IA timeline


 * For official KQ timeline variants, see King's Quest Timeline.

The IA timeline timeline is an unofficial timeline concerning King's Quest games by Infamous Adventurers (King's Quest 3 (IA) and Kingdom of Sorrow (IA)). AW = After Wedding and BW = Before Wedding (however, the exact dates for when KQ1 and KQ2 took place are unclear).

This timeline places KQ7 about 23 or 25 years after KQ1. For comparison; the AGDI timeline places KQ7 about 22 years after KQ1, the TSL timeline places KQ7 at about 24 years after KQ1. The BI timeline places KQ7 about 22 years after KQ1.

Timeline

 * 80 BW
 * The old gnome is born.


 * 1 or 3 BW
 * Graham travels through Daventry to find the three treasures of Daventry, and then becomes king (it either takes place 1 or 3 years before KQ2 according to the game manuals).


 * 0 AW
 * Graham travels to Kolyma and saves the Valanice, and marries her (specific reference to time is given in KQ5 ).


 * 2 AW
 * Rosella and Alexander are born in Daventry.


 * 3 AW
 * Alexander, still a young baby, is kidnapped from Castle Daventry by the castle Maid, and brought to dock in Daventry and given to Manannan.
 * The family and many of kingdom searched everywhere, but found no clues to the prince's whereabouts.


 * 4 AW
 * In the spring, Graham rode out, with the help of his people to search for clues about his son (this became a kind of tradition, he followed each spring).


 * 19 AW
 * Alexander and Rosella turn seventeen.


 * 20 AW
 * For the final time, Graham and the people of the kingdom rode out during the spring for their yearly search, for any clues regarding the whereabouts of Alexander.
 * Alexander-Gwydion escapes from Manannan during late summer a few weeks before his eighteenth birthday.
 * Rosella is chosen as the sacrifice to a three-headed dragon.
 * Over the course of a few days, Gwydion learned his true identity, Alexander, returned to Daventry to defeat the three-headed dragon, and saved Rosella. He returned to the castle to meet his parents outside its gates.
 * The Royal Family and the people of Daventry begin work on rebuilding the kingdom, there was much work to be done . During this time Alexander spends time with his family, learning about the kingdom.
 * Alexander and Rosella turn eighteen.
 * Some time later, following the kingdom's repairs, Alexander and Rosella are called into the throne room where Graham throws his hat to his children. During which he is struck by a heart attack. Rosella travels to Tamir to save her father.
 * Some time later, Mordack travels to Llewdor to rescue his brother, and burns down his brother's house.


 * 21 AW
 * Almost a year after being saved (according to KQ5 manual ) Graham takes a walk through the forest of Daventry. While he is gone, Mordack appears, uses magic to steal Castle Daventry, and kidnaps the Royal Family. Graham travels to Serenia and saves his family. Alexander meets Cassima.


 * 22 AW
 * Over six months later, Alexander travels to the Green Isles where he rescues Cassima from Abdul Alhazred.
 * Rosella (age 19) and Valanice travel to Eldritch and save Etheria (Rosella is nearly twenty years old according KQ7 intro )
 * Alexander and Rosella turn twenty.

Unknown or unclear dates
The specific dates for KQ1 and KQ8 are unknown, and time frame of KQ2 is unclear. Beyond that even KQ4's timing is unclear.

In official sources the twins birth are usually said to have been born 1 or 2 years after KQ2 (depending on the source), and KQ1 takes place between 1 or 3 years before KQ2 (depending on the manual sources). The net outcome of this, depending on the timeline, the twins are born between 2-6 years after KQ1. Which version IA chose to use for their game is unclear. The above timeline includes the in-game reference to the date of KQ2 from 'About KQ5' which states that KQ3 takes place twenty years after KQ2 (which places the birth about 2 years after KQ2). This is used, as this is a date that appears in-game (though it also coincidentally corresponds to the date given in KQ4 manual). The KQ5 Hintbook by Roberta Williams states that the birth was 1 year after KQ2, however, this timing doesn't fit with the 'twenty year' reference in KQ5.

Technically, the "some time later" (a reference that suggests several weeks, a few months, to at most a year), ending in KQ3, could push KQ4 into the following year (21 AW), which would then push KQ5 into the 22 AW period. This then might push KQ6 into 23 AB period. KQ7 occurs shortly before Rosella's twentieth birthday and thus can only be the 22 AB period. If this was the case, then KQ7 would occur chronologically before KQ6.'

During the hat toss ceremony Alexander wears fancy rich clothing (as opposed to his slave clothes), this is to show that some time had passed (in KQ4, Alexander clearly is wearing his slave clothes showing that he has just returned home).

Alexander states that only a few days have passed between the time he learned his true identity, and traveling to Daventry. This means that his journey across the sea was short indeed.

