Empty Quarter Timeline
The Empty Quarter has had a long and florid history.
Description (Specifications)
The Empty Quarter is particularly noted for its many civilizations and diverse population of sophont species. Conquerors have come and gone, but civilization endures.
Vargr Historical Overview
The Empty Quarter is Vargr Space and any story of the astrographic region is one of Vargr civilization. However, there are other NILs across the area, a large human empire, the Yileans, and a number of others. The First Imperium also colonized and fought through the region at one time as well.
Vilani Historical Overview
The First Imperium extensively colonized the region at one time and exposed the Vargr to the socioeconomic culture of the Bureaux.
Terran Historical Overview
When the Terran Confederation fought the Ziru Sirka to defeat over the Interstellar Wars, Terrans reached this area and eventually established the Rule of Man, which regarded this area as a frontier.
Imperial Historical Overview
The Third Imperium has had quite a conflict with the numerous young nations of the Vargr Extents... There is a relative peace and flourishing trade relationship at this time in 1105.
History & Background (Dossier)
Local historians, primarily Vargr, Bwap, and Humans have come to favor the following period designations:
Pre-History (Ancients period)
| Pre-History | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Remarks |
| c. -300,000 | While the Ancients flourished during this era, the Empty Quarter is notable for its lack of Ancient activity. | None |
| c. -49,000 | Evidence suggests that Mikhail was inhabited by sophonts at this time. | None |
| c. -39,000 | The Monoliths of Thisuel are made by an unknown species. | None |
| -11,011 | Space exploration begins on Vland. | None |
| c. -10,200 | The Event strikes Ikon, cracking the planet. Terraforming begun by an unknown species. | None |
| -9235 | Jump-1 technology is achieved on Vland. Effectively at TL-9. | None |
| c. -9050 | Terraforming of Ikon ends abruptly, without lifeforms. | None |
| c. -5400 | The Consolidation Wars begin | None |
| c. -5430 | Vilani develop jump2 drives. Core worlds at TL-11. | None |
| c. -5000 | The Vilani begin scouting what was known as Gushgus Sector (later known as the Empty Quarter). | None |
| c. -5000 | The Vilani make First Contact with the Bwaps, who are at TL-5. | None |
| -4914 | Ababat is the first world in this sector to be colonized by humans. | None |
| c. -4900 | The Bwaps rise from TL-5 to TL-9. | None |
| c. -4500 | The reclusive Pikii (later Surogotans) are discovered by Vilani scouts. | None |
| c. -4400 | Vilani-Yilean First Contact on Gashikan: Yileans at TL-1. | None |
| c. -4200 | Gashikan is a successful Vilani-run world, at TL-9. | None |
| c. -4000 | Senior Vilani Nobles and bureaucrats make it a point to always have a few Bwaps in their retinue. This preference for Bwap bureaucrats spreads across the Ziru Sirka (a.k.a. the First Imperium). | None |
| -4045 | After 1,400 years, the Consolidation Wars end. All cultures contacted by the Vilani are subjugated under the Ziru Sirka. | None |
| -4089 | Space exploration begins on Lair, the Vargr homeworld | None |
| -3815 | Vargr Colonial Rebellion begins | None |
| -3810 | Jump-1 technology is achieved on Lair | None |
| -3790 | Vargr Colonial Rebellion ends. Vargr begin to spread across the stars | None |
| c. -3800 | Height of Ziru Sirka, covering 27 sectors and 15,000 star systems | None |
| c. -3170 | The Bwaps are permitted to build Jump-1 starships | None |
| c. -3000 | Within the Empty Quarter, only Beta Quadrant remains substantially unsettled. | None |
| -3005 | Wesaswek is colonized by the Bwap. Additional worlds are colonized. | None |
| -2800 | The Vilani make first contact with the Vargr, in Gvurrdon Sector. | None |
| c. -2800 | The borders of the Ziru Sirka begins to fray. | None |
| c. -2800 | The Bwaps are permitted to build jump2 starships, by special permission from the Ishimkarun (Shadow Emperor). | None |
| c. -2700 | Vilani-Vargr First Contact. | None |
| c. -2700 | First Vargr Diaspora begins | None |
| c. -2450 | A limited Vilani terraforming project begins on Reshiigani | None |
| -2559 | Space exploration begins on Terra. Lunar landing eight years later | None |
| -2576 | Reshiigani was finally terraformed at this year – 70 years behind schedule. Kickbacks and corruption are the primary reasons for the delay. | None |
| c. -2500 | Bwap colonization ceases | None |
| c. -2400 | Second Vargr Diaspora begins. They begin the infamous Vargr Pillaging | None |
| -2408 | Terrans at TL-10. First Interstellar War begins. | None |
| -2422 | Vilani-Terran First Contact. | None |
| -2398 | Terrans develop Jump-2 drives: TL-11. | None |
| -2360 | Terrans match Vilani technology at all levels (at TL-11), surpassing it in medicine and computers | None |
| c. -2285 | Terrans develop Jump-3 drives: TL-12 | None |
| -2219 | Nth Interstellar War ends with the fall of the Ziru Sirka | None |
| -2219 | Empty|Gushgus is ungoverned. Interstellar chaos reigns. | None |
| -2218 | The first Terrans, a trading party, enter the sector. | None |
| -2210 | The Terran Navy established a regional military government at Uubisuu (...renamed Nulinad). | None |
Rebirth: Rule of Man
Rule of Man (Rule of Man to -2000)
| Rebirth: Rule of Man | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Remarks |
| -2204 | Rule of Man founded | None |
| -2203 | First K’kree crossing of the Lesser Rift | None |
| -2198 | The Terran Navy establishes a regional military government at Gulimizuurkush (Ikon). | None |
| -2196 | Pugaash is colonized, as a Vilani religious retreat. | None |
| -2180 | Hiroshi II, Emperor of the Rule of Man, assigns Asimikigir to the Menderes trading family | None |
| -2170 | Many Terrans settle throughout the old Vilani territories. Many Vilani abandon Vilani cultural mores to take up Terran ways of life, partially or completely. | None |
| c. -2150? | Scorpion Company recruits settlers to Antares, Mendan, Gashikan, and Trenchans sectors. | None |
| -2120s to -2100s | Muslim Arab settlers arrive in Gushgus Sector. Some Persians follow, largely restricted to Sashar system. | None |
| -2100 | K’kree-Vargr First Contact | None |
| -2074 | Duke Mus’ad renames “Gushgus Sector” to “The Empty Quarter.” | None |
| -2050 to -2030 | The first wave of East Indian settlers arrives in the Empty Quarter. | None |
| -2045 | K’kree-Hiver First Contact | None |
| -2036 | The Vilani mining colony on Pamushgar is founded. | None |
| -2029 | K’kree-Hiver War begins. | None |
| -2013 | K’kree-Hiver War ends | None |
| -2008 | K’kree-Terran First Contact. Terran scouts skirmish with the K’kree during their exploration. | None |
| -2005 to -1997 | The world of Shikua, previously named Iisule (world), was inhabited by Arabs at this time. | None |
Rule of Man (-2000 to Long Night)
| Rebirth: Rule of Man | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Remarks |
| c. -1900 | It becomes obvious that the Rule of Man is slowly failing | None |
| -1955 | The Rule of Man abolishes the remnants of the Vilani caste system. | None |
| c. -1850 | The Bwap Tap-a-wewaka-atapas are able to shield four Bwap worlds from Vargr raiders and pirates. | None |
| -1830s | A wave of American Indian settlers arrive to settle within the Empty Quarter. | None |
| c. -1800 | Vland begins her fall from her TL-12 technology peak. | None |
| -1799 | Several Rule of Man border worlds refuse to accept off-world currency. | None |
| -1784 | The Empire of Gashikan begins its expansion, as a result of the Rule of Man’s inability to defend Amdukan and Gashikan Sectors from Vargr incursions. | None |
Fall: Long Night
