[The trilogy’s events span four years. This chronology offers some gateways to useful contextual lore.][Under construction]

Early Galla, 500 A.C. [Book I, Prologue]–Randolph attacked in a library in Port Liberty.

Early Galla, 500 A.C. [Book I, Chapter 1]–Aidan travels to the Academy of War for fourth year of study.

Mid Galla, 500 A.C. [Book I, Chapter 2]–Samantha witnesses an assassination attempt.

Early Julia, 500 A.C. [Book I, Chapters 3, 4, and 5]–Craig arrives on the docks of Paradise, Dalia of Kimmelsport meets Gavin Lezar, and Aidan of Ravenwood receives some disturbing news at the Academy of war.

Late Julia, 500 A.C. [Book I, Chapter 8 and 9]–Simon Lezar takes decisive actions. Craig engages in Craig-like shenanigans.

Early Livia, 500 A.C. [Book I, Chapter 6]–Aidan of Ravenwood has an argument with a princess and receives good advice from Phelan, an officer in his father’s army.

Mid Livia, 500 A.C. [Book I, Chapters 7 and 10]–Aidan of Ravenwood forms an unlikely friendship, and a general of the Tiberian Empire encounters a surprise.

Mid Magia, 500 A.C. [Book I, Chapter 11]–Aidan encounters Lady Julia, and he gains the usage of an exceptional sword.

Late Magia, 500 A.C. [Book I, Chapters 12 and 13]–Brother Egil and the Celdon monks move into a monastery. Randolph of Khartras accepts a charge to investigate a crime.

Late Porcia, 500 A.C. [Book I, Chapters 14 and 15]–The history of the world changes due to events in Paradise, and some historians argue that the key moment occurred late in Porcia, 500.

Early Sabina, 500 A.C. [Book I, Chapter 16]–Brother Caedmon asserts The Ten Rights.

Mid Sabina, 500 A.C. [Book I, Chapter 17]–Five young women start to change history in their own ways.

Early Severa, 500 A.C. [Book I, Chapter 18]–Craig forges an alliance and discovers a new source of wealth.

Mid Severa, 500 A. C. [Book I, Chapters 19, 20, and 21]–Craig tends to the business of his manor, and Veki, the war leader of the southern nomads, makes a decision that will change the fate of his people. Aidan and Samantha make decisions that change both of their lives. Some oligarchs make a serious miscalculation. Craig makes a terrible mistake.

Late Clodia, 501 A.C. [Book I, Epilogue]–During a joyous celebration, Aidan and Craig make plans.

Mid Drusilla, 501 A.C. [Book II, Prologue and Thomas’s Tale]–Andrew of Tricolles receives a letter from his cousin. A father honors his daughter in his own way.

Late Drusilla, 501 A.C. [Book II, Francesca’s Tale and The Exiles’ Tale]–The Duchess does not waste the month of Drusilla. Aidan continues to recruit allies.

Early Fabia, 501 A.C. [Book II, Ahern’s Tale]–Ahern’s belief that his wartime experiences were in his past may have been a premature conclusion

Mid Fabia, 501 A.C. [Book II, Interlude Two]–Aidan returns to Ravenwood. The garrison at Barden’s Fortress greets him.

Early Julia, 501 A.C. [Book II, The Tale of Aidan’s Mistake]–So. The Stradagh Elders are not the average run-of-the-mill enemy.

Mid Julia, 501 A.C. [Book II, The Mercenary’s Tale]–Ahern discovers that keeping a secret is harder when your life includes people in your line of work.

Late Julia, 501 A.C. [Book II, Interlude Four]–Aidan demonstrates the effectiveness of cavalry who know the terrain they are fighting on.

Livia, 501 A.C. [Book II, Gregory the Glassmaker’s Tale and Raul’s Tale]–In which a decent man shows the brutes in his world the dangers of annoying the normal people, while a powerful man demonstrates why you should not casually make new enemies.

