Timeline

From MYSTlore

Below is a timeline of D'ni history.

Years are suffixed with BE, for Before Earth, which goes back in years from the founding of D'ni, or DE, for D'ni Era, which goes forward from the founding of D'ni. Also see D'ni timekeeping.

Contents 1 Exodus 2 Era of Kings 3 Era of Lords 4 Era of Abandonment 5 Era of Rediscovery

[edit] Exodus

207 BE	7863 BC	Ri'neref is born on Garternay.
202 BE	7858 BC	Ri'neref is accepted into the Guild of Writers.
c. 73 BE	7729 BC	Ri'neref leaves the Guild of Writers, possibly involuntarily.
c. 59 BE	7715 BC	Garternay's impending destruction is made public.
50 BE	7706 BC	Ailesh is born.

[edit] Era of Kings

0 DE	7656 BC	A group of Surveyors from Garternay travel to a Cavern of Earth and establish the Great Zero. A monument is built on the location. The cavern will be later known as D'ni.
c. 1 DE	7655 BC	Ri'neref leads a group of Ronay to D'ni to create a new society where he is king.
8 DE	7648 BC	Guild of Writers is founded in D'ni.
48 DE	7608 BC	Construction on Regeltovokum begins.
63 DE	7593 BC	Regeltovokum is completed.
84 DE	7572 BC	Construction on massive shafts and fans to supply D'ni with fresh air begins.
100 DE	7556 BC	Completion of the eighteen Guilds.
114 DE	7542 BC	Construction on the massive shafts and fans to supply D'ni with fresh air is completed. A small group of D'ni flee to the surface at this time.
120 DE	7536 BC	Ri'neref dies and is succeeded on the D'ni throne by Ailesh.
223 DE	7433 BC	Construction on the first Common Library is completed.
256 DE	7400 BC	Shomat is born.
300 DE	7356 BC	Ailesh dies and is succeeded by Shomat.
347 DE	7309 BC	Construction on the D'ni palace finishes and Shomat moves in without his brothers.
387 DE	7269 BC	King Shomat's brothers disappear, supposedly murdered by the King himself.
400 DE	7256 BC	A prophetess is given to Shomat to guide him.
475 DE	7181 BC	Ja'kreen is born.
555 DE	7101 BC	Shomat dies and is succeeded by Ja'kreen.
598 DE	7058 BC	Planning for the construction on the King's Arch begins.
600 DE	7056 BC	Construction on the King's Arch begins.
625 DE	7031 BC	Construction on the King's Arch finishes.
643 DE	7013 BC	Construction on the Temple of the Great King finishes.
654 DE	7002 BC	J'Taeri is born.
c. 664 DE	6992 BC	J'Taeri dies.
c. 674 DE	6982 BC	Ja'kreen's first wife dies.
700 DE	6956 BC	Ja'kreen remarries.
717 DE	6939 BC	Veesha is born.
775 DE	6881 BC	The J'Taeri District is built.
812 DE	6844 BC	Ja'kreen dies and is succeeded by Veesha.
924 DE	6732 BC	King Mararon is born.
974 DE	6682 BC	King Mararon enters coma.
977 DE	6679 BC	King Mararon awakens from his coma.
997 DE	6659 BC	Veesha dies and is succeeded by King Mararon.
c. 5945 DE	1711 BC	Asemlef is born.
1072 DE	6584 BC	Teshan writes "The Miracle."
c. 1109 DE	6547 BC	Koreen is born.
1124 DE	6532 BC	King Mararon begins major revisions to the education system. Common Schools are placed under the Guild of Legislators. Years of education are increased from 6 to 15 years, after which students could enter one of the newly-established Minor Guilds (Architects, Miners, Educators, Bankers, etc.)
1159 DE	6497 BC	King Mararon dies and is succeeded by Koreen.
1303 DE	6353 BC	A writer mysteriously vanishes from the Guild of Writers a few days before book and ink disappear from the Guild of Books and Guild of Inks. The Judges of Yahvo also become quite well known.
1320 DE	6336 BC	Pento Age is written by the Judges of Yahvo.
1323 DE	6333 BC	The Pento War begins and Ahlsendar is born.
1352 DE	6304 BC	Koreen is assassinated by Pento warriors led by the Judges of Yahvo.
1376 DE	6280 BC	The Pento War ends and Ahlsendar is crowned King of D'ni.
1399 DE	6257 BC	Leshena writes The Great King.
1423 DE	6233 BC	Solath is born to the Grand Master of the Guild of Writers.
1466 DE	6190 BC	Mekarr kills Ahlsendar's wife and sons before Ahlsendar killed him. Ahlsendar orders the release of a biological weapon that kills the Pento people and also accidently kills many other indigenous cultures on various Ages. The Pento people are blamed.
1500 DE	6156 BC	Ahlsendar reveals the truth about the biological weapon from 1466.
1501 DE	6155 BC	Ahlsendar entombs himself in the Temple of the Great King with books from Ages that the 1466 plague had spread to along with books linking to D'ni's past. Solath assumes Ahlsendar's duties temporarily.
1502 DE	6154 BC	Solath becomes permanent King of D'ni and renames the Temple of the Great King to Tomb of the Great King.
