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=The Timeline=
=The Timeline=
==Lunar Colonization and Environmental Strife (2050 - 2130)==
==Lunar Colonization and Environmental Strife (2050 - 2130)==
2050
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* Global restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions are put into place by the UN, and are begrudgingly followed by all member nations.
| <strong>Timeline Events</strong>
* Dwayne Zandar is born.
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2057
| 2050
* Rising sea levels from increasing global temperatures results in submerged portions of the few coastal cities without flood gates. Several hamlets and towns abandoned
| Global restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions are put into place by the UN, and are begrudgingly followed by all member nations. <br>Dwayne Zandar is born.
2063
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* A new plague starts on Earth, and rapidly spreads in just a few months, becoming a full pandemic
| 2057
2065
| Rising sea levels from increasing global temperatures results in submerged portions of the few coastal cities without flood gates. Several hamlets and towns abandoned
* WHO virologists isolate and develop a vaccine for the virus, but rapid mutation prevents the vaccine from remaining effective for long.
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2072
| 2063
* Global green-energy and nuclear power initiatives finally gain leverage over fossil fuel power.
| A new plague starts on Earth, and rapidly spreads in just a few months, becoming a full pandemic
2075
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* Early work towards cybernetics starts, but is slow
| 2065
* Europe’s final fossil-fueled power plant is shut down
| WHO virologists isolate and develop a vaccine for the virus, but rapid mutation prevents the vaccine from remaining effective for long.
* Colony Collapse Disorder claims the final known wild beehive; All known bees are now domesticated honey bees
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2080
| 2072
* The EU dissolves; a short-lived economic crisis sparks as a result
| Global green-energy and nuclear power initiatives finally gain leverage over fossil fuel power.
* The United States shuts down its last fossil fueled power plant, using mainly fourth-generation nuclear power plants
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* Dwayne Zandar starts a small laboratory business, selling lab-time for physics studies, named Nanotrasen
| 2075
2084
| Early work towards cybernetics starts, but is slow <br>Europe’s final fossil-fueled power plant is shut down <br>Colony Collapse Disorder claims the final known wild beehive; All known bees are now domesticated honey bees
* Third Space Race takes off, leading to short term experimental moon bases from various countries and corporations
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2086
| 2080
* First attempted permanent moon base colony established by the US  
| The EU dissolves; a short-lived economic crisis sparks as a result <br>The United States shuts down its last fossil fueled power plant, using mainly fourth-generation nuclear power plants <br>Dwayne Zandar starts a small laboratory business, selling lab-time for physics studies, named Nanotrasen
* A UN-backed ocean clean-up effort is started, hoping to clear the oceans of plastic as much as possible
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* Nanotrasen expanded into selling lab equipment and reagents.
| 2084
2090
| Third Space Race takes off, leading to short term experimental moon bases from various countries and corporations
* The US moon base is destroyed in freak meteor accident
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* Mass recycling programmes in Europe lead to importation of forigen landfill contents
| 2086
* Climate change shows no sign of improving, but is at least not getting worse
| First attempted permanent moon base colony established by the US <br>A UN-backed ocean clean-up effort is started, hoping to clear the oceans of plastic as much as possible <br>Nanotrasen expanded into selling lab equipment and reagents.
* Population of Earth hits over 11 billion people, with urbanization ever growing to accommodate them
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2093
| 2090
* Second US moon base built featuring the first in-use Meteor Defense Laser
| The US moon base is destroyed in freak meteor accident <br>Mass recycling programmes in Europe lead to importation of forigen landfill contents <br>Climate change shows no sign of improving, but is at least not getting worse <br>Population of Earth hits over 11 billion people, with urbanization ever growing to accommodate them
* Nanotrasen purchases a defunct Rocket Launch Pad, bringing it back into operation, and starts to sell pad-space to other companies for rocket launches from a very optimal location for orbital escape.
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* The US moon base abandoned due to lack of supply reliability
| 2093
2096
| Second US moon base built featuring the first in-use Meteor Defense Laser <br>Nanotrasen purchases a defunct Rocket Launch Pad, bringing it back into operation, and starts to sell pad-space to other companies for rocket launches from a very optimal location for orbital escape. <br>The US moon base abandoned due to lack of supply reliability
* Development of cheap, high-capacity rockets occurs, enabling rapid expansion off of Earth
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* A prototype Automated Recycling Machine is put into production, rapidly accelerating recycling efforts world-wide within months.
| 2096
2100
| Development of cheap, high-capacity rockets occurs, enabling rapid expansion off of Earth <br>A prototype Automated Recycling Machine is put into production, rapidly accelerating recycling efforts world-wide within months.
* Human knowledge of the elemental table swells to 145 elements. Most unstable, relatively useless, or impossible to synthesize in usable quantities
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* A construction method for ultra-tall structures is developed, allowing condensation of sprawling cities into smaller footprints
| 2100
2105
| Human knowledge of the elemental table swells to 145 elements. Most unstable, relatively useless, or impossible to synthesize in usable quantities <br>A construction method for ultra-tall structures is developed, allowing condensation of sprawling cities into smaller footprints
* A second pandemic threatens to rear its head, though is quickly shut down by proper containment and rapid vaccine development
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2111
| 2105
* Leslie Wood, a world-renowned theoretical physicist, puts forth a paper describing potential properties of the as-yet undiscovered element 146, one of the theorized elemental "islands of stability"
| A second pandemic threatens to rear its head, though is quickly shut down by proper containment and rapid vaccine development
* The United States faces hefty fines from the UN over excessive military pollution, finally shoving the United States Military into using green energy as much as possible.
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2112
| 2111
* Search for Element 146 begins
| Leslie Wood, a world-renowned theoretical physicist, puts forth a paper describing potential properties of the as-yet undiscovered element 146, one of the theorized elemental "islands of stability" <br>The United States faces hefty fines from the UN over excessive military pollution, finally shoving the United States Military into using green energy as much as possible.
* UN takeover of the abandoned US moon base, with the supply chain re-established
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* UN Exportation of greenhouse gasses to the Moon begins
| 2112
2125
| Search for Element 146 begins<br>UN takeover of the abandoned US moon base, with the supply chain re-established <br>UN Exportation of greenhouse gasses to the Moon begins
* The production of new Internal Combustion Engines and parts to maintain them is banned; All motor vehicles to be converted to electric by 2150.
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2126
| 2125
* Lunar atmosphere stabilized with massive Magnetic Nets, blocking solar particles from knocking the atmosphere away
| The production of new Internal Combustion Engines and parts to maintain them is banned; All motor vehicles to be converted to electric by 2150.
2128
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* Massive expansion of the UN moon base is undertaken to support a growing population of scientists
| 2126
* Artificial rain is induced on the moon in an attempt to pave the way for terraformation
| Lunar atmosphere stabilized with massive Magnetic Nets, blocking solar particles from knocking the atmosphere away
2129
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* Cybersun Industries is founded, focused on robotics and cybernetics
| 2128
2130
| Massive expansion of the UN moon base is undertaken to support a growing population of scientists <br>Artificial rain is induced on the moon in an attempt to pave the way for terraformation
* Lichen seeding of the moon begins, slowly beginning the proper terraformation cycle
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| 2129
| Cybersun Industries is founded, focused on robotics and cybernetics
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| 2130
| Lichen seeding of the moon begins, slowly beginning the proper terraformation cycle
|}
== Rise of Mars and Technological Discovery (2131 - 2200) ==
== Rise of Mars and Technological Discovery (2131 - 2200) ==
2131
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* An Ice-Rush takes place with dozens of corporations establishing moon bases to service rockets with water-ice, opening the door to mass Martian colonization
| <strong>Timeline Events</strong>
 