Long Night (Long Night to -1,000)
| Fall: Long Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Remarks |
| -1776 | Hub/Ershur, capital of the Rule of Man, refuses to recognize money issued from the branch bank at Antares. The collapse of trade and the Rule of Man follow soon after. | None |
| -1776 | The Syleans successfully ride out the fall of the Rule of Man: their technology does not decline below TL-10, and they maintain some interstellar trade throughout the Long Night. | None |
| -1770 | Twelve systems, the Glorious Twelve, continue to resist the Vargr even as other human systems fall to the endless assaults and raids. | None |
| -1762 | Charlie Base, on Nulinad, is destroyed in a local civil war. | None |
| c. -1750 | Four of the Glorious Twelve have their human populations killed off. | None |
| c. -1750 | Rakadan culture is reshaped to maintain a permanent war footing. In the process, the system’s name is changed to Arakaad. | None |
| c. -1725 to -1700 | Mikik’s naval forces are slowly ground down to powder by an endless stream of Vargr assaults. The world itself is raided unmercifully throughout the Long Night. | None |
| c. -1740 | Ssilnthis is conquered piecemeal by the Vargr. | None |
| -1743 | Dumkashga, one of the Glorious Twelve, has her high-tech industries destroyed. | None |
| -1730 | Sibikliir Gimushi, the “Twin Pillars of Heaven”, repulse a Vargr invasion, at high cost. | None |
| -1713 | The Twins of Heaven repulse a second Vargr invasion, again at high cost. | None |
| -1711 | Ikon finally falls to the Vargr packs of the Loi Kungkeisoleoeksknusin. Alpha Base is destroyed resisting the Vargr. The status of humans is initially as ‘chasing prey’, ‘livestock’, or ‘slaves.’ | None |
| (363-)-1705 | In the Battle of Sibikliir, Sibikliir is sterilized, but much of the population is successfully transferred to Gimushi. The Vargr raiding fleets within the Empty Quarter are destroyed. | None |
| c. -1700 | The Vargr Pillaging ends. | None |
| c. -1700 | The Vargr occupation of Udusis begins. | None |
| -1700 | Only Gudina, Pamushgar and Bravo Base of the Golden Twelve survive the Vargr Pillaging intact. | None |
| -1658 | The Sack of Gashikan: Vargr corsairs nuke and loot Gashikan, gutting the garden world. | None |
| -1646 | The Second Empire of Gashikan is founded. | None |
| -1629 | First STL ramscoop mission sent from Hebrin. | None |
| c. -1600 | Marhaban and Wesaswek’s technological decline hits bottom at TL-9. | None |
| c. -1500 | Anti-Vargr purges end within the rimward Empty Quarter. | None |
| c. -1500 | Anti-Bwap purges begin in the rimward Empty Quarter. | None |
| c. -1500 | The status of the Vilani under Vargr rule on Ikon improves to ‘valuable slaves.’ The sport hunting of humans on Ikon comes to an end around the same time. | None |
| c. -1550 | Vland’s technological powers hits bottom at TL-9. | None |
| -1500s | The Vargr occupation of Udusis ends in a ferocious uprising. | None |
| c. -1500 to -800 | The slow dieoff of Bwaps continues on many human majority worlds within the Empty Quarter. A fair-sized percentage are transported to safe worlds by Bwap military units. | None |
| -1469 | The ramscoop al-Iskandriyah is launched from Hebrin. | None |
| -1443 | After the last human uprising is crushed on Ikon, the Loi Kungkeisoleoeksknusin is again dissolved. It is never reconstituted. | None |
| -1427 | The Wolvesbane Project is released by the Second Empire of Gashikan. | None |
| c. -1300 | The Bwap homeworld of Marhaban re-attains TL-10. | None |
| c. -1300 | The Grand Council of Crèches decides to contact as many of the scattered Bwap creches as possible. | None |
| -1300 | The status of the Vilani under Vargr rule on Ikon improves to trusted servants and pets. | None |
| -1281 | Last ramscoop mission sent from Hebrin. | None |
| -1257 | The ramscoop al-Iskandriyah arrives in orbit around Lazisar. | None |
| c. -1250 | Bwap scouts are sent on recontact missions. | None |
| c. -1200? | The Second Empire of Gashikan reaches its greatest extent, covering most of Gashikan Sector, half of Trenchan and Mendan sector, and small portions of Meshan and Gzaekfueg sectors. | None |
| c. -1200 | The Vargr of Ikon rebuild an old shipyard begin to dominate local space. | None |
| -1173 | The Kikhushegi sect arises on Lazisar. | None |
| -1163 to -1141 | The legendary journey of the Bwap scout Watwapebpepaeb, from Marhaban to the Old Expanses and back, is made. | None |
| -1128 | The Bwap Tap-a-wewaka-atapas lose two battalions on Hebrin. | None |
| c. -1100 | The Darrians, in the Spinward Marches Sector, reach TL-14. | None |
Long Night (-1,000 to 0)
| Fall: Long Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Remarks |
| c. -1000 | Second Race War over: Gashikan Navy remains within Imperial borders. | None |
| c. -1000 | Intrepid Vargr explorers enter K'kree Space. | None |
| c. -1000 to -300 | The increasingly wealthy Ovaghoun Vargr establish multiple colonies throughout the Meshan and Provence Sectors. | None |
| -924 | Darrian, in the Spinward Marshes, reaches TL-16. | None |
| -924 | Darrians’ sun destabilizes, destroying Darrian civilization. | None |
| c. -990 | The Tap-a-wewaka-atapas request permission to nuke human cities on Hebrin. After numerous arguments, the Grant Council decided against the proposal. | None |
| -840 | The local Vargr colonize Uzola as a production factory base. | None |
| (122-)-836 | Beta Niobe (in hex 2825 of the Empty Quarter) goes nova. This sparks major controversy within the widespread Church of the Stellar Divinity. | None |
| -804 | The four dominant governments on Lazisar all declare Kikhushegi the state religion. | None |
| -800 | The tenets of Kikhushegi are radioed to Hebrin. | None |
| -800 | Uzola peaks at TL-10. | None |
| c. -800 | The anti-Bwap purges in the rimward Empty Quarter come to an end. | None |
| -792 | The Lazisar World Directorate is created | None |
| -779 | The tenets of Kikhushegi are received by Hebrin. Jihad is declared against Lazisar. | None |
| -726 | The Vargr vandalize and plunder several cities on Mikik. | None |
| c. -700 | Current limits of the Vargr Extents are reached. | None |
| -700 | The Second Vargr Diaspora peters out. | None |
| -700 | Vargr-K’kree trade begins. | None |
| -650 | The Sylean Federation is founded, at TL-11. | None |
| -612 | The Legion of Breskain, an anti-Vargr order of knights, is founded in Gashikan Sector. | None |
| c. -600 | Two or three dozen Bwap starships visit Marhaban every year. | None |
| c. -600 | The sophonts of Ikon begin ethnically cleansing the surrounding worlds of non-Ovaghoun Vargr. | None |
| -593 | New Bwap colonies are planted by Bwap crèches. | None |
| c. -530 | The Vargr are forced to abandon Uzola, their main production base. | None |
| c. -500 | K’kree traders, under Vargr escort, first enter the Empty Quarter. | None |
| c. -500 | The top tech level among the Sparks is TL-7. | None |
| c. -500 | The Shushaginin, Pugaashi’s interstellar intelligence service, is created. | None |
| -495 | First Contact between Sylean Federation scouts and the Vilani core worlds in Vland Sector. The Scouts are expelled. | None |
| -484 | Bwap members of the Sylean Federation Scouts first visit Marhaban, the Bwap homeworld, and are welcomed as long-lost kin. | None |
| -480 | The return of the Bwap Sylean Scouts is celebrated by Sylean media. | None |
| -489 | Vilani Bureaux reformed. They begin expanding into Vilani-dominant areas in Vland Sector, a.k.a. the Vilani Cultural Region. | None |
| -480 | A corridor of trade is established between Vland and Sylea. | None |
| -300 | The Ikonaz Sphere – the Ovaghoun settlement zone - includes parts or most of the following sectors: The Windhorn, Meshan, Mendan, Amdukan, Vland, Lishun, Antares, and the Empty Quarter. | None |
