The Timeline of Seyruun

Understanding Time in Seyruun

Time in Seyruun is measured in vast cycles, reflecting the will of IO and the unfolding story of creation, mortality, and rebellion. The world is ancient beyond mortal comprehension, and its history is structured in four great measures of time:

Cosmic Age = 5,000,000 years
The greatest span, marking the true eras of existence itself.

Cosmic Epoch = 1,000,000 years
Divisions of the Cosmic Age. These usually represent divine or universal acts.

Eon = 100,000 years
The measure of primordial shaping and mythic events.

Age = 10,000 years
The rhythm of development, the rise of races, the spread of cultures.

Epoch = 5,000 years
The cycle of kingdoms, wars, and mortal memory.

Current Time: Seyruun stands in the Third Cosmic Age, Fourth Era, First Age, Epoch Year 561 After the Great War (A.G.W.).

Cosmic Age One: The Birth of the World (0 – 5,000,000)

This is the first great span, when nothingness was torn open and given form. It is remembered not as history, but as scripture and myth, the hymns of priests and the secret dreams of the oldest spirits.

Cosmic Epoch One: The First Breath (0 – 1,000,000)

In silence, there was only void. IO stirred, and from their breath came the first light. Darkness recoiled, and the heavens were split.

Stars were kindled as sparks from IO’s voice.
The seas were poured into the hollows of the void.
The bones of the earth formed, heavy with molten fire.

By the end of this epoch, the heavens, seas, and land had been drawn into being, though formless and unshaped.

Cosmic Epoch Two: The Shaping Foundations (1,000,001 – 2,000,000)

IO labored further, giving balance to what had been formed.

Mountains rose where IO pressed their palm against the land.
The first winds stirred, carrying the breath of the sky.
The moon was set to orbit, to watch over night and guide the seas.
Forests, grass, and rivers spread across the face of Seyruun.

By the close of this epoch, the world was clothed, its rhythms established.

Cosmic Epoch Three: The Children of Fury (2,000,001 – 3,000,000)

The Titans were born. Vast colossals of stone, flame, and sea strode the young world. They carved valleys, split mountains, and churned oceans. Their battles scarred Seyruun, and their roars became thunder.

Though mighty, they were without wisdom. They embodied strength, not harmony.

Cosmic Epoch Four: The Whisper of Spirits (3,000,001 – 4,000,000)

IO breathed again, not flesh but essence. From this came the First Spirits, subtle beings who moved unseen, tempering the storms of Titans and bringing order to chaos.

Sylphs whispered in the winds.
Flame-spirits turned fire to warmth.
Water-spirits wove the tides.
Stone-wards steadied the mountains.
Dreams were born, though no mortal yet lived to walk them.

The balance of world-soul was set.

Cosmic Epoch Five: The Withdrawal (4,000,001 – 5,000,000)

IO withdrew from labor. The heavens stilled, their voice grew silent, and Seyruun was left to stand upon its own.

The stars fixed themselves as constellations.
The Titans waned, many falling into slumber beneath mountain and sea.
The Spirits endured, guardians of the order.
The silence of IO prepared the world for new children yet to come.

Thus ended the First Cosmic Age, the Age of Birth, where all was set into place.

Cosmic Age Two: The Shaping of the Children (5,000,001 – 10,000,000)

Where the First Age was the birth of seas, skies, and stone, the Second was the breathing of souls into flesh and form. IO looked upon Seyruun and saw it prepared, but empty. And so they gave it children, some of essence, some of blood.

Cosmic Epoch One: The Breath of Element (5,000,001 – 6,000,000)

The first of the Children were born of essence, drawn from the raw foundations of the world.

From fire came the Flameborn, living embers clothed in flesh.
From stone came the Earthkin, strong and patient.
From storm came the Skyward, swift and unbound.
From ocean came the Tideborn, flowing and eternal.

These were the Elementals, the first true races, guardians of the Mantle of Balance.

