Timeline

=Timeline=

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BE: Before the Empire

IC: Imperial Calendar

206 BE

 * A group of nomadic travellers called the Boh'Mar, settle down on the 'midland Plain' of Rynrakem, They begin to record their history.

193 BE

 * Construction begins on the Holy Capital.
 * The Shaman of the Nomadic tribe dies.
 * Two more tribes merge with the Boh'Mar: The Forah and the Greatswords of Káhn

2 BE

 * The City is completed.
 * The tribes' leaders come together in council to decide who is going to govern them. The unanimous vote is to elect an Emperor.

0 BE/1000 IC

 * The Emperor takes the throne.
 * The Calendar is reverted to the year 1000, because it is seen as more majestic and victorious.

1069 IC

 * Civil war breaks out between the Emperor and the Holders of the land.
 * The War results in the death of the Emperor.
 * The Steward of the Empire takes Temporary control.

1073 IC

 * The Steward steps down.
 * The New Emperor, 'Victor Nw'enat' comes to power.

1112 IC

 * Emperor 'Victor Nw'enat' is assassinated by an unknown force.
 * The Steward comes to power.
 * The Agriculture Guild is Formed

1113 IC

 * The Second civil war begins.
 * The Steward makes use of the new material 'Iron' to fight his foes.
 * The Metal Workers Guild is formed.

1115 IC

 * The war comes to an abrupt end with the capital being destroyed.

1120 IC

 * The Empire divides into small self governed settlements.
 * The first instance of Unitarism is recorded.
 * The Monasteries take on the task of recording history.

1120 - 1683 IC

 * Each settlement remains under self control.
 * The Unitarist Peace ends when, in 1683, a young orphan is found to have the Re-incarnated soul of the First Emperor. The boy comes to power at eleven years old.

1684 IC

 * The new emperor, 'Iraculum Ulos' takes the throne.
 * The Emperor Re-Unites the people.

1690 IC

 * Most people are happy with the new regime.
 * A Rebellion rises, and the Third Civil War begins.
 * Coal mining becomes more popular.
 * The Miner's Guild is formed.

1740 IC

 * The Emperor marries a young Stewardess, she becomes the First Empress Juliace Ulos.

1742 IC

 * The Emperor and Empress are murdered during an attack on their castle.

1743 IC

 * The Rebel leader 'Tarken Galdanar', takes control for a time, until he is killed by the Greatswords of Kahn.

1743 - 1800 IC

 * The Great-Swords Defend the Tomb of the Emperor and his Wife, Until the Empress' Niece has a boy.
 * Towards the end of the Year 1800, the Boy called Veland Ulos turns 10, he takes the throne.

1803 IC

 * A group of monks from the west, enter a period of Hyper-Meditation.
 * A Long range ship is constructed.
 * The Sailor's Guild is formed

1819 IC

 * A group of explorers go further west and discover the gloom.
 * The Emperor marries a Young Heiress called Rénee Faldugar.

1850 IC

 * The mineral Percussium is discovered in minuscule quantity. The Emperor Veland Ulos sees it as a Sign from the Architects that his ruling is divine.
 * He Seizes the Percussium for himself, and does not allow anyone else to view it.

1870 IC

 * Larger amounts of Percussium are discovered.
 * The Imperial Jewels are crafted from it.

1900 IC

 * The Emperor's Family fall ill from a fever, he is the only survivor.
 * The Emperor enters a period of Hyper-Meditation to ease his mind of the grief.

1900 - 2000 IC

 * The Empire is once again left to the care of the Guild of Stewards.
 * The Imperial Fleet is constructed.
 * The New Age begins.
 * Bi-Loyalism is formed.

2013 IC

 * More Percussium rich caves are being opened, a political dispute begins over ownership now that the Emperor is in Hyper-Meditation, Between the Imperials and Bi-Loyalists.
 * The Political dispute leads to the start of a war known as the Red-Rush.

