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The '''chronological history of the world''' from the ancient past to the distant future. Please note that events are not necessarily always part of a single branch; if known, the specific branch is specified.
==Pre-Cataclysm==
{| class="chronology wikitable" width="100%"
! Year
! Event
|-
| 1
| [[wikipedia:Jesus Christ|Jesus Christ]] is born.{{Bookref|WorldInside}}{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}{{Note|name="jesusbirth"|In our world, Christian scholars generally place Jesus' birth between 6 to 4 BC.}}
|-
| 4
| The second [[wikipedia:Chronology of warfare between the Romans and Germanic peoples|Germanic War]] begins.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}
|-
| 30
| Jesus Christ is crucified.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}{{Note|name="jesusdeath"|In our world, Christian scholars generally believe Jesus' crucifixion happened in either the year 30 or 33.}}
|-
| 64
| The [[wikipedia:Great Fire of Rome|Great Fire of Rome]] breaks out.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}
Christians are persecuted by the violent Roman emperor [[wikipedia:Nero|Nero]].{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}
|-
| 100
| The [[wikipedia:Roman Empire|Roman Empire]] is on the rise.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}
|-
| 165
| The 16th Germanic War begins, and [[wikipedia:Best disease|Best disease]] spreads from [[wikipedia:West Asia|West Asia]] into the Empire's territory.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}
|-
| 250
| The [[wikipedia:Decian persecution|Decian persecution]] of Christians takes place.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}
|-
| 311
| The [[wikipedia:Edict of Serdica|Edict of Toleration by Galerius]] is issued, and a [[wikipedia:History of Christian flags|flag with a cross]] is first created.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}
|-
| 313
| The [[wikipedia:Edict of Milan|Edict of Milan]] is issued.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}
|-
| 379
| [[wikipedia:Theodosius the Great|Theodosius the Great]] is born.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}
|-
| 395
| Theodosius the Great dies, resulting in the Roman Empire being split between [[wikipedia:Byzantine Empire|East]] and [[wikipedia:Western Roman Empire|West]].{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}
|-
| 440
| [[wikipedia:Pope Leo I|Leo the Great]], [[wikipedia:Bishop of Rome|Bishop of Rome]], is born.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}
|-
| 449
| [[wikipedia:Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxons]] invade [[wikipedia:Britannia|Britannia]].{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}{{Note|name="bede"|This date seems to come from [[wikipedia:Bede the Venerable|Bede the Venerable]]'s [[wikipedia:Ecclesiastical History of the English People|Ecclesiastical History of the English People]].}}

The [[wikipedia:Heptarchy|Heptarchy]] is established.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}
|-
| 476
| [[wikipedia:Fall of the Western Roman Empire|The Western Roman Empire falls]].{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}
|-
| 585
| The [[wikipedia:Slavic migrations to the Balkans|Slavic migrations]] begin.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}
|-
| 610
| [[wikipedia:Muhammad|Muhammad]] receives his [[wikipedia:Muhammad's first revelation|first revelation]], leading to the establishment of [[wikipedia:Islam|Islam]].{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}
The [[wikipedia:caliphate|caliphate]]'s territory expands.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}{{Note|name="caliphate"|In our world, Muhammad only began to preach publicly some three years later after his first revelation, circa 613. Further, the first caliphate (イスラム帝国, lit. "Islamic Empire"), the [[wikipedia:Rashidun Caliphate|Rashidun Caliphate]], was only established after Muhammad's death in 632.}}
|-
| 726
| The [[wikipedia:Catholic Church|Catholic Church]] [[wikipedia:Byzantine Iconoclasm|bans religious icons]].{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}{{Note|name="catholichurch"|The Chronology in [[Drag-On Dragoon World Inside]] says the Catholic Church (ローマ教会, lit. "Roman Church") banned religious icons. However, in our world, the veneration of religious icons was actually banned by Byzantine emperor 
[[wikipedia:Leo III the Isaurian|Leo III the Isaurian]].}}
|-
| 731
| The Catholic Church banishes [[wikipedia:iconoclast|iconoclast]]s.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}{{Note|name="iconoclasm"|In our world, [[wikipedia:Pope Gregory II|Pope Gregory II]] summoned a synod in 727 (four years earlier) to condemn iconoclasm.}}
|-
| 732
| The [[wikipedia:Battle of Tours|Battle of Tours]], also called the Battle of Poitiers, takes place.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}
|-
| 747
| [[wikipedia:Plague (disease)|Plague]] spreads throughout the [[wikipedia:Byzantine Empire|Byzantine Empire]].{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}
|-
| 756
| The caliphate is split between [[wikipedia:Abbasid Caliphate|East]] and [[wikipedia:Emirate of Córdoba|West]].{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}{{Note|name="caliphatesplit"|This likely refers to the establishment of the [[wikipedia:Abbasid Caliphate|Abbasid Caliphate]] after the [[wikipedia:Umayyad Caliphate|Umayyad Caliphate]] was overthrown by the [[wikipedia:Abbasid Revolution|Abbasid Revolution]] in the year 750. The Umayyad prince [[wikipedia:Abd al-Rahman I|Abd al-Rahman I]] fled west and established the independent [[wikipedia:Emirate of Córdoba|Emirate of Córdoba]] in southern Iberia in 756.}}
|-
| 800
| [[wikipedia:Normans|Normans]] begin ravaging parts of [[wikipedia:Europe|Europe]].{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}
|-
| 843
| The [[wikipedia:Treaty of Verdun|Treaty of Verdun]] divides the [[wikipedia:Frankish Kingdom|Frankish Kingdom]] into three.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}
The [[wikipedia:Council of Constantinople (843)|Council of Constantinople]] convenes.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}
|-
| 856
| There are earthquakes in [[wikipedia:Corinth|Corinth]], [[wikipedia:Tunisia|Tunisia]], [[wikipedia:856 Damghan earthquake|Iran]] and [[wikipedia:Kyoto|Kyoto]].{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}
|}

