World of Greyhawk Timeline

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The World of Greyhawk Timeline is a list of known historical events taking place within the World of Greyhawk Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting. Dates are given in the Common Year calendar. Some especially noteworthy events are listed in bold.

Age Before Ages

Main article: Age Before Ages

The Age Before Ages is the era before recorded human history.

Unknown past

These events took place at some unknown time in the past. No fixed date is associated with them, and the order in which they took place is uncertain.

c. -14400 CY

c. -14000 CY

  • Sometime before this point, the city which will one day be called Exag is abandoned by the race of Crafters. (Dungeon #145 p.49)

c. -13000 CY

c. -7408 CY

Age of Glory (c. -5515 CY to -483 CY)

The era of dominance of the Suloise Imperium, beginning at the year 1 SD by the Suloise calendar, or -5515 CY. The Baklunish Empire and kingdoms of the Flannae also flourish in this period.

-5515 CY

  • The Suloise Dating calendar begins. -5515 CY is equivalent to 1 SD.
    • The origin of the Suloise calendar is not canonically stated. Dates given in Dragon #241 p.47 suggests it could be the founding of the Suel Imperium (see Suloise Dating). In Oerth Journal #1, writer Len Lakofka suggests that it is dated from the year when the Suloise archmage Obendar first bound the genie king Ali Ben Yala.

-4462 CY

  • The Olven Calendar dating system begins. -4462 CY is equivalent to 1 OC.
    • The origin of the Olven Calendar is not canonically stated. Oerth Journal #1 suggests that it dates to the establishment of four elven kingdoms of Highfolk, Celene, Aliador, and Arrisa. OJ#1 incorrectly translates this date as -4463 CY due to not accounting for a lack of a Year 0 in the Common Year calendar.

c. -4416 CY

  • The Eight-House War takes place involving the Suel Imperium. It is believed to have caused the use of skulks within the empire as assassins. (Dragon #241 p.47)

c. -4358 CY

c. -4217 CY

  • Caerdiralor's capital, Myrsyrna, is devastated in a sudden catastrophe. The surviving elite flee across the Sea of Gearnat, landing on the coast of the grasslands that are now the Bright Desert. Unable to escape through the Abbor-Alz and hunted by the native nomadic Flan horse tribes, the refugees are driven into hiding. (Dominions of the Flannae)
    • "Dominions of the Flannae" describes that Caerdiralor and its capital rose and fell "forty centuries before the golden sun of the Aerdi rose in the east."

-2659 CY

  • The Baklunish Hegira calendar begins. -2659 CY is equivalent to 1 BH.
    • The origin of the Baklunish calendar is not canonically stated. Oerth Journal #1 suggests that the Baklunish calendar dates to the discovery of Tovag Baragu, although it incorrectly converts this date as -2660 CY.

c. -2400 CY

c. -2360 CY

  • Suloise emperor Inzhilem II secretly undertakes plans to create the Orbs of Dragonkind. After acquiring knowledge from the goddess Wee Jas, he instructs the Imperial Congress to supply him with powerful mages capable of aiding him in their construction. (Dragon #230 p.11)

-2354 CY

  • Civil war breaks out within the Suloise noble house of Neheli-Arztin, resulting in the dissolution of Arztin. Emperor Inzhilem II is slain, and succeeded by Ubrond Thrideen of House Neheli. (Dragon #230 p.11)

-2350 CY

  • At some point after this year, the eight Orbs of Dragonkind are created. Due to the absence of the genius Inzhilem and interference by spies of the dragons, the orbs are cursed and less effective than intended. One is later stolen, and a renegade officer in the eastern provinces subsequently goes mad and declares himself King of the Fire Kings. (Dragon #230 p.11-12)

-2150 CY

  • The Flan Tracking calendar begins. -2150 CY is equivalent to 1 FT.
    • The origin of the Flan calendar is not canonically stated. Oerth Journal #1 suggests that it dates to the founding of the first Flan city in the Lortmils.

c. -2004 CY

  • The Flan people spread across the Flanaess. (Dungeon #145 p.49)
  • The Flan warlord Exag discovers the ruined city in the Mounds of Dawn built by the Crafters, where his tribe makes a stand against pursuing lizardfolk. A grandmother named Prizin'ha sacrifices herself at an ancient pyramid to summon earth elementals. Within a few generations, the city's new inhabitants begin a cult to the Crafters and name the city Exag. (Dungeon #145 p.49)

c. -1910 CY

  • Touv and Olman tribes inhabit Hepmonaland using rudimentary farming methods. Over the next 400 years, the Olman develop bronze and stone work and begin to build large cities, and eventually come into conflict with the Touv. (The Scarlet Brotherhood p.36)

c. -1700 CY

c. -1600 CY

  • The d'kana, a species of intelligent gorillas, comes to power in the Amedio Jungle. Their civilization allows for the rise of the evil kech and the beastmen. (The Scarlet Brotherhood p.62)
  • Suloise Imperium destroys the evil Pyremius-worshiping gnomish creators of the jermlaine. (Dragon #241 p.49)

c. -1510 CY

-1408 CY

-1405 CY

  • Kyuss, a Flan priest exiled from Sulm before its destruction, is still a living human by this date. He later takes his followers south and founds the jungle city of Kuluth-Mar. With assistance from the spellweaver lich Mak'ar, Kyuss later attempts to ascend to godhood, but becomes trapped in the monolith used in his ascension. (Dungeon #130 p.60,81; LGJ #3)

c. -1400 CY

  • The Flan kingdom of Sulm conquers its neigbor states Ronhas, Durha, Rhuga, and Truun. After three decades of warfare, Sulm defeats its primary rival, the Sun Kingdom of Itar. Sulm reaches its zenith. (Polyhedron #157 p.22)
  • Flan deity Vathris, patron of Itar, is killed when he is struck through the chest with a poisonous barbed longspear. (Dragon #319 p.61; Dominions of the Flannae)
    • Dragon #319 dates this event as over 1,000 years ago. Polyhedron #157 and WGR3 Rary the Traitor date this closer to just over 2,000 years ago.
  • The Kopru are at the height of their civilization when a sudden, unexplained disease causes their kopura food source to diminish. Kopru civilization begins to collapse. (Dragon #354 p.59)
  • The wizard Keraptis establishes himself as the "protector" of the Flan city of Tostenhca. (Return to White Plume Mountain p.3)

-1250 CY

c. -1219 CY

  • Suloise Imperial Congress approves creation of the derro. (Dragon #241 p.40)

c. -1200 CY

c. -1100 CY

c. -1000 CY

c. -913 CY

  • Due to civil unrest, Sulm's emperor Shattados turns to Tharizdun for power, receiving the cursed Scorpion Crown. The crown turns Shattados into a gigantic scorpion, and his people into manscorpions and dune stalkers. Its use begins transforming the grasslands of Sulm into the Bright Desert. (Polyhedron #157 p.22; Rary the Traitor p.15,22; Dominions of the Flannae)

-905 CY

  • Kyuss briefly escapes his prison, attempting to bring about the Age of Worms. Kyuss’s forces, led by Dragotha, are defeated near Rift Canyon by the Order of the Storm, but not before Dragotha manages to slay their ally, the silver dragon Lashonna. (Dungeon #132 p.83-84)

c. -903 CY

-804 CY

-800 CY

  • By this year, all Olman colonies in the Amedio Jungle have declared independence after learning that the Hepmonaland Olman empire has fallen. (The Scarlet Brotherhood p.62)

c. -800 CY

-720 CY

c. -700 CY

-676 CY

  • Society of the Serpent founded, though it falsely claims to be thousands of years older. It is a secret society of mages, originally of Suloise origin. (Dragon #256 p.45-46)

-644 CY

  • The Oeridian Record calendar begins. -644 CY is equivalent to 1 OR.
  • Oeridians unite in a single confederation to defend against the Baklunish. (TAB p.55)
  • Great Migrations begin. (LGG p.23)

c. -622 CY

c. -610 CY

-594 CY

-554 CY

  • Lyzandred discovers a portal to a demiplane closely aligned with Oerth and uses it to store powerful magic items. He begins to go slightly mad and soon locks himself away in the plane for Oerth's safety. (Crypt of Lyzandred the Mad p.2)

-534 CY

c. -516 CY

  • The land later known as the Pomarj is first settled by Oeridian tribes. They come into conflict with indigenous trolls, goblins, and barbarians. (Dragon #167 p.11)

-490 CY

  • Emperor Tloqasikukuatl of the Amedio Olman empire assassinated by priests of Zotzilaha. The empire collapses into civil war as rival cities claim the title of emperor and band together to sack the capital of Chetanicatla. The city is overrun by gibbering mouthers. (The Scarlet Brotherhood p.65)

-486 CY

  • Baklunish and Suloise raiders pillage each other's settlements across the Haut Range. (The Scarlet Brotherhood p.2)

Great Migrations (c.-485 CY to -1 CY)

Downfall of the Suloise Imperium and Baklunish Empire, beginning with the outbreak of war in -485 CY. Both empires destroy each other in the Twin Cataclysms. Suloise, Baklunish, and Oeridian refugees settle the Flanaess. The Empire of Vecna collapses. The Free City of Greyhawk is founded.

-485 CY

-466 CY

  • First employment of humanoid mercenaries. Baklunish and Suloise forces hire orcs and other humanoids. (Guide p.9)
  • Humanoid mercenaries tend to pillage northward and eastward, forcing many Oeridians from their ancestral lands. (Folio p.5)
  • Around this year or next, a council of Oeridian hetmen heed the advice of their shamans and abandon their lands to the Baklunish, migrating eastward into the Flanaess through a pass between the Barrier Peaks and Yatil Mountains. (TAB p.55)

-458 CY

-447 CY

-446 CY

-445 CY

-425 CY

  • The Scarlet Brotherhood is founded in the last years of the Baklunish-Suloise Wars to combat what its members saw as the dilution of Suel virtues and superiority. Its express purpose is the "purification" of Suel blood and behavior, with the concomitant and inevitable rule. (Fate of Istus p.110; The Scarlet Brotherhood p.2,17)
  • The city of Tamoachan is abandoned. After two seasons of poor crops, the city's priests come into conflict. The resulting magical battle lasts one day, during which the population flees and never returns. The city is hidden by the jungle within a decade. (The Scarlet Brotherhood p.63)
  • The archmage Keraptis presumed dead by this point. (Dragon #241 p.78)

-422 CY

c. -420 CY

  • Small numbers of Suloise, unwelcome elsewhere, settle in what would become the Pomarj. Its poor soil and terrain make it inhospitable. (LGG p.87)
  • A band of Suloise massacre Flan tribesmen in what is now the Twisted Forest. Flan gods curse them to form pillars of stone, never to leave the hills. (Greyhawk Adventures p.96)

-413 CY

-412 CY

-411 CY

c. -405 CY

  • By this date, the lich-king Vecna still rules his empire on Oerth. (Dragon #348 p.19)

c. -403 CY

  • The first Baklunish settlers come to Exag. The first major exodus of Exag natives occurs. (Dungeon #145 p.49)

-402 CY

-400 CY

c. -400 CY

-396 CY

c. -392 CY

c. -385 CY

  • Naer's Well, the oldest Suloise settlement along the Wild Coast, is founded as a cluster of farmsteads. It later becomes known as Narwell. It would later be joined by Safe Town, eventually known as Safeton. (TAB p.56)

-368 CY

-366 CY

  • Flan people first spot the Aerdi tribes on the western shores of the Nyr Dyv. Panic and unrest among the Flan is speculated to have caused the downfall of the kingdom of Veralos. (Dragon #293 p.90)

-358 CY

c. -358 CY

  • Empire of Vecna falls. A great internal upheaval within the Empire of Vecna causes its collapse. Oeridian settlers move into the Empire's former territory in the northern Sheldomar Valley. (LGG p.64)
    • The exact date of Vecna's fall is uncertain. Dragon #348's "Core Beliefs: Vecna" describes his rule being around 1,000 years ago, i.e. c.-405 CY, and ruling from what would become northern Keoland. The collapse of the capital domain of his empire is consistent with the assumption that Vecna was killed at this time.