| -372 | The jihad between Hebrin and Lazisar ends in a truce. | None |
| late -300s | Both Hebrin and Lazisar gain jump drive technology from Bwap delegations, in return for permitting Bwap resettlement on their worlds. | None |
| -300 | Colonization efforts from Ikon comes to an end. Ikonaz society turns inward. | None |
| -277 | Ongour’k Gatzua of Ssilnthis discovers the use of concessions in managing slaves. | None |
| -240 | Gatzua, now Master Boss, has his refined and productive techniques put to print. | None |
| -243 | Traders from the Sylean Federation first visit Ikon. | None |
| -202 | The Caliphate of Hebrin is founded. | None |
| c. -200 | The original colony on Khollok, founded during the late Rule of Man, dies off. | None |
| c. -200 | The Ikonaz Sphere, cleared of all non-Ovaghoun Vargr, is established. Unemployed Ikonaz warships, corsairs, and mercenaries roam the starlanes. | None |
| c. -200 | Leaders on Ikon remain (wilfully?) unaware of any interstellar state except their own. | None |
| c. -200 | The Lazisar System Directorate works to increase their economic and technological strength from TL-9. | None |
| -199 | A decade-long civil war tears apart Pugaash’s government. | None |
| -198 | The Absaba-waketh we-bapaaes, a Bwap-Federation trading venture – begins a regular trade route between Sylea and Marhaban. | None |
| -195 | Corporate scouts from the Menderes Corporation first visit Ikon. | None |
| -187 | Business speculators from Antares first visit Ikon. | None |
| -177 | The Tativia Plunder strikes Mikik. Xenophobic attitudes become comprehensive | None |
| c. -150 | The Sylean Federation is at TL-12. | None |
| -150 to -130 | The Ovaghoun societies in Vland Sector are forcibly brought under Vilani rule. | None |
| -110 to -70 | Logaksu-Ovaghoun conflicts, fought on military, cultural and propaganda levels, surge throughout the Windhorn and Lishun sectors. | None |
| -106 | Native Americans and Vargr are exiled from Hebrin, via STL ramjet starships. | None |
| -100 | A larger Sylean Federation establishes formal trade ties with the Vilani Cultural Region. | None |
| c. -100 | The top tech level among the Spark Worlds, excluding Ssilnthis, hits the floor at TL-5. A limited rise begins on several worlds as Ssilnthis culture spreads. | None |
| -84 | Traders from Vland visit Ikon. Dawn becomes obvious locally. | None |
| -55 | The Mmoannikh Accords, declaring the Logaksu and Ovaghoun Vargr cultures to be of equal worth, are signed on Lair | None |
| -53 | The Mmoannikh Accords are rejected by the central Ikonaz government on Ikon | None |
| c. -50 | A new Ikonaz government is in control of the Ikonaz Sphere, but Ikonaz territories in the Windhorn and most of Lishun are lost for good | None |
| -43 | The Kr’rig Aounorg Report is released, disclosing how far behind the Ikonaz Sphere has fallen behind other competing interstellar states | None |
| -36 | The Ikonaz abandon Outpost and Tokitre, bombing and gassing much of the population before withdrawing | None |
| -30 | Vland and the majority of the Vilani Cultural Region joins the Sylean Federation. | None |
| -20 | While the Caliphate of Hebrin meets a variety of her goals, Hebrin colonization proves to be a waste of resources | None |
| -10 | Outpost and Tokitre end their genocide/expulsion of any remaining Vargr or Mixed- or Pure-blooded Vilani, as there are none left to slay. These two systems continue to rebound demographically and technologically from their orbital pounding. | None |
Growth: Imperial Era
The Imperial Era (0 to 200s)
| Growth: The Imperial Era | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Remarks |
| 0 | The Sylean Federation issues the Warrant of Restoration, establishing the Third Imperium as the legitimate successor of the previous two interstellar Imperia. The Grand Senate – now reformed as the Imperial Moot - enthrones Cleon Zhunastu as the first Emperor of the new Third Imperium. | None |
| c. 0 | Marhaban is a minor trade nexus, with Sylean, Vargr, Vilani, and Menderes traders routinely stopping over. | None |
| c. 0 | Ikon’s freedom of action is increasingly restricted. | None |
| c. 0 | Ikon arrives at TL-11, after immense effort. | None |
| 2 | The Caliphate of Hebrin cuts off several colonies, keeping only two colonial systems. | None |
| 2 | Imperial Interstellar Sylean Scouts, unaware of the replacement of the Federation with the Third Imperium, contact Caliph Ahmed of Hebrin. Soon after, the decision to roll back the Caliphate’s borders to an easily-defendable reach was made. | None |
| 5 | Most of the Caliphate’s fifteen colonies begin to be abandoned. | None |
| 20 | The Third Imperium includes most of Core and Vland, and much of Massilia, Antares, Dagudashaag, Fornast, and Ilelish Sector | None |
| 20 | The Caliphate’s territory is reduced to three systems, excluding Hebrin herself. | None |
| 27 | The Pikii are rediscovered by Imperial Scouts. They are renamed Surogotans, and their world Sugota. | None |
| 30 | Sugota is Red Zoned, and interdicted by the Navy. | None |
| 32 | Gudina’s hostility to starfarers ends with a visit by an Imperial naval fleet. Negotiations eventually permit her admittance into the Imperium a few years later. | None |
| 77-034 | Gagukam is the first world in the Empty Quarter to join the Third Imperium. | None |
| 35 | Caliph Ahmed received his fiefs, Noble insignia and regalia from Emperor Cleon on Sylea, now renamed Capital. | None |
| 208-035 | Marhaban and the nearby Bwap-dominated systems officially join the Third Imperium, having declared unofficial support two decades prior. | None |
| 44 | Pamushgar hosts the first Imperial Naval base in the sector. | None |
| 47 | Imperial diplomats set up a group of power-sharing agreements that heads off a major civil war between humans and Vargr on Udusis. | None |
| 50 | The isolated system of Enola is settled, in an amazing journey across six void parsecs. | None |
| 51 | The interdiction order on Surogota is lifted, and the system Green Zoned immediately. | None |
| 54 | Artemsus is chosen as Emperor of the Third Imperium. | None |
| 60 | Sector Duke Gamal orders that only Hebrinese can serve in the Sector Navy. This order is countermanded by Archduke Charles of Antares, and eventually causes the Sector Duke title to be stripped from Duke Gamal. | None |
| 62 | Imperial diplomats contact Irash and Yashodhan. Irash joins the Imperium. | None |
| 63 | Yashodhan creates the interstellar Yashodani Democracy, and declares war against the Imperium to free Irash from Imperial control. | None |
| 64 | A weak Imperial force is destroyed by the Yashodhani. A blockade is established around Irash. | None |
| 67 | The Imperium sues for peace. Irash remains Imperial, but the Yashodhani democracy is recognized as a sovereign government. Special contact rights are given to Yashodhani traders in regard to Irash. | None |
| 68 | Bravo System is Red Zoned. | None |
| 69 | A monastery of the Church of the Stellar Divinity is set up in hex 2825, within the Beta Niobe Nebula. | None |
| 70 | The Third Imperium renounces her claim on Enola. | None |
| c. 70 | Gudina's attitude shifts to being largely supportive of the Third Imperium. | None |
| 76 | The Pacification Campaigns start. | None |
| 86 | Visiting asteroid miners in Exile system are attacked. | None |
| 89 | The Antarean Pacification Campaign begins. The Antares Cluster is annexed in the initial year of the campaign . | None |
| 89 | Rebels and refugees, fleeing the Imperium, shape public opinion in the Vargr Extents into a strongly anti-Imperial form. | None |
