** **, * 781 BCY ** Mountain inhabitants of Tostenhca all die, said to be due from a curse placed by Keraptis using his Null Enigma device. ** The offer turned out to be a ruse, and the ambassadors were imprisoned, tortured, and executed for Overking Ivids enjoyment. However, the houses had no agreement as to who would succeed Nalif. * Sariel Galanodel, elven wizard (Cecilia Baader) In 213 CY, an Age of Great Sorrow, proclaimed by Selvor the Younger in 198 CY, was confirmed . Lord Holmer, leader of the Knights of Holy Shielding is captured and taken to Dorakaa. **, * 436 CY ** Jaran Krimeah released from prison, goes into exile from The Great Kingdom of Aerdy. Realms of Ulek and Celene effected. **, * 459 CY ** The Mightyhammers of Clan Dankil adapt drow trap techniques to create the Assassins Run in the Valley of the Mage. (1065 OR), 435 CY An unnamed agent of an evil deity bestows the Hand of Vecna, on Myro. **, * 1000 BCY ** Records show the weapons Blackrazor, Wave and Whelm all in possession of Keraptis at this time. **, * 405 CY ** Tysiln San given refuge among a community of halflings in northern Keoland for 50 years before resuming her wandering. **, * 557 CY ** Stelfast Holren becomes a professional hunter/guide for various nobles and merchants traveling through the Ardi Forest in The Great Kingdom. (2015 OR), 494 CY Ivid I dies, Ivid II ascends the Malachite Throne. The tribes entered the Flanaess through the Fals Gap, where they first encountered the Flan. (3001 OR), 569 CY Battle of Emridy Meadows Horde of Elemental Evil Scattered. (From the Ashes 6), Armies of Iuz conquer the Horned Society, creating a mass slaughter in the capital of Molag. House Rax was unable to present a strong contender for Nalif's heir, leading to agreement among the major noble houses that it was time for change. 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. For a full article on the topic with citations, please see Great Kingdom at Greyhawkonline.com. (752 OR), 113 CY Alisedrans report of The Hanging Glacier. (Guide 9) 247 Sir Kargoth's castle, Fharlanst, destroyed by the Knight Protectors of the Great Kingdom. (1070 OR), 437 CY Turmoil Between the Crowns. Mass killings of the Aerdy populace instigated by Ivid. ** The empires borders had by now reached all the way to the Fals Gap and the mountainous Quaglands. You can help Greyhawk Wiki by expanding it. ** Buffoons and incompetents sat upon the Malachite Throne, and their mismanagement split apart the Celestial Houses. (1016 OR), 375 CY Zagig Yragerne begins construction of Greyhawk Castle. THE GREAT MIGRATIONS (human peoples driven east due to empire wars) (From the Ashes 8), The Scarlet Brotherhood begins campaign of assassinations in Iron League states with an aim to destabilize their governments. During Zelcors coronation in Rauxes later that year, an ominous sign appeared in the sky, a complete eclipse of the noontime sun above the capital. **, RECENT HISTORY (past decade or so, all player characters have their own various adventures to earn experience) * 566 CY ** Rose (Ulanu) Flickflower begins combat training under Lord Tethrin of the Faerie Kingdom of Celene. (From the Ashes 9). "Greychrondex." (2054 OR), 522 CY King Belvor II is crowned in Furyondy. This ended the Hateful Wars. * 485 BCY Start of the Baklunish-Suloise Wars, prompting eastward migrations into the Flanaess. (1085 CY), 453 CY King Tavish III of Keoland dies, Tavish IV ascends to throne; end of Keoish Emperialism. 261 years ago Future city of Greyhawk established as a trading post. Nature: The Common Years deal with the Rise and Fall of the Oeridian Kingdom of the East, styled The Great Kingdom of Aerdy. This reckoning will most likely continue to be used as long as the fragments of this large kingdom continue to vie for power, and as long as the powers which have been revealed in this age continue their struggles. 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. * 496 CY Greyhawks lansgraf government model is officially replaced by an oligarchy. * 260 CY ** Tysiln San born in the Vault of the Drow. **, * 1243 BCY ** About 100 gnomes return to The Valley to share new magical knowledge for weapons and defenses against raiders. **, * 528 CY ** Ulanu Flickflower born in Orchid Brook at the Lortmil foothills in the County of Ulek. Available online. * 557 CY ** Stelfast Holren becomes a professional hunter/guide for various nobles and merchants traveling through the Ardi Forest in The Great Kingdom. * circa 7000s BCY Peak of the Torhoon Empire on the continent of Melavi (Hepmonaland). [1] In the beginning, the entire "world" consisted of a single dungeon underneath an abandoned castle. In time, the Aerdi arrived at the shores of the great eastern waters, their long journey at an end. (3005 OR), 572 CY The Dawnbreaker Clan of Rauxes fails to overthrow Ivid. * 571 CY Iuz conquers lands of the Horned Society. (Guide 9), Zagig Yragerne begins construction of Castle Greyhawk. (3011 OR), 579 CY Reformation of Coinage in Greyhawk