Portions of this timeline are taken, with permission, from the now-defunct D'ni Archives website. Please note that many of the dates between the end of the Era of the Kings and the beginning of Riven are based on speculation and inference, and should not be taken as final unless officially backed by Cyan as well. Items marked with a * need to be confirmed by a secondary source before being considered correct.

This timeline is divided into two sections: the Historical Timeline and the Modern Timeline. The Modern Timeline begins with the present-day discovery of D'ni by John Loftin in 1987, and uses Surface dating to ensure that everyone can tell what happened when. The Historical Timeline chronicles the events of the Myst series (minus End of Ages), as well as the 9400 years of history leading up to the Fall of D'ni, and uses D'ni dates broken into sections of 625 years each - or one D'ni century.

New events from the Cavern can be found at the very bottom of the page (just hit "End" on your keyboard to get there).

Historical Timeline

BE stands for Before Earth, and DE stands for D'ni Era.

3125 BE - 1 BE

625 BE - 1 BE

• 207 BE
  • Ri'Neref is born
• 73 BE
  • Ri'Neref dismissed from Ronay's Guild of Writers for refusing to Write an Age he considered questionable. Some records indicate he excused himself, though regardless, much of Ronay society considered this dismissal unfair, and some even called it "detrimental to society".
• 59 BE
  • Garternay's eventual collapse is made public.
• 50 BE
  • King Ailesh is born.

0 DE – 3124 DE

0 DE - 624 DE

• 0 DE
  • Ri'Neref and several thousand followers petition the King of Ronay for permission to split from the rest of the Ronay evacuees.
  • Surveyors in the D'ni Cavern establish a Zero mark and line, as was customary for Ronay Ages. This mark became known as the "Great Zero." A monument was erected on this spot. Construction along the line emanating from the Great Zero was reserved for holy buildings. Other construction along this line was prohibited without the King's permission.
  • Ri'Neref and several thousand Ronay evacuees arrive in the Cavern.
  • Ri'Neref coronated as the first King of D'ni.
• 8 DE
  • Leevot 9 (September 27, 7649 BCE) - The D'ni Guild of Writers is founded. Ailesh, Ri'Neref's long-time apprentice, is made Grand Master.
• 48 DE
  • Construction begins on the Temple of Yahvo.
• 63 DE
  • The Temple of Yahvo is completed.
• 84 DE
  • King Ri'Neref launches an initiative to build massive fans to circulate the air in the Cavern and expand the network of tunnels from the Surface bringing fresh air in.
• 100 DE
  • Leenovoo 18 (April 8, 7556 BCE): The Day of the Circle. This day was set aside to celebrate the foundation of the 18 Major Guilds of D'ni, as well as a celebration of the New Guilds, which were seen as much "healthier" than their counterparts on Ronay, with emphasis on carrying out their duty to Yahvo and the D'ni people, rather than on inter-Guild competition. Guidelines were established concerning Guild facility construction to ensure this.
• 114 DE
  • Installation of fans and construction of air shafts to supply them is completed. During the course of the construction (which began in 84 DE), several D'ni working on the project went missing. It is assumed that they remained on the surface to live.
• 120 DE
  • King Ri'Neref dies at the age of 327.
  • Ailesh, Ri'Neref's apprentice, takes the throne at the age of 170.
• 233 DE
  • Leefo 12: Completion of the first Common Library of D'ni.
• 256 DE
  • King Ailesh's third son, Shomat, is born.
• 300 DE
  • King Ailesh dies of natural causes at the age of 350.
  • Shomat takes the throne at the age of 44. Shomat, who had previously been a member of the Guild of Writers, continued to receive private instruction in The Art after his coronation, which some attribute to his distorted view of the practice later in his reign.
• 347 DE
  • Construction of King Shomat's Palace is complete. He and his family moved in, though his older brothers refused to. The palace's lavishness, as well as Shomat's belief that Ages served the D'ni, contrary to King Ri'Neref's statements, began to create a growing tension in the D'ni culture.
• 387 DE
  • King Shomat's brothers disappear and are never seen again. Rumors abound that Shomat had them killed, or made to use a "Death Book", but they were never proven.
• 400 DE
  • King Shomat is assigned a prophetess to try and reign in the King, who some believe had gone mad by this time. Her efforts seem to have been successful, as the remaining 155 years of Shomat's reign showed a marked improvement over his first 100. The assignment sparked a tradition which lasted until the end of the reign of Kings, with each King after Shomat being appointed a prophetess at the beginning of their reign.
• 475 DE
  • King Ja'kreen is born.
• 555 DE
  • King Shomat dies of natural causes at the age of 299.
  • Ja'kreen, a Guild Master in the Guild of Stone Masons, takes the throne at age 80. He was not related to King Shomat, but rather the son of one of Shomat's close friends. He was given the throne because Shomat's own children were "out of control."
• 598 DE
  • King Ja'kreen commissions the rebuilding of the King's Arch (later known as Kerath's Arch). Design of the Arch was headed by Guild Master Koris of the Guild of Stone Masons.
• 600 DE
  • Construction begins on the King's Arch.

625 DE - 1249 DE

• 625 DE
  • Turn of the first D'ni century.
  • Construction of the King's Arch is completed.
• 643 DE
  • Construction of the Temple of the Great King is completed. King Ja'kreen ensured that the building conformed exactly to the design specifications laid out in the Regeltavok Oorpah. Its construction drew criticism for its apparently exorbitant dimensions.
• 654 DE
  • King Ja'kreen's wife gives birth to their first son, J'Taeri.
• 664 DE
  • J'Taeri, King Ja'kreen's first son, dies of an unspecified and apparently rare disease.
• 674 DE
  • King Ja'kreen's wife dies at a young age.
• 700 DE
  • King Ja'kreen marries his second wife.
• 717 DE
  • King Ja'kreen's second wife gives birth to a son, Veesha.
• 775 DE
  • King Ja'kreen commissions additional private construction on Ae'Gura, including the J'Taeri district, which he named in memory of his first son, who died at age 10, 111 years earlier.
• 812 DE
  • King Ja'kreen dies of natural causes at the age of 337. It was often said he died a very sad and unsatisfied man.
  • Veesha takes the throne at the age of 95.
• 924 DE
  • King Mararon is born.
• 974 DE
  • King Veesha's fifth son, Mararon, is nearly killed on a routine check of Ages as part of his duties as a Maintainer. He falls into a coma which Healers said he would never come out of.
• 977 DE
  • Mararon emerges from a three year coma, much to the surprise of many in D'ni. His father, King Veesha, is convinced that his faith in Yahvo brought about the rebirth of his son.
• 997 DE
  • King Veesha dies of natural causes at the age of 280.
  • Mararon, Veesha's fifth son, takes the throne at the age of 73, exactly 20 years after he miraculously emerged from a three year coma.
• 1109 DE
  • King Koreen is born.
• 1124 DE
  • King Mararon began major revamping of the D'ni educational system. Following the suggestions laid out in a paper by Ti'Lanar (Guild Master in the Guild of Legislators), Mararon put the Common Schools under the Guild of Legislators, instituted higher standards for instructors, and lengthened the school day. The time spent in the Common Schools was also raised from 6 years (age 10 to 16) to 15 years (age 5 to 20).
  • Mararon also institutes several new "Minor Guilds," including Architecture, Miners, Bankers, and Educators, into which graduates of the new Common Schools system could enter.
• 1159 DE
  • King Mararon dies of natural causes at the relatively early age of 235. Some speculate that this was a result of Mararon's decision to live his life to the fullest by experimenting with drugs and other substances.
  • Koreen, the oldest of Mararon's two sons, took the throne at the age of 50.

