K240 galactic history

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9th century

Human invent explosives.

1775

M53 globular cluster discovered by Terran astronomer Johann Elert Bode. Unknown to the Terrans, this is home to an alien race known as the Lak'Maj'Traal.

1945

Humans develop nuclear weapons.

Before 2215

Humans develop faster-than-light drive, and colonize other planets. Overcrowding becomes a problem for the human race.

2215

Command of the homeworlds (the most densely populated worlds nearest to Earth) seized by Commander of the Fleet Parillo, during the five year war at Deneb Markab. Parillo promises to push out in search of new worlds in order to ease overcrowding. Over the next 35 years, Parillo discovers and opens up new worlds for colonization, and establishes the Industrial Worlds which concentrate industry away from population areas and maximize productivity.

2221

Tetracorp founded as a manufacturer of scout ships and sensory equipment for the Imperial Fleet.

2232

Assault Fighter ship developed by the Kerell Corporation, based on the Industrial World of Tau Ceti III. Its designer is Ms. L.G.R. Ruley, Engineer Grade VII; unusually, the only female engineer ever to hold a senior position at Kerell.

2253

Parillo formally declared Emperor.

2274

Emperor Parillo dies. His son, Marcissus, inherits the throne. He continues his father's expansionist policies, but his xenophobic nature leads to many wars with newly-discovered alien races, many of whom are highly advanced and capable of inflicting serious damage on the Imperial Fleet.

2278

Destructor ship developed by Gax Industries at the Gax R&D facility on Brekon 7. The designer is Y. Inara, also known for designing the fault-ridden Gax Transporter. The Destructor was never built, and would not become operational for another 38 years.

Before 2280

Terran Empire first identifies the Rigellian species.

2280

Tetracorp, grows to own and fill the entire Industral World of Barnard Five.

2294

The Tharmaxlons declare war on the Terran Empire. The Decade of Terror begins, during which the Tharmaxlons open a great gash in the side of the empire nearest their homeworlds in the Capella sector.

2301

The Tharmaxlons penetrate to the heart of the Empire, and destroy the Industrial Worlds orbiting Beta Hydrae. Marcissus is blamed for his refusal to enter into peace negotiations with the aliens.

2303

Marcissus deposed as emperor. Lynn Salaria, his daughter and greatest critic, crowned Empress. Her first act is to push back the Tharmaxlons with all the Imperial might. She later negotiates a treaty with the Tharmaxlons, which is very preferential to the Terran Empire.

2308

Combat Eagle ship developed by the Morgan Design Institute on Barnard Five, under license to Tetracorp. Its designer is engineer and pilot R.F. Drake-Stoker. It later becomes Tetracorp's standard low-cost assault ship and widely used throughout the empire.

2309

Sci-Tek founded. Its first products are the Asteroid Engines and Gravity Nullifier.

2316

The Destructor ship, initially designed in 2278, finishes undergoing a redesign and finally becomes operational. A versatile vessel, it becomes a popular leading attack and support ship.

2319

Sci-Tek leads the way in design and manufacture of new technologies. Sci-Tek's legal department devises a complex licensing agreement for the design blueprints of their technologies. This policy is a huge financial success, and Sci-Tek later phases out its manufacturing facilities to concentrate on development.

2321

Terminator ship developed and built by Sci-Tek. The designer is not recorded.

2330

Ten light years out of space dock, a Terran ship is destroyed when the shields fail during a routine cleanup sweep in the Fragmented Sectors. All crew are lost. Sabotage is suspected, but never proven. See file Syracuse UFF-145A.

2338

The Orbital Space Dock is developed by the Morgan Design Institute on Barnard Five. The designer is M.D. Glossop. Initiallly designed as a control post in the Frontier Sectors, the Orbital Space Dock originally had larger cargo bays, but were altered at the last minute into a construction facility for large warships.

2345

Scout Ship developed at the Tetracorp Centra Construction Yards on Barnard Five. Its designer is engineer R. Marax. Later It later becomes popular among Tetracorp franchised mining operations and the Imperial Navy.

Mid-24th century

Having developed new technique for extracting and transporting rare ores mined in deep space, Tetracorp corners the market in mining franchises. Tetracorp offers mining packages in the Fragmented Sectors, star systems discovered at the edge of the empire whose plants have been torn apart to produce huge, easily mined asteroid fields. Tetracorp begins to offer equipment and support in exchange for a degree of control over colonies and full rights to purchase all ore at standard Imperial prices.

2364

Fleet Battleship developed by Sci-Tek. The designer is R. Giggs. Both Sci-Tek and Tetracorp come to recommend this vessel as their primary warship.

2371

Fifty years after the release of the original Terminator, Sci-Tek releases the Terminator version 5. Its designer is I. Atkin, considered by many to be one of the greatest naval architects the galaxy has ever seen.

2380

Current day. The Terran Empire now governs a vast area of space, a sphere approximately 300 light years in radius with Earth at its centre, and including countless billions of humans on over 1,000 worlds. Tetracorp makes Sector K240 available for colonization. K240 is one of the Fragmented Sectors, and occupies a cube of space 50 light years across. The Empress is expected to abdicate in favour of her son within a few years. (K240 begins.)

2437

A coup deposes Terran Emperor Dramon Salaria. [Fragile Allegiance]

2439

The Federation is established to encourage commercial competition rather than full scale war between its members. Six alien cultures form members: the Terrans, the Artemia, the Mikotaj, the Achean Gatherings, the Braccatia, and the Rigellians. A seventh race, the Mauna, is excluded from the Federation. [Fragile Allegiance]

2496

(Fragile Allegiance begins.)

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