Time in Nippon is measured in several ways. The seasons are the most obvious division of time, as the weather in Nippon switch from oppressive heat during the summer months to crippling snow in the winter. A more formal system of months and days also exists, dividing the year into twelve months of 28 days. Additionally, the years themselves can be counted by another system: the Emperor's Right, which refer to the year of the reign of the Emperor and is the official method of recording the passage of time in Nippon. For convenience though, all dates here are written using the Imperial Calendar of the Old World.
Date Event Date Event
C-5900 Zanami and Zanagi create Nippon. They give birth to many children who would be known and worshipped as the Kami, with their first born being the Sun Goddess Amateratsu.
C-5600 Amateratsu inherits Nippon, and becomes its guide for thousands of years. Though the people worship her as the Sun Goddess, the many warring clans fight amongst
themselves for territory without a proper leader to unify them.
C-1500 A large Warpstone meteorite crashes in the north of Haikido. Humans and animals begin to mutate into horrid Beastmen, and daemons and chaos worshippers begin to spread across the island.
C-1350 Skaven are first sighted in Haikido. They strike a bargain with the predecessors to the Shinzei Clan, learning the art of Ninjitsu in return for refined Warpstone.
-87 Dark Elf ships start raiding the coasts of Cathay and Nippon.
-13 Yamayakyuki is declared to be the
descendant of Amateratsu and begins a large campaign of conquest to unite the clans of Nippon.
-1 Emperor Warlord Yamayakyuki founds the Imperial Family and unites Nippon for the first time as one nation. Jinto becomes the state religion.
8 The Great Temple of Amaterasu is built and the Imperial Palace is completed in Usaki.
12 Emperor Yamayakyuki dies.
753 Dark Elf raiders are sighted off the coast of Nippon. Many coastal villages are raided and the populace are taken as slaves.
C850 The power of the Emperors is losing its hold. The Emperors are soon rulers in name only, with powerful clan warlords taking control instead.
860 The Dark Elf Black Ark Talon of Agony is over-turned and sunk of the coast of Cathay.
The people of Nippon believe this to be the cause of the Ryujin, summoning a massive tidal wave to destroy the invaders.
1063 An unknown Ronin comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs and decides to play them against each other to free the town. He succeeds in his endeavor, killing off all but one of the bandits who lives to tell the tale. The Ronin then leaves, never to be seen again.
1103 The Dark Elf Laithikir Fellheart begins a century of merciless raids around the coast of Nippon.
1155 The Imperial War. The Mirumoto and Hotomo clans fight in civil war, each supporting their own candidate for the Imperial thrones.
1162 Battle of Hogo. The Mirumoto samurai are defeated, with the majority of them being executed for their defiance by order of the would-be Emperor Hirakawa.
1185 Battle of Sano-Iru. The Mirumoto defeats the Hotomo in a great sea battle, killing their Emperor. Yoritomo Nobunaga becomes the first Shogun of Nippon.
1186 Imperial Capital is moved to Hyodo, with Shogun Mirumoto Nobunaga taking up seat in Usaki castle.
1256 A poor village under attack by Beastmen recruits seven unemployed samurai to help them defend themselves against marauding Beastmen. The Samurai all succumb in battle, but the village is saved.
1377 Hitomi Gozen becomes the first female Samurai and Daimyo, inspiring thousands of women to take up arms and become Onna Bushi.
1442 A group of assassins attempt to kill the ruling Shogun. They are ultimately unsuccessful and slain during the attempt, but the Shogun dies from illness soon after. Rumors of this merely being a cover up soon spread through the Imperial Court.
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C1550 Increased raids by Nipponese Wako Pirates against Cathayan ports. Cathay blames Nippon and demands action to be taken. Animosity between the two nations increases, with many minor skirmishes between them to follow.
C1600 The famous Ronin and Kensai, Toyotomi Samushi, wanders Nippon for many years, engaging in over 60 duels, winning them all. He writes a treatise on war, strategy and tactics, rivalling that of the Cathayan Tzu- Sun.
1745 Hung raiders invade Nippon with thousands of ships. However, thanks to Empress Jingu, two thirds of the Hobgoblin fleets are destroyed at sea, and the Nipponese armies are able to defeat the remaining forces that manage to land.
1746 The time of Imperial Restoration and fall of the Mirumoto Shogunate. Supported by the clans, Empress Jungi becomes the sole ruler of a unified Nippon, and peace settles during her reign.
1757 Empress Jungi mysteriously disappears. Imperial rule is once again weakened.
1813 The Ujimasa takes control after a coup against the Imperial Family and establish the second Shogunate.
1939 74 Ronin set out to avenge the death and dishonour of their master. Successful in there endeavour, the Ronin then turn themselves in to Shogunate forces, where they are allowed to perform seppuku like honourable Samurai.
2011 Emperor Mifune is found assassinated in his chambers. There is no sign of a break-in, and the assassin is never found.
2387 A Nipponese army is ambushed by Oni and Beastmen in Kamayama forest. They are mysteriously saved by what appear to be fox spirits erupting from the foliage, causing disarray among the Beastmen ranks, allowing the Samurai to gain the upper hand and drive them off.
2302 Chaos warbands known as the Black Samurai from Haikido invade Nippon during the Great War Against Chaos. They are
eventually driven back after a great battle on the Fields of Death, and the Warpgate used to summon Daemonic Oni into the mortal realm is closed.
2322 Ships from Marienburg arrive in Nippon. Gunpowder is introduced, and many years of trade ensue.
2325 Wako Pirates attempt to seize the trade cargo of the great "Black Ship" of
Marienburg. They are ruthlessly dispatched by its many cannons and allied Imperial Nippon Bune.
2347 Samurai rebelling against the increasing industrial development of Nippon are defeated by Shogunate and Marienburger forces. The rebels are slain to man using the newly introduced firearms.
2355 Nipponese forces under the second
Shogunate invade Cathay. Start of 120 year war between the two great Empires.
2392 Evil Necromancers take the opportunity to attack while a majority of Nipponses forces are fighting overseas. The dead are raised from their slumber, and lay siege to Usaki. They are defeated by the many Shugenjas residing in the Imperial Court who manage to dispel the evil magics, allowing the Shogun's Great Guard to break through the Undead hordes with a decisive charge.
2475 Nipponese Shogunate forces are forced to withdraw from Cathay after defeat at
Xenyong. The Ujimasa Shogunate is severely weakened. The Great Clans start plotting for themselves on how to increase their
influence.
2487 The time of the Warring Clans. Each of the Great Clans of Nippon vies for power in a bloody civil war.
2508 Yoritomo Ieyasu captures Hyodo from the Shogunate, establishing himself as one of the major players among the Clans.
2516 Battle of the Sundered realm. Yoritomo Ieyasu defeats the Urichi clan in a great battle, finally ending the time of the Warring Clans.
2517 After 30 years of infighting, Nippon is united by Yoritomo Ieyasu, who is declared Shogun after emerging victorious at the Battle of the Sundered Realm.
2518 Imperial Capital is moved back to Usaki, with Hyodo becoming the seat of the new Shogunate.
2521 Shogunate armies begin to muster for new campaigns. Some speak of a new attempt at invading Cathay, others that the Black Samurai of Haikido are growing in power once more, yet others talk of corruption in the Imperial Court and that certain clans will soon attempt to seize power. The future of Nippon will be decided soon…