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*Frandelot Raimdelle, a renowned naturalist and theologian, spends the better part of his fifty-seven summers traveling about Eorzea and cataloging plants, minerals, and animals he encounters. He publishes his findings in the seminal ''Raimdelle Codex'', not only to educate the peoples of Eorzea, but remind them of how rich and diverse their realm is. <ref>''Encyclopaedia Eorzea'' pg. 295</ref>
 
  
 
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Revision as of 02:29, 22 June 2018

This article provides a timeline of notable events and happenings within the Sixth Astral Era compiled from the pages of Encyclopaedia Eorzea as well as in-game dialogue and sources from the world and lore development team of Final Fantasy XIV. This timeline is meant for accuracy, and thus some inconsistencies (such as Ferndale being stated many times to take place in 1557, not 1562 as is printed in the lorebook timeline) have been corrected based on what can be considered the most accurate placement.

The Age of Restoration (Years 1-400)

First Century

1

ca. 10

  • The Archon Nyunkrepf leads a group of refugees away from the chaos of the mountains, sailing to an island in the Northern Empty, where they found the village that will later blossom into the city of Sharlayan. [1]

Second Century

ca. 150

  • Sharlayan expands considerably and the Ecclesia, the current system of direct democracy, proves ineffective as a form of governance. The Sharlayans cling adamantly to their tradition, however, changing it as little as possible.[2]

Third Century

201

  • With a burgeoning populace, the Sharlayan system of direct democracy becomes unviable, and the Forum is instituted as a decision-making body where elected peers debate key issues of governance that had theretofore been at a standstill. [1]

210

  • The Sharlayan sage Lewphon begins compiling a comprehensive study on the merits of star gazing.[3]

230

  • Lewphon's studies reveal that ancient attempts by man to read his own fate are founded in legitimate arcane theory. This revelation shifts the focus of his research, and his subsequent efforts to reconstruct and adapt these principles results in the creation of astromancy. [3]

233

Fourth Century

ca. 350

  • The Hyur tribes emigrate en masse from the northern continent of Ilsabard in the first of three great migratory waves, and their numbers in Eorzea begin to swell. [1]

ca. 360

ca. 370

  • The great wyrm Hraesvelgr consumes his Elezen lover, Shiva, entwining their souls for eternity and ushering in an era of peace between dragon and man. [1]

The Age of Communion (Years 400-1000)

Fifth Century

432

  • Sharlayan society names its first "Archons," individuals who have distinguished themselves in specialized fields of study. These Archons gather and form an educational body, the Studium, to serve as an institute for higher learning. [1]

Sixth Century

545

  • According to Ishgardian holy scripture, 545 marks the year when King Thordan is visited by the goddess Halone, who beseeches him to guide his people to the Promised Land of Coerthas. As the legend it told, the great wyrm Nidhogg attacks the caravans on their journey, and King Thordan and half of his men are slain before the dragon is valiantly driven away. The remaining knights, including the king's son, Haldrath, guide the Elezen survivors to their destination. [1]

ca. 550

  • The Holy See employs the power of twenty and four dragon eyes to erect a great arcane ward—later to be known as Daniffen's Collar—that envelops the entirety of Ishgard, as the city steels its defenses against the coming raids by Nidhogg's brood. [1]
  • The progenitors of the four High Houses join together with the clergy of the Ishgardian Orthodox Church to pen a historic narrative that omits details of the betrayal and slaying of Ratatoskr. This new myth of the nation's founding is indoctrinated through the education of Ishgardian children. [1]

ca. 563

598

  • Scholars of the Studium successfully decipher ancient texts pertaining to aetheryte travel, a discovery which makes the construction of new aetherytes possible. [1]

Seventh Century

600

  • A team of researchers from the Studium commences a survey of the northern isles. [1]

605

ca. 660

  • Hyur emigrate to Eorzea en masse in the second of three great migratory waves. [1]

666

  • Sharlayan scholars glean a form of teleportation magic from Fifth Astral Era tomes. The first empirical test of the spell results in the disappearance of the researchers and a handful of observers. [1]