-350 CY

c. -345 CY

-342 CY

-321 CY

c. -315 CY

-314 CY

-307 CY

  • Sultan's Truce. Zeif founded. Ozef the Warrior becomes the first Sultan of Zeif. (LGJ #5 p.20,21)

-295 CY

-294 CY

-279 CY

-272 CY

c. -267 CY

-258 CY

c. -258 CY

  • The Yeomanry rises up against the tyrant Asberdies. He is overthrown, and the Yeomanry develop their own system of government. (LGG p.135)

-252 CY

-250 CY

-245 CY

-243 CY

-242 CY

  • Keoland expands to its current borders. (LGG p.65)

-240 CY

-236 CY

-230 CY

c. -222 CY

  • Hand of Vecna first appears in the Flanaess. 136 years after the fall of Vecna, the first recorded appearance of his hand is made when clan leader Paddin the Vain uses the Hand of Vecna to start the Insurrection of the Yaheetes. The Aerdi later crush the insurrection. (Book of Artifacts p.35; AD&D 2e revised DMG p.126)
    • LGG p.64 suggests Vecna's empire fell c. -358 CY, which would give a date around -222 CY for the Hand's appearance, possibly up to a number of years later. Book of Artifacts has the insurrection put down by the "Emperor of the Malachite Throne", which may suggest either the much later Great Kingdom of Aerdy (est. -110 CY) or the office of Overking (est. 1 CY). However, the original Kingdom of Aerdy was founded around this year, and they would spend the following decades in conquest, giving casus belli for an insurrection of a local Flan or Oeridian tribe. (LGG p.23)

-219 CY

-217 CY

  • Founding of the Kingdom of Aerdy, the year 428 OR by the Oeridian calendar. For the next 100 years Aerdy absorbs other Oeridian states to the west. (Guide p.9; LGG p.23,80,93)
    • Note: This date is incorrectly calculated as -216 CY by the LGG. The date of 428 OR is given in the 1983 Greyhawk box set, and a conversion of -217 CY is correct when accounting for the lack of a year zero in the Common Year calendar.[note 1]

c. -210 CY

  • By this year, the cursed sword Druniazth appears in the hands of Baron Lum. He loses it in a battle against Ur-Flan sorcerers in what would become the Bonewood. He spends the rest of his life trying to recover it, and the search drives him mad. (LGJ #10 p.96)

c. -206 CY

c. -195 CY

  • The Kingdom of Aerdy conquers the Flan kingdom of Ahlissa. (LGG p.80)
    • This event takes place during the fifth century OR, which occurs from -244 CY to -145 CY.

-193 CY

-171 CY

-170 CY

-161 CY

-157 CY

-142 CY

-131 CY

-124 CY

  • Sasserine founded by a group of pilgrims led by a priestess of Wee Jas named Sasserine.[citation needed]

-121 CY

-110 CY

c. -110 CY

-108 CY

  • Ur-Flan insurgents attempt to assassinate the king of the Great Kingdom. The attempt is foiled by local peasant militia, most of whom are slain. The king rewards the survivors by establishing them as the Knight Protectors of the Great Kingdom. (LGG p.157)
    • Note: This date is incorrectly calculated as -107 CY by the Living Greyhawk Gazetteer. A conversion of 537 OR to -108 CY is correct when accounting for the lack of a year zero in the Common Year calendar.[note 1]

-107 CY

-98 CY

-96 CY

-88 CY

  • Cathedral of Delight built in Niole Dra by followers of Telchur. Its construction drives the church to bankruptcy, and they are forced to sell it to the church of Sotillion. (Dragon #265 p.50)

-83 CY

-72 CY

-63 CY

-52 CY

-47 CY

  • Great Kingdom captures Onnwal in the year 598 OR. (LGG p.80)
    • Note: This date is incorrectly calculated as -46 CY by the LGG. The -47 CY date is correct when accounting for the lack of a year zero in the Common Year calendar.[note 1]

-46 CY

c. -46 CY

-45 CY

-35 CY

-19 CY

-16 CY

c. -10 CY

Common Era (c. 1 CY to 598 CY)

Dominance of the Great Kingdom of Aerdy in the Flanaess, from which the Common Year calendar is dated as 1 CY. There is no year zero.[note 1] The term "Common Era" is attested in the Living Greyhawk Gazetteer p.65.

First century CY

1 CY

4 CY

  • Captain Maret Nial crosses the Cairn Hills with a band of retired veterans and claims the village of Greyhawk, his own home town, on behalf of the Great Kingdom. The villagers shrug and. He builds roads and establishes trade with Hard Bay and Dyvar, allowing it to grow into a major river port. (TAB p.57)

7 CY

9 CY

  • Crook of Rao discovered, using Oeridian divination magic and Flan legend. The place of its discovery is named Mitrik, meaning "salvation". (LGG p.129)
  • Melek I the Cleaver becomes Sultan of Zeif. (LGJ #5 p.20)

11 CY

  • A major battle against Flan tribesmen takes place at Arrowstrand. (Ivid p.50)

12 CY

15 CY

  • The village of Greyhawk has grown into a major river port, with a population of thousands. The self-styled Lord Nial commands hundreds of men. He is granted the formal title of Landgraf of Selintan. The establishment of the Domain of Selintan leads to a boom in trade through Greyhawk. (TAB p.57)

c. 25 CY

  • Early in its first century, the Great Kingdom creates baronies from the islands later known as the Sea Barons. Originall inhabited by Flan tribesmen, they are soon settled by Oeridian colonists. (LGG p.99)

32 CY

  • Minor skirmishes between the Great Kingdom and the barbarians become frequent as the Aerdi expand along the coast beyond the Blemu Hills.[citation needed]
  • The Herzog of the North Province constructs the Highlander border forts for defense.[citation needed]

33 CY

42 CY

43 CY

c. 43 CY

  • The Grand Citadel of the Free City of Greyhawk is attacked by a horde of humanoids approximately in this year. The force is repelled by the warriors and spellcasters of the Free City, through cunning use of illusion. This victory spawned the celebration now known as the Desportium of Magick.[citation needed]
  • Around this year, Landgraf Ganz Nial of Greyhawk, son and heir of Maret Nial, repels a humanoid army invading from the Abbor-Alz by recruiting local wizards as illusionists and commandeering magic items from locals. Bounty hunters hired to hunt down the humanoids' spellcaster leaders become the foundation of Greyhawk's Guild of Assassins. (TAB p.57)

49 CY

  • King Malv III of Keoland dies. The throne reverts to a House Neheli for over a century, during which Keoish expansion halts. This period is later referred to as the Slumbering. Cedrian I becomes king. (LGG p.65)
  • Maro becomes Gynarch of Hardby. (TAB p.57)

c. 70 CY

75 CY

c. 80 CY

  • Old City of Eastfair built. (Ivid p.47)
    • This may contradict LGG p.73, which asserts that the court at Eastfair was founded in 503 OR (-142 CY).

87 CY

c. 91 CY

c. 97 CY

  • Aerdi forces begin their conquest of the Flan territory which would become Perrenland. (LGG p.85)

98 CY

  • Overking Erhart I of the Great Kingdom allows his son to handle the Orb of the Hatchling. Under the cursed orb's influence, the boy throws himself over a parapet and dies. (Dragon #230 p.14)

100 CY

  • The Aerdi reach the height of their power. (Folio p.10)
  • By this date, the Great Kingdom's viceroyalties of South Province and North Province have been established. (LGG p.23)
  • The Viceroyalty of Nyrond and the Viceroyalty of Ferrond are established by Overking Manshen, bringing the total number of viceroyalties to four. (LGG p.23)

c. 100 CY

  • Gnomes and elves develop the elven military outpost of Verbobonc into a walled trade city. (LGG p.132)

Second century CY

101 CY

102 CY

105 CY

108 CY

  • In spring, Overking Manshen responds to an increase in Suel barbarian raids by amassing an army at Knurl. They march northeast, uprooting Fruztii encampments by autumn, and laying the foundations for the fortress at Spinecastle. (LGG p.36)
  • In autumn, the Great Kingdom liberates Johnsport. (LGG p.36)

109 CY

  • Battle of Shamblefield, also called Caldni Vir's Charge. After thousands of Fruztii barbarians overwhelm the construction at Spinecastle, Knight Protector of the Great Kingdom heavy cavalry commander Caldni Vir is ordered to retreat. He refuses the orders and liberates Spinecastle, allowing the imperial army to victorious. (LGG p.36; Folio p.9; Dragon #293 p.88)
    • Dragon #293 p.88 (LGJ #9) dates the Battle of Shamblefield to 108 CY. However, LGG p.36 dates the liberation of Johnsport to 108 CY, and the Battle of Shamblefield to the following year.
  • By spring, the Great Kingdom conquers the Bone March, so named for the number of lives required to take it. Overking Manshen formally establishes it as a fiefdom of the Great Kingdom, making Caldni Vir its first marquis in reward for his bravery. (LGG p.36,89; From the Ashes, Atlas p.24)

110 CY

c. 110 CY

  • In the early 100s CY, the cursed sword Druniazth is cast into the Rift Canyon. It remains there for many decades before being discovered by illithid. (LGJ #10 p.96)

111 CY

113 CY

114 CY

119 CY

122 CY

124 CY

  • The construction of the city of Irongate is completed. (LGG p.56)
  • Great Kingdom proposes the annexation of Urnst. Despite a favourable treaty, Urnst rejects the offer. (LGG p.125)

128 CY

  • Fruztii and Schnai form an alliance to create an invasion flotilla. (LGG p.90)
  • In spring, the barbarian fleets attack the port city of Marner. General Ratik successfully defends the city by setting the entrances to the port ablaze. (LGG p.90)

129 CY

  • Banishment of the Sorcerers in Zeif. (LGJ #5 p.21)

130 CY

  • For his defense of Marner two years earlier, General Pelgrave Ratik is made baron of the region. The walled town of Bresht is renamed Ratikhill in his honor. (LGG p.90)

134 CY

  • Overking Toran I deposes the herzog of North Province, replacing him with a member of House Atirr. The death knights Maeril and Farian of Lirtham lose most of their possessions. (LGG p.74; LGJ #7)

c. 150 CY

  • The Rhennee first appear in the Flanaess in the Adri Forest, claiming to come from a world called Rhop. They move west to avoid persecution and travel west toward Greyhawk. (Player's Guide p.35; TAB p.58)

152 CY

154 CY

  • Western colonization in Zeif. (LGJ #5 p.21)

155 CY

  • Atirr Aedorich of the Great Kingdom travels to university in Rel Astra when his ship is caught in a squall and driven into the Sinking Isle. He spends the rest of his life investigating the mysterious location. (Greyhawk Adventures p.93)

166 CY

167 CY

168 CY

169 CY

174 CY

  • Murtaree dies in a failed attempt to become a lich. His students continue his work on the Star Cairns. (The Star Cairns p.2)

