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Timeline of Wesnoth

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This is a official chronological history of the country of Wesnoth and surrounding regions, gleaned from written accounts and verbal histories passed down through the generations. Portions of entries surrounded by parentheses and containing a question mark are assumed or unconfirmed information. The history is sorted by era, and within the era by date, using the Foundation of Wesnoth as a base. BW=Before Wesnoth, YW=Years Wesnoth. They function the same way as BC and AD do in our timekeeping system. Each of the eras is summarized before the timeline for that era begins. This history of the Great Continent is a subject of active scholarship.

The world that Wesnoth resides in is called Irdya. Before the Great Fall and the (unchronicled) technological age, this name is only rarely used.

''This page documents the official, canon timeline, as based on the mainline campaigns. UMC specific info should be in its own pages and should not be here.''

'''Spoiler warning!'''
This page contains plot spoilers to several campaigns.

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[[#Prehistory - 20 YW: The Founding of Wesnoth|The Founding of Wesnoth]]

[[#20-130 YW: The Taming of the Wild|The Taming of the Wild]]

[[#200-350 YW: The Golden Age of Wesnoth|The Golden Age of Wesnoth]]

[[#350-417 YW: The First Dark Age of Wesnoth|The First Dark Age of Wesnoth]]

[[#417-530 YW: The Turmoil of Asheviere|The Turmoil of Asheviere]]

[[#530-630 YW: The Age of Fear|The Age of Fear]]

[[#628-673 YW: The Silver Age of Wesnoth|The Silver Age of Wesnoth]]

[[#786-826 YW: The Legacy of Black-Eye Karun|The Legacy of Black-Eye Karun]]

[[#After the Great Fall|After the Great Fall]]

== Prehistory - 20 YW: The Founding of Wesnoth ==
During the age of the Founding of Wesnoth, there were two important geographic locations, these being the Green Isle and the Great Continent. Haldric is the main historical figure at this time. This age ends with the founding of Wesnoth as a country in the Great Continent, and with orcs attacking both elves and men from the sea.

=== Prehistory ===
* Elves and dwarves inhabit the Great Continent.
* Humans inhabit the distant West.
* Haldric's people colonise the [[Geography_of_Wesnoth#The_Green_Isle|Green Isle]] from a continent further to the west.

=== 200 BW ===
* The Lich-Lords arrive on the Green Isle after losing a war in the distant West.
* After a long war Haldric's people come to dominate the Green Isle.
* The 'Wesfolk' and their Lich-Lords are pushed onto marginal lands.

=== 12 BW ===
* The Crown Prince of Southbay discovers the Great Continent.

=== 11-7 BW ===
* The Crown Prince makes several voyages between the Green Isle and the Great Continent.

=== 6 BW ===
* Following these voyages to the Great Continent, the elder Crown Prince falls ill and dies.
* His younger brother is implicated in a plot to kill him.
* As a distraction the younger Prince starts a war with the Wesfolk and their Lich-Lords.
* The Lich-Lords sense they will be destroyed and open gates to the homeland of the orcs in the West.

=== 5-2 BW ===
* The Green Isle is overrun with orcs.
* The Wesfolk desert their Lich-Lords as they fear becoming prey for the orcs.
* [[CharactersStorys#Prince_Haldric|Prince Haldric]] leads the evacuation of the survivors to the Great Continent. [[Mainline_Campaigns#The_Rise_of_Wesnoth|'''The Rise of Wesnoth''']] begins.

=== 1 BW ===
* Human settlers, led by Prince Haldric, arrive at the western coast of the Great Continent (the landfall occurs in the future Bay of Pearls) in large numbers.
* Humans arrive in the middle of a simmering dispute between the elves and dwarves.
* The elves and dwarves are distrustful of humans, and there is a small skirmish.
* Messengers from Wesmere Forest come and ask Haldric to come before the Ka'lian.
* Prince Haldric asks the Four elvish Lords ([[CharactersStorys#Lady_Dionli|Dionli]], [[CharactersStorys#Lord_Logalmier|Logalmier]], [[Aryad]], and [[El'Isomithir]]) for help and land.
* They set before him four quests to prove his worth, which he completes.

=== 1 YW ===
* [[CharactersStorys#Prince_Haldric|Haldric]] is granted the plains north and south of the Great River.
* Haldric agrees to a Pact of Mutual Defence with the elves, but the Ka'lian decides it will betray him and allow humans and orcs to exhaust each other in war if the opportunity presents. Haldric, learning of this, considers the Pact a dead letter.
* The Ruby of Fire is temporarily hidden, and the [[CharactersStorys#Lich-Lord_Jevyan|lich-lord Jevyan]] is deceived into believing it is held by the elves.
* Haldric founds the country of [[Geography_of_Wesnoth#Wesnoth|Wesnoth]] in the central plain south of the great River.
* Reign of Haldric I (formerly prince Haldric) begins. [[Mainline_Campaigns#The_Rise_of_Wesnoth|'''The Rise of Wesnoth''']] ends.

=== 2 YW ===
* Orcs, following the ships fleeing from the Green Isle, begin to arrive on the Great Continent.
* These orcs are defeated by Haldric's forces.
* Some of the orcish survivors flee back to the Green Isle, others move to attack the elves.
* King Haldric helps the elves fight the surviving orcs.

=== 3 YW ===
* [[Mainline_Campaigns#Winds_of_Fate|'''Winds of Fate''']] begins.
* Drakes arrive on the Great Continent.
* Elensefar and Wesmere are raided by Drakes.
* The drakes build an eyrie north of Wesmere.

=== 4 YW ===
* [[CharactersStorys#Karron|Karron]] is banished from the Great Continent by [[CharactersStorys#Gorlack|Gorlack]]. [[Mainline_Campaigns#Winds_of_Fate|'''Winds of Fate''']] ends.

=== 8 YW ===
* A second wave of orcs arrive from the Green Isle; these orcs begin claiming large portions of the northern Great Continent for themselves.
* [[CharactersStorys#Erlornas|Erlornas]] of Wesmere is involved in the first direct elvish clash with orcs ([[Mainline_Campaigns#An_Orcish_Incursion|'''An Orcish Incursion''']] takes place in 8-9YW).
* Haldric I publicly repudiates the Pact he spoke with the elves, refusing to give aid. <ref>{{Cite|treaty}}</ref>

=== 9-11 YW ===
* Many elves are killed in battle by the orcs.
* Elvish emissaries are turned away from Wesnoth.

=== 12 YW ===
* Orcs fail to take the Wesmere Forest and instead march down the coast, devastating human settlements there.
* Elves refuse to aid the humans in confronting the orcs.
* Human refugees from the coastal settlements relocate in what will become known as the Great Central Plain. Dan'Tonk, which will become Wesnoth's largest city, is founded.

=== 20 YW ===
* [[CharactersStorys#Prince_Haldric|Haldric I]] dies.
* [[CharactersStorys#Haldric_II|Haldric II]] ascends to the throne.
* [[CharactersStorys#Kalenz_2|Kalenz]] and [[CharactersStorys#Landar|Landar]] escape an orcish invasion of their home in Lintanir Forest. [[Mainline_Campaigns#Legend_of_Wesmere|'''The Legend of Wesmere''']] begins.
* Humans and elves decisively defeat the orcs at Tath, thus halting the orcish advance.
* A new treaty between humans and elves is signed and King Haldric II allows emissaries of the elves to return to Wesnoth.
* Elves inform [[CharactersStorys#Haldric_II|Haldric II]] of the danger posed by the unshielded Ruby of Fire.
* [[CharactersStorys#Kalenz_2|Kalenz]] and [[CharactersStorys#Landar|Landar]], later to become successive High Lords of the Elves, are able to sneak into an orcish camp by stealth and assassinate the Great Chief Brurbar. A long orcish civil war for succession follows. The orcs are unable to undertake action against any other race during this period and Wesnoth enjoys a long period during which it can expand with little opposition.

== 20-130 YW: The Taming of the Wild ==
This era is that in which the kingdom of [[Geography_of_Wesnoth#Wesnoth|Wesnoth]] expanded and defined its borders, and settled the area which it had claimed for its own. The Taming of the Wild refers to the settling of the unsettled lands, as well as to the colonization of the Northlands. The end of this era is marked by friction between the city-state of [[Geography_of_Wesnoth#Elensefar|Elensefar]] and the country of Wesnoth, which will continue for the next several hundred years.

=== 21 YW ===
* Founding of the Great Academy on Alduin.

* [[CharactersStorys#Kalenz|Kalenz]] is relieved of command by the Ka'lian. He retires to Lintanir Forest with [[CharactersStorys#Cleodil|Cleodil]]. A faction of xenophobic elves begins to gather around [[CharactersStorys#Landar|Landar]].

=== 22 YW ===
* While studying at the Academy, [[CharactersStorys#Ardonna_.2F_Ardryn-Na|Ardonna]] resolves to spend the winter researching the Lich Lords' longevity.

=== 23 YW ===
* Action of '''Secrets of the Ancients''' takes place.

