Time Line of the Shards World
History prior to the 65,000 mark has been worked out by scholars from fragments of knowledge, times may be wildly inaccurate.
Pre 120,000 years ago
The world is nothing but potential
The Time of the Vrynuu
120,000-100,000 years ago
The Vrynuu come and create the ancient servitor races including: The Draken, Wolfen, Ogryn, Unicorns, Rakken, Bloodstone, Forsaken, plus many others
The Age of Draken
100,000-75,000 years ago
The Vrynuu leave and the Draken the most powerful of the Servitor races rule, with all others nothing but their slaves.
They are at constant war, battles are what they love, and nothing records this time other than perhaps the memories of those that still live.
75,000 years ago - The Shattering
The world is shattered into fragments by Phoenix a specially created bloodlines to stop the continuing war.
The Age of the Void
75,000-65,000 years ago
The fragmented worlds slowly depopulate and descend and devolve into darkness, the Draken and bloodlines appear lost forever.
From this point on the time line is that as told by Fey from thier spoken histories, believe what you wish.
Age of the Alfar
33,690 BC - 18, 689 BC
One of the shattered fragments now called Faerie awakens from its dark time. The Alfar tribes rise into the light using Technology and magic they create a peaceful prosperous civilisation.
During this age sees the ascent, reign and end of the Alfar, using their very advanced ways of magic and 'arcane science' they build a Utopian culture.
Portal travel to other Shards discovered during this time.
The Tomb/Prison of a Horror is uncovered and whether by accident or deliberate action it is released and a war begins. Vampires are created by the Horrors to destroy the Alfar.
The Brotherhood of Souls is created by the Alfar Tribes to combat the Vampires, and though successful, eventually fall.
Next, Werewolves are created to combat the Vampires and their Horror masters.
This leads to The Sacrifice…
The Sacrifice
18, 689 BC
Millions of Alfar sacrifice themselves to create stabilising Shard Stones and rid the world of the Horrors.
The end of their civilization heralds the First Age of Darkness.
First Age of Darkness
18,690 BC - 16,689 BC
Vampires and Werewolves run amok. Eventually the Vampires settle in what will become Salem and dominate it, while the Werewolves form the Werewolf Nation.
Civilsation collapses without the advanced techno-magic of the Alfar.
Age of the Immortals
16,690 BC - 11,689 BC
The remaining tribes of Alfar group together on Atlantis, the immortal children of the Alfar build a new Empire. The Empire is fuelled by Netherworld magic, Poseidonis is Emperor of the new Empire of the Monarchs, their empire soon spans the Shard worlds, and then beyond it to colonise other worlds including Earth.
The Creation of the Heart Stones supposedly took place during this time.
Age of the Dark Monarchs/Age of Rebellion
11,690 BC - 11,189 BC
Mortanis deposes Poseidonis and acquires the book of Geas. The Monarchy become corrupt and Mortanis turns the Monarchs to the use of Horror tainted magic.
Civil war ensues between the two factions, those who use Netherworld Magic, and those who use Horror Magic, however no True Monarch will kill another.
Rebels under the lead of Poseidonis create the FORGE, however the FORGE is used incorrectly or is flawed. Atlantis sinks beneath the waves, the fall of the Monarchy and Faerie is plunged into yet another Dark Age.
Second Age of Darkness/Age of the Elder Races
11,190 BC - 8689 BC
Other elder races of Faerie come to the fore following the sinking of Atlantis and the waning of the Monarchs power. (Tuatha de Danan, Firbolg, Formorii, Partholanians, Nemedians and others)
The Monarch Domnu takes on the mantle of the third Goddess of the trinity. She gives her power to the Formori and tries to recreate the empire.
The Elder Races fight back, driving the True Formorii almost to extinction, so Domnu accepts the worship of other races to bolster her ranks.
Age of the Young
8690 BC - 4689 BC
Creation of the Jacks
In turn The Partholanians, The Nemedians the Firbolg and the Tuatha De Danaan fight against the Fomorii; and with the defeat of the Formorii the Elder Races begin to retreat from the world.
The Younger Races of Faerie come to power (Sidhe, Dwarves, Satyrs and others)
The Forest Sidhe leave for Frontier whilst The Water Sidhe leave for Archipelago.
The Seelie and Unseelie Courts are founded
The Old Calendar dating system was brought back from place called Earth, much of what is told from here on is written history.
The Golden Age
4690 BC - 1813
The longest period of peace and calm in Faerie history, lasting thousands of years from the moment the then young Fae and Sidhe races took custodianship of the then Shard of Faerie from the Elder Races. The Courts were founded and Faerie society was an idyll. Gradually however, the networks of deals, obligations and favours began to occupy more and more of the day-to-day business of the Shard and the Dance began in earnest.
Whenever you have those grasping for advantage, others are pushed aside or humiliated. Some started to rebel against this and the courts began to cast out those who disagreed with the established order. These Formori found a willing ally in the Goddess Domnu, who took them for her own. War began between the peoples of the Fae.
The portal network that allowed swift travel across the shard of Faerie found Union. An entirely separate Shard-world that in turn opened up the existence of five other, populated, Shards. Movement between the humans and the Fae began and almost immediately tensions between the various races began. The dogmatic fanaticism of Salem was especially offended by the Fae and several abortive invasions had to be repelled.
In 1810 the Five Thunders begin their invasion of the other Shards, the war is bloody but eventually the Horror possessed Thunders are defeated.
The Third Age of Darkness
1813 to 1815 (AU0)
Atlantis Rises, causing catastrophic flooding, hundreds of thousands lost their lives and millions lost their lands.
The Monarch's of Atlantis leader, Mortanus, declared the Shards his to rule.
The Monach Wars begin.
A small band of rebel Monarchs rejected this plan and vowed to stop him.
Compo breaks the cycle of two courts when he overthrows Queen Morgana and installs Queen Blue. The Seelie Court is destroyed and the Seelie and Unseelie courts merge to form the Court of Night and Day, ruling jointly under Queen Jess and Queen Blue.
The Vampires of Salem are defeated, the remains of Salem mend the schism and unite behind the Church.
The peoples of Faerie approach Finnlay advising they will support him in return for certain boons. Finnlay is proclaimed Ard-Ri of Faerie
The Shards unite and Lokion is defeated when the Forge of Faerie is used.
AU 0
The Shards are united into a single world, and the Netherworld sealed away, depriving the Monarchs of their powers and bringing an end to the devastating Monarch Wars.
A New Calendar is adopted, celebrating the uniting of the Shards back in to one world
Age of the High King
AU0 - Now
AU0 to AU10 the time of the recovery
AU10 to AU14 The time of the Kal’tesh
AU14 to AU16 the time of the Bloodlines, the Dark Rider and Witch King
AU16 to AU20 the Demon Wars
AU 20 - Now...
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