Giatera

Major Events in World History:
Listed as BW (Before great War), AW (After great War), and AC (After Crystal Cataclysm)
Current Year is 70AC

Primordial Wars (Estimated 2000BW-1500BW): Ancient Primordial Gods and Demons fought over who would rule the material plane. The Faerunian Gods won. 

The Magic Wars (Estimated 1500BW-1200BW) : After the war between the gods, there still was a massive amount of raw magical energy. The Magic Wars were waged between those who could control magic, and those who could not. 

The Great War (1BW-167AW): As more races began to make contact, conflict followed. The entire continent was completely engulfed by war. Not only at war between races, but between sub-races and different factions as well. It is estimated by some historians that as many as 10 million people were killed in combat alone, with many more dead from disease and famine.

Founding of the First Kingdoms (500BW, 180AW, and 345AW): As the continent recovered from war, people joined together and began to form governments with clear leadership structures and law systems, with the Elven kingdom having a several century head-start. The Kingdoms founded were: Ashax in 500BW, Gildreda in 180AW, and The Eclen Empire in 345AW.

Cultist Uprisings (412AW-487AW): After nearly 2000yrs, some of the Faerunian Gods grew jealous and impatient. The Dead Three took it upon themselves to attempt a complete take over. They were unsuccessful. Fearful of a potential resurgence of these cultists, most knowledge of these gods was struck from memory and written record. 

Raider's Age (700AW-832AW): After the cultists were defeated and many years of peace, most nations and communities were complacent and in a vulnerable state. Opportunistic raiders too advantage of this, and various tribes began a massive campaign of near continuous raids that last for over 100 years. This age was brought to an end after King Gifford Merkhwald founded his kingdom, and started the Unification War.

Unification War (832AW-845AW): This war was primarily contained within what became known and the Merkhwald Kingdom. King Gifford brought most of the raider tribes together, and conquered those who opposed him. After the war ended in 845AW, he then turned his attention to conquering more of the continent until his death in combat. 

Merkhwald Border Wars (845AW-931AW): King Gifford passed down his dreams of conquering the empire to his children, who passed it to their kids, and so on. These border skirmishes ended in 931AW when King Trahorn learned his wife was pregnant. A fragile peace was established with neighboring nations.

Eclen Expansion (912AW-940AW): The Eclen Empire wanted to expand their rule, declaring war on neighboring Ashax and Amberlind. The other nations ended up taking sides in one way or another, effectively beginning another Continental War.  A ceasefire was established in 935AW after years of deadly stalemate, with official peace declared in 940AW.

The Crystal Cataclysm (981AW-0AC): Agents of the Holy State of Drurn planted and activated volatile magical crystals in an attempt to weaken the continent prior to an invasion. The crystals spread much faster and more aggressively than anticipated. Millions were killed or infected by the crystals. The Cataclysm came to an end in 0AC when the High Cardinal was defeated. 

Reclamation Period (1AC-15AC): While the crystals had receded, many crystal creatures remained and nearly everything was destroyed. The entire continent was permanently changed, with many living things now having trace amounts of crystal within them now. It took several years before a semblance of order was re-established, and city-states began to form. 

Shadelands Skirmishes (approx. 40AC - Current) More and more adventurers discovered this regions unique connection to both the weave and the other planes. As they came together, they needed a defensive force to protect their communities and interests. The Accursed mercenary company filled that role. The Accursed protected the Shadelands from would-be raiders and invaders. One mercenary rose to its head, Dorian. He would eventually go on to become King Dorian of the Shadelands. The more powerful Dorian became, the raids and invasions became less frequent. In 60AC, there was some sort of internal struggle, and raids became more frequent once more. King Dorian, however, was no where to be found for these newfound threats. This left the job to a faction known as "The Fallen Legion".

Giatera (Prior to the Crystal Cataclysm)

Giatera (Post Crystal Cataclysm)