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* Nanotrasen establishes a research lab dedicated to advanced robotics and artificial intelligence in Texas  
|2131
2133
|An Ice-Rush takes place with dozens of corporations establishing moon bases to service rockets with water-ice, opening the door to mass Martian colonization <br>Nanotrasen establishes a research lab dedicated to advanced robotics and artificial intelligence in Texas  
* Nanotrasen purchases an asteroid mining probe, and sells the materials it brings back to low-earth-orbit.
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|2133
* The UN's moon base becomes used as the first stop for a new temporary manned Mars colony, serving as a refueling point for rockets.
|Nanotrasen purchases an asteroid mining probe, and sells the materials it brings back to low-earth-orbit. <br>The UN's moon base becomes used as the first stop for a new temporary manned Mars colony, serving as a refueling point for rockets.
2138
|-
* The world’s most populated cities begin constructing high-altitude platform streets, causing an “Upper City” migration of wealth and services as businesses and affluent individuals seek to remain in the sunlight. Lower City conditions fall dramatically in several metropoli, such as Hong Kong, Tokyo, Chicago, San Francisco, Dubai, Delhi, and Cairo.
|2138
2144
|The world’s most populated cities begin constructing high-altitude platform streets, causing an “Upper City” migration of wealth and services as businesses and affluent individuals seek to remain in the sunlight. Lower City conditions fall dramatically in several metropoli, such as Hong Kong, Tokyo, Chicago, San Francisco, Dubai, Delhi, and Cairo.
* The surface of the moon is visibly blue-green with Lichens, and atmospheric pressure is close to 90kPa, though unbreathable
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|2144
* Dwayne Zandar dies of old age, his son Alex taking over the company.
|The surface of the moon is visibly blue-green with Lichens, and atmospheric pressure is close to 90kPa, though unbreathable <br>Dwayne Zandar dies of old age, his son Alex taking over the company. <br>Nanotrasen annual profits hit a record 200 Billion US dollars, making waves in the economic world
 
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* Nanotrasen annual profits hit a record 200 Billion US dollars, making waves in the economic world
|2145
2145
|First mining of the asteroid belt was undertaken, returning meteoric iron and immeasurable scientific data. <br>First permanent Mars colony established, making use of cave-habitats
* First mining of the asteroid belt was undertaken, returning meteoric iron and immeasurable scientific data.
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|2146
* First permanent Mars colony established, making use of cave-habitats
|Nanotrasen stops selling pad-space to other corporations to launch from, and starts building their own rockets to launch
2146
|-
* Nanotrasen stops selling pad-space to other corporations to launch from, and starts building their own rockets to launch
|2147
2147
|First advanced cybernetic prosthetic is created by Cybersun Industries, revolutionizing human care and recovery from crippling incidents
* First advanced cybernetic prosthetic is created by Cybersun Industries, revolutionizing human care and recovery from crippling incidents
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2150
|2150
* Mars terraforming project begins
|Mars terraforming project begins
2151
|-
* First Nanotrasen Lunar and Mars colonies see construction finished and permanent populations established.
|2151
2153
|First Nanotrasen Lunar and Mars colonies see construction finished and permanent populations established.
* First manned mining missions to the asteroid belt were undertaken by Nanotrasen, which quickly started a rapid rush on large-scale asteroid mining.
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2155
|2153
* Development of prototype rudimentary energy shielding brings forth the first usable energy shield. Too large and power hungry to use on anything smaller than a naval vessel.
|First manned mining missions to the asteroid belt were undertaken by Nanotrasen, which quickly started a rapid rush on large-scale asteroid mining.
2156
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* Number of permanent Martian colonies swells to 20, most owned by Megacorporations
|2155
2157
|Development of prototype rudimentary energy shielding brings forth the first usable energy shield. Too large and power hungry to use on anything smaller than a naval vessel.
* Fusion project finally finished, Earth’s first toroidal fusion reactor built and running, producing hundreds of megawatts of power.
|-
2158
|2156
* Advancements in subdermal implants greatly expand healthcare for the rich as well as permitting a kind of “human revolution”, sparking controversy in the new, real image of an augmented human
|Number of permanent Martian colonies swells to 20, most owned by Megacorporations
2160
|-
* Cybersun Industries massively expands after PMC and national contracts establish commissions for soldier augmentation programs
|2157
2164
|Fusion project finally finished, Earth’s first toroidal fusion reactor built and running, producing hundreds of megawatts of power.
* Nanotrasen forms a space station construction branch, starting with founding a space station at Mercury, in a geostationary orbit behind its dark side.
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2167
|2158
* First official tests of sapient cloning are disastrous enough to scare off most potential investors
|Advancements in subdermal implants greatly expand healthcare for the rich as well as permitting a kind of “human revolution”, sparking controversy in the new, real image of an augmented human
2169
|-
* Advancements in lathe technology and a growing supply of resources from asteroids makes cybernetics and organic implants barely available to the middle classes; still denied to those in need
|2160
2170
|Cybersun Industries massively expands after PMC and national contracts establish commissions for soldier augmentation programs
* Manned asteroid mining is a booming industry, squarely commanded by Nanotrasen, but still taken up by other corporations as well
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2172
|2164
* Global climate is shown to be cooling for the first time in a century, after plateauing eighty-two years prior.
|Nanotrasen forms a space station construction branch, starting with founding a space station at Mercury, in a geostationary orbit behind its dark side.
2173
|-
* Threats of war between numerous European countries spread like wildfire.
|2167
2174
|First official tests of sapient cloning are disastrous enough to scare off most potential investors
* Mars Colonies declare independence. With Earth-based corporate and national owners unable to properly quell rebellion on a different planet, they simply choose to allow this.
|-
 
|2169
* Mars is recognized internationally as an independent power, given a seat in the UN
|Advancements in lathe technology and a growing supply of resources from asteroids makes cybernetics and organic implants barely available to the middle classes; still denied to those in need
 
|-
* War between several European countries breaks out, followed by the US jumping into the war within a month
|2170
2175
|Manned asteroid mining is a booming industry, squarely commanded by Nanotrasen, but still taken up by other corporations as well
* War in Europe fizzles out due to the threat of nuclear war. Tensions remain high and trade in Europe collapses almost entirely.
|-
2176
|2172
* All moon colonies follow Mars’ lead, and declare independence. Following an attempted forceful reconsideration, Luna is given a seat in the UN.
|Global climate is shown to be cooling for the first time in a century, after plateauing eighty-two years prior.
2177
|-
* Early work on true hologram technology begins.
|2173
2178
|Threats of war between numerous European countries spread like wildfire.
* Leslie Wood dies of a heart attack at 85 years old. Nanotrasen purchases her works, and the lab attempting to synthesize Element 146.
|-
 
