In this timeline, DF stands for "Death Flood" as the year that this disaster occurred is used as a reference point concerning our current tribe. A negative number indicates a certain x took place before the Death Flood, while a positive number indicates an event that took place afterward. For the sake of the Readers, we have dropped specific terms for the seasons (White Fall, Green Time, etc.) and are simply using the typical terms (Winter, Spring, etc.). Note: There is no DF 0. DF 1 comes directly after DF-1.

DF-4500 Spring

An extensive troll warren located beneath a great grassy plain is divided by a vicious feud into two factions after the death of King Broadstone. Both sides set traps for one another, often causing whole chambers to collapse. One group led by a crafty troll wench named Cattail develops a plan to destroy their enemies by flooding the warrens and begins work on tunnels to divert water from the overhead river.

DF-4500 Summer

When the tunnels are completed, Cattail retreats with her warriors behind barriers designed to withstand the pressures of the loosed waters. The massive underground flooding proves to be too strong, however, and the raging torrent batters down supporting walls and columns, causing the entire, multiple-layer cave system to collapse upon itself. A great section of the grass plains beneath the river caves in straight down, creating a massive sunken valley.

The survivors of both sides unite in blaming Cattail for the death and destruction of their domain and stake her out on top of the new cliffs in the sun, leaving her to die. Two young adventurous males creep out at night to free her, and the trio flees into the distance.

The remainder of trolls come together under the rule of Rockcrusher, the male who had led the side that had opposed Cattail. King Rockcrusher begins to rebuild the kingdom, while a lake begins to form in the newly created valley.

Over several hundred years, the lake and a continuation of the river feed the valley floor, helping trees and plants thrive in the new, enclosed environment. Animals from the plains find ways down to the lush forest below and begin life-circles there.

DF-4180 Fall

A band of plains-roaming humans following the river discover a valley filled with trees that is sunken below the level of the prairie. They find an almost-impassible pathway down to the valley floor and realize how lush the place is with plentiful game. The Ke L'Rhatan settle on the east side of the lake, near the pathway they used to enter the valley.

DF-4133 Summer

A bad summer storm washes away the humans' rugged pathway into the valley, and they are trapped without a way to get out. However, the humans are self-sufficient with the valley's resources and are content with their fate to remain where they have settled.

DF-4070 Fall

"TIMBER VALLEY BEGINNINGS" - A tribe of elves are chased from the Great Wood by humans and flee out onto the grassy plains, where the humans lose the trail and turn back to the forest. The elves continue to move westward. After days of travel, they come to a river and follow it downstream. Days later, they find a tree-filled valley on the plains and decide to settle there. The tribe's ruling council is dissolved and the chief hunter, Silverstone, is made the Chief of the Timber Folk. They enter the valley and start work on their new holt.

DF-4069 Spring

Seeing smoke on the other side of the valley, a group goes to investigate and finds a human settlement. They are caught by the "tall ones", but escape and flee back to the holt. The territorial humans follow, thinking to drive away the intruders. The first to die is Hawkleaf, the tribe's healer. A fierce battle ensues with deaths on both sides, but then ends in a draw.

An uneasy sort of truce is arranged, wherein the two tribes divide the valley into separate areas. The human chief named Leve, warns that any elf caught on their side will be killed without a needed reason. Silverstone is saddened by the ultimatum, but for the safety of his tribe, sees no choice but to reply in kind and threaten to kill any human caught in the elves' territory. Silverstone vows that no one will ever drive them from their homes again.

DF-4069 Summer

Troll caverns are discovered near Two Falls after a hunting party near the Sheercliff wall comes across a troll party out hunting for meat. After some paranoia on the part of the King Rockcrusher, a bartering system is arranged between the two races, with the elves providing meats, vegetables and animal furs in exchange for weapons and other items made of enduring brightmetal.

DF-4015 Spring

Firelight's healing talent manifests, but is unpredictable at first. When she goes into a trance to heal Chief Silverstone's broken leg from an accident, the chief's white hair suddenly turns black. His leg is repaired, but the hair color change is irreversible. A lot of good-natured ribbing takes place for both Silverstone and Firelight.

