User talk:GallifreyanWitch

Working Out Characters Ages: Vetinari

Assuming the Discworld Timeline pages are correct, I'd calculate Vetinari's year of birth as being either 1939 or 1940 based on the assumption he was aged 17 or 18 (and so both older than Vimes' yonger self and in the final year/sixth form equivilant of the guild) during Night Watch. [If he were in the 5th year during Night Watch that could place his year of birth as being 1941 or 1942] For the puposes of my initial thoughts I'm working with the older option. That would make it 1951 when he joined the guild

Of course, we are assuming there aren't a seventh or eighth form in the guild - this being the disc. On that basis, assuming he's in either seventh or eighth form during Night Watch

My worked out timeline so far - extra info is provided for context:

Year (UC)	Vetinari's Age	Current affairs
1939 or 1940	Possible Date of Birth
1941	1/2
1942	2/3
1943	3/4
1944	4/5
1945	5/6
1946	6/7
1947	7/8
1948	8/9
1949	9/10
1950	10/11
1951	11/12
1952	12/13
1953	13/14
1954	14/15
1955	15/16
1956	16/17
1957	17/18
1958	18/19
1959	19/20
1960	20/21
1961	21/22
1962	22/23
1963	23/24
1964	24/25	The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic
1965	25/26
1966	26/27
1967	27/28
1968	28/29	Graduation from the Guild of Assassins with full honors (Sachrissa Cripslock, Twurp's Peerage, The Truth)
1969	29/30
1970	30/31
1971	31/32
1972	32/33
1973	33/34
1974	34/35	Sorcery
		Definitely Patrician.
		Vetinari temporarily turned into a lizard. Feels uncomfortable around glass and has an urge to catch flies with his tongue for a short time afterwards.
1975	35/36
1976	36/37
1977	37/38
1978	38/39
1979	39/40
1980	40/41
1981	41/42
1982	42/43
1983	43/44
1984	44/45
1985	45/46	Guards! Guards!
1986	46/47	Men At Arms
1987	47/48	Feet of Clay
1988	48/49	Jingo
1989	49/50	The Fifth Elephant
1990	50/51	The Truth
1990	50/51	Later events of Night Watch
		Wuffles aged 16
1991	51/52	Going Postal
		Refounding of post-office under Moist von Lipwig (who is also entrusted with the clacks)
1991	51/52	Monstrous Regiment
		Borogravia-Zlobenia War
1991	51/52	THUD!
		Peace treaty signed between Low King of the Dwarves and Diamond King of the Trolls
		Wuffles deceased. Buried in palace garden and visited by Vetinari weekly.
1992	52/53
1993	53/54
1994	54/55
1995	55/56
1996	56/57
1997	57/58
1998	58/59
1999	59/60
2000	60/61