Post by Samantha on Mar 15, 2015 2:48:12 GMT
"bp" in this context means "before the present day". For our purposes, this means before the time when Astraeus goes to tell Tivialous (and after that the other Elementals) about the Creation of Many Elements (in late 2014).
If you have any issues or suggestions regarding this thread (including changing any dates or adding any events), feel free to contact Samantha or post below.
With regards to dates more than a couple thousand years back in time, they are rounded to the nearest hundred or nearest thousand (whichever seems more appropriate). They are there to give us a rough idea of the temporal relationships between the various events. It is doubtless that even the Elementals would remember the exact dates, especially since they used no calendar of any kind back then.
The dates nearest to the present day (i.e. three days bp, two weeks bp) are described in relation to the main plot threads (so that's All Aboard! (archived), and Delving Deeper, off the top of my head). Obviously, other threads may be happening on different days to the main plot threads, and this is fine, but you will have to mentally adjust the timeline accordingly. At this stage, it is best not to go three or four days ahead of the main plot.
20,000 bp:
19,500 bp:
19,000 bp: The ancient time-travelling Creation, Paradox, is Created in the Sands of Eternity.
6,000 bp: The War of Ice and Darkness begins. Viamor attempts to encroach upon Akhil's lands. Tivalous comes to Akhil's aid, and together they succeed in overwhelming Viamor. Defeated and supposedly humiliated, Viamor returns the lands and becomes ever more isolated.
4 months bp: Viamor fails to attend a Gathering. Ysera and Tivialous fly to his territory in the aftermath to find out what is going on. They are dismissed without getting any satisfactory answers, suspicions begin to form.
2 months bp: A group of Creations set out to rescue their friend, Selgar, from the Ice lands. Blood of Ice arc.
1 month bp:
Three weeks bp: Ysera causes the Great Quake. The Dark territory is completely destroyed, save for a small strip of shoreline bearing an entrance to Dragonsdeep. The quake also inadvertently frees the Creation of Many Elements from its underground prison.
Two weeks bp (or just over that): An emergency Gathering is held in the Earth territory, to decide what should be done about the damage. Akhil, Ysera and Tivialous attend. Akhil is given Dragonsdeep by way of compensation for the loss of his realm, but is expressly forbidden from traversing the tunnels beneath the Earth territory.
Four days bp: Formal exploration of Dragonsdeep begins.
One day bp: Astraeus and Akhil learn of the Creation of Many Elements' continued existence.
If you have any issues or suggestions regarding this thread (including changing any dates or adding any events), feel free to contact Samantha or post below.
With regards to dates more than a couple thousand years back in time, they are rounded to the nearest hundred or nearest thousand (whichever seems more appropriate). They are there to give us a rough idea of the temporal relationships between the various events. It is doubtless that even the Elementals would remember the exact dates, especially since they used no calendar of any kind back then.
The dates nearest to the present day (i.e. three days bp, two weeks bp) are described in relation to the main plot threads (so that's All Aboard! (archived), and Delving Deeper, off the top of my head). Obviously, other threads may be happening on different days to the main plot threads, and this is fine, but you will have to mentally adjust the timeline accordingly. At this stage, it is best not to go three or four days ahead of the main plot.
20,000 bp:
- The Elemental essences come together to form the ten Elemental dragons.
- The ten Elementals are drawn to the Island of Dragons.
- First War of the Elements breaks out, as the thought of sharing the island is unwelcome to many.
19,500 bp:
- First War of the Elements officially ends (placeholder date, can be adjusted based on feedback).
- The Creation of Many Elements is Created.
- First attempts are made to de-create the Creation of Many Elements (a year at most after its birth).
- Ysera agrees to deal with the creature. She locks it away within Dragonsdeep (although given its purpose, the caverns are not known to the other Elementals at this stage).
19,000 bp: The ancient time-travelling Creation, Paradox, is Created in the Sands of Eternity.
6,000 bp: The War of Ice and Darkness begins. Viamor attempts to encroach upon Akhil's lands. Tivalous comes to Akhil's aid, and together they succeed in overwhelming Viamor. Defeated and supposedly humiliated, Viamor returns the lands and becomes ever more isolated.
4 months bp: Viamor fails to attend a Gathering. Ysera and Tivialous fly to his territory in the aftermath to find out what is going on. They are dismissed without getting any satisfactory answers, suspicions begin to form.
2 months bp: A group of Creations set out to rescue their friend, Selgar, from the Ice lands. Blood of Ice arc.
1 month bp:
- The group returns. Akhil, Astraeus and Fazoola are almost immediately informed of their findings.
- Ysera is last to hear (at around three weeks bp). With other events already bothering her, this was the final straw.
Three weeks bp: Ysera causes the Great Quake. The Dark territory is completely destroyed, save for a small strip of shoreline bearing an entrance to Dragonsdeep. The quake also inadvertently frees the Creation of Many Elements from its underground prison.
Two weeks bp (or just over that): An emergency Gathering is held in the Earth territory, to decide what should be done about the damage. Akhil, Ysera and Tivialous attend. Akhil is given Dragonsdeep by way of compensation for the loss of his realm, but is expressly forbidden from traversing the tunnels beneath the Earth territory.
Four days bp: Formal exploration of Dragonsdeep begins.
One day bp: Astraeus and Akhil learn of the Creation of Many Elements' continued existence.