Timeline

Note that this timeline includes details from all short stories in addition to the main novels. Major Patreon spoilers and recently-released novel spoilers are marked.

Early Days of Faerie

The Three and the Firstborn

• Oberon, Titania, and Maeve create Faerie.
• Oberon marries Maeve; the Luidaeg is born. Oberon later marries her sister Titania; Eira is born. Other Firstborn come into being as well.
• Men and fae hunt and kill many of the Firstborn; Titania's children target Maeve's children without consequence.

Roane and Merlins

• 520: Eira arranges for humans to kill the Roane and steal their pelts in hopes of becoming immortal. Those humans' children, horrified, kill their parents and bring the pelts to the Luidaeg. The Luidaeg binds the children to the pelts, creating the Selkies.
  • Eira, fearing the Luidaeg's retribution, convinces Titania to put a geas on the Luidaeg forbidding her from harming Titania's line. Maeve, in turn, seeks an unknown retribution on Titania.
• 572: Merlins, frustrated with being routinely slaughtered by purebloods who fear their erratic power, rebel against their faerie kin. The Luidaeg betrays her own siblings to help the Roane merlin Emrys win the battle.
• 610: The Luidaeg calls upon Emrys, now called Merlin, and bids him to sacrifice Camelot for the sake of the fae. He refuses and is put into a magical slumber.
• ???: In response to the merlin rebellion, Oberon creates hope chests to allow changelings and mixed-bloods to shift to one heritage or another.^{[citation needed]}

Renaissance Europe

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Ahead are significant details from Be the Serpent (2022). Read at your own risk!

The Three Disappear

• c. 1500s: Tam Lin is selected as a sacrifice for the Maeve's Ride. He and Janet of Caughterha fall in love, and Eira tells Janet how to break the ride to rescue her lover. Janet succeeds in rescuing Tam Lin, but a sacrifice must still be made. Maeve curses Janet with immortality, then gives herself to the Heart of Faerie as the sacrifice.
  • Seven years later, Titania refuses to complete the next Ride and release Maeve. In order to keep balance and teach her humility, Oberon curses Titania to live as a series of changelings with no knowledge of her true identity or powers. She is also compelled to erase all evidence of her time in these identities, which includes murdering any offspring that are produced.
  • Having completed the geas on Titania, Oberon withdraws into obscurity as well.

• Late 1500s/Early 1600s:
  • September is born to Glynis and Septimius Torquill Sylvester and Simon Torquill are born to Septimius and Celaeno, and a hope chest is used to remove their human blood. While the twins are young, September and her parents visit the Deeper Realms as a vacation.
    • Sylvester is squired to Malcolm ap Learianth; Malcolm and September are introduced.
  • Oberon takes Janet as a lover and the two are seen together at Court. Amandine is born, although Oberon is not present for her naming.
    • Amandine's Firstborn siblings recognize the need to hide her, so they arrange for her to foster with the Torquills.^{[citation needed]}
  • Oberon recognizes the need to withdraw from Faerie and let his descendants govern themselves. He bids farewell to the Luidaeg, sends all the fae to the Summerlands, and seals the doors to deeper Faerie.

Tybalt Shorts

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See Also: Tybalt, Tybalt Shorts

