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Alas, The Riding never had a universally accepted calendar, so for convenience, all dates are based upon the founding of the Empire of Polonia. BFE is Before the Founding of the Empire, AFE is After Founding of the Empire.

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DateEvent
Sixth Age
pre-600 BFEThe Elemental Age that fostered the origin stories of the world and gave rise to the deities of the known lands.
~600 BFEThe Primordial Battle that ended The Elemental Age (The Sixth Age) and marked the beginning of the Primeval Days of the Riding.
Seventh Age
~500 BFEThe Fall of Alluria, the Last Battle of Kithkaira, the beginning of the decline of the Kingdom of the Elves and the Empire of the Orcs.
~400 BFEArrival of humans in The Riding.
~300 BFELast retreat appearance of Orcs and Elves in The Riding, perhaps as a result of the semi-mythical Treaty of Hammerstand, and the end of the Primeval Days of the Riding.
1 AFEThe founding of the Empire of Polonia.
74 AFEThe Barons' War establishes the The Riding federation and elevates the Baron of Greenmouth to Lord of the Riding.
131 AFEBeginning of the reign of Lord Willmuth III, last crowned Lord of the Riding.
137 AFE

The Dread Invasion and the occupation of The Riding by the Empire of Polonia.

~145 AFEEstablishment of The Resistance.
162 AFECampaign Begins
163 -164 AFEThe Upheaval of Nations and the fall of Highbridge to The Hate Incarnate.
167 AFEPresent Day

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