Editing Timeline (Polesia) (section)

=The Age of Records=
Other humanoid civilizations rose in Antanides to replace the lost glories of Shahar Khet and Ghōl and the elven nations but none would compare for millennia to come.Their histories turned into myth and legends that were in turn supplanted by more recent myths and legends that are widely known and believed today, shrouding that ancient time beyond the sight of most historians and priests.



==After the Fall of the Belteshazzar==

'''-6,028 to -5,881 CA:'''  The dwarven Patriarch Kadazh the Great began to unite the neighboring zarokhs of the modern Kalladian Mts. and build the Underway. By his death, he hands his children the beginnings of the Kadazhem Empire.


'''-5,632 CA:''' The last of the great sky cities of Ghamali to fall is its first, the city of Usulu, which is after nearly two thousand years runs aground in the mountains in the middle of the Sea of Mamara, taken down by a ritual to Azathoth that goes horribly wrong.


'''-2,640 to -2,243 CA:''' Human tribes in south eastern Antanides united and created their third major empire. While they did not boast ancient secrets like the great empires before them, they did have a strong arcane tradition (from which all modern wizardry in Antanides is descended) along with a great understanding of architecture, literature, and financial management. The Pallishar Empire dominated the region, ranging from the great deserts to the Open Seas and the borders of Shulashumo up into parts of the Thesian Peninsula. While it was not nearly the largest of the more recent empires it was probably one of the richest in human history. Dwarves expand the Kadazhem Empire below the surface which now covers twice the distance of the Pallishar and the two nations frequently trade and squabble over territory. Gnomes and halflings go a different route, rather than building their own empires they move freely between the Pallishar and Kadazhem empires and the elven holdings and are frequently used as adjutant diplomats and go-betweens. Elves largely stay as they are and maintain their borders, trading with the two empires and maintain peace over a war that would likely mean their extinction.


'''-2,250 CA:''' An expedition from the Kadazhem Empire make their way north and encounter the Obelisk. Horrified by what they witness they seal all tunnels connected site, but this only safeguards the horrors from going below, not above.


'''-1,800-1,752 CA:''' Humans that crossed ancient land bridges into Asashiro are visited by strange beings from the sky. These grey, tall, and inhuman creatures call themselves Kami and teach them how to farm, control the seasonal flooding, and the Celestial Teachings, a philosophy that first introduces chi. Seven Kami also “marry” seven women and from them come the seven clans that now make up the majority of the Okubo people. After a century of this the Blood of the Kami is spread throughout Asashiro and psionically gifted children start to become common. When this is accomplished the Kami ascend into heaven and are not seen again for centuries. -1752 is marked as Year 0 in the Kami no Jidai Calendar.


'''-1,750 CA:''' The many kings of the western Thesian Peninsula band together to combat the encroachment of the Pallishar Empire and drive them south. During this time the Empire was also suffering from internal strife as several powerful factions battled for supremacy and so weakened they fell to the rapidly expanding Thesian Empire that in less than a century occupies all of their predecessors’ holdings. The Kadazhem Empire endured as it has for almost two thousand years, though they ceded some their territory to the Thesians creating a feud between the two that was not resolved for several centuries. Humans at this time were almost uncontested in their dominance and rapidly approach what many think of as the golden age. 


'''-1,500 to -1,352 CA:''' Mirroring its rapid rise to power Thesian Empire, now no longer bound together by the threat of the Pallishar Empire breaks apart due to a lack of strong succession. The "pure" Thesian empire extended only on the western side of their home  peninsula and the surrounding islands, the remainder broken up into numerous powerful but smaller kingdoms, some of which survived but intermingled with their vassals to such an extent that they bore littel resemblance to their forebears. In Asashiro the “Kami” return and teach certain smiths the secrets of forging steel and adamantine for the first time, which they use to create some of the greatest swords in the world.


'''-1,346 to -1,052 CA:''' The Kadazhem Empire began its steady decline as the dwarves are beset by dark denizens from further below. Drow and other horrors began emerging from the depths, disturbed by the dwarves’ expansion, and much of the dwarves’ holdings were lost. 


'''-1,050 to -995 CA''' General Shinji Takaken spreads his rule across southern Asashiro. The secret steel is used to subdue those that stand in the way of the new emperor and soon the technique of its forging is spread across the land.


