SWNOVELS Chapter A Day of Fallen Night: Timeline
EARLY HISTORY
Suttu’s Crossing: In the legendary civilisation of Old Selinun, a young girl named Suttu declares that she has dreamed of a way to survive the Eria. Guided by an enchanted spear named Mulsub, she leaves, bringing with her around a thousand believers, the Joyful Few. They miraculously survive the inhospitable and arid salt flats. Arriving in southern Lasia, they are greeted by Queen Jeda of Taano State, later known as Jeda the Merciful, who takes them in.
Union of Lasia: The Five States of Lasia are united into one under a single dynasty, the House of Onjenyu. Its first High Ruler is descended from Suttu the Dreamer and a noble family of Libir State.
The Arrival of the Hüran: A group of stragglers arrive in the Empire of the Twelve Lakes, claiming to have come from a land called Brhazat across the Lords of Fallen Night. They call themselves the Hüran and become nomads in the North; the largest mountain of the range is named in honour of their lost home.
BEFORE THE COMMON ERA (BCE)
BCE 2
The First Great Eruption of the Dreadmount. The Nameless One – a red wyrm – emerges from the Womb of Fire and settles in the Lasian city of Yikala, bringing with him a terrible plague. Selinu the Oathkeeper, ruler of Yikala, organises a lottery of lives to sate the beast.
Hearing of the plight of the Yikalese, an Inyscan knight, Galian Berethnet, rides into their city and promises to kill the Nameless One. In exchange, he desires the conversion of Lasia to his new faith of the Virtues of Knighthood, and Cleolind Onjenyu as his bride.
Princess Cleolind vanquishes the Nameless One with Galian’s enchanted sword, Ascalun. She rejects his offer, relinquishes her claim to Lasia, and founds the Priory of the Orange Tree.
In the months following the eruption, the moon often appears blue.
BCE 1
Selinu the Oathkeeper offers land to a group of bereaved Yikalese. They discover a ruined settlement named Karana, which will later become the Serene Republic of Carmentum.
THE COMMON ERA (CE)
CE 1
After two years of the moon appearing blue, it returns to its usual colour. The Empire of the Twelve Lakes, the Ersyr, the Kingdom of Inys and Yscalin take this as a sign of great significance and reset their calendars. This way of reckoning time eventually spreads across the entire world.
In Inys, Galian Berethnet founds the new city of Ascalun and a royal dynasty, the House of Berethnet. He is crowned King of Inys and marries a woman calling herself Cleolind Onjenyu.
CE 4
The real Cleolind Onjenyu leaves the Priory without clear explanation. Her beloved friend Siyāti attempts to find her, to no avail.
Galian Berethnet dies, leaving his infant daughter as Queen of Inys.
CE 6
A significant disturbance is observed on the Abyss.
CE 12
A comet passes the world.
CE 13
The Hüran record a ‘winter of chaos’ on the Northern Plain.
CE 248
After a period of great power, the dragons of the East begin to retreat into the Long Slumber, a sleep from which they will not awaken for over two hundred years.
CE 279
The Chainmail of Virtudom is formed when Isalarico IV of Yscalin weds Glorian II of Inys.
CE 301
A revolt against the House of Noziken begins in the provinces of Seiiki, led by the Meadow King. A metalworker named Sasofima kills him and is rewarded with a title and a clan name, Kuposa.
CE 333
The Lacustrine city of Hitanin receives a foreign traveller who uses the alias Tonra. She ascends to Brhazat and is never seen again, but a handful of people of the city begin experiencing strange dreams.
Sabran V of Inys is born. Her mother, Marian, dies shortly after the birth, making her queen on her third day of life.
CE 416
Princess Jillian – the future Jillian III of Inys – is born to Sabran V and her Yscali companion, Prince Alarico.
CE 434
Princess Marian – the future Marian III of Inys – is born to Jillian III and her companion.
The Serene Republic of Carmentum is officially established.
CE 459
Tunuva Melim is born to Liru Melim.
CE 462
Unora of Afa is born to Kiywo and Saguresi.
CE 465
Princess Sabran – the future Sabran VI of Inys – is born to Princess Marian and her companion, Lord Alfrick Withy.
CE 480
Verthing of Geldruth makes an offer of marriage to Skiri Longstride of Askdral. When she refuses, he murders her, claiming her domain for his clan. Her closest friend, Hafrid of Fellsgerd, declares war on Verthing, who becomes known as Verthing Bloodblade.
Hróth erupts into a blood feud, the War of Twelve Shields.
The catastrophic Midwinter Flood strikes the northern coast of Mentendon, drowning thousands and destroying its capital, Thisunath.
CE 481
With his fellow Hróthi occupied with the war, the raider Heryon Vattenvarg takes advantage of the Midwinter Flood, which has destroyed Mentish coastal defences. His aim is to settle the country, claiming it for himself and his clan.
Taken by surprise and unsupported, the Mentish are soon forced to give up their fight and submit to Vattenvarg. He founds a new capital, Brygstad.
CE 482
In Hróth, the war continues. Verthing Bloodblade recognises the threat of Bardholt of Bringard – a young commander chosen by Hefna of Fellsgerd – and resolves to force him into surrender, capturing his adopted brother, Hýrri, and his seven-year-old nephew, Einlek Ólrunsbarn. Einlek severs his own hand to escape, while Hýrri is murdered.
Unora of Afa arrives at the court of Antuma and becomes pregnant by the Emperor of Seiiki.
CE 483
On Mount Ipyeda, Unora of Afa gives birth to a daughter, Dumai.
The War of Twelve Shields ends with the defeat and execution of Verthing Bloodblade. Bardholt ‘Battlebold’ Hraustr is declared the first King of Hróth. Sabran Berethnet proposes to him, and he converts to the faith of the Virtues of Knighthood to marry her.
In exchange for the betrothal of his daughter Brenna to Einlek Óthling – the heir to Hróth – Heryon Vattenvarg pledges his loyalty to Bardholt I and is named Steward of Mentendon. He also converts to the Virtues of Knighthood, bringing Mentendon into Virtudom. Both the Ments and the Hróthi are forced into conversion.
CE 492
Tunuva Melim gives birth to a son, Armul, by her friend Meren.
At nine months old, Armul disappears, and Meren is killed. The incident is blamed on a wildcat attack.
CE 493
Siyu uq-Nāra is born to Esbar uq-Nāra by her friend Imsurin.
CE 494
On the Feast of Early Spring, Glorian Hraustr Berethnet is born to Sabran VI of Inys by Bardholt I of Hróth.
CE 509
A Day of Fallen Night begins in late autumn. Glorian is 15, Dumai is 27, and Tunuva is 50. Wulf does not know his exact age.