543: Mivior: The Miviorans make contact with Zefnar.
Mid 500's: Dwarves: Barbarians force the Dwarves to migrate to Alzak, in the
The Chronology of Minaria
This chapter of Minarian Legends presents Divine Right fans with a chronolog-
ical outline summarizing the major events of Minarian history. Please take note
that some errors present in the first edition of this chronology (the result of scrib-
al mistakes, insufficient text material, or erroneous interpretations of such mate-
rial) have been corrected. What follows is Minarian history as the best Minarian
scholars presently know it.
All dates are A.C. (After the Cataclysm).
Year 1: The great Cataclysm has destroyed the Lloroi Empire.
Up to mid-200's: Mivior: The ancestors of the Miviorans maintain civilization in
the country of Skarabrae in Reiken. Pon: Ancient Pon is a site of deep bar-
barism. The South Plains: The Immortal Lord takes power in Kuzdol; elsewhere
the cities are governed by democratic councils that are gradually replaced by
monarchies. Mivior: The ancestors of the Miviorans flee the Luwamnas of
Reiken and arrive at the Isle of Boliske.
Up to mid-300's: Elfland: The Elves re-establish a central government under
High Prince Seolan and his successors. Immer: The Conodras people develop
a tribal lifestyle enduring many centuries.
Up to 400: Dwarves: The Dwarves develop an advanced type of tribal life in the
Mountains of Ice. Muetar: Village life survives in Kalruna-Sasir (ancient Muetar)
and its people prosper for a time; eventually the communities quarrel and can-
not unite against the barbarian menace. The Shards of Lor: The Tower of Zards
survives the Cataclysm and stands shunned for many centuries. Zorn: The
Goblins drift into the Nithmere Mountains from the Northland.
Mid-200's to Mid-400's: Mivior: The Miviorans prosper on Boliske. The South
Plains: Trade begins between the cities of the South Plains; a strong merchant
class develops.
Late 300's: Trolls: The Trolls arrive at the Face and choose Apashag as king.
400's: Elfland: Elfland enjoys an advanced civilization. Hothior: The Trolls dom-
inate ancient Hothior (Soraskier).
452: Mivior: Mivior founds the town of Boran; the Trolls offer resistance, begin-
ning centuries of sporadic strife in the region.
Early 500's: Muetar: Barbarians seize Kalruna-Sasir.
Early to Mid 500's: The Ogres force many human tribes out of western Minaria.
Hothior: Humans enter Soraskier and struggle for possession of its territories.
Immer: The ancestors of the Vidarna tribe inhabit the area south of the Well of
Lered. The South Plains: The merchant class takes power on the South Plains.
Zefnar and Parros form merchant fleets.
524: The South Plains: The Immortal Lord is driven from Kuzdol.
527: Mivior: The Miviorans found the town of Colist.
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Barrier Mountains.
565: Elfland: Displaced by Ogres, the Sion Hac conquer Elfland.
Late 500's: The Eaters of Wisdom: Singing Dream, Hierophant of the Temple of
Kings, establishes the Order of the Walkers (the Eaters of Wisdom). Immer:
Authari and Euin lead the new Vidarna tribe to Lake Carth.
585: Mivior: Zefnarite slave-raiding forces Archon Barnas to build a fleet.
600's: Dwarves: The last of the Dwarves leave the Mountains of Ice and start
the village of Rosengg in the Barrier Mountains.
Early 600's: Mivior: Mivior conquers the area north of Colist; Mivior builds its
own merchant fleet.
Early to Mid 600's: Elfland: The Elves struggle for independence from the Sion
Hac. Trolls: The Trolls are driven to the north of Bad Axe Forest.
609: Rombune: Parrosan seamen discover the Golkus and Thores.
Mid 600's: Rombune: Slave-raiding and disease decimates the natives of the
Golkus and Thores. The South Plains: The cities of the South Plains prosper.
661: Mivior: An earthquake destroys Boliske.
662: Mivior: The capital of Mivior is moved to Colist.
Late 600's: Rombune: Pirates set up bases on the Golkus and Thores.
689: Elfland: The Sion Hac capital of Pheridad falls; Elfland is liberated.
