History of Nirn Timeline

First Century

2E 1 — Beginning of the Second Era.

• By decree of Potentate Versidue-Shaie, year one of the Second Era begins on the first of Morning Star. The marking of the new era commemorates the demise of the Reman Dynasty and Versidue-Shaie's official assumption of stewardship of the Second Empire.

2E 50 - The Second Exploration.

• After centuries of focusing on the events on Tamriel and it's politics, Princess Celestia, and Prince Shor encourages their subjects to adventure out to renew their relationship with the other nations.
• The High Human/Elven/Beast Council revives the designs of ancient spell ships.
• The Dwemer Council designs the first airship.
• The Akaviri Council designs a ship that would withstand weather that it was too strong for the pegasi to clear.

2E 51 - Margarine shocks the world by making successful unusual voyages.

• Margarine successfully navigates through the vortex, reaching the Five Kirin Kingdoms.
• The Elemental Council sends Margarine one of their princesses as an ambassador to return the remains of the ponies to Equestria.
• Margarine returns to Equestria but then heads to the city int the heart of the storm.

2E 52 - The explorers establish contact with the other species.

• The explorers establish contact the Percherons of Germaneigh.
• The Dwemer establish contact with the Boars of Tuscany.
• The Tsaesci explorers establish contact with Zebrica, although they were shocked to see the remaining Aldmeri elves living there.

2E 53 - Princess Celestia and Prince Shor forms alliances with the countries the councils discovered.

Second Century

2E 101 — Earliest mention of the Star-Gazers.

2E 120 — Baroness Viana the Pure becomes ruler of Lainlyn.

2E 148 — Baroness Viana the Pure dies.
2E 182 — Reign of Zebiden-jo, Mane of Elsweyr.
2E 184 — The dragon Grahkrindrog is slain.

• After perpetrating a great slaughter in Winterhold and Eastmarch, the Dragonguard kill the beast in the southern Jerall Mountains.

Third Century

2E 227 — Tjurhane Fyrre, the great Ayleid sage, dies.

2E 230 — The first Mages Guild is formed.

• Sickened by the foolishness of his superiors in the Psijic Order, Vanus Galerion founds the new guild in Firsthold.
• At around this time, a triad of Daedric Princes—Clavicus Vile, Mephala and Nocturnal—make a deal with the Sea Sload K'Tora to acquire the Heart of Transparent Law—the Stone of the Crystal Tower. K'Tora uses mind magic to make Ritemaster Lachesis, the leader of the Psijic Order, steal the Heart. Trying to foil K'Tora's plan, Iachesis makes a deal with Nocturnal to learn a spell with which to hide the Heart in a language that could only be used by mortals. Unbeknownst to all, Iachesis hides the Heart within himself—but soon forgets these events, due to K'Tora's magic. Shortly thereafter, the island of Artaeum—home of the Psijic Order—is removed from Nirn by the Order and goes missing.

2E 231 — The Order of the Lamp, a knightly order, is formed to protect the newly established Mages Guild.

2E 283 — Potentate Versidue-Shaie declares martial law at the Council of Bardmont.

• Following the destruction of his fortress at Dawnstar, Versidue-Shaie convenes the Elder Council and declares martial law throughout Tamriel, warning the rebellious leaders of his vassal kingdoms to disband their private armies or face his wrath. This sparks 37 years of intense conflict, at the end of which Versidue-Shaie's Imperial legions stand victorious as the sole army in the land.

2E 284 — The Draggin Tale tavern on Stros M'Kai was established.

Fourth Century

2E 301 — The kingdom of Camlorn is founded.

2E 309 — The Elsweyr Confederacy is founded.

• Keirgo and Eshita, rulers of the minor kingdoms Anequina and Pellitime, marry. The kingdoms are combined to create the province of Elsweyr, sparking a great class war which almost results in outside intervention.

2E 307 — The Ghost Harrowing occurs in Stormhaven.

• The Menevia Catacombs and Menevia Abbey were abandoned afterwards.

2E 309 — Reign of Rid-Thar-ri'Datta, Mane of Elsweyr.

2E 311 — Mane Rid-Thar-ri'Datta reveals the Riddle'Thar Epiphany at Rawl'kha Temple.

• The revelation marks a key event in modern Khajiiti theology.

2E 320 — Dinieras-Ves, "The Iron" founded The Syffim, the forerunner of the Fighters Guild.

• Since Potentate Versidue-Shaie had destroyed all armies but his own, the Syffim were intended to act as a hired army to suppress brigandage in the provinces.

2E 321 — The Guild Act is approved.

2E 324 — Potentate Versidue-Shaie is murdered.

• The Potentate is murdered in his palace in Senchal by the Morag Tong.

2E 324 — Savirien-Chorak inherits the title of Potentate.

• Potentate Savirien-Chorak succeeds his father, Versidue-Shaie. Although noted to be poor administrator who was prone to mishandling the crises that occurred during his reign, Savirien-Chorak is credited with reversing the ban on forming local armies, and accepting Orsinium into the Empire.
• In response, Princess Celestia, and Prince Shor outlaw the Morag Tong throughout Equestria that will last until right after Jewelius's defeat in the 2nd Era, 896.

2E 342 — King Donel Deleyn of Daggerfall is crowned.

• Donel Deleyn, head of the noble House Deleyn, assumes the throne of Daggerfall.

2E 358 — Earliest known written record of the Dark Brotherhood.

