Federated Star Alliance Timeline

[Zaku]

Heres a Time line of the Federated Star Alliance. This is only the first half of their history. I'll have more up as I write it. Feel free to comment on it.

Federated Star Alliance

2102- Global oil consumption on earth reaches an all time high. The rich nations of the world wage a never ending war for what little oil is left. Developing nations are set back to a more primitive state of in fighting for reserves. Crime is rampant and Technology takes a leap backwards.
2105- Iran develops a nuclear warhead. Mass production begins of warheads despite worldwide protest.
November 2105- Iran launches a Nuclear Warhead at Israel. Warhead destroyed in space by US Satellite. Massive arms buildup begins.
2106- Iran Launches warhead at New York in retaliation for the failed attack on Israel. Missile shot down in space. Warhead lands on Paris. 7,000,000 people dead.
2106- France believing an attack from the US and launches arsenal. Most of the eastern seaboard of America is destroyed.
Late 2106- Iran launches Warhead. Warhead Destroys Madrid Spain. Chain reaction of fear is triggered. Remaining leaders panic without US guidance. Nuclear holocaust commences.
2110- Planet in Nuclear Winter. The Northern Hemisphere becomes all but uninhabitable.
2150- Star Alliance is formed from the remaining industrialized world. It is single government whose purpose is to create colonies away from earth.
2170- Construction of space station Aries commences. It is a station that will serve as a construction yard.
2179- Construction finished on Station Aries, construction on Lunar colony begins.
2195- Lunar colony finished.
2235- Man first walks on Mars. Colony established.
2270- German scientist Aldalgar Mühlbac creates faster than light engine.
2275- First FTL travel attempted. The attempt is a success.
2276- FTL engines mass produced.
2280- Regular route to Mars colony established.
2300- Gas Mining Guild or GMG is formed. Their objective is to mine raw fuel from gas giants for FTL engines.
2350- Jonathan Armstrong, a Lunarian working for the Star Alliance government invents the first Ion Engine capable of primitive warp travel.
2354- Probes sent to nearby star systems.
Late 2354- All probes but one report back visual signals.
2374- Colony ships sent to nearby systems for colonization.
2375- Alien life discovered on Planet Sigma- 42. Government quarantines planet and adopts an observation approach.
2376- Intelligent species discovered, dubbed Kitsune due to the humanoid creature’s resemblance to fox creatures.
Early 2378- Xenophobic soldiers’ revolt and attempt to seize control of Lancer Frigate Iron Will causing a crash landing on planet.
Early 2378- The Kitsune revere surviving soldiers as gods. Unstable political system of the Aliens causes in fighting for control of the downed crew.
Mid 2378- Battle Fleet Interceptor launches from Mars to seize control of planet.
Mid 2379- Battle Fleet Interceptor arrives. Star Alliance sends teams of Marines to collect fallen crew.
2380- Crew collected. Crew teaches the Star Alliance government about the ways and language of the Kitsune.
Late 2380- Star Alliance government sends ultimatum to major Kistune clans. Clans surrender.
2392- Kitsune renamed Kitiana.
2420- Kitsune completely integrated into human society.
2430- Government continues expanding into nearby systems.

[Zaku]

This part covers the Draconic Wars, the GMG rebellion, and the birth of the undeath.

2430- Government continues expanding into nearby systems.
2432- Alien fleet enters Sol Airspace. The colonies on Titan are bombarded. Star Alliances mobilizes fleet, resulting space battle results in aliens leaving system. The Draconic wars have begun.
2432- Alien scout ship captured by Alliance military. Aliens found to be dragon like. Aliens dubbed Dragons for identification purposes.
2433- Alliance invades planet Eros in Sector F16. Alliance met with harsh resistance by dragons. Marines pull back and bombarded planet. The planet is captured.
2433- Dragons counter attack. Human fleet is crushed and returns to Sol.
2433- Alliance regroups and attacks once more. Dragons flee from system.
2434- War is in stalemate.
2442- Kitiana strategist, The Ghost Sorrow, devises brilliant strike plan.
2442- Hit and run tactics wear down the Dragons’ Military Industrial Complex.
2443- Dragon fleet crushed over their homeworld, Draconis. Dragons surrender.
2459- Dragons Renamed to Dragonair.
2557- Dragonair integrated into Alliance society.
2593- Nuclear Winter finally ends. Alliance returns to Earth.
2594- Riots by Earth survivors as the Alliance takes control.
2594- Alliance capital moved from Mars to London England. Rebuilding of Cities begins.
2600- Disgruntled GMG workers rebel against government. Space Station Aries dropped on London by extremists. Entire Alliance parliament killed. Government collapses. The gas mine civil war begins.
2603- Mars Guard, the fleet of ships left behind on the old capital crushes the GMG. Earth government reestablished. Government changed from Republic to Federation. The Federated Star Alliance is born.
2603- The FSA declares an edict of unification, appealing to the three races sense of honor. The Alliance enters the golden age of colonization.
2725- Frontier colony Otocoto suffers from strange virus. Reports to the FSA show the colony population almost completely wiped out. A ship is sent to investigate.
2725- Marines find Inhabitants are in a strange death like state, Dead yet alive. The Undeath are born. The colonists beg for help from Marines. The Marines dust off and leave the planet. FSA orders the planet destroyed. Colonists intercept message and leave in colony ship. The colony ship breaks through the blockade and escapes into deep space. The planet is bombarded with plasma mines until the atmosphere boils rendering the planet uninhabitable.

