Fiction:Orichalcum Elf Imperium/Timeline



The  was the first, longest remaining and largest civilisation to have expanded across. Having flourished for almost precisely twenty five thousand years, the Orichalcum Elves had sought out a total global conquest across Koldenwelt, though had only ever stretched across the southern reaches of the continent. They participated in many wars between their formation and dissolution, and ultimately the imperial rule met its demise by the hands of, who formed the Adravaelic Empire in its place.

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 * The race establish the first traces of their civilisation some millennia before the beginning of recorded history. Many myths revolve around the origins of the Orichalcum Elves; one upheld by the ancient historians of their kind was that they were a nomadic race that settled in Koldenwelt after a thousand-year long exodus from beyond the Great Eastern Wall. It is unknown exactly where the cradle of civilisation began, though it is thought to have been at the foothills of the Southern Mountains.
 * The teach the Orichalcum Elves refined language and advanced agriculture.
 * Eight individuals of the Orichalcum Elf race (of which only Aurtalvaseius' name survives) are visited by ; myth illustrates that Aurtalvaseius and seven others were given tools by the goddess to lead their people. Aurtalvaseius is given the tool known as Aurtalvaseius' Wrath.

29,999 BNA - 25,000 BNA

 * c. 29,999 BNA - Aurtalvaseius and the Seven form the, with the as its ruling body. Aurtalvaseius is crowned the first emperor of the Orichalcum Elves. Aurtalvaseius tasks himself with taming and forming a bond with . The ancient city of Sarisanelium in the Southern Mountains was founded.
 * c. 28,450 BNA - Aursorhataran and Aurtalvaseius are killed by, initiating the war between the Void and the Orichalcum Elves.
 * Indeterminate - Sorvenyasen, Aursendravin and Emnaral are thought to have reigned shortly in this period (regarding incorrect historical assumption).
 * c. 28,449 BNA - is presumed to have assumed the throne following Aurtalvaseius' death. The fates of the other seven rulers of the Orichalcum Elf Imperium are long forgotten, though Keleivel's undisputed rule of the Orichalcum Elves imply that they had all perished beforehand.
 * c. 28,445 BNA - Keleivel's conquests begin. Keleivel effortlessly conquers the Southern Mountains, Tropical Lands, and is thought to have gained territorial foothold in the Everwinter Highlands and the Sea of Sand. Keleivel adopts his hegemonic policy of conquering and assimilating all cultures in Koldenwelt into one everlasting civilisation.
 * c. 28,350 BNA - The Orichalcum Elf Imperium wage war with the Soheti Province.
 * c. 27,700 BNA - Dar-Nahalant is built. The Orichalcum Elves seized control of the region after slaying a creature known as the Nalahant, and dumping its carcass into the caverns beneath the mountains. Keleivel sought to rule the Orichalcum Elf Imperium from Dar-Nahalant during his war with the Sohet.
 * c. 27,600 BNA - Keleivel dies under mysterious circumstances; many think of it to have been a curse. His body was interred into Dar-Nahalant's mausoleum.
 * Indeterminate - Sorvenyasen, Aursendravin and Emnaral are thought to have reigned shortly in this period, evidently from a tablet displayed in Dar-Nahalant. Their reigns were generally considered brief as Maharsan rose to the throne not long after.
 * c. 26,500 BNA - Maharsan dies following a battle with Void Denizens. Due to the turbulent reign and continuation of the war with the Sohet, the Orichalcum Elves retreat from the Sea of Sand, losing the war. Dar-Nahalant was sealed away from civilisation until its rediscovery twenty six and a half thousand years later.
 * Indeterminate - A long period of history is lost at this point in time; the era between 26,500 BNA and 20,000 BNA are exceptionally vague. Surrus is believed to have succeeded Maharsan, possibly reconciling with the Sohet over Keleivel's conquest.

24,999 BNA - 20,000 BNA

 * Indeterminate - Surrus and Meyrias rule during this period. There are possibly two other unknown emperors during this period, although one may be Castus. Meyrias is thought to have begun a war with the Natelevarí Elves, causing an extensive conflict that did not end until Castus' reign. Meyrias was known for his persecution of the Natelevarí Elf race, though the war may have began in Keleivel's rule.
 * c. 21,000 BNA? - The earliest records of Castus begin at this time. Castus effectively sought to end the war with the Natelevarí Elves, and adopting Keleivel's policies, assimilated the Natelevarí culture and sacked their homeland. Castus reformed the politics of the Orichalcum Elf Imperium, establishing a dynastic rule that continued through blood right. He had also removed the Order of Sol as the ruling body, and the crown became separate from the faith.
 * c. 20,000 BNA - Castus dies, and is succeeded by his son Hieronimus. Hieronimus adopts the term Castus as a symbol of the imperial family.

