Brief timeline of Events
Beacon, Haven and Atlas Academy is founded. This officially marks the beginning of the Hunters system where specially selected individuals would be raised and trained to fight Grimm using state of the art Weapons, equipment and the finest Training in the world. Shade's establishment is delayed due to troubles in Vacuo. Beacon was the first Academy to be built and was the greatest of the Academy's.
King Arthur Lionheart dies when battle Grimm in future Mt. Glenn, fighting a large army of Grimm trying to invade Vale. The Kingdom Council system is made as no Viable heir was in place for Arthur's death. A Replica of his sword was stabbed into the stone of his Home town, Rose City. To this day it is a often visited as one of Vale's top tourist spots.
Katja Snowfall establishes the Snowfall Academy for Whitecliffe. The Academy exists independently of the Academy system and focuses on making small Companies of Hunters to fight Grimm rather then scattered teams. Snowfall Hunters end up being a massive boon to Whitecliffe but have yet to be officially recognized as Hunters Institution. Faunus are allowed to attend the Academy making Snowfall the second Academy to accept the Faunus into it's Programs. With Beacon being the first to do so years before Snowfall even founded.
After years of Protesting, the Conservative Government was defeated after Whitecliffe Police beat and arrested Great Panther Protestors. Prompting the Whitecliffe Military to step in and seize control the city. General Clyde Snowfall hosts an emergency City Hall meeting where the City passes thousands of sweeping reforms and immediately bans reactionary politics in Whitecliffe. While seen somewhat Anti Democratic, the ban proves effective at taming political Turmoil as it is a general tool to mass arrest the White Mask Movement which has had major funding from External Groups.
A Whitecliffe-based group is founded to advance the Civil and Sentient Rights of all Sentients with their messaging being hugely about the Faunus. They help Progress Whitecliffe Politics further away from Human Supremacist ideals.
Atlas's Progressive Council approves policies that'll back up and support the Beacon Hill Compromise, committing to become the world's 2nd Democracy. Faunus still get the short end of the stick but find they have more upward mobility then before. The White Mask movement is banned and mass incarcerated for Terrorism, The Majority of White maskers stay in Prison for decades afterwards.
The Kingdom of Vacuo after years of mismanagement and unstable governments. Finally slides into civil war between hundreds of war factions. Resources are scarce and the SDC begin deliberating potential solutions. Vale Neglects to send aid to Vacuo, focused on other matters instead of their struggling ally. Eventually the SDC raises it's own Private Military Company and slowly occupies the country of Vacuo. Nicholas as one of it's final actions. Helps Vale establish Shade Academy, appointing it's first Headmaster.
Nicholas Schnee dies after giving the Schnee Dust Company a huge kick start, the Company doing well across the board. Unfortunately undiagnosed Heart and Lung Cancer made him bed ridden. Jacque Schnee after marrying into the family only 5 years prior, convinces Nicholas to name him CEO of the Company. Nicholas died peacefully amongst his loved ones, the anxiety set in over the implications of his death and what kind of man Jacque Schnee would reveal himself to be.
The Young Jacque Schnee swiftly takes control of the SDC and over the next four years, the SDC begins rapidly swallowing up and buying out Major competitors. There is 520% increase in Dust Mining at Vacuo. The SDC passes a series of sweeping reforms that drastically degrades Faunus labour conditions and reduces their pay to near slave labour while also entrapping millions in crippling debt. The SDC's stocks rise rapidly as cut throat Economics took over the Company.
In Whitecliffe's 32 AGW election, The Progressive Party wins another election with Claudia Painter as the City's woman's Mayor and Faunus Leader. Faunus Rights enters a new era of development in Whitecliffe.
Atlas's Conservative Party wins in major landslide across the board, beginning a new Era of politics in Atlas. The SDC grows within it's Kingdom while Atlas begins spreading it's power across the globe. Setting up military bases in every country and land mass. It's GDP rapidly rises while it's military Industrial Complex continues to flourish. Atlas engages in thousands of Anti Grimm operations across the Globe.
James Ironwood is promoted to Captain after his exemplary service in the city of Athenia during a large scale Grimm Invasion of the city. Ironwood soon finds himself in a career deadlock as Brass believes he could be a loose cannon and a Liability in higher rank due to hints of irrationality.
