The rise of the 7 Divines is marked as Year 0 in the modern reckoning. They then began their 9 year war against the pagan forces of the Old Ways, ending with The Sundering in 9 A.S. (Anno Septimus).
History of Excelsion
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0
The Coming of the 7
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9
1
The Sundering
Disaster / DestructionThe Sundering marked the end of the Great War between The 7 Divines and the pagan Old Ways. As the pagan kings surrounded and prepared to march on Mt. Victory from the north, 7 Himself smote the mountain, causing The Rift to form clear across the continent, and the dividing the land. This destroyed the armies of the pagan north.
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132
The Founding of the Church
Religious eventIn 134 A.S. the Church was officially formed and the Codex was transcribed. This centralized and standardized the worship of the 7 and gave the fractured people of Excelsion a point of commonality.
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721
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The Founding of the Empire
Era beginning/endOn 7/4/721 the Empire was officially formed when the Sanctus Manus Regoun III crowned Commodus as the 1st Emperor of Excelsion.