==Post-Cataclysm==
===Pre-DOD3===
{| class="chronology wikitable" width="100%"
! Year
! Event
! Details
|-
| 856
| The [[Cataclysm]] happens.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}{{Gameref|DOD3}}{{Gameref|DOD3|Loading Screen}}
A [[Cathedral City|huge city]] appears overnight on the [[wikipedia:Iberian Peninsula|Iberian Peninsula]].{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}{{Gameref|DOD3|Loading Screen}}
| Looting and other crimes by refugees and rioters skyrocket.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}
Sightings of strange creatures are reported. There is an increase in incidents of people being attacked.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}
|-
| 857
|
| A certain trading company is established.{{Gameref|DOD3|Memoirs of the Intoners, Five: "Deliveries", Notice of Closure|quote=Ever since our founding the year after the Cataclysm, we have prided ourselves on serving both our customers and the community at large.|id=0}}
|-
| 858
| The Byzantine Empire falls.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}{{Note|name="byzantineempire"|In our world, the Byzantine Empire collapsed with the [[wikipedia:fall of Constantinople|fall of Constantinople]] in 1453.}}
| Oral tradition says that swarms of huge dragons flew in and reduced the [[wikipedia:Constantinople|empire's capital]] to ashes overnight.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}
|-
| 862
| The monarchies of the [[wikipedia:West Francia|West]], [[wikipedia:Middle Francia|Middle]] and [[wikipedia:East Francia|East Frankish Kingdom]]s fall one after another.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}
| Riots begin spreading to other countries after [[wikipedia:Louis II of Italy|Louis II]] of Middle Francia is murdered by a mob.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}{{Note|name="louisii"|In our world, Louis II was not murdered, and died in the year 875 instead.}}
|-
| 865
| The concept of [[Midgard]] begins to form.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}
Rumours of the [[Cathedral City]] begin to spread.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}
| After the [[Cataclysm]], and following the collapse of several nations, the European region becomes known as [[Midgard]].{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}
People begin calling the city that appeared after the Cataclysm the "Cathedral City." Some settle in, and a local government is established.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}
|-
| 867
| The [[Pythagorean Institute]] is established.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}
| Nobles and intellectuals who fled to the Cathedral City from their former kingdoms found the Pythagorean Institute, a research institute dedicated to the study of disasters, calamities and the rising occurence of abnormalities across the world.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}
Refugees from the world over begin mass migrating to the Cathedral City in search of salvation.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}
|-
| 868
| The [[Chaldean Gate]] is built.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}
The [[Ten Tragic Nights]].{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}
| The Cathedral City is unable to accept any more refugees due to a severe food shortage. In order to restrict the influx of refugees, the Chaldean Gate is built over the course of three nights. A battle ensues between the refugees and the City Self-Defense Forces, which lasts for a further seven nights. (Ten Tragic Nights){{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}
|-
| 869
| 
| One after another, people arise from the general populace who can perform "[[miracles]]", such as superhuman destruction and the ability to detect water underground.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}
|-
| 870
|
| The Pythagorean Institute confirms the existence of "[[magic]]."{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}
|-
| 872
|
| People who perform "miracles" establish a strict order and social hierarchy in the Cathedral City.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}
|-
| 875
|
| The Pythagorean Institute create a system for the registration and authorisation of people who perform miracles. The Pythagorean Institute thus begins to dictate social status.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}
[[Miracle Performers]], or simply Performers, bring order and social hierarchy to the Cathedral City.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}
|-
| 878
| The Chaldean Gate opens.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}
| The Chaldean Gate is opened for the first time in ten years, and the city expands. A Performers' district is established, and the religions of the past begin to transform. Belief in the "Performers and Miracles of the Pythagorean Institute", or simply the "[[Church]]", begins to spread.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}
|-
| 882
| The [[Council of Chaldea]] takes place.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}
| The first council between the [[Catholic Church]], who held power even before the Cataclysm, and the Pythagorean Institute, is held. Together they establish a new organisation known as the [[Church]] in order to bring peace to the chaotic world. The Pythagorean Institute becomes a secret organisation under the direct command of the Church, and its name eventually disappears from the historical record.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}
The Church makes the registration system of Performers (now known as [[Wizards]]) a lot more strict in order to discourage them from rebelling. At the same time, research into "[[sealing magic]]," which controls magical power, is actively conducted.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}
|-
| 885
| A [[Magic Surge Accident of 885|Magic Surge Accident]] happens.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 245: Chronology}}
| Due to a wizard's out of control magic, a third of the city vanishes. The Church announces that this was suppressed only due to their research into sealing magic. (In truth, a sealing magic experiment failed, resulting in the wizard's body enlarging until he was only a giant foot. The foot proceeded to trample the city's slums, killing 2000 people in a single night. The official announcement by the Church is as above.){{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 245: Chronology}}
|-
| 888
| The Fourth Cathedral City Expansion Plan is underway.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 245: Chronology}}
| Progress is made on expanding the city.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 245: Chronology}}
The Church aims to further expand its territory, advocating for "eternal peace in Midgard through prayer and magic."{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 245: Chronology}}
|-
| 890
| The [[Church Survey Team]] is established.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 245: Chronology}}
| The Church Survey Team is established in order to recruit volunteers who will help the Church take control of the surrounding self-governing territories.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 245: Chronology}}
|-
| 892
|
| The Church Survey Team, armed with large-scale magical weapons approved by their attending wizards, goes on to conquer each self-governing territory around the Cathedral City. They begin to function as the Church's armed forces.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 245: Chronology}}
|-
| 895
|
| The power of the Church continues to expand to more territories.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 245: Chronology}}
|-
| 904
| The Church takes control of the entire Iberian Peninsula.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 245: Chronology}}
| It becomes common practice for members of the Church Survey Team to stay in conquered areas after a successful expedition. They establish self-governing regions and become known as [[landed lords]].{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 245: Chronology}}
|-
| 907
| The [[wikipedia:Tang dynasty|Tang dynasty]] in [[wikipedia:East Asia|East Asia]] falls.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 245: Chronology}}{{Note|name="same"|Despite taking place post-Cataclysm, this is the same as in our world.}}
|-
| 910
| The [[Magic Academy]] is created.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 245: Chronology}}
| The Church actively pursues magical research. To facilitate this, Magic Academies are set up in various places.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 245: Chronology}}
|-
| 912
| Another [[Magic Surge Accident of 912|Magic Surge Accident]] happens.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 245: Chronology}}
| Another Magic Surge Accident occurred during the construction of a Magic Academy. However, the damage was contained using sealing magic and only resulted in the death of two people: the wizard whose magic caused the surge and the wizard who cast the sealing spell.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 245: Chronology}}
|-
| 930
| 
| The Magic Academy unravels the fundamentals of magic. From then on, magic begins to spread among the populace, and becomes a commonly used technology.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 245: Chronology}}
|-
| 938
|
| In order to further expand and stabilise its power, the Church begins to form mutually beneficial relationships with landed lords by means of profit sharing.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 245: Chronology}}
|-
| 951
|
| Bribing powerful people within the Church becomes common practice for the landed lords. It is also common for the them to fight amongst themselves. The lands the lords govern become known as the "[[Land of Mountains]]" and the "[[Land of Forests]]."{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 245: Chronology}}
|-
| ~954
| [[Gray]], lord of the Land of Mountains, is born around this time.{{Bookref|Utahime5}}{{Bookref|Utahime5|Volume 2, Chapter 6}}{{Note|name="inferredbirthyear"|This person's year of birth is inferred from information about their age. Therefore, it should be understood as an approximation.}}
|
|-
| 960
| The [[wikipedia:Song dynasty|Song dynasty]] is founded in East Asia.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 245: Chronology}}{{Note|name="same"}}
Issues within the Church begin to surface.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 245: Chronology}}
| For the first time, the director of the Magic Academy is chosen from among the landed lords. This reveals the corruption within the upper echelons of the Church, as the director in question is not familiar with magic at all. Wizards of the Magic Academy grow restless.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 245: Chronology}}
|-
| 971
|The [[White Revolt]] takes place.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 245: Chronology}}
|Some young wizards become fiercely opposed to the continued election of landed lords as directors of the Magic Academy. They surround the Central Magic Academy in the Cathedral City and demand that the current director resigns, but they are suppressed overnight. (White Revolt){{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 245: Chronology}}
|-
| ~980
| [[Rose]], who will go on to become a [[singularity]] known as Zero, is born around this time.{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 034: Record of Flower, #2: Concerning the Singularity and Others Involved}}{{Note|name="inferredbirthyear"}}
|
|-
| 985
| Famine breaks out.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 245: Chronology}}
| A large-scale famine breaks out. The food supply chain from the countryside into the city was severely disrupted for several years. As a result, it became commonplace for the local government and the upper echelons of the Church to trade money, weapons, women, and children to the landed lords in exchange for food.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 245: Chronology}}
|-
| 986
| The [[Blue Order]] is formed.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 245: Chronology}}
| The poor, who are dissatisfied due to the food shortages, and the wizards, dissatisfied with the corruption within the Magic Academy, form an underground revolutionary group known as the "Blue Order."{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 245: Chronology}}
|-
| 990
| [[Shahor]], son of Gray and lord of the Land of Forests, is born around this time.{{Bookref|Utahime5|Volume 2, Chapter 6}}{{Note|name="inferredbirthyear"}}
| The Blue Order begins to gain traction. Many young wizards and landed lords who are dissatisfied with the Church support their cause. The Cathedral City's weaknesses are exposed; specifically their lack of military equipment and human resources due to years of food shortages and bribery.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 245: Chronology}}
|-
| 991
| The [[Blue Revolt]] takes place.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 245: Chronology}}
The Cathedral City announces and begins working on a large-scale renovation of the city's waterways.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 245: Chronology}}
| A massive revolt by the Blue Order breaks out in the Cathedral City (Blue Revolt). They occupy the Central Magic Academy with the aim of abolishing the power of the landed lords within the institution, and creating free and independent Magic Academy. However, the Blue Order is destroyed overnight by a large-scale sealing magic attack seen across the city. Eighty percent of the citizens living within two of the city's wards are used as catalysts for the sealing magic and die as a result. Meanwhile, the survivors go insane. Work begins to bury them alive.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 245: Chronology}}
|-
| 993
| 
| Following the Blue Revolt, the number of wizard applicants approved by the Magic Academy decreases sharply. The local government and Church become more and more dependent on the military might of the landed lords. Independent magical research and original magical research funded by the landed lords becomes widespread. This leaves the Magic Academy and the Church in an uncertain position.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 245: Chronology}}
|-
| 994
|
| Finally, not a single Magic Academy director across all the Magic Academies is a lord. Although the Magic Academy found its independence, it also lost all support from landed lords, leading to its somewhat ironic decline.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 245: Chronology}}
Independent magical research is ongoing. It is uncovering all the secret arts that were forbidden by the Magic Academy, and the balance of magical power in Europe grows unstable.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 245: Chronology}}
|-
| 995
| The Cathedral City becomes a ghost town.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 245: Chronology}}{{Gameref|DOD3|Loading Screen}}
| An [[Magic Surge Accident of 995|accident]] of unprecedented magnitude occurs at the Central Magic Academy in the Cathedral City. The specifics of the accident, which allegedly involved a chanting error during the casting witch's use of a secret art, are unknown. The dust from the resultant explosion was later described as a giant flower blotting out the night sky. The impact of the accident that engulfed the city was severe, with people vanishing from the city overnight, rendering it a ghost town. However, there was no major impact on the buildings and the like.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 245: Chronology}}
|}

