Timeline of Major Events

This page contains a broad historical framework for major recorded events in Lazuril.

Exact dates remain disputed in many cases.

Age Before Memory

• Earliest known civilisations emerge
• Ancient ruins and unknown structures constructed
• Earliest surviving astronomical records created
• Origins of several later mythological traditions

Age of Fracture

• The Godscar reshapes large areas of Arkhaven
• Major migration and political collapse
• Religious systems reorganise following the catastrophe
• Several ancient kingdoms disappear from surviving record

Post-Godscar Era

• Reconstruction of trade and settlement networks
• Expansion of human kingdoms
• Early dwarven holds expand beneath the mountains
• Elven archive systems grow in influence

Era of Silence

• The Green Silence affects the south-western forests
• Roads, settlements, and records are lost
• Archive preservation becomes increasingly important
• Geographic isolation increases in several regions

Age of False Saints

• War of the False Saints destabilises major churches
• False relics and fabricated miracles spread across Arkhaven
• Religious conflict intensifies
• Inquisitorial traditions begin to emerge

Compact Era

• The Scriptor Compact expands across major churches
• Record standardisation increases
• Trade networks expand
• Major infrastructure systems develop
• Archive Houses gain wider influence
• Continued exploration of the Deep Roads

Current Age

• Political fragmentation remains widespread
• Religious tension continues in several regions
• Frontier exploration increases
• Ancient ruins continue to be discovered
• Deep excavation expands beneath dwarven territories
• Interest in lost historical knowledge grows across Arkhaven