Vana'diel Timeline

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This timeline chronicles the various events throughout the history of Vana'diel. Some events in this timeline will have exact years based on information from the Vana'diel Tribune and other official sources. Other events on this timeline have either approximate years or no known year at all, but they are placed in relation to an event that is known to have happened before or after it.

The Golden Age of the Ancients

Year	Events
???	Veydal slays the great sea serpent, Leviathan, to save the lives of his fellow crewmembers. The Dawn Goddess, Altana, calls the two of them to the heavens, where their spirits would live on forever. (Unknown if this tale is true.)

The Age of Beasts

Year

Events

C.E. 219

While out exploring, a young Tarutaru girl named Rimilala wanders into one of the mysterious towers scattered across the outskirts of Windurst and ventures into the Inner Horutoto Ruins. As she journeys into the depths of the ruins, Rimilala loses her way and keeps on wandering deeper and deeper into the ruins, until eventually she comes upon a fountain. At this fountain, the power of magic is bestowed upon Rimilala and she is given a vision, in which she sees the future of her people, the Tarutaru, for hundreds of years to come. She then makes her way out of the ruins and goes back to Windurst, where she shares her newfound knowledge and wisdom with her people.
As Rimilala shares her wisdom with her people and teaches them of the ways of magic, she ushers in a new era for Windurst, who look up to her as a leader and even believe her to be Altana incarnate. She is given the title of Star Sibyl and becomes the spiritual leader of Windurst (although she holds no political power, as the Tarutaru are still divided into five tribes that are ruled individually).
With the advent of magic, the Tarutaru are able to overcome the threat of the Yagudo and become a world power. With the beastmen's dominion over Vana'diel weakened, the Age of Beasts comes to an end, replaced by the Age of Magic.

The Age of Magic

Year	Events
C.E. ???	Du'Dha is born.
C.E. 250	Du'Dha becomes the king of the Quadav.
C.E. 274	Tukuku is born.
C.E. 277/278	At the age of three, Tukuku unconsciously casts her first black magic spell, unwittingly incinerating her own home. Being recognized for her skill in magic at an early age, Tukuku is summoned as an apprentice scribe into the service of Star Sibyl Tabilolo.
C.E. 290	Mounting tension between the four Tarutaru tribes: Star Sibyl Tabilolo dies. Tukuku is named to succeed Star Sibyl Tabilolo, however, more than one Tarutaru chieftain had attended the rite of succession of the Star Sibyl; the advent of magic had escalated conflicts between the tribes to new heights.
C.E. 291	The Quadav attack on the Coumlaud The Quadav launch an offensive on the Coumlaud (an Elvaan tribe that dominated Central Quon), which the Elvaan tribe used as hunting ground, lead by King Du'Dha himself. The Quadav are victorious against the Coumlaud in Derfland.
C.E. 294	Star Sibyl Tukuku appears at the site of a major battle between two Tarutaru tribal alliances, and casts a powerful spell that stuns both sides of the conflict. She then gathers all of the chieftains and strongly urges them to unite as one nation. After three days and three nights of negotiations, the Federation of Windurst is established.
C.E. 298	Star Sibyl Tukuku dies.
C.E. 342	Lungo-Nango is born in the Federation of Windurst.
C.E. 3??-373	Lungo-Nango discovers his talent as a beastmaster and becomes a Combat Caster after a fallout with Windurst's School of Magic. Lungo-Nango is promoted to the position of Master Caster and Magistrate over the region of Norvallen. Lungo-Nango petitions to the Parliament of Patriarchs for the subjugation of the Elvaan tribes who laid waste to the Norvallen region. Lungo-Nango builds an army to deal with Elvaan insurgents. Lungo-Nango pens a work know as the "Grimoire", a text that would later become an irreplaceable resource of the proponents of the Schultz School of Martial Theory.
C.E. 373	Lungo-Nango performs a successful invasion of the Elvaan occupied Southern Quon.
C.E. 373-376	Lungo-Nango receives the title of Warlock Warlord, an honor that was bestowed upon him unconventionally from the countless victories that he had achieved. As Warlock Warlord, Lungo-Nango sweeps across the Quon continent with decisive force, subduing its varied inhabitants.
C.E. 371	Samariri is born in the Federation of Windurst.
C.E. 376	Lungo-Nango is declared a hero for his conquest in the Quon continent and is called back to the capital for a victory parade. The Parliament accuses Lungo-Nango of insubordination and removes him from his post, thus dissolving his armies and stripping him of his status. Lungo-Nango disappears from the public eye in a state of despondency. After Lungo-Nango's death, the mages of Windurst narrowed their research to the study of pure magic, and Lungo-Nango's brilliant magical, martial tactics were all but forgotten.
C.E. 381	The Elvaan and Quadav Alliance Chief Lanfeaur of the San d'Orian Elvaan Tribe travels to Beadeaux to meet with the Quadav leader, King Du'Dha. After meeting with King Du'Dha, Chief Lanfeaur forms an alliance between the San d'Orian Tribe and the Quadav. The Quadav lure the Windurstian armies into Pashhow Marshlands, where the united San d'Orian and Quadav forces surround and defeat them.
C.E. ???	The Kingdom of San d'Oria is established with Lanfeaur d'Oraguille as its first ruler.
C.E. ???	The Poroggos: Feeling sorry for the toads that were often trampled on the paths of Windurst Waters, Windurstian eccentric Samariri uses a forbidden spell to increase the size of their tiny bodies and allow them to walk on two feet. Thus the Poroggo race is born. After a short period of time, Poroggos master the common tongue and even begin to dabble in the realm of magic. Pandemonium ensues when the inhabitants of Windurst discover their city is being inhabited by the frog-like Poroggo beastmen. The Federation military is dispatched to eliminate the Poroggo threat. The Federation military is successful in vanquishing the Poroggo from Windurst. However, they do not succeed in completely wiping out the Poroggo race.
C.E. 404	Samariri dies.
C.E. ???	With the art of magic now known to all the people of Vana'diel-–even beastmen-–the Tarutaru, filled with regret, enter an era of isolation. They close their borders to all but their longtime friends, the Mithra. Over time, the once-proud civilization would become more and more out of touch with the rest of the world.

