Canon:Dragonlance Timeline
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The history of Krynn is divided into five ages: the Age of Starbirth, the Age of Dreams, the Age of Might, the Age of Despair, and the Age of Mortals.
Astinus of Palanthas, in his work Iconochronos, divides the years of Krynn into PC (Prae Cataclius or “before the Cataclysm”) and AC (Alt Cataclius or “after the Cataclysm). After the Chaos War, the chronicler Nathal introduced an alternative reckoning, starting with the year 384 AC which he renames 1 SC (Secundus Cataclius or “Second Cataclysm”). This system is now used concurrently with the AC reckoning.
The Age of Starbirth
The Age of Starbirth is the first of the ages of Krynn, and is said to begin with the High God. The High God accepts the offers of Paladine, Gilean, and Takhisis and lets the three gods select their companion deities. Paladine and his companions become the Gods of Light. Takhisis and her companions become the Gods of Darkness. Gilean and his companions become the Gods of Balance. Reorx shapes Krynn and the first dragons under the guidance of Paladine and Takhisis. The other gods, excluding Chaos, aid in the creation of Krynn as a habitable world.
Takhisis corrupts the first dragons in her image, creating the first red, blue, black, green, and white dragons. A grief-stricken Paladine asks Reorx to craft monuments to his lost children. Paladine gives life to these monuments, thus creating the first gold, silver, copper, bronze, and brass dragons. Takhisis's treachery causes a great war on Krynn known as the All-Dragons War. The gods withdraw from Krynn before their war destroys the world. The Gods of Light build the Dome of Creation, the Gods of Darkness create the Abyss, and the Gods of Balance create the Hidden Vale.
The three pantheons discover the potential of the stars, which are spirits in reality, and the All-Saints War begins. The fighting is stopped by the High God, who proclaims that each pantheon may offer one gift to the spirits. The gods of Light provide the spirits with physical forms so as to enjoy Krynn's pleasures. The gods of Darkness "gift" the spirits with ambition and desire. The gods of Balance give free will to the spirits. The spirits are born into the world of Krynn as the races of ogres, elves, and humans. Each family of gods creates one god to honor the truce, and the Gods of Magic are born: good Solinari, neutral Lunitari, and evil Nuitari.
Reorx is persuaded to craft a powerful gemstone that will contain the essence of neutrality. Reorx tries to infuse the gem with a portion of Chaos, but entraps the god himself. Reorx gives the gem to Lunitari, who puts it in the red moon that shares her name. The gemstone becomes known as the Graygem.
The Age of Dreams
The second age or Age of Dreams is often considered the beginning of recorded history, and runs c. 9000 PC – c. 1000 PC. Three time periods collectively form the Age of Dreams: the Foundation (c. 9000 PC – c. 5000 PC), the Time of Light (c. 5000 PC – c. 2000 PC), sometimes referred to as the Age of Light, and the Time of Knights (c. 2000 PC – c. 1000 PC).
c. 9000 PC Ogres begin claiming the mountains of Krynn. Elves withdraw to the forests. Humans take to the plains. Gnomes claim the plains of the continent of Taladas.
The green dragon Korril kills the brass dragon Sheeranar. The black dragon Corrozus kills the copper dragon Querrasian. The white dragon Akis kills the bronze dragon Haraineer. The blue dragon Arkan kills the silver dragon Tianaran. The red dragon Furyion leads the first chromatic dragons against the remaining metallic dragon, the golden dragon Aurora.
c. 8700 PC Reorx chooses a group of humans to take a northern land and teach his craft. The dwarves of Thorbardin will later call these humans the Smiths.
c. 8500 PC The first of a new set of chromatic dragons are born in the Abyss. They are the spawn from the original corrupted dragons. The first dragon hatched is Cremetia, a red dragon, who hears the mantra "Mercy is Death" from Takhisis.
Ogres build an empire with captured human slaves. The major cities are Kern to the east, Narakid to the north, Daltigar to the far west, Parlathin to the northwest, and Blöten Khalkist in the centre.
c. 7500 PC The metallic dragons encounter Patersmith, who becomes their tutor of language and magic.
6320 PC Acting on a prophecy given to him by Sargonnas of Igrane’s folly, the ogre Barkon orders his slaves to build a hundred galleys and set sail with his wives, craftsmen, wizards, priests, and slaves, heading from the southern shore of Ansalon. Guided by Sargonnas, his fleet arrives in a land they call Icereach.
c. 6000 PC As ogres embrace cruelty, humans rise up to slay their masters. Ogre civilization slowly decays. Ogres deform into strong brutes. Giants, goblins, half-ogres, and ogre mages become more widespread.
An ogre named Doom realizes that physical debasement is becoming commonplace. In another bloody struggle to maintain the purity of the high ogres, Doom and 50 of his exceptionally pure ogres create the Nzunta subrace, dedicated to racial purity. The Nzunta begin searching for the Irda.