185 CY

c. 185 CY

188 CY

189 CY

  • County of Urnst absorbed into the Great Kingdom in exchange for a vast payment. (LGG p.123,125)
  • Adventurers gather to slay the great red wyrm Harak col Hakul Deshaun, whose name means "he who comes with fire and fury". They find his lair long abandoned. (Dragon #241 p.78)

c. 191 CY

193 CY

196 CY

  • Lorana Kath of Naelax promised to Prince Movanich of Atirr, in the hopes of ending the rift between the houses. Movanich rejects her, and she joins Lord Kargoth's mutiny. (LGJ #7)

198 CY

  • The Baklunish lich Lyzandred uses a potent spell to pull a giant meteor into Oerth's atmosphere. The resulting fireball streaks across the Oljatt Sea, where it causes concern in the Great Kingdom. It strikes the eastern Abbor-Alz, and its shockwaves sabotage an experiment by cadre of Suel wizards in the Star Cairns, forcing them to abandon their research. (Crypt of Lyzandred the Mad p.2)
  • Selvor the Younger observes Lyzandred's meteor, taking it as an omen signifying "wealth, strife, and a living death". He prophecies the coming of an Age of Great Sorrow for the Great Kingdom. (Greyhawk Adventures p.91)

200 CY

c. 200 CY

  • Around this year, the town of Greyhawk is given walls to protect against bandits from the Cairn Hills. The area later called the Old City is enclosed by these walls. The Grand Citadel is rebuilt as a huge stone fortress and given a substantial garrison. (TAB p.58)
  • Power of the throne in Rauxes wanes. Viceroys of Ferrond grow increasingly independent in Great Kingdom. (Folio p.10)

Third century CY

201 CY

  • The Shattering of Borka, in which a planet in Greyspace is destroyed by elves with the assistance from their deities, is witnessed by astrologers on Oerth. (Dragon Annual 1 p.46)

203 CY

  • The Order of the Knight Protectors of the Great Kingdom is shaken by Sir Kargoth’s pact with Demogorgon, when he unleashes a demonic terror upon the Great Kingdom. The abomination is destroyed, but Kargoth sways thirteen other Knight Protectors to follow him. They become the first of the death knights. (LGG p.158)

205 CY

  • Gynarch Jik Jonnosh of Hardby claims all lands within 10 leagues of the coast, conquering and burning pirate-sponsoring villages along the Wild Coast over the next fifteen years. The settlement reaches its zenith, and re-asserts its independence of Greyhawk. (TAB p.56,58)

209 CY

  • The Expulsion of Evil. In Greyhawk, the Landgraf of Selintan and commander of the garrison are assassinated by followers of evil deities who resent the town's military presence. The garrison commander's successor, Ponjes the Bull, declares martial law, burns temples of evil gods to the ground, slaughters their worshipers, and seizes their property. (TAB p.58)
  • Ponjes the Bull establishes the town council of Greyhawk. Overking Jiranen appoints him the new Landgraf of Selintan. He refuses the honor and instead takes the title of Mayor of Greyhawk. (TAB p.58)
  • Mayor Ponjes dedicates his life to rooting out corrupting which impeded trade, beginning a 45-year period of economic growth for the city. Export of textile and salted meat grows, as does treasuring hunting in the nearby Cairn Hills and Abbor-Alz. (TAB p.58)
  • The death knights Maeril and Farian of Lirtham attempt to lead an undead army on the city of Delaric. Farian is destroyed by St. Benedor using the Orb of Sol. (LGJ #7)

212 CY

  • Slaughter of the Sea People. (LGJ #5 p.21)

Age of Great Sorrow (c. 213 CY to 437 CY)

Decline of Aerdy, beginning in 213 CY. The Kingdom of Keoland rises in the Sheldomar Valley before retreating to its original borders. The Greyhawk Wars take place. May be considered to end with the Turmoil Between Crowns in 437 CY. (LGG p.24)

213 CY

  • Overking Jiranen of the Great Kingdom dies. His son and heir auctions the position to his cousin Zelcor. An eclipse during his coronation is declared a portent of an Age of Great Sorrow. (LGG p.23)
  • Age of Great Sorrow commences. (Guide p.9)

215 CY

219 CY

220 CY

  • Hardby's raids on the Wild Coast end. Its claim on lands within 10 leagues of the sea is allowed to lapse. (TAB p.56)

221 CY

  • The Mother discovered by the Lerara. It is a bright amorphous entity inhabiting the Passage of Slerotin. (Dragon #241 p.45)

223 CY

224 CY

230 CY

  • The Great Kingdom withdraws the garrison from Greyhawk. (TAB p.58)
  • The Rhennee become primarily river-dwellers. They find some acceptance in Greyhawk. (TAB p.58)

231 CY

233 CY

237 CY

246 CY

247 CY

252 CY

254 CY

  • Furyondy declares independence from the Great Kingdom. After the death of Viceroy Stinvri, his heir Thrommel I is declared king of the realm now known as Furyondy. This leads to small-scale fighting, but no all-out war. Thrommel I is crowned on Flocktime 18, celebrated thereafter as Crowning Day. (LGG p.23,41,46,82,103; Player's Guide p.9; Dragon Annual 4 p.21)
  • In response, the Great Kingdom stations a large force at Greyhawk, and a smaller garrison at Hardby. However, only minor skirmishes with Furyondy occur. (TAB p.58)
  • Gynarch Varasia Yragerne declares the title of Gynarch of Hardby to be hereditary in the Family of Yragerne. (Dungeon #109 p.95)
  • End of the 45-year surge of trade in the City of Greyhawk. (TAB p.58)
  • Voll, later known as Veluna, also declares sovereignty. (LGG p.129)
  • Nobles north of the Nyr Dyv refuse to acknowledge Thrommel I as their king, but stop short of declaring independence. (LGG p.103-104)

c. 254 CY

  • Following the example of Furyondy and Veluna, Tenh asserts independence from the Great Kingdom. Perrenland likewise re-asserts its independence. (Ivid p.3)
  • Petty barons north of the Nyr Dyv refuse to accept Thrommel I as king. The Great Kingdom's control over these lords wanes. (LGG p.31,103-104)
  • Following the deposition of Pholtus from the Great Kingdom in 242 CY and the independence of Ferrond in 254 CY, the faithful of Pholtus emigrate through Nyrond and settle in the difficult western valleys of the Rakers, which would eventually form the Theocracy of the Pale. (LGG p.82)
  • Karmos, mayor of Dyvers, begins construction on the catacombs extending the limestone caves beneath the city, used primarily as a sewer system. Construction takes two years. (Slavers p.16)

258 CY

  • First Khedivate in Mur. (LGJ #5 p.21)

260 CY

  • Due to conflict with the northern barbarians, the Great Kingdom ceases to oppose Furyondy's independence, though it stops short of making an official acknowledgement. (LGG p.46)

261 CY

277 CY

278 CY

281 CY

283 CY

  • The new city of Chendl is commissioned by King Thrommel. It is the only planned city in the Flanaess, and replaces an older city of Chendl which was located near where Crockport now stands. (Fate of Istus p.83)

285 CY

286 CY

287 CY

  • King Tavish I of House Rhola ascends to the throne of Keoland, ending The Slumbering and beginning Keoland's imperial phase. He would later be known as Tavish the Great. (LGG p.65)

287 CY

288 CY

289 CY

c. 290 CY

  • The Eye of Vecna is instrumental in the downfall of House Hyeric, ruling family of Nyrond. (Book of Artifacts p.35)
  • The Hand of Vecna appears again in the Flanaess. During the reign of Hamoch of Tyrus, a fisherman discovers the hand and keeps it for several decades until he is murdered by his own brother, who is turn robbed of the Hand by the outlaw Mace. Mace uses the Hand's power to overthrow the city of Tyrus and become its ruler, naming himself Vecna the Second. He rules for 100 years until he is killed by a Yemishite assassin. (Book of Artifacts p.35; AD&D 2e revised DMG p.126)
    • The date of these events are not known with precision. A possible date of 290 CY for the rise of Vecna II is suggested by the unofficial Oerth Journal #1, but it could be up to several centuries earlier.

c. 291 CY

292 CY

294 CY

295 CY

  • Keoland and Ulek invade the Pomarj. (LGG p.88)

c. 297 CY

  • The nation that would become Perrenland begins to form. (Dungeon #145 p.49; "Exag: City of Clay")

299 CY

c. 300 CY

  • The Book of Hours is written by an anonymous priest of Delleb. It records the history of Furyondy, Keoland, and Veluna in great detail. (Dragon #253 p.42)
  • The earliest record of Iggwilv in the Flanaess.[citation needed]

Fourth century CY

301 CY

302 CY

303 CY

304 CY

305 CY

  • Highport built upon the foundations of a smaller town. (LGG p.88)
  • Zagig and his adventuring band delve the Crypt of Lyzandred the Mad. Zagig remains for a short time to learn at the lich's feet and gains inspiration that will aid him well in the later construction of his masterpiece, Castle Greyhawk. (Crypt of Lyzandred the Mad p.2)

310 CY

  • By this date, trade in Greyhawk has dropped to increasingly heavy taxes levied by Great Kingdom. Trade with Furyondy almost ceases. (TAB p.58)
  • Bandit kings spread across the northern shore of the Nyr Dyv. Monsters appear in the area in concerning numbers. (TAB p.58)
  • Brazen Horde conquer Ket. (LGG p.67)
  • Greyhawk becomes a haven for criminals fleeing the Great Kingdom. Its ruling council, now the Oligarchy, has become corrupt. (TAB p.58)

c. 310 CY

311 CY

  • An Orb of Dragonkind is discovered and lost by explorers in the Hellfurnaces. (Dragon #230 p.12)

313 CY

316 CY

  • Geoff peacefully incorporated into the Kingdom of Keoland. (LGG p.48)
  • By this year, relations established between the Kingdom of Shar and the northern Suel tribes of Schnai, Fruztii and Cruskii. (The Scarlet Brotherhood p.4)
  • Upheaval in the south brings large numbers of refugees from Ull into Ekbir. They are welcomed in refugee camps near the Blashikmund. (LGG p.43)
  • Nomad Intrusion. Two larger bands of nomads enter Ekbir. They overthrow the refugee camp guards, stealing weapons and horses and moving north to raid villages. They evade and disappear into the Yecha Hills. Ekbir closes its borders to large groups of travelers for almost a decade. (LGG p.43)

318 CY

  • Zagig Yragerne, Murlynd, Keoghtom, and the rest of the Company of Seven explore the Flan ruins of Veralos. (Dragon #293 p.90)

320 CY

  • Nomads appear in North. (Guide p.9)
  • Outer dependencies of Aerdy gain sovereignty. Perranders, Velunians, Furyondians, and Tenhas each establish independence in a series of minor but bloody wars. (Guide p.9)
  • In summer, anticipating his election as mayor of the city, Zagig Yragerne begins construction of Castle Greyhawk. (Expedition to the Ruins of Greyhawk p.38)

c. 320 CY

322 CY

  • Public baths at Innspa constructed by an eccentric hygeine-obsessed wizard. (Dragon #208 p.57)

323 CY

324 CY

326 CY

329 CY

331 CY

  • Keoland changes its coinage standard to match that of the Great Kingdom. (LGG p.19)

333 CY

339 CY

342 CY

345 CY

346 CY

347 CY

c. 347 CY

348 CY

  • Tavish the Blackguard makes the Wealsun Proclamation, declaring Keoish supremacy over the Sheldomar Valley, over the objections of his own council. Prince Corond of Ulek refuses to disavow the proclamation. (LGJ #1; LGG p.65,121)