1250 DE - 1874 DE

• 1303 DE
  • A Writer mysteriously left the Guild of Writers, followed shortly by the theft of Books and Ink from the halls of the respective Guilds. Unbeknownst to King Koreen and the other D'ni at the time, this was the beginning of a plot by the Judges of Yahvo which would lead to the Pento War.
• 1320 DE
  • The Judges of Yahvo, who had been writing illegal Ages in an effort to develop a race of warriors that they could control, saw their efforts come to fruition this year with the completion of the Pento Age.
• 1323 DE
  • Beginning of the Pento War.
  • Leevot 12: The Pento, led by the Judges of Yahvo, invaded D'ni. They stormed the Palace as King Koreen's wife was about to give birth. His wife and family escaped through the King's Arch to the safety of a secure Linking Book. It is said that while passing under the Arch, Koreen's wife gave birth to their first son, Ahlsendar.
  • Koreen remained in the city, separated from his family, who were safe on a Private Age. He poured money into the City Guard and the D'ni's small military, though it seemed too little too late.
• 1352 DE
  • King Koreen is assassinated by a group of Pento warriors, led by the Judges of Yahvo.
  • Ahlsendar, now 29, remains in hiding on his family's Private Age and plans how to overthrow the Pento from safety, apparently at the suggestion of his uncle.
  • The Judges of Yahvo claim control of the D'ni government following the assassination of King Koreen.
  • The Pento, led by the Judges of Yahvo, begin moving their forces into other Ages inhabited by the D'ni.
  • Several weeks after the expansion of the Judges' campaign into other D'ni Ages, the Judges kill the leader of the Pento, fearing that he was becoming too powerful and difficult to control. The Pento quickly fell into disarray as his two sons scrambled to take control of the throne.
  • Fifteen weeks after his father's death, Ahlsendar returns to D'ni, knowing that the Pento would be in disarray and the Judges of Yahvo would be vulnerable.
• 13?? DE
  • Ahlsendar allies himself with the Pento warrior Mekarr, and agreed to help him defeat his brother if he left D'ni and returned home peacefully. Ahlsendar also agrees to write a new Age for the Pento to live in.
• 1376 DE
  • Ahlsendar leads a force into the Pento Age and, in the Battle of the Great King, defeated Makarr's brother, Timaue.
  • The five leaders of the Judges of Yahvo are rounded up and linked into Prison Ages, and the Books burned.
  • End of the Pento War.
  • Ahlsendar is officially coronated as King of D'ni several weeks after the sentencing of the leaders of the Judges of Yahvo.
• 1423 DE
  • King Solath is born.
• 1466 DE
  • Mekarr enters the Palace through Books given to him by the Judges of Yahvo and kills King Ahlsendar's wife and two sons. Ahlsendar defeats Mekarr in what is described as an "astounding battle."
  • Two days after the death of his family, Ahlsendar orders the release of a D'ni-developed plague into the new Pento homeworld. Within three days, the entire population of Pento was dead, along with many inhabitants of other Ages which the Pento were in contact with. The D'ni, unaware of Ahlsendar's participation in the development of the plague, blame the Pento for the devastation. The Guild of Chemists fears that the plague could mutate into something that could one day threaten D'ni.
  • All Books to which the Pento had access are gathered together to be destroyed.
• 1500 DE
  • King Ahlsendar gathers the D'ni together to "inform them of the truth." In his speech, he informs his people that he was responsible for the plague that was unleashed upon the Pento. At the end of his speech, he asks to be sealed within the Temple of the Great King, along with all infected Books and other Books linking D'ni to their past.
• 1501 DE
  • King Ahlsendar is sealed within the Temple of the Great King.
  • Solath, Ahlsendar's chosen heir, takes temporary control of D'ni while they awaited Ahlsendar's promised return.
  • Six months after Ahlsendar was sealed in the Temple, Solath discovers the final wishes of Ahlsendar and reads them publicly. In the letter, Ahlsendar stated that he "... was not to return..." and "... for no reason should the seal on the Temple of the Great King ever be broken."
  • Ahlsendar's final message to his people causes much dismay and disbelief, and while there are many calls to break the seal on the Temple, none are willing to defy the orders of the Great King.
• 1502 DE
  • Leefo 23: The Temple of the Great King is renamed the Tomb of the Great King on orders from Solath.
  • Solath, the son of the Grand Master of the Guild of Writers who had helped King Ahlsendar develop the plague unleashed upon the Pento, takes the throne (officially) at the age of 79, after ruling in Ahlsendar's stead for two years. A newly-designed crown is given to Solath, as Ahlsendar had kept his own in his entombment, and there was a common sentiment that its design should not be used again.
• 1520 DE
  • Nemiya, the prophetess advisor to the Great King, denounces Ahlsendar in her book, The Book of Nemiya. The books calls Ahlsendar a fraud and an impostor, guilty of killing thousands of Age-dwellers and misleading and betraying his own people. The book sends D'ni into a religious upheaval, and generates considerable outrage, most notably from King Solath.
• 1527 DE
  • Nemiya vanishes. Some claim she was killed by an angry mob for the content of her book, while others say she was taken away by angels.
• 1550 DE
  • Public sentiment towards Nemiya's defamatory book about the Great King shifts, and many begin to see wisdom and truth in her writings.
• 1604 DE
  • In an effort to distract his people from their growing religious crisis, King Solath announces plans for the civic district of Karim, including an opera house and concert hall.
• 1610 DE
  • Construction on the civic district of Karim begins.
• 1650 DE
  • Construction of the Karim district is finally completed after numerous delays and difficulties, much to the excitement of the people.
• 1735 DE
  • King Solath's wife passes away, leaving him with two daughters. He soon remarries, taking a young woman named Jolatha as his wife, against the advise of his prophetess. Jolatha was an influential member of a cult known as The Tree, though Solath denies this to the day he dies.
• 1748 DE
  • Jolatha gives birth to King Solath's first son, Me'erta.
• 1779 DE
  • King Solath dies of natural causes at the age of 356.
  • Me'erta takes the throne at the age of 31, much to the consternation of the Church and other religious leaders, who fear that his reign would further destabilize the D'ni's religious culture. Throughout Me'erta's reign, it would often be said that Jolatha did more of the ruling of D'ni than her son.
• 1817 DE
  • King Me'erta proposes construction of the Temple of the Tree, the first time any King officially sanctioned anything other than the original beliefs of Ri'neref.
  • Me'erta also suggests that the line of the Great Zero is inaccurate. Although he does not change the line, all of the religious structures built during his reign are aligned with his proposed redirection of the line.
• 1843 DE
  • Construction of the Temple of the Tree is completed.
• 1871 DE
  • King Gan is born.

