This
is a brief timeline of the history of Numeria. Not all events are
included here; only the most relevant to the campaign we are running.
Year
Event
Old History
3804
A massive spaceship crashes on the
lands of Numeria, splitting into several pieces. This event is
known as the Rain of Stars . The human Kellid tribes begin
exploring the ruins, slowly and carefully. Numerous dangers and
impassable barriers make this endeavor difficult.
3810
A Kellid barbarian chieftain
explores one of the fallen ruins and triggers an explosion that
wipes out his tribe, setting the taboo against the exploration and
use of technology.
3811
Kellid tribes begin to
systematically bury smaller technological ruins and artifacts
(which were partially buried from the crash). The biggest fragment
of the crashed starship, known as the Silver Mount, cannot be
buried totally and is instead guarded so that no one can enter.
3896
The mad "Machine Mage"
Karamoss develops his theory that all organic life was inferior to
mechanical life and started ten years of preparation for a secret
expedition into Numeria's Silver Mount (the biggest fragment of
the crashed starship).
3906
Karamoss enters Silver Mount under
a cloak of utmost secrecy.
3926
Karamoss emerges from Silver Mount
transformed into a cyborg and turns his attentions far to the
south toward the city of Absalom (outside Numeria).
3927
Karamoss creates the Red Redoubt
siege machine and begins his siege of Absalom.
4308
Gojan the Sharp, one of the first
Pathfinders, travels to Numeria to make a name for himself, hoping
to explore Silver Mount. He contacts Black Sovereign Ontar,
seeking permission to explore the forbidden location.
4318
After a decade, Gojan finally
earns Ontar's blessing to enter the forbidden lands in his realm
and explore Silver Mount.
4319
Gojan returns to Absalom with his
findings from Numeria; a narrative detailing his journey and
research is published later that year in the third volume of the
Pathfinder Chronicles.
4320
Gojan returns to Numeria to learn
more, but disappears and is never heard from again.
4606
The Worldwound opens to the north
of Numeria and a demonic invasion begins, which continues today.
Numeria is increasingly flooded with crusaders passing through on
their way to the battlefront.
4607
Sindre Imeruss, a survivor of the
spaceship crash, awakens and begins working to return home. In
order to do so, she begins recruiting aid and preaching against
the Kellid taboo on technology, resulting in the founding of the
Technic League.
4615
Sindre and the Technic League
reach Silver Mount. Her sub-commander, who wants the technology
for himself, kills her and takes charge of the Technic League.
4616
The Technic League first manages
to enter Silver Mount; explorations into the ruins continue to the
current day. The Technic League faces numerous dangers, obstacles,
and in-fighting. Still, it controls almost all the technology of
Numeria and who can access it. The taboo against technology is
significantly gone.
4621
Changing weather patterns in the
region open a sinkhole at Crowhollow that exposes alien
technology. The Mountain Crow kellid tribe does its best to hide
this discovery from the Technic League.
4623
Technic League mage Alling
Tresorant learns of the Crowhollow sinkhole and travels to it to
investigate. The mage never reports back, instead taking up
residence within the ruin. Within 5 years he and the entire
Mountain Crow tribe vanish. Crowhollow is declared a haunted ruin
by the remaining tribes.
4629
Crusaders start building Castle
Urion, at Numeria's southern border, as a gift to the Black
Sovereign. The castle is technically under Numerian control, but
is occupied and run by Iomedaean crusaders.
4649
Exiles from the nation of Molthune
abandon Canorate and found the town of Iadenveigh in south
Numeria.
Recent History
4650
The violet flame atop Torch's
Black Hill first flares up.
4652
The town of Torch is founded in
south Numeria.
4682
A strangely intelligent
spider-like robot arrives in Numeria's Scrapwall settlement and
establishes a hidden lair therein.
4683
Scrapwall is depleted of usable
relics and skymetal.
4688
The kellid chieftain Keltus-Kant
unites several Numerian tribes under his banner.
4690
Keltus-Kant makes Starfall his
capital, forms an alliance with the Technic League, and becomes
the latest Black Sovereign.
4703
Furkas is exiled from the Technic
League for his religious beliefs. He builds the Choking Tower.
4705
Black Sovereign Keltus-Kant burns
down the Starfall Pathfinder Lodge and issues a proclamation
stating that any Pathfinders found stealing technology from
Numeria are to be hanged. Pathfinders begin establishing secret
lodges.
4708
( International Event ) King
Eodred II, of distant Korvosa to the west, dies. Korvosan Crisis
begins.
4709
( International Event )
Korvosan Crisis ends thanks to the Lucky Bastards mercenary
company leading the Liberation War. Queen Cressida Kroft is
crowned as the new monarch of Korvosa.
4709
First sighting of an annihilator
robot in Numeria. It destroys some settlements before retreating
into the Felldales with prisoners.
4710
The Technic League gains a
powerful new leader, Regnar Kael, who reform and rebuilds its core
structure into a more formidable organization than ever before.
Current Year
4711, Calistril
Present Year. The violet flame atop
Torch ceases to burn.
