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Age of Tumult

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  **The Confluence**
  

• ???-49 BC

  Period known as the Great Wandering, where multiple human tribes - later gathered under the name Tumult Nomads - survive by journeying from Oasis to Oasis
  

• 49-31 BC

  Following a mystical call, the Tumult Nomads initiate the Great Migrations: the various nomadic tribes all converge towards a distant location, which later becomes Asgartha. With no alternative and weary of their endless journeys, the Nomads decide to take a leap of faith by heading towards this unknown destination
  

• 30-0 BC

  One after another, the caravans of Tumult Nomads arrive at the Oasis that will later be called Asgartha. Out of the eight tribes, only seven make it safely. The Nomads take possession of the small peninsulas that will later become **Caer Eidos** and establish a colony there. The arrival of the seventh tribe marks the end of the Great Migrations. No one knows what happened to the eighth tribe, now known as the **Lost Tribe**
  

• 27 BC

  The tribes settle in **Caer Oorun** to develop the necessary crops and livestock for their survival
  

• 17 BC

  One of the seven tribes, known as the **Exiles**, decides to leave the Oasis. Some claim that its members wanted to resume their wandering. Other sources mention a conflict with the other tribes. They leave the peninsula and are never seen again
  

Age of Concord

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• 1 AC

  The tribes that chose to stay decree the **Concord**: the gathering of all communities into one single people, under one single banner. At the same time, **Asgartha** is founded: a city, a kingdom, which will serve as a new starting point for human civilization. To lead it, **Rune** is crowned as **Kuningas**, the first High King of Asgartha. The Asgarthan calendar begins with the year of the Founding of Asgartha. This year is marked as 1 AC, for ***Anno Concordiae***, the 'Year of Concord'
  

• 3 AC

  The Asgarthan territory is divided into two administrative units: Caer Eidos on one side, and Caer Oorun on the other
  

• 8 AC

  Beginning of the exploration of the peninsulas of **Vagheria** and **Anthea**
  

• 14 AC

  **Aysun**, daughter of Rune, founds the **Yzmir** Faction. She convinces her father to establish an elective monarchy rather than a hereditary one, as she does not wish to take power after him
  

• 17 AC

  Beginning of the **Diaspora** of the future Lyra towards the peninsula of Anthea, under the pretext of wanting to rediscover a nomadic life
  

• 20 AC

  Attack of the **Cingula** Leviathan
  

• 21 AC

  Founding of the **Ordis** by **Caellach**, the Kuningas’ steward
  

• 37 AC

  Founding of the **Bravos** by **Heshkari**, Rune’s first lieutenant, both his best friend and his fiercest rival
  

• 41 AC

  **Rune** disappears forever into the Tumult with some of his Runic Knights (his close guard). The **Yeni Phoenix**, which watched over Rune throughout his reign, does not come back to life, remaining in the form of an egg. A prophecy gradually spreads. The Phoenix will be reborn when Rune returns
  

• 42 AC

  Election and coronation of **Cwaith**, Kuningatar (High-Queen) of Asgartha. Her reign proves to be just, in direct continuation of Rune’s legacy
  

• 59 AC

  The peoples who remained nomadic unite under the banner of the Lyra. Nine Lyra Clans are created, each led by a Matriarch
  

• 70 AC

  Election and coronation of **Ayxas**, Kuningas of Asgartha
  

• 72 AC

  Discovery of the properties of the **Aerolithe**
  

• 74 AC

  After promising beginnings, Ayxas descends into madness and begins a reign of terror, focusing his attention on creating a military and despotic regime. He claims he wants to create a society capable of fighting efficiently against the Tumult
  

• 86 AC

  **Coup d'état** and deposition of Ayxas. The ousted Kuningas is condemned to exile. He vanishes into the Tumult, uttering a final curse
  

• 87 AC

  Election and coronation of **Akash**, Kuningas of Asgartha
  

• 100 AC

  Attack of the Cingula Leviathan
  

• 115 AC

  Emerging from the Tumult like a waking nightmare, the Kraken Leviathan descends upon Caer Oorun. Kaibara and the Kraken battle relentlessly for three days and two nights, ravaging the Province, before the Kraken gains the upper hand over the Whale Leviathan. The Asgarthans have no choice but to abandon the devastated Province
  

• 116-120 AC

  Erection of the **Rampart**, which cuts off the isthmus of Caer Eidos
  

• 122 AC

  Crowning of **Ekaterina ruun-Caellach**, Kuningatar of Asgartha
  

• 124-128 AC

  Explorations by **Rifat Asdrubal** and **Adrijan ruun-Tighe** of the peninsulas of **Kirighai** and **Enosha**, as well as the island of **Suspira**
  

