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Sixth Century
Listed below are all the major events from officially published content which occured from 501 CY to 600 CY.
See also: World of Greyhawk Timeline

501 CY

c. 501 CY

  • Zagig Yragerne secretly returns to Greyhawk, under the name Zagyg. (TAB p.75)

502 CY

503 CY

504 CY

505 CY

506 CY

507 CY

508 CY

  • Fire in Rel Mord destroys much of a crowded area of residences in the western commoners' district. Over 500 die, and during the clean up that followed laborer crews complain of hauntings and strange events which lead to the area being abandoned. (Fate of Istus p.16)

509 CY

510 CY

511 CY

512 CY

513 CY

  • Rise of the Horned Society, formed by landholders rebelling against the lands of Iuz after his disappearance. (Guide p.9; LGG p.31,62,156)
  • Humanoids take the Pomarj. Orcs and goblins emerge from the Suss Forest and sack Highport. With months they have conquered most of the Pomarj. (Guide p.9; LGG p.88; Player's Guide p.10; Dragon #167 p.11)
  • Night of the Bloody Spear. On Planting 11th, orcs attack Highport. The city successfully defends against five waves of attacks, but a sixth wave just before midnight breaches the gates. The city is left in ruins, and reopened by orcs as a trade port for over 50 years. (Slavers p.89)
  • The human city of Suderham in the Pomarj survives. It remains a safe haven for over sixty years. (Slavers p.120)
  • Large numbers of Wild Coast half-orcs come to the Free City of Greyhawk, unable to find acceptance in the orc-dominated Pomarj. (TAB p.69)
  • Refugees from the Pomarj arrive in Hardby and begin to gain political control. They later form the Hardby Merchant's Alliance. (LGJ #1 p.26)

514 CY

515 CY

516 CY

517 CY

519 CY

520 CY

  • Frost Barbarian chieftain Hradji Beartooth sets off in search of the city of Skrellingshald, also known the ancient flan city of Tostenhca. He returns loaded with golden spheres. Most of the survivors of his expedition die within the year. (Greyhawk Adventures p.92-93)
  • Pirates begin operating along the Bright Desert coast, Wooly Bay, Relmor Bay and Azure Sea, especially the orcs of the Pomarj. Merchant ships are routinely accompanied by military vessels for safety (often privateers paid by port towns, who themselves take part in piracy). Piracy continues in this manner until the end of the Greyhawk Wars in 584 CY, when it began to decline. (Slavers p.38)

521 CY

522 CY

  • Belvor III, son of King Avras, becomes king of Furyondy. He is able to reunify the factions which had divided the nobility in 505 CY. (Wars, Adventurer's Book p.3,25)
  • Castle Hart repaired after surviving a major siege by the Horned Society. A fortified port is added and the old barracks are expanded and fortified. No enemy has taken it since. (Castles, Hart p.2)

523 CY

524 CY

525 CY

526 CY

527 CY

c. 528 CY

529 CY

  • Last heir to the line of Iolavai marries into the Silverfox family. (LGJ #4 p.7)
  • Gelvin Torlar finally agrees to sell the Nethertome to an unknown buyer. (Dragon #225 p.52)

530 CY

c. 530 CY

  • Denizens of the underworld begin digging a spiral stairway upward into the Tower of War in Castle Greyhawk, as part of a plot to overthrow it. (Greyhawk Ruins p.10)
  • The Sea Princes arrive in the Amedio Jungle. They explore the Olman Islands and begin trading the people of the Amedio as slaves. (The Scarlet Brotherhood p.63)

531 CY

532 CY

533 CY

  • Internal conflict erupts within the Greyhawk Guild of Thieves, lasting nearly two years. The guild is weakened, allowing the Beggar's Union to rise in power. (LGJ #17)

534 CY

c. 534 CY

c. 535 CY

  • Following the internal struggle in the Guild of Thieves of the City of Greyhawk, the winning faction institutes reforms. The son of the former leader, Yavos the Younger, institutes a system of charging protection money to merchants, protecting them against non-guild thieves in exchange. (TAB p.60)
  • A group of Greyhawk thieves are ordered to assassinate priests and thieves of the god Kurell who survived the guild conflict in 533 CY by fleeing to Dyvers. The thieves form the Guild of Assassins. They later become an independent entity. (TAB p.60)
  • Karellford appointed a royal protectorate of Ivid IV. Its previous owner is burned at the stake on trumped-up charges of treason, but curses the town which remains for over 50 years. (Ivid p.41)

536 CY

537 CY

538 CY

539 CY

540 CY

541 CY

542 CY

543 CY

544 CY

545 CY

546 CY

547 CY

548 CY

549 CY

550 CY

c. 550 CY

551 CY

552 CY

553 CY

  • Alhamazad the Wise suffers a broken leg when exploring the Pinnacles of Azor'alq, and retires to the city of Zeif thereafter. (LGJ #0 p.7)

554 CY

c. 555 CY

556 CY

557 CY

c. 557 CY

559 CY

560 CY

  • In Spring, following years of small-scale raids, savage humanoids begin to invade the Bone March. A full-scale invasion occurs the following year. (Player's Guide p.5,10; LGG p.36; The Scarlet Brotherhood p.5)

561 CY

562 CY

563 CY

564 CY

c. 564 CY

565 CY

566 CY

568 CY

569 CY

570 CY

c. 570 CY

571 CY

572 CY

c. 572 CY

573 CY

  • Scarlet Brotherhood first reported and "contact is made" in cities of the Iron League by "sages from the Land of Purity ... offering their services". (Guide p.6; Player's Guide p.10; LGG p.96; The Scarlet Brotherhood p.5)
  • Prince Thrommel of Furyondy/Provost of Veluna kidnapped. (Guide p.9; LGG p.130)
  • Prince Jeon assumes the throne of the Sea Princes. (LGG p.101)
  • Bigby forced from his tower in Oldridge after conflict with the two-headed lich Xaene. (LGJ #0 p.8)

c. 573 CY

574 CY

575 CY

c. 575 CY

576 CY

The Legends of Greyhawk organized play campaign begins in this year.

