1599. The tales of the PCs in Prague prior to the chronicle's beginning.
February 13-22, 1600. Imperial Astronomer Tycho Brahe asks David Gans to assemble interesting guests for a banquet in a few days' time. The Peregrini Cabal, along with Lóránt and Ernst, is invited.
February 23-March 3, 1600. Santiago and Salih spend some time at Benatky. Matthieu receives visitors - and a wonder - at court. Lóránt presses the Westons and finds himself dealing with a Jesuit. And Ernst's view evolves from suspicion to acceptance of the Cabal.
March 4-10, 1600. Salih and Lóránt spend time with Kepler and then investigate the Jewish quarter unrest. Matthieu produces a sketch of the entity inside the Egg. Ernst prepares for the Emperor's return. Santiago finds some of the secrets of the legates from Transylvania.
March 11, 1600. Lóránt finds himself trapped in a mysterious alternate Jewish Quarter. Santiago and Salih go to find him, while Matthieu and Ernst confront the Transylvanians. Lórant is found, after finding the origin of the Abyssal incursion, and a vampire at court is flushed out.
March 11-13, 1600. The cabal smooths over the misunderstanding with the Transylvanians, and a plan is hatched to confront Ketev Meriri.
March 14-15, 1600. The cabal confronts Ketev Meriri and the men who summoned it.
March 30-April 3, 1600. A seder is celebrated, the Emperor returns from his winter palace, and political maneuverings among Mages and men lead to new missions.
April 3-10, 1600. The Emperor inspects his Egg. Lóránt and Ernst prepare for their journey. And the Mages deal with unrest at Benatky.
April 10-25, 1600. The cabal receives accolades from the Consilium, and Ernst and Lóránt prepare to leave for their mission. Ernst is singled out by the Consilium as a possible Awakening.
April 25-May 2, 1600. Ernst and Lóránt enter the castle of a mysterious lady while the mages of the Cabal deal with Benatky, the rosewood tablet, and most importantly, the Emperor's Egg.
May 2-5, 1600. The Sleepwalkers arrive in Moldavia and are Sleepwalkers no more. The cabal, meanwhile, conducts various investigations of different objects.
May 6-7, 1600. Matthieu and Santiago visit the ghosts of Benatky long ago. Salih becomes suspicious of an aura of occultation around the Jesuit Wilhelm. And Ernst and Lóránt make their separate ways into the besieged city of Khotim.
May 8-9, 1600. The Twilight visitors meet the ancient god slumbering under Benatky, and the Emperor's envoys finally sit down with Prince Michael.
May 9-20, 1600. Matthieu plans a dissection. Ernst and Lóránt find more mysteries at Cachtice. Salih experiences a vision of Kepler's cosmology.
May 20-27, 1600. Ernst and Lóránt return to Prague and the cabal has a lengthy meeting at Ludmila's. Before their meeting with the Consilium, the Peregrini do research and Ernst meets the Salamander.
May 27-31, 1600. Lóránt finds the name of Bathory's patron demon. The cabal meets with the Consilium and the Emperor takes a turn for the melancholy.
June 1-8, 1600. Matthieu and Jesensky demonstrate a dissection to the gentry of Prague. Santiago leaves for Venice and thence the East Indies.
June 9-22, 1600. Further revelations haunt the cabal as they discover the path to enlightenment Lóránt pursues.
June 22-23, 1600. As Salih sequesters himself to keep the cabal safe, Yamna is charged with breaking into the Klementinum.
June 23-24, 1600. As the fate of Benatky remains uncertain, Yamna's true nature begins to emerge and the Emperor suffers from an attack.
June 25-28, 1600. War council convenes. The Peregrini brainstorm their academy proposal. And Yamna's true nature is revealed.
September 5-8, 1600. With the establishment of their Academy begun, the cabal must deal with the odd return of a believed-vanquished foe.
September 8-9, 1600. At Rudolf's banquet, the cabal meets the new Friar Lorenzo.
September 9-10, 1600. The Jewish High Holidays are marked by a strange metamorphosis in Lóránt.
September 10-18, 1600. In the Jewish Quarter, chaos is fomented by the being masquerading as Lóránt.
September 18-28, 1600. While the cabal continues to work on both academy and investigating the Seers, a dispatch arrives from their long-departed comrade Santiago.
