Editing Timeline (section)

===[[578 CY]]===

* [[Seuvord Redbeard]] is named Rhelt Seuvord I of [[Stonehold]]. (Dragon #57 p.14)
* King [[Ralff II]] of the Fruztii establishes a new standing army, led by Fruztii veterans returning from mercenary work for the [[Sea Barons]]. (Dragon #57 p.14)
* Lord Captain [[Aldusc]] of the Sea Barons leads a convoy to [[Bellport]], which begins to deploy along the coast. (Dragon #63 p.15)
* [[Battle of the Loftwood]]. In summer, the [[Volunteer Borderers]] of [[Ratik]] spot the invading orc tribe of [[Vile Rune]], allowing them to prepare an ambush. The [[Battle of the Loftwood]] takes place, a resounding success for Ratik. (Dragon #57 p.14,15; LGG p.141)
* A three-day storm in the isles of the [[Sea Barons]] is nicknamed Hurricane Ivid. (Dragon #206 p.36)
* [[Tenser]] begins mining [[Oerthblood]] in the [[Endless Well]] using golems and machinery, but it would take six more years to recover a useable sample. (Return of the Eight p.47)
* Purge of [[Ceshra]]. (LGJ #5 p.21)
* The merchant vessels [[Marntig]] and [[Solos]] are sunk by [[Schnai]] raiders. Fire from the burning ships alerts nearby war ships of the [[Sea Barons]]. They ram and sink three of the seven Schnai longships and capture the flagship in hand-to-hand combat, with the help of captured prisoners who break free and set the sail alight to prevent its escape. (Dragon #63 p.16)
* Gnolls massacre the village of [[Gannaway]] in [[Berghof]], leaving a haunted ruin. ([http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=lg/lgmp/20051213a The Duchy of Berghof])
* The [[Fellowship of the Torch]] adventuring party first meet in the City of Greyhawk when they respond to a job posting by [[Tigran Gellner]]. (The City of Greyhawk, FFF p. 71)
* Assassin [[Turin Deathstalker]] purchases Turin's Servant Agency, offering butlers, maids, cooks, laborers and servants for hire. (The Adventure Begins p.116)
* Duke [[Cedrian III]] ends the practice by which visitors to [[Barony of Dilwych]] are forced to kiss the hand of the preserved cadaver of the former baron. The Bishop of Dilwych buries the corpse in the dead of night for the sake of decency. (LGJ #1 p.16)

====Great Kingdom====

* In late Needfest, [[Nyrond]], Almor, and their allies declare war on the [[Great Kingdom]] and its satellite states. (Dragon #65 p.77)
* Naval forces of the Great Kingdom and Nyrond skirmish in [[Relmor Bay]]. (From the Ashes, Timeline)
* Gahru's Folly. An army of [[Medegia]], led by Captain [[Gahru]] of the Censorial Army, is ambushed and wiped out in the [[Grandwood Forest]]. In Wealsun, stragglers bring the survival rate to 30%. (Dragon #63 p.17)
* Minor naval skirmishes occur along the coast of [[North Province]] and on the northern [[Island of Asperdi]]. (Dragon #63 p.16)
* In autumn, a council is held in Onnwal at [[Killdeer]]. The dwarves and gnomes of the Headlands pledge to fight to protect Irongate. (Dragon #57 p.16)
* Peak of [[Wastri]]'s campaign against [[Sunndi]] from the [[Great Swamp]], in which all non-humans are slain. (The Scarlet Brotherhood p.5)
* Herzog [[Chelor III]] of [[South Province]] personally takes the field in Sunndi, capturing the land between the [[Grayflood River]] and [[Rieuwood]]. A major battle takes place in the [[Rieuwood]]. (LGG p.111,141)
* Under the command of General [[Reynard]], Chelor's army crosses the northern [[Hollow Highlands]], but the invasion is largely blocked by an army of around 20,000 men. (LGG p.111)
* Herzog Chelor III masses an army around [[Zelradton]], but they are forced back to the north. He responds by wintering at Zelradton to amass his forces, with the plan to march on [[Idee]] and crush to [[Iron League]]. (Dragon #57 p.15)
* Naval battles fought in [[Onnwal]]. (Dragon #56 p.16)

