Spelljammer Timeline

Because of the predominece of the IEN throughout most spheres, the fleet's year system (the Olven calender of the World of Greyhawk) is the one most commonly employed by starfarers. there for I list it first, then for events of groundling worlds the date of that world's predominate calender is given in parenthesis after the entry.

-127

[Realms] Seven fishing villages form the organisation of Netheril.(-3809 DR)

c1049

[Spelljammer] Thrikreen "People of the Celestial Mantis" dominate Wildspace much as the IEN does today.

c1185

[Dragonlance] Following the elvish victory in the First Dragon War the Kingdom of Silvanestri is formed. (4000 PC)

1836

[Realms] Peak of Netherese civilization (-1846 DR)

c1885

[Dragonlance] The dwarven Kingdom of Kal-Thax is closed to outsiders (2800 PC)

2085

[Dragonlance] Thorbardin founded (2600 PC)

2182

[Realms] Mulhorand and Unther expand (-1500 DR)

2185 - 2485

[Dragonlance] Empire of Ergoth Dominent (2500-2200 PC)

2493 - 2545

[Dragonlance] The Kinslayer War (2192-2140 PC)

c2568

[Realms] Spelljamming is discovered by Netheril (c.-1114 )

2606 - 2613

[Realms] Orcgate Wars (-1076 to -1069 DR)

2612

[Dragonlance] Swordsheath Scroll signed, Peace on Krynn. (2073 PC)

c2618

[Realms] An illithid spelljammer is sited in the Skyward Realms (Realmspace) by Netherese spelljammers (c-1064 DR)

2655

[Dragonlance] Qualinesti founded (2030 PC)

c2718

[Realms] Netheril deserts spelljamming as too costly and expensive (c.-964 DR)

c2782

[Realms] Rise of Narfell and Raumather (c-900 DR)

3412

[Realms] The fall of Netheril (-290 DR)

3444

[Dragonlance] Fall of Ergoth (1241 PC)

3460

[Dragonlance] Founding of the Knights of Solamnia

c3482

[Realms] Candlekeep founded; calendar of Harptos begun. (c.-200 DR)

3532

[Realms] Narfell and Raumather destroyed in "The Great Conflagration" (-150 DR)

3585-3885

[Dragonlance] Foundation of Istar (1100-800)

3665 - 3667

[Dragonlance] Huma defeats Takhisis (1020-1018 PC)

3682

[Realms] Standing Stone erected (1 DR)

[Realms] Empire of Shoon in Calimshan (1 DR)

3708

[Realms] Founding of Cormyr by Obarskyr family (26 DR)

3894

[Realms] Elminster is born (212 DR)

3943

[Realms] Myth Drannor founded (261 DR)

[Realms] Elven and human mages devise spells needed to sail the skies in this year, and new skyships are seen in Faerun--the first such craft outside of Halruua since the fall of Netheril.(261 DR)

c3977

[Greyhawk] Beginning of Baklunish-Suloise Wars (c -485 CY)

4004

[Greyhawk] Oerid invasions beyond western mountains commence (-458)

c4132

[Realms] Shoon Empire collapses (c.450 DR)

4178

[Spelljammer] Shurius Shambrath defeats Gerion Firebrand and becomes the ruler of Thesalys and all Greatspace, ushering in that sphere's "Time of Unity". The "Time of Unity" continues today under the rule of House Shambrath.

4244

[Greyhawk] Founding of the Kingdom of Aerdy (-217 CY )

c4249

[Spelljammer] The Illithids have an outpost on the astroid which will become the Rock of Bral.

4396

[Realms] Myth Drannor falls (714 DR)

4402

[Realms] Founding of the Harpers (720 DR)

4405

[Dragonlance] Istar installs Kingpriest (280 PC)

4435

[Realms] Flostren's Hold renamed Zhentil Keep (753 DR)

4435-4585

[Dragonlance] Elves withdraw into isolation (250-100 PC)

4564

[FR]Ascalhorn falls and becomes known as Hellgate Keep. (882 DR)

4567

[Dragonlance] Proclamation of Manifest Virtue by King-Priest of Istar (118 PC)

4562

[Greyhawk] Foundation of Viceroyalty of Furyondy (100 CY)

4586

[Spelljammer] The sun of Vodonispace goes supernova. Vulkaran establishes himself as Vodoni Emperor.

