The Third Age (Humanity), Part One: Year -200 to the Year 1709
1708/9 During the winter, Father Castillion (age 69) announces his intention to leave Tilverton and found another unified temple in the distant Dalelands.
1708 Boris Borovich's father is killed in a goblin raid. Boris (age 21) and his mother move into town. Boris joins the militia and begins hiring himself out as a farmhand.
1707 Calleum visits Burne for the last time, before setting out on an unnamed quest.
Ian (age 18) has a life-changing adventure.
1701 Luc the bard (age 17) first performs in villages along the Moonsea Road, and appears for the first time in Tilverton.
1699 Fire at the Sendant farm. Gregory's parents and his younger sister perish. Eldest brother William takes over the farm. Gregory is 12 years old.
1694 Burne Trinson's parents are killed in a goblin raid. Burne is 6 years old. Calleum, a paladin who stopped the raid, takes Burne to the temple where Calleum's older brother, Graham Castillion, is head priest. Castillion assumes responsibility for raising the boy.
1689 Ian is born in Tilverton.
1688 Burne Trinson is born on a family fann near Shadow Gap.
In Tilverton, a group of worshippers citing spiritual differences peacefully breaks off from the unified temple and founds a monastery in the mountains to the east. It is unlikely that these events are related.
1687 Gregory Sendant and Boris Borovich are born in Tilverton.
1684 Luc is born in Arabel.
1681 Castillion, age 41, unifies the worship of Tilverton's most popular gods into a single temple.
1660 Graham Castillion, age 20, leaves his birthplace of Suzail and arrives in Tilverton. Here he founds a temple to Lliira, the goddess of liberty and celebration.
1656 Azoun's forces meet those of the city-states of Marsember and Suzail at the Battle of Starwater. Azoun's army is routed, and all cities and towns of Cormyr return to local control. Tilverton is liberated by default.
1655 The first assembly of Hasterites appears in Waterdeep. The teachings of this militant sect spread almost as rapidly as those of the Iminians. Once the Hasterite philosophy takes root in a town, city, or region, those still studying and practicing magic quickly go into hiding to avoid persecution and (in some cases) death.
Also around this time, worship of most deities begins to wane; a movement to unify worship of several deities into one temple/service appears in some cities.
1653 Azoun IV secures Cormyr's northern borders by seizing the small town of Tilverton.
1647 Azoun IV launches a campaign to unite the lands of Cormyr under one banner. In the years to come, he manages to unite Arabel, Immersea, and Hultail.
1640 Graham Castillion is born in the Cormyran city of Suzail.
1600 Iminians (so the followers of Haster's teachings call themselves) can be found as far south as Amn and as far east as Thay.
The study and practice of magic is rapidly waning.
1589 Haster is killed (or martyred, depending on one's beliefs) by a group of wizards who fear the people's zeal for Haster's teachings.
1550 Conventional record-keeping flags this year as the end of the Time of Conflict, although wars continued in several regions. The choice of this date has much to do with the rapid spread of Haster Iminius' teachings, which by now are spreading far beyond Waterdeep.
It is also accepted that the Age of Reason began at about this time. note: this is a somewhat colloquial use of the word "Age," in the sense that it represents a change in popular thought rather than the beginning of a new epoch.
1549 Tilverton founded.
1548 Haster Iminius begins teaching in Waterdeep.
1525 The Third Great Plague rages across the northern lands.
1522 Humans settle in the Tilver Plain.
1488 Cormyr and Sembia fall into civil war, and later collapse.
1482 The Second Great Plague cripples the lands surrounding the Inner Sea.
1401 The First Great Plague decimates the Old Kingdoms: Unther, Calimshan, Tethyr, Chessenta, The Akanal, Threskel, Mulhorand, Chondath, and Sespech; as a result, all fall into chaos and disorder, never to recover.
1380 In the vacuum created by the Great Retreat, wars erupt across all of Faerun. The Time of Conflict begins.
1350 The kingdoms of Cormyr and Sembia are founded. Additional kingdoms appear in the northern lands.
1349 By this year, all Elves have departed Faerun; tales speak of pocket kingdoms remaining in remote forests far to the north, however.
1344 Mystra's Tear appears in the heavens. ("Mystra" is the human goddess of magic, most likely borrowed from the Elven deity Mystren.) At this time, it becomes undeniable that magic is fading from the world.
The Elven civilization begins the Great Retreat. Elven ships set sail in massive numbers for a distant land across the sea.
