History of Rakvalinor

Era of Decadence ⌼

Before the Shatter

  • -15000 ⌼


    Corellon chooses the elves
    Era beginning/end

    The god Corellon, wandering the primordial forest, encounters the eladrin, ancestors of the elves. He eventually chooses a number of eladrin and brings them to the material plane. Corellon and his new elves take control of the continent of Rakvalinor, rebuilding it into an elven empire and paradise that will last for millenia.

  • -368 ⌼


    Tephysea Gilcan's prophecy
    Religious event

    The elven prophet Tephysea Gilcan receives a vision from Corellon.

    Afterwards, she publicly denounces the elven civilizations of Rakvalinor, warning that their decadance and spiritual weakness are leading them down a dark path.

  • -119 ⌼

    -115 ⌼


    Invasion by Zulgha the Beautiful
    Military action

    Gruumsh, angry at the treatment of his orcs on Rakvalinor, chooses Zulgha the Beautiful as his champion to gather a horde and take vengeance on the elves. Her armies loot their way across the continent for four years before being repelled.

The Shattering ⌽

The Wrath of Corellon

  • ⌽1
    the Chant of Corellon
    Celestial / Cosmic

    At dawn on the first day of the Shattering, a powerful storm rose over the entire continent of Rakvalinor. The sun was blocked by black clouds and the land was covered in darkness. Winds tore apart buildings and massive hurricanes blew across the land. The storms did not abate for thirty days.

  • ⌽2
    The Hammer of Corellon
    Celestial / Cosmic

    At dawn on the second day of the Shattering, the continent of Rakvalinor was rocked by massive earthquakes, which grew in power each day.

  • ⌽3
    The Plague of Corellon
    Celestial / Cosmic

    As the elves awaited the third dawn's new wrath, they began to shiver and cough. Painful pustules and boils broke out on their skin, and they eventually became too weak to eat, move, or resist the storms and earthquakes. Only a small fraction survived, and they suffered for thirty days.

  • ⌽4-30
    The Wraths of Corellon
    Celestial / Cosmic

    Each day for thirty days, Corellon sent terrors and plagues upon Rakvalinor.

Shattered Era ◍

The past six months

  • 1◍
    The Silence of Corellon
    Era beginning/end

    On the dawn of the thirty-first day of the Shattering, all the terrors and wraths of Corellon suddenly ceased. The elf god had abandoned his people; from that date on he answered no prayers and offered no blessings.

  • 1 ◍

    Diamondice
    1 ◍

    Snowflowers

    Refugees Arrive On Foreign Shores
    Population Migration / Travel

    Elvish ships sail from the West, seeking refuge from the wrath of Corellon.