City; beginning of infiltration of Horned Society into Bandit Kingdoms; The Outbreak of the Red Death, and the Change of Istus. HRONOLOGICAL. Mass executions follow, ordered by Ivid V. (unbeknownst to much of the Flanaess, Ivid murders loyal generals and turns them into undead servants. * 1 million BCY Queen of Chaos wars on Wind Dukes of Elemental Air. (Players Guide to Greyhawk 9), Outer dependencies of Aerdy gain sovereignty. Urnst become independent. * 480 CY The witch Iggwilv conquers Perrenland but is soon overthrown by a rogue demon, years of famine and terror follow. BCY = Before Common Year (before The Great Kingdom proclamation) ** **, * 406 CY ** Jaran Krimeah born to the House Rax within the city of Rauxes in the Great Kingdom of Aerdy. (3004 OR), 571 CY Irongate joins the Golden League and drives Ivids forces under the Herzog back to the South Province. They spend their days gracefully soaring over open areas or perched in cottonwoods, willows, and mesquites along lowland streams. * 570 CY Iuz accidentally freed from magic prison, returns to lead his empire. ** The chronology given below, however, includes five other calendars, which were once used and are sometimes referred to in ancient writings. During the Age of Great Sorrow, some dwarves, such as those allied with what would become the Iron League, were happy to assit their human allies in throwing off Aerdi-imposed shackles, while others, who had profited greatly from trade with the honorable lords of Ratik and Bone March, assisted the other way. * 1423 BCY Vecna born into an untouchable caste among the Flan people. ** 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. (858 OR) 254 CY Kingdom of Furyondy declared with crowning of Thrommel I. Veluna and Tenh follow in declaring independence. [5], Ivid I ruled for 48 years before being assassinated by his son, Ivid II, in 494 CY. * 479 CY Iuz becomes a political threat in the north-central Flanaess. The Great Kingdom reached its height over the next century under House Rax, with ambitious rulers such as the lines of Erhart and Toran. (1084 OR), 450 CY Myro is destroyed by a joint force from Nyrond, Furyondy and the Shield Lands. (From the Ashes 7), Renewed giant and evil humanoid raids hit the Grand Duchy of Geoff, Sterich, and the Yeomanry. After the accidental freeing, good-aligned troops raze Robilars estate, driving the fighter into exile. 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 This period was called the Age of Great Sorrow. (From the Ashes 9), On the same day, Rary instigates a massive magical battle within the Great Hall and attempts to assassinate the other members of the Circle of Eight, killing only Otiluke and Tenser before fleeing into the Bright Desert to form his own kingdom. Age of Great Sorrow commences. (917 OR) (843 OR), 200 CY City of Leukish began as a trading post. * 576 CY ** Spring: Valley of the Mages First Protector Tysiln San sends Norah Brithel on a quest to find the missing Ehrendil Stone. * 421 CY Zagig Yragerne disappears from public life. The viceroyalty of Ferrond led the way, becoming the kingdom of Furyondy. (917 OR), 283 CY Thrommel III begins construction of Chendl. He ruled a land now called the kingdom of Aerdy (aer meaning sky in Old Oeridian). His adventurous exploits had taken him the length and breadth of Oerth and beyond -- his command of magic had grown to heroic proportions. The Greyhawk Militia's strength is focused in the south, facing endless raids by orcs and goblinoids from the conquered Wild Coast. (From the Ashes 7), At the same time, the Great Kingdom attacks on a broad front against the Theocracy of the Pale, Almor and Nyrond. (2041 OR), 510 CY Last of the Euroz and Jebli driven from the Lortmil Mountains. * 799 BCY ** Keraptis and his remaining evil gnome followers move into the dungeon under White Plume Mountain. He took the new title of Overking, which would be used by all subsequent rulers. **. Malev did not care who took the throne, and it came as some surprise when his cousin Zelcor reportedly met his price. Cuthbert expends huge amounts of energy to simulate the death of the Circle, and after contributing immense aid to a party in overthrowing Vecna, is himself greatly weakened. (2029 OR), 497 CY Ivid II is assassinated and replaced by his son, Ivid III. You should check them out. * 3400s BCY High and wood elves establish nations in the Flanaess (Highfolk, Celene, Aliador, and Arrisa). In this era, magic is not a lost art, but apparently a fading one. In the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, the Knight Protectors of the Great Kingdom (also known as the Order of Knight Protectors of the Great Kingdom) is the most fabled chivalric order in the Flanaess. AGE OF GREAT SORROW (decline of The Great Kingdom) The first appearance of Mayaheines avatar on Oerth. CAST OF PLAYER CHARACTERS 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. **, * 307 CY ** Entire San family murdered by Lolth priestesses, only Tysiln escapes the Vault of the