c. 576 CY

577 CY

  • Lord Zeech breaks away from the the Shield Lands and joins the Bandit Kingdoms, forming the Principality of Redhand. (LGG p.27,102)
  • Prince Jeon proposes that the Sea Princes end the practice of slavery. His proposal fails to gain ground. (LGG p.101)
  • Herzog Chelor III of South Province occupies the east bank of the Thelly River, securing control of local petty nobles. (Dragon #57 p.15)
  • Forces of Herzog Chelor of South Province crosses the Thelly River and invades Sunndi, but only succeeds in seizing its northern frontiers. (LGG p.111,141)
  • Onnwal fights several naval battles. (Dragon #57 p.16)
  • Passage of Slerotin rediscovered. Bigby rediscovers Slerotin's Manifesto in a temple of Wee Jas in Scant. It is subsequently suspected to have been taken by the Scarlet Brotherhood. (Dragon #241 p.45,80)
  • Iuz the Old orders the construction of a fleet of 40 galleys at Dorakaa. (Dragon #56 p.19)
  • A conclave of the Rovers of the Barrens stage a great beast hunt, during which a census is taken of their numbers. (Dragon #56 p.22)
  • The Snow Barbarians and Ice Barbarians agree on a treaty, with the latter regaining their southern harbors in exchange for a greater share of plunder from the summer raiding season. (Dragon #57 p.14)
  • The Holy Censor of Medegia reluctantly declares obedience to the Malachite Throne. Medegia's machinations frequently sap the strength of the Overking. (Dragon #63 p.16)
  • Duke Ehyeh II of Tenh is slain in battle. His people, under Marshal Iaba, succeed in his stead and secure the Duchy on both sides. (Dragon #56 p.21)
  • Archmage Marinian of Willip lost without trace adventuring in Blackmoor. (From the Ashes, Atlas p.23)
  • The Royal Mint of Nyrond moved from the capital of Rel Mord to Womtham, nearer the source of coinage metals. The old Royal Minting House becomes a dormitory and almshouse for the poor. (The Marklands p.77)
  • The Archbarony of Ratik suffers a manpower shortage. The Volunteer Borderers are formed. (Dragon #57 p.14)
  • Pietain Morvannis retires from a disastrous career as a privateer and arrives in the City of Greyhawk, where he becomes a gladiator at the Pit. He subsequently becomes manager of the Pit. (CoG, FFF p.67)

578 CY

Great Kingdom

Bandit Kingdoms

  • In Needfest, Ehyeh III is crowned Duke of Tenh. He is more warlike than his father. (Dragon #56 p.21)
  • In spring, Iuz sends forces to conquer the Wolf Nomad city of Eru-Tovar. In the month of Wealsun they begin a siege lasting ten weeks, but in-fighting and mutiny among Iuz's forces impedes their success. The siege is relieved by Tarkhan Bargru. (Dragon #56 p.18,19)
  • Furyondy's naval forces make a daring raid on Iuz's dockyards at Dorakaa, capturing seven galleys, sinking five, and burning many ships under construction. Iuz's plans to capture Whyestil Lake are foiled. (Dragon #56 p.19)
  • In spring, Chada-Three-Lances, War Sachem of the Rovers of the Barrens, leads a force to recover land lost to the Horned Society. They have minor success. (Dragon #56 p.23)
  • Mounted units of the Bandit Kingdoms raid Tenh, the Pale, Nyrond, and the County of Urnst, the Shield Lands and parts of Furyondy. Ships of Redhand pillage the Duchy of Urnst, and even the Horned Society collaborates with them. (Dragon #56 p.21)
  • In the Bandit Kingdoms, the Rovers of the Barrens overrun the northern border of the Horned Society. (LGG p.30)
  • In spring, Duke Ehyeh III crosses the Zumker river and invades the Bandit Kingdoms, laying waste to Grosskopf and attacking Fellands. The Bandit Kingdoms subsequently withdraw their raiding parties and unite against Tenh. The Horned Society, enraged that the depletion of manpower needed to retake the western border from the Rovers of the Barrens, seize Warfields and Wormhall. (Dragon #56 p.21)
  • The Free City of Rookroost resists a siege by the forces of Tenh. (LGG p.29;Dragon #56 p.22)
  • In Flocktime, a massive army of Iuz led by Lord Choldraf and Mellard-Plict marches from the Howling Hills and lays siege to Eru-Tovar for almost ten weeks. (Dragon #56 p.19)
  • In late summer, the siege of Eru-Tovar is lifted by Tarkhan Bargru. Some of the forces of Iuz desert, and the rest flee. (Dragon #56 p.19)
  • In the month of Reaping, forces of the Hierarchs regroup at Dingaverge and set out to join with Plar Rostal's cavalry. (Dragon #56 p.20)
  • On Goodmonth 26, the Hierarchs attack and defeat the Rovers and their allies. Many of the Hierarchs' forces are from the Bandit Kingdoms, and soon mutiny after news that Tenh has invaded the Bandit Kingdoms. (Dragon #56 p.21)
  • On Harvester 22, following a close pursuit for several days, the Battle of Black Water Bend is fought between the Wolf Nomads, led by Tarkhan Bargru, and the forces of Iuz, which had previously besieged Eru-Tovar. (Dragon #56 p.19)
  • In autumn, the Bandit Kingdom of Abarra successfully defends against invasion by the Horned Society. (Dragon #56 p.21)
  • A peace treaty is signed byween Tenh and the Bandit Kingdoms, ceding part of Grosskopf to Tenh. The Bandit Kingdoms immediately turn their attention to retribution against the Horned Society. (Dragon #56 p.21)
  • In the month of Ready'reat, Duke Ehyeh III leads an army of 4,000 cavalry and 11,000 infantry into the Theocracy of the Pale. (Dragon #56 p.22)