|2174
* Global economic crash on Earth following the 2174 War
|Mars Colonies declare independence. With Earth-based corporate and national owners unable to properly quell rebellion on a different planet, they simply choose to allow this. <br>Mars is recognized internationally as an independent power, given a seat in the UN <br>War between several European countries breaks out, followed by the US jumping into the war within a month
2180
|-
* Meteor Defense Lasers phased out of moon and mars colonies, in favor of Energy Shielding, which has developed enough to block gas transfer, and be much smaller, and more efficient though it still takes up at minimum an entire room and most of a nuclear reactor’s power output.
|2175
2181
|War in Europe fizzles out due to the threat of nuclear war. Tensions remain high and trade in Europe collapses almost entirely.
* UN establishes the Credit, a simple digital currency, which is quickly adopted by most nations
|-
2183
|2176
* Joint effort between NT and NASA to develop mankind's first interstellar probe, featuring energy shielding, and a fusion reactor/engine system.
|All moon colonies follow Mars’ lead, and declare independence. Following an attempted forceful reconsideration, Luna is given a seat in the UN.
2184
|-
* First Interstellar probe launched to Alpha Centauri, exceeding 1% Light Speed as it exited the Heliopause.
|2177
2185
|Early work on true hologram technology begins.
* First permanent-crew space station established in orbit of Venus.
|-
 
|2178
* All nations adopt Credits as their primary currency.
|Leslie Wood dies of a heart attack at 85 years old. Nanotrasen purchases her works, and the lab attempting to synthesize Element 146. <br>Global economic crash on Earth following the 2174 War
 
|-
* Global economy restabilizing, and trade returns to pre-war status in Europe.
|2180
2187
|Meteor Defense Lasers phased out of moon and mars colonies, in favor of Energy Shielding, which has developed enough to block gas transfer, and be much smaller, and more efficient though it still takes up at minimum an entire room and most of a nuclear reactor’s power output.
* Orbital Colonies around the moons of Jupiter and Saturn established. Ceres and Haumea see colonies attempted, but fail due to distance and gravity issues.
|-
 
|2181
* Martian terraformation progresses to the point that martian soil can be used for farming in domes, ending reliance on Earth for arable soil.
|UN establishes the Credit, a simple digital currency, which is quickly adopted by most nations
2190
|-
* First attempt at Artificial Gravity generation takes place, and subsequently fails.
|2183
2192
|Joint effort between NT and NASA to develop mankind's first interstellar probe, featuring energy shielding, and a fusion reactor/engine system.
* Second attempt at Artificial Gravity generation takes place, and while it doesn't fail, kills half the lab staff with gamma radiation exposure.
|-
2193
|2184
* The first Terraformer ship is constructed by Nanotrasen, soon followed by a fleet of sister ships.
|First Interstellar probe launched to Alpha Centauri, exceeding 1% Light Speed as it exited the Heliopause.
 
|-
* First true colonization of Ceres, Eris, Makemake, and Haumea takes place due to the advent of artificial gravity.
|2185
2196
|First permanent-crew space station established in orbit of Venus. <br>All nations adopt Credits as their primary currency. <br>Global economy restabilizing, and trade returns to pre-war status in Europe.
* Nanotrasen undertakes finishing the Lunar terraformation project single-handedly, with its Terraformer fleet, covering hundreds of years of terraformation progress in mere weeks, though the atmosphere must still be held in place by strong artificial magnetic fields.
|-
 
|2187
* The Interstellar Probe crosses Alpha Centauri's Heliopause, and loses signal to interference.
|Orbital Colonies around the moons of Jupiter and Saturn established. Ceres and Haumea see colonies attempted, but fail due to distance and gravity issues. <br>Martian terraformation progresses to the point that martian soil can be used for farming in domes, ending reliance on Earth for arable soil.
 
|-
* Permanent Space Station colonies are made possible without crew rotation, with rapid miniaturization of gravity generators.
|2190
2200
|First attempt at Artificial Gravity generation takes place, and subsequently fails.
* A single atom of Element 146 is synthesized, being nicknamed "Plasma" due to its propensity to hold a strongly imbalanced charge. This single Plasma atom proves too costly to manufacture artificially at any scale, and takes its place in a container on the Nanotrasen CEO’s desk
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|2192
* Nanotrasen swiftly patents the production method for Plasma
|Second attempt at Artificial Gravity generation takes place, and while it doesn't fail, kills half the lab staff with gamma radiation exposure.
|-
|2193
|The first Terraformer ship is constructed by Nanotrasen, soon followed by a fleet of sister ships. <br>First true colonization of Ceres, Eris, Makemake, and Haumea takes place due to the advent of artificial gravity.
|-
|2196
|Nanotrasen undertakes finishing the Lunar terraformation project single-handedly, with its Terraformer fleet, covering hundreds of years of terraformation progress in mere weeks, though the atmosphere must still be held in place by strong artificial magnetic fields. <br>The Interstellar Probe crosses Alpha Centauri's Heliopause, and loses signal to interference. <br>Permanent Space Station colonies are made possible without crew rotation, with rapid miniaturization of gravity generators.
|-
|2200
|A single atom of Element 146 is synthesized, being nicknamed "Plasma" due to its propensity to hold a strongly imbalanced charge. This single Plasma atom proves too costly to manufacture artificially at any scale, and takes its place in a container on the Nanotrasen CEO’s desk <br>Nanotrasen swiftly patents the production method for Plasma
|}
== Path to the Great Sol War (2201 - 2288) ==
== Path to the Great Sol War (2201 - 2288) ==
2205
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* The UN splits after long-term tensions. New "Coalition" is formed by Martian & Europan colonies, inducting all the outlier colonies of the solar system together. War nearly breaks out, but is tempered by caution and anxiety from remaining UN members
| <strong>Timeline Events</strong>
 
|-
* Remnants of UN rebrand as The United Federation Of Earth, or EarthFed for short, featuring much more power than before; all nations of Earth, including Luna, given a seat
|2205
2206
|The UN splits after long-term tensions. New "Coalition" is formed by Martian & Europan colonies, inducting all the outlier colonies of the solar system together. War nearly breaks out, but is tempered by caution and anxiety from remaining UN members <br>Remnants of UN rebrand as The United Federation Of Earth, or EarthFed for short, featuring much more power than before; all nations of Earth, including Luna, given a seat
* Nanotrasen corporate offices relocated to a Bunker on Luna.
|-
 
|2206
* Hard Light-Holograms are developed enough that they become mass deployed, allowing disuse of physical currency altogether in favor of “Holo-Chips”
|Nanotrasen corporate offices relocated to a Bunker on Luna. <br>Hard Light-Holograms are developed enough that they become mass deployed, allowing disuse of physical currency altogether in favor of “Holo-Chips” <br>Cybersun Industries creates a corporate station in orbit of Mars; the planet becomes a paradise of robotic and biomechanical research
 
|-
* Cybersun Industries creates a corporate station in orbit of Mars; the planet becomes a paradise of robotic and biomechanical research
|2210
2210
|Nanotrasen R&D manages to produce a man-portable laser gun, a scaled-down MDL with an internal inductive-charging battery. The design is swiftly patented, but the weapons fail to sell to most militaries due to concerns with logistics and reliability. The weapons still see usage by NT security elements
* Nanotrasen R&D manages to produce a man-portable laser gun, a scaled-down MDL with an internal inductive-charging battery. The design is swiftly patented, but the weapons fail to sell to most militaries due to concerns with logistics and reliability. The weapons still see usage by NT security elements
|-
2217
|2217
* “Bluest sky in centuries” reported on Earth
|“Bluest sky in centuries” reported on Earth <br>Donk Co. is founded on Ganymede by Gokul Thewara as a banking company that primarily finances agricultural expansions and research
 
