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((Lore is undergoing some rewrites and touch-ups))

-2065-2075: "The Third Great Earth War"
The third world war took a massive toll on the planet. Humanity's use of nuclear weapons nearly coated the planet in nuclear fallout afterward, and much of the population was forced to flee from the capital area and coastal regions as the fallout consumed the coasts and capitals. Humanity went from 10 Billion people to 5 Billion in the 10 year span of time, from starvation, nuclear strikes, or losses in combat. It was the final war to be held by the traditional nations of Earth, forever scarring the planet.

-2075-2120: "The Great Uncertainty"
It was rightfully called the great Uncertainty, as this was when mankind placed everything purely on hopes and extremely experimental technology. Nobody knew what was to happen of mankind.
-2075-2080: A mass cleanup effort of the portions affected by the fallout on Earth went underway. Collecting scrap metals and supplies to begin construction on an emergency fleet to leave Earth. The original plan was to further expand the colony on Mars, as the Martian base had only a mere 1,000 population. Towards 2079, the attention shifted to Kepler22B as scientists were gathered by the remaining governments in unison and placed to develop a better FTL drive than mankind already had in Sweden, using whatever means possible.
-2084: Construction on portion of 'New Earth Fleet' in space finishes, as the Nations grew impatient to wait on the remainder, ordering that what was finished to leave as soon as there is a breakthrough.
-2085: Swedish scientific team creates highly experimental Slipspace drive.
-2087: The Drive is outfitted in any ship available in the "New Earth Fleet" as it was now designated. The fleet departs, carrying hundreds of thousands in cryo. Technology and supplies like foodstuff.
-2101: The remainder of the New Earth Fleet arrives at Kepler22B. Unfortunately only a third made it, as many ships collided in slipspace with objects in the path, or wound up off course.
-2119: Kepler22B, now Renamed to Terra, re-established contact with Earth, as it uses Relays that were dropped off during the travel. During this time, many other colonies and ships that were split up also begin re-establishing contact with Earth. The governemnts of Earth breath a sigh of relief. Earth in the 30+ years has rapidly advanced it's space-faring tech and had established other colonies within the solar system.
-2120: Most Nations of Earth, except Russia, Japan, and the Democratic South-African Alliance refuse to join. the UCR is established.

-2120-2411: "The Era of Exploration"
During this age, the UCR imposes a mandatory 3 child rule, to regrow the lost population of the war. The UCR heavily emphasizes education, minimizing any distractions for the population and it's youth. Colonization rapidly increases, and technology rapidly advances during this time, as all efforts are solely focused on space and Humanity's expansion, to leave the prison of Earth. Advancements in robotics, AI, and even artificial/synthetic humans are created. Towards the end of this Era, humanity's life expands another 20 years during the later part of this Era. Exploratory Vessels take off in all directions, and Slipspace Highways are set up, for safe passage to and from certain colonies. Automated machinery makes construction on colonies exteremely fast. UCR created humans by mixing DNA of randomly selected DNA samples collected by healthy human beings, and creates humans artificially to expand the population rapidly, and to prevdent inbreeding as much as possible.
  -2150: SAA Joins UCR, all SAA colonies are absorbed
  -2195: Russia Joins UCR, all Russian colonies are absorbed into the UCR
  -2205: Last Earth country joins the UCR, all colonies Absorbed

-2389-2412: "The Decline"
During this Era, space exploration began to come to a slow. Colonies on the outer fringe were still being constructed for colonists that would never show up, as automated machinery would continue to build and create massive cities and farms all over, and never be populated. ( In some worlds the machinery continued their job on these worlds, forgotten, to the current date ). The UCR during this time grew very detached from it's outer colonies, and starter colonies, holding them to the same economic standards as much more advanced central colonies. Taxation rose for them, making many colonies and corporations buckle under the weight of heavy taxation. A large scale fear of artificial intelligence gripped the nation.
-2395: "The Broid Incident" a planetary AI goes rampant after a glitch on a newly formed colony. It takes control of everything, and places the colony into a dark age. The UCR, fearing the AI would escape the confinement of the planet orders the planet to be purged, and everything and everyone on the planet are purged by kinetic strikes.
-2403-2405: "The Artificial Rebellion", A colony of synthetic humans on the outer rim, rebel against the UCR authorities. The rebellion lasts only a mere 2 years before being put down. This event Causes the UCR to grow very weary of synthetic humans