• A note was found beneath the floorboards of an abandoned house in the Nordic village of Jallenheim. Depicting a war between two shadowy organizations, scholars speculate that this is a rare piece of evidence of the war between the Morag Tong and its hated offshoot, the Dark Brotherhood. The Brotherhood was probably in existence before this date, but its secrecy shrouds its true origins, though it was most likely formed by several ex-members of the Morag Tong.

2E 360 — Earliest known date of a person enlisting the services of the Dark Brotherhood

• This reference was found in the journals of Queen Arlimahera of Hegathe.

Fifth Century

2E 401 — King Donel Deleyn of Daggerfall dies.

2E 401 — King Anton I of Daggerfall is crowned.

• On 17 Hearthfire, Prince Anton inherits the throne of his father Donel Deleyn, becoming King Anton I of Daggerfall.

2E 406 — Scandal rocks the Camoran factions in Grahtwood.

• After it is revealed that the settlement of Cormount might be the source of dozens of potential heirs, its population is nearly doubled in one week as opportunists, the curious, and the cunning arrive in town. For months thereafter, weddings were a daily occurrence.

2E 408 — Queen Sylvie, mother of King Anton I dies.

2E 409 — King Anton I survives an assassination attempt.

2E 412 — Earliest mention of the name of the Dark Brotherhood.

• This reference was found in the journals of the Blood Queen Arlimahera of Hegathe. "...with the help of the Night Mother and her Dark Brotherhood, the secret arsenal my family has employed since my grandfather's time." It can be surmised that the Dark Brotherhood was already well organized in 2E 360 if her grandfather truly used them.

2E 418 — Abnur Tharn is born.

• Abnur Tharn, the future Chancellor of the Elder Council is born into the Tharn family.

2E 420 — The settlement of New Joy is burned to the ground.

• Tensions reach boiling point between the native Bosmer of Cormount and migrants of New Joy.

2E 425 — King Anton I survives a second assassination attempt.

2E 428 — The Order of the Silver Dawn is founded.

• In response to the "Curse of the Crimson Moon" werewolf crisis in High Rock, Adeliza Silver-Axe establishes the order after her beloved son is inflicted with Lycanthropy.

2E 430 — Potentate Savirien-Chorak is assasinated, ending the Second Empire.

• Savirien-Chorak and all of his heirs are murdered, ending the years of the Akaviri Potentate and the Second Empire of Cyrodill. Some historians date this event to 2E 431.
• Orsinium loses the status of an Imperial territory as a result of the death of the last Potentate and the dissolution of the Second Empire.

2E 431 — Skyrim splits into Eastern and Western kingdoms.

• After High King Logrolf is assassinated, Jarl Svartr of Solitude challenges the legitimacy of Logrolf's heir, Freydis, and a Moot is convened. Although Freydis is accepted by the Crown of Verity and named High Queen in Windhelm, a partial Moot held in Solitude declares Svartr to be High King. From then on, Skyrim is divided into an Eastern kingdom, ruled by the successors of Freydis, and a Western kingdom, ruled by the successors of Svartr.

2E 431 — Orsinium is sacked by Breton and Redguard forces.

• After losing its status as an Imperial territory, Orsinium is destroyed for the second time. Some sources claim it happened the following year.

2E 432 — The Order of the Hour is re-established in Kvatch.

• Cavor Merula, a warrior-priest of Akatosh, reforms the ancient order in response to the collapse of the Second Empire.

2E 434 — The Pale Watch arrive in Wrothgar

• King Maxevian of Daggerfall sends the Pale Watch into Wrothgar on a five year mission to ensure the Orcs never rebuild Orsinium.
• Celestia and Shor protect the Orsinium Stronghold-in-exile to make sure the Pale Watch doesn't find out.

2E 435 — The Lamia Invasion.

• The invasion is preceded by a storm that is believed to have originated at the Island of Storms off the northwestern coast of Valenwood.

2E 450 — King Anton I of Daggerfall dies.

• On 11 Hearthfire, King Anton I's forty-nine year reign ends with his death. He is sealed in a tomb with the spirit of Magiul Shiana, his former Seneschal, serving as his guardian.

2E 450 — Queen Donella of Daggerfall is crowned.

• The daughter of Anton I, Donella, succeeds him to the throne of Daggerfall.

2E 465 — Abnur Tharn becomes Chancellor of Elder Council.

• Abnur Tharn heads the Elder Council and serves as the Imperial Battlemage to the Cyrodiilic Empire.

2E 467 — Jarl Hakkvild Yashnag-Slayer ends the Orcish chiefdom in Skyrim.

• The Jarl of Falkreath defeats Yashnag gro-Yazgu and his champions in ritual trial by combat, and dissolves his thirty year chiefdom.

2E 467 — The Kvatch Bread Riots.

• The citizens of Kvatch revolt against the priests of the Catherdral of Akatosh after the red wheat blight devastates their crops for the second year in a row. Before rioters could burn down the city's Cathedral, the Order of the Hour intervened and slaughtered half of the angry mob. By the next season the blight had run its course.

2E 480 — Baz Swordbreaker's brigand army attacks Kvatch

• The charismatic Orc marauder leads his army to Kvatch, but is defeated by the Order of the Hour. The Primate of Kvatch thereafter grants the Order to form into an army during times of religious emergencies.

2E 486 — An Altmeri navy pursues a Maormeri fleet to Pyandonea.

• After a fleet of Maormer ships is sighted off the coast of Alinor, King Hidellith orders his navy to give chase. The Altmer follow the Maormer through uncharted waters into an ambush near Pyandonea itself. Only one Altmeri ship survives to return to Alinor.