'''-998 to -991 CA:'''Similar the Avaladh before them the dwarves were infiltrated by another ancient power. A dwarf noble named Anzur HéNazhrek, took control of Radezhka and in time was revealed to be a yallith, the degenerate descendants of the ancient illethids that had fled below the earth in ages past. Anzur's manipulations and usurpation lead to a horrible civil war that cut the Empire down to a third of its former size. During this time many dwarves in the outlying colonies were taken by yallith into the deeper tunnels fated to become the duergar after centuries of slavery.


'''-989 CA:''' An heir of Kadazh the great is discovered and under his banner the dwarves take back Radezhka and kill Anzur and his followers, reuniting the dwarven territories. However, the glory of the past ages is gone and while the dwarves secure what holdings they have left their empire never reaches its former prominence.


'''-820 CA:''' On the island that will become the cornerstone of modern Lacaeta a of druids battled the immense power of Mel-Ketekk. The ancient undead seemed invincible as his power covered the land and caused his twisted dreams and the nightmares of others to manifest. Finally the druids called an avatar of Shub-Niggurath in desperation. Even then Mel-Ketekk was only weakened and set to slumber as a demi-lich. The druids as a cost of their summoning were all frozen into immense crystals and set to guard great arcane seals to bind the spirit of Mel-Ketekk. A small group of druids and wizards were left to ward the shrine of Mel-Ketekk.


'''-752 CA:''' In Asashiro, a huge portal opens in the middle of the Shrouded Mountains into Leng (a shadowy plane of madness and demonic creatures). In response the kami return and help the people to build enormous gates to wall off the disturbance.


'''-632 CA:''' In Asashiro the Elan secret council is founded when certain monks and psions discover a way to awaken the power within their blood and become effectively immortal.

==New World Orders of the West and East==


'''-567 CA:''' The former shepherds of Lattanera form their first kingdoms and city states that compete for dominance in the region, creating a nation of warrior kings the likes of which have not been seen before or matched since. The fabled city Lattanis is formed and from there the legendary King Latanarius begins uniting the warring states that will form the cornerstone for the Lattaneran Empire.


'''-309 CA:''' After a long line of tyrants, the Lattaneran King Vileus Septimius is murdered and the Kingdom is reorganized into a Republic to nominally give power to the people. 


'''-316 CA:''' The last of the Lacaetan Custodians has met death, but not all of them are truly dead. Certain wizards and druids choose to sacrifice their humanity rather than leave their now underground shrine unguarded and use their proximity to Mel-Ketekk to spark their own ascendance to lichdom and maintain their secret vigil for centuries to come. These undead powers form the Cult of the Masked God, and teach their followers the magical secrets of lost Shahar Khet. 


'''-285 CA:''' The Takaken Dynasty is torn apart as weaker emperors fail to restrain the power of their warlords. The country, now divided against itself enters a perpetual war that is not resolved for nearly three centuries and is called the Three Hundred Years of Blood.


'''-200 to -68 CA:''' The Lattaneran Republic slowly but surely swallows the surrounding lands, dominating the modern Thesian Peninsula, most of Eshtora, Benoa and the northern section of the modern day Viedo Empire.  They wisely leaving them to their own devices and allowing them to keep their culture and beliefs if they will kneel freely to the Republic’s rule. Many nations gladly accept the terms and Lattanera’s conquests are bloodless more often than not. 


'''-65 CA:''' In Asashiro the Elan build the Library City of Aoka and from there begin to spread across Polesia, something that will lead to them founding more chapter houses and creating more Elans to help chronicle the histories of the world.


'''-51 CA:''' The Lattaneran General Solenus Remelius leads a great expedition north of the Armurian Mountains, reaching as far as Lacaeta, either conquering the inhabitants or bringing them in as client states. His popularity with the people soars.


'''-46 CA:''' Solenus Septemius returns from his conquests in the north and is heralded as Imperator for life.

==The New Age==


'''0 CA:''' The Common Age begins and it is the height of Lattaneran power. Most of Antanides is under the dominion of Lattanis and her Emperors, save for the far north. The elves of Mistwood and the dwarves of Radezhka are never truly conquered, but they also maintain peaceful relations with the Empire for the sake of trade. A peace that continues more or less to this day is forged and the mortal races stand in unison, coming far from their humble origins. 


'''17 CA:''' In Asashiro, order is restored when the “Kami” return from heaven and establish a new dynasty ruled by Fukukata Kasejin and end the perpetual warfare.


