Timeline




 * 0EE - Rise of the Elven Empire. Purging of the human race.
 * 900EE - Begining of the War of the Gods.
 * 1504EE - End of the War of the Gods. Treaty between elves, dwarves, and orcs signed.
 * 6802EE - Human kingdom of Karnath established. Armistice between humans and elves signed.
 * 7103EE - Present

EE means Elven Empire and the subsequent number of years since its rule began.
=Summary=

An summary from the records of the Rai Tau

 * In the beginning, there was no magic. The world was a primal place filled with primitive mortal races. The gods looked upon these sad creatures and pitied them. The gods, in their wisdom, created Eden and granted the mortals the power to be more than they were. Thus, the elves, dwarves, orcs, and other races rose to dominance. The dwarves, favored by one god in particular, were to be the ruling race, born to follow law and order, as well as to be ever faithful. But the elves were jealous of this and lashed out against the gods. And thus, the War of the Gods begun.


 * War raged between the dwarves and the elves for many generations, with the dwarves continually beating back the elves. But finally, the elves captured one of the gods and siphoned all of its power from it, releasing its pure divine energy into the world of Eden. The elves called it 'arh-cayn', the elven word for 'pure'. The elves, armed with their newly acquired arcane magic, suddenly had the upper hand against the dwarves.


 * It was around this time that the orcs, previously content in their own civil squabbles, took part in the War of the Gods. The elven army, while far more powerful than the orcs, was dwindling in number, and they could not afford to continue fighting two fronts.


 * A cease-fire was called between the three races. The reason for the war had been long forgotten and now the only thing each race desired was to rebuild each one's own empire. An agreement was struck between the Mountain Lords, the rules of the Elven Empire, and the only orc who had the authority to speak on behalf of his race, The Tempest.