1520 DE	6136 BC	Nemiya writes the The Book of Nemiya.
1527 DE	6129 BC	Nemiya vanishes.
1604 DE	6052 BC	Solath announces plans to build a new district called Karim.
1609 DE	6047 BC	Teman writes Nemiya's Legacy.
1610 DE	6046 BC	Construction on Karim begins.
1650 DE	6006 BC	Building on Karim finishes.
1735 DE	5921 BC	Solath's wife dies.
1748 DE	5908 BC	Me'erta is born to Solath and his second wife Jolatha.
1779 DE	5877 BC	Solath dies and is succeeded by Me'erta.
1817 DE	5839 BC	Me'erta proposes the construction of the Temple of the Tree.
1843 DE	5813 BC	The Temple of the Tree is built.
1876 DE	5780 BC	Construction on the Temple of Water finishes.
1902 DE	5754 BC	Construction on the Temple of the Sacred Stone finishes.
1975 DE	5681 BC	Me'erta attempts to change the Guild of Writers' rules unsuccessfully.
1999 DE	5657 BC	Jolatha has the seal to the Tomb of the Great King is broken and takes two books to be placed in the Temple of the Tree. It is resealed two days later, after Jolatha's death.
2015 DE	5641 BC	Me'erta dies and is succeeded by Gan before an outbreak of an evolved version of Ahlsendar's plague occurs.
2050 DE	5606 BC	Behnashiren is born.
2079 DE	5577 BC	Gan dies and is succeeded by Behnashiren.
2193 DE	5463 BC	Behnashiren dies and is succeeded by Hemelin.
2255 DE	5401 BC	Hemelin comes down with the plague.
2262 DE	5394 BC	Lalen discovers the Book of Birenni and the plague is stopped. Hemelin and Lalen marry.
2270 DE	5386 BC	Naygen is born.
2294 DE	5362 BC	Manesah writes The Healing of D'ni.
2356 DE	5300 BC	Hemelin dies and is succeeded by Naygen.
2397 DE	5259 BC	The D'ni Renaissance begins.
2488 DE	5168 BC	The Guild of Miners carry out the first successful extrusion test and the Guild of Fine Artists is split up into four Minor Guilds.
2500 DE	5156 BC	Naygen proposes the construction of a new Council chamber for the Guilds over the Tomb of the Great King.
2502 DE	5154 BC	Construction on the new Council chamber begins.
2504 DE	5152 BC	Construction on the new Council chamber finishes.
2533 DE	5123 BC	Naygen dies and is succeeded by Hinash.
2577 DE	5079 BC	King Hinash orders the construction of a new facility for the Guild of Miners.
2580 DE	5076 BC	The facility for the Guild of Miners is completed with new extrusion technology.
2709 DE	4947 BC	Five years after the death of his first wife, King Hinash marries a non-D'ni woman. The culture takes a more relaxed attitude towards "outsiders", and increases imports of outside materials, art and culture.
2779 DE	4877 BC	Hinash dies and is succeeded by Needrah.
2807 DE	4849 BC	A monument to the discovery of the Book of Birenni designed by the great sculptor Lahkeer, commissioned by his friend, King Needrah. Four new districts begun by Needrah, with advice and help from Lahkeer and Needrah's three brothers: Jaren (residential), Kaleh (elite), Kali (business), and Nehw'eril (industrial).
2916 DE	4740 BC	The Guild of Mechanists develops industrial extrusion, leading to improved construction methods, such as unistructural buildings in which stone is joined almost seamlessly.
3000 DE	4656 BC	Needrah dies and is succeeded by Rakeri and Tevahr is born.
3065 DE	4591 BC	Tevahr begins speaking publicly and quickly gathers a following.
3077 DE	4579 BC	For the first time, Tevahr criticizes the D'ni government for not adhering to the teachings of Yahvo.
3081 DE	4575 BC	Tevahr become's King Rakeri's main prophet.
3092 DE	4564 BC	Hand-held extruder technology is developed.
3100 DE	4556 BC	The number of religious sects has fallen to only 47, from a peak of 2500 in 2500. Only 10 have more than 500 followers. The culture returns to the beliefs of Ri'neref and the Great King.
3112 DE	4544 BC	Rakeri announces extensive renovations for the Great Temple. He also proclaims the original line of the Great Zero (unofficially changed by Me'erta) is accurate and should be honored
3218 DE	4438 BC	Tevahr dies. Rakeri orders five days of national sadness to honor his death.
3219 DE	4437 BC	Rakeri dies and is succeeded by Tejara.
3271 DE	4385 BC	King Tejara orders major renovations to the palace.
3279 DE	4377 BC	The King's Age is presented to Tejara by the Guild of Writers. Later it is discovered that Tejara commissioned it himself, and the two Writers who wrote it died two weeks after the presentation.
3422 DE	4234 BC	Tejara dies and is succeeded by Ti'amel in the same year as Hailesi writes The Lost Son.
3469 DE	4187 BC	Stone Eater, the first great tunneling machine, is made, spearheaded by Grand Master Miner Namen.
