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I felt that there needed to be a better defined timeline to explain the history of Aluin. Much of the exact dates are lost to time, so they have been rounded off to the nearest millennia, century, or decade. Also a lot has likely been left out and can always be added in later. This history reflects the history of the mortal world. Finally there is a big blank spot where the events of the Olde World RP are, any future significant events will be added as they occur in that RP.

Finally "BS" means "Before Sigmar" and "AS" means "Age of Sigmar."

20,000 BS - Elves first appear on Ellyrion

19,400 BS - Magic is discovered by the Elves.

19,000 BS - Elves begin colonizing the main continent of Aluin. Their colonies spread as far north as Mordiheim and as far south as Brettonia.

18,000 BS - Elves in the colony of Drey Wood invent "Tree Singing" which allows them to communicate with nature.

16,500 BS - The Ellcrys is created in the forest colony of Drey Wood.

15,000 BS - Dragons appear in the Silver Mountains.

14,000 BS - Dwarves emerge from caves in the Silver Mountains for the first time.

13,900 BS - The races of Orcs and Goblins and other Goblinoids begin to appear in the far eastern edge of the Silver Mountains.

13,800 BS - Ratmen appear in the immense "Under Kingdom," a series of tunnels deep beneath the Silver Mountains.

12,000 BS - Lizardmen appear in the jungles of Mazdamunda.

11,500 BS - Humans appear on the continent of Cadia.

10,500 BS - The Elvish Empire reaches their "Golden Age," they now have colonies spread throughout all of what will be Brettonia and Mordiheim. Their technology will not significantly progress for the next 10,000+ years.

10,000 BS - The Elvish Civil War begins.

9,800 BS - Humans begin traveling on small ships through the Lost Isles.

9,700 BS - Humans reach the Aluin mainland for the first time on the Viridian Peninsula.

9,000 BS - Elves begin abandoning their colonies on the Aluin mainland as their Civil War continues.

8,700 BS - The only Elvish colony remaining with a significantly large population lies in Drey Wood. These Elves refused to leave and Ellyrion decides to sever all ties with the colony. Drey Wood and Ellyrion would not reunite for the next 9,000 years.

8,500 BS - The Elvish civil war ends and the "Drow" are forced off of the island of Ellyrion, they sail north to what will become Dokkalfur.

8,000 BS - Humans travel north and found cities on the eastern edge of the Kierlak desert. Other humans continue to travel west and north.

7,800 BS - Humans arrive in what will someday be Mordiheim, and spread throughout all of Mordiheim and Brettonia after only a few generations.

7,500 BS - The Human cities on the eastern edge of the Kierlak desert merge together to form the Kingdom of Angmar.

7,300 BS - The Orcs and Goblins begin migrating west. The soon encounter a vast network of tunnels, mines, and fortresses belonging to the Dwarvish Empire. Conflicts soon arise between the two races.

7,150 BS - Orcs and Goblins invade the tribal humans living in what will someday be Mordiheim. The Humans, separated by tribal differences, are unable to defend themselves from the overwhelming greenskin hordes and begin to live a life of running and hiding.

7,50 BS - Some Humans flee north to Keslev to avoid the Orc and Goblin hordes.

7,000 BS - In Angmar a cult of magicians are taught the magic of Necromancy by a Demon Lord sent by Skorne.

7,850 BS - Massive temples, shrines, and pyramids are used to protect the dead bodies of Angmar rulers, they are guarded primarily by Undead soldiers.

7,700 BS - In an attempt to live forever High Priests begin using Necromancy on themselves. They use balms to slow down the decaying process.

7,000 BS - The practice of preserving the body through Necromancy is commonplace among the Priest, Royalty, and Upper classes. Undead soldiers are used for everything from city defense to servants. A Priestess decides to commune with Skorne to seek a form of immortality that removes the decaying process entirely. The Priestess then becomes the first Vampire, but she hides her gift from all but her closest allies.

6,750 BS - The first Vampire has given the gift of Vampirism to around a dozen close friends and lovers. They in turn have turned more to Vampirism. In Angmar there are several hundred Vampires living in secret.

6,500 BS - The other Humans in Angmar discover the existence of Vampires in their kingdom and horrified by the fact that they feed on the blood of other Humans they decide to wage war on the Vampires. The war is primarily fought with legions of undead soldiers.

6,400 BS - The Vampires lose the war in Angmar and flee north and west across the Kierlak desert.

5,500 BS - Mostly unknown events lead to a rebellion of the Undead against their living masters in Angmar. At this point the Undead outnumber the living 10 to 1. Angmar is completely defeated and overrun after only a few years, the survivors flee east and will someday found the kingdom of Estalia.

