(NOTE: Where "c" is used, the date given is approximate.)
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1 billion B.C. |
The Xunca are at their height. They discover something connected with the Great Emptiness and begin setting up their transmitter network. |
|
400 mill B.C. |
The Xunca create the Groalamason Ocean on Horseye and modify the or bits of the planet's moons. They set up a transmitting station in the polar ice cap. A minor relay station is set up on Terra, but is destroyed by continental drift. A Mutable is stationed on every planet set up with a component of the system. |
|
950,000 |
Hur'rikku begin to explore from the Galactic Center. |
|
501,000 |
The Vom arrives on the last world it will devour. It has destroyed all life on about a thousand worlds. |
|
500,000 |
The Tar-Aiym Empire is at its height. The Vom, contacted by the Tar-Aiym, panics and destroys the investigating fleet. The Tar-Aiym send a robot fleet to contain the Vom. Peot becomes the Guardian and is placed in orbit around the Vom's planet. |
|
499,000 |
Tar-Aiym contact the Hur'rikku; war is begun. |
|
480,000 |
After enduring several attempts to be forced into the Tar Aiym Empire, the Hur'rikku threaten to use their anticollapsar weapon on Tar-Aiym worlds. The Tar-Aiym begin intensive weapons research. The Krang is built on Booster. The fleet guarding the Vom is called away to help in the war with the Hur'rikku, leaving only a few ships and the Guardian. |
|
479,000 |
"Living" photonic storm, released by the Tar-Aiym as a plague, decimates all intelligent life in the area, including the Tar-Aiym and Hur'rikku. A dying race on the edge of the plague area broadcasts a warning, so an in formal quarantine is created. This area becomes the Blight. |
|
97,000 |
Alaspinian civilization is at its height. Alaspinians explore more space than that contained by the Commonwealth, but don't establish settlements |
|
75,000 |
Alaspinians die out, possibly by racial suicide. |
|
27,000 |
Most recent warm cycle begins on Tran-ky-ky. |
|
17,000 |
Warm cycle ends and present cold cycle begins on Tran-ky-ky. |
|
10,950 |
Tunnelling begins on Ulru-Ujurr. |
|
c8000 |
Thranx civilization is born on Hivehom. The "Eternal City" of Daret is founded. |
|
c6000 |
The last wars are fought on Hivehom. |
|
c5700 |
Human civilization is born on Terra. |
|
c2000 |
The Priory of the Brotherhood "Evonin-taban" on Tran-ky-ky is established. |
|
A. D. |
(Anno Domini), Christian religion calendar change occurs on Terra. |
|
c500 |
Temple of Moraung Motau is founded on Horseye. |
|
c1800 |
Thranx achieve space travel. |
|
c1900 |
Thranx discover posigravity drive. |
|
c2000 |
Terrans achieve space travel. All killing of Cetacea is outlawed. |
|
c2075 |
Off-course Terran "sleeper" colony ship reaches Centaurus System. Planets III and V are colonized. |
|
c2100 |
Thranx have first contact with AAnn. |
|
c2200 |
Off-course Terran "sleeper" colony ship reaches MIDWORLD. |
|
2243 |
AAnn attack Paszex on Willow-Wane for the first time. |
|
2270 |
Brain-enhancement serum is discovered. |
|
2280 |
Posigravity drive is discovered on Terra by Alex Kurita and Sumako Kinoshita. The Centaurus System colonies are rediscovered. |
|
2290 |
Cachalor is discovered. Ryozenzuzex is born on Willow-Wane. |
|
2300 |
Covenant of Peace enacted; Agreement of Transfer made. Transfer of Cetacea to Cachalot. |
|
2310 |
The Terran exporation ship Seeker is attacked by the AAnn, rescued by the Thranx ship Ztnramm and taken to Hivehom. A mysterious message from |
|
320 |
Commonwealth Chronology Capt. Brobwelporvot sends Ryozenzuzex on a journey to Hivehom to see the aliens. |
|
2311 |
The Humans escape captivity on Hivehom and return to CENTAURUS VII, taking Ryo with them. |
|
2312 |
The Humans and Ryo set up the Project on Willow-Wane. |
|
2316 |
The Project is revealed to the general populace. |
|
2320 |
Transfer of Cetacea to Cachalot is completed. |
|
2340 |
First treaties between Humans and Thranx are signed. |
|
c2350 |
Moth is discovered. |
|
2360 |
First contact is made with Pitar. Terran-norm planet in the Pitar System is colonized. |
|
2365 |
Destruction of Treetrunk (Argus V) by Pitar occurs. The Humarx-Pitar War begins. |
|
2367 |
Humanx teams invent the SCCAM Missile and make major break throughs in improving the posigravity drive. SCCAM missiles are used in breaking the blockade around the Pi tar worlds. |
|
2368 |
End of the War brings the destruction of the Pitar Homeworlds. |
|
A. A. |
A.A. (After Amalgamation) - (NOTE: 0 A.A. corresponds to 2400 A.D.) |
|
0 |
The Articles of Amalgamation are signed and the Commonwealth is created. |
|
1 |
Commonwealth Council meets for the first time on Terra. |
|
2 |
Commonwealth Council meets for the first time on Hivehom. |
|
c10 |
Commonwealth Science Headquarters is established in Mexico City. |
|
c20 |
The Universal Church is created, with the Terran island of Bali becoming the Church Headquarters. |
