Age of Empires

The five sanctuaries created by the elves to shield humanity from the dangers of the world had been abandoned at the end of the Classic Age. Humanity had scattered across the world from the snowy plains to the high deserts. Any place humans could claw a living from the world. They had their magicians to aid them against the dangers of the world, but it was the “discovery” of steel that accelerated their growth and fueled their wars.

The elder races had long been using steel, but the humans in the sanctuaries could not travel freely outside of its boundaries. For 4 millennia they lived in an environment controlled by the elves. Once outside they copied what they saw and their technological advancements increased ten-fold. This allowed humans to live longer lifespans and spare many of their children from an early death. Within the span of a millennia humans were the largest race on Miranda.

Tribes banded together and carved out the first city-states, which merged by magic and sword into the new empires. This was the longest time between appearances of the Eye of the Magi and humanity conquered the world. In addition to steel; glass, paper, horseshoes, fire water, and watermills all accelerated the spread of humans. With human settlements near them the elder races began to trade more heavily with the humans, this increased humanity's wealth and influence.

• 398 Kingdom of Irill founded by King Akakios
• 845 Kingdom of Irill conquers the Kingdom of Myrto, King Nicolaus names himself Emperor of the Irillian Empire
• 892 Holy City of Rakar of founded
• 938 Sturmnik Order created bringing all of the ruenlak_people under single rule
• 1081 Mantessi destroys the Holy City of Rakar in a great flood
• 1115 ruenlak_people ceases to exist
• 1158 Irillian Emperor Aulus Nicolaus Trainus dies without naming an heir
• 1130 Theoddius Vitae Nicolaus becomes new Emperor of Irill
• 1200 Escarian volcano erupts nearly destroying Zentirovan culture
• 1201 Jove, son of Theoddius Vitae, becomes Jove Thedonis Nicolaus Emperor of Irill
• 1204 Princeps Canicus Selcarius kills Jove and names himself Emperor of Irill
• 1216 Urianus becomes Nicolaus Urianus and Emperor of Irill after killing Canicus
• 1229 Livitus, son of Urianus, becomes Emperor of Irill when his father dies
• 1290 Dwarven Broken Shield Clan forms after war with Garrogh Tribe
• 1401 irrishite temples purge paganism under official writ
• 1482 Nicolaus Veltorius II killed by Zenki Order leaving no heir, Maximus Magister Alaricus names himself Corpus Domini
• 1501 Lordrenites fall as the city of Rendarik falls to the Irillian army
• 1518 Zenki Order begins Selcaria Campaign to secure southern shore of the Caragan Sea
• 1690 Multiple volcanic eruptions destroy over 2/3 of life on the Tarakian Islands.
• 1714 Province of Selcaria secured by Holy Irillian Empire
• 1748 Zenki Order begins Dolmarian Campaign against Xian to stop their southern advance
• 1918 Sea Lords arrive in Tarakian Islands and rebuild Zentirovan.
• 1937 City of Valparia signs peace accord with Ellendar.
• 1949 Elven Army conquers port city of Kavasila
• 1951 Elven Army conquers Holy See city of Prima Dues, now called Arapis.
• 1952 Irillian Province of Selcaria declares itself independent nation.
• 1975 Kingdom of Dakar conquers all lands along the Zun River south of Celinus
• 2157 First appearance of the comet (Eye of the Magi) in the northern hemisphere