1875 DE - 2499 DE

• 1876 DE
  • Construction of another cult temple proposed by King Me'erta, the Temple of Water, is completed. Like the other religious structures erected during Me'erta's reign, it lies on his proposed alteration of the line of the Great Zero.
• 1902 DE
  • Construction of another cult temple proposed by King Me'erta, the Temple of the Sacred Stone, is completed. Like the other religious structures erected during Me'erta's reign, it lies on his proposed alteration of the line of the Great Zero.
• 1975 DE
  • Jolatha, through King Me'erta, attempts to alter the Oath of the Guild of Writers, in an effort to relax the restrictions placed on the Guild by Ri'neref and Ailesh. His proposal is met with staunch resistance by Grand Master Tremal. Following Tremal's mysterious death, the rest of the Guild of Writers rallies to to his cause and refuses to alter their Oath. Eventually, Jolatha concedes defeat.
• 1999 DE
  • Jolatha breaks the seal on the Tomb of the Great King in the dead of night. Numerous possible motivations for this foolish act were proposed several years later, including her desire to obtain some of the Ancient Books held in the Tomb, as the Tree believed they had special power, and wanting to prove once and for all that the Great King was dead. Regardless of the motive, the seal is broken, and several Books are moved to the Temple of the Tree, along with what Jolatha claims was a piece of the Great King's robe.
  • Two days after breaking into the Tomb of the Great King, Jolatha dies from an unknown illness. King Me'erta quietly has the stolen Books returned to the Tomb and has it re-sealed.
• 2014 DE
  • King Me'erta dies at the age of 267 in the bed of one of his many lovers. Guild of Healers records indicate he had been given a massive dose of poison. Although his murderer was never found, there were several suspects, including his much-maligned wife, and his son Gan, who was ashamed of his father's weakness.
  • Gan takes the throne at the age of 144.
  • Six months after Gan's coronation, the first signs of the plague begin to show themselves.
  • King Hemelin is born.
• 2050 DE
  • Despite the severe drop in fertility rates caused by the plague, King Gan fathers a son, Benashiren. Many are blaming the plague on the Great King, as very few if any of the D'ni knew that Jolatha had broken into the Tomb.
• 2070 DE
  • King Gan dies at the age of 199, having only ruled D'ni for 55 years (the shortest reign of any King).
  • Behnashiren takes the throne at the age of 20 (the youngest coronation in history).
• 2193 DE
  • King Behnashiren dies at the age of 143, leaving no heirs. He leaves the throne to his 179-year-old uncle. Perhaps because of the immaturity of his actions during his reign, it is later said that a higher power had intervened in his decision.
  • Hemelin takes the throne at the age of 179, and immediately begins looking for a cure for the plague which his nephew had ignored for 123 years.
• 2255 DE
  • King Hemelin becomes gravely ill.
• 2260 DE
  • King Hemelin recovers from the plague with the care and assistance of a woman named Lalen, becoming one of the lucky 5% of D'ni who managed to survive it once infected.
• 2262 DE
  • Leevobro 12: Lalen, after making full use of the resources available to her because of her relationship with the King, uncovers the location of the Book of Birenni.
  • Leevobro 12: King Hemelin and Lalen are married in a grand ceremony.
• 2268 DE
  • Guild Master Jaysem, of the Guild of Healers, announces that the plague is officially cured.
• 2270 DE
  • The first post-plague child, Naygen, is born, and Hemelin leaves him the throne as a symbolic gesture.
• 2350 DE
  • The Minor Guild of Miners, at King Hemelin's encouragement, announces plans for drastic improvements to mining technologies and methods.
• 2356 DE
  • King Hemelin dies of natural causes at the age of 342.
  • Naygen takes the throne at the age of 86.
• 2395 DE
  • Beginning of the D'ni Renaissance.
  • The Eamis Theatre Company hosts a play by the playwright Sirreh, concerning the Pento War and the Great King. King Naygen praises the play, and it sells out for three straight weeks.
• 2408 DE
  • Airem, a 33-year-old musician, begins selling out performances in concert halls. His music often dealt with the Great King, and was quite often less than favorable in its attitude towards the King.
  • King Naygen praises his people for being able to express "their true feelings in such wonderful displays of art."
• 2467 DE
  • King Hinash is born.
• 2488 DE
  • The Guild of Miners completes the first successful extrusion tests.
  • King Naygen promotes the Guild of Miners to Major Guild status, replacing the Guild of Fine Artists. This he segmented into the Minor Guilds of Sculptors, Actors, Artists, and Musicians to encourage growth in mining as well as the arts. His proposal is strongly supported by the popular artists of the time.

2500 DE - 3124 DE

• 2500 DE
  • Government census data indicate that there are 2500 registered sects in existence.
  • This year marks the height of the so-called "religious confusion" in D'ni.
  • King Naygen proposes the construction of a new Guild Chamber, and also proposes that it be built on top of the Tomb of the Great King.
• 2502 DE
  • With little opposition, construction of a new Guild Chamber, to be built atop the Tomb of the Great King, is begun.
• 2504 DE
  • Construction of the new Guild Chamber is completed. The Tomb of the Great King is now barely visible.
• 2533 DE
  • King Naygen dies of natural causes at the age of 263.
  • Hinash takes the throne at the age of 66.
• 2535 DE
  • A play in King Naygen's honor, Our Great King is written by the popular playwright Sirreh, becomes the first play performed by the new Minor Guild of Actors.
• 2577 DE
  • Construction of a new facility for the Guild of Miners is begun, at the order of King Hinash.
• 2580 DE
  • Construction of the Guild of Miners' new facility is completed, marking the first use of "extrusion"-based construction techniques, making construction much faster and more efficient.
• 2704 DE
  • King Hinash's wife dies in childbirth.
  • Needrah, King Hinash's fourth son, is born.
• 2709 DE
  • King Hinash pushes established cultural "rules" by marrying a woman of non-D'ni blood. This broader acceptance of "outsiders" leads to the use of more exotic materials in construction, clothing, and jewelry, as well as the introduction of more foreign music and art.
• 2779 DE
  • King Hinash dies at the age of 312.
  • Needrah takes the throne at the age of 75.
• 2807 DE
  • King Needrah commissions his friend from the Guild of Sculptors to create a monument to the discovery of the Book of Birenni.
• 2916 DE
  • The Guild of Mechanists announces industrial extrusion, enabling further improvements to construction, including "unistructural" buildings (buildings made of "woven" stone).
• 2919 DE
  • King Rakeri is born.
• 3000 DE
  • King Needrah dies of natural causes at the age of 296, leaving the throne to the oldest son of his brother.
  • Rakeri takes the throne at the age of 81.
  • Tevahr, an ardent follower of the teachings of the Great King, is born.
• 3065 DE
  • Tevahr begins speaking on the failings of D'ni's current religious course, and quickly becomes a very influential man.
• 3077 DE
  • Tevahr publicly denounces the religious sects and his people's lack of faith in Yahvo and his laws, upon which their civilization was founded.
• 3081 DE
  • King Rakeri attends one of Tevahr's speeches and ended up in a public debate with the orator. Reportedly, Rakeri did not fare well.
  • Five days after the debate, Rakeri personally invites Tevahr to the Palace and later that day announces his decision to make Tevahr his main prophet, asking forgiveness for his wrongs, and the wrongs of the Kings before him.
• 3092 DE
  • Handheld extrusion technology is unveiled, presumably by the Guild of Stone Masons or the Guild of Mechanists.
• 3100 DE
  • Government census data indicate that there are now only 47 sects in existence (down from 2500 DE's count of 2500). Only ten of these have memberships larger than 500.
• 3105 DE
  • King Tejara is born.
• 3112 DE
  • King Rakeri announces a near-complete reconstruction of the Great Temple, taking advantage of recent extrusion construction technologies and enlisting the hand of Fahlee, one of the greatest painters of the D'ni Renaissance.
  • Rakeri also announces that the original line of the Great Zero is accurate and will be honored once again.
• 3123 DE
  • The reconstruction of the Great Temple is completed.
  • Fahlee, one of the greatest painters of the D'ni Renaissance, passes away six months after the completion of the Temple.