690: Elfland: The Elves begin building a new capital, Ider Bolis.
696: Hothior: Zefnar establishes Rocazha, a trading post in Soraskier.
700's: The western peoples are concerned primarily with local matters. Elfland:
Elfland rebuilds its civilization, but persecutes the mixed-blooded (Human/Elf)
Ercii minority.
Early 700's: Mivior: Rivalry develops between Mivior and Zefnar for the right to
establish trade with the Soraskierans. Muetar: The conquerors of Kalruna Sasir
settle down; later in the century new barbarians, the Mueta, invade from the
east. Pon: Adeesi traders enter Zehr-hu-Pon (early Pon).
766: The South Plains: Adeese wars with Kuzdol over mining rights; Roton
Shojut organizes Minaria's first band of modern style mercenaries.
775-778: Mivior: Mivior and Zefnar fight the Soraskier War.
Late 700's: Pon: The Bisini tribe wins dominance in Zehr-hu-Pon.
799: Hothior: The Milkyaten tribe revolts and drives the Zefnarites from
Soraskier. Yakami is made ruler of a Milkyaten kingdom. The South Plains:
Zefnar is driven out of western Soraskier.
Early 800's: Hothior: Zefnar builds a new trading center at Castle Lapspell.
Muetar: Many small kingdoms have developed in Kalruna-Sasir; the Mueta
grow in power in the east. Pon: Adeesi traders discover a tin mine at Marzarbol.
Rombune: The pirates of the islands become a serious menace for the next
century.
811: The Eaters of Wisdom: Joyous Hand robs the library of the Temple of Kings
of numerous magical scrolls; is driven to his death by demons.
815: The Eaters of Wisdom: The Fane of the Walkers is established at the Well
of Lered.
823: Hothior: Orenburt the Wise becomes king of the Milkyatens.
838: Muetar: The Muetar leader Oyaro seizes Basimar and founds the
Oyarostar dynasty of Muetar.
844: Pon: The Bisinis revolt and massacre the Adeesi mining colony.
846: Pon: The Black Knight leads the Adeesi army in an invasion of the Bisini
territory. Mivior: Mivior launches the first of its new-model deep-water vessel,
the lamash.
848: Pon: The Bisini surrender; a century and a half of colonizing begins.
Mid 800's: The Eaters of Wisdom: The Leredgard heresy spreads among the
Order of the Walkers. Hothior: Orenburt unites the kingdom of Hothior under his
scepter.
Mid to Late 800's: Muetar: Muetar begins a gradual expansion to the west.
858: Hothior: The Hothiorans capture Zefnarite town of Castle Lapspell.
883: Mivior: Mivior conquers the north coast and founds Addat.
884: Trolls: The Face is sacked by Mivior; the Trolls begin a long period of guer-
rilla resistance.
Late 800's: Elfland: Some persecuted Ercii leave Elfland and become the
Wandering People. Rombune: Trade in the Sea of Drowning Men is depressed
by the pirate menace. The South Plains: Barbarian activity disturbs the south-
ern borderlands.
885: Elfland: The Elves attack Addat and are defeated by Mivior.
887: Elfland: Elfland and Mivior make peace; Elir begins a religious revival.
888: Rombune: The Wisnyo tribe, under Simir Raviev, captures Parros.
889: The South Plains: Simir Raviev captures Jipols.
892: The South Plains: Simir Raviev captures Zefnar.
893-894: The South Plains: Simir Raviev assails Kuzdol, but is held at bay.
900: The South Plains: The barbarian king Simir Raviev seizes Jipols.
901: The South Plains: Simir Raviev seizes Parros.
902: The South Plains: Simir Raviev re-seizes Zefnar.
903: The South Plains: Simir Raviev makes his first foray against Kuzdol.
Early to Mid 900's: Rombune: The capture of Parros and Zefnar curtails mar-
itime trade; only Mivior can provide the pirates with rich loot.
905: Hothior: Wisnyo Chief Simir Raviev conquers southern Hothior.
907: The South Plains: The aged conqueror, Simir Raviev, dies, leaving an
empire.
933: Rombune: The Miviorans destroy the pirate bases on the Golkus.
