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[DIrishB]

Dragon Age II - Hindsight                                           Hundreds of Years Ago             (Online Comic)
Dragon Age - The Stolen Throne                              8:97 BA - 9:00 DA   (9:13 DA)    (Novel)
Dragon Age - The Calling                                           9:10 DA                                         (Novel)
Dragon Age - Journeys:  The Deep Roads             9:13 DA                                         (Online Flash Game)
Dragon Age - Journeys:  The Darkness Within      9:13 DA                                         (Online Flash Game)
Dragon Age - Journeys:  Part 3                                  9:13 DA                                        (Online Flash Game)
Dragon Age II - Sebastian                                          9:22 DA                                         (Online Short Story)
Dragon Age - Origins:  Leliana's Song                     9:28 DA                                         (Console/PC Game-DLC)
Dragon Age #1-6                                                           (9:12 DA - 9:13 DA)   9:30 DA           (Comic Book)
Dragon Age - Dark Fantasy Roleplaying, Set 1:  "The Dalish Curse"     9:30 DA            (RPG - Pen & Paper)
Dragon Age - Game Master's Kit:  "A Bann Too Many"             9:30 DA                             (RPG - Pen & Paper)
Dragon Age - Blood in Ferelden                                  9:30 DA                             (RPG - Pen & Paper)
Dragon Age - Dark Fantasy Roleplaying, Set 2      9:30 DA                             (RPG - Pen & Paper)
Dragon Age - The Deep Roads                                  9:30 DA                             (RPG - Pen & Paper)
Dragon Age - Dark Fantasy Roleplaying, Set 3      9:30 DA                             (RPG - Pen & Paper)
Dragon Age - Anime                                                      9:30 DA                                       (Anime DVD)
Dragon Age - Origins:  Witch Hunt                             9:30 DA                                       (Online Comic)
Dragon Age - Origins:  A Tale of Orzammar             9:30 DA                                         (PC Demo-PC Gamer)
Dragon Age - Origins                                                   9:30 - 9:31 DA                                         (Console/PC Game)
Dragon Age - Origins:  The Stone Prisoner             9:31 DA                                         (Console/PC Game-DLC)
Dragon Age - Origins:  Warden's Keep                    9:31 DA                                         (Console/PC Game-DLC)
Dragon Age - Origins:  Return to Ostagar                9:31 DA                                         (Console/PC Game-DLC)
Dragon Age - Origins:  The Revelation                     9:31 DA                                        (Online Comic)
Dragon Age - Warden's Fall, Part 1-5                        9:31 DA                                       (Machinima Videos)
Dragon Age - Origins:  Awakening                            9:31 DA                                        (Online Comic)
Dragon Age - Origins:  Awakening                           9:31 DA                                      (Console/PC Game-EXP)
Dragon Age - Origins:  The Golems of Amgarrak   9:32 DA                                         (Console/PC Game-DLC)
Dragon Age - Origins:  Witch Hunt                             9:32 DA                                         (Console/PC Game-DLC)
Dragon Age II                                                                9:34 DA                                         (Online Comic)
Dragon Age II                                                                 (9:30 DA - 9:40 DA)  9:40 DA      (Console/PC Game)
Dragon Age II:  The Black Emporium                        (9:31 DA)  9:40 DA                       (Console/PC Game-DLC)
Dragon Age II:  The Exiled Prince                              (9:31 - 9:32 DA)  9:40 DA            (Console/PC Game-DLC)
Dragon Age - Legends                                                 9:40 DA                                         (Online Facebook Game)
Dragon Age - Redemption, Part 1-6                          9:40 DA                                           (Online Videos)

Modifié par DIrishB, 17 mars 2011 - 10:00 .

[DIrishB]

So I've been putting together a simplified timeline for Dragon Age. I know a much more detailed one is in existence over on Dragon Age Wikia, and a beautiful job was done with it, but I notice it doesn't really focus much on the "present day" events of the Dragon Age universe, namely the first 30 years or so of the Dragon Age, up to when Origins itself begins. There's no info whatsoever on when DA - Journeys takes place, etc, and this timeline will be a group effort to help nail down specifics when available, with help from Bioware game and story developers, etc, and members here on the forum.