20,000 BNA - 13,500 BNA

 * Indeterminate - Hieronimus, his son Egidius and his son Bartolomaeus rule in this time. The three of them were all thought to have an average reign of three centuries, though Bartolomaeus may have had the shortest reign as he was assassinated by someone loyal to Christopherus Castus.
 * c. 19,950 BNA - Christopherus Castus begins his reign following a successful plot to assassinate Bartolomaeus. The conditions of Bartolomaeus' assassination remains largely unknown, though it is thought that Bartolomaeus had a weak and capricious grasp on politics. Christopherus' dynasty began by trying to replicate the ancient concepts of Keleivel's world, and imperial rule began to harden within the Orichalcum Elves' territories.
 * Indeterminate - Adamus, an illegitimate child of Christopherus takes control of the throne following Christopherus' death, likely in battle. Due to his illegitimate claim to the throne, Adamus' reign was highly turbulent and brief, and following a war, Adamus forcibly married himself back into the Castus family, creating virtually incestual ties within the Castus name.
 * Indeterminate - Eustachius succeeded Adamus following his death. Eustachius lived with the knowledge of his blood lineage, and superstition claimed that his birth by inbreeding was the cause of his tyrannical madness. His reign was filled with violence and political corruption, and he was assassinated following a civil war.
 * Indeterminate - Gualcherius, the first son of Eustachius was placed in his father's throne. Exceptionally young when crowned, his reign gradually became more stable throughout his life. He became popular by denouncing the actions of his father and grandfather, and sought to change his family name, but never did as he was later killed in battle.
 * c. 17,880 BNA - Leolinus succeeded Gualcherius following his death. Eustachius' rule had seriously affected the power of the crown, and much of the territories that Keleivel had conquered ten millennia prior had dissolved. Leolinus' rule replicated that of Keleivel's by re-conquering the territory that Eustachius lost, and a great deal of true power was restored to the imperial family. Leolinus sought to devolve power to the cultures assimilated by the Orichalcum Elves, and many cultures began to restore their identity. Leolinus is generally considered to be the greatest of all Orichalcum Elf Emperors for gaining his subjects' trust through respect rather than fear.
 * Indeterminate - Terentius followed Leolinus following Leolinus' death in battle against Void Denizens. His reign was considered to be of the first years that the Orichalcum Elf Imperium began to decline, as Terentius sought to restore powers by re-assimilating conquered cultures. Terentius' rule was abnormally short, and it was thought he was assassinated.
 * Indeterminate - Christoverus, Terentius' son succeeded as emperor. Christoverus decided to reverse the laws that Terentius set in place, and largely continued Leolinus' policies. The end of Christoverus' rule was the start of an economic downturn that eventually played into the hands of the Micaelis Dynasty.
 * Indeterminate - Ludovicus was crowned after his father's death. Due to the economic turmoil, Ludovicus started to employ many more advisors to assist in his issues. Unfortunately, an Orichalcum Elf-turned demon named, allied with the Micaelis family had ultimately doomed Ludovicus' rule. Akharav forcibly caused multiple disasters in the Orichalcum Elf Imperium as the Micaelis dynasty, of which Ludovicus had allied himself with during these conflicts, had inadvertently began to deliver more power onto themselves. Ludovicus' rule ended in his assassination by Lord Akharav, and the Micaelis Dynasty used this event to ensnare total imperial power.
 * c. 16,000 BNA - The Micaelis Tyranny begins. Micaelis Castus, a fascist by nature had planned to return the Orichalcum Elf Imperium's social policies to the days of Castus, by once again removing all identity of the cultures that Leolinus had reintroduced. Micaelis however was not as successful as he had originally intended to be; multiple rebellions rose throughout their territories as the Imperium began to rapidly lose control. Due to the weakness that Micaelis was showing, he was assassinated by either Lord Akharav or his own daughter, Misericordia.
 * c. 14,900 BNA - Misericordia assumes the throne. Ruling with a far more violent regime than her father, Misericordia implemented her unique madness to trap the Orichalcum Elf Imperium into a time of great fear. The following 1200 years were considered to be the darkest years of the Orichalcum Elf Imperium's history. Misericordia began to abolish the religion of the Imperium, establishing a hedonistic imperial cult. Civilians of both Orichalcum Elf and foreign blood were slaughtered in droves as Misericordia weaned out disloyalty to the throne. The Battle of Tachjamund in 13,800 BNA, considered to be the bloodiest battle in the history of Koldenwelt, saw to the deaths of nearly three million warriors. Coupled with the many massacres over her reign, Misericordia was responsible for the deaths of nearly fifteen million during her rule. She was later assassinated by either Lord Akharav or her own son, Guglielmus. Her death is famously remembered in history, as her headless body was paraded from one end of the world to the other, and was later interred in the deepest recesses of the Golden Necropolis. Her head was later kept by the imperial family, though Matthias Castus had disposed of it.
 * c. 13,700 BNA - Guglielmus assumes the throne. Whilst not as violent as his mother, Guglielmus ruled with a similarly mad element. His rule was clouded by the longest civil war in Orichalcum Elf history, lasting two centuries. Until 13,500 BNA, the Orichalcum Elf Imperium was effectively anarchic as Guglielmus merely lived out his hedonistic rule. During his reign, Marcus Castus began to gather support silently, and culminated in Guglielmus being overthrown and executed by Marcus. The Micaelis Tyranny came to an end following Guglielmus' death, as well as the Orichalcum Age. Guglielmus' reign was largely anarchic also due to the lack of a substantial military force - he had spread his armies far to colonise further, although had failed due to the presence of the in the far west.

