Ynnic Timeline

What follows is a timeline of historical events concerning Ynnic Ruinborn Elves and the Ynn River Valley, reconstructed through local tales and a privileged access to Arverynn’s Imperial archives.

Ynnic calendar begins in the year 1 After Flood, coinciding with year 1 After Ash. While different dating systems existed, such as After the Great Ride or After Malacnar’s Founding, the current start year was imposed as the official standard during the reign of Emperor Calasandor yen Brelar.

Timeline

Mythical Era

Year	Event	Significance / Description
0 BA	Day of Ashen Skies	End of Precursor Civilization in Aelantir, total destruction (and likely reshaping) of the Ynn, and the death of its people. Ynnic religion narrates that this was the result of the Ending Flood, in which the Ynn River expanded and drowned the whole world for its sins.
50 AA - 100 AA	First people come to the Ynn	Brelar is settled by the Brefineis. Malacnar is founded by the Warrior-King Levodas and his companions.
~100 AA	Great Ride of Lukaus	Lukaus becomes the first to ride the imposing Antler Horses of the northern Ynnic forests and leads Dolindhan Ruinborn Elves to the Ynn.

Antler Lords Era

Year	Event	Significance / Description
100 AA - 122 AA	Reign of Lukaus as King of Dolindha	Founding of the cities of Stantirvare and Lukausta. Malacnar is ruled by one of Lukaus's companions, Celatan, who slew the previous king.
122 AA	Death of Lukaus	Lukaus is entombed at Lukausta. His son Aollus succeeds him to the throne of the city. Lukaus's companions in life, the Antler Lords, rule their fiefs independently. Dolindha splits up. Rough date of Celatan's death. His son is deemed too weak to ascend to rulership of Malacnar and he is banished.
122 AA - 142 AA	Reign of Aollus as King of Lukausta	Using the wealth accumulated by his father, Aollus founds Stantirshalas and gives it to rule to the landless son of Celatan. Malacnar begins its resurgence in what becomes known as the War of Broken Antlers.
142 AA	Battle of the Mud	Aollus is slain by King Morvarad of Malacnar. Thus ends the line of Lukaus, though his blood lives on through the many bastard children Lukaus fathered throughout his life.
143 AA	Battle of Grebniesth	Lukausta falls to the Brefineis, who seize the city and prevent the approaching Malacnari host from pillaging it. The Malacnari are ambushed near Grebniesth by Lord Jansred of Stantirvare. King Morvarad is slain. End of the War of Broken Antlers. Stantirvare becomes the leading power in Dolindha.
143 AA - 160 AA	Founding of Drevkenuc and Vareped	The Antler Lords of the Malacynn river lose their territory to Malacnar. They lead their people south and west, founding Drevkenuc and Vareped.
153 AA - 184 AA	Founding of Vareynn	Approximate time of Vareynn’s founding, allegedly by settlers fleeing from Lukausta. The Rider Assembly is established.
190 AA - 200 AA	Founding of Bostynn	The town of Bostynn is founded around the turn of the third century.
200 AA	Start of Dalairey migrations	Pushed by worsening conditions and the Cursed Ones invasion, Dalairey migrations begin slipping through the Forest of the Cursed Ones into the Ynn and down into Noruin.
204 AA	The Trojvare League is formed	Stantirshalas founds the Trojvare League, holding together Vareynn and Bostynn.
210 AA	Filenval Brothers' Voyage	First recorded contact between Sarda and Dolindhan Ruinborn Elves after two Proto-Sarda scouts navigate all the way up to Stantirvare. Small, temporary settlements are built by the Sarda along the Ynn River as their navigators carry out the first timid attempts at trade.
~220 AA	Arrival of the Posvleadi	The Posvleadi or "Nether Folk" make first contact with the Proto-Sarda, living as nomadic tribes near the Cliffs of Ruin.
~250 AA	Founding of Amstenur	Work begins on Amstenur, the Walled City of the Sarda, and its namesake colossal walls.
250 AA - 300 AA	War of the Confluence	Hunt of Kril Ribnan. Stantirvare and Malacnar try to settle rulership of the territory near modern-day Mocbarja by having a Wendigo-slaying competition, but it ends in a draw and war breaks out. Prolonged warfare leads to both parties’ decline, with Stantirvare being the biggest loser.
270 AA	Founding of Thromshana	The trading post of Thromshana is built at a focal point along the route for Dolindha.
273 AA - 304 AA	Reign of Lord Munaqir the Pious of Vareynn	Proclamation of the Kingdom of Vareynn and disbanding of the Trojvare League.
~290 AA	Founding of Stanyrhrada	According to myth, Stanyran the Sly tricks several barges of stone directed to Amstenur into going off route and ending up further north. Stanyrhrada, Stanyran’s Castle (or Stanyran’s Palace) is built using them.

