Timeline of early Pandora

From the Early Pandora Wiki Wiki lore Na'vi legend Canon

This timeline puts the legend of the duck-suckers into Pandora's wider history. Nobody on Pandora wrote dates down, so the early dates are best guesses. Each entry is tagged so you can see what is canon, legend or wiki lore.

The Age Before

1. Very long ago
   The living network forms. Tree roots across Pandora link together and the network that the Na'vi call Eywa begins. Canon
2. Long before the Na'vi
   Six-legged life spreads. Low gravity and thick air favour animals with six legs, neural antennae and four eyes. Canon
3. Long before the Na'vi
   The mountains rise. Chunks of unobtanium-rich rock are lifted by Pandora's magnetic field and become the floating mountains. Canon Wiki lore
4. The dawn of the Na'vi
   The People of the Water's Edge. The first Na'vi come down from the trees to the swamps, drawn by fish, fruit and fresh water. Wiki lore

The Age of the Great Swamps

1. The first Na'vi
   The great swamps. The first clans live beside swamps ruled by the Taktswìkyu and the tak. Na'vi legend
2. Same era
   Three clan groups. The Stilt People, Reed Weavers and Root Dwellers settle the swamp country. See Early Na’vi. Wiki lore
3. Same era
   Rope and straw. Early Na'vi make ropes and drinking straws from dried Taktswìkyu stalks. Some of these tools are later found in old riverbanks. Na'vi legend
4. Same era
   The First Listening Tree. The clans begin meeting once a year at a giant tree above the marsh to share what Eywa has told them. Wiki lore
5. Many generations
   The long balance. Each Taktswìkyu eats about one tak a full moon, and the tak lay eggs fast enough to keep up. Na'vi legend
6. Late in the age
   Ninat is born. A girl is born on a Reed Weaver island on a night when the whole swamp glows. She will become the Tsahik Ninat. Wiki lore
7. Ninat's youth
   "Holding its breath." After three nights at the First Listening Tree, Ninat says the forest is happy, but holding its breath. No one understands. Wiki lore

The Great Hunger

1. Year 0
   The Long Rains. Early, heavy rains make the swamps bigger than ever. The Taktswìkyu grow taller, wider and far more numerous. Na'vi legend
2. Years 1–3
   The plants grow hungrier. Two ducks a moon, then three, then a duck every night. The mornings get quieter. Na'vi legend
3. Years 3–6
   The warning. Ninat listens to the forest through her queue and warns the plants they are taking too much. She asks the clans to protect tak eggs. Na'vi legend Wiki lore
4. About year 8
   The last tak. A young hunter finds the last duck paddling alone. It swims to the golden glow before he can save it. Na'vi legend
5. Years 8–12
   The hungry time. With no ducks left, the Taktswìkyu weaken and the swamps go dark. Ninat walks the dark swamps singing the first remembering song. Na'vi legend
6. About year 12
   The last seed. Ninat finds one tiny sprout. It grows a single spiral leaf and becomes the first loreyu. Na'vi legend

The Age of Spirals

1. After the Great Hunger
   New rules. Hunters leave "one for the mother, one for tomorrow," and children learn Ninat's Three Questions. Wiki lore
2. After the Great Hunger
   Ninat's Spiral. Ninat leads the Reed Weavers upriver, plants loreyu wherever they stop, and is laid to rest in the first loreyu ring. The first Ninat's Day is kept. Wiki lore
3. Many generations
   The loreyu spread. Loreyu line the rivers. Na'vi elders teach "take only what you need" through the story. Wiki lore

The Age of Clans

1. Many generations
   The clans scatter. As the swamps dry, families move into the forests, onto the plains, into the hills and out to the coasts. Over time they become the many clans of today. Wiki lore Canon
2. Same era
   The first Hometree. Root Dweller families move into a giant tree. Their descendants become the Omatikaya. Wiki lore
3. Same era
   The first riders. Na'vi begin bonding with ikran in the floating mountains, a tradition that continues today. Canon Wiki lore
4. Same era
   To the sea. Coastal families learn to live with the reefs and the tulkun, the beginning of the reef clans like the Metkayina. Wiki lore

The Age of Riders

1. About 3,000 years before humans
   The First Flight. Volcanoes threaten the Tree of Souls. A young Omatikaya named Entu bonds with Toruk and becomes the first Toruk Makto. Canon
2. Later generations
   Grandmother Ateyo. The Omatikaya storyteller Ateyo lives to about 160, tells the duck-sucker legend to Sìl and Ri'tay, and is laid to rest at Ateyo's Bend. Wiki lore
3. Five generations before humans
   A fifth Toruk Makto. An ancestor of Neytiri rides Toruk during a time of great sorrow. Canon

The Age of Sky People

1. Mid-2100s
   Humans arrive. Human ships reach Pandora and the mining base of Hell's Gate is built. The Na'vi call the newcomers Sky People. Canon
2. 2154
   Avatar. Jake Sully comes to Pandora, joins the Omatikaya and becomes the sixth Toruk Makto. Canon
3. More than ten years later
   The Way of Water and Fire and Ash. Jake's family moves to the reefs of the Metkayina, and later meets the Ash People and the Wind Traders. Canon