CLICK HERE TO SEE THE TIMELINE HISTORY OF TIMBER VALLEY PRIOR TO THE DEATH FLOOD.

DF 1 Spring

Newfur is killed by a large water snake while swimming in the lake. Her lovemate, Mooncrest, nearly goes mad with grief.

DF 1 Spring

"DEATH FLOOD" - The largest flood ever to hit the valley causes the deaths of many elves and humans. Afterward, the valley struggles to recover. Hunting out on the grass plains of the Upper World becomes necessary to survive.

DF 1 Fall

"HOMECOMING" - Ferret returns to Timber Valley.

DF 2 Spring

"STRANGER TO THE VALLEY" - The arrival of Longknife, the first elven wanderer into Timber Valley in living memory.

"BIRTH OF A FLAME" - Skyflame is born to Chief Nightstep and Freshwind during a skyfire storm.

DF 3 Spring

Redlace meets a young troll named Dripstone while wandering the forest, giving him the elven nickname "Thunderfoot" when the two become friends.

DF 4 Summer

"GREENEYES SPINRIDER" - Arrival of Greeneyes, second elven wanderer into Timber Valley in living memory.

"NIGHTSTEP'S BEARD" - Two Star recounts the tale about why their pureblooded chief has a beard.

Jasmine arrives in Timber Valley.

DF 4 Winter

"THE FALLING SKY" - Greeneyes experiences snow for the first time in her life.

DF 5 Spring

Longknife and Greeneyes Recognize.

DF 5 Summer

Foxvine and Windrace discover how to brew dreamberry wine while secretly watching the troll cook, Hotbrew, as she is making it. After agreeing to keep the secret to themselves, they return to the holt to try out their discovery, and get incredibly drunk. The secret does not long remain a secret.

DF 6 Spring

Due to a fall, Greeneyes loses her unborn child. She and Longknife are devastated.

DF 6 Winter

Shadowstar, a survivor of the Eagle Mountain holt, arrives in Timber Valley.

DF 7 Spring

Frost arrives in Timber Valley.

DF 7 Summer

Big Axe and Blackfire arrive in Timber Valley.

DF 9 Spring

Truearrow arrives in Timber Valley.

DF 9 Summer

Charmer born to Blackfire and Shadowstar, outside of Recognition.

DF 9 Fall

"EXILE" - Ivory arrives in Timber Valley.

DF 10 Winter

Prairie Fire arrives in Timber Valley.

DF 12 Spring

"QUICK GETAWAYS" - Quicksilver "borrows" Duskdew's clothes.

DF 12 Summer

Big Axe and Blackfire arrive in Timber Valley.

DF 13 Fall

Hushleaf arrives in Timber Valley.

DF 14 Spring

"ROGUE OF THE BLACK SPEAR" - Rogue arrives in Timber Valley.

"CHANGING IDEALS" - Mooncrest questions his lifelong feelings concerning the valley.

DF 16 Spring

Sapphire arrives in Timber Valley.

DF 17 Spring

Grassy takes Wildwood to the Upper World, where they capture and tame a grasseater.

Twilight and Silverleaf become lovemates.

"HOW NOT TO GO SWIMMING" -  Smoke and Starlight arrive in Timber Valley.

"PUSHOVER" - Hatfeather and Starlight enact a secret plot that succeeds.

Knifeblade arrives in Timber Valley.

DF 18 Spring

Diver arrives in Timber Valley.

DF 18 Summer

Duskdew nearly drowns rescuing a fox kit from the lake.

DF 18 Fall

"PATHDANCER" - Rogue bonds with a wolf-cub named Pathdancer.

DF 19 Summer

Quicksilver meets a young troll named Fishnibbler, but is disappointed that he does not hold the same interest in the Timber Folk as Thunderfoot.

DF 19 Fall

"LOOSE ENDS" - Larkspur arrives in Timber Valley, followed by an insane self-shaper trapped in bear form. Larkspur is discovered to be the half-sister of Goldenbraid, sired by the missing Chestnut. Rainshy is killed by the bear before it can be captured. Through the talents of the healers, the bear is returned to his elven shape. Freshwind names him Bearwalker. Allowed by Nightstep to live, Bearwalker leaves the holt to make a place to live at the south end of the valley.

