| The world is changing. And for the sake of our lives as well as the mortals, it is our duty not to let it implode before our very eyes." |
| Book Timeline of Events (Warning: May contain spoilers of future books) |
- 15th Century
1400s – Daoine’s era
1400 - Gerard Archane is born
1406 – Julian Archane is born
1420 – Jace Archane is born.
1441 – Julian nearly dies in the battle with the English. A stranger comes upon him and offers him a changed future. Julian is turned into a
Nightwalker and must leave his family behind. Daoine reveals Julian’s new lifestyle to him and offers to be his guide before Julian heads to his
brother’s.
1442 – Liam Blakedon marries Marie Archane shortly before she gives birth to Avery. He promises to bring Avery up as his own.
1443 – Julian arrives with Daoine to Gerard’s home with Jace and the servants. Daoine offers the same future to them as he has Julian. Both are
turned into Nightwalkers. (A Kiss of Ashen Twilight)
1461 – Gerard Archane dies in Wallachia. Jace discovers Prince Vlad Tepes III has been draining the immortals to sustain his long life. Vlad
leaves his castle and escapes to Serbia. Alexandru learns of his plans and starts on his quest to hunt immortals. (*later in the winter of 1461 to 1462
Vlad crossed south of the Danube and devastated the area between Serbia and the Black Sea.)
1462 – Alexandru meets with Vlad to learn of his failing to take the immortals’ blood his half brother’s reign over Wallachia. Drago offers to take
the throne back from Vlad’s half brother but Vlad refuses, saying he will return once he leaves captivity. He tells Alexandru to go and round up
the immortals under a ruler he chooses so that they may be controlled and he may have his pick. Alexandru leaves. (Upon a Tide of Wintry
Morn)
1463 – Alexandru leaves Wallachia to try to conquer smaller lands.
1467 – Avery meets Alexandru in a Scotland inn and is turned into a Nightwalker by a female friend of Alexandru’s. Liam is informed of the other
immortals via Alexandru who wants to have his own army instead of continuing Vlad’s goal to use their blood for immortality. (He eventually gives
in and is bitten by the woman, tries to share his blood with Liam then seeks out other immortals to use their blood for his own purpose – to bring
them back to Wallachia for Vlad.) (From the Night, the Prince Rises)
1475 – Vlad is released from his imprisonment in Hungary and returns to reclaim Wallachia from his brother. He is assassinated the following
year.
- 16th Century
17th Century
1687 - Michael Hammond is born
1695 - Richard "Rich" William Hammond is born
- 18th Century
1722 - Jace, Julian and Daoine come across the Lycan massacre where only Rich and his father are still alive. Alexandru Drago takes them
hostage with the villagers' help. Drago tries to forcefully bring them to his side.