Rough Timeline

• Elves first come to Swordfish Island
• The Temple of Wyst and Dryad Grove were already there
• The Great City is founded
• Work begins on the Spire of the Sun

• Spire of the Sun has been shining for 750 years
• Work begins on the Northern and Southern Lighthouse
• War breaks out with indigenous inhabitants and concludes 5 years later.  Elves victorious
• The Military City and Laketown are founded

• The southern volcano erupts, destroying Laketown
• Laketown is rebuilt and work begins on a giant magical colossus imbued with the power to protect the city from the volcano, should it erupt again

• The elven oracle "Alastaria" inhales fumes that emanate from vents on the slopes of the northern volcano.
• Foretells a great cataclysm
• Discovers a magical wonder nectar "Sipopa"
• Believes the powers it imbues upon use are the only thing that can save them
• Sipopa nectar cult founded
• Hot Springs resort town is built at the base of the northern volcano
• More war with the indigenous inhabitants

• Clerics of Wyst attempt to destroy all nectar plants and producers of Sipopa
• Temple sacked and defiled by tweaking elves
• Elven civilization descends into a decadent spiral of self destruction

• Cataclysm
• The Swordfish Island becomes the Swordfish Islands
• Elven population decimated
• Survivors take refuge on the two islands that contain the remnants of the great city
• Laketown colossus survives, but town destroyed
• Northern and Southern Lighthouses survive and continue to shine
• Temple of Wyst and Dryad Grove sink beneath the waves in some sort of protective bubble
• Survivors become even more reliant upon Sipopa
• Attack any "non-monsterous" humanoids on sight

• Blue and Green lizard men arrive
• Settle on island with the Northern Lighthouse
• Worship and protect the lighthouses for unknown reasons
• Have a civil war with each other
• Greens keep Northern light house
• Blues keep Southern light house
• A clan of ogres settle the northern volcanic island

• An Efreeti Prince discovers a portal between the Plane of Fire and the bowels of the northern volcano
• Efreet decides to stay and set up shop due to the abundance of some sort of mineral that's rare back home in the City of Brass
• Brings Flame Giants, Salamanders, and obsidian elementals in to extract the goods
• Attempts to enslave ogres (unsuccessful)
• Elves that still remain on the Swordfish Isles are almost feral from their constant consumption of Sipopa

• Tyr, having an army of elven men, and no women, comes to the Swordfish Isles in search of females
• Kills all the male elves on the islands, runs off with all the women

• Some crazy fucking illusionist hermit sets up shop on one of the small islands
• Discovers the recipe for Sipopa
• Plans to get rich by shipping it all to Kenwood/Riven/Crossroads
• Drinks too much to be as successful at his endeavor as he wants
• He is also being harassed by creatures from the deep.  Likely due to his proximity to the Temple of Wyst

• Pirates set up a safe haven for themselves on the island with the southern volcano

• Pirate captain Jeremy Rand discovers the Serpent Stair in the dead volcano on the southern island
• Discovers phat l3wts including Fazool's decanter of endless water... and beer
• Decides to retire and become a respectable gentleman
• Begins laying the framework to set up a small town on this island

• Town of [SOMETHING] is beginning to take shape
• Contains so far:
• Docks
• Tiny warehouse (larger one planned)
• A Tavern (The Virgin Berth)
• A "brewery"
• A smattering of small beach front cottages for Jeremy's ex-crew
• A new "Adventurers Guild"

• The players heard about the new adventurer's guild and the phat l3wts coming from the Swordfish Islands and decided to join up and check it out.