Timeline of Albion


 * ~400: The mythical Arthur, the Dragon King, is said to have killed Morrigraine, the Fey Queen
 * 512: Arcadian Empire invades the island of Engweald.
 * 520: The empire forges an alliance with the Skorinfain (the dwarves of Engweald) against the goblin hordes.
 * 533: Imperial forces storm the island of Iyarlaan and face the Kambrian tribes in battle.
 * 575: Imperial legions conquer Engweald and Iyarlaan, and the vassal kingdom of Albion is born. Only the small corners of the country, and the north, are not conquered, including the druidic lands of Kamber.
 * 576: Percy Ravenstorm, the Dragon King, is crowned the first ruler of Albion. His possession of Excalibur, Arthur’s sword, cements his claim.
 * 825: The Arcadian Empire collapses, causing great turmoil. Albion is no longer beholden to Emperor Mithras.
 * 826: Emperor Mithras seeks asylum in the kingdom of Navaria but is captured and executed.
 * 888: Navaria tries to invade Albion but fails. A military coup is likewise thwarted.
 * 906: The tribes of Iyarlaan oust their imperial overseers, ushering in “the Wild Years.”
 * 1081: When the House of Ravenstorm produces no worthy heir, the House of Starhewen claims the throne.
 * 1082: Jocelyn Starhewen, the Griffon Queen, becomes the first sovereign queen of Albion.
 * 1124: Queen Jocelyn’s warships sink a Navarian naval flotilla transporting supplies to Iyarlaan.
 * 1125: The queen staves off war by marrying Prince Mantxo of Navaria, all of eleven years old.
 * 1130: Navarian assassins poison Prince Mantxo to foment war, but their plot is foiled with the aid of magic.
 * 1259: A goblin uprising leads to the first formal alliance between Albion and the Engwealdar (wood elves).
 * 1275: Albion hosts a diplomatic visit from the King of Navaria, ushering in an era of peace and prosperity.
 * 1280: Geoffrey Starhewen, the Gorgon King, wins the Battle of the Red Skies. Albion reclaims Iyarlaan.
 * 1293: Following the death of her father, 18-year-old Margaret Starhewen is crowned the Manticore Queen.
 * 1295: Queen Margaret sires her only child, Thomas Starhewen.
 * 1300: Queen Starhewen divorces her first husband, William Fitzwick, and takes a much younger husband, John Hawksmoor.
 * 1302: John Hawksmoor dies in mysterious circumstances.
 * 1307: The Winter Wars ignite as Albion allies with the Skorinfain dwarves against the goblin tribes.
 * 1311: Queen Margaret, Henry Rufus and her knights slay the white wyrm Ezenglaur at the Battle of Tarnstead.
 * 1323: Tired of fighting dragons, Queen Margaret offers tributes to all the great wyrms of Albion.
 * 1334: King Horazio of Navaria marries Lady Lorentza, thirty-five years his junior.
 * 1360 (Present Year): A wave of arcane energy explodes across Albion (the Night of Wild Magic). In the chaos, Queen Margaret disappears.