450 CY
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| World of Greyhawk Timeline • Common Era • Age of Great Sorrow | ||||||||||
| 445 | 446 | 447 | 448 | 449 | 450 CY | 451 | 452 | 453 | 454 | 455 |
| In other reckonings: 870 SE • 1094 OR • 1254 OL • 1858 TC • 2600 FT • 3109 BH • 4912 OC • 5965 SD | ||||||||||
Events
In this year[edit timeline]
- In Planting, all noble houses of the Great Kingdom agree to accept Ivid I as Overking. (Ivid p.4)
- In Harvester, King Dunstan I the Crafty of Nyrond calls the Great Council of Rel Mord, holding negotiations with many neighboring realms. The County of Urnst and the Pale gain independence. Nyrond's rise begins. (LGG p.77,78,82; Player's Guide p.6; Dragon Annual 1999 p.21)
- Dragon Annual 1999 p.21 gives the "final day of the Council of Rel Mord" as Coldeven 19. Additionally, the LGG p.78, states Dunstan withdrew troops from the Pale and County of Urnst six weeks after the council began in Harvester. Though this may seem inconsistent, treaty councils frequently contiue after hostilities cease and are often not completed until well-after a truce.
- Pest's Crossing is founded when the thief Sezon the Pest establishes a fordacross the Blue Oyt River. A village grows at the crossing. (Against the Giants: the Liberation of Geoff p.56)
- Battle of Gorna in the Stark Mounds. A curse levied by archmage Vargalian causes the rise of numerous swordwraiths. Surviving undead left over from the battle remain a problem for over 150 years. (LGG p.146; LGJ #3 p.25)
- Spies from Keoland discover the poisoned corpse of Keoish nobleman Dartun Dasco beneath the Duke of Geoff's castle, triggering a series of events leading to war. (LGG p.48)
- A Keoish spy discovers the dessicated, poisoned corpse of royal messenger Dartun Desco, who had previously disappeared while requesting troops from Duke Arnod II of Geoff for the Short War in 438 CY. It triggers a series of events which would ultimately leads to a brief war between Keoland and Geoff. (LGG p.48)
Around this year[edit timeline]
- A brief conflict is fought between Keoland and the Duchy of Geoff. (Folio p.10)
- In the mid-fifth century CY, Prince Erkin unites the Drachensgrab territories. After journeying to Mount Drachenkopf, Baron Erkin makes a pact with the Earth Dragon for supernatural power, conquering the realm and declaring himself king within five years. He is assassinated after a brief reign and is succeeded by his brother Bretwalda. (Slavers p.92,120)