3,000 BS - In the vast fields of Callahorn the tribes of Humans merge together and begin building cities to defend themselves against the Orc Hordes that are beginning to enter their lands. This Kingdom is called Brettonia.

2,000 BS - The Elves of Ellyrion return to the main continent of Aluin for the first time since they had left their colonies. They encounter the Humans of Brettonia and begin trading with them. The finely crafted Elvish weapons and armor help the Brettonias counter the Orcs and Goblins invading their country.

1,500 BS - The Elves agree to assist the Brettonians in protecting their homes by lending them soldiers. They also train the Brettonians in battle tactics.

0 AS - Sigmar is born.

16 AS - Sigmar fights his first battle against the Orcs and Goblins, it is one of the few victories against the Greenskins up until that point.

26 AS - Sigmar becomes chieftain of his tribe and leads them in battle against Greenskins often, and with Sigmar they win every battle.

28 AS - Sigmar's fame spreads throughout the Human tribes of the north and many smaller tribes joining him. Other tribes join Sigmar through diplomacy while others are forced to join him.

29 AS - Sigmar's tribe is the largest Human tribe north of Brettonia.

30 AS - Sigmar's tribe scores it's first major victory against the Orcs and Goblins, slaughtering more than 100,000 Greenskins in battle over a couple days.

35 AS - Sigmar has united all of the tribes of Mordiheim under his banner, their war against the Orcs goes well.

36 AS - Sigmar founds the city of Altdorf and declares all the lands of the north, from the sea in the west to the Silver Mountains in the east to be the Empire of Mordiheim and appoints himself as Emperor.

37 AS - A Dwarf army reaches the city of Altdorf and the General meets with Sigmar. Rumors of Sigmar's prowess in battle have spread even to the Dwarves in the East and they plead with him for help against the Orcs as well. As a gift they present Sigmar with "Sigmar's Hammer," a magical warhammer of untold power. They also offer to teach the Humans how to work metal and how to build with stone. With all of these gifts Sigmar agrees and he leads a Human army to the Silver Mountains to help the Dwarves.

40 AS - All of the major Orc and Goblin tribes and clans have been forced out of Mordiheim, only a few thousand remain behind and these are mostly hiding deep in the wilderness. In the Silver Mountains all but the most remote Dwarven cities are now freed from Orc sieges.

42 AS - Sigmar begins to end his career as a warrior, leaving most conflicts to his generals whom he calls "Counts" these counts each control a portion of Mordiheim and they all swear allegiance to Sigmar, and later on the Emperors after him. Sigmar instead focuses on building up the future great cities of the Empire, most notably Altdorf. He also focuses on creating academies for magic and general learning.

50 AS - The Elves of Ellyrion and the Humans of Brettonia, seeing that Mordiheim is now stable, begin trade with the Empire.

54 AS - The Elves of Ellyrion begin trade with the Dwarves, but the Dwarves resent the Elves for not helping them in their conflicts with the Orcs, this begins the long dislike between Dwarves and Elves.

60 AS - The High Elves return to Drey Wood to meet with their long lost brethren who have now become the Wood Elves. The High Elves are met with arrows and they flee without seeing a single Wood Elf.

76 AS - Sigmar dies, leaving his son as the next Emperor.

78 AS - The Church of Sigmar is founded.

87 AS - The Keslev tribes unite to become the Kingdom of Keslev.

99 AS - L'ordre des Cruor Draconis (The Order of Blood Dragons) is formed in secret among Vampiric Knights in Brettonia.

146 AS - A mysterious woman of noble birth appears in the Keslev aristocratic class. She quickly catches the eye of the King and they wed. A week later the King dies and she becomes the new ruler of Keslev. She will secretly remain Queen for the next 1700+ years.

157 AS - The first Werewolf is created after making a pact with Skorne.

189 AS - A Vampiric noble marries the daughter of the Count of Sylvania in Mordiheim. In a few months the Count dies and the Vampire becomes Count of Sylvania.

214 AS - The first Brettonian-Imperial War begins as Mordiheim invades Brettonia, citing "Right by Sigmar" as their reason to conquer Brettonia. They are unsuccessful.

769 AS - Gunpowder is discovered and used by the Dwarves to make the first guns, cannons, and bombs.

992 AS - The Empire is taught how to make and use gunpowder weapons by the Dwarves.

1184 AS - The Elves of Drey Wood and the Elves of Ellyrion begin peaceful relations again, the Wood Elves are still very isolationist towards the rest of the world.

