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| − | = | + | =TWHON Era: ??? to ???= |
| − | = | + | * According to what evidence exists in the recovered records of the [[Species:Ancients|Ancients A and Ancients B]] species, [[Species:Those who have only names|Those Who Have Only Names]] were a group predating the Ancients, with some degree of interaction or legacy involvement with all Ancient species. |
| − | + | =Ancient Era ??? to ~2 Million BCE= | |
| − | =Inheritor Era= | + | * '''Several Million Years''' BCE |
| − | * "[[History and Timeline:Icarus Age|Icarus Age]]" ([[Species: | + | :Ancients A, B expand throughout this region of the galaxy, interact with at least 4-6 other groups of similar developmental level |
| − | * Second generation colonies launched ([[Species:Humanity|Human]] space) | + | * ~'''2 Million Years''' BCE |
| − | + | :Widespread cataclysms: | |
| − | + | ::''Abandonment of Ancient research labs on Uln homeworld'' | |
| − | + | ::''Evidence of interspecies warfare among Ancients'' | |
| − | + | ::''Slag worlds and planetary debris fields formed'' | |
| − | * [[Species:Humanity|Humans]] begin forays into [[Terminology:Jump|jump technology]] | + | ::''Evidence suggesting that all Ancient species were rendered defunct over a very short period of time'' |
| − | * [[Terminology:Artificial Intelligence#The_Nano-Plague|Nano-Plague]] activates | + | =Inheritor Era ~2 Million BCE to present (3276 CE at beginning of "''Upon the Coldest Sea''")= |
| − | + | * '''~960,000 to ~830,000''' BCE | |
| − | + | :[[Species:Alphan|Alphan]]/[[Species:Betan|Betan]] sublight expansion | |
| − | + | :Conflict between Alphan and Betan species leads to development of FTL technology | |
| − | + | :Both [[Species:Alphan|Alphan]] and [[Species:Betan|Betan]] species rendered extinct due to conflict with [[Terminology:Nano-Plague|Nano-Plague]] | |
| − | + | * '''~100,000''' BCE | |
| − | * "[[History and Timeline:Reconstruction period|Reconstruction period]]" begins | + | :Rlaan Workers and Defenders speciate |
| − | + | * '''~13,000-11,000''' BCE | |
| − | + | :Humans develop agriculture | |
| − | + | * '''9783''' BCE | |
| − | * [[Terminology:SPEC (-drive)|SPEC drive]] invented | + | :Rlaan writing system formalized across entire planet |
| − | + | :Rlaan Assembly formed | |
| − | + | =="[[History and Timeline:Icarus Age|Icarus Age]]" begins (11th Century BCE)== | |
| − | * "[[History and Timeline:Exploration period|Exploration period]]" begins | + | * '''11th Century''' BCE |
| − | * First Contact: [[Faction:Unadorned|Unadorned]] discover [[Species:Mishtali|Mishtali]] | + | :Rlaan begin sublight expansion |
| − | + | * '''1st Century''' BCE | |
| − | + | :Aera begin clearing forests to create agricultural land | |
| − | + | * '''3rd Century''' CE | |
| − | + | :Rlaan research into FTL re-activates Nano-Plague | |
| − | + | :Rlaan expansion halted as Rlaan recover from Nano-Plague | |
| − | + | * '''5th Century''' CE | |
| − | + | :Uln reach Sul-Gatwa High Castle | |
| − | + | :Gatwa dynasty cements Ulnish supremacy | |
| − | + | * '''15th Century''' CE | |
| − | + | :Rlaan finish consolidating post Nano-Plague recovery, reintegrating surviving colony worlds back into the Rlaan Assembly | |
| − | + | :Rlaan encounter the [[Species:Saahasayaay|Saahasayaay]] homeworld | |
| − | * Surviving Light-Bearers turned over to [Faction:Klk'k|Klk'k]], Space-Born, and [[Species:Shmrn|Shmrn]] custody. | + | :New Rlaan Assembly expansion policies instituted, including stringent requirements for core-system development before expansion |
| − | + | * '''18th Century''' CE | |
| − | + | :Uln begin sublight expansion | |
| − | + | :Negative Rlaan experiences with Saahasayaay lead them to concentrate on the construction of designer species from pre-sapients, including the [[Species:Lmpl|Lmpl]] and [[Species:Nuhln|Nuhln]], rather than relying on encountering useful sapients. | |
| − | + | *'''23rd Century''' CE | |
| − | + | :Death-throws of the nation-states on Earth | |
| − | + | :Increasingly cemented meme-groups | |
| − | + | :Humans begin sublight expansion | |
| − | + | :Origins of the [[Faction:Forsaken|Forsaken]] | |
| − | + | *'''25th Century''' CE | |
| + | : Second generation colonies launched ([[Species:Humanity|Human]] space) | ||
| + | : Massive construction projects common ([[Species:Humanity|Human]] space) | ||