349 CY

350 CY

  • King Tavish II of Keoland uses the Gran March as a staging ground for the Second Expeditionary army, invading Veluna from the southwest. Furyondy fails to send any troops to defend its ally. (LGG p.50,130)
  • The Poor March, later called the Pomarj, is annexed by Keoland. (Dragon #167 p.11)
  • Halfing traveler Pontus Hardiggin begins his forty-year explorations of Oerth. (Greyhawk Adventures p.101)

351 CY

353 CY

  • On Coldeven 10, the Yeomanry revolted against Keoland and closed its borders. This date is celebrated in the Yeomanry as Declaration Day. (Dragon Annual 4 p.21)
    • This date may contradict with the Living Greyhawk Gazetteer, which cites a date of 361 CY. It may instead be that Yeomanry revolted on more than one occasion.

c. 355 CY

  • Keoland captures Devarnish and captures the Crook of Rao. (LGG p.130)
  • Keolandish armies press into Ket and Veluna, but are later forced out. (Player's Guide p.10; LGG p.32,64)
  • The secular government of Veluna City flees to Mitrik. Canon Turgen IV of Mitrik enacts the controversial Treaty of Devarnish, ceding several southern fortresses and the Fals Gap to Keoland in exchange for continued independence of Mitrik and Veluna City. (LGG p.130)
  • In the mid-300s CY, the Knights of Holy Shielding are founded to support the lords of the petty domains north of the Nyr Dyv. (LGG p.159)

356 CY

  • Kingdom of Nyrond established when junior branch of Aerdy House Rax-Nyrond declares itself independent of Great Kingdom rule. (Guide p.9-10; LGG p.23,77; Player's Guide p.9)
  • Invasion of northern barbarians into North Province prevents the Great Kingdom from retributive action against Nyrond. (LGG p.14,90)
  • Theocracy of the Pale and Urnst also secede from Great Kingdom. (Fate of Istus p.47; LGG p.82)
  • Kingdom of Keoland at peak. (Guide p.9)

c. 356 CY

  • Battle of Redspan. Following Nyrond's independence, Tenh likewise declares an end to its fealty to the Great Kingdom. In a battle, Tenha cavalry rout Aerdi forces to Rift Canyon. The ballad Red Road to Rift Canyon is written for it. Many Aerdi choose self-imposed exile to the Bandit Kingdoms rather than return to face the Overking. (LGG p.113)

358 CY

c. 359 CY

  • Emboldened by the Great Kingdom's lack of opposition to its independence, Nyrond annexes the Theocracy of the Pale and burns the capital Wintershiven to the ground. It is later rebuilt 60 miles north. (LGG p.77,82)

360 CY

361 CY

  • Early this year, the Yeomanry closes its borders to Keoland and withdraws its forces from Keoland in protest of Keoish wars of aggression. Celene expels Keoish royal garrisons from its borders. (LGG p.65,135)
  • Princess Yolande of Bellmeadow chosen by the Grand Court of Enstad to lead Celene. (LGG p.39)
  • Celene forces under the command of Triserron, Yolande's consort, best Keoish forces in a number of short engagements. Celene achieves full independence, Yolande elevated to queen of Celene. (LGG p.39,40; Possible conflict with 461 CY?)
  • In spring, the mad archmage Zagig Yragerne goes for a journey, taking with him a mysterious white crystal ball known as the Orb of the Great Serpent. He wagers it in an extraplanar poker game and wins a massive hoard of treasure, which he uses to pay for construction of Castle Greyhawk. He buries it unused hidden in the Land of Black Ice. (Dragon #230 p.12,14,15)
    • Note: This appears to contradict Expedition to the Ruins of Greyhawk p.38, which states that Castle Greyhawk was built in 320 CY. However, it also notes that he expanded the dungeon beneath the keep for the next 100 years.

362 CY

365 CY

  • Tavish II of Keoland abolishes the post of advisor held by the Silent Ones and appoints his own court wizard. Thirty years of conflict break out between the Silent Ones and Keoland's academy of wizardry in Niole Dra. (LGJ #4 p.13)

370 CY

  • Zagig Yragerne becomes increasingly cruel, ill-tempered and powerful. He now appears to be immortal and his magical power is so great that none in the city dare oppose his every rule. (TAB p.59)

371 CY

372 CY

375 CY

  • The Free City of Greyhawk achieves its first period of greatness under the rulership of Zagig Yragerne. (Player's Guide p.10)

382 CY

c. 386 CY

390 CY

c. 390 CY

391 CY

c. 391 CY

392 CY

  • The death knight Lord Maeril loses the deathblade Astrosus, containing the memories of his brother Farian, in a battle with St. Ceril the Relentless. (LGJ #7)

393 CY

395 CY

  • Tavish II of Keoland dies. Nemonhas refuses the throne, and instead joins the Silent Ones to study magic. Duke Luschan Sellark of House Rhola rules as regent for 19 years. (LGJ #4 p.13)
  • Conflict ends between the Silent Ones and the the Academy of Magic. (LGJ #4 p.13)
  • Zagig Yragerne, mayor of Greyhawk, is now totally insane. He plans the walls surrounding the area which would later be called the New City, but imagines that they will be made of elemental fire, water, or air. (TAB p.59)

400 CY

  • Keoland's forces complete their withdrawal to Thornward. They fortify the Fals Gap. (LGG p.65)
  • In Growfest, the insane Mayor Zagig Yragerne attends a council meeting at the Greyhawk accompanied by a captured black dragon, a small army of homunculi, and a flesh golem dressed as the Overking. (TAB p.59)
  • Mayor Zagig begins an approximately 20-year period of enacting absurd trivial laws. (TAB p.67)

c. 400 CY

Fifth century CY

401 CY

403 CY

405 CY

406 CY

407 CY

  • Knights of Furyondy build a guesting house at Castle Hart to accomodate the signing of a major treaty between Furyondy and the Shield Lands. (Castles, Hart p.2)

412 CY

414 CY

415 CY

420 CY

421 CY

  • On 8 Coldeven, Zagig fails to appear for a meeting of the Directing Oligarchy of the Free City of Greyhawk. He is never seen again. The date is subsequently privately celebrated each year by the Lord Mayor of Greyhawk and the city's directors, who pray that Greyhawk will remain "normal". (TAB p.59)
  • The mad archmage Zagig disappears from public life, retreating to his dungeons to conduct research and planar adventuring. Castle Greyhawk eventually falls into ruin. (Expedition to the Ruins of Greyhawk p.39)
  • "Zagig Yragerne, Lord Mayor of the Free City of Greyhawk, utilizes the opposing deific powers of nine ensnared divinities to catalyze a daring apotheosis to godhood. (Dungeon #150 p.120)

c. 426 CY

430 CY

c. 430 CY

432 CY

  • Turuvez the Triumphant becomes Sultan of Zeif. (LGJ #5 p.20)
  • Following a tragic tainted meat scandal in the city of Greyhawk, the Guild of Butchers is formed to regulate the industry. When it is discovered that the guild has bargaining power, other professions form guilds and pressure the Directing Oligarchy to reduce tax. (TAB p.59)

433 CY

434 CY

c. 435 CY

  • The Hand of Vecna appears in the Flanaess once again. The Paladin-King of Miro uses the arm, but is corrupted and ultimately destroyed by it. (Book of Artifacts p.35; AD&D 2e revised DMG p.126)
    • The date of this event is not known with precision, and the two official sources disagree as to whether Miro was the name of the Paladin-King or his realm. A possible date of 435 CY is suggested by the unofficial Oerth Journal #1, which suggests Miro's realm was one of the Bandit Kingdoms and that he lived until 450 CY, which would give the warlord Halmadar the Cruel five years or less to acquire the Hand.

436 CY

c. 436 CY

  • Verbobonc attacked by Keoland due to its position as Veluna's primary river port. The Treaty of Devarnish protects Verbobonc from annexation, but much of the western viscounty is occupied by Keolish military. (LGG p.132)

437 CY

438 CY

  • The conclusion of the Short War is fought between Keoland and Furyondy, resulting in the secession of the Keolandish regions of Gran March, Bissel, and the Yeomanry. (LGG p.65)
  • Keoland withdraws from Veluna. Keoland's influence over Verbobonc decreases. The church of Rao subsequently wanes in Verbobonc, replaced with the worship of St. Cuthbert. (LGG p.132)
  • Bissel conquered by Furyondy and Veluna. (LGG p.33,46)

441 CY

443 CY

444 CY

446 CY

447 CY

448 CY

449 CY

450 CY

c. 450 CY

453 CY

455 CY

460 CY

461 CY

  • Demi-human realms of Ulek and Celene are effected. Ulek and Celene sever formal ties with Keoland. The Ulek states gain full autonomy. (LGG p.66; Guide p.9)
  • The dwarven Prince of Ulek takes Pomarj from Keoland, claiming it as a protectorate. (Dragon #167 p.11)

463 CY

464 CY

465 CY

  • The small fishing village of Saltmarsh is founded in the southern Viscounty of Salinmoor, in the Kingdom of Keoland. (D&D 3e DMG2 p.121)

470 CY

474 CY

  • Khedivate of Mur granted autonomy from Zeif. (LGJ #5 p.21)

476 CY

477 CY

479 CY

480 CY

481 CY

  • Iggwilv begins her enslavement of Perrenland. The nobility flee to the realm's embassy in Exag. (LGG p.86; Dungeon #145 p.49)

488 CY

489 CY

491 CY

c. 491 CY

492 CY

494 CY

  • Overking Ivid I dies after 48 years on the throne. He is assassinated by his son, who succeeds him on the throne as Ivid II. (Wars p.5)

495 CY

  • A paranoid Suloise mage, Valterra, settles in the town of Cantona and constructs his magically-protected fortification. His magical wards warp and fail over decades, resulting in a region where magic is unreliable. (Slavers p.53; From the Ashes, Campaign Book p.58)

c. 495 CY

c. 496 CY

497 CY

498 CY

499 CY

500 CY

Sixth century CY

501 CY

  • Wastri the Hopping Prophet disappears. He would not reappear for at least a decade. (The Scarlet Brotherhood p.4)
  • Witch hunts begin in Salinmoor, Keoland]. The governing House of Secunforth fail to interfere to prevent it, and many innocent people are killed. (LGJ #1 p.17)

c. 501 CY

  • Zagig Yragerne secretly returns to Greyhawk, under the name Zagyg. (TAB p.75)

502 CY

503 CY

504 CY

505 CY

506 CY

507 CY

508 CY

  • Fire in Rel Mord destroys much of a crowded area of residences in the western commoners' district. Over 500 die, and during the clean up that followed laborer crews complain of hauntings and strange events which lead to the area being abandoned. (Fate of Istus p.16)

509 CY

510 CY

511 CY

512 CY

513 CY

  • Rise of the Horned Society, formed by landholders rebelling against the lands of Iuz after his disappearance. (Guide p.9; LGG p.31,62,156)
  • Humanoids take the Pomarj. Orcs and goblins emerge from the Suss Forest and sack Highport. With months they have conquered most of the Pomarj. (Guide p.9; LGG p.88; Player's Guide p.10; Dragon #167 p.11)
  • Night of the Bloody Spear. On Planting 11th, orcs attack Highport. The city successfully defends against five waves of attacks, but a sixth wave just before midnight breaches the gates. The city is left in ruins, and reopened by orcs as a trade port for over 50 years. (Slavers p.89)
  • The human city of Suderham in the Pomarj survives. It remains a safe haven for over sixty years. (Slavers p.120)
  • Large numbers of Wild Coast half-orcs come to the Free City of Greyhawk, unable to find acceptance in the orc-dominated Pomarj. (TAB p.69)
  • Refugees from the Pomarj arrive in Hardby and begin to gain political control. They later form the Hardby Merchant's Alliance. (LGJ #1 p.26)