1324 By this time, humans are settling in the lands north of the Inner Sea.
1226 Humans settle in the Dalelands, the heart and center of Elven civilization.
The last Standing Stone is erected in Cormanthor, although humans rarely venture into what is left of the heart of the great forest.
1182 Humans migrate in droves to the regions now known as Cormyr and Sembia.
A Standing Stone is erected in Hullack Forest.
1130 By this year human settlements ring the entire Inner Sea.
Standing Stones now appear in Yuirwood, The Forest Lethyr, Rawlinswood, and the Grey Forest.
1088 The town of Waterdeep founded.
1000 By this year, humans had settled along the Sword Coast all the way to modern day Waterdeep.
973 Humans first settle in the land known now as Turmish.
A Standing Stone is erected in the Gulthmere Forest.
888 The fall of Myth Drannor, the greatest Elven city. No records reveal what caused it. Many believe this was the beginning of the end for the Elven civilization.
803 The kingdom of Sespech splits off from Chondath.
A Standing Stone is erected in the Winterwood.
668 The kingdom of Chondath founded.
A Standing Stone is erected in the Chondalwood.
432 After a century of civil war, Chessenta splits into Chessenta, The Akanal, Threskel, and Mulhorand.
291 The kingdom of Chessenta founded.
136 The kingdom of Tethyr splits off from Calimshan.
129 The kingdom of Calmishan founded.
30 The first Human Kingdom is founded in Unther. The term "kingdom" is used generously. It will be several centuries before any human kingdom becomes a cosmopolitan center and a force to be reckoned with. Until then, Elves barely take notice of these fledgling human empires.
Year 1: Elves officially allow humans to dwell in the regions of modem-day Unther, the Border Kingdoms, and Calimshan. The first Standing Stones (signifying the peaceful coexistence of both races) are erected in Methwood, Thornwood, and the Forest of Mir.
Year -100 (approx.) Human settlements appear north of Shaar, in the southernmost region of modern-day Unther.
In the west, human settlements begin moving northward around the edge of the Shining Sea.
Year -200 (approx.) Humans, migrating northward, settle in the lands south of Shaar (a vast lowland waste), in a region known today as Halruaa. The first records of humans in greater Faerun place them in tiny settlements along the northern and eastern shore of the Great Sea in the years prior to this.
1708 Boris Borovich's father is killed in a goblin raid. Boris (age 21) and his mother move into town. Boris joins the militia and begins hiring himself out as a farmhand.
1707 Calleum visits Burne for the last time, before setting out on an unnamed quest.
Ian (age 18) has a life-changing adventure.
1701 Luc the bard (age 17) first performs in villages along the Moonsea Road, and appears for the first time in Tilverton.
1699 Fire at the Sendant farm. Gregory's parents and his younger sister perish. Eldest brother William takes over the farm. Gregory is 12 years old.
1694 Burne Trinson's parents are killed in a goblin raid. Burne is 6 years old. Calleum, a paladin who stopped the raid, takes Burne to the temple where Calleum's older brother, Graham Castillion, is head priest. Castillion assumes responsibility for raising the boy.
1689 Ian is born in Tilverton.
1688 Burne Trinson is born on a family fann near Shadow Gap.
In Tilverton, a group of worshippers citing spiritual differences peacefully breaks off from the unified temple and founds a monastery in the mountains to the east. It is unlikely that these events are related.
1687 Gregory Sendant and Boris Borovich are born in Tilverton.
1684 Luc is born in Arabel.
1681 Castillion, age 41, unifies the worship of Tilverton's most popular gods into a single temple.
1660 Graham Castillion, age 20, leaves his birthplace of Suzail and arrives in Tilverton. Here he founds a temple to Lliira, the goddess of liberty and celebration.
1656 Azoun's forces meet those of the city-states of Marsember and Suzail at the Battle of Starwater. Azoun's army is routed, and all cities and towns of Cormyr return to local control. Tilverton is liberated by default.
1655 The first assembly of Hasterites appears in Waterdeep. The teachings of this militant sect spread almost as rapidly as those of the Iminians. Once the Hasterite philosophy takes root in a town, city, or region, those still studying and practicing magic quickly go into hiding to avoid persecution and (in some cases) death.
Also around this time, worship of most deities begins to wane; a movement to unify worship of several deities into one temple/service appears in some cities.
