(10000)
The birth of the creators of the universe (Caelmatrona, who created the Elder Gods (suns & moons) and Lumen, who then created the Divines (planets for growth of intelligent life))
History of Etheria
Creation
-17000 : -7000
The 10,000 year long war between Tenebris and Existence. Lumen was created at the very beginning, followed by Caelmatrona, then the Elder Gods, Divines, and Aurums. This creation of them sparked the Great War. Before this is infinite Existence and Darkness, AKA Tenebris.
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-17000 C
Birth of Creation
Era beginning/end -
-16500 C
7 /7 07:00
Creation of the Divines
Founding(9500)
The creation of the to-be inhabited planets of the Caelmatronian Universe -
-16000 C
7 /7 07:00
Ascension of the Aurums
Celestial / Cosmic(9000)
The ascension of the seven Aurums: Drakarius, Eryx, Zaheia, Caelinn, Rosella, Khatesis, and Penelope. They were once mortal, some of the very earliest intelligent life, and were ascended after being chosen by their respective planets. They were given alternate forms in the shapes of new mythical creatures of their choosing, and they were: dragon, crow, phoenix, hippocampus, unicorn, griffin, and pegasus respectively, but also have their more 'humanoid' form of their respective races before they ascended. -
-15950 C
Creation of the Clans of Caelmatrona
Life, Birth(8950)
The creation of the eight races of the eight planets: Elementals, Sylvans, Mer, Fiends, Seraphim, Kataigida, Fey, and Eladryn
Reign of Aurums
-7000 : 0
When the Aurums came together to rule the now dead planet Etheria.
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-7000 R.O.A.
-5000 R.O.A.
Gilded Age
Era beginning/end(0-2000)
The beginning of the great Etherian Empire & the building of the first multi-race cililizations on one planet in the universe. Royal families are established, laws are made & solidified -
-6575 R.O.A.
1 /1
Creation of the Genasi Race
Life, Birth(425)
The creation of the Genasi race, masters of fire, water, terrain, and air. They originate from Drakarius's realm, Illustris. -
-6566 R.O.A.
1 /2
Creation of the Forest Folk Race
Life, Birth(435)
Creation of the Forest Folk, elegant creatures who carry themselves with grace. Masters of flora and fauna, they are subjects of Crow and lived on his realm Concordia. -
-6559 R.O.A.
1 /3
Creation of the Mer Race
Life, Birth(448)
The birth of the Mer race. Masters of the ocean, they are subjects of Hippocampus and live on her realm Aequor. -
-6552 R.O.A.
1 /4
Creation of the Tiefling Race
Life, Birth(463)
The birth of the Tieflings, masters of the Essence and subjects of Phoenix. They live in her realm Potentia and are considered to be some of the more aggressive of Etherians. -
-6515 R.O.A.
1 /5
Creation of the Seraphim Race
Life, Birth(476)
The birth of the Seraphim race. Masters of the mind body and soul, they are subjects of the Unicorn and live in her realm Salutem. -
-6508 R.O.A.
1 /6
The Creation of the Kataigida Race
Life, Birth(490)
The birth of the Kataigida race. Masters of the weather, they are subjects of Khatesis and live in his realm Caeruleum. -
-6501 R.O.A.
1 /7
The Creation of the Fey Race
Life, Birth(506)
The birth of the Fey race (pixies, fairies). Keepers of time, they are subjects of Pegasus and live on her realm Somnium. -
-6494 R.O.A.
1 /8
Creation of the Eladryn Race
Life, Birth(494)
The creation of the Eladryn, Elf-like creatures whose appearances change with the seasons. Masters of the Arts, they serve no God and like freely on the Elutherian Isles. -
-5000 R.O.A.
-3500 R.O.A.
Golden Age
Era beginning/endThe peak of the Etherian empire, when all the grand temples, palaces, gardens, etc were built.
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-4661 R.O.A.
7 /2
Creation of the First Human
Life, Failure / MishapThe birth of the very first human. She is known as the mother of humankind and is regularly worshipped by them, even almost 5000 years later.
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-3500 R.O.A.
-2000 R.O.A.
The Decline
Era beginning/endTenebris followers become gradually more violent and increase in numbers. Birth of the first Human (-2003 ROA)
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-2000 R.O.A.
-1 R.O.A.
The Tarnished Age
Era beginning/endThe slow growth of Humanity & Ruin of Etheria
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-125 R.O.A.
20 /5-99 R.O.A.
12 /7
Building of the Power Plants
Construction beginning/end(6875-6901) The construction of the seven magic plants, the future prisons of the Aurums.
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-11 R.O.A.
The Great Magic War
Military actionThe Great Magic War was the very first war between Humans and Etherians. It happened very quickly, leading to the mass killing of Etherians. Eventually they fought back as peacefully as possible, but the last of the first Etherians were killed on Melancholy Mountain. This created the stars of the universe.
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-2 R.O.A.
Destruction of Illustris
Disaster / DestructionThe destruction of the realm Illustris during the Great Magic War.
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-1 R.O.A.
Omnicide of the Etherians
ExtinctionThe final Etherian soldiers are killed atop Mt. Melancholy in Concordia after they were cornered there.
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-1 R.O.A.
25 /5
The Capture of the Aurums
Military actionThe day humans captured the Aurums, marking the end of the war and a major win for Humanity. To this day, no one is exactly sure how it happened, but Humans claim they did it by outsmarting them and drawing them into their prison cells in the power plants.
After Humanity
0 - 2000
Era after the fall of the Aurums, the current era in the book series.
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1 A.H.
525 A.H.
Null
Era beginning/endTime period where there is close to no magic left on Etheria. The Gods power Humanity's tech, and Humanity booms in population thanks to said tech.
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1 A.H.
25 /5
Imprisonment of the Aurums
Life, RelocationThe imprisonment of the seven Aurums into the magic plants.
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475 A.H.
Creation of Human Safe Zones
Construction beginning/endThe power plants across the globe begin showing signs of potential meltdown, estimated to happen in as little at 20 years. This immediately jump-starts the building of magic proof shields around certain human cities, mostly ones with politicians, wealthy invidivduals, guards, etc.
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525 A.H.
Fall of the Aurums
Disaster / DestructionThe Aurums spontaneously combust after over 500 years of being used as a power source for all of Humanity. To keep the world in tact, they transfer their power to seven different people- those people become known as the Guardians. The explosion causes magic to be re-released into the world and acts as a sort of nuclear meltdown, destroying the entire world aside from those in protective cities. All humans outside the safe zones were reinfected with magic, bringing back the Etherian races.
The explosion reinforced the idea that magic is evil amongst human civillians. -
598 A.H.
Discovery of Mutated Humans
Discovery, ScientificHumans discover that the explosions of the magic plants didn't kill the humans outside the safe zones. They were mutated.
They find themselves with hundreds of thousands, maybe even millions of new Etherians, and deem this a worldwide emergency. -
605 A.H.
655 A.H.
Construction of the Prisons
Construction beginning/endAfter learning of the mutated humans, who humans began calling the Broken Ones, they immediately began the construction of sanitariums across the Planet they used to imprison and rehabilitate Broken people, namely children, which they experimented on to try and stop them from developing magically.
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1848 A.H.
1881 A.H.
First Generation Guardians
Life, Organisation AssociationThe time period when the first generation Guardians, the very first successful power transfer from Aurums to Etherian, were alive.
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1881 A.H.
1 /1
The Polaris Tragedy
Life, DeathThe death of the first generation of successful guardians.
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