Timeline-44

Creation

Unknown Entity is birthed from Chaos. He splits into three brothers - Adanos, Innos and Beliar.
Adanos, retaining most of the power, conceives the Universe with four elements (Earth, Water, Fire and Air), gifting Innos with the Power of Light and Beliar with the Power of Dark.
Adanos births the first creatures of this world, giving them life.
The creatures shaped the world, but eventually turned on one another resulting in a devastating war.
Adanos ashamed of his creation and upset by the destruction, seals the creatures all around the world, deep underground, never able to force himself to completely banish them.
Innos begs his brother to create new creatures - Adanos reluctantly agrees, but Innos is the one who gives them life.
The creatures prosper in the world, learn and evolve quickly, with smaller disputes happening occasionally but never on grander scale.

Prehistory

??? - Nomads wander the world.
??? - Eternal Wanderer leaves his scepter and picks up Scepter of Varant.
??? - Followers of the Eternal Wanderer become the first Fire Mages thanks to Tears of Innos.
??? - First settlements of the Ancient People under the guidance of Innos.
??? - Haran Ho, warrior of the Ancients, leaves Innos and joins the Nomads. Adanos grants him the power of magic. Orcs rule the green plains of the Central Lands in primitive, tribal societies.
??? - Assassins sent by the Ancients kill Haran Ho. Nomads steal the body and bury it in a tomb.
??? - Under pressure from the Ancients, the Nomads scatter around the world. Within a few centuries, they would eventually reach the Southern Archipelago, Khorinis, and the Eastern Archipelago beyond it.
??? - Ancient People build a portal by Innos' demand.
??? - Beliar is enraged by Innos' inclinations and the Beast rises from the ground, "and with it other powerful beings."
??? - Adanos sends a flood upon the region; since then Varant becomes a barren desert. Some of the Nomads, go on their way to Jharkendar. Over time and under the influence of refugees after the Varantian Flood, Orcs spread around the world.
??? - Akascha reaches Nordmar and founds the Fire Clan. Orcs dominate the main part of the Isle of Khorinis. They are divided into clans and live in tribal communities - the increasing numbers result in numerous local wars. The Orcs also dominate the Central Lands without major threats, which makes their development relatively slow.

Human Age

-200 - Uriziel, the warrior of the Builders, dies fighting the Orcs on Khorinis. The Builders limit their interest to the Jharkendar Valley.
-198 - Five Orc Shamans summon the Sleeper to dominate opposing clans.
-188 - Completion of the Sleeper's Temple. It's builders and priests are cursed, and the Sleeper falls into a thousand-year sleep.
-186 - The Nomads return to Varant and, according to tradition, lead a nomadic lifestyle once again.
-184 - Quarhodron obtains the Claw of Beliar and some time later gives it to his son, Rademes, who becomes possessed by the sword. Ethorn the First is at war with Jharkendar.
-180 - Rademes causes a civil war. He is imprisoned and Jharkendar is sealed from the outside by the Caste of Healers.
-172 - Nomads wandering the green lands of Myrtana adapt over time to their surroundings and gradually become Forest Runners under the leadership of Druids.
-168 - The fights in Jharkendar are endless. The Builders are slowly dying out, and their torment is ended by the flood sent by Adanos.
1 - Rhobar the Holy kills the Beast. He witnesses the Revelation of Innos.
2 - Division of the Innos church.
4 - Rhobar the Holy campaigns into the Heartlands.
12 - Caste of Healers' refugees from Jharkendar scatter across Khorinis as the orc clans, weakened by war, pose less of a threat.
23 - A significant part of the orcs are driven from the Myrtana north, beyond the Nordmar's mountain chain. Some of them remain in the west. The challenge of wars with humans will be the main driver of development in the coming centuries.
35 - The Monastery of Fire is established in Nordmar.
41 - Rhobar the Holy drives the orcs out of the north-east and establishes his kingdom there. Vengard and Gotha become the first human cities in the region.
56 - The population of Builder's survivors gradually abandons the area of the pyramids and moves to the more promising seaside settlement of Khorinis. Some of them also settle in Valley of Mines.
100 - Lord Dominique leads a crusade to the Southern Archipelago. He conquers them and tries, rather unsuccessfully, to convert them.
119 - Rhobar the First dies. His kingdom soon splits into districts and factions.
141 - Lord Dominique officially constructs the Order of Paladins based on the guard and the knights most loyal to Rhobar the First.
200 - New settlements are being built here and there near oases. The new people of Varant come from the incoming population and the nomad dissenters abandoning the tradition.
300 - The descendants of the Caste of Healers who migrated to the Valley of Mines mingle with the population arriving in Khorinis. The last significant cultural contribution of the post-Builder followers of Adanos is the Shapeshifter Monastery.
400 - Inubis' rebellion, during which many of Myrtana's leaders and intellectual elite are killed. The development of statehood is slowed down forever.
402 - Khorinis falls under the influence of Tymoris, and Bergmar becomes the lord of the surrounding islands.
500 - The Order of Paladins gradually fights against the still existing dragons, which are destroying the landscape, and whose presence is hindering the development of humanity. There are still orcs in the west.
552 - The Monastery of Innos, initially still small, is founded on Khorinis.
600 - Settlements of Varant are developing, but they do not constitute a coherent state. The collective name for the local lords is the "Lords of the South", each with an individual approach to the Nomads.
700 - First War with the Orcs, as a result of which Myrtana is conquered and the people, at least partially, enslaved.
730 - Zuben is an orc mercenary from the western reaches. He fights for his freedom and heads south.
740 - The man who obtains the Scepter of Varant becomes Innos' Chosen One. He soon leads the people to independence and is appointed a new unifier king: Rhobar the Second.
745 - During his travels, Zuben acquires the Scepter of the Eternal Wanderer. Beliar appears to him and he becomes his Chosen One.
750 - With Zuben, former orc mercenaries and new converts would become the first Assassins, and in the far west they would build Ishtar.
752 - Khorinis falls under the influence of Rhobar the Second.
761 - Rhobar the Second's crusade: destruction of the Western Temple of Beliar and attack on the orc country and destruction of the Northern Temple of Beliar. The last two temples disappear.
762 - Development of the western regions: Silden, Geldern, Trelis.
763 - Rhobar the Second annexes the Southern Archipelago to his kingdom.
770 - Zuben's Assassins are slowly expanding their influence among the local rulers of Varant, driving a wedge into their existing alliances and weakening them through deception.
780 - Sinking of the paladins' stronghold in Silden, who move to Gotha.
781 - A penal colony is established in Valley of Mines. Thanks to the slave labor of convicts, the City of Khorinis flourishes.
786 - Rhobar the Second occupies Nordmar. The construction of fortresses begins.
789 - Rhobar the Second attacks the rulers of the south and captures the ports. Only the Nomads in the south remain independent.
791 - Orcs take control of the mines of Nordmar. A magical Barrier is created that covers the entire Valley of Mines.
792 - A harsh winter forces the orcs to invade south. They descend from the Silden Pass and quickly take over the area.
796 - Orcs take over Geldern.
798 - Orcs take over Trelis and Braga.
799 - The Assassins ally with the Orcs and "liberate" the cities of Varant. Rhobar the Second is quickly driven from the region. The raid and hunt for Water Mages begins.
800 - Fall of the central part of the kingdom: Montera falls into the clutches of orcs. The Nameless Hero brings down the Barrier.
801 - The Nameless Hero returns to the Mainland thanks to Esmeralda.