Hero-U timeline

The **Hero-U timeline** (or S.E. timeline) is a timeline based on the events and details given in the Hero-U and related backstories.

## Background

When developing the backstory for How to Be A Hero books Mishell Baker and the Coles developed a bible for the series. Among the background to the games included that QFG1 took place during 1000 S.E. (roughly 1400s or 15th century)

The meaning of the term S.E. is not known. If this has to do with the starting date of the "Force Wave" or seperate event is not clear. Perhaps S.E. means "Seperation", or "Split" and Event" or "Era". Corey Cole does not remember exactly but believes "E" probably means Era, he thought it might be "Silmaria", but Lori didn't think so.

If not related to the event that split Gloriana and Earth, its possible that 15th century and 1000 S.E. may be 'equivalent' dates but it's unclear. If they are equivalents, then S.E. was probably a major event that occured some years after the Force Wave.. If it is in relation to the force wave then 1000 years has passed since then. If not it's possible that 1400-1500 years have passed or more since the Force Wave.

Another possibility as the date is 1000 could be in relation to QFG2, that if QFG2 was set 1001 S.E. it could be a reference to the summoning event of Iblis 1001 years before.

The in the Hero-U and novels do not quite follow the ones given in QFG timeline, with some characters younger than they were in the games, and other events shifted. For example there is around ten years between QFG1 and QFG5 in which the four heroes characters mature during that time (rather than all four adventures taking place over one year time period (as in Short timeline ) or roughly four year time period (Long timeline) or over the course of two years (as in the Biennial timeline).

The exact dates for when QFG1-3 take place are not known but assumed to fit in over the course of a ten year period (with QFG 4 occurring much later in the timeline than it did in the short timeline, biennial timeline, and possibly much later than even in the long timeline).

According to Corey Cole:

I'm not going to go into the timelines of individual games - I think others know them better than Lori or I. The general thought on Hero-U is (or at least was at one time) that children of characters from QG5 would go there, which places it about 20 years after QG5. But I don't think we've worked any of that out quite precisely. Lori is better with words than numbers. Still, if her calculations are correct, that would place QG5 about 10 years after Hero's Quest / QG1.
Obviously no dates given in the original Quest For Glory series can be considered reliable in this timeline, and as most dates for events or their retconned positions in the How To Be A Hero novels are not known, the original QFG dates use in interpretating this timeline can only be speculation, and cannot be considered a hundred percent accurate or authentic... Some events occur differently, some events never occured in this timeline, and some events occur in a different order apparently, all for dramatic story telling.

Some materials related to Hero-U, or even School For Heroes and How To Be A Hero School only have the context of a single hero on the journey to save the world, without mentioning the other siblings. In these cases it actually in the context of Hawk the Warrior who became the King of Silmaria, and thus the 'main hero' of the group. Though in those materials his class is never specified nor are his family members (likely to hold the illusion that player's hero could be any class), but at least one exception Falcon the Paladin being mentioned in Paladin related material for the online game, but not specifically in the context of being the 'hero' or related to the hero (though certainly closely fit the description of the hero, if one looked closely).

The Coles sometimes do shift to discuss individual Heros that specifically do exist in alternate realties, but they do not apply to the How To Be A Hero/Hero-U universe timeline (and mostly when they are talking a bout differences between the Wizard hero in relation to the other three classes).

