Answer
The story begins in AD 1347, during the Black Death and a violent shift of power in Vale Sangora.
Context
The vrakhiri use the valley’s crisis as an opportunity to emerge from the shadows, replace human rule, and offer protection and healing at a terrible price.
This distinction matters because pre-release summaries often merge confirmed facts with expected genre conventions.
Use in planning
The date anchors the game’s plague, social collapse, feudal politics, and historical inspirations.
Verification status
Vale Sangora is fictional; this page does not treat game lore as a literal account of medieval history.
Lore versus outcome
This page records background that official material establishes before release. It can explain motives, institutions, and historical context, but it cannot predict the result of Coen’s choices. Future updates should keep a clean separation between codex-level history, dialogue claims made by characters, and consequences that players can independently reproduce in the final game.
Source
Official Community Bulletin #1. Checked 2026-07-25. This guide separates published facts from details that still require the release build.
FAQ
- Why Is Dawnwalker Set in 1347?
- The story begins in AD 1347, during the Black Death and a violent shift of power in Vale Sangora.
- What is still unconfirmed?
- Vale Sangora is fictional; this page does not treat game lore as a literal account of medieval history.