Campaign:SBRD/Library/History Human

This page will present two parallel timelines: the first a listing of major events in the history of the Human species, the second column more narrowly focused on the history of Riftrim/Reavers' Deep Sector and Daibei Sector, as the primary area for adventure in the SBRD campaign setting.

Time scale will be in Terran BC/AD dating and occasionally in Vilani BV/VI dating, as those are the primary dating systems in use in this campaign setting. The Terran scale is based on years of 365 days of 24 hours each, with occasional adjustments by addition of Leap Days; the Vilani scale is based on years of 486 days of 24 hours each. (Note: to convert to Imperial dating that will someday be used in the Third Imperium, simply take the Terran year and subtract 4518, as both scales use the same years and days, and the Imperial Year Zero was 4518 AD.)

Human History	Riftrim/Reavers' Deep and Daibei Sector History
Approx 300,000 BC: The civilization now known as the Ancients are active throughout what is now called Human Space. For reasons now unknown, the Ancients visit Terra (TR 1827) and take extensive sample populations of the progenitors of Humans and Wolves. The Humans (some with genetic alterations) they scatter in colonies on many worlds throughout this region, which is one reason why Humans are so common. The Wolves they experiment on with extensive genetic alterations, uplifting them to create a new sentient species, the Vargr.	Approx 300,000 BC: The Ancients plant colonies of Humans on at least 20 worlds within this region, resulting in multiple variant Human species; prominent examples are the Akakad, Happirhva, Ilthara, Islaiat, Tring, Utrenka.
4700 BC: Vilani civilization on Vland (Vland 1717) achieves interstellar travel and begins to spread outward from its home system. Encountering other sapient species, it conquers and incorporates them into its own culture. From 900 BC to 1000 AD, the Ziru Sirka (also known as the Vilani Empire, the First Imperium, or The Grand Empire of Stars) expands by conquest and colonization to dominate an area of more than 20 sectors. After 1000 AD, the Ziru Sirka stops expanding and focuses on centralizing and controlling the existing empire.	500 AD to 1000 AD: The Vilani Ziru Sirka expands into Daibei Sector, extending main routes to each of the prime colonies (those most like the Vilani homeworld, Vland) and branch routes to nearby worlds with valuable resources or native sapient species with whom to trade. ca. 1900 AD: Rebelling Vilani governor in Zarushagar Sector contacts Saie in Riftrim Deep, recruits them as mercenaries and supplies them with Jump-2 ships. After the assassination of the governor, the Saie use this technology to found an empire of their own in the Deep.
2087 AD: The Terran civilization on Terra (TR 1827) achieves interstellar travel, and soon encounters the Ziru Sirka not far to coreward. Terran society is shocked to discover that the stars which they had hoped to explore and colonize for themselves are already mostly claimed by an existing government. After a brief period of trade and diplomacy, a minor incident triggers the first of the Interstellar Wars.
2110 AD to 2299 AD: Interstellar Wars between Terran Confederation and Vilani Ziru Sirka. The Interstellar Wars begin with the Terran Confederation hugely outnumbered and lagging in technology, but the Wars are hardly even noticed by the Ziru Sirka as a whole, and are fought only with the small forces available to the provincial governor. Eventually the Terrans catch up and surpass the Vilani in technology, and the Wars come to the notice of the highest levels of Imperial Government. By that time, however the initiative has shifted to the Terrans, and in a series of decisive battles and campaigns the Imperial fleets are destroyed and vast swaths of Imperial territory captured. The last Vilani Emperor finally surrenders in 2299 AD.	During the Interstellar Wars, many colonial expeditions from Terra and its colonies are launched into the Riftrim and Daibei Sectors: dissidents wanting to leave the Terran Confederation and the Wars behind; refugees who have experienced the Wars firsthand and want no more of them; and TC military expeditions seeking strategic bases to flank the main Vilani defenses. 2152: Idealist group led by Sir xx xx founds colony on Caledon (RD xxxx); over the next fifty years founds colonies on nearby worlds of Stuart, Germaine, etc. before losing last Jump ship to accident. 2260-2261: Terran Confederation military bases established on Coventry (RD xxxx) and Kentia (RD xxxx) in preparation of a drive against Warinir and deep into Zarushagar and Massilia Sectors. 2525 AD: Scientific outpost established on Askoapoy (RD xxxx) to study Droyne colony there. 2568 AD: Pendang is colonized. 2718 AD: Tashrakaar colonized by misjumped ship. 3469 AD: Blackjack Duquesne colonizes Drellesar as Reaver base of operations. 3489 AD: Grand Admiral Izanak retreats to Drexilthar with severely damaged fleet, forces Iltharans to assist in needed repairs. 3516 AD: Iltharan Empire builds its first working Jump-1 ship. 3530 to 3550 AD: Iltharan Empire expands to colonize or conquer Traneer, Tashrakar, Drellesarr, Drenslaar. 3628 AD: Iltharan Empire develops Jump-2 drive, begins conquest, raiding, and extortion ("taxation") against every world they can reach.
3400 AD: First Aslan Border War in Magyar and Terran Rim Sectors.