Drow with help from a mage; both flee to the surface world. **, * 556 CY ** Bahkgarr the bullywug born in the Mistmarsh. Humanoid invasions become common. you will have instant access to your previous versions. (955 OR), 320 CY Nomads Appear in the North, outer dependencies of Aerdy gain sovereignty. ** [citation needed]. ** (Oerths second sun in the sky may or may not disappear during this time.). (1075 OR), 446 CY Founding of Iron League; Bandit Kings sack Trigol; Assassination of the entire house of Rax in the Great Kingdom. ** These clans worshiped powers of the Oerth and sky, and they read signs and portents in the heavens. After years of political maneuvering and scheming, Ivid finally brought far-flung provinces together in an attempt to launch a great war to reestablish the former glory of the empire of the Aerdi. * 564 CY ** Ulanu Flickflower discovers good cleric Evangelor Umpirt is secretly working with the Slave Lords. * 223 BCY Oeridians found the Kingdom of Aerdy in eastern Flanaess. * 781 BCY ** Mountain inhabitants of Tostenhca all die, said to be due from a curse placed by Keraptis using his Null Enigma device. 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. Overking Zelcor promptly abolished the astrologers order for trying to recreate earlier hysteria and banished the members to Rel Astra. Why Does The King Send You On Adventures. Plus, you have our (Guide 9) Note: Conflicts with 361 CY. North Province declared independence from the Great Kingdom in 584 CY, dragging itself out of the Greyhawk Wars, and the empire shattered within weeks into many pieces. Age of Great Sorrow View source This page may be a Stub or not include some information. * 466 BCY Baklunish and Suloise empires turn to goblin, orc and ogre tribes for mercenaries. no risk refund guarantee Manshen, the first Rax overking, divided these marklands in 100 CY, forming two vast provinces around the Nyr Dyv, one in the east and one in the west. But Gnomes and Halflings are pretty much left out. The survivor of the resulting bloodbath was declared Ivid IV. * 528 CY ** Ulanu Flickflower born in Orchid Brook at the Lortmil foothills in the County of Ulek. Many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back to Britain and Ireland. ** The settled lands were divided among individual Aerdi noble families, notably the houses of Garasteth, Cranden, Darmen, Rax, and Naelax. * 913 BCY Shattados, last King of Sulm, receives the Scorpion Crown from the chaos god Tharizdun. **, * 474 CY ** Ehrendil Stone born to elven and elemental parents near the Monastery of the Toiling Lady along the southwestern coast of Jeklea Bay. (Players Guide to Greyhawk 5), Battle of Critwall Bridge results in victory for Furyondy, securing the eastern borders of the realm against Iuz. (1081 OR), 449 CY Second Civil War in Rauxes. (2057 OR), 526 CY Dyvers becomes a Free City. (2091 OR), 560 CY Formation of the Circle of Eight. Age of Great Sorrow starts due to the Aerdi overkings started caring more for local prestige and wealth instead of foreign affairs with distans lands. The plague known as the Red Death sweeps across the Flanaess. ** Greyhawk's "lansgraf" government model is officially replaced by an oligarchy. AGE OF THRALLS (demon-worshipping inhumans use humans as slaves/food) Archibold III of Nyrond abdicates, leaving the throne to his son Lynwerd. By 100 CY, there were four such viceroys. (3017 OR), 584 CY Destruction of Almor; Dissolution of the Great Kingdom; End of the Greyhawk Wars; Great day of Signing; Treachery of Rary; Breaking of the Circle of Eight; The Great Burn in Greyhawk; Formation of the Kingdom of the Bright Lands. the Iron League). (2060 OR), 537 CY King Belvor III of Furyondy dies in his sleep. (Crypt of Lyzandred the Mad 2), The Wars end with a Brotherhood-inspired general peace treaty, the Pact of Greyhawk in the month of Harvester. **, * 1400 BCY ** Drow forces push Suel wizards out of their underground dungeons below the Hellfurnaces mountains. As each sovereign passed, he was replaced with a more dimwitted and less competent successor, until the outer dependencies of Aerdy declared their independence. Aerdy almost doubled in size and thereafter became known as the Great Kingdom, now a true empire. Age of Great Sorrow commences. rasgon. [1], In 198 CY, Selvor the Younger prophecied an Age of Great Sorrow. Perrenland is liberated. (2014 OR), 480 CY City of Elredd founded by a Wolf Nomad warrior on the site of earlier camp settlements. (3013 OR), 580 CY Magnificent Talking Goat Party formed in Greyhawk; The Declaimers of Stroun predict the downfall of Tenh. (From the Ashes 6), Nyrond moves against the Hold of Stonefist, striking first in the Phostwood, but staying close to the borders of the kingdom. The faith of Hextor became the most prominent in the realm, and it laid claim to the See of Medegia, wresting it from the Zilchans who had held it for nearly two centuries after they had supplanted the Pelor. 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