The timeline includes the two games (Origins and Awakenings), the DLC for the games, the two novels released so far, the Penny Arcade comics available on the official Dragon Age site, the 2D Flash game DA - Journeys, and the recently released pen and paper Dragon Age RPG, which will feature various adventures and stories which I believe should be included as DA canon.

To help differentiate between the different media types: the Games are in bold, DLC and Journeys in regular text, novels and Pen & Paper RPG material is italicized, comics italicized and underlined, etc.

Obviously, much of the year placements are guesses at this point.  Awakenings, the RPGs, the comics, etc still need exact dates, but as they are released I'll probably be able to get more exact dates. 

The one question I really have is the placement for Journeys.  It takes place sometime during Maric's reign (9:00 DA - 9:25 DA), but nothing else really narrows it down, other then the mention during the game of Bownammar (a Dwarven city/Thaig) being overrun by Darkspawn.  Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find any info on the DA wikia about Bownammar (or the year it fell to the darkspawn, anyway).


So, if you have any info you'd like to add, please do.  If you think something looks out of place or disagree with the year, let me know.  Like I said, this will ideally be a group effort, so my ears and eyes will always be open to info from others. 

Modifié par DIrishB, 18 février 2010 - 11:11 .

[Kal Jenko]

Great Timeline DIrishB, I'm currently reading the Game Master's Guide of the RPG Set 1 and it states on Page 12 :-

"The default assumption of the Dragon Age RPG is that your campaign will be set during the latest Blight to threaten Thedas. At the stage represented in Set 1, the Blight is just beginning. Many in Thedas don't even believe it's happening, but the signs are there."

Also the campaign that comes with Set 1 is intitled "The Dalish Curse".

Hope this helps with your timeline.

[DIrishB]

Kal Jenko wrote...

Great Timeline DIrishB, I'm currently reading the Game Master's Guide of the RPG Set 1 and it states on Page 12 :-

"The default assumption of the Dragon Age RPG is that your campaign will be set during the latest Blight to threaten Thedas. At the stage represented in Set 1, the Blight is just beginning. Many in Thedas don't even believe it's happening, but the signs are there."

Also the campaign that comes with Set 1 is intitled "The Dalish Curse".

Hope this helps with your timeline.

Indeed, Kal, it does!

I just ordered the first RPG set this morning, so I'm looking forward to checking it out.  Thanks for the info, though.  I'd wager it might make sense to place the first set either right before DA:O begins, since the videogame covers pretty much the whole blight and as you said the RPG set 1 is the early part of it.  I'll move it around once I have a chance to read through it. 

[DIrishB]

Updated with a few things: the DA - Journeys Chapter 2 called "The Darkness Within", the upcoming DA comic book, the new RPG Game Master's Kit adventure "A Bann Too Many", and of course Awakening. Enjoy!



And if you think something should be placed differently, let me know.

[goingfishing11]

Thanks for the timeline - very helpful for people like myself and you, who love to get wrapped up in the inner-workings of a world.

[lightsyder]

Awesome timeline. Any chance you may update it soon? A couple more DLC's to add and a Penny Arcade motion comic!

[Marvin_Arnold]

At the moment, you have placed Awakening one year after the BEGINNING of Dragon Age: Origins. It is, of course, supposed to take place one year after the end of DA:O. Also, the story of Dragon Age: Origins is definitely longer than one year: As a mage, you get asked by Wynne, after the Broken Tower quest, how long you've been away from the tower. The answer is: one year. And this is possible after: Origin, Ostagar, Lothering, Redcliffe, which means about 1/4th of the game.

I read somewhere else that DA:O is seen as two years in length, which I think is the minimum. So the end of DA:O would be at least 9:32, with Awakening happening one year later, at 9:33.

[DIrishB]

goingfishing11 wrote...

