* Ehrendil Stone, half-elemental/half-elf druid (James Hallett) He established the Common Year calendar, with the new year established as 1 CY. BCY = Before Common Year (before The Great Kingdom proclamation) * 452 CY ** Jaran Krimeah, now known as The Black One, arrives in The Valley and champions its elven, gnome and human peoples. (899 OR), 272 CY Padin the Vain uses the Hand of Vecna to start the Insurrection of the Yaheetes, a Flanae enclave in the North Province. **, * 474 BYC ** Dwarven hero Ctemiir turned into vampire in order to permanently extend his war against goblinkind. (843 OR), 200 CY City of Leukish began as a trading post. * Rose Flickflower, halfling paladin, wields Blackrazor (Lexi Greenberg) * 393 CY Zagig Yragerne founds the Guild of Wizardry in Greyhawk. The wiki page for the EGI has a list of sources, full product names, abbreviations, and a link to the full, downloadable index. ** * circa 3400s BCY Emperor bans binding, prompts a 30-year civil war between houses. **, RECENT HISTORY (past decade or so, all player characters have their own various adventures to earn experience) Celene expels Keoish royal garissons from within its borders. (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. The Roll of Years A summary of historical events follows. . (Players Guide to Greyhawk 5), Battle of Critwall Bridge results in victory for Furyondy, securing the eastern borders of the realm against Iuz. However, the houses had no agreement as to who would succeed Nalif. AGE OF AERDY (rise of The Great Kingdom) **, * 456 BCY ** Vampire Ctenmiir cast out of dwarven society for preying on his own people for blood. ** **, * 405 CY ** Tysiln San given refuge among a community of halflings in northern Keoland for 50 years before resuming her wandering. * 254 CY Ferrond province breaks from The Great Kingdom, becomes the independent Kingdom of Furyondy. 213 CY Age of Great Sorrow. Greyhawk Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. (LGG, 39-40). Centuries past, when Greyhawk city was still a burgeoning riverbank trading post, Zagig was already a powerful magician. The Age of Great Sorrow: 213 CY to 247 CY Overking Zelcor House Rax-Nyrond Zelcor I was on the throne in 223 CY 247 CY to 297 CY Overking Toran II House Rax-Nyrond Toran II displaced the priesthood of Pholtus from Medegia in 252 CY. ** * 466 BCY Baklunish and Suloise empires turn to goblin, orc and ogre tribes for mercenaries. Does this mean you have material about the rest of Oerth hidden in your basement?" Like a window into their day-to-day life, Greyhawk census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more. * circa 13,000s BCY Kopru (serpent-like amphibians) start undersea empire on Oerth. The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth (adventure), The Hidden Shrine of Tamochan (adventure), Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. * 576 CY ** Autumn (Brewfest): Stelfast Holdren and Maura arrive in the City of Greyhawk, are almost kidnapped by Evangelor Umpirt and other Slave Lords; Rose, Ehrendil, Norah, Sariel save the centaur and his young ward. Accounting for the lack of a year zero in the Common Year calendar, 428 OR should be -217 CY. The chronology given below, however, includes five other calendars which were once used and are sometimes referred to in ancient writings. * circa 5500s BCY Founding of the Suel Empire. Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups - by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics (like red hair). (2054 OR), 520 CY Hradji Beartooths discovery of Skrellingshald. * 320 CY Zagig Yragerne becomes Mayor of the settlement of Greyhawk. We think you'll have a much more enjoyable experience. (899 OR) . The priesthood of Hextor officially deposes Ivid V as Overking. Greyhawk Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. The tyrannical Ivid I assumed the Malachite Throne at the price of granting greater autonomy to the provinces, notably Medegia, Rel Astra, and Almor. Invasion of northern barbarians into North Province prevents the Great Kingdom from retributive action against Nyrond. (3000 OR), 567 CY The Beggars War in Greyhawk Beggars Union defeated by Thieves Guild. * 1099 BCY Flan uprising ends rule of Keraptis, mage goes into wandering exile with his gnome followers. (From the Ashes 6). The Malachite Throne soon became known as the Fiend-Seeing Throne, and it was widely believed (with good reason) that the Ivid overkings consorted with evil outsiders. (522 