The Official History of Theras as documented in Sophia-Hold Libraries

Millenniums ago, the all deity that most refer to as Alpha-Omega, or in the Acronym AO (Pronounced as AY-oh), created this universe in with his divine essence, and created the world as we know it.   The Dragons, or "The Bones of world", as the philosophers refer to them, were the first natives after AO banished the aberrations and the primordials to the void and the primordials to the elemental planes and left the deities uncheck.   The Void that created in the Cosmology was quickly filled with power-hungry gods and deities, all without bound that can enter the Prime Material Plane at their whim via powerful portals.

Reign of the Dragons

Circa 80,000 years ago

This era is characterized by the wars of the first-born children of the gods -- the dragons, and the giants.

The winner of these wars were the dragons, as their deities are still prominent to this day.

By the time of the last battle, the dragon god Zoraket, chief general of the dragonic armies, had been murdered. Some records indicate that it was the dragon goddess Tiamat who killed him, and thus started a perpetual war between her and her brother, Bahamut. Other records suggest that it was not just Zoraket, but even IO who was destroyed at the very end, in a battle between the giant and the draconic pantheon.

Whichever theory out of the many holds true, by the end of the era, Tiamat, goddess of evil dragonkind and Bahamut, god of good dragonkind, began an eternal war that reshaped many ancient alliances, and set the stage for the rise of the mortal races.

The Dawn of the Mortal Races

Circa 60,000 years ago

This era entails the rising of the mortal races that gained prominence. There the Dwarven pantheon fought the remnants of the Giant pantheons and aided the dragon deities while the Elven Pantheon rose and helped the fey race known today as the elves to emerge into the prime material plane.

The Era of the Dragonborn

Circa 30,000 years ago

By the beginning of these eras, the dragon lost most of their holds on the planets and decided to spill their blood with the aid of the draconic pantheon.   The Dragonborn were born amidst the chaos and as slaves of the Dragons who waged war on the Mortal races.   There by the end of the Era, amidst the terrain that battlefields scarred. Many Unstable portals were opened.

The Era of Bridges

Circa 20,000 years ago

The beginning of this era commenced with the expermination of the Dragonborn and their dragon overlords with the portals and bridges of these world, inviting infinite creatures, dangers and using their might and power for their benefit.   The First were the Orcish Horde that came, under the leadership of Gruumsh and their war waging against the Eldar and Dwarven Races.   The Second Major force of dominant soon to be races that came, were the Menedynn, Humans that worshiped the sun-god, Ixtaar  A subgroup of humans, also emerged in the kingdoms of the elves, known as the Nharso, subrace of humans that were blessed with long life from their former world.   This Era was ended when a Menedynn, Ervenius, Took control of the weave after the Cataclysm of Menedynn.

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    Arborea's Meeting
    Celestial / Cosmic

    This event is the signature event that ended the era of the Dragonborn and begun the Era of Bridges:   This is the place where War of the Seldarine and The Myths of the Orcs take place, the time and place that Gruumsh met with Corellon in order to make 'peace'.

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    Coppernium
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    War of the Seldarine
    Metaphysical / Paranormal event

    The War of the Seldarine and the Betrayal of Lolth

    Species
    Elf
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    The Battle and War of Acheron
    Celestial / Cosmic

    Corellon Larethien, amidst the War of the Seldarine, made his move and attacked the Orc and their father, Gruumsh as described in the Separation by Spear and resulted in the Planar Divergence.

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    The Second Azaraki Peace Wars
    Military: War

    The Birth of the Azarspawns. Though the documents say this war had lasted for 4,000 years, there are not many records of the war. From what the ruins that were found it is recorded, that during the Era of Bridges, the Azaraks which were not only a renegade faction of Soryna, but they had become the majority of that race, had abducted all the new creatures that emerged and experimented on them.
    There were many failed experiments as they prodded the defenses of Soryna as she guarded against Tharizdun and his forces of madness, but when they struck in full force – Soryna was ready as she had agents of her own inside Tharizdun's corrupted Azaraks. She had anticipated it and had her forces prepare the lines of defense in the Astral. While the first 3,000 years were just skirmishes, the last 1,000 years were the real war, where many Celestial bodies were destroyed and Tharizdun, was weakened from Greater Power to Intermediate Power as Etarr, had betrayed Tharizdun from within.