• 1646: Tybalt, then called Rand, is born. His mother gives him and his sister, Colleen, over to the Ainmire to be raised as heirs to the Court of Fogbound Cats.
  • ??? He encounters the Torquill siblings and has a crush on September while growing up.^{[citation needed]}
  • ??? He becomes friends with Morane of Armorica.
• ???: Septimius and Glynis Torquill die in battle against the Kingdom of Camulodunum. Celaeno dies shortly after.
  • ??? The Torquill family hope chest is given to Heydon and Lettice of Londinium.^{[citation needed]}
  • ??? September invokes the displeasure of her monarchs when she marries Tylwyth Teg Malcolm ap Learianth, as the Daoine Sidhe are all encouraged to pursue pureblooded dynasties. The two seek refuge in the neighboring Kingdom of Armorica.
• 1666: A Roane prophesies the Great Fire of London. Ainmire refuses to protect the Cait Sidhe living there, so Tybalt challenges and kills his father for the throne. He becomes King of Fogbound Cats in Londinium and banishes all other Cait Sidhe from the city, becoming a king with no subjects.
• 1676: Tybalt falls for a newly-made Selkie named Dylan. The two have a relationship until Dylan is killed by his own people, leaving Tybalt alone once again.
• c. 1690: Across the world, Dianda Lorden is born to the Duchy of Saltmist.
• 1699-1700: Tybalt's sister Colleen has an affair with Prince Santon of the Divided Courts. His sister Cyne, who covets the throne, kills Santon when she learns Colleen is pregnant. Cailin is born.
  • Colleen requests Tybalt's help for herself and her child. He confronts King Heydon and Queen Lettice, who consider Cailin a threat to the throne. He reluctantly agrees to use a hope chest to remove the Daoine Sidhe fro Cailin's blood so that she cannot inherit the Divided Court's throne.
• 1707: Cyne kidnaps Cailin and attempts to use her to summon the absent Eira Rosynhwyr. Tybalt and Colleen rescue Cailin, and Colleen maims Cyne.
• 1709: Tybalt is convinced to allow a few more Cait Sidhe into his court, including the young Princess of Cats Chalcedony,
• 1711: Cailin, struggling to access her latent Cait Sidhe abilities, seeks out her paternal grandparents for answers. Heydon and Lettice reject her. Tybalt realizes that she retained the Daoine Sidhe's strengths in illusions, despite it being removed from her blood. Tybalt asks September Torquill to teach Cailin illusion magic, and he gets to know her husband Malcolm ap Learianth during the lessons.
• 1713: Cyne returns to Londinium and Tybalt fears for Cailin's safety. He assures the Divided Court monarchs that harm to her would result in war with the Cait Sidhe.
  • The monarchs of Londinium dissolve September's marriage to Malcolm out of prejudice. Tybalt uses an obscure decree from a previous monarch to claim September's hand in marriage, which he them gives back to Malcolm.
• 1714: Enraged at being bested by Tybalt, Heydon and Lettice wage a stealthy war against the Cait Sidhe of Londinium. They offer bounties for any who kills Cait Sidhe and mortal cats both. Tybalt agrees to leave Londinium to end the slaughter, and cedes his throne to Colleen, who takes up her mantle as Queen of Cats.
• 1715: Tybalt takes refuge in the Kingdom of Letauia.
  • While visiting Armorica, he saves Queen Morane from an attempted coup. A changeling girl, Rozenn, had been coerced by her Daoine Sidhe father to attempt to kidnap Morane. Tybalt takes Rozenn into his service to save her from execution.
  • While visiting the Kingdom of Armorica, he reluctantly claims the Court as his own and is immediately struck by a curse laid upon the land which forces Cait Sidhe and Daoine Sidhe to hate one another.
  • Tybalt seeks out the Firstborn Hirsent, who bids him to kill the Bridge Troll Ealhstan in order to lift the curse. With the help of a Roane child, Tybalt does so.
  • Tybalt returns to Armorica and takes his place as the local King of Cats. Morane is not pleased to share leadership with the Court of Cats but cannot refuse his presence. In exchange for breaking the curse, Letauia's Queen of Cats Privela promises to find him an heir.
• 1732: Over the years, Tybalt and Rozenn have become like family. Now, Rozenn's father visits and offers her use of a hope chest to become pureblood Daoine Sidhe. She refuses.