2015 IC

 * A Battle simply known as the Southern Conflict takes 15,000 Bi-Loyal soldiers and 22,000 Imperial Soldiers from the world.
 * Over a tonne of Percussium is Destroyed during the Southern Conflict.

2023 IC

 * A Bi-Loyalist General kills another Bi-Loyalist General in a fight over a woman.
 * Due to the Bi-Loyalist lack in leadership, the Imperials send a force to attack the Bi-Loyal encampment, they are slaughtered by the Bi-Loyalists.

2050 IC

 * A new maid accidentally enters the Emperor's Chambers where he is Hyper-Meditating, to find him dead. The Initial reaction is that she is a Bi-Loyalist spy, but the Empire's Top Physicians soon confirm that he has been dead since before the war began.

2051 IC

 * The Hand-Cannon Enters service, and is used at great cost to the Bi-Loyalists.

2052 - 2800 IC

 * The Red-Rush Continues.
 * The two sides are now fighting over roughly six tonnes of Percussium.
 * Thundermill Arms Co. is Founded.
 * By 2800, the Stewards hold the Empire together with great difficulty.

2800 IC

 * The Stewards declare a new temporary governing system, the Bureaucracy is formed. The Stewards title themselves the Bureaucrats.

2801 IC

 * The Bureaucracy vote the construction of a new Grand Capital, to display the strength and pride of the Empire. The city was named Lionrun.

2803 IC

 * Construction of Lionrun begins, atop an old Naval Port. The building is slow to start due to Bi-Loyal attacks.

2807 IC

 * In the sewers beneath the Bi-Loyal bastion, a stockpile of 800 tonnes of Gun-Powder is detonated. Within ten seconds, the Bi-Loyal party ceases to exist, 72,000 Bi-Loyal supporters and 5 Imperial Bomb Makers are turned to ash.
 * The Red-Rush ends.

2808 IC

 * The Bureaucracy lead the Empire and oversee construction of Lionrun.

2808 - 3000 IC

 * The Empire seizes another quarter of the Globe, utilizing a more complex smaller caliber version of the Hand cannon, which they call a Hand-Gun.
 * During this time, eight different rebel groups rise up, but the rebellions are violently ended by the Imperial Guard.
 * The Sovereign-Tribal Wars begin. This War is a fight for land between the Central Empire and various factions of Tribals.

3000 IC

 * A new Emperor, 'Yenar Caksmey' is Selected by the Bureaucracy.
 * Lionrun is Completed.
 * The Food requisition is introduced.
 * The Population is divided by class.
 * Emperor Caksmey endorses Tribal Slaves, and starts to ship them inside the Empire in large numbers.

3020 IC

 * The Unitarists are formed.
 * Urban warfare begins in the streets of Lionrun.
 * The Imperials start heavy use of the Percussion Rifle.
 * Open warfare ceases between the Unitarists and Imperials.

3031 IC

 * Emperor 'Yenar Caksmey' dies.
 * The Sovereign-Tribal Wars continue, with atrocities being carried out on both sides.

3032 - 3265 IC

 * Steampower is invented.
 * Electricity is discovered.
 * The Second Empress Elexandria comes to power.

3266 IC

 * Percussium is discovered to have extremely volatile properties under high pressure.

3269 IC

 * Empress Elexandria Celebrates her 22nd Birthday. There is open celebration in the streets. She delivers a speech from the capital building.
 * A Unitarist protest is pacified by Watch officers with Mustard Gas.
 * A old Unitarist officer is murdered by an Imperial watch officer.
 * An Imperial Cargo Ship sinks for unknown reasons.

3270 IC (Current Year)

 * A Unitarist supporter kills an Imperial Captain, he is promptly executed.
 * A Fuel tanker is destroyed on route to Lionrun across the link. The passengers survive the blast, but Lionrun loses contact with them.
 * The Imperial Arsenal is ruined by storms and require replacement, this causes uproar among the Imperial leaders.