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

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)

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
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)

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
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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