Character throughline

Risen

3 moments on the timeline, from The Elder Dragons Awaken to Rise of Zhaitan.

Appearances, in order

  1. 1219 AE1,729 CC1,419 DR

    Zhaitan awakens and raises drowned Orr, the Rising of Orr

    Orr

    The Elder Undead Dragon Zhaitan stirs and hauls sunken Orr back to the surface; the Great Tsunami floods Lion's Arch and drowns Old Kaineng, and the dead of Orr rise as Zhaitan's Risen.

  2. 1325 AE1,835 CC1,525 DR

    Claw Island falls, and the Pact is born

    Kryta · Claw Island

    Zhaitan's dragon champion Blightghast the Plaguebringer leads a Risen fleet against Claw Island, overrunning the Lionguard and threatening Lion's Arch; in response, Tyria's three great orders bury their rivalries and form the Pact under Trahearne and the Pact Commander.

  3. 1326 AE1,836 CC1,526 DR

    The Pact destroys Zhaitan above Arah

    Orr

    After a grinding campaign through Orr that severs Zhaitan's supply lines and starves it of magic, the Pact airship The Glory of Tyria engages the weakened Elder Dragon above the ruined city of Arah and brings it crashing down, the first Elder Dragon known to be slain.

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