7th: The Present Age

In the power vacuum that followed the Age of Nations, it was the nomadic tribesman who came to the fore. The demi-humans hold that these Humans are just slightly more intelligent animals who slowly they begin to coalesce into tribes and nations as they had seen the Vyrum do.

The following major events in Erenth history have taken place in the Seventh Age:

3066 (The Fracturing)
The Ancient Council of Elves is officially dissolved over their disputation over their importance of man. While many Elf scholars recognized that man is the promised race of creation, some feel he is too weak and unimpressive to be what was foretold. Others believe he is an accident of nature or else some cast off portion of the Aenire, perhaps even akin to the Twisted Ones. Henceforth, each of the six Elf families will have its own king and keep its own counsel. In time, all the elder races will follow suit and face the same arguments.

3073 (Halfling Withdrawal)
The three halfling races are born when the Hobbit Warchief Drofo Drumbeater dies and leaves charge of his people to his three sons: Hairfoot, Tallfellow and Stout. Unable to agree on much concerning their people, two of the clans take their leave of the first. One settles a mere day away, the other settles one year and a day away from their peer.

3090 - 3190 (The Hundred Year War)
Years of bitterness dating all the way back to the Sixth Age erupt between the faction of Drow Elves and the faction of Duergar Dwarves. The two declare open hostilities and in time what began as a minor conflict pulls each of the Elf and Dwarf subraces into the fray until there is global war.

3200 (The Millenial Truce)
After more than a century of hostilities, a peace treaty is signed by four of the Elf families and all of the Dwarves (except the Duergar) and renewed every 1000 years.

3220 - 3259 (The Urok War)
The last of the Children of he whose name is not spoken, rise to conquer Erenth. Eventually the Urok are all but destroyed. Those who remain alive are pushed back into the Accursed Place where they seek only to regain their numbers and so give themself completely to simple, savage propogation. This dilutes the blood of the Urok and poisons their souls and gives rise to the foulest of offspring, the many races of animal-like goblins -- who still hate the banishment of their forebears (the only history they care to remember) and vow eternal war on the other races.

3280 - 3299 (The Internesting Dragon Wars)
This war was waged solely by Metallic Dragons against their Chromatic brethren. The two factions split over the question of mankind and the latter briefly sought to re-assert their control over the other races.

3472 - 3475 (Gnome-Giant War)
Erenth was not ready for the league of the Children of the Aenirasa and the Children of Grimgoren. No more fearful alliance was ever forged than that of the mighty giant and the crafty gnome. With great weapons of war, the Giants descended upon the habitations of the other races. They razed cities and set civilizations to flight. Their ambitions were eventually thwarted by the Alliance of the Elder Races in name, but primarily the Elves and Dwarves.

3480 - 3487 (Truce of Selazzyne)
Inspired by the success of the Alliance of the Elder Races, the charismatic Drow monarch manages to seat the Elven Council of old and then calls all of the Elder Races to discuss "The Question of Man". This diplomacy proves to be a smokescreen for more martial ambitions which come to fruition after seven long years of negotiations.

3498 - 3565 (Elvish Civil War)
The Elf tribes seem bent on mutual self-destruction as their internal debate over man erupts into war . Only the aquatic and winged elves remain nuetral. Leaving the Council, they vow to never again walk the face of Erenth. The Drow faction find allies among the Wood elves and together fight High and Grey elves.

3565 (Celede Proclamation)
Following the Elvish Civil War, the Wood Elves accept the terms of peace offered them, but the Drow are defiant and are banished forevermore to the Under Dark. Whe hostilities end, the High Elves arrange for a Gnome and Dwarf contingent to be sent to watch over the Drow. The Dwarf tribe is eventually corrupted by their proximity, but the Gnomes remain pure and dedicated to their commission. This Proclamation sits poorly with the Wood Elves to this day.

3600 - 3730 (The Rise of the Humans)
The first of Human tribes and nations become strong enough to become noticed by the Elder Races. In Westrun, there is a time of comity between Elves of Mistwood and a human king, the Half Elves are born. The Dwarves of Oromir build the city of Peakshadow for one human king. The Dwarves of Dynkyr build the city of Rath for another. The Elves of the Mistwood also reach out to the human races and teach them what they have learned and remembered.

4191 (The Sundering)
In 4191ey, though it is unknown to the men of Westrun, the Dun of Dynkyr is besieged by retreating Goblins from Balduren's Gates. This siege will end with the abdication of the throne and the eviction of the Dwarves from that home. The Stoneborn people will settle on the Southern peninsula as the so-called Sundered Dwarves and the Goblins will rule Saar for the next 17 centuries.

This is a time of great hopefulness that lasts until the Firestorm.