===DOD3===
{| class="chronology wikitable" width="100%"
! Y
! M
! D
! Event
! Details
|-
| 997
| 6
| ?
| The parasitic "[[flower]]" latches itself onto [[Rose]] ([[Zero]]).{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 130: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}{{Bookref|DOD3Prelude}}{{Bookref|DOD3Prelude|Zero: A Rain to End and a Flower to Begin|author=Zero|quote=As its widening petals filled my field of vision, I greeted the flower with a quiet smile.|id=0}}
| The "flower" parasitizes the dead body of Rose.{{Bookref|DOD3Prelude|Zero: A Rain to End and a Flower to Begin|author=Zero|quote=As its widening petals filled my field of vision, I greeted the flower with a quiet smile.|id=0}} She begins to call herself Zero after obtaining the [[Power of Song]].{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 130: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}
|-
| rowspan = "18" | 998
| 1
| ?
| Zero creates a [[disciple]].{{Videoref|Nier10th}}{{Videoref|Nier10th|NieR Chronology Review}}{{Note|name="disciple"|[[Cent]], [[Octa]], [[Decadus]], and [[Dito]] are created in Chapter 12 of ''[[Dragon-On Dragoon Utahime Five]]''. This is also affirmed in ''[[Drag-On Dragoon 3 Story Side]]''. It is unknown what disciple (or disciples) Zero created before her sisters were born. It is possible that this is simply an error in Yoko Taro's chronology document.}}
| People start returning to the Cathedral City, but its functions are not restored.{{Videoref|Nier10th|NieR Chronology Review}}
|-
| 2
| ?
| [[One]], [[Two]], [[Three]], [[Four]] and [[Five]] are born.{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 130: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}
| Zero tries to kill herself after finding out the threat the "flower" poses to the world. Her attempt is unsuccessful, resulting in the birth of [[One]], [[Two]], [[Three]], [[Four]] and [[Five]].{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 130: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}
|-
| rowspan = "2" | 3
| 11
| Zero meets [[Michael]].{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 130: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}{{Gameref|DOD3|Zero's Chapter, Verse 1}}
| Zero is looking for the strongest dragon in the world in order to kill the "flower." She meets Michael along the coast of the [[Land of Seas]].{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 130: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}{{Gameref|DOD3|Zero's Chapter, Verse 1}}
|-
| 12
| 
| Michael and Zero fly through the [[Land of Sands]] to a tower atop a mountain in the [[Land of Mountains]], where Michael tests Zero's strength. He plans to keep testing her further.{{Gameref|DOD3|Zero's Chapter, Verse 2}}{{Gameref|DOD3|Zero's Chapter, Verse 3}}
|-
| rowspan = "2" | 5
| ?
| [[Beis]], lord of the Land of Sands, is killed by the [[Intoners]].{{Bookref|Utahime5|Volume 1, Chapter 2}}
One meets [[Gabriella]].{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 130: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}{{Bookref|Utahime5|Volume 1, Chapter 3}}
| The five Intoner sisters fight Beis, and One strikes the killing blow. They recruit his former servant [[Partition]] and set sail for the Cathedral City.{{Bookref|Utahime5|Volume 1, Chapter 2}}
One is separated from her sisters and meets the dragon Gabriella.{{Bookref|Utahime5|Volume 1, Chapter 3}} Women with the Power of Song become known as [[Intoners]] throughout the world.{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 130: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}
|-
| ?
| Michael agrees to help Zero.{{Gameref|DOD3|Zero's Chapter, Verse 4}}
| Two months pass since Michael began testing Zero. Her final test is to defeat Michael, so they fight in the [[Shrine of Sands]]. After Zero bests him, he finally agrees to help her kill the flower.{{Gameref|DOD3|Zero's Chapter, Verse 4}}
|-
| rowspan="3" | 6
| rowspan="3" | 6
| The [[6/6 Contact Occurrence]].{{Videoref|Nier10th|NieR Chronology Review}}
[[Mercury's Door]] is opened and the [[black sludge]] emerges.{{Bookref|Utahime5|Volume 2, Chapter 9}}
| One is reunited with her Intoner sisters a month later. Together, they travel to the Cathedral City to open Mercury's Door. However, One's sisters are viciously murdered by the landed lords. One uses her Power of Song to unlock the door, unleashing the [[black sludge]] behind it.{{Bookref|Utahime5|Volume 2, Chapter 9}}
|-
| Three landed lords die.{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 130: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}{{Videoref|Nier10th|NieR Chronology Review}}
| Each land's lord dies. This is kept secret from the general public.{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 130: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}{{Videoref|Nier10th|NieR Chronology Review}}
The black sludge mends the dead Intoners and uses them to summon daemons.{{Bookref|Utahime5|Volume 2, Chapter 10}}

Gray, the lord of the Land of Mountains, is killed by the daemon Armisael summoned by the black sludge.{{Bookref|Utahime5|Volume 2, Chapter 10}} His son, Shahor, the lord of the Land of Forests, is killed by [[Cerulea]].{{Bookref|Utahime5|Volume 2, Chapter 11}} Cerulea, the lady of the Land of Seas, is killed by Partition.{{Bookref|Utahime5|Volume 2, Chapter 11}}
|-
|The black sludge is destroyed by Zero and Michael.{{Bookref|Utahime5|Volume 3, Chapter 12}}
Zero creates four disciples.{{Bookref|Utahime5|Volume 3, Chapter 12}}

One and Gabriella exchange hearts.{{Bookref|Utahime5|Volume 3, Final Chapter}}
| The black sludge reveals its true form, taking on the shape of a black flower. It is eventually stopped by Zero, who creates disciples to contain the Intoner's power and orders Michael to burn the Flower with his breath.{{Bookref|Utahime5|Volume 3, Chapter 12}}
In order to defeat [[Baltas]], the mad guardian of Mercury's Door, Gabriella uses her [[final wish]] to transform into a [[daemon]]. To save her, One exchanges her heart with Gabriella, delaying Gabriella's transformation.{{Bookref|Utahime5|Volume 3, Final Chapter}}
|-
| rowspan="6" | 8
| 1
| One creates her [[One's Brother|younger brother]].{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 130: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}{{Gameref|DOD3|One's Chapter, Verse 1}}
| One creates her brother, who is essentially a clone of her, inside the Cathedral in the Cathedral City. They go on to fight and kill the soldiers occupying it together. One decides to keep her brother's existence a secret.{{Gameref|DOD3|One's Chapter, Verse 1}}
Later that day, they travel to the [[Forest of Agony]] in the Land of Forests to defeat Shahor's remaining forces.{{Gameref|DOD3|One's Chapter, Verse 2}}
|-
| 14
|
| One and Gabriella fight monsters in the desert as part of One's field training. Gabriella suggests she goes to the "[[Forest of Trials]]" in the Land of Forests to help prepare her for her fight against Zero.{{Gameref|DOD3|One's Chapter, Verse 3}}
|-
| 18
|
| One heeds Gabriella's advice and heads to the Forest of Trials with her brother. Together they fight and defeat a [[False Zero]]. The forest disappears afterwards.{{Gameref|DOD3|One's Chapter, Verse 4}}
|-
| 21
| Zero meets [[Accord]].{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 130: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}{{Gameref|DOD3|Branch D: Verse 7}}{{Gameref|DOD3|Zero's Chapter, Verse 4}}
| {{DOD3ID2|1310}} Zero meets Accord, who identifies her as a singularity.{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 130: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}{{Gameref|DOD3|Branch D: Verse 7}}{{Gameref|DOD3|Zero's Chapter, Verse 4}}
|-
| 27
|
| Three's tasked by One to kill the [[Ogre]] troops she had made for her. Three and Octa travel to the Cathedral in the Cathedral City where they are located and kill them.{{Gameref|DOD3|Three's Chapter, Verse 1}}
|-
| 29
| 
| Three and Octa travel to the Shrine of Sands to kill [[Imp]] soldiers that Three had made.{{Videoref|Nier10th|NieR Chronology Review}}{{Gameref|DOD3|Three's Chapter, Verse 2}}
|-
| 11
| 4
|
| One trains her brother inside the Cathedral in the Cathedral City, preparing him to kill Zero.{{Gameref|DOD3|One's Chapter, Verse 1}}
Meanwhile, Three and Gabriella are in the Citadel in the Land of Mountains where they destroy Three's [[Cerberus]] creations.{{Videoref|Nier10th|NieR Chronology Review}}{{Gameref|DOD3|Three's Chapter, Verse 3}}
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| The final battle between One and Baltas takes place.{{Videoref|Nier10th|NieR Chronology Review}}
| The Intoners who drove out the landed lords are seen as heroes and they start to be worshipped. One stands as their leader.{{Videoref|Nier10th|NieR Chronology Review}}
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| Gabriella turns into the daemon Gabriel.{{Videoref|Nier10th|NieR Chronology Review}}
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| Having conquered Europe, One triumphantly returns to the Cathedral City.{{Bookref|DOD3Prelude|One: Visitors}}
| The deaths of the landed lords are finally made public.{{Videoref|Nier10th|NieR Chronology Review}}
It becomes common for people to see One and the Intoners as their leaders and objects of worship.{{Videoref|Nier10th|NieR Chronology Review}}
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| Two and her disciple [[Cent]] arrive in the Cathedral City.{{Videoref|Nier10th|NieR Chronology Review}}{{Bookref|DOD3Prelude|One: Visitors}}
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| Four and her disciple [[Decadus]] arrive in the Cathedral City.{{Videoref|Nier10th|NieR Chronology Review}}{{Bookref|DOD3Prelude|One: Visitors}}
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| Five and her disciple [[Dito]] arrive in the Cathedral City.{{Videoref|Nier10th|NieR Chronology Review}}{{Bookref|DOD3Prelude|One: Visitors}}
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| Three and her disciple Octa arrive in the Cathedral City.{{Videoref|Nier10th|NieR Chronology Review}}{{Bookref|DOD3Prelude|One: Visitors}}
Zero attacks the Cathedral City and fights her Intoner sisters. Partition is killed by Zero. Michael dies and is reincarnated as [[Mikhail]]. Zero loses her left arm.{{Videoref|Nier10th|NieR Chronology Review}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 130: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}
| {{DOD3ID2|0010}} Zero and Michael attack the Cathedral City in an attempt to kill her Intoner sisters. Michael stays behind to fend off a [[Titan]] attack.{{Gameref|DOD3|Chapter 0: Verse 1}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 127: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}
{{DOD3ID2|0020}} Zero confronts her sisters alone. The sisters fight back. One summons Gabriel, who severely injures Zero, severing her left arm. Michael swoops in and dies after protecting Zero from Gabriel's attacks. He is reincarnated as Mikhail soon after.{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 130: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}{{Gameref|DOD3|Chapter 0: Verse 2}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 127: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}
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| Zero hides in the Land of Seas.{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 130: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}
| Zero and Mikhail flee to the Land of Seas to hide until her wounds are healed.{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 130: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}
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| Two and Cent are on a mission in the Land of Mountains to clear out a Garrison of monsters.{{Gameref|DOD3|Two's Chapter, Verse 1}}
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| Two and Cent are on a mission in the [[Forest of Fairies]] to clear out monsters and stragglers still loyal to the landed lords.{{Gameref|DOD3|Two's Chapter, Verse 2}}
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| Two's mind and spirit are broken.{{Gameref|DOD3|Two's Chapter, Verse 4}}
| Two and Cent arrive in the Cathedral City, where they notice something is wrong.{{Gameref|DOD3|Two's Chapter, Verse 3}} Because Cent used Two's Power of Song to enhance their soldiers and heal their orphans, they have turned into monsters. They are forced to kill the [[Homunculus]], the monstrous creature the orphans turned into.{{Gameref|DOD3|Two's Chapter, Verse 4}}
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|5
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|Octa gives up on Three.{{Videoref|Nier10th|NieR Chronology Review}}{{Gameref|DOD3|Three's Chapter, Verse 4}}
|During a mission to dispatch Three's [[Greater Gigantes]] in the Land of Seas' Colossseum, Octa learns that Three has been killing and experimenting on humans in order to create them. He distances himself from her after that.{{Videoref|Nier10th|NieR Chronology Review}}{{Gameref|DOD3|Three's Chapter, Verse 4}}
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| Zero resumes her quest.{{Gameref|DOD3|Chapter 1: Verse 1}}{{Bookref|DOD3SS}}{{Bookref|DOD3SS|Chapter 1}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 130: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}} 
Five is killed by her own disciple Dito, who joins Zero.{{Gameref|DOD3|Chapter 1: Verse 1}}{{Bookref|DOD3SS|Chapter 1}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 130: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}
| {{DOD3ID2|1010}} Having recovered from her wounds, Zero resumes her journey to kill her Intoner sisters with Mikhail in tow. She finds Accord's [[Weapon Shop]].{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 130: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}{{Gameref|DOD3|Chapter 1: Verse 1}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 127: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}
{{DOD3ID2|1020}} Zero makes her way along the Coast to where Five is, but finds the shrine has disappeared. Instead, a Gigas attacks her. After she defeats it, the [[Sunken City]] emerges from the water.{{Gameref|DOD3|Chapter 1: Verse 2}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 127: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}