=== 25-40 YW ===
* In 25 YW [[CharactersStorys#Haldric_II|Haldric II]] sends an expedition to retrieve the Ruby of Fire from its place of concealment.
* Haldric II commissions a dwarven tribe to build the Sceptre of Fire with the Ruby of Fire as its centerpiece; elves associated with [[CharactersStorys#Landar|Landar's]] faction attack during the transfer. [[Mainline_Campaigns#The_Sceptre_of_Fire|'''Sceptre of Fire''']] begins.
* Action of '''The Sceptre of Fire''' takes place. Haldric II is informed that the Sceptre was both completed and lost in the year 40. It will not be recovered for nearly 500 years.
* With the death of [[CharactersStorys#Thursagan|Thursagan]], the Runemaster, all runemasters are killed and runesmithing is lost for several centuries.<ref>{{Cite|reclaiming}}</ref>

=== 26-50 YW ===
* [[CharactersStorys#Landar|Landar]] declares himself High Lord of the Elves, leading to civil war.

=== 51 YW ===
* Wesnothian New Writing (the script later called "steel-hand", to distinguish it from the more complex "brush-hand" cursive brought from the [[Geography_of_Wesnoth#The_Green_Isle|Green Isle]]) is promulgated by royal decree. From this date all royal documents and public inscriptions are in New Writing. It spreads rapidly via the mercantile class. The older brush-hand writing continues to be used for magical purposes, scholarship, and in certain elevated literary forms.

=== 50-93 YW ===
* Elvish civil war (and [[Mainline_Campaigns#Legend_of_Wesmere|'''The Legend of Wesmere''']]) ends. [[CharactersStorys#Kalenz_2|Kalenz]] declared High Lord, begins reorganizing and militarizing elvish society to fight the orcs. In late 93 YW he cedes control to a reconstituted Ka'lian and retires again to the Forest of Lintanir.

=== 161-164 YW ===
* The newly crowned king sought to make safe once and for all the wildlands that separated the human cities surrounding Weldyn and the coastal regions of [[Elensefar]].
* The grand army of Wesnoth, personally led by the High Council of Archmagi, destroyed all enemies residing within Wesnoth.
* The city-state of Elensefar is formally united to the kingdom. Settlements from it spread north of the river into the new frontier province of Annuvin, carefully avoiding the margins of Wesmere Forest.

=== 164-176 YW ===
* During this twelve year span, the western fortress of Halstead was erected in the very heart of the western wilderlands.

=== 199 YW ===
* Emboldened by the far-reaching arm of Halstead's protection, settlement in the west explodes
* The settlements of Aldril and Carcyn grow to become major cities, the first as an important port due to its position on the Bay of Pearls, and the second as a stop on the road to Elensefar and military outpost along the Great River
* Settlers from Carcyn cross the Great River to establish the first settlements north of it and east of Wesmere.

== 200-350 YW: The Golden Age of Wesnoth ==
The Golden Age of Wesnoth was the time of the great kings, and of peace and prosperity within the kingdom. The orcs had suffered a grave defeat at the hands of Wesnoth and Elensefar seventy-five years earlier, so they did not pose much of a threat, and whenever they did attack they were quickly defeated. This allowed the army to lessen in size, and the kings of this age to undertake the great public works they are renowned for. The era ends when the king of Wesnoth dies without an heir, and a new dynasty begins.

=== 251 YW ===
* [[CharactersStorys#Cleodil|Cleodil]], wife of [[CharactersStorys#Kalenz_2|Kalenz]], dies.

=== 350 YW ===
* Disintegration of the Kingdom follows the death of Haldric IV.
* [[Geography_of_Wesnoth#Elensefar|Elensefar]] remains a province of Wesnoth but exerts increasing independence due to isolation.
* Treaty between lord of Elensefar and king of Wesnoth signed.

== 350-417 YW: The First Dark Age of Wesnoth ==
The first Dark Age was a time of strife and invasion. When Haldric IV died, he left Wesnoth without a king, and the next 70 years were marked by short-lived dynasties, attacks by ever more aggressive orcs, and the further separation of Wesnoth and Elensefar. The Dark Age ended when Garard I took the throne, and began a new dynasty that would last for several hundred years.

=== 360 YW ===
* [[CharactersStorys#Malin_Keshar|Malin Keshar]] born in Parthyn.

=== 363 YW ===
* Last of [[CharactersStorys#Kalenz|Kalenz's]] children dies. Kalenz, condemned to outlive his offspring by the potion of Crelanu, leaves the Forest of Lintanir and begins wandering the Great Continent.

* Village of Maghre terrorized by a minor necromancer. Action of [[Mainline_Campaigns#A_Tale_Of_Two_Brothers|'''A Tale of Two Brothers''']] takes place.

=== 389 YW ===
* Garard, a future king of Wesnoth, is born.
* [[CharactersStorys#Malin_Keshar|Malin Keshar]] returns to Parthyn from the Academy at Alduin. [[Mainline_Campaigns#Descent_into_Darkness|'''Descent Into Darkness''']] begins.

== 417-530 YW: The Turmoil of Asheviere ==
King Garard's dynasty was long-lived and productive, but it was also punctuated by significant turmoil: the end of the first king's reign was marred by orcish and undead raids, and the second was murdered by his own wife and son. It was not until 517 YW that the usurpation of the throne by Queen Mother Asheviere was ended.

=== 417 YW ===
* Ending years of strife and division, Garard I seizes the throne and becomes king of Wesnoth, beginning the [[Garardine Dynasty]].

=== 439 YW ===
* [[CharactersStorys#Garard_II|Crown Prince Garard II]] is born.

=== 442 YW ===
* Prince Arand is born.

=== 448 YW ===
* [[CharactersStorys#Delfador|Delfador]], later called "the Great", is born.

=== 465 YW ===
* The South Guard reports increased bandit activity. Prince Arand sends Deoran and a company of soldiers to investigate. '''The South Guard''' begins.

=== 466 YW ===
* Hostile forces besiege Westin, but are repulsed. '''The South Guard''' ends.
* Displeased with Deoran's performance, Garard II assigns him as ambassador to Lintanir forest — a far-away posting.

=== 470 YW ===
* Garard I dies; [[CharactersStorys#Garard_II|Garard II]] ascends to the throne of Wesnoth
* Garard II marries Asheviere.

=== 476 YW ===
* Garard II founds Fort Garard and prepares to invade the Whitefang orcs.
* Delfador and Deoran join Garard's army. '''The Deceiver's Gambit I''' begins.

=== 478 YW ===
* More orcish clans and a saurian tribe join Garard's war. Garard II is ambushed and nearly killed, but retreats to Fort Garard. '''The Deceiver's Gambit I''' ends.
* Control of the Estmarks is effectively lost during this war, not to be regained for decades. Outposts are built on the near side of the Weldyn to repel orc raids. The long watch of the River Guard begins.

=== 479 YW ===
* A series of bloody battles at the Ford of Abez end in deadlock. The ford is heavily fortified, and river commerce grinds to a halt.
* Crown Prince Eldred is born.

=== 498 YW ===
* Princess Li'sar is born.
* Delfador, now the king’s premier war-mage, leads an attack behind enemy lines. '''The Deceiver's Gambit II''' begins.

=== 500 YW ===
* Prince Konrad is born, the youngest of several sons of Prince Arand.

=== 501 YW ===
==== The End of the War ====
* Delfador learns that a necromancer — Iliah-Malal — has been manipulating the Wesnoth-orc war.
* Delfador slays Iliah-Malal and defeats an orcish army at the Ford of Abez, ending the Wesnoth-orc war.

==== The Fall of Garard ====
* Eldred attacks Prince Arand — his uncle — at Fort Garard, but is repulsed.
* Eldred blames the attack on Arand, claiming that Arand has started a rebellion.
* Garard II sends Delfador to put down Arand's revolt. Delfador kills Arand. Fort Garard is destroyed.
* Eldred betrays Garard II — his father — and kills him. Deoran and Delfador are blamed. Deoran dies.
* Delfador gathers a force of loyalists to avenge Garard II's death. Delfador confronts Eldred's forces on the road to Weldyn.
* Delfador's forces are defeated, but Eldred is slain by Delfador in the fight. '''The Deceiver's Gambit II''' ends.

==== The Rise of Asheviere ====
* Asheviere orders the slaughter of Garard's nephews and declares herself Queen of Wesnoth. '''Asheveire's Dogs''' begins.
* Baron De Ferres rallies a force of nobles to oppose Asheviere.
* Asheviere allies with orcs from numerous clans, promising them gold in return for loyalty.
* Delfador and the elf Parandra infiltrate the palace at Weldyn, but come too late to save Garard's nephews from death.
* Delfador and Parandra find an orphaned human child. Parandra and Delfador agree to give the orphan the identity of Prince Konrad.
* Asheviere conquers Soradoc, Tath, and Dan'Tonk. Baron De Ferres is slain. '''Asheveire's Dogs''' ends.