Thanks for the timeline - very helpful for people like myself and you, who love to get wrapped up in the inner-workings of a world.

Yeah, I do tend to overdo it. 

lightsyder wrote...

Awesome timeline. Any chance you may update it soon? A couple more DLC's to add and a Penny Arcade motion comic!

I will be.  Very soon, I promise.

Marvin_Arnold wrote...

At the moment, you have placed Awakening one year after the BEGINNING of Dragon Age: Origins. It is, of course, supposed to take place one year after the end of DA:O. Also, the story of Dragon Age: Origins is definitely longer than one year: As a mage, you get asked by Wynne, after the Broken Tower quest, how long you've been away from the tower. The answer is: one year. And this is possible after: Origin, Ostagar, Lothering, Redcliffe, which means about 1/4th of the game.
I read somewhere else that DA:O is seen as two years in length, which I think is the minimum. So the end of DA:O would be at least 9:32, with Awakening happening one year later, at 9:33.

Yeah, I agree.  When I originally made this timeline, I assumed the events happened within a year's time, but developer interviews have said it lasts between 1-2 years (different developers give different answers).

But as you said, most likely Origins occurs from 9:30 - 9:31 (or 9:32), Awakening happening between 6 months to 1 year after Origins conclusion, placing it around 9:31 - 9:32 (or even 9:33 depending on how you stretch it out), and Witch Hunt sometime in 9:32 - 9:34 if the blurbs about Amaranthine and Vigil's Keep--on the Witch Hunt map screen--are to be believed, they mention its been a couple or several years since Awakening.

Basically, its kind of an elastic timeline, specific only to fit your game and the choices you make.

But I'll be updating with that new info in mind. 

[DIrishB]

Updated. Again, there's some wiggle room concerning the exact placement/length of Origins (1 year, 2 years, less than a year), depending on the amount of side-quests done, DLC completed, etc. Basically, its up to you, but the years given on the timeline concerning Origins are a pretty good framework. Other dates are either taken from placements on DA Wiki, mentioned in the novels, games, or comics themselves, or just using logic (or when nothing else is available, conjecture and guessing).



Let me know if you think anything should be edited, removed, added, changed, etc.

[Xephyr829]

Whats "A Tale of Orzammar" ?

[lightsyder]

Dragon Age Redemption will be going in there somewhere...



Are the any summaries of the story for "A Tale of Orzammar"?

[ChowMan]

I want to know about "A Tale of Orzammar" as well. I can't seem to find the "plot" of it or anything online. Thanks =)

[Line of Ink]

Here, hope this helps with your timeline:

dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/Timeline

[DIrishB]

Marvin_Arnold wrote...

At the moment, you have placed Awakening one year after the BEGINNING of Dragon Age: Origins. It is, of course, supposed to take place one year after the end of DA:O. Also, the story of Dragon Age: Origins is definitely longer than one year: As a mage, you get asked by Wynne, after the Broken Tower quest, how long you've been away from the tower. The answer is: one year. And this is possible after: Origin, Ostagar, Lothering, Redcliffe, which means about 1/4th of the game. <br />
I read somewhere else that DA:O is seen as two years in length, which I think is the minimum. So the end of DA:O would be at least 9:32, with Awakening happening one year later, at 9:33.

So with the release of Dragon Age II, there are several references to the Blight only lasting around a year.  Besides the loading screen recap which talks about the Hero of Ferelden defeating the Blight, which lasted a year, there are several other references.  The most noteworthy is that Hawke and his family escape Lothering sometime in 9:30 DA, travel to Kirkwall (the journey is said to take about two weeks according to Varric's voice-over), enlist with either the mercenaries or smugglers and work for either for a year.  Hence, once the Prologue section of DA2 is complete and you begin Act 1, its now 9:31 DA, and there are many a reference to the Blight being recently over and the Arch-Demon defeated.

So, yeah, as far as the canon view is concerned, Dragon Age Origins occurs from 9:30 - 9:31 DA, Awakening is 6 months later (probably mid to late 9:31), and Witch Hunt is either late 9:31 or early to mid 9:32.