937: Trolls: The Trolls make an alliance with the Sea Serpents against the
Miviorans.
946: Hothior: The last Wisnyos are expelled from Hothior.
948: Mivior: Mivior signs a ten-year truce with the Trolls.
948: Trolls: Yemojagg agrees to a ten-year truce with Mivior.
949: Mivior: The "abominations of the land and the horrors of the air" first strike
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Mivior and then move inland. Hothior: The "abominations of the land and the
horrors of the air" devastate Hothior. The South Plains: The king of the Wisnyos
is murdered while fleeing from reported "abominations"; the cities of the plains
throw off Wisnyo rule and set up republics, which fail to recapture the vitality of
earlier times.
Mid to Late 900's: Hothior: Hothior lays prostrate. Mivior: Beleaguered Mivior
ceases to be a viable power. Rombune: The lack of merchant shipping forces
many pirates into other trades. Trolls: The Trolls win back their ancient bound-
aries. The South Plains: Plagued by internal problems and loss of trade, the
cities of the South Plains find it increasingly hard to pay their mercenaries.
950: The Eaters of Wisdom: The "abominations" destroy the Fane of the
Walkers.
951: The Eaters of Wisdom: Leredarg heretics take control of the Order of the
Walkers, the Eaters of Wisdom break with the Temple of Kings. Immer: The
"abominations" drive the Vidarna tribe northward.
953: Muetar: The "abominations of the land and the horrors of the air" reach
Kalruna-Sasir.
958: Mivior: The Trolls successfully invade weakened Mivior; Boran is sacked.
Late 900's: Muetar: Muetar makes gains against neighbors weakened by the
invasion of "abominations."
1001: The Eaters of Wisdom: The Invisible School of Thaumaturgy admits stu-
dents.
1002: Immer: Teredon of the Vidarna tribe enters the Invisible School.
Early 1000's: Elfland: Huardar takes the throne of Elfland and reorganizes the
Elven army. Hothior: Hothior is invaded by Muetar. Immer: The Muetarans drive
the Vidarna north of Lake Carth; Teredon returns to the Vidarna tribe to intro-
duce the worship of the god Anshar; the western Conodras territories are sub-
jugated by the Elves. Dwarves: The Dwarves are troubled by increasing Goblin
and barbarian raids; the movement toward Dwarven unity gains momentum.
Muetar: Muetar reaches its present-day boundaries; the Vidarna tribe is driven
north of Lake Carth; the Muetarans occupy eastern Hothior.
Early to Mid 1000's: The South Plains: All the cities of the South Plains succumb
to tyrants.
1012: The South Plains: Esheq the Ginnui leads a mercenary revolt and takes
power in Adeese, ushering in the Age of Tyrants.
1014: Pon: The Adeesi general Kedron takes Marzarbol and is made its duke;
Adeesi control of Zehr-hu-Pon ends.
1015: Mivior: The Ogres destroy Addat.
1020: Rombune: Marko Steelknife labors for a united Rombune and builds the
fortress of Port Leeward, later called "the Golkus".
Mid 1000's: Hothior: The Hothiorans begin an insurrection against the Muetaran
occupiers. Immer: Anshar-worship replaces that of the old faith. Muetar:
Muetar's effort to colonize Hothior is met by stiff native resistance.
1040: Dwarves: Eorpwul is chosen king of the united Dwarves.
1044: The Eaters of Wisdom: Men start to disappear in the Forest of the
Lurking, inspiring the legend of the Mist Monsters.
1051: Rombune: Rombune is united under King Marko Steelknife.
1060: Immer: Kharkem is chosen as the first king of the Vidarna people.
Late 1000's: The Eaters of Wisdom: The Eaters of Wisdom work to improve
their military resources. Immer: Kharkem and his successors put military pres -
sure on the Muetaran border; the Vidarna dukes begin to make private con-
quests in Conodras territory.
1098: Hothior: Walkort becomes king of Hothior and expels the Muetarans.
Mivior: Mivior's fleets defeat those of Zefnar, Parros, and Rombune at the Battle
of Marooner's Island. Muetar: Muetar is defeated and expelled from Hothior.
