HISTORY: Spelljammer Timeline IV

An "official" Spelljammer Timeline [revised 1.0]
By Paul Westermeyer aka GMWestermeyer

c4000
[SJ] The Illithids of the Astromundi Cluster 
enslave the Varan humans. (c6/1218 AC)
{The Astromundi Cluster, Astrogator's Guide, pp9,20}
[SJ] The falmandratha sage One Six Nine begins 
his studies of wildspace lore in Herdspace.
{The Maelstrom's Eye, p 50}

4039
[SJ]  The Sazaur beholder nation completes the 
Hive, an asteroid that carries their ultimate 
weapon, the Ravager, through the spheres.  When 
they activate the Ravager it engulfs and destroy 
the entire Sazaur nation.  The Ravager and the 
Hive have traveled through Wildspace and the Flow 
on a random course ever since.
{SJA1 Wildspace, pp2-3}

4040
[GH] The Invoked Devastation and Rain of 
Colorless Fire destroy much of Oerth. (-422 CY)
{From the Ashes, 'A Brief Historical Timeline for the Flanaess' Cardsheet}

c4100
[SJ] The Arcane of the Astromundi Cluster strike 
a mysterious deal with the 'Unbidden'. (c2/1226 
AC)
{The Astromundi Cluster, Adventures in the Shattered Sphere, p56}

4142
[SJ] The legendary, cursed Batship is launched, 
within is its first and only helmsman, the human 
wizardess Burnayette Skyansdanya.
{SJR2 Realmspace, pp 31, 90}

c4143
[SJ] The Thesalyean astronomer and sage Lagor 
discovers the planet Longpoint in Greatspace. 
(-44 TU)
{Crystal Spheres, p30-31}


4187
[SJ] Shurius Shambrath defeats Gerion Firebrand, 
first ruler of the unified Thesalys government, 
and becomes the ruler of Thesalys and all 
Greatspace, ushering in that sphere's "Time of 
Unity". The "Time of Unity" continues today under 
the rule of House Shambrath.  (1 TU)
{Crystal Spheres, p32}

4192
[SJ] The Thesalyean astronomer and sage Lagor 
discovers the planet Lagor's World.  Other 
planets in Greatspace were not discovered until 
nearly a century had passed after his death.  (5 
TU)
{Crystal Spheres, p30-31}

4194
[FR] The Coronal's Court of Myth Drannor on 
Faerun receives the first of many visitations by 
spelljamming elves of the Elven Imperial Navy at 
Shadusk and Green Monarchs' Glade northeast of 
the city. (512 DR)
{Cormanthyr: Empire of Elves, p40}

c4200 to 4700
[SJ] *The Rise of the Antilan Empire in the 
Astromundi Cluster.  The Antilans are the first 
Astromundi humans to rediscover their 
spelljamming heritage after the 2nd Cataclysm. 
Their expanse into space begins with raids, and 
eventually turns to conquest.  Calidian and 
Thoric legends concerning the conquering legions 
of the 'sky-people' and their 'horrible magic' 
date from this period of Antilan aggression. 
(c11/1233 to 4/1272 AC)
{The Astromundi Cluster, Astrogator's Guide, pp7-8}

4211
[SJ/FR] The comet K'Thoutek orbits the sun every 
237 years, its arrival in Torilian skies 
announces the birth or arrival of a powerful 
entity.  (529 DR)
{SJR2 Realmspace, p53}

4244
[SJ/FR] The future Queen Amlaruil of Evermeet on 
Toril sees the Spelljammer while walking at night 
on the northernmost shore of Evermeet.
{The Radiant Dragon, pp122-123}

c4249
[SJ] The Illithids have an outpost on the 
asteroid which will become the Rock of Bral.
{SJR5 Rock of Bral, p5}

c4249
[SJ] *A small, unknown Beholder nation inhabits 
the asteroid which will become the Rock of Bral.
{SJR5 Rock of Bral, p5}

