Roughly 65 million years ago
Dinosaurs went extinct
30,000 Before Maestro
Naturals were the primary species. Different races were separated by region and had their own small pockets of civilization sprinkled all throughout the world. Incantatori also exist, albeit on an isolated island in the Follehntic Ocean
10,000 BM
The first recorded sightings of humans on Riterra. A group of nomadic wanders, these beasts while magicless, had a hardiness to them that make them a pest to the Naturals. Eventually they would find home on the island of the Incantatori.
8000 BM
The continent of Follehtis prospered with the help of hyper advanced technology and spell-weaving but was lost in the waves with humans and Incantatori alike going functionally extinct on Riterra
7900 BM
The commonly agreed upon estimate of when the "great flooding" occurs, which is spoken about from multiple isolated Natural clans all over Riterra
110 BM
Long eared visitors from a "not so distant world" appear and foretell of a great calamity to befell the planet
100 BM
The great evil rises. The first scherzando is discovered. This marks the start of the first "great war"
50 BM
Humans are spotted again for the first time in nearly 8000 years. Most disregard these as myth, legend, or hallucination.
10 BM
The world population had decreased to less than 100,000 naturals many tribes/species have gone extinct. Reports of strange "birth defects" spread throughout the world. Powerless, furless Naturals are reported as being born en masse. The idea of humans walking among the population have spread to near acceptance.
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The sages descend. The Seven Sages offer a solution to the remaining populous. Work with the humans - simply give up the children that were born "wrong" and the great evil could be defeated. Seeing this as a win-win, the natural populations of the world release care of their furless children to the sages.
1 After Resonation
The seven heroes are born.
16 AR
The legend of the seven heroes begins. Seven maestros and seven resonators become the first duets.
17 AR
[REDACTED] also known as the "great miracle" occurs
The great evil is defeated and the seven that slayed the evil were hailed as heroes. Despite their heroics, they declined the offer to become ethereals.
133 AR
The first head of the modern Voli clan is born.
499 AR - 550 AR
Legend of King Reartu and the Resonators of the Round Table
638 AR
The second great war begins. After years of being oppressed by the naturals as second-class citizens, the resonator population revolts.
The three generals Armando, Artemis, and Isaac create unique fighting styles that helped turn the tide of the war in the resonator and maestro's favor, ultimately winning the war. This combined with an already fragile balance in population began the steady decline of the natural population
753 AR
The city of Quiretteh was founded on a peninsula in south Unis-Résonne
1540 AR
Rose is born
1555 AR
Rose invented the modern tuner system, its use rapidly became mainstream earning Rose fame and fortune.
1568AR
Rose is assassinated for the full rights to her Tuner. She ascends as an ethereal.
1578 AR
Noir is born
1599 AR
Noir masters rhythm, is hailed as the "lost eighth sage" spoken in ancient texts. With an ability to control and manipulate rhythm unheard of since the great wars thousands of years prior. He opens a school to pass his gift down to anyone willing to learn
1619 AR
Fearing an uprising from Noir's increasing influence, the government of the state of Paltan Saravis has his students executed for crimes against the government. With nothing left, Noir allows himself to be executed as well. At that moment he ascends to ethereal status. Now backed by immortality and possibility of other ethereals, Noir completely dismantles Paltan Saravis, individually killing each member of the government who had a hand in his student's deaths. When he was done, he fled into the mountains where he remains in the present day.
1620 AR
Paltan Saravis collapses after having fallen into total anarchy from due to the leadership being completely slaughtered.
1621 AR
Mundane animal populations fall below the tipping point, countless numbers of species would go extinct after this period.
1650 AR
The first head of the modern Leduc family is born. This family would pioneer what we know as "modern cooking" today.
1665 AR
Mass production of the modern tuner begins in Nabhon by a poor entrepreneur. They would eventually go on to amass fortune as the Lumidela family.
1696 AR
Food scarcity becomes a massive concern. The third great war occurs, the first "world war". Many different countries fought and over the course of the fifty-year war the Quireh empire slowly expanded their sphere of influence.
1746 AR
The Quireh empire had taken over the continents of Kalanichi, Nabhon, and Unis-Résonne, uniting them under their banner.