| 94 to 97 | Span of the Ematan Campaigns, the most forceful attempt to pacify Mikik by the Third Imperium. | None |
| c. 100 | On Vargr starships within the Empty Quarter, the Red Sparks serve only as muscle. | None |
| c. 100 | Outpost and Tokitre completely rebound from their assault by the Ikonaz military. | None |
| 100s | Ikon works hard to gain TL-12 levels of wealth and know-how, clearly succeeding only at the end of the century. | None |
| 101 | The Third Imperium and the residents of Exile come to an agreement regarding visitors and sovereignty. Exile is Red Zoned. | None |
| 114 | The Third Imperium declares war against the Steel Bond of Ethou, the then-current government of the Ikonaz Sphere. | None |
| 117 | The Imperial-Ethou war ends, with the Steel Bond ceding to the Imperium all Ovaghoun territory in Antares and Lishun Sectors. Outpost, Tokitre (world)Tokitre, and several worlds close to the Ikonaz border become Imperial Client States. | None |
| 117 | A major civil war is fought within the Ikonaz Sphere. | None |
| 119 | The Ikonaz civil war ends: all Ovaghoun territory in Mendan and most of Mendan are freed from Ikonaz rule. In what remains of the Ikonaz Sphere, laws and taxes increase in an attempt to rebuild. The Falsemen cyborg slave caste is created by the new Uekfavgrovbr’ Syndarchy. | None |
| 120 | The Pacification Campaigns are brought to an end. | None |
| 123 | Armed far traders visit Ssilnthis. This marked the first Imperial visit to the Sparks. | None |
| 125 | The Menderes Corporation works to frustrate Imperial diplomacy in the Domain of Antares. | None |
| 175 | The Julian War starts. | None |
| 175 | The Oatheingthue Starnet, the government of Ikonaz Space at the time, collapses as soon as news of Imperial war arrives. The sophonts of the sphere continue to fight. | None |
| 175 to 176 | The Imperium conquers various minor Ikonaz worlds. | None |
| 277-176 to 284-176 | The First Battle of Ikon is fought: Ikonaz victory. | None |
| 178 | The Julian Protectorate is created. | None |
| 310-178 to 347-178 | The Second Battle of Ikon is fought: Ikonaz victory. | None |
| 359-180 | The Third Battle of Ikon is fought: Ikonaz victory. | None |
| late 182 | Imperial forces flooded the Ikonaz Sphere. | None |
| 25-183 | The Fourth Battle of Ikon is fought: Ikonaz victory. | None |
| 185 | Strong Protectorate fleets cross the Lesser Rift, and takes Antares. | None |
| 365-189 | The Fifth Battle of Ikon is fought. The heavily defended mainworld is left alone by the Tokitre Colonial squadrons, but all other worlds in-system are sterilized: Imperial victory. | None |
| 190 to 191 | A major Ikonaz offensive pushes into the Imperium, quickly degenerating into a rampage. Large amounts of booty and slaves are shipped back to Ikon. An Ikonaz attack on Tokitre (world)Tokitre is annihilated. | None |
| 190 to 191 | Peace talks between the Julian Protectorate and the Imperium are held in Stellar Divinity monastery within Beta Niobe Nebula. | None |
| 190 | The Imperium loses several battles in an attempt to retake Antares. | None |
| 191 | The Julian War ends. | None |
| c. 190 to 210 | Many Ikonaz military and corsair units ignore orders and refuse to return home, causing headaches for the Imperium. Several return home with slaves, forming the basis of the “Impservers” population on Ikon. | None |
| 195 | The Ikonaz finally take the time to formally create a new interstellar government, the Thali A’okfonkum. | None |
The Imperial Era (200s to 400s)
| Growth: The Imperial Era | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Remarks |
| c. 200 | The False Dawn of the Imperial Empty Quarter begins. | None |
| c. 200 to 240 | Substantial numbers of lower-class Vargr from Antares Sector are brought into the Empty Quarter as cheap labor. | None |
| c. 200 to 250 | Yogesh’s robotics industry blossoms. | None |
| c. 200 to 250 | Lazisar rises from TL-9 to TL-10, and increased her population by a factor of ten. | None |
| c. 200 to 240 | Eninsish rises from TL-8 to TL-12. | None |
| c. 240 to c.700 | Irilitok Vargr are encouraged to relocate from Amdukan Sector to the Ikonaz Sphere. | None |
| c. 200 to 370 | The Red Sparks take only the physical, preferably violent work on the worlds they control, leaving all non-physical non-violent work to their slaves. | None |
| c. 230 to 280 | Pamushgar increases her industry and population, but her atmosphere is tainted in the process. | None |
| c. 200 to 300 | Wesaswek rises from TL-9 to TL-11. | None |
| 225 | Al Kufrah is purchased from the Duke of Hebrin, and renamed Cooke. | None |
| 226 | The forced transporting of Ovaghoun Vargr to depopulated worlds begins. | None |
| 238 | The Imperial Depot at Lazisar is commissioned. | None |
| c. 230 | Master Boss Ongour’k Gatzua’s ‘human-slave management techniques’ are put to print on Ssilnthis. | None |
| c. 240 | Gobi undergoes a major influx in investment. | None |
| c. 240 to 280 | Nulinad undergoes a major growth in infrastructure. | None |
| 240 | The forced transporting of Ovaghoun Vargr ends. Irilitok Vargr from Amdukan Sector are invited to reside in Ikonaz Space. | None |
| 240 | Ergiinkhu is renamed Mugama, and resettled by colonists from Dahomey (Fornast 1613). | None |
| 241 | Northwind is renamed Rommel. | None |
| 246 | Ashgiirkis is purchased by East Indian Jews, and renamed Mordekai. | None |
| 248 | The last attempt to establish a starport on Mikik ends in disaster. | None |
| c. 250 | Ssilnthis reaches TL-9. Local Vargr Packs. | None |
| 259 | The Caunotaucarius Imperial Finishing School, a prestigious educational establishment for young Nobles and scions, is founded on Aleshanee. | None |
| 266 | Ushmigad is settled by Vilani members of the Ashi Gurlagili cult. | None |
| 277 | The Administrative Academy of Ka-aswa is founded. | None |
| c. 280 | The era of the Ssilnthis conquistador begins, as pirates, would-be conquerors and freebooters leave Ssilnthis for new worlds. | None |
| c. 280 to 320 | Educating humans became popular among the leading Vargr of the Spark Worlds. | None |
| c. 300 | The Third Imperium is at TL-13. | None |
| c. 300 | Vland is at TL-11. | None |
| c. 300 | Ikon is at TL-13. | None |
| c. 300 | The False Dawn of the Imperial Empty Quarter ends: the Breakup begins. | None |
| c. 300 | Awareness of massive human empires spreads among the subservient men of Beta Quadrant. | None |
| Early 300s | Vargr refugees from Arzul Sector arrive at the Spark Worlds. They begin to economically compete with the local Vargr. | None |
| Early 300s | Ssilnthis dominance hits its apogee, and goes into decline. | None |
| c. 300 | A Sydite colony ship misjumped, and emerged a sector away in Iisdirrii. | None |
| 300s | Eninsish, Sashar, Kenrasda, Zukhisa, Dorado, Dharmendra and Askaath suffer the most during the Breakup. | None |
| 300 | Empress Porfiria commissions the First Survey. | None |
| c. 310s | End of the spread of Ssilnthis culture, as several Vargr worlds vigorously struggle to dispose of their Ssilnthis overlords. | None |
| 311 | Justince is the first to totally break free of Ssilnthis. | None |
| 314 | Northwind is settled by the New Man Circle, an eugenically-minded Solomani society. | None |
| c. 315 to 330 | Ssilnthis and Arzul Vargr fight amongst themselves for a piece of the economic pie. | None |
| 325 | Al Kufrah is purchased from the Duke Hebrin, and renamed Cooke. | None |
| 330 to 342 | Various Imperial groups and organizations engage in gunrunning to Spark Worlds humanity. | None |
| 330s | Ssilnthis conquistadors lose authority over all worlds, except those where they make up the majority population. | None |
| 331 | The Vargr colonists of Tsahrroek overthrow the local governor. They create a new government, the Interstellar Brinkoegzi Hierarchy. | None |