4394-4395
[FR] The Weeping War was the decades long 
conflict between the Army of Darkness and the 
elven city of Myth Drannor on Faerun.  A long 
incident in this conflict was the campaign known 
as the three Greenwing Wars.  These three battles 
were so named for Myth Drannor's primary ally in 
waging them, an  elven man-o-war.  Responding to 
a magical plea for help from a grounded ally 
among Cormanthyr's wizards, the Elven Imperial 
Fleet of Realmspace sent Captain Oncith Ilbenalu 
to aid the elves with his green 
crystalline-winged man-o-war, the MONARCH 
MORDENT, and his trusted crew of bards, wizards, 
and crack archers. Dominating the three battles 
in which it participated, the Monarch provided 
air cover and heavy weaponry with its ballistae 
and catapult that aided the ground troops 
immeasurably. In fact, its arrival changed the 
tide of the war in the northern forest and gave 
the outmatched and outnumbered elves some 
significant victories. With the Third Greenwing 
War, Captain Oncith's pride overcame his sense as 
he maneuvered so close to the treetops and the 
Army of Darkness forces that his helmsman could 
not maneuver effectively. When Gaulguth the 
Nycaloth flew skyward, there was little beyond 
ineffectual missile fire to stop him from using 
his great axe, Heartcleaver, to shatter one of 
the ship's wings at its base! With the magical 
shock slaying the helmsman immediately, the 
MONARCH MORDENT crashed into the trees and atop 
nearly 200 members of the Army of Darkness. Since 
that lost battle, the photosynthetic wings 
continued to grow, and large crystalline webworks 
wrapped around the clearings and the trees in 
this northern glade now called Monarch's Fall 
Glade. While most animals shun the 
amber-and-emerald crystal webs and walls, many 
elves used this as a redoubt and shelter both 
during and long after the Weeping War. (Eleint 
712-Alturiak 713 (133 days))
{The Fall of Myth Drannor, p29}
{Cult of the Dragon, p48}

4396
[FR] The fabled city of Myth Drannor, on Faerun, 
falls to the Army of Darkness at the conclusion 
of the Weeping War. (714 DR)
{The Fall of Myth Drannor}
{Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting, 2nd ed.: Running the Realms, p15}

c4439
[SJ] Priestesses of Athena bring peace to the war 
torn planet Hecht of Greatspace.  Those who 
reject the peace form the Greysword pirate group. 
(c TU 252)
{Crystal Spheres, p35-36}

4448
[SJ/FR] The comet K'Thoutek orbits the sun every 
237 years, its arrival in Torilian skies 
announces the birth or arrival of a powerful 
entity.  This appearance is said to 
correspondence with the birth of the Simbul, 
Witch-Queen of Aglarond. (766 DR)
{SJR2 Realmspace, p53}

4459
[SJ] *Anthonius Pirtel, the Ice Mage, discovers 
Pirtelspace.  He then introduces the Quarinaron 
Confederacy on the planet Archin to spelljamming 
and builds a base orbiting Archin.  He names his 
new base Skyport.
{Dungeon #36 'The Sea of Sorrow', pp45, 48, 52}

c4500
[SJ] *The Radole Empire is established on the 
planet of the same name in Winterspace.
{SJR4 Practical Planetology, pp14-15}
[SJ] *The humans of the planet Nex destroy their 
planet in a cataclysmic magical war, all the 
planet’s inhabitants are slain.  Many become 
undead on the pieces of planet that fall onto 
Nex's water moon, Charon, and become that moon's 
continents.
{SJR4 Practical Planetology, p28}

4549
[SJ] Anthonius Pirtel, the Ice Mage, leaves on a 
trip to explore the Pirtelspace's sun and the Mor 
Wake, an asteroid shell which surrounds the sun 
and causes much of the sphere to be colder then 
normal.  He encounters two liches, Delgranoth and 
Delgranaille, who force him into a spell battle. 
He destroys Delgranaille, but his sphere of 
annihilation and Delgranoth's gate combine to 
form the Lich's Tear.  Around this the Sea of 
Sorrows magic-dead sargasso is formed.
{Dungeon #36 'The Sea of Sorrow', pp45, 64}

4571
[FR] A Flight of Dragons attacks the Elven island 
of Evermeet on Toril. The Ruathimaer destroy it, 
though the fleet of Ruathimaer is destroyed as 
well and must be rebuilt. (889 DR)
{Evermeet: Island of the Elves, p347-350}

4578
[SJ] Vodonispace's sun, Vodon Prime, goes super 
nova.  The gods of that sphere place themselves 
in a crystal prison and place themselves in the 
hands of the Emperor, Vulkuran. (0 AV)
{Under the Dark Fist, p51}

c4600
[SJ] The First Unhuman War begins.
{Dragon Annual #1 'Campaign Classics: The Scro', p46}
[SJ] *The Bionoids are created by elves to help fight the 1st Unhuman War.
{MC9 Spelljammer Monstrous Compendium II, 'Bionoid'}
[SJ] * Spirit Warriors are created by elves to help fight the 1st Unhuman War.
{MC9 Spelljammer Monstrous Compendium II, 'Spirit Warrior'}
[SJ] *Refusing to release the gods after the 
supernova as he had promised, the Emperor 
Vulkuran begins his conquest of twelve spheres, 
establishing the Vodoni Empire. (22 AV)
{Under the Dark Fist, p51}

c4600 to 4750
[SJ] Gruagach and Wood Elven refugees from the 
First Unhuman War discover the Astromundi Cluster 
and settle within it.  They are pursued by 
various goblinoid vessels, which establish the 
first goblinoid colonies within the Shattered 
Sphere (aka the Astromundi Cluster).  (c8/1264 to 
2/1276 AC)
{The Astromundi Cluster, Astrogator's Guide, p5}

