(today = 1166-1167)

307-378

• Foundation of Lantharond by human settlers (307);
• Insitution of the Council of Elders in Lantharond (308);
• Lantharond conquered by goblin hordes lead by priests of Graaz'z; institution of the Obsidian Theocracy by the priests of Graaz'z; the rule of terror and atrocity by the Obsidian Theocracy begins in Lantharond (331);
• Under the unanimously approved leadership of the adventurer-hero Raal Strongbow, an expeditionary army comprised of contingents from Mountedge, Aurystan, Nur'Anaan and the Dwarven Halls, marches out to Lantharond and eradicates the Obsidian Theocracy; restoration of the Council of Elders in Lantharond (340);
• Lantharond conquered by the Warlord Redhawk; members of the Council of Elders executed; Redhawk crowns himself Overking of Lantharond (378).

405-413

• The Overking Redhawk of Lantharond dies; his son inherits the Overking's crown as Bloodhawk (405);
• Ptaraz the Mighty conquers Lantharond and executes the Overking Bloodhawk (413).

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.

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;
• 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

• Golan Dragonheart deposes Numa Goras, the Herzog and ruler of Lantharond by writ of the Iron-Throne;
• Lead by Golan Dragonheart, Lantharond wages a succesful war of independance against the Iron Kingdom;
• Golan Dragonheart institutes the Dragon-Throne of Lantharond and crowns himself as the first Dragonking;
• Advent of the Dragonheart dynasty of Lantharond.

549-591

• King Golan Dragonheart of Lantharond dies; ascension of Lessa Dragonheart to the Dragon-Throne (549);
• Fire giants lay siege to Lantharond and are eventually routed (553-554);
• Goblins from the Khanark Rockies, lead by their Shaman-King Faruuk, lay siege to Lantharond and are eventually routed; Faruuk is captured and publicly beheaded (559-563);
• Queen Lessa Dragonheart of Lantharond dies; ascension of Fallar Dragonheart to the Dragon-Throne (566);
• Army-sized groups of bandits, lead by ruthless, self-proclaimed "Bandit Lords", roam throughout the Sword Lands (591).

604-663

• Bands of orcs, goblins, ogres and dogres from the Khanark Rockies make raids throughout the Sword Lands (604-615);
• The Bandit Lords Blackfist and Drakon are defeated and beheaded after unsuccesfully attacking Lantharond (606);
• King Fallar Dragonheart of Lantharond dies; ascension of Neron Dragonheart (the "Iron-Fist Ruler") to the Dragon-Throne (621);
• Assassination of king Neron Dragonheart of Lantharond; ascension of his daughter Nara to the Dragon-Throne (644);
• Queen Nara Dragonheart (the "Mad Queen") enacts purges within the Dragon Court of Lantharond (644-646);
• First War of the Coast: Lantharond declares war on Tanirith for refusing to be annexed by the Dragon-Throne (650-655);
• Queen Nara Dragonheart of Lantharond is deposed and executed; her son Xeros Dragonheart succeeds her to the Dragon-Throne (655);
• Lantharond and Tanirith make peace (655);
• The wandering knight Jasper Flameheart and his adventuring comrades of the Company of the Flame find the Cult of Bhalaal responsible for numerous kidnappings and much evil; the temple of Bhalaal is ransacked and its cult-members slain or brought back to face trial (658).
• Second War of the Coast: Tanirith seeks in turn to annex Lantharond by force; war ends in a stalemate (662-663).

708-730

• King Xeros Dragonheart of Lantharond dies; ascension of Baeros Dragonheart to the Dragon-Throne (708);
• 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);
• Supreme Dragoon Burmol is slain in ritual combat at Lantharond after a challenge by King Baeros Dragonheart; the War Dragoons pledge their loyalty and service to the Dragonking; the barbarians and their families are welcomed into Lantharond's population; King Baeros charters the Lantharond Troopers (formerly know as the War Dragoons) as a new branch of Lantharond's military (730).

759

Year of the Great Quake

• Fire giants attack Lantharond during the eartquake; Lantharond burnt and destroyed, later rebuilt.

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;
• Third War of the Coast: Lantharond Troopers charge Tanirith's gate by order of Dragonking Baeros who seeks a forceful annexation of the city; following a brutal and savage clash, the Knights of the Flame push back the Lantharond Troopers; Lantharond and Tanirith sign a truce;
• Banditry is on the rise once more.