Early America

Settlement

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• ??? The fae emigrate en masse to North America.
  • Oakley and Viveka Sollys found the Kingdom of Maples.
  • Absalom and Vesper Shallcross found the Kingdom of Ash and Oak.
• ??? Tybalt emigrates to the Kingdom of Ash and Oak, though he does not claim kingship there. He marries Anne O'Toole, who dies in childbirth because the Divided Courts will not help save a Cait Sidhe changeling child or its human mother. Tybalt leaves Ash and Oak about fifty years before the bids for High Court occur.
• ??? The Kingdom of Maples and the Kingdom of Ash and Oak both make bids to become the new High Court of the Westlands. Maples wins largely due to a Roane prophecy that iron will soon destroy the Kingdom of Ash and Oak.
  • After Ash and Oak loses the bid, Vesper Shallcross disappears.
• 1811: Denley and Nola Windermere found the Kingdom of the Mists.
  • ??? The Torquills, Amandine, Janet, the Luidaeg, and Evening Winterrose settle in the Kingdom of the Mists.
• ??? The Kingdom of Silences is founded. Gilad and Sebille fall in love.
  • ??? September and Malcolm emigrate to Silences.

Lorden Shorts

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• 1600: Helmi is born.
• 1612: Marriage of Duke Morcan and Lady Chantara. Helmi moves to Saltmist
• Spring 1619: Dianda is born.
• 1824: August Torquill is born.
  • ??? Dawn Winterrose is born soon after.
• 1840-1841: Patrick Twycross and Dianda Lorden court one another.
  • Evening Winterrose interferes with their courtship and traps Simon Torquill into her service. Oleander de Merelands claims Simon as her plaything.
• 1865: January O'Leary is born.
• c. 1890s: Arden is born.
  • 1896: Nolan is born.
• 1901: Patrick goes to live in Undersea with Dianda; Simon believes him drowned.

The Throne in the Mists

• 1906:
  • August Torquill makes a deal with the Luidaeg, giving up her way home in exchange for a Babylon candle that should lead her to Oberon. She disappears right before the San Francisco earthquake.
    • ??? Amandine casts Simon out until August is found; Simon falls deeper under Evening's influence.
  • April 16, 1906: The Great San Francisco earthquake occurs.
    • Gilad is killed, likely murdered by Oleander de Merelands.
  • Marianne makes a deal with the Luidaeg to hide Arden and Nolan.
  • Evening Winterrose travels to the High Court to propose the Queen of the Mists as Gilad's heir. Aethlin Sollys confirms the appointment.^{[citation needed]}
• ??? The Mists wages war against Silences.
• 1916: Near the end of the war, Malcolm sends January to the Mists.
  • Silences falls, Malcolm is killed, and Rhys takes the throne.
• 1932: Nolan Windermere is elf-shot on the Queen's orders.
• 1943: September Torquill dies working as a medic during World War II.
• c. 1950s: Devin saves the Luidaeg from being burned at the stake.

Toby's Lifetime

Childhood

• 1951: Amandine meets Jonathan Daye. They marry 3 months later.
• 1952: October Daye is born. Amandine gradually shifts her blood to be more human than fae.
• 1959: The Luidaeg confronts Amandine about giving Toby the Changeling's Choice, and persuades Sylvester to do it himself. Toby chooses Faerie. Amandine and Toby's deaths are staged and they move to the Tower full-time.
• 1965: January and Li Quin meet.
• 1972: Elizabeth Ryan falls in love with Annie.
• 1960s-1970s: Amandine treats Toby as little more than a neglected pet. Toby seeks refuge in Shadowed Hills whenever possible.
  • Toby and Connor date as teenagers.^{[citation needed]}
  • Toby becomes friends first with Mitch, then with Stacy, Kerry, and Julie.^{[citation needed]}
• c. 1970 (or c. 1990): Dawn Winterrose is murdered.
• 1977: When Toby is twenty-five^{[citation needed]} she runs away from Amandine's Tower with her changeling friends, though she stays in contact with Sylvester. They live on the street until Devin takes them in, whereupon they become a general nuisance to fae society.

