Words of Radiance/Timeline

This is a day-by-day timeline of events for Words of Radiance. The bulk of the work was accomplished by Cheese Ninja on the 17th Shard.
Chapter timestamps of "XXX years ago" or "XXX and a half years ago" can generally be assumed to be accurate within a quarter of a year, this has been denoted in the table.
Year 	Month 	Week	Day	Chapters 	Events 	Notes
1167 	~9(+/-2.5) 	? 	? 	WoR-Prologue 	King Gavilar is assassinated. 	
~1167	~9(+/-2.5) 	? 	? 	WoR-10 	Shallan kills her mother. 	
~1168	~4(+/-2.5) 	? 	? 	WoR-19 	Helaran visits, reveals Shardblade, and threatens his father. Shallan speaks for the first time since her mother's death. 	
~1168	~9(+/-2.5) 	? 	? 	WoR-27 	Shallan sees the strongbox where her mother's "soul" is hidden. 	
~1169	~10(+/-2.5)	? 	? 	WoR-39 	Redin interrupts a feast and interrogates Lin Davar. 	
~1170	~5/6 	? 	? 	WoR-45 	Shallan meets Hoid during Middlefest. 	
~1170	~10(+/-2.5)	? 	? 	WoR-48 	Shallan saves Jushu from his gambling debts. 	
1172 	~5(+/-2.5) 	? 	? 	WoR-61, WoR-65 	Lin confronts Balat over his planned bride, then orders Helaran's assassination. Shallan convinces Balat to run away. 	
1172 	10 	~7/8	? 	WoR-73 	Shallan kills her father. 	
1173 	9 	6 	5 	WoR-1, WoR-2 	Highstorm 	
1173 	9 	7 	1 	 	 	
1173 	9 	7 	2 	 	 	
1173 	9 	7 	3 	WoR-3 	Shallan draws Pattern 	
1173 	9 	7 	4 	 	 	
1173 	9 	7 	5 	 	 	
1173 	9 	8 	1 	WoR-4 	Highstorm. First instance of the countdown. 	
1173 	9 	8 	2 	WoR-5 	Dalinar gives permission to Adolin to begin dueling again, announces he wants to re-found the Knights Radiant. 	
1173 	9 	8 	3 	WoR-6, WoR-7, WoR-8 	Wind's Pleasure is attacked. Dalinar goes on plateau run. 	
1173 	9 	8 	4 	WoR-9, WoR-11, WoR-12 	Shallan washes ashore. Amaram arrives on the Shattered Plains. 	
1173 	9 	8 	5 	WoR-11, WoR-13 	Shallan joins Tvlakv's caravan. 	
1173 	9 	9 	1 	 	Highstorm 	
1173 	9 	9 	2 	 	 	
1173 	9 	9 	3 	 	 	
1173 	9 	9 	4 	 	 	
1173 	9 	9 	5 	WoR-14, WoR-15 	Adolin duels using Ironstance. Shallan confronts Tvlakv. 	
1173 	9 	10 	1 	WoR-16, WoR-17, WoR-18, WoR-20, WoR-21, WoR-22, WoR-23 	Highstorm. Renarin begins training, Rlain requests a spear, Shallan recruits the deserters and saves the merchants. Railing assassination attempt. 	
1173 	9 	10 	2 	 	 	
1173 	9 	10 	3 	 	 	
1173 	9 	10 	4 	 	Highstorm 	
1173 	9 	10 	5 	WoR-24, WoR-25 	Shallan starts to train with Tyn. Bridge Four starts learning to ride horses 	
1173 	10 	1 	1 	 	 	
1173 	10 	1 	2 	 	 	
1173 	10 	1 	3 	 	 	
1173 	10 	1 	4 	 	 	
1173 	10 	1 	5 	 	Highstorm 	
1173 	10 	2 	1 	 	 	
1173 	10 	2 	2 	 	 	
1173 	10 	2 	3 	WoR-28 	Shallan and Kaladin meet. Boots! 	
1173 	10 	2 	4 	WoR-30 	Shallan draws Yalb and Shalash drawings, discusses betrothal with Tyn, and investigates lait. 	
1173 	10 	2 	5 	WoR-31, WoR-32, WoR-33, WoR-34, WoR-I-5, WoR-I-6, WoR-I-8 	Thude arranges meeting between Alethi and Parshendi. Highstorm. Eshonai enters stormform, Szeth attacks, Shallan kills Tyn. 	
1173 	10 	3 	1 	WoR-35, WoR-36, WoR-37, WoR-38, WoR-40, WoR-41, WoR-42, WoR-43	Shallan enters the warcamps. Adolin arranges duel with Elit. Kaladin learns to bind Gravitation, and that Moash was complicit in the railing assassination attempt. Renarin joins Bridge Four. Shallan meets with the Ghostbloods for the first time.	
