The current Age was not meant to be the Dragon Age. The name is said to be an omen of what is to come, of what the people of Thedas will face for the next hundred years. The scholars in Val Royeaux advise the Chantry of portents seen in that 99th year, and Chantry authorities pore over the research for months before the Divine announces the name of the imminent Age.
It is 9:30 Dragon Age, the thirtieth year of the ninth Age since the crowning of the Chantry's first Divine.Įach Age is exactly 100 years, with the next Age's name chosen in the 99th year. The naming of the years are a matter for historians and taxmen, and few if pressed could even tell you the reason that our current Age is named after dragons. It is useful only for telling them when the Summerday festival will be held, when the snows are expected to begin, and when the harvest must be complete. For most good folk, the details of our calendar have little purpose.