2E 489 — The Blacksap Movement in founded Grahtwood.

• The Cormount-based cultural organization hopes to formalize the Bosmer approach to the Green Pact, thereby preventing the misunderstandings that led to burning of New Joy.

Sixth Century

2E 515 — King Anton II of Daggerfall dies.

2E 515 — King Bergamot of Daggerfall is crowned.

• Anton II's nephew and only surviving heir, Bergamot, succeeds him to the throne of Daggerfall.

2E 521 — Emeric is born.

• Emeric, the future King of Wayrest and leader of the Daggerfall Covenant, is born to Pierric of Cumberland.

2E 522 — King Hurlburt of Shornhelm is crowned.

• King Hurlburt of House Branquette, who led Breton forces at the Battle of Granden Tor, ascends to the throne.

2E 525 - Tensions between Saddle Arabia and Equestria finally comes to an end.

• Princess Celestia and Prince Shor takes an aggressive stance toward the ruler of Saddle Arabia.
• Princess Celestia, Prince Shor, the Sultan, and his General fight each other.
• The battle ends and the Sultan recognizes Celestia as not the same as the Alicorns
• Celestia, Shor, the Sultan, and his General discovers the Restoration Spell inside the Alicorn Sanctuary.
• The Sultan dedicates his royal line to the protection of the sanctuary and it's spell.
• Saddle Arabia, and Equestria enters into an alliance, ending all tensions with each other.
• The Three Councils of Equestria and the citizens host a celebration to mark the opening of the Saddle Arabian border.

2E 532 — Prince Phylgeon, son of King Hurlburt, is born.

2E 536 — Varen Aquilarios is born.

2E 540 — Primate Phrastus of Kvatch survives an assassination attempt.

2E 541 — The Reachmen invade High Rock.

• Durcorach the Black Drake, Emperor of the Empire of Cyrodill and progenitor of the Longhouse Emperors, invades the land of the Bretons.

2E 541 — Chancellor Abnur Tharn discovers the "Scroll of Precursor Saints".

• Found in the vaults below the White-Gold Tower, the scroll supposedly disproved Tharanus Ye Redde-Hand's connection to the Gradual Massacre in the First Era.

2E 542 — Evermore is sacked.

• After the death of King Heseph of House Moile, the city falls after only three days' siege by Durcorach the Black Drake. It was retaken by Duke Blaise Guimard, who was later elected to the throne.

2E 542 — The First Daggerfall Covenant is formed.

• After Hallin's Stand and Camlorn fell, Durcorach lays siege to Wayrest for fifty-seven days and nights, but is ultimately slain by Emeric. The kings of Daggerfall, Camlorn, Shornhelm, Evermore, and Wayrest sign the first Daggerfall Covenant after the victory.

2E 546 — King Hurlburt of Shornhelm dies, ending his reign.

• Prince Phylgeon's inheritance was championed by House Montclair. House Branquette and Tamrith supported his elder half-brother, Prince Ranser.

2E 546 — Prince Ranser ascends to the throne of Shornhelm.

• The Council of the North meet to consider the claimants to the throne. Through various political machinations, King Hurlburt's illegitimate son wins by a narrow victory.

2E 546 — Jorunn is born.

• Jorunn, the future High King of Skyrim and leader of the Ebonheart Pact, is born to Queen Mabjaarn Flame-Hair of Windhelm.

2E 551 — The Bloody Funeral occurs in Rivenspire.

• What started off as an argument at the burial grounds of Sanguine Barrows erupts into a bloody skirmish between the houses of Tamrith and Montclair.

2E 555 — Ayrenn is born.

• Ayrenn, the future Queen of Alinor and leader of the Aldmeri Dominion, is born on the 5th of Second Seed to King Hidellith and Kinlady Tuinden of Summerset Isle.

2E 559 — The War of Two Houses.

• House Hlaalu and House Dres engage in a bloody conflict south of Narsis. Hlaalu emerges victorious due to the heroics of Purilla Falen.

2E 560 — The Knahaten Flu originates in Stormhold.

• A strain of the Knahaten Flu hits northern-Black Marsh causing many deaths. The Argonians were strangely immune to the flu which has led some to believe that they were responsible for it in some way. The flu continued until around 2E 603.

2E 561 — The Knahaten Flu recorded throughout Shadowfen.

• The settlements of Stillrise Village and Zuuk are wiped out by the plague.

2E 561 — The largest Orichalcum deposit in recorded history is found.

• Earl Emeric proposes to use the resulting wealth to enhance Wayrest's fleet and improve trade throughout High Rock.

2E 562 — Orcrest and Riverhold are retaken from the Colovians.

• After the Colovians annexed northern Elsweyr, using the time the Khajiit were too weak due the Knahaten Flu, Namu—mother of the Lunar Champions Shazah and Khali—and her squad helped in the campaign to retake Orcrest and Riverhold. Namu however died in the fight with General Quintilius. The exact date of these events might be few years later.

2E 563 — The Voyage of the Crimson Ship occurs.

• A vessel filled with Kothringi tribesmen fleeing from the Knahaten Flu leaves Black Marsh on 9 First Seed. After spending over a year being turned away from port after port, it sets sail to the west and is never seen again.

2E 563 — Emeric is crowned King of Wayrest.

• Earl Emeric is elevated to the throne and House Cumberland becomes the second royal dynasty of Wayrest after the Knahaten Flu kills the entire Gardner royal family.

