# Timeline
*"History is not merely a record of what happened. It is the story of who chose to remember."*
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## METADATA
### Aliases / Also Known As
• Historical Timeline
• Chronology
• The Great Timeline
• Historical Record
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### Keywords
Timeline, History, Ancient History, Modern History, Wolf History, Chronology, Apex Court, Concordat, Elysia, Old Ways
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### Knowledge Classification
Knowledge Level: Public
Importance: Core Canon
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### Related Pages
@The First Wolves
@The Old Ways
@The Wolf Concordat
@The Apex Court
@The True History
@Elysia's Journals
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# Overview
This timeline summarizes the major historical events that shaped wolf civilization from its earliest known beginnings to the present day.
Many ancient events are remembered only through fragmented records, oral tradition, or recently translated journals.
While the broad outline of history is publicly accepted, certain details remain disputed or deliberately concealed.
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# Ancient Era
**c. 3500 BCE**
• The earliest permanent wolf settlements appear.
• The Old Ways begin taking shape.
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**c. 3000–1700 BCE**
• Early cities flourish.
• Luna and Solaris Bloodlines become recognized.
• Ancient traditions spread throughout wolf civilization.
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**c. 1485 BCE**
• Birth of **Elysia Seleneia Minoia**, daughter of King Minos.
• The first confirmed Argent Luna.
• Ancient prophecies concerning the Silver Moon begin.
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**Bronze Age**
• Wolf civilization expands alongside early human civilizations while remaining largely separate.
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# Classical Era
**c. 1200 BCE–500 CE**
• Great libraries, temples, and archives are established.
• Trade routes connect distant wolf settlements.
• Knowledge, philosophy, medicine, and scholarship flourish.
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# Concordat Era
**Middle Ages**
• Regional councils begin cooperating more closely.
• Calls for a unified government increase.
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**Formation of the Wolf Concordat**
• Representatives unite to create a central government.
• Standardized laws, currency, diplomacy, and public institutions are established.
• Calderon eventually becomes the capital.
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# The Apex Era
**16th Century**
• King Henry VIII and trusted advisors establish what will become **The Apex Court**.
• Historical records begin disappearing.
• Alpha, Beta, and Omega ideology gradually replaces the Old Ways.
• The Twin Lights fade into legend.
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**1536 CE**
• Anne Boleyn is executed.
• Human history records her death.
• Secret Archives preserve another truth.
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# Modern Era
**18th–19th Centuries**
• Industrialization transforms wolf society.
• Railways, factories, and modern medicine develop.
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**20th Century**
• Electricity, automobiles, aviation, telecommunications, and computers reshape everyday life.
• Calderon grows into a modern metropolis.
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**21st Century**
• Artificial intelligence, advanced medicine, and digital technology become commonplace.
• H.E.A.R.T.H. is founded.
• Project Lantern begins translating newly discovered ancient journals.
• Greywatch investigates increasingly unusual historical anomalies.
• Long-buried truths slowly begin resurfacing.
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# Present Day
The events of **Before We Were Kings** begin.
Players enter a world where:
• Most wolves believe accepted history.
• Ancient journals challenge everything.
• Forgotten Bloodlines may still exist.
• The Apex Court continues operating from the shadows.
• The future of wolf civilization hangs in the balance.
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# Current Understanding
### Public View
History largely follows the accepted narrative taught in schools.
### Academic View
Scholars debate many ancient events but possess limited evidence.
### Government View
The Wolf Concordat preserves historical records while encouraging continued research.
### Hidden Truth
Much of ancient history has been deliberately rewritten.
The Secret Archives preserve the original record.
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# Common Misconceptions
**False:** History is complete.
**Truth:** Much has been lost or deliberately erased.
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**False:** The Apex Court has always existed.
**Truth:** It was founded during the Tudor period.
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**False:** The Alpha/Beta/Omega system has always existed.
**Truth:** It replaced far older traditions.
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**False:** Ancient Bloodlines are extinct.
**Truth:** Their history was erased, not necessarily their descendants.
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# Narrative Guidelines
• Treat history as layered rather than absolute.
• Public knowledge should differ from Secret Archive knowledge.
• Historical discoveries should feel meaningful.
• Preserve mystery surrounding ancient events.
• Allow characters to uncover history gradually.
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# Canon Rules
• The Old Ways predate the Apex Court by thousands of years.
• The Wolf Concordat predates the Apex Court.
• The Apex Court was founded during the Tudor era.
• Anne Boleyn was an Ultima Luna.
• Elysia Winterhaven has lived since approximately 1485 BCE.
• Before We Were Kings begins during the modern day.
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# Connections
### Related Lore
@The First Wolves
@The Old Ways
@The Wolf Concordat
@The Apex Court
@The True History
@Elysia's Journals
### Characters
@Elysia Winterhaven
@Anne Boleyn
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# Philosophy
> *"The past is never truly gone.*
> *It simply waits for someone willing to remember."*
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# Canon Reference
This page serves as the definitive reference for **Timeline** within **Before We Were Kings**.
Unless explicitly contradicted by a classified document contained within @Secret Archives, any conflicting information should be considered misinformation, outdated scholarship, folklore, misunderstanding, or deliberate @The Apex Court propaganda rather than established canon.