Early Adulthood

• c. 1980s: Rayseline Torquill is born.
• 1991: Cassandra Brown is born.^{[citation needed]}
• 1992: Toby dates Cliff Marks. When she learns she is pregnant, she asks Devin to leave Home. Devin will only release her if the Divided Courts acknowledge her as an equal.
  • Toby is present when the Queen in the Mist's knowe collapses. She gets Evening's support in finding the Queen a new knowe and being knighted for her efforts. Devin releases her. (Note: Events disputed within canon.)
• July 1993: Gillian Marks is born. Toby takes up work as a private investigator in the human world.
  • 1993: Dean Lorden is born.
• 1995:
  • June 9: Under Evening's orders to get Toby out of the way, Simon Torquill kidnaps Luna and Rayseline. Toby investigates and he transforms her into a fish.
  • August 1: Quentin Sollys is born.
  • Sylvester sinks into madness at the loss of his family. Etienne seeks distraction with Bridget Ames.
  • Cliff spends years pressuring the police to look for Toby. Finally he gives up and marries Miranda, who raises Gillian as her own.
• 1996: Raj and Chelsea Ames are born.^{[citation needed]}
• 1999: Karen Brown is born.
• ???: On Evening's recommendation, Quentin is fostered to Shadowed Hills.^{[citation needed]}
• ???: Luna and Rayseline are returned; Raysel is married to Connor.

Main Series

• 2009 (Rosemary and Rue):
  • June: Toby escapes the pond.
  • December: Evening is "murdered" by Devin; Toby investigates; Devin and Dare are killed.
• June 2010 (A Local Habitation):
  • Toby and Quentin investigate murders in Tamed Lightning
    • January O'Leary is killed; April O'Leary becomes Countess of Tamed Lightning.
  • May Daye is "born."
• September/October 2010 (An Artificial Night):
  • The younger Brown children and Raj are kidnapped by the Wild Hunt; Toby kills Blind Michael to bring them home.
• April 2011 (Late Eclipses):
  • May moves in with Toby and meets Jazz.
  • Toby is appointed Countess of Goldengreen for killing Blind Michael.
  • Lily, Luna Torquill, and Toby are poisoned by Rayseline Torquill.
    • Lily dies; Toby moves her people to Goldengreen.
    • Amandine saves Toby and reveals their Dochas Sidhe heritage.
    • Rayseline and Connor's marriage is dissolved.
• June/July 2011 (One Salt Sea):
  • Toby and her friends make Goldengreen habitable.
  • Toby and Connor date.
  • The Luidaeg recruits Toby to find the missing sons of Saltmist. Gillian is kidnapped along with the Lorden boys, and Toby must give her the Changeling's Choice.
  • Connor and Oleander are killed; Rayseline is elf-shot and taken into custody.
  • Toby cedes the County of Goldengreen to Dean.
  • Quentin officially becomes Toby's squire.
  • The Luidaeg issues a one-year warning to the Selkies.
• June 2012 (Ashes of Honor):
  • Goblin Fruit becomes more prevalent on the mortal streets; Toby hunts for its distributors.
  • Toby helps rescue Chelsea Ames; numerous portals are opened between the mortal realm and the Deeper Realms of Faerie; Treasa Riordan and Officer Thornton are trapped in Annwn.
  • Samson tries to overthrow Tybalt but fails
  • Tybalt and Toby admit their feelings for each other and go on their first date.
• August-September 2012 (Chimes at Midnight):
  • The goblin fruit reaches a crisis point, fueled by the Queen of the Mist's support. When Toby pushes for answers, the Queen attempts to banish Toby from the Mists.
  • Toby is hit with goblin fruit and nearly dies; Sylvester keeps Tybalt away from her during her recovery. Toby and Sylvester become estranged.
  • Toby deposes the false Queen and removes the Siren heritage from the false Queen's blood.
  • Arden Windermere reclaims her rightful throne.
  • The High Monarchs visit to personally confirm Arden's appointment; Quentin and Dean begin dating.
  • August Torquill visits Borderlands and convinces Madden that she works there.