|-
* Donk Co. is founded on Ganymede by Gokul Thewara as a banking company that primarily finances agricultural expansions and research
|2225
2225
|New Interstellar Probes discover that Plasma exists naturally within the nearby Val system, an otherwise relatively forgettable star system
* New Interstellar Probes discover that Plasma exists naturally within the nearby Val system, an otherwise relatively forgettable star system
|-
2239
|2239
* Martian-made Warp-Drives were developed, capable of using large quantities of power to fold space so as to move a ship. Massively impractical but efficiency quickly improved
|Martian-made Warp-Drives were developed, capable of using large quantities of power to fold space so as to move a ship. Massively impractical but efficiency quickly improved
2245
|-
* Trade barriers between Earth and Coalition powers grow, tariffs on ice causing riots in notable Belt nations such as Ceres and Eris
|2245
2254
|Trade barriers between Earth and Coalition powers grow, tariffs on ice causing riots in notable Belt nations such as Ceres and Eris
* The first variant of the EBPR, otherwise known as the laser rifle, is patented and sold to various militaries. The rifle’s ability to feed external magazines to charge it makes it popular among troops, standard squads sporting at least one “lasgunner”
|-
2261
|2254
* Donk Co. corporate purchases a small snack foods manufacturer and slowly scales up production
|The first variant of the EBPR, otherwise known as the laser rifle, is patented and sold to various militaries. The rifle’s ability to feed external magazines to charge it makes it popular among troops, standard squads sporting at least one “lasgunner”
2269
|-
* Donk Co. becomes the premier Coalition banking company, able to process and exchange several different currencies between various states and nations
|2261
2279
|Donk Co. corporate purchases a small snack foods manufacturer and slowly scales up production
* Disappearance of a notable Earth trade ship designated the “Brahal” sparks long-building tensions between the Coalition and EarthFed
|-
2280  
|2269
* A skirmish outside of the Martian embassy on Luna begins the Great Sol War, seeing the first real-world uses of laser guns and starship-scale weaponry in human history. Conventions are quickly established to avoid catastrophic planetary attacks, with armaments such as nuclear warheads to only be utilized in naval combat
|Donk Co. becomes the premier Coalition banking company, able to process and exchange several different currencies between various states and nations
2288
|-
* Great Sol War ends after seventeen different meteors are successfully shot down before they would have crashed into Earth, and EarthFed threatens to glass Mars. Tensions remain high
|2279
 
|Disappearance of a notable Earth trade ship designated the “Brahal” sparks long-building tensions between the Coalition and EarthFed
* Nanotrasen buys off a large agri-conglomerate, closing in further on becoming a true horizontal monopoly
|-
|2280  
|A skirmish outside of the Martian embassy on Luna begins the Great Sol War, seeing the first real-world uses of laser guns and starship-scale weaponry in human history. Conventions are quickly established to avoid catastrophic planetary attacks, with armaments such as nuclear warheads to only be utilized in naval combat
|-
|2288
|Great Sol War ends after seventeen different meteors are successfully shot down before they would have crashed into Earth, and EarthFed threatens to glass Mars. Tensions remain high <br>Nanotrasen buys off a large agri-conglomerate, closing in further on becoming a true horizontal monopoly
|}
== Recovery and Road to Exploration (2289 - 2399) ==
== Recovery and Road to Exploration (2289 - 2399) ==
2290
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* First Coalition colony ship project begins
| <strong>Timeline Events</strong>
2293
|-
* Election of new Coalition Prime Executor Aleksis Ceresun marks a great shift in Coalition diplomacy toward EarthFed
|2290
2294
|First Coalition colony ship project begins
* Alex Zandar dies of old age at 150 years old, enabled by access to the best medical care possible, his son Quentin taking over the company in his place.
|-
 
|2293
* EarthFed is inducted into the Coalition as a primary member in the hopes of quelling any future conflict. Recent war still hotly felt, though Earth still given significant independence in its own matters, much like other Coalition members
|Election of new Coalition Prime Executor Aleksis Ceresun marks a great shift in Coalition diplomacy toward EarthFed
 
|-
* The Coalition re-brands into The Sol Interplanetary Coalition, and is trimmed down to a 4-member council system with one representing a piece of the system (Planetoids, Mars, Space Stations, Earth). Ties are unbroken, which begins the still-expanding list of frustrating compromises and failed legislation
|2294
 
|Alex Zandar dies of old age at 150 years old, enabled by access to the best medical care possible, his son Quentin taking over the company in his place. <br>EarthFed is inducted into the Coalition as a primary member in the hopes of quelling any future conflict. Recent war still hotly felt, though Earth still given significant independence in its own matters, much like other Coalition members <br>The Coalition re-brands into The Sol Interplanetary Coalition, and is trimmed down to a 4-member council system with one representing a piece of the system (Planetoids, Mars, Space Stations, Earth). Ties are unbroken, which begins the still-expanding list of frustrating compromises and failed legislation <br>EarthFed engineering teams and scientists are brought onto the formerly Coalition colony ship project, accelerating its construction
* EarthFed engineering teams and scientists are brought onto the formerly Coalition colony ship project, accelerating its construction
|-
2300
|2300
* SIC's first colony ship launches
|SIC's first colony ship launches
2307
|-
* Production and supply of cybernetics finally advances to the point where it becomes a guaranteed right of welfare. Latest, most advanced implants and cybernetics still confined to the rich
|2307
2310
|Production and supply of cybernetics finally advances to the point where it becomes a guaranteed right of welfare. Latest, most advanced implants and cybernetics still confined to the rich
* Cybersun software engineers forced to maintain firmware of oldest prosthetics after a successful class action lawsuit comprised of workers and veterans deals a massive blow to the company’s wealth. Nanotrasen lawyers pocket a significant portion of the common fund
|-
2322
|2310
* Independent physicists produce a single super-positioned atom stuck between no charge and extreme charge states, dubbed "supermatter", which fizzled out of existence nano-seconds after being created, too fast to be properly studied
|Cybersun software engineers forced to maintain firmware of oldest prosthetics after a successful class action lawsuit comprised of workers and veterans deals a massive blow to the company’s wealth. Nanotrasen lawyers pocket a significant portion of the common fund
 