OR), -110 CY Battle of a Fortnights length. * 556 CY ** Bahkgarr the bullywug born in the Mistmarsh. Duke Eyeh II of Tenh begins an aggressive campaign to clear the Troll Fens. The Malachite Throne destroys them to a person. Naelax was opposed by House Cranden, much of House Garasteth, and the remains of House Rax. * 406 CY ** Jaran Krimeah born to the House Rax within the city of Rauxes in the Great Kingdom of Aerdy. So proceeded an inexorable decline that began as the rulers of House Rax became progressively neglectful, decadent, or dimwitted. AGE OF GREAT SORROW (decline of The Great Kingdom) * 1324 BCY ** Drow and giant raids on The Valley prompt a contingent of 300 gnomes to head east on a quest to learn better magical defenses. **, * 436 CY ** Jaran Krimeah released from prison, goes into exile from The Great Kingdom of Aerdy. There are 642 immigration records available for the last name Greyhawk. Lord Holmer, leader of the Knights of Holy Shielding is captured and taken to Dorakaa. * 505 CY Iuz disappears and his nation falls into chaos. Geoff and Sterich are conquered by the invaders. (917 OR) For a full article on the topic with citations, please see Great Kingdom at Greyhawkonline.com. [5], In 586 CY, reports began to spread that Ivid V had died, disappeared, or been deposed. (2057 OR), 526 CY Dyvers becomes a Free City. After the withdrawal of Nyrond from the Great Kingdom, the slide became precipitous. Perrenland is liberated. Celene achieves full independence, Yolande elevated to queen of Celene. (Player's Guide to Greyhawk 10), 450 (1088 OR), 455 CY Sunndi rebels against the Great Kingdom, joins the Iron League. * 524 CY ** Norah Brithel and Ehrendil Stone become friends working together in The Valley. 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 The second adventure path after Paizo learned the ropes after Shackled City, Age of Worms has the most classic feel, flow and theme of any adventure path. AGE OF GREAT SORROW (decline of The Great Kingdom) 363 years ago Eclipse during an Aerdy coronation signals the Age of Great Sorrow. **, * 1400 BCY ** Drow forces push Suel wizards out of their underground dungeons below the Hellfurnaces mountains. * 571 CY Iuz conquers lands of the Horned Society. All central authority gone, the provinces of Aerdy went their own ways. ** Prince of Furyondy/Provost of Veluna kidnapped. The Index is based on previous work of Jason Zavoda through '08, and his work as continued and updated by Eric Johnson, Richard DiIoia, Jason "PupickDad" Jacobson, a French fan group, and numerous other fans over the years. They named that vast ocean the Solnor (literally, the birthplace of the sun), and along its shores they founded a series of small states. * 347 CY ** Magical experiment kills Tysiln Sans mage mentor, prompting her to travel the surface world alone. * 453 CY ** Jaran Krimeah renamed The Exalted One; The Valley becomes known henceforth as The Valley of the Mage. * 479 CY Iuz becomes a political threat in the north-central Flanaess. The Great Kingdom became a potent force for order and good in the Flanaess. The Great Kingdom survived attack by the Golden League in 579-580 CY and civil unrest following the Red Death plague of 581 CY. The Royal Minting House of Nyrond moves from Rel Mord to Womtham. These were largely tracts settled by individual noble houses of the Aerdi, such as the mystic Garasteth, the noble Cranden, the mercantile Darmen, the calculating Rax, and the militaristic Naelax. In the year 645 OR (1 CY), Grand Prince Nasran declared universal peace in the empire, taking the new title of overking. [2] Although Gygax referred to Greyhawk in many of his columns, magazine articles and D&D adventures, the overall world remained his personal home campaign for several years. With the fracturing of the Great Kingdom at the end of the Greyhawk Wars, the members of the once formidable Knight Protectors remain scattered and as such . (858 OR) 254 CY Kingdom of Furyondy declared with crowning of Thrommel I. Veluna and Tenh follow in declaring independence. ** The whole of the south arose again in violent rebellion, and one year later formed the Iron League and allied with Nyrond. * 485 BCY Start of the Baklunish-Suloise Wars, prompting eastward migrations into the Flanaess. [4][6], The resulting lasted nine years, ending in 446 CY with the crowning of Ivid I and the granting of greater autonomy to the provinces of Medegia, Rel Astra, Almor, North Province,[citation needed] Bone March,[citation needed] and Ahlissa. * 315 CY Future city of Greyhawk established as a trading post. ** * 575 CY Reports of massive raiding by giants across the western kindgoms. (Guide 9), The City of Greyhawk nationalizes the Cairn Hills smelting trade. [1] In 213 CY, Overking Jiranen died after the end of a long reign. ** * 91 CY ** Keraptis leaves White Plume Mountain; his fate after this time is unknown but his gnomes remain behind. Ferrond declared independence in 254 CY, followed by Veluna, Tenh, and Perrenland. [7], Ivid IV's two eldest sons competed with each other for several years for the right of successsion, with the younger son eventually victorious. 