This is a True and Accurate timeline of the world of Eberron. Prepared by House Sivis scribes.
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World History
Age of Dragon (Zeroth Age) < 0
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In the mythic past, the world was one and the Progenitor Dragons, the first and greatest of dragon-kind, ruled all. The three most powerful (Siberys, Eberron, and Khyber) discovered (or created) the Draconic Prophecy. Khyber and Siberys disagreed over the Prophecy and battled with one another. Khyber was victorious over Siberys, and sought to take control of the Prophecy, only to be attacked by Eberron. Eberron wrapped his coils about Khyber, trapping the evil wyrm.
In the end, Siberys' shattered body became the Dragon Above - the glowing ring that surrounds the world. Khyber, still trapped in Eberron's coils, became the Dragon Below and the source for all great evils. Eberron healed the World Between by becoming one with it. Siberys called forth the next generation of dragons, Eberron created all manner of other living things, and Khyber spat out the fiends.
Age of Demons (First Age) -10,000,000 — -100,000
History
The Age of Demons began 10 million years ago, after the end of the Age of Dragons when Khyber, the Dragon Below, slew Siberys, the Dragon Above and he was in turn imprisoned in the coils of Eberron, the Dragon Between.
But as Khyber's last act, he unleashed hordes of demons upon the world, which rose up from the depths of Khyber. The first Children of Khyber, known as the Overlords, or Na-Vakti in Infernal, reigned supreme. These fiendish beings maintained personal domains on the world of Eberron for nine million years, where reality was whatever they wished.
Dragon–Fiend Wars
Some 1.5 million years ago, the blue dragon prophet Ourelonastrix and couatl sage Hezcalipa rediscovered the Draconic Prophecy. Over the course of thousands of millennia of conflict with individual fiends and their forces, the combined forces of dragons and couatl were finally able to bind the Overlords. It was during this time that the deeds of draconic heroes and villains possibly formed the inspiration behind the mythology of the Sovereigns, including for the Pyrine pantheon of Sarlona that split into the modern Sovereign Host and the Dark Six. Few recognize this today outside of followers of traditions like the Church of the Wyrm Ascendant, which has followers in Stormreach and among the dragonborn of Q'barra.
Led by Hezcalipa, the couatl sacrificed themselves to form the Silver Flame, a spiritual force with the strength of a god based on the Material Plane that held the Overlords in a permanent state of torpor.
The Overlords are bound to this day, imprisoned by the couatl's sacrifice within the Silver Flame. They operate through lesser fiends called rakshasa, which are collectively known as the Lords of Dust. The aboleth fled to the lightless depths where the dragons could not reach them. Dragons such as Rhashaak were dispatched to serve as guardians over the ruins of the Overlords to ensure these beings remained bound. The lizardfolk were affected by the touch of the couatl, and dream of this age so it will not come to pass again.
Thus ended the Age of Demons, and began the Age of Giants.
Creatures of the Age of Demons
On behalf of their Rajahs, the rakshasa held sway over the lands, while the aboleth in turn dominated the deep waters of the oceans. Krakens also held sway in the ocean. The mighty dragons and couatl were the only forces that could stand united against the individual Overlords.
Other lesser creatures of the time are known to include lizardfolk, and dinosaurs. The sahuagin have legends of champions defeating the fiendish Overlords, and presumably existed in some state during the Age of Demons. humans also existed as well, as the couatl blessed a devoted group of humans from Sarlona to become the first shulassakar and guard the couatl ruins in their absence, before the great sacrifice of the couatl to form the Silver Flame that ended the age.
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Draconic Prophecy -1500000
Dragons rediscover the Prophecy and rise from their primitive state to oppose their demonic overlords. Unable to defeat the demonic hordes of the Dragon Below alone, the dragons ally with the couatls.
The common races, still in primitive states, hide from the godlike combatants and find a way to survive.
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Silver Flame -100000
Recognizing their cause would otherwise be lost, the couatls sacrifice most of their number to bind the most powerful of the demon lords and the majority of the fiends back to Khyber. The couatls remain trapped for eternity with the fiends they bind. Victorious, the dragons retreat to Argonnessen to contemplate the Prophecy, ignoring the "lesser races."
Age of Giants (Second Age) -80,000 — -40,000
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Dragons -75000
Dragons and dragonborn come to Q'barra to guard Haka'torvhak.
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Quori War -40000
The Quori invade Xen'drik from the plane of Dal Quor, the Plane of Dreams. After 1,000 years of battle, the giants call upon the most powerful magics of the dragons to throw Dal Quor out of planar alignment, forever sealing that plane away from Eberron. The resulting backlash shakes Xen'drik to its core and plunges large chunks of the continent beneath the sea.
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Fall of Giants -39000
1,000 years after the end of the Giant-Quori War, Xen'drik is still suffering from the magical backlash of disrupting Dal Quor's planar orbit. Horrible curses and plagues still sweep through the land, and the elves use the opportunity to rebel.
A corps of elves - called the Phiarlan or "Spirit Keepers" - work as bards, scouts, and couriers during the elves rebellion against the giants.
