The Crystal War/Timeline

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Timeline

Year Month Quest Name Details
861 The Shadow Lord gathers Beastmen leaders at Castle Zvahl and proclaims the destruction of the human nations.
Cardians are invented.
862 February Prince Pieuje is born to the Royal Family d'Oraguille.
April The Battle of Jugner A mixed army of Beastmen invade Norvallen. Bastokan President Prien announces that the Shadow Lord was behind the mobilization of the Beastmen Confederate. He then declares a state of emergency and mobilizes Bastok's own army. However, Windurst's Parliament of Patriarchs is reluctant to declare war.
May The Orcish Army storms the San d'Orian capital, but after a fierce battle, they are repelled by the Royal Knights. In Windurst, the Mithran Navy urgently recruits more soldiers and reforms as the Mithra Mercenaries.
June The Sahagin construct a blockade in Port Bastok, effectively nullifying the Republican Navy.
July The Yagudo Theomilitary invades the Windurstan capital, but are barely repelled by the Federation Army. The capital suffers massive damage. Meanwhile, the port town of Selbina declares its neutrality, which prompts the Republican Army to surround the town.
August Responding to Eald’narche’s summons, the Star Sybil, King Destin, and President Prien travel to Jeuno to meet with one another. Meanwhile, the Parliament of Patriarchs dispatches an envoy to the Southern lands.
September The four nations of the humans form a temporary union, creating the Allied Forces of Altana.
October Fires of Discontent

A Manifest Problem

The head of Bastok's Military Affairs, Senator Werner, is killed by an assassin. In San d'Oria, the captain of the Temple Knights, Mouchand, is also assassinated. In Mindartia, Fort Karugo-Narugo is besieged by a Beastmen Confederate anti-magic unit, which allows the capital of Windurst to be invaded, but again, the Federation manages to repel the attacks. Cid is given the position as lead researcher of the Republic's Gunpowder Room.
November A Manifest Problem The Royal Knights rush reinforcements to Fort Karugo-Narugo, aiding in the defeat of the Beastmen Confederate's anti-magic unit. Karaha-Baruha releases the avatar Fenrir and obliterates the Beastmen Army from the Windurstan capital. A mutli-national high echelon of fighters, the “Hydra Corps,” is formed.
December The Beastmen Confederate amasses around Jeuno. The Royal Army completes Garlaige Citadel, while a large amount of reinforcements arrive in Windurst from the Southern Lands.
863 January The Siege of Jeuno The Beastmen Confederate begin their relentless attack on Jeuno, destroying Garlaige Citadel in the process. The beastmen of Kuzotz, the Antica begin to enter Quon.
February The Beastmen Confederate's forces advance towards the Tavnazian Peninsula. Due to a shortage of soldiers, Cardians are added to the ranks of the War Warlocks.
March Tavnazia is destroyed.
April The Battle of Xarcabard The main units of the Allied Forces of Altana gather in Xarcabard and engage the Beastmen Vanguard there.
July Castle Zvahl is surrounded by the Allied Forces.
August Castle Zvahl falls. The Hydra Corps disappear without a trace.
September The Shadow Lord is sealed.
November Castle Oztroja falls under an attack by the Mithra Mercenaries, the whereabouts of Tzee Xicu the Manifest are unknown.
864 January Shamonde is inaugurated as Papsque of the San d'Orian church.
February The Orcish Army withdraws from Quon.
March Representatives of the four nations gather in Jeuno, and the Crystal War is officially proclaimed to be over.