669

  • The Council discontinues its search for the missing persons involved in the casting of the ancient teleportation spell, and designates the spell as forbidden magic, banning its further use. [1]

Eighth Century

ca. 700

ca. 710

737

ca. 740

ca. 750

  • Hyur emigrate to Eorzea en masse in the third and final of their great migratory waves. [6]

755

761

787

Ninth Century

ca. 800

  • The Garleans, after suffering defeat in their territorial claims in the southern region of Ilsabard, cross the central mountain range and settle in the snow-clad northlands. [6]

817

871

873

874

875

  • The Galadion runs aground on the southern coast of Vylbrand. The refugees abandon the ship, settling on the island, where they found the maritime city of Limsa Lominsa. [6]

876

  • A private Sharlayan vessel bound for Thanalan comes upon the stranded Galadion and offers assistance, which is refused by its erstwhile crew as unnecessary. [6]

879

880

  • Battle ensues as a militia is dispatched from Limsa Lominsa to defend the settlements of western La Noscea. The Lominsans are victorious in their skirmishes with the kobold tribes along the narrow corridor leading to upper La Noscea, and the region comes to be known as Skull Valley after the Lominsans line the path with the death's-heads of their foes as a warning to would-be trespassers. [6]

Tenth Century

902

  • Elilwaen, first Admiral of Limsa Lominsa, succumbs to an unknown disease (possibly the Lung Rot) at seventy and six. In his last will, he names his confidant Tragghyr the Cold as his successor, beginning a tradition of Lominsan Admirals being selected by appointment. [6]

904

905

908

ca. 910

  • With the boom in ship construction, acts of piracy by Lominsan citizens become increasingly commonplace. [6]

922

ca. 930

  • To contend with the armed escort convoys accompanying merchant vessels, pirates begin to join forces under their own flags, and countless pirate bands terrorize the seas. [6]

935

  • The Republic forges an alliance with the Roegadyn mountain clans, enlisting Roegadyn battle mages as mercenaries to fortify defenses around the perimeter of the capital. [6]

937

  • Bolstered by the strength of the Roegadyn battle mages, the Garlean army succeeds in repelling the nomads. [6]

940

  • Pirate bands vie for supremacy amongst themselves, with conflicts growing increasingly violent. The Admiral's authority weakens, public order rapidly deteriorates, and blood feuds between pirate crews continue for the next two decades. [6]

945

  • The Roegadyn mountain clans demand compensation from Garlemald for the services of their people in driving off the Hyur. After months of negotiation, talks break down and the mercenaries withdraw from the capital. [6]

963

964

  • The sultan of Belah'dia grows deathly ill and is confined to his sickbed. [7]
  • Sasawefu's army employs Sharlayan aetherytes in an ambush on Sasagan's encampments. In retaliation, Sasagan's army destroys an aetheryte while in use, causing nearly eight hundred of Sasawefu's men to vanish without a trace. [6]

965

966

  • Admiral Agatzahr gathers the warring pirate crews and reaches an agreement for a code of conduct, ending two decades of bloody conflict. [6]

967

  • Agatzahr temporarily expands the powers of Admiral to include governing of the maritime city and promptly institutes a tariff on looted goods, routing the funds to the Knights of the Barracuda. Their strength and numbers bolstered, the navy scores a string of victories against the kobolds, claiming a significant portion of the beastmen's lands for Limsa Lominsa. [6]

968

  • The Temple Knight Ser Tryphaniel brutally slaughters a clergyman of the Holy See known to have abused orphans in his charge. The knight is tried for murder, but earns his release in a trial by combat. Ser Tryphaniel's actions garner him recognition as the first "dark knight." [6][8]

969

ca. 970

  • Marking the end of the prolonged territorial conflict, the Lominsans of southern Vylbrand allow the beastmen to maintain possession of Mount O'Ghomoro, their sacred summit in the north. [6]

ca. 980

  • A market for plundered goods emerges in Limsa Lominsa, and seafaring trade begins in earnest. [6]