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. In 583 CY, Ivid launched an attack upon Nyrond, Almor, and the Iron League states, but the conflict served only to bring ruin to the heartlands of the Great Kingdom and destruction to many tens of thousands of citizens. [1] In the beginning, the entire "world" consisted of a single dungeon underneath an abandoned castle. The Malachite Throne destroys them to a person. Theocracy of the Pale founded by religious refugees of Pholtus from the Great Kingdom. Two successor nations, the United Kingdom of Ahlissa and the North Kingdom of Aerdy, now vie for control of the region. (2045 OR), 511 CY The Battle of Dour Pentress. [1], In 535 OR (-110 CY), during the reign Grand Prince Almor II, House Rax defeated its western rival Nyrond in the Battle of a Fortnight's Length. Age of Great Sorrow commences. (2097 OR), 565 CY Defeat of the Slave Lords. T-1-4, A series of regional conflicts erupts into the continent-wide battle that eventually becomes the. (800 OR), 198 CY The appearance of the Ball of Fire over the South of the Great Kingdom. Wilson, Steve. * 321 CY The Relentless Horde invades the far north of the Flanaess. The tribes entered the Flanaess through the Fals Gap, where they first encountered the Flan. [6][7] From 1985 to 2003, newly published material added more "backstory" to the Greyhawk history, subsequently adding many items to Gygax's original timeline. ** (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 Index is based on previous work of Jason Zavoda through '08, and his work as continued and updated by Eric Johnson, Richard DiIoia, Jason "PupickDad" Jacobson, a French fan group, and numerous other fans over the years. * circa 7000s BCY Peak of the Torhoon Empire on the continent of Melavi (Hepmonaland). (3003 OR), 570 CY Iuz freed from captivity and returns north. Provinces began calving off the empire like icebergs into the sea, beginning with Ferrond in 254 CY. * 496 CY Greyhawks lansgraf government model is officially replaced by an oligarchy. Zelcor ignored the warning, and simply disbanded the Royal Astrologers and banished them to Rel Astra. * 576 CY ** Autumn (2 weeks after Brewfest): Oligarchs of Greyhawk sponsor a second magical expedition to Blackmoor. (Guide 9), The Savant-Sage completes the Guide to the World of Greyhawk. Celene forces under the command of Triserron, Yolandes consort, best Keoish forces in a number of short engagements. 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. Manshen divided the western marklands into the Viceroyalty of Nyrond, ruled by a junior branch of House Rax from Rel Mord, and and the Viceroyalty of Ferrond, ruled from Dyvers. And there is some depth dealing with Dwarves and Elves. * circa 12,000s BCY Strife among elven peoples. ** **, * 503 BYC ** Dwarven hero Ctemiir acquires the magical warhammer Whelm. (1072 OR), 440 CY Warrior-Priests of Wintershiven found the Church Militant (of Pholtus). JavaScript is currently disabled. (1075 OR), 446 CY Founding of Iron League; Bandit Kings sack Trigol; Assassination of the entire house of Rax in the Great Kingdom. These small principalities accomplished little under their loose confederation, as they were individually unable to take on the Ur-Flan and Suel, so they quickly gathered under a single banner. **, * 575 CY ** Autumn: Ehrendil Stone captured by Slave Lord agents near the city of Gryrax, sold and transported to duergar occupying the dungeons below White Plume Mountain. The Brithel family are robotics experts, rivals to the famed Kwalish who lived just north of The Valley. Soon after, Furyondys northern border collapses under an assault from Iuz-allied humanoids attacking from the Vesve Forest. **. * 503 BYC ** Dwarven hero Ctemiir acquires the magical warhammer Whelm. All give a sense to the events of centuries past. [citation