Larkspur leaves Timber Valley, unwilling to stay so long as Bearwalker remains in the area, due to the deaths of her friends and family at the paws of the bear.

DF 19 Winter

Bearwalker leaves Timber Valley just before the winter snows begin.

DF 20 Spring

"SPY" - Mooncrest eavesdrops on the humans, again.

"CAN'T RUN FROM FEAR" - Torisen arrives in Timber Valley.

Gemstar arrives in Timber Valley.

Nightfire arrives in Timber Valley.

"MOCKER'S SONG" - Woodwreath relates in song the tale of Mocker, a child with the ability to mimic animals.

DF 20 Summer

"HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS" - Oriole, Shrike, and Woodblaze arrive together in Timber Valley.

Jessii arrives in Timber Valley. The Timber Folk renames him Whirlwind for his abundance of energy.

"THE TAMING" - Torisen and Wildwood tame a grasseater in the Upper World.

DF 20 Winter

Archer and the preserver Pebble arrive in Timber Valley. They are from Greeneyes' tribe and have long been searching for her.

DF 21 Summer

"THE SNARE" - Hoodwink is caught by a human girl named Tana while in forbidden territory. Instead of killing him, she sets him free as a friend.

Torisen arrives in Timber Valley.

DF 21 Fall

Morningmist is found near death at the top of Two Falls by Softwill and Thunderfoot.

DF 22 Spring

Evenfell arrives in Timber Valley.

"SOME DAYS..." - Rogue has a bad day.

"SURPRISE!" - Mooncrest and Wildwood Recognize, but decide not to become lifemates.

"THE WRONG TREESHAPER" - Nightway witnesses the Recognition between Mooncrest and Wildwood and wonders what will become of her relationship with her lifemate because of it.

"THE THING IN THE FOREST" - Redlace befriends a young human girl named Arath when he saves her from a large snake near Rock Span.

Rainforest arrives in Timber Valley.

DF 22 Summer

"COOL OFF" - Duskdew gets bold after she's had a little too much to drink.

A summer storm blows in a Preserver named Shimmer. Redlace is the first Highthing it sees, and instantly attaches itself to him, despite his annoyance with the screeching bug.

DF 22 Fall

Coppermane arrives in Timber Valley.

"OTHER THINGS" - Duskdew and Hatfeather tease Quicksilver about his unusual habits.

"SOMETHING IN YOUR EYES" - Starlight tries a tactic on Rogue she learns from watching others.

DF 22 Winter

Blue Ice arrives in Timber Valley.

Oakstaff arrives in Timber Valley.

DF 23 Spring

"THE DECISION" - Mooncrest attempts to cure himself of his fear of wide open spaces. His wolf Bushtrail dies of old age during the attempt.

"ILL MET BY MOONSLIGHT" - A hunting party returning from the Upper World meets Catgut, a wandering troll from a devastated warren far away. They take her to the local troll caverns.

DF 23 Summer

Catgut assassinates King Grubmoss and assumes the throne, backed by trolls who had long grown dissatisfied with Grubmoss' leadership.

DF 24 Spring

Teal born to Twilight and Silverleaf, outside of Recognition.

DF 24 Summer

"WANDERING SPIRIT" - After she and Quicksilver are attacked by strange trolls, Duskdew believes herself dead and wanders the valley in spirit form while the healers desperately try to recall her to her body. Unknown to her, she is observed by another elf in spirit form, Durran Shadowhand.

"THE TIMBER VALLEY WAR" - Catgut mounts a campaign to rid the valley of all elves, humans, and all remaining trolls not loyal to her as the new queen.  Many elves, humans and trolls die in the conflicts.

During the war, numerous elves abandon the Timber Folk and leave the valley, fearful that the peace they had found there no longer existed. Nightstep promised to all who leave in this manner that they will never be welcome should they ever decide to return.

The longtime leader of the humans, Deta, dies from old age. The humans' chief hunter, Seralle, becomes the new leader of the tribe.