====Bandit Kingdoms====

* In Needfest, [[Ehyeh III]] is crowned Duke of [[Tenh]]. He is more warlike than his father. (Dragon #56 p.21)
* In spring, Iuz sends forces to conquer the Wolf Nomad city of [[Eru-Tovar]]. In the month of Wealsun they begin a siege lasting ten weeks, but in-fighting and mutiny among Iuz's forces impedes their success. The siege is relieved by [[Tarkhan Bargru]]. (Dragon #56 p.18,19)
* Furyondy's naval forces make a daring raid on Iuz'd dockyards at [[Dorakaa]], capturing seven galleys, sinking five, and burning many ships under construction. Iuz's plans to capture [[Whyestil Lake]] are foiled. (Dragon #56 p.19)
* In spring, [[Chada-Three-Lances]], War Sachem of the Rovers of the Barrens, leads a force to recover land lost to the [[Horned Society]]. They have minor success. (Dragon #56 p.23)
* Mounted units of the Bandit Kingdoms raid [[Tenh]], the [[Pale]], [[Nyrond]], and the County of [[Urnst]], the [[Shield Lands]] and parts of [[Furyondy]]. Ships of [[Redhand]] pillage the Duchy of [[Urnst]], and even the Horned Society collaborates with them. (Dragon #56 p.21)
* In the Bandit Kingdoms, the [[Rovers of the Barrens]] overrun the northern border of the [[Horned Society]]. (LGG p.30)
* In spring, Duke Ehyeh III crosses the [[Zumker]] river and invades the Bandit Kingdoms, laying waste to [[Groskopf]] and attacking [[Fellands]]. The Bandit Kingdoms subsequently withdraw their raiding parties and unite against Tenh. The [[Horned Society]], enraged that the depletion of manpower needed to retake the western border from the Rovers of the Barrens, seize [[Warfields]] and [[Wormhall]]. (Dragon #56 p.21)
* The [[Rookroost|Free City of Rookroost]] resists a siege by the forces of [[Tenh]]. (LGG p.29;Dragon #56 p.22)
* In Flocktime, a massive army of [[Iuz]] led by Lord [[Choldraf]] and [[Mellard-Plict]] marches from the [[Howling Hills]] and lays siege to [[Eru-Tovar]] for almost ten weeks. (Dragon #56, p.19)
* In late summer, the siege of Eru-Tovar is lifted by Tarkhan [[Bargru]]. Some of the forces of Iuz desert, and the rest flee. (Dragon #56, p.19)
* In the month of Reaping, forces of the [[Hierarchs]] regroup at [[Dingaverge]] and set out to join with [[Plar Rostal]]'s cavalry. (Dragon #56 p.20)
* On Goodmonth 26, the Hierarchs attack and defeat the Rovers and their allies. Many of the Hierarchs' forces are from the Bandit Kingdoms, and soon mutiny after news that [[Tenh]] has invaded the Bandit Kingdoms. (Dragon #56 p.21)
* On Harvester 22, following a close pursuit for several days, the [[Battle of Black Water Bend]] is fought between the Wolf Nomads, led by Tarkhan [[Bargru]], and the forces of Iuz, which had previously besieged Eru-Tovar. (Dragon #56 p.19)
* In autumn, the Bandit Kingdom of [[Abarra]] successfully defends against invasion by the Horned Society. (Dragon #56 p.21)
* A peace treaty is signed byween Tenh and the Bandit Kingdoms, ceding part of Groskopf to Tenh. The Bandit Kingdoms immediately turn their attention to retribution against the [[Horned Society]]. (Dragon #56 p.21)
* In the month of Ready'reat, Duke Ehyeh III leads an army of 4,000 cavalry and 11,000 infantry into the Theocracy of the Pale. (Dragon #56 p.22)