Introduction | Timeline
| Map of the Realm
"Eden's Edge is a world of fae tale, but the tales are unlike our traditional children's fairy tales. In Eden's Edge, the fae are immortal creatures otherwise much like you and me, but they possess unique powers and abilities. Ethereans, Celestians and Elves make up the majority of the fae, but other familiar fae races also pop up from time to time (pixies, brownies, etc...). Along with the fae, there exist the darker creatures of the Forbidden World, a land that sits between the fae realm and the mortal lands. The latter existing much like those kingdoms of our medieval period.... The history of Eden's Edge is vast, as vast as our own (and perhaps even sealed in our own), but their future and ours is definitely linked."
~ Gregory Rinaldi, creator of Eden's Edge
Eden's Edge began with a short story entitled "The Radiance of Aria." Published in 1992 by Chapter One magazine, "Aria" earned immediate praise for its delicate characterization and contemporary use of traditional fantasy elements. Since that time the universe of Eden's Edge has vastly grown. The most expansive addition being a novel, The Last Deity, which first introduced readers to the characters of Litha Domheir, Pug Meda, Jia and Stellan Kiel.
The online version of Eden's Edge started as a concept for bridging the gap between modern graphic novels and fantasy literature. The question was asked, "What if you could create an evolving cycle of story arcs that were connected to each other, each affecting the other in the progression of plot and character development?" The result was FaeRealm's Eclipse, first published online in the Fall of 2002. Eclipse soon led to NightFall and from there came the story arcs you find before you here today. What does the future hold for Eden's Edge? Open to new ideas and experimental styles of traditional fantasy elements, the possibilities are endless.
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Historical TimeLine of Eden's Edge
(from Pug Meda's History of the Tri-Realm)
note: years are after the foundation of the Three Kingdoms of the Realm
ca. 2461 - The Dragonlords appear. A united mortal/ fae army vanquishes them at the battle of Rak Impur...the Forbidden World falls into anarchy...the Great Pact is signed between fae and mortals, guaranteeing an eternal alliance...the Elves, Celestians, and Ethereans unite their three kingdoms into a triumverate...
ca. 2470 - Regalus is born
ca. 2480 - The Tri-Realm elects Gideon as its first Grand Liege (appointed by a council of elders, the Grand Liege acts as a despot over the entire Tri-Realm)...Tyr is chosen as the capital city, located in the central fae land of Etherea...
ca. 2490 - The Onslaught of Regalus. Millions, including the Grand Liege, are murdered...Regalus finally defeated in the Elvish city of Miaola...Jystun elected Grand Liege...the harnessing of the east and west portals...
3800 - The theory of powers is proposed. A great work of philosophy by Elur Prim...Prim Calendar founded, dating history as 3800 Elven years after the Foundations of the Three Regions of the Realm...
ca. 4458 - Death of Jystun...Culien elected Grand Liege...the mortal sacrificing of fae begins... the creation of the containment crystal (meant to contain and harness the powers of fae)...the first appearance of a sorcerer...the great academies of learning founded in the cities of the Tri-Realm.
6900-6920 - The Sorcerer War...the Great Sacrifice of Culien...final victory in the Caldrian city of Mern...sorcerers exiled...Unvinceer and Magna Lynn welcomed home as heroes...Erasmus elected Grand Liege...
6998 - The birth of Litha Domheir to Aeryn and Coswald of Celestia
7000 - The birth of Stellan Kiel to Aria of Etherea and King Galan of Caldria.
7013 - The birth of Jia (parents unknown)
7017 - The Shattering. A mortal sorcerer attempts to destroy the Tri-Realm through the manipulation of the two great portals...great destruction in Celestia and Elvdund...A group of fae enter the Outside and stop the sorcerer's attack...
7018 - Death of Erasmus...Unvinceer elected Grand Liege of the Tri-Realm
7019 - The Mortal War begins...Magna Lynn's Rebellion
7020 - The Dragonclaw Mystery: Magna Lynn and other rebels murdered by Unvinceer...Unvinceer murdered by Stellan Kiel somewhere in the Dragonclaw Mountains...The Realm falls into civil war.
7021-7040 - Litha Domheir rules Celestia, Sen Raste rules Etherea, and anarchy exists in Elvdund.
7039 - The "birth" of Dawn
7041 - The Mortal War concludes... Sen Raste annexes Celestia and Elvdund, elected Grand Liege.
7042 - The Forbidden World awakens. The Outside and
the Realm are invaded...
The Demon War begins...