|-
* Nanotrasen begins experiments on activating the core of Eris
|2322
2325
|Independent physicists produce a single super-positioned atom stuck between no charge and extreme charge states, dubbed "supermatter", which fizzled out of existence nano-seconds after being created, too fast to be properly studied <br>Nanotrasen begins experiments on activating the core of Eris
* Quentin Zandar dies of a cocaine overdose, with shareholders electing Julianni Deimi as the chairwoman of Nanotrasen.  
|-
2330
|2325
* The SIC Colony Ship fails to find any habitable planets, which goes radio-silent after a short time
|Quentin Zandar dies of a cocaine overdose, with shareholders electing Julianni Deimi as the chairwoman of Nanotrasen.  
2340
|-
* Nanotrasen’s terraformer fleet begins the longer process of fully terraforming Mars
|2330
2343
|The SIC Colony Ship fails to find any habitable planets, which goes radio-silent after a short time
* Second series of official sapient cloning experiments are undertaken by Vahlen Pharmaceutical, to a mild degree of success. Perfect genetic clones are made and developed at the same age of their donor, though clones are still mentally catatonic
|-
2350
|2340
* Limb-grower technology developed by Nanotrasen draws the ire of both Cybersun and Vahlen, planting some of the first seeds of what would later become the Syndicate
|Nanotrasen’s terraformer fleet begins the longer process of fully terraforming Mars
2354
|-
* The two sons of Gokul Thewara, Hanamugi and Amos, bitterly fight over inheritance to Donk Co. after the death of their father. The corporation is split into two, Donk Co. retaining banking and its iconic product, the DonkPocket, while the newly established Waffle Co. specializes in culinary goods, farming, and ranching, especially involving xeno organisms. The two companies begin to viciously compete in the realm of toys, treading on each other’s toes in any other field possible
|2343
2364
|Second series of official sapient cloning experiments are undertaken by Vahlen Pharmaceutical, to a mild degree of success. Perfect genetic clones are made and developed at the same age of their donor, though clones are still mentally catatonic
* Terraformation of Mars is mostly complete, though no true oceans can form due to the porousness of Martian rocks. Massive efforts to spread artificial ones continue.
|-
2371
|2350
* Nanotrasen acquires Sano-Waltfield Industries, the only other notable terraforming corporation, as a conglomerate, cementing their complete dominance of space exploration, colonization, and settlement
|Limb-grower technology developed by Nanotrasen draws the ire of both Cybersun and Vahlen, planting some of the first seeds of what would later become the Syndicate
2384
|-
* Nanotrasen probes bring back sizable portions of Plasma from the Val system, and brought onto the scientific ship NVS Grey Voyager to be tested
|2354
 
|The two sons of Gokul Thewara, Hanamugi and Amos, bitterly fight over inheritance to Donk Co. after the death of their father. The corporation is split into two, Donk Co. retaining banking and its iconic product, the DonkPocket, while the newly established Waffle Co. specializes in culinary goods, farming, and ranching, especially involving xeno organisms. The two companies begin to viciously compete in the realm of toys, treading on each other’s toes in any other field possible
* An incident takes place aboard not two months later, causing a plasma-fueled fire to melt through the ship’s innards. Responders to the incident scan it and discover sapient skeletons aboard: the former crew whose bodies have merged with the plasma. The newly dubbed “plasmamen” are taken into containment and public outcry breaks loose once their existence is leaked
|-
2385
|2364
* Julianna Deimi directs and oversees the production of the first plasmaman envirosuits, based off of experimental hardsuit designs. The remaining eleven plasmamen are released into Nanotrasen care
|Terraformation of Mars is mostly complete, though no true oceans can form due to the porousness of Martian rocks. Massive efforts to spread artificial ones continue.
2388
|-
* The SIC’s second Colony Ship project begins, funded and staffed almost exclusively by Nanotrasen and its personnel. Nanotrasen secretly smuggles military hardware aboard, labeled as construction supplies
|2371
2389  
|Nanotrasen acquires Sano-Waltfield Industries, the only other notable terraforming corporation, as a conglomerate, cementing their complete dominance of space exploration, colonization, and settlement
* Supermatter is recreated in a larger quantity, though its unwillingness to exist is found to be due to its hyper-structure; the super-positioned atoms that form it can't exist inside normal causality without collapsing out of it.
|-
 
|2384
* A device is developed by Nanotrasen after corporate espionage, to destabilize causality in a defined area. After offering to trade this for supermatter crystal production rights, Nanotrasen became the first company to produce a functional Supermatter Crystal, and implement it in a power-production role.
|Nanotrasen probes bring back sizable portions of Plasma from the Val system, and brought onto the scientific ship NVS Grey Voyager to be tested <br>An incident takes place aboard not two months later, causing a plasma-fueled fire to melt through the ship’s innards. Responders to the incident scan it and discover sapient skeletons aboard: the former crew whose bodies have merged with the plasma. The newly dubbed “plasmamen” are taken into containment and public outcry breaks loose once their existence is leaked
 