579 CY

580 CY

581 CY

c. 581 CY

582 CY

Greyhawk Wars

  • A rumor spreads through the barbarians of the Thillonrian Peninsula that four of the five legendary Swords of Corusk have been found, and that once the fifth is found, a Great God of the North would unify the barbarians and lead them to greatness. The prophecy is taken seriously by the barbarian tribes, but the sword is never found. (From the Ashes, Atlas p.6)
  • Greyhawk Wars begin. A series of small regional conflicts erupts into a continent-wide war.
  • Iuz the Old, masquerading as the barbarian god Vatun, declares himself Great God of the North and unifies the Fruztii, Schnai and Cruskii barbarians. The Hold of the Stonefist makes a brief pre-emptive attack on the barbarian horde, but is easily routed. Within weeks, the Stonefist leader Sevvord Redbeard allies himself with "Vatun" under magical compulsion. (From the Ashes, Atlas p.6; Player's Guide p.10; Wars, Adventurer's Book p.7)
  • Sevvord Redbeard becomes increasingly violent and ruthless. He declares a new era of conquest. (Wars, Adventurer's Book p.7)
  • Stonefist moves through the Thunder Pass into the Duchy of Tenh for the first time in over thirty years, making an unexpected attack on the city of Calbut, slaughtering all men. (From the Ashes, Atlas p.6; Realm of Dust; Wars, Adventurer's Book p.7-8)
  • Duke Ehyeh of Tenh takes to the field, planning to gradually raise an army while the Stonefist army is expected to spend weeks looting Calbut. Instead, Redbeard forces his men south. Within five days he lays siege to the Tenha capital of Nevond Nevenend. Without Duke Ehyeh's presence, the city folk panic and riot, and Redbeard captures the city. Tenh falls to Stonefist. Ehyeh and his court are given refurge in Radigast City in the County of Urnst, but the Duke's reputation has collapsed. (From the Ashes, Atlas p.6; Realm of Dust; Wars, Adventurer's Book p.7-8)
  • In the Bandit Kingdoms, the Grand Clans of Grosskopf begin raiding Tenh again. (LGG p.26)
  • Vatun orders the Suel barbarians to invade Ratik. The barbarians refuse to break their long-standing alliance with Ratik against the Bone March, and resent Stonefist's decision to blockade weapons shipments from the Bandit Kingdoms to the barbarians. They begin to doubt Vatun, and the barbarian alliance collapses only a few months after it began. (From the Ashes, Atlas p.6; Wars, Adventurer's Book p.8-9)
  • Rise of Turrosh Mak in the Pomarj. (Slavers p.120)
  • Wilbrem Carrister betrays the Trade Council of Hardby to the city of Greyhawk, gaining command of the Hardby Marines and the title of Military Governor of Hardby (Dungeon #109 p.96)
  • Greyhawk Mountaineers are garrisoned in Hardby in response to attacks from the Abbor-Alz. (Dungeon #109 p.96)