1653 Azoun IV secures Cormyr's northern borders by seizing the small town of Tilverton.
1647 Azoun IV launches a campaign to unite the lands of Cormyr under one banner. In the years to come, he manages to unite Arabel, Immersea, and Hultail.
1640 Graham Castillion is born in the Cormyran city of Suzail.
1600 Iminians (so the followers of Haster's teachings call themselves) can be found as far south as Amn and as far east as Thay.
The study and practice of magic is rapidly waning.
1589 Haster is killed (or martyred, depending on one's beliefs) by a group of wizards who fear the people's zeal for Haster's teachings.
1550 Conventional record-keeping flags this year as the end of the Time of Conflict, although wars continued in several regions. The choice of this date has much to do with the rapid spread of Haster Iminius' teachings, which by now are spreading far beyond Waterdeep.
It is also accepted that the Age of Reason began at about this time. note: this is a somewhat colloquial use of the word "Age," in the sense that it represents a change in popular thought rather than the beginning of a new epoch.
1549 Tilverton founded.
1548 Haster Iminius begins teaching in Waterdeep.
1525 The Third Great Plague rages across the northern lands.
1522 Humans settle in the Tilver Plain.
1488 Cormyr and Sembia fall into civil war, and later collapse.
1482 The Second Great Plague cripples the lands surrounding the Inner Sea.
1401 The First Great Plague decimates the Old Kingdoms: Unther, Calimshan, Tethyr, Chessenta, The Akanal, Threskel, Mulhorand, Chondath, and Sespech; as a result, all fall into chaos and disorder, never to recover.
1380 In the vacuum created by the Great Retreat, wars erupt across all of Faerun. The Time of Conflict begins.
1350 The kingdoms of Cormyr and Sembia are founded. Additional kingdoms appear in the northern lands.
1349 By this year, all Elves have departed Faerun; tales speak of pocket kingdoms remaining in remote forests far to the north, however.
1344 Mystra's Tear appears in the heavens. ("Mystra" is the human goddess of magic, most likely borrowed from the Elven deity Mystren.) At this time, it becomes undeniable that magic is fading from the world.
The Elven civilization begins the Great Retreat. Elven ships set sail in massive numbers for a distant land across the sea.
1324 By this time, humans are settling in the lands north of the Inner Sea.
1226 Humans settle in the Dalelands, the heart and center of Elven civilization.
The last Standing Stone is erected in Cormanthor, although humans rarely venture into what is left of the heart of the great forest.
1182 Humans migrate in droves to the regions now known as Cormyr and Sembia.
A Standing Stone is erected in Hullack Forest.
1130 By this year human settlements ring the entire Inner Sea.
Standing Stones now appear in Yuirwood, The Forest Lethyr, Rawlinswood, and the Grey Forest.
1088 The town of Waterdeep founded.
1000 By this year, humans had settled along the Sword Coast all the way to modern day Waterdeep.
973 Humans first settle in the land known now as Turmish.
A Standing Stone is erected in the Gulthmere Forest.
888 The fall of Myth Drannor, the greatest Elven city. No records reveal what caused it. Many believe this was the beginning of the end for the Elven civilization.
803 The kingdom of Sespech splits off from Chondath.
A Standing Stone is erected in the Winterwood.
668 The kingdom of Chondath founded.
A Standing Stone is erected in the Chondalwood.
432 After a century of civil war, Chessenta splits into Chessenta, The Akanal, Threskel, and Mulhorand.
291 The kingdom of Chessenta founded.
136 The kingdom of Tethyr splits off from Calimshan.
129 The kingdom of Calmishan founded.
30 The first Human Kingdom is founded in Unther. The term "kingdom" is used generously. It will be several centuries before any human kingdom becomes a cosmopolitan center and a force to be reckoned with. Until then, Elves barely take notice of these fledgling human empires.
Year 1: Elves officially allow humans to dwell in the regions of modem-day Unther, the Border Kingdoms, and Calimshan. The first Standing Stones (signifying the peaceful coexistence of both races) are erected in Methwood, Thornwood, and the Forest of Mir.
Year -100 (approx.) Human settlements appear north of Shaar, in the southernmost region of modern-day Unther.
In the west, human settlements begin moving northward around the edge of the Shining Sea.
Year -200 (approx.) Humans, migrating northward, settle in the lands south of Shaar (a vast lowland waste), in a region known today as Halruaa. The first records of humans in greater Faerun place them in tiny settlements along the northern and eastern shore of the Great Sea in the years prior to this.
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