IA Timeline + KQ2 Manual
This timeline uses the date given in the About KQ5 for the time between KQ2 and KQ3, and uses the date for KQ1 from the KQ2 manual. In the KQ2 Manual it states that KQ1 takes place 1 year after KQ1. The old gnome is born.
 * 79 BGC
 * 0 GC
 * KQ1


 * 1 GC
 * KQ2


 * 3 GC
 * Rosella and Alexander are born in Daventry.


 * 4 GC
 * Alexander is kidnapped from Castle Daventry by the castle Maid, and brought to dock in Daventry and given to Manannan.


 * 20 GC
 * Alexander and Rosella turn seventeen.


 * 21 GC
 * For the final time, Graham and the people of the kingdom rode out during the spring for their yearly search, for any clues regarding the whereabouts of Alexander.
 * Gwydion is plagued by strange dreams, a mysterious voice shows him his past, and how he was kidnapped. The next morning he prepares for his escape.
 * Gwydion escapes from Manannan during the end of summer a few weeks before his eighteenth birthday.
 * Rosella is chosen as the sacrifice to a three-headed dragon.
 * Over the course of a few days, Gwydion learned his true identity, Alexander, returned to Daventry to defeat the three-headed dragon, and saved Rosella. He returned to the castle to meet his parents outside its gates.
 * The Royal Family and the people of Daventry begin work on rebuilding the kingdom, there was much work to be done. During this time Alexander spends time with his family, learning about the kingdom.
 * Alexander and Rosella turn eighteen.
 * Some time later, following the kingdom's repairs, Alexander and Rosella are called into the throne room where Graham throws his hat to his children. During which he is struck by a heart attack. Rosella travels to Tamir to save her father
 * Some time later, Mordack travels to Llewdor to rescue his brother, and burns down his brother's house.


 * 22 GC
 * Almost a year after being saved, Graham takes a walk through the forest of Daventry. While he is gone, Mordack appears, uses magic to steal Castle Daventry, and kidnaps the Royal Family. Graham travels to Serenia and saves his family. Alexander meets Cassima.


 * 23 GC
 * Six months, Alexander travels to the Green Isles where he rescues Cassima from Abdul Alhazred.
 * Rosella and Valanice travel to Eldritch and save Etheria.
 * Alexander and Rosella turn twenty.

IA Timeline + KQ4 Manual
This timeline uses the date given in the About KQ5 for the time between KQ2 and KQ3, and uses the date for KQ1 from the KQ4 manual. This timeline also places the birth of the twins as 2 years after KQ2 (as supported by the About KQ5).
 * 77 BGC
 * The old gnome is born.


 * 0 GC
 * KQ1


 * 3 GC
 * KQ2


 * 5 GC
 * Rosella and Alexander are born in Daventry.


 * 6 GC
 * Alexander is kidnapped from Castle Daventry by the castle Maid, and brought to dock in Daventry and given to Manannan.


 * 22 GC
 * Alexander and Rosella turn seventeen.


 * 23 GC
 * Alexander-Gwydion escapes from Manannan during end of summer only a few weeks from his eighteenth birthday. He returns to Daventry, and defeats the three-headed dragon, and saves Rosella. He returns to the castle to meet his parents outside its gates.
 * Alexander and Rosella turn eighteen.
 * Over the next several months Alexander spends time with his family, learning about the kingdom.
 * Alexander and Rosella are called into the throne room where Graham throws his hat to his children. During which he is struck by a heart attack. Rosella travels to Tamir to save her father (this would be around in or near winter months).
 * Mordack travels to Llewdor to rescue his brother, and burns down the house.


 * 24 GC
 * Almost a year after being saved, Graham takes a walk through the forest of Daventry. While he is gone, Mordack appears, uses magic to steal Castle Daventry, and kidnaps the Royal Family. Graham travels to Serenia and saves his family. Alexander meets Cassima.


 * 25 GC
 * Six months, Alexander travels to the Green Isles where he rescues Cassima from Abdul Alhazred.
 * Rosella and Valanice travel to Eldritch and save Etheria.
 * Alexander and Rosella turn twenty.

Misc. Notes
Some other differences include;

Who kidnapped Alexander and when the kidnapping took place, and why he was kidnapped. Alexander is kidnapped by a Maid rather than Manannan himself. When the kidnapping took place, and why he was kidnapped are different as well.

Additionally, it is shown that some time later, Mordack teleports to Manannan's house to retrive his brother and burns the house to the ground. This is contrary to the offical timeline where the house was never burned down. Not long after the events of KQ3 the house became the home of Derek Karlavaegen. He did not find any sign of the feline Manannan. He continued to live there at least up until the time of KQ7 (using the Eye Between the Worlds).

Many new events not seen in the original version of the game exist as well.