==== The Western Reaches ====
* Elensefar refuses to submit to Asheviere and declares itself an independent city-state.
* After several defeats, Wesnoth's army retreats from the remote areas of the kingdom. The western Wesnothian border recedes, is fixed, and remains heavily defended.
* As a result of the loyalist withdrawal, several small human communities on the west coast of the Great Continent live in relative independence while elves flourish in the great forest to the southwest of Wesnoth.
* A band of Wesnoth citizens organizes resistance to Asheviere's siezure of power. They are eventually forced to abandon their home and settle in the Three Sisters ('''Liberty''').

=== 502-517 YW ===
* Delfador raises Konrad in the Aethenwood, under the protection of elves.
* Elensefar, Blackwater Port, and the Aethenwood conspire to keep Wesnoth's western reaches free from Asheviere's influence.

=== 517 YW ===
* Asheviere launches a major attack on Elensefar, Blackwater Port, and the Aethenwood.
* Konrad and Delfador flee the Aethenwood and embark upon a quest to regain the throne of Wesnoth. '''Heir To The Throne''' begins.

=== 518 YW ===
* Konrad crosses the Great River into the Northlands on a search for the Sceptre of Fire.
* They enter the Caves of Knalga, find it, and ally with Princess Li'sar.
* They return to Wesnoth and claim the throne. '''Heir to the Throne''' ends.

=== 522 YW ===
* Birth of Princess Ana'sar.

=== 530 YW ===
* Wesnothian colonists begin reclaiming the Estmarks.

=== 544 YW ===
* With both sides of the lower Weldyn River again civilized territory, the River Guard posts south of Soradoc are abandoned. Wesnothian military activity shifts eastward into the Estmarks.

== 530-630 YW: The Age of Fear ==
The Age of Fear takes its names from the events of the end of the era. On the surface, the first 77 years were very uneventful for the kingdom of Wesnoth. However, during this time unexplainable magical events took place, especially in the eastern lands. Previously tamed lands were slowly claimed by wilderness as fear and paranoia gradually overshadowed the spirit of pioneering and adventure displayed earlier in Wesnoth's history. In the last 10 years of the age, Wesnoth bore the brunt of the most powerful undead attack ever and was nearly destroyed. By the end of the era, most of Wesnoth had been made barren, most of the great buildings inside and outside of Weldyn were razed, and the population of Wesnoth was half of what it had been.

It was in this era that certain areas of the chaotic Northlands were for the first time put into any kind of law and order. A small group of humans and dwarves, accepting anyone of any race who wished to join, formed themselves into the "Northern Alliance”, with the vision of making the Northlands safe to live in. Over time, this alliance grew slowly but steadily in power. By the end of the era, the alliance had succeeded in making a few small areas, including Knalga and the surrounding regions, stable and prosperous. Consequently, many people evacuated from the wasteland that most of Wesnoth had become and moved north - depleting the population of Wesnoth still further.

=== 533 YW ===
* Delfador succumbs to old age and dies, his body is entombed alongside his staff in Eregonor.
* The next great sage of Wesnoth, [[CharactersStorys#Dacyn|Dacyn]], is born.

=== 534 YW ===

* The small community of Dwarven Doors, in the Northlands just outside Knalga, rebels against the orcish overlords. '''Northern Rebirth''' begins.
* The residents, led by Tallin, head underground and find dwarves, whom they ally with.
* Their combined forces destroy a lich who is attempting to claim Knalga as his own.
* Abhai finds the [[CampaignDialogue:NR#Abhai_Finds_Rod_of_Justice|Rod of Justice]].

=== 535 YW ===

* The warlord-aspirant Rakshas attacks Tallin and his forces, but does not penetrate the dwarves' defences.
* To help defeat the orcs, Tallin secures the help of two Liches, and rescues an elvish princess to secure the help of the elves.
* Assisted by his new allies, Tallin smashes the forces of Rakshas.
* According to some historians, Tallin and the elvish princess are married; others say they parted in bad blood.
* To preserve the new-found peace in the Northlands, Tallin and his allies form the Northern Alliance. '''Northern Rebirth''' ends.

=== 550 YW ===

* Lord Hamel of Knalga sends an expedition to Kal Kartha to determine the fate of the Hammer of Thursagan ('''The Hammer of Thursagan''' takes place in late 550 YW to early 551 YW.).
* Dwarves at Knalga and elsewhere begin to reclaim the lost art of runesmithing.
* Wesnothian colonization expands southward past Fort Tahn.

=== 563 YW ===
* Konrad and Li'sar die after an extraordinarily long reign.
* Princess Ana'sar becomes queen.
* The seer Galdren becomes prominent at the court of Weldyn.

=== 585 YW ===
* Queen Ana'sar retires.
* Haldric VII becomes king of Wesnoth.

=== 589 YW ===
* Dacyn the White Mage and Ravanal, an eastern wizard, compete to be the king's advisor.
* The seer Galdren dies after advising Haldric VII to choose Dacyn.
* The king does as Galdren advises.

=== 593 YW ===
* Ravanal reveals that he has turned to evil, and flees from Weldyn.
* Konrad II is born.
* Certain southern frontier regions are formally annexed to the Kingdom of Wesnoth as the Province of Kerlath.

=== 612 YW ===
* Haldric VII dies. Konrad II is crowned King of Wesnoth.
* Dacyn continues his duties as advisor with Konrad II.

=== 625 YW ===
* Mysterious disappearances of livestock and peasants cause partial evacuation of the the '''Estmark Hills'''. Lords of the Horse Plains report increased banditry from there.
* Konrad II sends [[CharactersStorys#Dacyn|Dacyn]] with [[CharactersStorys#Owaec|Owaec]] and [[CharactersStorys#Gweddry|Gweddry]] to man the old River Guard strongpoints. [[Mainline_Campaigns#The_Eastern_Invasion|'''Eastern Invasion''']] begins.

=== 626 YW ===
* [[CharactersStorys#Mal-Ravanal|Mal-Ravanal]] attacks the southern outpost where [[CharactersStorys#Gweddry|Gweddry]] and [[CharactersStorys#Dacyn|Dacyn]] are stationed.
* Dacyn and Gweddry travel to the northern outpost, and, with [[CharactersStorys#Owaec|Owaec]], retreat into the northlands.
* In the Far North, the wife of Kai Laudiss slain in a large raid by the orcs of Tirigaz on Jotha
* Kai Laudiss slain by poisoned orcish dart during failed attack on the Port of Tirigaz orcs. His son, [[CharactersStorys#Kai_Krellis|Krellis]] succeeds him as Kai and relies on the wisdom of [[CharactersStorys#Cylanna|Cylanna]], a priestess.
* The merfolk city of Jotha is overrun by undead (Mal Kevek and others). The action of [[Mainline_Campaigns#Dead_Water|'''Dead Water''']] takes place.

=== 627 YW ===
* Wesnoth's last defences are broken and the undead march on Wesnoth
* In the northlands, the orcs drive [[CharactersStorys#Gweddry|Gweddry's]] army back across the river.
* Weldyn is besieged.
* Gweddry breaks through undead lines to reach Weldyn and a council is held.
* Gweddry's army is fortunate and kills [[CharactersStorys#Mal-Ravanal|Mal-Ravanal]]. [[Mainline_Campaigns#The_Eastern_Invasion|'''Eastern Invasion''']] ends. [[Mainline_Campaigns#Dead_water|'''Dead Water''']] ends (about this time).
* Wesnoth is saved, but large portions have been laid waste by the undead.
* After destroying [[CharactersStorys#Mal-Ravanal|Mal-Ravanal's]] henchmen the mermen relaxed and began rebuilding in earnest, and soon Jotha was restored.

== 628-673 YW: The Silver Age of Wesnoth ==

The Silver Age, or restoration of the Wesnothian kingdom, essentially coincides with the rest of the long and successful reign of [[CharactersStorys#Konrad_II|Konrad II]]. During this period Wesnoth largely recovered from the damage that Mal-Ravanal's undead attack had done. It would, however, never quite regain the majesty it had at the height of its power.

The Northlands, aided by a second wave of colonization north from Wesnoth, become more civilised and stable. Although nowhere near as prosperous as Wesnoth was during its Golden Age, the Northlands developed towns of significant size and a thriving - if somewhat dangerous - trade network.

Four major powers soon came to dominate much of the Northlands. First there were the dwarves, who controlled most of the mountains and a vast array of underground tunnels and caverns. To the east, shrouded in mystery, lay the elvish forests which continued to be inaccessible to anyone not of elvish blood. The remaining landscape was dominated either by orcish tribes, or independent human earldoms. As competition for the land grew fierce, wars smoldered between human and orcish forces.

=== 628-635 YW ===
* [[CharactersStorys#Konrad_II|Konrad II]] begins his attempt to rebuild Wesnoth.

=== 673 YW ===
* [[CharactersStorys#Konrad_II|Konrad II]] dies, bringing the [[Garardine Dynasty]] to an end. Second Wesnothian civil war begins.

== 786-826 YW: The Legacy of Black-Eye Karun ==

After decades of struggle, Black-Eye Karun becomes the first warlord since the assassination of Great Chief Brurbar in 20 YW to unite all the different squabbling orcish tribes under his banner. Among his many accomplishments as a Sovereign, his most famous is the creation of the Great Council.

