Golden Age

Ages of Auberean
Prehistoric Auberean	Golden Age	Age of Dericost	Age of Contentment	First Age of Lore	Second Age of Lore	Third Age of Lore	Age of Shifting	Portal Year Era

The Golden Age (Yalaini: Arelis Eipoth [AE]) is the first age of the Yalaini Calendar. This era lasted approximately 15,000 years.

Events

There are scant details about what exactly occurred during this period. Unlike other eras of the Yalaini calendar, this era was retroactively established during the reign of Empress Alaidain. Present day scholars believe that the Yalaini, when formalizing their calendar, calculated backwards to an event known in their legends.

Timeline

Portal Year	Yalaini Epothi	Event
-30,000 PY	AE 1	Empyrean Scholars are not certain what event marked the beginning of this historical epoch, or why it is called “Golden.” It is believed that the Empyrean, when formalizing their calendar in the reign of Alaidain, calculated backwards to an event known in their legends. The Isparian scholar Alatar Locke theorizes that long before the Millennium War and far before even the first stirrings of Falatacot malice in the swamps of the world the Empyreans willingly came to Auberean via portal magic with a singular purpose. What that purpose is remains a mystery. Alatar claims even the Empyrean forgot this purpose over the long ages. [Editor's Note: It is possible that Empyreans arrived on Auberean before the Golden Age. Placement of this event here is purely hypothetical, theorizing that Empyreans arriving on Auberean is the event known in Empyrean legends.]
		Falatacot The Falatacot exist on a continent that Geraine IV later states is located beyond the western sea.
		Dericost, Falatacot, Haebrous, Yalain The Falatacot are driven to Killiakta by Yalain, Haebrous, and Dericost. It is on Killiata where they first hear the pulse of the Blood of the World; where they cease to be wanderers, and become the Keepers of Creation; where they become the blessed servants of the Wheel of All Things.
		Falatacot The Falatacot diverge into two branches: the Dark Falatacot, dealing in the power of undeath and corruption in service to the Old Ones; and the Light Falatacot, working to protect what they consider to be worshipful spirits - the Deru Trees.
		Old Ones, Shadow Kemeroi overpower the Old Ones.
		Dericost, Falatacot Some Falatacot flee from Killiakta to Dericost after Darkness and cold put their gods to sleep.
-15,000 PY	AE 15,000	The Great Cooling of the World.

Key

• If an entry has no source listed at the end of the line, its source is the next one listed.
• There are no Year Zeros in the Yalain Eipoth system.
• Portal Year is abbreviated as PY.
• Dates in normal text are confirmed.
• Dates in italics are a best estimate based on the available information.
• Entries with no date are placed where they are only as a best estimate based on the available information, and may have occurred at another time.
• When further clarification for the placement of an event is needed, the maintainer(s) of the timeline will place an editor's note.

Apocrypha

In An Adventurer's 2016 Q&A with former Turbine developer Chris "Stormwaltz" L'Etoile, he was asked what marked the beginning and ending of the Arelis Eipoth.

On the beginning of the era, he said:

That was never discussed or finalized among the team, but I always imagined it started with the final sealing of the Nameless.

On the ending of the era, he said:

The Cooling of the World. The Yalaini calendar was invented in the time of Alaidain, so they fixed the start of that age in retrospect.

References

Lore
Characters	Major Characters, Minor Characters, Isparian Characters, Empyrean Characters, Creature Characters, Deity Characters
Cultures	Isparian: Aluvian, Gharu'ndim, Kael Arran, Milantean, Roulean, Sho, Silveran, Souia-Vey, Viamontian. Empyrean: Dericostian, Falatacot, Haebrean, High Desert Nomad, Yalaini. Creatures: A'nekshay, Banderling, Burun, Drudge, Fiun, Gearknight, Gurog, Lugian, Mosswart, Olthoi, Ruschk, Shadow, Tumerok, Tusker, Virindi. Deities: Deru, Gromnatross, Kemeroi, Slithis
Worlds	Auberean, Bur, Gearknight Homeworld, Ezheret-Hazahtu, Ispar, Olthoi Homeworld, Tuu
Historical Records	Texts, Internet Lore Articles, Event Announcements, Utterances, AC:DM CD Lore, A Brief History for Travelers, The History of Auberean, Stormwaltz Quotes
Historical Summaries	Empyrean Eras: Prehistoric Auberean, Golden Age, Age of Dericost, Age of Contentment, First Age of Lore, Second Age of Lore, Third Age of Lore, Age of Shifting New Eras: Portal Year Era, Golden Age of Dereth, The Devastation, Shelter Era, New Dereth Era.
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