Before Time - The Genesis
Beyond Measurement
The Eternal Void
Absolute nothingness exists—no space, no time, no matter, no consciousness. The Eternal Void is the state of non-being that precedes all creation.
The First Moment
Aetheron Emerges
From impossible nothingness, consciousness stirs. Aetheron, the First Awareness, emerges without cause or explanation—the beginning that had no beginning.
Timeless Contemplation
The Seven First Words
After eternal meditation, Aetheron speaks the Seven First Words, creating the fundamental aspects of reality: Space, Time, Matter, Energy, Life, Death, and Consciousness. The cosmos begins.
The Divine Birth
Creation of the Pantheon
From Aetheron's consciousness, the fourteen other deities emerge, each embodying specific aspects of reality. The divine family is complete, and responsibility for maintaining creation is distributed among them.
The First Age (Years 1-5000)
Year 1
The Planting of Aeonix
Terravyn and Aetheron plant the Tree of Aeonix at reality's center, connecting all planes of existence. The tree becomes the cosmic axis around which all realms revolve.
Year 234
The Great Flood
Corruption spreads among early mortal civilizations. Aquanis sends the Great Deluge to cleanse the world. Nauthos builds the Ark of Salvation, preserving the worthy and establishing the Water Covenant.
Year 892
Saint Lumina's Ascension
The healer Lumina performs miracles of compassion so pure that Vitalia grants her divinity. She becomes the first mortal to achieve divine ascension, proving mortals can touch the divine through virtuous deeds.
Year 1456
The Prophecy of Return
Death Speaker Morthana speaks Mortemius's prophecy foretelling a time when the veil between life and death will thin, allowing departed souls to walk among the living for three days.
Year 2341
The First Celestial War
Void Titans emerge from the Eternal Void, seeking to unmake reality. The pantheon unites in a hundred-year war, ultimately defeating and imprisoning the Void Titans. This establishes the pattern of divine cooperation against existential threats.
Year 4729
Establishment of the Celestial Calendar
Chronalix creates the Celestial Calendar, harmonizing mortal timekeeping with cosmic rhythms. This allows mortals to align their activities with divine energies and seasonal transitions.
The Second Age (Years 1-3000)
Year 892
The Phoenix Rebirth and Great Transformation
High Priest Ignathos speaks Pyraxis's prophecy. Seven cities fall to purifying flames, but from their ruins rises the Golden Age—an era of unprecedented prosperity, learning, and spiritual development.
Year 1247
Theradon's Stand at the Gates of Dawn
The Void Titan Nekrothar emerges. Warrior Theradon holds the Gates of Dawn alone for three days until the pantheon can assemble. His sacrifice and valor earn him ascension to the Celestial Realm.
Year 2156
Kaelith Maps the World Tree
Navigator Kaelith Starseeker completes her mapping of the World Tree's pathways, discovering seven previously unknown realms. She later vanishes while attempting to reach the Eternal Nexus.
The Third Age (Current - Year 4156)
Year 1456
Meridian Prevents the Order-Chaos War
Philosophical factions threaten to tear reality apart over questions of order versus chaos. Meridian the Balanced mediates peace and establishes the Council of Equilibrium, teaching that wisdom lies in balance.
Year 2890
The Final Battle Prophecy
War Prophet Thrakkor speaks Valorix's vision of an ultimate confrontation between existence and the void, where mortals and gods must fight together to determine reality's fate.
Year 3247
The Prophecy of Convergence
Oracle Seraphina dons the Crown of Infinite Sight and speaks the most significant prophecy: a mortal-divine being will either unite or shatter reality when all realms align under the Triple Moon.
Year 4021
The Eclipse of Luneth Prophecy
Moon Oracle Silvana speaks Luneth's prophecy of a blood moon eclipse when secrets will be revealed and truth and lies will exchange masks. The rare celestial event approaches.
Year 4156 (Current)
The Present Day
The world exists in a time of relative peace but growing tension. Prophecies remain unfulfilled, ancient powers stir, and signs suggest the prophesied Convergence draws near. Mortals and gods alike prepare for whatever comes next.
Understanding the Timeline
The Sacred Timeline represents significant events known to mortal scholars and preserved in divine records. Many other events occurred that are not included here—countless mortal kingdoms rose and fell, heroes performed great deeds, and minor conflicts were resolved.
Ages transition based on cosmic shifts rather than arbitrary years. The First Age ended when the pattern of divine-mortal interaction was established. The Second Age closed as mortals matured in their understanding of balance and responsibility. The Third Age continues as mortals approach potential partnership with the divine.
Some scholars speculate about a coming Fourth Age, perhaps triggered by the fulfillment of major prophecies. What form this new age might take remains unknown, hidden even from Destinia's weaving and Omniscor's records.