Karun was a far-sighted individual and he knew that after his death the orcish tribes would once again turn to fighting among themselves, with little he could do to prevent that and consequent peril from the Wesnothians and elves.

Consequently, Karun selected from among all the different tribes six of the most sober and wisest orcs and thus created the Great Council. It was the Great Council's job to stay aloof from any tribal or territorial squabbling amongst the orcs, but yet always remain there to give advice to whomever came to seek it. In order to preserve the orcish race in the event of an emergency, he invested in them the power to call up The Great Horde. It was established that every orc, no matter what tribe he came from, must obey the summons of The Great Horde and follow wholeheartedly the leader that the Great Council put at the head of The Great Horde.

===786 YW===
* Karun is born.

===805 YW===
* Karun devised the formation of the Great Council.

===811 YW===
* A border dispute between Karun and a human enclave aligned with the Northern Alliance leaves several men and orcs dead and begins a feud that will grow into a fifteen-year war.

===812 YW===
* Rahul I becomes Lord Protector of the Northern Alliance.

===816 YW===
* [[CharactersStorys#Kapou.27e|Kapou’e]] is born

===826 YW===
* Rahul I (Lord Protector of the Northern Alliance) and Black Eye Karun sign a peace treaty ending a 15 year war between the humans and the orcs. Soon after this Karun, is ambushed and killed in mysterious circumstances.

===829 YW===
* Frustrated by the fallout of Karun's supposed assassination, Rahul I resigns, and Howgarth III takes his place as Lord Protector.

===842 YW===
* Famine in the Northlands. Famine led humans to colonize some orcish lands and push orcs into desolated hill country. The few orcish tribes who had remained part of the Alliance, feeling the pressure, either left Alliance territory or revolted and were destroyed.
* Retaliating, the orcs systematically slaughtered human colonies and villages on their lands. Then, Earl Lanbec'h — the most powerful human warlord of the North — determined to abolish the orcish menace raised an army and conferred leadership of it to his son-in-law Baron Alber.
* In response, the Great Council set up by the Black Eye Karun calls upon The Great Horde and bestows leadership of it upon [[CharactersStorys#Kapou.27e|Kapou’e]]; [[Mainline_Campaigns#Son_of_the_Black_Eye|'''Son of the Black Eye''']] begins.

===843 YW===
* Half of the Great Council is treacherously slain by the allied human forces and orcish unity disintegrates. Faced with the extermination of all the orcs on the Great Continent, [[CharactersStorys#Kapou.27e|Kapou’e]] forcibly asserts his control over the orcish territories and defeats the enemy forces. The Northern Alliance arrives on the scene in time for the final battle and helps Kapou’e defeat the forces of the northern earldoms, who had broken the treaty. Kapou’e then assumes the position of Sovereign over the northern tribes, and his rule ushers in an unprecedented era of unity and prosperity for the orcs.
* After 843: Portions of Kapou'e's army act as mercenaries in foreign struggles with other races which keeps them from attacking their nearest neighbors.

===852 YW===
* [[CharactersStorys#Kapou.27e|Kapou’e]] repels a large elvish invasion.

===858 YW===
* The humans once again stage an invasion but prove to be no match for the united orcish forces under the leadership of [[CharactersStorys#Kapou.27e|Kapou’e]]. [[Mainline_Campaigns#Son_of_the_Black_Eye|'''Son of the Black Eye''']] ends.

==After the Great Fall==
At some unknown point in the future, an unspeakable cataclysm scorched the surface of the lands. The Wesnoth magicians try to raise up a 3rd sun in the sky, Gaia, but they fail and the 'sun' falls down over Weldyn. The capital is no more. The King and his family are dead and there is no heir. The local leaders tear apart Wesnoth. The nights become longer, days hotter. Evil creatures show up. Forests die, hills turn into rocky wastelands and fields become barren deserts. In the apocalypse allies turn against each other and friends fight over what few resources remain. The great nations were destroyed, and huge numbers of people died. Still amidst the chaos somehow small groups of people survived, sheltered in hidden places. In this post-apocalyptic world survival is a daily struggle as a few remaining tribes eke out an existence among the ruins of fallen empires. Heroic bands of elves, nomadic refugee humans, savage hordes of orcs and dark necromancers all forge new lives under the merciless dual suns, Sela and Naia, of this new Irdya.

===??? Post-Wesnoth===

* The Quenoth elves adapt to life in barren world of the Great Southern Desert. Over time they lost their affinity for the woodlands of their ancestry and embrace life in the sandy wastelands.
* Under the leadership of Tanuil, the Quenoth elves build and sustain a fortified village around a rare oasis. The village thrives amidst the hostilities of the desert.
* One night, a meteor storm rains from the sky and destroys the village of the Quenoth elves. '''Under the Burning Suns''' begins. The next day, Tanuil, like many others, is missing and presumed dead. Kalehssar (Kaleh), nephew of Tanuil, takes leadership of the remaining Quenoth elves as the surviving next of kin.
* Kaleh, heeding the voice of his god Eloh in his dreams, gathers the remaining Quenoth elves and leads them north to a new promised land, foregoing rebuilding of their desert village.
* The Quenoth elves battle their way north through undead, orcs, bandits and other evil, venturing underground beneath a large mountain range at the command of Eloh.
* Befriending unexpected allies underground, Kaleh's forces survive to the other side of the mountain.
* Keratur, son of Tanuil and survivor of the cataclysm, insane with fright attacks Kaleh. Kaleh defeats Keratur.
* Kaleh defies commands given him by a vision of Eloh.
* The Quenoth reach the ocean. Aided by merfolk, they escape the mainland and head for a newly discovered island, a place where the Quenoth may settle in peace.
* On the island, the Quenoth confront Yechnagoth, the Eater of Souls and impersonator of Eloh. Yechnagoth and army are destroyed by the Quenoth.
* Kaleh and the elves settle on their newfound, and newly named, Quenoth Isle. '''Under the Burning Suns''' ends.

== History Credits ==
Timelined by Kamahawk and Turin. Revised to incorporate material from later version of Legend of Wesmere and reconcile different versions of the history of the Sceptre of Fire by Eric S. Raymond.

* History derived from the following [[Mainline_Campaigns|mainline campaigns]]:
** [[The Rise of Wesnoth]]
** [[Legend of Wesmere]]
** [[A Tale of Two Brothers]]
** [[Descent into Darkness]]
** [[Delfador's Memoirs]]
** [[Liberty]]
** [[Heir to the Throne]]
** [[Northern Rebirth]]
** [[The Hammer of Thursagan]]
** [[TheEasternInvasion|Eastern Invasion]]
** [[Dead Water]]
** [[UnderTheBurningSuns|Under the Burning Suns]]

== See Also ==

* [[Geography of Wesnoth]]
* [[Poetry of Wesnoth]]
* [[Races]]
* [[FactionHistory|History of various factions]]
* [[Future History]] '''(unofficial)'''

[[Category:World of Wesnoth]]
[[Category:History]]

Guide to UMC Content

2026-06-20T05:12:58Z

KameRamen: The Dark Hordes: Update campaign status (maintenance has been passed on to me)

This is a guide to current-ish user-made content for players. It provides unfamiliar players with detailed information about campaigns (including story, completion, difficulty and playing style) as well as detailed information about eras. Feel free to edit this guide, as it is a wiki.

This list covers add-ons for the latest 3 stable releases (1.14, 1.16, and 1.18) of Wesnoth. There are archived versions of this page for [[Guide_to_UMC_Content/1.10|1.10]] and [[Guide_to_UMC_Content/1.12|1.12]].

For content creators who loved an add-on that hasn't been added to 1.14, 1.16, or 1.18 yet, and are wondering about taking it over, please ensure that its entry on the older (1.12 or 1.10) wiki page is up to date, add a link to the add-on's feedback thread in the forums, and generally do the tidy-up that doesn't need you to start changing the campaign, and then ask the old maintainer. (You should probably also wait a bit before assuming that a maintainer isn't already porting to 1.16 or 1.18).

If you are looking for even more campaigns, please see the links in at the bottom of this page.

== Instructions ==
When adding a campaign to the list, please place it in its alphabetically sorted location, ignoring any initial article ("A", "An", or "The").

=== Blueprint for Campaigns ===

* Description:

* Author:

* Maintainer: if not maintained by the author anymore.

* Status:
** Broken = Does not work at all
** Incomplete = Partially written, no progress
** WIP = Partially written, some progress
** Complete = Completely written, but buggy as well as potential balance issues.
** Finished = Completely written, minimal to no bugs, slight balance issues possible.

* Version campaign version on the add-ons server

* Length:

* Requirements: (only if needed)

* Difficulty:

Please note: Often campaigns introducing new mechanics are listed as expert level on the add-on server, here difficulty means the raw difficulty after the mechanics are understood.

