I made this for a homebrew fantasy setting. Adjust length in years to what's appropriate for your own setting.

Use: Refresh page for every era you want to generate. You can generate an entire world history, with the rise and fall of civilizations, complete with a list of historical figures and what they were famous for.

Also useful for generating gossip, or something an NPC idly talks about:

"Didja hear about Antino, that explorer everyone was making fun of? Well I heard he discovered a ruined city a couple days ago."

Era: Gorut

Also known as: The Red Years

Years Long: 2671

Major Historical Figures:

Miguelangel Nightberg - War Chief
-- Eradicated enemy from an entire region

Ragen Oldshore - Fighter
-- Freed a people

Archie Proudast - Craftsman
-- Was exceptional at thier craft

Le Coastlett - Architect
-- Designed many churches

Tyshawn Lightware - Doctor
-- Advocated strongly against magical healing, eventually becoming a cult leader

Aubry Aclaw - War Chief
-- Conquered a difficult region

Crayton Thunderwar - Innkeeper
-- Ran The Fiery Snapper



Major Events:
Legendary Beast (dragon, tarrasque, etc)
War
Divine Intervention (a society cursed or blessed by a god, etc)



Civilizations Fell: 2
• Famine
• Famine

Civilizations Rose: 1
• Planar Arrival









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