FFIX World Chronology – p.44-46 of the FFIX Ultimania
by Makoeyes987 February 21, 2009 0 commentsThanks to our member, curiousACfan, here’s the translated timeline of the World of Gaia, from Final Fantasy IX Ultimania!
[5000 years ago]
·Terra attempted to take over Gaia and assimilate it, but failed, resulting in a cataclysm. Garland planted a giant tree (the Iifa Tree) to control the environment and oversee its natural recovery.
[Year 0 (1800 years ago)]
·Gradually, the environment starts being repaired. Following that, the Shimmering Island begins to shine, marking the beginning of Gaia’s modern civilization. The calendar begins.
[Circa 800]
·Mist begins emerging.
·Monsters begin appearing.
·People begin seeking places to live at high elevations, where there isn’t Mist.
·The ruling kingdoms collapse and the new kingdom of Alexandria is created at a high elevation.
·The Soul Divider is created.
[Circa 1300]
·Alexander runs amok during a failed summoning experiment. The gem used to summon him is divided into 4 fragments, three of which are divided among three countries for safekeeping. The summoners leave Alexandria with the remaining gem in their possession. They find a place where the earth’s pulse concentrates (Madain Sari) and set up residence there.
(Year 1389)
·Ninth Lindblum War.
·Cleyra’s sandstorm comes into existence around this time (via use of the gem fragment)
·Cid’s ancestor becomes the regent of Lindblum.
[Circa 1400]
·People’s hearts grow colder and conflicts are frequent
[Circa 1600]
(Year 1601)
·Fifteenth Lindblum War.
[Circa 1700]
·The age of civil war (return to fighting over territory near national borders)
·Cleyra severs ties with outside world
[Circa 1710]
·Quina is born?
·Thorn and Zorn are born.
[Circa 1740]
·Dr. Tot is born.
[1750]
·Brief skirmishes between each nation continue.
[1755]
·Baku is born.
[1756]
·Cid’s father (8th generation) becomes the regent of Lindblum; invents the mechanism which utilizes Mist.
[1760]
·Brahne is born.
[1762]
·Lindblum’s regent implements airships.
[1764]
·Cid is born.
[1766]
·Steiner is born.
[1770]
·Lindblum’s regent intervenes in the conflict between Alexandria and Burmecia with airships.
[1771]
·The conflict is resolved (airship revolution).
[1772]
·Alexandria and Lindblum begin diplomatic relations.
·Beatrix is born.
[1773]
·Amarant is born.
[1776]
·Brahne (16th generation) coronated as new queen of Alexandria.
·Kuja is born.
[1778]
·Freya is born.
[1780]
·Lindblum’s regent collapses from illness; power passes to his son, Cid (9th generation), as his replacement.
[1783]
·Cid (9th generation) begins the development of a mechanism that doesn’t utilize Mist.
[1784]
·Garnet is born.
[1786]
·Cid (9th generation) and Hilda marry.
[1787]
·Lindblum’s former regent, Cid’s father (8th generation), passes away.
[1790]
·Madain Sari is secretly destroyed.
[1792]
·Construction of South Gate begins. Berkmea opens for business (the time period of Dr. Tot’s reminiscence in Disc 2).
[1793]
·Materials for the construction of South Gate are transported through Berkmea.
·Eiko is born.
[1794]
·Brahne’s husband passes away. South Gate completed.
[1795]
·Freya leaves Burmecia. Prince Puck leaves Burmecia one month later.
[1799]
March: The grain fields of Dali become an arrival and departure place.
May: Madain Sari’s last adult passes away.
June: Quale’s pupil, Quina, travels in the direction of Alexandria
July: The new airship which doesn’t utilize Mist (the Hilda Garde 1) is completed.
·Vivi is born.
August: The factory underneath Dali becomes ready.
October: The Black Mages are born.
Game starts
January 15: The theater ship Prima Vista visits Alexandria. Tantalus performs the play and the kidnapping of the princess occurs; the theater ship is bombarded and crashes below the Mist (in Evil Forest).
January 18: South Gate is damaged.
January 19: Alexandria’s troops attack Burmecia.
January 20: The Festival of the Hunt is held in Lindblum. Immediately afterward, Burmecia’s capital is destroyed.
January 22: Cleyra’s sandstorm disappears.
January 23: Cleyra is destroyed by Odin’s attack.
January 25: Lindblum is attacked by Atomos and surrenders to Alexandria.