Early 1100's: Dwarves: The Dwarves mount extensive expeditions to explore for
mineral deposits. Muetar: The Vidarna kingdom troubles Muetar's northern bor-
der; Muetar's defeats abroad cause dissent at home.
1101: The Eaters of Wisdom: The Eaters of Wisdom war with the Muetarans
and test their magic Bridge.
1102: Rombune: King Harus Tarpaulin outlaws piracy in Rombune.
1111-1112: The South Plains: The War of the Three Tyrants is waged between
Jipols, Kuzdol and Adeese.
1119: The South Plains: Refugees from Gyhara conquer the city of Jipols.
Early to Mid 1100's: Rombune: The filibusters of the Westward Islands become
a menace to all nations except Rombune, which they politically embarrass.
1133-1135: Dwarves: The Dwarves and Elves war for possession of Aws Noir;
the Dwarves open the mines at Aws Noir. Elfland: War between the Elves and
the Dwarves for possession of Aws Noir; Dwarves enlist barbarian aid; war ends
by treaty and the mining of gold at Aws Noir begins.
1139: Rombune: The Black Knight and the fleet of Parros defeat the filibusters.
1142: Rombune: Rombune invades the Westward Islands to set up a protec -
torate.
1142-1153: Rombune: The Westward Islands struggle for independence.
1147: Elfland: High Princess Ideh dies mysteriously; a period of political insta-
bility is initiated.
1153: Rombune: King Nectano is forced to abdicate; Janup Goodcargo is elect-
ed king and ends the war in the Westward Islands by treaty.
Mid to Late 1100's: Hothior: Hothior starts a small merchant marine; royal horse-
hide tanneries are established in Port Lork. Immer: The Vidarna dukes impinge
upon the Elven sphere of influence in Conodras territory. Muetar: Baronial
unrest and a series of weak kings sap the strength of the Muetaran kingdom.
Trolls: The Miviorans renew pressure on the Trollish borderlands.
Late 1100's: Mivior: Mivior regains its long dormant power and recovers some
of the land lost to the Trolls. Rombune: King Janup and his son restore
Rombune's prosperity; the filibusters are slow to recover from war with
Rombune. The South Plains: Strife keeps the cities of the plains weak.
1188: Muetar: Muetaran hunters discover the Witches' Kitchen.
Early 1200's: Dwarves: The Dwarves cease exploring for foreign ore deposits;
Dwarven politics are disturbed by factional recriminations. Muetar: Muetar trou-
bled by raiders from Immer, Zorn, Hothior, the South Plains and Zehr-hu-Pon.
Rombune: Rombune attempts to enter the Reiken trade; several naval clashes
with Mivioran warships ensue. The Shards of Lor: The Goblins make the first
report of the appearance of the Black Hand in the Shards of Lor; later the
Dwarves confirm the story. Zorn: Mensmal becomes chief of the Gakstetter
Goblins; he establishes dominance and order in southern Zorn.
1202: Mivior: Arnult publishes his book Westward Voyages, betraying privileged
information regarding Mivior's trade with Reiken.
1205: Immer: The Eaters of Wisdom encourage Mesilim of Immer to extend his
royal power to the north.
1209: Immer: Mesilim and the Eaters of Wisdom capture the fortress of Agada.
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1210: Immer: Mesilim moves the capital of Immer to Agada (now Castle Altarr).
1228: Immer: Mesilim dies; the Vidarna dukes reassert their power.
1230: Immer: Etirun of Elfland provokes the government of Immer.
1231: Immer: The Ducal War begins.
Mid 1200's: Elfland: Social turmoil wracks Elfland. Hothior: The Hothiorans
press upon the Face. Mivior: Mivior makes a permanent border settlement with
the Trolls. Muetar: The government of the Oyarostar dynasty is paralyzed by
domestic disorders and foreign raiders. Rombune: The filibusters set up Slave
Island.
1234: Immer: Etirun of Elfland is captured and forced to make peace.
1235: Immer: The last rebel dukes surrender to the king of Immer.
1235: Shucassam: The barbarian Shucassamis enter southern Minaria.