DF-3991 Summer

The human leader Leve is killed on a hunting party by a wild boar. A respected elder named Tioga becomes their chief and requests a council with Silverstone for a better truce agreement between their two races. A strong rockshaper named Blackthorn celebrates by shaping Rock Span from the river banks to connect the two territories together for amiable trade.

DF-3968 Fall

A "harmless prank" on chief Tioga by a young mischievous elf inadvertently results in the chief's death. The humans believe it was intentional and sever ties with the elves, resuming their original territorial feuding. The elf responsible is distraught by his actions and allows himself to be captured and killed without a struggle.

DF-3963 Spring

Highwind and Sandstaff sneak over into the humans' territory and are trapped by a large thunderstorm. Strong senders, they inform their kin where they are, and take refuge in a large dark cavern. When they do not return, Nightflame goes in after them, but is lost as well. Wellstone and Fishlance are also swallowed up by the cavern when they try to retrieve Nightflame. After this, it is learned that the humans avoid that place, calling it the Black Cavern.

DF-3751 Winter

Chief Silverstone dies in a sudden snow storm while away from the holt on a personal venture. His son Fawn becomes the second chief of the Timber Folk.

DF-3724 Spring

A ground quake rocks the valley. Redwolf is killed by a boulder that is shaken loose from the cliffs.

DF-3681 Winter

A bad winter blizzard hits the valley, the worst the elves have seen since they arrived. The hometrees do not provide enough cover for the elves, but the tribe is saved when the trolls allow them to take shelter in the caverns. Chief Fawn promises King Rockcrusher much meat and furs in payment for his generosity.

DF-3507 Summer

Chief Fawn's lifemate Dreamleaf is bitten by a poisonous snake while in the woods and dies before a healer can get to her.

DF-3507 Fall

Strongbranch is caught by humans and blinded before he is rescued. His eyes are too damaged to save, but he lives and changes his name to Sendseeker.

DF-3215 Summer

Chief Fawn dies from eating too many unripe berries. His sister, Mistlight, becomes Chieftess of the Timber Folk.

DF-3212 Spring

Not really much of a fighter, Chieftess Mistlight dies in a human ambush near the river. Her son, Longcloud becomes chief of the Timber Folk.

DF-3005 Winter

Returning from a night of gambling with the trolls, Chief Longcloud loses his way back to the holt during a winter ice storm. He dies of exposure before he can find shelter. His young daughter, Hollyberry becomes Chieftess of the Timber Folk.

DF-2983 Spring

Grandrill discovers one of the air vents from the valley into the troll caverns and sneaks in to look around. He gets lost in the maze of tunnels and falls into a forgotten pit. He starves to death.

DF-2975 Spring

On a hunting party, an archer accidentally shoots Chieftess Hollyberry when she gets too close to the kill. Since she had no lifemate, children or siblings, her cousin Clearlake becomes Chieftess of the Timber Folk.

DF-2650 Summer

Chieftess Clearlake is trapped in a troll passage cave-in. Her air supply runs out before anyone can rescue her. Her lifemate Two Water becomes Chief of the Timber Folk.

DF-2648 Fall

After two years, Chief Two Water decides he cannot cope with being leader of the Timber Folk. He appoints Breezewind, the holt's best hunter to become Chieftess in his place.

DF-2451 Fall

The Tall Ones kill Breezewind's son, Jade in an ambush near the lake. The Chieftess goes out for revenge by herself and is killed in the process. Her brother Twinarrow becomes Chief of the Timber Folk.

DF-2414 Summer

A bolt of skyfire hits the hometree of Rosetwig and Daymark. A nearby hometree belonging to Pikepoint and Skyleaf also catches fire. All four are killed before the fire can be extinguished.

DF-2347 Winter

Chief Twinarrow's daughter, Silverbrook breaks her leg while learning to walk. There are no healers among the tribefolk at this time and her leg does not heal properly.

