(2048 OR), 516 CY First Sighting of the Velunese Lights. (1090 OR), 461 CY Demi-human realm of Ulek affected, demi-human realm of Celene revealed (although it is also affected in the eyes of the Great Kingdom, this hidden Elven realm actually just decides to open communications with the human kingdoms at this time). The recalcitrant herzog of South Province was quickly deposed and replaced by a prince from House Naelax, who sought immediately to bring the southern insurgents back into line. Dungeons and Dragons Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. Crockport falls, and Chendl, Furyondys capital, is placed under siege. * 453 BCY Oeridian refugees settle the city of Exag (modern Perrenland). (Player's Guide to Greyhawk 10), 450 Categories Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. (1020 OR), 390 CY The Malachite Throne overthrows Vecna II. (3015 OR), 582 CY Rise of Vatun (Iuz) in the North; Fall of Tenh; Beginning of the Greyhawk Wars. T-1-4, A series of regional conflicts erupts into the continent-wide battle that eventually becomes the. **, * 550 CY ** Ulanu Flickflower leaves home, uses false names as a wandering charlatan in Keoland and Ulek nations. (1075 OR), 446 CY Founding of Iron League; Bandit Kings sack Trigol; Assassination of the entire house of Rax in the Great Kingdom. . The World of Greyhawk Timeline is a list of fictional historical events that either explain the history leading up to the present state of the World of Greyhawk Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting, or that enumerate further developments described in campaign products published by either TSR, Inc. or Wizards of the Coast. (From the Ashes 9). The Royal Minting House of Nyrond moves from Rel Mord to Womtham. The different human races are dealt with in some depth - due to the great war that left the huge areas on the original map of Oerth. In order to quickly explain the current state of the world, and the motivations of various states and important characters, Gygax delineated twenty-one historical events that bracketed a thousand years of "pre-history" leading up to the "present" time of 576 CY (Common Year Reckoning). Both forces are lost to the poisons of Csipros Erd, the Geysers of Death located somewhere in the maze of valleys and hills north of the Barriear Peak region. Greyhawk member, 1997-1999. (From the Ashes 9). * late 10,000s BCY Drow civilization begins in the underdark. (720 OR), 100 CY Foundation of Viceroyalty of Furyondy. (3014 OR), 581 CY Vecna (after apparently destroying of the Circle of Eight) is himself thrown into out of the Prime Material planes at Tovag Baragu. But Gnomes and Halflings are pretty much left out. He established the Common Year calendar, with the new year established as 1 CY. (899 OR) . **, * 576 CY ** Autumn: Theft of magical items spark rumors in the City of Greyhawk that the wizard Keraptis has returned to White Plume Mountain. Glossography, page 2: "The Savant-Sage is known to have lived in the city of Greyhawk during Oerth's Epoch of Magic." R4 Doc's Island, page 4, calls the period from 659 OR to roughly 857 OR "The Age of Kings." In 857 OR, the Age of Great Sorrow began. The Aerdi made their capital in Rel Astra, and spent the next few decades conquering the neighboring Flan and driving the Suel to the south. The chronology given below, however, includes five other calendars which were once used and are sometimes referred to in ancient writings. Note: conflicts with 461 CY. , so there's nothing to lose. ** **, * 91 CY ** Keraptis leaves White Plume Mountain; his fate after this time is unknown but his gnomes remain behind. **, * 1283 BCY ** Gnomes from The Valley come under tutelage from Keraptis at Tostenhca. The wiki page for the EGI has a list of sources, full product names, abbreviations, and a link to the full, downloadable index. Clonses restore them, but Tenser does not re-join the Circle. This world eventually grew to encompass a nearby city and then some neighboring states, but since Gygax, and eventually his co-DM Rob Kuntz were making up the story as they went, there was no need for an elaborate historical background. (From the Ashes 8), The Scarlet Brotherhood begins campaign of assassinations in Iron League states with an aim to destabilize their governments. * 223 BCY Oeridians found the Kingdom of Aerdy in eastern Flanaess. ** However, with the death in the spring of 213 CY of the Overking Jiranen, a sovereign who had reigned many years, succession became a matter of intrigue. Subsequent rulers were weak and ineffectual, leading princes to act increasingly independently of the Overking and even fight amongst each other. Centuries past, when Greyhawk city was still a burgeoning riverbank trading post, Zagig was already a powerful magician. * circa 8000s BCY Torhoon human peoples overthrow yuan-ti empire. **, * 4400s BCY ** Suel mages begin magically binding genies as slave labor. * Sariel Galanodel, elven wizard (Cecilia Baader) Ivid IV is assassinated by his son, Ivid V. (2090 OR) (The following years from 557-583 CY are called The Times of Struggle by historians. * circa 13,000s BCY Kopru (serpent-like amphibians) start undersea empire on Oerth. By 100 CY, there were four such viceroys. ** * 1 million BCY Queen of Chaos wars on Wind Dukes of Elemental Air. This article is a