| 332 | The Hierarchy is destroyed by the United Parliaments of Ikon. The world’s capital city of Mnosa’oudz is vaporized. Political instability grows across the Ikonaz Sphere. | None |
| 335 | The United Parliaments of Ikon gradually grows more oppressive. | None |
| c. 338 | A backlash against leniency towards humans begins among the Vargr. | None |
| Early 350s | A brief survey of the Imperial Empty Quarter was made, in preparation for the visit of Emperor Anguistus. | None |
| 349 | The Parliamental Navy of Ikon fragments. | None |
| 351 | The United Parliaments of Ikon is reduced to the world of Ikon. The government fragments and dissolves. | None |
| 357 | Emperor Anguistus tours the Empty Quarter, including a notable visit to Dagemi V. | None |
| 358 | The ‘Three Block War’ is fought on Hebrin. | None |
| 359 | The first successful human uprising within the Sparks occurs, on Ufhoerrr (soon renamed Nisaga). This marks the start of the War of Man. | None |
| 360 | Exiles from Hebrin arrive at the 378-936 system. The garden world is renamed Chimalis. | None |
| 364 | The Legion of Breskain, from Gashikan, destroy the Vargr settlement on Kherriz, rename it Pramas, and settle the world themselves. | None |
| 375 | At this point, nine Spark worlds are ruled by mankind. | None |
| 390 | Acting on Yashodhani weakness and internal strife, Imperial forces strike at Yashodhan, destroying most of the Democratic Navy. The Yashodhani Democracy is dissolved. | None |
The Imperial Era (400s to 600s)
| Growth: The Imperial Era | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Remarks |
| c. 400 | The Breakup ends within the Imperial Empty Quarter. | None |
| c. 400 | The Vilani begin to gain more wealth within the Ikonaz Sphere. | None |
| c. 400 | Ikon’s atmosphere is tainted. | None |
| Early 400s | The Department of Gas Giant Colonization, Imperial Ministry of Colonization, is closed. | None |
| c. 400 to 420 | The IISS surveys the Julian Protectorate. Various confrontations, some armed, occur between the IISS and Protectorate forces. Rumors of a new war between the Imperium and the Protectorate circulate. Within chaotic Ikonaz Space, the Lucky Paws Pirate Fleet leads the only successful resistance to IISS surveyors. | None |
| 401 | The first Vargr assault on Pramas is repulsed. | None |
| 402 | The War of Man ends. Sixteen Spark Worlds are ruled by men. | None |
| 402 to 409 | Numerous worlds in Beta Quadrant are renamed in human tongues. | None |
| 414 | The Lucky Paws Generosity Commission establish a more-or-less stable interstellar government across the Ikonaz Sphere. | None |
| 415 | The second Vargr assault on Pramas is repulsed, but at greater cost. The Legion of Breskain abandoned the world. | None |
| 416 to 417 | The Vargr briefly occupy Pramas. | None |
| c. 420 to 620 | The Bengali Lions and the Stellar Sheiks clash in innumerable actions, violent and non-violent. | None |
| 420 | The First Survey is closed out, and the data collected is published the same year. | None |
| 428 | A-estaka-sespa of the Sathwawafa clan is selected by Emperor Martin III to rule Marhaban subsector. He is the first Bwap to be raised up to Ducal status, and one of the very few non-human Dukes of the pre-Civil War era. | None |
| 432 | At the request of the new Duke, Emperor Martin III changes the name of Marhaban Subsector to Lentuli Subsector, the name of the dynasty Martin III currently leads. | None |
| c. 440 | More Beta Quadrant starships are crewed by humans than by Vargr. | None |
| c. 450 | The start of the Bright Age among the Spark Worlds. | None |
| 452 | The interstellar polity of The Nisaga Commission is founded among the Spark Worlds. | None |
| 442 | Vgrofhiighollouksesh Ar, Defender of Ikon, dies. His government, The Lucky Paws Generosity Commission, dies with him, but is quickly replaced by a similar state. | None |
| 462 | The interstellar polity of The PeaceSphere is founded in Beta Quadrant. | None |
| 474 | The interstellar polity of the Stellar Republic of Cotan is founded among the Spark Worlds. | None |
| 476 | Morth Sawng, the sole famous female Red Spark philosopher, is killed. | None |
| 476 | The interstellar polity of The Bond of Rit-kik is founded among the Spark Worlds. | None |
| 481 | The interstellar polity of Kulloerr Nation is founded among the Spark Worlds. | None |
| 483 | The interstellar polity of Abuish is founded among the Spark Worlds. | None |
| 487 | The interstellar polity of Lili Dynasty is founded among the Spark Worlds. | None |
| 490 | The interstellar polity of Gangas is founded among the Spark Worlds. | None |
| 492 | The interstellar polity of Taabe Imperium is founded among the Spark Worlds. | None |
| c. 500 | Vland is at TL-13. | None |
| c. 500 | Two Beta Quadrant systems reach TL-10. | None |
| c. 500 | The hunting and eating of humans in Beta Quadrant is increasingly restricted and banned, following the teachings of Morth Sawng. | None |
| 502 | The interstellar polity of The Preca Republic is founded among the Spark Worlds. | None |
| 509 | The interstellar polity of the Kingdom of Uenkakh is founded among the Spark Worlds. | None |
| 509 | The interstellar polity of the StarCommand is founded among the Spark Worlds. | None |
| 510 | The Great Chain of Battles starts in Beta Quadrant. The Third Imperium and three Protectorate governments provide limited military assistance to their allies in the conflict. | None |
| 516 | The Damlaer Union is founded, in Amdukan Sector. She holds four systems in the Empty Quarters’ Tsosoe Subsector, Beta Quadrant. | None |
| 540 | The Third Imperium and the other outside powers withdraw their assets from the Great Chain of Battles among the Sparks. | None |
| c. 550 | Ikon is at TL-14. | None |
| 556 | The Layamon family arrived on Udusis. They attempt to build up their planetary (not Imperial) fief, Kasainá, using various means. Their much smaller Imperial fief is urbanized into the Free City of Layamon. | None |
| 575 | The great Chain of Battles ends in Beta Quadrant. | None |
| c. 580 | Ikon’s overall law and taxation level is lowered. | None |
| c. 580 | The system of Bravo Base dissolved into civil war. | None |
| 587 | The Sheik-backed faction in the Bravo Base civil war is relocated to Corsabren. | None |
| 589 | The (First) Frontier War starts. | None |
| 592 | New rules regulating warfare are established among the worlds of Beta Quadrant. | None |
| 594 | The undersea megalopolis of Thertziraakh suffers a catastrophic failure on Ikon. About 19.9 billion sophonts die from flooding and imploding pressures. | None |
| 596 | The Imperial Navy builds a naval base in Corsabren system, now an Imperial Client State. | None |
| 599 | Ikon’s political elites follow Omaloekha’ous’ lead, and decide to rebuilt the undersea megalopolis according to the A’grangrigk Plan. | None |
The Imperial Era (600s to Arbellatra)
| Growth: The Imperial Era | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Remarks |
| 600 | Corsabren base is handed over to the Corsabren government. | None |
| c. 600 to c.720 | Massive Irilitok immigration into the Ikonaz Sphere, supporting reconstruction projects. | None |
| 604 | The (First) Frontier War ends. | None |
| 606 | Imperial Civil War begins – Empress Jacqueline assassinated by Grand Admiral hault-Plankwell. | None |
| 606 to 622 | Occasional renegade fleets and Ikonaz pirate packs would squeeze Imperial worlds and ships for ‘tribute’ and ‘protection fees’. | None |
| c. 610 | The hunting, killing and eating any human is progressively criminalized within Beta Quadrant. Most of the surviving exceptions to this prohibition use the Hunt as a punishment for particularly nasty capital crimes. | None |