** Unbalanced = If you can't beat the hard mode, it isn't necessarily unbalanced, but if the difficulty changes erratically from one scenario to the next and only people using the debug mode have seen the final, then it is.
** Easy
** Normal
** Hard

Please note: If you didn't play the campaign, write the difficulty written on the add-ons server.

* Style:

Please note: Many campaigns will feature more than one style. Please list the most significant ones. If you don't know which style is the campaign you are listing, don't write this.

** Skirmish = small to medium sized armies, your standard Wesnoth gameplay
** Dungeon = long and narrow tunnels (not every underground scenario is a dungeon, a dungeon isn't necessarily underground)
** RPG = role playing game elements such as talking with non-player-characters, item collection, dependency on a party of very few adventurers without or limited recruits
** Survival = being exposed to changing, spawning enemies while remaining on the same map
** Large Battle = large number of units on the battlefield, sizely maps
** Simulation = campaigns feat. terrain modification, alternative resources
** Boss battle = the challenge is to defeat a single powerful enemy unit
** Minigames = there are puzzles and minigames in the campaign that significantly differ from standard Wesnoth gameplay

* Faction/Era: Era for the whole campaign and more specifically the faction or unit composition you field.

* Custom units: Link to the unit tree for cases that don't feel sufficiently described by Faction / Era entry.

* Forum: Links to the feedback and development threads at forums.wesnoth.org

=== Blueprint for Eras ===

* Description:

* Author:

* Maintainer: if not maintained by the author anymore.

* Status 1.14/1.16/1.18:
** see the list of statuses in the campaign blueprint

* Faction Descriptions: Describe your individual factions here.

* Requirements: (only if needed)

* Forum: Links to the feedback and/or development threads at [https://forums.wesnoth.org/ forums.wesnoth.org].

== How to play for UMC factions ==

=== Southern Nations by Elvenisko ===
[[How_to_play_Death_Knights|Death Knights]] |
[[How_to_play_Southern_Drakes|Southern Drakes]] |
[[How_to_play_Southern_Dwarves|Southern Dwarves]] |
[[How_to_play_Southern_Elves|Southern Elves]] |
[[How_to_play_Southern_Mages|Southern Mages]] |
[[How_to_play_Southern_Mercenaries|Southern Mercenaries]] |
[[How_to_play_Southern_Orcs|Southern Orcs]] |
[[How_to_play_Southern_Swamplords|Southern Swamplords]] |
[[How_to_play_Southern_Nations|Comparison]] |
[https://units.wesnoth.org/1.17/Southern_Nations/en_US/era_southern.html All units (can be out of date)]

== Battle for Wesnoth 1.14 and newer ==

=== Campaigns ===

==== After the Storm ====

''Follow the journey of Galas and his band following the events of Invasion from the Unknown''

'''Author:''' shadowm/ShikadiQueen/Iris

'''Status:''' Finished, 0.10.11

'''Length:''' 3 episodes of 13 scenarios each, some of which are multi-part

'''Difficulty:''' Medium-hard

'''Style:''' Skirmish, Boss Battle, Dungeon

'''Faction/Era:''' Many custom units

'''Forum:''' [//forums.wesnoth.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=32091]

'''GitHub:''' [//github.com/project-ethea/After_the_Storm]

'''Note:''' (vultraz) Long, very enjoyable campaign with great story. (Knyghtmare) The best UMC campaign ever!

'''[[Guide_to_UMC_Campaigns/Players_Reviews#After_the_Storm|Players’ Review(s)]]'''

====A Beastly Tale====

''When a small village is beset by troubles, its fate rests in the hands of a young woodsman and the animals he befriends.''

'''Author:''' GloccusV

'''Status:''' Complete

'''Version:''' 2.0.3

'''Length:''' 5 scenarios

'''Difficulty:''' Intermediate

'''Custom units:''' [//units.wesnoth.org/1.14/A_Beastly_Tale/en_US/A_Beastly_Tale.html Here]

'''Forum:''' [//forums.wesnoth.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=41434&p=633612&hilit=A+Beastly+Tale#p579093 Here]

====A Song of the Winds====

''Every era has its heroes and heroines. Before the song of Myra, the odyssey of Akhen Wadjet and the aria of Tenma Yozora, there was the song of the winds that echoed in the mountains and halls at the heart of the Great Continent. Follow young Maat of Hiera'Shirsha and Prince Abhai of Garet-Desh in the war that set the stage for one of the greatest upheavals Irdya has ever witnessed.
(Prequel to the Dragon Trilogy)''

'''Author:''' revansurik

'''Status:''' Complete

'''Version:''' 1.0.0

'''Length:''' 43 scenarios (some of them dialogue-only)

'''Difficulty:''' Intermediate

'''Custom units:''' War of Legends + Custom factions

'''Forum:''' [//https://forums.wesnoth.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=53913 Here]

==== Bad Moon Rising ====

''An expedition to gather treasure from the cold north sets off compounding disaster.''

'''Author:''' Doofus-01

'''Status:''' Complete 1.10.0

'''Length:''' 20 scenarios

'''Difficulty:''' Hard

'''Style:''' Skirmish

'''Faction/Era:''' Archaic Era

'''Forum:''' [//forums.wesnoth.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=31348]

'''GitHub:''' [//github.com/doofus-01/wesnoth-Bad_Moon_Rising]

==== The Black Cross of Aleron ====

''A elvish school for druids comes under attack by goblins. It seems more than just a routine raid; is there something more sinister behind this attack? - In Beseiged Druids, you control Eärendil, the surviving teacher at the school, and the many and varied initiates. Not all of these are ordinary students; many have been experimenting with other forms of magic, while others are simply overachievers in some area of study. Unfortunately, they are not especially good at combat, at least initially. Together with a very small contingent of surviving guards, it is up to these students to save the island of Aleron from disaster.''

'''Author:''' Celtic Minstrel

'''Status:''' Complete 2.0.3

'''Length:''' 9 scenarios

'''Difficulty:''' Unbalanced

'''Style:''' Skirmish

'''Faction/Era:''' Default, Elves

'''[https://units.wesnoth.org/1.14/Black_Cross_of_Aleron/en_US/celmin-druid-siege.html Custom units]'''

'''Forum:''' http://forums.wesnoth.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=37342

==== Danse Macabre ====

''Macabre is a rare zombie who has intelligence and will. What's he like? What's his purpose?''

'''Author:''' kamikaze

'''Maintainer:''' James_The_Invisible

'''Status:''' Completed, 1.3.2

'''Length:''' 12 scenarios

'''Difficulty:''' Unbalanced

'''Style:''' Large Battle

'''Faction/Era:''' Default, undead

'''[//units.wesnoth.org/1.14/Danse_Macabre/en_US/Danse_Macabre.html Custom units]'''

'''Forum:''' [//forums.wesnoth.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=33745]

'''Note:''' While the campaign is playable on Wesnoth 1.14 without major issues, it is (still) in need of heavy re-balancing. Sadly, for various reasons I am not able to do it in near future but patches are always welcome, preferably in form of pull requests on [https://github.com/konecnyjakub/Danse_Macabre GitHub].

==== Dawn of Thunder ====

''A young elvish fighter is send to represent the Aethenwood at the Ka'lian. The adventure turns out to be bigger than expected.''

'''Author:''' Paulomat4

'''Maintainer:''' egallager

'''Status:''' [https://github.com/cooljeanius/dawn_of_thunder/issues/3 Incomplete], latest release on the BfW 1.16 add-on server is [https://github.com/cooljeanius/dawn_of_thunder/releases/tag/0.2.4 0.2.4].

'''Length:''' 18 scenarios

'''Difficulty:''' Challenging

'''Style:''' Skirmish, Large Battle, RPG-elements

'''Faction/Era:''' Default, Elves, Humans

'''Forum:''' [//forums.wesnoth.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=39512 forums.wesnoth.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=39512]

==== A Fiery Birth ====

''A scholar of the Great Academy journeys to the land of the drakes to discover their secret origins.''

'''Author:''' Mathbrush

'''Status:''' Complete

'''Version:''' 1.2.0

'''Length:''' 9 scenarios

'''Difficulty:''' Normal

'''Style:''' Skirmish

'''Forum:''' [//forums.wesnoth.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=47861&p=623953 Here]

'''GitHub:''' [//github.com/brirush84/AFieryBirth]

==== The Final Exam ====

''Young mage Erika must find a magic book to become a true mage. But will it really be her final exam?''

'''Author:''' Elven

'''Status:''' Complete, 2.6.1

'''Length:''' 4 scenarios

'''Difficulty:''' Easy

'''Style:''' Skirmish, Minigames

'''Faction/Era:''' Default, Loyalists

'''Forum:''' [//forums.wesnoth.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=23398]

'''Note:''' Short, easy campaign with varying objectives. Features female mage as leader.

==== [[FlightToFreedom|Flight to Freedom]] ====

''Flight to Freedom chronicles the story of the drake hero Malakar, and his desperate cross-country flight out of slavery.''

