Canon Timeline

Canon Timeline of the Empyrean series.

AU stands for After Unification

BU stands for Before Unification

Historical Events

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• BU The Great War
• 1 AU Unification of Navarre
• 1-2 AU The Migration of the First Year
• 233 AU Beginning of War with Poromiel
• 328 AU Second Cygni Incursion; Cygnisen is absorbed into the Kingdom of Poromiel
• Date Unknown Trade Agreement of Resson
• Est. 434 AU Second Krovlan Uprising
• 627 AU Beginning of the Tyrrish Rebellion
• July 1, 628 AU Battle of Aretia, end of Tyrrish Rebellion

Pre-Fourth Wing Character Timeline

**Based on ages, story context, and math**

• 17 BU Andarna's egg is laid
• 607 AU Mira Sorrengail is born
• March 611 AU Xaden Riorson is born
• 612 AU: Dain Aetos is born
• July (est. 3-5) 613 AU Violet Sorrengail is born
• 618 AU Violet meets Dain
• 621 AU Xaden's mother leaves
• 627 AU Mira joins the Riders Quadrant, Brennan Sorrengail graduated and became a Lieutenant.
• 628 AU Violet, age 14, last sees Brennan prior to the Battle of Aretia. Mira is 21, and in her second year at Basgiath. The Calldyr Executions took place after Violet's 15th birthday that same week.
• Est. 629 AU Father Sorrengail begins having heart problems
• Est. 630-631 AU Father Sorrengail dies, Violet is 17-18, Mira is 23-24, Andarna hatches after Violet turns 18
• 631 AU Xaden enters the Riders Quadrant

Fourth Wing Timeline

• 633 AU Fourth Wing begins
  • Jan-Feb: Violet begins training with Major Gillstead for the Riders Quadrant under her mother's orders
  • Mid-July: Violet's Conscription Day (Chp 1)
    • Following Day: (Chp 4-6)
  • End of July: (Chp 7)
  • August: Two weeks into school, Challenges begin (Chp 8)
  • First week of September: Violet spars Xaden, she's been training with Rhiannon Matthias for 6 weeks (Chp 9)
  • A week and a half into September: Gauntlet training (chp 10)
    • Two days later: Violet burns Aurelie Donans' belongings
  • September 28th: Last Gauntlet practice (Chp 11)
  • September 29th: Gauntlet and Presentation Day (Chp 11+12)
  • October 1st: Threshing (Chp 13-16)
    • Following Day: Imogen Cardulo begins training Violet
  • October: Liam Mairi is assigned as Violet's bodyguard (IF Chp 43)
  • November: Violet's first assassination attempt (Chp 18-19)
    • Following day: Amber Mavis is executed (Chp 20)
    • Liam starts Archives duty with Violet (Chp 21)
  • December: Violet Channels (Ch22)
    • Following day: Garrick and Xaden spar
  • Winter Solstice: Challenges meant to resume, but are delayed
• 634 AU Begins
  • Mid Jan: Challenges resume (Ch23-24)
  • Early March: Violet and Xaden speak with General Sorrengail and Colonel Aetos (chp 24)
  • Mid-late March: Squad Battles start
  • April: Last Squad Battle Challenge (Chp 25)
    • Later that week: Violet's squad goes to Montserrat (Chp 26-27)
  • Mid May: First battle of War Games. Violet kills Jack Barlowe (Chp 28)
    • Same day: Violet and Xaden have sex
    • Following day: Xaden tells Violet about Athebyne
  • July 1st: Reunification Day (Chp 31-32)
  • July 2nd: War Games begin at 4:15 AM, it's meant to be a 5 day exercise.
    • Xaden's riot arrives in Athebyne at nearly 1 PM, the Venin attack Resson.
    • It's dusk by the time Liam dies. Violet falls into a coma for 3 days.
  • July 5th: Violet wakes up (FW Chp 39)
  • July 11th: Graduation **NOTE BELOW**

**PLEASE NOTE there is a discrepancy between Fourth Wing and Iron Flame quotes regarding the time frame between Reunification Day and Graduation Day. Characters in Fourth Wing state in conversation that there are 10 days between the two events, however contextual evidence from Iron Flame quotes place Graduation on July 8th, thus only seven days between Reunification Day and Graduation. Therefore this will be the only page referencing July 5th as the day Violet wakes up, and July 11th as the original Graduation Date as seen in Fourth Wing. Please see Iron Flame Timeline below for corrected timeline**

