Chronology

The chronological history of the world from the ancient past to the distant future.

Pre-Cataclysm

Year	Event
1	Jesus Christ is born.
4	The second Germanic War begins.
30	Jesus Christ is crucified.
64	The Great Fire of Rome breaks out. Christians are persecuted by the violent Roman emperor Nero.
100	The Roman Empire is on the rise.
165	The 16th Germanic War begins, and Best disease spreads from West Asia into the Empire's territory.
250	The Decian persecution of Christians takes place.
311	The Edict of Toleration by Galerius is issued, and a flag with a cross is first created.
313	The Edict of Milan is issued.
379	Theodosius the Great is born.
395	Theodosius the Great dies, resulting in the Roman Empire being split between East and West.
440	Leo the Great, Bishop of Rome, is born.
449	Anglo-Saxons invade Britannia. The Heptarchy is established.
476	The Western Roman Empire falls.
585	The Slavic migrations begin.
610	Muhammad receives his first revelation, leading to the establishment of Islam. The caliphate's territory expands.
726	The Catholic Church bans religious icons.
731	The Catholic Church banishes iconoclasts.
732	The Battle of Tours, also called the Battle of Poitiers, takes place.
747	Plague spreads throughout the Byzantine Empire.
756	The caliphate is split between East and West.
800	Normans begin ravaging parts of Europe.
843	The Treaty of Verdun divides the Frankish Kingdom into three. The Council of Constantinople convenes.
856	There are earthquakes in Corinth, Tunisia, Iran and Kyoto.

Post-Cataclysm

Year	Date	Event	Details
856		The Cataclysm happens. A huge city appears overnight on the Iberian Peninsula.	Looting and other crimes by refugees and rioters skyrocket. Sightings of strange creatures are reported. There is an increase in incidents of people being attacked.
858		The Byzantine Empire falls.	According to oral tradition, swarms of huge dragons flew in and reduced the empire's capital to ashes overnight.
862		The monarchies of the West, Middle and East Frankish Kingdoms fall one after another.	Riots begin spreading to other countries after Louis II of Middle Francia is murdered by a mob.
865		The concept of Midgard begins to form. Rumours of the Cathedral City begin to spread.	After the Cataclysm, and following the collapse of several nations, the European region becomes known as Midgard around this time. People begin calling the city that appeared after the Cataclysm the "Cathedral City." Some settle in, and a local government is established.
867		The Pythagorean Institute is found.	Nobles and intellectuals who fled to the Cathedral City from their former kingdoms found the Pythagorean Institute, a research institute dedicated to the study of disasters, calamities and the rising occurence of abnormalities across the world. Refugees from the world over begin mass migrating to the Cathedral City in search of salvation.
868		The Chaldean Gate is built. The Ten Nights of Tragedy occur.	The Cathedral City is unable to accept any more refugees due to a severe food shortage. In order to restrict the influx of refugees, the Chaldean Gate is built over the course of three nights. A battle ensues between the refugees and the City Self-Defense Forces, which lasts for a further seven nights. (Ten Nights of Tragedy)
869			One after another, people arise from the general populace who can perform "miracles", such as superhuman destruction and the ability to detect water underground.
870			The Pythagorean Institute confirms the existence of "magic."
872			People who perform "miracles" establish a strict order and social hierarchy in the Cathedral City.
875			The Pythagorean Institute create a system for the registration and authorisation of people who perform miracles. The Pythagorean Institute thus begins to dictate social status. Miracle Performers, or simply Performers, bring order and social hierarchy to the Cathedral City.
878		The Chaldean Gate opens.	The Chaldean Gate is opened for the first time in ten years, and the city expands. A Performers' district is established, and the religions of the past begin to transform. Belief in the "Performers and Miracles of the Pythagorean Institute", or simply the "Church", begins to spread.
882		The Council of Chaldea takes place.	The first council between the Catholic Church, who held power even before the Cataclysm, and the Pythagorean Institute, is held. Together they establish a new organisation known as the Church in order to bring peace to the chaotic world. The Pythagorean Institute becomes a secret organisation under the direct command of the Church, and its name eventually disappears from the historical record. The Church makes the registration system of Performers (now known as Magicians) a lot more strict in order to discourage them from rebelling. At the same time, research into "magic" is actively conducted.
885		The Magic Surge Incident happens.	Due to a magician's out of control magic, a third of the city vanishes. The Church announces that this was suppressed only due to their research into Sealing Magic. (In truth, a Sealing Magic experiment failed, resulting in the magician's body enlarging until he was only a giant foot. The foot proceeded to trample the city's slums, killing 2000 people in a single night. The official announcement by the Church is as above.)
888		The Fourth Cathedral City Expansion Plan is underway.	Progress is made on expanding the city. The Church aims to further expand its territory, advocating for "eternal peace in Midgard through prayer and magic."
890		The Church Survey Brigade is found.	The Church Survey Brigade is found in order to recruit volunteers who will help the Church take control of the surrounding self-governing territories.
892			The Church Survey Brigade, armed with large-scale magical weapons approved by their attending magicians, goes on to conquer each self-governing territory around the Cathedral City. They begin to function as the Church's armed forces.
895			The power of the Church continues to expand to more territories.
904		The Church takes control of the entire Iberian Peninsula.	It becomes common practice for members of the Church Survey Brigade to stay in conquered areas after a successful expedition. They establish self-governing regions and become known as Lords.
907		The Tang dynasty in East Asia falls.
910		Magic Academies are created.	The Church actively pursues magical research. To facilitate this, Magic Academies are set up in various places.
912		Another Magic Surge Incident happens.	Another Magic Surge Incident occurred during the construction of a Magic Academy. However, the damage was contained using Sealing Magic and only resulted in the death of two people: the magician whose magic caused the surge and the magician who cast the sealing spell.
930			Magic Academies unravel the fundamentals of magic. From then on, magic begins to spread among the populace, and becomes a commonly used technology.
938			In order to further expand and stabilise its power, the Church begins to form mutually beneficial relationships with Lords of the Land by means of profit sharing.
951			Bribing powerful people within the Church becomes common practice for the Lords of the Land. It is also common for the Lords to fight amongst themselves. The lands the Lords govern become known as the "Land of Mountains" and the "Land of Forests."
960		The Song dynasty is found in East Asia. Issues within the Church begin to surface.	The first Director of the Magic Academies is chosen from among the Lords of the Land. This reveals the corruption within the upper echelons of the Church, as the Director is not familiar with magic at all. Magicians of the Magic Academies grow restless.
971		The Innocent Rebellion takes place.	Some young magicians become fiercely opposed to the continued election of Lords of the Land as Directors of the Magic Academies. They surround the Central Magic Academy in Cathedral City and demand that the current Director resign, but they are suppressed overnight. (Innocent Rebellion)