Timeline

This is a timeline of events concerning Telara, from its creation to the present.

Contents 1 Age of Legend 2 Arrival of the Humans 3 Age of Dragons / Blood Storm War (1500 years before game starting events) 4 Formation of the Bahmi and the Ethian Empire 5 Mathosian Civil War / Shade War (25 Years Before Launch) 6 Roots of the Defiant-Guardian schism 7 Fall of Port Scion and aftermath (30 years prior to game starting events) 8 References

[edit] Age of Legend

• Millenia ago^[1]: The Vigil created Telara from a mass of sourcestone.^[2]
• Tavril creates the Elves.^[2]
• Bahralt the crafter God creates the Dwarves from the spirits that assisted his creation.^[3]

[edit] Arrival of the Humans

• Humans are created by all the gods of the Vigil and appear in Tavra.^[4]
• Humans develop civilization with the help of the Elves.^[4]
• The humans splinter: the Eth venture south, and the Mathosians venture north and found the Mathosian Empire.^[4]

[edit] Age of Dragons / Blood Storm War (1500 years before game starting events)

• The Blood Storm arrive at Telara in dragon form, causing extensive damage.^[2]
• Crucia of the Blood Storm inflicts damage on the Elves, destroying most of the High Elven Heart Grove.^[1]
• The lesser gods of the Blood Storm turn against Regulos.^[2] (999 years before game starting events)
• The people of Telara ally against the Blood Storm, catching them off guard.^[2]
• The Shalastiri enter Telara from the Plane of Air and aid the Telarans.^[5] (950 years before game starting events)
• The Eth are the first to befriend the Shalastiri.^[5]
• The Eth discover a means to harness sourcestone as a fuel for their war machines.^[6]
• The Blood Storm gods are imprisoned in the planes.^[2]
• A faction of elves - the Kelari - turn from Tavril.^[7]
• The Vigil help construct the ward to shield Telara from the planes.^[2] (505 years before game starting events)

[edit] Formation of the Bahmi and the Ethian Empire

• The Shalastiri settle in the Rhaza'de Canyons and breed with humans, forming a new race, the Bahmi.^[5]
• The Eth apply sourcestone technology to their daily lives.^[6]
• The Dragonslayer Covenant is formed primarily from Eth and Bahmi, to keep watch over the dragon cults.^[8]
• The Vigil demand that the Eth abandon sourcestone technology.^[6] (450 years before game starting events)
• The Eth refuse, and found the powerful Ethian empire.^[6]
• Sourcestone technology fall into the hands of the dragon cultists.^[6] (440 years before game starting events)
• The Eth Empire collapses. (500 Years Before Launch)^[6]

[edit] Mathosian Civil War / Shade War (25 Years Before Launch)

• The Mathosian King Jostir the ancient dies mysteriously.^[4]
• Civil war between Jostir's sons Aedraxis and Zareph ravages the northern half of Telara.^[4]
• The Dragonslayer Covenant uncovers evidence that Aedraxis is dealing with the Endless Court.^[8]
• Orphiel Fairwind, leader of the Dragonslayer Covenant, sends Asha Catari to warn Zareph.^[8]
• Aedraxis resorts to magic that fractures the ward and pulls the Plane of Death over Telara.(20 Years Before Launch^[4]
• Most of the Mathosians homeland is destroyed in the Shade.^[4]
• Aedraxis turns into an undead and is crowned king as the elder son.^[4]
• The Dragonslayer Covenant lose most of their number defending Telara from the Plane of Death.^[8]
• Asha Catari dies fighting alongside Zareph.^[8]
• Aedraxis and his followers flee north.^[4]
• Zareph and his followers flee the shade and found Port Scion.^[4] (60 years prior to game starting events)
• The remnants of the Dragonslayer Covenant join the Mathosians at Port Scion.^[8]
• The Bahmi arrive at Port Scion and raise the city's walls.^[5]

[edit] Roots of the Defiant-Guardian schism

• Orphiel begins investigating the remnants of Eth technology.^[8]
• Orphiel's philosophy that Eth technology should rise again gains a following.^[8]
• The first Ascendants return, Orphiel's following dwindles.^[8]
• Orphiel and his remaining followers leave Port Scion.^[8]
• Orphiel finds ancient Eth sourcestone machines in the Shadowlands and powers them back up.(1 Year Before Launch)^[8]
• Asha Catari is the first Defiant ascendant brought back by the sourcestone machines.^[8]

[edit] Fall of Port Scion and aftermath (30 years prior to game starting events)

• Zareph was lost.^[8]
• The Guardians establish themselves in Sanctum^[9] and demand that the sourcestone machines not be used.^[8]
• Orphiel and his followers refuse to comply, and establish themselves in Meridian in Freemarch.^[8]

[edit] References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Rift: Planes of Telara - High Elves [1]
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6} Rift: Planes of Telara - The Blood Storm [2]
3. ↑ Rift: Planes of Telara - Dwarves [3]
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9} Rift: Planes of Telara - Mathosian [4]
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} Rift: Planes of Telara - Bahmi [5]
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5} Rift: Planes of Telara - Eth [6]
7. ↑ Rift: Planes of Telara - Kelari [7]
8. ↑ ^{8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14} Rift: Planes of Telara - The Defiant [8]
9. ↑ Rift: Planes of Telara - Guardians [9]