{{DOD3ID2|1030}} Zero makes her way through the Sunken City. She rides Mikhail and together they sink a [[Battleship]].{{Gameref|DOD3|Chapter 1: Verse 3}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 127: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}

{{DOD3ID2|1040}} Zero confronts Five. Five and her disciple summon [[Phanuel]]. Zero and Mikhail defeat Phanuel, and Zero stabs Five in the chest many times. Five revives herself, but is ultimately slain by her disciple Dito, who cuts her in half. Dito becomes Zero's disciple.{{Gameref|DOD3|Chapter 1: Verse 4}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 127: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}
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| Zero arrives in the Land of Mountains.{{Gameref|DOD3|Chapter 2: Verse 1}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 127: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}
{{BranchBox3|before=y|Story Side|note={{SSN}}|Zero recruits Four's disciple, Decadus.{{Bookref|DOD3SS|Chapter 2}}
Mikhail eats Four and evolves into his second form.{{Bookref|DOD3SS|Chapter 2}}
}}
| {{BranchBox3|plural=y|A, B, C and D|{{DOD3ID2|2010}} Zero arrives in the Land of Mountains. While following a [[Cliffside Path]], Zero is gravely injured by a Cerberus, but the flower regenerates her.{{Gameref|DOD3|Chapter 2: Verse 1}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 127: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}}}
{{BranchBox3|before=y|Story Side|note={{SSN}}|Zero arrives in the Land of Mountains. She notices Decadus, Four's disciple, running away from the land. She recruits him. Together they confront Four, who has killed all her soldiers and servants. Four summons Zophiel on her own. After Zophiel is defeated, Mikhail eats Four and evolves into his second form.{{Bookref|DOD3SS|Chapter 2}}}}
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| {{BranchBox3|plural=y|A, B, C and D|{{DOD3ID2|2020}} Zero fights her way through a [[Garrison]] in order to reach Four.{{Gameref|DOD3|Chapter 2: Verse 2}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 127: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}
{{DOD3ID2|2030}} Zero and Mikhail besiege [[Four's Fortress]], but don't find Four there.{{Gameref|DOD3|Chapter 2: Verse 3}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 127: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}}}
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| {{BranchBox3|D|Mikhail eats Four and evolves into his final form.{{Gameref|DOD3|Branch D: Verse 2}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 130: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}}}
| {{BranchBox3|plural=y|A, B and C|{{DOD3ID2|2040}} Mikhail detects a faint Intoner presence in the [[Snowy Peaks]] of a nearby mountain, so the group head there next. Zero and Dito are caught in an avalanche, but they survive. They find information about [[Mt. Bernstein of the Vice Norden]], where they head to next.{{Gameref|DOD3|Chapter 2: Verse 4}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 127: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}}}
{{BranchBox3|D|{{DOD3ID2|2310}} Zero, who already has all the disciples with her, fights her way through a Garrison in order to reach Four.{{Gameref|DOD3|Branch D: Verse 1}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 130: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}
{{DOD3ID2|2320}} Zero confronts Four. Four summons Zophiel on her own. After Zophiel is defeated, Mikhail eats Four and evolves into his final form.{{Gameref|DOD3|Branch D: Verse 2}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 130: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}
}}
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| {{BranchBox3|plural=y|A, B and C|Zero kills Four and recruits her disciple Decadus.{{Gameref|DOD3|Chapter 2: Verse 6}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 128: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}} 
Mikhail evolves into his second form.{{Gameref|DOD3|Chapter 2: Verse 6}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 128: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}}} 
| {{BranchBox3|plural=y|A, B and C|{{DOD3ID2|2050}} Zero and Dito make their way to the top of Mt. Bernstein of the Vice Norden, which they take to calling Mt. Whatever. Mikhail senses Four's presence up in the sky.{{Gameref|DOD3|Chapter 2: Verse 5}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 127: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}
{{DOD3ID2|2060}} Zero finds Four on an airship in the sky. Four and her disciple summon [[Armaros]]. After defeating it, Zero tricks Four into telling her where her sisters are and then kills her. Mikhail evolves into his second form.{{Gameref|DOD3|Chapter 2: Verse 6}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 128: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}}}
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|  {{BranchBox3|plural=y|A, B and C|Zero arrives in the Land of Forests.{{Gameref|DOD3|Chapter 3: Verse 1}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 128: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}  She kills the [[Faerie King]].{{Gameref|DOD3|Chapter 3: Verse 2}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 128: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}}}
| {{BranchBox3|plural=y|A, B and C|{{DOD3ID2|3010}} Zero flies her newly acquired airship into the Land of Forests. However, it is destroyed soon after. Next, Mikhail gets separated from the rest of the group. A [[faerie]] tells Zero Mikhail is in the [[Valley of Faeries]]. She kills the faerie after this.{{Gameref|DOD3|Chapter 3: Verse 1}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 128: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}
{{DOD3ID2|3020}} Zero enters the Forest of Faeries in the Valley of Faeries. After reuniting with Mikhail, Zero questions the Faerie King about Three's whereabouts, who tells her she is in the [[Forest Shrine]]. When he doesn't tell her how to get to the Forest Shrine, she grows frustrated and kills him.{{Gameref|DOD3|Chapter 3: Verse 2}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 128: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}
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| {{BranchBox3|plural=y|A, B and C|Zero recruits Octa as her disciple.{{Gameref|DOD3|Chapter 3: Verse 3}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 128: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}}}
{{BranchBox3|D|Zero arrives in the Land of Forests.{{Gameref|DOD3|Branch D: Verse 3}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 130: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 128: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}}}
| {{BranchBox3|plural=y|A, B and C|{{DOD3ID2|3030}} Zero finds Octa in the [[Forest of Light]], who surrenders and joins her willingly.{{Gameref|DOD3|Chapter 3: Verse 3}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 128: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}}}
{{BranchBox3|D|{{DOD3ID2|3310}} Zero and the disciples arrive in the Land of Forests. After a brief interaction with Accord, they make their way through the Forest of Agony.{{Gameref|DOD3|Branch D: Verse 3}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 130: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}}}
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| {{BranchBox3|plural=y|A and C|{{DOD3ID2|3040}} Led by Octa, the group make their way through the [[Forest of Fog]]. Mikhail poops.{{Gameref|DOD3|Chapter 3: Verse 4}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 128: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}}}
{{BranchBox3|B|{{DOD3ID2|3210}} Zero and the disciples fight an army of Armisael in the [[Tainted Forest]]. After they defeat them, they encounter Three. She tells them One is deeper in the forest, then disappears. Cent is already a part of the group, and he insists that he's never met Two.{{Gameref|DOD3|Branch B: Verse 1}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 129: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}}}
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| {{BranchBox3|plural=y|A and C|Three gets eaten by Mikhail. Mikhail is kidnapped by Two's disciple Cent.{{Gameref|DOD3|Chapter 3: Verse 6}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 128: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}}}
{{BranchBox3|plural=y|D and Story Side|note={{SSN}}|Zero kills Five, who resurrected herself.{{Gameref|DOD3|Branch D: Verse 4}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 130: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}
Dito and Cent return to their original form.{{Gameref|DOD3|Branch D: Verse 4}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 130: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}}}
| {{BranchBox3|plural=y|A and C|{{DOD3ID2|3050}} Zero and company arrive at the [[Lost Forest]]. Mikhail is washed away by the river there.{{Gameref|DOD3|Chapter 3: Verse 5}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 128: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}
{{DOD3ID2|3060}} The group finally reach the [[Forest Shrine]]. Mikhail and Zero are reunited and together they fight the Armisael, daemons summoned by Three. Mikhail eats Three after the battle and is subsequently abducted by Cent, two's disciple.{{Gameref|DOD3|Chapter 3: Verse 6}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 128: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}}}
{{BranchBox3|plural=y|D and Story Side|note={{SSN}}|{{DOD3ID2|3320}} Zero fights a resurrected Five. Dito joins Five. Five summons Galgaliel, Dito summons Phanuel and Cent summons Egregori. Zero kills Five. Dito and Cent return to their original forms.{{Gameref|DOD3|Branch D: Verse 4}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 130: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}}}
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| {{BranchBox3|plural=y|A and C|Zero arrives in the Land of Sands and rescues Mikhail.{{Gameref|DOD3|Chapter 4: Verse 1}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 128: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}}}
| {{BranchBox3|plural=y|A and C|{{DOD3ID2|4010}} Zero arrives in the Land of Sands. She makes her way through the [[Surface Ruins]], where she finds Mikhail.{{Gameref|DOD3|Chapter 4: Verse 1}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 128: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}}}
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| {{BranchBox3|C|Mikhail devolves.{{Gameref|DOD3|Branch C: Verse 1}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 129: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}}}
| {{BranchBox3|A|{{DOD3ID2|4020}} Zero and her group attack Two's soldiers holed up in the [[Underground Ruins]] in hopes of finding out about Two's whereabouts. Zero's right arm gets cut off, but is regenerated by the Flower. They find documents suggesting Two is holed up at the Shrine of Sands.{{Gameref|DOD3|Chapter 4: Verse 2}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 128: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}}}
{{BranchBox3|B|{{DOD3ID2|3220}} Zero and the disciples make their way through the [[Faerie-free Forest]]. Zero is grievously injured by three [[Arch Titans]], but the flower regenerates her.{{Gameref|DOD3|Branch B: Verse 2}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 129: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}}}
{{BranchBox3|C|{{DOD3ID2|4110}} Zero and the disciples wander the desert at night. Just before they enter the Underground Ruins, Mikhail devolves into his first form.{{Gameref|DOD3|Branch C: Verse 1}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 129: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}}}
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| {{BranchBox3|D|Zero arrives in the Land of Sands.{{Gameref|DOD3|Branch D: Verse 5}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 130: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}}}
{{BranchBox3|D|Zero kills Three.{{Gameref|DOD3|Branch D: Verse 6}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 130: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}} 
Decadus reverts to his original form.{{Gameref|DOD3|Branch D: Verse 6}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 130: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}}}
| {{BranchBox3|B|{{DOD3ID2|2410}} Cent tells Zero about a precious fruit, so her and the disciples return to the Land of Mountains. They find nothing. Zero meets with Accord.{{Gameref|DOD3|Chapter 2: Lost Verse 2}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 129: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}}}
{{BranchBox3|C|{{DOD3ID2|4120}} Octa theorises that Mikhail has been cursed by an Intoner. Zero and the disciples explore the Underground Ruins. They find intel that Two is in the Cathedral City.{{Gameref|DOD3|Branch C: Verse 2}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 129: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}}}
{{BranchBox3|D|{{DOD3ID2|4310}} Zero arrives in the Land of Sands. Mikhail senses an Intoner in the sky.{{Gameref|DOD3|Branch D: Verse 5}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 130: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}
{{DOD3ID2|4320}} Zero engages Three in the sky. Three summons Ezrael. Decadus summons Armaros. Zero kills Three and Decadus reverts to his original form.{{Gameref|DOD3|Branch D: Verse 6}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 130: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}}}
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| {{BranchBox3|A|Mikhail evolves into his final form.{{Gameref|DOD3|Chapter 4: Verse 4}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 128: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}}}
| {{BranchBox3|A|{{DOD3ID2|4030}} Zero and the disciples make their way through the desert.{{Gameref|DOD3|Chapter 4: Verse 3}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 128: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}
{{DOD3ID2|4040}} Cent makes Two summon the daemons [[Egregori]], who Zero and Mikhail defeat. Mikhail evolves into his final form.{{Gameref|DOD3|Chapter 4: Verse 4}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 128: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}}}
{{BranchBox3|C|{{DOD3ID2|4130}} Zero and the disciples make their way to the Cathedral City. Accord watches from afar and is intrigued by the many anomalies of the branch.{{Gameref|DOD3|Branch C: Verse 3}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 129: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}}}
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| {{BranchBox3|B|{{DOD3ID2|3230}} While making their way through the [[Poisoned Forest]], Zero and the group realise all the faeries are gone. The forest is now full of powerful monsters.{{Gameref|DOD3|Branch B: Verse 3}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 129: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}}}
{{BranchBox3|C|{{DOD3ID2|4510}} Zero and Mikhail destroy magic towers in the desert. Zero shares some of her memories of Michael with him.{{Gameref|DOD3|Chapter 4: Lost Verse 3}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 129: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}}}
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| {{BranchBox3|B|Three dies in front of Zero and the disciples.{{Gameref|DOD3|Branch B: Verse 4}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 129: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}}}
| {{BranchBox3|B|{{DOD3ID2|3240}} Zero and the disciples find Three Statues in the Forest Ruins. The path forward is unlocked after they destroy them. They find Three just before she dies.{{Gameref|DOD3|Branch B: Verse 4}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 129: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}}}
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| {{BranchBox3|A|{{DOD3ID2|1410}} Zero returns to her cottage in the Land of Seas, where she meets Accord.{{Gameref|DOD3|Chapter 1: Lost Verse 1}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 128: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}}}
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| {{BranchBox3|A|Zero returns the disciples to their original forms.{{Gameref|DOD3|Chapter 5: Verse 3}} 