The Age of Power

Year	Events
C.E. 4??	Mayer is born in the Near East.
C.E. 4??	While still a youth, Mayer is seduced by the gold rush's promise of easy wealth, and stows away on a ship bound for the Quon continent.
C.E. 4??	Now a dedicated miner, Mayer’s tireless excavations in Gusgen Mines earns him the nickname "Ironman Mayer".
C.E. 491	The Royal Knights of San d'Oria are formed with Lord Fainevlure Ordelle as their first captain.
C.E. 49?	Mayer's wife is killed by a San d'Orian soldier. After the death of his wife, Mayer decides to put down his pickaxe for a sword, and forms a partisan force along with his friend Dalha.
C.E. 49?	Mayer and his men lure the San d'Orian army into a narrow ravine, where they succesfully overwhelm the Elvaan forces. Mayer gains fame and respect among the working class because of this.
C.E. 494	The Republic of Bastok is declared. Mayer is elected to a lifelong term as the first President of the Republic of Bastok.
C.E. 494-503	During his time in office, Mayer builds the foundation of the republic by forging diplomatic relations with other countries and drafting the constitution of the Republic of Bastok.
C.E. 500	Realizing that his death is imminent, King Du'Dha begins fasting rites, ordering his policies for the next hundred years to be carved onto his gravestone as an epitaph. King Du'Dha the Everyoung dies, but his reign continues despite his physical death.
C.E. 503	President "Ironman" Mayer is assassinated by a Galkan youth.
C.E. 524	A Quadav named Vo'Gho infiltrates the King Du'Dha's chambers and usurps the throne, declaring the former king's death to the kingdom. King Vo'Gho destroys King Du'Dha's epitaphs and mobilizes the kingdom for conquest and territorial expansion.
C.E. 542	Acheufagais R d'Oraguille, the fourth son of Harvest King Resviel, is born in the Kingdom of San d'Oria.
C.E. 557	Marelinne R d'Oraguille is born to the sibling of King Resviel in the Kingdom of San d'Oria. Both of Marelinne's parents die. She is secretly adopted and raised by the family cook.
C.E. 558	Prince Acheufagais personally slays his stepbrother—-a contender of the throne—-to become the ninth ruler of the Kingdom of San d'Oria.
C.E. 558-563	King Acheufagais focuses his efforts on war, leading campaigns against foes such as the Orcs and the Republic of Bastok. Fighting in many battles himself, he is feared by enemies and allies alike as the "Warking."
C.E. 563	First Battle of Konschtat. The forces of the Kingdom of San d'Oria and the Republic of Bastok engage each other in combat on the grounds of Konschtat Highlands. Lady Eldie Montiont becomes a hero at the First Battle of Konschtat.
C.E. 567	King Acheufagais "Warking" R D'Oraguille dies at the young age of twenty-five. Rumors of foul play by the aristocrats begin running rampant throughout San d'Oria. The sudden death of King Acheufagais leads to a dispute over his successor, heightening tensions between regional leaders of San d'Oria.
C.E. 568	Just when it seems that a civil war is imminent, Marelinne R d'Oraguille's name surfaces as the rightful successor to the throne, when it was proven that she was a blood relative of the late king, thus making her the tenth ruler of the Kingdom of San d'Oria. A new dispute begins over who would be Queen Marelinne's guardian until she is of age.
C.E. 5??	Growing weary of the intrigue surrounding her, Queen Marelinne leaves the capital under the pretext of surveying other regions. She never returned to the capital again, always issuing her orders from wherever she journeyed.
C.E. 588	Queen Marelinne R d'Oraguille vanishes without a trace, never to be seen or heard from again.