In a desperate attempt to regain control of their slaves and save their dying civilization, the giants turn again to the most powerful draconic magics. Before they can unleash such destruction a second time, the dragons attack Xen'drik and the giant civilization collapses.
The Phiarlan spread the word of the elven prophet Aeren, gathering elves to flee Xen'drik for the sub-continent that would become known as Aerenal. The elves who chose to stay behind in Xen'drik go into hiding, becoming the drow.
Age of Monsters (Third Age) -38,000 — -4,000
The Age of Monsters is the span of time from about 38,000 years to about 5,000 years before the present day. It followed the Age of Giants and gave way to the Current Age in Eberron's timeline. This age was primarily marked by the ascent of the goblinoid kingdoms, which eventually formed the great Empire of Dhakaan on Khorvaire. New traditions also arose elsewhere, with the founding of the Undying Court by the elves of Aerenal, the rise of the Gatekeeper druids among the orcs of Khorvaire, and the migration of the dwarves to Khorvaire from the Frostfell. The Age of Monsters is considered to have come to an end as a result of the Daelkyr War and the subsequent collapse of the Dhakaani Empire.
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Rise of Goblinoid Kingdoms -38000
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Undying Court Appears -25000
The Undying Court appears in Aerenal.
First skirmish between the elves and the dragons, which sets a pattern of long periods of peace punctuated by short, devastating battles every few hundred years.
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Lizardfolk Escape to Q'barra -19000
The goblinoids push the kechuala (lizardfolk) out of the Talenta Plains and into the Endworld Mountains. Many of the lizardfolk that survived the goblin armies die in the mountains. The small remaining fraction make their way into the jungle of what is now Q'barra.
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Gatekeepers Established -15000
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The dwarves migrate from the Frostfell to the Ironroot Mountains.
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Daelkyr War -8000
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Weakened by the Daelkyr War, the Dhakaani government collapses to internal power-struggles and civil strife. Goblinoid city-states and smaller nations endure, but lack the political and military cohesion of the earlier empire.
Current Age (Fourth Age) > -3,100
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Oalian Awakens -31000
The greatpine Oalian (the future Great Druid of Eldeen Reaches) is awakened.
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First Dragonmarks Appear -2200
The Mark of Hospitality appears among halflings of the Talenta Plains.
The Mark of Shadow and the Mark of Death appear among the elves of Aerenal. The dragons watch in awe and horror as the Prophecy begins to unfold among the “lesser” races.
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Io'vakas Founded -2100
Founding of Io'vakas in Argonnessen built by the "lesser races" that the dragons transplanted from their ancestral homes across Eberron.
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Lhazaar leads humans from the continent of Sarlona to the eastern shores of Khorvaire. The humans land in the pre-Galifar Lhazaar Principalities, and have little or no contact with the fractious goblin states.
The Mark of Healing appears among halflings of the Talenta Plains.
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Shaarat Founded -1975
Founding of the city of Shaarat by Malleon the Reaver built on top of the ruins of the Dhakaani city of Duur'Shaarat.
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Mark of Scribing Appears -1800
The Mark of Scribing appears among the gnomes of Zilargo.
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Mark of Sentinel Appears -1600
The Mark of Sentinel appears among humans of pre-Galifar Karrnath.
Elves & dragons unite to destroy House Vol (which carries the Mark of Death), ending millennia of intermittent warfare between the two species.
Lady Vol, Lich Queen of the Dead is created.
House Phiarlan leaves Aerenal to relocate among the humans of Khorvaire.
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The distinct settlements that will become the Five Nations are cut out of goblin-controlled central Khorvaire.
The Mark of Making appears among humans of pre-Galifar Cyre.
The Mark of Warding appears among the dwarves of the Mror Holds.
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Shaarat Destroyed -1400
King Breggor of the nation of Wroat orders the city of Shaarat destroyed due to the descendants of Malleon refusing to bow to his authority.
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Sharn Founded -1390
The city of Sharn is built on top of the ruins of the city of Shaarat by King Breggor.
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Mark of Storm Appears -1000
Karrn the Conqueror establishes the nation of Karrnath, defeats the remaining goblinoid settlements, and unsuccessfully attempts to conquer the other four human nations.
The Mark of Storm appears among half-elves of pre-Galifar Thrane.
The discovery of House Ghallanda, Jorasco, and Lyrandar by Karrnathi soldiers in the Talenta Plains.
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The Mark of Passage appears among humans of pre-Galifar Aundair.
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The Mark of Handling appears among humans in the Eldeen Reaches.
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Quori begin conquest of Sarlona which brings a second wave of humans to Khorvaire's eastern shores.
The Mark of Detection appears among half-elves of pre-Galifar Breland.
The dragonmarked houses launch the War of the Mark to end the threat of aberrant and mixed marks.
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Sharn Destroyed -493
The War of the Mark comes to an end when Lord Tarkanan, the Lady of Plague, and his other lieutenants - in a last great act of defiance - cause the destruction of the city of Sharn and the believed extinction of the aberrant mark.