514 CY

515 CY

516 CY

517 CY

519 CY

520 CY

  • Frost Barbarian chieftain Hradji Beartooth sets off in search of the city of Skrellingshald, also known the ancient flan city of Tostenhca. He returns loaded with golden spheres. Most of the survivors of his expedition die within the year. (Greyhawk Adventures p.92-93)
  • Pirates begin operating along the Bright Desert coast, Wooly Bay, Relmor Bay and Azure Sea, especially the orcs of the Pomarj. Merchant ships are routinely accompanied by military vessels for safety (often privateers paid by port towns, who themselves take part in piracy). Piracy continues in this manner until the end of the Greyhawk Wars in 584 CY, when it began to decline. (Slavers p.38)

521 CY

522 CY

  • Belvor III, son of King Avras, becomes king of Furyondy. He is able to reunify the factions which had divided the nobility in 505 CY. (Wars, Adventurer's Book p.3,25)
  • Castle Hart repaired after surviving a major siege by the Horned Society. A fortified port is added and the old barracks are expanded and fortified. No enemy has taken it since. (Castles, Hart p.2)

523 CY

524 CY

525 CY

526 CY

527 CY

c. 528 CY

529 CY

  • Last heir to the line of Iolavai marries into the Silverfox family. (LGJ #4 p.7)
  • Gelvin Torlar finally agrees to sell the Nethertome to an unknown buyer. (Dragon #225 p.52)

530 CY

c. 530 CY

  • Denizens of the underworld begin digging a spiral stairway upward into the Tower of War in Castle Greyhawk, as part of a plot to overthrow it. (Greyhawk Ruins p.10)
  • The Sea Princes arrive in the Amedio Jungle. They explore the Olman Islands and begin trading the people of the Amedio as slaves. (The Scarlet Brotherhood p.63)

531 CY

532 CY

533 CY

  • Internal conflict erupts within the Greyhawk Guild of Thieves, lasting nearly two years. The guild is weakened, allowing the Beggar's Union to rise in power. (LGJ #17)

534 CY

c. 534 CY

c. 535 CY

  • Following the internal struggle in the Guild of Thieves of the City of Greyhawk, the winning faction institutes reforms. The son of the former leader, Yavos the Younger, institutes a system of charging protection money to merchants, protecting them against non-guild thieves in exchange. (TAB p.60)
  • A group of Greyhawk thieves are ordered to assassinate priests and thieves of the god Kurell who survived the guild conflict in 533 CY by fleeing to Dyvers. The thieves form the Guild of Assassins. They later become an independent entity. (TAB p.60)
  • Karellford appointed a royal protectorate of Ivid IV. Its previous owner is burned at the stake on trumped-up charges of treason, but curses the town which remains for over 50 years. (Ivid p.41)

536 CY

537 CY

538 CY

539 CY

540 CY

541 CY

542 CY

543 CY

544 CY

545 CY

546 CY

547 CY

548 CY

549 CY

550 CY

c. 550 CY

551 CY

552 CY

553 CY

  • Alhamazad the Wise suffers a broken leg when exploring the Pinnacles of Azor'alq, and retires to the city of Zeif thereafter. (LGJ #0 p.7)

554 CY

c. 555 CY

556 CY

557 CY

c. 557 CY

559 CY

560 CY

  • In Spring, following years of small-scale raids, savage humanoids begin to invade the Bone March. A full-scale invasion occurs the following year. (Player's Guide p.5,10; LGG p.36; The Scarlet Brotherhood p.5)

561 CY

562 CY

563 CY

564 CY

c. 564 CY

565 CY

566 CY

568 CY

569 CY

570 CY

c. 570 CY

571 CY

572 CY

c. 572 CY

573 CY

  • Scarlet Brotherhood first reported and "contact is made" in cities of the Iron League by "sages from the Land of Purity ... offering their services". (Guide p.6; Player's Guide p.10; LGG p.96; The Scarlet Brotherhood p.5)
  • Prince Thrommel of Furyondy/Provost of Veluna kidnapped. (Guide p.9; LGG p.130)
  • Prince Jeon assumes the throne of the Sea Princes. (LGG p.101)
  • Bigby forced from his tower in Oldridge after conflict with the two-headed lich Xaene. (LGJ #0 p.8)

c. 573 CY

574 CY

575 CY

c. 575 CY

576 CY

The Legends of Greyhawk organized play campaign begins in this year.

c. 576 CY

577 CY

  • Lord Zeech breaks away from the the Shield Lands and joins the Bandit Kingdoms, forming the Principality of Redhand. (LGG p.27,102)
  • Prince Jeon proposes that the Sea Princes end the practice of slavery. His proposal fails to gain ground. (LGG p.101)
  • Herzog Chelor III of South Province occupies the east bank of the Thelly River, securing control of local petty nobles. (Dragon #57 p.15)
  • Forces of Herzog Chelor of South Province crosses the Thelly River and invades Sunndi, but only succeeds in seizing its northern frontiers. (LGG p.111,141)
  • Onnwal fights several naval battles. (Dragon #57 p.16)
  • Passage of Slerotin rediscovered. Bigby rediscovers Slerotin's Manifesto in a temple of Wee Jas in Scant. It is subsequently suspected to have been taken by the Scarlet Brotherhood. (Dragon #241 p.45,80)
  • Iuz the Old orders the construction of a fleet of 40 galleys at Dorakaa. (Dragon #56 p.19)
  • A conclave of the Rovers of the Barrens stage a great beast hunt, during which a census is taken of their numbers. (Dragon #56 p.22)
  • The Snow Barbarians and Ice Barbarians agree on a treaty, with the latter regaining their southern harbors in exchange for a greater share of plunder from the summer raiding season. (Dragon #57 p.14)
  • The Holy Censor of Medegia reluctantly declares obedience to the Malachite Throne. Medegia's machinations frequently sap the strength of the Overking. (Dragon #63 p.16)
  • Duke Ehyeh II of Tenh is slain in battle. His people, under Marshal Iaba, succeed in his stead and secure the Duchy on both sides. (Dragon #56 p.21)
  • Archmage Marinian of Willip lost without trace adventuring in Blackmoor. (From the Ashes, Atlas p.23)
  • The Royal Mint of Nyrond moved from the capital of Rel Mord to Womtham, nearer the source of coinage metals. The old Royal Minting House becomes a dormitory and almshouse for the poor. (The Marklands p.77)
  • The Archbarony of Ratik suffers a manpower shortage. The Volunteer Borderers are formed. (Dragon #57 p.14)
  • Pietain Morvannis retires from a disastrous career as a privateer and arrives in the City of Greyhawk, where he becomes a gladiator at the Pit. He subsequently becomes manager of the Pit. (CoG, FFF p.67)

578 CY

Great Kingdom

Bandit Kingdoms

  • In Needfest, Ehyeh III is crowned Duke of Tenh. He is more warlike than his father. (Dragon #56 p.21)
  • In spring, Iuz sends forces to conquer the Wolf Nomad city of Eru-Tovar. In the month of Wealsun they begin a siege lasting ten weeks, but in-fighting and mutiny among Iuz's forces impedes their success. The siege is relieved by Tarkhan Bargru. (Dragon #56 p.18,19)
  • Furyondy's naval forces make a daring raid on Iuz's dockyards at Dorakaa, capturing seven galleys, sinking five, and burning many ships under construction. Iuz's plans to capture Whyestil Lake are foiled. (Dragon #56 p.19)
  • In spring, Chada-Three-Lances, War Sachem of the Rovers of the Barrens, leads a force to recover land lost to the Horned Society. They have minor success. (Dragon #56 p.23)
  • Mounted units of the Bandit Kingdoms raid Tenh, the Pale, Nyrond, and the County of Urnst, the Shield Lands and parts of Furyondy. Ships of Redhand pillage the Duchy of Urnst, and even the Horned Society collaborates with them. (Dragon #56 p.21)
  • In the Bandit Kingdoms, the Rovers of the Barrens overrun the northern border of the Horned Society. (LGG p.30)
  • In spring, Duke Ehyeh III crosses the Zumker river and invades the Bandit Kingdoms, laying waste to Groskopf and attacking Fellands. The Bandit Kingdoms subsequently withdraw their raiding parties and unite against Tenh. The Horned Society, enraged that the depletion of manpower needed to retake the western border from the Rovers of the Barrens, seize Warfields and Wormhall. (Dragon #56 p.21)
  • The Free City of Rookroost resists a siege by the forces of Tenh. (LGG p.29;Dragon #56 p.22)
  • In Flocktime, a massive army of Iuz led by Lord Choldraf and Mellard-Plict marches from the Howling Hills and lays siege to Eru-Tovar for almost ten weeks. (Dragon #56 p.19)
  • In late summer, the siege of Eru-Tovar is lifted by Tarkhan Bargru. Some of the forces of Iuz desert, and the rest flee. (Dragon #56 p.19)
  • In the month of Reaping, forces of the Hierarchs regroup at Dingaverge and set out to join with Plar Rostal's cavalry. (Dragon #56 p.20)
  • On Goodmonth 26, the Hierarchs attack and defeat the Rovers and their allies. Many of the Hierarchs' forces are from the Bandit Kingdoms, and soon mutiny after news that Tenh has invaded the Bandit Kingdoms. (Dragon #56 p.21)
  • On Harvester 22, following a close pursuit for several days, the Battle of Black Water Bend is fought between the Wolf Nomads, led by Tarkhan Bargru, and the forces of Iuz, which had previously besieged Eru-Tovar. (Dragon #56 p.19)
  • In autumn, the Bandit Kingdom of Abarra successfully defends against invasion by the Horned Society. (Dragon #56 p.21)
  • A peace treaty is signed byween Tenh and the Bandit Kingdoms, ceding part of Groskopf to Tenh. The Bandit Kingdoms immediately turn their attention to retribution against the Horned Society. (Dragon #56 p.21)
  • In the month of Ready'reat, Duke Ehyeh III leads an army of 4,000 cavalry and 11,000 infantry into the Theocracy of the Pale. (Dragon #56 p.22)

