Character throughline
Inquest
4 moments on the timeline, from Rise of Zhaitan to Visions of Eternity.
Appearances, in order
- 1324 AE1,834 CC1,524 DR
The Thaumanova Reactor explodes over a ley-line nexus
The Maguuma Jungle · Metrica Province
An Inquest reactor built on a ley-line intersection is destroyed when a draconic energy source (slipped in under the urging of consultant Scarlet Briar) is mixed into a chaos-magic experiment, tearing reality open and spawning rifts and elementals.
- 1326 AE1,836 CC1,526 DR
The Aetherblade sky pirates are exposed
Central Tyria
A deadly bombing exposes the Aetherblades, sky pirates backed by Inquest technology; the heroes storm their hideout and capture their leader, Captain Mai Trin.
- 1335 AE1,845 CC1,535 DR
The Aetherblades resurface in Central Tyria
Central Tyria
The Aetherblade sky pirates, quiet since Scarlet Briar's fall, return to Central Tyria under Captain Mai Trin, an incident whose trail draws the Commander south to Cantha.
- 1338 AE1,848 CC1,538 DR
The Tyrian Alliance follows the Inquest to the lost island of Castora
Castora
In 1338 AE the Tyrian Alliance pursues the Inquest to Castora (a remote, ley-soaked island continent long dismissed as a sailors' myth) to stop them harnessing its abundant ley energy. The island lies behind a magical barrier the Seers raised in ages past.