Year 0
An ageless archmage by the name of Zoo-Zeb-Te'es began to record the events that he watched, in the darkness, a world choked by war and turmoil, yet blessed by light and the gods.
Year ???
The numerous scattered elven settlements merge into a unified nation that is known as Nord.
Year ???
Culi Kori, the great dwarven kingdom, was formed by King Hadrad Thickbeard.
Year ???2
The Confederacy of Sandobar was created under the rule of Sir Percevus Hoss.
Year 723
After rising tensions between the nations over territory disputes, treaties of protection began to appear. It first began with a treaty between the dwarven nation of Culi Kori and the human nation of Stormhold, but slowly the nations were locked in a confusing network of treaties.
Year 771
The great half-orc Fruhak Half-Blood, He Whose Fists Crack Many Skulls, kills his father via unarmed decapitation to gain control of the orcish tribe Krish. As a half-orc, Fruhak is forced to prove his worth at every turn. This has the unfortunate effect of making him the most savage and ruthless leader the tribe has ever known.
Year 778
The orc tribe Krish invaded the small Elven nation of Nord, and the treaties fired. Soon, every nation was involved in a world war, and soon landscapes were devastated, kingdoms rose and fell, and the world was thrust deeper and deeper into turmoil.