stub. These nomadic peoples were not very different, culturally speaking, from their neighbors the Flan, being superstitious, rustic, proud, and relatively primitive compared to the great empires of the Suel and Baklunish. **, * 564 CY ** Ulanu Flickflower discovers good cleric Evangelor Umpirt is secretly working with the Slave Lords. Greyhawk is not like FR - a lot of things were left up to DMs to make up. ** c. -14,010 (, Logue, Nicholas. * 1538 BCY Break with Suel, founding of the Baklunish Empire. The Royal Astrologers proclaimed it as a great portent, confirming the sign of a coming Age of Great Sorrow prophesied by Selvor the Younger fifteen years earlier. * 344 BCY Vecna is betrayed by Kas the Bloody-Handed; his empire falls. **, * 540 CY ** Stelfast Holren born near Errantkeep under the prosperous dominion of House Naelax, a noble family in The Great Kingdom. (1081 OR), 449 CY Second Civil War in Rauxes. . Greyhawk Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. * 540 CY ** Stelfast Holren born near Errantkeep under the prosperous dominion of House Naelax, a noble family in The Great Kingdom. Realms of Ulek and Celene effected. **, * 576 CY ** Autumn (2 weeks after Brewfest): Oligarchs of Greyhawk sponsor a second magical expedition to Blackmoor. He is corrupted by it. [1] In 213 CY, Overking Jiranen died after the end of a long reign. * 436 CY ** Jaran Krimeah released from prison, goes into exile from The Great Kingdom of Aerdy. [1], The Kingdom of Aerdy set about expanding throughout the Flanmi Basin, spending its early decades conquering the neighbouring Flan and Suel. HRONOLOGICAL. (3018 OR). Why Does The King Send You On Adventures. House Naelax replaces House Rax on Malachite Throne. **. An time period that started 213 CY when the rulers of the Great Kingdom started to fall. (1035 OR), 416 CY The paladin, Myro, conquers one of the bandit kingdoms and declares himself king (1041 OR), 430 CY Vlek Col Vlekzed establishes the Hold of Stonefist. Two successor nations, the United Kingdom of Ahlissa and the North Kingdom of Aerdy, now vie for control of the region. (Players Guide to Greyhawk 5), Battle of Critwall Bridge results in victory for Furyondy, securing the eastern borders of the realm against Iuz. Population: 2,618,200Human 79% (Os), Elf 9% (sylvan 90%, high 10%), Halfling 5% (stout), Dwarf 3%, Gnome 2%, Half-elf 1%, Half-orc 1% Languages: Common, Nyrondese, Old Oeridian, Elven, Halfling Alignments: LG, LN*, NG, CG, N Religions: Heironeous*, Beory, Rao, Pelor, Zilchus, Norebo, Pholtus, Ralishaz, Boccob, Delleb, Celestian (916 CY), 290 CY Vecna II builds rises in the Bone March Area and builds Tyrus. * circa 12,000s BCY Strife among elven peoples. There are 642 immigration records available for the last name Greyhawk. **, * 455 CY ** Tysiln San captured in the Valley of the Mage, becomes lover/First Protector to the Exalted One/Black One. (This calendar compiled by Steven B. Wilson and Grimulf and is based on several TSR publications including: The World of Greyhawk, From the Ashes, Greyhawk Wars, The City of Greyhawk, The Temple of Elemental Evil (T1-4), Rary the Traitor (WGR3), The Marklands (WGR4), Iuz the Evil (WGR5), Ivid the Undying (Carl Sargent, TSR AOL), Fate of Istus (WG8), Vale of the Mage (WG12), Vecna Lives (WGA4), Dungeon Masters Guide 1st ed., Greyhawk Adventures (TSR) and others by TSR based on the work of Gary Gygax). It was nominated for deletion on Wikipedia. you will have instant access to your previous versions. * 453 CY ** Norah Brithel born to mother Torgga Mightyhammer of Clan Dankil and father Oskar Brithel of Clan Fireforge in the Barrier Peaks foothills overlooking Little Bissel in the Valley of the Mage. (535 OR), 1 CY Crowning Nasron, of the House of Cramden, as the Overking of Aerdy. MYTHIC PAST Nasran was by all accounts a wise and dutiful ruler, and few openly begrudged him his claim. ** A tropical species that barely crosses the border into Arizona and Texas, the Gray Hawk is an elegant, raincloud-gray raptor with neatly barred underparts. * 576 CY ** Autumn: Rose, Ehrendil, Norah, Sariel, Bahkgarr the bullywug and others escape White Plume Mountain with Blackrazor, Whelm and Wave. Ivid III murdered all possible Naelax rival claimants to the throne, and imprisoned his sons and daughters in a grand palace for his own safety. (2015 OR), 494 CY Ivid I dies, Ivid II ascends the Malachite Throne. * 1473 BCY ** Keraptis the mage becomes protector of northern Flan people in Tostenhca in the Griff Mountains. (Guide 9) Note: Conflicts with 361 CY. [1], In 198 CY, Selvor the Younger prophecied an Age of Great Sorrow. At its greatest extent, the Great Kingdom stretched from the isles of the Sea Barons in the east to the Viceroyalty of Ferrond in the west; and from Sunndi in the south to Ratik in the north. During Zelcor's coronation in Rauxes later that year, an ominous sign appeared in the sky, a complete eclipse of the noontime sun above the capital. * circa 7000s BCY Peak of the Torhoon Empire on the continent of Melavi (Hepmonaland). ", Q: "In Dragon 315, Jim Ward talks about the origins of the Greyhawk setting, and is quoted as having said: 'He [Gygax] had the whole world mapped out'. (2041 OR), 510 CY Last of the Euroz and Jebli driven from the Lortmil Mountains. 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