c. 582 CY

583 CY

Greyhawk Wars

584 CY

Greyhawk Wars

  • In Readying, the half-orc Turrosh Mak of the Nedla tribe becomes its chief, secretly supported by the Scarlet Brotherhood. He unites the tribes of the Pomarj. He attacks the Wild Coast, sacking Eldredd, Badwall, and Fax before invading the Principality of Ulek. (Safeton; Wars, Adventurer's Book p.15-18)
  • Battle of Celene Pass. Pomarj forces are stopped by a scouting party of dwarven warriors calling themselves the League of Right, who establish hasty earthworks and fortifications. Commander Rourk Splinterstone and 30 of 200 soldiers survive long enough for reinforcements to arrive. Splinterstone is awarded a small barony and the survivors are awarded a lifelong pension. (From the Ashes p..7; LGG p.152; Slavers p.122-124; Wars, Adventurer's Book p.18)
  • Queen Yolande of Celene closes her realm to outsiders. (Wars, Adventurer's Book p.19)
  • In Coldeven, Safeton and Narwell, the last remaining unconquered cities of the Wild Coast, sign sign a Pact of Association with the Free City of Greyhawk. (Safeton; From the Ashes, Campaign Book p.50)
  • Fearing invasion of the city of Fax by Turrosh Mak, forty members of the Crescent League hijack a ship and flee to Onnwal. This act destroys the Crescent League's reputation across the Flanaess. (Dragon #256 p.47)
  • Fax falls. (Safeton)
  • In spring, Commandant Osson's ride comes to an end. Trapped in Medegia, he makes an impossible dash for freedom toward the Hestmark Highlands, but most of the unit's officers are killed in an ambush while crossing the Flanmi River. The survivors flee into the hills. Osson is never seen again. (Wars, Adventurer's Book p.19)
  • The Gran March sends troops across the Lorridges to aid Furyondy against Iuz, fulfilling obligations under the Treaty of Niole Dra. (LGG p.50)
  • Overking Ivid orders Medegia crushed for their impunity. His army spends substantial time plundering and sacking every town and city. (Wars, Adventurer's Book p.19)
  • Night of Terror. On 1 Growfest, all half-orcs, orcs and hobgoblins in Safeton and Narwell are killed in a single night. (Player's Guide p.61; Safeton; From the Ashes, Campaign Book p.50; Slavers p.123)
  • Twenty-seven of the thirty lords of the Sea Princes assassinated in a single night by the Scarlet Brotherhood. The remaining lords surrender. (LGG p.101)
  • Most of the Order of the Golden Sun are recalled to Onnwal, where they are ambushed and slaughtered by the Scarlet Brotherhood. Only six members ultimately survive. (Dragon #293 p.93)
  • The thieves' guild of Scant suddenly flee the city. (LGG p.80)
  • Night of the Scarlet Knives. On the night of Wealsun 18, spies of the Scarlet Brotherhood capture Scant, landing an army by sea the next day. Onnwal falls to the Scarlet Brotherhood. Szek Eward Destron is slain. (LGG p.80; Scant - A City Enslaved; LGJ #15)
  • Jian Destron inherits the position of Szek of Onnwal. The Scarlet Brotherhood attempts to sink his ship, but he is able to escape thanks to a sudden fog, for which credit would later be claimed by Rary the Traitor. He establishes a court-in-exile in the port of Nessermouth in Nyrond. (LGJ #15)
  • Lordship of the Isles officially declares loyalty to the Scarlet Brotherhood. (Player's Guide p.7)
  • A fleet from the Lordship of the Isles, led by the Scarlet Brotherhood, attempts to invade Gradsul, but is repelled. They move on to harry the ships of Irongate. (LGG p.66,72)
  • Invasion of Geoff and Sterich by giants. In summer, renewed giant and evil humanoid raids hit the Grand Duchy of Geoff, Sterich, and the Yeomanry. Keoland offers support to the Earl of Sterich, but demands fealty in exchange. The negotiations delay the deployment of Keoish reinforcements, and Geoff and Sterich are conquered by the invaders. Dwarves and humans flee to the Good Hills. (From the Ashes, Atlas p.7; LGG p.49,107,145; Wars, Adventurer's Book p.20)
  • Nonhumans despoil the Loftwood by setting fires. (LGG p.141)
  • Giants and nonhumans overrun the Oytwood in Geoff. (LGG p.141)
  • Giants and ogres attack the Yeomanry, but armed peasants successfully repel the invaders. (Wars, Adventurer's Book p.20)
  • The Gran March sends reinforcements relieve Geoff and Sterich from the giants. (LGG p.50)
  • In Goodmonth, weeks after the invasion of Geoff, Ket allies with Iuz, and promptly launches a cavalry attack against Bissel. Bissel is forced to surrender by mid-Harvester. (LGG p.33,50; From the Ashes, Atlas p.7; Wars, Adventurer's Book p.20)
  • Ambassadors visit the isolated Valley of the Mage seeking assistance to fight the giants. Talks are interrupted by an invasion of giants and humanoids. (LGG p.127; TAB p.35)
  • In early summer, Pontylver is razed. (Rumours and Whispers of the Flanaess; Ivid p.106)
  • The Battle of Innspa marks the peak of the Aerdy invasion of Nyrond. Ivid V foolishly insists on personally commanding his armies, resulting in crushing defeat. Ivid executes his generals and nobles, raising them as undead servitors. Ivid is subsequently assassinated by the nobility, and the priesthood of Hextor raise him as undead. He begins mass executions. (From the Ashes, Atlas p.8)
  • The North Province secedes from the Great Kingdom. (From the Ashes, Atlas p.8; LGG p.24)
  • The Scarlet Brotherhood begins campaign of assassinations in Iron League states with an aim to destabilize their governments. Cobb Darg of the Free City of Irongate orders the execution of every known Scarlet Brotherhood agent within the city. (From the Ashes, Atlas p.9)
  • In Goodmonth, Iuz turns his forces to the attack of Almor. (Wars, Adventurer's Book p.19)
  • The Day of Dust. On Goodmonth 17, Ivid razes Chathold and Almor in a magical cataclysm. (Bonewood and Chathold; Ivid p.145)
  • Furyondy breaks the siege of Chendl and drives Iuz northwards in autumn. (Iuz the Evil p.4)
  • The town of Cantona, where magic is unreliable, is conquered by orcs. Half of its inhabitants manage to flee north; others are enslaved or eaten. (From the Ashes, Campaign Book p.58)
  • Pact of Greyhawk. In the month of Harvester, the Great Council assembles to draft the treaty and affects a truce,[note 1] bringing an end to what would retroactively be known as the Greyhawk Wars. The treaty fixes national borders. (From the Ashes, Atlas p.9; LGG p.16)
  • Day of Great Signing. On the day the treaty was to be signed,[note 1] Rary instigates a massive magical battle within the Great Hall and attempts to assassinate the other members of the Circle of Eight, killing only Otiluke and Tenser before fleeing into the Bright Desert to form his own kingdom. (From the Ashes, Atlas p.9; LGG p.16,38)
  • Rary's older brother, the legendary scholar Arkalan Sammal of Ket, disavows his brother. He succumbs to alcoholism. (LGJ #5 p.8)
  • The orc Quij takes part in the sacking of the castle of the slain archmage Tenser. (TAB p.98)
  • Cairn Hills Treaty. Cairn Hills ceded from the Duchy of Urnst to the Free City of Greyhawk. (LGG p.144; The Griffon's Nest)
  • Despite the Pact of Greyhawk, some fighting continues, mainly in the Pomarj, Ratik, and the Lost Lands. (Iuz the Evil p.49; From the Ashes, Campaign Book p.50)
  • In Patchwall, orcs loot and pillage Castle Sulafrait. (From the Ashes, Campaign Book p.50)

585 CY

This year is known as the "Year of Peace". (From the Ashes, Atlas p.73; LGG p.16)

Dated events of 585 CY

The following events are given a specific date, month, or general description of what time of year in which they occur.

Early 585 CY

Though these events aren't given specific dates, they occur "early" in the year, or in winter or during spring.[note 2]

Winter
Spring

Later events in 585 CY

Unspecified dates in 585 CY

The following events are not given a specific date, month, or general description of what time of year in which they occur.

