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At a Glance
A feat of elven high magic which causes the Rages of Dragons and the smaller Flights of Dragons.
The Xaeyruudh Campaign
I worked up a list of Rage and Flight events dating back to about -25000 DR which is where GHotR places the creation of the Dracorage Mythal. I think it matches the few official dates pretty well, but these dates are unofficial.
| Year |
Event |
| 1356 DR, 3491 MC |
Flight |
| 1018 DR, 3153 MC |
Rage |
| 676 DR, 2811 MC |
Flight |
| 331 DR, 2466 MC |
Flight |
| -18 DR, 2118 MC |
Flight |
| -371 DR, 1765 MC |
Rage |
| -727 DR, 1409 MC |
Flight |
| -1086 DR, 1050 MC |
Flight |
| -1449 DR, 687 MC |
Flight |
| -1808 DR, 328 MC |
Flight |
| -2164 DR, -29 MC |
Flight |
| -2517 DR, -382 MC |
Rage |
| -2865 DR, -730 MC |
Flight |
| -3210 DR, -1075 MC |
Flight |
| -3552 DR, -1417 MC |
Flight |
| -3890 DR, -1755 MC |
Rage |
| -4224 DR, -2089 MC |
Flight |
| -4555 DR, -2420 MC |
Flight |
| -4883 DR, -2748 MC |
Rage |
| -5206 DR, -3071 MC |
Rage |
| -5526 DR, -3391 MC |
Flight |
| -5843 DR, -3708 MC |
Rage |
| -6156 DR, -4021 MC |
Rage |
| -6473 DR, -4338 MC |
Rage |
| -6793 DR, -4658 MC |
Flight |
| -7116 DR, -4981 MC |
Rage |
| -7444 DR, -5309 MC |
Rage |
| -7775 DR, -5640 MC |
Flight |
| -8109 DR, -5974 MC |
Flight |
| -8447 DR, -6312 MC |
Rage |
| -8789 DR, -6654 MC |
Flight |
| -9134 DR, -6999 MC |
Flight |
| -9482 DR, -7347 MC |
Flight |
| -9835 DR, -7700 MC |
Rage |
| -10191 DR, -8056 MC |
Flight |
| -10550 DR, -8415 MC |
Flight |
| -10913 DR, -8778 MC |
Flight |
| -11272 DR, -9137 MC |
Flight |
| -11628 DR, -9493 MC |
Flight |
| -11981 DR, -9846 MC |
Rage |
| -12329 DR, -10194 MC |
Flight |
| -12674 DR, -10539 MC |
Flight |
| -13016 DR, -10881 MC |
Flight |
| -13354 DR, -11219 MC |
Rage |
| -13688 DR, -11553 MC |
Flight |
| -14019 DR, -11884 MC |
Flight |
| -14347 DR, -12212 MC |
Rage |
| -14670 DR, -12535 MC |
Rage |
| -14990 DR, -12855 MC |
Flight |
| -15307 DR, -13172 MC |
Rage |
| -15620 DR, -13485 MC |
Rage |
| -15937 DR, -13802 MC |
Rage |
| -16257 DR, -14122 MC |
Flight |
| -16580 DR, -14445 MC |
Rage |
| -16908 DR, -14773 MC |
Rage |
| -17239 DR, -15104 MC |
Flight |
| -17573 DR, -15438 MC |
Flight |
| -17911 DR, -15776 MC |
Rage |
| -18253 DR, -16118 MC |
Flight |
| -18598 DR, -16463 MC |
Flight |
| -18946 DR, -16811 MC |
Flight |
| -19299 DR, -17164 MC |
Rage |
| -19655 DR, -17520 MC |
Flight |
| -20014 DR, -17879 MC |
Flight |
| -20377 DR, -18242 MC |
Flight |
| -20736 DR, -18601 MC |
Flight |
| -21092 DR, -18957 MC |
Flight |
| -21445 DR, -19310 MC |
Rage |
| -21793 DR, -19658 MC |
Flight |
| -22138 DR, -20003 MC |
Flight |
| -22480 DR, -20345 MC |
Flight |
| -22818 DR, -20683 MC |
Rage |
| -23152 DR, -21017 MC |
Flight |
| -23483 DR, -21348 MC |
Flight |
| -23811 DR, -21676 MC |
Rage |
| -24134 DR, -21999 MC |
Rage |
| -24454 DR, -22319 MC |
Flight |
| -24771 DR, -22636 MC |
Rage |
| -25084 DR, -22949 MC |
Rage |
The bolded Rages were the most severe.
There is a pattern to the events, which is appropriate since the phenomenon is responsive to the proximity of a comet which has a regular orbit. However, the cycle features clustered rages for some 2500 years and lulls of scattered flights for 2000 years, and it’s 9464 years from peak to peak. The sages of Candlekeep have enough records to say with some confidence that something will disturb the dragons, somewhere on the surface of Toril, approximately every 338 years. However, the long periods of time and lack of complete records make exact prediction impossible for anyone except perhaps the elves.
Sources
- Dragons of Faerûn
- Xaeyruudh — I made up the dates
Passing Mention
- Grand History of the Realms mentions a smattering of flights and rages
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