3125 DE – 6249 DE

3125 DE - 3749 DE

• 3218 DE
  • Tevahr dies suddenly at the age of 218. Five days of national sadness are ordered by King Rakeri to honor his passing. The order is not followed by the remaining sects who did not agree with Tevahr's beliefs.
• 3219 DE
  • King Rakeri dies of natural causes at the age of 300.
  • Tejara, Rakeri's first-born son, takes the throne at the age of 114.
• 3271 DE
  • The Palace undergoes significant renovation on Tijara's orders.
• 3279 DE
  • The Guild of Writers presents Tejara with the King's Age, widely regarded at the time to be one of the most beautiful and amazing Ages ever written. It would later be discovered that it was commissioned by Tejara himself, and that the two Writers he had ordered to write it "died" mysteriously two weeks after its presentation.
• 3285 DE
  • Tejara's oldest brother is imprisoned for the creation of illicit Ages, a charge which he denies vehemently. It would later be learned that Tejara fabricated the charges against him because he believed his brother was giving his wife (or perhaps one of his many "companions") lustful looks.
• 3298 DE
  • Tejara orchestrates the "accidental" death of a Guild Master in the Guild of Miners because the man had been in a relationship with one of Tejara's lovers, long before Tejara had even met her.
• 3383 DE
  • King Ti'amel is born.
• 3422 DE
  • Tejara dies of natural causes at the age of 317, leaving the throne to his third son. Tejara is rumored to have sired as many as twelve sons and seven daughters between his wife and his many companions. Although the legitimacy of his third son was occasionally questioned, it was never decisively determined.
  • Ti'amel takes the throne at the age of 39.
• 3469 DE
  • Stone Eater, the first of the great digging machines of D'ni, is completed. Despite his lack of involvement in the project, Ti'amel takes a considerable amount of credit for its completion, much to the frustration of Grand Master Namen, the Miner who had actually spearheaded the project.
• 3477 DE
  • Ti'amel marries Shama. Many later believed that it was she, not Ti'amel, who made many of the executive decisions after this point in his reign.
• 3500 DE
  • Women become eligible for Minor Guild education for the first time in D'ni history. Though they had been allowed to participate in the Minor Guilds before this time (as actresses, etc.), they had never been officially recognized as members.
  • Shama pushes to keep women out of the Major Guilds, arguing that a woman's duty was the raising of her children; an ironic stance for someone who seemed to exercise more power as King than the King himself did.
• 3574 DE
  • Shama gives birth to Ti'amel's first son, Kedri.
• 3604 DE
  • Shama gives birth to Ti'amel's daughter.
• 3654 DE
  • Ti'amel dies from an unknown disease at the age of 271, leaving the throne to his son.
  • Kedri takes the throne at the age of 80. His reign is marked by numerous efforts to reach out to his people through construction projects meant to better the lives of the less fortunate of D'ni.
• 3686 DE
  • King Kedri marries in a public ceremony which all are invited to attend.
• 3689 DE
  • King Kedri's mother, Shama, dies.

3750 DE - 4374 DE

• 3803 DE
  • King Lemashal is born.
• 3903 DE
  • King Kedri passes away at the age of 329, leaving the throne to his first son.
  • Lemashal takes the throne at the age of 100.
• 3961 DE
  • King Lemashal forces the establishment of the Guild of Illusionists with considerable difficulty. The Guild itself was, in fact, an illusion, created as a front for the Relyimah, which Lemeshal secretly established during the debates over the Guild of Illusionists.
• 3975 DE
  • King Lemashal marries an "outsider" of non-D'ni blood.
• 3995 DE
  • King Lemashal fathers a son with his wife, who was not of D'ni descent.
• 3998 DE
  • King Ishek is born.
• 4014 DE
  • King Lemashal has another son who is not of pure D'ni blood.
• 4030 DE
  • The Council decides that a King must be of pure D'ni blood.
• 4031 DE
  • King Lemashal signs into law the Council's edict that a King must be of pure D'ni blood.
• 4083 DE
  • Rather than defy the Council and force a King whom nobody wished to see rule onto his people, King Lemashal leaves the throne to the youngest child of his cousin after dying at the age of 280.
  • Ishek takes the throne at the age of 85.
• 4103 DE
  • King Ishek's wife is abducted by inhabitants of the Age of Yimas while she and her husband toured the Age's food facility. The abductors used Linking Books to escape before anyone in the party had a chance to react. Ishek argues that his people should not judge outsiders on the actions of a few radicals, though his words seem to have fallen largely on deaf ears.
  • The Yimas holding his wife demanded their own Ages to rule, just as the D'ni ruled them. Ishek, a faithful student of history, took the lessons taught by the Pento War and applied them, sending the Relyimah after a D'ni group that might have been responsible for the kidnapping.
  • Records alternatively indicate that The Blood of Yahvo or the Light of D'ni was the group responsible for the kidnapping, and because of the efforts of the Relyimah, Ishek's wife was recovered safely and the conspirators revealed to the public.
• 4168 DE
  • King Loshemanesh is born.
• 4291 DE
  • King Ishek dies of natural causes at the age of 293, leaving the throne, and the debates regarding outsider relations, to his first-born son.
  • Loshemanesh takes the throne at the age of 123.
• 4305 DE
  • King Losehmanesh passes a law criminalizing the trade in illicit Ages, the punishment for which would be permanent imprisonment on a solitary Prison Age.
• 4307 DE
  • King Losehmanesh passes a law criminalizing coercion of an outsider to commit a crime, the punishment was also permanent solitary imprisonment on a Prison Age. Despite these new laws, Losehmanesh insisted that interaction itself was not a problem, but rather the potential for harm that came from improper use of that interaction. Many, however, failed to see this distinction.
• 4334 DE
  • The Age of Trases is half destroyed because of a mistake made by a native operating the D'ni machinery in the Age. The destruction and necessary evacuation adds fuel to the arguments against outsider interaction.
  • A child, later known as "The Watcher," is supposedly born mid-link as his mother escaped from Trases.