Cosmic Epoch Two: The Children of the First Flesh (6,000,001 – 7,000,000)

From clay, bone, and breath, IO shaped new vessels, fragile compared to Titans, but rich with possibility.

Josiah and Bethesdia were the first of humankind. They walked the rivers and forests, naming the things they saw.
Their children spread, learning fire, craft, and story.
They looked to the sky and built the first rituals in IO’s honor.

Humanity was weak, yet unlike the Titans, they carried potential without measure.

Cosmic Epoch Three: The Gift of Dream (7,000,001 – 8,000,000)

The Spirits, seeing mortals born, wove dream and memory into them. Now the Veil of Dreams awakened, no longer empty but filled with mortal thought.

The first visions came to humankind in sleep.
Prophecy stirred, though they did not yet understand it.
The great Spirits began to guide or test mortals through dream and omen.

This was the birth of myth, for humanity could now imagine what had not yet come.

Cosmic Epoch Four: The First Betrayal (8,000,001 – 9,000,000)

Humanity’s heart swelled with pride. In their craft, they sought to build an idol of their own, a false god of stone and fire.

IO looked, and sorrowed.
The Titans grew restless, stirred by the arrogance of humankind.
The Spirits whispered warnings, but the mortals did not listen.

This was the first rebellion against IO, and the heavens darkened.

Cosmic Epoch Five: The Flame-Blooded Son (9,000,001 – 10,000,000)

In wrath and sorrow, IO gave a child of their own blood to walk the world, Godsven, the Flame-Blooded Son.

He was the first vampire, a being of light and blood, meant to shepherd mortals and punish their pride.
Titans bent before his radiance, Spirits hushed at his command.
He became the Warden of Seyruun, the Judge of Mortals.

With his birth, creation’s innocence ended. The age of myth passed into the age of reckoning.

Thus closed the Second Cosmic Age.

Cosmic Age Three: The Age of Reckoning (10,000,001 – 15,000,000)

This is the most storied span of time in Seyruun’s history. It is divided into five Cosmic Epochs of one million years each, and within them lie countless Eons, Ages, and Epochs that track the rise and fall of empires, races, and divine legacies.

Cosmic Epoch One: The Reign of Godsven (10,000,001 – 11,000,000)

This epoch begins with the divine stewardship of Godsven, the Flame-Blooded Son of IO, who became Warden of Seyruun.

Eon One (10,000,001 – 10,100,000): The Warden’s Ascendance

Godsven establishes order over mortals and Titans alike.
He creates the first vampires in his image.
The Old Elysian Empire begins its earliest roots.

Eon Two (10,100,001 – 10,200,000): The Flame and the Blood

Vampires spread, their clans forming under Godsven’s guidance.
Humanity thrives under divine rule but grows restless.
The first Concords, Clans, and Kinships of other races begin to form.

...and so on, each Eon marking the gradual building of a vampiric civilization under divine guidance.

Cosmic Epoch Two: The Elysian Empire (11,000,001 – 12,000,000)

The rule of Godsven’s children, especially Vicidian and Elysianna, takes shape. The Old Elysian Empire becomes the dominant civilization of Seyruun.

Vampires, elves, and dwarves flourish in alliance.
Humanity serves within the empire, though tensions rise.
The great cities of Elysia are built, blessed with divine architecture.

This epoch represents Seyruun at its height of divine order.

Cosmic Epoch Three: The Avalonian Betrayal (12,000,001 – 13,000,000)

The betrayal of Godsven by Lazarus II, Genevivia, and Ebrahim shatters the balance of the world.

Godsven is slain, the divine order destroyed.
The Avalonian Empire rises in the ashes of Elysia.
Ebrahim is bound and imprisoned beneath the lake.
The Book of Godsven is scattered, forbidden by Avalonia.

This epoch is remembered as the turning of the world into shadow.