-2412-2435: "The Purge"
This was a period of a massive porpoganda and fear campaign created by the UCR. It was extremely effective in spreading Anti-AI and synthetic sentiment, as well as the fear that science has exceeded what mankind is capable of controlling. In this era, space exploration came to a definitive halt, as colony and exploration vessels were recalled back to the safety of the UCR controlled border. Artificial Intelligence was severely restricted, and Androids began to be destroyed, Synthetic humans were also destroyed. Scientists, laboratories, and researches disappeared withing hours. Certain books and knowledge were destroyed or locked away deep within the UCR archives. It was because of this that humanity would end up reverting backwards on technology for a long time. Its because of this massive fear campaign that the outer colonies began to view the UCR not as a protector and shining example of democracy, but a facist regime. The rift had become so deep, that the UCR feared even it's outer colonies. It sent massive amounts of military resources to pre-emptively quell any possible rebellion. This was the final straw in the end though, and ignitied the powder keg.
-2429: "The Meeting of the Free States", a secret meeting was held of corporations, colonies, and organizations. Everyone from Androids to Corporate VIP's were there, expressing concerns, and making a pact, that if it came to it, they'd all rebel
  -2431: Military forces deployed all over the outer Rim colonies.

-2435-2446: "The Colonial Rebellion"
It happened so quickly that the UCR could not even forsee it. A massive artificially created army on the Colony of Xenon was distributed throughout the colonies, and unanimously the outer rim colonies lashed out. The last straw was in 2435 when a peaceful protest against the heavy taxation was forcefully put down by UCR enforcers. The powderkeg exploded. Corporations used their Heavy freighters and modified them into small battleships of kinds, and used them to engage UCR vessels. The war lasted 11 years, with heavy casualties on both sides. The rebellion was nearly put down completely, forcing the outer rim colonies in desperation to attack the Earth. The war was only ended when a fleet came out of slipspace around a luckily undefended Earth on August 9th 2445, forcing the UCR into signing a ceasefire.

-2446-Current: "The Second Dark Age of Mankind"
It's what they called it. "The second Dark age", as humanity had reverted so far back in technology, and the loss of so much information and the UCR's successful propoganda campaign put mankind in a mental and technological rut. Afraid to continue it's growth.
-2446: Peace signed between the UCR and rebel colonies. The Free Colony Zone (FCZ) established. UCR maintains border around the FCZ, and maintains a lazze faire policy on the FCZ, under the terms the free colonies do not leave their borders. UCR places military posts around the FCZ as a precaution as well.
-2446-2685: The Free Colonies all turn on each other now, for resources and materials. A series of wars, alliances, proxy wars, and collapsing governemnts seems to be the constant theme. Three Major Nations Emerge Victorious, the Terran Federation, The Staevik Republic, and The Azen (Xenos) Empire.
-2712-2734: The Azen (Xenos) Empire begins a mass invasion of the Free colonies, absorbing all under a singular banner and leader.
-2734-2745: The "First Xeno-Terran War" Breaks out in the Free Colonies, as the Azen (Xenos) Empire and the Terran Federation with it's Ally, the Staevik Republic battle for control of the Free colonies. The Alliance of the Federation and the Republic to Liberate and free the Colonies, and the Axis Empire to take control of it. The war ends with the Azen Empire forced back to a small territory, and a armistance signed.
-2746-2748: The Staevik Republic Collapses, with the Staevik Union taking it's place. The Union places an Iron curtain over it's borders, and all communication with them ends
-2751: The Confederacy of Sovereign Colonial Nations forms as a defensive alliance between independent Nations to stand up to the Larger Nations if they ever seek to conquer them.
-2753: Piracy becomes a Major issue, as an Ex-Xenos Admiral, who vanished During the Xeno-Terran War with his battleship reverts to piracy against the Terrans, creating the first organized pirate movement. Piracy expands rapidly in the free colonies
-2757: The Colony of Adrigo drops communications, as a much more violent form of Piracy emerges from it. The Raiders are born, wercking havoc on it's neighbors. It attracts the most mentally insane of the free colonies to join.
  -2772, April: UCR makes first contact with an alien species, knowledge of Alien species is kept hidden from public for months
-2772, August: Armen Station is dropped from it's orbit into the planet below, killing half a million people. Xenon is to Blame after it's fleet was discovered by a confederate emergency response fleet in the direct area. A skirmish breaks out between the two governments, resulting in a Confederate defeat, but with large Imperial Casualties. War is narrowly avoided.
-2772-2773: Pirates, Smugglers, Illegal syndicates, Mercenaries, and Raiders all join forces to form a Rogue nation. The Nation only lasts a Year as nearly every Nation simultaneously sees it as a threat and in unison attacks it. Piracy reverts to it previous unorganized state, and raiders scatter into smaller clans.
-2773, March: Terra Invades the Free Colony of Oasis. It is the first time Terra has invaded a colony without being provoked first in history.
-2773, June: "The Second Xeno-Terran War" begins, starting the single largest and longest conflict in human history.

