Century of Darkness
The chronicled era of the Wizard's Court remembered for Eparch's incursions, whose last push during this century devastated the Astral Ward. The wiki never states its precise boundaries, which are inferred from the adjacent Century of Prophecy (1000–1100 AE).
Events in this era
- 900 AE1,100 DR1,410 CCFirm date
Amaki Voss becomes the first "prince" of Vabbi
Elona · Vabbi
The wealthy merchant Amaki Voss establishes herself as clanmarshal-for-life of the city of Makuun, becoming the first nominal "prince" of Vabbi.
- ~900–1000 AE1,410 CC1,100 DRContested
Eparch's last push devastates the Astral Ward
The Crystal Desert · The Wizard's Tower
The demon king Eparch launches a final incursion against the Wizard's Court during this century, gutting the Astral Ward so badly that its numbers remain weak for hundreds of years afterward.
- 902 AE1,412 CC1,102 DRFirm date
Cantha dissolves its trade pacts with the north
Cantha
By imperial decree, Cantha formally dissolves its longstanding trade agreements with the Tyrian human kingdoms, beginning the most isolationist period in Canthan history.
- 940 AE1,450 CC1,140 DRFirm date
Cantha shutters its embassies as corsairs flourish
Cantha
Cantha's embassy in Ascalon City — empty for nearly forty years — is formally closed, and corsair activity rises in the wake of the empire's withdrawal from its neighbors.
- ~972 AE1,482 CC1,172 DRApproximate
A necromancer summons the demon Mang
Cantha
In Cantha, the young necromancer Juedo performs a forbidden ritual that gives the demon Mang flesh; Mang then terrorizes the countryside for years.
- 982 AE1,182 DR1,492 CCFirm date
The Second Great Corsair War begins
Elona · Istan
Corsairs gather into armadas and ignite the Second Great Corsair War in Elonan waters — a conflict that will run for decades and ultimately establish Istan as a maritime power.