|
c88 |
Alaspin is discovered. |
|
c95 |
Horseye is discovered by Terrans. |
|
c99 |
The Thranx build and inhabit Steamer Station on Horseye. |
|
c100 |
Krigsvird-ty-Kalstund founds the Castle of Wannome on the island of Sofold on Tran-ky-ky. First contact occurs between the Commonwealth and the Quillp. |
|
106 |
Eitienne and Lyra Redowl arrive on Horseye, and after five months start their trip up the Skar River where they discover the City of the Dead. |
|
c150 |
Brisbane, Australia, becomes the capitol of Terra. |
|
c175 |
The first human settlers arrive on Cachalot. CunsnuC begins developing a mind-control polyp. |
|
c300 |
The Blight is discovered as survey ships do preliminary mapping. RNGC 1632 (Cannachanna) is discovered by a Visarian probe. |
|
c350 |
Dis is discovered. |
|
c361 |
Surfing contest on Dis is established. |
|
448 |
Mother Mastiff is born on Moth. |
|
450 |
Truzenzuzex is born on Willow-Wane. The Horde begins taking tribute from Sofold on Tran-ky-ky. |
|
470 |
Knigm Yakus is born. |
|
474 |
Bran Tse-Mallory is born. |
|
498 |
Commonwealth Probe discovers a collapsar near the Velvet Dam. Skua September is born. The Meliorate Society is founded on Terra. |
|
c500 |
Repler System is discovered by Jo-hannes Repler. The AAnn Empire contests the claim and is eventually granted a small concession on Repler III. AAnn attack on the Quillp colony planet of Goodhunting is foiled by a Commonwealth Task Force. |
|
511 |
Anasage (Flinx's mother) is born on Terra. |
|
515 |
Tran-ky-ky is discovered. Humanx outpost of Brass Monkey is founded on the island of Arsudun. Lord Estes Dominic Rose begins his first drug dealings. Lumpjaw is born on Cachalot. |
|
518 |
Ethan Frome Fortune is born. Lauren Walder is born on Moth. |
|
c525 |
Skua and Sawbill September break forever over Sawbill's becoming an emoman. Skua's lover is destroyed by Sawbill's drugs. |
|
527 |
The Analava System War results in 120 million killed. Skua September may have been involved in the start of the war. Flinx's sister, Teleen, is born. |
|
530 |
Meliorate Society is broken up: the most "normal" subjects are scattered across the Commonwealth. |
|
532 |
Kitten Kai-sung is born. |
|
533 |
Phillip Lynx (Flinx) is born. Joao Acorizal wins surfing contest on Dis. |
|
537 |
Anasage dies. Truzenzuzex and Bran Tse-Mallory begin jointly researching the Tar-Aiym. |
|
538 |
Skua September attempts to buy Flinx, but fails. Mother Mastiff does buy him. Flinx finds his pet Minidrag, Pip. |
|
540 |
Mahnahmi is born. |
|
543 |
Rashalleila Nuaman finances the building of an illegal research station on Midworld. |
|
545 |
Hyperion Trees on Annubis are destroyed. Station on Midworld is destroyed by natives. |
|
546 |
Agreement between Nuaman Enterprises and the AAnn Empire results in the building of an illegal station on Ulru-Ujurr. First Janus Jewels are mined and put on the market. |
|
548 |
Attempted kidnapping of the duKanes fails; lifeboat crashes near Sofold on Tran-ky-ky. Planet Booster and the Krang are found by a prospector in the Blight. Isili Hasboga begins prospecting in Mimmisompo on Alaspin; Habib and Pocomchi arrive on the planet. Sawbill September works as anemoman on Thalia Major. Mother Mastiff is kidnapped by the Meliorate Society. Cruachan dies and the final destruction of the Meliorares occurs. |
|
549 |
Expedition to the Blight investigates the Krang. Flinx discovers its function. The nomadic Horde on Tran-kyky is destroyed. |
|
550 |
Rashalleila Nuaman dies. Flinx meets Sylzenzuzex. He breaks a Church Edict by traveling to Ulru-Ujurr. He solves the mystery of the Janus Jewels, and discovers his parentage. Ujurrians begin "Game of Civilization." Teleen Rudanuaman is killed. The Slanderscree arrives in Brass Monkey. The duKanes leave Tran-kyky. Ethan Fortune, Skua September, and Milliken Williams leave Brass Monkey to form the Union of Ice. |
|
551 |
Flinx travels to Alaspin. Habib and Pocomchi die. Expedition to the Cannachanna System in the Blight discovers the Anticollapsar Weapon. |
|
552 |
Hur'rikku weapon creates a "rainbow star" from the collapsar near the Velvet Dam. Flinx returns to Moth. He meets Knigta Yakus, and accompanies him to a Hallowseye mine in Dead-Place-On-Map. |
|
553 |
Flinx travels to Alaspin to release the young Minidrags. He rescues Clarity Held and accompanies her to Long tunnel. The Sumacrea are discovered. Flinx decides on his mission in life. |
|
555 |
AAnn explorers in the Blight discover the Vom and transport it to Repler III. The Vom is destroyed by the Tar-Aiym Guardian and Flinx. |
|
600 |
Five floating towns on Cachalot are destroyed by whales. An investigation leads to the discovery of the CansnuC. |
|
c1530 |
Light from the Rainbow Star reaches Midworld. |
|
12,550 |
Tunnel digging ends on Ulru-Ujurr. The planet shifts to a closer orbit of its sun. |
|
c13,000 |
Current cold cycle ends; new warm cycle begins on Tran-ky-ky. |