'''50 CA:''' Descendants of the surviving Fallen Star Disciples, locate the Obelisk after searching for thousands of years. Led by the lich lord, Enkiris, this group has come to believe that the Obelisk will help them transcend death in a process called “apotheosis.” Enkiris especially desires this because his current state disgusts him, as do the undead in general. Before they can fully unearth the Obelisk however a shaman named Ljus Svartersson leads a group of heroes to slay most of the cult and disperse the rest. Before they do this, however, Enkiris tries in desperation to trigger the fabled apotheosis event. With so few cultists remaining their effort is for the most part a failure. Instead the corrupt positive Obelisk energies transform him and many of the cultists into an immense aberration, later called the Guardian. Svartersson and his followers manage to seal the thing in with the Obelisk and systematically purge the surrounding countryside of its abominations. The land is considered cursed and no one is allowed to settle within a hundred miles. They are large successful but many of the cultists and workers escape and from them the Disciples of the Fallen Star are reincarnated as the Brotherhood of Unity.


'''150 CA:''' The ancient lich Mel-Ketekk is roused in Lacaeta and the whole city is shrouded in his dark nightmarish power. Four heroes (Gruck, Lecroix, Clooney, and Whisper) confront the evil, summoning the Outer God Shub-Niggurath who instructs them on what they must do to destroy the demi-lich. Whisper’s soul is sold to the Mother in return for resurrection and after the destruction of Mel-Ketekk is transformed into Shub-Niggurath’s Herald. Gruck heroically sacrifices himself to sanctify the area, causing him to be elevated to sainthood upon his death. Lecroix finally decides to become a full vampire, feeling that his last ties with humanity died with his mother and friends.


'''398 CA:''' Xyratis Estrano creates the first living construct and perfects his heretical arts that will later give rise to the [[Warforged in Polesia|warforged]] race. Multiple powers buy them by the hundreds and as a result many provinces in the Empire are affected by unofficial wars and squabbles. To protect his methods secret, Estrano takes his money and, allying with hundreds of other wizards, founds the city of [[xyra (polesia)| Xyra]] as a haven for the arcane arts, beyond the reach of kings and priests.


'''500 CA:''' The Lattaneran Empire is divided between the north and south. The southeast is the domain of the Emperor, and the northwest is ruled in his name by the Arch Consul. The two are at peace but the north is beginning to decline and is largely unable to control the outlying territories, resulting in the rise of orc tribes that pillage the borders of the Empire. In time a large horde sacks Avandor, and the north crumbles leaving only the south and cutting the Empire effectively in half.


'''559 CA:''' The issue of warforged armies is growing out of control and numerous leaders, including the Emperor Galus Remelius, declare it illegal to buy the living constructs. While many are more than willing to ignore the proclamations, there are few that can pay Xyra's exorbitant prices, vastly shrinking the market. Eventually the method by which they are created comes to light and the various churches quickly threaten to march on Xyra if they do not cease immediately. A tense war is narrowly avoided, as multiple powerful wizards lead a quiet revolt against Xyratis and finally expel him from the city. He disappears into exile, none knowing his fate, or if possibly he may still somehow live.

==Empires' Ends and Rebirth==


'''656 CA:''' In Asashiro the Kasejin Emperors lose control of the daimyo and another perpetual war spreads through the continent. The Emperors are essentially taken hostage and used as political leverage.


'''778 CA:''' The last of the Kasejin Emperors is slain and Asashiro loses its last vestiges of legitimate authority.


'''800 CA:''' Dragons begin to reemerge from their eons long sleep and send the fractured remnants of the Northern Empire into turmoil. The Southern Empire (now called the True Empire) manages to repel those that attack and treats with those that are diplomatic. In Asashiro the Kami return yet again and help the people transition from the Kasejin dynasty to the Murobashi dynasty.


'''862 CA:''' With no one enforcing the ban on the land near the Obelisk, Angor Sven is founded by the Sullivan Family, who at the time are part of the Brotherhood of Unity and looking for the Obelisk.


'''884 CA:''' The [[Dragonborn in Polesia|dragonborn]] first emerge on Skaallvatar and establish themselves as a separate nation ruled by several ancient dragons.


'''892 CA:''' Out of the ashes of the Northern Empire rises the kingdom of Avandor, ruled by the descendants of the barbaric human and orc warlords that took power from the weaker Lattaneran nobles. They give thanks to Erabis for helping them to regain the civilization lost for so many years and he becomes the chief god of that region.


'''1000 CA:''' The Cult of the White Fox spreads to Antanides.