• December 2012 (The Winter Long):
  • Evening is revealed as the Firstborn Eira Rosynhywr with Simon Torquill's help. Toby and the Luidaeg trap her sleeping on the Rose Roads.
  • Simon is elf-shot and taken into custody at Shadowed Hills.
  • Toby and Tybalt get engaged.
• March 2013 (A Red-Rose Chain):
  • ???: The False Queen escapes Arden's custody and flees to the Kingdom of Silences
  • Silences declares war against the Mists on behalf of the False Queen. Toby deposes Rhys and puts the rightful rulers back in power. Rumors begin to spread calling her a kingbreaker.
  • Walther Davies invents the elf-shot cure.
  • Toby offers Jolgeir to shift his changeling daughters to pureblooded fae or human.
• June 2013 (Once Broken Faith):
  • The Conclave for Elf-Shot is held; its distribution and use is approved.
  • Eira, while asleep, advocates against the cure and terrorizes Karen. The Luidaeg takes Karen under her protection.
  • Arden wakes up Madden and Nolan; Cassandra and Walther begin dating.
• October 2013 (The Brightest Fell):
  • Toby's friends throw her a bachelorette party.
  • Amandine kidnaps Tybalt and Jazz, ordering Toby to find August Torquill in exchange for their release. Toby arranges for Simon Torquill to be awakened, to Luna's displeasure.
  • Officer Thornton is rescued from Treasa Riordan's custody in Annwn; he is given to the Luidaeg's care.
  • August is found; Simon takes on her debts and loses his way home.
  • April and Li Qin resurrect their people, including January.
• December 2013 (Night and Silence):
  • Gillian is kidnapped by the False Queen and poisoned with elf-shot. To save Gillian, the Luidaeg turns her into a Selkie.
    • Gillian meets Firtha and Elizabeth Ryan.
  • Miranda is revealed as Janet of Caughterha and Toby's grandmother.
  • Tybalt admits to his trauma from Amandine's capture; Ginevra becomes regent for Raj.
• March-May 2014 (The Unkindest Tide):
  • The Luidaeg calls in Toby's debts and asks her to help bring back the Roane. The Selkie Convocation is held, and Gillian is among those who are bound to a Selkie skin.
  • Raj is hit by a car and must escape a veterinary clinic.
• October 2014 (A Killing Frost):
  • The Dianda and Patrick persuade Toby to find Simon and bring him home.
  • Toby identifies Officer Thornton as Oberon.
  • Amandine and Simon are divorced; both Toby and August claim Simon's lineage; Simon marries Patrick and Dianda.
• October-December 2014 (Lorden Shorts: And Deeps Below - Give Sorrow Words)
  • Simon and August adjust to life in the Undersea, healing from a lifetime of wounds.
• April-May 2015 (When Sorrows Come):
  • Absalom Shallcross attempts a coup against the High King of the Westlands; Toby stops him; he is put in the High Court's custody.
  • Toby and Tybalt get married.
  • Toby and Tybalt honeymoon at Disneyland; Bridget and Etienne promise to take the teens to Disneyland on a separate outing.
  • Toby and Tybalt get legally married in the human courts.
• June 2015 (Be the Serpent, The Innocent Sleep)
  • Titania reawakens within Stacy Brown and attempts to kill all her children. Toby and Oberon modify her geas so that she won't forget who she is and cannot harm the Brown children.
  • Toby learns she is pregnant.
  • Titania creates her alternate universe. For the next four months, Toby is bespelled while Tybalt struggles to keep his Court fed and find a way to break the illusion.
  • Dean and Rayseline are trapped in Blind Michael's Realm.
• October 2015 (Sleep No More)
  • October is called upon to break the illusion Titania holds over several individuals in Faerie, making her realize that she lives in an illusion world herself.
  • Toby and her allies break Titania's Ride and Titania's mass illusion is ended.
• November 2015 (The Silver Sea)
  • Dianda reclaims her pregnancy from Amphitrite's safekeeping.
• December 2015
  • Arden holds her first formal ball since the enchantment was broken.