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I lost my old Timeline, so I had to from memory try to replicate it, or redo some of it if necessary. I also felt like uploading it would help me and other artists both.
For the most part this is merely a timeline of the main/major events in the setting

For my setting

Description
((Lore is undergoing some rewrites and touch-ups))

-2065-2075: "The Third Great Earth War"
The third world war took a massive toll on the planet. Humanity's use of nuclear weapons nearly coated the planet in nuclear fallout afterward, and much of the population was forced to flee from the capital area and coastal regions as the fallout consumed the coasts and capitals. Humanity went from 10 Billion people to 5 Billion in the 10 year span of time, from starvation, nuclear strikes, or losses in combat. It was the final war to be held by the traditional nations of Earth, forever scarring the planet.

-2075-2120: "The Great Uncertainty"
It was rightfully called the great Uncertainty, as this was when mankind placed everything purely on hopes and extremely experimental technology. Nobody knew what was to happen of mankind.
-2075-2080: A mass cleanup effort of the portions affected by the fallout on Earth went underway. Collecting scrap metals and supplies to begin construction on an emergency fleet to leave Earth. The original plan was to further expand the colony on Mars, as the Martian base had only a mere 1,000 population. Towards 2079, the attention shifted to Kepler22B as scientists were gathered by the remaining governments in unison and placed to develop a better FTL drive than mankind already had in Sweden, using whatever means possible.
-2084: Construction on portion of 'New Earth Fleet' in space finishes, as the Nations grew impatient to wait on the remainder, ordering that what was finished to leave as soon as there is a breakthrough.
-2085: Swedish scientific team creates highly experimental Slipspace drive.
-2087: The Drive is outfitted in any ship available in the "New Earth Fleet" as it was now designated. The fleet departs, carrying hundreds of thousands in cryo. Technology and supplies like foodstuff.
-2101: The remainder of the New Earth Fleet arrives at Kepler22B. Unfortunately only a third made it, as many ships collided in slipspace with objects in the path, or wound up off course.
-2119: Kepler22B, now Renamed to Terra, re-established contact with Earth, as it uses Relays that were dropped off during the travel. During this time, many other colonies and ships that were split up also begin re-establishing contact with Earth. The governemnts of Earth breath a sigh of relief. Earth in the 30+ years has rapidly advanced it's space-faring tech and had established other colonies within the solar system.
-2120: Most Nations of Earth, except Russia, Japan, and the Democratic South-African Alliance refuse to join. the UCR is established.

-2120-2411: "The Era of Exploration"
During this age, the UCR imposes a mandatory 3 child rule, to regrow the lost population of the war. The UCR heavily emphasizes education, minimizing any distractions for the population and it's youth. Colonization rapidly increases, and technology rapidly advances during this time, as all efforts are solely focused on space and Humanity's expansion, to leave the prison of Earth. Advancements in robotics, AI, and even artificial/synthetic humans are created. Towards the end of this Era, humanity's life expands another 20 years during the later part of this Era. Exploratory Vessels take off in all directions, and Slipspace Highways are set up, for safe passage to and from certain colonies. Automated machinery makes construction on colonies exteremely fast. UCR created humans by mixing DNA of randomly selected DNA samples collected by healthy human beings, and creates humans artificially to expand the population rapidly, and to prevdent inbreeding as much as possible.
  -2150: SAA Joins UCR, all SAA colonies are absorbed
  -2195: Russia Joins UCR, all Russian colonies are absorbed into the UCR
  -2205: Last Earth country joins the UCR, all colonies Absorbed

-2389-2412: "The Decline"
During this Era, space exploration began to come to a slow. Colonies on the outer fringe were still being constructed for colonists that would never show up, as automated machinery would continue to build and create massive cities and farms all over, and never be populated. ( In some worlds the machinery continued their job on these worlds, forgotten, to the current date ). The UCR during this time grew very detached from it's outer colonies, and starter colonies, holding them to the same economic standards as much more advanced central colonies. Taxation rose for them, making many colonies and corporations buckle under the weight of heavy taxation. A large scale fear of artificial intelligence gripped the nation.
-2395: "The Broid Incident" a planetary AI goes rampant after a glitch on a newly formed colony. It takes control of everything, and places the colony into a dark age. The UCR, fearing the AI would escape the confinement of the planet orders the planet to be purged, and everything and everyone on the planet are purged by kinetic strikes.
-2403-2405: "The Artificial Rebellion", A colony of synthetic humans on the outer rim, rebel against the UCR authorities. The rebellion lasts only a mere 2 years before being put down. This event Causes the UCR to grow very weary of synthetic humans

