Character throughline

Asura

3 moments on the timeline, from The Age of Prophecy to The Elder Dragons Awaken.

Appearances, in order

  1. 1078 AE1,588 CC1,278 DR

    The Great Destroyer rises beneath the north

    The Shiverpeaks · Far Shiverpeaks

    Earthquakes herald the Great Destroyer as the Elder Fire Dragon stirs underground; the asura surface, the Charr fall into civil war, and the dwarves undergo their Transformation.

  2. 1120 AE1,630 CC1,320 DR

    Primordus awakens in the depths

    Central Tyria

    The Elder Fire Dragon Primordus fully awakens deep beneath Tyria, forcing the remaining subterranean races to the surface and loosing its destroyer minions on the world.

  3. 1173 AE1,683 CC1,373 DR

    Chak overrun the asura city of Rata Novus

    The Maguuma Jungle · the Heart of Maguuma

    Rata Novus, a hidden asura city devoted to learning how to kill the Elder Dragons, is overrun by swarming chak; nearly its entire population is killed and the survivors abandon the city.

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