A Timeline of the History of the Lunar Empire to 1625 (2001)

Originally published in Wyrm’s Footnotes #14, earlier and partial versions of this Timeline were published in Wyrm’s Footnotes #11 & #12 and Heroes #2 & #6. This version is 1998 and was updated in 2001. It was all superseded in 2018 by the publication of the Glorantha Sourcebook, which contains a 37 page chapter detailing all eight Wanes of the Lunar Empire and their events…

All dates are Lunar then Theyalan

The Zero Wane

Birth of the Red Goddess 0/0 (1220)
“First Victory” Battle; Battle of Eleiu Hararn 0/6 (1226)
Battle of Seven Horses 0/8 (1228)
(First) Battle of Chaos 0/12 (1232)
Tripolis Liberated 0/15 (1235)
Fall of Elz Ast 0/18 (1238)
“Four Arrows of Light” Battle 0/21 (1241)
Battle for Castle Blue 0/25 (1245)
Apotheosis of the Goddess, Ascension into the Sky 0/27 (1247)

The First Wane

Start of the Blood Kings War 1/3 (1250)
Jannisor’s Triumph 1/15 (1262)
Battle of Einar’s Farm 1/24 (1271)
Maiming of the Red Emperor 1/26 (1273)
Assault on Glamour 1/28 (1275)
Skyburn and Elf Hate Won 1/32 (1279)
Alkoth Surrenders 1/38 (1285)
Butterfly Princess Killed 1/42 (1289)
Moonburn 1/49 (1296)

The Second Wane

Salt-Diamond Incident 2/3 (1304)
End of the Blood Kings War 2/12 (1313)
Bindle and Allies Invade Empire; Sylila adopted into Lunar Empire 2/25 (1326)
Assassination Attempt on Erian Soor 2/29 (1330)
Invasion of Parg Ilisi; Char-Un Change Sides 2/30 (1331)
Sacrifice of the Council of Queens; Coast of Bindle Razed 2/31 (1332)
Shame of Ilisi 2/31 to 2/41 (1332-1342)
Doom of Ilisi, Gifts of the Emperor 2/41 (1342)
Daughter’s Road Begun 2/46 (1347)

The Third Wane

Death of Hwarin Dalthippa, the Conquering Daughter 3/3 (1358)
Battle of Falling Hills 3/7 (1362)
Battle of Quintus’ Vale 3/19 (1374)
First Battle at Yuthuppa 3/20 (1375)
Fronelan Settlements Founded 3/29 (1384)
Siege of Glamour 3/34 (1389)
Yara Aranis Binds First Slave 3/42 (1397)
Yara Aranis Defeats Sheng Seleris 3/50 (1405)
Yara Aranis Named Goddess of the Reaching Moon 3/54 (1409)

The Fourth Wane

Sylila Liberates Alkoth 4/14 (1423)
Sheng Seleris Steals Kostaddi 4/34 (1443)
The Red Emperor Disappears 4/35 (1444)
Hon-eel Born in Doblian 4/36 (1445)
Sable People Slaughtered by Sheng Seleris 4/37 (1446)
Red Emperor Slain by Mad Sultanate; Sheng Seleris Plunders the Moon 4/40 (1449)
Sheng Seleris Attacks City of Jord’s Eye 4/47 (1456)
Sheng Seleris and the Red Emperor Meet at Kitor, Sheng Seleris Conquered 4/51 (1460)
Nomads Slaughtered at Yuthuppa 4/54 (1463)

The Fifth Wane

New Monks Revival in South; Nomads Defeated, Hon-eel Delivers Doblian to the Red Emperor 5/1 (1464)
Battle of Iron Fences 5/2 (1465)
Hon-eel Returns with Maize 5/7 (1470)
Hon-eel Turns Telmori of Sylila into Wolves 5/15 (1478)
First Settlers in Oraya 5/17 (1480)
Hon-eel Overcomes King Dag the Muncher 5/21( 1484)
Blessing of Torang, Defeat of Ernalda 5/22 (1485)
Birth of the Yelm Children 5/23 (1486)
Hon-eel in Tarsh: Performs Whole Dance of Spring, Marries King of Tarsh 5/27 (1490)
Hon-eel Gives Birth to Phoronestes, Future King of Tarsh 5/28 (1491)
Boldhome Founded 5/29 (1492)
Temple of the Reaching Moon Established Near Furthest 5/33 (1496)
Syndics’ Ban Clamped on Fronela 5/37(1500)
Nomad Invasion of Oraya 5/40 (1503)
Nights of Horror, Hon-eel Dies 5/43(1506)
Phoronestes Crowned King of Tarsh 5/47 (1510)

The Sixth Wane

Sartar Apotheosized 6/3 (1520)
Lunar Tarsh Kings Driven Out by Palashee Longaxe 6/21 (1538)
Dragonewts’ Dream [in Peloria] 6/33 (1550)
Phargentes Retakes Throne of Tarsh 6/38 (1555)
Sartar King Jarolar Killed at Battle of Dwarf Ford 6/48 (1565)

The Seventh Wane

Moirades Crowned King of Tarsh 7/8 (1579)
Battle of Grizzley Peak 7/11 (1582)
Talastar Bought 7/19 (1590)
Fronela ‘Internal Thaw’ Begins 7/20 (1591)
Boldhome Sacked 7/31 (1602)
Building Wall Battle 7/34 (1605)
Jomes Wulf Defeats Telmori of Dragon Pass 7/36 (1607)
Pavis Conquered 7/39 (1610)
Starbrow’s Rebellion; Fazzur Named Governor-General of Dragon Pass7/42(1613)
Temertain Returns to Boldhome 7/43 (1614)
Fall of Whitewall to Tatius the Bright; Extra Full Moon Year 7/50 (1621)
Battle of Pennel Ford 7/53 (1624)
Pavis Liberated by Argrath; Dragon Awakens under Site of New Temple of the Reaching Moon, Lunar Army in Sartar Devoured 7/54 (1625)

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