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The history of Dalel extends from the formation of the realm by Yairan to the present day. Its earliest period predates the emergence of time and is undated. Later periods are dated in years before the Modern Era (BME) and of the Modern Era (ME). Year 0 marks the first landings of humans on the shores of Dalel during the Great Migration. The present year is 895 ME.

Timeline

Period	Dates
Era of Isolation	Undated
Great Erosion	c. 63,000–55,000 BME
Age of Ascendance	c. 55,000–0 BME
Great Migration	0 – c. 60 ME
Modern Era	0 ME – present

Era of Isolation (undated)

Yairan, the Primordial Spirit of Earth, formed Dalel from Ákyar, the chaotic energy of Napadéh. Dalel was the first tangible realm. It was an unbroken and unbounded expanse of featureless stone, and Yairan was its only inhabitant. Light and darkness existed, but water, air, and fire had not entered the realm. Time did not yet exist, and the period has no dates or measurable length.

Great Erosion (c. 63,000–55,000 BME)

Aahi, the Primordial Spirit of Water, had no realm of its own and forced its way into Dalel. Yavi and Metihi, the spirits of air and fire, followed. Water cut rivers, lakes, and seas into the stone, wind wore down its surface, and fire broke through from below. Dalel was reduced from an unbounded realm to separate landmasses surrounded by sea.

Yairan created the Namuril to defend the realm. The Namuril built refuges and passages beneath the surface, including the first of the Deep Roads. Konmai, the Primordial Spirit of time, emerged during the conflict, and the history of Dalel is dated from this period.

The Great Erosion was ended by the Enarei, who were created by Umalyu. Yairan had lost almost all of Dalel. He withdrew with the Namuril to the Domain of Yairan and raised the Așdilu Mountains around it.

Age of Ascendance (c. 55,000–0 BME)

After the Great Erosion, Ascendant Spirits settled in the regions of Dalel and shaped their terrain, plants, and animals. The non-human native peoples of Dalel arose during this period and founded its first civilizations. Humans, created by Pavkanai, lived on the island of Haberria.

Great Migration (0 – c. 60 ME)

About 150,000 humans left Haberria in three armadas, which landed in Gosterra, Hevaran, and Hilisare. Their first landings mark year 0.

Modern Era (0 ME – present)

From the three landing sites humans spread into most regions of Dalel. Each group developed into a distinct people under the influence of the spirits of the region where it settled.

Year	Event
0 ME	First human landings on the shores of Dalel
150 ME	The Oinien land in Orinilure. The Age of Deep Roads begins in Orinilure and Khamria.
201 ME	The Tuzquão reach Balúrail
289 ME	League of Balúrail founded
300 ME	The Arânzeni reach Khamria
c. 400 ME	The Berturracioi reach Arezilur
450 ME	Arânzeni Confederation founded
c. 500 ME	The Age of Deep Roads ends
645 ME	Heialdyn Stratocracy founded

