The History of the Multiverse

The multiverse has a rich and extensive history that dates back over 30,000 years. This article lists historical events in a timeline, as long as they are relevant to the Concord Hall D&D Campaigns.

While this timeline is unique in some ways, it is largely based upon the official history of the world of Toril from Forgotten Realms, as well as the worlds of Eberron, Exandria, and more. Despite these differences, there are some things that differentiate the common worlds of these settings and Concord Halls's; as such, significant changes between the two worlds will be noted here. It can generally be assumed though that many aspects of these worlds are the same as Concord Hall's, unless explicitly stated otherwise.

This timeline will only mention events relevant to all current and past campaigns involving the world, and will be updated as new information reveals itself.

Circa -10,060 DR

 * The sea elf Hercan is born.

Circa -10,000 DR

 * The Ilythiiri dark elves are transformed into the drow, and are driven underground.
 * Hercan becomes a historian for the gods, achieving immortality in the process.

-122 DR

 * Yolana Taeruil is born.

0 DR

 * The plane of Terminus is created.

Circa 1300 DR

 * A demon incursion erupts in the Dalelands, kicking off an event known as the Demon War; a widescale series of conflicts between the demon invaders and the mortal inhabitants of the land.
 * A knight-errant from an unknown land arrives in the Dalelands and, upon discovering the Demon War, assists the people of the Dalelands in driving out the demons.
 * During the Demon War, the knight-errant makes a pact with an unknown archdevil, using its power to drive back the demons back into the Abyss. He then leaves the Dalelands to rebuild.
 * An unknown amount of time later, the knight-errant returns to the Dalelands after being rebuked by his homeland for his abilities, and teaches others how to use the dark powers he learned. He creates the Order of the Crimson Pact, an organization of knights who use blood magic and dealings with dangerous entities to fight evil.

1357 DR

 * The starting year of the 1st Edition setting.

1358 DR

 * The Time of Troubles begins.

1370 DR

 * The starting year of the 2nd Edition setting.

1372 DR

 * The starting year of the 3rd Edition setting.

1384 DR

 * A group of tabaxi shamans in Maztica receive a vision of destruction for the future. They gather their loved ones and make the trip to Chult, where they found the Blinding Twilight Clan.
 * The first shamans of the Blinding Twilight Clan make a deal with the Fey Lord Orianna to protect their new home.

1385 DR

 * Mystra, goddess of magic, dies at the hands of the god of strife, Cyric. This causes the collapse of the Weave, leading to the Spellplague. Arcane magic runs amok and is completely unreliable, if it's usable at all. Magical blue flames run across the planes and destroy everything they touch.
 * The continent of Maztica is transported to the neighboring world of Abeir.
 * The Aegrisian Archon, ruler of the triton Kingdom of Aegris, and his entire ruling family is slain by monsters summoned by the Spellplague. The Aegrisian Empire falls shortly after.

1386 DR

 * The Salathan Dominion, Thalonian Sanctum, and the Aquimari Alliance are all founded from the remnants of the Aegrisian Empire, now known as the Old Kingdom.

1395 DR

 * Many of the effects of the Spellplague, such as the destructive blue flames throughout the multiverse, come to an end. Arcane magic can be used again, but under very different rules than before.

1456 DR

 * Shieldmeet - Dianite is born in an unknown village whose name is lost to time.

1462 DR

 * An apprentice shaman of the Blinding Twilight Clan, Secret Tome, attempts to experiment with the powers of spores and disease in an attempt to strengthen his people against the dangers of Chult. To test his findings, he purposely infected injured or sick tabaxi with spores to discover their effects.
 * After Secret Tome's actions were discovered, he was exiled from the clan by his mentor Ancient Dream. Secret Tome left Chult to expand his abilities through adventuring.

1471 DR

 * The 21st of Alturiak - Aleryn Vadorath is born in the triton city of Vadora, within the Salathan Dominion.

1474 DR

 * The 11th of Eleasis - Ancient Dream comes up with a plan to protect her clan. She climbs the Mistcliff Mountains and performs an elaborate ceremony to the gods.
 * The 12th of Eleasis - Ancient Dream's ritual comes to an end at the stroke of midnight, when she sacrifices herself to the gods. Her amulet is imbued with divine power, becoming the Talisman of Maztica.
 * At midnight, Gleaming Opal is born in the Blinding Twilight Clan's lair in Chult.

1479 DR

 * Mystra is returned to life by her Chosen, Elminster, and the Weave is almost fully repaired to its previous state.

1470 DR

 * Flamerule 1: Aleryn Vadorath is born in the city of Vadora.

1471 DR

 * Kythorn 28: Ginger Tealeaf is born.

1475 DR

 * ???? ??: Wisteria is born.

1479 DR

 * The starting year of the 4th Edition setting.

1481 DR

 * The starting year of the 5th Edition setting.
 * Lost Mine of Phandelver takes place. Unknown time. (Temporary placement.)
 * Dragon of Icespire Peak takes place. Unknown time. (Temporary placement.)

1482 DR

 * The Second Sundering is started by the Overgod Ao recreating the Tablets of Fate. This started a series of events that led to a number of changes in the multiverse.
 * The continent of Maztica returns to Toril from Abeir.
 * A number of gods who had died or disappeared since the Spellplague started to returned to life.
 * Chult, which had become a continent of its own during the Spellplague, becomes a peninsula connected to Faerûn again.

1485 DR

 * The Witchlight Carnival arrives in Toril. Several children sneak inside without buying a ticket, and are forever changed.

1489 DR

 * Hoard of the Dragon Queen takes place. Unknown time. (Temporary placement.)
 * Rise of Tiamat takes place. Unknown time. (Temporary placement.)

1491 DR

 * 1st of Tarsakh - Novak Keves is created and placed in the city of Waterdeep. Aleryn Vadorath arrives in Waterdeep on a mission to study the Cult of the Crushing Wave.
 * Princes of the Apocalypse takes place in the spring.
 * The Elemental Evil Crisis begins.
 * Out of the Abyss takes place. Unknown time. (Temporary placement.)

1492 DR

 * Tomb of Annihilation takes place in the autumn.
 * The 1st of Eleasis - Syndra Silvane hires a new group of adventurers, who would later become known as the Patchwork Order, to investigate the Death Curse after those before them failed.
 * The 20th of Eleint - The Patchwork Order ends the Death Curse by destroying the Soulmonger, killing the Atropal, and temporarily scaring Acererak out of the Tomb of the Nine Gods.
 * The 17th of Uktar - The Patchwork Order visits the Blinding Twilight Clan on Gleaming Opal's request.
 * Feast of the Moon - The Patchwork Order is invited to Neverwinter to join a party hosted by Maxvus Garchar.
 * Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus takes place in the winter. (Temporary placement.)

1493 DR

 * Tales of Terminus takes place in the spring.
 * The 13th of Hammer - A number of individuals fall into Terminus and come into the employ of Yolana Taeruil.
 * The Wild Beyond the Witchlight takes place.
 * The Witchlight Carnival returns to Toril.

1500 DR

 * The Missing Patch takes place at new year