[DIrishB]

SpectreWarden91 wrote...

Whats "A Tale of Orzammar" ?

lightsyder wrote...

Dragon Age Redemption will be going in there somewhere...<br />
<br />
Are the any summaries of the story for "A Tale of Orzammar"?

ChowMan wrote...

I want to know about "A Tale of Orzammar" as well. I can't seem to find the "plot" of it or anything online. Thanks =)

A Tale of Orzammar was basically a demo of Origins available in the PC Gamer Holiday 2009 issue (if I remember correctly).  Its only for the PC, and is basically an expanded version of the Dwarf Noble origin story.  It basically serves as a prequel to the other Dwarf Noble origin, if I recall correctly.

I remember there was a problem with the way the demo was copied onto the disc, requiring those who wanted to play it to have to re-arrange some files or something to that effect.

[Lord_Saulot]

I believe that Witch Hunt happens two and a half years after the defeat of the Archdemon. It was on the world map, when hovering over one of the areas, it stated the amount of time that had passed.  But nice job generally speaking

Modifié par Lord_Saulot, 17 mars 2011 - 12:49 .

[DIrishB]

Just added the Sebastian short story.  I'm placing it in 9:22 DA, since it seems to take place very soon after Sebastian joined the Chantry (against his will).

Elthinia mentions in DAII (during Act 1, placing it around 9:31 DA) that Sebastian had been with the Chantry for close to ten years.

Lord_Saulot wrote...

I believe that Witch Hunt happens two and a half years after the defeat of the Archdemon. It was on the world map, when hovering over one of the areas, it stated the amount of time that had passed.  But nice job generally speaking

Actually, Witch Hunt placed itself as both.  I can't remember specifically, but there was either a Codex entry or bit of dialogue which placed it around a year after Origins, a year after Awakening, or a year after Golems of Amgarrak.  I can't remember specifically.

However, with the mention of Morrigan in DAII (also during Act 1, placing it in 9:31 DA) by Flemeth seems to indicate the events of Witch Hunt had already occurred.  Technically, I suppose its possible to assume a fair amount of time had passed during Act 1 of DAII (more than a year) so that Witch Hunt could be placed in 9:32 or 9:33 DA without upsetting the chronology.

[Lord_Saulot]

Well good job keeping up with all those references. That must have been a lot of work.

[RaliamVII]

I was trying to figure a few things out about the timeline myself, watching my fiancee play Dragon Age II...  I finished a week ago and have been trying to figure out the exact timeline.  Things like this interest me.  Anyway, the Blight was supposedly defeated in a year.  That's 9:30 Dragon.  But, if it was defeated in a year, then, by all accounts, it would finish in 9:31 Dragon.  But it's doutbtful that it was exactly a year, more that a year is a very rough estimate, perhaps a better estimate being more like 9 or 10 months, or, on the opposite end of things, a year and a month or two.  All this is in perfect keeping with all the timelines I've found.  But then we add Dragon Age II and there's a problem.  If Hawke goes to Kirkwall shortly after that year begins for the Warden back in Fereldon, then we have to see Hawke as having spent two weeks on the sea, then a year in service once reaching Kirkwall.  At this point, Hawke starts recruiting allies.  But there is one ally, and I don't think this is a spoiler as just about anyone who has played knows he's a character, who can't possibly be in Kirkwall yet.  Anders.    After all, the events of Awakening take place about six months after the events of Origins.  And we have to assume that Awakening encompasses a few months time.  That means, it's at least a year and nine months between the beginning the Blight, when Hawke leaves Lothering, to when Anders is actually free to do so as well.  It's also made canon that Anders survives Awakening.  If he did, Awakening informs us that he's around Fereldon, for various reasons, for at least another 3 to 4 months.  With all this considered, Anders can't have entered Kirkwall until at least two years after Hawke.  More likely, it's more like two and a half years, once you consider the time needed from the point where he tells the Warden in Fereldon he's staying with the Wardens to the time when he actually leaves Fereldon, plus travel time.  More, by the time Hawke meets him, Anders is already part of Kirkwall's life.  So, Hawke could nothave met Anders until at least 9:32 or 9:33 of the Dragon Age.  That means that Hawke's Deep Roads' Expedition must take place, at the earliest, at the end of 9:32, beginning of 9:33, the Battle of Kirkwall in 9:35 or 9:36, the Second Battle of Kirkwall in 9:38, 9:39.   This also fits with BioWare's original statement that the game would take place over 10 years (9:30 when Hawke leave to 9:40 when Varric tells his story, possibly a year or so after the battle).    Sadly, as much as I'd say I have too much time on my hands...  This whole thing, the thinking it through and the actual posting, took me thirty minutes. 

