Timeline

AS = Ante Supremus (Before the Sovereign), PS = Post Supremus (After the Sovereign)

~3000 AS to ~500 AS: Widely called "The Great Devastation" by scholars, during this time period whole swaths of human and human adjacent species were wiped from the face of the earth due to some unknown and sudden societal collapse. While certain pieces of evidence hint at a world of at least mild technological mastery and magic, all of that was lost at some point and this time period is filled with rudimentary civilizations doing their best to survive in a wild world of monsters. Small kingdoms would form and fall every other century and the lands were covered with roving barbarians and tribes of savage peoples. Widely called "The Great Devastation" by scholars, whole swaths of human and human adjacent species were wiped from the face of the earth due to some unknown and sudden societal collapse.  It was a dark time, and what little historical evidence remains of that time is fragmented at best and unreadable at most.

• It was during these days that it is believed the worlds third moon was struck by a large celestial object, or ruptured in some other way, the debris of which now forms the stunning rings we now see in the sky.

470 AS - 462 AS: Self declared Emperor Lamaar Ortigal leads his kingdom across the lands, uniting provinces and previously unaligned communities under one banner. The Ortigalli Empire is created and last for several centuries while various emperors take the mantle and continue to expand.

381 AS - The leaders of the two prominent religious groups at the time (Chosen Marcus Divitius and Great Mother Elita Tidal) both share a vision from their deity, each designating a different person to become the next emperor. The empire erupts into disagreements as up till then, the emperor was always chosen via a collective vote by representatives of the different provinces. After nearly a year of messy deliberation, riots, and several political assassinations, the empire fragments into three, each new empire forming around a different figurehead. While each called themselves The Ortigalli Empire, scholars refer to the elected emperor at the time (Curran Lin), and his territory as the Ortigalli Empire, emperor Cassius Durado and his territory as the Western Empire, and emperor Ignati Fero and his territory as the Central Empire.

• It is around this time as well that Magic began to become a less taboo subject and various political and religious groups saw the potential of having mages within their ranks.

299 AS - Only fragmentary evidence remains of the event, but it is documented that on a calm winter day, a blindingly bright light appeared within the borders of the Central Empire. The light lasted for one hour before stopping abruptly. Reports of investigations revealed that the Central Empire was gone. Buildings, roads, people, all man made objects save for a lead chest sealed with magic. When mages finally managed to open it, they found the ramblings of Emperor Fero who claimed to have discovered a spell that would place him and his people "above all others". References to teleportation magics as well as demonic contracts and significant descriptions of the Bris-Moon. The scholars were baffled, but before anyone could take the time to investigate further, the Western Empire and the Ortigalli Empire entered the bloodiest war the world had yet seen, fighting over the now vacant territory.

296 AS - A peace treaty is signed as the two empires realized the losses they were taking would, if not stopped, would leave them vulnerable to the numerous independent tribes around them. Small skirmishes still occurred of course, but the official war was ended.

227 AS - The Master Court Mages from the Western Empire and Ortigalli Empire, in an effort to strengthen bonds between the two nations, begin a joint research project on the teleportation magic that may have been used by Ignati Fero. Less than a week into their experiments the two are dragged into a portal to Hell by a demon, which was witnessed by eight apprentice mages (four from each empire) and were never seen again. Joint research projects never happened again between the two empires.

100 AS - On the day after the winter solstice, a man appears in the streets of the Western Empire and a woman appears in the streets of the Ortigalli Empire. They declare themselves to be prophets of the Sovereign who would come to cleanse the world of strife and conflict. Independent attempts to capture the prophets resulted in the deaths of a cumulative thirteen people before they were left alone and allowed to wander the city, under watchful eye. No official record of the deaths remain, but some independent journals and writings by eyewitnesses describe fire consuming any who approached the prophets with ill intent.

• Over the course of the year, the prophets gather a small following of people who begin to take their words to heart. The religions at the time are less than happy about this but it's decided that there is nothing that can be done. Though the prophets never speak to anyone directly, it is clear to some that their words have meaning and weight behind them and are worth taking seriously.

