Old Calendar

=Old Calendar (OC)=


 * → for the New Calendar (AV)

Throughout its history, Ghelspad has used a number of calendars. Not until the rise of the Ledean Empire, did Ghelspad have a single unified calendar. The use of this calendar spread throughout all of Scarn, and Scholars continued to use this calendar until the end of the Divine War. After the Divine War, it was reset to a New Calendar.

Timeline
Dates Labeled "Circa" are Approximate


 * Circa -9261 OC
 * (Ghelspad) (Axeyear One. Calendar Dwarvan Imperium) Marks the date of the Great Council overseen by Goran of the Axes.
 * Circa -8072 OC
 * (Ghelspad) (Axeyear 1189. Calendar Dwarvan Imperium) Last year of the Dwarven Calendar. Destruction of the Great Citadel of the Imperium.
 * Circa -5610 OC
 * (Ghelspad) (YearOne Serpentreckoning. Calendar Asaatthi Empire) Marks the founding of the First City in the Swamps of Kan Thet.
 * Circa -2880 OC
 * (Ghelspad) (2730 Serpentreckoning. Calendar Asaatthi Empire) Last recorded year of Serpentreckoning. It is unknown when Asaatthi Empire fell.
 * Circa -1116 OC
 * (Ghelspad) (Year One IC. Imperial Calendar — Empire of the Flame) Marks founding of the Empire of the Flame.
 * Circa -1000 OC
 * (Termana) The elves found the first of their cities in northern Termana, eventually evolving into the empire of Eldura-Tre, a peaceful but powerful alliance of elves and dragons. Their god stands with them, and brings prosperity to ther empire, and the titan Mesos shares many of his secrets, making elven wizards the most powerful on the continent.
 * Circa -279 OC
 * (Ghelspad) (837 IC. Imperial Calendar — Empire of the Flame) Destruction of the Imperial House by the slarecians
 * 1 OC
 * (Ghelspad) Marks the rise of the Three Generals of Aurimar to power
 * (Termana) A sophisicated civilization arises in the Gamulganjus, the jungle lands of southeastern Termana. Consisting of numerous warring city-states, this civilization worships the titans, particularly Hrinruuk, Mormo, and Chern.
 * Circa 500 OC
 * (Termana) Seeing that other gods and titans have created races to serve them, Chardun creates his own race, the charduni dwarves, who immediately set off on the road to empire.
 * Circa 1200 OC
 * (Termana) After several years of drought, crop failures, and suffering at the hands of the titans, the people of the jungle cities rise up and throw down their priest-kings and embrace the worship of the gods. Civilization begins a long decline.
 * Circa 3000 OC
 * (Termana) The Charduni Empire is at its height, spanning the continent, held in check only by the elf-dragon alliance in the north, and stubborn human states in the east.
 * Circa 3465 OC
 * (Scarn) The Divine War starts in Termana.
 * (Termana) The Divine War's events bring down the last of the lost jungle civilization of Termana. Chardun decrees that his charduni fight along side the elves and humans for the moment, and the three divine races combine forces to fight the titanspawn. The Sisters of the Sun, an all-female knightly order devoted to Madriel, is formed.
 * 3466 OC
 * (Scarn) The Divine War starts in Ghelspad.
 * Circa 3479 OC
 * (Ghelspad in Darakeene) Jerol former paladin of Corean is chosen to become the Herald of Chardun
 * Circa 3480 OC
 * (Termana) The elven wizards and sorcerers in the Citadel of the Rose are assaulted by a horde of demons summoned by the titanspawn. The elves erect a magical barrier, cutting the citadel and surrounding lands from the rest of Scarn.
 * Circa 3507 OC
 * (Blood Sea) Kadum is bound and flung in the ocean by the gods.
 * (Termana) The resulting tidal wave of blood is henceforth known as Kadum's Deluge, and it floods much of northern Termana, sorely pressing elves and humans. The Citadel of the Rose is completely cut off by the new bay known as Kadum's Blight. The charduni are the most direly affected, with many of their armies drowned. Immediately, the humans and elves break the truce and drive the charduni from much of Termana.
 * Circa 3521
 * (Termana) As the high elves prepare for the final assault on the Charduni Empire, the titan Chern approaches the continent, and the elven armies are recalled. In a tragic battle, the elven god was slain, and the enraged elves destroy Chern — the only titan defeated by mortals without divine aid. The cost was high, however, for Chern's Curse visits the elves, transforming them into the race today known as the forsaken elves.
 * (Termana) While fighting on behalf of the dark elves, Madriel was sorely wounded by Chern. Drained beyond the ability to defend herself, the Redeeemer would have perished at the hands of the titan of plagues were it not for the timely intervention of Corean and Vangal.
 * 3529 OC / 1 AV
 * (Scarn) This calendar ends. It marks the end of the Divine War. All time is recorded using the New Calendar after this point.