## Timeline

1 B.C.
Force Wave splits Glorianna (Gloriana) from Earth (Hero-U). Each begin to develop seperate histories. Gloriana develops at a faster rate than on Earth prime.
1 S.E.
Iblis is sealed away by Suleiman.
900 S.E.
Julanar is turned into a tree.
c. 910 S.E.
Castle Illuminar is built.
Erana is kidnapped from Spielburg by the fairies and taken to Coriann.
c. 917 S.E.
Katrina is born in Wien, Sangerhafen.
c. 930 S.E.
Katrina's mother dies in Slava, Vakia, she becomes a courtesan to survive.
c. 940 S.E. S.E.
Erana escapes Coriann (after a few years there) and returns to Spielburg in Gloriana. While she had not been long in Faery Lands, over thirty years had passed while she was gone. She found the Healer and her mother who raised had long been dead.
Erana turns magical nexus in Spielburg valley into a garden out of her grief.
Erana joins WIT...
c. 943 S.E.
Erana finishes her studies, and leaves WIT to travel the world.
Katrina joins WIT.
Katrina is kicked out Wit after using a forbidden spell. She accepts the offer of the Dark Master, and is turned into a vampire, and it is many years before she finds a way to destroy him. She was 26 at the time.
949 S.E.
Katrina convinces a naïve hero to destroy her master, freeing her.
Ad Avis comes looking for the Dark Master, he challenges her, and becomes Katrina's apprentice (she transforms him into a vampire and enslaves him).
954 S.E.
Ann Agrama is born.
960 S.E.
Erana stops the Summoning of Avoozl, but becomes trapped between worlds.
Aquino uprising occurs, ruining the reputation of the Knights Illuminari. The survivors return to the castle.
Boudica the Third begins to rule over Albion.
The start of the decade of Head Shops, Hippies, Dope and other drugs.
c. 970 S.E.
The one who grows up to become Chief Thief of Spielburg is born.
975 S.E.
Amelia Appleberry is born.
980 S.E.
Castle Illuminar is abandoned.
Roughly when Baba Yaga came to the Spielburg Valley.
982 S.E.
Elsa and Bernard are born.
984 S.E.
The twins Hawk and Falcon are born.
986 S.E.
Owl is born.
Hilde is born.
988 S.E.
Wren is born.
989 S.E.
The parents of Hawk, Owl, Falcon, and Wren are killed. They escape with the help of gypsies and a wizard, and put under the charge of an old lady in Alpendorf for their protection.
The orphans are given four treasures that will have meaning to them when they grow up. Hawk receives a sword, Wren receives a necklace holding a key, Falcon receives a shield, and Owl receives a spell book with no text on the pages that only start to appear as he learns he has the magical gift.
990 S.E.
The fish of the Spiegelsee die off.
Elsa is kidnapped.
The Baroness dies.
995 S.E.
Anna disappears in the forest while looking for ingredients for Dr. Cranium.
998 S.E.
Bernard is turned into a bear.
Stefan rarely left the castle after that.
999 S.E.
Ad Avis escapes from Katrina, and flees to Raseir.
Ad Avis takes over Raseir.
Brigands became organized with the help of their new Brigand Leader. They attack the Katta's Shema and Shameen who fled from Raseir.
1000 S.E.
The Four Heroes journey to Siegburg/Spielburg and save the kingdom.
1001 S.E.
QFG2 begins (exact date is not actually known).
QFG3 events (presumed, but date unknown)
1002 S.E.
Tanya Markarov is born.
1005 S.E.
Katrina moves into Castle Borgov.
Gypsies move into Mordavia after hearing rumors that a new owner had taken up residence, thinking it was the last Borgov's son. They have little luck contacting anyone, but decide to stay on in the valley.
1007 S.E.
Boris Stovich becomes the Gatekeeper of Castle Borgov.
After two years, the Gypsies, having seen no evidence of the Borgovs, finally meet the Gatekeeper and beginning trading. They learn that Borgov's son is dead, and the castle is owned by a distant cousin. They would have departed but the pass was blocked, and they had no way out.
Strangers take up residence in Castle Borgov. Harsh rains ensue, turning the only pass out of the valley into a deadly swamp.
1008 S.E.
Tanya is kidnapped, and transformed into a vampire (she stops aging and is stuck as a six year-old form).
1009 S.E.
Dr. Cranium receives his last shipment of scientific equipment. Soon after the Mordavian pass becomes completely impassible.
1010 S.E.
QFG4 begins
Hawk becomes King of Silmaria, Wren becomes Chief Thief and King of Thieves, Falcon joins the Paladin Tribunal, and Owl whereabouts following are unknown.
Early ledgers of the school.
1011 S.E.
A few months after Wren absconds with the Raven and disappears.
Famous Adventurer travels north, teaches in Albion for a bit, but returns to Silmaria and founds the How To Be A Hero school.
1012 S.E.
Shawn O'Conner is born.
Moira meets Falcon in Eire, and saves his life.
1016 S.E.
Shawn's father dies.
1019 S.E
Rogue Class is closed, How To Be A Hero School shuts down soon after.
1020 S.E.
Ten year old Shawn and some friends explore an old abandoned monastery.
1021 S.E.
School for Heroes opens it's doors.
1025 S.E.
School For Heroes closes for remodeling.
Hero University founded in Silmaria.
Kendrick Thompson is murdered in the Catacombs of Calighari.
1026 S.E.
Hero University moves its campus from Silmaria to Sardonia.
1029 S.E.
Katie's mom dies.
Catacombs are closed off the public due to the increasing danger’s there.
Previous years student roster.
1030 S.E.
Summer Days at Hero-U
Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption begins (autumn months).
## Notes

