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==Observation==

From exposition given in Chrono Cross, it is known that the Acacia Dragoons were created by a certain family named the Viper Clan, and established their presence in El Nido in 920 A.D. They built Viper Manor and settled the city of Termina, eventually governing the isles and maintaining their own military. Some of the Devas may have fought at the Fall of Guardia in 1005 A.D. However, the Acacias (or perhaps the Viper Clan) may extend beyond 920 A.D., depending on the system used to classify Grandmasters. Specifically, a Grandmaster of the Acacia Dragoon seems to be a fit warrior; it is not a post held into old age, but is given to the mightiest fighter of the lot and retired when a new person arises after a few years or until the wearer's death. Garai was the 13th Grandmaster until circa 1005 A.D., in which he was killed by Radius. The title remained dormant until 1017 A.D., when Dario and the other new generation reached the age of manhood and the son of Garai took the mantle. After he died, the Grandmaster post was presumably vacant again. The defining role of a Grandmaster is to wield the Einlanzer in battle; this sword was forged by Dragonians and found by the Acacia Dragoons after 920 A.D.

The real question here is how long the tenure of Grandmasters usually lasts. Chrono Trigger maintains a consistent system of human generations, starting in 600 A.D. and ending in 1000 A.D. King Guardia XXI passes to King Guardia XXXIII, Yakra becomes Yakra XIII, and Toma becomes Toma XIII (who has a son by 1020 A.D. named Toma XIV). If the average span of time a Deva holds the Einlanzer is approximately as long as the average reign of a king of Guardia, then it would be about 30 to 35 years -- which is consistent with the idea that even older people like Viper and Radius can still be kicking it as active members of the Dragoons. If we allow this assumption, then that would put the first mainland-descended Grandmaster in about the 6th century A.D. (500 A.D. to 550 A.D., to be precise). That's the medieval period, which is consistent with the medieval atmosphere that surrounds the Dragoons. The Dragoons resemble the knights from 600 A.D., right down to how the high-ranking ones wear gold while the low-ranking ones wear silver, while the Porre soldiers resemble the guards from 1000 A.D.