Greyhawk History Notes

SD (Suloise): CY15516; add +5515 to get SD date.
OC (Elven): CY14463; add +4462 to get OC date.
BH (Bakluni): CY12660; add +2659 to get BH date.
FT (Flannae): CY12151; add +2150 to get FT date.
OR (Oeridian): CY1

Years Ago	Common Year	Events	
1065	-485	Beginning of the Baklunish-Suloise Wars.	
1046	-466	First employment of humanoid mercenaries in those wars.	
1038	-458	Oerid invasions beyond Crystalmists commence.	
1027	-447	Suloise migrations beyond Crystalmists commence.	
1004	-424	Scarlet Brotherhood first formed in the Suel Empire as a caste of warrior-priests of Tharizdun to fight in the war with
		the Bakluni Empire.	
1002	-422	Invoked Devastation and Rain of Colorless Fire strike Bakluni and Suel lands, respectively.	
1000	-420	Ancient Flan settlements at current site of Elredd. (Woegh?)	
980	-400	Two centuries of Suel/Oeridian battles for control of the central Flanaess begin, Suel progressively banished to the
		margins of the lands.	
900	-320	Village of Jurnre founded, one of the oldest still existing in the Flaness.	
797	-217	Founding of the Kingdom of Aerdi is a proclamation of the supremacy of the Oeridians.	
689	-109	Battle of a Fortnights Length- Aerdi conquers Nyrond. 	
637	-67	Flan-Seul tribes of the Yeomanry form a democracy.	
620	-50	Duchy of Tenh consolidated.	
580	1	Overking Crowned in Rauxes.	
		Frontiers of the Great Kingdom extend west to modern day Greyhawk and beyond.	
537	43	Imris, leader of the Suel House Rhola, allies with halflings & gnomes of the Kewl River Valley and builds the Hill of 
		Stars Citadel, forming the city and nation of Jurnre.	
480	100	Viceroyalty of Ferrond established.	
473	107	Castle Millennium built in Almor by the Great Kingdom to symbolize it's predicted 1000 year reign.	
468	112	Keoland takes over Yeomanry.	
	?	Jurnre is absorbed by Keoland as an Ulek State through peaceful alliance.	
387	193	Countess Llyra of Jurnre builds the famous Quarry Garden in that city.	
380	200	Leukish founded by Aerdi on a tradeway to Ferrond.	
369	211	Battle of Shamblefield: Aerdi General Caldini Vir fights off 10,000 Fruz from Spinecastle, pushing the Fruz out of
		Bone March, and claimed it for Aerdi.	
367	213	Age of Great Sorrow commences.	
326	254	Thrommel I first king of Furyondy crowned in Dyvers.	
		Veluna, Tenh and Perrenland become independent.	
302	278	Ganz, son of the Landgraf of Selintan and father to Zagyg, marries the Gynarch of Hardby.	
	?	Chendl, when it was near Crockport, is destroyed by ?	
297	283	Thrommel III rebuilds Chendl in it's current location and makes it Furyondy's new capitol.	
290-280	290-300	Aerdi holds "contests" for rulership of all the Sea Baronies, Baron Asperdi wins.	
286	294	Ratik becomes a Barony under Great Kingdom.	
280-230	300-350	Bandit Kingdoms formed.	
270-220	310-360	Shield Lands become increasingly unified.	
260	320	Northern nomads first reported and documented.	
		Aerdi recognizes the sovereignty of it's old outer dependencies (Perrenland, Veluna, Furyondy, & Tenh).	
240	340	Rookroost is founded by Latvius.	
230	350	Beginning of Keoish imperialism.	
230-220	350-360	Keoland pushes into Ket, but is eventually beaten back because of losses at the Battles of Molvar and Lopolla. 	
228	352	Holds of the Sea Princes formed.	
224	356	Ruling House of Rax divided, junior branch seceded and formed Nyrond, which consisted of Pale, Urnst, & modern 
		day Nyrond.	
		Keoland at peak, and continuing it's imperialist phase, attacks Verbobonc and Veluna..	
222	358	Nyrond accepts Urnst & Pale's independence at the council of Rel Mord.	
220	360	The Short War- Furyondy allies with Veluna and removes Keoland from Velunese soil..	