The Age of Technology

Year	Events
C.E. 657	Friese is born to a peasant family in the Republic of Bastok.
C.E. 6??	Friese becomes an apprentice to a Galkan blacksmith at an early age.
C.E. 676/677	Friese's work catches the attention of the chief of the Republic of Bastok's Department of Industry, who set her to the task of helping plan the construction of Bastok’s windmills.
C.E. 676/677-6??	Friese earns great fame for her part in the construction of Bastok's windmills. During the construction of Bastok's windmills, Friese records her observations of the Quadav and approaches the Republic of Bastok's Department of Mining with her writings. Friese becomes acquainted with the department senator and is appointed as the captain of the newly formed Gold Musketeers.
C.E. 684	The Gold Musketeers strike mythril in the Palborough Mountains, in the northern reaches of Gustaberg.
C.E. 685	Captain Friese assumes command of the mythril excavations in the Palborough Mountains, decimating the mountains’ Quadav inhabitants using a devastating weapon dubbed the "Dancing Flames". The incident brings enormous wealth to Bastok, but also brings an eternal enemy, in the form of the Quadav.
C.E. 688	Gwynham Ironheart is born in the Republic of Bastok.
C.E. 698	Captain Friese dies.
C.E. 700s	Gwynham Ironheart becomes a sailor on a trading vessel plying the Bastore Sea.
C.E. 719	The Federation of Windurst celebrates the 500 year anniversary of Star Sibyl Rimilala's discovery of magic. To commemorate this event, Rimilala Stripeshells are minted in the Federation.
C.E. 738	Ginuva is incarnated.
C.E. 740s	Captain Gwynham Ironheart's trading vessel sinks. He survives, while the rest of his crew is lost at sea.
C.E. 748	After losing both his ship and his crew at sea, an elderly Gwynham Ironheart decides to take up the profession of adventurer and sets out on foot to map all the lands of Vana'diel. Gwynham Ironheart makes an inscription in a stone off the shore of South Gustaberg to serve as a monument for the beginning of his journey, first surveying his home Gustaberg region.
C.E. 749	While surveying North Gustaberg, Gwynham Ironheart pays his respects to the pioneers that dug the Palborough Mines. Gwynham Ironheart journeys to Drachenfall, in the depths of North Gustaberg. While there, he makes an inscription in a stone behind a waterfall and spends the night there drinking to the nameless Galkan heroes who lost their lives in Palborough Mines.
C.E. 750	While making his map of the Konschtat Highlands, Gwynham Ironheart carves an inscription into a slab of stone inside a cave in the central part of the highlands. On it, he tells of the trading that goes on between Bastok and San d'Oria within the highlands.
C.E. 751	While making his map of East Ronfaure, Gwynham Ironheart decides to attend San d'Oria's Autumn Hunting Festival. However, despite the fact that he found event to be grand, he grew bored of it upon realizing that all there is to hunt are wild sheep and rams because all the other animals in the forests of Ronfaure had been hunted to extinction. Later, he leaves an inscription on a slab of stone in the southern area of East Ronfaure (near site that would become the tomb of the future King Ranperre) telling of his time at the Autumn Hunting Festival as well the potential damage that may be done to Ronfaure's eco-system due to the Elvaan's extensive hunting and introduction of new animals into the environment.
C.E. 755	While surveying Jugner Forest, Gwynham Ironheart's chocobo, Morten, finds a King Truffle, a prize ingredient that he thought to be only a legend. He then records this event on a stone slab in a cave in the southern part of the forest. The first known recording of a traveler encountering a treant. [This traveler may or may not have been Gwynham Ironheart, as he was in Jugner Forest around this time.]
C.E. 757	While mapping out Rolanberry Fields, Gwynham Ironheart makes an inscription on stone slab in the southeastern part of the area, explaining the importance of rolanberries.
C.E. 759	During his survey of Batallia Downs, a place believed to be the cradle of modern civilization in Vana'diel, Gwynham Ironheart journeys to an island off the south shore of the area. It is here that he leaves an inscription on a stone slab explaining the significance of the area, and even of life itself.
