History of Impiltur

The history of Impiltur dated back to the fall of Jhaamdath, over a century before the Year of Dale Reckoning.

Origins

 * Year of Old Beginnings, -135 DR:
 * The Jhaamdathan refugee Impil Mirandor, founded the settlement of Impil's Tor atop the abandoned dwarfhold of Felimar.


 * -133 DR:
 * While on a hunting trip, Impil rescued the Nar chieftain Mauthok from a vrock. A bond of friendship soon emerged between the settlers and the native clansmen.


 * -121 DR:
 * Impil Mirandor died of natural causes and rulership of Impil's Tor was passed down to his son Ornrath. Mauthok and his brothers attended the funeral of their friend and reaffirmed their bond with his son and his people.


 * -118 DR:
 * Impil's Tor was renamed Lyrabar by Ornrath Mirandor. The thriving settlement managed to open trade talks with the nearby dwarven clans.


 * -93 DR:
 * The hold of Arnafel was established by the Nar warrior known as Nurith.


 * -88 DR:
 * Ornrath Mirador succumbs to fever and his son, Inrath takes over as ruler of Lyrabar. Local Nar clan leaders travel to the city to pay their respects to the fallen leader.


 * -86 DR:
 * The Nar clansmen began to settle around the town of Lyrabar and began declaring their fealty to Inrath Mirandor.


 * -75 DR:
 * Herglaun Orbil and Carndoon Durlarven, two great clan leaders of the Nar, traveled to Lyrabar and swore oaths of loyalty and allegiance to Inrath and his family.

Mirandor Dynasty

 * Year of Splendor, -74 DR:
 * Inrath Mirandor established the kingdom of Old Impiltur. His coronation marks the founding of the Mirandor Dynasty.


 * -65 DR:
 * The fishing town of Elnar was founded, earning its name from the leader of its settles.


 * -53 DR:
 * A trade agreement is formed between King Inrath and Ironlord Dorn mac Emmath of Halrunedar. The dwarven city came to be known to the Impilturans as Earthfast, a name that would be granted upon the mountains were the dwarves made their home.


 * 6 DR:
 * By this year Old Impiltur had fallen under tyrannical rule. Disease ravaged the realm and caused many to flee the young kingdom. Among them was Ondeth Obarskyr, who moved his family to the Wolf Woods where he founded the settlement of Suzara's City.


 * 75 DR:
 * Moon elf clans from the eastern land of Rilithar settled within the Gray Forest via portal and established the a new realm known as Vedrymmell. They allied themselves with Crown Prince Baranth who acknowledged their sovereignty over the forest.


 * 77 DR:
 * Crown Prince Baranth defeated the "Usurper King" Morlorn at the Battle of Ilithra's Smile, with aid from the moon elves of Vedrymmell. Morlorn's mercenary forces, which had been supplied by the Obarskyrs of Cormyr were exiled from the nation.

Durlarven Dynasty

 * 726 DR:
 * The army of demons known as the Scaled Horde marched on Impiltur from the forests of Rawlinswood and Lethyr and the kingdom was completely overrun. The death of King Forvar II brought an end to the Durlarven Dynasty.

Fiend Wars

 * 729 DR:
 * An army of paladins, knights and other champions from across Faerûn was created by the churches of Torm, Tyr and Ilmater and led to Impiltur under the command of the paladin-general Sarshel Elethlim. This great call-to-arms came to be known as the Triad Crusade.


 * 731 DR:
 * Sarshel and the army of the Triad defeated the balor Ndulu and his demons in a great battle at the base of the Citadel of Conjurers in the Moaning Gorge. The brave commander destroyed the Crown of Narfell deep within the depths of the site of evil. This victory marked the end of the Fiend Wars and brought the Triad Crusade to an end.

Elethlim Dynasty

 * 732 DR:
 * Sarshel was crowned as Impiltur's king, which signified the beginning of the Elethlim Dynasty.


 * 786 DR:
 * Prince Nord and the other Paladin Princes of Impiltur defeated the returned Ndulu once again at the Citadel of Conjurers. While Prince Essys and Prince Araln fell in battle, Nord emerged victorious. He banished Ndulu to the Abyss, hid the Moaning Crown deep within the citadel and had the evil site re-sealed with the magic of the royal mages. For his achievements, Nord was named the crown-prince and became the new heir to the throne of Impiltur.


 * 788 DR:
 * King Nord ascends as the monarch of Impiltur. He began the Harrowing of Nord, an inquisition that sought out all the fiends and fiend-worshippers that hid throughout the land and sought to being them to justice. The campaign lasted for nearly two decades.


 * 850 DR:
 * King Beldred continues the efforts of his grandfather and leads the Scouring into the Rawlinswood, northeast of the kingdom. This campaign lasted for a year, with the aim of ridding the region of any final demonic remnants.


 * 893 DR:
 * Galush and his mounted army of Nar horsemen ride on the northeastern region of Farwater. They are defeated at the Soleine River by Duke Lantigar Deepstar in the Battle of Twelvepikes.


 * 924 DR:
 * King Peverel and his two sons die as a result of plague, leaving only Princess Aliia as the sole remaining royal-born child of Impiltur. As she had not attained her 16 year, she was considered too young to rule and was set to be married off Prince Rhiigard of Cormyr, who would become the King-consort of the realm.


 * 926 DR:
 * Princess-regent Aliia dies at sea, as her ship was crossing the Sea of Fallen Stars to Cormyr. The Elethlim dynasty is brought to an end.

Kingless Years

 * No longer a true kingdom, Impiltur splits into numerous rivaled city-states. Many warring nobles make attempts to claim the throne as their own. This marks the beginning of the "Kingless Years" of Impiltur.


 * 1095 DR:
 * War-captain Imphras Heltharn, who hailed from Lyrabar, united the forces of other city-states of the Easting Coast and led a great battle against the hobgoblin armies of the Giantspire Mountains.

Kingdom of Impiltur

 * 1097 DR:
 * The Kingless Years end with the coronation of Imphras the Great. His reunification of the second Kingdom of Impiltur signals the beginning of the Heltharn Dynasty.