Oltec Complete Timeline
by Átila Pires dos SantosWhile working on a Verdan Mini-Gaz with Giampaolo, some thoughts about the Oltec origins of the Verdan/Espa peoples led me to this idea. I guess there is a lot of interesting pre-Columbian civilisations and too little Oltec history written until today, so...
For avoiding confusions between the Oltec civilisation and the Oltec ethnic group, I used the word "Oltecindian" for the later
10000 BC - 9000 BC - Oltecindian people starts to grow and divide itself in numerous tribes. Competition for resources and lands force some Oltecindian tribes to migrate from their original lands (Atruaghin region), reaching the jungles of the Midlands (where now lies the Great Waste) and the ones of north Davania (Forest of Ka)
9000 BC - 8000 BC - Rise of the Oltecindian civilisation of Orimul (Forest of Ka)
8000 BC - 7000 BC - Orimul lands are continuously attacked by other local nations (including the Carnifex)
7000 BC - 6000 BC - Orimul civilisation almost collapses; Some of the Orimul migrate back to Brun, being absorbed by the locals Oltecindians; The original Orimul culture is the basis of the new, local Oltecindian civilisations
6000 BC - 4000 BC - Rise of the classic Oltecindian civilisations of Brun, divided in two main groups: the Jungle Dwellers (Great Waste), including the Proto-Otzil, and the Mountain Dwellers (Black Mountains)
4000 BC - 3500 BC - Post-classic Oltecindian civilisations appears (including classic Otzil, Proto-Tahuaca and Proto-Oltec), age of the Oltecindian empires.
First Oltecindian, semi-nomadic groups (including the Atukaino) migrate to the Savage Coast (including the Orc's Head Peninsula and the Bayou) and the Yazak Steppes, being forced to migrate due the expansion of the Oltecindian empires. Tortles are culturally absorbed by the Oltecindian groups; phanatons become pets.
3500 BC - 3250 BC - Rise of the Tahuaca and Oltec empires
Otzil culture, among others, is absorbed by the Oltec civilisation, influencing and being influenced by it.
More semi-nomadic Oltecindians groups (including the Azcans) are absorbed or expelled by the expanding empires.
3250 BC - 3125 BC - The last Inti (a.k.a. the Sapa Inti, that means Emperor) of Tahuaca dies and lives no heirs. The too rigid Tahuacan empire fragments quickly and is absorbed by the Oltec empire. The emperor of the Oltec civilisation is now called The Oltec, among other titles.
The Oltec empire is at its peak, reaching its maximum size. First Oltec colony at the Savage Coast (Savage Baronies region), formed by Otzil colonists.
3125 BC - 3000 BC - Azca becomes a separate empire (Atruaghin and Sind regions), rival of the Oltec empire. Constant wars between the two empires happens during this period.
More Otzil arrive at the Savage Coast.
3000 BC - The Great Rain of Fire threats the existence of the Oltecindian empires, since the great jungle of the Midlands quickly becomes the Great Waste; the Immortals bring the remaining parts of the Oltec (including Tahuaca) and the Azcan empires into the Hollow World, while the post-classic Otzil culture is left only in the Outer World. This new Otzil-Oltec civilisation flourishes there, since the weather Savage Coast begins to warm (and rather slowly, avoiding drastic changes in the environment).
Oltecindians groups begins to migrate from the Midlands region, especially to the Savage Coast, Atruaghin region (where the Azcans managed to kept their culture mostly intact) and others as far as Oceania and Esterhold.
3000 BC - 2500 BC - The Otzil civilisation becomes a prosperous Oltecindian civilisation of city-states, at the region of the Savage Baronies and Tortle Country. Very few Otzil outposts were build along the rest of the coast.
2500 BC - 2000 BC - Some Otzil city-states emerges from the outposts in the region of the modern Tortle Tribelands and the lands that now are under the Helmet Bay. One of these cities where the one which ruins are now known as "Monoliths of Zul".
Elves appears in the region and settles at the forests of the modern Bellayne, Eusdria, Robrenn and Torreón. Elven and Otzil civilisations don't intermingle.
The aranea mages of Herath starts to pay attention to these human and elven city-states.
2000 BC - 1500 BC - Some "elvenesque" and "Oltecesque" city-states appears at the region of Herath.
Goblinoid tribes arrive at the Yazak Steppes.