3500 DE	4156 BC	Women are made eligible for Minor Guild membership.
3523 DE	4133 BC	Shama, King Ti'amel's wife, gives a strong case not to allow women in the Major Guilds.
3646 DE	4010 BC	Garternay is finally destroyed.
3654 DE	4002 BC	Ti'amel dies and is succeeded by Kedri.
3702 DE	3954 BC	Kedri establishes the district of Shamathen (later changed to Kerath'en) on Ae'gura to make the island affordable for some of the lower classes.
3903 DE	3753 BC	Kedri dies and is succeeded by Lemashal.
3961 DE	3695 BC	The Minor Guild of Illusionists established. The Relyimah ("The Unseen") is established as a secret intelligence agency, using the Guild of Illusionists as a cover.
4030 DE	3626 BC	The Council passes a law requiring kings to be of pure D'ni blood, as a response to the non-D'ni heritage of King Lemashal's sons.
4083 DE	3573 BC	Lemashal dies and is succeeded by Ishek.
4103 DE	3553 BC	King Ishek's wife is kidnapped by natives of the Age of Yimas, who demanded Ages be written for them to rule. This was set up by a D'ni sect (either the Blood of Yahvo or the Light of D'ni) to discredit Ishek's talk of equality between D'ni and outsiders. The plot is uncovered by the Relyimah. New, stricter rules are passed governing contact with outside cultures.
4291 DE	3365 BC	Ishek dies and is succeeded by Loshemanesh.
4305 DE	3351 BC	Loshemanesh passes a law sentencing anyone creating or trading illicit Ages to solitary life imprisonment on a Prison Age.
4334 DE	3322 BC	Loshemanesh passes a law sentencing anyone coercing an outsider into commiting a crime to solitary life imprisonment on a Prison Age. The mining Age of Trases is severely damaged by a native operating D'ni machinery incorrectly. A child is rumored to have been born in mid-link by a D'ni woman who was evacuating from the disaster. This incident inspired further demands to cut off all contact with outside cultures.
4396 DE	3260 BC	The Watcher receives his first vision in Windring.
4438 DE	3218 BC	Loshemanesh is murdered and succeeded by Ji.
4500 DE	3156 BC	The Watcher is healed and writes Words. A proposal allowing a non-Guild, private educational system (introduced by Master Legislator Kinef) passes the Council, but is never really accepted by the culture.
4502 DE	3154 BC	Against his prophet's advice, King Ji marries Milane.
4527 DE	3129 BC	King Ji divorces Milane.
4565 DE	3091 BC	King Ji supposedly marries the daughter of the Watcher.
4606 DE	3050 BC	The Watcher dies.
4645 DE	3011 BC	King Ji's wife dissapears under mysterious circumstances.
4692 DE	2964 BC	Ji dies and is succeeded by Dimath. Many new restrictions are placed on interactions with outsiders. Outsiders are forbidden to operate D'ni machinery or use Linking Books. Relyimah membership is doubled to watch for signs of illegal activities with outsiders.
4721 DE	2935 BC	The Major Guilds are forced to accept some students who passed entrance exams but could not afford their ever-growing fees.
4724 DE	2932 BC	Over ten groups are convicted of violating the Loshemanesh Laws in 4724, due to the activities of the Relyimah. The crime rate steadily drops thereafter.
4784 DE	2872 BC	An assassination attempt against King Dimath fails, resulting in the deaths of two Relyimah agents.
4784 DE	2872 BC	The two individuals responsible for the assassination attempt against Dimath are captured and executed by being linked to a Death Age.
4815 DE	2841 BC	Goshen is imprisoned on a prison Age.
4826 DE	2830 BC	The first scholarship students of the Guild of Stone Masons devise an early fusion-compounding technology, a first step toward nara.
4843 DE	2813 BC	Dimath dies and is succeeded by Yableshan.
4865 DE	2791 BC	Goshen is released and the Blood of Yahvo kill King Yableshan's son.
4889 DE	2767 BC	Yableshan remodels the 18 Major Guilds for the first time since Ri'neref.
4901 DE	2755 BC	Yableshan announces a new common library within the middle-class Vamen district.
4910 DE	2746 BC	Yableshan announces plans for a new park on Neref Island.
4914 DE	2742 BC	Three new recreation Ages are given to Neref Park by the Guild of Writers.
4954 DE	2702 BC	The One D'ni set off an explosion on Meanas that kills 400 outsiders and 78 D'ni.
5043 DE	2613 BC	Yableshan appoints Faresh as head of the Guild of Illusionists to clean up the Relyimah. Faresh begins construction of mansion of illusions on Katha Island.
5081 DE	2575 BC	Yableshan dies and is succeeded by Emen.