2E 565 — Orcrest is infested by the Knahaten Flu.

• A team of alchemists, under the lead of Ubraz—father of the Lunar Champions Shazah and Khali, was sent to Orcrest to fight the flu. But the disease proved to be too potent and the entire team died.

2E 566 — Ranser's War erupts.

• Offended that King Emeric refused the hand of his daughter in marriage, King Ranser launches a surprise siege on Wayrest in Last Seed.

2E 567 — The Greater Gaggerfall Covenant is formed.

• Following the events of Ranser's War, the provinces of High Rock and Hammerfell sign the Second Daggerfall Covenant with the Orcs of Orsinium. King Emeric grants the Orcs the right to reestablish Orsinium.

2E 568 — King Blaise of Evermore dies.

• He is succeeded by his son, King Eamond.

2E 568 — Brother Annulus writes Annals of the Dragonguard.

• The Annals are a faithful copy of the eponymous record originally written by members of the Dragonguard garrisoned at Sky Haven Temple, spanning the years 1E 2800 to 1E 2819.

2E 572 — The Second Akaviri Invasion.

• Ada 'Soom Dir-Kamal's army lands in northeast Skyrim and captures Windhelm, killing Queen Mabjaarn and Nurnhilde. En route to Riften, Dir-Kamal learned it was protected by forces under Jorunn the Skald-King and Wulfharth the Ash-King, and bypassed that city in favor of attacking Mournhold. Dir-Kamal was then trapped between Jorunn's forces and a Dunmer army led by Almalexia; with the timely aid of a phalanx of Argonian troops, they drove the Akaviri invaders into the sea to drown. Another account states that the Akaviri invaders of Morrowind were wiped out when Vivec flooded the land.

2E 572 — Jorunn the Skald-King is crowned High King of Skyrim.

• Having defeated the Akaviri invaders, Jorunn returns to Windhelm and is crowned High King of Skyrim in the throne room of the Palace of the Kings.

2E 572 — The Ebonheart Pact is formed.

• Following the Second Akaviri Invasion, the provinces of Morrowind, Skyrim and Black Marsh sign a mutual defensive pact in the city of Ebonheart.

2E 573 — Emperor Leovic commissions the first Emperor's Guide to Tamriel.

2E 575 - Half of the Kamal race sails to Equestria where they join the Dragonguard Council.

2E 576 — Varen's Rebellion begins.

• Leovic, the last of a dynasty of Reachmen known as the Longhouse Emperors, legalizes Daedra worship throughout the Empire of Cyrodill, immediately sparking a rebellion. Varen Aquilarios, the Count of Kvatch, marshals the armies of the Colovian Estates against the emperor.

2E 576 — The Frostfall Coup occurs in Rimmen.

• As a result of the coup, Euraxia Tharn is crowned Queen of Rimmen.

2E 576 — Conflict between Kvatch and Anvil erupts.

• Shortly after Carolus Aquilarios assumed temporary command of Kvatch, Anvil's Imperial prefect Ephrem Benirus attempts to seize Varen Aquilarios's property and holdings. Carolus repels several attacks on Kvatch, and severely weakens Anvil's defenses.

2E 576 - The Gernaneigh/Griffon War begins in the Schwartzwalder Mountains awakening Bahamut-the Dragon King.

• The High Human/Elven/Beast Council documents the war while trying to resolve their issues.
• The battle disturbs the Schwartzwalder Mountains, causing the snow to open up caves, awakening Bahamut.

2E 576 - The Battle of Tyranny begins.

• Bahamut subdues Germaneigh.
• The nobles of Germaneigh escapes to Zebrica.
• Bahamut turns the zebras on their own home, destroying it in the process.
• The Aldmer manages to evacuate to Equestria.

2E 577 - The leaders of Equestria, the Three Councils, and their allies call for an Emergency Summit with Equestria in command.

2E 577 - Tadask offers Celestia a relic from the runied city within the Vortex at Eternity's Crossing.

• Princess Celestia takes a spell ship into the Vortex and flies into the Vortex, unleashing the Sonic Rainboom.
• Princess Celestia returns with a relic after two days.
• Tadask, Celestia, and Shor lays a trap on Luna's crown with a soul stone.

2E 577 - The Battle of Tyranny comes to an end.

• The Rulers, the Three Councils, and their allies begins to confront Bahamut when he tears down the barriers protecting Equestria.
• Princess Celestia gives up Luna's crown to Bahamut.
• Bahamut gets defeated and Tadask pleads on his behalf and entrusts his fate to Celestia, Shor, despite the reluctance from the Council.

2E 577 — Fortunata ap Dugal declares herself governor of Anvil.

• Captain Fortunata takes advantage of the weakened city and deposes the Imperial Prefect with her pirate army.

2E 577 — Varen's Rebellion ends.

• After a bitter war, Varen Aquilarios's forces storm the Imperial City and defeat Emperor Leovic's last remaining legion. Varen personally kills Leovic in the Imperial Throne Room and proclaims himself emperor.

2E 577 — Emperor Varen Aquilarios leads the Five Companions on a quest to retrieve the Amulet of Kings.

• Seeking to legitimize his rule, Varen and his allies Lyris Titanborn, Sai Sahan, Abnur Tharn, and Mannimarco embark on a quest for the lost Amulet of Kings, which Mannimarco asserts can be used in a ritual to persuade Akatosh to make Varen a Dragonborn. After two years of searching, the Five Companions finally recover the Amulet from Sancre Tor.