4375 DE - 4999 DE

• 4402 DE
  • King Ji is born.
• 4438 DE
  • King Losehmanesh is assassinated by the Blood of Yahvo faction, leaving the throne to the first-born son of his younger brother.
  • Ji takes the throne at the age of 36.
• 4500 DE
  • The Watcher publishes Words.
  • Guild Master Kinef of the Guild of Legislators proposes (and manages to pass) the establishment of private education outside of the Guilds, though this concept never really takes off.
• 4502 DE
  • King Ji marries Milane, a three-time divorcee, against the strong advice against the marriage by his prophetess.
• 4527 DE
  • King Ji divorces Milane, the first time a King ever divorced his wife.
• 4538 DE
  • King Demath is born.
• 4565 DE
  • King Ji remarries to a woman 100 years younger than him. Though this was culturally acceptable, the rumors that she was the daughter of The Watcher caused problems. Though his wife denied the claims, she did show considerable interest in The Watcher's writings and convinced Ji to do the same.
• 4606 DE
  • The Watcher dies, though there are still numerous accounts of individuals meeting and conversing with him after his supposed death.
• 4645 DE
  • King Ji's wife vanishes. Some blame outsiders for the act, others claim Ji killed her, and still others believe that she returned to her father, The Watcher (even though he had been dead since 4606).
• 4692 DE
  • King Ji dies at the age of 290, widowing his third wife - who was also one of his own prophetesses, another first for a King of D'ni - and leaving the throne to the third son of a close friend.
  • Demath, a Guild Master in the Guild of Maintainers, takes the throne at the age of 154.
  • Demath orders a ban on all unnecessary links (to be enforced by Maintainers) while the Council clarified their stance on outsider involvement.
  • The Council decides that outsider interaction should continue, but with stringent regulations and guidelines, including the prohibition of outsiders from using D'ni technology (including machinery and Linking Books).
  • Demath, through the Maintainers and the Relyimah, begins strictly enforcing the "Loshemanesh Laws" regulating interaction with outsiders.
• 4721 DE
  • King Demath pushes through an amendment requiring the Major Guilds to accept a percentage of students who qualify for entry but cannot afford to pay for the education.
• 4724 DE
  • Over ten separate groups are convicted under the Loshemanesh Laws, sending a powerful message to the society, especially given their lack of knowledge regarding the Relyimah and their involvement in the massive number of convictions.
• 4734 DE
  • King Yableshan is born.
• 4752 DE
  • Loshemanesh Law convictions hits a record low during King Demath's reign, with only 3 recorded convictions this year.
• 4784 DE
  • An assassination attempt against King Demath fails, resulting in the deaths of two Relyimah agents.
• 4786 DE
  • The two individuals responsible for the assassination attempt against King Demath are captured and executed by being linked to a Death Age.
• 4826 DE
  • Fusion-compounding technology is developed by a non-paying member of the Guild of Stone Masons, validating King Demath's dedication to enable all D'ni to participate in the Guilds regardless of financial standing.
• 4843 DE
  • King Demath passes away at the age of 305, leaving the throne to his first-born son.
  • Yableshan takes the throne at the age of 109.
• 4865 DE
  • King Yableshan's son is kidnapped by the Blood of Yahvo. The captors demanded the release of one of their leaders or they would kill the King's son.
  • The Relyimah, having been infiltrated by the Blood of Yahvo, are unable to find the King's son, and Yableshan caves to the demands of the group. His son's body appears on the palace steps several days later.
• 4889 DE
  • King Yableshan, attempting to distract his people from the brewing cultural war over outsider involvement, announces a major remodeling of all 18 Major Guilds. As part of the remodel, some of the restrictions originally placed on the Guilds by Ri'neref are lifted, granting them more freedom in the design of their facilities.
• 4901 DE
  • King Yableshan announces the construction of a new Common Library in the Vamen District (a middle-class district).
• 4910 DE
  • King Yableshan announces plans for a new park on Neref Island.
• 4914 DE
  • Three new "Recreation" Ages are placed within the park as gifts from the Guild of Writers in celebration of their new Guild facilities.
• 4931 DE
  • King Emen is born.
• 4954 DE
  • An explosion on the Age of Meanas kills 400 outsiders and 78 D'ni. Although a cause for the explosion is found (a combination of volatile gases; one from D'ni, the other naturally occurring in the Age), the Relyimah - distracted by the search for a mole within their ranks - are unable to uncover anything else regarding the explosion. There are further pushes for isolation from outsiders.

5000 DE - 5624 DE

• 5043 DE
  • King Yableshan places Faresh in charge of the Guild of Illusionists, and tasks him with uncovering the mole in the Relyimah.
• 5081 DE
  • King Yableshan dies of natural causes at the age of 347, leaving the throne to his youngest brother-in-law.
  • Emen takes the throne at the age of 150.
• 5083 DE
  • Two members of the Relyimah vanish, and are never seen again. Faresh becomes a silent hero for his success in uncovering the moles within the organization.
• 5093 DE
  • Two members of the "One D'ni" cult are proven guilty for the explosion in Meanas in 4954 DE and permanently imprisoned.
• 5095 DE
  • King Emen puts over 23 small islands within the main cavern up for sale to private owners. Up to this point, the islands had been government property.
• 5102 DE
  • Faresh's daughter, claiming to see spirits, jumps from her bedroom window to her death. Some within the government believe she was a target of one of the numerous factions under the watchful gaze of the Relyimah, which was headed by Faresh. Others believe that the Watcher foretold the death of Faresh's daughter in his book, Words. As a result, the Watcher's popularity grows again, sewing the seeds of more philosophical chaos in the years to come.
• 5103 DE
  • Faresh leaves his island mansion, claiming to be unable to live with the memories of his daughter. The house is left to the Relyimah, and their secretive comings and goings fuel rumors that the house is haunted.
• 5157 DE
  • King Me'emen is born.
• 5202 DE
  • King Emen approves a public ferry system, creating easier access to Ae'Gura, the City Proper, and many of the surrounding islands.
  • The Minor Guilds of Musicians, Artists, and Actors create a cultural center on one of the islands donated to them by King Emen.
• 5236 DE
  • The Guild of Stone Masons announces the creation of Deretheni, a lightweight manufactured stone which the Maintainers eventually use as the basis for more advanced EV suits.
• 5240 DE
  • King Emen dies at the age of 309, leaving the throne to his first-born son.
  • Me'emen takes the throne at the age of 83.
• 5307 DE
  • The Guilds of Miners and Stone Masons develop Nara, the hardest of all D'ni stones, with a strength 30 times that of steel.
• 5312 DE
  • Disease breaks out in the industrial district of Nehw'eril. The source is believed to be the Age of Yasefe. Many fear a repeat of the plague which ravaged D'ni in the 2100's. Healers quickly develop a cure, however, and the disease is contained.
  • As a result of the outbreak, a new push is made to separate the industrial district from the city proper.
• 5359 DE
  • Stone Tooth, the second great D'ni digging machine, is completed.
  • Me'emen orders Stone Tooth and the older Stone Eater to begin clearing an area for a new industrial district to replace Nehw'eril.
• 5473 DE
  • The Guild of Maintainers announces that the manufactured stone Deretheni can be used to create more durable and protective Maintainer suits, giving the Guild of Writers more freedom in what they could do with the Ages they wrote.
• 5475 DE
  • Construction begins on the new industrial district of Uran.
• 5500 DE
  • The new industrial district of Uran is officially opened and the first imports from other Ages are linked through.
  • King Adesh is born.
• 5540 DE
  • King Me'emen's son Ashem, a member of the Guild of Healers, becomes extremely ill and dies while investigating a new Age for diseases.
• 5541 DE
  • King Me'emen renames the Uran District to Ashem'en in honor of his son, who died the previous year while investigating an Age for diseases.
• 5549 DE
  • King Me'emen dies of natural causes at the age of 392, leaving the throne to his nephew.
  • Adesh takes the throne at the age of 49.
• 5574 DE
  • The prophet Gish begins preaching to the D'ni, beseeching them to return to the teachings of Yahvo, much as Tevahr had done years before. Unlike Tevahr, Gish denounces the Great King, calling him and Tevahr a farce.
  • Adesh denounces Gish's teachings and has him arrested several times, serving only to strengthen his support among the people. His eventual order to have Gish assassinated only served to further alienate the King from his people.
• 5603 DE
  • King Lanaren is born.