needed], Ivid I soon gained a reputation as a tyrant. **, * 550 CY ** Ulanu Flickflower leaves home, uses false names as a wandering charlatan in Keoland and Ulek nations. (From the Ashes 7), Renewed giant and evil humanoid raids hit the Grand Duchy of Geoff, Sterich, and the Yeomanry. [citation needed]. * 361 CY Zagig Yragerne buries a cache of extraplanar magic under the Land of Black Ice. * 576 CY ** Autumn (week before Brewfest): Rose, Ehrendil, Norah and Sariel arrive in the City of Greyhawk. This move centralized power in the capital at Rauxes, which initially posed challenges to the Overking due to the difficulty of governing such a large realm. * 4400s BCY ** Suel mages begin magically binding genies as slave labor. (1020 OR), 390 CY The Malachite Throne overthrows Vecna II. * 474 BYC ** Dwarven hero Ctemiir turned into vampire in order to permanently extend his war against goblinkind. (From the Ashes 7), The Battle of Innspa marks the peak of the Aerdy invasion of Nyrond. Not to mention "times before now"! * 570 CY Iuz accidentally freed from magic prison, returns to lead his empire. Greyhawk, Hardby, [Great Kingdom] 9577 [58] OERTH TIMELINE (World of Greyhawk) . (845 OR), 254 CY Kingdom of Furyondy declared with crowning of Thrommel I. Veluna and Tenh follow in declaring independence. Contents * 223 BCY Oeridians found the Kingdom of Aerdy in eastern Flanaess. **, * 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. (1016 OR), 375 CY Zagig Yragerne begins construction of Greyhawk Castle. The herzog of South Province, Galssonan of House Cranden, broke with Rauxes and joined a widespread rebellion in the south. * 1 CY Empire of Aerdy (aka The Great Kingdom) proclaimed. (3007 OR), 575 CY Appointment of the Peoples Constables in Greyhawk City. But another age is prophesied: An age of darkness, of decay, and of . * Sariel Galanodel, elven wizard (Cecilia Baader) **, * 799 BCY ** Keraptis and his remaining evil gnome followers move into the dungeon under White Plume Mountain. ** The Viceroyalty of Nyrond, which eventually included Urnst, was ruled from Rel Mord by a junior branch of House Rax. Why Does The King Send You On Adventures. The viceroys had near total autonomy within their realms to efficiently deal with local problems, answering only to the Malachite Throne. CY = Common Year (counting years since first Imperial reign in Aerdy) AGE OF MEN (2099 OR), 566 CY Alliance of Drow with Giants in the West of the Flanaess. * circa 9000s BCY Yuan-ti (snakefolk) empire on the continent of Melavi (Hepmonaland). Share. "The Library of Last Resort.". 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. . * 276 CY Remaining gnome followers of Keraptis now gone from White Plume Mountain. The survivor of the resulting bloodbath was declared Ivid IV. 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. * 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. ** Obsidian Portal has a lot of really cool features that use JavaScript. The needs and intrigues of the Celestial Houses would soon become subordinate to the politics of the Malachite Throne. (3001 OR), 569 CY Battle of Emridy Meadows Horde of Elemental Evil Scattered. The war ended in 446 CY when Ivid I was crowned Overking, due in large part to the death of all other viable contenders. The herzog (great prince) of North Province, Ivid I, then laid claim to the throne. The Great Kingdom saw a brief, violent resurgence during the reign of Ivid V, who assumed the Malachite Throne in 556 CY. . Malev did not care who took the throne, and it came as some surprise when his cousin Zelcor reportedly met his price. * 1400 BCY ** Drow forces push Suel wizards out of their underground dungeons below the Hellfurnaces mountains. ** Despite the new moniker, power in the new empire would not become truly centralized until 1 CY, when Grand Prince Nasran I declared universal peace throughout the land and took the title of Overking of the Great Kingdom of Aerdy. ** . This article is a stub. (1065 OR), 435 CY An unnamed agent of an evil deity bestows the Hand of Vecna, on Myro. Ancient legend predicted that the return of Vatun, who had vanished centuries ago, would signal the birth of a barbarian empire in the north. Realms of Ulek and Celene effected. * 513 CY Orcs and goblins driven from Suss Forest and conquer the Pomarj. ** This tale begins more than twelve centuries ago, when Oeridian tribes wandering the vast central plains of Oerik beyond the Flanaess in the Far West were driven