Peering Eye History: The Third Age

Third Age

-4,500: Talamh
Destruction of the Chain Gate - Ebb of Great Races and their Civilisations

-4,500: Torland
The Torish Humans are rescued from the Fallen host and taken to the Tor peninsula by a god.

-4,500: Talamh
The Church Founded - Peering Eye

-4,000: Torland
The Torish people start using agriculture rather than Hunter gatherer

-3,500: Torland
Village Settlements throughout Tor Peninsula

-3,000: Torland
Bronze discovered by Errull Tribe who come to dominate the peninsula over the next 100 years.

-2,500: Talamh
Unification of The Church after 2,000 years war - Peering Eye

-2,250: Torland
City of Tor founded by Errisyl I of the Errull tribe

-1,750: Torland
First encounters between Torland people and nomadic tribes from mainland

-1,500: Torland
Encounters with Elves.
Art of Shipbuilding learned.

-1,250: Torland
Disputed Succession leads to Civil war in Torland

-1,000: Torland
Torland fragmented into City states.
Start Era of the city state

-480: Torland
Tacticus Maximus I comes to power in the city of Tor.
Revamps the army and declares himself emperor

-470: Torland
Khyr, the last free city state on the Tor peninsula is conquered and razed.

-470: Torland
Legions I - XX are founded

-450: Torland
Emperor Tacticus Maximus I dies on campaign in the south.
End of Southern expansion

-420: Torland
Empire size has stabilised with some reduction in size.
Imperial senate founded, grows in power.

-400: Torland
Beginning, era of peace.
Tor follows non aggression towards its neighbours.

-300: Torland
Depleted through inactivity the Torland armies are overrun by a barbarian horde from the north.
Tor is razed.
Turmoil in the regions

-280: Torland
Regional powers have grown to the level of warlords.
Gaius Regimentus I declared emperor.

-275: Torland
Emperor Gaius Regimentus I subdues the provinces.
Rebuilds army, trade.
Navy created.

-275: Torland
Start of period of Colonisation.
Naval Domination.
Coastal colonies established.

-250: Torland
Tribune Primus Vitrus founds the Western most colony of the empire.
The province is named Vitruesi.
It is formed with both military and mercenary aid.

-150: Torland
Emperor Julius Dominus X extends the main body of the empire westward to join the Vitreusi province.

-120: Torland
Twin brothers are born to the Emperor's wife who dies in childbirth.
Both live, the first born: Victus is declared heir.
His brother is accorded special rights and named Cartulus Bellicus Imperius

-100: Torland
General Cartulus Belllicus gathers a group of disaffected younger children of the wealthy and sets out to conquer new lands.
He is granted the Dirt Legion due to his imperial status and raises a large army of Mercenaries.

-95: Bigany
Cartulus Belllicus conquers the new province of Elleria Minor around the Great Lake and receives formal recognition as Duke of the Western Realm, Senatorial Consul

-95: Bigany
Julius Kinnus, a bastard son of Bellicus, is born to a Dirt Legion officer.
She keeps the father's identity secret from all.
As per tradition the son is raised as a Dirt Legionaire.
He is named after his grandfather and his father's aspirations for kingship.

-94: Torland
Emperor Julius Dominus X, his son Prince Victus Dominus I are killed in a boating accident near Lakeport, the new Capital of Elleria Minor.

-93: Torland
Empress Verosia Dominus I, wife of Victus, seizes power on behalf of her infant son Verus Dominus I becoming the first empress of Torland

-70: Torland
Summer of Blood.
Attempted assassination of the emperor in waiting.
Empress Verosia Domius I loses her grip on sanity and imposes martial law.

-69: Torland
Civil unrest, riots in Tor, the senate.
Cartulus Belllicus openly defies Empress Verosia in the senate.

-69: Bigany
Julius Kinnus deserts the Dirt Legion during riots in Tor and returns to Elleria with four close friends.
They settle on a small island where the 'Big One' river meets the Branch river.
The Island settlement becomes known and the 'Big One Y' Keep.
Due to the shape of the rivers.

-67: Bigany
The Five Lords' of Bigany Keep, as Julius Kinnus, Cassius Momentus, Larcenus Veccio, Ibrahim 'Fabulous' Talkus and Maximus Forticus call themselves, start charging a toll on ships using the Big One and Branch rivers.
They enforce this toll from their substantially fortified keep using ballista technology gained from the Torlandish Army.

-65: Torland
General Cartulus Belllicus is arrested, tried and executed for treason.

-65: Bigany
Cartulus Bellicus Imperius II renounces his name and resigns his senatorial seat.
He crowns himself King Cartulus Kinnus I of Elleria He declares Elleria's full independence from the Torlandish Empire.

-60: Bigany
After long and frustrating years of Diplomacy an ageing Empress Verosia marches on Elleria to reclaim Torlandish Lands.
A bitter war ensues.

-58: Bigany
The Five Lords of Bigany Keep, raise a mercenary army and lift the siege of Lakeport where King Cartulus Kinnus I is trapped.
The King of Elleria formally recognises his brother thanks to intervention from an Aisneis Priest.
Elleria officially recognises Bigany as an independant domain despite it's humble size.

-55: Torland
Empress Verosia Dominus dies in Vitrus on her way back to Tor.
She is the last emperor to set foot in the town.

-55: Torland
Emperor Verus Dominus takes the crown of Torland.
He still refuses to recognise either Elleria or Bigany but lacks the military power to enforce his will.

-50: Bigany
Bigany grows to be a properous Town with trading posts along the banks of the river.
After initial violence, the tolls have been paid without issue for many years.
Bigany town provides security and shelter in return for the toll exacted.
Trade is brisk especially once the Elleria wars end.

-45: Torland
The Senate takes control of crumbling empire from the hands of Emperor Verus Dominus.

-35: Bigany
Lord Orion Kinnus, Julius' Son, is formally acknowledged as the leader of the Five Lords of Bigany Town.
He changes his name to Kinnett in order to start a new 'Noble' line and to reinforce Bigany's independence from Elleria and Torland.

-7: Bigany
Lord Jurius Kinnett disappears into the Horn mountains on a quest given to him by a priest of Aisneis.

-2 : Bigany
Lord Jurius Kinnett returns.
He has incredible personal powers at his disposal.
He declares himself King Jurius Kinnett I, Ruler of The Kingdom of Bigany.
He claims all lands south of the mountains to be his.
This domain includes Elven, Ellerian, Torlandish and freehold lands.
All the Lords of Bigany, including the current ruler of Bigany, his father Lord Orion attempt to assassinate him.
Jurius easily stops them and brings them into a private session.
After an few minutes they reappear and declare full support for the new King.
The Church of The Moons, at the request of the Cult of Aisneis, supports Jurius completely.

-2: Bigany
King Jurius Kinnett I visits the Elledrin and Tor and returns with treaties recognising The Kingdom of Bigany.

-1: Bigany
King Cartulus Kinnus III of Elleria invades Bigany to crush the upstart King Jurius.
This is exactly what Jurius wants.
On the day of battle near Bigany Town Jurius appears in the air beside Cartulus.
The King of Elleria is a famous Knight of prodigious strength and consumate skill, known for his battle prowess and many military victories.
Using his mind he swiftly crushes Cartulus' will and exacts an oath of obediance.
Cartulus becomes the Captain Jurius' Personal body guard, The Black Guard.
The lands and cities of Elleria are ceded to Bigany and Jurius divides them among the Lords of Bigany.
The existing nobles align themselves with the five families for fear of Jurius Kinnett.