986

  • A pirate who had come to Limsa Lominsa to purchase sailcloth from the black markets becomes enraged when his purchase falls short of the length for which he believes he had paid. The ensuing scuffle leaves some fifty men dead or wounded. [13]
  • Admiral Agatzahr promptly arrests the pirate responsible for the ruckus, lopping his thumb clean off, and declaring that it will henceforth serve as the standard measure of an ilm throughout the land. Cast-iron replicas of the buccaneer's severed thumb are produced in bulk and distributed throughout the realm to serve as one-ilm rules, and disputes over vague measurements soon become a thing of the past. [13]

991

992

The Age of Strife (Years 1000-1300)

Eleventh Century

ca. 1000

ca. 1020

ca. 1030

  • Coinach finds proof of Allag's existence in a sparsely populated corner of Mor Dhona. He finds vindication for his discovery, showered with coin to finance future excavations. After his death, followers of Thaliak, the Scholar, canonize him as a saint. He later becomes the namesake of Saint Coinach's Find and the Sons of Saint Coinach—an organization dedicated to continuing his life's work. [11]

1049

ca. 1050

  • Tensions with the Sahagin in the Indigo Deep rise, with reports of wide scale attacks by the beastmen on Lominsan vessels, merchant and pirate alike. [10]
  • A pirate crew known as the Seaspray parley with the Sahagin. The beastmen agree to an alliance on the condition that the pirates offer sacrifices to Leviathan, and the two parties jointly engage in piracy. [10]

1058

  • The Azure Dragoon subdues a massive dragon in the western highlands of Coerthas, aided by a contingent of mages from the Holy See who spellbind the foe into slumber. The body and limbs of the great wyrm are enveloped in ash and stone, forming the floating isle known as the Dreaming Dragon. [10]

1062

1076

1077

  • The inhabitants of Gelmorra begin construction of the forest city of Gridania. The hamlet of Quarrymill is founded on the site where the stone is cut and harvested for building materials. [10]

ca. 1080

  • Gridania is forced to defend itself from neighboring nations. Reluctant Gridanian archers strum their bowstrings and sing songs for their comrades, setting the foundation for the bard tradition. [14]

1081

1084

  • The curious knobs on the head of Jorin's eldest son grow into horns. He soon displays an ability to prophesy natural events—great rainstorms, blight in the apple orchards, and a plague of catfish—and is celebrated as a child of the gods. [10]

1093

  • Jorin's eldest son stops aging, and is feared to harbor an unknown sickness. The child refutes this, declaring it a sign that the elementals have chosen him as a mediator between the forest spirits and man. He discards his birth name and takes to calling himself I-Ohok-Pota, which he describes as the sound made by the aetheric waves when the elementals speak unto him. Henceforth, Jorin and his children adopt the surname Pota. [10]

Twelfth Century

ca. 1100

1104

1117

  • The child of a Hyuran family in Gridania is the second to be born with horns. I-Ohok-Pota offers to take the child in his care, bestowing upon the child the name of U-Kote-Num. Henceforth, the horned children of Gridania came to be known as Padjal, and are raised with great care in the Stillglade Fane. [10]

ca. 1120

1122

1123

ca. 1130

1135

ca. 1140

1146

  • The Azure Dragoon Reinette carries out her revenge on the dragons who killed her lover. She then lays down her spear Gae Bolg and takes a vow of poverty, living out the rest of her days as a nun in service of the poor and downtrodden. [10]

1148

1150

1154

1159

1162

  • Lalawefu takes measures to secure a stable water source, and is hailed by his people as the "King of Springs." The act deals a serious blow to Ul'dah, as Sil'dih's water supply is diverted from upstream of their sister sultanate's own reservoir. [10]

1177

  • A withering drought overtakes Thanalan. Sil'dih falls into economic decline, and its people voice public dicontent with the sultanate's excessive taxation. [10]

1178

  • Ul'dah invades Sil'dih to reclaim their water supply. Sil'dih takes advantage of the crisis to unify its people under a common cause, and wages a war of resistance against its sister state. [10]