219	361	Ulek States expel Keoish garrisons from their lands because of Keoland's war with Veluna.	
218	362	Great Kingdom's House of Rax becomes weak, no strong central rule.	
209	371	Latvius of Rookroost dies.	
205	375	Castle Greyhawk Built as Greyhawk reaches considerable heights under the rule of Zagyg Yragerne.	
191	389	Dazark orcs found the Bandit Kingdom of Darkpool in Southern Felreev.	
180	400	Perren unites Perrenland Clans.	
		Keoland founds Littlemark (Bissel).	
162	418	Vlek Col Vlekzed tossed out of his tribe in the Rovers.	
157	423	Cheifdom of Vlek Col Vlekzed  formed.	
153	427	Tenh fights off a bandit attack led by Vlek.	
151	429	Vlek destroys a northern bandit kingdom.	
150	430	Vlek captures the Coltens Feodality through trickery and calls his kingdom Stonefist.	
144	436	Turmoil between crowns in Great Kingdom- Heavy political infighting between House of Rax and the evil House of 
		Naelax.	
142-139	438-441	The Small War- Keoland vs. Furyondy/Veluna; Ends Keoish influence in Veluna, Bissel is lost from Keoland to 
		Furyondy. In the aftermath, Keolandish satellites (Gran March, Yeomanry) become increasingly independent.	
137-134	443-446	The Malachite Throne of Aerdi is carved & enchanted, Ivid I corrupts it.	
134	446	Entire House of Rax killed; Ivid I of House Naelax, Herzog of North Province, claims the Malachite  Throne in Rauxes 
		and becomes emperor; Great Kingdom now has a strong central rule and begins to wax evil.	
134-130	446-450	Civil War in the Great Kingdom: Ivid's Nephew secedes North Province, then Herzog of Ahlissa secedes South 
		Province, The Overking's High Priest frees Medegia, Almor secedes supported by Nyrond, & The Iron League 
		(Irongate, Onnwal, Idee, Lordship of the Isles)	
		Bandit Kings sack Tringol in Urnst.	
		Sea Princes take up pirating.	
133	447	Yeomanry closes off Keoish rule and gains independence.	
130	450	Keoland conflicts with Geoff.	
127	453	Keoland-Sea Princes War- Ended Keoish imperialism at the Battle of Jetsom Island.	
		Large part of Southern Keoland lost to Sea Princes.	
		Keoland's King Tavish III killed in the siege of Westkeep by the Sea Princes.	
126	454	Keoland changes it's imperialistic policies under King Tavish IV by freeing Ulek and making peace with the 
		Yeomanry.	
125	455	Sunndi joins the Iron League.	
119	461	Elvish realm of Celene affected.	
		Ulek States given autonomy by Keoland.	
113	467	Bandit Kingdom of Darkpool destroyed by other Kinglets.	
112	468	City-state of Elredd founded by Uroch the Weigwur.	
107	473	Sea Princes attack Ulek States and unsuccessfully besiege Jurnre in support of Pomarj's independence.	
106	474	Pomarj becomes independent of Ulek states.	
103	477	Huro, prophet of the Scarlet Brotherhood banished for his predictions.	
101	479	Iuz inherits his foster father's lands in the Bandit Kingdom of the Howling Hills area and begins conquest of petty fiefs 
		north of Furyondy.	
		Many Humanoid invasions of lands surrounding Iuz.	
100	480	Great Kingdom regains lordship of Almor.	
99	481	Celbit & Jebli Orc tribes of the Vesve join Iuz.	
96	484	Road of Skulls built from Howling Hills to Dora Kaa.	
91	489	Southern Tilvanot Colony provinces invaded by Tu-Lungese coming through a gate, Tilvanot slaves also revolt and the 
		Colony collapses.	
		Irith Van, Head of the Scarlet Brotherhood, allies with the Tu-Lungese and restructures the brotherhood with monks 
		& assassins	
90	490	The Scarlet Brotherhood conquers the other Tilvanot Provinces and rules the entire Tilvanot Peninsula.
		Iuz captures all of the current lands of Iuz.
88	492	Hesuel Ilshar built at the site of the gate to Tu-Lung in The Scarlet Brotherhood.