* It was assumed that the How To Be A Hero novels were set over the course of a year, however according to Corey Cole there is around 10 years between QFG1 and QFG5, and 20 between QFG5 and Hero-U.
* Bernard is apparently only a few years older than Hawk/Falcon (roughly 18-20). This may be partly to do with the shifting of ages to make them younger and more relatable to children, as the book was designed to be a children's book. This would make him having been born around the time that Baba Yaga entered the valley.
* Likewise Elsa is anywhere between 16-20. Possibly around the age of Hawk, and likely not much younger or older. She probably roughly 16 though possibly younger. However its possible that she and Bernard are twins (if she is 18 in this timeline she possibly could be). She was apparently still eight when she was kidnapped. It is not known how old Hawk and Elsa where when they married. But Hawk was about 26 at the time (10 years after QFG1).
* Katrina is apparently much older as she is a vampire, although she may have been locked into a young age upon becoming a vampire. However, some back lore has her around 26, when she was turned (and thus she becomes ageless at that point). about 10 years passed between QFG1 and QFG5, making Owl roughly 24 at the time of QFG5 when he married her.
* Erana is possibly over a hundred, and she was at least active in Spielburg over fifty years ago ('over 50" would suggest not much longer than 60 years before or between 50-60 years before QFG1). However, its not entirely clear on fairy/elf adolescence and she may very well still be a child, as far as elves/fairies go. She married Falcon when he was roughly 26 (about 10 years after QFG1).
* Wren didn't get married in this timeline, but she would have been about 24 at the time of QFG5.
* Apparently for dramatic reasons the hometown where the four heroes lived, and spielburg are located less than a day away from each other in the same region (eliminating the need for one month travel as in the original timeline) and leaving things more accessible to each other (leaving room for the characters to travel between them as needed, assuming no avalanche occured).
* Erana left WIT after a 'few years'. "Few" generally means three or more... so can give a loose approximation.
* Obviously reducing the time of when the Erana's Peace was made in this timeline would also make the 100 years in which Erasmus moved into Spielburg (after Erana had disappeared) obsolete, more than likely he would have had to have moved into the land less than 50 years before QFG1.
* Apparently in the novel the Antwerp doesn’t even appear, let alone poking it with a sword. This possibly means Cranium’s trip to Spielberg to collect bay Antwerp’s from the population explosion never happened in this timeline, however a picture of an Antwerp does appear in Hero-U.
* The Heroes did not encounter the Meeps in Spielburg in this timeline, neither the Spore Spitting Spiria in this universe. Though at least Meeps obviously still exist by the time of Hero-U (just that the heroes never encountered them).
* Apparently the Baroness died after Elsa was kidnapped in this timeline (rather than after her birth), though few specifics are known. It is quite unlikely that Elsa was kidnapped as a baby (and as noted it appears to be confirmed that she was eight when she was kidnapped)... So clearly this is just a detail that was changed for the story (in this backstory Elsa had a chance to grow up with her mom a few years before she was kidnapped).
* Abentaur was apparently a dwarf in this timeline, and much older than he seemed in the game.

## Unknown and unclear

As mentioned the meaning of S.E. is not known. It could possibly be applied to a number of things that can only be speculated on.

Likewise Force Wave is certainly part of this timeline but how it related to SE system dating system is pure speculation is it B.S.E. or after who knows. How it relates to Suleiman time period is unknown. Historically he actually died around 931 B.C. and presumably almost a millenia before 1 BC, and more than a 2 thousand years before 1400s. It is impossible to map real world historical dates to the Glorianna/Gloriana universes even if lore wise the force wave event took place in 1 B.C. historical era, and presumably any history before should remain largely the same actual history with the premise all changes occurred after 1 B.C. Of course if things like why Sauruses exist are simply not really explained by the force wave.