1179

  • Ul'dah enlists the services of Ala Mhigan mercenaries, and the soldiers of fortune swell their ranks as the kingdom besieges Sil'dih. [10]

1181

  • I-Ohok-Pota celebrates his one-hundredth nameday, though his appearance remains that of a boy of ten summers. [10]

1189

ca. 1190

  • With the expansion of maritime trade, the number of Ul'dahn merchants taking the land-based trade routes begins to decline, and Ala Mhigo struggles to sustain itself on the meager tolls. [17]
  • Inexpensive Near Eastern fabrics flood the Ul'dahn markets. Unable to compete with the quantity of the imported textiles, the city-state's weavers increase the quality of their goods. Converging to share techniques, these many like-minded craftsmen found the Weavers' Guild. [18]

Thirteenth Century

ca. 1200

  • Piracy enters its golden age, and raids by Lominsan corsairs on merchant ships laden with Ul'dahn riches are the order of the day. [17]
  • Ul'dahn merchants begin arming their vessels to protect their livelihoods on the open sea, but struggle to fend off the Lominsan pirates and their superior nautical aptitude. [17]
  • Ul'dah's rise as a mercantile power sees the demand for jewelry grow, and from it comes Eshtaime's Aesthetics. Eshtaime's invites renowned Eastern masters to work in their halls, and their tutelage allows the goldsmiths to create pieces that take the Ul'dahn market by storm. The Ul'dahn organization that beckoned these craftsmen to their facilities eventually becomes the Goldsmiths' Guild.

1221

  • The pirate king Mistbeard appears on the Five Seas, his face concealed by a ghastly mask as he unifies several pirate bands under his flagship, the Haar. His legend grows as he and his crew plunder the seas with impunity. [17]

1224

1249

1251

  • A wealth of treasures is plundered from a Hannish argosy, giving rise to rumors that Mistbeard is alive and well. Time and again the pirate king is reported as dead only to resurface, leading many to believe the man immortal. [17]

1267

  • Baldric Thorne's only daughter, Edyva disappears from the palace. Fearing the worst, the sultan orders a city-wide search for the princess. The Sultansworn eventually discover Edyva with the assistance of a young girl of low birth. The incident would later be remembered as the national holiday, "Little Ladies' Day." [17]

1270

1272

  • The enslaved hecatonchiere giants of Copperbell Mines revolt against their masters when the enchantments on their helms wear off, and the miners force a cave-in of the lowest depths to seal the giants within. The mine is shuttered under the pretense that its veins have run barren. [17]

ca. 1280

1289

  • Lady Reinette is canonized by the Holy See a century after her death. Unpopular with the clergy for having abandoned her duties as Azure Dragoon at a young age, she is beloved by the commonfolk for having devoted her life in service of the poor and downtrodden. The See elevates her to sainthood, in what is widely seen as an attempt to distract the public from corruption within the church. [17]

The Age of Stability (Years 1300-1500)

Fourteenth Century

ca. 1300

  • The legendary minstrel Santhelme proposes the original set of Aoidos Attire, adopting elements of Near Eastern garb in the design, spurring a surge in the popularity of Near Eastern fashion across the realm. He also orders the construction of the bow Berimbau. [14]

1311

1313

1316

1322

1327

  • An alchemist sent from Ul'dah develops a cure for the Creeping Death. Though the spread is contained, the Hyuran population is left decimated by the disease, drastically transforming the racial makeup of the city. [17]

1335

1353

  • Responding to a series of zombie attacks across Thanalan, the sultanate approaches their theretofore enemy, the Amalj'aa, with a proposal to join forces against their common undead foe. The Amalj'aa—eager to cleanse their sacred land of the foul corpses—accept the offer, and Zahar'ak is established as a joint garrison. [17]
  • I-Ohok-Pota passes away peacefully in meditation at the age of two hundred and seventy-two. To the end, he showed no signs of sickness, and is believed to have died of old age. [17]
  • Ala Mhigan mercenaries are contracted by Ul'dah in the sultanate's effort to purge the city of the undead droves. [17]