5625 DE - 6249 DE

• 5701 DE
  • King Adesh dies at the age of 201, presumably killed by one of his close advisors, leaving the throne to his first-born son.
  • Lanaren takes the throne at the age of 98.
  • King Lanaren discloses the existence of the Relyimah and their involvement in the assassination of the prophet Gish.
  • The public outrage over the revelation of the Relyimah leads to numerous members of the organization being murdered, while most are forced to live in seclusion on Private Ages for the rest of their lives.
  • Lanaren also promises to end outsider involvement and interaction with D'ni, placating the factions who would otherwise have taken the dismantling of the Relyimah as an opportunity to act out in demonstrations.
• 5714 DE
  • King Lanaren pushes through an initiative to construct a tunnel from Ae'Gura to the city proper, an idea originally developed by King Me'emen, but one which he was unable to pass.
  • Lanaren promises expansion of the Ashem'en district, as well as plans to create new residential and cultural centers.
  • The Major Guilds are ordered by the King to begin replacing all Ages requiring outsider involvement with Ages that did not. Despite their disagreement with the demand, they agree to attempt it.
• 5721 DE
  • New techniques to incorporate structural reinforcement in extrusion-based construction are developed, aiding in the construction of new districts promised by Lanaren.
• 5734 DE
  • The tunnel connecting Ae'Gura with the city proper is canceled. Disagreement from the Guilds, in addition to the demands placed on Stone Tooth (the digger creating the tunnel) and concerns about the tunnel's effect on the lake itself, forced Lanaren to abandon the project.
  • Stone Tooth is redeployed to aid in clearing more space beside the Ashem'en district for further expansion.
• 5856 DE
  • Construction of the new Lanaren District is begun.
  • Stone Tooth is ordered to begin further exploration of the outlying regions of the cavern.
• 5902 DE
  • Four new Ages, written to replace those requiring outsider involvement, are announced. Although the Ages themselves were used less than those they were replacing, it placated those factions who were demanding the cessation of all outsider involvement.
• 5903 DE
  • The first inhabitants of the Lanaren District move in. Most of these are workers from the adjoining Ashem'en District.
• 5945 DE
  • King Asemlef is born.
• 5986 DE
  • The Relyimah are officially disbanded, their final work completed.
• 5999 DE
  • King Lanaren dies at the age of 396, leaving the throne to his fifth, and youngest, son.
  • Asemlef takes the throne at the age of 54.
• 6201 DE
  • King Jaron is born.

6250 DE – 9374 DE

6250 DE - 6874 DE

• 6284 DE
  • King Asemlef dies at the age of 339, leaving the throne to his third, and youngest, son.
  • Jaron takes the throne at the age of 83.
• 6340 DE
  • The great D'ni digging machines Rock Biter and Burrower are christened in a grand ceremony, and immediately put to work expanding the tunnels stretching out from the cavern.
  • Stone Eater and Stone Tooth are used for further city expansion.
• 6442 DE
  • King Rikooth is born.
• 6498 DE
  • King Jaron dies at the age of 298, leaving the throne to his third son.
  • Rikooth takes the throne at the age of 56, quickly establishing friendly relationships with his older siblings as they worked together to aid him on the throne.
• 6510 DE
  • A new cavern is discovered by Rock Biter and Burrower. King Rikooth's older brother, a Guild Master in the Guild of Surveyors, agrees to study the cavern extensively to determine its suitability for expansion.
• 6556 DE
  • King Rikooth marries Hisha, daughter of the Grand Master of the Guild of Chemists and a strong believer in the teachings of the prophet Gish.
• 6601 DE
  • King Rikooth decides, upon reviewing extensive surveys, not to expand into the new cavern discovered by Rick Biter and Burrower, as it is determined not to be cost-effective.
  • Stone Tooth and Rock Biter are assigned to continue expanding the city proper, while Burrower and Stone Eater are tasked with tunneling past the cavern.
• 6676 DE
  • King Rikooth decides that eliminating outsider influence and interaction is an absurdist policy because of their contributions to D'ni. He pledges to never force strict resolutions regarding outsiders without "grand reasons" for doing so.
• 6677 DE
  • King Kerath is born.
• 6700 DE
  • King Rikooth, apparently tired of Hisha and her religious views, expels her and his son Kerath from the palace.
• 6731 DE
  • King Rikooth, on his death bed, chooses to let Kerath inherit the throne, rather than his previous successor, one of Kerath's older brothers. Legends claim the King felt the hand of Yahvo directing him to make that decision.
  • King Rikooth passes away at the age of 289.
  • Kerath takes the throne at the age of 54.

6875 DE - 7499 DE

• 6970 DE
  • Construction on a new Guild Hall begins, once again being built on top of the already obscured Tomb of the Great King. The new Guild Hall is designed to celebrate the power of the Guilds as they took over complete control of the D'ni government at Kerath's insistence.
• 6977 DE
  • Leevotar 17 - King Kerath abdicates the throne, giving complete power to the Guilds and the five new Lords who would lead them. The first five Lords are Lord Taeri of the Guild of Messengers, Lord Hemelah of the Guild of Healers, Lord Moleth of the Guild of Caterers, Lord Kedri of the Guild of Writers, and Lord Korenen of the Guild of Analysts.
• 6985 DE
  • King Kerath dies at the age of 308, officially ending the time of the Kings.

7500 DE - 8124 DE

• 7539 DE
  • Old Stone Tooth, Rock Biter, and Burrower break through to the lower caverns and the open the Tijali Mines.

8125 DE - 8749 DE

8750 DE - 9374 DE

• 9307 DE
  • A'Gaeris is born.
• 9313 DE
  • Aitrus is born.
• 9336 DE
  • Work begins on the tunnel to the surface.
• 9338 DE
  • The Guild of Legislators observes the expedition to the surface and reports back to the Council.
  • The Council decides to extend the expedition for another year and approves the creation of the Great Shaft to speed up the project.
• 9340 DE
  • The Great Shaft is completed and repaired after an earthquake seriously damages it.
  • The Council cancels the expedition, ordering the entrance to the Great Shaft sealed.
• 9350 DE
  • Ti'ana is born.
• 9351 DE
  • Aitrus becomes a Guild Master in the Guild of Surveyors.
• 9365 DE
  • Aitrus is elected to the Council.
• 9368 DE
  • Ti'ana finds D'ni.

