The Dragon Age

The Dragon Age begins

900

After sightings of dragons in the sky for the first time since they were thought to be driven extinct in the Steel Age, Divine Faustine II declares the age to be the Dragon Age. (Dragon Age: The World of Thedas vol. 1)

Battle at Avinash

901

Loghain Mac Tir leads the Ferelden Rebellion to victory at the Battle at Avinash. (Codex entry: The Summer Sword, Dragon Age: Origins)

Maric Theirin becomes King of Ferelden

902

Maric Theirin kills the Orlesian King Meghren Dufayel in a duel atop Fort Drakon, and takes the throne of Ferelden. (Dragon Age: The Stolen Throne) Discrepancy Note - Dragon Age: The World of Thedas vol. 1 states that Meghren is killed in 9:00. However, the timeline in Dragon Age: The Stolen Throne adds up for it to occur in 9:02.

Rowan Guerrin's death

908

Queen Rowan Guerrin of Ferelden dies of a wasting illness. (Dragon Age: The World of Thedas vol. 1)

Grey Wardens return to Ferelden

910

After two ages of banishment due to their involvement in a failed coup attempt, King Maric invites the Grey Wardens to return to operation in Ferelden. (Dragon Age: The World of Thedas vol. 1)

The Architect first surfaces

910

The Architect's plans to infect all of Thedas with the darkspawn taint are thwarted by a small group of Grey Wardens, and King Maric Theirin. (Dragon Age: The Calling)

Branka becomes Paragon

910

Branka, originally of the smith caste in Orzammar, is named Paragon for her invention of smokeless coal. (Dragon Age: The World of Thedas vol. 1)

Kal-Sharok rediscovered

912

The Dwarven kingdom of Kal-Sharok is rediscovered in the Hunterhorn Mountains, after having been thought taken over by darkspawn. The dwarves of Kal-Sharok resent Orzammar for cutting them off during the darkspawn invasion, and refuse to bow to Orzammar's king. (Dragon Age: The World of Thedas vol. 1)

Bownammar falls

913

Bownammar, the fortress of the Legion of the Dead, falls to the darkspawn. (Dragon Age: The World of Thedas vol. 1)

Celene Valmont becomes Empress of Orlais

920

Celene Valmont takes the Orlesian throne at just 16 years old, after conspiring with the Dowager Marquise Mantillon to have Emperor Florian assassinated. (Dragon Age: The World of Thedas vol. 1 / Dragon Age: The Masked Empire)

Battle of Larécolte

920

Nevarran forces attempt to expand their current territory beyond the Fields of Ghislain. Duke Gaspard de Chalons leads the Orlesian forces, and in the end, challenges the Nevarran commander to a duel - winner taking Larécolte. Gaspard is victorious, and the Nevarran forces retreat. (Dragon Age: The World of Thedas vol. 2)

Kirkwall templars rise in power

921

Viscount Perrin Threnhold attempts and fails to rid the city of templars. Meredith Stannard arrests and executes him, then places Marlow Dumar as viscount. Meredith is named Knight-Commander of Kirkwall by Grand Cleric Elthina. (Dragon Age: The World of Thedas vol. 1 / Dragon Age: The World of Thedas vol. 2)

The Grand Catherdral is attacked

922

Blood mages controlling dragons launch an assault on the Grand Cathedral in Orlais, during the ten-year gathering of Chantry faithful. Cassandra Pentaghast defeats the dragons and blood mages, and is named Right Hand by Divine Beatrix III. (Dragon Age: The World of Thedas vol. 1 / Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker)

Cailan Theirin becomes King of Ferelden

925

King Maric Theirin is presumed dead at sea. (In reality, he was being held by Aurelian Titus in Ath Velanis on Seheron, using him in a blood magic ritual.) Cailan Theirin is crowned King of Ferelden, and at the same time, marries Anora Mac Tir, making her Queen. (Dragon Age: The World of Thedas vol. 1 / Dragon Age: Until We Sleep)

Branka begins search for Anvil of the Void

928

Paragon Branka and her entire house (except Oghren) venture into the Deep Roads in search of the Anvil of the Void. (Dragon Age: The World of Thedas vol. 1)

The Fifth Blight begins

930

The Fifth Blight begins in the Korcari Wilds of Ferelden, after the Architect attempts to make a disciple of the Old God Urthemiel. (Dragon Age: The World of Thedas vol. 1)

King Endrin Aeducan dies

930

King Endrin Aeducan dies after losing of two children, leaving only youngest child Bhelen to inherit the throne. A conflit breaks out in Orzammar over succession when Lord Pyral Harrowmont accuses Bhelen of fratricide. (Dragon Age: The World of Thedas vol. 1)

The Battle of Ostagar

930

At the Battle of Ostagar, Loghain Mac Tir quits the field, leaving the assembled Grey Wardens trapped behind darkspawn lines. The Wardens, with the exception of Alistair and the Hero of Ferelden, are slaughtered. (Dragon Age: The World of Thedas vol. 1)

The Fifth Blight ends

931

The Hero of Ferelden leads an assault against the darkspawn in the Battle of Denerim, where Urthemiel is successfully slain, ending the Fifth Blight. (Dragon Age: The World of Thedas vol. 1)