In fact if Suleiman actually died in 931 B.C. and force wave occurred over 900 years later it would place force wave “roughly” less than a century before QFG1 which clearly doesn’t quite work considering that we clearly see examples of differences in place names way before that time such as Shapeir, Spielberg, and some of the Katrina and Erana back stories.

The only other possibility is if he’s the same historical/legendary Suileman lived longer and the reports of his death in 931 B.C. were false and that as a great wizard he actually extended his life and lived past the Force Wave and events of dealing Iblis actually occurred in Gloriana rather than Earth at some point after B.C. era. The fact suileman lived past the Force Wave might even be supported in that implication that even Shapeir may have existed at that time as well.

The amount of time between Aquino uprising and the abandonment of the Castle Illuminar is not exactly clear from Lori's comment, nor is the amount of time cover the book in the library. Was it soon after, or a few years is not known. The book ends with the remaining knights returning to the castle, and does nto talk about the abandoning the castle.

### QFG Series in Relation to Hero-U

The date of when QFG3 takes place in relation to QFG4 is not specifically known in this timeline. However, Corey has said that fans may still have a better idea of how much time takes place between specific games, but has stated that QFG5 could have taken place around ten years after QFG1 (that Hero-U takes place as late as 20 years after QFG5), and that QFG1 is 30 years before Hero-U, and QFG5 was about 20 years before Hero-U. Lori has since said that QFG4 was also 20 years before Hero-U.

This means we do not know specific dates of QFG2/3 in relation to QFG1 and QFG4/5, just that that the characters have aged roughly up to 10 years between QFG1 and QFG4/5. This extra gap might mitigate some of the issues under 50 year time frame, but it would still have issues in other places. Obviously as Katta are in QFG1, the Ad Avis had to have already conquered Raseir by that time (it can be assumed to have been at least 1 year before, based on the updated dates given in later games), which would stll suggest that less than 50 years had passed while he was under her enslavement, however its possible that even while he was in Raseir might count towards his total enslavement as he was still under the curse.

This timeline is 'longer' than the Long timeline, by six years.

Its possible that that 1000 date could be in relation to Iblis summoning and if that was the case QFG2 might be '1001' after whatever the "S.E" date was, thus fitting into the 1001 prophecy. QFG3 might be 'three years' after QFG2 rather than '3 months', and QFG4 anywhere between 4-9 years after QFG1, and QFG5 being 10 years after QFG1. But there are no details, and those games events in relation to QFG1 and QFG5 can only be speculated on.

### Katrina History

There are two sets of dates for the amount of time that Ad Avis served under Katrina. QFG2 sets it at 70 years, and QFG4 says 50. It might make more sense to use 50 date, as it seemingly retconned the date given in QFG2.

However, how How To Be A Hero would have handled it is unknown, but known information seems truncate the timeline in a number of ways, between characters ages and events, so using the shorter date seems to make some sense, and based on the information known for Erana, it would seem there was even less time for Katrina to have enslaved Ad Avis under.

However, due to the time frame for when Erana returned to Gloriana from Corianna as mentioned in the backstory on the School For Heroes Site and known information from How To Be A Hero, it would actually overlap with Katrina's history if the using the original QFG dates.

So both the 70 and 50 year dates from the games themselves are questionable in relation to this timeline and causes a number of issues.

In some of the backstories Katrina joined the WIT after Erana had trained there. However, if Katrina entered into WIT over 50 years ago, it would actually have Erana joined WIT later, after she returned from Coriann.... THis would also have made Katrina been in WIT during the period when Erana was stuck in Coriann (before Erana joined WIT).

The only possible explanation (and maintain the 50 year date) is perhaps that WIT exists on another plane and is already subject to being outside of normal time and space according to QFG2. That somehow if Erana did enter the realm after Katrina, she had to have ended up studying there before Katrina, and when she left, she ended up in her own time again, and died in her attempt to save Mordavia, before Katrina traveled there.

It's also possible that the time between QFG4 and when Erana trained Ad Avis was reduced even further and was even less than 50 years as stated in QFG4 (and far less than 70 years as stated in QFG2). However, QFG3 taking place closer to QFG4 and QFG5 might clear up the issue somewhat.

