Editing Timeline (Polesia) (section)

==The Time of Elder Races==


'''-13,000 CA:''' As the world began to warm again, Elven civilization reached its peak and they ruled most of middle and southern Antanides, conquering the other races that lived in their territory and treating them as vassals or slaves depending on their traditions. The elves at this time also met and mingled with otherworldly creatures called Sidhe that had migrated from the dreamlands. During this time other fey creatures also migrated from the dreamlands and created the first sacred groves and awoke many new species of sentient plants most of which allied with the elves. Yet the success of the elven people carried with it the seeds of their decline, for after unlocking the secrets of longevity from their Sidhe allies they became less prolific and the other races began to outnumber them. Also around this time a bitter war tore through all of the elven nations when a splinter group of fanatics rebelled against the ruling families and were eventually banished, going into the deeper reaches of the world, where eventually they would become the drow. Elven numbers were depleted during this war and the other races began to take advantage and spread into territories that the elves could no longer defend or rose in revolt and forced the elves to retreat to more fortified places. 


'''-11,000 CA:''' Polesia’s ice age is over. Many of mega fauna species have died out, with a few remnants living in isolated pockets around the world. Humans, elves, and dwarves are recognizable to their modern counterparts and from diverse interbreeding and selective evolution [[Gnomes in Polesia|gnomes]] and [[Halflings in Polesia|halflings]] have also developed. Orcs, giants, ogres, and goblins also reached their modern form and in multiple waves, they pushed their way south and through various conflicts they spread through northern Antanides. Serpent people still survived and lived in isolated communities, many having evolved into lizard folk and various other sentient reptilian races known today, their ancient glory by this time was only a legend and most dwell in squalor and barbarism.