A
Commonwealth Timeline
The
Imperial Era
112
BIE (Before Imperial Era):
A team of Vedran scientists
led by master sage Rochinda discovers the slipstream, ushering
in a new age of faster than light space travel. Rochinda
foresees the slipstream being used for the peaceful exploration
and colonization of other worlds.
0 CY (Coronation Year, later Commonwealth Year):
General
Huascar nax Yoweri's campaign of conquest across the Six
Galaxies culminates in the foundation of the Vedran Empire,
with Huascar's mate Yoweri I named Empress. Over the centuries,
the Empire grows from 2,000 worlds to nearly a million,
including colonies, outposts and drifttowns and Yoweri's
personal retainers form the nucleus of the High Guard.
859
CY: A
High Guard ship falls into the hands of the Kaldera,
who use it to reverse-engineer slipstream technology.
870
CY:
The Kaldera Alliance is formed to resist Vedran encroachment.
Over the next decade, the Alliance successfully pushes the
Empire out of the Lesser Magellanic Cloud.
895
CY:
The Kaldera war ends with the High Guard conquest and occupation
of Kalderash and dissolution of the Alliance.
1550
CY: The
Jeath homeworld is absorbed into the Vedran Empire.
2937
CY:
Vedran Empress Yoweri XXIII dies without producing a female
heir, triggering the War of Succession. The war lasts 60
years and devastates more than 1,000 worlds.
3336
CY:
The High Guard conquers Ugroth,
the Perseid homeworld. Once absorbed, the industrious Perseids
quickly rise to important positions in the Imperial bureaucracy.
3812
CY:
Makrai VII is peacefully
absorbed into the Empire.
NEXT:
THE AGE OF REFORM
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