Chronology

Chronology refers to the units of measurement that the inhabitants of the Thunderous Cascades universe use to record the passage of time.

Because the Thunderous Cascades universe is unlike most other Dungeons & Dragons campaign settings, in that it does not have a set beginning or creation story, but rather has always existed, it is possible that previous civilizations utilized different time measurements. However, after worldwide contact was solidified in the Exploration Period, a universally agreed on system of time keeping was put into place that divides history into a series of periods based on common trends within them. This system is still used to this day.

Common Period
The Common Period is the current era in which the Thunderous Cascades universe exists. The current year is 832 C.P. Because the present periods are not named until they have been concluded, every period utilizes the name "Common Period" during the time that it is in the present.

Rapture Period (1720 years)
The Rapture Period gains its name from the Ascension of the Sixteen Tribes, when each of the Sixteen Tribes of Humans returned to the Sixteen Planes of Morality after being sent there at the beginning of the period. The climax of this period was in the middle of its development, in 1023 R.P., when the Everlasting War was declared, and the sixteen tribes entered into combat that lasted for approximately 200 years. This was the deadliest and most catastrophic war in recorded history, resulting in death tolls that are beyond any conceivable measurement.