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Period: 124 BCE to 83 BCE
The Great War
Height of the world war between creatures of the Gray Wastes and the Band of Valens, led by Charavia of Pirin. Many kingdoms are decimated, and around half of Valens' population dies during the war. To this day, Valens hasn't seen a calamity beyond this scale -
83 BCE
End of the Great War
The Band of Valens seals the Interplanar Waste Rift, ending the Great War -
Period: 83 BCE to 1 CE
The Eclipse Age
Valens is left a lawless and dark place in the wake of the Great War. The few kingdoms still standing fight to fill a territorial vacuum. Much of Valens' ancient knowledge and history is lost -
75 BCE
King Charavia Dies
Charavia of Pirin is slain in the Second Pirish-Nixhelm War -
Period: 26 BCE to 1 CE
The Durian War
Height of the war between the growing United Movement, led by Duria of Nixhelm, and the kingdoms of Valens. Some are annexed by diplomatic means. Other kingdoms, often referred to as Holdout Kingdoms, are annexed through conflict -
1 CE
Durian United Republic Established
The last holdout kingdoms of western Katesh join Duria's United Movement, formally establishing the Durian United Republic -
Period: 1 CE to 52
The Renaissance Age
The Durian United Republic rebuilds Valens in the wake of the Eclipse Age. The D.U.R. maintains control over the entirety of Valens, employment and productivity skyrocket, the major roads are built, and Valens settles into stability -
43
Death of Queen Duria
Queen Duria dies under mysterious circumstances at age 87. Umedan Astura of the Rexist Church is voted in as her successor to varying levels of support -
Period: 43 to 273
The Rexist Age
Age during which the Rexist Church has maintained control over the Durian United Republic -
Period: 52 to 124
The People's War
Brought on by the growing oppression of non-human, non-elven creatures, the rebel-led People's Resistance wars against the Durian United Republic -
58
Internment Zones Begin
In response to the People's War, the Rexist-Controlled DUR government grows paranoid of other races living among them. Priest-emperor Umedan Astura mandates all people who threaten the security of the Republic to be imprisoned within the walls of several repurposed cities around Katesh -
94
Internment Expansion Order
Priest-emperor Umedan orders the expansion of eligibility for internment. Now, almost all non-human, non-elven people must be sent to the zones. The only exception are those who serve the United Army of the Republic, and members of some essential factions -
108
People's War Stalemate
The United Army of the Republic and People's Resistance is at a standstill, with neither able to stage successful amphibious assaults into enemy territory -
Period: 124 to 273
The Age of Eldath
Following the stalemate of the People's War, Valens enters a relative age of peace as conflicts are relegated to occasional small-scale naval battles. Since 124 A.D, neither world power has engaged in a single battle, though the People's War hasn't officially ended to this day -
144
Charavian Union Established
People's Resistance-controlled territory in Onias is formally established as the Charavian Union -
176
The Freedom Order
Umedan Astura orders that universities built under Duria's rule be shut down. Books documenting history before the Rexist Age are burned. For the majority of the DUR's human population, the Great War and Eclipse Age are largely forgotten over time -
273
Modern Day
Rexist-controlled Durian United Republic maintains control over the western continent of Katesh, with the Charavian Union overseeing the eastern continent of Onias