The timeline documents important dates and events in the history of the Empire of Romanus with the dates in the human calendar are counted from the "Refounding ", a mysterious event which led to the Great War.
"The Cycle is nearing completion, our Lord will soon return. Time is an inescapable force of nature, a storm of unending proportions."
2700 BR - Dwarves arrive in the lands of Romanus, the gnomes already have small colonies in [city name] and [city name]
2230s BR - The First Landing, Humans arrive from the south, crossing the southern mountains
1240s BR - The Age of Exploration, Elves arrive on their white ships
230s BR
The Kingdom of Romanus is founded by King Melital.The emergence of goddess worship in the form of the pantheon, one of the oldest and most widespread systems of beliefs.
Development of a written language based on elven runes and dwarven ideograms
1
The Refounding
760s
The necropolis at Fur is created
Nordling people arrive in the north of Romanus, civilizations already present in the other parts of the world (people also settle in the south)
Known as the "second Landing" or "Landing of the Exiles", this event is very important in human history. Humans most likely came ashore at the mouth of the Vocun and Eros. Once on land, Van Bekker was quick to discover and harness the music found there and humans set up the settlements of Eros and Vocun. It took only a few hundred years for the growing kingdom of Romanus to grow large enough to force the cities to join with the swiftly growing kingdom of Romanus.
Between 760s and 830s
Reigns of Dezmod the terrible and Sambuk V begin simultaneously
The introduction of a new (twenty-four character) alphabet
The Nradian Union is formed among the non-human nations to the east, in a response to the refounding.
George Monck takes a group of children to be trained by the elves at Crassus
Massacre at Pucinia and Marcus' Keep carried out by Nradian army. Carnage in villages surrounding Bicuris. Beginning of the Great War.
830s
Creation of the Conclave of Mages and adoption of the laws drawn up by Herbert Stamford, Aurora Henson, Richert Ivo, Agnes of Pedes, Geoffrey Monck and Radmir of Draci
Formation of the Chapter and Supreme Council of Mages
Executions of all those who do not recognize the Conclave and new laws. King Ribald the Third is among those killed in the ensuing conflict
839
Raffard the White ends the Great War by releasing a plague in the Nradian Union. While he does not officially rule, he becomes the first advisor to Romanus' mentally ill king, commanding power from behind.
The death of King Ribald the third permits Raffard to cease control. The Kingdom of Romanus officially becomes an empire with the banishment and destruction of the Senate and the establishment of the Lord's council.
950s
The first of the Hands are created by the Emperor Marro the wise
1060s
Aelirenn's Uprising
Dilapidation of Sapientiae
1112
The handVesemir is noted as being active in fulfilling the duties of his profession during this year
1133
In the village near Dellii, the prophet Leboda delivers a sermon to his students
1140s
Emperor Ovid III, looking for resources to wage war against the Nradian Union, decides to tax the territory of Vearun. The Vearun declares itself as the independent Kingdom, resulting in war between the new kingdom and the empire. Despite support from allies in the southern mountains, the war ends with Vearuns victory and the First Treaty of Sapientiae is signed
The mage Cregan is murdered in Videx, causing the first inquisition.