The first SDC Gene Clinics are established, giving out initial treatments for aging and genetic disorders. Life expectancy shoots up to 120 years. Retirement age is pushed back to 75 years of age in most Kingdoms. Faunus are allowed to go, so they can work their jobs longer of course, no other reason.
A boiling powder keg finally went off in Arcwald City, Vale after police mistakenly killed Faunus rights Leader Sadia Paige. The Police were fed false information by incognito White Maskers. hundreds marched in the small city. At night the SDC HQ was destroyed by unidentified partisans using Atlas weaponry. Whitecliffe denies involvement. Mistral sanctions Whitecliffe, claiming it's funding Terrorism.
Despite immense success and agitation against Human Supremacy, The Great Panthers are Financially ruined after the SDC pulls their funding and the majority of members are saddled with crippling debt. Faunus unrest rises to a unprecedented level as Wage Slavery is enacted upon the entire race of the Faunus. Whitecliffe is alone in condemning the situation, Atlas takes it first step away from Whitecliffe in remaining Neutral, enjoying SDC money too much.
Disorganized insurrections begins popping up around the Globe as masses of Jobless, homeless and financially enslaved Faunus march in protest against their living conditions. Whitecliffe passes the Equal Opportunity act that'll house and employ millions of Faunus. The policy causes need for another large expansion of the city and massive reform of Economic policy.
The Republic of Whitecliffe under Painter's administration announces it's great expansion as the city finalizes plans to quadruple in size. Multiple reforms are passed to fine tune Whitecliffe's development and economy. Whitecliffe's military receives major funding boosts, causing concern in Atlas over potential secession. The constitution also was completed and televised across the whole world as the World's first constitution.
Giga Extractor Site 1 begins construction in the Kingdom of Vacuo in the long SDC occupied capital regions. It begins operation in 38 AGW earning the company ludicrous amounts of money and shooting the SDC up to new heights.
Unidentified Private Contractors are caught raiding SDC assets, seemingly weakening the PMC's in Vacuo. It was never discovered who the Private contractors belonged too as their identities remain a mystery but the SDC blames Whitecliffe. Whitecliffe denies any involvement.
With the Republic founded, the City begins it's rapid construction into the city of Tomorrow. Working heavily on infrastructure, development and affordable house. The City also refounds the majority of it's institutions to fine tune the city's development. On the world stage, Beacon Hill steps up it's role in international affairs, securing permits and massive expansion of it's presence aboard. The Whitecliffe Military completely overhauls it's self to compete with Atlas's forces. Atlas sanctions Whitecliffe and begins to militarize the borders.
Major Raids are carried out against SDC assets and Kingdom Police in the country side, the grimm are ruled out but there is evidence that the Raiders are not typical outlaws but Faunus Raiders. The SDC accuses Whitecliffe for Funding Racial Terrorism Whitecliffe denies funding any such movements, the honesty of this remains completely unknown
A Group known as the Faunus Liberation Front or F.L.R gains major ground in Vacuo after using Atlas equipment, the group releases a Manifesto demanding Faunus Equality or else. The SDC is besieged on all fronts but manages to keep control while the other Warlords are destroyed by the F.L.R. F.L.R enjoys massive P.R victories online. Many seem to be sympathetic to the F.L.R's cause, pictures of it's flags and propaganda go viral.
Team STRQ is formed, which had Summer Rose, Taiyang, Raven Branwen and Qrow Branwen in the team. They begin their journey as Hunters at beacon, going on to become a Famous team.
Criminal Slavers face devastating slave revolts as unidentified partisans liberates hundreds of slaves resulting in the Kokun uprising. More uprising occur across the Kingdom of Mistral doing damage to the already struggling Kingdom. The F.L.R is blamed for the attack.
In light of International events, Vale's council complies with Ozpin's suggestion to create the Vytal International Forum, basin it on Vytal, a small island thats fairly neutral. Vytal sets up it's own government to serve as a international hub. Using the CCTS towers, Vytal attempts to alleviate global pressures as tensions mount. However the mission was Ill fated.
Mistral is struggling to control some of it's territory, so the city of Argus was sold to Atlas. Prompting them to begin building a Base within the city and fortify the adjacent areas. The purchase is seen as rather neutral by the majority of residents. Faunus Protests against the purchase happen daily now.
