History of the world of Eamon

This article is about the history of the fictional planet. For the real-world history of the game, see History of Eamon.

The history of the world of Eamon is long and little-known, revealed in infrequent and sometimes contradictory snippets by different adventure authors.

Timeline

The tables below give a timeline of events whose occurrences can be at least roughly ordered or given an approximate historical reference. In some cases authors note the actual numerical years of certain events, and nearly all such references are in one of two common systems:

• The standard system used in Evenhold and the Kingdom of Evenhold.
• The system used in the distant North Kingdom (from Sam Ruby's Elemental Apocalypse), indicated with the suffix "NK".

Two other systems appear but are never explained: the "EAR" system, mentioned only once in The Training Grounds, and a system used by Lord Bottomsmith in The Fugitive which is expressed as "forty-third kingdom, twentieth year, third month, fifth night."

In many cases an event has no explicit year number and is known only to have occurred a certain amount of time in the past, and these values are shown in the "years ago" column. The table provides an equivalent "year" value for such events based on an assumption that the time in which most Eamon adventures take place is around the year 1200 in the numbering system used in the Kingdom of Evenhold; this is not established in any published works but is just an estimate made by Huw Williams derived from a few scattered references.

The past

Years ago	Year	Year (NK)	Event	Source
?	?		Four gods representing the elements of earth, air, fire, and water decided to create a world together in an effort to forge peace among them. The world of Eamon was made, but the competitive gods grew discordant and fought with each other in the Muerte Sea.	Journey Across the Muerte Sea
~20,300	-19100		The free republic of the Tasavalta is established.	The Sword of Inari
~20,000	-18800		Tasavalta is destroyed.	The Sword of Inari
?	?		The ancient Human-Troll wars.	Temple of the Trolls
c. 2000	c. -800		The Lanst-Ervuolian War.	The Tower of Eamon
1,020	180	1 NK	The colony and port of Sayhar is established on the continent of Northland.	Elemental Apocalypse
>1,000	<200		The legendary city of Helstar appears near an African village.	Assault on Helstar
1,000	200		The gods gift the Staff of Retribution to the people of the western kingdom.	Sanctuary
~800	~400		The Lanstian civilization flourished ("many centuries ago"). The Ervuolian civilization flourished ("long ago").	Caverns of Lanst A Runcible Cargo
500	700		The time of Thaddeus the Scholar. The period of his greatest works was about 253 EAR.	The Training Grounds
420	780	600s NK	Sayhar becomes a powerful city-state.	Elemental Apocalypse
300	900		The Old Kingdom of the Cyrakian Princes falls.	The Curse of Talon
<300	>900		The New Kingdom is founded on the opposite side of the Great Mountains from the forest of the Old Kingdom.	The Curse of Talon
>200	<1000		The Black Castle of NaGog, stronghold of the evil Lord Rovnart, is attacked and all inhabitants killed.	The Black Castle of NaGog
>200	<1000		The mage Castanamir and his island completely disappear.	The Lost Isle
200	1000		The demon Pitt enters his tomb.	Pittfall
185	1015	835 NK	Sayhar and surrounding city-states united by King Alnaron I.	Elemental Apocalypse
~170	~1030	~850 NK	Alnaron marries Illya of Tredland, uniting the two countries to form the North Kingdom.	Elemental Apocalypse
~107	1093		The Ale Revolt of 1093.	Redemption
>100	<1100		Xandar writes his Book of Tricks.	Sorceror's Spire
~100	~1100		The final burials are made in the cemetery at Bahyrst.	The Vile Grimoire of Jaldi'al
91	1109	929 NK	King Alnaron I dies; he is succeeded by his wife Queen Illya.	Elemental Apocalypse
81	1119	939 NK	Queen Illya steps down and is succeeded by her son, Alnaron II, the "Sea King". Pyrano is believed to have first visited Sayhar around this time.	Elemental Apocalypse
78	1122	942 NK	Southaven joins the North Kingdom. The North, South, and East territories are established.	Elemental Apocalypse
62	1138	958 NK	The Magi invade eastern Northland, inflicting heavy losses on the goblins inhabitants.	Elemental Apocalypse
60	1140	960 NK	The Magic Wars begin in Southaven. The Magi establish a home in the Hidden Valley far to the east.	Elemental Apocalypse
55	1145	965 NK	Counteroffensive by the North Kingdom against the Magi fails.	Elemental Apocalypse
53	1147	967 NK	Southaven falls to the Magi.	Elemental Apocalypse
50	1150	970 NK	North Kingdom signs a cease-fire treaty.	Elemental Apocalypse
~40	~1160	532	The evil sorcerer Draxnehr attacks and occupies Valkenburg Castle.	Valkenburg Castle
40	1160	980 NK	The Magic War resumes. Blancos, one of the Magi, defects to the North Kingdom.	Elemental Apocalypse
36	1164	984 NK	The Magi approach Sayhar.	Elemental Apocalypse
35	1165	985 NK	The people of Tredland defeat the Magi in the south. Alnaron II and his son battle Pyrano and his forces on the palace steps; Alnaron is killed but his son prevails and the Magi are defeated. Blancos exiles the remaining Magi to another dimension.	Elemental Apocalypse
34	1166	986 NK	Alnaron III is crowned king in Sayhar.	Elemental Apocalypse
~15	~1185		The heroic warrior Sar leads a rebellion against the Mlatan Brotherhood.	Eamon Gazetteer
~10	~1190		The Darklord creates the Shadow Wall.	Demongate
~5	~1195		Princess Julene of the Magic Kingdom imprisoned. Ford Prefect arrives at the Main Hall. Black Bob banned from the Main Hall. The evil wizard Zobar banished from the kingdom.	The Magic Kingdom Heart of Gold Eamon Deluxe 5.0 Demo Adventure The Quest for Trezore
4	1196	1016 NK	Blancos departs the North Kingdom for the Hidden Valley.	Elemental Apocalypse
2	1198		Xandar the Great falls into a death-like coma.	Sorceror's Spire