1753 AR
The continent of Selvica falls and joins the Quireh empire.
1765 AR
The continent of Libertera finally falls after years of bloody conflict and is integrated into the Quireh empire.
1766 AR
Despite having been the best defended continent out of the entire world, L'estremità surrenders peacefully and joined the Quireh Empire, uniting the entire world under one centralized government. Rebellions persist for the next 100 or so years, attempting to go back to the "old way". The government slowly phases out the name "Quireh Empire" and moves towards "false autonomy" by allowing each continent to operate as a separate region ultimately controlled by the central government.
1791 AR
The "Industrial Revolution" begins for the sole purpose of food security given the massive famines and health crisis at this point.
1807 AR
The first mass-produced meat substitutes hit the markets. While initially not well received, time would prove the success of these endeavors.
1816 AR
The Final sighting of the Orchestra of Heaven in the world.
1820 AR
The first "Grand Master" is crowned. Three of her fellow maestros join her to form the core group of "Grand Masters". The government endorses these "Grand Masters" and urges other maestros to try and aim for the top spot. Turning focus away from the government and focusing civilization on this "battle to be the best"
1839 AR
The final mundane animal, a dog was killed by a scherzando
1882 AR
The first experiments with rubato crystals as an energy source for electrical applications was conducted. These experiments were successful and were very rapidly adapted for commercial use.
1900 AR
With increasing usage of Rubato crystals to power electronic devices there were some concerns in the minority of the scientific community about possible side-effects of their overusage. The first papers on "Rhythm Pollution" are published. These papers are mostly ignored.
1903 AR
The final Menuridae resonator, Katharyne, dies making Menuridae completely extinct.
A later investigation would reveal she was murdered by anti-lyre groups who feared their species.
1960 AR
Rhythm pollution had become a widely accepted public opinion, with multiple studies done on the effects of over utilizing rubato crystals.
1970 AR
Conclusive evidence was uncovered about the long-term damage being done to the planet by Rhythm pollution. The most alarming thing being scherzando becoming more common, vicious, and powerful in the coming years. Estimates predict scherzando overtake the population by 2100.
1972 AR
Discovery of rhythm signatures in fossilized bones.
1976 AR
James Tomoshibi is born.
1978 AR
Lila Bauer is born.
1984 AR
First Dinosaurian Resonator was born
1985 AR
Further research into scherzando move the timetable up, stating that the balance of power between maestros and scherzando to reach crisis levels by 2050 if rhythm consumption isn't curved.
1993 AR
Blair is born
1994 AR
Solana Leduc is born
1995 AR
James Tomoshibi marries Lila Bauer
1996 AR
Aureolin Tomoshibi is born
1997 AR
Tobias Kaiser is born
1998 AR
Efigenios is born
Althea is born
Sarah Kaiser is born
1999 AR
Pacifica is born
Kaira is born
Lyle is born
Lee is born
Solana Leduc adopts her first resonator, Blair
2000 AR
Shouri is born
Taika is born
Rebecca is born
Vivi is born
2001 AR
Colette Severine is born
2004 AR
Vinci is born
2006 AR
Colette's parents purchase Kaira for Colette
2007 AR
Sarah Kaiser goes missing.
Solana Leduc obtains two more resonators: Lee, and Vivi
2008 AR
Colette is involved in a car accident. Her parents die in the crash. Kaira saves Colette from the crash. They go to live with Colette's grandfather Tom
Tobias Kaiser looks into his sister's disappearance and discovers her records are completely missing
2010 AR
Rebecca is sold to her first maestro in the city of Corhiasela
2015 AR
Tobias Kaiser starts the Red Rebellion with the goal to overthrow the government.
2017 AR
Melanie and Harley are accepted as members of the Grand Masters
2018 AR
Rebecca is sold to Lyle
Pacifica leaves home
Taika runs away from home with a maestro, Shouri Tomoshibi
Shouri Tomoshibi is disowned by his father, James Tomoshibi
Pacifica is kidnapped, but subsequently escapes with Shouri Tomoshibi
Rebecca is sold to Shouri Tomoshibi