The first successful operation of the needle drive by the Galenteans. A 3 week trip to a neighbouring star system, and a 3 week trip back. This marks the beginning of the Galentean empire.
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History of the Reach
History of the reaches, from the invention of The needle drive to the Modern era.
Before the Expansion
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-100 BE
creation of the needle drive
Scientific achievement
Expansion era
1 AG 1400 AG
The Expansion era covers the era of growth, development and conquest that was the golden age of the Galentean Empire.
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1 EE
1 /1 01:00
1st Exploratory fleet
ExpeditionThe first wave of FTL-capable exploration ships depart from the Galentus System, departing for new systems to explore, exploit, and colonize. This marks the first day of the Galentean Calendar.
Location
Galentus System -
230 EE
First Contact - Deberians
Discovery, ExplorationThe Exploratory fleet makes contact with the Deberians, the first sapient species encountered since the beginning of the Expansion era. An alliance between the two species would lead to technological advances for both, and making easier the expension efforts of the empire.
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630 EE
Discovery of the Grel'daan
Discovery, ExplorationThe Galentean empire discovers sapient life in a new system: The Grel'Daan. Being a pre-industrial society, the empire resigns itself to studying and understanding this new, apparently war-like species.
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1050 EE
First contact - Arraki
Discovery, ExplorationFirst contact is made with the Arraki. Less advanced than the Galenteans or Deberians, they are nonetheless invited to join the growing empire, an offer they cautiously accept.
Collapse
1599 AG 2000 AG
Internal conflict leads to the fracturing of the Galentean empire. Smaller empires and powers take holds of significant amounts of territory from within, and war erupts on an unprecedented scale across the reaches.
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1640 CE
The Grel'Daan Revolts
RevolutionDue to reasons no one remembers, the Grel turned against the culture and civilization forced upon them by the Galentean Empire and Grel'Daan devolves into a multi-day festival of violence and revolt.
Reclamation
2001 AG 6000 AG
With the collapse of the Galentean empire, many new powers began to redefine borders within the reach. The empire was thoroughly shattered, and rebuilt.
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3200 RE
Emergence of Terrans
FoundingA new species joins the interstellar community: the Terrans, who were only a fledgling species during the expansion era.
Frontier era
6101 AG and beyond
The Galentean edge has proven to no longer be the unsurmountable barrier it used to be. More and more, people try to find what riches and mysteries lie beyond the ancient frontier.
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6238 FE
Cass's birth
Life, BirthOn this date, Cassiopeia was born, the first trueborn human.
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