764-783

• King Baeros Dragonheart of Lantharond dies; ascension of Briele Dragonheart to the Dragon-Throne (764);
• Fourth War of the Coast: Tanirith declares war on Lantharond after the Dragon-Throne's refusal to pay substantial monetary reparations for the last War of the Coast; Tanirith lays siege to Lantharond both on land and at sea; the siege is lifted when double the sum originally demanded is paid (780-783).

811-826

• Queen Briele Dragonheart of Lantharond dies; ascension of Dunar Dragonheart to the Dragon-Throne (811);
• The huge red dragon Pyrostorm ransoms Lantharond in exchange for leaving the city unharmed (816);
• Explorers from Lantharond discover the amazons of Artemisia Forest (818)
• Vessels of Prince Tarinthas (see Tanirith) begin pirate raids on merchant vessels bearing Tanirith's colors (826).

827

Year of the Black Sails

• Pirate attacks by Prince-in-exile Tarinthas increase in frequency and savagery;
• Fifth War of the Coast: Lantharond sides with Tarinthas and declares war on Tanirith;
• Battle of Tarterys Island: Tanirith's fleet is decimated by the combined fleets of Prince Tarinthas and Lantharond;
• Tanirith buys a truce with Lantharond for a very high price in gold and gems;
• Battle of the Gathering of the Sisters: an enraged Tarinthas sails to Lantharond and declares war to the Dragon-Throne; Tarinthas' fleet meets in battle with Lantharond's fleet on the night of the Gathering of the Sisters; Tarinthas and his vessel burn and sink; both pirate and Lantharond fleets nearly decimated; battle ends in stalemate; surviving pirate vessels sail away;
• A declaration signed in the name of Tarinthas' newborn son is sent to Tanirith and Lantharond, stating the intent of the pirates of the "Pirate Isles" to avenge the betrayal and death of Tarinthas.

849-858

The Ten-Year War (or Larinthas' War)

• Larinthas, son of dead Prince Tarinthas, lays claim to the Silver-Throne (see Tanirith) as legitimate heir; Larinthas declares war on Overking Dynos (849);
• Larinthas and his pirate army march to Lantharond; Larinthas declares war on Lantharond for the betrayal and death of his father Tarinthas; siege of Lantharond (854-858);
• Larinthas murdered by his own men who thereafter steal ships from the port of Lantharond and sail back to the Pirate Isles (858).

864-880

• Tanirith establishes formal relations with the amazons of Artemisia forest (864);
• War of Artemisia forest: Lantharond declares war on the amazons in order to annex their territory by force; war ends in a stalemate (866);
• King Dunar Dragonheart of Lantharond dies; ascension of his brother Lothan to the Dragon-Throne (873);
• Sixth War of the Coast: Lantharond seeks to annex Tanirith by force (877);
• Lantharond's army, troopers and fleet lay siege to Tanirith (877-880);
• Amazons of Artemisia forest attack Lantharond in collusion with Tanirith (878);
• Lantharond forced to lift the siege of Tanirith (880).

881

Year of the Amazon

• Tanirith and Lantharond sign a formal peace treaty brokered by the amazons and the ranger-hero Bowhunter;
• Lantharond signs a peace treaty and formaly recognizes the amazons as an independant nation;
• Tanirith signs a friendship treaty in formal recognition of the amazons as an independant nation.

928-995

• King Lothan Dragonheart of Lantharond dies; ascension of Nuze Dragonheart to the Dragon-Throne (928);
• Queen Nuze Dragonheart of Lantharond dies; ascension of Golan Dragonheart II to the Dragon-Throne (995).

1029-1098

• King Golan Dragonheart II of Lantharond dies; ascension of Golan Dragonheart III to the Dragon-Throne (1029);
• King Golan Dragonheart III of Lantharond dies; ascension of Fallar Dragonheart II to the Dragon-Throne (1072);
• Tanirith and Lantharond sign an alliance pact (1098).

1109-1157

• King Fallar Dragonheart II of Lantharond dies; ascension of his sister Lessa II to the Dragon-Throne (1109);
• Queen Lessa Dragonheart II of Lantharond dies; ascension of Fallar Dragonheart III to the Dragon-Throne (1126);
• King Fallar Dragonheart III of Lantharond dies; ascension of his son Vallar to the Dragon-Throne (1157).

1166

Year of the Troubles

• Humanoid raids, banditry, piracy and anarchy are on the rise throughout the Sword Lands;
• Amazons break peace treaty and attack Lantharond;
• 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;
• Fire giants attack Lantharond once more;
• 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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