| 612 | Destructive Red Spark pirate raids into the Empty Quarter begin. | None |
| 613 | Destructive Red Spark pirate raids are challenged by Ikonaz pirates. Year of Butchery begins. | None |
| 353-613 | The destruction of the last Red Spark fuel dump ends the Year of Butchery. Low-level Suedzuk/Ovaghoun hostility endures to the present day. | None |
| c. 613 | Major fleets abandon the Imperial Empty Quarter. | None |
| 614 | Daruka is settled by Sir Kaadu Karlikar, as a stronghold of the then/prominent Zinta family. | None |
| 615 | The Second Frontier War starts. | None |
| 615 to 625 | Ikon acts as a major center of pirate raids, striking into the unstable Imperium. | None |
| 620 | The Second Frontier War ends. | None |
| c. 620 | Clashes between the Bengali Lions and the Stellar Sheiks fade into insignificance. | None |
| 622 | Imperial Civil War ends – Grand Admiral Arbellatra defeats Emperor Gustus in the Second Battle of Zhimaway. | None |
| c. 622 to 629 | Sharp skirmishes between local powers are commonplace among the Spark Worlds. | None |
| 622 | Admiral Soegz executes Archduke Glazdon Deirdin of Antares for treason. | None |
| 622 | Corsabren system is reclassified as a non-aligned system. She retains her Imperial Navy Base. | None |
| early 625 | Preparations for the effective reconquest of the Empty Quarter are laid. | None |
| mid-626 | Resident pirates within the Irash Cluster are destroyed. | None |
| c.265-626 | The Battle of Pamushgar is fought: partial Imperial victory. | None |
| late 626 | Drago’s Belt is cleared of pirates. | None |
| 072-627 | The Battle of Udusis is fought: complete Imperial victory. | None |
| 122-627 | The Battle of Gasadim is fought: partial Imperial victory. | None |
| 175-628 | The Battle of Pamushgar is fought: complete Imperial victory. | None |
| 628 | Admiral Soegz raised to Archduke of Antares. | None |
| 175-628 | All pirate forces broken on Pamushgar. | None |
Stability: Alkhalikoi Era
The Alkhalikoi Era (Arbellatra to 800's)
| Stability: The Alkhalikoi Era (600's to 800's) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Remarks |
| 629 | Regent Arbellatra raised to Empress. | None |
| 629 | A Spark military skirmish grows into a fight, and then bursts into the Nishhingh War. | None |
| c. 629 | The Bright Age among the Spark Worlds comes to an end. | None |
| c. 630 | Archduke Soegz of Antares labored to improve Imperial-Protectorate relations. | None |
| 631 | Zinta assets are withdrawn from the Daruka. Hindus from Irash take over the abandoned installations. | None |
| 636 | Kulloer Nation drops out of the Nishhingh War. | None |
| 640 | Tsosoe surrenders to the BloodUnion. | None |
| 645 | Trshkuda is taken by the BloodUnion. Uenkakh surrenders and the Kingdom of Uenkakh is dissolved, ending the Nishhingh War. | None |
| 645 to 648 | The Treaty of Cotan is signed, banning attacks on various forms of infrastructure life-support the Spark conflicts are largely internal affairs within the various governments, late 700s rather than external wars with other powers. | None |
| c. 650 | The Ikonaz Vilani have disproportionately more land and business influence than their supposed Ovaghoun Vargr overlords. | None |
| 671 | The Kalin/Vaento Classic, an annual starship sporting event, is started in Eninsish system. | None |
| Late 600s | Ikon is at TL-15. | None |
| 683 to 697 | A wave of terrorist incidents spark a major increase of law levels and government centralization among the Sparks. | None |
| 292-672 | Emperor Zhakirov and the Vilani Antiama Shiishuginsa are married. Solomani power is broken within the Imperial Court. | None |
| 690 | Zhakirov gives the uninhabited world of Sabtah (renamed Woswaab) to the Bwaps, as a gesture of thanks for their Imperial support during the Civil War. Many Imperial Gushgusi disapprove. | None |
| 78-693 | Datros, capital city of StarCommand, is destroyed by a suitcase nuke. StarCommand collapses. | None |
| c. 700s | The Spark economy declines. | None |
| c. 700s | Private Vargr interests help pay for the cleanup of Sibikliir. | None |
| c. 700 | The Third Imperium is at TL-14. | None |
| c. 700 | The economic decline of the Imperial Empty Quarter bottoms out. | None |
| 704 | Empress Margaret I created the Solomani Autonomous Region. | None |
| 705 | The interstellar polity of the Flange Democratic Zone is founded in Beta Quadrant. | None |
| 714 | The Nisaga Commission collapses, and is replaced by two states: the Regency of Nisaga and New Pallavas. | None |
| 716 | The Archduchy of Sol lapses: all possible heirs of the recently deceased Archduke are members of the Solomani Party. Party members are not permitted to gain a Noble patent. | None |
| c. 720 | Ikon hits her most populated point – 300 billion sophonts, living at TL-15. Both the number of residents (at their level of consumption) and the technology level are unsustainable. Her semi-planned economy comes under severe strain. | None |
| 723 | The Association of Good Wolves rises to power in the Ikonaz Sphere. | None |
| c. 725 to 770 | The first Great Migration begins, from Ikon to other Ikonaz communities in Province, the Windhorn and Meshan sectors. Few settle in the Ikonaz Sphere. | None |
| 732 | Various Vargr governments on Justince simultaneously disintegrate. The PeaceSphere partially collapses. | None |
| mid-730s | The Impservers of Ikon are gradually freed from slavery. | None |
| 734 | The Vargr Lili Dynasty is replaced by the human StarCrown government. | None |
| 737 | Mentor Layamon is the last clan member to visit their fief on Udusis. | None |
| 740 | The Falsemen, the last slave caste in the Ikonaz Sphere, is freed. | None |
| 742 | The PeaceSphere is reconstituted. | None |
| 750 | Rrekoth is settled by colonist from Ssilnthis. | None |
| mid-700s | Unable to sustain TL-15, Ikon is recategorized as a TL-14 society. | None |
| c. 760 | The institution of Imperial nobility effectively ends within the Solomani Autonomous Region. | None |
| c. 770 | Psionic research is at its Imperial high point. | None |
| c. 770 | Ikon’s first Great Migration ends. | None |
| 771 | Tsosoe joins the Hegemony. | None |
| 777 | A series of scandals involving the Psionic Institutes has a drastic impact on public opinion. | None |
| 781 | The Taabe Imperium joins the Hegemony of Lorean. | None |
| 784 | The Regency of Nisaga joins the Hegemony of Lorean. | None |
| 784 | The PeaceSphere joins the Hegemony of Lorean. | None |
| 786 | New Pallavas joins the Hegemony of Lorean. | None |
| 789 | The Stellar Republic of Cotan is attacked, invaded, occupied and annexed by the Hegemony of Lorean. | None |
| c. 790 | Additional scandals are revealed, destroying what remains of the reputation of the Psionic Institutes. | None |
| 796 | The Hegemony of Lorean attacks Ssilnthis and the Flange Democratic Zone. Both attacks are repelled. As part of the peace, the Flange Democratic Zone is dissolved. | None |
| 799 | The StarCrown of Dharo joins the Hegemony of Lorean. | None |
The Alkhalikoi Era (800's to 1,000's)
| Stability: The Alkhalikoi Era (800's to 1,000's) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Remarks |
| 800 | Empress Paula II issues the first of many Psionics Suppressions orders. | None |
| c. 800 | The Solomani Movement takes control of Vegan Space. | None |
| c. 800 to 870 | The Stellar Sheiks use psionics to tar the Bengali Lions, and work to insure Sheik (...instead of Bwap) domination of the bureaucracy. | None |
| c. 800 | Vland is at TL-14. | None |
| 806 | Religious charities from the Imperial Core establish medical institutions on Charity. | None |
| 807 | Ikon’s atmosphere is certified to be taint-free by the Protectorate Science Committee. | None |