5083 DE	2573 BC	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	2563 BC	The revitalized Relyimah pins responsibility for the Meanas explosion on two members of the One D'ni cult, who are permanently imprisoned. The new food Ages of Shimas and Hereas written for Guild of Caterers.
5095 DE	2561 BC	Emen decides to sell over 23 islands to private buyers who wanted to build their own retreats after hearing of Faresh's mansion.
5102 DE	2554 BC	Faresh's daughter dies under strange circumstances, jumping to her death after seeing spirits in her bedroom. Possibly her death was arranged by some faction, and may have been prophesied by The Watcher.
5103 DE	2553 BC	Faresh leaves his mansion, giving it to the Relyimah.
5202 DE	2454 BC	Emen establshes a public ferry system between Ae'gura, the City Proper and the other islands in the cavern. Emen gives an island to the Minor Guilds of Artists, Musicians, and Actors for use as a cultural center.
5236 DE	2420 BC	Deretheni, a strong, lightweight stone, is produced in the lab by the Guild of Stone Masons.
5240 DE	2416 BC	Emen dies and is succeeded by Me'emen.
5307 DE	2349 BC	Nara, the hardest of all D'ni stones, is produced in the lab by the Guilds of Stone Masons and Miners.
5312 DE	2344 BC	Disease breaks out in the industrial Nehw'eril district, possibly imported from forest Age of Yasefe. The public demands that industry be moved further from the city proper to reduce future danger.
5359 DE	2297 BC	The second great tunneling machine, Stone Tooth, is built. Me'emen orders Stone Tooth and Stone Eater to clear an area for a new industrial district to replace Neh'weril.
5473 DE	2183 BC	The Guild of Maintainers starts using deretheni to construct an improved suit. Writers start being more experimental with their Ages, since Maintainers are better protected.
5475 DE	2181 BC	Construction begins on the new industrial district of Uran.
5540 DE	2116 BC	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	2115 BC	Uran is renamed Ashem'en in honor of Ashem.
5549 DE	2107 BC	Me'emen dies and is succeeded by Adesh.
5574 DE	2082 BC	Gish begins preaching the word of Yahvo, condemning Tevahr and the Great King for teaching love of Yahvo as opposed to the need to follow the commands of Yahvo.
5675 DE	1981 BC	The Relyimah kill Gish as instructed by King Adesh, resulting in extreme outcry from the Church of Yahvo.
5701 DE	1955 BC	Lanaren succeeds Adesh after he is murdered.
5714 DE	1942 BC	Construction begins on the Ae'gura-City tunnel by Stone Tooth.
5721 DE	1935 BC	New techniques for reinforcing extrusion-based construction are developed.
5734 DE	1922 BC	The Ae'gura-City tunnel project halted due to protests by Guild Masters living on Ae'gura. Stone Tooth sent to clear space for new districts near Ashem'en.
5856 DE	1800 BC	Construction of Lanaren begins, mostly for laborers who worked in Ashem'en.
5902 DE	1754 BC	Four new Ages (three food, one manufacturing) are announced to replace Ages using outsiders.
5986 DE	1670 BC	The Relyimah are officially disbanded, though their work ceased long before.
5999 DE	1657 BC	Lanaren dies and is succeeded by Asemlef.
6284 DE	1372 BC	Asemlef dies and is succeeded by Jaron.
6430 DE	1226 BC	The last two great tunneling machines, Rock Biter and the Burrower are built. They are used for city expansion and for broadening the Rudenna Passage.
6498 DE	1158 BC	Jaron dies and is succeeded by Rikooth.
6510 DE	1146 BC	Rock Biter and the Burrower discover a new cavern. The Guild of Surveyors begins extensive studies.
6601 DE	1055 BC	Rikooth decides not to expand into the new cavern discovered by Rock Biter and the Burrower, as it is determined to be too expensive. Stone Tooth and Rock Biter are assigned to continue expanding the City Proper, while the Burrower and Stone Eater have the task of tunneling past the cavern.
6676 DE	980 BC	Rikooth decides that restricting outside influence is absurd and should not happen without good reason.
6700 DE	956 BC	Rikooth expels his wife and youngest son, Kerath, from the palace for uncertain reasons, but was perhaps tired of their views and opinions as devoted followers of the teachings of Gish.
6731 DE	925 BC	Rikooth dies and is succeeded by Kerath. According to legend, Rikooth had a vision on his deathbed of Kerath sailing back through the King's Arch on a boat shaped like a lizard. He felt that Yahvo was directing him to select Kerath as the next king.
6970 DE	686 BC	Construction begins on a new Guild Hall, burying the Tomb of the Great King even further.
6977 DE	679 BC	Kerath abdicates and appoints the council of Elders.

