First century CY

First Century

Listed below are all the major events from officially published content which occurred from 1 CY to 100 CY.

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1 CY

• Grand Prince Nasran of the Great Kingdom declares peace within the empire. He takes the title of Overking and is crowned in the capital Rauxes. The borders of the Great Kingdom extend as far east as the Free City of Greyhawk. (Guide p.9; LGG p.23)
• The Common Year (CY) calendar is established in the Great Kingdom, replacing the Oeridian Record calendar. The first year of this new calendar, 1 CY, is equivalent to 645 OR.

4 CY

• Captain Maret Nial crosses the Cairn Hills with a band of retired veterans and claims the village of Greyhawk, his own home town, on behalf of the Great Kingdom. The villagers shrug and. He builds roads and establishes trade with Hard Bay and Dyvar, allowing it to grow into a major river port. (TAB p.57)

7 CY

• Malv the Explorer of House Rhola becomes king of Keoland. (LGJ #1)

9 CY

• Crook of Rao discovered, using Oeridian divination magic and Flan legend. The place of its discovery is named Mitrik, meaning "salvation". (LGG p.129)
• Melek I the Cleaver becomes Sultan of Zeif. (LGJ #5 p.20)

11 CY

• A major battle against Flan tribesmen takes place at Arrowstrand. (Ivid p.50)

12 CY

• The Herzog of South Province constructs the port of Scant in Onnwal. Its purpose is to secure Aerdi control of Dragonshead Peninsula. (LGG p.80; Scant - A City Enslaved)

15 CY

• The village of Greyhawk has grown into a major river port, with a population of thousands. The self-styled Lord Nial commands hundreds of men. He is granted the formal title of Landgraf of Selintan. The establishment of the Domain of Selintan leads to a boom in trade through Greyhawk. (TAB p.57)

c. 25 CY

• Early in its first century, the Great Kingdom creates baronies from the islands later known as the Sea Barons. Originall inhabited by Flan tribesmen, they are soon settled by Oeridian colonists. (LGG p.99)

32 CY

• Minor skirmishes between the Great Kingdom and the barbarians become frequent as the Aerdi expand along the coast beyond the Blemu Hills.^{[citation needed]}
• The Herzog of the North Province constructs the Highlander border forts for defense.^{[citation needed]}

33 CY

• Maro, daughter of Gynarch Ymara of Hardby marries Ganz, son of Maret Nial, Landgraf of Selintan. (Dungeon #109 p.94)
• Hardby becomes a palatine fief of the Landstadt of Selintan and of the Great Kingdom. (Dungeon #109 p.94)

42 CY

• Oytmeet founded by a merchant company as a trading post. (Liberation of Geoff p.63)

43 CY

• Payezif I the Poet becomes Sultan of Zeif. (LGJ #5 p.20)
• The Citadel of Jurnre constructed. (Fate of Istus p.27)

c. 43 CY

• The Grand Citadel of the Free City of Greyhawk is attacked by a horde of humanoids approximately in this year. The force is repelled by the warriors and spellcasters of the Free City, through cunning use of illusion. This victory spawned the celebration now known as the Desportium of Magick.^{[citation needed]}
• Around this year, Landgraf Ganz Nial of Greyhawk, son and heir of Maret Nial, repels a humanoid army invading from the Abbor-Alz by recruiting local wizards as illusionists and commandeering magic items from locals. Bounty hunters hired to hunt down the humanoids' spellcaster leaders become the foundation of Greyhawk's Guild of Assassins. (TAB p.57)

49 CY

• King Malv III of Keoland dies. The throne reverts to a House Neheli for over a century, during which Keoish expansion halts. This period is later referred to as the Slumbering. Cedrian I becomes king. (LGG p.65)
• Maro becomes Gynarch of Hardby. (TAB p.57)

c. 70 CY

• Azure Masks founded by Overking Tenmeris. (Dragon #256 p.51)

75 CY

• Overking Tenmeris, grandson of the first Overking Nasran, dies. He is succeeded by his wife, Overqueen Yalranda. (Ivid p.3)

c. 80 CY

• Old City of Eastfair built. (Ivid p.47)
  • This may contradict LGG p.73, which asserts that the court at Eastfair was founded in 503 OR (-142 CY).

87 CY

• Yazerak the Thunderous becomes Sultan of Zeif. (LGJ #5 p.20)

c. 91 CY

• Keraptis leaves White Plume Mountain and never returns. (Return to White Plume Mountain p.4)
• Approximate date when earliest of the Star Cairns built, according to legend. (Player's Guide p.52)
  • This is amended by The Star Cairns p.2, which states building began in 169 CY (and other "beliefs", "legends", and "rumors" about the cairns are stated to be inaccurate.)

c. 97 CY

• Aerdi forces begin their conquest of the Flan territory which would become Perrenland. (LGG p.85)

98 CY

• Overking Erhart I of the Great Kingdom allows his son to handle the Orb of the Hatchling. Under the cursed orb's influence, the boy throws himself over a parapet and dies. (Dragon #230 p.14)

100 CY

• The Aerdi reach the height of their power. (Folio p.10)
• By this date, the Great Kingdom's viceroyalties of South Province and North Province have been established. (LGG p.23)
• The Viceroyalty of Nyrond and the Viceroyalty of Ferrond are established by Overking Manshen, bringing the total number of viceroyalties to four. (LGG p.23)

c. 100 CY

• Gnomes and elves develop the elven military outpost of Verbobonc into a walled trade city. (LGG p.132)