1354

1355

  • With the aid of the Ala Mhigan mercenaries, the sultanate at long last is successful in ridding the city of the undead. [17]

ca. 1360

  • The Ixal innovate a method of enclosing ceruleum vapors to form floating pouches that can be employed in the transport of heavy cargo. [17]

1361

1362

1363

1377

ca. 1380

1388

Fifteenth Century

1401

  • As the merchant clasas of Ul'dah grows in power, the sultanate is robbed of its influence. The distraught line of Ul establishes the Syndicate, a group of six advisors chosen as the merchants who had added the most wealth to Ul'dah. [7]

1406

1415

  • Massive deposits of rare mythril ore are discovered in Thanalan, leading to the Mad Mythril Rush and a period of unprecedented economic prosperity. [17]

ca. 1420

  • The Ixal, having made significant advances in their air bladder technology, invent the first dirigible. [17]

1421

1429

  • Cannonwright Theor Naldiq and shipwright Bryce Vymelli found Naldiq & Vymelli's as a smithy to serve any with coin including pirates and foreigners.

ca. 1440

  • The Ixal, through technological advances and careful study of the winds, succeed in devising a means to steer their dirigibles at will, though this capacity is limited to certain seasons. They begin outfitting their craft with armored plates for use in battle. [17]

1451

  • The citizens of Gridania incur the ire of the elementals of the Black Shroud, awakening the greenwrath. A numer of their elderly offer themselves in sacrifice to expunge the woodsin, sparing the people expulsion from the forest. [17]

ca. 1460

  • A fisherman in Thanalan rescues the brutal pirate Caerkympf from drowning. Swearing an oath to repay his debt, the Roegadyn drives the local Amalj'aa tribe from the fisherman's village. Word of his exploits reach the sultan's ear, and he commissions the first suit of Creed armor to be gifted to the heroic Sea Wolf. [9]

1466

1468

  • Vainchelon Whitewater, a decorated pikeman, is appointed as supreme commander of the Gridanian forces and leads his troops into battle with the Ala Mhigan invaders at Finesand Banks. The battle ends in a stalemate between the two parties, and Vainchelon forms a defensive line at Nine Ivies to stem the advance of the Ala Mhigan army. [23]
  • Vainchelon perishes from a sudden illness at camp. Osbern, his second, assumes command, abandoning Vainchelon's defensive positions and leading the Gridanians in a frontal assault on the Ala Mhigan forces. [23]

1469

  • The sword Hauteclaire is commissioned for Beltrant de Durendaire in a show of gratitude. It is forged of Lominsan steel, set with Gridanian crystals, and adorned with Ul'dahn gold. Years later, after his death, the blade is auctioned to raise funds for war orphans in accordance with the knight's last will and testament. [9]

1470

ca. 1470

1474

1475

  • The Gods' Quiver seizes an Ixali dirigible after it makes a forced landing due to equipment failure. [23]

1476

  • Great merchant caravans employing chocobo carriages are organized, and set off for the east. Meanwhile, Ala Mhigo is forced to dramatically reduce their highroad tolls as part of their terms of surrender in the Autumn War. As a result, overland transport regains popularity as an alternative to the piracy-plagued sea routes. [23]

1477

  • Flourishing commerce and cross-border trade prompt the need for standardization of currency and measurements. By consensus of the six city-states, the gil of ancient Allag is revived and adopted as a universal currency, and with it the ilm/onze system of weights and measures. [23]

1481

  • Wealthy merchants invest large sums of money into the Coliseum, which uses the funds to construct Halatali, a training ground for professional gladiators. [23]

1483

1489

1497

1498

1499

  • Ketenramm and his crew pay visit to the aboriginal capital of the Mamool Ja. The expedition makes an offering of Lominsan gifts to the Autarch, who in return bestows upon his guests treasures of finest silver. [23]

The Rise of Garlemald (Years 1500-1562)