[edit] Era of Lords

6985 DE	671 BC	Death of Kerath. Fahl writes "The Line of Kerath".
c. 7539 DE	117 BC	Stone Tooth, Rock Biter and Burrower break through the lower caverns and open the Tijali Mines.
7245 DE	411 BC	Opening of the Tilos Age.
9307 DE	1652 AD	Birth of A'gaeris.
9312 DE	1657 AD	Birth of Aitrus.
9336 DE	1681 AD	Work on the tunnel to the surface begins.
9338 DE	1683 AD	Guild Master Kedri with three other Observers arrive to inspect how the tunneling to the surface is going. They spend a total of 9 days at the site before leaving to report to the Council. The first death in the expedition to the surface occurs with the death of Efanis. The Council decides to extend the expedition for another year and also decide that a great shaft should be built to speed up the tunneling to the surface.
9350 DE	1695 AD	Anna is born (1694).
9351 DE	1696 AD	Aitrus becomes a Guild Master.
9361 DE	1706 AD	Anna's mother dies.
9365 DE	1710 AD	Aitrus is elected to the council.
9367 DE	1712 AD	Anna's father dies. Anna finds D'ni.
9368 DE	1713 AD	Anna moves in with Aitrus. Aitrus resigns from the council.
9375 DE	1720 AD	Beginning of the present hahrtee fahrah, 15. Thus, this marks the current basis for the journal hahr notation.
9377 DE	1722 AD	Aitrus returns to the council and marries Anna shortly afterward.
9380 DE	1725 AD	Birth of Jenniran.
9392 DE	1737 AD	Gehn is born. Veovis is imprisoned.
9396 DE	1741 AD	Veovis escapes and begins his terror campaign. He is recaptured and sentenced to perpetual imprisonment.
9400 DE	1745 AD	The fall of D'ni. Anna and Gehn move to the cleft.