Rise of Vareynn

Year	Event	Significance / Description
300 AA - 400 AA	Settlement of the Sarda region	Aridification of the Epednan Expanse leads the ancestors of the Sarda to increasingly settle the Sarda region proper. House yen Bacar is founded by a scion of Stantirvare. Reign of King Bemo of the Veykodans. Guvnik wanders the land in his quest to catalogue the Ynn's creatures, eventually settling in the Sarda settlement of Adbrabohvi. Building of the dam of Adbrabohvi, originally a rudimentary wooden structure.
304 AA	King Komerjon ascends to the throne of Vareynn	King Komerjon of Vareynn ascends to the throne after killing his father.
312 AA	Battle of Drevonbost	Malacnari warriors, along with their King Vatrevid IV, are slain to the last while Vareynn’s soldiers, helped by Brefineis auxiliaries, emerge triumphant.
313 AA - 430 AA	Hundred Years’ Uprising	A cycle of rebellions is sparked after Varmeljon, a companion of the fallen Battleking of Malacnar, rallies the remaining warriors of the city and pushes them to fight for independence. The Rider Assembly of Vareynn begins growing in power, using the rebellions to seize assets and earn favours.
320 AA	Battle of Adbrabohvi	Amstenur allegedly sends an expedition to destroy the settlement of Adbrabohvi but they are ambushed by Posvleadi warriors working alongside the Adbrabohvir. The survivors of the battle are said to become the first Sarda rangers, who would help Sarda Ruinborn Elves settle inland.
350 AA	First recorded sighting of the Epednar	The Epednar Ruinborn Elves, originating from Haraf, are mentioned for the first time by Hrolatas.
381 AA - 412 AA	Strict River Inquisition	The forest worshippers of Drevkenuc are rooted out through a period of strict inquisition started by King Vylaron of Vareynn, and the region is converted to Ynn River Worship.
390 AA - 400 AA	Conventional end of the Proto-Sarda and beginning of Sarda civilization proper	Pushed by aridification and Epednar attacks many Sarda migrate eastward crossing the Ynn River. In a famous episode the refugees encamped outside Amstenur’s huge walls begin chipping away at them with any tool they have, desperate to get in. As the original homeland is lost to the Epednar, the magic golden dome protecting its people is carried off to Stanyrhrada, which is positioned at the new center of Sarda civilization.
398 AA - 410 AA	War of the Trees	Lack of a central authority and the ongoing refugee crisis result in the now-free colonies of Amstenur, Adbrabohvi and Stanyrhrada breaking out in their first formal war over resources and territorial disputes. Mostly constituting of border skirmishes, the War of the Trees sees an eventual stalemate.
399 AA	Oldest recorded treaty between Sarda and Dolindhan polities	Stanyrhrada sends an embassy to the Kingdom of Vareynn. The “First Treaty” is signed as a result.
404 AA	Founding of the School of the Riverblades	The School of the Riverblades is created in Vels Bacar, generously funded by members of House yen Bacar who understood the importance of preparing for warfare.
446 AA	First written edition of the Cycle of Arkanvyr	The Cycle of Arkanvyr is put down on paper by the will of Prince Valmynn of Amstenur.

