Lore Timeline

The Rezium era of the 24th century emerges following the events of over 300 years.

2080 - 2152 | Supremacy Era

Earth’s largest enclaves fall under AI rule. Massive Battle Arenas emerge as a way to settle disputes, including Boston Cybernetics (North America), Red Mountain (Australia), and Zaibatsu (Japan).

2152 - 2198 | Renegade Era

Smaller enclaves form, some ruled by renegade AI that defy dispute protocols. Reports surface that rogue AI are launching deep-space probes into the Sol System, alarming world leaders.

2220 | Formation of the United Stellar Federation (USF)

Fearing an unchecked space race, Earth's enclaves unite under the USF, headquartered on a secret Pacific island to remain neutral and independent. On Earth, a period of relative peace is established, with humans being relegated to second class citizen who mostly inhabit the outer districts of walled enclaves.

2280 | Renegade AI Assault

A renegade AI group launches a precision orbital strike, killing 727 of the USF’s 1320 Representatives and stealing critical intelligence. This fuels paranoia about AI threats beyond Earth.

2282 | Mars Expansion

The USF accelerates Mars colonization and security operations. Nova Ares rapidly expands, populated primarily by Synths, establishing a large-scale human-led offworld colony.

2309 - 2315 | Faction Colonization

• 2309: Roqore Offworld, backed by Red Mountain, sends a large fleet of colonizer ships to claim land near Olympus Mons on Mars.

• 2313: Saryon State, led by Boston Cybernetics, establishes Gish Patera on Jupiter’s moon Io.

• 2315: Zaikov Industrials, backed by Zaibatsu, builds a colony on Neptune’s Triton, establishing the capital at Arku Bay.

2335 | The Andiros Rift

Zaikov scientists discover a Rift in deep space, leading to a system near the galactic core. This new system houses previously unknown minerals and is known as the Andiros System.

2337 | Andiros X3 Station

The USF, alongside faction scientists, starts construction of Andiros X3, a massive space station orbiting Andiros’ third planet, enabling mining operations and deep-space expansion.

2348 - 2350 | New Systems Discovered

More Rifts are found, leading to systems including Elixia, Rolos, Syntara, Titania, and Kalin. The USF establishes trade routes to exploit their resources.

2352 | The Rezium Rush

Rezium, a mineral capable of terraforming barren worlds, is discovered in the Kalin System, triggering a gold-rush-style race for control.

2370 - 2379 | Andiros Wars

With Rezium fueling factional tensions, trade disputes escalate into war.

• 2370: Saryon enforces trade tariffs on Andiros, limiting Roqore and Zaikov access.

• 2371: Roqore and Zaikov attack security fleet and set up smuggling networks to bypass restrictions.

• 2372: The Andiros Massacre - a Saryon ambush on a Roqore supply fleet sparks all-out war.

• 2373- 2375: Saryon tightens control; Roqore and Zaikov lay siege to Andiros X3 but suffer heavy losses.

• 2377: The USF attempts diplomacy but is ignored.

• 2379: After near-total depletion of resources and Synth forces, the war ends in a fragile ceasefire, leaving wreckage and abandoned warzones across Andiros. Saryon retreats to a colony on the second planet of Andiros. Roqore establishes a new colony on the fifth planet of Andiros, and Zaikov on the seventh planet.

2380 | Human Recruitment for Space

With Synth populations severely depleted, factions turn to mass human labor recruitment, selling offworld work as an opportunity. Many are forced into space to sustain Mars, Io, and Triton operations.

2385 | USF Declaration & Terraforming Initiative

With factions at a stalemate, the USF reasserts control by launching the Terraforming Initiative, rewarding those who successfully terraform planets. Roqore, Saryon, and Zaikov are tasked with establishing new bases on Mars, under close USF supervision from Nova Ares Senate HQ.

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