The Schnee Dust Company purchases The Wutan province of Mistral, gaining Scrap City, Wutan City as well as Sashima City and Sashima Castle. Pooling resources together the Company builds it's second Giga Extrator. Upon completion the Company's wealthy skyrockets again but the land in the Wutan province begins to rapidly dry up but the company shows little concern or signs of stopping.
The White Mask Movement loses most of it's Major HQ's. Unknown Contractors kill many of the leaders and leak documents of various co conspirators. The move devastates the White Mask Movement as the entire faction is either killed, imprisoned or fired from their jobs. Vytal demands that Whitecliffe release Military documents, Whitecliffe denies allegations of involvement. Atlas forces International sanctions on Whitecliffe damaging it's Economy.
The Schnee Dust Company announces new Gene Therapy options that'll rapidly slow physical degradation. People how under go the therapy start to degrade in meaningful ways at the age of 80 rather then 50, meaning people live longer and healthier lives. The SDC announces it'll be looking into ways to apply this to future generations rather then just treating everyone one by one.
The Schnee Dust company gets a step closer to total global dominance in purchasing the Mistral Dust Company, a once powerful industry from before the war, has been steadily declining since it. With it's purchase, the SDC becomes the sole producer and distributor of dust in Mistral
After decades of Strife and arguing, a new row of reforms was passed with the Equal Rights Act 41 AGW. The Act guaranteed the rights of Faunus forever, Gay Rights, Human Rights, Transgender rights and much, much more. It included a series of reparation's payments that are below what was promise but is in fact a payment still. This Infuriates the city's Extreme conservatives minority.
The Atlas Government passes the Growth Act, which was a series of reforms that destroyed a lot of corporate Regulation in the name of 'Growth'. The SDC was no longer required to pay anything in taxes and was given priority over Land Dispute Cases when the SDC displaces mantle citizens for something. It also allowed for the total privatization Banks and various Industries that served to grow the wealth and power of the SDC and Atlas's higher society. Mantle unrest grows and people begin gathering up for protest.
The Nations of the world met at Vytal to discuss the Unrest problem with the Faunus. Whitecliffe suggested a standardization of rights and standards but Vale advocated for patience and open up more opportunities for growth. Mistral advocated for destruction of the F.L.R and Atlas posed a solution everyone but Whitecliffe signed onto. The Menagerie Solution, where many of the world's Faunus would be put out of sight and out of mind. After weeks upon weeks of stalling and Filibustering by Whitecliffe, the Policy was passed. It was set to take effect within the next 5 years.
The Faunus Liberation Front declares war after Vytal passes international policy to deport a vast majority Faunus to the inhospitable Islands of Menagerie. Famed for it's ridiculously high rate of Grimm attacks. The war begins in earnest during the Invasion and capture of multiple provinces in Mistral, from Hignbana province oto the Haruna and Shion provinces. In Vacuo Coquina falls to the F.L.R as well as Schist but are stalled. Vale loses Serpents Cross and a lot of it's rural territory was taken over by the movement.
Whitecliffe did not feel up to the task of fighting the entire world, hardly even at the size of a Kingdom it's self. It instead focused on improving the lives of the people within their borders. A move that was wildly applauded by Global Anti War movements.
War continues, many factories across the world are destroyed with many businesses exploiting Faunus Labour bombed out. The F.L.R had discipline problems, while trying to limit war crimes. They ended up hitting Civilian Targets. Whitecliffe revokes it's material support of the movement in the wake of the War crimes.
Acting alone, Summer believes the War is going to make the situation for the Faunus worse. So she works to stop the war by promoting peace. STRQ decides to strike a major FLR weapons cache in Highwatch that was being used to fuel the War Effort. Despite being alone, STRQ successfully takes out the cache and saves 10 hostages from captavity.
While following a lead they got from a freed Captive they find evidence of the SDC inciting the war on purpose. Following the lead, the Team begins making their way to Atlas. On the way they have their adventure, fight a lot of Grimm, foil FLR plots and prevent War crimes from the SDC.
To focus on the War, Atlas lifts restrictions off Whitecliffe, temporarily easing the tensions between the two powers.
General Ironwood is promoted to his rank after years of good Service with a decent track Record thanks to Jacque Schnee pulling strings. General Ironwood promises Atlas that the FLR Threat will be ended in Atlas.
