Overview

The following is an overview of the history detailed in the Dreaming Web. Note that until the Sundering there is no strict time in the Dreaming. Events are presented here in the most sensible order, but are not constrained by that order.

In the beginning, there was only the Dreaming. Those who were to become Trolls were the only fae. The only light was from the stars, which were the Sidhe shining through from that place which is behind the Dreaming. Dragons were there, the shadows cast on the walls of the Dreaming by the Trolls-to-be.

The first change was the advent of Nocker. The Trolls-to-be were the embodiment of the Dreaming, but one of them decided to create something with its own Dán: the Gate of Ivory. At this moment there was Nocker, who creates things with their own fate, and Troll, who tried to stop him.

• Redcap comes through the Gate of Ivory and brings death to the Dreaming.
• The Mountain King, wishing to protect the Dreaming from Redcap's destruction, creates the Sluagh, using the Emerald That Lies at the Heart of the World. They arise from Moonbeam Fissure, the embodiment of the Oath of Guardianship. They collect the souls of those Redcap has severed (from their connection to Dreamstuff) and return them to the Dreaming Beyond.
• Nocker wanders off and finds the Dragon graveyard and the bones of Sidabras. He takes the horns and fashions the Gate of Horn from them, hoping to summon something that he could master and gain power from.
• The Sidhe House Founders come through the Gate of Horn and announce their rulership of the Dreaming.
• The Sidhe lords and their followers spread out over the Dreaming, seeking adventure. Each of them fights and slays one or more Dragons, save Lord Liam.
• Lord Leanhaun chastises Lady Fiona, causing enmity between them.
• Lord Balor betrays the justice of the Mountain King and summons the Sidhe to war.
• Lord Balor takes Arcadia while the Battle of the Riven Mountain is being fought. He is killed by Lord Leanhaun in the Siege of Arcadia after the Trolls are defeated. The remaining Trolls swear an Oath of Fealty to the Sidhe.
• Lord Liam is killed by a Dragon.
• Lady Eiluned creates Boggan.
• Eshu goes to Ironfell, leading to Nocker going there and getting iron in his blood, the universe becoming polar, and the Sluagh gaining the Iron Knives.
• Sluagh agree to destroy House Leanhaun with the Iron Knives at Lady Fiona's request. In doing so, they break their Oath of Guardianship (for the knives bring death of the soul, irreparably harming the Dreaming). They stop the killing, and thereby break their Oath of the Long Road to the Sidhe.
• The Sundering occurs. Lord Dougal breaks the Gate of Horn and the Fomori begin to appear.
• The Fomori drive everyone out of Arcadia.
• The Trolls revolt against the Sidhe after the Mountain King is reincarnated. They are vanquished with the aid of the Sluagh.
• Lord Aelil slays Sidabras and uses its bones to create a new Arcadia but fails and dies.
• The Sidhe march on Arcadia to free it from the Fomori.
• The Shattering.