Magia, 501 A.C. [Book II, Interlude Five, Giuseppe’s Tale, and Cedric’s Tale]–General Gallo simply did not catch even one lucky break. Cardinal Giuseppe demonstrated one reason for his nickname. At about this point in time, the rest of the world was starting to understand the depths of Duke’s Cedric’s preparations; after the war, historians flocked to Ravenwood to try to establish his actions.

Porcia, 501 A.C. [Book II, Interlude Six and Northport’s Tale]–If Raul of Northport had not been wreaking his usual havoc upon his enemies, then more observers might have noticed the actions of Poggio the Librarian. Duke Aidan and many others were perfectly happy that Raul received the attention his contributions deserved.

Late Porcia, 501 A.C. [Book II, Ravenwood’s Tale]–The city’s long history added another bloody chapter or two.

Early Sabina, 501 A.C. [Book II, Interlude Seven, Richard’s Tale, and The Watch’s Tale; Book III, Prologue, Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 4]–The metal of a lot of swords, including those of the men of Captain Gunnar’s Scout Company, were tested during this month. Some passed the test, some did not. But the course of events, some argue, was set in place by decisions made years earlier.

Mid Sabina, 501 A.C. [Book II, Epilogue; Book III, Chapter 5]–In which a prince and a spymaster learn why infuriating Raul of Northport is a bad maneuver. Dalia of Kimmelsport saves a life.

Late Sabina, 501 A.C. [Book III, Chapter 6]–Preparations for future campaigns compete for attention with the tasks of normal life.

Mid Severa, 501 A.C. and Early Atia, 502 A.C. [Book III, Chapter 7]–In some ways, wars are harder to fight when the commanders seek to limit casualties. But someone, somewhere, has to risk his life, so why not Captain Silver?

Late Atia, 502 A.C. [Book III, Chapter 8]–Ravenwood’s Arsenal prepares for the coming campaign, while the Duchy’s court gains some valuable knowledge about its new Duke.

Early Clodia, 502 A.C. [Book III, Chapter 9]–Loyal friends and officers tend to their business, and the wheels of both finance and intrigue continue to turn, as they ceaselessly do everywhere, all the time.

Mid Clodia, 502 A.C. [Book III, Chapter 10]–While planning continues, Duke Aidan takes steps to secure his flank, and life unfolds for people, sometimes in surprising ways.

Early Drusilla, 502 A.C. [Book III, Chapter 11]–Captain, also now Baronet, Farrell assumes command of the West Crossing Fort.

Late Drusilla, 502 A.C. [Book III, Chapters 12 and 13]–Ravenwood is settling into its new routine. Most people perceive the early months of the year as the pause before the fighting resumes.

Mid Fabia, 502 A.C. [Book III, Chapter 14]–When ships can safely sail on the Southern Sea and the plains are free of snowdrifts, people begin to make their moves.

Mid Julia, 502 A.C. [Book III, Chapter 15]–Some of the Alliance’s plans work spectacularly well, but their enemies have plans of their own. Surprises, in warfare, are inevitable.

Livia-Late Livia, 502 A.C. [Book III, Chapter 16]–Baronet Farrell wrestles with taming the beast that is the town of West Crossing and the mining district of Ravenwood.

Late Livia, 502 A.C. [Book III, Chapters 17, 18, and 19]–A truism of history is that eventually a society must prove the validity of its assumptions, its strength, and its competence on the battlefield. When two large alliances confront each other on the battlefield, reaching a resolution to the matter takes a bit of time.

Early Severa, 502 A.C. [Book III, Chapter 20]–To win the peace after the war, a lot of pieces need to snap together in an acceptable way. Putting the puzzle together is no easy task.

Early Galla, 503 A.C. [Book III, Chapter 21]–The Southern Republic asks Duchess Francesca to complete one more task, or “yet another impossible task,” as she reportedly grumbled to her consort.

Early Julia, 503 A.C.-Galla 504 A.C. [Book III, Epilogue]–The surviving members of the Scout Company must decide upon their next steps in life. Simon Lezar and Duchess Gloriana have an eye-opening conversation. Aidan rewards several men to whom he owes a debt, and he relinquishes a heavy burden. When one task ends, in the Creator’s World, though, a new one begins.