Late History

Late History: Irdya Before the Fall

Around 1046 YW, many events which would later lead to the consolidation of Wesnoth as the dominant Empire on the Great Continent take place. An improbable hero is born, an artifact of the past is captured and subsequently recovered, and Wesnoth expands for a last time before its definitive end at the dawn of the Golden Age of Irdya.

1066 YW

• Elynia-Thanadria, daughter of Deniéth-Isal and an unknown wayfarer, is born in Lintanir Forest.

1067 YW

• Civil war in Lintanir Forest.
• The Enchantress Niryone from Wesmere finds and adopts Elynia.

1072 YW

• Niryone takes Elynia as her apprentice, training her in the ways of elvish magic and simple hand-to-hand combat.

1081-1093 YW: The First Empire of Wesnoth

1081-1088 YW

• The dark sorcerer Mizenwyn incites a revolt resulting in civil war in Wesnoth. He shortly thereafter seizes the Sceptre of Fire and the kingdom's throne.
• Mizenwyn declares himself Supreme Leader of the First Empire of Wesnoth.
• The High Council of Archmagi is abolished; all members who can be found are executed on charges of treason to the Empire.
• Mizenwyn annexes new lands to Wesnoth by conquest and forces the Northern Alliance to relinquish control of their lands south of the Heart Mountains. Elensefar is reconquered by Wesnoth.
• Wesmere, Lintanir, and Aethenwood declare neutrality towards Wesnoth.

1089 YW

• Civilizations not under the Empire's control devise a plan to distract the military, infiltrate Weldyn and put an end to Mizenwyn and the Empire of Wesnoth.
• The Ka'lian chooses Niryone and her disciple, Elynia, to lead the infiltration.

1090 YW

• The relentless skirmishes on the frontiers catch Mizenwyn's attention while Niryone's group infilitrates the Empire, and eventually Weldyn itself.
• Niryone and Elynia confront Mizenwyn in the capital.
• Niryone is mortally wounded during the fight. Elynia steals the Sceptre of Fire from the sorcerer's hands, and manages to use its power to destroy him.
• The First Empire of Wesnoth is dissolved, and the victors choose a new king and line to govern Wesnoth: the Delvhar dinasty.
• The Council of War orders that the Sceptre of Fire must be disassembled, and its core, destroyed. Elynia volunteers to drive this mission to completion.

1091 YW

• Runecrafters of Knalga disassemble the Sceptre.
• Elynia betrays the Council of War, bribing the dwarves for embedding the Ruby of Fire into Niryone's staff. To ensure nobody finds out, she casts an amnesia spell on the crafters.

1092 YW

• Elynia informs the Council of War of the "success" of her mission, claiming to have disposed of the Ruby in the underground lava streams found in the deepest reaches of Knalga. The Council trusts her words.

1091-1157 YW: Delvhar Dynasty

1091 YW

• Delvhar I becomes King of Wesnoth.

1092 YW

• The Council of War is dissolved.

1094 YW

• Orcish civil war ensues among the tribes near Glamdrol.
• A Great Chief arises amongst the orcs.

1095 YW

• Orcs attack the fortress of Erzen - a battle ensues.
• Brothers Gwiti and Nati Ha'atel use their magic skills to raise former enemies and deceased allies for help on the battle-field. The result is catastrophic for their side, and the battle is lost.
• Gwiti and Nati are banished from the continent.

1096 YW

• Gwiti Ha'atel takes over the Tower of Kaleon searching for the Tome of Crelanu.

1097 YW

• Gwiti Ha'atel finds Crelanu's book.

1099 YW

• Gwiti Ha'atel launches a surprise attack on Wesnoth. The headquarters of the Council of Archmagi are completely destroyed and everyone inside is slain.
• Elynia is summoned by the remaining members of the Council of Archmagi to pursue and defeat the necromancer.
• Elynia fights the necromancers and is fatally injured. Gwiti abandons her dying body on the battlefield.
• Argan, the Master of Darkness, finds Elynia and saves her from death.

1101 YW

• Elynia finds Gwiti Ha'atel again in the Estmarks, and takes on him for the second and last time.
• Elynia summons the power of Light for the first time in battle, managing to defeat Gwiti, not before being cursed by him to live forever and see her beloved ones die in a tragic manner.
• Eye-witnesses would spread the word about the events of that day, calling her the "Lady of Light".

1155 YW

• Delvhar I dies after an extremely long reign.
• Delvhar II assumes the throne.

1157 YW

• Delvhar II dies under strange circumstances.
• Wesnoth plunges into anarchy, and the kingdom fragments into three main territories: the State of Weldyn, Eastern Akladia and Aethenoth.

1163 YW

• Elynia assists Prestim against a necromancer, Mal Arkal-Thil, and is dubbed the "Source of Light" by orcs.

1168 YW

• Elynia is contacted by a mysterious seer who instructs her to seek a gifted warrior named Vikren, in Parthyn
• Elynia contacts Vikren and persuades him to incite revolution.
• Revolution begins in the State of Weldyn.

1169 YW

• Elynia meets Argan again. He declares his love to her.
• Argan marries Elynia in secret - the Elvish community forbids such relations and Elynia knows that her influence on the Ka'lian can still be useful.

1169-1171 YW

• During this time, Vikren gathers the power to walk onto Weldyn and take over the capital by force, vanquishing the separatists.
• Vikren I declares himself Supreme Leader of the Second Empire of Wesnoth on 1171 YW.

