Earth and the Aether, though separate dimensions, still share a link that transcends boundaries. For this reason, twin timelines have been included in order to illustrate that correlation. Some events are drastic enough to affect both realms -- like ripples in a pond; although a few Earth events have been added merely to provide a basic framework for the game's history.
You will notice that the dates are different for each timeline. This is because Aether's "recorded history" began when their world split apart from Earth, roughly 4000 years ago. Since it occurred at about the same time as Earth's biblical flood, that is where both timelines begin. However, while Earth's is counting backward from 2400 to 0, with the birth of Jesus Christ (though it really occurred at about 4 B.C.), and then on up to 1500 A.D., Aether starts at 0 and continues through to 3900, with no distinction between B.C. and A.D. This may be confusing for new players, so +time, online, has been coded in order to display both dates.
| Aether | Earth |
|---|---|
| "Magical beings" exist on earth; worshipped as gods by humans. No boundaries between worlds. (NOTE: General population of Aether currently unaware of Earth). | 2750 B.C. Gilgamesh, King of Uruk, worship of Tammuz, Innin, etc. c. 2500-2000 B.C. Isis and Osiris cult in Egypt. |
| Year One: Aether splits apart from Earth. Natural disasters plague both worlds. | c. 2400 B.C. "The Great Deluge," coincides with Epic of Gilgamesh and Biblical accounts. |
| 400-899 Sylvans hold dominance; prominence of "nature deities" on Earth. | c. 2000-1500 B.C. Stonehenge |
| 772 Atlanteans make bid for power; wrest control from Sylvans. | 1628 B.C. Volcanic eruption on Thera, source of Atlantis legend. |
| 900-1400 Empyreans begin slow climb; provide Atlanteans with opposition. | c. 1500-1000 B.C. Israelites, led by Moses, leave Egypt and reach Canaan. Moses receives Ten Commandments on Mt. Sinai. |
| 1174 Varati make presence felt; skirmishes with Atlanteans.
1300 Atlantean power on the wane. |
1226 B.C. First known eruption of Mount Etna.
1193 B.C. Destruction of Troy during Trojan War, as described in Homer's Iliad. |
| 1400-1900 Empyreans enjoy roughly 500 years of "Golden Age" began by reign of Zeus Jupiter; soon achieve dominance. | c. 1000-900 B.C. Classic paganism in full bloom in Greece. |
| 1618 Delphi established by Magi under Apollo, who is worshipped both on Aether and Earth. | c. 800-700 B.C. Apollo worshipped at Delphi.
776 B.C. First recorded Olympic games. |
| 1647 "Civitas Dei;" the floating city of the Empyreans, is built.
Formation of the Consentes Dii.
1700-1800 Sylvans retreat further from encroaching "civilization." |
753 B.C. Foundation of city of Rome. |
| 1800-1900 Delphi gains power; city of Haven starts to spring up around it. Becomes independent faction under Avatarati. | c. 600-500 B.C. Height of influence of Oracle at Delphi and its priestess. |
| 1936 Major battle between Varati and Empyreans which has repercussions on Earth. | 464 B.C. Disastrous earthquakes at Sparta. |
| 2027 Atlanteans form alliance with Empyreans against Varati; battle with latter. | 373 B.C. Earthquake submerges city of Helice, Greece. |
| 2050 Atlantean-Empyrean alliance still strong; both flourish. | 350 B.C. Plato writes about legendary city of Atlantis. |
| 2176 Tension within Delphi; castes threaten to split apart and destroy the Order. | 224 B.C. Earthquake topples the "Colossus of Rhodes," a statue of Apollo. |
| 2400 Empyreal power starts to wane; strife among Consentes Dii and Emperor. Civil war threatens. | 4 B.C. Birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem. |
| 2430 Last rift opened between worlds, only to close forever. Empyreal emperor de-throned. | 30 Crucifixion of Jesus Christ; sky goes dark all across the world. |
| 2479 Major battle between Varati and Empyreans. | 79 Vesuvius erupts; destroys Pompeii and Herculaneum. |
| 2485 Coliseum begun within Haven. | 80 Colosseum completed in Rome.
115 Antioch demolished by quake. |
| 2500-2700 Skirmishes continue between Varati and Empyreans. | 365 Earthquake shakes Alexandria. |
| 2840 Atlantean-Empyreal alliance broken; Atlanteans withdraw after Phorcysians nearly destroyed. | 440 Town of Ys in Brittany submerged by great flood. |
| 2876 Complete civil war among Empyreans; Emperor replaced by "republic" under Aegis. | 476 Fall of Western Roman Empire. |
| 2943 With Empyreans weakened, Varati launch major strike; God-king claims Civitas Dei. | 543 Disastrous earthquakes shake entire world. |
| 3000-3440 "Reign of Fire;" Varati achieve dominance under reign of deified monarch, Khalid Atar. | 636 Persian fire-worshippers settle in central India. |
| 3140 Major Empyrean-Varati battle; Empyreans defeated. Subsequent "dark age" of the Empyre. | 740 Earthquake in Asia Minor.
950 Europe enters "Dark Ages. |
| 3440 Varati power on the wane. Clan warlords seize control while Khalid Atar absent. | 1040 50,000 killed in Persian quake.
1096-1099 First Crusade. |
| 3681 Resurgence of Empyreal power; reclaim Civitas Dei from Varati control. Return of Emperor and fall of Aegian Republic. | 1281 "Divine Wind" saves Japan from Mongol hordes.
1291 End of Crusades. |
| 3747 "Mage Wars" erupt; Delphi attempts take-over of other kingdoms. Attack quelled by rival mages. Askari formed soon after Delphi's power and influence weakened. | 1347 Black Death devastates Europe; between 1347 and 1351,
approx. 75 million die of disease.
1378 Great Schism begins; lasts until 1417. |
| 3800 Empyreans regain dominance; establish peace treaties with other races, save for Varati. | 1400 Early Renaissance period begins. |
| 3853 Last of traitorous Clans destroyed by Agni-Haidar; rival cults within Varati nearly defunct. | 1453 End of Hundred Years War between England and France.
1492 Christopher Columbus discovers the "New World." |
| 3903-3904 War between Varati kingdom and Empyre; Varati victorious. | 1500 Present day. |
| 3905 Clairvoyance splits into two separate strains of magic. |