==New Powers Rise==


'''1017-1019 CA:''' Avandor tries to expand its influence south of the Eastbight Mountains, targeting Lacaeta first. The city, long having been independent resists fiercely and sends for aid from its allied cities and even Lattanera. The emperor has no wish to have the young and obviously hungry Avandor as its neighbor and sends troops to cow Avandor into submission. Correctly surmising that they smiply don't have the might to battle both the Empire and the City States Avandor wisely backs off and searches for easier conquests.


'''1020 CA:''' The events that took place nearly a thousand years ago near Angor Sven are largely forgotten, and the records of the Obelisk’s location have been suppressed, destroyed, or lost. Helping this process along are a group of justicars founded in memory of Svartersson who stopped the Obelisk uprising. While these agents have little understanding of the Obelisk's power and no longer know where exactly it is located, they have busied themselves trying to thwart the Brotherhood of Unity, periodically sending agents to Angor Sven to spy and assassinate certain individuals. The people of Angor Sven are largely unaware of the sinister history near their town, though a few older families are adherents to the Brotherhood’s teachings and they suspect that the Obelisk is nearby.


'''1042-1045 CA:''' Avandor launches its first earnest conquest of the western Freedlands. They manage to secure a great deal of territory and nearly double the size of what they have come to call the Holy Erabisain Empire, however the cost of the war is staggering, losing them much manpower and a lot of money. It does however train a new generation of warriors and commanders, making their army an impressive spectacle.


'''1050 CA:''' The Obelisk spontaneously awakens and the sorcerer, Obrey Zerkin and his allies (Travor the dwarf cleric, and Levitz the human anarchist) help fight the threat as best as they are able. Along the way they find a ship from the stars in which they meet an Elan soulknife named Ryume from Asashiro. While battling their way through the ship they finally come across its masters, two androids in stasis who have been waiting for just such a time to try and destroy the Obelisk for good. With some help from the [[Android|androids]] the group embarks below ground and meet an Ashtran assassin named Grant Loreweaver. However, Obrey dies in the tunnels and it is up to his friends to save the town. They succeed but vanish afterward, none know where. 


'''1051 CA:''' In the city of Xyra, a strange halo of clouds forms about the sun and the city is thrown into chaos as they are beset from extraplanar monsters and the archmage commits suicide. In response one of the councilors, Thoster Viclannen calls on his old friend, [[Brekhan|Brekhan HéBrekhan]] a notable dwarven mercenary and outcast, to investigate the matter and also enlists the aid of Sir Anthony Cronqvist, a human paladin of the Rising Phoenix; Jack, a Zhonggese magus; and Shinta, a [[Kitsune in Polesia|kitsune]] mystic. The four discover that there is something strange going on in Xyra’s mystical vault and manage to journey inside. Within they find numerous horrors as well as the apprentice Williver who's gone quite mad. They defeat him as well as some of the vault’s more dangerous denizens and manage to get a good amount of loot in the process, but at the expense of Shinta’s life. Now in possession of the Staff of the Archmage and a copy of the Seven Tiered Celestial Calculations they return with Thoster to their hideout. However at that moment they are beset by an illithid paragon who memorizes the Celestial calculations and kills Thoster. Shinta is brought back to life via an idle wish by Jack and is now a deathless creature. The group retreats to the school buries Thoster and then pursues the illithid. Their pursuit takes them to Shahar-khet.


'''1055 CA:''' The disaster at Godsmeet. Ashtrans of the Midwife and Reaper Sects are at the throats of the Erabisian priests who declare that Erabis the lord of civilization is greater than Ashtra (held by many to be the Mother of Fate). The Judge Sect of the Ashtran faith agrees with the Erabisian belief and for the first time the three Sects are divided. The issue quickly escalates out of hand and several Erabisian priests are murdered in their quarters, the Inifinte Symbol of Ashtra carved into their foreheads. The Midwife and Reaper sects indignantly deny any involvement, blaming wayward Death Angels (Ashtran Assassins) for the crime. The Godsmeet disperses and news of the travesty reaches all corners of civilized Antanides. A few weeks later, Temecleus Valadrian (the half-orc ruler or Avandor) declares that Avandor will not stand for the atrocity and all but the Judge Sect of Ashtra's church are expelled from Avandor's borders. Emperor Felix Verenus Remelius responds to this by condemning the faith of Erabis for daring to declare themselves above the Mother of Fate and executes any priests in the Empire that do not submit to the supremacy of Ashtra. Avandor uses this crisis as a springboard for a holy crusade to expand their empire and bring the light of Erabis back to the south.

==The Colonial Age==


==The End of the World As We Know It==