Originally published in Wyrms Footnotes #14, earlier and partial versions of this Timeline were published in Wyrms Footnotes #s 11 & 12 and Heroes Volume I #’s 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 It was all superseded in 2018 by the publication of the Glorantha Sourcebook, which contains a 37 page chapter detailing all eight Wanes of the Lunar Empire and their events…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)