Appendix: Timeline of the Order

The time line that follows puts the lives of the legendary magi into context against the history of the Order.

767 The Order of Hermes is founded at Durenmar.
c. 857 Hérisson is born.
867 Hérisson joins House Bjornaer at the Gathering of Twelve Years.
881 Hérisson passes his apprentice's Gauntlet and becomes a magus of the Normandy Tribunal.
c. 885 Conciatta is born.
895 Baltasar hears of a Gifted child and buys the girl from her father. Conciatta's apprenticeship begins.
900–990 Hérisson develops his research on the creation of vis.
910 Conciatta passes her Gauntlet.
915 Conciatta Founds a covenant in Saraqusta with Currito.
923 Conciatta publishes The Application of Vim to the Supernatural Humors, but her experiments leave her Gift damaged.
925 Baltasar of Bonisagus is marched on charges of Infernal corruption.
933 Conciatta studies the Dominion in Toledo.
937 Conciatta submits her final papers and withdraws from the Order.
c. 940 Hermanus is born.
952 Hérisson moves his laboratory and sanctum to his garden.
961 Evidence of infernal corruption in House Tytalus brought to light.
965 Hermanus of Tremere completes his Gauntlet and joins the Order.
980 Currito leaves both Saraqusta and Conciatta.
986 Fortunata is born, daughter of Prince of Milan.
987 Hérisson argues with the Primus of Bjornaer at the Gathering of Twelve Years, but the house is not interested in his talk of peace.
990 Hérisson submits a thesis to the Library of Durenmar regarding his original research, detailing some of the advances he has made.
996 Fortunata apprenticed to Apollo of Jerbiton.
999 Conciatta makes her final breakthrough.
1000 With her Gift overcoming her, Conciatta takes sanctuary in Toledo.
1001 Hérisson meets with the primus of House Diedne in an attempt to reduce mounting hostilities.
1002 Hérisson is killed in a Wizard's War by Gypaetus of Bjornaer.
1004 Commencement of the Schism War.
1007 Conciatta enters Final Twilight and her spirit fractures.
1011 Fortunata passes her Gauntlet and adopts her Hermetic name.
1013 Formation of the Vexillation of the Adamant Rook.
1015 Fortunata liberates Lucida from the cleft tree.
1017 Fortunata joins the summer covenant of Cupressa Nigra, and begins publishing text translations from ancient languages.
1019 House Bjornaer emerges from hiding with a new Harmonist agenda based on Hérisson's philosophy.
1048 Fortunata acquitted of charges of diabolism.
1055 Fortunata acquitted of charges of spying using spirit magic.
1061 Fortunata, senior maga at Cupressa Nigra, abandons her covenant and moves to a remote island, but opens her house in Venice to the Redcaps.
1067–1123 Cupressa Nigra is abandoned when the remaining junior magi join other covenants. Fortunata continues translating ancient texts, writes Hermetic texts on spirit lore, and circulates a few texts on Principles Lore. Fortunata acquires a reputation as a powerful eccentric.
1070 Dissolution of the Vexillation of the Adamant Rook.
1098 Hermanus and the wing of Coeris that contains his laboratory disappear in what is assumed to be a Twilight episode brought on by a magical botch. Vexillation of the Unbarred Gateway is formed.
1104 Vexillation of the Unbarred Gateway dissolved.
1110 Amarantha of Tremere disappears.
1115 Velius sets his archmagus challenge.
1120 Velius succumbs to Final Twilight.
c. 1122 Thomae is born.
1123 Last contact with Fortunata before she is lost to Twilight.
1198 Thomae and his castle vanish.

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Appendix: Timeline of the Order