History Timeline / TheElderScrolls

** Igmund, the son of Jarl Hrolfdir, learns that Madanach is making political moves to have his independent Reachman kingdom officially recognized as a part of the Empire. Desperate to retake the jarldom his family has been disposed from, Igmund strikes a deal with Ulfric Stormcloak of Windhelm, a veteran of the Great War, and son of Jarl Hoag Stormcloak of Eastmarch. Ulfric will lead a Nord militia to retake the Reach in exchange for permitting the free worship of Talos in Markarth. Despite being aware that this would constitude a flagrant breach of the White-Gold Concordat, Igmund agrees to Ulfric's terms, hoping that the Thalmor will not learn about it.

* ca. 4E 161: Ulfric Stormcloak, the son and heir of Jarl Hoag Stormcloak of Eastmarch, are initiated by the Greybeards into their order as an apprentice, and start his study of the Thu'um at their monastery at High Hrothgar.

** Despite the formal signing of the Armistice between Tiber Septim and Vivec, the Imperial takeover faces some local resistance, most notably by House Indoril. Several high ranking members of the house are so resistant to the idea of Imperial rule that they commit suicide. Meanwhile, the High Councilor of Morrowind, himself also a member of House Indoril, publicly refuses to accept the treaty and also refuses to step down. He is, however, soon thereafter assassinated and replaced by a noble from the Empire-friendly House Hlaalu. As a result of these developments, the previously powerful House Indoril finds itself severely weakened and in decline. House Redoran, meanwhile, despite their inital reluctance towards the treaty, quietly breathes a sign of relief, as the Armistice gives them a face-saving excuse to avoiding to face the might of the Imperial military in a battle they know they were not likely to win.

Encouraged by Topal's success, other Aldmeri explorers set out to survey more of Tamriel's coasts. Amongst the more notable expeditions are an expedition to Morrowind, where Aldmeri explorers map the coasts of the island of Vvardenfell, and one into the Iliac Bay, headed by a certain Direnni Cygnus, which rediscovers the Adamantine Tower on the island of Isle of Balfiera. In the wake of these discoveries, a wave of Aldmeri colonizations along the coasts of Tamriel follows. Though this brings them into conflict with the various Beastfolks already living in these areas, the Aldmer's literary culture and mastery of powerful magics give them the clear upper hand against the relatively primitive Beastfolk, and they are able to drive them from the more valuable land. As a result, the displaced Beastfolk find themselves increasingly forced to settle in place less desirable to the Aldmer, such as jungles, marshes, mountains, and wastelands.\\

* 1E 478: King Mhorus Larich of Skingrad and his eldest sons die as a result of a plague. His eldest surviving son, Dorald, is a priest of the Alessian Order and immediately cedes Skingrad to the Empire. His younger brother Rislav executes Dorald and is crowned King. Emperor Gorieus mobilizes his army to reclaim Skingrad for the Empire, but the Imperial Army is defeated by Rislav's forces, who recieve timely assistance from King Justinius of Kvatch. Rislav's victory inspires additional acts of defiance against the Empire: the other kings of the Colovian West form an alliance with Skingrad and Kvatch, Ryain Direnni outlaws the Alessian Reforms in High Rock and mounts incursions into Imperial territory, and Skyrim under High King Hoag Merkiller joins [[TheAlliance the resistance]]. The Alessian Empire, meanwhile, begins to wage open warfare against the Direnni Hegemony.

* 1E 478: King Mhorus Larich of Skingrad and his eldest sons die as a result of a plague. His eldest surviving son, Dorald, is a priest of the Alessian Order and immediately cedes Skingrad to the Empire. His younger brother Rislav executes Dorald and is crowned King. Emperor Gorieus mobilizes his army to reclaim Skingrad for the Empire, but is defeated by Rislav's forces (along with their allies from Kvatch) and Gorieus is slain. Rislav's victory inspires additional acts of defiance against the Empire: the other kings of the Colovian West form an alliance with Skingrad and Kvatch, Ryain Direnni outlaws the Alessian Reforms in High Rock and mounts incursions into Imperial territory, and Skyrim under High King Hoag Merkiller joins [[TheAlliance the resistance]]. The Alessian Empire, meanwhile, begins to wage open warfare against the Direnni Hegemony.