[edit] Era of Abandonment

9406 DE	1751 AD	Gehn leaves the cleft.
9411 DE	1756 AD	Gehn returns with Keta who dies giving birth to Atrus. Gehn goes to D'ni.
9417 DE	1762 AD	Gehn begins work on Age five (Riven).
9425 DE	1770 AD	Gehn takes Atrus to D'ni.
9428 DE	1773 AD	Gehn takes Atrus to the 37th Age.
9429 DE	1774 AD	Atrus, Anna and Catherine trap Gehn on Riven. They move to Myst.
9431 DE	1776 AD	Atrus marries Catherine.
9432 DE	1777 AD	Birth of Achenar.
9434 DE	1779 AD	Birth of Sirrus.
9438 DE	1783 AD	Death of Anna. She is buried on Myst.
9446 DE	1791 AD	Atrus writes J'nanin and its associated ages. Sirrus and Achenar first visit Narayan and meet Saavedro.
9451 DE	1796 AD	Sirrus and Achenar return to Narayan and foment a war. Saavedro follows them to J'nanin where they trap him.
9458 DE	1803 AD	Gehn solves his book problem and links to the 233rd Age.
9461 DE	1806 AD	Sirrus and Achenar trick Catherine into going to Riven. Atrus is trapped on D'ni. Sirrus and Achenar are trapped on Spire and Haven.
9462 DE	1807 AD	Atrus is released by the Stranger. Catherine is rescued and Gehn trapped.
9463 DE	1808 AD	Atrus writes Averone.
9467 DE	1812 AD	Atrus begins searching for survivors from D'ni and finds several colonies.
9468 DE	1813 AD	Atrus unseals the Temple of the Great King and the D'ni visit Terahnee. Atrus revisits J'nanin and Saavedro finds his linking book.
9469 DE	1814 AD	Atrus begins work on Releeshahn. Eedrah marries Marrim.
9470 DE	1815 AD	Atrus completes Releeshahn. The D'ni relocate there and Terahnee is sealed. Atrus builds Tomahna and moves there with his family. Yeesha is born.
9471 DE	1816 AD	The book to Releeshahn is stolen by Saavedro. It is retrieved and he is returned to Narayan.
9475 DE	1820 AD	Atrus and Catherine begin visiting Sirrus and Achenar.
9479 DE	1824 AD	Atrus and Yeesha begin visiting Serenia.
9480 DE	1825 AD	Sirrus escapes from Spire and kidnaps Yeesha. He is killed by the Stranger and Achenar, who dies shortly afterward.

[edit] Era of Rediscovery

9642 DE	1987 AD	John Loftin rediscovers D'ni.
9643 DE	1988 AD	Loftin and Elias Zandi make first journey to D'ni Cavern
9644 DE	1989 AD	Loftin and Zandi reach the D'ni City on their third major expedition
9645 DE	1990 AD	Dr. Watson first accompanies Loftin and Zandi on an expedition to Ae'Gura
9646 DE	1991 AD	Loftin dies on expedition to D'ni with Dr. Watson and Zandi.
9647 DE	1992 AD	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 Miller 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.
9648 DE	1993 AD	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.
9649 DE	1994 AD	Two massive supply trips are organized by Dr. Watson, affectionately dubbed the "ice cream" trips because of the volume of safety cones brought down.
9650 DE	1995 AD	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.
9651 DE	1996 AD	Elias and Jeff Zandi enter a heated debate regarding the intended resortation of D'ni and part ways after the expedition is completed.
9651 DE	1996 AD	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.
9652 DE	1997 AD	Dr. Watson forms the D'ni Restoration Council
9653 DE	1998 AD	Cyan makes an expedition to D'ni
9654 DE	1999 AD	Major expedition brings machinery and tools down to the City
9655 DE	2000 AD	Restoration of Ae'Gura begins
9656 DE	2001 AD	Restoration of the first Neighborhood begins
9657 DE	2002 AD	Authorized Explorers are allowed into D'ni and several Ages for the first time.
9658 DE	2003 AD	Explorers from the Surface, assisted by Jeff Zandi, enter D'ni without authorization from the DRC. They now number in the thousands.
9659 DE	2004 AD	The DRC restoration effort in D'ni is abandoned.

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