Bissel in the Valley of the Mage. The plague known as the Red Death sweeps across the Flanaess. **, * 453 CY ** Jaran Krimeah renamed The Exalted One; The Valley becomes known henceforth as The Valley of the Mage. * 566 CY ** Rose (Ulanu) Flickflower begins combat training under Lord Tethrin of the Faerie Kingdom of Celene. * 344 BCY Vecna is betrayed by Kas the Bloody-Handed; his empire falls. (0 longitude was established so as to run through the capital, Rauxes, while 0 latitude was determined to run along the Oerth's equator). (2084 OR), 555 CY The Frutzii are conquered by the Schnai. The leader of the Fists, Sevvord Redbeard, soon allies himself with Iuz. ** (995 OR), 356 CY Kingdom of Nyrond established, Kingdom of Keoland reaches peak; Keolands Small War with Furyondy. * Norah Brithel, dwarven alchemist/artificer, wields Whelm (Colette Brown) Ivid III murdered all possible Naelax rival claimants to the throne, and imprisoned his sons and daughters in a grand palace for his own safety. Lord Sandor the Headstrong of Polvar (in Ket) pursues the goblin horde of Urgush. Geoff and Sterich are conquered by the invaders. The Roll of Years A summary of historical events follows. For the next few years, Gygax was the arbiter of all events that occurred in Greyhawk until he was ousted from TSR in 1985. (3006 OR), 573 CY Scarlet Brotherhood first reported; Prince of Furyondy and Provost of Veluna kidnapped; The Cult of the Reptile God Rises in Orlane. * 1243 BCY ** About 100 gnomes return to The Valley to share new magical knowledge for weapons and defenses against raiders. [4], In 437 CY, Overking Nalif of House Rax was assassinated by House Naelax. The needs and intrigues of the Celestial Houses would soon become subordinate to the politics of the Malachite Throne. 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. Ascendant campaigns can view previous versions of their pages, see what has changed (and who did it), and even restore old versions. Several noble houses resorted to in-fighting or settling old scores with rival houses. 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. He took the new title of Overking, which would be used by all subsequent rulers. * 576 CY ** Autumn: Theft of magical items spark rumors in the City of Greyhawk that the wizard Keraptis has returned to White Plume Mountain. * 576 CY ** Spring: Sariel Galanodel arrives on Oerth, explores Keoland and the Ulek nations. Nature: The Common Years deal with the Rise and Fall of the Oeridian Kingdom of the East, styled The Great Kingdom of Aerdy. This reckoning will most likely continue to be used as long as the fragments of this large kingdom continue to vie for power, and as long as the powers which have been revealed in this age continue their struggles. And there is some depth dealing with Dwarves and Elves. Dungeons and Dragons Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. * 903 BCY Empire of Sulm destroyed, lands become The Bright Desert. (2056 OR), 523 CY Storrich of the Hold of Stonefist supposedly enter the Burning Cliffs region. Mass killings of the Aerdy populace instigated by Ivid. 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. The army includes the seagoing Hardby Marines of Woolly Bay, in their six war-galleys, and the Mountaineer Militiaof the Abbor-Alz, with a score of griffon-riding "skymen"attached. **, * 406 CY ** Jaran Krimeah born to the House Rax within the city of Rauxes in the Great Kingdom of Aerdy. Aerdy nearly doubled in size, and was thereafter known as the Great Kingdom, though its ruler still held the old nationial title and office of Grand Prince. * 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. This controversy would be recognized as the beginning of a succession crisis known as the Turmoil Between Crowns. **, * 1243 BCY ** About 100 gnomes return to The Valley to share new magical knowledge for weapons and defenses against raiders. His son Malev rejected the throne, secretly auctioning it off to his cousin Zelcor. In 583 CY, during the Greyhawk Wars (582-584 CY), Ivid managed to unify the Great Kingdom's provinces long enough to wage war on Nyrond, Almor, and the Iron League, in an effort to restore the Great Kingdom to its historic greatness. Note: This date is incorrectly translated in LGG p.23 as -216 CY. (From the Ashes 6), Nyrond moves against the Hold of Stonefist, striking first in the Phostwood, but staying close to the borders of the kingdom. ** * 564 CY ** Ulanu Flickflower discovers good cleric Evangelor Umpirt is secretly working with the Slave Lords. * 254 CY Ferrond province breaks from The Great Kingdom, becomes the independent Kingdom of Furyondy. Prince of Furyondy/Provost of Veluna kidnapped. Gygax: "I did indeed create details for the PC party on the spot, adding whatever seemed appropriate, and as Rob played and learned from me, he did the same, and when we were actively co-DMing we could often create some really exciting material on the spot, if you will. (1005 OR), 371 CY Founder of Bandit Kingdom City of Rookroost assassinated. * 1423 BCY Vecna born into an untouchable caste among the Flan people. The Scarlet Brotherhood invades the Hold of the Sea Princes. The Brithel family are robotics experts, rivals to the famed Kwalish who lived just north of The Valley. Aerdy almost doubled in size and thereafter became known as the Great Kingdom, now a true empire. **, * 394 CY ** Elven Queen Eldrell liberates a 4,500-year-old Suel elemental prison under the Hellfurnaces mountains. * circa 9000s BCY Yuan-ti (snakefolk) empire on the continent of Melavi (Hepmonaland). The priesthood of Hextor officially deposes Ivid V as Overking. Archibold III of Nyrond abdicates, leaving the throne to his son Lynwerd. Perranders, Velunians, Furyondians, and Tenhas each establish independence in a series of minor but bloody wars. The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth (adventure), The Hidden Shrine of Tamochan (adventure), Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. [6], The dispute resulted in a period of civil war lasting nine years, during which assassination of nobles and shifting of alliances were common. By 356 CY, Overking Portillan could not even prevent his own cousin, the viceroy of Nyrond in Rel Mord, from breaking with the Malachite Throne and declaring his independence. * 455 CY ** Tysiln San captured in the Valley of the Mage, becomes lover/First Protector to the Exalted One/Black One. The following terms are sometimes used to describe eras in the history of eastern Oerik: A sudden, unexplained disease causes the koprus kopura food source to diminish. ** **, * 436 CY ** Jaran Krimeah released from prison, goes into exile from The Great Kingdom of Aerdy. 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