[lightsyder]

There is a short story about a DA2 companion on the forums.  Found it via the wiki...

social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/141/index/5682342/1#5683095

[lightsyder]

Another little something to add...

The Dragon Age Legends trailer is what happened 13 years before the facebook games begins. The child that assists they viscount grows up to become whoever you are in Legends.

[wicked_being]

Oh weird, so that puts Alistair at around 20 years old when the Fifth Blight started since he wasn't born yet during the events of The Calling. Around 27 when he met Hawke in Kirkwall. I thought he was older.

[Dcmbrnite]

Just basing my opinions on the two games including the dlc's the time line doesn't seem to add up. In DA2 we have Hawke fleaing Lothering ("Overlapping the events of Origins, the prologue begins around the year 9:30 Dragon in the Dragon Age calendar, shortly after the Battle of Ostagar.") Two weeks later Hawke reaches Kirkwell where he/she begins their servitude (1 yr.). In that yr. the blight is over, 6 months later the King/Queen is married and then followed by the events of Awakening. I suppose we are to assume Awakening lasts apx. a month... irregardless of Awakenings time the epilogue clearly states (In regards to Anders) "Anders will remain with the Grey Wardens to train the Order's next generation of mages. When he is called by the Circle of Magi to deliver a lecture on the nature of the Architect - much to the templars' dismay -, he tells the Commander of the Grey that his time with the Wardens is over. However, not two months later, he returns and the Wardens remain his home and lasting companions."  (this occurring for a "few yrs.")  With that said, I can't figure out how Anders is placed in Hawke's timeline.

Of course that is just one of his possible endings. The other possibilities, however seem more likely to fit within Hawke's timeline as well as his story and adversion to the wardens. If your epilogue in Awakening is like mine, then the time line doesn't exactly add up.

Modifié par Dcmbrnite, 31 mars 2011 - 10:45 .

[KingDan97]

DIrishB wrote...

Just added the Sebastian short story.  I'm placing it in 9:22 DA, since it seems to take place very soon after Sebastian joined the Chantry (against his will).

Elthinia mentions in DAII (during Act 1, placing it around 9:31 DA) that Sebastian had been with the Chantry for close to ten years.

Lord_Saulot wrote...

I believe that Witch Hunt happens two and a half years after the defeat of the Archdemon. It was on the world map, when hovering over one of the areas, it stated the amount of time that had passed.  But nice job generally speaking

Actually, Witch Hunt placed itself as both.  I can't remember specifically, but there was either a Codex entry or bit of dialogue which placed it around a year after Origins, a year after Awakening, or a year after Golems of Amgarrak.  I can't remember specifically.

However, with the mention of Morrigan in DAII (also during Act 1, placing it in 9:31 DA) by Flemeth seems to indicate the events of Witch Hunt had already occurred.  Technically, I suppose its possible to assume a fair amount of time had passed during Act 1 of DAII (more than a year) so that Witch Hunt could be placed in 9:32 or 9:33 DA without upsetting the chronology.

I think you're wrong, no offense. At the very least it must've occured after Act III of DA2. This is due to the dialogue between Alistair and Teagan about how the warden would be returning to Denerim soon. This was in my playthrough where I couldn't have returned.