User blog comment:Stormwell/Timeline of Events/@comment-24029008-20140602202300/@comment-24818200-20140602213516

I really like your theories. I wouldn't be surprised if the Abbey, being the fanatics they are, would claim that the time before 'year 1' is just one long Fugue Feast. They might even claim that time began with the 'year 1.'

The Abbey of the Everyman (book) states, "The order arose over the years to protect the common people from the ravages of the Outsider, until the need for a central bastion of authority was deemed necessary." This indicates that the Abbey began with simple, paramilitary groups of witch hunters and then grew into the religious power it is.