Timeline

1400
 * The 141st Duskvale Tournament is held; There is no victor left alive.
 * The first dragon in three centuries is sighted near the coast of Britain.
 * The rise of the Darkfael Empire begins in France.
 * The fall of the Genevieve Covenant is complete. Cultists in Poland adopt the name.
 * The fifteenth and sixteenth centuries are some of the most turbulent period in Japanese history, as military warlords clash violently and frequently in attempts to increase their own power and territory. The era when members of the Ashikaga family occupy the position of shogun is known as the Muromachi period, named after the district in Kyoto where their headquarters are located.

1402
 * The Darkfael Empire annexes Scotland.
 * The Von Dalca family sieges and overtakes Zeller Castle in Germany.
 * A “Second Peace” begins in The Hundred Years War. Fighting is minimal.

1403
 * The Dusknight Covenant is founded in Germany by Marrduk Von Dalca.
 * The Darkfael Empire fails to annex Germany.

1405
 * Polish and Swedish human armies see much improvement.
 * Egyptians see a good deal of internal threats and a decline in trade wealth.

1406
 * Construction begins on the Forbidden City in China.

1408
 * The Order of the Dragon is founded by humans with vampire aristocrat backing in Hungary. It’s true purpose is to combat the rise of the Dusknight Covenant.
 * The first tamed dragon is seen used in the Battle of Formalda in Germany.
 * Civil War and Rebellion plagues England, Wales, and Scotland.
 * -The Chinese dynasties begin campaigns against the Mongels and into Vietnam.

1410
 * The 142nd Duskvale tournament is held. Marruk Von Dalca emerges victorious but is later slain by his brother Lukas.
 * The Dusknight Covenant is disbanded.
 * The Order of the Dragon undergoes major reform but is upheld. Its new goals envision the creation of an empire.
 * The Darkfael Empire begins campaigns into India. They meet strong opposition.
 * Africa remains an untapped resource by most nations.
 * Mesoamerica begins to see significant activity by the Aztecs
 * Spain begins limited naval exploration.
 * The Teutonic Knights are badly beaten at the Battle of Grunwald.

1412
 * Current year
 * The Von Dalca family holds a firm control over the aristocracy of northwestern Germany.
 * Lukas Von Dalca founds the Black Hand; a group designed to attack the Order of the Dragon politically, economically, and militarily.
 * The Order of The Dragon falls into its new regime. They begin to make significant headway in Italy, Britain, and Hungary.
 * The Darkfael Empire turns its attention from East Asia to the growing threats in Europe.