Over course of the Year James Ironwood manages to defeat the F.L.R across the continent, the fighting was difficult as the F.L.R were guerilla fighters and not conventional Armies. Yet despite that and the Grimm, James Ironwood managed to defeat the F.L.R Uncharacteristically of Atlas Generals James allowed surrendering fighters to return home in return for Intelligence, giving Atlas an Advtange.
Though the F.L.R had no luck in taking Atlas or SDC targets, they did tear the Kingdom of Mistral Apart. Causing Millions of Lien in damage, the Kingdom was steadily overwhelmed until Headmaster Lionspride Ordered the immediate surrender of Mistral on the 1st of December. Mistral was knocked out of the war, resulting in Faunus Victory against one of their Oppressors.
Rather then fighting the War anymore, Ghira Belladonna and Kali believe it was best to willingly found menagerie with the help of Whitecliffe, they established a settlement in Menagerie, named Kuokana. Founding Menagerie. There with support of Republic Non Profits the Belladonnas got to work fighting a grand war against the Grimm. The Belladonna army, the precursor to the White Fang sees many successes by using the terrain to their favour, they manage to carve out bits and pieces of Menagerie out for the Faunus and make it livable.
Vale Managed to hold the majority of it's vital assets, namely the all important water dams that if captured, would knock Vale out of the War, leaving atlas as the sole combatant left. Vale's forces were mainly led by General Lagune who over looked the whole Battle. Even as war raged, Ozpin pushed heavily to end the War early by giving Faunus their rights but his calsl were left unanswered. A decision Vale would come to regret.
STRQ arrives in Atlas from Eden Gate where they struggle against the SDC and combat their forces as wanted fugitives for a few months before finally finding evidence that the SDC has been inciting violence by funding the White Masks and paying for some of the strikes done their assets through the use of Mercenaries. Profiting off the War, they manage to blackmail the SDC into pulling support from the war which ultimately knocks Atlas out of the conflict entirely.
Fort Castle happened to be a Fort that guarded an important road that led to Arcwald Dam, Vale's biggest most important Dam. The F.L.R had been trying to take it since the start of the war,with their most recent push beginning January 16th. General Lagune in elitist fit of rage was enraged over the F.L.R making insulting Propaganda about him triggered him to try and raid a FLR encampment during the night. Lagune's inadequacy allowed him to walk into the perfect Ambush. Taking 98% of Vale's forces with him, the Faunus who could see in the Dark arranged the perfect ambush and managed to push his forces to the river where they flanked them. Using their positioning and superior organization, the FLR defeated Lagune and made their move to Arcwald Dam.
Thanks to Lagune's astounding stupidity, the FLR defeated the Micro garrison in Arcwald Dam and announced that they held the water. With Atlas removed from the conflict, Vale was the last standing Kingdom. However Team STRQ's strike at Highwatch prevented the FLR from being able to truly conquer and remove Vale from power. So instead, there was conference called.
After sorting out terms all sides of the war were able come to an agreement. Menagerie would be a Free Country, Faunus would be given rights across most Kingdoms with that only half applying in Atlas. Labour laws were reworked entirely in Mistral and Vale to something more agreeable for Faunus but still not Ideal. Vacuo was to be restored, with the FLR disbanding entirely. All and all, somethings changed but not all of it for the better.
Peter Port, Bartholomew Oobleck and various other Professors began teaching at Beacon Academy and have become some of the most well known and iconic professors of Beacon. Beacon earns quite the golden reputation because of Professors like them.
An era of peace was restored after the 3 year war had come to a end. Vale focused on rebuilding it's self and helping Vacuo reform bit by bit. Hoping to one day undo the damage they had done to their trusted ally, mending relations. Mistral never recovered from the war and ended up selling off the Haruna province and abandoning the Shion Province entirely. Aside from mended work laws discrimination, Sun down cities and segregation continued unbated. Atlas grew in power and significance as the world only militarized force outside of Whitecliffe's. being far greater then theirs, for now. In reality the war changed very little and only managed to get thousands of people killed and a bunch of Grimm everywhere.
Atlas Settles portions of Menagerie and promises to provide Security, in reality, the two Settlements go on to protect Atlas Dust Extraction and extraction of Oil rather than providing any security as well as violating the Menagerie Agreement by their mere existence. This worsens relations between Atlas and Menagerie.
Team STRQ fully Graduates as young adults around the age of 18-20 and stay together as team for a for a few years after. They finished as the 3rd Highest performing team of their grade, even getting a third place medal each and Taiyang keeps the trophy.