4595

[Realms] Sembia founded/united under the Raven Banner (913 DR)

4604

[Realms] Battle of Thazalhar; Red Wizards secure their independence from Mulhorand (922 DR)

4647

[Spelljammer] Battle of Kule in Greyspace. First major event of the First Unhuman War.

c4649

[Spelljammer] A small dwarven clan inhabits the astroid which will become the Rock

of Bral.

4663

[Spelljammer] Destruction of the planet Borka in Greyspace by the elven deities.

4685

[Dragonlance] The Cataclysm (0 PC)

4712

[Spelljammer] T'Laan born in Realmspace.

4716

[Greyhawk] Kingdom of Furyondy declared with crowning of Thrommel I. Veluna, Perrenland and Tenh follow in declaring independence. (254 CY)

4724

[Dragonlance] The Dwarfgate War (39 AC)

c4747

[Spelljammer] End of the First Unhuman War, Elves drive the humanoids from known space.

4781

[Realms] [Al-Qadim] [Kara-Tur] First modern contact between Faerun, Kara-tur, Zakhara (1099 DR)

4818

[Greyhawk] Kingdom of Nyrond established, Kingdom of Keoland at peak; Urnst, Theocracy of Pale become independent.

c4829

[Spelljammer] The vampire T'Laan conquers Darkspace.

4879

[Spelljammer] The pirate Bral establishes his base on the astroid which would later bear his name.

4908

[Greyhawk] Founding of Iron League; Ivid I acends Malachite Throne in the Great Kingdom (446 CY)

4928

[Realms] First recorded use of Bombards by Lantan (1246 DR)

4941

[Greyhawk] Might of Iuz grows. (479 CY)

4943

[Realms] Manshoon founds the Zhentarim (1261 DR)

4949

[Spelljammer] Cozar founds the Royal House of Bral.

4960

[Greyhawk] County of Urnst becomes Palatinate under Duchy of Urnst; Greyhawk becomes a Free City. (498 CY)

4969

[Greyhawk] Imprisonment of Iuz beneath the Castle Greyhawk (507 CY)

4975

[Greyhawk] Rise of Horned Society; Humanoids take Pomarj. (513 CY)

4982

[Realms] Spelljamming contact begun with some portions of Toril (1300 DR)

4999

[Spelljammer] Frun becomes Prince of Bral.

5018

[Realms] Azoun IV takes throne of Cormyr (1336 DR)

5024

[Spelljammer] T'Laan arrives in Greatspace.

5027

[Dragonlance] Draconians created. (342 AC)

5028

[Spelljammer] T'Laan becomes an advisor to Gorath of House Shambrath and slowly takes control of Greatspace.

5029

[Realms] "Ten Black days of Eleint" ; Tethryian civil war begins (1347 DR)

[Spelljammer] The vampire T'Laan is driven from Greatspace.

5031

[Greyhawk] Bone March taken by humanoids (563 CY)

5032

[Greyhawk] Iuz freed from captivity. (570 CY)

5033 - 5038

[Dragonlance] War of the Lance (348-353 AC)

5034

[Realms] Andru becomes Prince of Bral.

5035

[Greyhawk] Scarlet Brothehood first reported; Prince of Furyondy and Provost of Veluna kidnapped.(573 CY)

5040

[Realms] [Al-Qadim] [Kara-Tur] The Time of Troubles (1358 DR)

5042

[Dragonlance] Blue Lady's War (357 AC)

[Realms] Tuigan horde invades Faerun (1360 DR)

[Spelljammer] Scro forces enter Realmspace, beginning of the Second Unhuman War in that sphere.

5043

[Greyhawk] Vecna Lives. (581 CY)

[Spelljammer] The Scro Tarantula Fleet invades and conquers Spiral. Later, it encounters the IEN Spiralspace fleet, and a gnomish fleet in the confusing, three-way Battle of Iornpiece. Following a raid on Iornpiece's mainport both the Scro fleet and the IEN Spiralspace fleet disappear from the sphere.

5044 - 5046

[Greyhawk] The Greyhawk Wars (582-584 CY)

5044

[Spelljammer] The Borka Maneuver. A Scro fleet enters the sphere and teams with the humanoids of Borka. A prolonged, massive battle ends in the humanoid's defeat.

[Spelljammer] A small scro force manages to provide ships and helms to the humanoids of Armistice in Winterspace. Their escape is shortlived, as a brief, brutal battle with an IEN Swanship and two Radiant dragons destroys their fleet. Shortly thereafter, a primary Witchlight marauder is released on Armistice.

5049

[Spelljammer] The current year for the Jammers PBEM.