Prelude to Unification

Year	Event	Significance / Description
520 AA - 530 AA	Unification of the Upper Ynn	The Upper Ynn is unified under the Kingdom of Vareynn, whose borders span from Fisvare (Svemel) to the keep of Amacimst in the east. The Ynn marks the border between this Kingdom and the independent Sarda polities. Founding of the Hedge Gardens of Grebniesth. First recorded migration of the Old Rzentur into the north-western territories of the Vareynnic Kingdom. While the first migrations were violent in nature, some of the defeated Rzentur are eventually allowed to settle as second-class citizens, so long as they swear fealty to Vareynn and begin adopting the Ynn River Worship. This is the beginning of a cultural melting pot which creates modern Rzentur culture over the years.
560 AA - 580 AA	Sarda War	Amstenur and Vels Bacar declare war on Stanyrhrada and Adbrabohvi. Stanyrhrada’s faction is much weaker, and their only ace is their alliance with the Kingdom of Vareynn. However, nobody expects it will matter to anything, with the river separating them from Sarda. King Jeborad of Vareynn defaces one of the statues of the Filenval Brothers, the one on the northern side of the Ynn, cutting off his head and replacing it with a replica of his face.
561 AA	Battle of Vels Domfan	The Bacaran army, while en route to join the Amstenuri army, hears the news of the defacing and becomes so enraged, they halt their advance as they argue about going back to take revenge. The Battle of Vels Domfan thus happens without them, and the united forces of Stanyrhrada and Adbrabohvi manage to drive back Amstenur’s army, which takes refuge behind their walls as the Adbrabohvir lay siege to them.
572 AA	The Crossing of King Jeborad	King Jeborad of Vareynn intervenes south. In a legendary maneuver, he orders the construction of a bridge at Vels Bacar, which is completed at record speed, allowing him to take the principality by storm. What follows is the conquest of the Sarda, with some cities being subdued but many also joining willfully.
576 AA	Founding of Trom Throm Ranch	The first Antler Horse ranch in Sarda is built in the territory of Thromshana, conquered from Vels Bacar. In time a lighter breed of antler horse will be developed there.
580 AA	Fall of Amstenur	Amstenur capitulates after a two-decades-long siege. Its walls are dismantled, and will later be used to build the Great Ynnic Dams With the unified borders and the cessation of hostilities encouraging easier travel, Sarda begin interacting and exchanging more and more with the Dolindhans, bringing the two languages closer.
599 AA - 626 AA	Reign of King Joanseln	Centralization of the power of the King ruling now the entire Ynn. The power of the Rider Assembly is curtailed back to their original role of King’s advisors and nothing more, and after some internal fighting King Joanseln yen Dolin proclaims himself absolute ruler, not just a King, but Emperor of the Ynn.
613 AA - 644 AA	Time of activity of Rhovynuc	A Sarda bandit from Vels Domfan steals a herd of Dolindhan Antler Horses and masters them with his robber band, using them to ambush the rich and take from them, while chivalrously aiding the poor. He becomes known as Rhovynuc.
625 AA	Gelinik's Mission	The priests of Adbrabohvi, supportive of Joanseln’s proclamation, send their client Posvleadi chief Gelinik on a sacred mission to aid the Emperor. In time, the power of the clergy over the Ynn would significantly rise.

