Brief history of Raokrá

Note: The current time keeping method was invented little over 1500 years since the fall and destruction of the ascans, once the primitive tribes found their own way to civilization without the help of the ascans. In case you did not notice in "The Ascan Era", aside from the ascans and the eyes of Corellion, the rest of the world was still savage and mostly primitive, consisting in tribes. Year 0 is considered the begginning of a new era, it marks the day when all the tribes of Northern Gatzrhé ( Now Thyrana ) were united into a powerful nation.

-1500 years: The traditional date for the destruction of the ascans, it must be considered that most details about the ascan civilization are unknown to any sage of any era, especially concerning the golden era of the ascan empire.

Year 0: The tribes of northern Gatzrhé unite under a powerful and charismatic warrior, Negthal (Actually, there is more than history tells, for Negthal was Ascal Merloth, former general of the ascan empire)

15 years: The united tribes conquer a great portion of Northern Gatzrhé, increasing their territory

30 years: Several objects fall from the sky, mostly on the islands of the center, releasing strange humanoid creatures that resemble eagles.

43 years: Negthal dies of a strange sickness, and the other bickering warlords try to take his throne, starting a silent war amongst themselves, a war of intrigue and assesination.

50 years: The war of the warlords ends with their deaths, killed in single combat by a newcomer that would eventually become the first emperor of Thyrana, Hendrik Gutler ( yet another disguise for general Ascal)

54 years: Thyrana is officially formed, crowning Hendrik as the first emperor

55 years: The elves of Asthar colonize the wild lands of Senes.

57 years: Under military pressure, many tribes all over Gatzrhé unite in war councils, giving birth to the nations of Vrith and Traxas.

58 years: The elven tribes of Gatzrhé unite and migrate to the coast lands, thus constituting Zirtra, the only elven nation in the continent of Gatzrhé.

60 years: The armies of Thyrana embark on a bloody campaign in hopes of conquering the newly formed nations.

61 years: The first library is built in the capital city of the young nation of Latis.

62 years: Traxas is conquered by Thyrana

64 years: Vrith falls under the military might of the thyranian armies.

During this period, many nations all over the world come to be.

70 years: Many powerful human tribes of the south unite, forming what we know now as Alis, and repell a great army from Thyrana that same year. The dwarves of the mountains claim a big southern region as theirs ( Gundar)

73 years: Far from there, a council of warlords (Oyabuns) is formed to protect against the attacks of the men that came from the plains , giving birth to the nation of Nypoh.

75 years: Emperor Gutler dies of old age, his son is to be crowned emperor.

76 years: A violent civil war erupts in Thyrana, led by a great strategist and warrior, Hans Ruzsel

79 years: The rebels take the imperial palace and crown Ruzsel

80 years: The new thyranian emperor begins the construction of a gigantic naval fleet.

89 years: A common fisherman finds a black pearl on the beach, in the desert lands of Athesh, history would know this man as Hamid the enlightened one.

91 years: The strange avian creatures that fell from the sky in the year 30 become the masters of one of the central islands.

95 years: As Hamid preaches a new religion that would eventually unite Athesh into a powerful empire, A strange man appears in Alis, performing miracles and preaching the love for all living things (actually an avatar of Ascan), this man calls himself the Celestial.

96 years: The naval fleet of Thyrana is finished, and this fleet would mean Thyrana's ascension to power.

100 years: Alis becomes a monarchy.

Over the next centuries, Thyrana grew in power, becoming the greatest empire in all the world. Its fleet allowed it to conquer innumerous lands across the oceans, including several centers of culture and fertile lands. Alis' nobles soon became members of the growing cult of the Celestial, and Alis' government accepted this religion as the official one. In the year 134 the Celestial was murdered by fanatics, who were originally from Athesh, creating an enmity between the two nations that endure to this day. At the same time that the cult of the Celestial grew to power, the same thing happened overseas with Hamid the enlightened one (he was inspired by Acron, so that the Black pearl he had could not be used against him).

All in all, the next few centuries were the beggining of the feudal system and the rising of several nations to power

912 years: After years of struggle, Vrith achieves independence

915 years: Athesh conquers the islands of Abzal Han Muhur

917 years: Athesh's naval fleet storms the shores of Genos and Hunth and conquers them

929 years: Baikal is conquered by Athesh

930 years: The city of Desdrek, the beautiful capital of Thyrana's construction is finished after 40 years of work

956 years: Cal-ed breaks free of thyranian domination

1008 years: The remains of Karnar are discovered.

1143 years: The army of Thyrana begins an unsuccessful expedition into the wild lands

1184 years: The new emperor of Thyrana, Gottfried Ruzsell is crowned at the age of 20

1190 years: The new emperor begins a massive campaign on the continent of Hyuraz

1191-2007 years: Many nations of Hyuraz fall before the mighty invaders

2012 years: A mysterious stranger, known only as "the Avatar", singlehandedly attacks six cities all over the world for no apparent reason before vanishing (or so is said) after entering the emperor's palace in Desdrek.

2019 years: Sao Diasonori's predations in Nypoh begin, and a savage battle erupts a few months later in the northern plains, in which the great Sao is severely wounded

2020 years: The sudden death of Emperor Ruzsell shakes the world, Thyrana being ripped apart by ambitious nobles. All this While a migration of dragons begins, apparently headed for the plains of the crown near Desdrek, and the empire's army was not allowed to harm them. Strangely enough, a few days after the Dragon's arrival, a few cryptic tales reveal the supposed presence of Sao's Black Pagoda. A few days later the dragons disbanded and flew away.

A few months later, the last descendant of Ruzsell, Hans Ruzsell III is crowned emperor of Thyrana

2021 years: The year of the Dead

2022-2055 years: After the horror of the year of the dead was over, a now broken world had to face the scars of war. Many people blamed magic for the disaster, and this opinion spread like wild fire across the lands, bringing an era of persecution and intolerance to wizards and elves, especially necromancers.

In 2023, the holy brotherhood is created in Alis, proclaiming any non clerical magic as demonic and blasphemous, supported by the king. Several similar movements rise in far away lands.

2056 years: The destruction of Asunción de la Plata, capital of Alis, marks the begginning of a short lived invading incursion on the world of mortals by Ordwyn and his demonic legions. In many lands, foul, horrible creatures appear, murdering anyone who stands in their way, only to disappear a few months later, for reasons unknown (see the great cataclysm).

The mighty naval fleet of Thyrana is defeated on the shores of Centhaz, and the emperor is supposedly killed (actually captured) using a powerful artifact.

2057 years: The great cataclysm occurs, the number of deaths are beyond belief.

2097 years: A new nation forms within the center of Karnar, and its powerful army spreads through the wilds of Karnar.

2108 years: The era of the new ascension begins. The world has nearly recovered from the great cataclysm, with the inminent fall of the empire of Thyrana, many of its former colonies have achieved independence, and new military powers have risen. Commerce grows impressively.

2109 years: Barthosh is conquered in a matter of days by the empire of Karnar in an impressive military display.

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