Timeline

Timeline of Innworld

Timeline of events up until Volume 1

~100,000 + Years ago

The Gods create Goblins as the last species in the plan, to be monsters. Those who see them weep in the face of their innocence.

~80,000 Years Ago

• The Grand Design was created over 81,776 years ago.
• The Gods died in a war that sundered the very planet itself.
• The Elves vanished from the world. They leave behind hidden plans and secret dungeons full of their treasures.

~77,000 Years Ago

• Gnomes enter the Grand Design and modify it. Over the next few thousand years, Skills and Classes begin to diversify. Sword Schools and other 'interesting' things start popping up, and the rules of leveling start to evolve.

~60,000 Years Ago

• Frost Faeries come to Innworld.

~58,000 Years Ago

• Teriarch is born.

~58,000 - 10,000 Years ago

• The Harpy Empire of Iltanus falls during Sheta's reign. The [Garden of Sanctuary] and its subsequent Skills are created.
• The first Quarass founded Germina. In this era, the 16 Shield Kingdoms fought against Dragonkind's imperium on Chandrar, including A'ctelios Salash, Qualvekkaras, and Merreid.
• The fourth Quarass strikes a deal with Teriarch after he fought other Dragons for her. The middle-aged dragon who has already witness the rise and crumbling of previous Empires, cautions her against time.
• Creation of Stitchfolk.
• Creation of Selphids. They are described as 'coming and tricking the world into accepting them'. They may be a race of Seamwalkers or alien beings of some other kind.
• Proliferation of Jinn.
• The Archmage of Eternal Grasslands, Kishkeria, saves a continent using her Tier 6 spell, [Seas of Everflowing Grass].
  • Kishkeria founds the Plain's Eye tribe on Chandrar. At some point, they migrate to the plains of Izril.
• The [Great Chieftain of the Skies], Seru'nial, takes her people up into a palace in the sky,
• Taletevirion, he who would be the Last Unicorn of the Vale Forest, is born in an era when neither Otselia nor Salaszar has yet been named a Walled City.
• 21,000 years ago Khelta founded Khelt.
  • Salazsar, youngest of the Walled Cities, was founded, and struck great pact with the last Unicorns of the Vail Forest, the Archmage of Sinful Magics, and the infamous Witch of Webs in order to broker peace with the Plain's Eye tribe.
  • The last Unicorns came to the Meeting of Tribes in this era, seeking to trade the horns of their dead to [Mages] and [Alchemists] in desperation.
• Time of Hiding when Gnolls were driven underground by the Drakes was ongoing 20,000 years ago. The Drakes in the height of their power create the Draconic Titans, beings of might and magic that could war with Dragonlords. The worst and cruelest of them are sent into the deeps, to make war against the Dwarves, the Trolls, and the Gnolls.
• During the Time of Hiding, some Gnolls sacrifice their ability to level and become monstrous, warped beings known as the Raskghar.
• Someone makes massive Ironwood doors, 19,000 years ago
• Fall of the Half-Elven Empire, the Empire of Seoudal, 6211 years before the death of Ser Dalius. This marks the start of Half-Elven Fall (H.E.F.) calendar.
• 14,000 years ago, the Rihal Imperium existed.
• 11,430 years ago the last Great Wyrm, Zessoprica the Sovereign of Sands, died. Her children poured into the deep earth to hide from those who would slay them.
• ??? - Zacheales, the Putrid One, makes war against the world for thousands of years and topples a Walled City, likely the unnamed City of Dreams. He is eventually put to rest by a Named-rank team from Baleros, the Radiance of Canopies. It is implied that he was active from 12-10,000 years ago, but this is not confirmed. He lived before the era of Nerrhavia.
• ??? - Mershi, the City of Stars, disappears in a magical accident of incredible scale. It was one of the first Walled Cities to fall, and has never been recovered.
• ??? - Imlerith, the City of Crossroads, falls in an unspecified way. The Crossroads of Izril are lost.
• ??? - Lesegoth, the City of Shields, falls to a Tier 9 spell after 30 years of siege warfare.
• ??? - Grunvel, the City of Pacts, falls after Imlerith does.
• ??? - Naamreles, the City of Purity, falls to its own obsession become mania.
• ??? - Irvoryth, the City of the Branch, falls at an unspecified time - possibly early on.

~10,000 Years Ago

• The Magus Kingdom of Azervrish, the last kingdom of the Selphids is formed and destroyed. Under the rule of the [Archmage] Azervrish, the Selphids enslaved every race they could find in Baleros, until the host slaves and an alliance of various nations led to its downfall.
• The Infernal Court is exiled from Rhir.
• End of the Time of Hiding (Gnolls)

~9,000 Years Ago

• The Artien Family traces their roots back to this time, being one of the younger noble families in Terandria (more specifically, Noelictus). They soon afterwards migrated to Izril.