* 1E 2305: A united High Rock declares its secession from the Alessian Empire. The Alessian Emperor sends out the Legion of Faith and Piety lead by Abbot-General Priscus Mactator in an attempt to suppress the Breton uprising, but the Legion ends up being soundly defeated by a Breton army in Sourtheastern High Rock in what becomes known as the Battle at Bangkorai.

* 2E 321: Encouraged by Pelladil Direnni, Potentate Versidue-Shaie signs the Guild Act, officially sanctioning guilds of workers and craftsmen, including most famously the Mages and Fighters Guilds, requring them to pay levies to the Empire in exchange for the protection of imperial law. The Fighters Guild spawns from the Syffim and quickly provides much-needed public order.

* 2E 478: Using forged documents and forced testimonies Duke Ruffe Mornard of the Systres accuses House Dufort, his house most significant local rivals, of conspiracy and sedition against the crown of Wayrest. This is, however, very balantly just an excuse for Duke Mornard to take his old enemies down a peck, as he quickly condems much of the Dufort family's leadership to exile on the isle of Amenos, while ceasing a third of their lands. Though King Gardner of Waytest is very well aware that Duke Mornard's claims of a plot doesn't hold up to scrutiny, he finds himself unable to intervene as he is busy try to outmanover the ascendant Kingdom of Camlorn, and as such the the matter is left unresolved.

** Durcorach's forces lays siege to Evermore, which falls after only three days, and proceeds to sack the city. Evermore is later retaken by Duke Blaise Guimard, who is elected to the throne.
** Durcorach's forces lays siege to Wayrest for fifty-seven days. Durcorach eventually abandons the siege, as he comes to consider Daggerfall a more valuable target, and he instead moves his horde westward, where he assualts and sacks the city of Camlorn.

** Finale to the events of ''Daggerfall''. The Dragon Break known as "[[TimeCrash The Warp in the West]]" occurs between the 9th and the 11th of Frostfall when The Agent acquires the Mantella and the Control Rod for Numidium. To some observers the three days simply merge into one, with no explanation for the missing time. During the time the event happens, several natural disasters ravages the region, from earthquakes and freak sandstorms in the Alik'r to fires and tsunamis along the Bjoulsae River. In addition, there are also scattered reports that tell of seven titanic battles waged simultaneously around the Iliac Bay that day, prominent amongst them a battle between Orsinium and Wayrest in Principality of Gavaudon, and [[MeleeATrois a three-way battle]] between Daggerfall, Wayrest, and Orsinium in Daenia and the Ilessan Hills. When the dust settles, 44 independent kingdoms, counties, baronies, and duchies surrounding the Iliac Bay are condensed into four: Daggerfall, Sentinel, Wayrest, and Orsinium -- all swearing fealty to the Empire. Mannimarco [[DeityOfHumanOrigin ascends to his station]] as God of Worms, though a "mortal" King of Worms version is left behind who now leads a cult in service to the God of Worms. The Underking reclaims the Mantella, frees his soul from it, and is finally [[ICannotSelfTerminate able to die]]. Lastly, the Numidium is rendered inoperable and The Agent is presumed killed.

Many are killed in the resulting civil war, but Alduin's chief lieutenant and brother, Paarthurnax, [[HeelFaceTurn switches sides]] and, at the behest of Kyne, teaches the [[MakeMeWannaShout Thu'um]], the draconic LanguageOfMagic, to mankind. Several dragons join Paarthurnax's faction, and eventually, Alduin and the dragons who remained loyal to him are defeated and a trio of mortals use an [[TomeOfEldritchLore Elder Scroll]] and the power of the Thu'um to banish Alduin, by propelling him into the future, since they cannot defeat him by convential means. The temporal disruption created by this act becomes known as the "Tid-Ahraan", or the Time-Wound, and is believed by some scholars be the first recorded [[TimeCrash Dragon Break]] in history, though this is disputed.\\

** With their victory in Battle of the Red Ring, the Empire has taken the intiative in the Great War and has the Aldmeri Dominion on the defensive, but with the people exhausted from years of war and enemy occupation and the Legions and the economy stretched to the breaking point, Titus Mede II fears that the Empire is no shape to continue the war for any longer. Seeking to avoid a PyrrhicVictory, the Emperor instead intiates negotiations with the leaders of the Dominion to end the war. He eventually signs the peace treaty known as the [[WonTheWarLostThePeace White-Gold Concordat]] which ends hostilities between the Dominion and the Empire, but places a ban on [[DeityOfHumanOrigin Talos]] worship, outlaws the Blades, gives Thalmor agents free reign to enforce these terms throughout the Empire, and cedes large tracts of Hammerfell to the Dominion. Critics note that the terms of the Concordat are almost identical to those of the original ultimatum presented by the Thalmor prior to the war.

