**The Shrouded Epoch (7000 BG - 0)** A time of great suffering and ignorance. Loss of knowledge, disappearance of oceans, formation of the Sea of Rust. Monsters from the dark past still roam the world and prey upon its beleaguered inhabitants. **The Rise of the Guilds (0 - 914 AG)** An era of rediscovery. True collaboration flourishes during a time of peace and earnest goodwill between peoples and cities. **The First Guild War (914 - 959 AG)** A calamitous war between guilds causes violence to erupt nearly simultaneously in every major city. The flames of war spread to every corner of the Valley. Numerous alliances are forged, broken, and reforged. The conflict lasts for more than a generation. Concluded with the Concord Dawn. **The Pax Concordia (960-4164 AG)** New peace between the Guilds sees the birth of the Modern Age. Mistakes of the past are learned from. Commerce and wisdom flourish. Vast wealth and power is accumulated by the Guilds. **[[The Second Guild War]] (4164-4167 AG)** Discontent with the rule of the Guilds and widespread desire for change lead to the outbreak of an uprising. A rebellion against the Guilds is met with overwhelming force. Those responsible are made examples of and order is restored. **The Modern Era (4168 - 4248 AG)** The Pax Concordia continues.