Summary of the History of Ki

The Before Times:

• Period of Creation:
• Primordial darkness and void.
• Emergence of Light from an outer realm.
• Creation of the Gods (Enaki, Pludes, Dardossa, Enul, Utul, Nalpha, Utu, Na) and Feti.
• Conflict between Enaki (Light) and Pludes (Chaos) over Ki.
• Enaki's victory and the casting of Pludes into the abyss.
• Period of the Elder Times (7000s BE - 5900s BE):
• Creation of life: Quali (by Enul), Giants (by Utul), Wild Elves (by Dardossa).
• Corruption of the Elder species by Pludes' lingering influence.
• Era of violence and tribal warfare.
• Dardossa's sacrifice and the emergence of the 101 immortal Gelda Elves from the Huphrates River.

Age of Enlightenment:

• Period of the Awakening (5900s BE - 5500s BE):
• Gol-Beki, the reincarnation of Dardossa, becomes Goddess Queen of the Gelda (High Elves).
• Founding of Gol-Beki-Tepe.
• The Great Cleansing: Gelda crusade against the corrupted Elder species (Quali, Giants, Breha Elves).
• Near-extinction of Quali and Giants.
• Absorption/exile of Breha Elves.
• Intermingling of Gelda and Fedha Elves.
• Period of Tepe (5500s BE - 3100s BE):
• Golden age of Elven civilization: prosperity, culture, magical marvels.
• Construction of great ziggurats and cities.
• The Gelda ascend to the divine kingdom.
• Rule by the Erim (descendants of the Gelda).
• Caste System: Erim (nobility), Fedha (craftsmen, soldiers, scribes), Breha (farmers, laborers, slaves).
• The Succession: Contest to choose Gol-Beki's successor.
• Guli-Beki becomes God King.
• Period of Chaos (3100s BE - 2400s BE):
• Guli-Beki's corruption and turn to dark magic.
• Worship of Pludes and mass sacrifices.
• The War Against Chaos: Rebellion led by Gelmal-Beki.
• Devastation of Ki.
• Catastrophic end: Sacrifice of the capital and near-total destruction of life.

Age of Stone and Copper:

• Period of Darkness (2400s BE - 1137 BE):
• Regression to a barbaric, tribal state.
• Loss of knowledge and technology.
• Emergence of sorcerer-priest rulers.
• Contorted worship of the Old Gods of Anki.
• The Four City States:
• Rise of Hulaf, Sanarra, Huskuma, and Ubaid along the rivers.
• Oppression of the lower castes by the sorcerer-priests.
• The Revolt Against Magic:
• Laguzi-Asku-Legaz leads a rebellion against the sorcerer-priests.
• The Yellow Temple Butchering.
• War against the other city-states.
• Unification of Musmer under the Legaz dynasty.
• Period of the False Awakening (1137 BE - 116 BE):
• Establishment of the United Kingdom of Ubaid.
• Suppression of magic and worship of the Old Gods.
• Period of initial prosperity followed by despotic rule and corruption.
• Destruction of the First Temple of Anki.
• Period of the Great Flood (116 BE - 1 BE):
• Divine punishment: a great flood engulfs Ki.
• Survival on high peaks and floating arks.
• Emergence of Gil-Ga-Mesh as a prophet.
• The Ritual of Drying: Enaki's intervention to drain the floodwaters.

Age of Bronze:

• Period of Eridu (1 AE - 2109 AE):
• Founding of Eridu.
• Gil-Ga-Mesh's rule and the "Guidance of Eridu."
• Creation of the Council of Eridu.
• Expansion of Erimerian settlements and the founding of other city-states (Urk, Legush, Kisha, Niqorr, Gorrah, Orr).
• The Phari Elves and Journey to Kemit:
• Migration of Elves led by Kem to the west.
• Settlement in Kemit and the formation of rival kingdoms.
• Rise of the Pharaonic kingdom under Phari-Amen-Ra.
• Construction of the Great Pyramid of Ra.
• The Dwarves:
• Encounter with Dwarven colonists.
• Introduction of bronze working.
• Diverse Dwarven clans (Elmradi, Kordi, Gorgani, Pashgan, Kretite).
• Rise and fall of the Kingdom of Gizra.
• Formation of the Elmradi.
• The Rise of Legush and the Brother Wars:
• Legush's growing power and reputation for magic.
• Sarthor-Bel-Insul's coup and turn to dark magic.
• The Brother Wars: Conflict between Erimerians and Sarthor's forces.
• Shugi-Sha-Su's emergence and defeat of Sarthor.
• The Twilight:
• Period of relative peace and prosperity after the Brother Wars.
• Period of the Great Migrations (2110 AE - 3855 AE):
• Arrival of humans: Sudar and Chemitic migrations.
• Chemitic division into Akkardians, Halraates, and Narmeans.
• Assimilation of Elven culture by Akkadians.
• Fracturing of Kemit and the warlord period.
• Sargon's rise and the 1st Akkardian Empire.
• The Neo-Erimerian Empire under Akas-Amar-Sin.
• The 2nd Akkardian Empire.
• Arrival of Injra-Nayas and Heilosians.
• Establishment of the Mittite Empire.
• Conquest of Kret by Heilosians.
• Elmradi Civil War from Matriarchy to Kingdom to Republic, and conflict with Kordi Dwarves.
• Fall of the Kretite kingdom.
• Discovery of the lost Elves of Hiprappa.
• Arrival of the Suzmites and Dijaal.
• Rise of Queen Nefiti and the New Phari Kingdom.
• Emergence of the Akkadian kingdoms of Aysaria, Bablani, and Kaldini.
• Period of Stable Caution (3856 AE - 4149 AE):
• Meeting of Ki and the agreement of stability.
• Continued wars, especially in Celvant.
• Construction of the Great Road of Ki.
• Rise of Elven advisors in human kingdoms.
• Migration of Suzmites to the Bsharri Forest.
• Collapse of Hiprappa.
• Period of Great Struggle (4150 AE - Present):
• Devastating earthquake.
• Famine and weather changes.
• Arrival of the Sea Peoples.
• Resurgence of the Cult of Pludes.
• Decline of kingdoms and widespread chaos.
• The current state of various kingdoms and peoples