Complete Timeline

With the creation of the Realms, some of the left over chaos magic sinks into the underpinnings of Winter. It naturally eases towards a neutral morality frame to begin with, but is soon coloured by the wild, unsettling dreams of Winter's citizens. The first hints of unbalancing emotional, magical and psychic fault lines will eventually cause Voidborn in a specific Wintery type, and which are still not quite understood.

Atlantis is founded as the first city of Winter, and grows large quite rapidly. It becomes very well known for its magical presence, elegance, and absolutely beautiful buildings. While initially ruled by a council of matriarchs, eventually Atlantis has its own Grand Archmaester, and then Prince as it spreads to the size of a province on its own.

Shimmer City is eventually founded out of the various city growth and collection of different smaller villages. There are several origins for its name, among them being the glowing wisp lights and candles used to brighten the deepest of the night sky. It was not a grand place like Atlantis was with even its founding. Initially, Shimmer gained its start as a collection of manor homes and beautifully maintained snowy winter gardens and elegant tea houses, but eventually became the largest city in all of Winter, next to Atlantis.   While true that Atlantis was the first true city of Winter, and slightly older, Shimmer became more well known for the number of nobles and political activity, while Atlantis was much more important for its location, trade, and especially magic learning.

King Helliphae primarily built the Midnight Palace out of ice with his powers, with aid from his first chosen Court, Queen Consort and Prince Consort. It was formed from magically carved frozen stone for its foundations and lower levels, and is fully insulated against the cold.   The upper levels of the palace are entirely formed from black and silvery magically charged ice, which can be activated with spells to protect the Winter Monarch, their family, and inner circle of trusted nobles. It is meant to signify the endurance of winter, as well as its harsh but elegant beauty, protection, graceful strength, but most importantly the hopeful presence of dreaming.

Cyleene’s daughter Nema opened the Autumn university, welcoming all who wished to study and share knowledge across the realms.

After approximately two hundred thousand years, King Helliphae's Court Advisers note how well the the regional development of the Tundra Rangers and Pathfinders function. However, the infighting and ambitions of the various regional Ranger Captains and Lords start to cause more issues than the organisation is worth. As such, rather than disbanding them, his Queen Consort, Lady Aemillia and then Dreams Confessor, Lady Azaur, suggest offering Royal patronage to the entire grouping of units to make them a Realm wide organisation. It is not an army such as is common in the Summer Realm, but it does add to some sense of legal order.   A new position on the council is created as the Lord Ranger of the Winter Realm as Court Adviser during this restructuring, and the seat is gained by a display of endurance and prowess, rather than political bickering. This takes about ten thousand years to complete, and gives at least one traditional Adviser position related to physical ability and knowledge, rather than noble prestige.

As the Great Library and the Autumn University gained prominence within the Court, it was decided that this seat of knowledge would become the beacon of the realm and the city was named the capital of the Autumn realm.

Meorise the Golden, a Phoenix of Light, built Dawn’s Grace around the Cradle of Dawn to support the healers there, and founded the Prism Academy high in the mountains.

Quildor the Clever and a team of tree singers undertake the work of building the Tree Paths within the Wildwood, training others to take on their work, the Pathfinders.

Lady Azaur creates the Dreaming Temple, and with Royal Patronage, names herself Matriarch. In this space, the Dreaming Pools are opened and tended for the first time with Royal assistance. The number of Faerie healed by the space mentally and spiritual are beyond telling, and Lady Azaur's reputation as its head continues to flourish. Eventually, her students begin to refer to her as Priestess, eclipsing her previous position as Dreams Confessor on the Royal Council.

Oakheart is founded in the Wildwood as a place of trade and gathering by Haldavar the Bold, a former Captain of the Thorns and famous warrior from the first Void Wars.

Priest Ratundam relocated the caves in more recent Winter Realm history. They hold magical pools that help amplify a Dream Weavers abilities. While once commonly used by the first denizens of Winter with wild Dream magic healing, and the caves had no particular name in the past, so eventually became connected with Ratundam.

Titian, a Dioane, wins the Proving Trials and becomes the Queen of Spring.

While not an actual war, the progressives and the nationalists were nearly at war several times because King Hiemal supported the continued mining underneath Atlantis which had begun millennia before his rule. King Hiemal had to negotiate the naturalists from attacking, or the progressives from defending, on several occations.

The moment all four rulers gave their lives to end the Atlantis War.

Imra steps down to focus on trying for a family, in the Proving Trails a demifae, Shalia becomes the Spring Queen and rules for 824 years.

Vera, the former Queen of Autumn is killed by an insurgent force during an attempted coup. After defeating the attackers by using the Cauldron's power, Kieran is picked by the powers of the realm in an unusual ascension and assumes the throne.