(today = 1166-1167)

-1500(?)

Foundation of the forest-kingdom of Aurystan by valoreny elves.

140-197

• Foundation of Nur'Anaan by human settlers after being allowed safe passage through the forest-kingdom of Aurystan (140);
• Institution of the Marble-Throne in Nur'Anaan; Garond Al'Nuram crowned as Nuram the First, King of Nur'Anaan; advent of the Nuramin dynasty in Nur'Anaan (179);
• The orcish tribe of the Bloodskulls, lead by their Chief Buraash, ransacks Nur'Anaan (rebuilt later) (197).

205-234

• The huge green dragon Death Ivy is forced to retreat and leave Nur'Anaan unharmed, after accepting and losing a challenge of honor at the hands of the ranger-hero Zaal Raack (205);
• King Nuram I of Nur'Anaan defeats the orc Chief Buraash; the orcish tribe of the Bloodskulls is routed and scattered (209);
• War of the Road: kings Nuram II of Nur'Anaan and Naros II of Mountedge jointly declare war on the forest-kingdom of Aurystan, for refusing to allow the construction of a trade road passing through the forest-kingdom and linking Nur'Anaan with Mountedge (219-222);
• The ranger-hero Zaal Raack, with the help of the Dwarven Halls, manages to bring Nur'Anaan, Mountedge and Aurystan to settle into a satisfactory compromise for all and make peace (222);
• The Friendship Road is constructed, linking Mountedge, Aurystan and Nur'Anaan (228);
• Construction of the Marble Tower in Nur'Anaan as the meeting place of the newly-instituted Friendship Council, a body comprised of representatives from Mountedge, Aurystan, Nur'Anaan and the Dwarven Halls for the peaceful resolution of grievances (234).

308-374

• Aurystan and Nur'Anaan overrun by hordes or orcs and goblins commanded by priests of Graaz'z; invaders eventually repelled (308-309);
• The Great Purge: the worship of Graaz'z is outlawed in Mountedge, Aurystan and Nur'Anaan; pockets of worship throughout the lands are found and eradicated (309-315);
• The green dragon Death Ivy is slain by the adventurer Raal Strongbow during her attack of the forest-kingdom of Aurystan (326);
• The Warlord Redhawk lays siege to Nur'Anaan but is eventually forced to retreat (372-374).

421-427

• Ptaraz the Mighty conquers Nur'Anaan; fall of the Marble-Throne and end of the Nuramin dynasty in Nur'Anaan (421);
• Marble Tower razed to the ground and members of the Friendship Council executed at Ptaraz' behest (421);
• The forest-kingdom of Aurystan is ransacked by Ptaraz' army, with the help of demons summoned by Tanira; valoreny elves flee from the Sword Lands (427).

429

Year of the Iron King

• Proclamation of the Iron Kingdom (capital: Tanirith) by Ptaraz;
• Ptaraz institutes the Iron-Throne of Tanirith;
• Ptaraz the Mighty and Tanira Arkanoch crown themselves as first King and Queen of the Iron-Throne.

432

Year of the Iron Shield

• King Ptaraz declares war on the Dwarven Halls for their refusal to pay trade tariffs decreed by him;
• Battle of Galduur's Pass: a large warparty of dwarves, lead by the dwarven hero Galduur Ironshield, ambushes and routs a contingent of the Iron Kingdom's army;
• Battle of the Western Pass: reinforcements from Mountedge to join with the Iron Kingdom's army at Galduur's Pass are decimated by Galduur Ironshield and his warparty;
• numerous small rebellions arise throughout the Iron Kingdom in protest against Ptaraz' iron-fisted rule; Ptaraz declares martial law throughout the Iron Kingdom, allowing for indiscriminate, excessive and brutal retaliatory measures against the population;
• King Ptaraz is forced to sign a truce with the Dwarven Halls;
• Galduur Ironshield and the wandering adventurer-hero Zaak Longbow form the Champions of the Shield, a large group of adventurers dedicated to bring about the overthrow of Ptaraz and his violent rule.

436

Year of the Rebirth

• King Ptaraz dies, Queen Tanira joins him in death;
• Heir-designate and popular general Sarth Tarterys ascends to the Iron-Throne as Tarterys the First;
• Advent of the Tarturian dynasty of the Iron Kingdom;
• Galduur Ironshield and Zaak Longbow dissolve the Champions of the Shield;
• Golden Age of the Iron Kingdom begins.

507

Year of the Black Rose

• Assassination of King Tarterys IV (the "Child King") in Tanirith;
• Jar Endanuur, Mayor of the Castle, seizes the Iron-Throne as Endanuur the First;
• Advent of the Endanuurian dynasty of the Iron Kingdom.

524

Year of the Dragon

• Pyrostorm, the huge red dragon, ransoms Nur'Anaan in exchange for leaving the city unharmed;
• Golden Age of the Iron Kingdom ends.

528-591

• Ascension of Endanuur II to the Iron-Throne; Age of the Lazy Iron Monarchs beings (528);
• Galduur Ironshield disappears (530?);
• The blue dragon Swift Lightning is slain in his lair by the wandering hero Raack Strongbow (532);
• Army-sized groups of bandits, lead by ruthless, self-proclaimed "Bandit Lords", roam throughout the Sword Lands (591).

603

Year of the Dissolution

• Assassination of Queen Endinia II (the "Fat Queen"), last of the Lazy Iron Monarchs of the Iron-Throne;
• End of the Endanuurian dynasty of the Iron Kingdom;
• War of the Crests: numerous rival noble houses war against each other for the Iron-Throne;
• The Bandit Lords Kassandros, Blackfist and Drakon join forces to pillage and burn Nur'Anaan; fall of Nur'Anaan;
• Fall of the Iron-Throne and of the Iron Kingdom.

