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===Age of Divergence===

* '''c. 400 BP:''' The proto-[[Ochre Flame]] religion emerges among human tribes that live around the volcanoes of the Carcolan continent, which is far more volcanic and hellish than it will later be. Due to the harsh conditions they live in, they view themselves as already living in hell. However, they try to prolong their lives as long as possible, because they believe that death inevitably draws one into a "lower" or more fearsome hell, with the volcanoes as paths between the hells. This harsh religion gives the tribesmen the strength to survive in such a marginal climate.

* '''c. 350 BP:''' The agricultural vampires, descendants of the Cult of [[Ekekkia]], and the lycanthropes, descendants of the followers of [[Ulfgar]], fight in the proto-Helskari continent, with surviving humans caught in the middle. Some vampires adopt the lycanthrope lifestyle, and vice versa as cultural cross-pollination occurs during the wars. Multiple undead empires and vampire dynasties arise, to eventually collapse under the weight of lycanthropic invaders. One such dynasty is centered on Riksmal, fallen due to unchecked vampiric reproduction.

* '''c. 300 BP:''' Humans, the dominant race throughout most of the world, begin to slowly decline in population as their competitor species are more adapted to a world of magic. This process continues to this day.

* '''c. 200 BP:''' The first undead start to decay into specters, as they lose the ability to form new memories and their bodies decay. Some undead seek to prolong their youth eternally, through various means.

* '''c. 100 BP:''' The first tieflings emerge throughout the world, in an unknown process, possibly linked to infernal pacts, portals, or Weave corruption.

* '''1 BP:''' The [[Helsingfyrd Pact]] is formed in the city of Helsingfyrd between the vampire-led [[Kingdom of Orenaf]] and lycanthropic [[Ulthic tribes]], ending generations of warfare between lycanthropes and vampires, uniting them under a common state.

===Age of Echoes===

* '''c. 50 PR:''' The elven migration from the Helskari continent begins, with many departing the Pact for the Carcolan continent or the Lost Lands, as elves are often targeted by vampires as prey. Some vampires follow along, including an offshoot of the Helskari de Spruys family known as the Spruce family, which settles near the future site of [[Free City of Westport|Westport]].

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* '''995 PR:''' Now at its height, the Republic of Carcola annexes the [[Moragan Islands]] as a strategic sea outpost against the Helsingfyrd Empire.

* '''997 PR:''' The Practicants of Undead Physick are formed as an international guild of mortals specializing in the enhancement of undead lucidity. They are mostly located in the Helsingfyrd Pact and recruited by the Helskari undead elite as medical professionals.

* '''c. 1000 PR:''' Edwin Spruce, a vampiric inventor of elven origin, emerges in the Free City of Westport.

* '''c. 1000 PR:''' Edwin Spruce, a  vampiric inventor of elven origin, emerges in the Free City of Westport .

* ''' c. 1050 PR:''' In [[Charnheim]], House Williams is established as human enforcers under House Markov, providing a corrupt intermediary class, getting humans to accept vampiric rule and blood tithing.

* '''c. 1150 PR:''' The Helsingfyrd Pact's navy declines in Ostholt and relocates to the ancient, abandoned city of [[Riksmal]], now controlled by mortal necromancers.

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** In Carcola, the [[Dorian Reforms]] begin, guided by High Apostle of the [[Ochre Flame]], [[Lex Dorian]]. This formalizes the growing power of the Ochre Flame religious movement, and legitimizes the Seraphai, a paramilitary inquisition group who serve as legal enforcers of the Ochre Flame's will.

** The Transfer begins: a mass population transfer effort by the Carcolan state to the tropical islands to its southeast to relocate refugees from the drying inland regions of Carcola to more fertile regions. This sparks conflict with locals of these islands, who form the [[League of Vana]] in resistance.

* ''' c. 1250 PR:'''

* ''' c. 1250 PR:''' His rule secure, Edwin Spruce isolates himself from Westport politics, and begins experimenting with spellstone automation and undead machinery.

** His rule secure, Edwin Spruce isolates himself from Westport politics, and begins experimenting with spellstone automation and undead machinery.

* '''1251 PR:''' [[Safeharbor]] becomes the most populous city in Carcola, usurping Vellingham's spot, due Velligham's desertification-induced population decline, and Safeharbor's strategic location on the coast and ocean-influenced climate causing it to be a hub for inland refugees, traders, and the growing Carcolan Navy.

* '''1254 PR:''' Welf Rock, an island off the Carcolan coast, is militarized and transformed into Fort Welf, a hub for population relocation in [[The Transfer]] and military control.

