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Despite originating eighteen centuries in the past and having been dissolved only four centuries later, the Freeman Empire is one of, perhaps even 'the'' most influential polity in known space. For thousands of years humans were anything from inconsequential mortal slaves of the Gods and elder civilizations to scattered tribes and independent polises, some of significance. The Astroclassical was a heroic age of flourishing as humans and near-humans seized their destinies. But for all that, humans ultimately still existed because the Gods allowed it . . . and perished if the Gods demanded it. Even Atlantis, first of the Great Empires worshipped a pantheon of chthonic and ineffable deities who's delphic pronouncements were interpreted by mage-priests.<br> | Despite originating eighteen centuries in the past and having been dissolved only four centuries later, the Freeman Empire is one of, perhaps even ''the'' most influential polity in known space. For thousands of years humans were anything from inconsequential mortal slaves of the Gods and elder civilizations to scattered tribes and independent polises, some of significance. The Astroclassical was a heroic age of flourishing as humans and near-humans seized their destinies. But for all that, humans ultimately still existed because the Gods allowed it . . . and perished if the Gods demanded it. Even Atlantis, first of the Great Empires worshipped a pantheon of chthonic and ineffable deities who's delphic pronouncements were interpreted by mage-priests.<br> | ||
The Freeman Empire was something different. It, alongside the equally revolutionary state of (First) Paradisium, were to be the first truly atheist states. They answered to men, not gods. While the philosophical basis of this extended almost a thousand years back to the Delian League, the proximate cause of the Revolution was a number of seemingly senseless conflicts in the 20th and 19th centuries BPE where the Gods (or their agents) demanded all manner of tribute to conduct said conflicts. The loss of life in these wars and the associated impoverishment as wealth and resources were appropriated to feed the armies and fleets did much to stoke discontent and unrest. The latter half of the 19th century and into the 18th century BPE saw multiple uprisings, revolts and revolutionary movements. | The Freeman Empire was something different. It, alongside the equally revolutionary state of (First) Paradisium, were to be the first truly atheist states. They answered to men, not gods. While the philosophical basis of this extended almost a thousand years back to the Delian League, the proximate cause of the Revolution was a number of seemingly senseless conflicts in the 20th and 19th centuries BPE where the Gods (or their agents) demanded all manner of tribute to conduct said conflicts. The loss of life in these wars and the associated impoverishment as wealth and resources were appropriated to feed the armies and fleets did much to stoke discontent and unrest. The latter half of the 19th century and into the 18th century BPE saw multiple uprisings, revolts and revolutionary movements. | ||
Revision as of 13:46, 9 June 2019
This is a collective timeline to put all the historic events together.
All dates are listed going in years before present (game start)
All dates are also taggered with the sector they are relevant to, or (General) if they are broad events. Dates with their tag in bold can be assumed to be of particular importance.
- 4500: Apocryphal founding of Atlantis
- 2500: Probable actual founding of Atlantis
- 2200: Loss of Old Lyonesse into the Astra.
- 2050: Murian Dynasties founded
- 1900: Exalter Movement begins
- 1850: 1st Paradisium Entente established
- 1776: Freeman Empire established
- 1550: Carman War; the Hellesphere invasion of Lyonesse.
- 1540: 2nd Paradisium Entente established
- 1400: Rutas Empire established
- 1300: Freeman Empire peacefully dissolved with remaining constituents joining other major polities.
- 1050: 3rd Paradisium Entente established
- 1000: (Verge) Union of Progressive Peoples established
- 0900: (GENERAL) Generally considered the start of the Cataclysm Period.
- 0800: (Verge) Completion of the Compiler of Souls and initialization of the Futuresleep.
- 0750: (Verge) UPP collapses down to centralized worlds.
- 0728: (Mastery) Apocryphal founding date of the Mastery
- 0600: (Mastery) Aproximate age of oldest verified Mastery records
- 0650: (GENERAL) Generally considered the end of the Cataclysm Period.
- 0550: (GENERAL) The Great Roar disrupts many surviving states.
- 0550: (Verge) The Overturn; the UPP's AI controllers are replaced by the New Men.
- 0500: (Verge) Self-assembling Compiler hardware begins to spread through the Verge.
- 0490: (Mastery) War of the Alliance
- 0440: (Verge) The UPP's War of Repudiation. The New Men are driven out and replaced by the Cylords. The UPP is effectively destroyed.
- 0280: (Mastery) Ramases Uprising
- 0260: (Mastery) Tyndall Missions Launched
- 0223: (Panhelios) Arrival of the Visitor into Enduspace, rebuilt as the SDF-1 Victoire.
- 0153: (Panhelios) The Enduscarae White Fleet breaks the back of the Barbarossans.
- 0150: (Verge) Mastery pushes the Cylords out of the Verge.
- 0123: (Panhelios) First Reflex War
- 0096: (Panhelios) Second Reflex War
- 0083: (Panhelios) Third Reflex War
- 0079: (Panhelios) Fourth Reflex War
- 0068: (Panhelios) The Origin Project
- 0051: (Mastery) Disappearance of the Masters
- 0048: (Panhelios) Fifth Reflex War
- 0045: (Mastery) Interim Conclave
- 0044: (Panhelios) Departure of the Enduscarae Expeditionary Force (EEF)
- 0036: (Panhelios) Murklim Incursion
- 0024: (Mastery) Call to Reform
- 0019: (Mastery) Start of Mastery civil war
- 0009: (Mastery) Arrival of EEF in Rubiconspace, start of the Mastery-EEF War
- 0006: (Panhelios) Sixth Reflex War
- 0005: (Mastery) Treaty of Vangor ends the Mastery-EEF War
- 0000: (GENERAL) Current Day
The Freeman Empire
Despite originating eighteen centuries in the past and having been dissolved only four centuries later, the Freeman Empire is one of, perhaps even the most influential polity in known space. For thousands of years humans were anything from inconsequential mortal slaves of the Gods and elder civilizations to scattered tribes and independent polises, some of significance. The Astroclassical was a heroic age of flourishing as humans and near-humans seized their destinies. But for all that, humans ultimately still existed because the Gods allowed it . . . and perished if the Gods demanded it. Even Atlantis, first of the Great Empires worshipped a pantheon of chthonic and ineffable deities who's delphic pronouncements were interpreted by mage-priests.
The Freeman Empire was something different. It, alongside the equally revolutionary state of (First) Paradisium, were to be the first truly atheist states. They answered to men, not gods. While the philosophical basis of this extended almost a thousand years back to the Delian League, the proximate cause of the Revolution was a number of seemingly senseless conflicts in the 20th and 19th centuries BPE where the Gods (or their agents) demanded all manner of tribute to conduct said conflicts. The loss of life in these wars and the associated impoverishment as wealth and resources were appropriated to feed the armies and fleets did much to stoke discontent and unrest. The latter half of the 19th century and into the 18th century BPE saw multiple uprisings, revolts and revolutionary movements.