9375 DE – 12499 DE

9375 DE - 9999 DE

• 9377 DE
  • Aitrus and Ti'ana are married.
• 9392 DE
  • Gehn is born.
• 9396 DE
  • Gehn is initiated into the Guild of Bookmakers.
• 9400 DE
  • Leesahn 8 - Final Revolt of Veovis. D'ni falls.
  • Ti'ana and Gehn escape to the surface of Earth and take up residence in the Cleft.
• 9406 DE
  • Gehn runs away from the Cleft.
• 9407 DE
  • Gehn marries Keta.
• 9411 DE
  • Atrus is born.
  • Keta dies in childbirth.
  • Gehn returns to D'ni, leaving Atrus with his grandmother, Ti'ana.
• 9425 DE
  • Atrus conducts his battery experiments, re-opening the path to D'ni.
  • Gehn returns to the Cleft and takes Atrus back to D'ni with him. Ti'ana follows them down in secret.
• 9429 DE
  • Leevot 22 - Atrus' Korfah V'ja on Age 37.
  • Gehn destroys Atrus' first Age, Inception.
  • Age 37 collapses.
  • Gehn is trapped on Riven by Atrus and Catherine.
• 9431 DE
  • Leevosahn 13 (January 17, 1776 CE) - Atrus marries Catherine.
• 9441 DE
  • Ti'ana dies at the age of 91.
• 9458 DE
  • Leevotar 11 - Gehn successfully links to Age 233.
• 9461 DE
  • Sirrus and Achenar begin to execute their plan to take over the Ages of Myst.
  • Leevotar 29 - Catherine arrives on Riven.
  • Atrus is trapped in K'veer.
  • Sirrus and Achenar are trapped in Spire and Haven, respectively.
• 9462 DE
  • Leebro 2 - Gehn captures Catherine.
  • Leevot 25 - Sirrus discovers his entrapment on Spire.
  • Leevobro 13 - The Stranger arrives in D'ni.
  • Leevosahn 1 - The Stranger is sent to Riven.
  • The Stranger rescues Catherine from Riven and traps Gehn in a Prison Age.
  • Riven collapses.
• 9466 DE
  • Atrus and Catherine link to Averone for the first time.
  • Leevot 25 - Sirrus's first rock ship fails.
• 9469 DE
  • Leefo 1 - Atrus begins writing Releeshahn.
• 9471 DE
  • Yeesha is born.
• 9472 DE
  • The Stranger travels to Tomahna to visit Releeshahn with Atrus.
  • Saavedro steals the Releeshahn Book.
  • The Stranger recovers the Releeshahn Book for Atrus and reunites Saavedro with his long-lost family.
  • Leevotar 15 - Atrus returns from Rime after checking on his sons in their prison Ages.
• 9473 DE
  • Leevofo 29 - Atrus installs improved crystal viewer in Tomahna.
• 9474 DE
  • Leevobro 21 - Atrus upgrades crystal viewer to receive sound from the Age being viewed.
• 9475 DE
  • Leefo 2 - Atrus begins work on a moving-eye attachment for his crystal viewer, to help him see if sons have reformed.
  • Leevot 28 - Sirrus discovers linking chamber in Spire, added within the previous nine days.
• 9476 DE
  • Leefo 19 - Sirrus conceives idea for crystal bombs.
  • Leefo 29 - Sirrus learns he has a sister.
• 9478 DE
  • Leebro 14 - Sirrus meets Yeesha for the first time.
• 9479 DE
  • Leevobro 2 - Sirrus conceives idea to steal Yeesha's body.
  • Leevobro 15 - Atrus takes Yeesha to see Serenia.
• 9480 DE
  • Leesahn 10 - Yeesha gets permission to study with Protectors.
  • Leevot 28 - Sirrus discovers the correct frequency to destroy Nara.
  • Leevofo 10 - Yeesha gets Amulet of Memories.
  • Leevobro 2 - Player arrives in Tomahna, Yeesha is kidnapped.

Modern Timeline

1980 CE - 1989 CE

• 1987 CE
  • John "Fighting Branch" Loftin makes the modern-day discovery of D'ni.
• 1988 CE
  • March 19 - Branch (Loftin) and Elias Zandi ("Eli") make first journey to D'ni Caverns.
• 1989 CE
  • Branch and Eli reach the D'ni City on their third major expedition.

1990 CE - 1999 CE

• 1990 CE
  • Richard Watson first accompanies Branch and Eli on an expedition to Ae'Gura.
• 1991 CE
  • Branch dies on expedition to D'ni with Dr. Watson and Eli.
• 1992 CE
  • Dr. Watson forms expeditionary group with former colleagues.
  • Elias and Dr. Watson disagree on how to properly restore the D'ni City.
  • Dr. Watson begins to work with Rand and Robyn Miller on what would become Myst, based on translations of Catherine's Journals.
  • This is the last year that D'ni is left uninhabited.
• 1993 CE
  • Elias Zandi undergoes open-heart surgery, is warned to slow down.
  • Rand and Robyn Miller first visit the D'ni Cavern following the completion of Myst, but prior to its release.
• 1994 CE
  • Two massive supply trips are organized by Dr. Watson, affectionately dubbed the "ice cream" trips because of the volume of safety cones brought down.
• 1995 CE
  • Many small groups of people begin searching the desert for D'ni, following a "calling" they felt; most are accepted as volunteers to help with the restoration process.
  • November - Elias and Jeff Zandi enter a heated debate regarding the intended restoration of D'ni and part ways after the expedition is completed.
• 1996 CE
  • Elias Zandi dies of a heart attack, leaving his fortune to the D'ni Restoration Foundation and the land surrounding the Volcano to his son, Jeff.
• 1997 CE
  • January - Dr. Watson forms the D'ni Restoration Council.
  • October 31 - Riven, the second game based on Catherine's Journals, is released.
• 1998 CE
  • Cyan makes an expedition to D'ni.
• 1999 CE
  • Major expedition brings machinery and tools down to the City.