Reign of the Dolindhan Emperors

Year	Event	Significance / Description
626 AA - 627 AA	First Ynnic Civil War	Only a year after his emperorship proclamation, Joanseln is killed by unknown assassins. With his death without a male heir many expect the Ynnic Empire to collapse as quickly as it started. Vareynn is seized by the Rider Assembly, who make plans to turn the Ynn into an oligarchic republic and erase the legacy of the “Tyrant King”. But, in an unforeseen move, Joanseln’s daughter Zeldja steps up and claims Emperorship. The Battle of Tromseloc ends in a decisive victory for Zeldja and her loyalists, who win out and restore order. All statesmen who had spoken favourably about Joanseln’s assassination are put to death as conspirators.
627 AA - 640 AA	Rule of Empress Zeldja	Chief Gelinik of the Posvleadi is granted honourary citizenship. Afterwards he sets out with his people into the world below the Cliffs of Ruin. Before his departure, the Empress gifts him a solid gold medallion with an embedded river-shaped jewel. Seltac Waystations are created to connect the Ynnic Empire over land, as ferrying troops and messengers with the Imperial fleet becomes too expensive due to the loss of naval enemies. Work begins to transform the dam of Adbrabohvi into the first Great Ynnic Dam, as a reward for the city's support during Joanseln's reign and in the civil war. Work is completed in 640 AA, shortly before her death.
628 AA	Riverwall Marriage	First recorded marriage between Dolindhan and Sarda nobility, as Lord Calsanqir marries princess Devasadra of Amstenur with the blessings of the Empress. Founding of House yen Stenur.
636 AA	Forming of the Malacnar Battleguards	Empress Zeldja forms the Malacnar Battleguards as an elite bodyguard unit.
640 AA - 649 AA	Reign of Emperor Gamelirn the Pious	Visiting the religious community of Adbrabohvi, Emperor Gamelirn is impressed by the piety and harmony found within, and seeks to learn from the river-priests. The Council of Velikvab is later organized with their blessings. The ships of the Imperial fleet are repurposed to funerary barges and phased out of use. He is the first Emperor to be carried down the Ynn River upon his death as per the Sarda custom, atop a magnificent barge. Lukaus’s body is also disinterred from his mound and sent down the river, on a wooden barge adorned with finely-crafted antlers.
643 AA	Council of Velikvab	A great council is called forth by Emperor Gamelirn at the city of Velikvab, and all Ynnic clergy is invited. The Council of Velikvab heralds the standardization and centralization of religious practices across the Ynn, and the beginning of the middle period of Ynn River Worship.
649 AA - 661 AA	Reign of Emperor Tranvit I	In 650 Tranvit starts the works on the Vareynn Hippodrome, but the project is later abandoned.
661 AA - 680 AA	Reign of Emperor Darastarad I	Darastarad marries Lady Valyana, daughter of Prince Trandir of Stanyrhrada
674 AA	The Ynnic Imperial court is relocated to Stanyrhrada	Death of Prince Trandir of Stanyrhrada. Darastarad travels south to attend his in-law's funeral. After inheriting the palace of Stanyrhrada, Darastarad decides to transfer the Imperial court there. The decision sparks outrage amongst many Dolindhans. As a compensation for the loss of capital status, Darastarad grants Vareynn a modicum of self-governance under the administration of the Drevondarant dynasty, a cadet branch of the Imperial family. House Drevondarant makes a fort near Vareynn into their permanent residence, repurposing it and overhauling it. “Vareynn Amac”, as the residence becomes known, is the Ynn's first castle.
761 AA - 840 AA	Brelari Emperors Period	The Ynnic Empire is ruled by a succession of Emperors hailing from Brelar. They do administrative reforms such as resizing the provinces to account for the shifts in fertility of the Ynn River, standardizing the calendar, rooting out corrupt officers and formalizing the distinction between central and provincial government.
761 AA - 771 AA	Reign of Demirad yen Brelar	In 767 AA the Great Dam of Vels Bacar is finished.
798 AA	Finding of Filenval's head	Through hearsay from a visiting Boek woman, the head of the beheaded Filenval-on-the-Northern-Side statue is finally located near the lands of the Inek Tribe, where it was worshipped as the face of a god. Emperor Calasandor yen Brelar pays for its return.
823 AA	Completion of Trompolere's castle	Trompolere's settlement was originally a sentry treehouse complex meant to send out messengers in all directions whenever enemies approached. It was made into a castle during Imperial times. The original tree still grows in its courtyard.