| 808 | The Third Imperium and the Hegemony of Lorean sign a trade friendship agreement. | None |
| 810 | The world of Nisaga establishes a colony in the Khollok belt. | None |
| 814 | The Third Imperium and the Hegemony of Lorean forge a trading agreement, leading to the creation of the Deep Space Stations of the Saeghvung/Turley/Exile Run. These stations connect the two governments across the Lesser Rift. | None |
| c. 820 | A second wave of Ikonaz emigrants leave Ikon. A few billion of these emigrants choose to settle within the Ikonaz Sphere. | None |
| 822 | The Psionic Institute on Irash is closed: related worldwide riots result in 2.2 million dead. | None |
| 826 | The Psionic Suppressions end with all Psionic Institutes closed. In the eyes most of the Imperial public, Psions = Zhodani = Evil. | None |
| 826 | The Koevae Tour, a major gambling tournament on Oloe, is started as a military tradition. As of 993, it is a quadrennial event with a six/month duration, famed across Alpha Quadrant, as well as the entirety of the Rukadukaz Republic. | None |
| c. 830 to 930 | The Iper’mar, a culture of star/travelling nomads and technologists, spread from their home in Fornast into the Empty Quarter, Ley, and recently the Spinward Marches. | None |
| 835 to 870 | The Blighted War is fought by the Hegemony of Lorean, in Arzul Sector. | None |
| 845 | The costs of the Blighted War begins to bite Hegemon subjects within the Empty Quarter. | None |
| 845 | The Imperial Science Union is founded by a group of smaller academic associations, led by the Imperial Academy of Science and Medicine. | None |
| c. 850 | The Solomani Movement grows increasingly supremist vis-à-vis non-Solomani humans, and especially in regard to nonhumans. Restrictions on non-Solomani multiply. | None |
| 859 | The Ikonaz world of Daalii undergoes a devastating nuclear war between local Superpowers over the issue of immigrants from Ikon. | None |
| c. 860 | The second of Ikon’s Great Migration ends. | None |
| c. 860 | The Solomani Movement controls nearly every world within the Solomani Sphere. | None |
| c. 860 | Even the wealthiest worlds within the Hegemony were going without food once a week. The situation for the Hegemony worlds within the Empty Quarter is a lot worse: several systems endure widespread famine. Poverty is endemic, as is hyperinflation. | None |
| 866 | The Order of One, inspired by the Legion of Breskain, established their center on Pramas. | None |
| 226-868 | The Bwap appeal regarding Sheik domination of the sector reaches Empress Tomutova II. | None |
| 308-868 | Empress Tomutova II does not proclaim her ruling, but (via courier) hands it to Archduke Sago to proclaim. A special grant of authority is also provided. | None |
| 869 | Scattered rebellions begin across the Hegemony. The Time of Madness begins. | None |
| 869 to 870 | The repressive methods of the Hegemony, and the refusal of the resistance to buckle, shifts to the Era of Horror as the Hegemony responds with undue cruelty against her enemies. | None |
| 125-869 | Archduke Sago receives Her Majesty’s ruling, but decides to issue it on Nulinad, in person – accompanied by several thousand troops and a substantial Naval presence. | None |
| 265-869 | Archduke Sago, with a large number of heavily-armed friends, arrives at Nulinad. | None |
| 284-869 | Empress Tomutova II’s ruling, declaring the Stellar Sheiks and the Bengali Lions ‘essentially corrupt’, is proclaimed. Archduke Sago takes action to rectify this. | None |
| 869 | The last titled Zinta, once a prominent family within the Imperial Empty Quarter, dies. Soon afterwards, the clan fades into obscurity. | None |
| 115-870 | An attempt is made to assassinate Archduke Sago. Harsh reprisals are made, putting an end to such resistance. | None |
| 165-870 | Hegemony withdrawal is complete: the Blighted War comes to an end. | None |
| 871 | The Solomani Autonomous Region is reorganized as the Solomani Confederation. | None |
| c. 900 | The Church of the Chosen Ones proclaim the doctrine of Vargr supremacy, justified by their uplift by the Ancients. | None |
| 107-871 | The last organized resistance to the Hegemon is snuffed out on Justince. | None |
| 873 | The Sago Settlement is issued within the Imperial Empty Quarter. | None |
| 873 | The Vargr take the lead in the recovery of the Hegemony of Lorean. | None |
| 872 | Two subsectors successfully secede from the Hegemony in Arzul Sector. | None |
| 307-872 | The reigning Hegemon commits suicide. His successor immediately enacts legislation that allows the Hegemonio (sophonts of the Hegemony) to get back on their feet again. | None |
| 873 | The Time of Madness recedes across the Hegemony of Lorean. | None |
| 873 | The Vargr take a leading role in the rebuilding of the Hegemony. | None |
| 877 | Archduke Sago and his Court returns to Antares. | None |
| mid-890s | Abadani ideology arises on Indara. | None |
| 897 | Baha’i missionaries arrive on Pramas. | None |
| 900 | Reports of Solomani treatment of others persuade Grand Princess Margaret to begin reassessing the Solomani Autonomous Region. | None |
| c. 900 | The Red Spark Revolution takes hold of Beta Quadrant. | None |
| c. 900 | Imperial Nobles within the Sashar-Pamushgar Cluster work to suppress Abadanism. | None |
| 908 | Margaret II ascends to the Iridium Throne. | None |
| 909 | Margaret II grants exceptions from Solomani rule to several worlds in the Old Expanses. | None |
| c. 910 | The Hegemony of Lorean’s economy recovered to old levels – except within the Empty Quarter. | None |
| 913 | Most of the requirements of the Sago Settlement lapse. | None |
| 914 | The Protectorate Science Committee determines Ikon’s biosphere as ‘strong.’ | None |
| 915 | The Hegemon of Lorean sends emissaries to the leaders of the Damlaer Union. | None |
| 920 | Margaret II, acting on Imperial appeals from various worlds, excludes them from Solomani rule and orders the Imperial Navy to enforce her orders. | None |
| 920s to 950s | Abadani and Abadani-influenced parties rise to power on several worlds of the Sashar-Pamushgar Cluster. | None |
| 929 | ‘Liberty Conscience’ legislation provides for extensive (but not absolute) religious liberty within the Hegemony-ruled worlds of Beta Quadrant. | None |
| c. 930s | An attempt to include Vargr into the human/dominated Lorean Rangers is judged a disaster, and the experiment ended. | None |
| 236-933 | The Damlaer Union leaves the Julian Protectorate, and joins the Hegemony of Lorean. | None |
| 933 to 936 | The Protectorate launches the Lorean Strikes into the Hegemony. Military forces from the Fellowship of Nobles from Ikon spearheaded these assaults. | None |
| 119-936 | Protectorate forces jump into Damlaer system, and take the world. | None |
| 127-936 | The main Hegemony fleet jumps into Damlaer. The Protectorate is handed its’ greatest military defeat in history. | None |
| Early 937 | The Fellowship of Nobles on Ikon is dissolved. | None |
| c. 938 | Imperial Solomani naval units skirmish frequently in Daibei, Diaspora and the Old Expanses. The Solomani avoid open war. More rimward systems seek Imperial protection from the Solomani. | None |
| 100-940 | The Solomani Confederation formally complains that the Third Imperium is interfering in their internal affairs, in violation of the 704 treaty. | None |
| 292-940 | Empress Margaret II, in response, dissolves the Solomani Autonomous Region and orders their reintegration into the Third Imperium. | None |
| 940 | The Rukadukaz Republic, the Ikonaz successor state to the Fellowship of Nobles, is founded. The creation of the Republic rings in official equality between Ovaghoun Vargr and Ikonaz Vilani. More accurately, the Vilani are raised from trusted servants to trusted allies, which can act independently of the Ovaghoun. | None |