C.E. 761	Gwynham Ironheart returns to the Kingdom of San d'Oria for the first time in ten years. He is shocked at the sight of Orcish warriors roaming far south of their land, and even more shocked to find out that the Elvaan knights don't consider them a threat. He later leaves an inscription on a stone slab in the southern forests of West Ronfaure, telling of the Elvaan's lack of concern for the situation and predicting that someday thousands of orcs will bring war to the kingdom.
C.E. 765	Gwynham Ironheart dies at the hands of Orcish marauders while exploring the northern region of Valdeaunia. He is buried in Valdeaunia by his Elvaan rival, Lord Torresapet B Ordelle.
C.E. 768	Erpalacion B Chanoix is born.
C.E. 782	Agents of East San d'Oria murder the King of San d'Oria. Prince Ranperre R d'Orguille inherits his father's throne and becomes the twenty-fourth ruler of San d'Oria.
C.E. 784/785	Having stuided under the tutelage of a dragoon veteran, a young Erpalacion B Chanoix is conferred the rank of master dragoon.
C.E. 786	General Erpalacion B Chanoix earns recognition in his homeland of San d'Oria and beyond for his achievements in the Elshimo campaign.
C.E. 7??	General Erpalacion B Chanoix is selected to become the general of the San d'Orian Royal Knights-—the youngest recorded in history.
C.E. 7??	After ten years of fighting, King Ranperre-—who had earned the nickname "Dragon King"—-subdued the East San d'Orian forces and put an end to the long and bloody civil conflict.
C.E. 808	The book Ten Timeless Tales of Tradition is published by Federation Publishing. This is possibly one of the earliest writings which tell the legend of the Smilebringers.
C.E. 812	The Seventh Yagudo War begins when Nee Lufa the Manifest leads the Yagudo Theomilitary against the Federal Forces of Windurst in West Sarutabaruta.
C.E. 816	General Erpalacion B Chanoix disappears while returning from an overseas expedition. Although his body is never recovered, a state funeral is held for General Chanoix of the San d'Orian Royal Knights, who was referred to as the "Last Dragoon".
C.E. 820	Doggvdegg is born.
C.E. 824	Azima is born.
C.E. 82?	Having successfully taken over West Sarutabaruta, the Seventh Yagudo War ends with the Yagudo being successful in their conquest.
C.E. 827	Tzee Xicu is born to a militaristic Yagudo farming household. Tzee Xicu's family is scattered just days after her birth in a night raid by the Federal Forces of Windurst. The young Tzee Xicu is then picked up and raised by a Mithran beastmaster from the Windurstian forces.
C.E. 830	Kam'lanaut claims to have been born in this year. King Ranperre defeats the evil black dragon, Vrtra. Instead of slaying the dragon, King Ranperre agrees to let him live under the condition that he guard his tomb after he died.
C.E. 831	Tzee Xicu manages to escape from Windurst and return to Giddeus, the Yagudo stronghold in West Sarutabaruta formed during the Seventh Yagudo War. However, she cannot understand the language of the Yagudo and is interrogated for deviance, a crime punishable by death. The head of the Divine Inspirers, the war choral unit of the Yagudo Theomilitary, hears Tzee Xicu's voice, and argues fervently to save her life.
C.E. 832	Ranperre "Dragon King" R d'Orguille dies. King Grantieul R d'Orguille becomes the twenty-fifth ruler of San d'Oria. King Ranperre is put to rest in his expansive tomb located on the borders of West Ronfaure. It is rumored that he supposedly made a pact with a black dragon to protect his tomb.
C.E. 835	Karaha-Baruha is born. Valaineral R Davilles is born. Elivira Gogol is born. Dalzakk is born.
C.E. 837	Choh Moui is born.
C.E. 843	Haja Zhwan is born.
C.E. 8??	Tzee Xicu becomes a member of the Divine Inspirers herself.
C.E. 8??	Having become famous for her singing, Tzee Xicu is declared the new Manifest, the divine incarnate, by Soo Luma the Manifest, who claims that a divine revelation had shown that her voice was in the range of the gods.
C.E. 851	During a royal hunt, King Grantieul R d'Orguille is single-handedly slain by Doggvdegg, along with his retinue of ten bodyguards. Destin R d'Orguille becomes the twenty-sixth ruler of San d'Oria. Doggvdegg's name becomes public knowledge after an Eastern San d'Orian dissident is arrested for planning King Grantieul's assassination, and forced to reveal the full details of the crime.
