Timeline of Valora

Genesis Age (Thousands of Years Ago – 500 VT) #

• Cycle of Greed: Early civilizations collapse due to material obsession.
• Fall to Pride: Civilizations crumble from arrogance.
• Collapse from Fear: Societies succumb to isolation and paranoia.
• Corruption Spreads: Darkness follows Altharion as failed worlds leave behind pockets of corruption.
• Creation of Valora (Year 0): Altharion creates Valora, marking the beginning of time.

Golden Age (500 VT – 650 VT) #

• Empowerment of the Great Families (500 VT): Altharion grants the founders of the Goldheart, Silverwater, and Crimsonclaw families his divine essence to lead Valora.
• Founding of Altheria (550 VT): A symbol of unity, the capital city is established.
• Founding of the Council of Valora (580 VT): Orin Goldheart creates the council to maintain order between the great families.
• Creation of Valora’s Legal System (590 VT): Orin Goldheart establishes the judicial framework.
• Formation of Magical Law (600 VT): Elora Silverwater drafts laws governing magic use.
• Altharion’s Departure (650 VT): Altharion departs as his strength wanes, leaving the great families to govern.

Age of Divergence (650 VT – 750 VT) #

• Thornwood Wards (665 VT): Thyra Thornwood protects Valenwood Grove from Zaroth’s early corruption.
• Rebuilding of Crimsonspire Keep (690 VT): Malthor Crimsonclaw fortifies the family stronghold, anticipating conflict.
• Valenwood-Crimsonclaw Alliance (720 VT): Elaine Valenwood marries Gareth Crimsonclaw, forming a strategic alliance.
• The Battle for Vorthar’s Keep (750 VT): Vorthar Crimsonclaw loses his keep, turning to violence and setting the stage for his tyranny.

Shadowed Age (750 VT – 790 VT) #

• Forging of the Triple Crown (750 VT): Vorthar unites the crowns of the great families, triggering the rise of Zaroth the Shadowed.
• The Shadowed God’s Rise (750 VT): Zaroth awakens, spreading corruption across Valora.
• Battle of the Scarred Wastes (790 VT): Vorthar is slain by Zaroth, but Altharion’s essence purifies the Triple Crown, weakening Zaroth.

Age of Restoration (790 VT – Present) #

• Founding of the Valorborn Family (790 VT): Caelum renounces the Crimsonclaw name and purifies the Triple Crown.
• Reformation of the Crimsonclaw Family (790 VT): Aeron Valenwood begins reforming the Crimsonclaw family to distance it from its dark past.
• Rebuilding of the Archivium (790 VT): Lyria Silverwater expands the Archivium, establishing it as the largest collection of arcane knowledge.
• Great Market Exchange (820 VT): A landmark economic event fostering large-scale trade between Valora’s regions.
• Reformation of the Council of Valora (835 VT): Elandor Goldheart modernizes the council to meet the realm’s current needs.