579 CY

580 CY

581 CY

c. 581 CY

582 CY

Greyhawk Wars

  • A rumor spreads through the barbarians of the Thillonrian Peninsula that four of the five legendary Swords of Corusk have been found, and that once the fifth is found, a Great God of the North would unify the barbarians and lead them to greatness. The prophecy is taken seriously by the barbarian tribes, but the sword is never found. (From the Ashes, Atlas p.6)
  • Greyhawk Wars begin. A series of small regional conflicts erupts into a continent-wide war.
  • Iuz the Old, masquerading as the barbarian god Vatun, declares himself Great God of the North and unifies the Fruztii, Schnai and Cruskii barbarians. The Hold of the Stonefist makes a brief pre-emptive attack the barbarian horde, but is easily routed. Within weeks, the Stonefist leader Sevvord Redbeard allies himself with "Vatun" under magical compulsion. (From the Ashes, Atlas p.6; Player's Guide p.10; Wars, Adventurer's Book p.7)
  • Sevvord Redbeard becomes increasingly violent and ruthless. He declares a new era of conquest. (Wars, Adventurer's Book p.7)
  • Stonefist moves through the Thunder Pass into the Duchy of Tenh for the first time in over thirty years, making an unexpected attack on the city of Calbut, slaughtering all men. (From the Ashes, Atlas p.6; Realm of Dust; Wars, Adventurer's Book p.7-8)
  • Duke Ehyeh of Tenh takes to the field, planning to gradually raise an army while the Stonefist army is expected to spend weeks looting Calbut. Instead, Redbeard instead forces his men south. Within five days he lays siege to the Tenha capital of Nevond Nevenend. Without Duke Ehyeh's presence, the cityfolk panic and riot, and Redbeard captures the city. Tenh falls to Stonefist. Ehyeh and his court are given refurge in Radigast City in the County of Urnst, but the Duke's reputation has collapsed. (From the Ashes, Atlas p.6; Realm of Dust; Wars, Adventurer's Book p.7-8)
  • In the Bandit Kingdoms, the Grand Clans of Grosskopf begin raiding Tenh again. (LGG p.26)
  • Vatun orders the Suel barbarians to invade Ratik. The barbarians refuse to break their long-standing alliance with Ratik against the Bone March, and resent Stonefist's decision to blockade weapons shipments from the Bandit Kingdoms to the barbarians. They begin to doubt Vatun, and the barbarian alliance collapses only a few months after it began. (From the Ashes, Atlas p.6; Wars, Adventurer's Book p.8-9)
  • Rise of Turrosh Mak in the Pomarj. (Slavers p.120)
  • Wilbrem Carrister betrays the Trade Council of Hardby to the city of Greyhawk, gaining command of the Hardby Marines and the title of Military Governor of Hardby (Dungeon #109 p.96)
  • Greyhawk Mountaineers are garrisoned in Hardby in response to attacks from the Abbor-Alz. (Dungeon #109 p.96)

c. 582 CY

583 CY

Greyhawk Wars

584 CY

Greyhawk Wars

  • In Readying, the half-orc Turrosh Mak of the Nedla tribe becomes its chief, secretly supported by the Scarlet Brotherhood. He unites the tribes of the Pomarj. He attacks the Wild Coast, sacking Eldredd, Badwall, and Fax before invading the Principality of Ulek. (Safeton; Wars, Adventurer's Book p.15-18)
  • Battle of Celene Pass. Pomarj forces are stopped by a scouting party of dwarven warriors calling themselves the League of Right, who establish hasty earthworks and fortifications. Commander Rourk Splinterstone and 30 of 200 soldiers survive long enough for reinforcements to arrive. Splinterstone is awarded a small barony and the survivors are awarded a lifelong pension. (From the Ashes p..7; LGG p.152; Slavers p.122-124; Wars, Adventurer's Book p.18)
  • Queen Yolande of Celene closes her realm to outsiders. (Wars, Adventurer's Book p.19)
  • In Coldeven, Safeton and Narwell, the last remaining unconquered cities of the Wild Coast, sign sign a Pact of Association with the Free City of Greyhawk. (Safeton; From the Ashes, Campaign Book p.50)
  • Fearing invasion of the city of Fax by Turrosh Mak, forty members of the Crescent League hijack a ship and flee to Onnwal. This act destroys the Crescent League's reputation across the Flanaess. (Dragon #256 p.47)
  • Fax falls. (Safeton)
  • In spring, Commandant Osson's ride comes to an end. Trapped in Medegia, he makes an impossible dash for freedom toward the Hestmark Highlands, but most of the unit's officers are killed in an ambush while crossing the Flanmi River. The survivors flee into the hills. Osson is never seen again. (Wars, Adventurer's Book p.19)
  • The Gran March sends troops across the Lorridges to aid Furyondy against Iuz, fulfilling obligations under the Treaty of Niole Dra. (LGG p.50)
  • Overking Ivid orders Medegia crushed for their impunity. His army spends substantial time plundering and sacking every town and city. (Wars, Adventurer's Book p.19)
  • Night of Terror. On 1 Growfest, all half-orcs, orcs and hobgoblins in Safeton and Narwell are killed in a single night. (Player's Guide p.61; Safeton; From the Ashes, Campaign Book p.50; Slavers p.123)
  • Twenty-seven of the thirty lords of the Sea Princes assassinated in a single night by the Scarlet Brotherhood. The remaining lords surrender. (LGG p.101)
  • Most of the Order of the Golden Sun are recalled to Onnwal, where they are ambushed and slaughtered by the Scarlet Brotherhood. Only six members ultimately survive. (Dragon #293 p.93)
  • The thieves' guild of Scant suddenly flee the city. (LGG p.80)
  • Night of the Scarlet Knives. On the night of Wealsun 18, spies of the Scarlet Brotherhood capture Scant, landing an army by sea the next day. Onnwal falls to the Scarlet Brotherhood. Szek Eward Destron is slain. (LGG p.80; Scant - A City Enslaved; LGJ #15)
  • Jian Destron inherits the position of Szek of Onnwal. The Scarlet Brotherhood attempts to sink his ship, but he is able to escape thanks to a sudden fog, for which credit would later be claimed by Rary the Traitor. He establishes a court-in-exile in the port of Nessermouth in Nyrond. (LGJ #15)
  • Lordship of the Isles officially declares loyalty to the Scarlet Brotherhood. (Player's Guide p.7)
  • A fleet from the Lordship of the Isles, led by the Scarlet Brotherhood, attempts to invade Gradsul, but is repelled. They move on to harry the ships of Irongate. (LGG p.66,72)
  • Invasion of Geoff and Sterich by giants. In summer, renewed giant and evil humanoid raids hit the Grand Duchy of Geoff, Sterich, and the Yeomanry. Keoland offers support to the Earl of Sterich, but demands fealty in exchange. The negotiations delay the deployment of Keoish reinforcements, and Geoff and Sterich are conquered by the invaders. Dwarves and humans flee to the Good Hills. (From the Ashes, Atlas p.7; LGG p.49,107,145; Wars, Adventurer's Book p.20)
  • Nonhumans despoil the Loftwood by setting fires. (LGG p.141)
  • Giants and nonhumans overrun the Oytwood in Geoff. (LGG p.141)
  • Giants and ogres attack the Yeomanry, but armed peasants successfully repel the invaders. (Wars, Adventurer's Book p.20)
  • The Gran March sends reinforcements relieve Geoff and Sterich from the giants. (LGG p.50)
  • In Goodmonth, weeks after the invasion of Geoff, Ket allies with Iuz, and promptly launches a cavalry attack against Bissel. Bissel is forced to surrender by mid-Harvester. (LGG p.33,50; From the Ashes, Atlas p.7; Wars, Adventurer's Book p.20)
  • Ambassadors visit the isolated Valley of the Mage seeking assistance to fight the giants. Talks are interrupted by an invasion of giants and humanoids. (LGG p.127; TAB p.35)
  • In early summer, Pontylver is razed. (Rumours and Whispers of the Flanaess; Ivid p.106)
  • The Battle of Innspa marks the peak of the Aerdy invasion of Nyrond. Ivid V foolishly insists on personally commanding his armies, resulting in crushing defeat. Ivid executes his generals and nobles, raising them as undead servitors. Ivid is subsequently assassinated by the nobility, and the priesthood of Hextor raise him as undead. He begins mass executions. (From the Ashes, Atlas p.8)
  • The North Province secedes from the Great Kingdom. (From the Ashes, Atlas p.8; LGG p.24)
  • The Scarlet Brotherhood begins campaign of assassinations in Iron League states with an aim to destabilize their governments. Cobb Darg of the Free City of Irongate orders the execution of every known Scarlet Brotherhood agent within the city. (From the Ashes, Atlas p.9)
  • In Goodmonth, Iuz turns his forces to the attack of Almor. (Wars, Adventurer's Book p.19)
  • The Day of Dust. On Goodmonth 17, Ivid razes Chathold and Almor in a magical cataclysm. (Bonewood and Chathold; Ivid p.145)
  • Furyondy breaks the siege of Chendl and drives Iuz northwards in autumn. (Iuz the Evil p.4)
  • The town of Cantona, where magic is unreliable, is conquered by orcs. Half of its inhabitants manage to flee north; others are enslaved or eaten. (From the Ashes, Campaign Book p.58)
  • Pact of Greyhawk. In the month of Harvester, the Great Council assembles to draft the treaty and affects a truce,[note 2] bringing an end to what would retroactively be known as the Greyhawk Wars. The treaty fixes national borders. (From the Ashes, Atlas p.9; LGG p.16)
  • Day of Great Signing. On the day the treaty was to be signed,[note 2] Rary instigates a massive magical battle within the Great Hall and attempts to assassinate the other members of the Circle of Eight, killing only Otiluke and Tenser before fleeing into the Bright Desert to form his own kingdom. (From the Ashes, Atlas p.9; LGG p.16,38)
  • Rary's older brother, the legendary scholar Arkalan Sammal of Ket, disavows his brother. He succumbs to alcoholism. (LGJ #5 p.8)
  • The orc Quij takes part in the sacking of the castle of the slain archmage Tenser. (TAB p.98)
  • Cairn Hills Treaty. Cairn Hills ceded from the Duchy of Urnst to the Free City of Greyhawk. (LGG p.144; The Griffon's Nest)
  • Despite the Pact of Greyhawk, some fighting continues, mainly in the Pomarj, Ratik, and the Lost Lands. (Iuz the Evil p.49; From the Ashes, Campaign Book p.50)
  • In Patchwall, orcs loot and pillage Castle Sulafrait. (From the Ashes, Campaign Book p.50)

585 CY

This year is known as the "Year of Peace". (From the Ashes, Atlas p.73; LGG p.16)

Dated events of 585 CY

The following events are given a specific date, month, or general description of what time of year in which they occur.

Early 585 CY

Though these events aren't given specific dates, they occur "early" in the year, or in winter or during spring.[note 3]

Winter
Spring

Later events in 585 CY

Unspecified dates in 585 CY

The following events are not given a specific date, month, or general description of what time of year in which they occur.

586 CY

c. 586 CY

  • The War of the Spheres takes place between the Free Space Alliance (a coalition including Greyspace) and the Vodoni Empire. The Vodoni are defeated. (Under the Dark Fist)
  • The merchant Sturtevant last seen in the Free City of Greyhawk. His estate, Grey Manor, is later put under the protectorship of his friend Lord Henway. (TAB p.83)
  • Following the rebellion of Onnwall, ships from Safeton, Hardby and Onnwal begin patrols against the growing pirate menace. (Slavers p.38)
  • Rumors begin to surface suggesting the Hierarchs of the Horned Society have established a headquarters somewhere in the Flanaess. (LGG p.157)