Mikhail uses his final wish to empower Zero.{{Gameref|DOD3|Chapter 5: Verse 4}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 128: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}

Zero kills Gabriel and One. She is killed by One's Brother.{{Gameref|DOD3|Chapter 5: Verse 4}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 128: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}}}
{{BranchBox3|B|Two has gone mad and killed One.{{Gameref|DOD3|Branch B: Verse 5}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 129: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}

Cent and Two kill the disciples and Mikhail.{{Gameref|DOD3|Branch B: Verse 5}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 129: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}} 

Zero invents the pact system to save Mikhail.{{Gameref|DOD3|Branch B: Verse 5}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 129: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}}}
{{BranchBox3|C|Zero arrives in the Cathedral City.{{Gameref|DOD3|Branch C: Verse 4}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 129: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}} 

Two explodes, killing herself and all the disciples.{{Gameref|DOD3|Branch C: Verse 4}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 129: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}

Mikhail and Gabriel kill each other.{{Gameref|DOD3|Branch C: Verse 5}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 129: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}

Zero kills One and loses her mind.{{Gameref|DOD3|Branch C: Verse 5}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 129: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}} 

Accord seals off the branch.{{Gameref|DOD3|Branch C: Verse 5}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 129: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}
}}
{{BranchBox3|D|Zero arrives in the Cathedral City.{{Gameref|DOD3|Branch D: Verse 9}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 130: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}} 
Mikhail kills Gabriel.{{Gameref|DOD3|Branch D: Verse 9}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 130: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}} 

Octa summons Armisael and returns to his original form.{{Gameref|DOD3|Branch D: Verse 9}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 130: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}} 

Zero kills one with Accord's help.{{Gameref|DOD3|Branch D: Verse 8}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 130: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}

Mikhail destroys the flower.{{Gameref|DOD3|Branch D: Verse 9}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 130: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}}}
{{BranchBox3|before=y|Story Side|note={{SSN}}|Zero kills One.{{Bookref|DOD3SS|Chapter 4}}

Zero invents the pact system to save Mikhail.{{Bookref|DOD3SS|Chapter 4}}

Zero is killed by One's Brother.{{Bookref|DOD3SS|Chapter 4}}}}
| {{BranchBox3|A|{{DOD3ID2|5010}} Zero and Mikhail invade the Cathedral City from the sky. The disciples invade the city on the ground.{{Gameref|DOD3|Chapter 5: Verse 1}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 128: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}
{{DOD3ID2|5020}} Zero meets up with the disciples on the ground. One and Gabriel blow up the bridge into the Cathedral, forcing the group to take a detour.{{Gameref|DOD3|Chapter 5: Verse 2}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 128: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}

{{DOD3ID2|5030}} The group reaches the entrance to the Cathedral. Zero returns the disciples back to their original forms.{{Gameref|DOD3|Chapter 5: Verse 3}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 128: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}