~7,000 Years Ago

• The Wars of Complacency era.
• Dragons and [Archmages] were still common.
• Rhir was left mostly barren.
• Humans invade Izril and conquer the northern half, which builds the legacy of the Five Families. First Landing was founded not long ago.
  • The first pacts were founded between the [Lords] and [Ladies] of House Veltras and the Grove-folk of the Tauslech Forest (later renamed to the Woods of Veltras).
  • Blademistress Zeladona teaches the first of House Veltras?
  • Aleieta Reinhart uses the [Garden of Sanctuary] and the [Pavilion of Secrets] to build her house on Izril's shores.
• Vampires rule across Izril, Terandria, and even Chandrar during the Nights of Blood.
  • Suvelta Reinhart fought with Named-Rank adventurers and was ultimately brought down by the Circle of Thorns.
  • Yderigrisel and the Vampire-hunting houses begin the practice of well-seeding and drive the Vampires to the brink of extinction.

Unspecified time before the Creler Wars (these events possibly take place before some of the above events.)

• The Long Night. Magic is dead for 300 years.
  • Some inconsistencies - not clear if it is before or after the Rebellions of String.
  • Wistram Academy is founded by [Mages] from around the world, fleeing persecution for their follies.
  • Magic is restored by Archmages such as the Archmage of Sunlight, Ailet Sundrev, last [Lady] of House Sundrev of the dead Kingdom of Caonis.
  • Piorteszenth, the Ancient Hunter, is born after this age.
• Stitchfolk gain their freedom with Elucina's rebellion, the 18th and the first to succeed.
• Thousand-year rise and fall of Nerrhavia, after Khelta's time.
• The Antinium are created and create themselves in turn; they are the most recent species to pass the Trials of Leveling, and the first in a long time.
• The last Great Forest, also known as the Groves of Estiphole, is destroyed on the Day Kaaz's Honor Died, alongside with the last [Druids] of the old ways.
  • One Dryad, Fithea sor Kerwenas, survives the petrifying magic and flees deep underground.
• The last war of the Giants, known as the Age of Skyfall's Memory.

~6,000 Years Ago

• Creler Wars: The Crelers flood Innworld after Rhir had been abandoned.
• The Charming Dancer dies on Rhir to rally the world against this new threat.
• The kingdom of Calanfer is founded, barren lands given to Queen Marquin the Radiant as a reward for her deeds during the Creler Wars.
• Razzimir rules as King of Khelt during this time.
• The last Dragonlords, including Yderigrisel the Dragon-Knight, make war against the Ancient Crelers. Teriarch survives, the Last Dragonlord of War is gravely wounded, and Khetieve, the Dragonlord of Waves, makes his way into the depths before somehow entering Diotria.

~5,620 Years Ago / 1 Zekol

• Start of Rhir’s calendar, named Zekol.

~5,200 Years Ago / 420 Zekol

• Creler Wars have ended: Humans and other civilizations have taken back Rhir and killed most Crelers - it is a time of legendary-leveled people. The Kingdom of Blight's End is founded, and the first walls are erected in its defense.

~5,000-4,000 Years Ago

• The Demons are first seen on Rhir and started thousands of years of war against the Humans that is still ongoing to this day.
• Archmage Valmira lives during this time and creates "The Archmage's Isle", one of the Innworld's paradises (as well as inventing the Winebreath blaster)
• Archmage Igawiz lives and creates Igawiz's Jet by altering ocean currents.
• Archmage Nekhret lives and slays Archmage Valmira in a magical duel.
• Tserre Ettertree first comes to Rhir and fights alongside her countrywoman, Silvenia, in the era when Archmage Valmira controlled Wistram.
• The Soiretham (magical silverfish who devoured spellbooks and became capable of leveling) arise on Rhir; among them is the first of the Deathless, the Death of Words.
• The exiled Harpies of Izril join with the Demons, led by Serinpotva, the Death of Wings.
• The last Giants march on Rhir alongside the Archmage of Magic's Ire, Silvenia Ettertree. They meet with the Demon King and are turned against the Blighted Kingdom.

~3,800 Years Ago

• Regis Reinhart dies in his crypt where he serves his family from then on as their undead keeper of treasures.