587 CY

  • In winter, Tang the Horrific summons a war council of Wolf Nomads to attack Iuz, seeking to recapture the tribe's ancient burial graves. The nomads immediately agree to the plan. (TAB p.22)
  • In Fireseek and Coldeven, the three survivors of Ahlissa's oligarchy meet with Aerdy noble Prince Xavenar and smaller princes to negotiate a political union. North Kingdom refuses to join. (TAB p.25-26)
  • In Growfest, King Lynwerd I declares the lands as far as the Harp River a protectorate of Nyrond, raising tensions with the United Kingdom of Ahlissa. (TAB p.27)
  • In Growfest, the United Kingdom of Ahlissa is officially founded. Its ruler is Overking Xavener I. Imperial Council of Kalstrand formed to constrain the Overking's power. (LGG p.16,24; Kalstrand - City of Gold)
  • In Growfest, at the formal royal investiture ceremony at Zelradton, Graf Reydrich unexpectedly appears. Thought to have been assassinated the previous year, Reydrich demands to be restored to power. Xavaner makes him Prince Reydrich of Ahlissa and official court archmage. (TAB p.26)
  • Ahlissa conquers Idee. (LGG p.16)
  • Marquis Karn Serrand is given the Marchland of Chathold. (Bonewood and Chathold)
  • In late spring, Tang the Horrific leads the Relentles Horde of the Wolf Nomads aginst the Lands of Iuz. While they do not capture any territory, they are able to recover the bodies and burial treasures of their tribal cairns, returning home two days later. (TAB p.22)
  • Great Northern Crusade continues. Lady Katarina lands forces at Scragholme Isle and crosses the Veng River to march on Critwall. By luck, the Wolf Nomad raid a few days earlier distract Iuz's forces from the attack on Critwall. (TAB p.21-22)
  • Beygraf Zoltan of Ket is assassinated. His successor, Nadaid, spends the next two years pursuing peace. (LGG p.33; TAB p.36)
  • Grandwood declared a Marchland. (TAB p.29)
  • Count Hustin, heir to Owen I of Geoff, disappears. Divinations would later reveal that he is still alive. (LGG p.49)
  • Two barons of the Sea Barons are killed and replaced with agents of the Scarlet Brotherhood. (LGG p.100)
  • A cockatrice den is discovered in the Cairn Hills. (TAB, Map Book p.3)
  • Admundfort proclaimed regional capital of the Shield Lands. (LGG p.103)
  • Knights of Holy Shielding return to liberate the Shield Lands. Critwall and Scragholme Island are captured. (LGG p.159)
  • In Harvester, Viscount Wilfrick of Verbobonc dies. He is succeeded by his son, Sir Fenward Lefthanded. His unfavorable policies and ill-chosen words lead the gnomes of the Kron Hills to declare independence, and he is later killed by his own captain of the guard after forged papers falsely implicate the Viscount as a member of the Scarlet Brotherhood. He is replaced by Langard of the Gnarley Border. (LGG p.132,133; TAB p.36-37)
  • On Freeday, Harvester 28, the second public election for the Public Council of Greyhawk is held. Rioting throughout the Free City kills 12 and injures over a hundred. The Directing Oligarchy narrowly votes to appease the public by offering low-rent farmland and new manorial villages for the city's refugee population following the Greyhawk Wars. (TAB p.65)
  • In Patchwall, Keoland liberates the cities of the Sterich heartlands. King Skotti grants the Viscounty of Nume Eor to his cousin Richart Jorgos of House Lizhal. (LGG p.108)
  • Delgath the Undying, an undead cleric of Nerull, former prince of House Torquann and governor of the city of Rinloru, holds the city against superior forces using an undead army raised from the city's former inhabitants. The siege continues for several years and Delgath poses the most serious threat to North Kingdom. (LGG p.74; TAB p.23)

588 CY

  • On Needfest 4th, Viscount Wilfrick is succeded by his only surviving relative, his bastard son Langard of the Gnarley Border. (TAB p.37)
  • The town of Flen in Keoland's Good Hills is used as a staging post for the liberation of Sterich. (LGG p.145)
  • In Coldeven, Sterich is liberated. (LGG p.66,108)
  • The war to recover Geoff begins. (TAB p.35)
  • Battle of Grabford takes place, allowing Furyondy to encircle and capture Crockport. Great Northern Crusade ends. (LGG p.46,47)
  • Shield Lands re-establish government, establishing Lady Katarina as Knight Commander of the region. (LGG p.105)
  • Knights of Dispatch lead a renewed attack on Geoff. The Oytwood is liberated. (LGG p.49,141)
  • In the middle of this year, Iuz's magical control over Sevvord Redbeard ends. He enacts or makes public sweeping political changes, including taking the title of Rhelt ("king"), establishing a feudal power structure, and formally renaming the Hold of Stonefist to Stonehold. His forces retreat to the northern foothills of Tenh. (TAB p.22-23)
  • War begins in Tenh. Theocrat Ogon Tillit sponsors an invasion of Tenh to oppose the threat of Iuz and gain territory. Tenh ultimately becomes a four-way conflict between Tenh repatriates, the Pale, Iuz, and Stonehold. (LGG p.16,82; TAB p.23)
  • Theocrat Tillit wounded in battle in Tenh. His wounds fail to heal. (LGG p.82)
  • Redspan liberated. (Realm of Dust)
  • Greyhawk Beggarmaster Gaspar mysteriously disappears. Diarmid Hesperion disappears shortly after. Beggar's Union treasurer Simeon Hellwater elevates himself to Beggarmaster by framing Gaspar's replacement as an agent of the Scarlet Brotherhood. (TAB p.126; Dragon #301 p.89)
  • The guildmaster of the Dockers' and Warfmen's Union in Greyhawk is murdered. He is succeded by his son, Screel Dorfman. (TAB p.77)
  • Three great cranes are built at the docks in Hardby for loading and unloading goods. (Slavers p.34)
  • Bonewood completes its transformation into a bonelike material. (LGG p.139)
  • Algorthas the Seer presents his Last Testament. (LGJ #14)
  • By the end of the year, Furyondy has recaptured all of its former holdings from Iuz, including a portion of the Shield Lands. (TAB p.21)

c. 588 CY

589 CY

c. 589 CY

  • The herbalist shop Weaves and Leaves opens in the Duchy of Geoff. (Liberation of Geoff p.67)
    • The sole source gives a date of "two years ago, in 591 CY". This is incorrect, as Against the Giants is set in 591 CY. It must either have opened in 591 CY, or two years ago as of 591 CY (i.e. 589 CY).

590 CY

  • In Fireseek, rebels in Onnwal take Sornhill on the Storm Coast. (LGJ #1 p.30)
  • Early this year, Forces from Keoland invade the Hold of Sea Princes and capture Westkeep. (LGG p.101)
  • Forces of the Scarlet Brotherhood in Chiswell defect en masse. Herdsman Krevaradan quells an uprising in Port Toli. (LGJ #2 p.30)
  • Greyhawk Mountaineers attack Cantona, retaliating for a goblin atack on Safeton the previous year. The Mountainers burn much of the town but the orcs manage to hold the town thanks to earthen fortifications. (Slavers p.53; Safeton)
  • Bissel declares the trading town of Pellak its new capital. (LGG p.33)
  • In Growfest, the Congress of Lords of Sunndi meets for the first time. Trade opened with Ahlissa. (LGG p.111; TAB p.29)
  • Xavener I re-establishes the Windmarch trade routes. (LGG p.24)
  • A caravel from Rel Astra avoids the blockade of the Tilva Strait by circumnavigating Hepmonaland. The Brotherhood responds by tightening the blockade along the coast. (The Scarlet Brotherhood p.7)
  • Sea Barons' fleet returns from expedition across the Solnor. (TAB p.29)
  • Military sweep in the Duchy of Urnst drives bandits into the hills around the dwarven hill fortress of Karakest. (TAB, Map Book p.3)
  • The archmage Mordenkainen speaks at a conclave in the Free City of Greyhawk. He speculates on the Horned Society, about which little is now known. (LGG p.157)
  • Stalman Klim returns to Earth Dragon's temple. (Slavers p.120,124)
  • Bone March raided again via the Blemu Hills, but Knurl holds. (LGG p.37)
  • Irongate declares support for the Onnwal freedom movement. (LGG p.58)
  • Rakehell Chert retakes Osprem's Light near Sornhill. (LGJ #15)
  • Sunndi raided by amphibious creatures from the Vast Swamp. (LGG p.111)
  • Marquis Querchard of Sterich disappears in Istivin. He is suspected to have been imprisoned in Krelont Keep. His wife, Marchioness Resbin Drem Emondav, rules in his stead. (LGG p.108)
  • Overking Xavener I expands the borders of the United Kingdom of Ahlissa. (TAB p.27)
  • Innspa joins the Unite Kingdom of Ahlissa. Countess Karasin is given the title of Princess. (TAB p.27; Piecing Together the Splintered Sun)
  • The administrative capital of the Adri Forest and Grandwood are moved to Innspa and Torrich respectively. Many inhabitants resent their annexation by Ahlissa. (TAB p.26)
  • In fall, rumors claim that North Kingdom forces are spotted in the Marchland of Rauxes. (TAB p.27)
  • Bigby survives an assassination by agents of Iuz. (Player's Guide p.22)
  • Adventurers appear in Dark Gate in the Yeomanry with weapons made of a mysteriously black metal that disintegrates within days. (LGG p.135)
  • The City of Loftwick in the Yeomanry attacked from the Jotens. It responds by reinforcing its defenses. (LGG p.136)
  • Missing daughter of a Reyhu bandit reports seeing men who walk on air at Lake Aqal. (LGG p.147)
  • A teenage girl goes missing while staying a night in the Whispering Cairn as a test of courage. (Dungeon #124 p.19-20)
  • The Doomgrinder's top sail is observed to have rotated one degree since 584 CY. It is now one degree from vertical, believed to signal Oerth's destruction. (Doomgrinder)
  • Tax census is carried out in of the City of Greyhawk. A similar census has been carried out every five years since at least 575 CY. (TAB p.68)
  • Perrenlander Gustin Longpike, owner of the Blue Dragon Inn in the City of Greyhawk, is elected Guildmaster of the Guild of Ostlers and Brewers for the next four years. (TAB p.102)
  • Alai Sventis takes over the Chapel of Olidammara in Greyhawk. (TAB p.119)
  • A military sweep of the eastern Duchy of Urnst drives bandits into the hills at the dwarven fortress of Karakast.[citation needed]
  • Several miners disappear while looking for burial cairns south of Diamond Lake. (TAB, Map Book p.3)
  • The Lendore Isles attack vessels of the Lordship of the Isles. Captain Jezerial Ipahi of the warship Moon's Vigil is responsible for sinking three ships. (LGG p.72; LGJ #3 p.27)
  • Late this year, a longship of Suloise barbarians sailed into Marner in Ratik, hailing from the distant island of Fireland, seeking assistance. (TAB p.38)
  • Late this year, an entire company of Rary's best soldiers disappears in a necropolis in the Bright Desert. An enraged Rary single-handedly slays an unrelated blue dragon to feel better about it. (LGG p.38)
  • Late this year, King Lynwerd of Nyrond engages in urgent reforms. He restructures the kingdom's provinces and reduces the size of his court. Throughout the year he focuses on improving the nation's infrastructure. (LGG p.75,79; TAB p.31)
  • Late this year, Irongate agrees to recognize Onnwal's government-in-exile in exchange for supplies. (LGG p.80)
  • Late this year, six members of the revolutionary Dunfalcon Alliance are captured in the Free City of Greyhawk. (LGJ #5 p.4)