to the east by a series of raging conflicts that culminated in the infamous Twin Cataclysms of prehistory. * 540 CY ** Stelfast Holren born near Errantkeep under the prosperous dominion of House Naelax, a noble family in The Great Kingdom. Herzog of the South Province leads forces to a minor victory over the Golden League (Nyrond, Almor and HRONOLOGICAL. ** ** His adventurous exploits had taken him the length and breadth of Oerth and beyond -- his command of magic had grown to heroic proportions. ** Queen Yolande of Celene declares neutrality of her realm, and imposes a strict isolationism. **, * 576 CY ** Summer: Rose (Ulanu) Flickflower, Norah Brithel, Sariel Galanodel kidnapped by Slave Lords, sold to duergar at White Plume Mountain. the Iron League). First they conquered the Flans crumbling kingdom of Ahlissa in the southwest, then swept north to contend with other Oeridian tribes who had settled the Flanaess behind them. (LGG, 65). * 557 CY ** Stelfast Holren becomes a professional hunter/guide for various nobles and merchants traveling through the Ardi Forest in The Great Kingdom. [3], By 100 CY, the Great Kingdom stretched the entire breadth of the Flanaess, from the Solnor Ocean to the Fals Gap, and as far north as Perrenland and the north and northeast of the Vesve Forest, and from Sunndi to the Griff-Corusk mountains. (2089 OR), 556 CY The discovery the unusual halfling casket in the River near Courwood. This ended the Hateful Wars. Nasran founded the See of Medegia and granted it to the faith of Palor. [7][8] The son ascended to the throne in 556 CY, taking the name Ivid V.[5], By the sixth century CY, however, the Great Kingdom had shrunk to a fraction of its size, limited to the lands east of the Harp River and Teesar Torrent, and north of the Iron Hills and Thelly River. (2084 OR), 555 CY The Frutzii are conquered by the Schnai. -217 CY Founding of the Kingdom of Aerdy. Age of Great Sorrow commences. Unaccepted by locals, they take to barge life on rivers and lakes. The leader of the Fists, Sevvord Redbeard, soon allies himself with Iuz. **, * 435 CY ** Jaran Krimeah proclaimed Mage of The Great Kingdom, stages a failed coup and is imprisoned. * 556 CY Slave Lords organization begins terrorizing coastal settlements around the Sea of Gearnat. AGE OF DELIVERANCE (first empire of free humans) An time period that started 213 CY when the rulers of the Great Kingdom started to fall. (3013 OR), 580 CY Magnificent Talking Goat Party formed in Greyhawk; The Declaimers of Stroun predict the downfall of Tenh. * 575 CY ** Winter: Wizardry Guild of Greyhawk sponsors its first expedition to storm-locked Blackmoor. (Player's Guide to Greyhawk 6). , so there's nothing to lose. So, 1,235 years ago, began the Great Migrations to which the modern reckoning of the Oeridians is dated. (From the Ashes 6), Keoland, Gran March, the Ulek States and the Yeomanry enter into the Treaty of Niole Dra, a mutual-defense pact and military alliance. The offer turned out to be a ruse, and the ambassadors were imprisoned, tortured, and executed for Overking Ivids enjoyment. ** MYTHIC PAST Aerdy almost doubled in size and thereafter became known as the Great Kingdom, now a true empire. (DRA#354), Most of the undersea city-states of the kopru are destroyed by war and strife. In 446 CY, the herzog granted an audience to representatives of Irongate, who went to Zelradton to air their grievances. The lands within his rule were known as the the Kingdom of Aerdy, and their capital in Rel Astra. (745 OR), 107 CY The Overking of Aerdy constructs Castle Millennium at Seawolf Point. **, * 453 CY ** Jaran Krimeah renamed The Exalted One; The Valley becomes known henceforth as The Valley of the Mage. Humanoid invasions become common. His son Malev rejected the throne, secretly auctioning it off to his cousin Zelcor. (2048 OR), 516 CY First Sighting of the Velunese Lights. [1], In 198 CY, Selvor the Younger prophecied an Age of Great Sorrow. upgrade now (From the Ashes 6), The Duchy of Tenh is conquered by the Fists/Northern Barbarian armies. (1084 OR), 450 CY Myro is destroyed by a joint force from Nyrond, Furyondy and the Shield Lands. The line of Ivid, comprising four more overkings, ruled the Great Kingdom for almost another century and half. This controversy would be recognized as the beginning of a succession crisis known as the Turmoil Between Crowns. They pushed south the Suel, crushed the old Flan kingdom of Ahlissa to the southwest, and conquered rival Oeridian