| + | :: ''[[Specific installation:Cherryh station|Cherryh station]]'' | ||
| + | :: ''[[Specific installation:Hephaestus|Hephaestus]]'' | ||
| + | :: {{Fixme}} MORE EXAMPLES TO COME LATER | ||
| + | *'''26th Century''' CE | ||
| + | :[[Species:Humanity|Humans]] begin forays into [[Terminology:Jump|jump technology]], in particular, the [[Faction:Unadorned|Unadorned]] and [[Faction:Andolian|Andolians]] | ||
| + | *'''27th-28th Century''' CE | ||
| + | :[[Terminology:Artificial Intelligence#The_Nano-Plague|Nano-Plague]] activates in Human space | ||
| + | :Collapse of [[Terminology:Artificial Intelligence|nanite]]-based technologies in [[Species:Humanity|Human]] space | ||
| + | :[[Species:Humanity|Human]] societies stabilize, having adapted or failed. | ||
| + | :"[[Faction:Interstellar Church of True Form's Return|Interstellar Church of True Form's Return]]" founded | ||
| + | "[[History and Timeline:Icarus Age|Icarus Age]]" '''ENDS''' | ||
| + | =="[[History and Timeline:Diamond Dust Age|Diamond Dust Age]]" begins (28th Century CE) == | ||
| + | * "[[History and Timeline:Reconstruction period|Reconstruction period]]" begins | ||
| + | : Beginnings of [[Species:Humanity|human]] interstellar economy. | ||
| + | : Initial formation of [[Faction:Interstellar Shipping and Mercantile Guild|Merchant Cartels]] | ||
| + | : Displacement of [[Faction:Forsaken|Forsaken]] by FTL claim-jumpers begins. | ||
| + | *'''29th Century''' CE | ||
| + | :[[Terminology:SPEC (-drive)|SPEC drive]] invented by Emilio Sofono | ||
| + | :Displacement of [[Faction:Forsaken|Forsaken]] accelerates. | ||
| + | :"[[History and Timeline:Reconstruction period|Reconstruction period]]" ends | ||
| + | * "[[History and Timeline:Exploration period|Exploration period]]" begins | ||
| + | *'''30th Century''' CE | ||
| + | :First Contact (for humans): [[Faction:Unadorned|Unadorned]] discover [[Species:Mishtali|Mishtali]] | ||
| + | :Joint [[Faction:Shaper|Shaper]]/Light-Bearer venture discovers ancestors of [[Species:Dgn|Dgn]] and [[Species:Shmrn|Shmrn]] in system dubbed "[[History and Timeline:Beckett's Murky Venture|Beckett's Murky Venture]]". | ||
| + | :Light-Bearers discover [[Terminology:Ktah|Ktah]] | ||
| + | :Light-Bearers occupy [[Terminology:Ktah|Ktah]] | ||
| + | :[[Faction:Andolian|Andolians]] discover [[Terminology:Ktah|Ktah]] | ||
| + | :First [[Species:Humanity|human]] interstellar conflict (later dubbed "[[History and Timeline:The Fraternal War|The Fraternal War]]") begins | ||
| + | :Hoshino uprising, Light-Bearer presence on [[Terminology:Ktah|Ktah]] neutralized, [[Terminology:Nuclear Weapons|nuclear retaliation]] kills over 1 billion [[Species:Klk'k|Klk'k]]. | ||
| + | :[[Faction:Andolian|Andolians]] liberate [[Terminology:Ktah|Ktah]] system | ||
| + | :"[[History and Timeline:Ktah restoration project|Ktah restoration project]]" begins | ||
| + | :[[Faction:Andolian|Andolians]] reveal Light-Bearers' Space-Born project, muting Light-Bearer support from other factions | ||
| + | : Widespread ramp up of space-based military assets begins ([[Species:Humanity|Human]] space) | ||
| + | : [[Faction:Andolian|Andolians]] systematically debilitate Light-Bearer faction, liberating Space-Born and [[Species:Shmrn|Shmrn]]. Andolians now responsible for more [[Species:Humanity|human]] deaths than any other group in [[Species:Humanity|human]] history. | ||
| + | *'''30th-31st Century''' CE | ||
| + | :Surviving Light-Bearers turned over to [[Faction:Klk'k|Klk'k]], Space-Born, and [[Species:Shmrn|Shmrn]] custody. | ||
| + | :Light-Bearer meme-group rendered defunct | ||
| + | :[[Faction:Andolian|Andolians]] cede control of several former Light-Bearer colonies to other factions, primarily [[Faction:Shaper|Shapers]] as compensation for lost investements. | ||
| + | :Independent [[Species:Shmrn|Shmrn]] colonization effort begins. | ||
| + | :"[[Faction:Andolian Protectorate|Andolian Protectorate]]" established as entity in control of [[Faction:Andolian|Andolian]] and [[Faction:Klk'k|Klk'k]] affairs | ||
| + | :Diplomatic talks concerning the formation of "Confederation of Inhabited Worlds" begin | ||
| + | :[[Faction:League of Independent Human Worlds|League of Independent Human Worlds (LIHW)]] formed | ||
| + | :"[[History and Timeline:Exploration period|Exploration period]]" ends | ||
| + | "[[History and Timeline:Diamond Dust Age|Diamond Dust Age]]" '''ENDS''' | ||
