15,000 years ago

Events

• Dungeons and Dragons (Dark Sun): c. 12,957 BC (1st World's Age - Ral's Fury (Y1)) (nearly 15,000 years ago). The Blue Age on Athas. The World's Age calendar is created by Athas' nature-masters based on the rotation of their two moons. This calendar uses "Ocean" instead of "Silt" and "Island" instead of "Desert." ("Timeline of Athas" from Wizards of the Coast)

• Dungeons and Dragons (Dark Sun): c. 12,674 BC (4th World's Age - Ocean's Slumber (Y53)) (nearly 14,700 years ago). Blue Age. The nature-benders, corrupt nature-masters who twist normal lifeforms in "immoral ways," are first discovered. ("Timeline of Athas" from Wizards of the Coast)

• Dungeons and Dragons (Dark Sun): c. 12,653 BC (4th World's Age - King's Slumber (Y74)) (nearly 14,700 years ago). Blue Age. Elemental clerics first appear on Athas. ("Timeline of Athas" from Wizards of the Coast)

• Dungeons and Dragons (Dark Sun): c. 12,651 BC (4th World's Age - Enemy's Reverence (Y76)) (nearly 14,700 years ago). Blue Age. Nature-benders and evil elemental clerics join forces. ("Timeline of Athas" from Wizards of the Coast)

• Chrono Trigger: 12,500 BC (about 14,500 years ago). The world in this era is ruled by the empress Zeal, until her rule is overthrown by Crono and his friends. (Chrono Trigger)

• Dungeons and Dragons (Dark Sun): c. 12,482 BC (7th World's Age - Island's Agitation (Y14)) (nearly 14,500 years ago). Blue Age. War begins between the nature-masters and the nature-benders. ("Timeline of Athas" from Wizards of the Coast)

• Dungeons and Dragons (Dark Sun): c. 12,451 BC (7th World's Age - Ral's Vengeance (Y45)) (nearly 14,500 years ago). Blue Age. The nature-masters win the war, defeating both the nature-benders and their cleric allies. ("Timeline of Athas" from Wizards of the Coast)

• Dungeons and Dragons (Dark Sun): c. 12,407 BC (8th World's Age - Ral's Defiance (Y12)) (nearly 14,500 years ago). Blue Age. The nature-masters of Ty'agi try to expand the lifeforce of the ocean; instead, they create the Brown Tide, which initiates the end of the Blue Age. ("Timeline of Athas" from Wizards of the Coast)

• Dungeons and Dragons (Dark Sun): c. 12,406 BC (8th World's Age - Friend's Reverence (Y13)) (nearly 14,500 years ago). End of the Blue Age. The remaining nature-masters create the Pristine Tower, hoping to destroy the Brown Tide. Instead, they change the sun from blue to yellow; the land is reshaped, the civilization of the halflings is ended, and the Rebirth begins. ("Timeline of Athas" from Wizards of the Coast; Dark Sun Campaign Setting (revised))

• Dungeons and Dragons (Dark Sun): c. 12,405 BC (8th World's Age - Island's Agitation (Y14)) (nearly 14,500 years ago). The Green Age begins on Athas in the wake of the Rebirth. New races are spawned across Athas, including humans, dwarves, gnomes, and elves. New cities are built by the new races, including Tyr, Bodach, and Guistenal. "Island" and "Ocean" are used for the last time on the World's Age calendar. ("Timeline of Athas" from Wizards of the Coast)

• Dungeons and Dragons (Dark Sun): c. 12,345 BC (8th World's Age - King's Slumber (Y74)) (nearly 14,400 years ago). Green Age. High Lord Rhan Thes-onel, the ruler of the rhul-thraun, leaves the Jagged Cliffs in search of any remaining rhulisti on Athas. The High Lord never returns. ("Timeline of Athas" from Wizards of the Coast)

• Dungeons and Dragons (Dark Sun): c. 12,342 BC (8th World's Age - Guthay's Agitation (Y77)) (nearly 14,400 years ago). Green Age. The first psionic powers are seen among the Rebirth races. ("Timeline of Athas" from Wizards of the Coast)

• Dungeons and Dragons (Dark Sun): c. 12,341 BC (9th King's Age - Ral's Fury (Y1)) (nearly 14,400 years ago). Green Age. Various cities change the World's Age calendar name to "King's Age." Otherwise the calendar is unaltered. ("Timeline of Athas" from Wizards of the Coast)

• Dungeons and Dragons (Dark Sun): c. 12,297 BC (9th King's Age - Ral's Vengeance (Y45)) (nearly 14,300 years ago). Green Age. The comet known as the Messenger is first sighted by an astronomer from Tyr. The comet regularly appears every 45 years thereafter, until the cycle is mysteriously broken in 190th King's Age - Enemy's Slumber (Y32). ("Timeline of Athas" from Wizards of the Coast)

• Dungeons and Dragons (Dark Sun): c. 12,145 BC (11th King's Age - Enemy's Fury (Y43)) (nearly 14,200 years ago). Green Age. Rajaat, the War-Bringer, is born. ("Timeline of Athas" from Wizards of the Coast)

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