Ogre Big Times

The vast majority of Ogre myths and legends concern legendary feats of strength or great battles, and it is generally agreed that the best stories contain lots of both. Ogres have no concept of historical dating - therefore all dates are reckoned using the Imperial Calendar and where specific dates are recorded, they are pulled from the annals of the more erudite races.

Time Line

 * c.-5700 -- Creations of the Old Ones. Elven scholars estimate that at about this time the Old Ones create Ogres to help stop the spread of Chaos.


 * -2750 -- A titanic meteorite strikes the heartland of the Ogres and the Great Maw is born to forever haunt the Ogre race.


 * c.-2749 -- The Ogre prophet, Groth Onefinger, makes a pilgrimage to see the Great Maw and holds a banquet of his own disciples on the lip of the glistening, pulsing gullet.


 * c.-2748 Maelstrom in the Sea. The warpstone comet finally burrows its way through the world, emerging in the opposite hemisphere and causing the ocean there to boil. Few who see it live to tell the tale.


 * -2745 to -2735 -- War in the Sky. The remaining Ogre tribes head west to ascend the colossal peaks where they encounter the Sky-titans, whom they systematically destroy and eat in a decade-long war.


 * c.-2720 -- Most Ogres leave the A ncient Giant Lands, driven away by the unnaturally shimmering skies. They descend the towering peaks and arrive at the Mountains of Mourn.


 * c.-2600 -- First sightings of the supernatural race of Yhetees - the mutated Ogres who remained in the Ancient Giant Lands.


 * c.-2400 -- The Dragon Ogre Wars. Amidst the peaks, the Ogres discover the ancient creatures known as Dragon Ogres. Enemies at first sight, many battles were waged, toppling many mountains over and finally driving the Dragon Ogres north wards.


 * c.-2300 -- Great Bull Roast Great battles are fought with the Beast men from the Haunted Forest, culminating with the largest Bull Roast ever.


 * c.-2100 -- The Glacier that Walked. Legends tell of a northern glacier that rose up and fought the Ogres, slaying many. Some say it will rise again when the lands freeze over once more.


 * -1955 -- The Annals of the Dwarf Kings report major Ogre raids into their mines in the Worlds Edge Mountains. At this time, the Dwarfs first hear tales of the mountain of pure gold that resides in the Mountains of Mourn. Expeditions are sent.


 * c.-1700 -- The Last Sky-titan. A lone Sky-titan is found roaming the Ogre Kingdoms and is hunted down and slain in battle by Buluk Knifefinger, whose tribe feasts on the remains for a month.


 * c.-1400 -- The Daemon War. A rift opens and Daemons beyond count spew out. Many tribes converge in a furious battle that lasts over a year before the fissure is sealed. Only a Plateau of Bones remains.


 * c.-1000 -- Gnoblars, a new breed of goblinoid, become commonplace in the lands south of the Mountains of Mourn.


 * c. -950 -- The First Overtyrant. Thug the Fist becomes the first Overtyrant of the Ogre Kingdoms and begins the practice of the Great Feast.


 * c.-947 to c.-930 -- Dormant for hundreds of years, the Fire Mouth erupts. Taking the eruption as a sign to go to war, Thug the Fist leads many Ogre tribes to wreak havoc across the lands.


 * c.-800 -- To avoid being enslaved by Chaos Dwarfs, Gnoblars purposefully lurk near Ogres. The plan pays off, as Ogres find Gnoblars more useful as servants than as nutrition.


 * -734 to -700 -- The Ash Battles. Many Ogre tribes are driven from the Dark Lands in a string of bitter battles with the Chaos Dwarfs.


 * -100 -- The Black Orcs rebel and are eventually driven from Zharr Naggrund. Many make their new lairs in the Mountains of Mourn beginning the first of many battles with the Ogres.


 * 121 -- Attempts to clear out the monster-ridden Bloodpeak fail, resulting in complete carnage and the destruction of several Ogre tribes. Especially large beasts still thrive there today.

Source

 * : Warhammer Armies: Ogre Kingdoms (8th Edition)
 * : pg. 22
 * : pg. 23

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