586 CY

c. 586 CY

  • The War of the Spheres takes place between the Free Space Alliance (a coalition including Greyspace) and the Vodoni Empire. The Vodoni are defeated. (Under the Dark Fist)
  • The merchant Sturtevant last seen in the Free City of Greyhawk. His estate, Grey Manor, is later put under the protectorship of his friend Lord Henway. (TAB p.83)
  • Following the rebellion of Onnwall, ships from Safeton, Hardby and Onnwal begin patrols against the growing pirate menace. (Slavers p.38)
  • Rumors begin to surface suggesting the Hierarchs of the Horned Society have established a headquarters somewhere in the Flanaess. (LGG p.157)

587 CY

  • In winter, Tang the Horrific summons a war council of Wolf Nomads to attack Iuz, seeking to recapture the tribe's ancient burial graves. The nomads immediately agree to the plan. (TAB p.22)
  • In Fireseek and Coldeven, the three survivors of Ahlissa's oligarchy meet with Aerdy noble Prince Xavenar and smaller princes to negotiate a political union. North Kingdom refuses to join. (TAB p.25-26)
  • In Growfest, King Lynwerd I declares the lands as far as the Harp River a protectorate of Nyrond, raising tensions with the United Kingdom of Ahlissa. (TAB p.27)
  • In Growfest, the United Kingdom of Ahlissa is officially founded. Its ruler is Overking Xavener I. Imperial Council of Kalstrand formed to constrain the Overking's power. (LGG p.16,24; Kalstrand - City of Gold)
  • In Growfest, at the formal royal investiture ceremony at Zelradton, Graf Reydrich unexpectedly appears. Thought to have been assassinated the previous year, Reydrich demands to be restored to power. Xavaner makes him Prince Reydrich of Ahlissa and official court archmage. (TAB p.26)
  • Ahlissa conquers Idee. (LGG p.16)
  • Marquis Karn Serrand is given the Marchland of Chathold. (Bonewood and Chathold)
  • In late spring, Tang the Horrific leads the Relentles Horde of the Wolf Nomads aginst the Lands of Iuz. While they do not capture any territory, they are able to recover the bodies and burial treasures of their tribal cairns, returning home two days later. (TAB p.22)
  • Great Northern Crusade continues. Lady Katarina lands forces at Scragholme Isle and crosses the Veng River to march on Critwall. By luck, the Wolf Nomad raid a few days earlier distract Iuz's forces from the attack on Critwall. (TAB p.21-22)
  • Beygraf Zoltan of Ket is assassinated. His successor, Nadaid, spends the next two years pursuing peace. (LGG p.33; TAB p.36)
  • Grandwood declared a Marchland. (TAB p.29)
  • Count Hustin, heir to Owen I of Geoff, disappears. Divinations would later reveal that he is still alive. (LGG p.49)
  • Two barons of the Sea Barons are killed and replaced with agents of the Scarlet Brotherhood. (LGG p.100)
  • A cockatrice den is discovered in the Cairn Hills. (TAB, Map Book p.3)
  • Admundfort proclaimed regional capital of the Shield Lands. (LGG p.103)
  • Knights of Holy Shielding return to liberate the Shield Lands. Critwall and Scragholme Island are captured. (LGG p.159)
  • In Harvester, Viscount Wilfrick of Verbobonc dies. He is succeeded by his son, Sir Fenward Lefthanded. His unfavorable policies and ill-chosen words lead the gnomes of the Kron Hills to declare independence, and he is later killed by his own captain of the guard after forged papers falsely implicate the Viscount as a member of the Scarlet Brotherhood. He is replaced by Langard of the Gnarley Border. (LGG p.132,133; TAB p.36-37)
  • On Freeday, Harvester 28, the second public election for the Public Council of Greyhawk is held. Rioting throughout the Free City kills 12 and injures over a hundred. The Directing Oligarchy narrowly votes to appease the public by offering low-rent farmland and new manorial villages for the city's refugee population following the Greyhawk Wars. (TAB p.65)
  • In Patchwall, Keoland liberates the cities of the Sterich heartlands. King Skotti grants the Viscounty of Nume Eor to his cousin Richart Jorgos of House Lizhal. (LGG p.108)
  • Delgath the Undying, an undead cleric of Nerull, former prince of House Torquann and governor of the city of Rinloru, holds the city against superior forces using an undead army raised from the city's former inhabitants. The siege continues for several years and Delgath poses the most serious threat to North Kingdom. (LGG p.74; TAB p.23)

588 CY

  • On Needfest 4th, Viscount Wilfrick is succeded by his only surviving relative, his bastard son Langard of the Gnarley Border. (TAB p.37)
  • The town of Flen in Keoland's Good Hills is used as a staging post for the liberation of Sterich. (LGG p.145)
  • In Coldeven, Sterich is liberated. (LGG p.66,108)
  • The war to recover Geoff begins. (TAB p.35)
  • Battle of Grabford takes place, allowing Furyondy to encircle and capture Crockport. Great Northern Crusade ends. (LGG p.46,47)
  • Shield Lands re-establish government, establishing Lady Katarina as Knight Commander of the region. (LGG p.105)
  • Knights of Dispatch lead a renewed attack on Geoff. The Oytwood is liberated. (LGG p.49,141)
  • In the middle of this year, Iuz's magical control over Sevvord Redbeard ends. He enacts or makes public sweeping political changes, including taking the title of Rhelt ("king"), establishing a feudal power structure, and formally renaming the Hold of Stonefist to Stonehold. His forces retreat to the northern foothills of Tenh. (TAB p.22-23)
  • War begins in Tenh. Theocrat Ogon Tillit sponsors an invasion of Tenh to oppose the threat of Iuz and gain territory. Tenh ultimately becomes a four-way conflict between Tenh repatriates, the Pale, Iuz, and Stonehold. (LGG p.16,82; TAB p.23)
  • Theocrat Tillit wounded in battle in Tenh. His wounds fail to heal. (LGG p.82)
  • Redspan liberated. (Realm of Dust)
  • Greyhawk Beggarmaster Gaspar mysteriously disappears. Diarmid Hesperion disappears shortly after. Beggar's Union treasurer Simeon Hellwater elevates himself to Beggarmaster by framing Gaspar's replacement as an agent of the Scarlet Brotherhood. (TAB p.126; Dragon #301 p.89)
  • The guildmaster of the Dockers' and Warfmen's Union in Greyhawk is murdered. He is succeded by his son, Screel Dorfman. (TAB p.77)
  • Three great cranes are built at the docks in Hardby for loading and unloading goods. (Slavers p.34)
  • Bonewood completes its transformation into a bonelike material. (LGG p.139)
  • Algorthas the Seer presents his Last Testament. (LGJ #14)
  • By the end of the year, Furyondy has recaptured all of its former holdings from Iuz, including a portion of the Shield Lands. (TAB p.21)