The Twelve is established.
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Riedra Founded -302
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Io'lokar Founded -200
Io'vakas is destroyed by the dragons due to a small sect of yuan-ti who sought more power and the deepest mysteries of draconic magic for themselves.
Arnaarlasha (the noble gold dragon great wyrm of the Warders) along with a dozen elder dragons shepherd a thousand survivors of Io'vakas to the slopes of Mount Erishnak where they create the city of Io'lokar, the City of Knowledge.
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Galifar I begins his campaign to unite the Five Nations.
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Galifar I Makes Deal with Dragonmarked Houses -7
Galifar I makes a deal with the dragonmarked houses, offering them neutral status in exchange for support in his campaign.
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The Mark of Finding appears among humans and half-orcs of the Shadow Marches.
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Galifar I and his five scions - Cyre, Karrn, Thrane, Aundair, and Brey - take control of the Five Nations and establish the Kingdom of Galifar.
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Galifar I establishes the Arcane Congress in Arcanix in Aundair.
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Galifar-Lhazaar War Begins 28
Galifar-Lhazaar War, a decade-long conflict, begins.
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The Five Nations of Galifar adopt the names of King Galifar's children as their own.
The city of Sharn is once again rebuilt on top of the old cities' ruins.
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Galifar I dies.
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House Kundarak is recognized by the established dragonmarked houses.
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The Church of the Silver Flame is born.
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House Lyrandar takes possession of an island off the coast of Aundair to create Stormhome.
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House Sivis discovers the Mark of Finding while exploring the Shadow Marches. House Tharashk is created shortly thereafter.
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Starpeaks Observatory Began Construction 512
King Daroon orders the construction of the Starpeaks Observatory.
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Battle of Arnaarlasha's Fall Begins 600
Clan Noldrun of the Mror Holds disappears.
The Battle of Arnaarlasha's Fall begins a day after Arnaarlasha (gold dragon great wyrm of the Warders) dies. The battle only lasts 4 days as the city successfully defends itself from the Rogue dragons.
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Medusas Take Cazhaak Draal 778
Medusas from Khyber take possession of Cazhaak Draal.
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Speaking Stones Developed 783
The first speaking stones developed by the The Twelve.
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House Sivis message stations begin operations.
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Mordain the Fleshweaver is excoriated from House Phiarlan for practicing the forbidden magical arts of the Daelkyr.
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The Kingdom of Galifar, in cooperation with the dragonmarked houses, funds the upgrade of the trade city of Stormreach on the northern peninsula of Xen'drik.
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The Inquisition to wipe out lycanthropes (aka the Silver Purge) is launched by the Church of the Silver Flame. Over the course of the next 50 years, virtually all lycanthropes on the continent are slain.
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Lightning rail lines connect the Five Nations, Zilargo, the Mror Holds, and the Talenta Plains.
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House Deneith begins to provide clients with goblinoid mercenaries from Darguun region.
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City of Stormreach puts down the Omaren Revolt.
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Order of the Emerald Claw established.
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The Mror Holds declares it's independence.
Thalin of Thrane dies and the Church of the Silver Flame assumes control of the nation.
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Unknown saboteurs destroy the Glass Tower of Sharn.
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Duke Ven ir'Kesslan leads settlers from Cyre to forge the nation of Q'barra.
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City of Stormreach is attacked by the Battalion of the Basalt Towers, but with the help of the Giants of Rusheme, Stormreach wins the battle.
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The Eldeen Reaches declares itself an independent nation under the protection of the Wardens of the Wood and the guidance of the Great Druid Oalian.
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House Cannith perfects the modern-era warforged, living constructs designed to fight the Last War.
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House Thuranni splits off from House Phiarlan.
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Regent Moranna of Karrnath outlaws the Order of the Emerald Claw.
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Queen Aurala's reign of Aundair begins.
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A trio of hags known as the Daughters of Sora Kell invade western Breland with an army of trolls, ogres, and gnolls. Unable to confront both the monsters and fight its opponents in the Last War, King Boranel pulls settlers back and seals off the land west of the Graywall Mountains. The Daughters of Sora Kell declare the sovereignty of the nation of Droaam.
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The first elemental airships go into service for House Lyrandar.
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Kaius III's rule of Karrnath begins upon his 20th birthday.
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Jaela Daran (age 6) assumes the power of the Keeper of the Silver Flame.
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A magical blast of unprecedented power obliterates the nation of Cyre creating the Mournland.
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The Treaty of Thronehold officially ends the Last War. The treaty officially recognizes the nations of Aundair, Breland, Thrane, Karrnath, the Talenta Plains, Zilargo, Q'barra, the Lhazaar Principalities, the Mror Holds, the Eldeen Reaches, Darguun, and Valenar.
The treaty further commands House Cannith to destroy the Creation Forges(the devices used to create warforged). Remaining warforged are granted the rights of sentient beings.
The mysterious appearance of Dolurrh's Dawn in Droaam.
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Largely due to war refugees, the city of Stormreach expands.