The History of the Known World of Thirith

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Historical Moments in the 2nd Known Age of Thirith
(All dates given using New American recording)

Approx. -500 Destruction rains from the heavens, affecting all corners of Thirith. Civilization falls. The 2nd Age begins.
Approx. -450 The humans of New America (then: Coreth) first begin to repopulate The Northern Fingers west of the Abbolith Mountains.
-448 The city of Coreth is laid down as human settlements spread.
-440 to -320 Beginning of the Edrilth monarchy. New America is constantly plagued by orcish raids.
-320 A volcanic eruption destroys the city of Coreth.
-315 Gold and silver are discovered at the present site of Mountainhome.
-280 Toth and Scevous are established on the banks of the Revous River.
-250 Brith is established. Seafaring ships are built for the first time in centuries.
-78 An expedition crosses the Abbolith Mountains and engages in a small skirmish with dwarves, reconfirming their existence.

03/25/00 The first 400 visitors from Earth appear in Thirith. They establish the settlement which will become Landtor.
10/06/05 The First Battle of Landtor between the visitors and Brith results in many casualties on both sides.
01/13/06 The Second Battle of Landtor. The growing town is attacked by native Thirithians. Fighting halts at a standstill.
03/02/06 Peace is negotiated at Coreth and the kingdom of New America is established.
08/12/09 After a long absence, orcs pour out of the mountains to besiege Coreth. They are repelled after a 2 month siege.
09/12/09 During the fighting at Coreth, a meteor streaks across the sky, and explodes over the mountains.
Year 11 Goblin raids nearly destroy Mountainhome. A mutual defense alliance is formed.
09/14/06 A small party of humans encounter dwarves in an ancient tomb on the eastern slope of the Abbolith Mountains.
11/17 – 04/19 The Two Year Winter. New America nearly starves but for a very successful fishing season out of Brith and Landtor.
09/13/20 The mage Valmar Erebus, from Faerun, sails from Grandish to Setich, Jineeva. Trade soon resumes between the kingdoms.
11/15/20 The Orfordness Heroes destroy The Being’s ship.
03/05/21 The final visitors arrive. This group becomes the Heroes of Landtor.
05/20/21 A Grandishian ship lands in Brith.
06/19/21 The false dwarven prophet, Gugen, is slain by the Heroes of Landtor. The god of war, Anhur, begins to speak through a member of The Heroes, Sean Quinn.
09/23/21 The Heroes of Landtor free The Being, who departs Thirith for an unknown plane of existence.
10/04/21 The Areke, Valmar’s ship, departs Jineeva in search of the lost elven kingdom of Frolm.
10/25/21 A Grandishian ship arrives in Setich, Jineeva, with news of New America’s existence.
12/05/21 Jineeva sends emissaries to New America.
12/15/21 King Varrick of Jineeva dies without an heir. The Roccanti Clan lays claim to the throne but loses to Lord Faldon.
12/29/21 Limited trade begins between Jineeva and New America, chiefly out of Brith.
01/30/22 King Derek Faldon I, Protector of the North, assumes the throne in Jineeva.
02/09/22 Dextero Domini, Paladin of Anhur, Protector of the Temple of Setich, recovers Sir Sparhawk's Moon Blade north of Faldon's Keep.
06/01/22 A dwarven army, along with The Heroes of Landtor, defeats Lorc Froc’s undead horde in the dwarven lands.
07/16/22 Clan Falkor breaks the siege of the undead forces at the gates of Kir Dungar. The dwarven loses are heavy.
08/26/22 THE BATTLE ON THE PLAINS