The Belladonna Army begins demilitarizing and turns into a Peaceful Advocacy group known as The White Fang, the movement is largely disorganized but has foreign backing by Whitecliffe. Progress is slow and see their most major successes in Vale but not really anywhere else. Mistral and Atlas are the worst culprits when it comes to racist violent acts and creating Sundown towns, Vale has a less extreme variant of the same horrific act.
Team STRQ works for a few years working lots of Contracts and earning them a lot of Lien in the Process and saving quite a few lives. Eventually they begin to settle down in 67 AGW.
The Construction and Development of Mountain Glenn begins, the City is planned to be Vale's most sophisticated city and turn Vale City into the Capital it's meant to be. The Construction is sponsored and funded by Atlas Investors and Whitecliffe experts assist in the actual construction of the city. The Defensive strategy is planned to be aggressive and assert dominance over the Grimm and create progressive defenses much like how Whitecliffe was built.
After great Deliberation, Ozpin manages to pressure the Vale High Council to ratify the Bill of Rights, Thanks to The White Fang and Whitecliffe, the Bill of Rights emancipates Faunus Completely, bans contract slavery and protects the rights of all citizens. The Bill of Rights also bolsters the old King's law from Vale's last King and generally moves Vale ahead socially from much the world. Though difficulties continue, progress is Progress.
The Mountain Glenn defences fail due to oversights in Defence systems thanks to shoddy funding. Grimm manage to get int othe city and a Crisis breaks out but the Grimm cannot be contained due to Whitecliffe soldiers beign kicked out of the city years prior and SDC PMC's focusing only on company assets. Huntsmen and Huntresses are unable to regain order, the city flees into the Underground metro systems when a breach occurs and the High council votes to seal off Mountain Glenn, leaving millions to die underground. The Event further cripples the Vale Army.
Atlas Labs and Whitecliffe Labs join in a multilateral Space project designed to make the world's most advanced observation, complete with giant satellite dishes, Dark Matter Experiments and Planetary observation among a slew of other projects added into this giant facility in Light Tower, a large isle off the coast of Solitas leading to Amity. The Projected cost about 7.89 Billion Lien and took many years to build but was generally a success with both nations managing to work together more or less. Creating amazing new facilities to study the stars. Towards the end of the Project, Atlas pulled out of the program with national private labs taking their place. Whitecliffe continued the majority of developed past 75 AGW with its launch being a giant media story that generated tons of enthusiasm for Space Travel.
After the Success of Mountain Glenn, through the use of Metro systems, Vale Expands again to start up a Port Sub City designed to make trade with with the other Vale Cities easier. The Port is sponosred, funded and aided by Whitecliffe entirely. Using a similar strategy but using the far more expensive Terraforming strategies that Whitecliffe is known for.
SDC International Rail invests 1.45 Billion Lien into Mistral's Railway network, giving the Kingdom High-Speed Rail in the interests of forwarding Company interests in the country and making Mistral more vulnerable to Company influence and control. Over time Mistral defaulted on loans and the SDC bought out the entire project, losing Mistal locals many jobs and building rest of the rail lines with 'special' employees and other corporate specialist employees. Whitecliffe attempted to sue the SDC for exploitative market Practices but the international court ruled on the side of the SDC, allowing for the completion of the railways by 78 AGW. The Railways increase travel speed but bled the country more money and made transport of vital resources dependent on the SDC.
General Ironwood successfully installs a solid foothold on the Kingdom of Astora, despite the high numbers of Grimm, Atlas holds the line but is unable to push further then they already went but successfully lessens the amount of Grimm invading Vacuo.
After decades of Decline, the Vale Military was no longer adequate and The Hunters were not sufficient for dedicated Military fortifications. Ozpin invites General Ironwood over Whitecliffe's General Rio due to Whitecliffe not having the capacity it needs yet to conduct such a task. Atlas becomes a permanent fixture of Vale's Defence and is able to adapt to the Steadily increasing number of Grimm in the Kingdom, For now.
The Belladonna Army fully transitions into the White Fang, soon after Sienna Khan unseats Ghira Belladonna and rewrites the strategy of the White Fang, turning the formally disorganized advocacy group into a direct Action Political movement. Aggression begins amping up and Racists within the Kingdoms are put under threat. Once again the SDC is pressured by new group, however the White Fang are publicly denounced by Whitecliffe. But the White Fang has yet to commit Terrorist Action.
