Lore:Timeline
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A timeline of known events.
- 2050—Humans arrive on Mars.
- Circa 2100—Humans begin living in space.
- 2138-Dr Victor Aiza at NASA completes the first prototype Grav Drive. NASA and Nova Galactic begin collaboration on Project Prism.
- 2141-First manned faster-than-light jump.
- 2156—Humans arrive in Alpha Centauri.
- 2159—The United Colonies are established.
- 2160—New Atlantis is founded.
- 2161—New Atlantis becomes the capital of the United Colonies. The United Colonies issues the Centaurus Proclamation, opening the frontier to independent settlers.
- 2167—Cheyenne is settled. Akila City is its first settlement, founded by Solomon Coe.
- 2188—Chronomark is founded.[1]
- 2189—The Freestar Collective is founded by an alliance between Cheyenne and Volii.
- 2190-The colony ship Archimedes departs for deep space from Mars orbit. Contact is lost during its voyage.
- 2191-The Archimedes arrives in the previously uncharted Kavnyk system. A passenger named Jinan Va'ruun claims to have encountered something during the final grav jump, which he later reveals to be the Great Serpent. He slowly gains a devoted following.
- 2193-Colonization of Kavnyk I-b is underway, with Jinan Va'ruun leading the effort instead of the intended Colonial Council. He names the newly founded capital city Dazra. In gratitude, the people rename their moon Va'ruun'kai.
- 2194—The star station the Clinic is placed in orbit of Deepala in the Narion system by UC. The local population asks for its removal, which UC refuses to do. In response to this threat, the people of Narion join the FC.
- 2195—FC mobilizes to protect Narion from UC.
- 2196—FC and UC both deploy fleets to Narion, starting the Narion War.
- 2197-The Kavnyk Colonial Council disbands, placing full control into Jinan Va'ruun's hands. He begins restructuring society, grouping families into noble houses - Ma'leen, Ka'dic, and others - under his leadership.
- 2200-Any pretense of separation of church and state within House Va'ruun is banished. All serve the Great Serpent.
- 2203—Earth becomes uninhabitable.
- 2207-While members of House Va'ruun raise concerns about dwindling supplies, Jinan Va'ruun orders a series of grav drive experiments to reach out to the Great Serpent.
- 2216—After twenty years, the Narion War concludes with the Treaty of Narion. This treaty defines the term Settled Systems.
- 2221—The Freestar Rangers are founded.
- 2230-40 years after the Archimedes disappeared from the Settled Systems, a ship appears in the Volii system transmitting the Archimedes' transponder code. It announces itself as Mourning, the flagship of House Va'ruun. Diplomatic relations are established with major factions and corporations, but behind the scenes House Va'ruun is gathering information, armaments, and ships.
- 2240-After a decade of civility, House Va'ruun abruptly cuts off all communication with the Settled Systems, and the bloody Serpent's Crusade begins.
- 2263-Jinan Va'ruun dies. His son Jarek Va'ruun assumes control and ends the Serpent's Crusade. Most members of House Va'ruun return to their home, divided on this new direction.
- 2270-Jarek's twin brother Jandar publicly opposes him and House Va'ruun's new policy of isolation. Tensions between House Va'ruun and House Ma'leen reach a breaking point.
- 2274-House Ma'een officially splits from House Va'ruun and becomes the source of the Va'ruun Zealots, terrorizing the people of the Settled Systems.
- 2275—Constellation is founded by Sebastian Banks, with initial members including Chloe Bao, Aja Mamasa, Darius Andris, Beradette Laurent, Everado Gil, and Kandri Toma. The Lodge, the headquarters for Constellation, is built in New Atlantis.
- 2298-Jarek Va'ruun dies. His son Anasko Va'ruun ascends to the role of Speaker for the Great Serpent.
- 2302-Anasko initiates a secret research program centered around grav drive technology. Its methods and applications are privately referred to as "unorthodox."
- 2305—Barrett joins Constellation.
- 2307—FC forms a farming colony on Vesta in the Lunara system.
- 2308—UC protests the colonization of Vesta as a violation of the Treaty of Narion. Diplomacy fails, leading to the beginning of the Colony War.[2]
- 2310—Constellation recovers their first Artifact. It is stored in their archives.
- 2311—The Battle of Cheyenne occurs. FC civilian and military ships defeat the major ships of the UC Navy with hit-and-run tactics. This effectively ends the Colony War. The UC, FC, and House Va'ruun sign the Armistice Agreement, banning xenowarfare and mech technology. House Va'ruun breaks off diplomatic relations and isolates itself.
- 2315—The UC Vanguard is founded as the UC's civilian navy, in response to the effectiveness of civilian ships by the FC in the Colony War. Citizenship in the UC is the ultimate incentive for joining the Vanguard.
- 2319—Sarah Morgan becomes the head of the UC Navigator Corps.
- 2320—The UC Navigator Corps are disbanded. Sarah Morgan joins Constellation.
- 2321—Walter Stroud, co-owner of the Stroud-Ecklund starship manufacturing company, joins Constellation, and becomes their primary financial backer.
- 2322—Vladimir Sall joins Constellation.
- 2325—Sarah Morgan becomes the acting Chair of Constellation.
- 2325—Matteo Khatri joins Constellation.
- 2326—Barrett discovers the Artifact in the archives. Nishina Research Station is founded.
- 2326—Noel joins Constellation.
- 2327—Sam Coe and his daughter Cora join Constellation.
- 2328—Andreja joins Constellation.
- 2328—Constellation purchases Starstation L-868 under the advisement of Barrett. It is modified to become a deep space scanner, and is nicknamed "The Eye".
- 2330—The events of Starfield begin.[2]
- 2330-A House Va'ruun starstation, The Oracle, appears in the Settled Systems broadcasting a distress signal.
References[edit]
- ↑ The Chronomark Watch, with dating saying "Established 2188". The watch has Constellation branding, but was made by Chronomark. For now, which one it is specifically referring to (if not both) is ambiguous.
- ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 Starfield – The Settled Systems