Editing LetsBuild5e:History (section)

==The Conquest==

The flip occurred some 700-1000 years ago, plunging the elven empire into darkness and ruin. Since then:

* Shortly after the flip: After the dwarves show up, many others from the new dark side follow: refugees from the fall of the elven empire, its neighbours and dependents.
* More than 500 years ago: Human and half-orc warlords unite the area north of Brugo into a small dukedom named Gartihann.
* About 500 years ago: Mage guilds are founded, and rapidly become the exclusive preserve of wizards. At this stage, the guilds are just trade associations.
* About 425 years ago: The dukes are overthrown in Gartihann, and a form of representative democracy is established.
* About 350 years ago: The great half-orc conqueror queen Kuhetzib, descended from the clan-lords of Brugo in the southwestern mountains, unites most of the region, driving the elven state of Giel-Tanierolla down into the coastal region. She crushes opposition ruthlessly, and establishes a strong empire centred on Gartihann. Slavery is abolished, and many modern institutions are founded.
* About 300 years ago: Brugo secedes from the empire not long after Kuhetzib's death.
* About 275 years ago: The empire begins to crumble. Province after province drops off, either seceding without significant opposition or being conquered by others. In the absence of both mage guilds and imperial infrastructure, folk turn to the previously-ignored insect-people for aid. A form of rudimentary communication is established, and the insect-people build great earthworks around many towns and cities in exchange for food and unimpeded travel.
* About 220 years ago: As Gartihann becomes a single nation again, the imperial family are deposed and replaced by several successive short-lived dynasties of dukes founded by imperial generals.