[Zaku]

Here is the final part. It covers the emergence of the other three empires.

2729- FSA adopts new colony direction. Rather than continue a westerly advance on the star maps they decide to push south.
Early 2759- Probes encounter another alien species. Mars Guard command sends small fleet into deep space to intercept.
Early 2759- Fleet takes position over small planet in L-16 space. Contact is made between species. Dubbed jokingly as Moon Elves due to their bluish skin and pointed ears. Their attendant where dubbed Dark Elves due to their black skin and white hair. Peace was made between both empires.
2780- First Alien Embassy established on earth. Later in year Human Embassy established on Elfish home world.
2781- Boarders between both Empires drawn at K tile.
2810- Dark Elf Rebellion takes place in the Elfish Empire. Moon elves are overturned and Dark Elves take control. Moon Elves either flee to FSA space or are taken as slaves. The new Empire Ilythiiri Confederation takes a stance of Hostility towards the FSA.
2820- In an attempt to outmaneuver the Dark Elves, Mars Guard sends a colony fleet to the rear of the Confederation at T-2. The fleet’s inhabitants are drawn from Luna and are sent as soon as it was able.
Late 2820- Contact with the fleet is lost, Presumed destroyed by the Dark Elves. FSA decided to colonize on south eastern edge of Confederation territory.
2830- New Alien Species discovered. Small Turtle like creatures. They seem to have ships equipped with FTL but not Ion drives. Aliens dubbed Tort and eagerly join FSA in return for Ion drive technology. Tort quickly assimilated into society.
2890- Encounter strange number of populated worlds at T-20. Worlds populated by creatures in primitive state. Some at a point of medieval Europe, some are basically cavemen. Marines met with harsh resistance by primitives. Worlds quarantined for study, dubbed the Beast worlds.
2891- FSA and Dark Elves come to an agreement. No more colonization for 200 years. This agreement keeps the races from constantly trying to outmaneuver each other. The agreement is reluctantly signed by both parties.
3091- The time limit on the no colonization agreement expires. FSA citizens make a mad dash for planets on the western frontier.
3178- Strange ships sighted at F-10. The ships seemed to be made out of random materials. Ships retreat from FSA space. Mars Guard sends out fleet to investigate.
Early 3179- Fleet makes contact with Alien Ships. The ships are crewed by humans. They call themselves the Undeath and claim to represent the Black Wind Principality. The Admiral in charge of the Principality fleet expresses their leader’s interest in rejoining the FSA. Mars guard orders the Principality fleet destroyed to contain the virus. Both fleets are destroyed by half before FSA forces retreat. Black wind Principality declares war. Mars Guard orders the extermination of all Undeath in order to halt the spread of virus.
3180- Dark Elves declare themselves Neutral. They secretly funnel money and supplies to Principality forces in the hope they will crush the FSA.
3250- FSA declares a ceasefire. FSA scientists discovered from captured Undeath that they are symbiotes. The Virus had mutated and no longer affects humans in any way. War ends but the Undeath no longer have any interest in rejoining the FSA.
3251- Embassies established and boarders are drawn between the three empires. A non aggression pact is signed. FSA starts settling in the east.
3722- Dark Elves claim humans have broken nonaggression pact by attacking them at O-11. FSA government denies. Arms buildup begins.
3724- Humans calling themselves the Holy Lunarian Empire declare a state of hostility towards the three empires. They refer to them as infidels and demand they convert to a new religion. All three promptly refuse.
3730- Missionaries begin to arrive from the Lunarian Empire. The FSA views them with suspicion.
4042- Current date.

Any thoughts by you guys?

[Gen Gravy]

Looks good.

[Zaku]

I totally fucked up on the last few dates. Recheck your races and adjust the dates as needed. The current date is 4042 not 3042. My bad.