Timeline

Year	Events
? BR	At the beginning of time itself, Aer becomes all things that are and are not, committing the divine hypocrisy. Such is believed by adherents of Aer, at least.
? BR	A number of unknown civilizations rise and fall in the distant past, though little is known about them beyond the scattered clues found throughout nearby scars. The chronology of this time is difficult to determine, but a number of sources point towards a single empire; often simply called the Ancients. While largely speculated to exist early in history compared to many similar nations who left Scarred evidence of themselves, how they fit into the broader narrative of the world remains unknown. Few groups seem to have lasted for a length of time around Risenholm, though there is plenty of evidence to suggest it was the site of many expeditions, research and curiousity.
1 BR	The first people emerge from the Well. The area around the Well is heavily forested, with greenery tangling through ruined structures. Agnes Vollan becomes a leader in the early community. Work begins on clearing out the surrounding forest and ruined stonework.
0 AR	Risenholm is officially founded after the construction of the First House, the structure now used as the home of the Elder. Further clearing of the area, and ongoing building efforts, takes many years. It remains a work in progress.
1 AR	Thommald Vollan enters a Scar for the first time. He brings back knowledge of how local monsters are made from Scars, and discovers the first Forging Seeds. Bazik Bronzebrow heads up a small independent group to harvest resources from Scars. They coin the term Scar Hunters. Foresting and construction work accelerates as metal tools are forged from scavenged Scar-stuff.
3 AR	The Well continues to throw out groups of people every few months. The village grows to meet their needs, and older members of the community began to take up positions of power to oversee the town’s development. The position of Elder is given to Agnes Vollan. She forms a council of Advisors who represent the larger power blocs in Risenholm.
5 AR	In order to deal with internal policing and overseeing external protection, Thommald Vollan becomes the first Reeve, and recruits many of the woodcutters as volunteers. The first small fishing vessels are constructed.
6 AR	Thommald and Agnes marry, taking the surname Vollan. The birth of their only son, Thommald Junior, follows shortly after.
14 AR	The process of clearing out trees in order to turn a patch of land into usable farmland is an intense process that takes up many years of work. As this process reaches its final stages, the Fordren Mill is built to process the grain from the farmlands. It’s hailed as a major technological achievement, and becomes the base of operations for Isabella’s band of craftsmen.
16 AR	Attempts at expanding a logging community south of town result in the disturbing of new Scars. After several failed attempts, the project is called to a halt.
17 AR	Attempts by the fishing community beneath town to expand into the cave networks beneath the town’s cliffs are halted by repeated monster attacks. Markus Grillson forms the fishermen into a formal group for protection, and swears to try again at a later date.
31 AR	Thommald Vollan's behaviour becomes increasingly paranoid and erratic. His leadership of the Reeves is questioned, particularly by Markus Grillson.
32 AR	Thommald proposes a dramatic change to the Well that he believes will increase the number of people emerging from it. The Advisors vote against his proposal. A day later a small group of Reeves, headed by Thommald, try to break into the Well. They are discovered, and the Millers and some Reeves try to stop him by force. Some time before or during the fighting, an explosion tears through the building, damaging the Well. Thommald and many of the Reeves loyal to him escape in the ensuing chaos, and are labelled exiles. One week later, the farmlands are overwhelmed by the emergence of a new scar. With it comes a terrible sickness held in the crop, ruining most of the year’s harvest. Amidst this turmoil, Markus Grillsson expands the influence of his fishing community beneath town, inviting in treasure seekers and spelunkers. This expansion brings his newly named Dredgers into a position where they can compete with the older power blocs in town. His continued cries for a change in the town’s leadership grows ever louder.