1500 BC - 1000 BC - Otzil and elven civilisations are badly damaged by the attacks of the goblinoids of the Yazak Steppes. Rakastan and Lupin tribes migrate closer to the coast.
1000 BC - 500 BC - Nithian colonies absorbs the previous Oltecindians city-states of the region of the Tortle Tribelands-Protectorado da Presa-Helmet Bay region. Tortles are used as slaves and brought from other regions of the coast (especially the Tortle Country) to their colonies. Some Nithian outposts were built in the region of the Savage Baronies.
A "Nithianesque" civilisation appears in Herath, replacing the "Oltecesque" one.
500 BC - Nithia disappears and all the traces of it are erased by the Immortals. "Nithianesque" civilisation in Herath reverts to a "Nimmuresque" one, since the araneas and manscorpions get along reasonably well.
The land where the Nithian main colonies were sinks, forming the Twin Islands and the Tiger Island.
0 AC - Tortle descendants of the slaves of Nithian colonies forms the Tortlec civilisation of Zul.
100 AC - Another group of goblinoids (Yazaka) arrives at the Yazak Steppes, replacing the first groups and forcing them (the Yazi, including the mouselings) and the rakastan and lupin tribes into the coast. Herathians create the Gurrash, dumping them into the Bayou; the last remaining of Oltecindians in the Bayou were wiped out, and the shazaks were displaced. The remaining Oltecindians at the Orc's Head Peninsula (Jibarú and Dark Jungle) were wiped out by the Yaguz orcs and their newcomer cousins (Yazi orcs).
Tortlec civilisation destroyed by the arrival of Yazi goblinoids.
900 AC - 1000 AC - Very few of the Otzil former glorious civilisation still exists; The Otzil people lives in the jungle that surrounds the ruins of their cities.
The last remains of the Otzil and the other Oltecindians (like the Atukaino) were absorbed by the Ispans immigrants; The ruins of the Otzil cities are sacked by the Ispans conquistadores.
Orimul - Olmec (Orimul were picked from Geoff's articles. I guess they are equivalent to the RW Olmecs (if this is true and if the Stonecarving culture of Colima was based on RW Easter Island, perhaps they are descendants of the Orimul and their stone heads, with some "Polynesian" (Makai?) influence))
Oltec - Toltec
Azca - Aztec
Tahuaca - Inca
Otzil - Maya
Atukaino - Arawak/Taino
Some connections could also be established between some Oltecindians cultures and some cultures of the Savage Coast: Perhaps much of the culture of Jibarú (Tupi) came from a small group of Oltecindians? Perhaps the same happened with the Yazug orcs (Caribs), the Yazi gnolls and goblins (not sure which north-American Amerindian group they represent) and the lizard-kin realms (pyramid-builders Cay, perhaps?)
The Oltec/Tahuaca idea came because the Oltec people of the HW is a mix of RW Mesoamerican civilisations (possibly Toltecs) with the Inca civilisation. Perhaps this could mean both Toltecs and Incas existed once and now are preserved together in the HW, as one people.
Tahuaca name could be translated as the "The Four Peoples". I picked this name because of the Quechuan word for the Inca Empire, Tahuantinsuyo (The Four United Regions). Possibly these four peoples would be based on RW Quechuans/Incas, Aymaras, Chimus and Chibchas (this one being originally a "Jungle Dweller" people, migrating to the Black Mountains before the Oltec conquest)
Otzil comes from Otzitiotl (Ixion) and the RW Tlotzil Mayan people.
Atukaino comes from the Arawak word Atukatxi (Sun).
This timeline also included some controversial points, how the Herathian architecture looks like for example. These are just my opinion and could be just ignored, if necessary
OldDawg's ideas are quite interesting, although it is quite impossible to merge all of the ideas in one single timeline, preserving everything intact...
