Time line
 

This is to answer all the time line questions. Below is a link that should provide the information you guys are looking for.

Posky was released Jan 20, 2000

http://samanna.net/gen.info/chronology.shtml


Also curious did this happen here? The artifacts part that is:

"Live Events: Plane of Fear opening; Battle of Bloody Kithicor launched Plane of Hate opening; The Scaled Claw from GM-led quest and Malevolent from Battle of Bloody Kithicor introduced (artifacts - one each per server)."

Taluvill currently has an artifact scimitar from Bloody Kith.