- Name
- Cantha
- Aliases
Cantha
Cantha is the continent in which users play on in Guild Wars Factions. It is south of the continents of Tyria and Elona, across the Unending Ocean.
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Timeline
Note that "CC" stands for "Canthan Calendar". 1637 CC - Emperor Usoku defeats the Kurzicks and the Luxons, uniting Cantha under one banner and begins to drive out the non-humans, as well as those humans who opposed him. 1582 CC - Present day in Factions. Master Togo summons Mhenlo (Character) to the Shing Jea Monastery. Shiro unleashes a plague in Cantha. 1581 CC - Resurgent trade between Cantha and the devastated Tyrian kingdoms formalized in the Second Treaty of Lion's Arch. Bay of Sirens renamed Sea of Sorrows after upswing in shipwrecks. 1580 CC - End of the Guild Wars 1568 CC - Kintah dies and is succeeded by his son Kisu, who becomes the 31st Canthan emperor. 1527 CC - The Luxons and Kurzicks of Cantha end formal diplomatic contact, communicating with each other only when required (and almost always through official liaisons of the Celestial Ministry). 1523 CC - The first Guild Wars begins. 1450 CC - Cantha's embassy formally closed in Ascalon City. 1412 CC - Long-standing trade agreements between the Tyrian kingdoms and the Canthan Empire dissolved by imperial decree. 1382 CC - Shiro Tagachi slain in the Harvest Temple of Cantha after killing Emperor Angsiyan. The bloodline is unbroken when his son Hanjai (Kisu's great-great grandfather) ascends to the throne. 731 CC - Cantha begins trading with Tyria (Location). 684 CC - Serpents leave the world of men. 511 CC - Prince Chang Hai, a Warrior Monk, becomes first Ascendant emperor of Cantha. 510 CC - The gods leave Tyria. 509 CC - Gods give magic to the races of Tyria. 410 CC - High-planes human settlements become known as Ascalon. Ascalon's new king receives first Canthan ambassador. 305 CC - Humans appear on the northern continent. 51 CC - Kurzicks declare independence from Cantha, become vassal clan. 48 CC - Luxons formally secede from the Empire, become vassal clan. 46 CC - Lord Emperor Kaineng Tah dies under mysterious circumstances. 0 CC - Canthan clans unite under Kaineng Tah, first Lord Emperor of the Dragon. Late Pre-Imperial Era - Humans appear in Cantha for the first time and settle the northern coastline before spreading completly across the continent. Their development is unhindered by the Forgotten. Middle Pre-Imperial-Era - The Forgotten arrive in Tyria. Early Pre-Imperial-Era - Last sign of Giganticus Lupicus--true giants--on Tyria (best guess).
Regions
- Shing Jea Island
- Kaineng City
- Echovald Forest
- The Jade Sea