Ferelden: Recovery and Rejuvenation

**Ferelden Timeline (Period of Recovery & Rejuvenation)**

This timeline covers the important *recent* events in the country of Ferelden. It is dated post Blight and marks the events that occurred during the amazing recovery of the Dog Lord Lands under the rule of the Warden King, Alistair.

**9:32 Dragon** - Post Blight Alistair immediately saw to the recovery of Ferelden. The most thorough of plans were made, with very few stones left unturned by the young King.

**9:33 - 9:37 Dragon** - The King establishes formal, yet flexible agreements with all but the wild people of Ferelden; decisions were made jointly, based around a core ideal that a better Ferelden was best for everyone.
The tie between the throne of Ferelden and the Chantry was tightened during these years, the credibility of Alistair in negotiations to achieve such a thing given plenty of weight thanks to the unilateral approval of all magi involved. There was agreement upon all sides, that a more equal relationship between magi and non-magi was essential, even if this meant that Circles endured; they could be changed, if needed, and Alistair was willing to see it through.

**9:33 Dragon** - The emboldened King came to a swift agreement with the magi of Ferelden in which they were given more say in negotiations with the Chantry and the Templar Order, and in return they helped cleanse the land of the damage done by the Blight. For two years they worked tirelessly, between 9:34 and 9:36, until the lands were much as they were before.

**9:37 Dragon** - Precisely one year after the magi finished their work of clearing the damage done by the Blight a sudden and miraculous change occurred - the lands of Ferelden became ever more fertile. From the year 9:37 onwards Ferelden became as productive as every other country in terms of its agriculture, often times more than. This was called "The Miracle of the Healed Lands", and did much to sustain magi support in later years.
Ferelden had already begun an upswing in terms of its economy and infrastructure by the time of "The Miracle" (as it is often now known), and so in the midst of the event entered a boom that sustained even during the early years of the war. Refugees returned to the country, new settlements were made, the land harvested efficiently thanks to the ties to the dwarves and elves; these were soon made official, just as the Imperial Highway had been repaired by the Libertarian magi at Kinloch Hold.

**9:38 Dragon** - The University of Denerim established, whilst the major towns of Gwaren and Hightown became more akin to a city each. The Southron Hills quickly became a source of natural wealth that was mined with the help of the dwarves; they dug deep, and continue to do so.

**Present Day - Ferelden has recovered:** Ferelden grows with each passing day, the population increasing steadily whilst the King holds ties between his people and those citizens of the land who are not governed by his rule. Only the Avvar and Chasind remain in a stalemate with the throne, and even then there is a connection by way of the elves of Ostagar. The Avvar's relationship with the dwarves is not as close or balanced.

**Present Day - The Curved Road:** Between the pilgrimage town of Haven and Lothering there is a road, built as a result of Ferelden's phenomenal recovery. This road ties together four major towns, that are also newly established from lesser settlements in the past two decades, and line up on the map of Ferelden to form a curved shape. Despite the proximity to the lands of the Avvar these towns are safe, and mostly stable; some consider them to be frontier towns.