c. 588 CY

589 CY

c. 589 CY

  • The herbalist shop Weaves and Leaves opens in the Duchy of Geoff. (Liberation of Geoff p.67)
    • The sole source gives a date of "two years ago, in 591 CY". This is incorrect, as Against the Giants is set in 591 CY. It must either have opened in 591 CY, or two years ago as of 591 CY (i.e. 589 CY).

590 CY

  • In Fireseek, rebels in Onnwal take Sornhill on the Storm Coast. (LGJ #1 p.30)
  • Early this year, Forces from Keoland invade the Hold of Sea Princes and capture Westkeep. (LGG p.101)
  • Forces of the Scarlet Brotherhood in Chiswell defect en masse. Herdsman Krevaradan quells an uprising in Port Toli. (LGJ #2 p.30)
  • Greyhawk Mountaineers attack Cantona, retaliating for a goblin atack on Safeton the previous year. The Mountainers burn much of the town but the orcs manage to hold the town thanks to earthen fortifications. (Slavers p.53; Safeton)
  • Bissel declares the trading town of Pellak its new capital. (LGG p.33)
  • In Growfest, the Congress of Lords of Sunndi meets for the first time. Trade opened with Ahlissa. (LGG p.111; TAB p.29)
  • Xavener I re-establishes the Windmarch trade routes. (LGG p.24)
  • A caravel from Rel Astra avoids the blockade of the Tilva Strait by circumnavigating Hepmonaland. The Brotherhood responds by tightening the blockade along the coast. (The Scarlet Brotherhood p.7)
  • Sea Barons' fleet returns from expedition across the Solnor. (TAB p.29)
  • Military sweep in the Duchy of Urnst drives bandits into the hills around the dwarven hill fortress of Karakest. (TAB, Map Book p.3)
  • The archmage Mordenkainen speaks at a conclave in the Free City of Greyhawk. He speculates on the Horned Society, about which little is now known. (LGG p.157)
  • Stalman Klim returns to Earth Dragon's temple. (Slavers p.120,124)
  • Bone March raided again via the Blemu Hills, but Knurl holds. (LGG p.37)
  • Irongate declares support for the Onnwal freedom movement. (LGG p.58)
  • Rakehell Chert retakes Osprem's Light near Sornhill. (LGJ #15)
  • Sunndi raided by amphibious creatures from the Vast Swamp. (LGG p.111)
  • Marquis Querchard of Sterich disappears in Istivin. He is suspected to have been imprisoned in Krelont Keep. His wife, Marchioness Resbin Drem Emondav, rules in his stead. (LGG p.108)
  • Overking Xavener I expands the borders of the United Kingdom of Ahlissa. (TAB p.27)
  • Innspa joins the Unite Kingdom of Ahlissa. Countess Karasin is given the title of Princess. (TAB p.27; Piecing Together the Splintered Sun)
  • The administrative capital of the Adri Forest and Grandwood are moved to Innspa and Torrich respectively. Many inhabitants resent their annexation by Ahlissa. (TAB p.26)
  • In fall, rumors claim that North Kingdom forces are spotted in the Marchland of Rauxes. (TAB p.27)
  • Bigby survives an assassination by agents of Iuz. (Player's Guide p.22)
  • Adventurers appear in Dark Gate in the Yeomanry with weapons made of a mysteriously black metal that disintegrates within days. (LGG p.135)
  • The City of Loftwick in the Yeomanry attacked from the Jotens. It responds by reinforcing its defenses. (LGG p.136)
  • Missing daughter of a Reyhu bandit reports seeing men who walk on air at Lake Aqal. (LGG p.147)
  • A teenage girl goes missing while staying a night in the Whispering Cairn as a test of courage. (Dungeon #124 p.19-20)
  • The Doomgrinder's top sail is observed to have rotated one degree since 584 CY. It is now one degree from vertical, believed to signal Oerth's destruction. (Doomgrinder)
  • Tax census is carried out in of the City of Greyhawk. A similar census has been carried out every five years since at least 575 CY. (TAB p.68)
  • Perrenlander Gustin Longpike, owner of the Blue Dragon Inn in the City of Greyhawk, is elected Guildmaster of the Guild of Ostlers and Brewers for the next four years. (TAB p.102)
  • Alai Sventis takes over the Chapel of Olidammara in Greyhawk. (TAB p.119)
  • A military sweep of the eastern Duchy of Urnst drives bandits into the hills at the dwarven fortress of Karakast.[citation needed]
  • Several miners disappear while looking for burial cairns south of Diamond Lake. (TAB, Map Book p.3)
  • The Lendore Isles attack vessels of the Lordship of the Isles. Captain Jezerial Ipahi of the warship Moon's Vigil is responsible for sinking three ships. (LGG p.72; LGJ #3 p.27)
  • Late this year, a longship of Suloise barbarians sailed into Marner in Ratik, hailing from the distant island of Fireland, seeking assistance. (TAB p.38)
  • Late this year, an entire company of Rary's best soldiers disappears in a necropolis in the Bright Desert. An enraged Rary single-handedly slays an unrelated blue dragon to feel better about it. (LGG p.38)
  • Late this year, King Lynwerd of Nyrond engages in urgent reforms. He restructures the kingdom's provinces and reduces the size of his court. Throughout the year he focuses on improving the nation's infrastructure. (LGG p.75,79; TAB p.31)
  • Late this year, Irongate agrees to recognize Onnwal's government-in-exile in exchange for supplies. (LGG p.80)
  • Late this year, six members of the revolutionary Dunfalcon Alliance are captured in the Free City of Greyhawk. (LGJ #5 p.4)