Cosmic Epoch Four: The Age of Tyranny (13,000,001 – 14,000,000)

Avalonia reigns supreme, binding races beneath its yoke. Resistance movements stir but are crushed repeatedly.

Avalonian armies occupy Southern Anfang and have a strong hold.
The Cult of Ebrahim festers in secret.
The Djinn-bound relics begin to be hunted and sealed by Avalonia.
The divine children of IO grow fewer with each passing age.

Cosmic Epoch Five: The Age of Rebellion (14,000,001 – 15,000,000)

This is the current epoch, the time we now live in. Avalonia still reigns, but rebellion grows.

The Resistance of Watcher’s Rest gains strength.
Armond Pendragon awakens from his long torpor and joins the fight.
Aerin Pendragon is re-sired into the bloodline.
Paya, the mute truth-seeker, and the Pipe of I.O. become symbols of hope.
The year is 561 A.G.W. (After the Great War).

Current Era: The Age of Rebellion

Timeline Position:

Cosmic Age Three (10,000,001 – 15,000,000)
Cosmic Epoch Five (14,000,001 – 15,000,000)
Year 561 A.G.W. (After the Great War)

The Avalonian Empire rules much of Seyruun, yet its grasp is weakening. From hidden groves, forgotten ruins, and shattered kingdoms rise the seeds of rebellion. This is the time of heroes, betrayals, relics, and fractured hope.

Key Threads of the Current Timeline

1. Avalonia’s Waning Grip

The Avalonian Empire maintains tight control over its core regions, where its armies, airships, and enslaved magics still hold unchallenged authority.
Yet beyond these heartlands, cracks begin to show. Supplies stretch thinner each year, rebellions flare in whispers, and loyalties in Avalonia’s noble houses grow uncertain.
The only true sign of full and organized rebellion is the Hide, a defiant sanctuary that persists despite Avalonia’s efforts to extinguish it.
Meanwhile, the outlawed hollowed faith festers from within Avalonia itself, corrupting officials, cities, and even military ranks, eating away at the empire’s foundation from the inside.

2. The Resistance Gathers

In Watcher’s Rest, rebels of many races gather. But it's hard to take a foothold due to the skirmishes with Triss.
Small victories have begun to stitch hope into the hearts of the oppressed.
Their symbol is not yet unified, but whispers speak of a broken crown, broken into twenty pieces, the twenty Oaths, Armond’s inner circle yet to even be assembled.

3. The Whispers in the Grove (561 A.G.W.)

In the Whispering Grove, resistance-aligned operatives intercept Avalonia’s secret transport.
The cargo:
- Paya, the mute truth-seeker slave, carrying knowledge that could shatter Avalonia’s dominion.
- The Pipe of I.O., a relic bound with a Djinn, capable of reshaping fate.
Success here could spark a true uprising. Failure could bring the Avalonian airships down in fire upon the resistance.

4. The Return of the Forgotten

Armond Pendragon awakens from his long slumber, carrying the weight of ages and the blood of Godsven’s line.
His siblings, Bishop Blackfyre and Solane Sakari, move in their own paths, yet the pendragon bloodline begins to stir again in the world.
Aerin Pendragon, newly bound to the blood, stands as both a weapon and a light within the rebellion.
Old allies long thought lost, such as Bruenor Blackhammer, king turned tavernkeeper, now stand at crossroads where fate presses.

5. The Prophecies Stir

The Book of Godsven, thought destroyed, survives in fragments. Each piece carries omens of Avalonia’s fall.
The Djinn relics, scattered across Seyruun, are awakening one by one.
Whispers say the blood of IO’s children, dwindled though it may be, will burn bright once more before the end.

The Present Moment

We stand at the edge of history. The Resistance of Watcher’s Rest sharpens itself into a blade. Avalonia, though mighty, begins to fracture under its own weight. The next few years will decide whether Seyruun remains chained beneath the shadow of Avalonia, or whether the broken crown of the Fifteen will be reforged into something greater.

The year is 561 After the Great War.
The world holds its breath.