{{DOD3ID2|5040}} Zero faces One in battle. A heavily injured Mikhail uses his final wish to empower Zero so she can defeat Gabriel. Finally, Zero kills both Gabriel and One. Afterwards, she is killed by One's Brother.{{Gameref|DOD3|Chapter 5: Verse 4}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 128: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}}}
{{BranchBox3|B|{{DOD3ID2|3250}} Zero and the disciples find that Two has gone mad and killed One. Cent betrays the group and joins Two. Together they kill all the other disciples, then summon Raphael before dying themselves. Mikhail defeats Raphael but dies from his injuries. Zero makes a pact with Mikhail, bringing him back to life.{{Gameref|DOD3|Branch B: Verse 5}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 129: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}}}
{{BranchBox3|C|{{DOD3ID2|5110}} Zero arrives in the Cathedral City. She fights Two. Two explodes, killing herself and all the disciples.{{Gameref|DOD3|Branch C: Verse 4}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 129: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}
{{DOD3ID2|5120}} Zero and Mikhail enter the Cathedral, which is decorated with skulls. They confront One, who summons Abdiel and Gabriel. Mikhail and Gabriel kill each other while Zero kills One. Upon seeing the dead Mikhail, Zero goes insane and begins throwing up. Accord seals off the branch.{{Gameref|DOD3|Branch C: Verse 5}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 129: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}}}
{{BranchBox3|D|{{DOD3ID2|5310}} Zero arrives in the Cathedral City. Mikhail kills Gabriel. Octa summons Armisael and returns to his original form. Zero kills One with Accord's help.{{Gameref|DOD3|Branch D: Verse 8}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 130: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}
{{DOD3ID2|5320}} Zero releases the flower inside of her. Mikhail destroys the flower. All the Intoners are dead.{{Gameref|DOD3|Branch D: Verse 9}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 130: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}}}
{{BranchBox3|before=yes|Story Side|note={{SSN}}|Zero kills One, but Mikhail dies from his battle injuries. Zero makes a pact with Mikhail, bringing him back to life. Afterwards, she is killed by One's Brother.{{Bookref|DOD3SS|Chapter 4}}}}
|-
|10
|?
|A certain trading company issues a Notice of Closure.{{Gameref|DOD3|Memoirs of the Intoners, Five: "Deliveries", Notice of Closure|quote=But half a year after the end of the Intoners' rule, the downturn in deliveries means we are no longer able to sustain our business. Thus, our company will cease operations effective May 31. Thank you for your understanding in these extraordinary times.|id=1}}
|
|-
|}

===Pre-DOD1(.3)===
Events marked as '''DOD1''' continue on from '''''Drag-On Dragoon 3 Story Side''''' (world of pacts). Events marked as '''DOD1.3''' continue on from '''''Drakengard 3 Branch A''''' (world w/o pacts). It is believed that all other events are shared between the two branches.{{DOD1.3Note}}
{| class="chronology wikitable" width="100%"
! Y
! M
! D
! Event
! Details
|-
|rowspan="2" | 1001
|5
|31
| A certain trading company ceases operations.{{Gameref|DOD3|Memoirs of the Intoners, Five: "Deliveries", Notice of Closure|quote=But half a year after the end of the Intoners' rule, the downturn in deliveries means we are no longer able to sustain our business. Thus, our company will cease operations effective May 31. Thank you for your understanding in these extraordinary times.|id=1}}
|-
|?
|?
| The [[Church of Angels]] is established.{{Videoref|Nier10th|NieR Chronology Review}}
| The world's magical balance breaks due to the Intoners going haywire. Droves of monsters begin appearing, and the world becomes unstable. The Church of Angels is established to unite soldiers who no longer believe in the Intoners, and to once again bring peace to the world. The [[three-eyed gemini]] becomes the Church's symbol. One is appointed as the head of the Church.{{Videoref|Nier10th|NieR Chronology Review}}
|-
|1003
|?
|?
| Plague spreads.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
| The world is inhabited by more brutal monsters than ever before. The Church of Angels works to oppose them.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1004
|?
|?
| There is a famine in Europe.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
Refugees flee to East Asia.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
| Experts within the Church of Angels establish the [[Institute of Priests]]. They compile research from the former Magic Academy, and conclude that the world will collapse if countermeasures are not put in place.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
|-
|?
|?
| The weather across Midgard is abnormal.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
| Civil wars break out in various places.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
|-
|1006
|?
|?
| A small kingdom is founded in the east of the Land of Sands.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
| Multiple autonomous territories are formed by the locals along the coast.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
|-
|1007
|?
|?
| A kingdom is founded by the coast of the Land of Mountains.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
| Nations rise, disappear and reorganise themselves one after another. The Church of Angels' attempts at governance over the world are fruitless. Several pirate nations arise. Midgard descends into chaos.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
|-
|1011
|?
|?
| A gigantic monster is successfully exterminated.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
| A gigantic monster appeared in the former Land of Forests. The Church of Angels managed to exterminate it. Their power and recognition across Midgard rises.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
|-
|1012
|?
|?
| {{BranchBox1||note={{DOD1.3Note}}|The first [[Goddess Seal]] is chosen.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}}}
| {{BranchBox1||note={{DOD1.3Note}}|A poisonous presence hits the Cathedral City, similar to one that hit the Land of Forests twelve years prior. One tries to absorb the poison into himself, but is overwhelmed. He is saved when a devoted woman offers herself up instead, accidentally becoming the first goddess.{{Bookref|DOD3SS|Chapter 4}}

The Goddess Seal system is therefore finalised, but its exact nature is kept secret by the priests.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}}}
|-
|1014
|?
|?
|
| Soldiers from across the land volunteer to join the ranks of the Church of Angels, making it even more powerful. However, political corruption takes root within the Church as local feudal lords begin banding together.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
|-
|1016
|?
|?
| The Land of Seas secedes from the Cathedral City's protectorate and splits up into three nations.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
| Famine and plague hit the Land of Forests hard. More than 50000 people die.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
|-
|1017
|?
|?
| {{BranchBox1||note={{DOD1.3Note}}|The second Goddess Seal is chosen.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}}}
| {{BranchBox1||note={{DOD1.3Note}}|A woman who served as an aide to One, the head of the Church of Angels, volunteers to become the next goddess.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}} One is opposed to the idea, but is overruled by priests within the Church. He later recounts the story of the Intoners to the goddess to be, explains how the Goddess Seal system came about and offers to kill her to end her suffering.{{Bookref|DOD3SS|Chapter 4}}}}
|-
| 1020
|?
|?
| England, a nation in the former Land of Seas, declares the "[[wikipedia:Peace and Truce of God|Truce of God]]."{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
| The combined forces of England and Scotland invade [[the Blue Mountains]] in the western region of the former Land of Sands, but reach a stalemate.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
|-
| 1021
|?
|?
| The [[Church of Angels Insurrection]] takes place.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
The first confirmed case of the [[Red Eye disease]] occurs.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
| An insurrection takes place within the Church of Angels. 
{{BranchBox1||note={{DOD1.3Note}}|Jealousy and despair surrounding the circumstances of how the second Goddess Seal was chosen lead to the ousting of One as the head of the Church.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}}}
A member of the Church becomes the first known case of the Red Eye disease, but dies from a fall soon after the onset of the disease.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
|-
|1022
|?
|?
| {{BranchBox1||note={{DOD1.3Note}}|The third Goddess Seal is chosen.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}}}
| {{BranchBox1||note={{DOD1.3Note}}|The inauguration ceremony for the third Goddess Seal is held in the Cathedral City. A crowd of 10000 people gathers to watch the event, which is interrupted by an anti-Goddess faction. Their failed attempt to stop the ceremony leads to their summary execution. It is decided that further inauguration ceremonies will be held in secret by the priests.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}}}
|-
|1023
|?
|?
| The former Land of Sands invades the former Land of Forests.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
| The forces of the former Land of Sands march south upon the former Land of Forests.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
|-
|1024
|?
|?
| Refugees flee the former Land of Forests.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
| One meets a refugee called [[Rosa]] in the former Land of Forests.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|1025
|?
|?
| The kingdom of [[Caerleon]] is founded.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
| 
|-
|?
|?
| [[Grün]], future head of the Church of Angels, is born in [[a village in a hidden valley]].{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
| Rosa gives birth to One's children, Grün (who later becomes the suzerain of the Church of Angels) and [[Grüna]], in a village in a hidden valley.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
|-
|1026
|9
|5
| [[Verdelet]] is born.{{Bookref|SNIA}}{{Bookref|SNIA|Volume 2, Lesson 08 — On Birthdays}}{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 029: Verdelet}}{{Note|name="verdeletbirth"|Verdelet's age is 72 in Drakengard, which begins on May 8th, 1099. Verdelet's birthday is September 5th, meaning he will be turning 73 later in the year.}}
|
|-
|1027
|?
|?
| {{BranchBox1||note={{DOD1.3Note}}|The fourth Goddess Seal is chosen.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
The fifth Goddess Seal is chosen.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}