5980 PC The rebellion by the Irda comes to an end and they are left alone by the ogres. Most humans are able to escape from the captivity of their ogre slavers.
c. 5000 PC The Smiths grow too prideful of their skills at the forge and spurn Reorx. In retribution, the god curses them and turns them all into gnomes. The original gnomoi of Taladas take the newly created minoi under their wing and care for their cod-cursed cousins.
4750 PC The god Reorx presents the Grathanich to First King Aldinanachru, ruler of the Spire Mountains, as a sign of favor. The ruler of the gnomes decrees that the gem should remain on Lunitari.
4350 PC The god Hith tricks the minoi Milgas Kadwar into releasing the Grathanich from Lunitari. The gem breaks free and travels across Krynn, transforming creatures and plants with its chaotic magic.
c. 4100 PC The god Reorx banishes the Kadwar, largest clan of the minoi, to pursue the Graygem across Krynn. The minoi reach the shores of Ansalon and become the first gnomes of Ansalon.
The Night of Cruel Transformation occurs, seeing the birth of the minotaur race.
c. 4000 PC The first Sinthal-Elish is convened, uniting the elves under Silvanos Goldeneye. They move from their ancestral lands to magical lands that will eventually become Silvanesti.
3951 PC Gargath is granted the power to capture the Graygem through the use of the Pathfinder and Spellbinder. He sets a trap and captures it at the Tower of Gargath.
Gnomes siege the tower of Gargath, free the Graygem, and it in turns transforms curious gnomes into kender and greedy gnomes into dwarves.
c. 3900 PC The First Dragon War begins with the ogre and chromatic dragon invasion of Silvanesti.
3716 PC Birth of Sithel Silvanos, son of Silvanos.
3550 PC The First Dragon War comes to an end when the elves defeat the chromatic dragons.
The Kagonesti become a separate race of elves.
Death of Darlantan Hornbearer.
3489 PC Deaths of Blayze and Smelt.
3434 PC The Graygem makes its way down along the southern coast of Silvanesti and comes upon two houses of elves, transforming them. One house were fisher elves and become the Dargonesti. The other house were sea merchants and become the Dimernesti.
3220 PC Birth of Nirakina of the clan Silver Moon. She will later become the wife Sithel Silvanos.
c. 3000 PC Births of Agon, Arjen, Callak, Cynysi, Daria, Hodyo, Kyri, Splendor, and Starr.
The year 3000 PC is also the beginning of the kender calendar.
2799 PC The minotaurs, led by Ambeoutin, overthrow the dwarves of Kal-Thax and form their own kingdom on Ansalon.
Ambeoutin recovers the Axe of the Emperors from the lair of the green dragon Jadilier, killing her in the process.
2787 PC Birth of L’Indasha Yman in late autumn.
2750 PC Lands east of Silvanesti are granted to the kender Balif by Silvanos to form a kender nation.
2735 PC Ambeoutin disappears, and his twin sons Mithas and Kothas divide the minotaur realm between themselves.
2710 PC The dwarves of Thorin give over the Dragon Stones to Crematia so she won’t attack them. This will eventually lead to the Second Dragon War.
Darklady Mountain is destroyed and the Lords of Doom are born.
2693 PC Cremetia’s armies begin to gather.
2692 PC The Second Dragon War begins with the invasion of Silvanesti by Bakali, ogres, and chromatic dragons.
2686 PC Birth of Irthenie.
2665 PC The elves of Silvanesti celebrate the wedding of Nirakina and Sithel, heir to the Speaker of the Stars.
2650 PC The red dragon Deathfyre attacks the grotto where the metallic dragons reside. All are killed, except one male and one female of each color.
Deaths of Agon, Arjen, Aurican, Crematia, and Krayn.
Birth of Ackal Ergoth, founder of the Ergothian Empire, in the village of Sanction.
2645 PC The Second Dragon War comes to an end when three elven mages release magic that destroys the attacking chromatic dragons.
Deaths of Coss, Cynysi, Hodyo, Kyri, and Spuryten.
2600 PC Ackal Ergot makes Daltigoth his home and the capital of his new empire, which he names Ergoth. Beginning of the Ergothian calendar.
2601 PC Death of Bazan Ergot
2595 PC Death of Ackal Ergot
2592 PC An agreement is made between the Silvanesti prince Sithel and Tion, the would-be emperor of Ergoth, to not colonize Vingaard.
2590 PC Kharro the Red decrees that the wizardly orders should spread magic and founds new Towers of High Sorcery.
Grall Bonefist leads the Black Robes to found the Tower of High Sorcery at Losarcum or Qim Sidri.
2575 PC Death of Ackal II, second emperor of Ergoth.
2572 PC Death of Ergothas I, third emperor of Ergoth.
2566 PC Death of Ackal III, fourth emperor of Ergoth.
2557 PC Mordirin Ackal, fifth emperor of Ergoth, is deposed by his wife Kanira who becomes the first ruling empress.
2550 PC A Tower of High Sorcery is raised in the small village of Istar.
The city of Chidell is also founded around this time.
Death of Asanta.
2541 PC Empress Kanira of Ergoth is deposed by her son Ergothas II.
2530 PC Death of Ergothas II, sixth emperor of Ergoth.
