| 1516 AY |
- The Elaran city of Fiora is completely leveled by Kargan
nucleonic missiles.
- A neutral Dion base is established by the Unified Space
Alliance, a privately funded group of neutral scientists.
- King Osmeron of Elara dies of natural causes. Princess Ymri,
reluctantly leaves her military service in Elara's elite Grey Hunter Squadron to assume
the throne. The extremely popular "warrior queen" proves to be a much needed
inspiration to the Elaran fighting spirit.
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| 1517 AY |
- Snowfall on Kalia signals the end of the Archipelago War by
making it clear that even the Archipelago is not safe from the coming ice age, and that
fighting over it is pointless.
- Queen Ymri of Elara weds Prince Kerion Aziray of Kalia. Since
Elaran law prevents foreign nationals from holding the throne, Kerion is given the title
of Prince Consort. Thus, he can be married to Ymri, yet have no claim to the throne in the
event of her death.
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| 1518 AY |
- The end of the Murian Age of Isolation. Muria drops its force
field and proposes the plans for the solar array satellites. The Murian Peace is
instituted.
- Lord Emil Dremmond, formerly of Fiora, assumes leadership of
the Axis, shifting their focus to an international scope. Having grown enormously in power
by this time, the Axis now instigates conflicts for it's own benefit as much as Karga's.
Dremmond plans to conquer both Elara and Karga by playing them against each other.
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| 1519 AY |
- Sunlight 1 becomes operational. The United Algol Alliance is
formed to administrate and protect the Sunlight stations.
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| 1520 AY |
- Aggendi scout ship discovered by construction crews on Dion.
It is buried in an ancient lava flow, but still alive. Before it is destroyed, it sends
out a powerful psionic signal to deep space, which is detected by many of Algol's most
powerful psionics. Dr. Tal and many others view it as a warning of things to come.
- Arkon Verian murdered on Dion in a plot secretly masterminded
by Lord Falmak Kynis of Karga, with assistance from Lord Dremmond. When the plot
eventually comes to light, the Axis gets all the blame.
- The Murian Peace ends when Muria withdraws from the UAA and
reestablishes its force field.
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| 1521 AY |
- Aggendi scout ship discovered by construction crews on Dion.
It is buried in an ancient lava flow, but still alive. Before it is destroyed, it sends
out a powerful psionic signal to deep space, which is detected by many of Algol's most
powerful psionics. Dr. Tal and many others view it as a warning of things to come.
- Arkon Verian murdered on Dion in a plot secretly masterminded
by Lord Falmak Kynis of Karga, with assistance from Lord Dremmond. When the plot
eventually comes to light, the Axis gets all the blame.
- The Murian Peace ends when Muria withdraws from the UAA and
reestablishes its force field.
- Former Kargan ace mechapilot Xoniver Ebonflack, now exiled and
working for the Axis, stages a coup in Lord Dremmond's absence, giving him sole control of
the Axis and all its resources.
- The Aggendi threat becomes public knowledge due to an attack
which kills 80% of the inhabitants of the Elaran colony N-12. Later evidence points to an
Axis hoax, but by that time the damage is done. Planetwide panic ensues.
- The Aggendi threat becomes public knowledge due to an attack
which kills 80% of the inhabitants of the Elaran colony N-12. Later evidence points to an
Axis hoax, but by that time the damage is done. Planetwide panic ensues.
- Prince Osmeron IV is born to Queen Ymri and Prince Kerion.
- An anonymous tip reveals the location of two cloaked Axis
factory satellites near Dion. A group of Kargan commandos infiltrates and destroys both.
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| 1522 AY |
- Elara withdraws from the UAA, signaling the organization's
final collapse.
- A group of Kargan and Elaran orbital colonies band together to
form the Nearside Federation, citing lack of groundside support.
- Starship Rimfire discovers the ancient stargate while chasing
Lord Dremmond to the edge of the system. nearby, they also find the "sleeping"
Aggendi mothership. After a pitched battle involving two Axis cruisers, Dremmond is lost
and presumed dead.
- Queen Ymri names Duke Tremaine of Arcol her regent until her
son comes of age.
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| 1523 AY |
- Emperor Korax launches a full-scale assault against Elara. His
objective is twofold: to control mounting invasion panic by giving his people a goal, and
to unify Algol by force, thereby assuring a unified front against any future Aggendi
invasions. With Elara weakened from within by pressures from the Elaran Peace Faction,
Korax predicts victory within a year. The Second Mekton War begins.
- Duke Tremaine is killed in an Axis attack. Certain factions
believe that the Axis might not have been responsible (even though they did claim credit
for the assassination), or might not have acted alone. However, such "second
gunman" theories are widely dismissed, due to conflicting evidence which continues to
surface among conspiracy theorists.
- Following Tremaine's assassination, Queen Ymri reluctantly
gives the office of regent to her cousin, Lord Delaney.
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| 1524 AY |
- The starship Rimfire returns to Algol.
- The Battle of Orlo Bay; as the Kargan forces are on the verge
of taking Arcol/Loriel, five Ettarran fancarriers arrive to bolster the crumbling Elaran
defenses. Tired of being caught in the middle, the Ettarrans forsake their neutrality and
join the war on the side of Elara, restoring the balance of power and destroying Korax's
hopes of a swift victory.
- Keriel Korax is born to Emperor Korax and his wife, Lady
Jessa.
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| 1525 AY |
- Lord Falmak Kynis assumes governorship of the Kargan colony
Jaral. Some months later, he is elected chairman of the Nearside Federation.
- The Axis secretly launches a small cloaked orbital factory
during a staged launch accident. Known as station Rogue 1, the factory is the base for
Project: Rogue, the Axis' attempt to create the ultimate terrorist mekton.
- The Halo League is formed to oppose the "tyranny" of
the Nearside Federation. The League is based in the asteroid belt.
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| 1526 AY |
- The Nearside Federation declares its independence from Algol.
Neither Karga nor Elara recognizes the declaration.
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| 1527 AY |
- Seizing control of Sunlight 1, the Nearside Federation shuts
down the solar arrays, and threatens to destroy them if their independence is not
recognized. Karga and Elara sign an indefinite cease-fire treaty to deal with the orbital
problem. The Orbital War begins.
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| 1528 AY |
- Sunlight 1, newly liberated from Nearsider control, is nearly
destroyed by the Axis in a daring raid. The attempt is single-handedly thwarted by the
timely arrival of Ensign Talvain Colville of Elara.
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| 1529 AY |
- The Devil's Belt ambush; joint Kargan-Elaran forces destroy
the cloaked Axis factory known as Acheron 4 near Dion.
- Outlying Kargan colony Arkon is attacked and destroyed by the
Aggendi. This time it isn't a hoax. Invasion panic returns to Algol in force. The Aggendi
War begins.
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| 1530 AY |
- The Aggendi begin attacking surface targets on Algol in waves.
Most small settlements outside of the major fortress arcologies are destroyed completely.
- Doctor Tal and Lathrin Darkmoor reemerge from Muria and
propose plans for a multinational space fleet. The plans are unanimously accepted and the
Fleet is commissioned.
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| 1531 AY |
- Solar array Sunlight 4 is destroyed by the Aggendi.
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