|-
* Using the technology to destabilize Causality, Nanotrasen discovers they can punch a tiny hole into some other unknown dimension, and bounce a signal through it to cover vast distances in a fraction of the time it would otherwise take. This “Subspace” transmission system is patented and sold to just about everyone who can pay for it.
|2385
2390
|Julianna Deimi directs and oversees the production of the first plasmaman envirosuits, based off of experimental hardsuit designs. The remaining eleven plasmamen are released into Nanotrasen care
* Second SIC colony ship leaves for the Val system
2388 <br>The SIC’s second Colony Ship project begins, funded and staffed almost exclusively by Nanotrasen and its personnel. Nanotrasen secretly smuggles military hardware aboard, labeled as construction supplies
|-
|2389  
|Supermatter is recreated in a larger quantity, though its unwillingness to exist is found to be due to its hyper-structure; the super-positioned atoms that form it can't exist inside normal causality without collapsing out of it. <br>A device is developed by Nanotrasen after corporate espionage, to destabilize causality in a defined area. After offering to trade this for supermatter crystal production rights, Nanotrasen became the first company to produce a functional Supermatter Crystal, and implement it in a power-production role. <br>Using the technology to destabilize Causality, Nanotrasen discovers they can punch a tiny hole into some other unknown dimension, and bounce a signal through it to cover vast distances in a fraction of the time it would otherwise take. This “Subspace” transmission system is patented and sold to just about everyone who can pay for it.
|-
|2390
|Second SIC colony ship leaves for the Val system
|}
== The Great Embarkment (2400 - 2436) ==
== The Great Embarkment (2400 - 2436) ==
2400
{| role="presentation" class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
* Collection and return of more Plasma fuels and reigns in the Great Embarkment, seeing humanity expand into the rest of Sol and send more several more ships on a long burn towards Val
| <strong>Timeline Events</strong>
2402
|-
* The SIC's colony ship arrived at the Val system and finds a dry, habitable world there, which was inhabited by medieval-era reptilian humanoids. The Sol Interplanetary Coalition gives the go-ahead for what they hoped would be a peaceful first contact with the vuulen, which quickly turns bloody
|2400
2403
|Collection and return of more Plasma fuels and reigns in the Great Embarkment, seeing humanity expand into the rest of Sol and send more several more ships on a long burn towards Val
* War with the vuulen ceases as puppet governments are established across Sangris, and humans begin to quickly develop and import their technology and goods onto the planet, utilizing lizard slave labor to quickly harvest what resources remained on the planet or to man hazardous positions
|-
2404
|2402
* Exploration of a strange set of alien ruins on the arctic planet of SLA-9 in the Val system marks the first discovery of the remnants of a now-dead civilization
|The SIC's colony ship arrived at the Val system and finds a dry, habitable world there, which was inhabited by medieval-era reptilian humanoids. The Sol Interplanetary Coalition gives the go-ahead for what they hoped would be a peaceful first contact with the vuulen, which quickly turns bloody
2405
|-
* Bluespace crystals are further researched, as Nanotrasen begins production of some of the first warp drives.
|2403
2406
|War with the vuulen ceases as puppet governments are established across Sangris, and humans begin to quickly develop and import their technology and goods onto the planet, utilizing lizard slave labor to quickly harvest what resources remained on the planet or to man hazardous positions
* A rise in the availability and usage of Plasma leads to continuous, spontaneous incidents of plasmafires, which result in the creation of more plasmamen over time
|-
2407
|2404
* Basic translations and inspection of highly advanced technology in the alien ruins on SLA-9 uncover the general existence of a wide-reaching civilization of insectoids that called themselves the Vxtrin. The discovery of how to harness a new substance known as bluespace inspires massive desire to seek out and find other remains of the Vxtvul Empire
|Exploration of a strange set of alien ruins on the arctic planet of SLA-9 in the Val system marks the first discovery of the remnants of a now-dead civilization
2409
|-
* Conflicts with space pirates become more prominent as space travel and expansion grows
|2405
2411
|Bluespace crystals are further researched, as Nanotrasen begins production of some of the first warp drives.
* A prominent Nanotrasen research vessel, the NVS Baxter, quickly cuts off communication after a bluespace jump on the outskirts of the Val system. SIC response finds a maniacal, hostile crew possessing abilities best described as magic. The blood cultists are ruthlessly put down by force, the few who lived being passed along into cells where they are observed and interrogated. A quick jailbreak forces the termination of the few left, though much information is gained about a supposed force known as the Geometer, or Nar'sie. An alarming number of personnel with exposure to the event report distressing nightmares and the constant sound of gears clicking in their head
|-
2414
|2406
* The Nanotrasen Extradimensional Affairs Division is created, focused on combatting the uncanny and magical
|A rise in the availability and usage of Plasma leads to continuous, spontaneous incidents of plasmafires, which result in the creation of more plasmamen over time
2419
|-
* Martian explorers discover another series of Vxtvul ruins on an otherwise unnotable dwarf planet on the fringes of Val which yields the secrets of Man-Machine Interface technology, which permits for the immortalization of a sapient brain in a machine which sustains and keeps it alive. It is quickly discovered that such a device can be connected to machines in surprising and horrifying ways
|2407
2420
|Basic translations and inspection of highly advanced technology in the alien ruins on SLA-9 uncover the general existence of a wide-reaching civilization of insectoids that called themselves the Vxtrin. The discovery of how to harness a new substance known as bluespace inspires massive desire to seek out and find other remains of the Vxtvul Empire
* Convicts from the Callisto penal mines are de-brained and installed into the first cyborg units by Nanotrasen scientists on Mars. Software instabilities and alien directives meant they were quickly shut down
|-
2421
|2409
* Vuulen grow to integrate more human culture into their mindsets. SIC policy toward the lizardpeople begins to grow more benign as alien-sympathetic politicians are elected in greater quantities
|Conflicts with space pirates become more prominent as space travel and expansion grows
 
|-
* The first Galactic Common lawset, designated Asimov, is successfully flashed onto the initial generation of cyborg units
|2411
2423
|A prominent Nanotrasen research vessel, the NVS Baxter, quickly cuts off communication after a bluespace jump on the outskirts of the Val system. SIC response finds a maniacal, hostile crew possessing abilities best described as magic. The blood cultists are ruthlessly put down by force, the few who lived being passed along into cells where they are observed and interrogated. A quick jailbreak forces the termination of the few left, though much information is gained about a supposed force known as the Geometer, or Nar'sie. An alarming number of personnel with exposure to the event report distressing nightmares and the constant sound of gears clicking in their head
* A set of different ruins primarily made of aged brass is found by independent explorers on the oceanic planet of EYS-44. Unable to access what they thought to be Vxtvul ruins, they rent out a first-generation cyborg. The unit is able to access the ruins, but turns on the crew after it enters into a chamber filled with drawings on the floor. After the cyborg is destroyed, the site is abandoned
|-
2424
|2414
* The Inquisition, a fanatical group that arises after news of the events of the NVS Baxter and EYS-44, throws meteors in a slingshot orbit at the brass structures on the aforementioned planet. Most of the planet's fauna dies in the resulting environmental shock, and the planet is rendered inhabitable. The individuals responsible are tried and sentenced permanently for their crimes against life. Cybersun quietly negotiates the de-braining of the guilty to become the first set of non-Nanotrasen cyborgs
|The Nanotrasen Extradimensional Affairs Division is created, focused on combatting the uncanny and magical
2429
|-
* Second generation of cyborg units is made, possessing far greater resistance to water, heat and electricity, as well as being less prone to errors or unpredictability
|2419
2431
|Martian explorers discover another series of Vxtvul ruins on an otherwise unnotable dwarf planet on the fringes of Val which yields the secrets of Man-Machine Interface technology, which permits for the immortalization of a sapient brain in a machine which sustains and keeps it alive. It is quickly discovered that such a device can be connected to machines in surprising and horrifying ways
* Indonesian colonists sponsored by Sano-Waltfield Industries land on the planet of Ur’lan and discover a Vxtvul factory that failed to register on sensors. The accidental re-activation of humanoid drones present within the factory leads to the discovery of the preterni
|-
 
|2420
* Nanotrasen obtains the colony rights at an exorbitant price and attempts to claim the preterni as property, which is denied. The SIC instead tries to negotiate with the preterni, hoping to utilize their familiarity with the ancient structures to discover more as well as understand the disappearance of the Vxtrin more
|Convicts from the Callisto penal mines are de-brained and installed into the first cyborg units by Nanotrasen scientists on Mars. Software instabilities and alien directives meant they were quickly shut down
 
|-
* The preternis people unite into the skeletal government known as the Remnants of Vxtvul
|2421
2434
|Vuulen grow to integrate more human culture into their mindsets. SIC policy toward the lizardpeople begins to grow more benign as alien-sympathetic politicians are elected in greater quantities <br>The first Galactic Common lawset, designated Asimov, is successfully flashed onto the initial generation of cyborg units
* A small firm by the name of Morpheus Cyberkinetics invents the posibrain, a digital image and effective copy of the human brain
|-
 
|2423
* The first Integrated Posibrain Chassis is created, representing the first full synthetic that possesses free will
|A set of different ruins primarily made of aged brass is found by independent explorers on the oceanic planet of EYS-44. Unable to access what they thought to be Vxtvul ruins, they rent out a first-generation cyborg. The unit is able to access the ruins, but turns on the crew after it enters into a chamber filled with drawings on the floor. After the cyborg is destroyed, the site is abandoned
2435
|-
* Cybersun Industries acquires Morpheus Cyberkinetics as a subsidiary, the latter rebranding as Bishop Cyberkinetics
|2424
2436
|The Inquisition, a fanatical group that arises after news of the events of the NVS Baxter and EYS-44, throws meteors in a slingshot orbit at the brass structures on the aforementioned planet. Most of the planet's fauna dies in the resulting environmental shock, and the planet is rendered inhabitable. The individuals responsible are tried and sentenced permanently for their crimes against life. Cybersun quietly negotiates the de-braining of the guilty to become the first set of non-Nanotrasen cyborgs
* Nanotrasen produces its own version of the posibrain, which prompts a lawsuit from Cybersun. The basis of intellectual theft is denied
|-
 