Sixteenth Century

1500

ca. 1500

  • Word of Ketenramm's miraculous discovery spreads across the city-state, and more and more Lominsans set sail in search of glory and riches in the New World, ushering in a golden age of exploration. These voyages are met with difficulties—shipwrecks in the rough western seas, ambushes by the Sahagin of the Indigo Deep—and the docks and alehouses of the capital are abuzz with tales of fortune and woe. [23]

1505

1506

1513

  • Solus Galvus's exploits in battle earn him a promotion to legatus at the age of twenty and four. He promptly pushes through reforms which sanction the use of magitek in the Republican legions. [23]

1515

1517

  • Limsa Lominsa petitions the kobold tribes for a peace accord in order to focus their strength on the campaign against the Sahagin, and avoid fighting a war on two fronts. At the conclusion of negotiations with the 1st Order Patriarch, the two parties sign a pact of non-aggression which states "to man goes the bounties of the sea, and to the kobolds the bounties of the land." The ambiguity of the agreement, however, will eventually invite further conflict. [23]
  • His accomplishments having garnered him the undivided support of the citizenry, Solus van Galvus is named Dictator, the supreme commander of Garlemald, at the age of twenty and eight. [23]
  • The Republic first employs airships in its military conquests, easily conquering the small nation of Dalmasca in a display of terrifying power. Over the coming years, the Garleans seize control over the majority of the northern territories. [23]

1518

1520

1522

  • Tatanora succeeds in reproducing Ixali technology and manufactures dirigibles in mass quantities, leading to a surge in exploration by flight. [23]

1525

1528

1529

  • Archon Matoya completes her research on aetheric convergence as a means to counter the Garlean menace. The resulting tome, On Aetheric Convergence, is denounced by the Forum as being more dangerous to Sharlayan than the enemy, and henceforth banned as forbidden knowledge. [24]

1531

  • Tatanora uses his accrued fortune to found Highwind Skyways, a privately-owned company focused on tourism and commercial applications of air travel. [24]

1535

1539

  • The Darklight Raiders, a mercenary group under the command of Gerbald the Red, eradicate an enormous poisonous snake in the Aurum Vale, earning themselves fame and fortune. [24]

1542

1544

  • The Darklight Raiders fail in an attempt to purge Cutter's Cry of the chimera that lurks in its depths. The mercenary group is effectively disbanded as most of its members are slain. [24]

1545

1546

ca. 1550

  • Relics of ancient Allag are unearthed in the new territories of Garlemald. The secrets pried from the old machina advances Garlean magitek by leaps and bounds.
  • The Sanguine Sirens are founded by four women seeking to make their fortune in a pirate society controlled by their male counterparts. [25]

1552

  • At nineteen, Raubahn Aldynn is ordered to suppress an angry mob as an officer of the Ala Mhigan army. He earns wide renown when he succeeds in the task without spilling a drop of blood. [24]

ca. 1552

1553

1554

  • Raubahn is assigned to the border forces as the XIVth Legion closes in. He and his comrades undertake a series of diversionary maneuvers which succeed in keeping the imperial forces at bay. [24]

1555

  • Raubahn makes short work of an imperial magitek contingent in a border skirmish, toying with the enemy, and is promoted to a position of high command for his deeds. His impressive accomplishments on the field of battle earn him further trust and acclaim among his men. [24]
  • The Haar plunders a foreign vessel loaded with ceremonial gifts for the royal wedding in Ul'dah. Mistbeard and the wealth of treasures vanish shortly thereafter. [24]

1556

  • Raubahn is struck by an imperial sniper, suffering grievous wounds. Withdrawing from the frontlines, he returns to his home village of Coldhearth in the mountains of Gyr Abania to convalesce. [24]

1557

  • The people of Ala Mhigo revolt against the tyrannical King Theodoric. The kingsguard, the Corpse Brigade, is complicit in the uprising, ignoring their liege's orders and opening the gates of the palace to the revolutionaries. [24]
  • Seizing the opportunity amidst the confusion and political upheaval, the XIVth Legion subjugates and annexes Ala Mhigo with little resistance. [24]

ca. 1557

1558

1559

  • Merlwyb, now twenty and four, forms an armed merchant armada and embarks on a trade expedition to the west. [24]
  • Under the influence of the Syndicate, the sultanate enacts a law forbidding all dealings with beast tribes. All beastmen are evicted from the city, save for a handful of prosperous Qiqirn merchants and other rare exceptions. [24]

1560

1561

The Age of Calm (1562-1572)

Sixteenth Century (cont.)