Despite heavy opposition from Vale's Education Sector, the CHild Act is passed which severely restraints Vale's education system and restricts the teaching of rights, various historical wars such as the great war and much more. Deeming it 'Inappropriate' to Child Audiences, creating a legacy of ignorance that would make Vale progressively more bigoted as time went. The Action was possible thanks to the Schnee Dust Company 'donating' to major figures and getting Company representatives elected into Vale's Lower Councils. The move allowed for the SDC to promote company propaganda and bolster their influence in the Kingdom.
The Union, a String of Islands adopts the Anti Individualist and Totalist ideology of Unionism and leaves the kingdom of Vale. Renaming their cities to stuff like City 1, City 2 and city 3. Atlas attempts a speedy intervention but fails to topple the extreme Regime.
To pursue the goal of Peaceful advocacy, The Whitecliffe Congress passed the Egalitarian Act, the Act funded the Advocacy Group known as the Egalitarian Society who'd recruit locals, both Human and Faunus to push for Faunus rights and greater Class Equality. The Society struggled to start in Kingdoms like Atlas and Mistral but managed to form in Vale but didn ot spread to Vacuo.
The Vacuo National Bank defaults on bad loans and experiences a financial crash, breaking the already fragile financial infrastructure in Vacuo with the SDC Reaping Billions in profits from Vacuo. The money transfer was prevented however by supposed White Fang Insurgents but the SDC blames Whitecliffe Special Operatives. The money was cycled back to the Kingdom but through desperation and corruption, very little of it reached the citizenry, destroying any level of stability left in the country. Whitecliffe-based charities try to keep Vacuo afloat but the damage is already done. Vale attempts to bail out Vacuo but the Council vetoes Ozpin's measures thus Vale leaves Vacuo to die a slow painful death.
A Vast advancement in robotics is achieved, the Penny Program is completed and is a wild success, not only can penny generate her own aura but is a fully functional person. Later projects create other Android models who aren't designed to use Aura by the Schnee Robotics. Androids begin replacing some workers as they do not need to be paid and usually don't have legal protections with many not even acknowledging their sentience or potential of.
The Human Purity League is created, a Pseudo-Advocacy but mostly domestic terrorist organization that believes that Humans are the Superior species on the planet and that the Faunus belong in chains with some believing that Faunus need to be Exterminated. Violence against the White Fang begins almost immediately with the two extreme groups radicalizing each other. Whitecliffe begins special Operations, conducting asssasinatiosn and kidnappings of Human Supremacist agitators.
The Vytal Summit of 76 is the first summit where Whitecliffe was fully represented, Representative Angelina Key gave her Firebrand speech about the failures of the Post war governments and promises unfulfilled. Smashing their host Kingdom for it's own failures and indicated that Whitecliffe will continue to grow and build up and continue to pressure the world until Global Unity is achieved. Stating that the Grimm of Astora are evolving according to their scientists and that this potential Global disaster needs to be addressed before it is too late. Though Whitecliffe fails to pass the Astoran Invasion Act to purge Grimm from the fallen Kingdom, Vale does move closer to Whitecliffe thanks to Ozpin, infuriating General Ironwood.
Vale loses more sovereignty to Atlas due to outstanding debts and sells multiple pieces of land to the SDC, the SDC with SDC PMC"s now control a lot of Major resource production sites in Vale. Bad loans continue getting handed out to struggling Vale Industries.
Whitecliffe increases Counter Terrorist Operations across the globe, taking out White Fang and Human Purists. Atlas slams the raids as illegal and Vale tries to interfere. Mistral is left powerless as is Vacuo. Domestic crackdowns also goes underway Arresting upwards of 8,764 Terrorists across Whitecliffe Territory and killing many more, drastically reducing the sway extreme ideologies have over Whitecliffe. The Operations are slammed as Tyrannical and Militaristic. The Whitecliffe Government releases a statement describing the Operations as "Necessary and Vital" for Global Stability.
As a result of the Summit of 76, Mistral fully disarms all of their Mega Bombs. Making Mistral a non-bomb threat to the Globe. Atlas promises to do the same but that never materializes, forcing Vale to keep some in storage to balance the Geopolitical stage. The move inspires fear in Mistral but the Mistal Military could no longer maintain the bombs, the SDC having taken control of all major Dust fields in the Kingdom and was squeezing Mistral's Bomb capability for decades prior.
