The
Age
of
Dreams

The Gods Awaken: The gods emerge from chaos, and, taking the realms of chaos unto themselves, they establish the balance.

The Stars are Born: The universe is forged from chaos, and as sparks fly from the anvil, the stars are created, and the spirits of the races lie among the stars.

The All-Saints War Begins: The three orders of Gods battle for controll over the spirits.

End of the All-Saints War: Good and Neutral form an alliance, and the war ends.

Krynn is Populated: Gnomes, elves, ogres, dragons, humans, and animals spread across the world, claiming regions for themselves.

The
Age
of
Light

circa 4000 PC Rise of the House of Silvanos: The first Council of of the High Ones is formed by Silvanos. The household of the elves swear allegiance to each other through Silvanos, and Balif, the general, becomes Silvanos's lieutenant. The elves now look upon the danger of the dragons invading eastern Silvanesti.
Birth of Gnomes: Reorx becomes upset with a group of human worshipers, and turns them into gnomes. A worse fate could not befall any.... =)

circa 3500 Greystone Created: Reorx, the Forge, is tricked by Chislev and Hiddukel into creating the Greystone of Gargath, containing the essences of the moon Lunitari... and Chaos.
Elves Triumph: As the dragons are driven from Silvanesti elven clans swear allegiance to the house of Silvanos, again. Lands are granted to the major families of Synthal-Elish (Council of the High Ones) as the Kingdom of Silvanesti is decreed.

circa 3100 Greystone Released: After the Greystone is taken from Lunitari's surface by gnomes, it floats across Krynn, and in its wake are chaos and disruption. The gem brings magic to the world, and some gnomes are changed into kender and dwarves.

circa 2800 Kal-Thax Closed: The dwarven area of Ansalon is sealed against tresspassers; rumors of evil horrors emerge from the land, but messengers are denied the right to enter.

2692 Second Dragon War of Silvanesti Begins: Aided by powerful magic, dragons again attack Silvanesti from the north, but elves from the western region save Silvanost, and the dragons are beaten back.
Constuction of Thorbardin Begins: In defense against the world, the dwarves of Kal-Thax begin construction of their fortress.

2645 Second Dragon War Ends: The dragons are driven from Silvanesti, and the western elves are held as heroes. Humans join the war against the drags, and Huma of the Lance discovers the Dragonlance, and uses it to drive the dragos into another plane, where they must sleep for the rest of eternity....

2600 Thorbardin Completed: Turning their backs upon the world, the dwarves receed into their fortress.
Rise of Ergoth: Ergoth expands rapidly south and east, and the humans of Egoth begin to influence to the lands beyond.

2515 Death of Silvanos Silvanos dies, and is buried in the Crystal Tomb. Sithel, his son, after assuming the leadership of Silvanesti, orders the construction of a tower, to be called the Palace of Quinari, in honor of Silvanos.

The
Age
of
Might

2500 to 2200 Ergoth Dominant: The nation of Ergoth, still expanding, reaches the borders of Thorbardin and Silvanesti. This results in small fighting and an uneasy truce with the dwarves, and trading and intermarrying with the western elves.

2308 Sithas and Kith-Kanan Born: The twin sons of Sithel are born, Sithas minutes older than Kith-Kanan.

2192 Sithel Slain: As Sithel leads a hunting expedition into the western reaches of Silvanesti, hes party accidentally meets up with a human hunting party. Sithel, concealed by brush, is mistakenly shot and killed by a human hunter. The result is the Kinslayer War.

2192 to 2140 Kinslayer War: As the elves attempt to drive humans from Silvanesti, the humans defend themselves with ferocity. Intermarried elves are forced to fight their human kin in this savage war. Kith-Kanan leads the western elves in war, as, in the mean time, Sithas strengthens his hold upon the Silvanesti throne. The war finally ends in a truce.

2140 to 2100 Sundering of Silvanesti: Although the western elves are once again heroes, they are ashamed of the killing of the Kinslayer War. As the philosiphies of the western elves have altered from those of the rigid elven caste system, the western elves sue for freedom of self-determination.
Ergoth/Thorbardin Clash: As a series of border disputes leads to renewed bickering among the dwarves and humans, the possibility of all-out war comes closer.

2073 Swordsheath Scroll Signed: The emperor of Ergoth, the elves of Silvanesti, and the dwarves of Thorbardin sign a pact of peace, namely the Swordsheath Scroll, which solves the most pressing problems of the time.
The scroll deecrees that the elves of western Silvanesti be granted a large tract of woodland north of Thorbardin, where they can live as they wish. This land, named Qualinesti, also acts as a "buffer" between the dwarves and humans. Ergoth aggrees to stop mining the Kharolis Mountains, and the dwarves agree to relaax trading restrictions between themselves and the humans.

