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title: Astral Timeline
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description: A timeline of trade and war in the astral plane.
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date_pub: 2023-02-19T20:47:00-05:00
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section: astral
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content_type: feature
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short_code: at1
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---
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As of last session, it is the **end of the 3rd phase of the 1st Aerday of Urtson-Nu, in year 5023 of the Common Astral Calendar**.
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Below is a timeline of major events in (this section of) the astral plane:
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- **CAC** - The Common Astral Calendar
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- **BAC** - Before the (Common) Astral Calendar
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<div class="dividedTableWrapper timelineTableWrapper">
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| Date | Event |
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| :-------------------------------------------------: | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
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| **???** | The gods arrive in and/or create the astral plane. |
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| **circa 11,000 BAC**<br />_(ca. 16,000+ years ago)_ | The Stral arrive in the astral plane, establish the Eternal Dynasty. |
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| **circa 5,000 BAC**<br />_(ca. 10,000 years ago)_ | The Damned Incursion occurs, ending with the fallen angel Shai'kel taking over [Infernus](/planes/infernus.html). |
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| **circa 3,000 BAC**<br />_(ca. 8,000 years ago)_ | The Arcane Lords of Axion establish the first Mage Guilds. |
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| **circa 2,000 BAC**<br />_(ca. 7,000 years ago)_ | The Eye Tyrants arrive in the astral plane, establish the Empire of Eyes. |
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| **0 CAC**<br />_(5023 years ago)_ | The ATU is founded by a group of astral traders, the Purple Masters of Prasha.<br />The Arcane Lords of Axion and the Purple Masters establish the Common Astral Calendar, using this year to mark year 0. |
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| **118 CAC**<br />_(4905 years ago)_ | The Axion Academy of Magicks is founded. |
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| **circa 2,000 CAC**<br />_(ca. 3,000 years ago)_ | The Dwarves arrive in the astral plane, establish a number of independent strongholds. |
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| **2287 CAC**<br />_(2736 years ago)_ | The Eye Tyrants are defeated at the battle of Jade Fields by the combined efforts of the stral and the dwarves.<br />Several other catastrophes befall the tyrants, leading to the great Civil War, which nearly wipes out the race. |
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| **2289 CAC**<br />_(2734 years ago)_ | The Arcane Lords vanish. |
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| **circa 3,000 CAC**<br />_(ca. 2,000 years ago)_ | The Drahki arrive in the astral plane, establish the Drahki Federation. |
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| **3961 CAC**<br />_(1062 years ago)_ | The Stral slay the Dwarf king Thurborg Goldhelm and claim ownership of the Forge. |
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| **4759 CAC**<br />_(264 years ago)_ | The Ghyffan Expeditionary Force arrives in the astral plane. |
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</div>
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<!-- | **4644 CAC**<br />_(379 years ago)_ | Zenopus arrives to the astral plane from Ayreon. | -->
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<!-- | **4925 CAC**<br />_(98 years ago)_ | Zenopus establishes Sapphire Cove. | -->
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