The sixth Goddess Seal is chosen.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}}}
| {{BranchBox1||note={{DOD1.3Note}}|The fourth Goddess is assassinated. The priests release an official statement: "The murderer is a deplorable person who vehemently opposes the Church's ideals and is trying to plunge the world into chaos."{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
The fifth Goddess is unable to bear the pain, and makes several failed attempts at her own life. In the end, she is beheaded in secret according to her wishes.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}}}
|-
|1028
|?
|?
| {{BranchBox1||note={{DOD1.3Note}}|The seventh Goddess Seal is chosen.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}}}
| {{BranchBox1||note={{DOD1.3Note}}|The sixth Goddess is kidnapped by an anti-Goddess faction and is never seen again.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}}}
|-
|1029
|?
|?
| {{BranchBox1||note={{DOD1.3Note}}|The eighth Goddess Seal is chosen.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}}}
| {{BranchBox1||note={{DOD1.3Note}}|The seventh Goddess is assassinated.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}}}
|-
|1030
|?
|?
| Famine spreads across Midgard.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
Red Eye disease spreads throughout Cathedral City.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
|The Red Eye disease and famine lead to the rapid devastation of the Cathedral City.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
|-
|1035
|?
|?
| The first king of Caerleon dies.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
The second king of Caerleon ascends the throne.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
|The first king of Caerleon dies of an illness.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
|-
|-
|1039
|?
|?
| The second king of Caerleon is assassinated.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
The third king of Caerleon ascends the throne.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
|The third king ascends the throne, but is imprisoned by his tenants-in-chief. They establish the [[Deputy Council]] and take over the kingdom.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
|-
|1041
|?
|?
| Grün becomes the suzerain of the Church of Angels.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
| Cases of Red Eye disease are reported in various cities.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
|-
|1042
|?
|?
| {{BranchBox1||note={{DOD1.3Note}}|The ninth Goddess Seal is chosen.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}}}
|{{BranchBox1||note={{DOD1.3Note}}|The eighth Goddess Seal passes away. Information regarding the cause of her death is not made public.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}}}
|-
|1044
|?
|?
| 
| {{BranchBox1||note={{DOD1.3Note}}|Stories about the priests, goddesses and Seals are written into books and songs.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}}}
|-
|1045
|?
|?
| The third king of Caerleon dies of illness in prison.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
The fourth king is crowned.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
|The power of the Deputy Council made up of Caerleon's tenants-in-chief reaches its peak.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
|-
|1046
|?
|?
| The fourth king poisons his tenants-in-chief.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
|A rebel among the tenants-in-chief of the Deputy Council sides with the king.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
|-
|1047
|?
|?
| The fourth king is assassinated after executing several powerful nobles.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
The fifth king ascends the throne.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
|The Deputy Council of Caerleon is dissolved. At the same time, the fourth king is assassinated by magical means.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
|-
|1048
|?
|?
|
| While there is chaos in Caerleon, the number of believers in the Church of Angels rises sharply. {{BranchBox1||note={{DOD1.3Note}}|The goddess, who is not seen as the suzerain of a nation but as the very pillar of the world, also enjoys an increase in worshippers.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}}}
|-
|1050
|?
|?
|The [[first Spirit War]] begins.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
| Humans commit a massacre in the [[elf village]]. In retaliation, the elves wage a three-year war against the humans.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
|-
|1051
|?
|?
|Suzerain Grün is brutally murdered.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}{{Bookref|SNIA|Volume 1, Chapter 3}}
[[Verde]] becomes the new suzerain of the Church of Angels.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
| One hears rumours of red eyed rioters in the Cathedral City. He sees the effects of the Red Eye disease for the first time. He kills his son Grün, who seems to be controlling them. However, he is unable to kill his grandson Verde.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}{{Bookref|SNIA|Volume 1, Chapter 3}}
|-
|1053
|?
|?
|The first Spirit War ends.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
| The elf village and the surrounding countries come to a settlement. The elf village declares its eternal neutrality.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
|-
|1054
|?
|?
|The sixth king of Caerleon is crowned.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
| The elf village and Caerleon negotiate a bilateral trade agreement.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
|-
|1055
|?
|?
|{{BranchBox1||note={{DOD1.3Note}}|The tenth Goddess Seal is chosen ([[Baal]]).{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}}}
| {{BranchBox1||note={{DOD1.3Note}}|The ninth goddess passes away. Information regarding the nature of her death is not made public.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}}}
|-
|1057
|?
|?
|{{BranchBox1||Verdelet makes a pact with the [[Ancient Dragon]].{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}}}
| {{BranchBox1||note={{DOD1.3Note}}|Conflicts over the Goddess Seal between different factions of priests intensify.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}}}
|-
|1060
|?
|?
|A gate to [[Niflheim]] appears in a remote region of Midgard.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
| Monsters rush in from a gate to the world of Niflheim. The resultant massacres cost many in Midgard their lives.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
|-
|-
|1061
|?
|?
|The [[Niflheim Campaign]] begins.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
| Droves of people are joining the Church of Angels, who the priests organise into subjugation squads. It is an unusual situation, where every man, young or old, is sent to war.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
|-
|1062
|?
|?
|
| The military power of the Church of Angels grows. At the same time, research into old sealing magic resumes, leading to the discovery of how to close the Niflheim gate.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
|-
|1063
|?
|?
| The [[Sealing of Niflheim]].{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}
{{BranchBox1||note={{DOD1.3Note}}|The eleventh Goddess Seal is chosen.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}}}
|{{BranchBox1||note={{DOD1.3Note}}|Research on the Niflheim gate is finished. It is discovered that the person responsible for opening the gate was the Goddess Seal, Baal. The priests use her lifeforce and magical power as a goddess as a catalyst for the sealing of the gate to Niflheim. They also succeed in having her bear the burden of the entire ritual, which would usually require the lives and pain of a thousand people. And so the goddess Baal dies, but the circumstances of her death are not made public.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 246: Chronology}}}}
|-
|1066
|?
|?
| [[wikipedia:William the Conqueror|William the Conqueror]] leads a group of giant magic soldiers and conquers England.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 247: Chronology}}{{Note|name="similar"|This is the same as in our world (except for the giant magic soldiers).}}
The seventh king of Caerleon ascends the throne.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 247: Chronology}}

[[Gaap]] is the crown prince of Caerleon.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 247: Chronology}}
| During this time, the development of magic weapons sees great progress. They are also often combined with regular weapons. The knowledge to create giant magic soldiers is possessed exclusively by some countries.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 247: Chronology}}
|-
|1067
|Q1
|?
| [[Leonard]] is born.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 247: Chronology}}
| A black market for trading information about magical weapons and magic arises. The countries with the exclusive knowledge have a crackdown on the leakers.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 247: Chronology}}
|-
|1070
|?
|?
| The crown prince of Caerleon, Gaap, marries the secondborn princess of a neighbouring country.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 247: Chronology}}
| Various demands related to weddings rise in Caerleon, resulting in a special demand for weddings in general.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 247: Chronology}}
|-
|rowspan = "2"|1072
|?
|?
| The United Kingdom of Castile and León is founded. [[wikipedia:Alfonso VI|Alfonso VI]] ascends the throne.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 247: Chronology}}{{Note|name="castile"|Alfonso VI did become the king of both Castile and León in our world's 1072, but a United Kingdom of Castile and León was never established in our world.}}
| Celebration work associated with the wedding is completed and the main highway is widened.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 247: Chronology}}
|-
|?
|?
| The eighth king of Caerleon, King Gaap, ascends the throne.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 247: Chronology}}
{{BranchBox1||note={{DOD1.3Note}}|The twelfth Goddess Seal is chosen ([[Asherah]]).{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 247: Chronology}}}}
| {{BranchBox1||note={{DOD1.3Note}}|The eleventh goddess dies. Her cause of death is announced as being due to "illness." The cause of death for a Goddess Seal hasn't been made public in generations. It is therefore said that the priests only announced the death of this goddess for political reasons.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 247: Chronology}}}}
|-
|rowspan="4"|1075
|?
|?
| The conflict for ordination begins.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 247: Chronology}}
|-
|?
|?
| The [[Church of Angels Massacre]] takes place.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 247: Chronology}}
Suzerain Verde is murdered.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 247: Chronology}}{{Bookref|SNIA|Volume 1, Chapter 3}}

[[Ruy]] becomes the suzerain of the Church.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 247: Chronology}}
| One attacks the Church of Angels. He kills not only suzerain Verde, but also many of the Church's followers. However, he doesn't find the woman pregnant with Verde's twins, and thus Ruy and [[Fay]] are born.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 247: Chronology}}{{Bookref|SNIA|Volume 1, Chapter 3}}
|-
|?
|?
| [[Arioch]] is born around this time.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 033: Arioch}}{{Note|name="inferredbirthyear"}}
|-
|5
|?
| Prince [[Caim]] is born in Caerleon.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 247: Chronology}}{{Bookref|SNIA|Volume 2, Lesson 08 — On Birthdays}}
|
|-
|1077
|?
|?
|The [[wikipedia:Humiliation of Canossa|Humiliation of Canossa]] occurs.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 247: Chronology}}{{Note|name="same"}}
|The [[wikipedia:Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor|Holy Roman Emperor]], who was in conflict with the [[wikipedia:Pope Gregory VII|Pope]] over the [[wikipedia:Investiture Controversy|right to investitures]], begs the Pope for forgiveness in [[wikipedia:Canossa|Canossa]].{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 247: Chronology}}
|-
|1079
|Q1
|?
|{{BranchBox1||Inuart, son of the nobleman [[Iblis]], is born around this time.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 026: Inuart}}{{Note|name="inferredbirthyear"}}}}
|Leonard discovers he likes boys around this time.{{Bookref|DOD1OGB}}{{Bookref|DOD1OGB|Page 29: Leonard}}
|-
|1080
|Q1
|?
|Princess [[Furiae]] is born in Caerleon.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 247: Chronology}}
|The number of people infected with Red Eye disease in Caerleon increases.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 247: Chronology}}
|-
|1090
|?
|?
|Famines and rebellions are frequent in Midgard.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 247: Chronology}}
|{{BranchBox1||note={{DOD1.3Note}}|It is whispered that people distrust the goddess Asherah.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 247: Chronology}}}}
|-
|1092
|?
|?
|{{BranchBox1||note={{DOD1.3Note}}|Verdelet is appointed as the hierarch who personally looks after the Goddess Seal.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 247: Chronology}}}}
|{{BranchBox1||note={{DOD1.3Note}}|Among the priests who manage the Goddess Seal, the Verdelet faction, centred around Verdelet himself, holds the most influence.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 247: Chronology}}}}
|}

