History of the Polychotomy

Some of the more whimsical Clock Tenders say that history is divided into two phases – before the Polyclasm, and after the Polyclasm. But no-one remembers what happened before the Polyclasm, or indeed what caused it. Some accounts do exist, but they generally contradict each other.

What happened after the Polyclasm

The Clock Tenders date events from the end of the latest malfunction of the Clock. To date, there have been seven malfunctions. So excepting for events that pre-date the First Malfunction, dates are given by a Malfunction followed by a year.

year	event
1	Zeroth Conclave, Creation of the Clock
23	Kiszuna’s Peace founded
156	The Hôspital is built
219	The Green Way formally comes into being
573	First alliances in what eventually becomes the Sign of Swine

The First Malfunction happened after the Clock had been running for 915 years.

year	event
I 20	Kiszuna’s Peace lost
I 22	First Inter-Phyle War begins

The Second Malfunction happened in I 27.

year	event
II 10	First Inter-Phyle War ends
II 20	First Conclave
II 230	Kiszlaagara declares itself Overlord
II 233	Second Inter-Phyle War begins
II 831	Sisters of Mercy founded

The Third Malfunction happened in II 1162. During the Third Malfunction, the Second Inter-Phyle War ended.

year	event
III 410	The Overlord Kiszlaagara is slain
III 612	The Drummers formally schism from the Tunnelers
III 712	Mutual Defence Co-operative founded
III 811	Ishadmi the Mad founds the Other Side

The Fourth Malfunction happened in III 811.

year	event
IV 84	Founding of the All-Seeing Eye
IV 117	Founding of the Regium
IV 119	Third Inter-Phyle War begins
IV 124	First publishing of the Chronicle
IV 192	Kiszuna’s Peace refound
IV 193	Third Inter-Phyle War ends

The Fifth Malfunction happened in IV 220. During the Fifth Malfunction, the Second Conclave happened.

year	event
V 150	The Siege of Dragons begins
V 167	Third Conclave

The Sixth Malfunction happened in V 220. During the Sixth Malfunction the Seige of Dragons ended.

year	event
VI 163	First Warforged encountered
VI 192	Gnome Insurgency begins
VI 203	Gnome Insurgency ends
VI 215	The ministry of Rhytis the Old begins

The Seventh Malfunction happened in VI 232

year	event
VII 2	Rhytis the Old disappears
VII 112	The Overlords reappear
VII 112	Gnoll Tyrrany
VII 115	Fourth Inter-Phyle war begins
VII 194	Discovery of the Infinite Staircase
VII 206	Fourth Inter-Phyle war ends
VII 213	Formalizing of the One World Party
VII 264(approx)	First records of the Shadowy Men
VII 382	Formal campaign of the Regium against the One World Party begins
VII 417	Present day