c. 590 CY

591 CY

The Living Greyhawk organized play campaign begins in this year.
  • On Needfest 1, Nyrond's new provincial layout comes into effect. (LGG p.75)
  • In Coldeven, the first new Windmarch trade caravan begins. (LGG p.24)
  • Early this year, Kusnir becomes a rallying point for freed Olman and Touv slaves, who follow the Touv leader Utavo the Wise. (The Duchy of Berghof)
  • Early this year, a frigate flying the colors of the Prince of Naerie is spotted docked at Gradsul in Keoland. It is thought to serve as a deterrent to the Scarlet Brotherhood. (LGG p.72)
  • In Growfest, Scarlet Brotherhood forces led by Krevaradan recapture Kusnir. Utavo and some of his forces flee into the mountains and return a month later to recapture Kusnir in a ferocious massacre, tearing Krevaradan limb from limb. (The Duchy of Berghof)
  • The "yellow-sails" of the revived Slavers begin to terrorize the waters of the central Flanaess. (Slavers p.120)
  • A third treasure-hunting boom occurs around the Free City of Greyhawk following discoveries made by soldiers stationed in the Cairn Hills during the Greyhawk Wars. (TAB p.8)
  • The Directing Oligarchy of Greyhawk reaches its maximum size of eighteen members. (TAB p.62-64)
  • Tyrem appointed the Father of Faith by the Scarlet Brotherhood. (The Scarlet Brotherhood p.18)
  • Vecna escapes his imprisonment in the Demiplane of Dread and plots the destruction of the other gods. (LGG p.186; Die Vecna Die! p.2; Player's Guide p.18,21)
    • Note: The Greyhawk Player's Guide, set in 591 CY, lists Vecna as still imprisoned, while the Living Greyhawk Gazetteer, also set in 591 CY, lists him as recently escaped. For this to be accurate, Vecna must have escaped in exactly 591 CY.
  • The xvart slave Xiq-Xiq is murdered by adventurers in the Blue Dragon Inn in Greyhawk. No arrests are made. (LGJ #4 p.29)
  • In spring, a mysterious magical helix appears over the ruins of Molag. (LGJ #0 p.12)
  • In spring, adventurers report capturing a tiger-striped basilisk. The party leader, Sir Ignatius Nobnose, attempts to sell it to the Tiger Nomads. (LGJ #0 p.12)
  • In spring, Onnwal rebels invade the manor of Count Cadwale, taking advantage of a storm to mask their approach. (LGJ #0 p.12)
  • In spring, Touv rebel slave leader Utavo the Wise is found to have taken control of the southern Duchy of Berghof. (LGJ #0 p.12)
  • In spring, Jacob Hangerstand produces a masterwork treasure chest depicting the elven deity Corellon Larethian. (LGJ #0 p.12)
  • In spring, small golden dragon statuettes appear on the market in Innspa, likely looted from ruined temples to a forgotten dragon-worship cult. (LGJ #3 p.26)
  • In spring, bandits in the Midlands loot a well-defended silver caravan headed for Dorakaa. (LGJ #3 p.26)
  • In spring, Bissel appoints the Knights of the Watch to enforce collection of a new and unpopular tax on international trade. Bissel begins a new program of homesteading to redevelop the northern baronies, but Baklunish citizens accuse the government of discriminatory practices, with some Baklunish farmers driven from their land by the homesteaders. (LGJ #3 p.26; LGJ #4 p.28)
  • In spring, several ships are attacked by sea monsters when sailing near the Bright Desert. Rary the Traitor and his powerful druid ally are suspected to be responsible. (LGJ #3 p.26)
  • In spring, a council is convened in Furyondy to seek a solution to the plague in the March, Littleberg, and Gold County. Orcs and bandits attack grain shipments on the Royal Highway. The plague slows by late spring. (LGJ #3 p.27; LGJ #4 p.28)
  • In spring, Grand Duke Owen is invited to retake his ancestral seat on Keoland's Court of the Land, but he appears to decline. He announces his intent to return to Hochoch in Geoff and retake the kingdom, but is plagued by fever since he was poisoned during the Fall of Gorna. He is found to be in contact with the fey Queen Lhiannon. Field Marshal Helanasdotter of Gran March amasses troops and supplies for the liberation of Geoff. (LGJ #3 p.27; LGJ #4 p.29)
  • In spring, the Directing Oligarchy of Greyhawk discovers a mysterious nepheline stone monolith near Shack Town. The druid Thurgis Falden declares it a profane relic of the Ur-Flan necromancers. (LGJ #3 p.27)
  • The Lordship of the Isles capture the warship Moon's Vigil, taking twelve elves captive. The ship had sunk three Lordship vessels the previous year. (LGJ #3 p.28)
  • The siege at Rinloru continues. The undead army grows, now including at least a dozen acidic skeleton golems. (LGJ #3 p.28)
  • Tensions grow in North Kingdom when Patriarch Halldrem of Hextor speaks some ill-chosen words regarding the realm's orcish armies. A band of orcs attempts to murder him, but he defends himself with a blade barrier spell, resulting in the deaths of four dozen market patrons. (LGJ #3 p.28)
  • Nyrond offers a reward of 1,000 gp for the capture of the bandit Crippled Max. (LGJ #3 p.28)
  • The Bishop of Hatherleigh falls to his death from a balcony, the third mysterious death in the Theocracy of the Pale this year. Attempts to raise them from the dead failed. (LGJ #3 p.29)
  • Concern grows in Ratik as the Suloise barbarian tribes begin skirmishing with each other, threatening the recently negotiated peace. Timber supply plummets, and Archbaroness Evaleigh is criticized for failing to take action. (LGJ #3 p.29; LGJ #4 p.30)
  • On Coldeven 15th, Yeomanry holds public elections. (LGJ #3 p.31)