** With their victory in Battle of the Red Ring, the Empire has taken the intiative in the Great War and has the Aldmeri Dominion on the defensive, but with the people exhausted from years of war and enemy occupation and the Legions and the economy stretched to the breaking point, Titus Mede II fears that the Empire is unable to continue the war for any longer. Seeking to avoid a PyrrhicVictory, the Emperor instead intiates negotiations with the leaders of the Dominion to end the war. He eventually signs the peace treaty known as the [[WonTheWarLostThePeace White-Gold Concordat]] which ends hostilities between the Dominion and the Empire, but places a ban on [[DeityOfHumanOrigin Talos]] worship, outlaws the Blades, gives Thalmor agents free reign to enforce these terms throughout the Empire, and cedes large tracts of Hammerfell to the Dominion. Critics note that the terms of the Concordat are almost identical to those of the original ultimatum presented by the Thalmor prior to the war.

** The Battle of the Red Ring sees Emperor Titus Mede II recapture the Imperial City with support of his reserves from Skyrim and destroy the main Dominion army in Cyrodiil. Lord Naarifin's reign of terror is ended with his capture by Legion forces and he is hanged from the top of White-Gold Tower where he is kept alive for thirty-three days. However, the Empire is exhausted and unable to continue the war. Realizing this and seeking to avoid a PyrrhicVictory, Titus II seeks to negotiate with the Aldmeri Dominion to end the war. He signs the peace treaty known as the [[WonTheWarLostThePeace White-Gold Concordat]] which ends hostilities, but places a ban on [[DeityOfHumanOrigin Talos]] worship, outlaws the Blades, gives Thalmor agents free reign to enforce these terms throughout the Empire, and cedes large tracts of Hammerfell to the Dominion. Critics note that the terms of the Concordat are almost identical to those of the original ultimatum presented by the Thalmor prior to the war.

* 2E 533: After years of preparation, Durcorach and his horde of Reachmen sally forth from the Reach into Cyrodiil and assault the Imperial City. Durcorach successfully seizes the Ruby Throne, and proclaims himself Emperor. In a bid to prevent widespread chaos from breaking out from this very sudden and violent transition of power, Chancellor and Imperial Battle Mage Abnur Tharn begrudgingly decides to swear his fealty to "alien" and "barbaric" Durcorach and serve him as a leading administrator.

* 2E 533: After years of preparation, Durcorach and his horde of Reachmen sally forth from the Reach and assault the Imperial City. Durcorach successfully seizes the Ruby Throne, and proclaims himself Emperor. In a bid to prevent widespread chaos from breaking out from this very sudden and violent transition of power, Chancellor and Imperial Battle Mage Abnur Tharn begrudgingly decides to swear his fealty to "alien" and "barbaric" Durcorach and serve him as a leading administrator.

* 2E 533: After years of preparation, Durcorach and his horde of Reachmen sally forth from the Reach and assault the Imperial City. Durcorach successfully seizes the Ruby Throne, and proclaims himself Emperor. In a bid to prevent widespread chaos from breaking out from this very sudden and violent transition of power, Chancellor and Imperial Battle Mage Abnur Tharn begrudgingly decides to serve the "alien" and "barbaric" Durcorach.

* 2E 418: Abnur Tharn is born, the future Chancellor of the Elder Council is born into the Tharn family.

* 1E 983: The settlement of Evermore is founded on the banks of the Bjoulsae River in High Rock by the River Horse Bretons, as result of trade opening thanks to the fall of Orsinium.

* ca. 1E 810: At nearly 90 years of age yet still leading Ra Gada forces as a FrontlineGeneral, Frandar Hunding falls in battle against the giant goblins of Hammerfell. His son Divad assumes command and wipes the goblins out in revenge. The elder Hunding's body is given a funeral worth of a man of his statue and is laid to rest in the sacred Hall of Heroes.

* ca. 1E 810: At nearly 90 years of age yet still leading Ra Gada forces as a FrontlineGeneral, Frandar Hunding falls in battle against the giant goblins of Hammerfell. His son Divad assumes command and wipes the goblins out in revenge. The elder Hunding's body is given a hero's funeral and laid to rest in the sacred Hall of Heroes

* ca. 1E 810: At nearly 90 years of age yet still leading Ra Gada forces as a FrontlineGeneral, Frandar Hunding falls in battle against the giant goblins of Hammerfell. His son Divad assumes command and wipes the goblins out in revenge.