1562

  • The Battle of Silvertear Skies is waged. The Agrius, flagship dreadnaught of the XIVth Legion, is dispatched to Mor Dhona where it is assailed by the ancient wyrm, Midgardsormr. The Agrius crashes in mortal combat with the wyrm, and the legion is forced to retreat. [24]
  • The Ixal summon their goddess, Garuda. With Her divine blessing, they invent the airstone, an arcane apparatus that gives them the ability to fly their war balloons at will. [36]
  • Flying an advanced model of war balloon powered by airstones, the Ixal make a foray into Coerthas, where they establish a base for their aerial squadrons at the site of the present-day colony of Natalan. [36]
  • A goobbue breaks free of its arcane fetters during a parade and proceeds to run amok through the streets. Ascilia, one of the spectators, is orphaned at the age of twelve when her father is killed by the rampaging beast. [36]

1563

  • Ishgard withdraws from the Eorzean Alliance, declaring the Garlean threat all but over with the retreat of imperial forces to Ala Mhigo. Historians agree, however, that the true motivation for the withdrawal was the Holy See's desire to divert full military strength to the Dravanian threat in the wake of Nidhogg's reappearance. [36]
  • The joint military of the Eorzean Alliance disbands following the withdrawal of Ishgardian troops, theretofore the largest presence of all constituent members. While an allied security council is established in its stead, the Alliance's military ties remain in name only. [36]
  • Highwind Skyways announces a partnership with Garlond Ironworks, a collaboration which soon bears fruit in the form of a lightweight airship model fueled by a ceruleum propulsion engine. With this new technology, Highwind Skyways begins offering regular passenger service connecting the three major city-states. [36]

1564

  • The construction of Dzemael Darkhold experiences significant delays due to a scarcity of building materials. [36]

1565

1566

ca. 1566

  • Frandelot Raimdelle, a renowned naturalist and theologian, spends the better part of his fifty-seven summers traveling about Eorzea and cataloging plants, minerals, and animals he encounters. He publishes his findings in the seminal Raimdelle Codex, not only to educate the peoples of Eorzea, but remind them of how rich and diverse their realm is. [37]

1567

  • Voidsent gargoyles attack a team of stonecutters at work in the tunnels beneath Dzemael Darkhold, leaving few survivors. Construction is postponed indefinitely, and the incident besmirches the name of House Dzemael. [36]

1568

1569

1570

  • Highwind Skyways suspends regular airship service due to repeated attacks by Garlean forces on civilian vessels, limiting flights to instances of extraordinary circumstance. [36]
  • Raubahn achieves an unprecedented thousand victories in the arena. He then purchases the Coliseum with his prize money and earns himself a seat on the Syndicate. [36]
  • At the Coliseum, the guildmaster of the Gladiators' Guild loses his life in a fixed bout that shocks the nation. In the wake of the incident, the popular gladiator Aldis, known as the Sword of Nald, is banished from Ul'dah. [36]
  • At the age of twenty, Minfilia founds the Path of the Twelve, that those who possess the power of the Echo might come together and explore how their powers might be wielded for the common good. [36]