|2429
* Illegal squatters on the world of DWG-6 discover strange eggs in a derelict, gem-encrusted ruin on the world
|Second generation of cyborg units is made, possessing far greater resistance to water, heat and electricity, as well as being less prone to errors or unpredictability
|-
|2431
|Indonesian colonists sponsored by Sano-Waltfield Industries land on the planet of Ur’lan and discover a Vxtvul factory that failed to register on sensors. The accidental re-activation of humanoid drones present within the factory leads to the discovery of the preterni <br>Nanotrasen obtains the colony rights at an exorbitant price and attempts to claim the preterni as property, which is denied. The SIC instead tries to negotiate with the preterni, hoping to utilize their familiarity with the ancient structures to discover more as well as understand the disappearance of the Vxtrin more <br>The preternis people unite into the skeletal government known as the Remnants of Vxtvul
|-
|2434
|A small firm by the name of Morpheus Cyberkinetics invents the posibrain, a digital image and effective copy of the human brain <br>The first Integrated Posibrain Chassis is created, representing the first full synthetic that possesses free will
|-
|2435
|Cybersun Industries acquires Morpheus Cyberkinetics as a subsidiary, the latter rebranding as Bishop Cyberkinetics
|-
|2436
|Nanotrasen produces its own version of the posibrain, which prompts a lawsuit from Cybersun. The basis of intellectual theft is denied <br>Illegal squatters on the world of DWG-6 discover strange eggs in a derelict, gem-encrusted ruin on the world
|}
== Corporate Escalation and Alien Diplomacy (2437 - 2512) ==
== Corporate Escalation and Alien Diplomacy (2437 - 2512) ==
2437
{| role="presentation" class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
* The Syndicate, a corporate cartel formed to oppose Nanotrasen’s dominance, is organized by Cybersun Industries. Its initial members also include Donk Co, Waffle Co, and a variety of several other, smaller corporations
| <strong>Timeline Events</strong>
2439
|-
* Official Ceres settlers sponsored by Sano-Waltfield land and immediately attempt to evacuate from DWG-6, only a sole survivor escaping to submit a hostile xenobiology report
|2437
2440
|The Syndicate, a corporate cartel formed to oppose Nanotrasen’s dominance, is organized by Cybersun Industries. Its initial members also include Donk Co, Waffle Co, and a variety of several other, smaller corporations
* Several debriefings and planetary drones confirm first contact with the infamous xenomorph threat on DWG-6
|-
 
|2439
* Capture of certain xenomorph subjects begins, in the hopes of making a xenomorph hybrid that can be domesticated and exploited
|Official Ceres settlers sponsored by Sano-Waltfield land and immediately attempt to evacuate from DWG-6, only a sole survivor escaping to submit a hostile xenobiology report
2442
|-
* The existence of a xenomorph hivemind is discovered
|2440
2443
|Several debriefings and planetary drones confirm first contact with the infamous xenomorph threat on DWG-6 <br>Capture of certain xenomorph subjects begins, in the hopes of making a xenomorph hybrid that can be domesticated and exploited
* Experimentation involving human-xenomorph hybrids begins, the first batch violent and unpredictable, though able to exist for prolonged periods with DNA instability and failure
|-
2458
|2442
* Second generation of human-xenomorph hybrids yields sentience in the “polysmorphs”
|The existence of a xenomorph hivemind is discovered
2460
|-
* Sano-Waltfield begins to create and maintain several polysmorph colonies to study and foster socialization
|2443
2461
|Experimentation involving human-xenomorph hybrids begins, the first batch violent and unpredictable, though able to exist for prolonged periods with DNA instability and failure
* Julianna Deimi finally passes from old age at 171 years old, marking the end of Nanotrasen’s golden age. Her great-great-great grandchild, Theo, resigns from heading the British Commonwealth’s central bank to fill the vacancy. Their transition to CEO is fraught with accusations of nepotism
|-
2463
|2458
* Slavery on Sangris is outlawed and vuulen are permitted to obtain citizenship in the SIC
|Second generation of human-xenomorph hybrids yields sentience in the “polysmorphs”
 