The Last Century of Seyruun (461 – 561 A.G.W.)

461 – 470 A.G.W.: The Years of Silence

Avalonia’s control is at its height. Airships patrol the skies, and armies occupy the Southern region of Anfang.
The resistance is scattered, little more than whispers. Many leaders are hunted down and publicly executed.
The Cult of Ebrahim, though outlawed, begins to resurface in Avalonian cities, weaving its heresies into back alleys and noble courts alike.
The people of Seyruun lose faith, speaking of Avalonia’s rule as eternal.

471 – 480 A.G.W.: The Spark of Rebellion

Small uprisings in Anfang and along the Obraxus border flare, but they are quickly crushed.
A forgotten druidic order in the Whispering Groves begins hiding refugees, becoming one of the first strongholds of resistance.
Rumors of Avalonian corruption and noble betrayal spread quietly among occupied peoples.

481 – 490 A.G.W.: The Hidden War

Resistance cells begin to coordinate in secret, striking supply caravans and harassing Avalonian patrols.
Avalonia increases its use of Djinn-bound relics, capturing ancient artifacts to suppress rebellion.
The Cult of Ebrahim grows bolder, twisting Avalonian experiments with necromancy and flesh-shaping.
Watcher’s Rest emerges as a hub for whispered resistance, though Avalonia dismisses it as insignificant.

491 – 500 A.G.W.: Shadows Rising

The first assassination of an Avalonian governor takes place in Anfang. Though brutally avenged, it inspires others.
Avalonia doubles down on airship patrols, enforcing its rule with burning skies.
Resistance leaders begin to speak of a symbol to unify them, the broken crown of the Fifteen, a prophecy tied to the Pendragon bloodline.

501 – 520 A.G.W.: The Blood Stirs

The first Pendragon whispers spread: Armond’s bloodline has not vanished entirely.
Aerin Viirastus rises in prominence as a rebel leader, gaining the trust of many scattered cells.
Avalonia destroys the House of Edoran, slaughtering its bloodline to send a message. Survivors scatter into exile.
Old dwarves speak of Bruenor Blackhammer still living, though Avalonia believes him long dead.

521 – 540 A.G.W.: The Weight of Chains

Avalonia’s control reaches its most brutal. Public executions become common. Entire villages are erased for harboring rebels.
Resistance becomes desperate. Many leaders die. But the whispers of prophecy keep hope alive.
The Book of Godsven, long thought lost, is rediscovered in fragments, smuggled into Watcher’s Rest.

541 – 550 A.G.W.: The Gathering Storm

The Cult of Ebrahim is exposed in several Avalonian strongholds, but each purge only seems to spread its corruption deeper.
Armond Pendragon awakens from torpor. His return is not yet widely known, but those who witness him recognize the weight of prophecy.
Aerin Viirastus is re-sired into the Pendragon bloodline, becoming Aerin Pendragon.
Avalonia begins secret transport missions for dangerous relics, one of which carries Paya, the mute truth-seeker, and the Pipe of IO.

551 – 560 A.G.W.: The Whispering Years

The Resistance sharpens, forming tighter alliances between elves, dwarves, and human rebels.
Avalonia cracks down, but every execution seems to birth ten new rebels.
Watcher’s Rest becomes a secret headquarters, its leaders carefully hidden.
The prophecy of the Fifteen Oaths begins to circulate widely. Armond is whispered to be its keystone.

561 A.G.W.: The Present Year

In the Whispering Grove, rebels intercept Avalonia’s transport, seeking to rescue Paya and claim or destroy the Pipe of IO.
The Resistance is no longer scattered, it is on the verge of becoming a true army.
Avalonia still rules, but cracks appear in its foundation. The empire faces rebellion, corruption, and the slow turning of prophecy against it.
Armond Pendragon, Aerin Pendragon, and their allies now stand as the tipping point. Seyruun holds its breath, waiting to see if rebellion will finally blaze into freedom.