Iron Flame Timeline

• 634 AU
  • July 6th: Violet wakes up (FW Chp 39), meets the Assembly, and chooses to return to Basgiath.
  • July 7th: They leave Aretia
  • July 8th: Xaden's Graduation **NOTE- see highlighted note above, under the Fourth Wing canon events regarding timeline error**
  • Late July: Weekend Land Nav RSC course with Infantry
    • Friday: Violet, Ridoc, Sawyer, and Rhiannon are kidnapped for RSC landnav course
    • Saturday: They're still out in the Hadden Woods, Violet misses seeing Xaden
    • Sunday: Violet returns to Basgiath, meets with Jesinia in the Archives Ridoc sees Nolon after dinner haggardly leaving infirmary while bringing Trysten to get his arm healed.
  • August, Monday (two weeks into school) First round of Challenges. Violet poisons Dasha Fabrren for Sloane and blackmails Sloane into accepting Imogen's help.
    • Tuesday: Jesinia gives Violet a copy of The Unabridged History of the First Six in exchange for the Fables of the Barren.
    • Saturday: Jesinia gives her Sacrifice of Dragonkind. Violet packs to go to Samara, Varrish searches her. She doesn't get to see Xaden because he's on 24hr duty.
    • Wednesday: Rhiannon receives a letter from her family about not taking strangers in. Violet visits Jesinia in the Archives.
    • Saturday: Xaden visits Violet at Basgiath, they visit Jesinia together in the Archives.
    • Monday: Tairn threatens Solas and forces Varrish to apologize to Violet.
    • Thursday: Mira is stationed in Samara.
    • Thursday Night: Violet and Rhiannon talk near the Gauntlet, Violet flies to Samara.
    • Friday: Violet arrives in Samara and kisses Xaden.
  • September, Saturday: Xaden visits Violet, Violet's squad gets taken for RSC interrogation. First year Trysten dies during Gauntlet practice
    • Sunday morning: Violet's squad escapes interrogation after formation and during breakfast.
    • Tuesday: Zolya falls to wyvern
    • Wednesday evening: Samara attacked by Fliers, Xaden injured
    • Thursday: Violet finds out about Zolya at Battle Brief, Jack is confirmed alive. Violet finds out about Xaden's injury and leaves imediately for Samara.
      • Thursday evening: Violet arrives in Samara just before nightfall. Xaden and Violet have sex in the shower.
      • Thursday night (after midnight): Violet meets Catriona Cordella for the first time during a weapons drop off.
    • Friday Morning: Violet leaves Samara for Basgiath
      • Friday Afternoon: Violet arrives at Basgiath, admits the truth to her squad.
    • Saturday: Violet misses Xaden's visit due to spending two days doing land-nav with First Wing.
    • Monday: Andarna is still sleeping.
    • Saturday: Violet visits Samara but Xaden is on-duty, they miss each other.
    • Saturday: Violet misses Xadens visit for land-nav
    • Saturday: Violet misses flying to Samara due to land-nav
  • Sunday, Oct 1st: Threshing and assassination attempt by Infantry soldiers
  • Saturday, Oct 6th: Xaden visits Violet, Archive's Royal Vault Heist. Violet captured.
    • Monday Oct 8th: Violet misses class
    • Wednesday Oct 10th: Violet's squad attempts a rescue mission.
    • Thursday Oct 11th: Dain, Xaden, and Garrick rescue her.
      • Thursday evening: They call formation and invite any cadet and rider that wants to join the Revolution. Half the Basgiath riders leave for Aretia.
      • Thursday Night: Fliers attack Samara for weaponry after learning that half the riders at Basgiath left.
  • Friday Oct 12th: Violet wakes up in Aretia, discovers the truth behind Xaden taking responsibility of her with the scar. Andarna wakes up.
    • Saturday: Suri and Xaden leave Aretia on a mission
    • Sunday: Aretian cadets start learning about the Tyrrish Rebellion
    • Monday: Dain cleared by the Assembly to join Revolution, Battle Brief begins, Mira arrives in Aretia and learns about Brennan.
      • Monday at sunset: First attempt at raising Aretian Wards
    • Tuesday: Felix starts mentoring Violet
      • Tuesday night: Violet, Brennan, and Mira leave for Cordyn
    • Wednesday Afternoon: Violet, Brennan, and Mira arrive in Cordyn and meet Xaden and Viscount Tecarus
      • Wednesday evening: Violet strikes the Rybestad chest, fights with Venin, deal is brokered with Tecarus
    • Thursday evening: They bring back the Luminary to Aretia
    • Sunday: Aretian Rider cadets are ordered to prepare for a 3-day mission. Andarna almost fully extends her wing.
    • 4am Monday: Aretian Rider cadets and Fliers meet beneath Cliffs of Dralor
      • 7am: First hatchling born in Aretia
      • around 3pm: Luella falls, Ridoc injured, Wyvern attack
    • Saturday: Cat posts list of all fliers Mira killed
    • Monday: Trager and Rhiannon fight.
    • Wednesday: Cat shows up at Violet's door with silk dress. Rhiannon's family arrives in Aretia, along with other families over the past week. Cat is able to channel at half-power.
  • Thursday, 2pm, First week of November: First Rune class. Andarna fully extends wing. Xaden leaves for mission.
  • December 1st: Second Squad meets at Raegan's house (Chapter 52)
  • December 7th: Solas finds Violet in the cave (Chp 53)
    • That night: Violet discovers the truth about Xaden's second signet. The Revolution receives a missive to meet with Melgren. Violet sleeps in the library to avoid Xaden.
  • December 8th: The Assembly, Violet, and Mira meet with General Melgren at Athebyne at noon.
  • Dec 20th: Battle of Basgiath
    • Andarna breathes fire for the first time, Sawyer loses his leg, Xaden turns venin.