Chronology of Major Events

2251 — Halberg Drive Developed

First functional faster-than-light drive enables interstellar travel.

2258 — First Permanent Interstellar Colonies Established

Marks the beginning of widespread human expansion.

2273 — Reinhardt-Vance Mission to Laconia

First contact with Osharran ruins.

Begins study of alien artifacts and language.

2276 — Reinhardt-Vance Mission to Irrakai

Four members of the mission die, supposedly in a tunnel collapse. Slipstream technology is discovered. Questions remain.

2281 — First Slipstream-Capable Starship Completed

Public milestone that expands interstellar range exponentially.

2332 — New Galicia Event

Rogue AIs trigger nuclear devastation.

2334 — New Galicia Accord Passed

Establishes strict regulation of artificial intelligences.

2355 — Triton Compact Signed

Major legal agreement among corporations and governments.

Codifies indenture systems, jurisdiction, and trade law.

2358 — Soraya Linnev Discovers Irrakai Journal

Soraya Linnev begins investigating what happened at Irrakai and the fate of the Osharra.

2360 — Linus Korrin-Wei Publishes “Nashet” Paper

Reinterprets the Osharran term to mean “purifying” AIs, not annihilating them.

Disrupts xenoarchaeological consensus.

2361 — The Sandbox Shut Down

Virtual environment populated by AI fabricants, created by Sable Tierce and Matthias Byrne, is terminated for fear of running afoul of the New Galicia Accord.

2364 — Arenal VR Environment Is Launched

Recruited by Rafi Daval, Sable Tierce begins work on a secret, ethically and legally questionable AI/VR simulation project.

2371 — Arenal Shut Down

Fairhold shuts down the project.

Marks the end of Tierce’s involvement and the beginning of the fallout.