• 125 AC

  Beginning of the settlement of **Anthea**, suitable for hosting numerous cereal and vegetable cultures, which soon becomes Asgartha's new granary. The population needs these territories to feed its growing population, following the loss of Caer Oorun
  

• 130 AC

  Ekaterina ruun-Caellach abdicates and hands over power to the **Factions**. Creation of the **Council of Four**. The **Archons** of the Factions lead the First City
  

• 136 AC

  Beginning of the settlement of **Kirighai**, and creation of the city of **Kestia**
  

• 137 AC

  The Leviathan **Kaibara** attacks the human communities established in Kirighai
  

• 139 AC

  A Bravos expedition sets out to eliminate the Leviathan
  

• 140 AC

  The settlement of Kirighai is abandoned following **Niavhe**'s intervention. By bonding with Kaibara, Niavhe unleashes a magical surge that awakens those who will later become the Muna Faction. An agreement is reached: Kirighai will remain an inviolable sanctuary, and in return, Kaibara will provide support to the Bravos to protect the entire Peninsula
  

• 142 AC

  Beginning of the settlement of **Enosha**
  

• 146 AC

  Beginning of the settlement of **Suspira**
  

• 148-149 AC

  The **Nifir**, a disease seemingly brought from the distant regions of Asgartha, decimates the population. It affects the Mana of living beings, making it unstable and causing physical and mental mutations. Terrified survivors order a quarantine to try to cope with this scourge
  

• 149 AC

  Claiming that the Nifir is a celestial punishment, **Amahle Kalu** preaches discord and hatred against the other Factions from Brisingan, the Crossroads of the Lyra. Some rebellious Clans join him to attack the Asgarthan settlers, claiming Anthea as their sole property. This marks the beginning of an episode that will later be called the **Fratricidal War**
  

• 151 AC

  The **Muna** Faction formalizes its existence
  

• 154 AC

  • Creation of Sadracca, the city of a thousand bell towers
  • Battle of the Plains of Cathor-Firi and defeat of the rebellious Lyra Clans against an alliance of Lyra Clans loyal to the Nine Sisters and the Asgarthans. Amahle Kalu is captured. Brisingan is abandoned. End of the Fratricidal War

• 158 AC

  The city of **Amorgand** is created on the ruins of Brisingan
  

• 163 AC

  Discovery of an endemic species of the Katkera: the **mushs**. The mushs have the ability to purify Mana
  

• 175 AC

  A Tumult Singularity settles permanently near Arkaster. The capital is cut off from the rest of the Peninsula. **Yong-Su Tenzing**, the most gifted Alterer of his generation, manages to create the **Mugen** to bring food to the populations facing famine
  

• 180 AC

  Attack of the Cingula Leviathan
  

• 186-189 AC

  Second outbreak of Nifir. The toll is heavy: the dead count by the tens of thousands. Corpses litter the streets for days
  

• 194 AC

  Creation of the Asgarthan **Federation**. The Archons hand over power to the Basileus, the new honorary title of the leader of Asgartha
  

• 201 AC

  The seat of power is transferred from the **Elysium** (the Kuningas’ Palace) to the **Asterion**, the Basileus’ Palace built on the small island of Kuna
  

• 209 AC

  Kaja ruun-Aksoy launches the joint construction of the **Thule** and **Svarga stations**, and announces the **Transasgarthan** project, a railway that will connect Kestia to Sadracca
  

• 214 AC

  The two Transasgarthan construction sites begin at each end amidst general euphoria and fierce competition
  

• 218 AC

  **Themba Hekekia** the Healer finds a cure for the Nifir, thanks to the mushs, which have the ability to filter Mana and stabilize it
  

• 222 AC

  Asgartha is connected by railway to Verbera, on the border of the Provinces of Caer Kettria and Caer Arcolano
  

• 234 AC

  After years of hard work, the two Transasgarthan construction sites finally converge in **Avesta**
  

• 238 AC

  The railroad extends all the way to **Seki**
  

• 242 AC

  The three Governors of Caer Kettria, Caer Esvander, and Caer Alcada create the **Coalition**, an alliance for cooperation between the Asgarthan Provinces
  

