R'Lyeh's Country History

Epoch 1

The Great Dreamer emerges from the Primordial Chaos

Epoch 2

Tired from his emergence the Dreamer creates the world to Rest.

Epoch 3

The Dreamer grows bored so he creates the Shapeless ones for his Amusement.

Epoch 4

In an act of rebellion, the Shapeless ones become Man.

Epoch 5

In his contemplation of humanity, the Dreamer has a nightmare and creates the Gods.

Epoch 6

Growing vexed by the presence of the Gods, the Dreamer retreats.

Epoch 7

Without the presence of the Dreamer, the Gods create Law to maintain their control.

These Laws include: Death, Identity, Physics, Time, Permanency

Epoch 8

Without the presence of the Dreamer, the world stagnates. Magic does not exist, man develops agriculture, cities, and civilization.

Epoch 9

The Dreamer reawakens, the law of death becomes less powerful, magic flows back into the world. Man foolishly believes magic is his own creation.

Epoch 10

With the Dreamer's return, some of man cannot hold shape and become monsters: orcs, dragons, trolls and the like.

Epoch 11

5000BR

The first civilization to build above the dreamers home are lizard men.

4000BR

The slaves of the lizard men revolt and form the Empire of Tyr.

3000BR

Ballonrot Knacktooth leads his orc horde and destroys the empire, building on top of it.

2000BR

Orc society is overthrown by its human slaves forming the Empire of Night.

1000BR

Legion 9 of Rome travels through the World Gate, destroys the Empire of Night, and establishes the New Roman Empire.

8 months BR

Excavation begins in Rome of ruins beneath the capital city.

7 months BR

The workers on the excavation are found heinously murdered.

6 months BR

Giganus leads an expedition into the ruins, he is the only one to return. He is a changed man.

5 months BR

Plague strikes Rome affecting all who are more than half blood. The Emperor commands all ships to be burned.

4 months BR

The calling goes out across the land. People from all over the continents flock to Rome.

3 months BR

The Great Queens establish their Rules. Their first order was the Coin Bane. All silver coin was smelted and reforged into weapons.

2 months BR

Acting on an affront to the Dreamer, the followers of the Dreamer liberate Kalamar.

1 month BR

The cults of the Dreamer unite. The Sons of Disorder were formed and the lands became sanctified by eradicating or breaking non-believers.