DF-2000 Winter

Due to a dispute over the treasures of a newly discovered gold vein in the caverns, a young and ambitious troll named Grubmoss kills King Rockcrusher and claims his crown. Grubmoss offers the new treasure vein to be split up throughout the kingdom to buy the loyalty of his new subjects. There are no further disputes and King Grubmoss begins his rein over the Underground.

DF-1762 Fall

Chief Twinarrow falls hard from a weak tree branch and is paralyzed from the neck down. After several days of suffering, he convinces his best friend to end his life. His lifemate Littlewind becomes Chieftess of the Timber Folk.

DF-1741 Winter

Unable to outrun her pursuer, Silverbrook is killed by a wild boar.

DF-1694 Spring

Rush finds a new berry growing on the ground and recklessly eats some. Fortunately, the berries prove to be non-poisonous and quite delicious. The names them "groundberries". (strawberries!)

DF-1493 Fall

On a lone excursion to the south end of the valley, Chieftess Littlewind is caught in a large growth of strangleweed. After a few days' passing, a search party finds her body. Her sister, Firebrand becomes Chieftess of the Timber Folk.

DF-1399 Winter

A small force of humans find and attack the holt, though are quickly killed by archers and the wolf pack. Topaz and Shadowcliff are the only casualties.

DF-1398 Spring

Chieftess Firebrand orders the plantshapers to construct a tall, thick barrier of thorns around the holt for protection against human attack, with a hidden passageway shaped to allow the elves through.

DF-1066 Fall

While playing on the steps of the Father Tree, an elven child named Frosty causes Chieftess Firebrand to trip and fall. She falls on a stick the child had been playing with and it goes through her eye, killing her. With no living relatives, an elder of the tribe named Sheerwall becomes Chief of the Timber Folk.

DF-1000 Fall

Chieft Sheerwall dies of food poisoning. His daughter Vineleaf becomes Chieftess of the Timber Folk.

DF-892 Winter

Chieftess Vineleaf falls from an icy limb and dies instantly from a broken neck. She is found the next night, her body frozen. Her son Clifftrail becomes Chief of the Timber Folk.

DF-829 Spring

A human child is kidnapped and raised by the elves in the hope that he will be a go-between for the tribes to work up a truce. The elves name him Wolfprize.

DF-811 Spring

When Wolfprize is sent to the humans for the first time, they kill him upon learning of his upbringing.

DF-782 Fall

Fernpath goes into labor unexpectedly while walking alone in the woods and gives birth to Thornburn in a wolf den.

DF-653 Fall

Woodwreath born to Thornburn and Featherfrost.

DF-645 Summer

Greylock born to Stormer and Springbow.

DF-627 Fall

Two Star born to Duster and Sweetwater.

DF-621 Winter

Darkwell's healing talent manifests. It is the first time the tribe has had a healer in many years.

DF-620 Spring

"MOCKER'S SONG" - Mocker, an elf child with the ability to mimic animals, finds that it is not a funny joke to yowl like a great-cat when near a hunting party.

DF-596 Winter

Wavesong born to Stormer and Springbow.

Nightstep born to Greylock and Joycall.

DF-561 Fall

A group of reckless human boys, wishing to prove their courage by attacking a party of elves, nearly start a full-scale war between the two tribes. A tense conversation between Chief Clifftrail and Durs the human leader finally diffuses the situation.

DF-519 Spring

Chief Clifftrail dies from a wildcat attack. His son, Woodmark becomes chief of the Timber Folk.

DF-512 Spring

Blackthorn, the oldest living of the Timber Folk, tells Two Star about the beginnings of the Timber Valley holt. Two days later, he is killed by a human while shaping designs into Rock Span, the bridge he had created so long ago.

DF-510 Summer

Bluerain discovers he can draw up water through a hollow stem of swamp grass. His straw becomes popular with the cubs. Soon after, Bluerain finds another use for the invention when he dives into the river to escape humans. He uses the straw to breathe through while he hides under the bank overhang.

DF-438 Summer

Fluffy is born to Chestnut and Glistenfire, outside of Recognition.