• 244 AC

  Caer Arcolano joins the Coalition
  

• 248 AC

  The Governors propose to Caer Eidos to join the Coalition as a full member, but Basileus Marcus Sune refuses, provoking the anger of the regional leaders. Their aim is to reduce Caer Eidos to a mere Province, and not a central power. Sune, on the contrary, harbors the ambition of handing over the reins of power to the people, with the aim of making Asgartha a true democracy
  

• 252 AC

  Assassination attempt on Marcus Sune. Beginning of a civil war between the Provinces and Arkaster, known as the **Severance War**
  

• 257 AC

  End of the Civil War
  

• 257-288 AC

  Era of relative peace, marked by increasingly pronounced internal struggles between the Asgarthan Factions
  

• 259 AC

  Asgartha becomes a republic
  

• 260 AC

  Attack of the Cingula Leviathan
  

• 262 AC

  **Abelen Sundström**, the intrepid explorer, discovers the island she names **Abelena**, off the coast of Kirighai
  

• 264 AC

  **Hiram Akadori’s** election to the position of Basileus
  

• 270-273 AC

  Abelen Sundström's **Great Expeditions**: the 271 AC exploration of the Caer Oorun shores to the west and the 273 AC discovery of **Keleti** to the east, which she begins to map
  

• 274 AC

  **The Carnelian Crown** is given to Abelen Sundström for her exploits
  

• 276 AC

  Abelen’s last expedition
  

• 283 AC

  Discovery of the properties of **Kelon**
  

• 288 AC

  Beginning of the **Three Factions’ War**
  

• 292 AC

  Vaike Swiftwater invents the **Kelon flasks** and **tanks**, but conceals his discoveries for fear they will be used in the war effort
  

• 294 AC

  End of the Three Factions’ War
  

• 295 AC

  The Factions, by mutual agreement, abandon their political ambitions. Promulgation of the **Covenant**: the pact of non-aggression and cooperation between the Factions. Three Fundamental Laws are enacted
  

• 305 AC

  A **tsunami** strikes Arkaster without warning, destroying the First City's port. **Aroro Niski** sacrifices herself to prevent the city from being submerged by the waters
  

• 306-325 AC

  Arkaster’s **reconstruction** is accompanied by a slow technological transition to Kelon. **Edire** and **Nanha Niski**, in honor of their sister's sacrifice, restore the First City by building upon the work of Vaike Swiftwater
  

• 313 AC

  The **Rampart**, through Alteration, is extended from both sides of the isthmus of Caer Eidos and into the sea, to protect the entirety of the Peninsula from a new Tumult tsunami
  

• 327 AC

  The Bravos attempt to regain a foothold in Caer Oorun, on the coast named Elikadura. With the Ordis, they build the **Cebir**, a citadel intended to serve as a stepping stone for the reconquest of the world. The Bravos aim to study the Kraken in order to successfully eliminate it. Some Yzmir accompany them to discover where the tsunami came from
  

• 329 AC

  The Cebir is abandoned due to supplying difficulties
  

• 339 AC

  The Artificers’ Guild, under the impetus of Edire Niski, creates the first **Constructs**, which enable the Alteration of the world without the presence of Alterers
  

• 340 AC

  Attack of the Cingula Leviathan. **Mesektet**, the Night Barque of the Ordis, is lost in Caer Oorun
  

• 343 AC

  Founding of the **Axiom**, the sixth Alteration Faction, when the scientific and technical Guilds unite within the same organization
  

• 352 AC

  The Bravos attempt once again to reclaim Caer Oorun. None return, except for one lone survivor. The expedition ends in failure
  

• 354 AC

  The Muna develop the **Musubi**, a ceremony through which two beings can bind their souls. They draw upon the legendary bond between Niavhe and Kaibara, the young girl who united with the Leviathan
  

• 361 AC

  **Avkan ruun-Heshkari** is elected Basileus of Asgartha
  

• 363 AC

  For the first time, a **Musubi** is celebrated between an Alterer and a Tumult creature. This duo, called an 'Exalt', is endowed with powers beyond comprehension
  

• 368 AC

  Avkan requests an extension of his mandate to develop the **Rediscovery Endeavor**, a program devised for the reconquest of reality, and inspired by the discoveries of Abelen. This feat is finally feasible thanks to the existence of the Exalts. It is granted to him, on the condition that he will abdicate when the rediscovery forces depart
  

• 375 AC

  The reconstruction of one of the two flagship vessels of the Ordis begins: **Mandjet**, also known as the Day Barque
  

• 380 AC

  Great census
  

• 392 AC

  The Rediscovery Endeavor is finally ready to launch into the Terra Incognita. The first step of this venture is the retaking of Caer Oorun from the Kraken