Other important events in the indeterminate past include the following:

• The reign of Anharos, an ancient king of Eamon renowned for being good and just (The Pyramid of Anharos).
• The reign of Evron, the "once mighty ruler of the land" (The Tomb of Evron).
• The reign of Molinar, last of the great wizard kings (The Tomb of Molinar).
• The time of the ancient Council of Twelve, a ruling group of warriors and mages, each with a different colored robe (The Training Grounds).
• The Great Battle of Darkness (Wrenhold's Secret Vigil), a conflict that led to Elves no longer inhabiting the region's lands.

The Orb of Polaris mentions that the orb had been "lost for seventy-five thousand centuries (give or take a few days)"; this may be hyperbole, but if not it would be the earliest known event, occurring 7.5 million years ago.

The present

The present is the period of time when Eamon adventures take place. Ordering events in this period is complicated by the fact that players may undertake most adventures in any order, and that most adventures make no reference to events that took place in others. However, a handful of exceptions can be chronologically ordered, most notably the The Beginners Cave which is assumed to be the earliest adventure since various others assume familiarity with it or reference events or characters from it. The following are other known orderings:

• Frank Black's Fiends of Eamon takes place "some years" after the events of Donald Brown's Assault on the Clone Master.
• Sam Ruby's The Curse of Talon is set two years after Redemption.
• Michael Penner's The Wayfarers Inn happens years after The Vile Grimoire of Jaldi'al.

Sam Ruby's adventure Elemental Apocalypse gives the current year as 1020, though this dating system is based on the colonization of the city of Sayhar in Northland, far removed from Evenhold and the Kingdom. Tom Zuchowski's Hammer's Slammers identifies the current year as "the year of the Rat", similar to the Chinese calendar system.

The future

The events listed below take place in different and sometimes conflicting timelines and do not represent a single consistent view of the future.

Future events related to Eamon

This timeline assumes that the years given by John MacArthur are a continuation of the standard system of dating described above, with the "years ahead" again based on a current year of about 1200.

Years ahead	Year	Event	Source
963	2163	The book New Socialism written by an author in the RU Empire.	Journey Across the Muerte Sea
971	2171	Malther comes to power in Rusa and renames the nation Rojo.	Journey Across the Muerte Sea
975	2175	The nations of Rojo and Furioso unite.	Journey Across the Muerte Sea
976	2176	Rojo conquers Vaal; a world war begins.	Journey Across the Muerte Sea
977	2177	Rojo conquers Orntec and devastates the continent of Malcarcel with atomic weapons.	Journey Across the Muerte Sea
996	2196	The adventurer traverses the Muerte Sea on a mission to help stop the Rojo Empire.	Journey Across the Muerte Sea
?	?	The United Federation of Eamon controls several million cubic parsecs of the galaxy and vies with the Nebuleans.	The Final Frontier
?	?	The Eamon Search and Rescue Command is formed.	Eamon S.A.R.-1
?	?	In the far distant future, science and magic blend into a unified discipline known as Rhadshur.	Rhadshur Warrior

Future events related to Earth

Adventure writers who specify the years in which future events related to Earth take place tend to do so using the normal Gregorian calendar, as listed in the "year" column below. The "years ahead" column is calculated from the year 1985.

Years ahead	Year	Event	Source
~15	~2000	The Great War on Earth kills millions, degrades technology, and produces dangerous mutations.	Apocalypse 2021
~35	~2020	The adventurer is sent to war-ravaged Earth in the "early 21st century" through use of a time machine.	Gamma 1
36	2021	The adventurer aids the North American community of Wagramtown against a local band of mutant thugs.	Apocalypse 2021
~65	~2050	Aliens invade the Moon Base.	The Alien Intruder
~282	~2267	The United Federation of Eamon controls several million cubic parsecs of the galaxy (including Earth) and vies with the Nebuleans.	The Final Frontier
334	2319	Jensen warp drive invented.	The Black Phoenix
~465	~2450	Post-apocalyptic Earth.	Gamma 1 The Sub-Aquan Laboratory The Oasis in the Desert
623	2608	Terran Federation rules Earth and all its colonies.	The Black Phoenix
1,190	3175	A coup in the Terran Federation establishes a dictatorship that becomes the First Galactic Empire.	The Black Phoenix
1,361	3346	K'lor Zanth Empire first makes contact with Terran colonies.	FutureQuest
1,717	3702	The K'lor Zanth Empire's Krell warriors overrun the colonies in Andromeda and Draconis.	FutureQuest
1,906	3891	Terran home fleet is destroyed and Earth surrenders to the K'lor Zanth.	FutureQuest
2,016	4001	The First Galactic Empire is overthrown.	The Black Phoenix
2,114	4099	The adventurer assassinates the Emperor of the K'lor Zanth Empire. Earth is freed.	FutureQuest FutureQuest II
<3,017	<5002	The Procyon Confederation, Star League, and Neutral Zone are formed.	The Black Phoenix
3,405	5390	Procyon Confederation enters the Neutral Zone and attacks Sol, devastating Earth.	The Black Phoenix
3,703	5688	War between the Star League and the Procyon Confederation.	The Black Phoenix