A Chronology of the Sixth Astral Era

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First Century

1

• The frigid climes brought forth by the great deluge subside, heralding the advent of the Sixth Astral Era.

ca. 10

• Survivors of the Sixth Umbral Calamity form small communities in Gyr Abania, descending into conflict over the area's limited resources. Many flee Abalathia entirely as the floodwaters recede.

• The Archon Nyunkrepf leads a group of refugees away from the chaos of the mountains, sailing to an island in the Northern Empty, where they found the village that will later blossom into the city of Sharlayan.

Second Century

ca. 150

• Sharlayan expands considerably and the Ecclesia, the current system of direct democracy, proves ineffective as a form of governance. The Sharlayans cling adamantly to their tradition, however, changing it as little as possible.

Third Century

201

• With a burgeoning populace, the Sharlayan system of direct democracy becomes unviable, and the Forum is instituted as a decision-making body where elected peers debate key issues of governance that had theretofore been at a standstill.

210

• The Sharlayan sage Lewphon begins compiling a comprehensive study on the merits of star gazing.

230

• Lewphon's studies reveal that ancient attempts by man to read his own fate are founded in legitimate arcane theory. This revelation shifts the focus of his research, and his subsequent efforts to reconstruct and adapt these principles results in the creation of astromancy.

233

• Sharlayan astrologian Lewphon pens The Five Ages—An Eorzean Chronology, an attempt to unify the independent calendars used by each of the city-states in the Fifth Astral Era.

Fourth Century

ca. 350

• The Hyur tribes emigrate en masse from the northern continent of Ilsabard in the first of three great migratory waves, and their numbers in Eorzea begin to swell.

• A band of Elezen displaced from their ancestral home in central Aldenard come to settle in Coerthas.

ca. 360

• Elezen settlers come to the Sea of Clouds, where they commence construction of the mountainside sanctuary to Halone that will later become Saint Thordan's Basilica. Small villages spring up in the vicinity, laying the foundation for the nation of Ishgard.

ca. 370

• The great wyrm Hraesvelgr consumes his Elezen lover, Shiva, entwining their souls for eternity and ushering in an era of peace between dragon and man.

• The greatsword Dainslaif is commissioned for an orthodox Elezen knight of high standing in the Churning Mists.