Whisper and Rabbit are born to Mooncrest and Wildwood. They are the first set of twins born to the Timber Folk in many lifetimes.

Rockhammer is made king of the troll Underground and takes BeeNest as his queen. Dripstone takes Spitcurl as his mate and is given real duties within the troll caverns by Rockhammer.

"THE SECRET WORD" - Rogue has a hard time coming to grips with his past when he and Bolt Recognize.

DF 24 Fall

"SOMETHING LEFT BEHIND" - Duskdew encounters a wandering elf, who uses deception and self-shaping magic to father a child with her. After she discovers what he has done, he deceives her again and erases her memory of him. Durran Shadowhand leaves Timber Valley, with plans to return to claim the child at a later time.

DF 24 Winter

Duskdew is discovered to be pregnant, but no one knows who the father is. Some suspect it is probably Windrace, but considering how much Duskdew hopped sleepfurs with any willing male, it could be anyone.

DF 25 Spring

The last of Catgut's loyalists are rounded up and brought before King Rockhammer. He orders their tongues cut out, and then uses them as slaves for an ambitious project that will take years to complete.

DF 26 Summer

Wildmane is born to Rogue and Bolt.

Russet is born to Rogue and Starlight, outside of Recognition.

Squirrel is born to Twilight and Silverleaf, outside of Recognition.

Littlestorm is born to Nightstep and Freshwind, named in honor of Stormer, the former chief of the Timber Folk who was returned to them during the war.

DF 26 Fall

Nightsoul is born to Duskdew. Even after the child is born, the father remains a mystery. The entire holt takes a part in rearing the cub.

Grit is born to Dripstone and Spitcurl.

DF 27 Spring

Batfur is born to King Rockhammer and BeeNest.

DF 29 Summer

Whisper is renamed Whisperswift when it is discovered just how quietly she can run through the thickest forest.

Rabbit is renamed Random, partly because of his unruly, randomized hair, and partly because of his unpredictable nature of mischief. Like father, like son...

DF 30 Spring

"CHANGES" - Mooncrest muses about the New Blood in the tribe, several children born at or after the Timber Valley war.

DF 31 Summer

Lump is born to Dripstone and Spitcurl.

DF 33 Spring

Nightstep is badly wounded by a cougar when his hair gets caught in tree branches while fleeing the maddened cat. After he has been healed, he announces that there will be no hair longer than to mid-back among the Timber Folk. There is a great cry of outrage by the elves, but Nightstep will not be swayed from his decision. Many tears flow when long hair is cut.

DF 34 Fall

Littlestorm is renamed by Stormer to reflect her love of collecting feathers, and also because of her feather-soft singing voice.

DF 39 Spring

"SOMETHING FISHY" - Mooncrest and Stormer encounter an unknown creature in the lake while fishing.

DF 39 Summer

"LIKE A MOTH" - Silverhair and Wavesong, both having lost their lifemates years earlier, begin to develop a relationship.

"THE OLD ONE" - Stormer comforts his old wolf friend, Greyfrost.

DF 39 Winter

During an especially harsh winter storm, Silverhair and Wavesong decide to lifemate.

DF 42 Winter

Sandstorm discovers she is pregnant by her sometimes-lovemate, Redlace, but he is not excited about the news. Foxvine berates him for his callous attitude, but Redlace calmly tells him that he has no need for a family. Sandstorm no longer speaks with Redlace, seeking Foxvine's company instead.

DF 43 Spring

Redlace and Shimmer leave on one of their many excursions and are not seen again.

DF 44 Winter

Sandstorm has a child by Redlace outside of Recognition. Foxvine and Sandstorm become lifemates to raise Mink together.

DF 49 Summer

King Rockhammer moves his entire kingdom to new caverns south of the valley that were created by slave trolls in the 25 years since the war. Catgut's old loyalists are imprisoned in the old troll caverns and then the river from the Upper World is diverted to flood the old warrens. Two Falls dries up, and the river emerges from the old troll caverns in force, reshaping the lake and creating many new rivulets throughout the valley. Rockhammer's kingdom severs all ties with the inhabitants of the valley, leaving the area to the elves and humans.