September 29-30, 1600. Reunited with Santiago, the Peregrini investigate an ancient Atlantean temple and its mysteries, while Lóránt makes his final decision and an ancient curse infects two of the cabal.
September 30 - October 2, 1600. Having confronted the ancient curse laid upon the Inner Temple, the cabal, now separated, must find their way out.
October 2-3, 1600. The cabal must rescue Ernst from his fate at the hands of the Relict Men.
October 3-18, 1600. The cabal returns to Prague to assess their newly-obtained treasures and then attend the Frankfurt Buchmesse.
October 18-20, 1600. A return to Prague culminates in an unexpected ennoblement, a dissatisfied astronomer, and a misplaced prescription.
October 21-22, 1600. The cabal discovers and distills the lost laudanum of Paracelsus. Lóránt seeks to become the Slayer of Prague. Matthieu moves into a new role.
October 22-24, 1600. The cabal very directly deals with the Seers of the Throne in Prague.
October 24-November 26, 1600. The cabal makes a decisive move against the Seers, on their own territory. And the Ordo Dracul begin arriving in Prague.
November 26-December 25, 1600. Prince Michael's men arrive in a snow-covered Prague.
December 26, 1600 - January 1, 1601. A new year dawns with the cabal forever changed.
January 1 - 3, 1601. The cabal makes its move against Bathory's agents and the Seers of the Throne, and makes a deal with an ancient slumbering deity.
January 4-5, 1601. The cabal finally takes the fight to the Seers, only to find the playing field has changed dramatically.
January 6-10, 1601. The Emperor and Prince Michael seal their pact.
January 10-25, 1601. Revelations of Santiago's fate, revelations of Zalmoxis's origin. A decision to leave Prague is made.
January 23-February 15, 1601. The journey to a mysterious island begins.
February 15-17, 1601. The Peregrini get to know Bensalem, while Lóránt and Maier get to know the Salamander.
February 18, 1601. The Master of the House of Salomon arrives, bringing with him discord and controversy. Lóránt hunts the torture spirit.
February 18, 1601. Internal discussions lead to a ride deep into the jungle to Salomon's House.
February 19, 1601. Inside Salomon's House, the cabal finds wonders and horrors. In Prague, Lóránt and Maier get closer to answers.
February 19-21, 1601. A bounty is collected. The future is foretold.
February 23 - March 23, 1601. The cabal returns and a month passes.
March 23 - April 6, 1601. The academy expands, and new guests arrive.
April 6-7, 1601. Ernst's newly-arrived daughter settles into her new home. And Lóránt's opera attracts some unwanted attention.
April 7-8, 1601. Ernst and Salih meet a man on the road. Lóránt and Matthieu go before Perun and The Guardians, respectively.
April 8-10, 1601. The secrets of the Godwalkers are revealed.
April 10-25, 1601. Ernst is put on trial by his cabal.
April 25-May 3, 1601. Ernst adjusts to life as a mortal. Lorant prepares his opera. Salih deals with a revelation about his Mentor. And Matthieu begins his ascension to the Consilium.
May 3-16, 1601. Matthieu joins the Consilium, Salih peers deeper into the cabal's and Prague's future, and Lóránt's opera debuts.
May 16-17, 1601. The opera continues and concludes. Two Godwalkers are brought low.
May 17-18, 1601. The aftermath of the opera continues. The Consilium regroups, the Seers feint and thrust.
May 18-21, 1601. The Seers' plans are discussed, Ernst's return to the Awakened is planned, and the Rosicrucians' origins are revealed.
May 21-June 6, 1601. Matthieu becomes Hierarch. Ernst and Lóránt entice the Seers.
June 6-27, 1601. Ernst runs Benatky. Lóránt explores his memory palace. Matthieu settles into Hierarch. Salih goes to find his bonanza.
June 27-29, 1601. All roads lead to the castle of the Count Thurn.
June 29-July 1, 1601. Thurn becomes the focus of attention and investigation; Matthieu begins filling the Star Palace with his own wards.
July 2-3, 1601. Ernst faces the departure of his daughter, Salih, Lorant and Matthieu plan their time at Karlstein, Salih's long-term goals in England and America, and Kelley.