Reign of the Sarda Emperors

Year	Event	Significance / Description
840 AA - 864 AA	Rule of Emperor Armynn I	Crowning of Emperor Armynn I, the first Emperor to have been raised entirely in Sarda, adopting a Sarda name as his own. In 850 AA works starts on the construction of the Great Dam of Mocbarja, completed in 860 AA. The dam, however, turns out disastrous for the city of Vareped upstream, turning much of its fertile lands into a swamp, as Vareped gets renamed to “Mocvare”, “Bog City”.
894 AA - 907 AA	Rule of Emperor Calrodiy the Great	Founding of House Vyrekynn. An early form of serfdom is enforced over Sarda by the will of the Emperor, excepting only the city of Vels Domfan. After his victory in the Second Ynnic Civil War, he extends the system to the rest of the Ynn. Founding of Arverynn, Fadhevych and Arvezl. Arverynn becomes the new capital of the Ynnic Empire.
896 AA - 898 AA	Second Ynnic Civil War	The Second Ynnic Civil War breaks out between the Dolindhan and Sarda factions over rule of the Empire. The cousin of the Emperor, Ivranvit, rose in favor of the Dolindhans, while the reigning Emperor Calrodiy I fought with the support of the Sarda and eventually emerged victorious.
900 AA	Founding of Arverynn, Fadhevych and Arvezl	The City of Arverynn and the castle of Fadhevych are founded as bulwarks against Veykodan incursions. The keep of Arvezl fills the gap between Arverynn and Fadhevych. Arverynn becomes the new capital of the Ynnic Empire. The Teal Keep, built atop the great artificial mound of Vyrisar Hill, becomes the new seat of power with lavish housings for the generals and knights. A great city soon sprawls around this fortified core.
907 AA - 910 AA	Rule of Emperor Calrodiy II	Calrodiy II falls ill quickly after ascending the throne and abandons his campaign in Veykoda. He executes the famous healer Adrahel Velsynn for failing to improve his health. Calrodiy II decrees that the glass coins produced by Vels Domfan's Green-Gold Mint become the official currency of the Ynnic Empire.
910 AA - 923 AA	Rule of Emperor Serondan I	Growing hostilities and open war with the Epednar result in the disruption of the Path of Gold, a trade route providing much of the Ynn's gold. Calrodiy II's previous decree, replacing gold coins with glass coins, fortunately softened the impact of this.
946 AA	The Bostynn Incident	Imperial functionaries, looking to prepare the construction of a new Great Ynnic Dam in Dolindha, purvey the city of Bostynn, chosen for its antiquity. However, the functionaries are thrown off Bostynn’s bridge by the unruly local populace, with not as much as an apology from the city’s officers. A new site for the dam is chosen downstream, at Bosancovac.
948 AA - 956 AA	Construction of the Great Dam of Bosancovac	Emperor Armynn II begins work on the Bosancovac Dam. The resulting reservoir gradually gets settled with stilt houses and floating platforms used by merchants and fishermen, converging into the town of Bosancovac over the years. While nominally a gift to “The Great Dolindhan people”, many believed that the dam’s true purpose was to be a bridge for Imperial armies to travel through and pacify Dolindha.
1017 AA	First sighting of Drozmagog	A dragon, who would be later become known as Drozmagog, is discovered by Ynnic farmers near Brelar. The dragon is found injured and uncapable of flight, and is easily put in chains before being taken to Arverynn where it is healed and made to fight in the arena.
1018 AA	First confirmed sighting of Malenvijer	Malenvijer, the Bladed Beast of Mocvare rumoured to have existed even before the city's founding, is sighted by a member of the local nobility. This is regarded as the earliest accountable sighting of the creature.
1028 AA	Great Fire of Arverynn	A group of Drozmagog’s followers, spurred by cultists of Malenvijer, enters the arena at night and frees Drozmagog. The dragon enacts his revenge by breathing fire on Arverynn, which burns for three days despite the desperate efforts of water mages.
1028 AA - 1029 AA	Lovdrakan Campaign	Emperor Camir I swears revenge for Arverynn's devastation, and sets out at the head of the Imperial army towards the Epednan Expanse, where the dragon was last seen in flight. Any Epednar tribe who stands in the way of the hunt is attacked and put to forced labour for Arverynn's reconstruction. Mara Luar is founded as one of many Imperial outposts meant to keep watch over the Epednan Expanse. Despite this, the dragon is never found. By the end of 1029, Arverynn is rebuilt.
1076 AA - 1078 AA	Hubinach's Invasion	The Epednar tribes rally behind Chief Hubinach, forming a horde the size of which was unparalleled in Ynnic history to invade the Ynnic Empire. The outpost of Mara Luar in the Epednan Expanse is cut off and besieged, and the battalion stationed there is declared dead.
1104 AA	Founding of the Academy of Rzenta	Emperor Calrodiy III decrees the Academy of Rzenta be built in Vers Lisie in order to study the magical phenomena of Rzenta forests.
1146 AA	Revolt of 1146	Famous episode where the Imperial army, sent to quell the revolt, is ambushed by Malacnari warriors. The Imperial general asked if the Malacnar Battleguards were going to switch to their countrymen’s side, to which the Battleguards' captain replied "Never. It is bad to pass up the opportunity to fight a fellow Malacnari."
1151 AA - 1205 AA	Third Ynnic Civil War	Final civil war in the Ynnic Empire that would lead to its ultimate fall, between three imperial factions, based respectively at Arverynn, Vareynn and Svemel.
1152 AA - 1553 AA	Founding of Arganjuzorn and Anarchy in Sarda	Emperor Varamel is defeated at the Battle of Arganjuzorn after the Revenant Battalion unexpectedly arrives to reinforce Jearcad. The victorious Jearcad founds Arganjuzorn at the site of the victory and awards the title of Lord to the leader of the Revenant Battalion. The death of Emperor Varamel sends Sarda into a state of anarchy, as a Veykodan horde invades from the east and previously subjugated Epednar tribes raid the west, while local governors rise up in rebellion and Imperial soldiers turn to banditry. The anarchy is ended thanks to the leadership of Adrjon Orderbringer, Lord of Stanyrhrada, who gathers the Imperial loyalists and defeats the enemy armies one by one. After his victory, he acclaims Filimir Vyrekynn, a nephew of Varamel, as the new Emperor, relenting his own claim to the throne.
1154 AA	Invasion of 1154 and founding of Amacimst	A Cursed One horde rampages from east to west, leaving a trail of destruction and ruins. They are finally stopped at the gates of Vysamsto by the dragon Drozmagog. The grateful population turns to worshipping him, renaming the city to Svemel (Temple) in his honour and adopting the Drozma Tur faith. In the aftermath of the invasion, a small band of veterans seizes the keep of Amacimst, on the border with the Forest of the Cursed Ones, and turns it into their base of operations, eventually becoming the Amethyst Knights.
1205 AA	Fall of the Ynnic Empire	Canonical date of the end of the Ynnic Empire with the death of the last claimant by lynching. Members of the lower nobility rise up and forge their own states in the wake of the fall.