2E 578 — Chancellor Abnur Tharn commissions a revision of the Emperor's Guide to Tamriel.

2E 578 — The Soulbust occurs.

• Mannimarco betrays Varen Aquilarios during his attempt to use the Amulet of Kings to become Dragonborn, corrupting the ritual and breaking the ancient covenant with Akatosh that sealed Nirn from Oblivion. An explosion of arcane energy, the Soulburst, causes Varen to vanish, and its mystical aftershocks sweep across Nirn, causing mages to die or go mad, Daedra to appear in greater numbers, and the constellation of the Serpent to dominate the night sky. In the ensuing chaos, the Daedric Prince Molag Bal deploys Dark Anchors to begin pulling Nirn into his realm of Coldharbour to merge the two together, a process known as the Planemeld.

2E 578 - The International Council of Leaders (Celestial Council) is established.

• The Rulers of Equestria, and the Three Councils aid the international leaders to restore the nations back to their former glory.
• Germaneigh finally gives up their pride and welcomes the assistance of others abd bringing in new ideas and new trade.
• The Council offers the Zebras and the surviving Aldmer with refuge which they accepted.

2E 579 — The Gold Coast secedes from the Empire

• Governor Fortunata ap Dugal's pirate army attacks Kvatch, resulting in what became known as the Gottshaw Massacre. Count Carolus Aquilarios of Anvil accepts defeat and agrees to swear fealty to an independent Gold Coast.

2E 579 — Clivia Tharn becomes Empress Regent following the disappearance of Varen Aquilarios.

• In her husband's absence, Clivia Tharn assumes regency over the Imperial Throne. Clivia's reign reportedly ushers in a time of "madness, murder, and decay".

2E 579 - The Rulers of Equestria, the Three Councils, and the Celestial Council begins to assemble their armies to take control of the Ruby Throne.

2E 580 — Ayrenn is crowned Queen of Alinor.

• After disappearing in 2E 573, Ayrenn was assumed lost and her eldest brother Prince Naemon was named the next heir to the throne. When King Hidellith died and Naemon prepared to assume the throne, Ayrenn returned to Summerset Isle, asserted her prior claim, and was crowned.

2E 580 — The First Aldmeri Dominion is formed.

• In need of allies following their own internal troubles, the provinces of Elsweyr and Valenwood petition Summerset for aid, and the nations join together to become the Aldmeri Dominion.

2E 580 — The Four Banners War begins.

• The Aldmeri Dominion, Ebonheart Pact, Daggerfall Covenant, Equestria and their allies clash fight for control of the Ruby Throne from the Empire of Cyrodiil and defend themselves against the Imperials under Molag Bal's influence. The Dominion seeks to reestablish Elven dominance over Tamriel to protect it from the carelessness of the younger races. The Covenant intends to restore the Second Empire and return peace and stability to Tamriel. The Pact desires to defeat the Imperials in order to preserve the independence of their homelands. Equestria and it's foreign leaders senses an opportunity to seize control of Tamriel.

2E 582 — The Five Companions are reformed.

• The Five Companions are reformed to stop Molag Bal's Planemeld. Their members include Varen Aquilarios, Sai Sahan, Abnur Tharn, Lyris Titanborn, and the prophesied Soulless One.

2E 582 — The Mortuum Vivicus is destroyed.

• The Fighters Guild successfully destroys the Mortuum Vivicus with the help of their newest Champion.

2E 582 — The Mages Guild sanctuary of Eyevea returns to Tamriel.

• After nearly a thousand years of being in the Shivering Isles, the sanctuary of Eyevea is returned to Tamriel by a Mages Guild Adept with the help of Arch-Mage Shalidor.

2E 582 — Daedric plot in the Imperial City foiled.

• During Molag Bal's occupation of the Imperial City, a Dragonguard agent called the Drake of Blades, with the help of the Soulless One, stops Molag Bal's plot to destroy the Sublime Brazier, the key to rekindling the Dragonfires.

2E 582 — Tamrielic invasion of Coldharbour.

• A lot of alliance leaders including Equestria and their allies meet on the island of Stirk in neutral territory to discuss an invasion of Coldharbour. After they fail to come to an agreement, they are attacked by the forces of Molag Bal, after which they give their blessings to the Mages and Fighters Guilds spearheading an assault into the Daedric realm. The combined forces of the Guilds charge into Coldharbour led by the Soulless One.

2E 582 — The Planemeld ends.

• The Soulless One stops the Planemeld, ending Molag Bal's plan to merge Nirn and Coldharbour into one nightmarish hellscape.

2E 583 — Orsinium leaves the Daggerfall Covenant.

• King Kurog of Orsinium is slain in late autumn after a failed attempt to unite the Orc clans of Wrothgar under his rule by assassinating clan chiefs who refused to follow Trinimac. Chief Bazrag of Clan Fharun is crowned the new king, restoring worship of Malacath. Since Orsinium's membership of the Daggerfall Covenant was based on an agreement between Kurog and High King Emeric, Orsinium effectively leaves the Covenant, pending renegotiation.
• Orsinium in exile in Equestria supports Kurog's decision.

2E 583 — The Thieves Guild of Abah's Landing is restored to its former glory.

• After a failed heist and the resulting persecution from Taneth, the Thieves Guild of Abah's Landing is restored to its prime and begins to spread its influence throughout Tamriel.