DF-425 Fall

Glistenfire is struck on the head by a floating log while swimming in the river. She is stunned and the current carries her under. Fluffy leaps in after her mother and pulls her out, and then discovers to her astonishment, that she has the emerging powers of a healer.

DF-423 Winter

Glade tries to clime the Sheercliff wall and falls, breaking his neck. His passing causes great sorrow among his numerous lovemates.

DF-421 Spring

Nightstep is captured by humans and tortured before Two Star can rescue him. Nightstep's chin is burned and disfigured by torch fire, but when Fluffy tries to heal him, there is an unexpected side effect. Nightstep's chin is now growing hair.

DF-350 Spring

A meteorite crashes to the north of the valley, causing a bright glare in the night sky and ground tremors. It also causes near-panic among the humans, who believe it is the displeasure of their gods. A group of elves go to explore the site and find a fresh crater with a fist-sized chunk of fused rock at its center. The remnant catches the attention of Windcone, who takes it back to the holt.

DF-325 Spring

Fluffy is renamed Sprout by the holt gardeners for her skill with growing plants without magic.

DF-317 Winter

Silverhair born to Rainer and Blueraven.

DF-310 Fall

Rainer and Blueraven find a hidden spring while hunting and drink from it. The water is bad and both fall very ill. They tried to head back to the holt, but become delirious and lose their way. When they are found later by a search party, Rainer is already dead. Darkwell tries to save Blueraven, but she has no will left to fight after her lifemate's death, and soon follows Rainer. Their young son, Silverhair, is taken in by Woodburn, Blueraven's brother.

DF-255 Winter

Cloud, mourning the death of her lifemate, Hawksight, leaves the valley and is never seen again.

DF-253 Summer

An overabundance of crows causes a noise and pollution problem, driving even the gentlest of elves to kill the pesky birds on sight after a full moon. The birds eventually move on, much to the relief of everyone.

DF-247 Summer

Chief Woodmark accepts the human leader's personal challenge, but is killed. His son, Stormer becomes Chief of the Timber Folk.

DF-229 Winter

Star discovers his talent for hypnotic control while hunting with a friend. He excitedly tells his companion, Sunswift about his newfound ability, but Sunswift refuses to believe him. Star paralyzes him as proof. Unfortunately, a human chooses to attack at that time. Star dispatches the attacker, but not until after his defenseless friend is slain. Grief-stricken, Star voluntarily enters the Black Cavern and is never seen again.

DF-209 Spring

Longtree finds a gemstone in the river bottom. He takes it to trade with the trolls and inadvertently sets off a minor gem rush.

DF-204 Spring

Windrace born to Cloudblazer and Clearfox.

DF-200 Summer

Longrain born to Longtree and Sweetrain.

DF-199 Spring

Mouse, later to be called Fable, born to Bluetree and Wavesong.

DF-196 Fall

Rosemist born to Longtree and Sweetrain.

DF-154 Spring

Jag born to Goldquill and Berryscent

DF-152 Winter

Dawnwatch born to Webstring and Twinfire.

DF-151 Summer

Buckeye born to Windcone and Bristle.

DF-133 Spring

Twill born to Bluetree and Wavesong.

DF-128 Spring

Silverleaf born to Darkwell and Stormfire.

DF-112 Spring

Chief Stormer does not return from a personal excursion. A search is made of the valley, but there are no signs of him. Spies on the human village discover no sign that the Tall Ones were involved in the elven chief's disappearance.

DF-112 Summer

After two moons following his disappearance, Stormer is finally presumed dead. His son, Greylock becomes Chief of the Timber Folk.

DF-99 Winter

Twilight born to Silverhair and Dewdrop.

DF-98 Spring

Freshwind born to Darkwell and Stormfire.

DF-73 Spring

Foxvine born to Cloudblazer and Clearfox.

DF-70 Winter

Clearsilver is badly mauled by a rabid cougar. Sprout tries to help, but Clearsilver dies of blood loss before the healer can staunch her wounds. Sprout withdraws into a deep depression at this, as it is the first time an elf has died under her hands. Darkwell talks to her about life and death and the limits of a healer's ability, and eventually manages to pull her out of despair.