Dark Ages of the Ynn

Year	Event	Significance / Description
1224 AA	River Coup in Bosancovac	In Silversight, Bosancovac's River faction takes power with Amacimst’s help and exiles the Boat faction to the town of Imstana. Bosancovac becomes a theocracy, and the anniversary is still a local festivity.
1273 AA	Circulation of the Scrolls Against Rea Narsi	Thousand year anniversary of the founding of the Kingdom of Vareynn. Beginning of the circulation of the Scrolls Agains Rea Narsi, detailing many complaints against a merchant from Bosancovac. Attempts on behalf of the Bosancovaco elite to clean up their countryman’s name are dismissed.
1330 AA	Stenurynn Teriyers are popularized	Stenurynn Teriyers, a breed of dogs from Stenurynn, are popularized after a dog trainer who had taken in one of the strays, groomed it and educated it shows his results to the local nobility. It soon becomes customary for the Lords of Stenurynn to gift those dogs to their allies.
1344 AA	Poem on Stantirshalas	Lord Faraji of Stantirshalas commissions a poem on his farms.
1367 AA - 1377 AA	War of the Great Heathen Host	The Rzentur unite and march eastward to conquer Dolindha. The lords of Grebniesth are able to convince much of Dolindha to join into a coalition, which meets them at the Battle of Lisicalrevo. The “Great Heathen Host”, as the Dolindhans called it, is defeated.
1386 AA	Return of the Emperor	Return of the last scion of the Vyrekynn imperial dynasty to Arverynn. Calrodiy IV is eagerly accepted by the citizens of the city looking for a savior during the trying times of the fall, and he is crowned as Lord of Arverynn and acclaimed Emperor of the Ynn.
1443 AA - 1444 AA	Alaran's War	A minor lord of the relatively obscure castle of Trompolere, Alaran yen Cestor, decides to embark on a military campaign to restore the Ynnic Empire. In the first phase of the war he is able to defeat Arverynn’s ally, Fadhevych, and forces them to sue for peace. In the second phase, the ruler of Stanyrhrada enters the fray by marching onto Arverynn as well. Ultimately, the Lord of Trompolere destroys Arverynn’s army and drives off Stanyrhrada’s, and having seized territories from all of the three contenders as well as having been paid off with much of Arverynn’s coffers, he plans his next campaign, against Vels Bacar.