tribes to the north who had settled there after them. **, * 576 CY ** Spring: Valley of the Mages First Protector Tysiln San sends Norah Brithel on a quest to find the missing Ehrendil Stone. * 342 CY The Grey College founded in the settlement of Greyhawk. The Great Kingdom, or the Great Kingdom of Aerdy or The Empire of Aerdy or just Aerdy. The battle results in a decisive defeat of the Great Kingdoms armies. * 260 CY ** Tysiln San born in the Vault of the Drow. c. -14,010 * 509 CY Mordenkainen born. He rules for 100 years with the aid of the Eye of Vecna. Crockport falls, and Chendl, Furyondys capital, is placed under siege. * 576 CY ** Autumn: Rose, Ehrendil, Norah, Sariel, Bahkgarr the bullywug and others escape White Plume Mountain with Blackrazor, Whelm and Wave. (935 OR), 310 CY Beginning of the Formation of the Shield Lands. In the year 1 OR (-644 CY), conflict between the Baklunish Empire and the Suel Imperium threatened to engulf the regions inhabited by the Oeridians tribes. In this era, magic is not a lost art, but apparently a fading one. (995 OR), 356 CY Kingdom of Nyrond established, Kingdom of Keoland reaches peak; Keolands Small War with Furyondy. * 1538 BCY Break with Suel, founding of the Baklunish Empire. ** (Tasha will later become known as Iggwilv, the worlds greatest demonologist.) For the next few years, Gygax was the arbiter of all events that occurred in Greyhawk until he was ousted from TSR in 1985. * circa 6000s BCY Torhoon Empire falls; Olman people escape to southern Flanaess. (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. A brief hysteria occurred among the superstitious Aerdi. Fall of the Onnwall and Idee; Halfling Blight in Elmshire; Night of Terror on the Wild Coast; Elves reclaim Lendore Isle. (Guide 9). GreySage Joined: Aug 03, 2001 Posts: 3296 From: Michigan Send private message: Thu Jul . 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. * 213 CY Eclipse during an Aerdy coronation signals the Age of Great Sorrow. Ivid II quickly fell into dementia and was in turn assassinated by his own son, Ivid III, in 497 CY. (720 OR), 100 CY Foundation of Viceroyalty of Furyondy. Several noble houses resorted to in-fighting or settling old scores with rival houses. [5], In 586 CY, Herzog Grenell of North Province declared his holdings the Great Kingdom of Northern Aerdy, and took the title of Overking. * 397 CY The mage Tasha becomes an apprentice to Zagig Yragerne. He is corrupted by it. * 459 CY ** The Mightyhammers of Clan Dankil adapt drow trap techniques to create the Assassins Run in the Valley of the Mage. (955 OR), 320 CY Nomads Appear in the North, outer dependencies of Aerdy gain sovereignty. 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. [3], The last decade of the rule of Overking Nalif was marred by internal schisms. (Oerths second sun in the sky may or may not disappear during this time.). (3016 OR), 583 CY Destruction of Shield Lands; Ossians Raid, fall of Medegia; Rise of the Pomarj; Fall of Geoff and Sterich, Conquest of Bissel; Usurpation of the Lordship of the Isles, Fall of the Sea Princes. * 576 CY ** Summer: Rose (Ulanu) Flickflower, Norah Brithel, Sariel Galanodel kidnapped by Slave Lords, sold to duergar at White Plume Mountain. His forces are stopped at the Battle of the Pass of Celene by a coalition of humanoid warriors. The plague known as the Red Death sweeps across the Flanaess. ** https://greyhawkonline.com/greyhawkwiki/index.php?title=Age_of_Great_Sorrow&oldid=55820, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike, This page was last edited 07:41, 5 August 2021 by Greyhawk Wiki user. THE GREAT MIGRATIONS (human peoples driven east due to empire wars) by 100 CY, during the reign of Overking Manshen of Rax, there were four viceroys, with House Cranden ruling South Province from Zelradton, and House Naelax controlling North Province from Eastfair. ** **, * 260 CY ** Tysiln San born in the Vault of the Drow. (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). * late 10,000s BCY Drow civilization begins in the underdark. * circa 13,000s BCY ** Faction of isolationist elves settle in The Valley section of the Barrier Peaks. * 727 BCY Plagues sweep human empires in western Oerik, 40% of population dies. Irongate, Idee and Onnwal rebelled and founded the Iron League in 447 CY, joined in 448 CY by the Lordship of the Isles and in 445 CY by the County of Sunndi, and allied with Nyrond. (From the Ashes 9). 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