===DOD1(.3)===
Events marked as '''DOD1''' continue on from '''''Drag-On Dragoon 3 Story Side''''' (world of pacts). Events marked as '''DOD1.3''' continue on from '''''Drakengard 3 Branch A''''' (world w/o pacts). It is believed that all other events are shared between the two branches.{{Note|name="goddess"}}
{| class="chronology wikitable" width="100%"
! Y
! M
! D
! Event
! Details
|-
|rowspan="3"|1093
|5
|?
| The king of Caerleon and his wife both die on their son's birthday.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 247: Chronology}}{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 020: Caim}}
|{{BranchBox1||Inuart receives a harp from his father. In the morning, Inuart manages to injure Caim during their routine sparring. The next day, on Caim's birthday, a tragedy occurs.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 313: The 14 Year Old's Song}}{{Bookref|DOD1OGB|Page 21: Caim}}{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 020: Caim}}}}
{{BranchBox1.3||One and his [[dark elves|dark elven]] companion [[Nero]] unwittingly spread Red Eye disease throughout Caerleon, leading to its complete destruction on Caim's birthday.{{Bookref|SNIA|Volume 2, Chapters 7—11}}}}
The king of Caerleon and his wife are both killed by a [[Legna|black dragon]].{{Bookref|SNIA|Volume 2, Chapter 11}}
|-
|?
|?
|Ruy, suzerain of the Church of Angels, dies.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 247: Chronology}}{{Bookref|SNIA|Volume 1, Chapter 3}}

Ruy's sister Fay becomes the new head of the Church of Angels.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 247: Chronology}}
|Suzerain Ruy of the Church of Angels is attacked by a black dragon and dies as a result. Following his death, Fay, who was held captive by the Church of Angels, becomes the new suzerain.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 247: Chronology}}{{Bookref|SNIA|Volume 1, Chapter 3}}
|-
|Q1
|?
| Manah, future High Priestess of the Church of Angels, is born.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 247: Chronology}}
| Twins ([[Seere]] and Manah) are born to One's great-granddaughter [[Lamia]].{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 247: Chronology}}
|-
|rowspan="2" | 1094
|?
|?
| {{BranchBox1||Iblis, Inuart's father, dies of an illness.{{Bookref|DOD1OGB|Page 23: Inuart}}
The kingdom of Caerleon collapses.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 247: Chronology}}}}
|{{BranchBox1||Neighbouring countries discuss accepting refugees from Caerleon, as well as distributing benefits to them, but this is shelved as the situation in Midgard deteriorates due to the rising influence of the Church of Angels.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 247: Chronology}}}}
|-
|?
|?
|{{BranchBox1||note={{DOD1.3Note}}|Goddess Seal Asherah dies.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 247: Chronology}}
The thirteenth Goddess Seal is chosen (Furiae).{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 247: Chronology}}}}
|
|-
|1096
|?
|?
| The [[Church of Angels attack]] occurs.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 247: Chronology}}
The suzerain Fay and her child [[Chloe]] are killed.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 247: Chronology}}

One is killed by Nero.{{Bookref|SNIA|Volume 3, Final Chapter}}
| One and Nero attack the Cathedral City.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 247: Chronology}}{{Bookref|SNIA|Volume 1, Chapter 3}} 

Later, One and Nero face off against Nero's sister, who's learnt how to control people infected with Red Eye disease using elven tattoo magic. However, she is killed by the black dragon.{{Bookref|SNIA|Volume 3, Chapter 20}} The black dragon reveals that One has been the source of the Red Eye disease all along. One thus asks Nero to kill him, who complies.{{Bookref|SNIA|Volume 3, Final Chapter}}
|-
|1098
|Q1
|?
|{{BranchBox1.3||Caim drinks the blood of a [[red dragon]] atop a snowy mountain.{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Pages 182-184: Record of Flower, Drag-On Dragoon 1.3}}

The Union wins the war against the Empire.{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Pages 186-188: Record of Flower, Drag-On Dragoon 1.3}}}}
|{{BranchBox1.3||{{AID2|0010}} Urged by the priest Verdelet to strike up a deal with the dragons, Caim climbs to the top of a snowy mountain to negotiate with a dragon said to live there. He drinks the red dragon's blood, which revitalises him.{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Pages 182-184: Record of Flower, Drag-On Dragoon 1.3}}

{{AID2|2040}} One month later, dragons turn the tide of battle between the Union and the Empire when they join the war on the side of the Union.{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Pages 186-188: Record of Flower, Drag-On Dragoon 1.3}}}}
|-
|1100
|Q1
|?
|{{BranchBox1.3||Dragons turn on humanity.

Dragons become infected with the Red Eye disease and devour the world.}}
|{{BranchBox1.3||{{AID2|3010}} After two years of abuse, dragons finally turn on humanity.

{{AID2|4010}} Leonard dies protecting a camp of refugees in a forest. The camp is used as bait to lure out the insane cannibal Arioch.

{{AID2|4030}} Furiae dies while pursuing her brother on dragonback.

{{AID2|5040}} Dragons eventually side with the remnants of the Church of Angels, only to devour their devout in turn in order to contract the Red Eye disease. After undergoing many transformations, the dragons devour everything in sight.}}
|}

===Pre-DOD2===
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===NieR===
{| class="chronology wikitable" width="100%"
! Y
! M
! D
! Event
! Details
|-
|2002
| 6
| 21
| {{BranchBoxRein||[[Akagi Hina]] is born.{{Gameref|Rein}}{{Note|name="nosalt"|This event concerns versions of Hina and Yuzuki that come from a reality where the 6/12 incident did not occur.}}}}
| 
|-
|-
|2003
| 12
| 22
| {{BranchBoxRein||[[Kurezome Yuzuki]] is born.{{Gameref|Rein}}{{Note|name="nosalt"}}}}
| 
|-
|2018
|4
|1
|
| {{BranchBoxRein||Hina's senior high school student ID card is issued.{{Gameref|Rein}}{{Note|name="nosalt"}}}}
|-
|2019
|4
|1
|
| {{BranchBoxRein||Yuzuki's senior high school student ID card is issued.{{Gameref|Rein}}{{Note|name="nosalt"}}}}
|-
|2020
| 5
| ?
| 
| Hina and Yuzuki are found by [[Legion]]. Luckily, they are rescued in the nick of time by young soldiers of the [[Hamelin Organisation]].{{Gameref|Rein|EX Character Stories: Hina — An Ocean Sunset|quote=Divergent Phenomena: Records 202005-202806}}
|-
|2021
|?
|?
|
| A certain manufacturer releases a high-spec personal computer. This model of PC, designed to receive perpetual updates via the network, is soon adopted across the globe.{{Miscref|ElsaGaluda}}{{Miscref|ElsaGaluda|NieR Replicant Edition}}

Synchronization with past server is successful. As the original network was small and designed for personal use, expansion will be required. – Accord{{Miscref|ElsaGaluda|NieR Automata Edition}}
|-
|2025
|?
|?
|
| These PCs, now spread the world over, begin to link up and share data as part of a neural-networking experiment conducted by the manufacturer without the knowledge of its users.{{Miscref|ElsaGaluda|NieR Replicant Edition}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|2028
|6
|?
|
| Hina dies aboard an escort vessel that is ambushed by Legion.{{Gameref|Rein|EX Character Stories: Hina — An Ocean Sunset|quote=Divergent Phenomena: Records 202005-202806}}
|-
|9
|?
|
| Yuzuki succumbs to the White Chlorination Syndrome and becomes a Red Eye.{{Gameref|Rein|EX Character Stories: Yuzuki — Moonlit Solitude|quote=Divergent Phenomena: Record 202809}}
|-
|2032
|?
|?
|
| Large-scale data breaches and acts of cyberterrorism are carried out over the network, during which time information regarding Replicant technology is leaked. The experiment is soon halted, and the computers stop receiving updates.{{Miscref|ElsaGaluda|NieR Replicant Edition}}
|-
|3021
|?
|?
|
| A thousand years after the experiment, consciousness data from these computers is detected on the network. The collection and merging of this data is performed by the quantum server located in the Forest of Myth.{{Miscref|ElsaGaluda|NieR Replicant Edition}}
|-
|4198
|?
|?
|
| Humanity's extinction is confirmed. All records relating to humans are moved to maximum-priority folders, and backups are sent to regional quantum servers for safekeeping.{{Miscref|ElsaGaluda|NieR Automata Edition}}
|-
|5012
|?
|?
|
| An attack by aliens from outer space is recorded. Numerous buildings and androids are destroyed, and some quantum servers are catastrophically damaged.{{Miscref|ElsaGaluda|NieR Automata Edition}}
|-
|5155
|?
|?
|
| Machine lifeforms created by these unidentified alien visitors launch an ark into space, resulting in a new divergence. An attempt is then made to sync up with servers from the past.{{Miscref|ElsaGaluda|NieR Automata Edition}}
|}

==Notes==
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==References==
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[[Category:Data]]
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