2E 583 — Count Carolus Aquilarios of Kvatch emerges as the dominant power on the Gold Coast.

• Shielded from the ongoing Alliance War by Varen's Wall, a de facto independent Gold Coast sees the end of a power struggle between Anvil, Kvatch, and the Order of the Hour. Aquilarios has Governor Fortunata ap Dugal of Anvil assassinated by the Dark Brotherhood; facing persecution from the Order of the Hour, the Brotherhood subsequently kills Primate Artorius Ponticus, stopping him from raising an army against Aquilarios.

2E 583 — Vvardenfell is saved from the machinations of Clavicus Vile and Barbas.

• Seeking to gain entry to Soth Sil's Clockwork City, the Daedric Prince and his minion steal the staff Sunna'rah, a tool Sotha Sil had created for experimenting on his power. The staff ends up in the hands of the Ashlander Conoon Chodala, who aspired to the title of Nerevarine. Chodala's use of the staff drains away the power of Vivec, which weakens the Warrior-Poet's hold over the moonlet Baar Dau and endangers all of Vvardenfell. Fortunately, the Champion of Azura, a clockwork mage, and an Outlander come to Vivec's aid. Chodala is discredited and defeated, Clavicus Vile's plot is thwarted, and Vivec's power is restored.

2E 583 — A plot by Nocturnal to take over the Clockwork City is foiled.

• Sotha Sil's Shadow, serving Nocturnal, is summoned and replaces him as ruler of the Clockwork City. At the same time, the Blackfeather Court enters the city and steals the Skeleton Key, which has been in the Clockwork God's possession. The Soulless One, assisted by Divayth Fyr and the Clockwork Apostles, unveils the plot; but is unable to retake the Skeleton Key before it is taken by Sotha Sil's Shadow. Using the key, Nocturnal and the Shadow attempt to take over the Clockwork City; but are stopped by the Soulless One, Divayth Fyr and a Clockwork Apostle, who save Sotha Sil by defeating his Shadow. Sotha Sil gives the Skeleton Key to Divayth Fyr for safekeeping.

2E 583 — The Crystal Tower is saved from a triad of Daedric Princes.

• The three Daedric Princes Clavicus Vile, Mephala and Nocturnal attempt to execute their plan to take control of the Crystal Tower on Summerset Isle using the Heart of Transparent Law, which they had made Ritemaster Iachesis of the Psijic Order steal around 2E 230—who had also hidden it from them. After they trick Iachesis to reveal the Heart's location, that being within himself, they kill him; but Nocturnal betrays Clavicus Vile and Mephala by taking the Heart for herself. With it she takes control of the Crystal Tower, hoping to use its properties to achieve omnipresence in the entire Aurbis. However, her plans are foiled by the Soulless One and the Psijic Order, assisted by the two betrayed Princes and a champion of Meridia, and the Heart is returned to the Crystal Tower.

2E 583 — The Remnant of Argon is recovered and the Root-Whisper tribe are restored.

• The Soulless One aids Cyrodilic Collections in recovering a powerful artifact that contains the spirits of a lost Argonian tribe.

Seventh Century

2E 603 — Last documented case of the Knahaten Flu.

• Even after the plague passed, non-Argonians tended to avoid Black Marsh out of fear.

2E 638 — The Mages Guild on Stros M'Kai gets fully chartered.

2E 692 - The Railroad between Equestria and Germaneigh opens.

• Following the opening of the first Railroad, The Celestial Council and other Councils opens up new railways connecting cities and other nations.

Eighth Century

2E 730 — Artaeum returns.

• The island of Artaeum reappears, having vanished for 500 years. The Psijic Order returns with the island, but is no longer led by Iachesis.

Ninth Century

2E 803 — Rangidil Ketil is born.

2E 812 — Rimmen secedes from Elsweyr.

• Despite ostensibly becoming its own kingdom, Rimmen continues to pay tribute to the Mane of Elsweyr to ensure its independence.

2E 828 — Probable birth of Tiber Septim.

2E 830 — The Aldmeri Dominion is reformed.

• The dominion was formed by the realms of Summerset Isles and Valenwood when the heirs of the Camoran Dynasty began to fight over the Valenwood throne.

2E 831 — Cyrus is born.

• Cyrus the Restless, the famous Redguard mercenary, is born in the city of Sentinel.

2E 836 - Ponyville is founded.

• Young Granny Smith discovers zap apples, and Ponyville is founded.
• The Apple Family begins holding family reunions in Ponyville "every hundred moons."
• The ponies of Ponyville establish the tradition of Winter Wrap Up.

2E 840 - The Changeling War occurs.

• Queen Chrysalis and her changelings besiege Timbucktu, and Chrysalis seizes King Orion's crown.
• Princess Celestia and Prince Shor defeats Chrysalis during the siege of Trot and banishes her inside a volcano.

2E 845 - The Apple family starts a feud with the Pear family. Pear Buttercup and Bright Macintosh are born.

• Fearing that the feud would influence the citizens of Ponyville, and would lead to a split in Ponyville and would cause a war at anytime, Half of the officials from Three Councils setup their bases that include a Jailhouse, a Courtroom, and more across the railroad from Ponyville Train Station, even bordering the Sweet Apple Acres, and Pear Farm to keep them in check, although they help with the harvest.
• Pear Buttercup and Bright Macintosh are born.

2E 852 — The Tiber Wars begin.