| 942 | The Treaty of Var-Inaka is signed, restricting naval bases in the Empty Quarter. | None |
| 942 | The Hegemony of Loran joins the Julian Protectorate as an Associated State. Damlaer’s incorporation into the Hegemony is recognized by the Protectorate. The ‘Liberty Conscience’ laws of the Hegemony’s Beta Quadrant are extended to cover the entire Hegemony. | None |
| c. 950 | Abadanism falls from favour among the intelligentsia, not because of their lawlessness or their cruelty, but because they demonstrably fail to increase the wealth of their supporters. | None |
| 953 | Baron Emil Kantuun takes control of the government of Pamushgar. | None |
| 955 | The religious groups on Charity, unable to fund their operations, sell the world to the Iper’mar. The new Charity leadership, headed by Baroness Yasmin Mignonne Mai – a.k.a. the Fatima of Charity – shifts operations into a highly profit/oriented operation. | None |
| 958 | With the ruling line of the lightly inhabited world of Kazipet extinct, a Bwap creche successfully petitions the subsector Duke to support their bit to rule the world, in return for financing starport improvements. | None |
| 960 | Flange petitions to join the Hegemony of Lorean. | None |
| 963 | Flange joins the Hegemony of Lorean. | None |
| 968 | Hadiya Interstellar, Ltd., a starship construction firm, takes control of the Imperial system of Hadiya starsystem. They do not request Imperial membership, the Imperium does not press the matter, and the system is considered non-aligned. | None |
| 969 | The Order of One is expelled from Pramas, and Hegemony Space. | None |
| 970 | Emperor Styryx orders senior naval personnel to plan out the re-conquest of the Solomani Autonomous Region. | None |
| 971 | Emperor Styryx gives Kazipet to a powerful Bwap crèche, who rename the world Wapeka Wapeka is a Cherokee Indian name, so the world has been re-assigned to them. | None |
| 972 | Hegemony plans to initiate a series of pro-Lorean coups on Ssilnthis end in disaster. | None |
| c. 973 | Thisuel, originally a scientific research outpost of Zuerouk, declares independence. | None |
| c. 975 | Emperor Styryx starts planning on the Vegan Autonomous District. | None |
| c. 975 | Emperor Styryx weakens the Imperial Army and Marines by slashing budgets. The resulting monies, and more, are routed to the Imperial Navy. | None |
| 978 | The ancient Solomani ruling house on Akiar is extinct. | None |
| 49-979 | Archduke Gvueneghz is assassinated while on a tour of the Julian Protectorate. War between the Imperium and the Protectorate becomes likely. | None |
| 979 | Third Frontier War starts. | None |
| 979 | Emperor Styryx alters the Imperial uniform code, removing all signs of ancient Terran/Solomani insignia. | None |
| 981 | The Justince War of Unification starts. | None |
| 981 | The execution of Archduke Gvueneghz’s attackers, along with the apologies of the Regent of the Julian Protectorate, persuades the Imperium to cancel preparations for the invasion of the Protectorate. | None |
| 985 | The Justince war of Unification destroys the local starport. | None |
| 986 | Third Frontier War ends. | None |
| 986 | Vargr are again admitted into the ‘first response’ Lorean Rangers. | None |
| 987 | The Justince War of Unification ends with the Vargr Aekuedza Roetsaeng creating an oppressive worldwide state. Imperials, who see the world as unstable, place an Amber Zone on the system. | None |
| 988 | Johann Kramm publishes “The Authentic Experience.” A very influential Imperial work, it encourages the revival of past mores and cultures. | None |
| 989 | The unnecessary losses of the Third Frontier War leads the Imperial Guard and various Nobles to dethrone Emperor Styryx at gunpoint. His son, Gavin, is proclaimed Emperor by the Moot. | None |
| Holiday-988 | Duke Dethwabtakebwebwakawa of Lentuli becomes the first nonhuman to become Sector Duke. | None |
| 990 | The Solomani Confederation again claims control of the entire Solomani sphere, including portions retaken by the Imperial administration. | None |
| 990 | The Solomani Rim War starts as Imperial fleets enter to forcibly retake the sphere. These fleets are destroyed/repulsed by massed Solomani warships. | None |
| 990 | Emperor Gavin commissions the Second Survey. | None |
| 990 | Solomani Party members are held in internment camps across Imperial Space. | None |
| 990 | The Imperial Interstellar Scout Service announces that the Red Zone on Corcoran will be lifted gradually. | None |
| 991 | Low-ranking casual members of the Solomani Party are released in the Empty Quarter. | None |
| 992 | Financial scandals, rocking the business establishments of Nulinad and Gimushi subsectors, are linked to psionic activity. Emperor Gavin directly intervenes to support the enforcement of the Psionics Suppressions Orders. | None |
| 993 | Two trade missions, backed by various Imperial worlds within the Empty Quarter, are dispatched: one to Vland, and another to Capital. | None |
| 993 | A major Solomani invasion force into the Old Expanses meets unremitting resistance from local Vilani, and is driven out with heavy casualties. | None |
| 993 | The deployed Empty Quarter Sector Fleet is part of the Imperial resistance in the Old Expanses. | None |
| 120-993 | The Sinkiaan Robotics Conference, on Yogesh, is set to begin at this time. It is to run throughout 994 Imperial. | None |
| 996 | Corcoran Red Zone is shifted to Amber. | None |
| 998 | Corcoran’s Amber Zone is shifted to Green. | None |
The Alkhalikoi Era (1,000's to Present)
| Stability: The Alkhalikoi Era (1,000's to Present) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Remarks |
| c. 1000 | The Third Imperium is at TL-15. | None |
| 1000 | An agreement to share Second Survey results is to be signed on Capital. | None |
| 1000 | The Imperial Olympic Games is to be held on Capital. | None |
| 1000 | Major celebrations are to be held on most worlds, to celebrate the Imperial Millennium. | None |
| 1002 | The invasion of Terra is a success. However, the Solomani Confederation does not break, and a truce is drawn up between opposing forces. | None |
| 1015 | The Psionic Institute of Terra is quietly re-established, under the Imperial Ministry of Defense. | None |
| 1050 | The Psionic Institute on Regina is quietly re-established, under the Imperial Ministry of Defense. | None |
| 1071 | The Second Empire of Gashikan is shattered by civil war. | None |
| 1071 | Grand Prince Strephon becomes Emperor. | None |
| 1078 | The Third Empire of Gashikan is formed around a cluster of worlds in Trenchan Sector. The name “Trenchan Empire” is occasionally used. All three Imperial confederations in Mendan choose to join the Julian Protectorate instead. | None |
| 1082 | The Fourth Frontier War starts. | None |
| 1084 | The Fourth Frontier War ends. | None |
| 1099 | Gashikan becomes the formal capital of the Third Empire of Gashikan. | None |
| 1100 | As TL-15 matures, SURD creates the first pseudo-biological robot. | None |
| 1104 | Dulinor is elevated to Archduke of Ilelish, despite criticism. | None |
| 1107 | The Fifth Frontier War begins. | None |
| 1110 | The Fifth Frontier War ends. | None |
| 1110 | Clear evidence of the relationship between the Droyne, the Chirpers, and the Ancients is uncovered in the Spinward Marches. | None |
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- Alvin Plummer. "The Empty Quarter Timeline." Stellar Reaches 18 (2012): 34.
- Author & Compiler: MIMIC - Minor Imp of the Ministry of Information and Communication
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science