During his speech in Whtiecliffe City where he was speaking to Local Supporters of his policies and ideas, he made a public statement that Senator Arcadia Bell should be hung in the dead of night. Gaining a roaring cheer of about 100,000 Racists it sparked in immediate and much larger public backlash. Around 800,000 Protestors protested outside Beacon Hill demanding that Davinus be arrested for Stochastic Terrorism and Racial Agitation as well as violating hate Speech laws. The Courts took up the case with many Racists defending Davinus' speech as "Free Speech" and just "Airing Alternate ideas" Alonso Snowfall publically denounces the speech as Disgusting and evidence of something being terribly wrong with Atlas.
The Atlas Military accidentally fires a Dust Bomb at Silderfort, causing a flare-up in military tension and minor skirmishes from both sides before both State officials managed to prevent war through diplomacy. The Event hints at the continually bubbling tensions between the two Sister cities. Whitecliffe invests in better Anti Ballistic Systems, planning for a situation where Atlas uses its Missile on major Population Centres. The Event worries Ozpin that this could be a step towards a new Global war.
Davinus was nearly arrested when the Whitecliffe Courts ruled that Davinus was committing Staocastic Terrorism against Faunus with his genocidal Rhetoric. Agents attempted to arrest him during his speech causing a riot which resulted in 67 Supremacists getting arrested in Whitecliffe. Davinus escaped arrest and the Event resulted in a Military Standoff between the Two cities until Ironwood called off the tension preventing a near Skirmish between the two sides. A new String of sanctions between the two hit each other with hatred between both cities blossoming to all-new heights. During a protest in Whitecliffe, Protestors hung a doll representing Davinus and demanded he faces justice. Whitecliffe failed to punish this form of Stochastic Terrorism resulting in a new string of tensions with officials bickering at each other publically and insulting each other. Even bringing weapons to meetings and sometimes beating each other.
Global tracking suggests that the Grimm Infestation level has soared high enough to Deem Vale as a Yellow Zone. Grimm related deaths are up by 180% but government action seems minor and ineffectual. Hunter casualty rates are also slowly climbing. Vacuo's Grimm Infestation worsens the worst with Paladin's Point no longer serving the purpose it used too.
Whitecliffe sues Atlas to disarm all of it's intercontinental Dust Mega Bombs immediately, Atlas Refuses and demands International Sanctions on Whitecliffe immediately. The Two argue for hours but fail to get either action done. The event resulted in additional Military build-up along the Solitas DMZ between Atlas and Whitecliffe. It becomes apparent that the Tensions were not going to go away.
Dr. Abeline Bright revealed studies that Humaniod Grimm were once again being created in Astora, a phenomena not seen since the days of the Great War. Whitecliffe notices a general increase of Grimm Presence world wide and agitates for rapid militarization against the rising Grimm threat. boosting it's own military and redeveloping it's strategies. The Move arouses the alarm of General Ironwood and joins Whitecliffe's side in the advocacy but Vacuo, Vale and Mistral remain passive. The Two Kingdoms begin bolstering their armies and independently developing plans for the future. Atlas again tries to invade Astora but fails, thanks to the Humanoid Grimm. Vale moves away from Whitecliffe due to the discovery.
After rights for Faunus worsens, so does the violence and Terrorism of the White Fang, now bombing factories, dust reactors and committing now fatal kidnappings. The reaction of many states is to restrictFaunus rights and for the SDC to impose harsher punishments on Faunus 'Employees'.
Atlas finishes construction of the Octagon which is a Octagon shaped structure that centralizes all Military communication an is designed to fine tune and organize the Military's Organization, Whitecliffe is left out of it.
The Republic Congress passes a Funding package designed to hyper-stimulate the Illumina Foundation's research into the Grimm and provide a 20 Billion Lien over the course of years to propel the field into new heights. Judges temporarily stalled the measure over concerns about where the money came from after the concerns were dismissed. The Package was sent into the pipeline and the Illumina Foundation makes a series of Press releases praising congress for the package, promising to deliver cutting-edge discoveries of the Grimm. Atlas attempts to cancel to move through international channels but Whitecliffe ignored the court and proceeded with the project anyway. Atlas' Octagon raises concerns over Black Money, claiming that Whitecliffe isn't being up-to-front about what projects their exactly engaging in and if they're ethical. As such a new slew of sanctions was applied, doing financial damage to Whitecliffe, resulting in similar moves being made against wealthy families based in Atlas.