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-'''The history of [[Orethil]]''' is a chronicle of stability, transformation, and adaptation, spanning from the dawn of existence to the modern age. As the first physical realm in [[Adaris]], Orethil has played a foundational role in shaping the continent of [[Elemara]] and influencing the surrounding realms.
+The '''history of [[Dalel]]''' extends from the formation of the realm by [[Yairan]] to the present day. Its earliest period predates the emergence of time and is undated. Later periods are dated in years before the Modern Era (BME) and of the Modern Era (ME). Year 0 marks the first landings of humans on the shores of Dalel during the [[Great Migration]]. The present year is 895 ME.
-== Primordial Beginnings (c. BME 95,000–∞) ==
+== Timeline ==
-<noautolinks>{{main|Cosmology of Adaris}}</noautolinks>
+{| class="wikitable"
-Orethil was the first tangible realm to emerge from the [[Primordial Void]], formed by [[Oras]], the Primordial [[Spirit]] of Earth, from the chaotic essence of [[Astram]]. In its original state, Orethil was an infinite expanse of solid stone—featureless, unmoving, and untouched by any opposing element. It embodied permanence, density, and memory.
+|-
+! Period !! Dates
+|-
+| [[Era of Isolation]] || Undated
+|-
+| [[Great Erosion]] || c. 63,000–55,000 BME
+|-
+| [[Age of Ascendance]] || c. 55,000–0 BME
+|-
+| [[Great Migration]] || 0 – c. 60 ME
+|-
+| Modern Era || 0 ME – present
+|}
-== The Era of Isolation (c. BME 80,000–95,000) ==
+== Era of Isolation (undated) ==
-<noautolinks>{{main|Era of Isolation}}</noautolinks>
+{{main|Era of Isolation}}Yairan, the [[Primordial Spirit]] of Earth, formed Dalel from [[Ákyar]], the chaotic energy of [[Napadéh]]. Dalel was the first tangible realm. It was an unbroken and unbounded expanse of featureless stone, and Yairan was its only inhabitant. Light and darkness existed, but water, air, and fire had not entered the realm. Time did not yet exist, and the period has no dates or measurable length.
-During this epoch, Orethil remained sealed from the influence of fire, air, and water. The realm’s landscapes were dominated by stone mesas, massive cliffs, and echoing hollows carved solely by seismic shifts and the play of light. The realm was devoid of weather, erosion, or renewal.
-== The Birth of the Orasians (c. BME 80,000) ==
+== Great Erosion (c. 63,000–55,000 BME) ==
-<noautolinks>{{main|Orasian}}</noautolinks>
+{{main|Great Erosion}}[[Aahi]], the Primordial Spirit of Water, had no realm of its own and forced its way into Dalel. [[Yavi]] and [[Metihi]], the spirits of air and fire, followed. Water cut rivers, lakes, and seas into the stone, wind wore down its surface, and fire broke through from below. Dalel was reduced from an unbounded realm to separate landmasses surrounded by sea.
-The Orasians emerged from the conscious strata of Orethil—fragments of Oras’s essence hardened into sentient form. Towering and slow-moving, these beings resonated with the earth itself, communicating through tremors and echo harmonics. They are considered the realm’s first inhabitants and remain its most enduring lineage.
-=== The Great Awakening (c. BME 60,000) ===
+Yairan created the [[Namuril]] to defend the realm. The Namuril built refuges and passages beneath the surface, including the first of the [[Deep Roads]]. [[Konmai]], the Primordial Spirit of time, emerged during the conflict, and the history of Dalel is dated from this period.
-As elemental forces encroached, the scale and presence of the Orasians diminished. Some of the ancients are said to slumber still within the [[Citadel Mountains]], entombed in the last uncorrupted pillars of stone.
-=== The Legacy of the Orasians ===
+The Great Erosion was ended by the [[Enarei]], who were created by [[Umalyu]]. Yairan had lost almost all of Dalel. He withdrew with the Namuril to the [[Domain of Yairan]] and raised the [[Așdilu Mountains]] around it.
-Stewards of resonance and stonecraft, the Orasians shaped the foundations of culture in Orethil—establishing traditions of carved memory, vibration-based speech, and silent ritual observation that persist in Orasian-descended communities.
-== The Great Erosion (c. BME 63,000–55,000) ==
+== Age of Ascendance (c. 55,000–0 BME) ==
-<noautolinks>{{main|Great Erosion}}</noautolinks>
+{{main|Age of Ascendance}}After the Great Erosion, [[Ascendant Spirit|Ascendant Spirits]] settled in the regions of Dalel and shaped their terrain, plants, and animals. The non-human native peoples of Dalel arose during this period and founded its first civilizations. Humans, created by [[Pavkanai]], lived on the island of [[Haberria]].
-The [[Great Erosion]] began when [[Jala]], the [[Primordial Spirit]] of Water, forced entry into Orethil. Lacking a realm of its own, Jala penetrated the domain of earth—fracturing the elemental boundaries that had previously held the primordial realms apart. This intrusion initiated the first elemental conflict in Adaris.