** At nearly 90 years of age yet still leading Ra Gada forces as a FrontlineGeneral, Frandar Hunding falls in battle against the giant goblins of Hammerfell. His son Divad assumes command and wipes the goblins out in revenge.

** Frandar Hunding leads an outnumbered Ansei army to victory over Emperor Hira at a climatic battle at Hattu Mountain. Less than twenty thousand singers survive the fighting, but over three hundred thousand of Hira's army are killed. Despite their triumph, Hunding mourns the many dead and remains conflicted if he made the right choice.

** The mysterious Ysmir Wulfharth (aka Wulfharth Ash-King), believed to be a Shezarrine (mortal avatars of Lorkhan), is named High King of Skyim by the moot, following the death of Hoag Merkiller. His first act is to overturn High King Borgas' ban on the old Nordic pantheon, and reinstate it as Skyrim's official religion, thereby putting an end to "Borgas' Shadow". As a part of this process, he orders ThePurge of all members of the Alessian Order within Skyrim's borders as well as the burning of their temples. Some of the Skyrim priesthood manage to escape the purge and seek refuge in the Heartlands.

** The mysterious Ysmir Wulfharth (aka Wulfharth Ash-King), believed to be a Shezarrine (mortal avatars of Lorkhan), is named High King of Skyim by the moot. His first act is to overturn High King Borgas' ban on the old Nordic pantheon, and reinstate it as Skyrim's official religion, thereby putting an end to "Borgas' Shadow". As a part of this process, he orders ThePurge of all members of the Alessian Order within Skyrim's borders as well as the burning of their temples. Some of the Skyrim priesthood manage to escape the purge and seek refuge in the Heartlands.

** Frathen Drothan, a rogue Telvanni wizard, assembles a mercenary force with the intent of toppling Imperial rule. He seeks Mehrunes Razor, a legendary dagger said to be able to kill anyone in a single strike. Before he can recover it, he is defeated by the Champion of Cyrodiil.

* 3E 430: King Hlaalu Helseth issues a decree which formally abolishes the instiution of slavery in Morrowind. This decision is met with fierce resistance from several parts of the province, especially from House Indoril and Redoran, who go as far as staging an open rebellion against him, leading to a period of civil unrest.

* 3E 426: Sixth House cultists assassinate several high-ranking Imperial and House Hlaalu representatives in Vvardenfell.

* The Middle Dawn: During an unknown year of the thirteenth century, the Marukhati Selective perform a ritual in an attempt to [[SplitPersonality purge Akatosh of his Aldmeri aspect]] (Auri-El). The result is the longest [[TimeCrash Dragon Break]] on record, lasting 1008 years. (Using the phases of Nirn's moons, unaffected by the Dragon Break, to determine the length of time.) During this event which came to be known as the "Middle Dawn," [[RealityIsOutToLunch bizarre and impossible events occurred]]; people gave birth to their own parents, some sources mention wars and major events which explicitly did not happen according to other sources, the sun changed color depending on the witness, and the gods either walked among the mortals or they didn't. The Alessian Empire is said to have spread itself to the stars, becoming an interstellar empire, and under the rulership of an "Emperor Shor-El", Cyrodiil temporarily took the shape of an egg. Even the [[TomeOfEldritchLore Elder Scrolls]] themselves cannot rationalize the conflicting events of the Middle Dawn. When the Scrolls are attuned to that time period, their glyphs are said to simply disappear. Exactly when the Middle Dawn came to an end is contested by scholars, but the timeline returns to normal around 1E 2200.

* 1E 330: According to their own oral tradition, the Druids of the True Way, a group of Bretons decidated to the worship of Y'ffre, make landfall at the Systres Archipelago, looking to escape persecution at the hands of the increasingly puritanical Alessian Empire and an increasingly hostile Direnni Hegemony. Legends indicate that the druids made the perilous voyage to the Systres by following a mysterious "song" the eldest druids claimed to have heard on the wind. Other legends state that they carried an Elder Scroll with them and followed its guidance to the shores of their new adopted home. Regardless, the Druids name their new adopted home "Y'ffelon", and soon their order starts triving on the Archipelago.