'''Authors:''' MadMax, Nova

'''Maintainer:''' egallager

'''Status:''' Complete

'''Length:''' 20 playable scenarios + 1 dialogue-only, for a total of 21 (may need an update now that the "B" branch has been reactivated)

'''Version:''' [https://github.com/cooljeanius/Flight_Freedom/releases/tag/5.4.2 5.4.2] (for BfW 1.16), or [https://github.com/cooljeanius/Flight_Freedom/releases/tag/5.5.0 5.5.0] (for BfW 1.17), or [https://github.com/cooljeanius/Flight_Freedom/releases/tag/5.6.2 5.6.2] (for BfW 1.18), or [https://github.com/cooljeanius/Flight_Freedom/releases/tag/5.7.3 5.7.3] (for BfW 1.19.9)

'''Difficulty:''' Expert

'''Style:''' Skirmish, Large Battle, Puzzle

'''Faction/Era:''' Drakes

'''Required Wesnoth version:''' 1.16+ or 1.17+ or 1.18+ or 1.19.8+

'''Forum:''' [//forums.wesnoth.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=1887 Development], [//forums.wesnoth.org/viewtopic.php?t=40195 Feedback]

'''GitHub:''' [//github.com/cooljeanius/Flight_Freedom github.com/cooljeanius/Flight_Freedom]

==== Inky's Quest ====

''The Cuttlefish Campaign''

''Are the cuttlefish mere beasts or something more? What stories would they tell if they could speak? This story provides one possible answer. The easiest difficulty provides hints for novice players.''

'''Author:''' Telchin

'''Status:''' Complete

'''Length:''' 12 scenarios + story-only epilogue, for a total of 13

'''Version:''' 1.5.6

'''Difficulty:''' Easy

'''Style:''' Skirmish

'''Faction/Era:''' Custom units (cuttlefish, tentacles, giant clams...). Enemies use both default era units and custom ones.

'''[//units.wesnoth.org/1.14/Inky_Quest/en_US/Inky_Quest.html Custom Units]'''

'''Forum:''' [//forums.wesnoth.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=32501]

==== Invasion from the Unknown ====

''Episode I - Seeking the Light: Long after the Fall, the last forest elves are forced to abandon their safe valley, and find themselves resorting to the dark means of necromancy in order to survive the perils and challenges of this new harsh world. May they finally free the Great Continent from its chaos, or perish in the foolish attempt of restoring peace and life to the lands.''

''Episode II - Armageddon: As the shadow of Chaos covers the entire continent, an assorted group of foolish heroes prepares a counter-attack to the Empire, with one unique goal in their minds: defeat the evil Emperor, whoever it is. Lead these courageous living and non-living warriors to victory, and rediscover lost secrets of the history.''

'''Author:''' shadowm/ShikadiQueen/Iris

'''Status:''' Finished, 2.1.9

'''Difficulty:''' Normal

'''Style:''' Skirmish, Dungeon, Boss battle

'''Faction/Era:''' Unique. You play Elves and Undead throughout the campaign.

'''Forum:''' [//forums.wesnoth.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=43309]

'''GitHub:''' [//github.com/project-ethea/Invasion_from_the_Unknown]

'''Walkthrough:''' [[IftU Walkthrough]]

''[[Guide_to_UMC_Campaigns/Players_Reviews#Invasion_from_the_Unknown|Players’ Review(s)]]'''

==== Leader of the Drakes ====

''Leader of the drakes is killed. His son tries to defend homeland against the orcs. He choosed to ally with saurians, but other clans of drakes disagrees. Will fast and unexperienced Morin win against orcs and rebel drakes alike?''

'''Author:''' Elven

'''Status:''' Complete, 1.02b

'''Length:''' 3 scenarios

'''Difficulty:''' Easy/Medium

'''Style:''' Skirmish, Minigames

'''Faction/Era:''' Default, Drakes

'''Forum:''' [//forums.wesnoth.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=53951&start=15]

'''Note:''' Short, easy campaign with simple objectives. Features Drake Glider as leader and modified Drake Burner with cold and slowing blade.

==== Legend of the Invincibles ====

'''''Part I: Shrouded in Darkness''' (5 chapters, 90 scenarios) - A pair of heroes, after stopping an orcish threat, are outcast into caves, where they have no other choice than to become liches in order to survive. They preserved their original appearance and moral principles, and fight in various skirmishes against evil (although using evil methods sometimes), until the Fall, when they are buried alive under the ashes of the third sun.''

'''''Part II: Into the Light''' (5 chapters, 110 scenarios) - Long after the Fall, the lich heroes awaken. Searching for more power, they manage to resurrect themselves as living beings, but this time more powerful and ridden of the evil within. But the evil from inside them did not cease to exist, and started a campaign to conquer the world. Stopping the campaign caused an even worse disaster...''

'''Author:''' Dugi

'''Status:''' Complete

'''Length:''' 200 (+8 talk-only) scenarios

'''Difficulty:''' Normal

'''Style:''' mostly Skirmish and Dungeon (all other styles are present as well, but less frequently)

'''Faction/Era:''' Elves, Loyalists, Undead, Dwarves; but they advance past their usual maximum level

'''Forum:''' [//r.wesnoth.org/t32384]

'''GitHub:''' [//github.com/Dugy/Legend_of_the_Invincibles]

'''[[Guide_to_UMC_Campaigns/Players_Reviews#Legends_of_the_Invincibles|Players’ Review(s)]]'''

'''Note:''' The most unique feature of this campaign is its RPG-like unit development system, enemies drop items units can use, leaders are stronger than most usual units and all units get AMLA (after maximum level advancement) after reaching their maximum level (that is also increased by a load of additional level 4 units).

==== A New Order ====

''The old kingdom of Wesnoth has fallen before barbarian hordes. The occupying barbarians are on the brink of civil war, the seeds of Wesnothian rebellion are kept alive by old legends, while bandits and Dunefolk mercenaries roam the land. Can Gawen Hagarthen unite these disparate factions against a common foe?''

''Note: This campaign contains mature themes, some of which may be unsuitable for children.''

'''Author:''' szopen

'''Maintainers:''' nemaara (Yumi), egallager

'''Status:''' Finished

'''Version:''' [https://github.com/nemaara/A_New_Order/releases/tag/1.7.0 1.7.0]

'''Length:''' Hard to say as it is non-linear; it is advertised as having 45 scenarios, but the numbering only goes up to 30 due to some of the scenarios being alternates to one another.

'''Requirements:''' Requires BfW 1.16+. Also uses the "Akladian Music" add-on.

'''Difficulty:''' Advertised as intermediate; could be considered hard, though.

'''Style:''' Mostly Skirmish, some Large Battle

'''Faction/Era:''' mostly various human factions (including the Dunefolk), with the addition of the Akladian faction of humans

'''[//units.wesnoth.org/1.16/A_New_Order/en_US/A_New_Order.html Custom Units]'''

'''Forum threads:''' [//forums.wesnoth.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=6486&sid=2e644284f54e65736b4f1543b7098ef9 Development], [//forums.wesnoth.org/viewtopic.php?t=36183 Feedback], [//forums.wesnoth.org/viewtopic.php?t=6174 Original (older) art thread], [//forums.wesnoth.org/viewtopic.php?t=36074 Current art thread]

'''GitHub:''' [//github.com/nemaara/A_New_Order github.com/nemaara/A_New_Order]

'''Note:''' (Pyrophorus) Certainly one of the most mature and well designed campaign in add-ons. A must.

''' [[Guide_to_UMC_Campaigns/Players_Reviews#A_New_Order|Players’ Review(s)]]'''

==== The North Wind ====

''Wesnoth's army was occupied fighting Mal Ravanal in the East, but there were whisperings of an orcish attack in the north. Konrad II must send Deoran, now an experienced rider and commander, with a small band of knights to hold off the orcs....''

''This campaign features unique gameplay characteristics such as a lack of recruiting and a 24-turn time-of-day cycle.''

'''Author:''' aelius, Deusite; pyndragon

'''Status:''' WIP, 0.3.0

'''Length:''' 1 playable scenario, 6 intended

'''Difficulty:''' Normal

'''Style:''' RPG, Skirmish, Survival

'''Faction/Era:''' Loyalists

'''Forum:''' [//forums.wesnoth.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=42854]

==== The Ravagers====

'''Description:''' ''The Ravagers'' is a tale of pure revenge. A tale of justice served cold, told in a flashback-style point-of-view narrative, by a ranger in the Inn at Weldyn.
The campaign includes many new exciting gameplay features, fun mechanics such as drinking, hundreds of custom units, and many more.

'''Author:''' WhiteWolf

'''Status:''' Finished*

'''Length:''' 25 playable scenarios + 2 scene scenarios

'''Requirements:''' Akladian Music Pack, Underness Music Pack

'''Difficulty:''' Intermediate

'''Style:''' Skirmish + RPG / Flashback narrative

'''Faction/Era:''' Humans, Elves, Ravagers(dark humans)

'''[//units.wesnoth.org/1.14/The_Ravagers/en_US/The_Ravagers.html Custom Units]'''

'''Forum:''' [//forums.wesnoth.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=44930]

'''*Notes:''' The main storyline is complete, but there are unfinished side-missions that are still in development. The campaign is aimed to become finished with version 1.2.0.