• Forces led by General Talos, later known as Tiber Septim, begin a series of conflicts that result in the unification of Tamriel under the Third Empire and mark the final years of the Second Era with the defeat of Jewelius, and the Royal Wedding in Equestria.
• The stronghold of Sancre Tor is captured by Nord-Breton invaders. In the dead of winter, General Talos leads a daring assault against overwhelming odds, retakes the stronghold, and recovers the Amulet of Kings from the Tomb of Reman III below Sancre Tor.

2E 854 — Cuhlecain is assassinated.

• The King of the Colovian Estates is assassinated by a High Rock nightblade, just before his coronation as the Emperor. The assassin also burns the Imperial Palace to the ground and attempts to kill General Talos, who is crowned in Cuchlecain's stead as Tiber Septim.

2E 856 - Chiffon Swirl gets her cutie mark in baking with the help of Pear Butter.

2E 856 - Pear Butter marries Bright Mac and becomes a member of the Apple family. Grand Pear and the rest of the Pear family relocate to Vanhoover.

2E 860 - The Equestrian Education Association is established.

2E 862 — Thassad II dies.

• The High King of Hammerfell, Thassad II, dies from natural causes, being considerably ill and old at the time of his death. After his death, the leader of the Forebears, Baron Volag, starts a revolution to reinstate the republic.

2E 862 — The War of Rihad occurs.

• For a short time, the Colovian armies had utilized Wood Elf archers.

2E 864 — The Battle of Hunding Bay.

• Crown Prince A'tor, son of Thassad II, heir to Hammerfell and leader of the Crowns, leads his forces in continual victory over the Forebears. Desperate, the Forbears ask Tiber Septim for help, who sends his forces led by Lord Admiral Amiel Richton, who destroys the Crown forces at the harbor of Stros M'Kai.

2E 864 — The first edition of the Pocket Guide to the Empire is published.

• At the request of Tiber Septim, this heavily-biased guide is published under the authority of the Imperial Geographical Society.

2E 864 — The Stros M'Kai Uprising.

• The date of the Redguard rebellion on the island of Stros M'Kai off the coast of Hammerfell. The Restless League, led by siblings Cyrus and Iszara, destroys the Imperial fleet in the harbor of Stros M'Kai and defeats the small contingent of the Imperial Legion stationed on the island.
• Lord Amiel Richton, Provisional Governor of Stros M'Kai, dies at the hands of Cyrus, wielding a sword enchanted with the soul of Crown Prince A'tor.
• Baron Volag comes out of hiding and retakes the Forebear city of Sentinel. Following the two uprisings, Emperor Tiber Septim is forced to sign a peace treaty on terms more favorable to Hammerfell.

2E 865 — Symmachus is born.

• Symmachus, future general of the Imperial Legion and husband to Queen Barenziah, is born.

2E 874 - Cadence is born a Pegasus pony in Canterlot and found in the woods by Earth ponies. When she grows up, she reverses a love-stealing spell cast by a pony called Prismia. Princess Celestia recognizes Cadance's abilities, transforms her into an Alicorn, and adopts her as her niece.

2E 875 - Jewelius, the future tyrannical pony in the history of nirn is born.

2E 880 - The events occur throughout Equestria part 1.

• Sunset Shimmer becomes Princess Celestia and Prince Shor's personal student. She later rebels and travels to another world.
• Fillydelphia is chosen to host the Equestria Games in favor of Cloudsdale.
• Young Rainbow Dash befriends Gilda at Junior Speedsters flight camp.
• Shining Armor meets and falls in love with Princess Cadance.
• Princess Cadance becomes foal-sitter for young Twilight Sparkle.
• Young Twilight witnesses the Summer Sun Celebration and starts studying magic. Her parents enroll her in Princess Celestia and Prince Shor's School for the Gifted Unicorns.
• Young Applejack leaves her parents and and moves in with her Aunt and Uncle Orange in Manehatten.
• Young Rarity makes costumes for a school play. As she suffers a creative block, her horn lights up and drags her off in an unknown direction.
• Fizzlepop Berrytwist loses her horn in an ursa minor attack and runs away from home.

2E 881 - The events occur throughout Equestria part 2.

• During a race against Hoops and "Dumb Bell", Rainbow Dash creates a sonic rainboom, causing her cutie mark to appear and setting in motion a chain of events related to her future friends' cutie marks.
• At the start of the race, young Fluttershy—a considerably weak flyer—falls toward the ground and is saved by a swarm of butterflies. She quickly becomes enamored with the world on the ground. Rainbow's sonic rainboom frightens Fluttershy's new animal friends. When she calms them, her cutie mark appears.
• Unable to fit in among the social Manehattan elite, Applejack becomes homesick. She sees Rainbow's sonic rainboom pointing toward Ponyville. She races home to reunite with her family, and she gains her cutie mark.
• During Twilight's entrance exam to the School for Gifted Unicorns, Rainbow's rainboom causes Twilight's magic to temporarily overload. Spike is hatched from his dragon egg, Twilight obtains her cutie mark, and Celestia takes Twilight on as a personal student and protege.
• Rarity's horn drags her all the way to a giant rock. Rainbow's rainboom causes the rock to split, revealing a deposit of gems. Rarity uses the gems for her school play costumes, and her cutie mark appears.
• Young Pinkie Pie is dissatisfied with her life as a rock farmer. Upon seeing Rainbow's rainboom, she is overwhelmed with happiness and throws her first party, gaining her cutie mark.

2E 882 - The transportation incident occurs.

• The adult versions of the Mane 6 are transported to the past and meet their younger selves. In order to preserve history, Celestia and Shor seals away the memories of the younger ponies.