1571

1572

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  2. Encyclopaedia Eorzea pg. 170
  3. 3.0 3.1 Encyclopaedia Eorzea pg. 242
  4. 4.0 4.1 Encyclopaedia Eorzea pg. 238
  5. The positions of the islands is taken from the map of the Three Great Continents. Encyclopaedia Eorzea gives their positions as "the northern Isle of Haam, the eastern Isle of Yorn, and the southern Isle of Val".
  6. 6.006.016.026.036.046.056.066.076.086.096.106.116.126.136.146.156.166.176.186.196.206.216.226.236.246.256.266.276.286.296.306.316.326.336.346.35 6.36 Encyclopaedia Eorzea pg. 048
  7. 7.07.17.2 7.3 Encyclopaedia Eorzea pg. 129
  8. The spelling of the first dark knight's name is given as "Ser Toraphaniel" on pg. 048. The Dark Knight section on pg. 238 corrects the knight's name to "Ser Tryphaniel".
  9. 9.09.19.2 9.3 Encyclopaedia Eorzea pg. 218
  10. 10.0010.0110.0210.0310.0410.0510.0610.0710.0810.0910.1010.1110.1210.1310.1410.1510.1610.1710.1810.1910.2010.2110.2210.2310.2410.2510.2610.2710.2810.2910.3010.3110.3210.3310.34 10.35 Encyclopaedia Eorzea pg. 049
  11. 11.0 11.1 Encyclopaedia Eorzea pg. 024
  12. Coinach's efforts are described as taking place "six centuries ago" and lasting for fifty years of his life. Because he is from Ul'dah, which was founded in 969, we are forced to presume that his efforts began in the late tenth century and stretched into the eleventh century.
  13. 13.0 13.1 Encyclopaedia Eorzea pg. 020
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  15. Encyclopaedia Eorzea pg. 123
  16. Encyclopaedia Eorzea pg. 230
  17. 17.0017.0117.0217.0317.0417.0517.0617.0717.0817.0917.1017.1117.1217.1317.1417.1517.1617.1717.1817.1917.2017.2117.2217.2317.2417.2517.2617.2717.2817.2917.3017.3117.3217.3317.3417.3517.3617.3717.38 17.39 Encyclopaedia Eorzea pg. 050
  18. Encyclopaedia Eorzea pg. 141
  19. The name of the Thorne Dynasty founder is given as "Baldric Thorne" on pg. 050, but "Baldurf Thorne" on pg. 129. Due to the timing of the Little Ladies' Day event history, Baldurf is assumed to be the correct name.
  20. Sightseeing Log: Ala Mhigo
  21. It is possible that the Sightseeing Log is erroneous and mistook the year "1335" for the earlier year "1135". It is also possible that construction of the city-state in full took two centuries (not counting the Ala Mhigan Quarter).
  22. Encyclopaedia Eorzea pg. 224
  23. 23.0023.0123.0223.0323.0423.0523.0623.0723.0823.0923.1023.1123.1223.1323.1423.1523.1623.1723.1823.1923.2023.2123.2223.2323.2423.2523.2623.2723.2823.2923.3023.3123.3223.3323.3423.35 23.36 Encyclopaedia Eorzea pg. 051
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  26. Encyclopaedia Eorzea pg. 221
  27. Sightseeing Log: Castrum Fluminis
  28. The sultan's name is misspelled as "Sasabaru Ul Sisibaru" on pg. 054. His name is correctly spelled "Sasabal Ul Sisibal" in all other references to him.
  29. Encyclopaedia Eorzea pg. 153
  30. Unfading Scars
  31. Unfading Skies
  32. Pg. 053 of Encyclopaedia Eorzea erroneously gives the date of Ferndale's destruction as 1562. The thirty-two year old Estinien is stated on pg. 153 to have been twelve when he was orphaned, and the date is given in both the 1.0 Dragoon quest "Unfading Scars" as "fifteen summers past," and the 2.0 Dragoon quest "Unfading Skies" as "twenty summers past," placing the date firmly at 1557.
  33. Encyclopaedia Eorzea pg. 163
  34. 34.0 34.1 Encyclopaedia Eorzea pg. 239
  35. Encyclopaedia Eorzea pg. 194
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  37. Encyclopaedia Eorzea pg. 295
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  40. Encyclopaedia Eorzea pg. 043
  41. Encyclopaedia Eorzea pg. 044
  42. Encyclopaedia Eorzea pg. 045