Another thing is that I can't find any articles about the Lomecs and Protomecs, but there is another interesting Mesoamerican civilisations that could be added here, like Teotihuacan, Zapotecs and Huastecs. So, we would have this:
Protecs - Zapotecs
Lotomecs - Tollon (Teotihuacan); possibly the name of this city-state would be Lotom, then
Mictec - Mixtec
Tenac - Tenec (Huastec)
and the Four Peoples of Tahuaca (Inca):
Intizco - Inca of Cuzco
Chimuari - Chimu-Huari
Taipikala - Aymara-Tiahuanaco
Suesca - Chibcha-Musica
10000 BC - 9000 BC - Oltecindian people starts to grow and divide itself in numerous tribes. Competition for resources and lands force some Oltecindian tribes to migrate from their original lands (Atruaghin region), reaching the jungles of the Midlands (where now lies the Great Waste) and the ones of north Davania (Forest of Ka) .
9000 BC - 8000 BC - Rise of the Oltecindian civilisation of Orimul (Forest of Ka).
8000 BC - 7000 BC - Orimul lands are continuously attacked by other local nations (including the Carnifex of Y'hog).
7000 BC - 6000 BC - Orimul civilisation almost collapses; Some of the Orimul migrate back to Brun, being absorbed by the locals Oltecindians; The original Orimul culture is the basis of the new, local Oltecindian civilisations .
6000 BC - 4000 BC - Rise of the classic Oltecindian civilisations of Brun, divided in two main groups: the Jungle Dwellers (Great Waste) and the Mountain Dwellers (Black Mountains).
6000 BC - 5500 BC - Rise of the Lotomec, Protec-Mictec and Tenac-Otzil civilisations (Jungle Dwellers), direct descendants of the Orimul culture.
5500 BC - 5000 BC - The city-state of Lotom becomes the centre of the Oltecindian culture. Protec and Mictec groups split and start warring each other. The Mountain Dwellers Proto-Intizco, Proto-Chimuari and Proto-Taipikala civilisations appears.
5000 BC - 4500 BC - Tenac and Otzil groups split; Otzil groups migrate to the Gulf of Hule region. Suesca civilisation appears, close to the Otzil new territories.
4500 BC - 4000 BC - Oltec civilisation appears. Oltec allies with rebellious groups of Lotom and conquer this city, burning part of it. Lotomec civilisation is destroyed, but it influenced a lot the Oltec culture. Rise of the Intizco, Chimuari and Taipikala cultures.
4000 BC - 3750 BC - Oltec civilisation begins to expand its territories, forcing some semi-nomadic groups (Atukaino and others) to migrate into the Savage Coast (including the Orc's Head Peninsula, the Bayou and the Yazak Steppes). Tortles are culturally absorbed by the Oltecindian groups; phanatons become pets.
Other Oltecindian groups are absorbed as mercenaries, including the Proto-Azcans.
The Suescas' lands are conquered by the Oltecs and they migrate to the Black Mountains region, forming with the Intizco, Chimuari and Taipikala peoples the Tahuaca culture. Intizco people unify the Four Peoples. First Inti (Emperor), or Sapa Inti (Supreme Emperor).
3750 BC - 3500 BC - Protecs, Mictecs and Tenacs are conquered. Azcan soldiers are considered to be the best soldiers the Oltec empire have, and the elite troops of the Oltec empire are formed by Azcans.
One Azcan is the new Tlacatecatl (supreme general); He tries to replace the current Oltec emperor, but fails. Half of the empire is under the rule of the first Azcan Tlatoani (emperor) and the new Azcan empire.
3500 BC - 3250 BC - The Inti of Tahuaca dies, living no heirs. The too rigid Tahuacan empire fragments quickly and is absorbed easily by the Oltec empire. The emperor of the Oltec civilisation is now called The Oltec, among other titles.
Oltec and Azcan empire are at war.
3250 BC - 3000 BC - Constant wars between the Oltec and Azcan empires happens during this period. The ongoing Azcan-Oltec war forces many tribes to migrate (some of them reaching Oceania and Esterhold). Otzil people migrates to the other side of the Gulf of Hule (Savage Baronies region), forming independent city-states there.
3000 BC - The Great Rain of Fire threats the existence of the Oltecindian empires, since the great jungle of the Midlands quickly becomes the Great Waste; the Immortals bring the remaining parts of the Oltec (including Tahuaca) and the Azcan empires into the Hollow World, while the post-classic Otzil culture is left only in the Outer World. This new Otzil civilisation flourishes there, since the weather Savage Coast begins to warm (and rather slowly, avoiding drastic changes in the environment).
Oltecindians groups begins to migrate from the Midlands region, especially to the Savage Coast and Atruaghin regions.