  • On Growfest 1, Herdsman Krevaradan's clerics summon six gelugons to fight the slave uprising in the Hold of the Sea Princes after being denied reinforcements from his ally Herdsmistress Maleshev on Coldeven 4th. Utavo's forces flee and hundreds of slaves are recaptured. (LGJ #3 p.30)
  • In spring, humanoids attack the Shield Lands, raising concerns of a concerted attack by Iuz. In Critwall, there are rumours of treason amnong the nobles. Food shortages lead to rising food prices. Thre is talk of the Shield Lands going on the offensive against Iuz. (LGJ #3 p.30; LGJ #4 p.30)
  • Lindus Mallaman, cleric of Heironeous in Sterich, is found dead and his body hanged from statue of the Valorous Knight in Istivin. The statue bleeds from its wrists for three days. (LGJ #3 p.30)
  • A prophet of Erythnul leads mobs who kills dozens in Vleekstaad. Rhelt Sevvord ends the three-day killing spree by personally killing the prophet with a waraxe. (LGJ #3 p.30)
  • Emissaries go missing in the County of Ulek en route for Celene. The priceless elven Starlight Loom goes missing. (LGJ #3 p.30)
  • Thieves raid the vault of Rudd Rockcutter in the Principality of Ulek. Orcish graverobbers are suspected. The orcs are also believed to have enslaved a large number of humans. (LGJ #3 p.31; LGJ #4 p.31)
  • Agents of Iuz capture Molosh Khan, fifth son of Tarkhan Bargru of the Wolf Nomads, demanding a large ransom. Bargru sends the payment along with the severed head of Iuz's emissary. Iuz returns Bargru's son as an armless reanimated corpse. (LGJ #3 p.31)
  • A major battle takes place in the Adri Forest. (LGJ #4 p.28)
  • Piracy and smuggling boom on the Fals River. (LGJ #4 p.28)
  • Attacks by humanoids increase in the Gnarley Forest, now joined by undead. (LGJ #4 p.28)
  • A rumor holds that the Cup and Talisman of Ak'Akbar are spotted in Glendaloch's Moors, resulting in a sudden wave of pilgrimages to the area. (LGJ #4 p.28)
  • In Growfest, King Lynwerd I of Nyrond hosts a Grand Celebration at Rel Mord celebrating the the fifth year of his reign. (LGJ #0 p.12; LGJ #3 p.28)
  • Two fiends appear inthe Temple District of Highfolk. (LGJ #4 p.29)
  • King Skotti of Keoland controversially offers amnesty for former agents of the Scarlet Brotherhood. (LGJ #4 p.29)
  • Celebrations in Ket are held to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the defeat of Iggwilv. (LGJ #4 p.29)
  • Celebrations are held in Nyrond to commemorate the founding of Adrean's Landing. (LGJ #4 p.29)
  • The caravel Sapphire Stare runs the Scarlet Brotherhood blockade of the Sea of Gearnat and returns from the City of Greyhawk. (LGJ #4 p.30)
  • Trade caravans have difficulty reaching villages in the Pale due to raids by orcs and trolls. (LGJ #4 p.30)
  • On Planting 6th, a military report reveals that conflict is brewing on the southern border of the Yeomanry. Crops are failing, refugees are increasing, and undermanned Yeomanry Border Guard has difficulty tracking down a well-equipped group of mysterious raiders. (LGJ #4 p.31)
  • In early Planting, Elder Sister Edevedrin of the Scarlet Brotherhood arrives to congratulate Herdsman Krevaradan for his capture of the town of Kusnir. The next night, 55 Olman prisoners disembowel themselves in a grim ritual which conjures nagaul demons. Utavo the Wise, wielding an ancient jeweled gauntlet, commands the demons to eviscerate the Scarlet Brotherhood guards. (LGJ #4 p.30)
  • Lord Artin of Brotton is killed by bandits while hunting near Radigast City, and is succeeded by his brother Erthan. Mayor Nimar of Dosselford is rescued by adventurers while exploring the the Crystal Springs in the County of Urnst, and not for the first time. (LGJ #4 p.31)
  • Two of the three leaders of the Skeptic movement in the Duchy of Urnst are killed in Nellix. (LGJ #4 p.31)
  • In Patchwall, Tobin Potriades, Senior Tutor at the University of Magical Arts in Greyhawk, dies in his sleep. He is succeeded by Abrazaldin Hosk. (LGJ #5 p.6)
  • The sword Druniazth resurfaces in Dyvers in the hands of an assassin, Kerrab. Subsequently, a guardsman corrupted by the sword (Nizar Drav'va) absconded with it and it has not been seen since. (Dragon #294 p.96)
  • The Gran March begins building a road through the Dim Forest.[citation needed]
  • The bard Finnadrel of Delaric defrauds investors in his theatrical production. (Places of Mystery I)
  • Giants against begin attacking Geoff from the Crystalmists and Barrier Peaks. (Liberation of Geoff)
  • Theocrat Ogon Tillit is not expected to survive past Richfest due to wounds sustained several years ago. (LGG p.82)
  • Forces of Rel Astra have captured a quarter of the former See of Medegia. (LGG p.94)
  • Ships of the Lordship of the Isles visit Gryrax, capital of the Principality of Ulek, establishing trade. (LGG p.121)
  • Late this year, the Crimson Cadre adventuring group from Safeton sells an ursinal guardinal to the Free City Arena. (LGJ #5 p.9)

c. 591 CY

592 CY

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c. 594 CY

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References

Notes

  1. ↑ a b Various sourcebooks record the date of the signing of the treaty differently as opposed to the date the Great Council was convened. See also: Date of Signing for more information.
  2. ↑ The events listed in "Early 585 CY" are mostly taken from From the Ashes which is set specifically in spring of 585 CY.
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