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The First Age

Not much is known of the first age, save for the tales which have become legend, and the sparse poems of the great deeds amongst the Elves and Men of that day. It is said that in the eldest of days, Tiamat and Bahamut danced amongst the stars, and from their dancing, the circle of life was brought forth. The beginning steps of their dance would come to be known as Valhalla, and the end as Ragnarok, with the events of all history taking place in the dancing between. None know when Ragnarok may be - some say each age is a dance of its own.

Year Notable Event
0 Bahamut and Tiamat begin the dance of creation, and the world is formed.
5 The Dragons, Firstborn of the sentient races, come into being. Five born of each Draconic god, one of each per year.
10 The Fey take an interest in the Material world, and bring trees and flowers to green the world. Siobhan, Great Spirit of the forest, brings her children the Elves and Gnomes.
110 Telta, Great Spirit of the caves, brings his children from the Deep, and the great underground comes with him. Dwarves arrive in Alvion.
130 The Dwarves share their natural aptitude for the mastery of fire and smithing of metals with the other races, though they remain the masters of such crafts.
200 In their pride and jealousy of the Dwarves, the Dragons imaprt the knowledge of magic to the lesser races.
250 Elves begin to master magic and use it to create art. The experiments of Gnomes leads to new forms of practicing magic.
300 Magic begins to seep into the world from its frequent usage. Strange creatures begin to grow from wild energy left unchecked and mismanaged. The Planekin are believed to have been created around this time.
500 Siobhan seeks to protect the wild animals of her forests with guardians, and brings animals and plants to life, creating the likes of Treants and Beastfolk.
1000 Cydan, the Great Spirit of the sea, rises from the waves and sets food on an island. The foam surrounding him falls off and becomes the first Humans. This holy island was later known as Meracydia (rough translation to modern common from the Ancient Draconic for “Cydan's Land”).
1050 The Humans of Meracydia progress rapidly, and take an interest in scientific pursuits. To this day, scientific methodologies are attributed to Meracydia.
1100 It is believed that intermingling between Dragons and Meracydians led to the common ancestor of the Lizardfolk, Kobolds, and DragonBorn during this time.
1150 Meracydians discover alchemy.
1400 The Meracydians discover the Fatestone, a mysterious relic buried in the ancient caverns of their island.
1462 The Last War begins between the followers of Bahamut and Tiamat, each seeking to prevent or to further Ragnarok.
1550 The Meracydians create the Warforged to assist the war effort.
1605 A coalition of Wizards forms, seeking to end the war. They name themselves the Pax Arcanum.
1607 The Last War ends with the use of the Fatestone, which wipes out most Dragons and Meracydians alike.