Suikoden III: Chapter One Timeline

[poorguy171]

Since nobody seems to have seen this in the other topic, I thought I'd officially post it here. The first chapter of Suikoden III seems pretty simple to understand at first. But if you think about all the events and when they happen, things start to get a little confusing.

After going back and playing through most of everyone's Ch1. I found that Dupa was at the Great Hollow when Geddoe arrived, and was also present when Zepon's death was discovered. After thinking real hard about this, and organizing my thoughts, here is what I believe to be the timeline of the first part of the story (when I mention only a character's name, I mean them and their party):

DAY ONE:
-Chris arrives at Brass Castle and bumps into Hugo. She then meets with Dupa from the Lizard Clan who confirms the truce and tells her where/when it will take place.
-Hugo bumps into Chris at the Brass Castle, then arrives at Vinay Del Zexay. He is forced to wait to deliver his message.

DAY TWO:
-Hugo goes off and helps Melville, which takes the remainder of the day.
-Geddoe leaves for the Great Hollow (evidenced by the fact that some townspeople speak of seeing a Karayan boy around earlier).

DAY THREE:
-Hugo returns from helping Melville, but must wait another day.
-Chief Zepon is assassinated. Both Geddoe and Dupa know of his death.

DAY FOUR (DAY):
-Hugo finally delivers his message.
-Dupa leaves for the truce meeting, and is accompanied by a "secret" Lizard army.
-Geddoe leaves the Great Hollow.

DAY FOUR (EVENING):
-Truce meeting takes place.
-After the truce has been settled, Dupa orders Lizards to attack the knights (the fact that the Lizards "appear out of nowhere" could be explained by their underground tunnels, however Salome claims they have mapped them all out. The Lizard armies were probably in hiding, and Dupa let the truce happen to "surprise" the Zexens and make his revenge more sweet).
-Lucia, having no idea what is going on, assists her fellow Grasslanders, the Lizards.

DAY FOUR (NIGHT):
-Word of the attack reaches Vinay Del Zexay, and the remaing knights go after Hugo to learn details. However, Hugo escapes and heads towards Karaya Village.

DAY FIVE (DAY):
-Geddoe arrives at Karaya village.
-Hugo continues to travel to Karaya.
-Chris and Grasslanders continue to fight for the remainder of the day (as most large battles do). It takes her a while to escape to Karaya.

DAY FIVE (EVENING):
-Hugo is nearing Karaya when he sees smoke.
-Chris escapes from the battlefield and travels to Karaya.

DAY FIVE (NIGHT):
-Karaya village is attacked by the Knights of Zexen. Lulu is murdered.

I've compiled this timeline based on the settings (times of day, distances between locations realisiticly) as well as from talking to townspeople. Unless anyone can spot any major holes, this is what I will hold as the actual timeline for this part of the game.
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[Its A Catapult]

Isn't there already a thread exactly like this?

The Dupa thread...

[poorguy171]

Yes, but the thread is basically dead. Besides, I wanted to get this critiqued and fact-checked, for confirmation.
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[Kobold]

Hmm.. I've thought about chapter's time frame myself although i didn't bother to pen it down, and reading yours, i personally find it pretty accurate. I only have one comment...