1173 	10 	3 	2 	 	 	
1173 	10 	3 	3 	 	 	
1173 	10 	3 	4 	 	 	
1173 	10 	3 	5 	WoR-46 	Kaladin gives Rlain a spear. Kaladin and Moash meet with Graves 	
1173 	10 	4 	1 	WoR-47, WoR-49, WoR-50 	Pattern decodes the Dawnchant. Shallan experiments with Lightweaving. Shallan and Adolin have a date watching a Highstorm approach. 	
1173 	10 	4 	2 	WoR-51, WoR-52 	Adolin meets with Eshonai. Shallan infiltrates Amaram's manor. Kaladin trains in the Surge of Gravitation. Rlain leaves warcamps for Narak. 	
1173 	10 	4 	3 	WoR-53, WoR-54 	Adolin duels Elit. Shallan reports on her infiltration of Amaram's manor to the Ghostbloods. 	
1173 	10 	4 	4 	WoR-55 	Adolin, Shallan, and Kaladin go to the menagerie. Hoid. 	
1173 	10 	4 	5 	WoR-56, WoR-57, WoR-58 	Adolin duels the four Shardbearers. Kaladin is thrown in prison. 	
1173 	10 	5 	1 	 	 	
1173 	10 	5 	2 	 	 	
1173 	10 	5 	3 	WoR-59 	Adolin imprisons himself. Wit visits Kaladin in prison, telling the Fleet story. 	
1173 	10 	5 	4 	 	 	
1173 	10 	5 	5 	 	 	
1173 	10 	6 	1 	WoR-I-11, WoR-60 	Eshonai seizes control from the Five. Shallan figures out Stormseat is located on the Shattered Plains, and how to attach illusions to Pattern. 	
1173 	10 	6 	2 	 	 	
1173 	10 	6 	3 	 	Highstorm 	
1173 	10 	6 	4 	WoR-62 	Dalinar visits Kaladin in prison. 	
1173 	10 	6 	5 	WoR-63, WoR-64 	Shallan meets "Taln". 	
1173 	10 	7 	1 	 	 	
1173 	10 	7 	2 	 	 	
1173 	10 	7 	3 	 	 	
1173 	10 	7 	4 	WoR-66 	Kaladin is released. Moash begins bonding a Shardblade. 	
1173 	10 	7 	5 	 	 	
1173 	10 	8 	1 	 	 	
1173 	10 	8 	2 	WoR-67 	Dalinar's visions are made public. 	
1173 	10 	8 	3 	WoR-68, WoR-69, WoR-70 	Scouting expedition out onto the Plains. Shallan and Kaladin fall into the chasms. They are chased by a chasmfiend. 	
1173 	10 	8 	4 	WoR-70, WoR-71, WoR-72, WoR-74 	Kaladin and Shallan slay chasmfiend. During Highstorm Stormfather confronts Kaladin over Syl's death. 	
1173 	10 	8 	5 	WoR-75, WoR-76, WoR-77 	Kaladin and Shallan emerge from the chasms. Dalinar's expedition leaves. Amaram's treachery is revealed. 	
1173 	10 	9 	1 	WoR-77 	The Weeping begins. Shallan reads Words of Radiance. Moash visits Kaladin. 	
1173 	10 	9 	2 	 	 	
1173 	10 	9 	3 	 	 	
1173 	10 	9 	4 	WoR-78 	Shallan reveals her Lightweaving to Dalinar. Stormform patrol is discovered. Rlain surrenders. 	
1173 	10 	9 	5 	WoR-79 	Rlain is questioned. 	
1173 	10 	10 	1 	 	 	
1173 	10 	10 	2 	WoR-80 	Dalinar, the other Highprinces, and Shallan discuss their plan of attack. Elhokar meets with Kaladin. 	
1173 	10 	10 	3 	WoR-81, WoR-82, WoR-83, WoR-84, WoR-85, WoR-86, WoR-87, WoR-88	Battle of Narak and summoning of the Everstorm. The Stormfather hastens a Highstorm. Urithiru is rediscovered. Kaladin thwarts assassination attempt on Elhokar. 	
1173 	10 	10 	4 	 	 	
1173 	10 	10 	5 	 	 	
1174 	1 	1 	1 	 	Lightday. Navani begins her entries in her journal. 	
1174 	1 	1 	2 	 	 	
1174 	1 	1 	3 	WoR-89 	Dalinar swears the second ideal of the Bondsmiths. Renarin reveals he is a Truthwatcher. 	
Chapters not included:
*WoR-I-1
*WoR-I-2
*WoR-I-3
*WoR-I-4
*WoR-26
*WoR-29
*WoR-I-7
*WoR-44
*WoR-I-9
*WoR-I-10
*WoR-I-12
*WoR-I-13
*WoR-I-14
*WoR-Epilogue
==Notes==
WoR-Prologue is labeled "Six years ago" from circa Tanat 1173.
WoR-10 is labeled "Six years ago" from circa Tanat 1173.
WoR-19 is labeled "Five and a half years ago from circa Tanat 1173.
WoR-27 is labeled "Five years ago from circa Tanat 1173.
WoR-39 is labeled "Four years ago from circa Ishi 1173.