January 30: The party travels from the Mist Continent to where there is no Mist. Because of their actions, all airships are useless.
February 1: Brahne and Kuja cross swords. Brahne dies.
February 3: Alexandria sets Burmecia and Lindblum free.
February 6: Brahne is buried. Three days before Garnet is to be coronated as the new queen of Alexandria.
·Treno Card Tournament is held.
·The Invincible destroys the eidolon Alexander along with Alexandria castle.
February 9: (The scheduled date of Garnet’s coronation as the new queen of Alexandria).
February 10: Lindblum accomodates Alexandria’s wounded. The loss of Dagger’s voice is realized.
February 11: In order to complete the new type of airship (the Hilda Garde 3), an attempt is made to revert Cid to human, but it fails.
February 12: The Blue Narciss sets sail.
February 15: Kuja kidnaps Eiko.
February 17: Cid’s wife, Hilda, is rescued. Zorn & Thorn die.
February 18: Cid returns to human form. Based on Hilda’s story, the party plans to pursue Kuja in the airship.
February 19: Dagger gets her voice back and cuts her hair.
February 21: The Hilda Garde 3 is completed and sets sail.
February 22: The party travels to the four shrines.
February 24: The party travels to Terra from the Shimmering Island.
February 28: Kuja goes into Trance and goes wild. Garland disappears.
March 1: Terra is largely destroyed. With the activation of the Iifa Tree, the whole of Gaia starts being covered in Mist. The activity of the roots is enormous and many villages are left in ruins
March 3: With the return of the Mist, it reaches the point that Mist mechanisms become usable again.
March 4: A swarm of silver dragons appears.
March 5: The source of all the silver dragons, the Nova Dragon, dies, and all the silver dragons disappear.
March 9: The Iifa Tree begins running amok. Zidane parts ways from his companions.
March 16: The Iifa Tree settles.
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Thank you! I love FFIX!
I also love FFVIII (hint hint)
😉
Hehe, maybe one day! Thank you!
Here’s some supplementary timeline information. It’s the pre-game/pre-joining-the-party information from the characters’ personal timelines:
Zidane
September, 1783: Born
1787: (4 years old) Found by Baku
1796: (13 years old) Leaves home
1797: (14 years old) Meets Freya
1798:
February: Returns home to Lindblum
April: Outwits Amarant in Treno
Vivi
July, 1799: Falls into a forest during an airship accident
August: Found by Quan
1800:
January, 1: Quan dies
January, 7: Leaves Quan’s Dwelling and heads toward Treno
January 13: Gets fake ticket
January 14: Rides in a noble’s airship to Alexandria
Garnet
January 15, 1784: Born
1790: (6 years old) Escapes from Madain Sari; drifts to Alexandria
1791: (7 years old) Dr. Tot becomes her tutor
1794: (10 years old) Meets Cid at the funeral of Brahne’s husband
1799:
February: (15 years old) Dr. Tot’s role as her tutor ends
1800:
January 1: Decides to leave the castle
January 2: Makes preparations for leaving the castle
Steiner
March, 1766: Born
1771: Becomes a war orphan
1782: Becomes a knight of Alexandria
1789: Beats Beatrix in a personal contest; forms the Knights of Pluto
Freya
July, 1778: Born
1794: (16 years old) Becomes a dragon knight
1795: (17 years old) Leaves Burmecia to search for Fratley
1797: (19 years old) Meets Zidane
1800:
January 19: Meets Zidane again in Lindblum
January 20: Participates in the Festival of the Hunt; later departs for Burmecia
Quina
Circa 1710: Born?
1799:
June: Travels toward Alexandria
December: Hired as head cook of Alexandria castle
1800:
January 17: Heads in the direction of the Qu’s Marsh on the Mist Continent
January 20: Participates in Lindblum’s Festival of the Hunt on the spur of the moment (after this, joins Zidane’s party in the Qu’s Marsh)
Eiko
March, 1793: Born
1794: (1 year old) Both parents pass away
1799:
May: (6 years old) Last adult in Madain Sari passes away
October: Goes to Conde Petie for supplies
December: Goes to Conde Petie for supplies
1800: Encounters Zidane on the Conde Petie mountain path and invites him to her village.