DF-65 Summer

Woodburn sees a human eating a certain root. Thinking it must be safe, he digs up some and eats them. Unfortunately, the roots are poisonous to elves and Woodburn dies soon after.

DF-62 Fall

Freshwind gets caught in the river's current while swimming and nearly drowns. She is saved by a teenage human male named Reka, but the youth perishes from the effort due to a weak heart.

DF-56 Spring

Sprout is renamed Gardenlover since she would rather work with plants in the dirt than go out hunting in the forest.

DF-50 Summer

A lone human named Tego sneaks across Rock Span, catches Longtree by surprise and kills him. Two Stat witnesses the murder and tracks Tego for two moons before catching him alone. Blind with fury, Two Star tortures the human unmercifully before killing him. He comes to his senses later and is deeply grieved by his actions.

DF-49 Winter

Ferret born to Treebeard and Fairhand.

DF-41 Summer

Tempest born to Fury and Ravenlock.

As a prank, Windrace greases the steps to Twill's hometree with animal fat, causing Twill to fall and break his leg. As punishment, Chief Greylock makes Windrace obey Twill's orders for one moon.

DF-39 Spring

Springdream takes cover in a small cave during a rainstorm. The weight of the water causes the overhang to collapse, closing off the cave and pinning her under a boulder. She dies of her injuries before she is found.

DF-38 Winter

Dewdrop falls through the ice on the lake while ice-fishing and nearly drowns. Her life is saved by Gardenlover the healer, sparking Twilight's intense longing to be a healer. Unable to manifest a talent not in his bloodline, Twilight begins learning non-magical healing techniques from her.

DF-36 Summer

Twill secretly shapes a private cave behind the western branch of Two Falls, setting the entrance in the wall beside the lake shore. The trolls soon discover Twill's cave and disgruntled at the intrusion to their domain, dig a channel from the river to the cave, flooding it. Twill returns and sees the damage. After making repairs, he pays a visit to King Grubmoss and tells him in great detail what an angry rockshaper could do to the Underground tunnels. From then on, the trolls leave Twill's Cave alone.

DF-34 Summer

Two Star and Gardenlover Recognize. He renames her Goldenbraid for her long, sunny-gold hair.

DF-32 Spring

Hatfeather born to Treebeard and Fairhand.

DF-32 Summer

Sandstorm born to Two Star and Goldenbraid.

DF-31 Spring

Mooncrest born to Silverhair and Dewdrop.

DF-31 Summer

Redlace born to Goldquill and Berryscent, and named for the lacy quality of his red hair.

DF-31 Winter

Cloudblazer meets a pair of human males on the elves' side of the river. The men try to kill the elf, but Cloudblazer strikes first and slays them both.

DF-29 Fall

As a young child, Redlace is found to have a strong levitation talent, but he is only able to lift objects his size or smaller. Despite his best efforts, he is not able to float himself.

DF-27 Fall

"SOUL'S TOUCH" - After a fall from the Sheercliff, Twilight and Windrace trade soul names.

DF-25 Spring

Newfur is born to Whitetop and Shellnut.

DF-24 Winter

Sandstorm starts a holt-wide snowball fight and loses. She vows to get even "next time".

DF-22 Winter

Trace born to Stonehand and Rabbit.

DF-20 Winter

Longrain falls through the ice while ice-sliding on the lake and is never seen again.

DF-19 Winter

Nightway born to Splitpath and Moonshine.

DF-17 Winter

"HE'S GRASSY" - Grassy is born to Cliff and Dustwren, outside of Recognition.

DF-15 Spring

Sivlerleaf's treeshaping talent manifests, to her great delight.

Far to the southwest of Timber Valley, the Eagle Mountain Holt is attacked by an organized human ambush. Practically all are slaughtered. Only a few escape.

DF-14 Spring

"THE POWER" - Nightway's treeshaping talent emerges with a little coaxing.