604-663

• Bands of orcs, goblins, ogres and dogres from the Khanark Rockies make raids throughout the Sword Lands (604-615);
• Foundation of Al'Nura amidst the ruins of Nur'Anaan; institution of a Council of Elders in Al'Nura (630);
• The Highlord Daan of Tanirith conquers Al'Nura; dissolution of the Council of Elders and replacement by a Herzog appointed by the Highlord (653);
• Jasper Flameheart and the Company of the Flame track down and capture the notorious Bandit Lord Blackjack, who had been terrorizing the Heartlands for the last three years (661);
• The knight Jasper Flameheart and the Company of the Flame defeat and slay the Warlord Hacheras during his attack of Al'Nura (663).

725-726

• A horse-riding barbarian horde (the "War Dragoons"), lead by the Supreme Dragoon Burmol, arrive from the west and sweep through the Sword Lands (725-730);
• Al'Nura pillaged and burnt to the ground by the War Dragoons; fall of Al'Nura (726).

760

Year of the Darkening

• Eruption of the volcano in the Volcanic Rockies; dark clouds of ash and dust cover all of the Sword Lands throughout the year;
• Temperatures drop and crops fail; plague and famine are rampant all over the lands;
• Orcs, orgres and goblins from the Khanark Rockies raid frequently throughout the Sword Lands;
• Battle of the Harrow Woods: Sorcerer-King Varhuul of Sharranth seeks to annex Tanirith by force; the two armies meet in a savage battle at the ruins of Aurystan, where mighty magics as well as arms are used; battle ends in a stalemate, with the elven ruins and surrounding forest obliterated; in latter years, the forest and ancient site of the forest-kingdom of Aurystan become known as the Harrow Woods; Sharranth and Tanirith sign a truce;
• Banditry is on the rise once more.

769-775

• Stone Keep founded by the Bandit Lord Heartstone amidst the ruins of Al'Nura (769);
• Stone Keep forcefully annexed by Tanirith; Lord Heartstone captured and beheaded; Stone Keep ruled by a Herzog appointed by the Silver-Throne (see Tanirith) (775).

822-825

• War of the Silver-Throne (see Tanirith): Prince Tarinthas, younger brother of Warynith, seeks to depose the Overking and seize the Silver-Throne for himself; civil war reigns in Tanirith (822);
• Stone Keep conquered by Prince Tarinthas (822);
• Tarinthas and his forces are repulsed and routed; Tarinthas flees the Sword Lands by sail along with his family, his generals and his remaining followers; Stone Keep retaken by Tanirith (825).

853-867

• Tanirith grants independance to Stone Keep as a barony; Tanirith and the Barony of Stone Keep sign an alliance (853);
• The brown dragon Chlorapyroshyndragosuur destroys Stone Keep (later rebuilt) (867).

911-933

• Foundation of Wailsrond by human settlers; institution of a Council of Elders in Wailsrond (911);
• The Bandit Lord Black Razor attacks Wailsrond and is single-handedly defeated by the wandering adventurer Swiftbow (933).

944

Year of the Paladin

• Orcs from the Khanark Rockies attack the Barony of Stone Keep; invaders repelled and routed with the help of the knights of the Flame.

957

The white dragon Icingbreath attacks Stone Keep and is driven back by the wandering adventurer Swiftbow (957).

1117-1130

• Foundation of Aranys by human settlers within the Harrow Woods (1117);
• Foundation of Sparklestone by the Sparklestone Smeltering and Mining Company (1130).

1139

Year of the Pirate

• Pirate-King Monsoon and his fleet from the Pirate Isles land at Wailsrond and conquer the city;
• Battle of Stone Keep: Monsoon's pirate army clashes with Tanirith's army and the knights of the Flame; battle ends in stalemate;
• Stone Keep burns and falls;
• Monsoon proclaims Wailsrond as a satrapy of the Pirate Isles.

1147-1159

• The merchant Lord Nerellius Pyre and his mercenary army liberate Wailsrond, with the help of knights of the Flame and the ranger-hero Strider; the Pirate-King Monsoon sails in flight back to the Pirate Isles; Pyre becomes Lord of Wailsrond (1147);
• The merchant lord Akkar Dhun seizes power effortlessly in Aranys and proclaims himself Lord of Aranys (1149);
• The Rogue Lord Doran Ghall raids Sparklestone; town is ransacked but stands (1151);
• Doran Ghall founds Dagger Keep amidst the ruins of Stone Keep and proclaims himself Lord (1155);
• The Warlord Anthraxus Storm attacks Wailsrond; invaders driven back after intervention of the knights of the Flame in Wailsrond's favor (1158);
• Tanirith and Wailsrond sign an alliance pact (1159).

1166

Year of the Troubles

• Humanoid raids, banditry, piracy and anarchy are on the rise throughout the Sword Lands;
• A secret organization, the Inner Council of Overlords, plots to conquer the Sword Lands;
• Scenario: Trouble in the Sword Lands.

1167

Year of the Great War

• The Warlord and King of Sharranth, Anthraxus Storm, begins his campaign to conquer the Sword Lands;
• The Overlords continue to seek the destabilization and conquest of the Sword Lands;
• Scenario: War in the Sword Lands.

1168

Year of the Mind Lord

• The Overlords manage to free the god-like Mentarchs ("Mind Lords");
• Scenario: Wrath of the Mind Lords.

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