1240: Muetar: The wizard-usurper Corfu murders the Oyarostar royal family and
mounts the throne.
1242: Muetar: Egalon of Pennol raises the country against the upstart.
1243: Dwarves: Erdwa poisons Leofog of Alzak; civil war explodes in Dwarfland.
Hothior: The wizard-usurper Mornard destroys his rival Farelann and takes
power openly. Zorn: Gronek the Goblin offends the Black Hand and is punished
by madness.
1247: Dwarves: Erdwa becomes queen of the Dwarves.
1248: Shucassam: The Shucassamis capture Jipols; a long period of raiding
begins.
1250: The South Plains: Greystaff helps Adeese defeat Proerno of Heap. A tidal
wave strikes the Sea of Drowning Men. Trolls: The Trolls draw up permanent
borders with Mivior. Zorn: The Goblins become the leading slavers in the north;
the worship of Nergil, the Ram God, spreads through southern Zorn. Dwarves:
An earthquake shakes the Barrier Mountains. Immer: Catastrophic flooding in
Immer. The South Plains: The Adeesi tyrant Yoritom destroys the army of
Grugongi by means of a Greystaff sacrifice.
1251: Pon: Marzarbol and Heap become a united dukedom under Lango. The
South Plains: A tidal wave damages all of the maritime powers; the sacrifice of
Yoritom at Greystaff is popularly blamed.
Mid to Late 1200's: Rombune: Rombune uses this period of Mivioran weakness
to begin direct trade with Reiken while protecting its southern trade from
inroads; the weakness of Zefnar and Parros after the tidal wave allows
Rombune to reduce them to protectorates.
1252: Shucassam: The Shucassamis capture Adeese, founding the
Shucassamite state.
1253: Hothior: The wizard-usurper Mornard falls; Melwert takes the throne.
1254: Shucassam: Kuzdol falls to King Beniyan of Shucassam.
1255: Muetar: Corfu falls; Egalon is anointed emperor of Muetar.
1256: Muetar: Egalon destroys a host of Longmir Goblins at Tanglefoot.
1257: Dwarves: Erdwa's faction wins the civil war in Dwarfland; a period of
social ferment and disillusionment follows.
1267: Rombune: Daring Goodcargo becomes queen of Rombune.
1269: Shucassam: King Beniyan of Shucassam attacks Parros and Zefnar.
Rombune: Rombune allies with the cities against Beniyan.
1271: Rombune: Queen Daring weds Galiz Tabir, the tyrant of Parros.
1272: Rombune: Rombune and Shucassam sign a treaty; Parros becomes a
protectorate of Rombune. Shucassam: Shucassam annexes Zefnar.
1277: Rombune: Queen Daring raises Fort Harus at Rombune's new southern
border with the Gironese kingdom of Afgaar.
Late 1200's: Muetar: Egalon and his son Besor restore their kingdom's strength
and prosperity. Pon: The Ygelis tribe dominates the demoralized barbarians of
the Border Forest. Zorn: Economic problems upset Zorn's social order; impov -
erished Goblins increase their raiding abroad; Nergil-worship spreads through-
out Zorn.
1283: Pon: The Ygelis attack Dwarfland and are destroyed at Ram Mountain;
their fall initiates a new power struggle in the Border Forest.
1284: Dwarves: The Dwarves destroy an army of raiders from the Border
Forest.
1286: Muetar: Besor scourges the Border Forest barbarians. Pon: Besor of
Muetar invades and devastates the Border Forest.
1287: Pon: Diivois of Pon extends his protection to the Border Forest.
1288: Immer: The Eaters of Wisdom defeat a Goblin army at Warlock's Hill.
1289: The Barbarian North: The northern barbarians accept Sangaru Black
Hammer as Great Chief.
1289: Pon: Diivois of Pon orders the castle of Crow's Nest built.
1290: Zorn: The northern barbarians attack Zorn: the Great Barbarian War.
1291: Pon: Ducal unrest follows the succession of Sinda to the throne.
1294: Pon: Archduchess Sinda weds Duke Altias, founding the Ioljan dynasty of
Pon.