1171-1597 YW: The Second Empire of Wesnoth

1171 YW

• Vikren I proclaims Elynia as his most trusted advisor.

1172 YW

• Eastern Akladia gives up control to the Empire.

1173 YW

• Aethenoth surrenders to the resurgent Empire.
• Several northern earldoms join the Empire during the next years.

1190 YW

• Elensefar surrenders to the Empire of Wesnoth.

The Second Sun

1520 YW

• Vikren VIII assumes the throne.

1537 YW

• An ancient Lich by the name of Mal Keshar terrorizes lands of the Northern Alliance.
• Elynia is sent by Emperor Vikren VIII to destroy Mal Keshar.

1541 YW

• Unable to locate the lich, Elynia declares the mission failed.

1542 YW

• Vikren VIII secretly decrees the creation of Naia, the second sun of Irdya. He gives specific orders to conceal the matter from Elynia.

1557 YW

• Naia, the second sun of Irdya, is created by the High Council of Archmagi.
• Ambassadors are sent everywhere in the known world to reassure all that the intentions behind the creation of the new sun are benign.
• Enraged, Elynia resigns from her position as advisor to the Empire.
• A long period of unprecedented prosperity, peace and self-confidence ensues.

1764 YW

• Vikren XII dies.
• Vikren XIII assumes the throne.

1791 YW

• Mystics of Wesmere create a portal to a different world, and meet Zhangor, an elvish sorcerer who presents himself as a seer. Zhangor foretells to them the catastrophe looming over Wesnoth, and demands to be treated as a god in exchange of protection for Wesmere.

1797

• Death of Vikren XIII.
• As there is no rightful heir, a nobleman, Dantair, is named Emperor by the Council of Archmagi.

1799 YW: The Fall

1799 YW (start)

• Wesmere's trade and political connections to the outer world are cut off.
• Dantair of Wesnoth demands the creation of Gaia, the third sun.
• The third sun falls back to ground, over the capital of the Empire.
• A massive cataclysm reaching the entirety of Irdya ensues, along with large volcanic eruptions. Shorelines are completely reshaped by the long-lasting seismic and volcanic activity.
• Several civilizations are completely or partially destroyed by the natural disasters.
• Dantair of Wesnoth survives the cataclysm, only to be brutally murdered by panicked citizens.
• Pollution and debris from volcanoes and the fallen sun cause cyclic periods of absolute darkness over the whole world; poisonous air continues to decimate a large part of the surviving population and vegetation..
• Increased temperatures result in massive floods all over the land.
• Races fight each other and among themselves, for the scarce basic resources left.
• Drakes abandon the central area of the Great Continent and seek a new home in the southeastern lands.
• Humans of the former Empire, as well as orcs of the major tribes, degrade into barbarians.
• Inhabitants of the lands controlled by the Northern Alliance initiate an exodus to the Far North. This includes the last well-organized orcish tribes.
• Dwarves retreat into the depths of Knalga.
• A surviving member of the High Council of Archmagi finds Zocthanol Isle in the middle of the Vast Sea.
• The Old Continent whence the people of Wesnoth came is partially inundated.

Approximately 100 years after the Fall (YF)

• Forests dry up and can no longer sustain the Elvish civilization. Elves from the forests of the Great Continent flee their homes and seek refuge in Wesmere, reported to remain mysteriously intact.

• Elynia and Argan lead the elves out of Lintanir Forest.

• Elves seeking shelter in Wesmere are ambushed, and killed or sacrificed to Zhangor.

• The War of Wesmere begins. After a year, the elves from Aethenwood and Lintanir manage to force the Wesmere inhabitants to retreat into the capital. Eventually, Elynia and Argan succeed in their efforts to lead an invasion to the capital and confront Zhangor himself.

• Zhangor reveals his true appearance and nature as a Demon Lord hailing from Inferno.

• Elynia and Argan use the power of the Union of Light and Darkness for the first time.

• Zhangor is vanquished, and his body banished from Irdya. Wesmere Forest is almost completely destroyed in the process, causing high casualties on both bands.

• The Ka'lian is deemed an instrument of Zhangor's corruption and abolished; its members are executed. Warriors loyal to it meet the same fate. Only one priestess, Anlindë, is spared.

• Quetor'el of Aethenwood departs with his smaller group seeking to establish a new home in the Central Desert.

• Elynia and Argan enter and descend into the Heart Mountains. Anlindë and Telchior lead the remaining elves to the Far North.

• Argan is trapped underground by an earthquake and is assumed dead. After a long time, Elynia abandons any hope of him returning, and enters a form of magical stasis.

Approx. 300 YF.

• Telchior's band settles on a newly found valley North-east from Lintanir. They name it the Valley of Elynia.

Approx. 800 YF.

• Quetor'el's band adapts to life on the desert. After many centuries pass, the lore of their ancestors starts to be forgotten. Quetor'el dies during a battle that ultimately decimates a large portion of the desert elves' population. The few survivors gain access to tables and scrolls written by the fallen druids; however, most of them are damaged, ciphered, or written in ancient languages they no longer understand. As a result, most of the ancient knowledge they relearn is inaccurate or completely wrong.

• The surviving desert elves establish a new settlement upon an oasis around which they build the Quenoth village.