13,499 BNA - 5,000 BNA

 * c. 13,499 BNA - Marcus assumes the throne. Marcus sought to re-establish the Imperium as it was before the Terentius Dynasty - his reign, largely fruitful due to the restoration of Imperial rule and sociopolitical stability, was plagued by economic difficulty due to the reinstatement of the banks that Guglielmus had effectively dissolved. Marcus' popularity had restored the Orichalcum Elf Imperium's territorial control to much of the known world once more, though economic problems had continued until his death. Despite culturally restoring the Imperium, it appeared that the Micaelis Dynasty had dealt irreparable damage. Marcus was also known for relocating the populace of Sarisanelium to Avarmaelium, which became the capital of the Orichalcum Elf Imperium. In conjunction with this, Marcus removed Akharav's presence from the Imperium.
 * Indeterminate - Julianus follows his father's rule. Though not as popular as Marcus, Julianus' rule had restored the economy to the Imperium, and received further admiration for having devolving the power of the crown and began the process of turning the Orichalcum Elf Imperium from an absolute monarchy into a constitutional one; developing the concept of democracy within the Imperium. His death was unexplained.
 * Indeterminate - Laurentius succeeded Julianus almost instantly after his father died. He continued to prosper the concept of the constitutional monarchy, delivering powers to the advisors and eventually forming the Imperial Senate. The Orichalcum Elf Imperium enjoyed the most political freedom it ever had, though its territories were inexplicably receding nonetheless. Many believe that Laurentius had removed too much power from the crown, and the name Castus was almost ceremonial by the end of his rule.
 * c. 8,000 BNA - Matthias assumes the throne. Matthias is largely regarded to be the last legitimate ruler of the Orichalcum Elf Imperium. His reign initially was more fruitful than that of Laurentius', though his long-term plan was to return some power to the crown so that perhaps his first born son could begin an expanse to the north and west of Koldenwelt. He wished to seek out an alliance with the Athsulisstai, however developed a strange fascination with the Void. Many think that the corruption of Matthias was the work of the Simulacrum of Destruction himself, and had particular interest in his youngest son, Constantius. Constantius' influence became greater than that of Matthias', and slowly began another tyrannical rule that silently ousted Matthias from power. Constantius had returned all democratic power back to the crown, and ruled in effect as the last emperor.
 * c. 5,485 BNA - Despite Constantius' rise to power, was placed as emperor during his father's inability to reign - mostly out of an illness Constantius placed on him. Septimus was one of three children remaining of Matthias' - Constantius was thought to have saw to the deaths of the other six to legitimise his claim to the throne. Septimus however posed too much of a threat to Constantius, and Constantius eventually abused Septimus out of his power. Septimus was not killed however, due to Constantius' secret fraternal affection for him.
 * c. 5,480 BNA - Constantius became the undisputed ruler of the Imperium, though Matthias still sat on the throne as emperor. The last 480 years of the Orichalcum Elf Imperium saw to the inception of the Adravaelic Empire - Constantius abolished the religion that Marcus restored, though in favour of Caligaduro Provectus. Becoming an immensely powerful sorcerer, Constantius was unchallengeable and was impossible to assassinate.
 * c. 5,075 BNA - Constantius begins removes all traces of the ; the last true rival to his rule. He narrowly survived death at the hands of Tarquinius Silvanus, who Constantius unlawfully excommunicated to ensure the Order of Sol's dissolution. Silvanus disappeared from Constantius' gaze, and Constantius failed to pursue him, leaving Silvanus to hide.
 * c. 5,001 BNA - Septimus conspires with Matthias' advisors to remove Constantius and Matthias from power. Matthias' curse had fallen heavily upon him as Constantius had controlled him - Matthias disowned Septimus from the imperial family, and Constantius began his plan to begin his exodus to Abyssus. Simultaneously, Caligaduro Provectus' defeat by the Simulacra and Colossi had prompted Constantius to execute his father and frame Septimus; foiling Septimus' plan to remove them from power. Septimus was forced to flee Avarmaelium, leaving behind Constantius and their youngest sister Juliana, who accompanied Constantius to Abyssus. The Orichalcum Elf Imperium dissolved, and the Adravaelic Empire formed.