1295: Elfland: Boewenn the Bard seizes the throne of Elfland. Zorn: The Black
Hand helps the Goblins defeat the barbarians under Sagaradu Black Hammer
at the Battle of Stone Toad Forest.
1298: Zorn: Zorn expels the barbarian invaders.
1299: The Eaters of Wisdom: The Eaters of Wisdom discover the Air Dragon
calling spell. Mivior: The last Luwamnas lord of Reiken falls. Zorn: Ockwig is
made sirdar of a united Zorn.
1300: Dwarves: The Elves attacks Aws Noir. Elfland: Boewenn captures Aws
Noir.
1307: Elfland: Boewenn's War begins; Boewenn invades Mivior and Hothior;
Boewenn captures the Invisible School and invades Immer; the Goblins defeat
the Elves at the Battle of Twilight Moor. Trolls: The Trolls invade Bad Axe Forest.
1308: Hothior: The Hothiorans defeat the Trolls at Copper Pond. Elfland: The
allied kingdoms invade Elfland and sack Ider Bolis; Boewenn slain; the allies
place a puppet, Gwawl, on the throne of Elfland.
1312: Elfland: The last foreign occupiers leave Elfland; the collaborator Gwawl
is slain in a riot; Maenor takes the throne and initiates government reform.
Early to Mid 1300's: Elfland: Maenor's policies make Elfland a more open and
prosperous society. The Eaters of Wisdom: The Eaters of Wisdom reform and
recover from the losses of Boewenn's War. Hothior: Melwert suppresses the
independence of the Hothioran nobility and enhances royal power. Mivior:
Mivior remains the greatest sea power, but keeps watch on ambitious
Rombune. Pon: Pon competes actively for control of the southern trade routes.
Shucassam: Shucassam becomes Minaria's richest state; a bitter rivalry for the
southern trade develops with Pon. Trolls: The Trolls settle their differences with
their neighbors and attempt to modernize Troll land.
1319: The Barbarian North: Vimar, chief of the Markarakati, is assassinated by
Mahalay.
1320: Zorn: Nystul of Zorn attacks Rosengg, but is defeated by a Dwarven-
Muetaran alliance.
1322: Zorn: The adventurer Ortwir initiates the Brothers' War in Zorn.
1324: Immer: Reglissar intervenes in the Brother's War in Zorn. Zorn: Reglissar
of Immer intervenes in the Brothers' War.
1325: Immer: An agent of the Goblin rebel Ortwir assassinates Reglissar. Zorn:
Ortwir is defeated and forced to flee Zorn.
1341: The Barbarian North: Juluute Wolfheart returns to the Markarakati territo-
ry to vanquish the monster that oppresses it; Mahalay dies and is succeeded by
Durvas.
1347-1350: Pon: Shucassam invades Pon, but after an exhausting struggle the
parties grudgingly draw up a peace that settles no issues.
1354: Muetar: The Great Quake makes massive geographical changes and
temporarily weakens the Muetaran Empire.
1354: Shucassam: The redirection of the River Wanderer into the Sea of Zett
floods the Zett.
1356: Dwarves: Adelof's Chronicle, betraying Dwarven explorations in the East
is sold to King Herrot of Muetar.
1357: Pon: Grand Duke Luppi floats the first of his Zett war fleets.
1358: Pon: Southern merchants establish the free port of Barter Town.
Shucassam: King Zanwee moves against Barter Town, but withdraws when Pon
attacks Adeese by sea.
1360: Shucassam: Shucassam floats first warships on the Zett.
1368: Shucassam: A barbarian invasion led by Al-Debar Deserthawk routs a
royal army; a revolt in Jipols expels Shucassamite power from the southwest
and brings Rombune in support of Jipols' independence and of Barter Town's.
1369: Dwarves: The king of Ghem is the first to receive ambassadors from an
Eastern tyrant called Hatu Khagan, demanding tribute; other such parties pay
calls on most of the Minarian monarchs, threatening war and enslavement if
demands are not met.
Early 1370's: Muetar The Maragonian peasantry rise in revolt, led by the mer-
cenary Trouble. It is put down violently.
1371: Mivior: A virulent plague sweeps the port towns of Minaria, killing many
thousands from Parros to Addat.
1374: Present day.