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    The Elemental Convergence
    Military: War

    The Elemental Convergence is the First of the Kin Wars, starting in 15,500 BB and involved the complete Eradication of the Maleficarum.   These war established the Sehan elves as planer travelers and their role in safeguarding the world of Theras. However, many of the Sehan elves claimed that the cost was very high on different part of Theras and that Rakion had the better part of it in the war.

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    The Third Azaraki Peace Wars
    Military: War

    The Third Azaraki Peace Wars was the last war for which they were some still good Azaraks on Soryna side. The escalation of war in the whole of Theras. The Invasion of Dwarves and Elves from the Prime Material plane to the aid of their god in the wars of their Patrons and creators.

The Era of Enlightenment

Circa 13,000 years ago

The beginning of human civilizations, their city states and their empires started growing at the permission of the other races who used them for their own purposes

Era of Blood and Ruin

Circa 10,500 years ago

This era starts with the Fall of Moriol and Kadenia, a war between two prominent cities of the time that was secretly instigated by Etarr (then a demigod) and his followers. Their conflict dragged the other nations and cultures into a struggle that lasted for 100 years, dragging all of Theras down into a dark age and propelling Etarr into greater godhood. Enmities, both ancient and contemporary, did not abate under Etarr's influence and there was constant fighting for a few thousand years (with plenty of cold war periods before heating up again). This era came to an end when a Menedynn, Ervenius, took control of the weave after the Cataclysm of Menedynn, and fought Etarr in a mighty struggle before exiling him from Theras (though his influence remained).

The Era of Decline

Circa 7,000 years ago

This Era commenced with the Control of Ervenius over the Weave, and beginning his reign as the Greater Deity in the Prime Material Plane, Thus making him the most powerful god of all in this Era of Turmoil.   Many Humans dervied from the Menedynn and the Narso, took sides and waged war inside the continent.   The Menedynn Truly lost alot during this period in the terms of Magic, while the Nahrso developed their magic and their divine capacities.   The Elvish kingdoms that were established long ago, fought the Menedynn and forced them out of their woods finally and by the the year -1500 to -1450, the the declining empire of Menedynn, was disbanded and all the Menedynn started establishing their own kingdoms outside of the influence of Menedynn main magisters and high priests.   During this era, Ervenius in this cataclysm and had his major battles with Etarr in mighty battles and exiled him outside of the known planes. However, Etarr dug deep his influence deep into Theras though and continues to plague the world for the next few thousand years. Ervenius, through this period carefully works to slowly rid the world of these 'influences'.

The Era of Upheaval

Circa 2,000 years ago

This era is mostly based on dark plagues that consumed the whole world and the beginning of the alliance of House Arasil with the Metallic Dragons and the alliance of House Siril with the Giants. By the end of this era, there was a massive civil war between the Narsilians and their kings, known today as the Nahrso.   This War torn apart the Isle of Nidoran and thus making them the Free Cities that we know today.

Era of Revival

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During this era, civilization, finally freed from Etarr's influence, began to flourish like they hadn't before.

The Era of Freedom

1 AB 910 AB

This Era remarks the birth of the nation of Bafigron, once a proud house of Menedynn. The Bafigronians essentially established and returned most of the Menedynn glory and knowledge and expanded their borders. Even Though they dont reach the might of the Old Empire of Menedynn, their Menedynn brothers, have expanded well beyond the borders of Menedynn. During this era and the first 5 centuries, the Great kingdoms of Rakion, apart from the Dragonborn Empire, fought against the dragon threat of the Chromatic dragons, and all foes fought over the lands known as Octoland.   While in the West of Rakion, this Era ended the reign of the Almighty and powerful dragonborn empire of Anska, when the kingdoms of the world banded together against the underdark abominations that went ravaging through Anskians Cities.   This Era has ended, when the god's war began.

The Ervenian Era

911 AB and beyond

This Era, as called by Scholars derive from Ervenius Sacrifice, in the battle over the Continent of Pandora.   There, the Demon invasion of Theras, almost consumed the World Tree as described by the wild elves. This Demon invasions was accompanied also by a devil invasion inside Celstira, the Holy Dominion of Ervenius in Rakion. There, the defenders abandoned the cities and with the help of most of the continent, used their powers to trap those devils and destroy them with a high level magic. In Pandora, The Bold Defenders of the World, consumed the energies of the world tree of the wild elves and Ervenius himself destroyed the interlopers.   This Era also remarks the Divine Gate, as was created by Ervenius and the Creation of the Independent Weave.

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