~3,502 Years Ago / ~2118 Zekol

• The Blighted Kingdom eradicates the last of the Soiretham with plague magic.
• In retaliation, one of the Demon King’s Deathless (later revealed to be Silvenia) creates the Vorepillars, and unleashes them into the Blighted Kingdom’s fields. This starts the Vorepillars plague that nearly starves Rhir for a decade.

~3,492 Years Ago / ~2128 Zekol

• The Vorepillar plague ends.

Thousands of Years Ago

• Wistram is established
• Redcal, the drake hero, slays the minotaur king.
• Fall of the Strygian Empire.
• Khelt invades Northern Izril, but is fought off by the Circle of Thorns.
• Vampires rule Izril in a time known as "The Nights of Blood", and their reign ends due to a coalition between all the continents, including the Continent of Glass.
• Unspecified time after the Creler Wars:
  • Age of Reclamation (Joreldyn is young).
  • Age of Departures (Joreldyn is alive at this point).
    • Last Treants march into the sea.

~2,000 Years Ago

The Six Great Companies of Baleros invade Northern Izril, but are fought off by the Circle of Thorns.

~1,863 Years Ago

• The half-Elven empire finally falls to the combined military forces and they sign numerous peace agreements in concession for the lives of their citizens (outdated non-canon info)

~1,500 Years Ago

• The first keep is built at the place where Reim later stands.

~1,100 Years Ago

• Salienn Reinhart is born. She lives for 300 years, drinking the blood of her enemies and consorting with immortality.

~900 Years Ago

• The mages of Rihal start a tradition of researching magic.

Centuries Ago

• Vampires' illness started.
• Gnolls became incapable of receiving the [Mage] class. Those that tried became either [Shamans] or failed completely.
• The city at the place where today's Liscor stands (said city was still standing proud 1000 years before current time), falls to corruption from within. They build terrible weapons, loose monsters in their walls, and the city turns into a Dungeon deep underground, only to be forgotten afterwards.

~800 Years ago

• Salienn Reinhart dies, having become 300 years old
• The castle of Reim is built in the shape it currently has.

653 Years ago

• The reign of Fetohep, 19th lich-ruler of Khelt, begins.

~600 Years ago

One of the Reinhart family was executed in Pallass after being captured in a battle. Afterwards no Reinhart entered the city until the Wandering Inn opened.

503 Years ago

• Fetohep's most recent visit to Rhir takes place.

~400 Years Ago

• The last official sighting of vampires.
• A Quarass has last visited Invinctel on Baleros.

~300 Years Ago

• "Teriarch's" spellbook is created in the Rihal Imperium.

~215 Years Ago

• Wistram throws open its doors to the general public. (from outdated non-canon-source)

~200 Years Ago

• General Ironscale, once owner of the Heartflame Breastplate, died, leading to the Reinharts stealing her armor.
• The Zolde Family flees unrest in Chandrar and settles in Izril, becoming one of the minor noble houses there.

Less than 200 Years Ago

• Az'kerash was expelled from Wistram.
• Zelkyr's war - happened before the Gloaning Foothills Invasion.

~172 Years Ago

• Empire of Minos formally surrenders, ending the War of Horns. (from outdated non-canon-source)

More than 150 Years Ago

• Ironbreaker conflict. (Implied to have happened before Zelkyr's war.)

Nearly 150 Years Ago

• Terandrian Humans invaded Southern Izril. They were defeated by a Drake coalition, including Archmage Zelkyr. This was possibly the "Gloaning Foothills Invasion", which happened after Zelkyr's war.
• Death of Archmage Zelkyr and start of Wistram's decline.

Over 100 Years Ago

• The Necromancer slew the Chieftain of the Gnolls, Kerash, who some had labeled the first ‘King of Gnolls’, and was thus dubbed Az’kerash, or ‘Slayer of Kerash’ by the Gnolls.
• Esthelm is founded.

~97 Years Ago

• Various Terandrian Kingdoms declare the Truce of Malcium, ending the continental war. (from outdated non-canon-source)

~68 Years Ago

• The Antinium are first seen fighting both Demon King and Blighted King's forces (from outdated non-canon-source, inconsistent since ch. 6.55)

~40 Years Ago

• The Gnolls sent their representative to study at Wistram, who the academy then expelled, stating Gnolls are unsuited to become [Mages]. As a consequence, Gnolls refuse to trade with the school to this day.

~33 Years Ago

• Jelaqua began her career as an adventurer.

~32 Years Ago

• Flos, the King of Destruction, begins his famous campaign (possibly outdated non-canon info)

Over 30 Years Ago

• Tekshia retired from her adventuring career and became the Guildmistress of Liscor's Adventurer Guild.