The Civil Rights League in Whitecliffe sues the Vale Government for Sentient Rights Violations against Faunus and Violating their own National Legal standards with private segregation practices. A Legal battle ensues with the League Winning against a group of SDC-backed Vale Businesses. Vale is further Desegregated however some businesses still continue to practice segregation through other forms.
Financial Watchdogs sound the alarms over imminent economy stagnation and inflation as well unstable financial systems due to bad loans and imaginary money in circulation. Experts warn that if the potential crisis is not addressed it could crash the entire financial system. Vale fails to act, Mistral tries to put in some measures and Whitecliffe is unaffected. Atlas imposes loan standards but some say it is too late.
The Egalitarian Society Sues Atlas for Civil and Sentient Rights abuses as well as the violation of the Menagerie Treaty by settling on Menagerie. The Lawsuit failed on Menageries but successfully sued the SDC for 1.3 Billion Lien for Rights abuses and repaid victimised families for what was done to them with many 'Special Employees' being returned to their homes. The Suit failed to affect Atlas due to an army of lawyers that defended the Kingdom. As a result, the White Fang bombed the Court House in Atlas, causing a massive backlash against all Faunus which allowed for a subsidiary lawsuit where Singer sued those specific abuses. The Case was dismissed by Judges.
Ozpin attempts to Broker peace between Atlas and Whitecliffe through their two most major generals. The Meeting soon devolves into a heated debate over politics, equality, the mega Dust bombs and national sovereignty. The Two sides walk away with worsened relations than before, only managing to sign a very shaky and unreliable Non-Aggression pact.
Most people in the Kingdom of Mistral fall below the poverty line, Crime and disenfranchisement in the Kingdom reaches an all time high. The Central Vytal Banking System gives out bad loans to Mistral. Organized Crime flourishes like never before in the fracturing Kingdom.
Whitecliffe completes PRISM, The Psionic device is designed to disrupt communication and organization of Grimm using a Psionic Field using rich dust. PRISM is deployed over Whitecliffe and planned to be deployed in other cities to better improve Anti Grimm Defenses.
Vale holds its election with a majority Centrist government taking hold. Most of the Candidates were middle-of-the-road, inoffensive conservatives who didn't really like Ozpin being the headmaster of Beacon Academy but lacked the justification to remove him. Faunus Rights Protests increase, and White Fang Activity spikes as well with a series of train robberies taking place causing local officials to treat Faunus worse and more people to support the SDC.
Whitecliffe holds its own election, and the majority of Right Wing Candidates lose their seats with Moderates and Left Wingers replacing them. There was a riot after the election but the Police managed to stop the Supremacists from obstructing any process of Democracy with many of them getting arrested. Whitecliffe decided by in large in all forms of Government to go the opposite direction of Atlas once again. Going into the next few years with the most Left Wing Administration in recorded Electoral History for the Republic. Alonso drops his government's accusation of Atlassian Election fraud in Atlas after Right-wing voices attempt a similar tactic in Whitecliffe. Doing a U-turn and instead passing more policies for election protection and greater accessibility and transparency.
The 78 Council Elections secured, the Left Wing Faction lost all seats and was replaced by various Right Wing Candidates. The Lower councils had the most lost seats with Atlas heading into the next few years with a nearly complete Right Wing Cabinet across the Country. The Election was accused of fraud by Whitecliffe due to all of the tabulation machines being owned by Jacque Schnee through a puppet Company Swiftwind Industries. Atlas Denounces Whtiecliffe as Anti-Democratic with Atlas officials stating there is no evidence of widespread fraud. Alonso Snowfall decides to make his government drop the accusation, For now. General Ironwood releases a statement hoping for a common sense administration, the meaning of this statement was heavily debated at the time.
The Octagon Year 78 Reports are completed and privately relay to General Ironwood concerns about the White Fang, labelling them as the number one threat to World peace and Stability around the world. The report indicates that Violent Crimes and Hate Crimes are soaring beyond belief. The Report however ignores the Violence done by Violent Human Supremacists.
The Time frame of Events between Volume 1-3