c. 590 CY

591 CY

The Living Greyhawk organized play campaign begins in this year.
  • On Needfest 1, Nyrond's new provincial layout comes into effect. (LGG p.75)
  • In Coldeven, the first new Windmarch trade caravan begins. (LGG p.24)
  • Early this year, Kusnir becomes a rallying point for freed Olman and Touv slaves, who follow the Touv leader Utavo the Wise. (The Duchy of Berghof)
  • Early this year, a frigate flying the colors of the Prince of Naerie is spotted docked at Gradsul in Keoland. It is thought to serve as a deterrent to the Scarlet Brotherhood. (LGG p.72)
  • In Growfest, Scarlet Brotherhood forces led by Krevaradan recapture Kusnir. Utavo and some of his forces flee into the mountains and return a month later to recapture Kusnir in a ferocious massacre, tearing Krevaradan limb from limb. (The Duchy of Berghof)
  • The "yellow-sails" of the revived Slavers begin to terrorize the waters of the central Flanaess. (Slavers p.120)
  • A third treasure-hunting boom occurs around the Free City of Greyhawk following discoveries made by soldiers stationed in the Cairn Hills during the Greyhawk Wars. (TAB p.8)
  • The Directing Oligarchy of Greyhawk reaches its maximum size of eighteen members. (TAB p.62-64)
  • Tyrem appointed the Father of Faith by the Scarlet Brotherhood. (The Scarlet Brotherhood p.18)
  • Vecna escapes his imprisonment in the Demiplane of Dread and plots the destruction of the other gods. (LGG p.186; Die Vecna Die! p.2; Player's Guide p.18,21)
    • Note: The Greyhawk Player's Guide, set in 591 CY, lists Vecna as still imprisoned, while the Living Greyhawk Gazetteer, also set in 591 CY, lists him as recently escaped. For this to be accurate, Vecna must have escaped in exactly 591 CY.
  • The xvart slave Xiq-Xiq is murdered by adventurers in the Blue Dragon Inn in Greyhawk. No arrests are made. (LGJ #4 p.29)
  • In spring, a mysterious magical helix appears over the ruins of Molag. (LGJ #0 p.12)
  • In spring, adventurers report capturing a tiger-striped basilisk. The party leader, Sir Ignatius Nobnose, attempts to sell it to the Tiger Nomads. (LGJ #0 p.12)
  • In spring, Onnwal rebels invade the manor of Count Cadwale, taking advantage of a storm to mask their approach. (LGJ #0 p.12)
  • In spring, Touv rebel slave leader Utavo the Wise is found to have taken control of the southern Duchy of Berghof. (LGJ #0 p.12)
  • In spring, Jacob Hangerstand produces a masterwork treasure chest depicting the elven deity Corellon Larethian. (LGJ #0 p.12)
  • In spring, small golden dragon statuettes appear on the market in Innspa, likely looted from ruined temples to a forgotten dragon-worship cult. (LGJ #3 p.26)
  • In spring, bandits in the Midlands loot a well-defended silver caravan headed for Dorakaa. (LGJ #3 p.26)
  • In spring, Bissel appoints the Knights of the Watch to enforce collection of a new and unpopular tax on international trade. Bissel begins a new program of homesteading to redevelop the northern baronies, but Baklunish citizens accuse the government of discriminatory practices, with some Baklunish farmers driven from their land by the homesteaders. (LGJ #3 p.26; LGJ #4 p.28)
  • In spring, several ships are attacked by sea monsters when sailing near the Bright Desert. Rary the Traitor and his powerful druid ally are suspected to be responsible. (LGJ #3 p.26)
  • In spring, a council is convened in Furyondy to seek a solution to the plague in the March, Littleberg, and Gold County. Orcs and bandits attack grain shipments on the Royal Highway. The plague slows by late spring. (LGJ #3 p.27; LGJ #4 p.28)
  • In spring, Grand Duke Owen is invited to retake his ancestral seat on Keoland's Court of the Land, but he appears to decline. He announces his intent to return to Hochoch in Geoff and retake the kingdom, but is plagued by fever since he was poisoned during the Fall of Gorna. He is found to be in contact with the fey Queen Lhiannon. Field Marshal Helanasdotter of Gran March amasses troops and supplies for the liberation of Geoff. (LGJ #3 p.27; LGJ #4 p.29)
  • In spring, the Directing Oligarchy of Greyhawk discovers a mysterious nepheline stone monolith near Shack Town. The druid Thurgis Falden declares it a profane relic of the Ur-Flan necromancers. (LGJ #3 p.27)
  • The Lordship of the Isles capture the warship Moon's Vigil, taking twelve elves captive. The ship had sunk three Lordship vessels the previous year. (LGJ #3 p.28)
  • The siege at Rinloru continues. The undead army grows, now including at least a dozen acidic skeleton golems. (LGJ #3 p.28)
  • Tensions grow in North Kingdom when Patriarch Halldrem of Hextor speaks some ill-chosen words regarding the realm's orcish armies. A band of orcs attempts to murder him, but he defends himself with a blade barrier spell, resulting in the deaths of four dozen market patrons. (LGJ #3 p.28)
  • Nyrond offers a reward of 1,000 gp for the capture of the bandit Crippled Max. (LGJ #3 p.28)
  • The Bishop of Hatherleigh falls to his death from a balcony, the third mysterious death in the Theocracy of the Pale this year. Attempts to raise them from the dead failed. (LGJ #3 p.29)
  • Concern grows in Ratik as the Suloise barbarian tribes begin skirmishing with each other, threatening the recently negotiated peace. Timber supply plummets, and Archbaroness Evaleigh is criticized for failing to take action. (LGJ #3 p.29; LGJ #4 p.30)
  • On Coldeven 15th, Yeomanry holds public elections. (LGJ #3 p.31)
  • On Growfest 1, Herdsman Krevaradan's clerics summon six gelugons to fight the slave uprising in the Hold of the Sea Princes after being denied reinforcements from his ally Herdsmistress Maleshev on Coldeven 4th. Utavo's forces flee and hundreds of slaves are recaptured. (LGJ #3 p.30)
  • In spring, humanoids attack the Shield Lands, raising concerns of a concerted attack by Iuz. In Critwall, there are rumours of treason amnong the nobles. Food shortages lead to rising food prices. Thre is talk of the Shield Lands going on the offensive against Iuz. (LGJ #3 p.30; LGJ #4 p.30)
  • Lindus Mallaman, cleric of Heironeous in Sterich, is found dead and his body hanged from statue of the Valorous Knight in Istivin. The statue bleeds from its wrists for three days. (LGJ #3 p.30)
  • A prophet of Erythnul leads mobs who kills dozens in Vleekstaad. Rhelt Sevvord ends the three-day killing spree by personally killing the prophet with a waraxe. (LGJ #3 p.30)
  • Emissaries go missing in the County of Ulek en route for Celene. The priceless elven Starlight Loom goes missing. (LGJ #3 p.30)
  • Thieves raid the vault of Rudd Rockcutter in the Principality of Ulek. Orcish graverobbers are suspected. The orcs are also believed to have enslaved a large number of humans. (LGJ #3 p.31; LGJ #4 p.31)
  • Agents of Iuz capture Molosh Khan, fifth son of Tarkhan Bargru of the Wolf Nomads, demanding a large ransom. Bargru sends the payment along with the severed head of Iuz's emissary. Iuz returns Bargru's son as an armless reanimated corpse. (LGJ #3 p.31)
  • A major battle takes place in the Adri Forest. (LGJ #4 p.28)
  • Piracy and smuggling boom on the Fals River. (LGJ #4 p.28)
  • Attacks by humanoids increase in the Gnarley Forest, now joined by undead. (LGJ #4 p.28)
  • A rumor holds that the Cup and Talisman of Ak'Akbar are spotted in Glendaloch's Moors, resulting in a sudden wave of pilgrimages to the area. (LGJ #4 p.28)
  • In Growfest, King Lynwerd I of Nyrond hosts a Grand Celebration at Rel Mord celebrating the the fifth year of his reign. (LGJ #0 p.12; LGJ #3 p.28)
  • Two fiends appear inthe Temple District of Highfolk. (LGJ #4 p.29)
  • King Skotti of Keoland controversially offers amnesty for former agents of the Scarlet Brotherhood. (LGJ #4 p.29)
  • Celebrations in Ket are held to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the defeat of Iggwilv. (LGJ #4 p.29)
  • Celebrations are held in Nyrond to commemorate the founding of Adrean's Landing. (LGJ #4 p.29)
  • The caravel Sapphire Stare runs the Scarlet Brotherhood blockade of the Sea of Gearnat and returns from the City of Greyhawk. (LGJ #4 p.30)
  • Trade caravans have difficulty reaching villages in the Pale due to raids by orcs and trolls. (LGJ #4 p.30)
  • On Planting 6th, a military report reveals that conflict is brewing on the southern border of the Yeomanry. Crops are failing, refugees are increasing, and undermanned Yeomanry Border Guard has difficulty tracking down a well-equipped group of mysterious raiders. (LGJ #4 p.31)
  • In early Planting, Elder Sister Edevedrin of the Scarlet Brotherhood arrives to congratulate Herdsman Krevaradan for his capture of the town of Kusnir. The next night, 55 Olman prisoners disembowel themselves in a grim ritual which conjures nagaul demons. Utavo the Wise, wielding an ancient jeweled gauntlet, commands the demons to eviscerate the Scarlet Brotherhood guards. (LGJ #4 p.30)
  • Lord Artin of Brotton is killed by bandits while hunting near Radigast City, and is succeeded by his brother Erthan. Mayor Nimar of Dosselford is rescued by adventurers while exploring the the Crystal Springs in the County of Urnst, and not for the first time. (LGJ #4 p.31)
  • Two of the three leaders of the Skeptic movement in the Duchy of Urnst are killed in Nellix. (LGJ #4 p.31)
  • In Patchwall, Tobin Potriades, Senior Tutor at the University of Magical Arts in Greyhawk, dies in his sleep. He is succeeded by Abrazaldin Hosk. (LGJ #5 p.6)
  • The sword Druniazth resurfaces in Dyvers in the hands of an assassin, Kerrab. Subsequently, a guardsman corrupted by the sword (Nizar Drav'va) absconded with it and it has not been seen since. (Dragon #294 p.96)
  • The Gran March begins building a road through the Dim Forest.[citation needed]
  • The bard Finnadrel of Delaric defrauds investors in his theatrical production. (Places of Mystery I)
  • Giants against begin attacking Geoff from the Crystalmists and Barrier Peaks. (Liberation of Geoff)
  • Theocrat Ogon Tillit is not expected to survive past Richfest due to wounds sustained several years ago. (LGG p.82)
  • Forces of Rel Astra have captured a quarter of the former See of Medegia. (LGG p.94)
  • Ships of the Lordship of the Isles visit Gryrax, capital of the Principality of Ulek, establishing trade. (LGG p.121)
  • Late this year, the Crimson Cadre adventuring group from Safeton sells an ursinal guardinal to the Free City Arena. (LGJ #5 p.9)

c. 591 CY

592 CY

593 CY

594 CY

c. 594 CY

595 CY

596 CY

597 CY

598 CY

600 CY

Future events (c.601 CY onward)

Events which take place after 600 CY, either through prophecy or events yet to happen from the perspective of the current era. Magic declines in Oerth. The Free City of Greyhawk expands into a technologically advanced metropolis. The Age of Worms is prophecied to erase all life but the worms which gnaw on corpses of the dead.

644 CY

  • The dwarf hero Borgazdin Broadhammer begins a reunification of scattered dwarven houses that will become known as the Dwarven Resurgence. Under his guidance, the dwarves make the first technological breakthroughs that lead to the Age of Industry. (Dragon #277, "Greyhawk 2000")

c. 963 CY

998 CY

1605 CY

1917 CY

1932 CY

1946 CY

1969 CY

1970 CY

1975 CY

1998 CY

  • A mishap with a dimensional accelerator chute results in a crash, killing 20 of the 115 people aboard. (Dragon #277, "Greyhawk 2000")

2000 CY

  • In the New City of Greyhawk, the necromancer Fergus Tain transforms scientist Gerhardt Kurmi into a genetically modified gibbering mouther. (Dungeon #83, "Alterations")
  • The 301st Congregation of the Republic held in the United Counties of Urnst. (Dragon #277, "Greyhawk 2000")

Unknown future

References

Notes

  1. ↑ a b c d e "When calculating Common Years prior to the Declaration of Universal Peace in 1 CY, remember that Common Year reckoning has no “year zero.” Thus, the time elapsed between 5 CY and –5 CY is only nine years, not ten." (LGG p.13)
  2. ↑ a b Various sourcebooks record the date of the signing of the treaty differently as opposed to the date the Great Council was convened. See also: Date of Signing for more information.
  3. ↑ The events listed in "Early 585 CY" are mostly taken from From the Ashes which is set specifically in spring of 585 CY.

Citations

Bibliography

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