2050 to 2030 The Great March: Under their leader, Kith Kanan, the western elves of Silvanesti migrate to Qualinesti, to begin colonization of their new homeland.

2000 to 1400 Peace: The land of Ansalon prospers. As the bonds between the Qualinesti elves and Thorbardin dwarves are strengthened by Kith Kanan, the two races erect the fortress of Pax Tharkas, to serve as a monument to their lasting peace. Meanwhile, sucessors of the Quevalin line rule Ergoth with just and benign hands.

1400 to 1250 Rebellions in the East: The Ergothian rulers gradually begin to abuse and exploit their subjects. The provinces in the eastern corners of the empire, after heavy taxation and repression, revolt. Though these skirmishes are brief, they are very violent, and the emperors are forced to use their troops regularly. Each rebellion is larger than its predacessor.

1262 Vinas Solamnus Commands Imperial Guard: A skilled commander responsible for crushing a number of rebellions is appointed to the highest military post in the empire.

1251 Great Rising in Vingaard: As the largest rebellion so far shakes the plains of Vingaard and Solanthus Solamnus marches east with a huge army, to crush the rebellion once again.

1250 Year of Waiting: As Solamnus studies the grievances of the eastern peoples, determined to end the rebellion without a massacre, he gradually realizes that the empire has incited the rebellions, through vile and repressive treatment. Solamnus, with most of his army, join the rebels at the year's end.

1249 to 1242 Union of the Plains States: Achievina a quasi-independence, the nations of eastern Ergoth rally to Solamnus, as he patiently trains his mighty army.

1241 Fall of Ergoth: Leading his army west, Solamnus outmaneuvers Ergoth's army and lays siege to its capital, accepting the emperor's surrender in the spring of 1240. Each of the emperor's subject states is granted the right of self-determination, and although the nations of Ergoth remain loyal to the crown, many of the outlying states become independant, or join the new nation of Solamnia. Solamnus swears to the elves and dwarves that he will abide by the terms of the Swordsheath Scroll.

1225 Knights of Solamnia Formed: Vinas Solamnus forms an order of knights dedicated to the causes of goodness and freedom, and as Aolamnia prospers, it is joined by the states of Palanthus, Lemish, and Caergoth.

1100 to 800 Foundation of Istar: Until now, the tribes of eastern Ansalon have been a collection of bickering barbarians. They gradually unite, and the Council of Istar establishes a unified government, and begins to trade with Solamnia.
Solamnia Prospers: Ergoth relies on Solamnia for protection and trade, while the dynasty founded by Solamnus is extended by his descendants.

773 to 760 As Istar expands, border skirmishes between it and Silvanesti threaten the elven homeland once again. Finally, Istar, with the persuasion of Solamnia and the elves, adds its signature to the Swordsheath Scroll.

700 to 600 Ogre Wars: After armies of ogres emerge from the Khalkhist Mountains, raiding across the plains of Solamnia and the fields of Istar, Solamnia and Istar unite, and drive the ogres back into the mountains.

600 to 280 Union of Solamnia/Istar Solidified: Istar and Solamnia become more interdependent, the Knights of Solamnia serving as the military strength and Istar providing artistic and educational talents. Istar becomes the dominant partner.

280 First Kingpriest Declared: As Istar is proclaimed the canter of the world, the anointment of the first Kingpriest silidifies the bond between Solamnia and Istar.

260 Construction of the Temple of the Kingpriest Commences: The greatest artisans of Krynn are brought to Istar to build a temple that will proclaim to the world and gods alike the glory of Istar.

212 Temple Completed: The Kingpriest, who immediately takes up residence there, blesses the temple, which is widely proclaimed as the finest example of architecture ever.

250 to 100 Elves Shun Other Races: Growing increasingly disgusted by the frantic pace of human life and the arrogance of man about his own accomplishments, the Silvanesti withdraw into their forests and bar trade with the outside world. Visitors are prohibited from entering.

118 Proclamation of Manifest Virtue: Declaring that evil upon Krynn is an affront to the existence of the gods and men, the Kingpriest lists a defined set of evil acts, and those gound guilty of any of these acts are to be put to death. Clerics of good appointed by the Kingpriest journey throughout Krynn, seeking reports of evil acts and individuals.