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+<!-- * c. 450 BP:''' The orcs, descendants of a race of people from Lagash, travel across the broken Lost Lands and ultimately settle in Narbonne. -->
+* '''c. 400 BP:''' The proto-[[Ochre Flame]] religion emerges among human tribes that live around the volcanoes of the Carcolan continent, which is far more volcanic and hellish than it will later be. Due to the harsh conditions they live in, they view themselves as already living in hell. However, they try to prolong their lives as long as possible, because they believe that death inevitably draws one into a "lower" or more fearsome hell, with the volcanoes as paths between the hells. This harsh religion gives the tribesmen the strength to survive in such a marginal climate.
+* '''c. 350 BP:''' The agricultural vampires, descendants of the Cult of [[Ekekkia]], and the lycanthropes, descendants of the followers of [[Ulfgar]], fight in the proto-Helskari continent, with surviving humans caught in the middle. Some vampires adopt the lycanthrope lifestyle, and vice versa as cultural cross-pollination occurs during the wars. Multiple undead empires and vampire dynasties arise, to eventually collapse under the weight of lycanthropic invaders. One such dynasty is centered on Riksmal, fallen due to unchecked vampiric reproduction.
+* '''c. 300 BP:''' Humans, the dominant race throughout most of the world, begin to slowly decline in population as their competitor species are more adapted to a world of magic. This process continues to this day.
+* '''c. 200 BP:''' The first undead start to decay into specters, as they lose the ability to form new memories and their bodies decay. Some undead seek to prolong their youth eternally, through various means.
+* '''c. 100 BP:''' The first tieflings emerge throughout the world, in an unknown process, possibly linked to infernal pacts, portals, or Weave corruption.
+* '''1 BP:''' The [[Helsingfyrd Pact]] is formed in the city of Helsingfyrd between the vampire-led [[Kingdom of Orenaf]] and lycanthropic [[Ulthic tribes]], ending generations of warfare between lycanthropes and vampires, uniting them under a common state.
 ===Age of Echoes===
 * '''c. 50 PR:''' The elven migration from the Helskari continent begins, with many departing the Pact for the Carcolan continent or the Lost Lands, as elves are often targeted by vampires as prey. Some vampires follow along, including an offshoot of the Helskari de Spruys family known as the Spruce family, which settles near the future site of [[Free City of Westport|Westport]].
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 * '''995 PR:''' Now at its height, the Republic of Carcola annexes the [[Moragan Islands]] as a strategic sea outpost against the Helsingfyrd Empire.
 * '''997 PR:''' The Practicants of Undead Physick are formed as an international guild of mortals specializing in the enhancement of undead lucidity. They are mostly located in the Helsingfyrd Pact and recruited by the Helskari undead elite as medical professionals.
-* '''c. 1000 PR:''' Edwin Spruce, a vampiric inventor of elven origin, emerges in the Free City of Westport.
+* '''c. 1000 PR:''' Edwin Spruce, a <!-- failed --> vampiric inventor of elven origin, emerges in the Free City of Westport <!--after a making pact with the vampiric Spruce family -->.
 * ''' c. 1050 PR:''' In [[Charnheim]], House Williams is established as human enforcers under House Markov, providing a corrupt intermediary class, getting humans to accept vampiric rule and blood tithing.
 * '''c. 1150 PR:''' The Helsingfyrd Pact's navy declines in Ostholt and relocates to the ancient, abandoned city of [[Riksmal]], now controlled by mortal necromancers.
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 ** In Carcola, the [[Dorian Reforms]] begin, guided by High Apostle of the [[Ochre Flame]], [[Lex Dorian]]. This formalizes the growing power of the Ochre Flame religious movement, and legitimizes the Seraphai, a paramilitary inquisition group who serve as legal enforcers of the Ochre Flame's will.
 ** The Transfer begins: a mass population transfer effort by the Carcolan state to the tropical islands to its southeast to relocate refugees from the drying inland regions of Carcola to more fertile regions. This sparks conflict with locals of these islands, who form the [[League of Vana]] in resistance.
-* ''' c. 1250 PR:'''
+* ''' c. 1250 PR:''' His rule secure, Edwin Spruce isolates himself from Westport politics, and begins experimenting with spellstone automation and undead machinery.
-** His rule secure, Edwin Spruce isolates himself from Westport politics, and begins experimenting with spellstone automation and undead machinery.
 * '''1251 PR:''' [[Safeharbor]] becomes the most populous city in Carcola, usurping Vellingham's spot, due Velligham's desertification-induced population decline, and Safeharbor's strategic location on the coast and ocean-influenced climate causing it to be a hub for inland refugees, traders, and the growing Carcolan Navy.
 * '''1254 PR:''' Welf Rock, an island off the Carcolan coast, is militarized and transformed into Fort Welf, a hub for population relocation in [[The Transfer]] and military control.