99 AS - On the day of the winter solstice, the man and the woman immolate in front of the crowds of people who followed them daily. Panic ensues briefly before people among the crowds begin speaking on behalf of the prophets, reading aloud the words they had written down over the course of their year listening. It is now widely known that there was a prophet both in the Western and Ortigalli Empires and small groups of Sovereignites (as they were called at the time) began to form and send letters back and forth.

86 AS - The Sovereignites at this point have grown to such popularity that both empires, and religious leaders are worried that they may begin to move away from the teachings and laws of their fathers and begin anew. Emperor Titus Origo of the Western Empire and Emperor Ithilion Archalon of the Ortigalli Empire quietly decide with the church leaders that they would all be better off should they become one nation. They make a joint announcement a few days before the winter solstice that "for the sake of the people" the empires will be dissolved and reformed into a democratic republic.

85 AS - The last two emperors are hanged side by side a week after the winter solstice. The nation shatters.

85 AS - 0 AS - People once again gather into small communities, declaring themselves as kingdoms and duchies. Warlords and Barons rise and fall every other decade and it is widely considered by modern scholars to be "a very bad time to be alive".

Dies Supremus (Day of the Sovereign) - A man clad in silver armour, gleaming with its own light as bright as the sun, appears in the center of a battle. After some confusion both sides begin attacking the man as he attempts to speak to them. Seventy men are consumed by fire before their commanders call for them to stop. This man in silver was who we all know as The Sovereign, saviour of humanity and the world.

0 PS - 10 PS - The Sovereign, and his loyal followers, sweep across the world gathering all beneath their banner. Those who stand in opposition are destroyed swiftly or allowed to flee other lands, but those who kneel receive accolades and a place in the new empire. Though it takes nearly a decade to cover all the land, The Sovereign completely unites the peoples, forming an empire that would stand for centuries.

1010 PS - The Sovereign's Empire is a glorious place to live. Life is good and war nonexistent as the Sovereign rules from his throne in the capital, built in the vast empty space left by the old Central Empire. People live long and fulfilling lives learning to do the things they love instead of things they have to do to survive. It is a paradise on earth, thanks to the Sovereign.

1013 PS - The Sovereign goes silent. Occasionally he is seen standing on the balconies of the towers of the capital, but never again does he step foot into the streets. Then on the night of the winter solstice, just before the year turns over, a thick miasma spreads from the capital city. It rolls over the land like billowing fog. It blots out the sun and in the morning the brightest the day gets is a dim twilight.

1014 PS - It takes a while for people to panic. But when no word, or person, has come from the capital, unrest once again begins to filter into the population. The fog is thickest in the lands surrounding the capital and any parties that venture into it are never heard from again.

1398 PS - As different kingdoms once again rise and fall in power, slowly several of them begin to really gain a foothold. In the summer months of the year The First Great War begins amongst these powerful "families" which marks the beginnings of modern day borders and territories being marked out.

1405 PS - An armistice is declared which allows the families to come together and have serious discussion. Lines are drawn and borders are agreed on. A treaty is signed by all sides and the next few years see proper collaboration between the families for the first time in decades.

1426 PS - What is later determined to be a Maret led invasion of Laguerre territory sparks The Second Great War. The families take sides and blood conflict ensues that sees all sorts of horrifying technological marvels used against all sides.

1449 PS - All sides stubbornly refuse to sign anything or approach any sort of peace talks, each side blaming the other for the war. Finally after over two decades of fighting, an agreement is reached. During the tribunal that follows Maret is declared at fault for the war and is forced to pay reparations to all those devastated by its effect.

1526 PS - An, up to that point, unknown mage vanishes in the southern regions and a demonic army of Hell covers the land in horrifying monsters and hellish servants. They begin their march north and the families brace for another war.

1570 PS - With no end to the demon incursion in sight, the families begin to focus inwards, despite initial efforts to work together against Hell. Conflicts break out along previously peaceful borders and both the frontline against the demons and the backline against previous allies becomes a chaotic mess.