Only a loose guess for when Katrina could have joined WIT can be made based on 'few years' reference to Erana leaving the school, "few" can means at least 2, but usually 3 or more (but probably less than 10). Katrina would have had to have joined at least 1 year after Erana left. Of course as there are no exact dates here this is only speculation and approximation. She was also likely a courtesan for at least a few years, and may have been a student for a few years as well. She was under her own Dark Master for "many years" as well, all of which reduce the amount of time she could have been Ad Avis's master in this timeline. As it isn't known when Katrina joined WIT in relation to Erana, the earliest could have been days, weeks, or even months after within the same year. It's also not known how long she chose to stay in WIT, just that she left early (it's not clear how in this timeline if she left early without graduating, she would have even earned a painting in the institute even if it was blacked out, or even if Erana had a painting in this universe either, but Erana presumably graduated and is respected).

With respect that Erana made the garden in Spielburg between 50-60 years ago ("...over fifty years...") this could give up to a decade (but unlikely much more than that) of extra time during this tight period. However, it would still make it very difficult to know when Katrina joined after Erana left, and how much time she was enslaved to teh Dark Master... and assuming that Ad Avis joined her not long after she killed her own master, its still very compressed period of time.

### Erana

Lori’s comments which suggest that Avoozl events occurs around 70 years before Hero-U only puts roughly 50 or so years before QFG1 (total of 60 years up to QFG4). This does seem to fit into that time range placing founding of Erana’s Peace some 50-60 years before QFG1 into context as it puts roughly 20 years between founding of Erana's Peace and the war with Avoozl.