94 Extermination of Evil Races Sanctioned: Unsatisfied with the Proclamation of Manifest Virtue, the Kingpriest adds a clause which states that certain races, like goblins, ogres, etc. are inherently evil, and therefore must be exterminated. As high bounties are offered, bounty hunters set out to eliminate these races.

80 to 20 Rise of Clerical Power: Istarian life falls increasingly under the influence of the clergy, and marriage, business contracts, and military expeditions require clerical approval. A loss of magic-user influence accompanies the rise of clerics, as mages are hounded as a source of evil and driven farther and farther underground.

6 Edict of Thought Control: The Kingpriest, asserting that evil thoughts constitute evil scts, declares that his clerics are to employ ESP spells to rid the world of evil.

The
Age
of
Darkness

0 Cataclysm: The wrath of the gods descends upon Krynn. Prededing the end of the year, the Thirteen Warnings strike, one per day. Most go unheeded. Trees weep blood, fires die or rage uncontrolled, and cyclones strike the Temple of the Kingpriest. Finally, upon the thirteenth day, mountains of fire fall from the skies. Immediately destroyed, Istar's remnants sink below the surface of the newly-formed Bloodsea. Ergoth, sundered from the mainland, becomes two great islands. Waters pour into Ansalon, forming New Sea. To the south, the opposite occurs, as the waters around the port city of Tarsis receed. The pieces of the shattered Temple of the Kingpriest scatter throughout the planes of the universe.

1 to 100 AC Chaos and Pestilence: As the Cataclysm's survivors desperately struggle to stay alive, famin and plague spread across the world. True clerics are unknown. As people find the Knights of Solomnia a handy target to place blame upon, they are persecuted throughout the land. Villages and town that were unscathed by the Cataclysm vanish, due to disease, famine, and war. It is during this time period that the Foundation Stone of the Temple comes to rest in the Abyss, where it is discovered by Takhisis.

141 Stone Planted in Neraka: Takhisis places the Foundation Stone on the plain of Neraka, where the stone begins to grow into a twisted, perverted form on the Temple. The Queen of Darkness then enters the world through the portal opened by the stone, and, walking among the beings of Krynn, she awakens the evil dragons. Then, the returns through the portal to gather her forces in the Abyss.

157 Berem Finds the Stone:Berem and his sister Jasla stumble upon the Foundation Stone, and as the young man pries a gemstone out against his sisters wishes, they struggle, and she is accidentally killed. Imbued with goodness, her spirit inhabits the Foundation Stone. Berem is cursed with the stone he tried to steal, and cannot gain the peace of death until his sister's soul is released from its imprisonment in the stone.

210 Takhisis Returns: Attempting once again to enter Krynn, with her Abyssal legions behind her, the Dark Queen is frustrated to find the portal blocked by Jasla's spirit.

287 Dragon Eggs Stolen: Awakened by Takhisis, the evil dragons raid the Isle of Dragons, where they steal the good dragons' eggs. They flee with the eggs and hide them in the bowels of the Lords of Doom.

296 The Oath: The evil dragons exact the Oath of Neutrality from the good dragons, keeping the good dragons from involving themselves in the coming war. In exchange, the evil dragons promise to return the eggs, unharmed.

300 to 320 Agents of Evil: Sending her agents throughout Krynn, Takhisis attempts to find the Everman, knowing that he is the key to opening her portal. As Berem cannot be found, she decides to put her plans into motion.

The
Age
of
Dragons

332 Dragons Appear: The evil humans of Sanction, Neraka, and Estwilde are shown the evil dragons, and the Dragon Highlords and their officers are recruited from them. They set about ammassing armis under the supervision of the evil dragons.

340 Humanoids Recruited: Ogres and hobgoblins are recruited into the armies and trained.

342 Draconians Created: The Highlords, evil clerics, and dark mages are instructed in the process of the corrupting of the good dragons' eggs. Bazz and Kapak draconians are created first.

343 to 347 Evil Armies Marshall: Joined by Bozak, Sivak, and Aurak draconians, the Bazz and Kapaks are formed into military units and trained in the art of war, while the training of human, hobgoblin, and ogre forces continues. Hear the end of the year 347, Takhisis deams that her forces are ready, and the opening campaign of the war is planned for the following spring.

348 War of the Lance Begins: As spring begins, the Dragonarmies surge east upon the unsuspecting inhabbitants of Krynn. Nordmaar and Goodlund are taken quickly, and Khur's residents ally themselves with the armies. By the end of the year, the hold of the evil forces over their occupied territories is uncontested.