


Humans arrive in the middle of a simmering dispute between the Elves and Dwarves.Human settlers, led by Prince Haldric, arrive at the western coast of the Great Continent (the landfall occurs in the future Bay of Pearls) in large numbers.Haldric leads the evacuation of the survivors to the Great Continent.The Wesfolk desert their Lich-Lords as they fear becoming prey for the Orcs.The Lich-Lords sense they will be destroyed and open gates to the homeland of the Orcs in the West.As a distraction the younger Prince starts a war with the Wesfolk and their Lich-Lords.His younger brother is implicated in a plot to kill him.Following these voyages to the Great Continent, the elder Crown Prince falls ill and dies.The Crown Prince makes several voyages between the Green Isle and the Great Continent.

The Crown Prince of Southbay discovers the Great Continent.The 'Wesfolk' and their Lich-Lords are pushed onto marginal lands.After a long war Haldric's people come to dominate the Green Isle.The Lich-Lords arrive on the Green Isle after losing a war in the distant West.Haldric's people colonise the Green Isle from a continent further to the west.Elves and Dwarves inhabit the Great Continent.This age ends with the founding of Wesnoth as a country in the Great Continent, and with Orcs attacking both elves and men from the sea. Haldric is the main historical figure at this time. This page contains plot spoilers to several campaigns.Īfter the Great Fall Prehistory - 20 YW: The Founding of Wesnothĭuring the age of the Founding of Wesnoth, there were two important geographic locations, these being the Green Isle and the Great Continent. Before the Great Fall and the (unchronicled) technological age, this name is only rarely used. The world that Wesnoth resides in is called Irdya. This history of the Great Continent is a subject of active scholarship. Each of the eras is summarized before the timeline for that era begins. They function the same way as BC and AD do in our timekeeping system. The history is sorted by era, and within the era by date, using the Foundation of Wesnoth as a base. Portions of entries surrounded by parentheses and containing a question mark are assumed or unconfirmed information. This is a chronological history of the country of Wesnoth and surrounding regions, gleaned from written accounts and verbal histories passed down through the generations.