## References

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1. ↑ http://www.questformoreglory.com/history/index.php?showtopic=92 "Though Lori and I have tried to stay somewhat consistent with time period, trying not to stray too far from about the 1400s as far as technology, clothing, etc. But while Siegburg may \*suggest\* 15th-century Bavaria, it is in fact the duchy of Vollmond, in the year 1000 S.E."
2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20151106170901/http://www.questformoreglory.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=74&hl=siegburg&&page=2 Mishell Baker: "...we've tried to keep it in a fairly consistent setting (15th century or so)...
3. ↑ It's worth noting that conventional dates of Solomon's reign are circa 970 to 931 BCE, which was long before 1 B.C. Which makes potential dating linking this period specifically to 1 B.C. less likely
4. ↑ It wasn't all that long ago, just long ago to become a story of legend rather than believed as true. So about 100 years-Lori Cole https://www.facebook.com/groups/559200810845453/permalink/1409192619179597/?comment\_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22O%22%7D
5. ↑ At the time of Rogue to Redemption, the castle is about 120 years old. It's been rumored to be abandoned for the past 50 years.
6. ↑ Personal correspondence: "...over fifty years ago..."
7. ↑ Erana was lost to the Fae for more than 30 years, mostly because time moves differently in the Faerie lands.-Lori Cole
8. ↑ http://www.theschoolforheroes.com/questlog/1543/women-of-qfg4-eranas-peace/
9. ↑ private correspondence
10. ↑ For simplicity this timeline uses the date given in QFG4, which seemingly retconned the date given in QFG2. There is no easy way to reconcile these exactly, especially with the information form How To Be A Hero and later materials. How To Be A Hero seems to erase a few years between characters ages and events as well, so this seems to make some sense
11. ↑ Ann states Elsa is half her age in QFG5, assuming that Elsa is still 18 in this timeline and not younger as several characters are, she would be around 56 at the time of QFG5 (10 years after QFG1, Elsa would be around 28)
12. ↑ Lori Cole: Yes, it happened within 20 years of the official dissolution of the Knights Luminar.
13. ↑ "The Straight Dope, a Sixties Survival Manual"
14. ↑ "You've wandered into what looks like a 60's Head Shop, only more organic."
15. ↑ private correspondence
16. ↑ Lori Cole: At the time of Rogue to Redemption, the castle is about 120 years old. It's been rumored to be abandoned for the past 50 years. The Aquino uprising occurred at the same time Erana banished Avoozl back to the Chaos Realm. These were not isolated events.
17. ↑ Private correspondence & speculation
18. ↑ possibly twins in this universe assuming that Elsa was still 18 in QFG1/How To Be A Hero. But likely not more than a year or two apart. Though she could be as young as 16
19. ↑ private correspondence, and speculation
20. ↑ The Four Heroes were roughly around age 14 when they left on their adventure for Serenia.
Hero-U Facebook: "I think they were young teenagers, maybe 14."
They all had the same parents, via Corey Cole, private correspondence.
And were born at least 1 year apart (over 9 months)... This would suggest that if the middle child was 14 (Owl), then Wren would be roughly 12-13, and the older brothers, the twins would be roughly 15-16. Presumably other characters ages were shifted back as well in relation to the Heroes to put them all closer to age range of the characters (and make them less 'statutory' in case of romantic situations).
21. ↑ (approximately) Corey Cole, private correspondence. "In the novel, it's a family of orphans, each who will grow up in one of the classes. As their birthrights, they were given symbols of their future class - a key for the rogue, shield for the Paladin, book for the wizard, sword for the fighter...necklace holds the key. And yes, that [QFG3 Sekhmet] trial is thematically related. It's sort of like a Tarot card reading. Lori's gypsy in QG4 was slightly influenced by Ultima IV - she loved the idea of that "reading" to set the player's class." We had a similar test question on the School for Heroes placement exam. So they had questions such as, "What lock does this key fit?" and "Why are the pages of my book blank?" (He couldn't read the book until becoming attuned to magic.)
22. ↑ private correspondence
23. ↑ Private correspondence
24. ↑ QFG2 (implied in QFG1VGA), ignoring a 3 year date given in QFG2EGA
25. ↑ QFG1VGA, and QFG2 information
26. ↑ Exactly, PL.\*QFG is all about flavor, and very little about facts. Though Lori and I have tried to stay somewhat consistent with time period, trying not to stray too far from about the 1400s as far as technology, clothing, etc. But while Siegburg may \*suggest\* 15th-century Bavaria, it is in fact the duchy of Vollmond, in the year 1000 S.E.-M.B. \*P.S. Sometimes I say "PL" instead of "OK" when I'm teasing Lori, because once early in the morning she had her fingers on the wrong keys. We do our entire collaboration via ICQ. Just some trivia for ya. https://web.archive.org/web/20151106170902/http://www.questformoreglory.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=92
27. ↑ http://www.questformoreglory.com/history/index.php?showtopic=92&page=1
28. ↑ I'm not going to go into the timelines of individual games - I think others know them better than Lori or I. The general thought on Hero-U is (or at least was at one time) that children of characters from QG5 would go there, which places it about 20 years after QG5. But I don't think we've worked any of that out quite precisely. Lori is better with words than numbers. Still, if her calculations are correct, that would place QG5 about 10 years after Hero's Quest / QG1.
29. ↑ Lori Cole A foolish consistency is the bugaboo of little minds, so clearly we're not foolish. If we go with the timeline that the Mordavia Dark One Avoozl initial event occurred at the same time as Gog'Sosloth incursion in Sardonia, then we need to recalibrate ages here. QG4 takes place 20 years before Hero-U.
30. ↑ “These remind me of the time when I was ten or so. Some friends and I wanted to explore this old abandoned monastery. All the doors were locked, except one... and in that room, we found a barrel with dozens of keys to the place.

We ended up having such a great time that day... it was more fun than a barrel of Monk keys.”
31. ↑ Kendrick died 5 years ago. He was investigating rumors of a Dark One Cult in Caligari. He was murdered in the Catacombs and so the monument was built for him there.
32. ↑ Personal correspondence
33. ↑ private correspondence and speculation.
34. ↑ personal correspondence
35. ↑ ""There are no meeps. No Spore Spitting Spirea. No Antwerp.I wish we could have fit everything in. We tried to do a Spore Spitting Spirea scene, but it got cut because we were way too high on word count and it just didn't add much to the overall flow of the plot."-Mishell Baker
36. ↑ Private correspondence
37. ↑ Private correspondence
38. ↑ http://www.theschoolforheroes.com/questlog/1570/daughter-of-darkness/ "...Yes, Erana had been there before, but she wasn’t quite human. Nor was Erana a seductive young woman who seemed determined to have her own way..."
39. ↑ Narrator (QFG2): "A dimensionless, endless void, trapped between space, time, and the restroom of a cheap diner."