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| + | =="[[History and Timeline:Confederation Age|Confederation Age]]" begins (31st Century CE)== | ||
* "[[History and Timeline:Paranoid Avarice|Paranoid Avarice period]]" begins ([[Species:Humanity|Human]] space) | * "[[History and Timeline:Paranoid Avarice|Paranoid Avarice period]]" begins ([[Species:Humanity|Human]] space) | ||
| − | + | :Independent [[Species:Humanity|human]] meme-groups aggressively absorbed by larger meme-groups. | |
| + | :Andolians discover Purth, begin redesigning them | ||
| + | :Aera encounter Bzbr, become increasingly worried about potentially abundant sentient species | ||
* "[[Faction:Confederation of Inhabited Worlds|Confederation of Inhabited Worlds]]" formed | * "[[Faction:Confederation of Inhabited Worlds|Confederation of Inhabited Worlds]]" formed | ||
| − | + | : Internal conflicts abate. Military buildups continue due to increased assessments of risk from potential alien sapients. | |
| + | * (MORE PRECISE TIME-GOES-HERE) | ||
| + | :Rlaan encounter Uln | ||
| + | * (MORE PRECISE TIME-GOES-HERE) | ||
| + | :Humans (specifically Shapers) encounter Rlaan | ||
| + | * (MORE PRECISE TIME-GOES-HERE) | ||
| + | :Aera encounter Uln | ||
| + | * (MORE PRECISE TIME-GOES-HERE) | ||
| + | :Aera/Humans/Rlaan/Uln expand to each others' borders | ||
| + | * (MORE PRECISE TIME-GOES-HERE) | ||
| + | :Aera colony passage negotiations fail | ||
| + | * (MORE PRECISE TIME-GOES-HERE) | ||
| + | :Aera attempt to sneak convoy through Rlaan space | ||
| + | :Aeran convoy destroys Rlaan civilian vessels | ||
| + | * (MORE PRECISE TIME-GOES-HERE) | ||
| + | :Aera-Rlaan war | ||
| + | * (MORE PRECISE TIME-GOES-HERE) | ||
| + | :Aera-Rlaan cease-fire | ||
| + | * 3276 CE | ||
| + | :Aera invade Forsaken space | ||
| + | :Confederation grudgingly mobilizes to support Forsaken | ||
| + | :Aera/Confederation enter into a state of war | ||
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| + | {{Fixme}} MORE CONTENT GOES ON THIS PAGE | ||
| − | + | =See Also= | |
| + | The History of [[History and Timeline:First Contacts|First Contacts]] | ||
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TWHON Era: ??? to ???
- According to what evidence exists in the recovered records of the Ancients A and Ancients B species, Those Who Have Only Names were a group predating the Ancients, with some degree of interaction or legacy involvement with all Ancient species.
Ancient Era ??? to ~2 Million BCE
- Several Million Years BCE
- Ancients A, B expand throughout this region of the galaxy, interact with at least 4-6 other groups of similar developmental level
- ~2 Million Years BCE
- Widespread cataclysms:
- Abandonment of Ancient research labs on Uln homeworld
- Evidence of interspecies warfare among Ancients
- Slag worlds and planetary debris fields formed
- Evidence suggesting that all Ancient species were rendered defunct over a very short period of time
Inheritor Era ~2 Million BCE to present (3276 CE at beginning of "Upon the Coldest Sea")
- ~960,000 to ~830,000 BCE
- Alphan/Betan sublight expansion
- Conflict between Alphan and Betan species leads to development of FTL technology
- Both Alphan and Betan species rendered extinct due to conflict with Nano-Plague
- ~100,000 BCE
- Rlaan Workers and Defenders speciate
- ~13,000-11,000 BCE
- Humans develop agriculture
- 9783 BCE
- Rlaan writing system formalized across entire planet
- Rlaan Assembly formed
"Icarus Age" begins (11th Century BCE)
- 11th Century BCE
- Rlaan begin sublight expansion
- 1st Century BCE
- Aera begin clearing forests to create agricultural land
- 3rd Century CE
- Rlaan research into FTL re-activates Nano-Plague
- Rlaan expansion halted as Rlaan recover from Nano-Plague
- 5th Century CE
- Uln reach Sul-Gatwa High Castle
- Gatwa dynasty cements Ulnish supremacy
- 15th Century CE
- Rlaan finish consolidating post Nano-Plague recovery, reintegrating surviving colony worlds back into the Rlaan Assembly
- Rlaan encounter the Saahasayaay homeworld
- New Rlaan Assembly expansion policies instituted, including stringent requirements for core-system development before expansion
- 18th Century CE
- Uln begin sublight expansion
- Negative Rlaan experiences with Saahasayaay lead them to concentrate on the construction of designer species from pre-sapients, including the Lmpl and Nuhln, rather than relying on encountering useful sapients.