1309 AS - An Undead army from ancient Angmar rises in the Kierlak Desert. After attacking several Estalian cities and towns they march north towards Mordiheim. An Imperial Army, along with some Dwarves, High Elves, and Brettonians are able to defeat the Undead army at the Kensrowe Pass. In reality the victory is due to the large number of Vampiric Warriors from Keslev, Sylvania, and the Blood Dragon Order that fought in the battle.

1310 AS - After several months of tense relations and small scale fights the Empire launches a massive invasion of Brettonia, it is thwarted at and around the Pass of Helm.

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1418 AS - The steam engine is invented by the Dwarves, they attempt to use it for a new type of cannon, but are unsuccessful. The invention is then used as a simple toy for the next couple hundred years.

1506 AS - Estalian sailors "discover" the continent of Cadia. Their discovery is quickly disputed by the Empire, Ellyrion, Brettonia, Keslev, and even Dokkalfur who all claim that they discovered the continent first. A half Elf population is discovered in the northern areas of Cadia, suggesting that the Elves had been there before. These people were in fact descendants of shipwrecked sailors and the native Human population.

1509 AS - High Elves establish colonies on Cadia at the permission of the primitive Cadians.

1516 AS - The Empire establish colonies on Cadia by force.

1547 AS - Imperial colonies have spread from Cadia and the Lost Isles to Turambar and the Viridian Peninsula.

1595 AS - For the first time in history the Dragons unite to form their own country called "Dacorum."

1605 AS - People in the Empire begin to question the Emperor's "Divine Status" in large protests all throughout the Empire.

1623 AS - The term "god Emperor" is no longer officially used by the Imperial government to address the Emperor.

1745 AS - The Emperor announces to the world that he and all of his ancestors (except Sigmar) were never gods.

1756 AS - The Empire of Mordiheim is reorganized into the Republic of Mordiheim, with Senators coming from every corner of the Republic to represent their constituents in the Senate in Altdorf.

1787 AS - The citizens of Cadia protest against their treatment as "second class citizens" by the Senate in Altdorf. Specifically they cite that the Senators in the colonies have significantly less influence than the Senators from the Homeland.

1790 AS - Cadia declares independence from Mordiheim, thus beginning the 2nd Mordiheim Civil War.

1792 AS - After several successful battles in Cadia the citizens of Turambar decide to declare independence as well.

1810 AS - "The Wall" first appears on the far eastern edge of the Republic of Mordiheim.

1816 AS - Cadia and Turambar both win their freedom after Mordiheim has lost too many resources trying to win the Civil War.

1817 AS - After seeing Cadia and Turambar succeed Sylvania declares independence from Mordiheim, beginning the 3rd Mordiheim Civil War. Sylvania was heavily outnumbered but received enormous amounts of assistance from Keslev. Ellyrion, Brettonia, Cadia, and Turambar all pressure Mordiheim diplomatically to let Sylvania go. The war lasts for only a few months and the Republic finally agrees, citing their depleted army from the previous civil war for their reason.

1825 AS - The Queen of Keslev and the Count of Sylvania announce to the world that they are Vampires and that they have ruled their respective countries for centuries. No one is surprised.

1834 AS - The Steam Engine is rediscovered by the Dwarves and is used to create enormous factories.

1836 AS - Ellyrion and Drey Wood reunite for the first time in several thousand years.

1843 AS - The first train and railroad is built.

1850 AS - Electricity is invented.

1852 AS - The telegraph is invented.

1855 AS - The Drow enter into the world of interracial diplomacy for the first time in History.

1856 AS - The Drow open their borders for both trade and travel.

1857AS - The telephone is invented.

1859 AS - The first semi automatic gun is invented.

1860 AS - The first radio is invented.

1864 AS - The first gas powered engine is invented.

1867 AS - The first car is invented.

1870 AS - The first airplane is invented.

1876 AS - The first blimp is invented.

1879 AS - Lizardmen begin dying en masse by a mysterious plague.

1884 AS - The first airship is invented, it will quickly make blimps obsolete.

1886 AS - Oil is discovered under the sands of the Kierlak Desert, most notably in Estalia.

1891 AS - The first machine gun is invented.

1895 AS - The first armored vehicle is invented.

1901 AS - The first Automaton is invented.

1910 AS - Emperor Darius Carpathia launches a coup against the Republic and assumes total control over the Empire. Later in that same year the First World War begins, beginning with 3 sides: Mordiheim, Estalia, and Dvergar against Keslev, Dokkalfur, Gnoblar, and Muroidea, against Brettonia and Ellyrion.

Finally if there is something you want to add to this please post the event and date below. Try and keep it to major things, like inventions, wars, significant political events. Basically if it would go on a timeline in our world then it would probably qualify for this timeline.