WoR-45 is labeled "Three and a half years ago from circa Ishi 1173.
WoR-48 is labeled "Three years ago from circa Ishi 1173.
WoR-61 and WoR-65 are labeled "One and a half years ago from circa Ishi 1173.
In WoR-65 Shallan mentions that it has been two hours since the end of WoR-61.
WoR-73 is labeled "One year ago from circa Ishi 1173.
In WoR-73 it says "...a highstorm was approaching. The last one before the Weeping."
The highstorm in WoK-75 takes place after midnight the day after the Battle of the Tower. WoR-1 and WoR-2 take place later that morning.
In WoR-6 Shallan mentions that after drawing Pattern she initially tried to keep him hidden in her cabin but that for the previous 4 days she'd been with him on deck.
First countdown message is discovered: "Sixty-two days. Death follows."
In WoR-8 Dalinar mentions that there are now only 60 days left.
Third countdown message is discovered: "Forty-nine days. A new storm comes."
Fourth countdown message is discovered: "Thirty-eight days. The end of all nations."
In WoR-41 it says "Thirty-seven days" remain.
Fifth countdown message is discovered: "Thirty-two days. Seek the center."
In WoR-67 it says "Eleven days" remain.
In WoR-80 Dalinar says "Tomorrow is the last day of the countdown."
In WoR-79 Navani mentions that the countdown ends three days from then. Which is also three days before Lightday, i.e. the first day of the new year.
In WoR-89 it says "A week had passed since they had arrived at this place..."
In WoR-89 it says "Five days of exploration had sent Adolin and Navani into the depths of the city-tower."
In WoR-80 it says they are now on the "eighth day of the expedition".
In WoR-79 it says "It was the day after they’d discovered the Parshendi on the Plains..."
In WoR-78 it says it is "Four days into the Weeping..."
In WoR-77 it says "The Weeping began."
In WoR-76 it says "The Weeping...would roll in sometime tomorrow."
In WoR-75 it mentions "Last night's highstorm was the final one of the season. Sometime tomorrow, the Weeping would begin."
In WoR-71 it says "They had seven hours until the highstorm..."
In WoR-70 Kaladin and Shallan sleep during part of the night.
In WoR-69 it says the last highstorm before the Weepings is "Tomorrow night... Just after first moonset."
In WoR-68 it says Moash only has one more day until his Shardblade is bonded.
In WoR-63 Adolin mentions Dalinar visited him the previous night, presumably around the same time he visited Kaladin.
In WoR-62 it says "There'd been a highstorm yesterday..."
In WoR-60 Pattern implies it is Jesel.
In WoR-I-11 Eshonai says "She had held [storm]form for fifteen [full] days now..."
In WoR-I-11 Eshonai says "In two days, I will take any who wish to go into the storm..."
In WoR-59 it says it is the "...third day of [Kaladin's] imprisonment..."
In WoR-54 Shallan mentions she is running late after spending too much time with Adolin following his duel with Elit.
In WoR-53 Relis arranges the full disadvantage duel to be in two days.
In WoR-53 Shallan arranges a "date" for the following day.
In WoR-52 it mentions "the previous day's highstorm".
In WoR-52 Syl mentions "It's been two days" since Kaladin met Graves.
In WoR-50 Adolin mentions that the meeting with the Parshendi is scheduled for the following day.
In WoR-43 Mraize orders Shallan to infiltrate Amaram's manor and report back "next week on Chachel".
In WoR-37 Adolin arranges to duel Elit in seven days, on Chachel.
In WoR-35 it says Szeth attacked the previous night.
In WoR-36 Shallan says she met Kaladin "two days out from the Shattered Plains".
In WoR-I-5 Thude says a meeting with the Alethi has been arranged in seven days.
In WoR-31 it says there is a highstorm that night.
In WoR-30 Shallan estimates that they are about a day out from the Shattered Plains.
In WoR-28 Shallan estimates they are about a day and a half out from the Shattered Plains.
In WoR-25 Kaladin mentions it has been four days since the night of the railing assassination attempt.
In WoR-24 Shallan says she has been traveling with the deserters for four days.
In WoR-24 Shallan mentions a highstorm last night.
In WoR-16 it is mentioned that the Ironstance duel was the previous day.
 In WoR-16 it says it has been seven days since Amaram's arrival.
 In WoR-17 Shallan refers to a highstorm that night.
 In WoR-18 Kaladin refers to a highstorm that night.
 In WoR-17 Shallan mentions her confrontation with Tvlakv was the previous night.
In WoR-15 Shallan says she has been traveling with Tvlakv's caravan for six days.
In WoR-11 Shallan falls asleep and wakes up the following morning.
In WoR-6 Shallan mentions a highstorm "two days back".
In WoR-5 Kaladin mentions "the strange break-in at Dalinar's quarters yesterday."
In WoR-19 one of the House Davar maids mention it has been five months since Shallan's mother's death.
In WoR-48 it is mentioned Shallan hit her teens "precisely fifteen months" previous.
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