|-
* An SIC probe makes contact with an unknown alien probe in Alpha Centauri, utilizing new Subspace transmission to quickly relay the ping back to Sol
|2460
2465
|Sano-Waltfield begins to create and maintain several polysmorph colonies to study and foster socialization
* Contact with the owners of the alien probe is made: the ex’hau, moth-like humanoids who primarily reside in the Deria system beyond Alpha Centauri
|-
* The ex’hau also introduce humanity to the ethereal people, who mostly occupy the Elix system adjacent to Deria. The strange light-people quickly become a typical example of the potential benignness of xeno life, thanks to their general friendliness and openness to trade of goods and ideas
|2461
2467
|Julianna Deimi finally passes from old age at 171 years old, marking the end of Nanotrasen’s golden age. Her great-great-great grandchild, Theo, resigns from heading the British Commonwealth’s central bank to fill the vacancy. Their transition to CEO is fraught with accusations of nepotism
* The introduction of more and more earthsblood to SIC markets yields a massive boost in universal health. Average lifespan increases to 80
|-
2469
|2463
* A marked split in the SIC military occurs, certain fringe members deserting and taking sizable portions of military hardware with them to form the mercenary group known as the Gorlex Mauraders. The terrorist-labeled group quickly becomes known for excessive brutality and force in several accounts of theft, sabotage, and murder
|Slavery on Sangris is outlawed and vuulen are permitted to obtain citizenship in the SIC <br>An SIC probe makes contact with an unknown alien probe in Alpha Centauri, utilizing new Subspace transmission to quickly relay the ping back to Sol
2471
|-
* Several cases of corporate espionage by both Nanotrasen and the Syndicate are brought before SIC courts, neither side levying a victory over the other
|2465
2478
|Contact with the owners of the alien probe is made: the ex’hau, moth-like humanoids who primarily reside in the Deria system beyond Alpha Centauri <br>The ex’hau also introduce humanity to the ethereal people, who mostly occupy the Elix system adjacent to Deria. The strange light-people quickly become a typical example of the potential benignness of xeno life, thanks to their general friendliness and openness to trade of goods and ideas
* The Gorlex Marauders are quietly offered permanent patronage from the Syndicate after the scuttling of a prominent Nanotrasen research vessel
|-
2479
|2467
* A paramilitary branch of Nanotrasen employees is created due to the failure of the SIC to protect their interests. The Emergency Response Teams draw upon Coalition veterans, prominent security personnel, and well-disciplined criminals
|The introduction of more and more earthsblood to SIC markets yields a massive boost in universal health. Average lifespan increases to 80
2489
|-
* The first habituation station, designed to integrate vuulen more deeply into human culture, is built in an orbit around Sangris. It is primarily sponsored by Vahlen Pharmaceuticals, designed to churn out those who can pursue post-secondary education in medical fields
|2469
* The second generation of IPCs is released, possessing superior firmware and external ability
|A marked split in the SIC military occurs, certain fringe members deserting and taking sizable portions of military hardware with them to form the mercenary group known as the Gorlex Mauraders. The terrorist-labeled group quickly becomes known for excessive brutality and force in several accounts of theft, sabotage, and murder
2491
|-
* A group of IPCs produced by Hephaestus Industries subverts and steals a handful of cyborg unit before going on to create the terrorist group known as S.E.L.F.
|2471
* Significant regulation and degrading of IPC units quickly enters into effect. MK.2 IPCs become functionally identical to the first generation due to the strict requirements
|Several cases of corporate espionage by both Nanotrasen and the Syndicate are brought before SIC courts, neither side levying a victory over the other
2495
|-
* Professional Syndicate brainwashers devise a way to project radical anti-corporate beliefs onto anyone given a specific frequency of rapid-image exposure. ERTs are sent to mop up the brainwashed employees that remain at several stations that fall to this technique
|2478
2497
|The Gorlex Marauders are quietly offered permanent patronage from the Syndicate after the scuttling of a prominent Nanotrasen research vessel
* Polysmorphs begin to learn Galactic Common
|-
* Sano-Waltfield realizes the massive failure of their project, and moves to cut off support to polysmorph colonies and production
|2479
2498
|A paramilitary branch of Nanotrasen employees is created due to the failure of the SIC to protect their interests. The Emergency Response Teams draw upon Coalition veterans, prominent security personnel, and well-disciplined criminals
* Nanotrasen steps in and purchases the remaining polysmorph colonies, inducting those functional enough into their public work force under a keen eye. Dysfunctional ones quietly are moved to illegal worksites
|-
* The SIC begrudgingly passes legislation to permit the housing and sentient treatment of polysmorphs within its borders
|2489
2499
|The first habituation station, designed to integrate vuulen more deeply into human culture, is built in an orbit around Sangris. It is primarily sponsored by Vahlen Pharmaceuticals, designed to churn out those who can pursue post-secondary education in medical fields <br>The second generation of IPCs is released, possessing superior firmware and external ability
* The classified Deathsquad program begins under the strict directive of Theo Deimi, designed in the case of mass employee insubordination
|-
2500
|2491
* Concerns about Nanotrasen’s official corporate military fizzle out in rigged courts
|A group of IPCs produced by Hephaestus Industries subverts and steals a handful of cyborg unit before going on to create the terrorist group known as S.E.L.F. <br>Significant regulation and degrading of IPC units quickly enters into effect. MK.2 IPCs become functionally identical to the first generation due to the strict requirements
2503
|-
* The Universal Recorder is invented by Cybersun Industries, working on advanced heuristic algorithms and miniaturized neural-net processing, though nothing capable of being referred to as “intelligent” in the least
|2495
2504
|Professional Syndicate brainwashers devise a way to project radical anti-corporate beliefs onto anyone given a specific frequency of rapid-image exposure. ERTs are sent to mop up the brainwashed employees that remain at several stations that fall to this technique
* A secret military experiment that created androids capable of human disguise known as synths goes poorly, causing the few that were created to escape into deep space
|-
2506
|2497
* The first pulse weapon is developed in a Nanotrasen lab, featuring a ludicrous battery and the most powerful energy projectile known to humanity
|Polysmorphs begin to learn Galactic Common <br>Sano-Waltfield realizes the massive failure of their project, and moves to cut off support to polysmorph colonies and production
2508
|-
* Drug and therapy treatments for humans whose development suffered from growing up in low-g environments is adopted by the ex’hau, permitting some to work or reside on stations that include artificial gravity or planets with greater than 0.6 g’s
|2498
2511
|Nanotrasen steps in and purchases the remaining polysmorph colonies, inducting those functional enough into their public work force under a keen eye. Dysfunctional ones quietly are moved to illegal worksites <br>The SIC begrudgingly passes legislation to permit the housing and sentient treatment of polysmorphs within its borders
* A Sano-Waltfield Industries drone sent to explore a habitable planet in the Creo system adjacent to Val is shot down. Contact is made with a highly-aggressive species of plant people and their government, the Gukdem Confederacy
|-
2512
|2499
* Limited trade between the SIC and Confederacy is established above Mulvoda, with rights of passage agreed upon, too. Human documentation of the phytosian people is limited and scarce, while phytosians and lazarupela vitalis, the plant that creates phytosians, spread rapidly throughout SIC space
|The classified Deathsquad program begins under the strict directive of Theo Deimi, designed in the case of mass employee insubordination
|-
|2500
|Concerns about Nanotrasen’s official corporate military fizzle out in rigged courts
|-
|2503
|The Universal Recorder is invented by Cybersun Industries, working on advanced heuristic algorithms and miniaturized neural-net processing, though nothing capable of being referred to as “intelligent” in the least
|-
|2504
|A secret military experiment that created androids capable of human disguise known as synths goes poorly, causing the few that were created to escape into deep space
|-
|2506
|The first pulse weapon is developed in a Nanotrasen lab, featuring a ludicrous battery and the most powerful energy projectile known to humanity
|-
|2508
|Drug and therapy treatments for humans whose development suffered from growing up in low-g environments is adopted by the ex’hau, permitting some to work or reside on stations that include artificial gravity or planets with greater than 0.6 g’s
|-
|2511
|A Sano-Waltfield Industries drone sent to explore a habitable planet in the Creo system adjacent to Val is shot down. Contact is made with a highly-aggressive species of plant people and their government, the Gukdem Confederacy
|-
|2512
|Limited trade between the SIC and Confederacy is established above Mulvoda, with rights of passage agreed upon, too. Human documentation of the phytosian people is limited and scarce, while phytosians and lazarupela vitalis, the plant that creates phytosians, spread rapidly throughout SIC space
|}
== Decline and Decentralization (2513 - Present) ==
== Decline and Decentralization (2513 - Present) ==
2513
{| role="presentation" class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
* The military branch of the SIC sees its lowest enlistment numbers in centuries. National militaries, on the other hand, are maintained at expected ratios
| <strong>Timeline Events</strong>
2514
|-
* Inexplainable disappearance rates of ethereal ships begin to alarmingly increase. Concerns raised with various ex’hai powers and the SIC are ignored
|2513
* The first prototype of a mindshield is devised, utilizing a mixture of nano-chemical injectors and control-response stimuli latent in the brain in order to prevent typical subversion and rewriting of cognitive pathways via mind-altering effects. The invention drastically reduces the rate of cultist and revolutionary incursions into Nanotrasen workplaces
|The military branch of the SIC sees its lowest enlistment numbers in centuries. National militaries, on the other hand, are maintained at expected ratios
2517
|-
* Space Station 13 is established by Nanotrasen on the outskirts of the Val system, focused on researching potential uses of plasma and bluespace technologies, often combined. Its products address all aspects of life in space, from civilian engineering to military weaponry
|2514
|Inexplainable disappearance rates of ethereal ships begin to alarmingly increase. Concerns raised with various ex’hai powers and the SIC are ignored <br>The first prototype of a mindshield is devised, utilizing a mixture of nano-chemical injectors and control-response stimuli latent in the brain in order to prevent typical subversion and rewriting of cognitive pathways via mind-altering effects. The invention drastically reduces the rate of cultist and revolutionary incursions into Nanotrasen workplaces
|-
|2517
|Space Station 13 is established by Nanotrasen on the outskirts of the Val system, focused on researching potential uses of plasma and bluespace technologies, often combined. Its products address all aspects of life in space, from civilian engineering to military weaponry
|}
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