The Divine Age (1:01–1:99)[note 1] is the first named Age in the history of Thedas.
Chronology[]
- 1:01 Divine (1st year of the 1st Divine Age) or 1195 TE: Justinia I, born Olessa of Montsimmard, is appointed as the first Divine of the Chantry.[1][2][3][4] Mages are placed under supervision of the Chantry.[5]
- 1:05 Divine: Zazikel awakens and the Second Blight begins in the Anderfels.[1][6] The first place attacked by the darkspawn is the city of Hossberg.[note 2] The city is nearly decimated before the Grey Wardens get the word out. The darkspawn emerge from the western ranges and spread east to overrun the entire continent.[7][note 3]
- Orlesian Emperor Kordillus Drakon I calls on mages to help fight Blight, and they prove themselves to be worthy battle allies.[8]
- The Tevinter Imperium abandons the Anderfels and attempts to protect itself, a betrayal that is remembered by the Anders people even to this day.[6][7][9]
- 1:16 Divine: In several engagements, including the hard-fought victory at the Battle of Cumberland, the Orlesians defeat several hordes of darkspawn, and numerous cities are saved.[6][7][9] Under Drakon's leadership, the Orlesian Empire and the Chantry quickly expand their influence.[6][10]
- 1:20 Divine: The Nevarran Accord is signed between the Chantry and the Inquisition. The senior members of the Inquisition form the Seekers of Truth.[11] The Circle of Magi and Templar Order is born from this agreement. Mages receive a formal permission to practice magic under the Chantry's watch—a role that is given to the Templar Order.[12]
- 1:25 Divine: The people of Orlais are angered when the city of Montsimmard is nearly destroyed by the darkspawn as the neighboring elven kingdom of the Dales does nothing.[13][6][7]
- 1:31 Divine: The darkspawn horde sacks the Tevinter capital, Minrathous, greatly weakening the Imperium, although the city is not completely overrun.[6][7][13]
- 1:33 Divine: With the decline of Tevinter's power, Emperor Drakon has the opportunity to expand northward, but instead he decides to take his armies to the Anderfels and relieve the siege of Weisshaupt, where the Grey Wardens are making a stand against the darkspawn.[6][7][14]
- The Grey Wardens are impressed by Drakon's action and join the Chantry. Together they provide relief to the nation of the Anderfels that has been immensely weakened by the Blight, saving it from near destruction. The Anderfels as a whole convert to the Chantry and become a part of the Orlesian Empire.[7][15]
- 1:40 Divine: The warrior Hafter unites the Alamarri tribes to form a defense against the darkspawn horde.[16][17][18][19]
- 1:45 Divine: Emperor Drakon perishes from old age in Val Chevin. He's succesed by his son, Kordillus Drakon II, who doesn't have the same political skills as his father, and the Orlesian Empire starts to shrink during his reign.[6][20][21]
- 1:45–95 Divine: As the Blight persists for fifty more years, the Chantry's influence continues to spread throughout Thedas[21] with the aid from the Grey Wardens.[6]
- 1:50 Divine: Hafter defeats combined Chasind and Avvar forces and holds the Fereldan valley. He is proclaimed teyrn.[22][23] Hafter leads the Alamarri for many years, but then he vanishes. It's believed he left Ferelden and sailed east of the Amaranthine Ocean.[17][24]
- After ruling the Alamarri lands for over thirty years, Hafter disappears. It's rumoured he and his first son sailed east into the unknown fringes of the Amaranthine Ocean. Hafter's wife, teyrna Isulde, begins to rule in his place and gets involved in a war to preserve Hafter's legacy.[23]
- 1:65 Divine: The Anderfels declare their independence from the Orlesian Empire under the rule of Kordillus Drakon II.[6][22]
- 1:79 Divine: Caspar Pentaghast, who would one day become the first Pentaghast king of Nevarra, is born in Hunter Fell.[25][26]
- 1:95 Divine: The final battle of the Second Blight is fought at Starkhaven in the Free Marches. The army, largely made up of humans, is led by the Grey Wardens and takes a resounding victory. Zazikel is finally killed and the darkspawn scatter.[6][21][23][27]
- The period that commences afterwards is known as the "Rebuilding". Trade, culture, and religion flourish as generations of Thedosians who lived all their lives during the Blight realize the threat ended.[6][21]
- Astyth the Grey is made a Paragon after sacrificing her life for the king. The Silent Sisters are formed in her memory.[27]
- 1:99 Divine: Divine Hortensia I names the Glory Age, predicting the world's rebirth from the devastation caused by the Blight.[6][28]
Notes[]
- The "Ages" description in Dragon Age: The World of Thedas Volume 1 page 21, erroneously describes every age starting with year 1 and ending with year 99, claiming the Glory Age took place between 2:1-2:99, the Towers Age between 3:1-3:99 etc. This is directly contradicted in the timeline within the same book, which cites the existence of 3:00 Towers, 4:00 Black, and 9:00 Dragon. Such a system would result in each age lasting ninety-nine years, not one hundred. However, as lore states anything prior to 1:01 Divine is considered Ancient in the Chantry Timeline, and is the Epoch Year for the Chantry Calendar, the Divine Age is assumed to be the exception and the only age that starts with year 1 and in fact only comprises ninety-nine years.
- According to Dragon Age: Origins: Prima Official Game Guide Collector's Edition Traveler's Guide, p. 343, the first city targeted by darkspawn in the wake of the Second Blight was Nordbotten, not Hossberg.
- Dragon Age: Origins: Prima Official Game Guide Collector's Edition Traveler's Guide, p. 343 claims that "Now, rather than the darkspawn coming primarily from the west, they come out of the mountains in all corners of the continent."
References[]
Divine Age
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| 1:01 Divine 1195 TE 7600 FA |
Second Blight (1:05–95) · Emperor Kordillus Drakon I (−36 Anc.–1:45) · Nevarran Accord (1:20) · Hafter becomes teyrn (1:50) · Astyth the Grey (†1:95) | 1:99 Divine 1293 TE 7698 FA |
| Timeline · Calendar | ||
| Ancient Age · Divine Age · Glory Age · Towers Age · Black Age · Exalted Age · Steel Age · Storm Age · Blessed Age · Dragon Age | ||