-With the breach opened, [[Shasae]] (air) and [[Tejas]] (fire) followed, each invading Orethil. What was once still and eternal began to fracture. Water carved ravines and underground rivers; fire erupted through faults, forming volcanic fields; wind swept stone into dust, reshaping the terrain.
+== Great Migration (0 – c. 60 ME) ==
+{{main|Great Migration}}About 150,000 humans left Haberria in three armadas, which landed in [[Gosterra]], [[Hevaran]], and [[Hilisare]]. Their first landings mark year 0.
-The [[Citadel Mountains]] emerged as the last bastion of unyielding earth—a spiritual and physical anchor preserving the heart of ancient Orethil.
+== Modern Era (0 ME – present) ==
+From the three landing sites humans spread into most regions of Dalel. Each group developed into a distinct people under the influence of the spirits of the region where it settled.
-== The Rise of Elemental Integration (c. BME 55,000–50,000) ==
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+! Year !! Event
+|-
+| 0 ME || First human landings on the shores of Dalel
+|-
+| 150 ME || The [[Oinien]] land in [[Orinilure]]. The Age of Deep Roads begins in Orinilure and [[Khamria]].
+|-
+| 201 ME || The [[Tuzquão]] reach [[Balúrail]]
+|-
+| 289 ME || [[League of Balúrail]] founded
+|-
+| 300 ME || The [[Arânzeni]] reach Khamria
+|-
+| c. 400 ME || The [[Berturracio|Berturracioi]] reach [[Arezilur]]
+|-
+| 450 ME || [[Arânzeni Confederation]] founded
+|-
+| c. 500 ME || The Age of Deep Roads ends
+|-
+| 645 ME || [[Heialdyn Stratocracy]] founded
+|}
-Though the elemental conflict initiated by [[Jala]] raged for centuries, its devastation was ultimately halted by the intervention of the [[Enarei]]—beings created by [[Daathir]] to mediate and stabilize the cosmic balance. The Enarei brought an end to the war not through force, but through harmonization—negotiating the coexistence of the primordial forces and compelling the elements to recognize and maintain boundaries.
+[[Category:History]]
+[[Category:Dalel]]
-Under their guidance, the chaos subsided. The elements, once locked in violent intrusion, began to move in cycles rather than opposition. This period marked the true integration of fire, water, and air into Orethil’s landscape.
-The land transformed. With elemental rhythms stabilized, conditions allowed for the emergence of flora, fauna, and weather systems.
-== The Arrival of the Ascendant Spirits (c. BME 50,000–48,000) ==
-As the world of Adaris matured, new spirits emerged—not from the void, but from the internal dynamics of the realms themselves. These were the [[Ascendant Spirit|Ascendant Spirits]]—conceptual beings born from evolving phenomena such as time, memory, sorrow, justice, and joy.
-Some, like [[Kairos]], remained cosmic in function. Others descended into Orethil, drawn by its spiritual density and elemental intersections. These spirits claimed domains, shaped subrealms within the earth, and embedded themselves into the metaphysical infrastructure of the land.
-Unlike the primordial spirits, Ascendants were neither universal nor immutable. Their presence in Orethil marked the beginning of localized spiritual influence—realms where specific values, cycles, or emotions held dominion. These spirits did not replace the elemental foundation but layered meaning atop it, contributing to the diversity and complexity of the spiritual landscape.
-== The Great Migration (c. BME 50,000–20,000) ==
-<noautolinks>{{main|Great Migration}}</noautolinks>
-Trueborn humans, descending from the dream-realms of [[Awenelir]], began to settle in Orethil. They adapted to the terrain and elements, building cultures that reflected both the endurance of stone and the dynamism of the invading elements.
-== Bibliography ==
-<noautolinks>
-* {{BibliographyEntry|Category=history|Title=Stone Echoes: Early Orasian Rituals and Records}}. Compiled by the Archivists of [[Kar-Thal]]. [[Kar-Thal Stone Archives]] (Volume I).
-* {{BibliographyEntry|Category=history|Title=The Measured Earth: A Geomantic History of Orethil}}. Written by [[Auvren Tal-Oran]], Circle of Stone Memory.
-* {{BibliographyEntry|Category=history|Title=Before Wind and Flame: A Chronology of Isolation}}. Recorded during the Third [[Orasian]] Assembly, inscribed within the Chamber of Stillness.
-* {{BibliographyEntry|Category=history|Title=Subterranean Networks and the Rise of the Deep Roads}}. Minthari Ledger Archive, translated by Yeda Rohl of [[Minthal]].
-* {{BibliographyEntry|Category=history|Title=Spirits of Endurance: Mythic Figures of the Early Realm}}. Oral histories transcribed by the Keepers of Oras.
-* {{BibliographyEntry|Category=history|Title=The Great Erosion and the Shaping of Elemara}}. Authored anonymously, believed to originate from the [[Citadel Scriptorium]].
-</noautolinks>
-[[Category:History]][[Category:Orethil]]