Aistoria Timeline

For one of the books in the library. I’m writing everything out that’ll be in it and some notes to clarify some things that won’t be clarified in game (at least not in the timeline). This is just pure fluff.

  • 2016 AD - The Death of the Old World, referred to at the time as “The End”. At this time, our God saved us from our own self inflicted destruction, Rapturing us from the Earth.
  • ??? to 0 AMN - The Lost Time or the Time of Turmoil. We do not know how long God banished us from earth for our Sins but we know from the people who survived these earlier times or left records, these were chaotic times of magic and great change. Many claim to have seen glimpses of these times – times of fire and creation.
  • -80 to 0 ANM - Humans begin to awaken into a new world, sometimes along, sometimes in groups. These confused individuals, with no other guidance, start to rebuild. Many wondered if this new world was the Afterlife.
  • 10 AMN - Basic principles of magic begin to be understood. Many begin showing natural aptitude to controlling the spirits that seemed to pass through the world. Attempts to restore old technologies are met with failure, as many recovered electronics seemed to break moments after being used. Occasional monsters begin to appear. These monsters are said to resemble the monsters of Myths and Legend of the Old World.
  • 21 AMN - A number of growing cities in the Aistorian and SImerian continent gather together to share information and standardize new international policies. Year 0 is set to the year thought to have most people return to earth. This era is commonly referred to as After Common Era (ACE) though occasionally also New Era (NE). Eventually the Holy Aistorian Catholic Church would adopt Anno Novus Mundi.
  • 78 ANM - The Great War of the New World. Cultivating both magic and demonic forces, the great Sorcerer, Aleksander Orso invades Aistoria and parts of Simeria in a gruesome and horrifying war. This war established many of the practices and tactics that would become standard for The New World.
  • 83 AMN - Orso’s forces are defeated and his remaining cultists escape with Orso’s body across the see. The colonize the large island of Orso Moldano which is still responsible for many of the monsters that are found around the world.
  • 84 to 180 AMN - Warring States Period
  • Many new nations were formed in Aistoria due to the war, which immediately start battling for territory and power.
  • 180 AMN - Many smaller nations are consolidated. Leons is consumed by the larger nation of Esperada.
  • 188 AMN - Holy Aistorian Catholic Church is formed. Remnants of Leons help bring the Pope to power and half it’s land become the Holy See. Pope Gregory XVII is elected first Pope of this new church. The Church sets forth to prepare the world for the second coming of the Lord at the end of the millennium.
  • 189 to 280 AMN - The Church is able to reduce the scale of warfare in Aistoria, though small battles and skirmishes for small bits of land are still common. Nations remain largely autonomous.
  • 282 AMN - Pope Nicholas VII elected and attempts to spread Papal power. As his reign goes on he begins controlling Aistoria with an iron fist, executing even leaders for crimes of heresy. The continent prepares for another Great War.
  • 301 AMN - Margret Alistair, a young nun at the Vatican, assassinates Pope Nicholas by snatching a rapier from a nearby guard and stabbing Pope Nicholas through the heart.
  • 302 AMN - The Great Reformation. Alistair, now known “Bloody Maggie”, leaves the covenant to form the all female Order of the Rose, dedicated to maintaining the integrity of the Holy See.
  • 310 - 363 AMN - The Second Warring States Period, also known as the unification war.
  • 361 AMN - Alistair is killed in battle. She is immediately given Sainthood. The Order is renamed the Sacred Order of Saint Alistair.
  • 363 AMN - The Aistoria Combine is established and warfare between Aistorian nations becomes extremely rare. The combine continue war in the north to bring the snowy nation of Danere into the Combine.
  • 392 AMN - The Sacred Order of Saint Alistair suffers severe casualties in the Battle of the White. The unit is removed from active combat and is sent back to Vatican territory to better fulfill it’s original purpose.
  • 393 AMN - The Northern state of Danere is made to join the Combine and obey church rule. A period of relative piece follows.

And thats the end of the timeline for the purposes of the ingame book.

  • 396 AMN - Naomi is born, for reference. Leons is the province in Esperada that the Cruzs are in control of. They have a very deep link to the church. The Great War forms Orso Moldano which is where Beth spent most of her life.

After the Great War, the areas around Shiv are probably actually very peaceful until about the last 60 years where there begins to be more opposition there. The Southern Free Cities were probably a thing at some point but perhaps feel apart after The Great War?

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