Timeline of Krynn



AGE OF STARBIRTH
TIME OF CREATION

YEAR FROM BEGINNING: 0 - 1,000
PC/AC DATING: 10,000 - 9,000 PC
  1. Highgod awakens; Chaos is subdued; The Tobril (a book of all the knowledge in the universe) is written.
  2. Greater gods born. The king of Wryms and eldest sibling Paladine (M), the Queen of Wryms & youngest sibling Takhisis (F), and the greatest sage Gilean (M), who is given Tobril.
  3. Lesser gods answer call from the greater gods: {Mishakal (F), Majere (B), Branchala (M)} are the gods of good, {Reorx (M), Chislev (F), Zivilyn (M), Sirrion (M), Shinare (F)} are the gods of neutrality, {Sargonnas (M), Morgion (B), Chemosh (M), & Hiddukel (M)} are the gods of evil.
  4. The universe is made by Reorx with a hammer made from the essence from the other gods. Stars made from the sparks of the forging and light the heavens.
  5. Chaos is slowed and Krynn is forged from it. Order is brought to the chaos.
  6. Chromatic Dragons are made by Paladine & Takhisis. Takhisis perverts the Dragons into creatures of evil.
  7. Reorx forges statues of Dragons from precious metals to cheer Paladine. Paladine breathes life into these statues creating the Dragons of good.
  8. **FIRST DRAGON WAR** The gods & Dragons of good battle the gods & Dragons of evil. Chaos threatened their creation so the gods withdrew.
  9. Peace; lesser gods born: {Kiri-Jolith (M), Habbakuk (M), & Solinari (M)} born of Paladine & Mishakal; Lunitari (F) born of Gilean; {Zeboim (F) & Nuitari (M)} born of Takhisis and Sargonnas.
  10. During the time of peace the gods hear singing in the heavens. There are living spirits discovered in the stars and they are coveted.
  11. *ALL-SAINTS WAR* All gods fight for control over the spirits.
  12. Watching his children fight, the Highgod sought to punish them by destroying their world. Seeing the destruction the gods once again ceased fighting. To maintain a balance that would keep the peace, the gods would give the spirits one gift then withdraw from the world. The gods of good gave physical control over the world. The gods of evil gave desire and mortality. The gods of neutrality gave free will.
  13. The first Ogres, Elves, & Humans are born. The Ogres take the mountains, the Elves take the forests, and the Humans take the plains.

AGE OF DREAMS
TIME OF FOUNDATION

YEAR FROM BEGINNING: 1,000 - 5,000
PC/AC DATING: 9,000 - 5,000 PC Year of Age 0-500 300 500-4,000 2,680-3,020 3,000-4,000 3,000-6,000

AGE OF LIGHT
TIME OF THE ELVES

YEAR FROM BEGINNING: 6,000 - 8,000
PC/AC DATING: 4,000 - 2,000 PC Year of Age 0 189 - Year 79 in the Age of Despair (79 AC) 500-650 650
TIME OF MAGIC
650-900 900 900-1100 949 1,200 1,250 1,290 1,308-1,355 1,311 1,355-1,450 1,360
TIME OF MAN
1,400 1,400 1,404 1,485 1,500-1,800 1,692 1692-1808 1,808 1,808-1,860 1,850-2,000 1,860-1,900 1,868 1,872-1,927 1,889-1,932 1,927 1,928 1,950-1,970 1,991

AGE OF RIGHT
TIME OF THE KNIGHTS

YEAR FROM BEGINNING: 8,000 - 9,000
PC/AC DATING: 2,000 - 1,000 PC Year of Age 0-108 0-100 100-250 180 199 200 201-209 225 250-700 520 565 601-990 940-982 979 980-982 982 985 986

AGE OF THE FALSE GODS
TIME OF THE CLERICS

YEAR FROM BEGINNING: 9,000 - 10,000
PC/AC DATING: 1,000 - 0 PC Year of Age 1-200 1-200 1-200 20 33 52 90-130 109 110 150-273 240 327-370 470-478 510-524 540-720 720 740-788 750-900 882 883-993 906 911 920-980 981 982 987 994 997 - Year 97 in the Age of Despair (97 AC) 999 1,000
  1. The gods’ hands shall withdraw & man shall face his doom alone
  2. The sky shall lament & beat the Earth with its tears & cries of anguish.
  3. Fear shall visit the land.
  4. Light shall be devoured; hope shall flee.
  5. Darkness & despair shall be rekindled.
  6. The flame shall fail on the hearth.
  7. The plains will be cleansed.
  8. Brother shall turn against brother.
  9. Knowledge shall be veiled.
  10. Our children shall bleed for our sins.
  11. Nature, in her outrage, shall turn against man.
  12. The bounty shall end & the blood shall wash the blot from the earth.
  13. The Earth & sky shall awaken!

AGE OF DESPAIR
TIME OF DARKNESS

YEAR FROM BEGINNING: 10,000 - PRESENT
PC/AC DATING: 1 AC - PRESENT Year of Age 1-300 2 3 3-140 17-18 19 22 39 39 / 357 44 50 56 100 127 141 142-152 143 148 157 172 / Year 1200 in the Age of Light (2800 PC) 210 228 230 258-308 287 292-349 296 300-320 313-342 323 323-342 325-351 326 329 / 342 330 331
TIME OF DRAGONS
332-340 337 339 341 342 343-345 343-347 344 345-346 346 346-347 346-349 348 348-352 349 350 350-351 351 352 352-370 353 353-356 353-357 353-359 355 / Year 999 in the Age of the False Gods (1 PC) 355 356 357 358 358-369 359 359-382 363 368 372 378 382 382-383 383 384-Present


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