DF-12 Summer

Softwill born to Twill and Dawnwatch.

Whitetop is killed by a black bear while sleeping out away from the holt.

DF-11 Summer

Dripstone born to Belcher and Mosslocks.

DF-10 Spring

Hoodwink born to Bowstring and Treesinger.

DF-10 Summer

Duskdew born to Truesight and Lakedove.

DF-9 Fall

Stormfire is killed by a great-cat.

DF-8 Spring

Wildwood born to Windrider and Starsilk.

DF-8 Summer

Chief Greylock's wolf is infected with the frothing madness and tries to attack him. While trying to avoid the rabid wolf, Greylock stumbles into a bed of strangleweed that ensnares both him and the wolf, killing both. Nightstep becomes Chief of the Timber Folk.

DF-7 Fall

Twig born to Treebeard and Fairhand.

DF-6 Summer

Cloudblazer is killed in human territory by the son of one of the humans he had killed twenty-five years earlier.

DF-6 Winter

Bolt born to Whitetop and Shellnut.

DF-5 Spring

Cliff and Dustwren die in a mudslide in a strong spring rainstorm.

DF-5 Summer

Bowstring and Treesinger are killed when skyfire burns several trees in the holt. Their son, Hoodwink is raised by the tribe.

DF-5 Winter

Quicksilver born to Greenleaf and Darkpine.

DF-4 Spring

Redthorn born to Snowhair and Mimosa.

DF-4 Winter

Trying to impress young Grassy, Windrace attempts to sneak into the human's village and steal the shaman's ceremonial headdress. He gets caught, forcing Twilight and a party of others to go to his rescue. Nightstep is furious and confines Windrace to the holt proper for three moons.

DF-3 Spring

Duster and Goldquill arrive at the Black Cavern during a hunt's chase that take them across the river. They go in to look around, but never come out. After their disappearance, Goldquill's lifemate, Berryscent refuses to eat. She dies of grief and starvation.

DF-3 Winter

"SCENES OF DEPARTURE" - Ferret leaves Timber Valley to explore.

DF-2 Spring

Season born to Twill and Dawnwatch.

DF-2 Summer

Sever drought causes the dreamberry bushes to wither. Foxvine panics, becoming a nuisance to all.

DF-2 Fall

"GRASSY'S SECRET" - Grassy secretly visits the Upper World and tames a grasseater.

DF-1 Summer

Greenleaf and Darkpine depart Timber Valley, leaving their son Quicksilver in the care of Truesight and Lakedove.

Clearfox is shot by a young human from a raft while she is shaping stone steps up to a ledge beside the Two Falls. Foxvine and Windrace swear vengeance, sneak into the human village, and kidnap the youth responsible. They are about to kill him when Twilight find them and talks them out of it. While they argue, a party of pursuing humans surprise them. The elves escape by trading the life of the boy for their own.

DF-1 Fall

Dewdrop is killed by a human named Hazar. Silverhair, a singer with a rich voice that Dewdrop loved, becomes briefly suicidal and vows never to speak aloud again unless his lifemate is avenged.

While out hunting alone, Chestnut tracks a deer up the Sheercliff Pass, unwilling to let the prize escape. As he prepares to shoot the buck with an arrow, a cougar leaps at him from the top of the cliff. He manages to kill the great-cat, but its carcass slams into him and knocks him back down the pass. He strikes his head in the fall and wakes up with amnesia. In a daze, he wanders up the pass and out of the valley.

DF-1 Winter

Still wandering, Chestnut runs into an exploring group from another holt and Recognizes with Clearsky, one of its members. The shock brings back his memories, but he cannot remember what happened to him during the time he had amnesia. He goes with Clearsky back to her holt to help raise the cub that will be born.

Twilight, having suppressed his grief at his mother's death in order to aid his father and brother, has great difficulty coming to terms with the loss himself. He begins to believe she is still alive, and to see glimpses of her around the holt. Goldenbraid realizes what is wrong and spends a great deal of time with him, helping him to accept her death.

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.

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