==== Return from the Abyss ====

''After taking part to a disastrous expedition, Khafir and his men are lost and isolated from their people, thousands of miles away from home, bound by a pact sealed with a powerful dwarvish king. Help him escape from the depth of Irdya and finding his way back, in an adventure across two worlds during the rise of a sinister force in the Great Continent.''

'''Author:''' skeptical_troll

'''Status:''' finished

'''Length:''' 19 playable scenario + 10 story only

'''Difficulty:''' Hard

'''Style:''' Skirmish, Dungeon

'''Faction/Era:''' Dunefolk/Default

'''Forum:''' [//forums.wesnoth.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=44545]

==== Rise of the Dunefolk ====

''Adventure of Siabbin and Helare from small village in desert, who step by step made the foundation of the Dunefolk nation. Play a stunning adventure against many enemies in different maps - from sandstorm to swampy areas and caves. Defeat powerful lich lord and train one of the best dark mages in the world of Wesnoth.''

'''Author:''' Elven

'''Status:''' Completed

'''Length:''' 11 scenarios

'''Difficulty:''' Medium

'''Style:''' Skirmish, Minigames, Survival

'''Faction/Era:''' Default, Dunefolk and dark mage

'''Note:''' enjoable gameplay with every map different. Enough experience to upgrade your units.

==== The Return of the Darks ====

''The Darks are a race which left Wesnoth in the ancient times and lives on Isles in the sky. But now the Magic wich helped them to move the Isles in Sky got lost and the isles are about to fall down. Rumion an adventurer goes to Wesnoth and searchs for something that could help them.''

'''Author:''' thvk

'''Status:''' WIP

'''Length:''' 4 playable scenario + 2 story only

'''Difficulty:''' Easy

'''Style:''' Skirmish

'''Faction/Era:''' Default + some self made units

'''Forum:''' [//forums.wesnoth.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=52731]

==== Secrets of the Ancients ====

''From the Journal of Ardonna of Tarrynth:''

''It's unfair that we humans must die after so few years. Though this is the natural order, we need not embrace it! The lords on the Green Isle knew how to live forever. Pursuit of that knowledge was declared illegal by King Haldric I, but I believe it is worth the risk: If I can rediscover the secrets of the ancients, not only will I cheat death, I will become a hero to the whole continent!''

'''Author:''' beetlenaut

'''Status:''' Mainlined (this is now one of the campaigns that is downloaded with Wesnoth itself)

'''Length:''' 18 playable scenarios + 3 story only

'''Difficulty:''' Hard

'''Style:''' Skirmish

'''Faction/Era:''' Undead/Default

'''Forum:''' [//forums.wesnoth.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=40545]

'''Walkthrough:''' [[Secrets of the Ancients Walkthrough]]

==== Swamplings ====

''Banished by Yushnak the Ponderer, a tribe of lowly swamp goblins endure in the deadly mire of Pogo Bog. Four centuries before the founding of Wesnoth, this is the story of the goblins' struggle against the intrigues and betrayals of the greater races, and the rise of the first wolf rider.''

'''Author:''' John Rawlins (boru)

'''Status:''' Complete

'''Length:''' 17 scenarios

'''Version:''' 1.2.0i

'''Difficulty:''' Normal

'''Style:''' Skirmish

'''Faction:''' Goblins

'''Forum:''' [//forums.wesnoth.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=41254]

'''[[Guide_to_UMC_Campaigns/Players_Reviews#Swamplings|Players’ Review(s)]]'''

==== The Dark Hordes ====

''Lead fugitive dark sorcerer Gwiti Ha’atel to mastery of the undead hordes.''

'''Author:''' Circon

'''Maintainer:''' KameRamen

'''Status:''' WIP

'''Length:''' 17 scenarios

'''Version:''' 1.2.2

'''Difficulty:''' Unbalanced

'''Style:''' Skirmish

'''Faction/Era:''' Default, Undead

'''[//units.wesnoth.org/1.18/The_Dark_Hordes/en_US/The_Dark_Hordes_1.html Custom Units]'''

'''Forum:''' [//forums.wesnoth.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=59240& 1.18.0+], [//forums.wesnoth.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=16576& Older]

'''GitHub:''' [//github.com/aloneTurtle/The_Dark_Hordes github.com/aloneTurtle/The_Dark_Hordes]

==== The Tale of Vaniyera ====

''The expansionist Lavinian Legion, led by the Imperator himself, has invaded the northern forests of the Sidhe, or Wild Elves. It is up to Leithan the Thunderblade and his advisor Vaniyera to push its armies back where they came from...''

'''Author:''' oreb, turin

'''Maintainer:''' UnwiseOwl

'''Status:''' Finished 0.11.0

'''Length:''' 5 scenarios

'''Difficulty:''' Normal

'''Style:''' Skirmish

'''Faction/Era:''' Imperial Era, Sidhe.

'''Forum:''' [//forums.wesnoth.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=37880]

'''Walkthrough''' There is a video-walkthrough by the campaign maintainer that begins [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGM1bjImvkI&list=PLZorLYWvUD7VIhaXxKwzO8iQANlp_TaF0 here].

'''Note:''' As of August 2014, all previous issues raised about this campaign have been addressed. If you've not played this campaign since 1.4 or 1.10, in this humble maintainers opinion, it's worth another go.

==== To Lands Unknown ====

''This is the story of Mehir, the Summoner, and his journey to lands unknown.''

'''Author:''' inferno8

'''Status:''' Complete

'''Length:''' 20 scenarios, 4 dialogue only

'''Difficulty:''' Intermediate (Era of Magic)

'''Style''': Skirmish, Dungeon

'''Era:''' Era of Magic

'''Forum:''' [//forums.wesnoth.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=31799]

'''GitHub:''' [//github.com/inferno8/wesnoth-To_Lands_Unknown]

'''[[Guide_to_UMC_Campaigns/Players_Reviews#To_Lands_Unknown|Players’ Review(s)]]'''

==== A Vision Blinded ====

''Defend the northern forest against what appeared like a routine orcish raid, and unravel the greater conspiracies that lie below its waves.''

'''Author:''' LemonTea

'''Maintainer:''' Adamant14

'''Status:''' Complete, 1.0.14

'''Length:''' 13 playable scenarios + 1 dialogue-only

'''Difficulty:''' Normal

'''Style:''' Skirmish

'''Faction/Era:''' Default, Elves (+ Trolls, Outlaws)

'''[//units.wesnoth.org/1.10/A_Vision_Blinded/en_US/A_Vision_Blinded.html Custom units]'''

'''Forum:''' [//forums.wesnoth.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=23463]

=== Eras ===

[[Category:Campaigns|*]]
[[Category:Eras|*]]

==== '''Southern nations''' ====

[[How_to_play_Southern_Nations|Everything about southern nations, including how to play series]]

==== '''War of Legends''' ====

'''Description:''' A multiplayer era focused on the Dark Irdya Campaigns. Contains 15 factions.

'''Author:''' Tahsin Jahin Khalid (Lord-Knyghtmare)

'''Maintainer:''' Tahsin Jahin Khalid (Lord-Knyghtmare)

'''Status:''' Complete, new features being added for the 1.15.x version of the add-on

'''Factions:'''

# Aragwaithi
# Windsong
# Human Alliance
# Orcish Union
# Southerners (Desert Elves)
# Outlaws
# Elementals
# Undead
# Drakes
# Dark Legion
# Sylvans
# Minotaurs
# Vampires
# Dunefolk
# Knalgan Alliance

'''Forum:''' [//forums.wesnoth.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=30087 Development and Feedback Thread]

'''GitHub:''' [//github.com/knyghtmare/War_of_Legends]

==== Era of Magic(EoMa) ====

'''Description:''' Aiming at using the whole potential of Battle of Wesnoth's graphic engine, the Era of Magic is considered to have a most amazing special effects and attack animations in the BfW game. There are 8 playable factions with fully animated units and tons of special effects contained in the era, and the stories of them are told in the campaign "To Lands Unknown".

'''Author:''' Inferno8

'''Maintainer:''' Inferno8

'''Status:''' Finished, 3.1

'''Faction Descriptions:'''

Sky Kingdom - powerful magi of all kinds. Their knowledge allows them to cast amazing spells and summon creatures like unstopable Golems or mysterious Mus. Masters of Elements and Gurus are one of the most powerful human beings in the Era.

Al-Kamija - these proud people are good warriors and spell casters of the desert. They use magical circles and scrolls to summon amazing creatures like Jinns or elementals from other dimension called Abyss. These creatures can't be poisoned, which is a great advantage.
(The campaign "To Lands Unknown" is mainly about the story of this faction)

Tharis - fearsome Tharis faction is very dangerous especially at night. Cruel people of Tharis with their black magic and dreadful monsters like Hydra can demolish everything standing on their way. Being so powerful in attack, Tharis have no healer, so they need to push forward at all costs.