2000 CE - 2009 CE

• 2000 CE
  • Restoration of Ae'Gura (the City) begins.
• 2001 CE
  • Restoration of the first Neighborhood (Bevin) begins.
• 2002 CE
  • Authorized Explorers are allowed into D'ni and several Ages for the first time.
  • July 22 - The first public tour of D'ni is given remotely to attendees of the annual Mysterium convention, this time located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • September - Restoration Engineer Phil Henderson goes missing while working in Eder Kemo. After two weeks of searching for him, Dr. Watson received a message from Phil stating that he was OK, but would not be coming back.
• 2003 CE
  • January - Explorers from the Surface, assisted by Jeff Zandi, begin to enter D'ni without authorization from the DRC.
  • November 17 - The DRC officially opens the D'ni Cavern to explorers invited by Jeff Zandi.
  • November 19 - Phil Henderson returns to Eder Kemo, and speaks to explorer Zardoz.
  • November 28 - Phil Henderson returns again to Eder Kemo and speaks to explorer MrM3FaN. Phil asks to speak to the DRC, but runs off again after speaking to Laxman for several minutes.
  • November 29 - Explorers organize a sit-in to protest the presence of DRC-erected barriers in Ae'Gura.
  • December 1 - Phil appears in several Neighborhoods, distributing the island Relto Page and talking to explorers.
  • December 3 - The DRC opens access to the Tokotah Courtyard.
  • December 15 - Phil is abducted by the DRC in an effort to prevent him from hurting himself or others. Explorer reaction is swift and highly critical of the action.
  • December 17 - Douglas Sharper and several explorers tear down the barrier to the Kahlo Pub in protest of the DRC's recent actions and continued silence.
  • December 19 - Sharper and several explorers break into the Private Room of Sharper's private neighborhood.
  • December 21 - Explorer Tink was permitted to talk to Phil during his detainment in the DRC's Kirel neighborhood.
  • December 22 - The DRC reacts to Sharper's outbursts in the Cavern by revoking his access to the Great Tree Pub, which he had previously been in charge of restoring. Explorers continue to protest the DRC's actions. Zandi posts a message about the "path of the shell" in the DRC forum.
  • December 23 - Phil is released by the DRC on the condition that he cease explorations of unsafe areas, as he had been doing prior to his confinement in Kirel.
  • December 26 - A structure in the Guild Hall collapses while Phil Henderson was exploring. Access to the City is immediately shut down while the DRC search the area. The search reveals no body, only a smashed KI. The DRC believe Phil to be dead. Dr. Watson leaves the Cavern under emotional duress.
• 2004 CE
  • January 6 - Access to the Great Zero is granted to all explorers.
  • January 21 - The DRC opens the community hall and Private Room sections of the Neighborhoods, and lowers several more barriers in Ae'Gura.
  • January 23 - The Gahreesen Wall is opened to all explorers.
  • February 9 - The DRC restoration effort in D'ni is abandoned due to a lack of financial resources and leadership from Dr. Watson.
  • August 7 - Victor Laxman and Ikuro Kodama decide to allow limited access to the D'ni Cavern for those willing to return. No additional restoration work is scheduled, and no regular maintenance is expected, but D'ni continues to remain inhabited.
• 2005 CE
  • Dr. Watson completes the Quest to free the Bahro from their enslavement. Yeesha returns to Releeshahn to live with her father, Atrus.
  • December 21 - Victor Laxman begins posting on the DRC forums, looking for his fellow Council members.
• 2006 CE
  • February 15 - The DRC return to the Cavern in a limited capacity, offering an official way for people to return to D'ni. There are still no plans for restoration work to resume.
  • February 28 - Marie Sutherland visits several neighborhoods in D'ni making a call for five Liaisons as go-betweens for communication between the DRC and explorers.
  • April 15 - After considerable debate in the explorer community, CAGrayWolf, Eleri, Gadren, Tweek, and Vortmax are elected as the first five DRC/community Liaisons.
  • October 28 - All five Liaisons (CAGrayWolf, Eleri, Gadren, Tweek, and Vortmax) are re-elected for another 6-month term as the DRC/community Liaisons.
  • December 19 - 'The Great Scream' - During a meeting with the DRC, the screams of Bahro are heard and explorers in the cavern and throughout the Ages are simultaneously linked back to their Reltos. Explorers lose all of their Relto pages and books in their Relto shelf and all KIs become disabled. The Cavern itself is changed in subtle ways.
  • December 20 - The DRC reopens the Cavern, but with access to several parts limited as they check for damage.
  • December 24 - Imagers come back on line.
• 2007 CE
  • January 3 - Cate Alexander is revealed to be the funder for the DRC.
  • January 12 - CAGrayWolf resigns as a DRC Liaison, citing arguments and criticism among the community.
  • January 13 - Tweek resigns as a DRC Liaison.
  • January 17 - The remaining elected liaisons (Eleri, Gadren and Vortmax) resigned en masse and Dr. Kodama announces that the DRC is dissolving the position.
  • January 19 - Eder Delin is released by the DRC and placed in neighborhoods.
  • February 5 - The DRC forums are shut down.
  • February 8 - A sit-in to protest the removal of the DRC forums is lead by members of the Great Tree and is disrupted by Sydney Austin, leader of the Anti-DRC movement.
  • February 9 - The DRC forums are returned.
  • February 15 - Eder Tsogal is released by the DRC and placed in Neighborhoods.
  • February 20 - Snow hits Eder Delin. A hologram of Yeesha appears in a Bevin after explorers gather to 'summon' her. She says nothing.
  • March 1 - Negilahn, the first 'pod age', is released by the DRC. The book is put in the Ae'gura Museum.
  • March 3 - Douglas Sharper meets with the DRC after animals in Negilahn are dying.
  • March 15 - Dereno is released and placed in the Museum next to the Negilahn book.
  • March 21 - Sharper, Nick White and explorer Rils go on an expedition in Negilahn. They find 'shredded' carcasses of animals. Cate Alexander releases a map which confirms the pod ages are actually in the same age.
  • April 5 - The third pod age, Payiferen, is released and placed in the Museum.
  • April 13 - The final Great Zero markers appear and the calibration of the Great Zero begins.
  • April 19 - The final pod age, Tetsonot, it released.
  • April 25 - A Bahro stone linking to Descent (the Great Shaft) appears in Tokotah Alley.
  • April 26 - Nick White is put on probation by the DRC for 'fraternization' with explorers, notably Sydney Austin.
  • May 3 - Nick White is fired by the DRC for violating the terms of his probation.
  • May 19 - A seismic event in Ae'gura leaves cracks in the alley next to the Kahlo Pub.
  • May 20 - Wheely Engberg and her friend Rosette disappear. Bahro are sighted in Ae'gura. The DRC closes down Ae'gura in order to search for the missing girls.
  • May 21 - Wheely is located, having been trapped by a cave in near the Kahlo Pub. Rosette was killed by the cave in. The DRC begins excavating to get to her.
  • May 22 - The DRC reaches the cave only to find that Wheely has been killed.
  • May 23 - Douglas Sharper returns and reveals that he was ambushed by Bahro in Negilahn, only to be saved by other Bahro. He describes it as "war". Michael Engberg disappears.
  • May 24 - The DRC releases Minkata (in the Library) despite recent tragic events.
  • June 23 - The Watcher's Sanctuary is opened to the public.
  • June 24 - The Great Zero is activated.
  • June 25 - Cate Alexander assumes Michael Engberg's position on the DRC. Douglas Sharper plans an expedition to Noloben to kill a Bahro.
  • June 26 - Er'cana is released and places in the Watcher's Sanctuary. The DRC places a memorial for lost explorers in the alley near the Kahlo Pub.
  • June 27 - The DRC announces that pellets made in the ovens of Er'cana can be used to revive the luminescent algae in the lake.
  • July 26 - Scores from dropping pellets in Er'cana can be uploaded to imagers.
  • July 30 - Douglas Sharper returns from Noloben, having shot a Bahro.
  • July 31 - Two Bahro leave a dead Bahro at Sharper's feet in the Watcher's Pub. Bahro are spotted all over the Cavern. Kirel is opened and the DRC announces they plan to restore four of the D'ni Guilds: the Writers, the Maintainers, the Messengers and the Cartographers. They add the Greeters as the fifth official Guild.
  • August 2 - Jalak Dador is released and places in the Library.
  • August 3 - The DRC appoints explorer Reteltee to be their Guild Advisor. Phil Henderson returns, saying "He will return".
  • September 9 - The Guild pubs open, one for each of the new 5 official guilds.
  • September 10 - Explorers find a linking stone in Teledahn that leads to the Spy room. There is a linking book to Phil's Relto. Michael Engberg returns to the Cavern.
  • September 11 - Dr. Watson returns. Dr. Watson reveals that he freed the Bahro from the Tablet, and has been to Releeshahn, where the Bahro war is much worse.
  • September 12 - Dr. Watson gives a speech, stating he thinks the restoration of D'ni is the wrong thing to do, and that it is up to explorers and the Guilds to Write Ages and find something that will end the Bahro war.
  • November 1 - Cate Alexander resigns from the DRC.
  • November 2 - Ahnonay is released. Explorers find a way from Ahnonay to K'veer.
  • November 3 - Bahro swarm the Arch of Kerath. Dr. Kodama leaves for the surface as the restoration has stalled due to lack of funding.
  • November 5 - Explorers find a linking book in K'veer that leads to the Myst Library. Exits from the Myst Library are all blocked. Yeesha appears in K'veer, telling she is leading the 'evil' Bahro away, and it is up to the explorers to find a way. The remaining DRC members leave for the surface, in hopes of finding funding.
• 2008 CE
  • April 9 - The DRC closes down the Cavern indefinitely for maintenance.