January 29: Eiko cooks and tells a story about the summoners
Amarant
November, 1773: Born
1791: (18 years old) Begins making his name known in society
1798:
April: (24 years old) Is Zidane’s scapegoat in Treno
May: Being sought by the authorities, he leaves Treno
1800:
January 24: Hired by Brahne
January 26: Passes through Fossil Roo
January 30: Arrives in Madain Sari
January 31: Fights Zidane in Madain Sari and loses
February 1: Joins Zidane’s party. After meeting Kuja at the Iifa Tree, travels toward Alexandria
Beatrix
April, 1772: Born
1789: (17 years old) Loses in a personal contest with Steiner
Baku
May, 1755: Born
1762: (7 years old) Becomes a war orphan
1771: (16 years old) Forms Tantalus
1776: (21 years old) Forms a friendship with Regent Cid (8th generation) of Lindblum
1787: (32 years old) Finds Zidane
1790: (35 years old) Acquires the theater ship
1800:
January 1: (44 years old) Receives a request from Cid to kidnap Princess Garnet
Brahne
October, 1760: Born
1770: (10 years old) Father dies in battle
1776: (16 years old) Marries and is coronated as the queen of Alexandria (16th generation)
1783: (23 years old) Mother passes away
1789: (29 years old) Appoints Steiner to Captain of the Pluto Knights
1790: (30 years old) Loses actual child
1794: (34 years old) Husband passes away
1799:
January: (38 years old) Schemes for war
February: Acquires the art of manufacturing Black Mages from Kuja. Dismisses Dr. Tot
March: Begins building a factory in Dali to manufacture Black Mages
August: The Black Mage factory is completed
September: A test production of the Black Mages is performed
October: (39 years old) Begins mass production of the Black Mages
Zorn and Thorn
July, 1711: Born
Circa 1730: They begin serving as court jesters in Alexandria Castle
1799:
March: Oversee the construction of the Black Mage factory in Dali
July: (88 years old) Accidentally drop the Black Mage prototype during transport
1800:
January 4: Begin production of the enhanced Black Mages in the Dali underground
The Black Mages
October, 1799: Start being produced in the Dali underground
November: Begin undergoing tests. Some escape
December: The escapees create the Black Mage Village on the Outer Continent
Dr. Tot
August, 1747: Born
1777: (30 years old) Given a position in Alexandria Castle
1790: (43 years old) Finds Garnet drifted ashore
1791: (44 years old) Begins tutoring Garnet
1799:
February: (51 years old) Role as Garnet’s tutor ends
March: Takes up residence in Treno
Cid
September, 1764: Born
1771: (7 years old) Mother passes away
1780: (16 years old) Coronated as the ninth generation of Lindblum regents
1786: (22 years old) He and Hilda marry
1787: (23 years old) His father, the former regent, passes away
1794: (30 years old) Meets Garnet at the funeral of Brahne’s husband
1799:
July: Becomes an oglop
August: Begins construction of the Hilda Garde 2
1800:
January 1: (35 years old) Worried for Princess Garnet, he requests that Baku kidnap her
Kuja
1776: Produced by Garland
1787: Discards Zidane on Gaia
1790: Destroys Madain Sari
1791: Becomes aware of the value of the Eidolons; secretly begins searching for them
1799:
January: Meets with Brahne at Alexandria Castle
February: Presents the art of manufacturing Black Mages to Brahne
July: Kidnaps Cid’s wife and secures the airship Hilda Garde 1
Garland
(Came into existence more than 5000 years ago)
0 (1800 years ago): Attaches the Soul Divider to the base of the Iifa Tree
1776: Creates Kuja
1783: Creates Zidane
1787: Zidane goes missing
1790: Instructs Kuja to destroy Madain Sari
1799:
March: Creates Mikoto
Whoa. Everything that happens between leaving the Mist Continent and going back: Conde Petie, Black Mage Village, Conde Petie again, Madain Sari, Iifa Tree, Madain Sari again, Iifa Tree again… all happens in two days?! Everything seems to happen very quickly, I find that very hard to believe. :/
In any case, thanks so much for the information! 🙂
Thanks for this! I always envisioned the game taking place over many months not two months! Thats really quite amazing, parts of the game I thought were occuring over many days are compressed into no time at all! For example I thought the period of time between Mount Gulug and getting the Hilda Garde 3 would have been weeks, maybe months (Garnet needs time to get her voice back and they do need to build an airship from scratch) so only a few days really surprised me.
On a reverse note I always thought they were in Terra no more than a day or two at the very most. Yet I was also surprised to see they were there an entire week! What were they doing all that time, especially when they do so much in so little time?
Thanks for this dude!
This is amazing!
The time line of FFIX wow! never thought it existed!
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