-2412-2435: "The Purge"
This was a period of a massive porpoganda and fear campaign created by the UCR. It was extremely effective in spreading Anti-AI and synthetic sentiment, as well as the fear that science has exceeded what mankind is capable of controlling. In this era, space exploration came to a definitive halt, as colony and exploration vessels were recalled back to the safety of the UCR controlled border. Artificial Intelligence was severely restricted, and Androids began to be destroyed, Synthetic humans were also destroyed. Scientists, laboratories, and researches disappeared withing hours. Certain books and knowledge were destroyed or locked away deep within the UCR archives. It was because of this that humanity would end up reverting backwards on technology for a long time. Its because of this massive fear campaign that the outer colonies began to view the UCR not as a protector and shining example of democracy, but a facist regime. The rift had become so deep, that the UCR feared even it's outer colonies. It sent massive amounts of military resources to pre-emptively quell any possible rebellion. This was the final straw in the end though, and ignitied the powder keg.
-2429: "The Meeting of the Free States", a secret meeting was held of corporations, colonies, and organizations. Everyone from Androids to Corporate VIP's were there, expressing concerns, and making a pact, that if it came to it, they'd all rebel
  -2431: Military forces deployed all over the outer Rim colonies.

-2435-2446: "The Colonial Rebellion"
It happened so quickly that the UCR could not even forsee it. A massive artificially created army on the Colony of Xenon was distributed throughout the colonies, and unanimously the outer rim colonies lashed out. The last straw was in 2435 when a peaceful protest against the heavy taxation was forcefully put down by UCR enforcers. The powderkeg exploded. Corporations used their Heavy freighters and modified them into small battleships of kinds, and used them to engage UCR vessels. The war lasted 11 years, with heavy casualties on both sides. The rebellion was nearly put down completely, forcing the outer rim colonies in desperation to attack the Earth. The war was only ended when a fleet came out of slipspace around a luckily undefended Earth on August 9th 2445, forcing the UCR into signing a ceasefire.

-2446-Current: "The Second Dark Age of Mankind"
It's what they called it. "The second Dark age", as humanity had reverted so far back in technology, and the loss of so much information and the UCR's successful propoganda campaign put mankind in a mental and technological rut. Afraid to continue it's growth.
-2446: Peace signed between the UCR and rebel colonies. The Free Colony Zone (FCZ) established. UCR maintains border around the FCZ, and maintains a lazze faire policy on the FCZ, under the terms the free colonies do not leave their borders. UCR places military posts around the FCZ as a precaution as well.
-2446-2685: The Free Colonies all turn on each other now, for resources and materials. A series of wars, alliances, proxy wars, and collapsing governemnts seems to be the constant theme. Three Major Nations Emerge Victorious, the Terran Federation, The Staevik Republic, and The Azen (Xenos) Empire.
-2712-2734: The Azen (Xenos) Empire begins a mass invasion of the Free colonies, absorbing all under a singular banner and leader.
-2734-2745: The "First Xeno-Terran War" Breaks out in the Free Colonies, as the Azen (Xenos) Empire and the Terran Federation with it's Ally, the Staevik Republic battle for control of the Free colonies. The Alliance of the Federation and the Republic to Liberate and free the Colonies, and the Axis Empire to take control of it. The war ends with the Azen Empire forced back to a small territory, and a armistance signed.
-2746-2748: The Staevik Republic Collapses, with the Staevik Union taking it's place. The Union places an Iron curtain over it's borders, and all communication with them ends
-2751: The Confederacy of Sovereign Colonial Nations forms as a defensive alliance between independent Nations to stand up to the Larger Nations if they ever seek to conquer them.
-2753: Piracy becomes a Major issue, as an Ex-Xenos Admiral, who vanished During the Xeno-Terran War with his battleship reverts to piracy against the Terrans, creating the first organized pirate movement. Piracy expands rapidly in the free colonies
-2757: The Colony of Adrigo drops communications, as a much more violent form of Piracy emerges from it. The Raiders are born, wercking havoc on it's neighbors. It attracts the most mentally insane of the free colonies to join.
  -2772, April: UCR makes first contact with an alien species, knowledge of Alien species is kept hidden from public for months
-2772, August: Armen Station is dropped from it's orbit into the planet below, killing half a million people. Xenon is to Blame after it's fleet was discovered by a confederate emergency response fleet in the direct area. A skirmish breaks out between the two governments, resulting in a Confederate defeat, but with large Imperial Casualties. War is narrowly avoided.
-2772-2773: Pirates, Smugglers, Illegal syndicates, Mercenaries, and Raiders all join forces to form a Rogue nation. The Nation only lasts a Year as nearly every Nation simultaneously sees it as a threat and in unison attacks it. Piracy reverts to it previous unorganized state, and raiders scatter into smaller clans.
-2773, March: Terra Invades the Free Colony of Oasis. It is the first time Terra has invaded a colony without being provoked first in history.
-2773, June: "The Second Xeno-Terran War" begins, starting the single largest and longest conflict in human history.

------------------------------

I lost my old Timeline, so I had to from memory try to replicate it, or redo some of it if necessary. I also felt like uploading it would help me and other artists both.
For the most part this is merely a timeline of the main/major events in the setting

For my setting