Kharos - this strange name is the name of a beautiful country ruled by prophets of light. These peaceful people are masters of defense and support. Their formations of healers and Shielders assisted by Silver Warriors, who can teleport between friendly villages, are very hard to destroy.

Barbarians - the best in hand-to-hand combat. This multi-cultural society divided into Goblins, Orcs, Cyclops and Trolls with their own advantages and disadvantages can be hard opponent, but separately they are very weak.

Runemasters - these Dwarves use runic magic and equipment and are well known of their protection against magic. The Runemasters create steam machines like Gyrocopters, Robots and even mighty Mechanical Dragons. Units from this faction are very resistant but slow.

Dark Blood Alliance - this faction is composed of agile lizards, giant frogs, wyverns swallowing enemies and salamanders, which have developed to perfection the art of disguise. At the head of the community stand shamans known for their water magic, which is used in the fight as well as in healing.

Destroyers - a terrifying undead creations consisting of civilizations long gone...

'''Version:''' 1.1.1 (February 18th, 2015)

'''Forum:''' [//forums.wesnoth.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=20039 Development and Feedback Thread]

'''GitHub:''' [//github.com/inferno8/wesnoth-Era_of_Magic]

==== Ageless Era ====

'''Description:''' Ageless Era is a compilation of the most popular eras and factions on the add-on server. It is more an era pack than an era.

'''Author:''' mnewton1, Ravana and various

'''Maintainer:''' Ravana

'''Status:''' Finished, 4.19

'''Unit Tree:''' [//units.wesnoth.org/1.12/Ageless_Era/en_US/Ageless%20Era.html Ageless Unit Tree (for 1.12)]

'''Factions List:''' Currently there are 91 factions in the era:

Default: Loyalist, Rebels, Northerners, Undead, Knalgan Alliance, Drakes, Khalifate

Extended Era: Loyalist, Sylvans, Dwarves, Outlaws, Northerners, Undead, Chaos, Dark Elves

Archaic Era: Khthon, Phantoms, Despair, Primeval, South-Seas, Ukians, Northern Orcs

Era of Four Moons: Highlanders, Imperialists, Sea States, Darklanders, Dalefolk, Freemen, Pygmies, Whites

Era of the Future: Welkin, Brungar

BEEM: Anakes, Calidonians, Wood Warriors

Custom Factions: Yokai, Dark Legion, Desert Elves, Steelhive, Frozen

Era of Myths: Celestials, Devlings, Elementals, Therians, Vampires, The Warg, Windsong

Feudal Era: Aragwaithi, Ceresians, Clockwork Dwarves, High Elves, Orcish Khaganates

Imperial Era: Arendians, Cavernei, Issaelfr, Lavinian Legion, Marauders, Orcei Gladiatores, Sidhe

Era of Strife: Eventide, Triththa, Free Saurians, Eltireans, Minotaurs

Era of Magic: Barbarians, Dark Blood Alliance, Sky Kingdom, Kharos, Runemasters, Al-Kamija, Tharis, Destroyers

Mercenaries Era: Highlanders, Enchanters, Avians, Slavers, Mercenaries, Equestrians, Emperor's Guard, Oracles, Holy Order, The Cult, Fanatics, Tribalists, Hive, Infernai, Refugees, Blight

'''Git:''' [https://github.com/ProditorMagnus/Ageless-for-1-11 Ageless-for-1-11] and also for 1.12 and [https://github.com/ProditorMagnus/Ageless-for-1-14 1.14]

'''Forum:''' [//forums.wesnoth.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=25274 Development and Feedback Thread]

==== Imperial Era (IE) ====

'''Description:''' One of the oldest maintained user eras, the Imperial Era brings together seven different factions in a completely re-imagined setting, the world of Orbivm, a very lethal world indeed. The era contains both mainline and development versions of each faction and can be used to play five campaigns, each featuring a different race.

'''Author:''' Orbivm Project (but really Turin)

'''Maintainer:''' UnwiseOwl

'''Status:''' Complete, 0.23

'''Faction Descriptions:'''

# Lavinian Legion - Based on the Roman Legion, the Lavinians have strong, versatile melee units in the legionaries and a range of support classes sourced from amongst the Lavinian population and various subjugated races. The legion are strong in the plains but weak when fighting in forested areas. The Lavinians are featured in "Fall of Silvium".
# Sidhe - The Sidhe are a group of forest-dwelling elves whose focus is stealth and fleet movement. Their mages are able to channel the lightning itself, and their various other units move almost as fast. The Sidhe feature in "Tale of Vaniyera".
# Marauders - Based on the Germanic peoples that eventually conquered Rome (hint, hint), the Marauders are equally as at home in the hills, forests and swamps of their homeland. Their hard-hitting melee units are practicalyl unstoppable during the night-time. The Marauders are the stars of the "Alfhelm the Wise" campaign.
# Orcei Gentorum - The orcs have been captured gladiators slaving away in the Lavinian arenas for generations.The life of an orc in Orbivm is harsh and brutal, just like the orcs themselves. The tale of the uprising of one such group of Orcs is told in "Up from Slavery".
# Cavernei - The Cavernei are a dwarvish race with similarities to the mainline Knalgans, but with a greater emphasis on the military uses of runesmithing. They get a campaign too, in "Gali's Contract"
# Issaelfr - The frost elves live on the fringes of the habitable lands of Evrosia, the main continent of Orbivm, and have become inured to difficult conditions and tuned in to their Fae natures. They don't have a campaign yet, but you could always write one.
# Arendians - The Arendians are horse-lords living on the Western steppes of Evrosia. A life of constant battle has developed a military-focused society where warriors are trained from a young age. They used to have a campaign, but it fell into disrepair a very long time ago.

'''Wiki:''' [[Orbivm]]

'''Forum:''' [//forums.wesnoth.org/viewtopic.php?t=37920 Development and Feedback Thread]

==== Lonely Era (LE) ====

'''Description:''' The Lonely Era is a new collection of six selected superior solitary sides with interesting and unusual abilities, traits and attributes.

It has been extensively revised and rebalanced over the last few years from the original era and the constituent factions.

'''Author:''' Atreides. Based on work by Shield, Desert_Shyde, Brilliand, Stern, Cloud, Grigistian, mikoc5, Stopsignal, The_Gnat, Minnakht.

'''Maintainer:''' Atreides

'''Status 1.16:''' Finished

'''Faction Descriptions:'''

1) Santa's Helpers are his Elves as well as animated pine trees. They are an updated faction based on the Merry Christmas Campaign. Beware of Elves bearing gifts though, the presents are very distracting. They are unique in not having standard levels, they each can gain up to 4 special abilities via AMLA but always remain at level 1. Of course there are also Flying Reindeer and Christmas Seals.

2) Gremlins are an all teleporting race of elusive ethereal creatures. Individually fragile they work together using their tremendous mobility to swarm and overwhelm their enemies. Their mages are perhaps the ultimate glass cannons but if you can somehow keep one alive long enough it might even get to level 5 and become immortal.

3) Vaeringjar are a Viking faction allied with Wolfkin. The vikings eschew ranged weapons as well as sissy ideas like dodging blows but are a very, very hardy lot. They also have a unique herbalist unit that can inspire berserker rage in adjacent vikings for a turn. The wolfkin are lithe and armed with bows and teeth on the other hand. They are also very agile in contrast to the vikings. As nocturnal hunters they are devastating at night and almost helpless in the day.

4) Avians are cold loving, water hating bipedal birds. Their hollow bones and feathers make them vulnerable to fire and blunt weapons. They are unique in having cheap level 0 healers. Unusually their leaders are not drawn from the ranks but form a separate class only selectable as leaders. Tamed Albatrosses to patrol the awful waters.

5) The Deep Ones - Slimy, slippery, blasphemous fish-frogs of the nameless design - living and horrible - have now been sighted on the edge of Wesnoth. Mutants who slowly evolve from human to monster these creatures are nothing to be trifled with! An all water faction they are quite capable of holding their own against the landlubbers.

6) Jephrifs live far up in the sky, miles above land. Away from even the most basic things most other races take for granted, such as solid ground, their society developed to be quite alien indeed. In recent times, jephrifs began descending from the skies to participate in combat against other races - apparently for their own amusement, seeing life as a game.

'''Forum:''' [//forums.wesnoth.org/viewtopic.php?t=42630 Development and Feedback Thread]

== Additional info ==
See also:
* [[Player_UMC_Reviews|Player UMC Reviews]]
* [[:Category:User-made Campaigns - Walkthroughs|Walkthroughs for user-made campaigns]]
* [//r.wesnoth.org/t37476 forum thread] for this page
* [[Guide_to_UMC_Content/1.12|Guide to user-made content (UMC) for Battle for Wesnoth 1.12]]
* [[Guide_to_UMC_Content/1.10|Guide to user-made content (UMC) for Battle for Wesnoth 1.10]]
* [//r.wesnoth.org/t36733 thread discussing 1.8 UMC that wasn't ported to 1.10]
* [//r.wesnoth.org/t48086 thread discussing all UMC that hasn't been ported to 1.14]
* [//addons.wesnoth.org the addon server]