C.E. 852	Jakoh Wahcondalo is born to a Mithran mercenary. An expedition team consisting of Raogrimm, Cornelia, and Ulrich, of Bastok; Francmage of San d'Oria; and Iru-Kuiru and Rabntahv of Windurst, sets out from San d'Oria on their journey to the northlands. As the expedition team ventures through Beaucedine Glacier, Ulrich suggests that the party split in two with he and Raogrimm searching in one direction, while the remaining four would search in the other. Ulrich takes Raogrimm down deep into the chasms of the glacier, then suddenly he turns his sword on Raogrimm. He had apparently been plotting Raogrimm's demise since they first arrived because of Ulrich's jealousy of Cornelia favoring Raogrimm more than him. Ulrich prepares to deliver the final blow, but just as he lunged his sword at Raogrimm, Cornelia, who had snuck away from the rest of the group to follow them, jumps in front of the Galka and takes the blow in his stead. Shocked at what he had just done, Ulrich flees the scene, leaving Raogrimm behind as he mourns the loss of the woman he loved. Ulrich then tells the rest of the group that Raogrimm and Cornelia had fallen from a cliff. They attempted a rescue effort, but they turned up nothing, as Ulrich had lead them to a different location than the one that they were really at. Francmage casts some suspicion on Ulrich, but decides not to look into it, as he has no desire to involve himself with the conflicts of foreigners. Having lost two of their comrades, finding nothing of interest, and facing the potential threat of the worsening weather conditions, the expedition is called off and the group leaves the northlands. Shortly after their failed expedition to the northlands, three of the four remaining members of the expedition--Francmage, Iru-Kuiru, and Rabntahv--are all brutally murdered under mysterious circumstances. No evidence pertaining to the identity of the culprit is found.
C.E. 855	The brothers Kam'lanaut and Eald'narche are found drifting at sea by a fishing boat, claiming that they had been on a merchant's vessel to Windurst which had capsized due to rough weather. Kam'lanaut and Eald'narche are taken to Jeuno by the fishing boat that had rescued them. Kam'lanaut introduces the ancient art of crystal synthesis to the masses in Jeuno. Kam'lanaut begins to liberally teach his methods of crystal synthesis to all those who are willing to learn. Crystal synthesis brings about a rapid industrial revolution, which loads Jeuno's banks with gil and makes Kam'lanaut an object of veneration for the masses. A mysterious entity, known as the Shadow Lord, arrives in the land of Valdeaunia with Demons at his command.
C.E. 856	Kam'lanaut is selected as Jeuno's representative, with immense financial backing.
C.E. 857	A ferry route is opened between Mhaura and Selbina.
C.E. 858	Valaineral R Davilles is bestowed the eminent title of duke and is charged with the command of the Royal Guard. The War of the Savages begins when the Orcish Empire clashes with the armies of the Shadow Lord. Doggdvegg becomes captain of the Bloodwing Horde during this time. After slaying over 300 demons on the battlefield, Doggvdegg is captured and incarcerated in the dungeons of Castle Zvahl. An army of beastmen led by the Shadow Lord swarms the continent of Mindartia and presses for obedience from the Yagudo Theomilitary. Abandoning her initial plans of revolt after seeing the overwhelming strength of the Shadow Lord's forces, Tzee Xicu the Manifest decides to hold her pride as Manifest and pledges her loyalty to the Shadow Lord.
C.E. 859	An assembly is held in Jeuno with the San d'Orian King, the Bastokan President, and the Representative of Windurst's Parliament of Patriarchs. They express their thankfulness to Kam'lanaut for aiding them by working together with them for technological development, and with their joint signatures, recognized Jeuno as a duchy. Although in reality, this was done to keep Jeuno's continuously-growing economic power in check. The Duchy of Jeuno is established, with Kam'lanaut as its first archduke. Doggvdegg is released from the dungeons of Castle Zvahl and returns to the Bloodwing Horde, now the Orcish arm of the Shadow Lord's army. Doggvdegg is promoted to the position of commander of the Shadow Lord's army.
C.E. 860	Elivira Gogol is promoted to captain of the Gold Musketeers.

The Crystal War