The History of Esseand

The major events that shaped the world of Esseand.

  • 872 TÖF


    Sudesna
    Discovery, Exploration

    According to the legends of the Elders, this is when the Naerfi landed in Eyvindara (Tog Darahl) and founded what later became the Elverfolk civilization.

  • 1 DAU

    18 Thunders
    1 DAU

    24 Thunders

    Sorgardagur
    Era beginning/end

    Not much is known about this event in present time. Some historians doubt this is even the accurate date that Sorgardagur even happened. But for centuries now, this week is observed as the week on which the gods abandoned the Material Plane.

  • 126 DAU


    Eyitalos
    Population Migration / Travel

    As human civilization was starting to flourish on the eastern continent of Esseand, the elves living on the continent were forced to migrate into the Underdark to keep their own civilization alive.

  • 128 DAU


    Sasengel
    Political event

    After decades of battling the disparate tribes of non-humans, humanity achieved dominance of the eastern continent. Their territories far outnumbered anyone else's in the continent and their empire was larger than any civilization in the western continent of Tog Darahl.

  • 141 DAU

    28 Thunders

    The Founding of the Empire
    Political event

    According to empire historians, this is the date on which the first Torevir succeeded on uniting the dwarven tribes and cities under one banner. Establishing her name as the first empress of the land.

  • 543 DAU

    547 DAU


    The War of the Sunless Skies
    Military action

    An event that left deep marks in the land, the war lasted for five years after the squid ships of the Illithids first graced the skies of Tog Darahl.

  • 684 DAU


    Eirgarðr
    Military action

    The year the devils arrived. An event that would dictate Esseand's course for decades to come.