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| − | (-1776 to -1526): The failure of the [[Rule of Man]] triggered the collapse of most of interstellar civilization. While interstellar travel and commerce continued, it was at a greatly reduced rate, and the many worlds of the [[Second Imperium|Imperium]] turned in on themselves. The period of collapse is termed Twilight and lasted for two and a half centuries. | + | ([[-1776]] to [[-1526]]): [[Twilight]] |
| + | * The failure of the [[Rule of Man]] triggered the collapse of most of interstellar civilization. While interstellar travel and commerce continued, it was at a greatly reduced rate, and the many worlds of the [[Second Imperium|Imperium]] turned in on themselves. | ||
| + | * The period of collapse is termed '''Twilight''' and lasted for two and a half centuries. | ||
| − | + | == Description (Specifications) == | |
| + | '''Non-canon:''' It can be argued that Twilight began with the death of Empress [[Elize]] in -1997, causing factions of the [[Council of Noble Officers]] to elect rival Emperors ruling from Hub/Ershur and Antares, in effect creating two different Imperial governments, the [[Hub/Ershur Imperium]] and the [[Antares Imperium]]. However, from -1997 to -1776, the two de facto governments retained a common currency and money system and maintained the fiction that they were still part of the same Imperium for several centuries. | ||
| − | The end of Twilight is commonly accepted as the year -1526, when the last governmental body claiming to be the [[Rule of Man]] ceased to exist. Thus began the [[Long Night]]. | + | == History & Background (Dossier) == |
| + | Modern historians consider Twilight to have begun in -1776 when the treasury on [[Hub/Ershur]] refused to acknowledge a monetary issue of the branch treasury at [[Antares (An 2421) (world)|Antares]], triggering a financial collapse and the destruction of large-scale trade within the Imperium. | ||
| + | * The end of Twilight is commonly accepted as the year -1526, when the last governmental body claiming to be the [[Rule of Man]] ceased to exist. Thus began the [[Long Night]]. | ||
| − | + | == References & Contributors (Sources) == | |
| + | {{Sources | ||
| + | |S1= {{CT}} [[Library Data (A-M)|Supplement 8 Library Data (A-M)]] | ||
| + | |S2= {{CT}} [[Library Data (N-Z)|Supplement 11 Library Data (N-Z)]] | ||
| + | |S3= {{CT}} [[Solomani (Alien Module)|Alien Module 6: Solomani]] | ||
| + | |S4= {{MT}} [[Imperial Encyclopedia]] | ||
| + | |S5= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]] | ||
| + | |S6= | ||
| + | |S7= | ||
| + | }} | ||
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| − | {{LE| | + | {{LE|Events|History}} |
Latest revision as of 22:18, 16 February 2016
- The failure of the Rule of Man triggered the collapse of most of interstellar civilization. While interstellar travel and commerce continued, it was at a greatly reduced rate, and the many worlds of the Imperium turned in on themselves.
- The period of collapse is termed Twilight and lasted for two and a half centuries.
Description (Specifications)[edit]
Non-canon: It can be argued that Twilight began with the death of Empress Elize in -1997, causing factions of the Council of Noble Officers to elect rival Emperors ruling from Hub/Ershur and Antares, in effect creating two different Imperial governments, the Hub/Ershur Imperium and the Antares Imperium. However, from -1997 to -1776, the two de facto governments retained a common currency and money system and maintained the fiction that they were still part of the same Imperium for several centuries.
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
Modern historians consider Twilight to have begun in -1776 when the treasury on Hub/Ershur refused to acknowledge a monetary issue of the branch treasury at Antares, triggering a financial collapse and the destruction of large-scale trade within the Imperium.
- The end of Twilight is commonly accepted as the year -1526, when the last governmental body claiming to be the Rule of Man ceased to exist. Thus began the Long Night.
References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]
This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.
- Classic Traveller Supplement 8 Library Data (A-M)
- Classic Traveller Supplement 11 Library Data (N-Z)
- Classic Traveller Alien Module 6: Solomani
- MegaTraveller Imperial Encyclopedia
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science