4623
[SJ] Anthia of Calandia in Vodonispace prophesies 
the return of the Crystal King. (45 AV)
{Under the Dark Fist, p46}

4647
[SJ] The Battle of Kule in Greyspace. Over a 
hundred elven vessels crush an orcish fleet of 
fifty ships. This was the first major event and 
largest battle of the First Unhuman War. (185 CY)
{Spelljammer: AD&D Adventures in Space, Lorebook of the Void, p55}
{Dragon Annual #1 'Campaign Classics: The Scro', p46}

c4649
[SJ] A small dwarven clan inhabits the asteroid 
which will become the Rock of Bral.
{SJR5 Rock of Bral, p5}

c4650
[SJ] *The elven fortress Lurienia, set on a tiny 
discworld, is besieged by orcs. When the world's 
croplands and forest are destroyed the commander 
orders infinity vine released, supplying the air 
and food needed to outlast the orc siege until 
relief forces arrived.
{The Complete Spacefarer's Handbook, p121}
[SJ] *The Mighty Gauntlet of Colonel Tamus Ewdun, 
Field Commander and Sub-Admiral of the Fleet, 
more commonly known as the Gauntlet of Tamus is 
found by a giff mercenary within a cave on an 
asteroid in the Calotian system, during an 
isolated skirmish of the Unhuman Wars.  Wearing 
it into battle against some very surprised elves, 
this giff found the Gauntlet's power of 
generating explosions of tremendous force much to 
his liking. Though he soon succumbed to excessive 
damage in battle (mostly caused by the Gauntlet), 
Tamus secured a place for himself in giff 
folklore.
{Dragon #159 'Bazaar of the Bizarre: Magic from the Stars', p18}
[SJ] *The Radiant Dragon Blacklight discovers the 
Sea of Sorrow magic-dead Sargasso in Pirtelspace 
and makes it his lair.
{Dungeon #36 'The Sea of Sorrow', p45}
[SJ] *The Neogi enter the Astromundi Cluster. 
Very atypically for neogi, they establish 
themselves as merchants exchanging spelljamming 
technology with isolated human outposts in 
exchange for slaves.  This results in the most 
corrupt humans returning first to the stars. 
(c6/1268 AC)
{The Astromundi Cluster, Astrogator's Guide, p5}

4663
[SJ] Destruction of the planet Borka in Greyspace by the elven deities (201 CY)
{Dragon Annual #1 'Campaign Classics: The Scro', p46}
{SJR6 Greyspace, pp61 & 55-56}

4685
[DL] The Cataclysm of Krynn.  The arrogance of 
the Kingpriest of Istar causes the Gods of Krynn 
to send a massive asteroid strike against Krynn. 
Krynnish society is shattered for centuries, and 
the gods abandon Krynn. (0 AC)
{Dragonlance Adventures, p101}
[SJ/FR] The comet K'Thoutek, which orbits the sun 
of Realmspace every 237 years, arrives in 
Torilian skies.  Its appearance is said to 
announce the birth or arrival of a powerful 
entity.  (1003 DR)
{SJR2 Realmspace, p53}

4690
[SJ] A powerful orc, Dukagsh, sees his fleet 
destroyed and scattered by the elves.  Organizing 
the remnants of the fleet, he declares himself 
Almighty Leader of the survivors and flees to 
distant spheres, collecting other ships as he 
goes.
{Dragon Annual #1 'Campaign Classics: The Scro', p48}
{SJS1 Goblin's Return, p62}

4693
[SJ]  Dukagsh's fleet of orcish survivors finds 
an inhabitable planet in a distant, largely 
uninhabited crystal sphere.  Dukagsh declares 
this their new homeworld and settles his 
followers there.  He begins forcing drastic 
change on orcish society.
{Dragon Annual #1 'Campaign Classics: The Scro', p48}
{SJS1 Goblin's Return, p62}