~30 Years Ago

• Pomle was founded.
• Falene graduated from Wistram.

~ 28 Years Ago

• Minotaurs had a war with Terandria which Izril participated in.
• Petril’s Folly, a Terandrian war between the alliance of Calanfer, Gaiil-Drome, and Kaliv against Ailendamus and six other nations.

~Year 5 B.F.

• The Antinium were forced to flee from their home because of the sleeping God beneath the earth of the continent.
• Death of the Blighted King after the Antinium escape Rhir (unrelated) (from outdated non-canon-source, possible inconsistency since ch. 1.02 C)

~3 B.F.

• 1st Antinium War (more than 1.1 years after having left Rhir)

~2 B.F

• 1st Antinium War ended (lasted nearly a year)

~20 Years Ago

• The Forgotten Wing Company rose into prominence.
• Flos began his "slumber."

~17 Years Ago

• Death of the Blighted Queen (from outdated non-canon-source, possible inconsistency since ch. 1.02 C)

~15 Years Ago

• Minotaurs attacked Baleros, although failed.

~12 Years Ago

• 2nd Antinium War (from outdated non-canon-source, better references should be available)

~11 Years Ago

• Femithain is first elected as ruling Magus-Crafter of Illivere.

~10 Years Ago / ~12 A.F / 5610 Zekol

• Goblin King War in Izril. (It was indirectly said that the war happened 10 years ago by saying that the "Goblin King’s rampage coincided with the assault on Liscor and the surrounding area by the Necromancer Az’Kerash")
• Necromancer's Siege of Liscor
• The village that surrounded The Wandering Inn, when it still was in the possession of a human man, was destroyed by the undead armies. (Ch. 1.07 says it was a plague that killed all inhabitants, not the undead, so it's not quite clear which one is correct)
• Part of the Silverfang Tribe, led by Krshia, came to Liscor in hope to gain valuable information or objects that would improve their tribe’s standing.
• Klbkch and his Hive came to Liscor.
• Halrac and Ulrien founded Griffon Hunt.
• Garen and a Goblin with magic met and became friends, and after a while, they were like brothers. After some time they split up to learn and grow stronger, and swore to meet seven years later.

~8 Years Ago

• Az'kerash found a Hob that could read, and forcefully made him into his apprentice.
• Orjin beat the previous leader of Pomle and became the new Strongest of Pomle.
• Mountainkin Incursions, a war involving an army of Trolls and other giant humanoids.

~7 Years Ago

• Ceria Springwalker and Pisces attend Wistram Academy. (from outdated non-canon-source)
• Relc and Klbkch became partners nearly 7 years ago.

~6 Years Ago

• Zevara started serving as Liscor's City Watch Captain.
• The Silver Swords were formed. (Although 5.29 says it happened 8 years ago.)
• Gazi leaves Reim and becomes a Named Adventurer to search for a remedy for Flos' lethargy.

~4 Years Ago

• Ceria Springwalker and Pisces exit Wistram Academy. (from outdated non-canon-source)
• Garen joins the Halfseekers and becomes the first Goblin to ever journey with adventurers.
• Octavia moved to Celum.
• Terandrian incursion, backed by Izril's nobility, involving Manus (possibly the other Walled Cities as well).
• The assassination of Tyrion's wife, Salva.

~3 Years Ago

• Garen and the Hob with magic fulfilled their promise to meet again. They fought after Garen learn that his friend became a slave, and swore to oppose him if he ever tried to carry out his master plan.
• The massive Griffin colony incident that nearly cost Griffon Hunt their Gold-rank status.

~2 Years Ago

• After finding 1 of the 2 keys for Velan's treasure, Garen betrayed the Halfseekers and slaughtered 3 of them for the key before escaping to the High Passes and forming the Redfang Tribe.
• The Horns of Hammerad were formed.

Beginning of the Story

For more detailed information, see Chapter Timeline

~Present / Year 21/22 A.F / 5620 Zekol

Autumn

• Two months before Autumn ends: Erin Solstice enters a Dragon Cave instead of her Bathroom, which starts the story.
• Teres and Trey Atwood appear in Flos' courtroom, causing the King of Destruction into becoming active again.
• The Ruins of Liscor are found and attract adventurers. An expedition of five silver-rank groups fails and prompts Skinner's Attack on Liscor.

Winter

• Zel Shivertail dies after a battle against Reiss, Az’kerash and his Chosen.

Spring

• The new Horns of Hammerad and a few other Silver-Rank adventures kill an Adult Creler. The Horns would later be awarded Gold-rank for this deed.