- 23rd Century CE
- Death-throws of the nation-states on Earth
- Increasingly cemented meme-groups
- Humans begin sublight expansion
- Origins of the Forsaken
- 25th Century CE
- Second generation colonies launched (Human space)
- Massive construction projects common (Human space)
- Cherryh station
- Hephaestus
- FIXME MORE EXAMPLES TO COME LATER
- 26th Century CE
- Humans begin forays into jump technology, in particular, the Unadorned and Andolians
- 27th-28th Century CE
- Nano-Plague activates in Human space
- Collapse of nanite-based technologies in Human space
- Human societies stabilize, having adapted or failed.
- "Interstellar Church of True Form's Return" founded
"Icarus Age" ENDS
"Diamond Dust Age" begins (28th Century CE)
- "Reconstruction period" begins
- Beginnings of human interstellar economy.
- Initial formation of Merchant Cartels
- Displacement of Forsaken by FTL claim-jumpers begins.
- 29th Century CE
- SPEC drive invented by Emilio Sofono
- Displacement of Forsaken accelerates.
- "Reconstruction period" ends
- "Exploration period" begins
- 30th Century CE
- First Contact (for humans): Unadorned discover Mishtali
- Joint Shaper/Light-Bearer venture discovers ancestors of Dgn and Shmrn in system dubbed "Beckett's Murky Venture".
- Light-Bearers discover Ktah
- Light-Bearers occupy Ktah
- Andolians discover Ktah
- First human interstellar conflict (later dubbed "The Fraternal War") begins
- Hoshino uprising, Light-Bearer presence on Ktah neutralized, nuclear retaliation kills over 1 billion Klk'k.
- Andolians liberate Ktah system
- "Ktah restoration project" begins
- Andolians reveal Light-Bearers' Space-Born project, muting Light-Bearer support from other factions
- Widespread ramp up of space-based military assets begins (Human space)
- Andolians systematically debilitate Light-Bearer faction, liberating Space-Born and Shmrn. Andolians now responsible for more human deaths than any other group in human history.
- 30th-31st Century CE
- Surviving Light-Bearers turned over to Klk'k, Space-Born, and Shmrn custody.
- Light-Bearer meme-group rendered defunct
- Andolians cede control of several former Light-Bearer colonies to other factions, primarily Shapers as compensation for lost investements.
- Independent Shmrn colonization effort begins.
- "Andolian Protectorate" established as entity in control of Andolian and Klk'k affairs
- Diplomatic talks concerning the formation of "Confederation of Inhabited Worlds" begin
- League of Independent Human Worlds (LIHW) formed
- "Exploration period" ends
"Diamond Dust Age" ENDS
"Confederation Age" begins (31st Century CE)
- "Paranoid Avarice period" begins (Human space)
- Independent human meme-groups aggressively absorbed by larger meme-groups.
- Andolians discover Purth, begin redesigning them
- Aera encounter Bzbr, become increasingly worried about potentially abundant sentient species
- "Confederation of Inhabited Worlds" formed
- Internal conflicts abate. Military buildups continue due to increased assessments of risk from potential alien sapients.
- (MORE PRECISE TIME-GOES-HERE)
- Rlaan encounter Uln
- (MORE PRECISE TIME-GOES-HERE)
- Humans (specifically Shapers) encounter Rlaan
- (MORE PRECISE TIME-GOES-HERE)
- Aera encounter Uln
- (MORE PRECISE TIME-GOES-HERE)
- Aera/Humans/Rlaan/Uln expand to each others' borders
- (MORE PRECISE TIME-GOES-HERE)
- Aera colony passage negotiations fail
- (MORE PRECISE TIME-GOES-HERE)
- Aera attempt to sneak convoy through Rlaan space
- Aeran convoy destroys Rlaan civilian vessels
- (MORE PRECISE TIME-GOES-HERE)
- Aera-Rlaan war
- (MORE PRECISE TIME-GOES-HERE)
- Aera-Rlaan cease-fire
- 3276 CE
- Aera invade Forsaken space
- Confederation grudgingly mobilizes to support Forsaken
- Aera/Confederation enter into a state of war
FIXME MORE CONTENT GOES ON THIS PAGE
See Also
The History of First Contacts
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