The Darkspawn Civil War

931

The Architect frees an intelligent broodmother called the Mother from the call of the Old Gods. A new breed of talking darkspawn emerge, either pledging themselves to the Mother or to the Architect. (Dragon Age: The World of Thedas vol. 1)

Kal'Hirol Thaig reclaimed

931

The dwarves of Orzammar reclaim Kal'Hirol thaig. (Dragon Age: The World of Thedas vol. 1)

The Harvesters of Amgarrak

931

Amgarrak Thaig is overrun by twisted creatures known as Harvesters, after failed attempts to re-create Paragon Caridin's golem research. (Dragon Age: The World of Thedas vol. 1)

Qunari stranded in Kirkwall

931

Hundreds of Qunari are stranded in Kirkwall, along with the Arishok, after their dreadnought is shipwrecked. They refuse to leave until they recover the stolen sacred Tome of Koslun. (Dragon Age: The World of Thedas vol. 1)

The Deep Roads Expedition

931

Brothers Bartrand and Varric Tethras, along with the Champion of Kirkwall, lead an expedition into the Deep Roads. They discover an ancient thaig that predates the First Blight, where lyrium glows red. An idol made of this red lyrium is recovered. (Dragon Age: The World of Thedas vol. 1)

Morrigan uncovers an eluvian

932

The Hero of Ferelden tracks Morrigan down in the Dragonbone Wastes, where she has claimed an active eluvian for herself. (Dragon Age: The World of Thedas vol. 1)

Qunari uprising in Kirkwall

934

The Arishok is provoked into launching an assault on Kirkwall, and beheads Viscount Dumar. The Champion of Kirkwall earns their title in driving the Qunari out. (Dragon Age: The World of Thedas vol. 1)

Justinia V becomes Divine

934

Divine Beatrix III dies, and Revered Mother Dorothea is named Divine Justinia V. (Dragon Age: The World of Thedas vol. 1)

Kirkwall Chantry destroyed

937

Anders destroys the Kirkwall Chantry. First Enchanter Orsino and Kight-Commander Meredith are both killed in the subsequent battle between mages and templars. (Dragon Age: The World of Thedas vol. 1)

Annulment of the Circle of Dairsmuid

940

The Circle of Dairsmuid in Rivain is annulled, with all its mages murdered by the Templar Order. (Codex entry: The Annulment at Dairsmuid, Dragon Age: Inquisition)

Empress Celene murders Halamshiral elves

940

After the brutal murder and mutilation of an elven man, the elves of Halamshiral rise up against the human nobility for committing this atrocity. In response, Empress Celene leads her army to burn down the elven quarter of Halamshiral, murdering a thousand elves. (Dragon Age: The Masked Empire)

The Orlesian Civil War begins

940

A civil war in Orlais breaks out, from Gaspard de Chalons seeking to take Celene Valmont's throne. Briala reactivates the eluvian network, and seeks to use the chaos to advance the wellbeing of Orlesian elves. (Dragon Age: The Masked Empire)

The Mage-Templar War begins

940

Pharamond, a tranquil mage, discovers a cure for the Rite of Tranquility in Adamant Fortress at the Abyssal Reach. This leads into the mage fraternities holding a vote on whether or not to separate from the Chantry, but are attacked by the Templar Order, led by Lord Seeker Lambert. Many mages escape, and Lord Seeker Lambert cancels the Nevarran Accord, declaring war against the mages. (Dragon Age: Asunder)

Divine Justinia V killed by Corypheus

941

Divine Justinia V calls for a concnlave at the Temple of Sacred Ashes, to negotiate an end of the Mage-Templar War. At the conclave, Corypheus and his enslaved Grey Wardens use the Divine in a ritual to rip open the Veil. The ritual is interrupted by the future Inquisitor. Despite this, the Veil is still torn open and a Breach in the sky is formed. (Codex Entry: The Conclave, Dragon Age: Inquistion)

The Inquisition rises

941

Cassandra Pentaghast and Leliana, Right and Left Hands of the now-dead Divine, declare the Inquisition reborn, with the goal of closing the Breach and finding who is responsible for it. (Codex Entry: The Conclave, Dragon Age: Inquistion)

Corypheus is defeated

942

The Inquisitor defeats Corypheus in a battle at the Temple of Sacred Ashes, banishing him to the Fade. (Note: Dedication, Dragon Age: Inquisition)

The Inquisition falls

944

An exalted Council is called to discuss the future of the Inquisition, but is interrupted by a Qunari plot to kill all of southern Thedas's nobles. This attempt is foiled by the Inquisitor. Solas, ally of the Inquisitor, reveals himself as Fen'Harel, with plans to restore the age of the ancient elves at the cost of current Thedas. The Inquisitor loses their arm and the mark. The Inquisition either disbands or submits to Divine Victoria's service. (Dragon Age: Inquisition, Trespasser dialogue)

Qunari invade Neromenian

945

Qunari forces invade the Tevinter city of Neromenian, after having already taken Ventus and Carastes. (Dragon Age: Dark Fortress)

Venatori use Danarius's sarcophagus with red lyrium

945

The Venatori use Meredith's red lyrium sword to power an ancient elven device that can infuse elven slaves with lyrium (what was used on Fenris). This device turns Shirallas, their elven ally, into a near unstoppable fighter. However, they are all defeated by a group of adventurers working for the former Inquisition. (Dragon Age: Dark Fortress)