84	496	Bissel, led by Margrave Rollo, fights off a goblin invasion into Furyondy lands and in turn Furyondy gives Bissel independence.
83	497	Duxchan gives up piracy for tolls & tax collecting.
82	498	The Red Death plagues eastern Flanaess.
		Greyhawk becomes a free city from ?.
		County of Urnst becomes Palatinate under the Duchy of Urnst.
82-70	498-510 Hateful Wars- Ulek & Celene removes humanoids from the Lortmils.
80	500	King Avras of Furyondy does not put down Iuz's expansion.
78	502	King Belvor II takes the throne of Furyondy, and continues to ignore Iuz.
76	504	Ironfist Guild of Mercenaries formed in Rel Mord after Nyrond's expansionist campaigns.
75	505	Iuz imprisoned by Zagyg, Cuthbert, Heward, Murlynd, Keoghtem, & Kelanin under Castle Greyhawk.
74	506	A horde of goblins & orcs from the Lortmils attacks Jurnre and is repelled.
73	507	Zagyg imprisons Iuz and 8 other demi-gods beneath Castle Greyhawk.
72	508	Rel Mord in Nyrond burns, a large part of the city destroyed by fire.
70	510	Bissel & Veluna beat off a large goblin & Urgusht orc horde fleeing from the Lortmils.
		Kettites, under General Sandor, chases Urgusht horde into Csipros Erd, where they are found dead.
69	511	Dour Pentress in Tenh fights off 2000 trolls from the Trollfens.
67	513	Humanoid invade and take the Pomarj.
		Rise of the Horned Society.
65	515	Pomarj Humanoids fights back Ulek forces.
61	519	Battle of Opcim River- Horned Society & Iuz beat back Rovers of the Barrens.
57	523	Blackmoor and it's castle are sacked.
54	526	Dyvers, with the help of Veluna, declares independence by treaty with Furyondy.
51	529	Mage of the Valley goes into seclusion.
39	541	Rovers defeat a Wegwiur invasion. 
30	550	Ivid V becomes overking of Aerdi.
30-25	550-555	Great Kingdom skirmishes with Nyrond and The Iron League, and manages to bring Medegia, Ahlissa, & North Province back under it's rule.
24	556	Fruztii are put under suzerainty of the Schnai.
20	560	Humanoids begin attacks on Bone March.
18	562	Ratik defeats a Humanoid invasion from the Griffs.
17	563	Bone March falls to Humanoids, Euroz orcs are the ruling faction.
16	564	Isolated, Ratik becomes palatinate under Aerdi.
13	567	Beggar-Thief War in Greyhawk, Beggars lose.
11	569	Battle of Emridy Meadows- Temple of Elemental Evil in the Gnarley Forest is sacked by the 		  		forces of good (Furyondy, Veluna, Dyvers, Verbobonc, and Greyhawk).
10	570	Iuz freed from imprisonment in Castle Greyhawk by Robilar, Quij, & Riggby, and then attacked 		  	by Tenser, Bigby, & Neb Retnar.
		Ratik & Fruztii sign an alliance.
8	572	Battle of Medegia- Medegia/Seabarons vs. Duxchaners.
7	573	Scarlet Brotherhood first reported.
		Prince of Furyondy and Provost of Veluna disappear.
5	575	Ratik & Fruztii attack Bone March: defeated ogre/gnoll ruling faction but gained no land.
		Vile Rune orcs become the new rulers of Bone March.
		Ratik beats back a retaliatory force of humanoids from Bone March.
4	576	The Savant-Sage releases the Guide to Eastern Flanaess.
		Fruz clear Stonefist out of North Pass.
2	578	Naval forces of the Great Kingdom and Nyrond skirmish in Relmor Bay.
	581	Ratik, supported by Fruztii, attacks Bone March cities of Spinecastle and Johnsport and holds the 		  	latter against an Aerdi counterattack.
	582-584 The Greyhawk Wars
	585	Current year after war.
	998	Pluffet Smedger of Rel Mord recompiles Guide to Eastern Flanaess.


Author: HalberKill(mcar@mcarmd.com)

Edited by Hoody (seanh@multiline.com.au)