2E 882 — Dagoth Ur reawakens.

• Dagoth Ur and his Ash Vampires awaken underneath the Red Mountain, where they bind themselves to the Heart of Lorkhan They ambush the Tribunes during their annual ritual bathing in the Heart's power, and drive them off.

2E 883 - The events occur in Canterlot and Ponyville.

• Rainbow Dash moves to Ponyville on her birthday.
• Pinkie Pie holds a party in Ponyville and inspires Cheese Sandwich to become a party pony.
• Twilight befriends Minuette, Twinkleshine, Lemon Hearts, Lyra Heartstrings, and Moon Dancer while attending the School for the Gifted Unicorns.
• Applejack goes to Camp Friendship and befriends Coloratura.
• Fizzlepop renames herself Tempest Shadow and becomes the Storm King's second-in-command, leading the assault on Hippogriffia and driving the Hippogriffs into hiding.

2E 887— Abacus Sum and Tiger Lily move to Ponyville.

2E 888— The corruption ring begins.

• Armstrong starts a huge undercover friendship with every prison throughout Equestria.

2E 893 — Barenziah is born.

• Barenziah, future Queen of Morrowind, and later Wayrest, is born.

2E 894 - Tiger Lily dies saving Abacus's life in a house fire.

2E 895 - Princess Luna returns after 1000 years of banishment.

• Princess Celestia sends Twilight Sparkle to Ponyville to oversee preparations for the Summer Sun Celebration, despite Twilight's concerns regarding the 1000-year anniversary of Nightmare Moon's banishment.
• Twilight meets and befriends Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, and Fluttershy.
• Nightmare Moon returns.
• Twilight and her friends find the Elements of Harmony and use them to defeat Nightmare Moon.
• Princess Luna returns to normal, and she and Celestia reunite.
• Princess Celestia assigns Twilight Sparkle to stay in Ponyville to learn about friendship.
• Princess Celestia sends Twilight and her friends tickets to the Grand Galloping Gala.
• Traveling magician Trixie puts on a magic show in Ponyville. Twilight defeats an ursa minor, humiliating Trixie.
• Twilight and her friends meet and befriend a zebra named Zecora.

2E 895 - Twilight Sparkle organizes all of Ponyville during Winter Wrap Up.

• Rarity makes dresses for herself and her friends to wear to the Gala.
• Twist gets her cutie mark. Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo form the Cutie Mark Crusaders.
• Rainbow Dash performs a sonic rainboom and wins the Best Young Flyer competition in Cloudsdale.
• Appleloosa is founded, and the Buffalo tribe and ponies reach an agreement.
• Twilight adopts an owl as a pet and nighttime assistant and names him Owlowiscious.
• Twilight and her friends attend the Grand Galloping Gala, and an evening of unmet expectations ends in disaster.

2E 895 - The Return of Discord occurs.

• After a minor squabble between the Cutie Mark Crusaders, Discord, freed from his stone state, returns and wreaks chaos.
• Discord uses his magic to turn Ponyville into the "chaos capital of the world."
• Twilight and her friends defeat Discord and trap him in stone again with the Elements of Harmony.

2E 895 - The events occur in Ponyville and Canterlot.

• Princess Celestia has the rest of Twilight's friends start sending her letters about what they learn about friendship.
• Princess Luna participates in Nightmare Night.
• Twilight celebrates her birthday in Canterlot.
• Spike celebrates what is stated to be his first birthday since moving to Ponyville.
• The Mane Six perform for Hearth's Warming Eve.

2E 896 - The Prelude to Gabby Gums.

• Pound Cake and Pumpkin Cake are born.
• Salesponies Flim and Flam visit Ponyville. The Apple family beats them in a cider-making competition.
• Cranky Doddle Donkey moves to Ponyville. Pinkie Pie befriends him by reuniting him with Matilda.
• Cerberus briefly strays from the gates of Tartrus and attacks Ponyville. During this time, Lord Tirek escapes imprisonment.
• Spike adopts a baby phoenix and names him Peewee.

2E 896 - Gabby Gums incident occurs.

• Diamond Tiara blackmails the CMC with embarassing photos.
• The offcials of the three councils fines Spoiled Rich for treating her poorly.

2E 896 - The incident on the Friendship Express occurs.

2E 896 — Tiber Septim conquers Tamriel.

• Tiber Septim finishes conquering all the lands of Tamriel with the aid of the Dwarven artifact Numidium and the battlemage Zurin Arctus, finally uniting Tamriel in peace. The time of Tiber's reign was a just (even from serf to king) and glorious one, among the best of Tamriel's history.

2E 896 - The short lived Jewelius's Reign gets defeated by the heroes of Canterlot and Ponyville, along with Flawless Glow, Agnorith Septim, and Emperor Tiber Septim.

• Tiber Septim, and his brother Agnorith Septim, sails to Equestria.
• Tiber Septim, Agnorith Septim, and Flawless Glow defeats Jewelius while the Mane Six, Spike, the three Princesses, and Shining Armor, defeats Queen Chrysalis.
• Equestria becomes part of the Third Empire after the Armistice was signed.
• Princess Cadence and Shining Armor gets married in their Royal Wedding.
• Tiber Septim blesses the heroes with the Divines, and he, along with Princess Celestia rewards Flawless Glow with the Imperial Legionnaire, and E.U.P Badges.
• The beginning of the Third Era is pronounced by Tiber Septim at the end of the year.