Primer: Alpherion Federation Timline

The Alpherion Federation established it's own calendar after settling in the Alpherion System. The years are marked with the shorthand "AL" ("After Landing" or "Alpherion Landing"). What follows is a short summation of important dates following the settling of this new system

1 AL - Generation ships fleeing humanity's original homeworld and system finally make landfall in the Alpherion System and the three planets Eden, Elysium, and Paradise, colloquially to be known as the Trinity. Surveying, colonization, construction, and habitation shortly follow.

17 AL - Colonization of the Trinity worlds is complete.

19 AL - The Federation begins exploring the Alpherion system and, later, the Core Galaxy at large.

22 AL - First Contact is made with the Zee-Rai people. At this point and for the foreseeable future, humanity only makes contact with Zee-Rai females, not knowing the truth of their race's biology and gender dynamics.

28 AL - Humanity makes first contact with emissaries from the Core Galactic Alliance.

28 AL - Birth of Dr. Kerwyn Reinswatter, nanomechanical engineer and father of the conversion process.

35 AL - Under the banner of War Prophet Kalegex, a massive Kroxaa war band surges into the Alpherion system in a religious crusade; the beginning of the Prophet Wars.

39 AL - Humanity forms an alliance with the Zee-Rai and Knavar fleet to combat the growing Kroxaa incursion. An invitation to the alliance is formally extended to the CGA, but they decline.

46 AL - Following the **** of War Prophet Sectus and his seven sons, the Kroxaa sue for peace; end of the Prophet Wars.

48 AL - While still reeling from it's losses, the Federation is also emboldened by it's victory that it begins to expand it's reach to the totality of the Alpherion system.

55 AL - Planet Mekan is discovered on the fringe of Alpherion's space

57 AL - The Alpherion Federation assumes complete command and sovereignty on all space within the Alpherion System. Treaties are reached with the Zee-Rai, Amarlean, and Shi'raka people, as well as various governing bodies within Borderlands space. Once more, the CGA are invited to the treaty signing, but decline.

58 AL - The Dranza invade Federation space. Beginning and end of the First Dranza War.

61 AL - Colonists settle on the moon Ligrii Theta; beginning of the Ligreon War.

64 AL - Beginning of the Second Dranza War.

65 AL - A Ligreon fleet enters Federation space for the first time.

68 AL - End of the Second Dranza War.

69 AL - The Federation formally aligns themselves with the Zee-Rai and Amarlean people, to stand against both the Ligreon incursion and future attacks from the Dranza (known as the "Three Systems Alliance").

75 AL - The official dissolution of the Three Systems Alliance, as the Zee-Rai and Amarleans suddenly pull out. It is widely believed this is due to CGA interference.

78 AL - Dr. Reinswatter first demonstrates what would be later known as the Nanomechanical Omni-racial Xenobiology Enslavement Technology (or NOXET).

82 AL - The NOXET is first used on prisoners of war.

84 AL - The NOXET is first used both immediately after a battle and during the heat of battle.

87 AL - The Federation Parliament and the Trinity Science Consortium initiate "Operation Beast Tamer", a combined military and science operation intended to end the war with the Ligreon.

93 AL - Conquest of Ligrii Prime (later renamed to "First Conquest"); subjugation of the Ligreon people as humanity's first slaverace; end of the Ligreon War.

94 AL - The CGA initiate a galactic-wide censure of the Federation for "crimes against sapient lifeforms", barring contact with humanity from all affiliate members.

97 AL - An Alliance fleet attacks First Conquest; beginning of the Battle for Conquest.

98 AL - The Alliance suddenly flees upon humanity disseminating videos of them using the NOXET on Alliance members in battle, converting them into slavestock; end of the Battle for Conquest. The CGA enforces harsh sanctions and embargos on the Federation and any non-affiliate race or world that deals with them.

100 AL - After a year of discussion amongst all member worlds and it's people, the Federation formally announces the Homo Superior Doctrine, declaring humanity the superior race and that all others should be placed under the yolk of the NOXET, for humanity's pleasure.

101 AL - Formal assembly of the Federation Navy; Federation Navy begins to expand into the borderlands space.

102 AL - Beginning of the Third Dranza War, as the Federation Navy makes a beeline for their home system.

106 AL - Discovery of Xibalba, homeworld of the Vyraxis.

107 AL - End of the Third Dranza War, humanity **** to flee from Dranza-controlled space.

144 AL - Subjugation of the supercomputer "Mother" and the world of Mekan; birth of the Mekanii slaverace.

151 AL - Federation forces enter the Qaalia system; beginning of the Qaalia campaign.

155 AL - A combined Garex and Kroxaa fleet begin attacking Federation settlements in the borderlands; beginning of the Scale Wars.

190 AL - Invetion of the Quantum Geneforge, allowing for quick physical conversion of xenosluts, perfecting the process began by Dr. Reinswatter.

196 AL - Conquest of Xibalba and subjugation and conversion of the Vryaxis.

199 AL - The Dranza enter the Qaalia system; beginning of the Fourth Dranza War.

202 AL - Conquest of the Qaalia system and subjugation and conversion of the Amarlean race.

204 AL - Dranza **** to flee the Qaalia system; end of the Fourth Dranza War.

210 AL - Subjugation and conversion of the Symix race, with help from the Amarleans.

211 AL - Considered the unofficial ending of the protracted, multifaceted Scale Wars.

240 AL - Federation asserts control of 50% of Borderland space, including several whole star systems.

245 AL - Humanity approaches the Zara System, home of the Zee-Rai.

246 AL - Bucking the rule of the Anaareal, the remaining Federation races (save the Annareal and the Nylanai) ally with the Zee-Rai, the Kroxaa, the Knavar, the Shi'raka, and a Dranza radical faction and declare war on humanity; beginning of the Core Galaxy War.

260 AL - As the Core Galaxy War rages with no end in sight, a sudden Necrovirus incursion puts cold water on the hostilities, as both sides now struggle to survive against the threat of the virus, even as they continue to fight one another.

263 AL - The Necrovirus is pushed back, but both sides are exhausted from near forty-years of fighting. Both retreat from the areas of immediate conflict, though no truce is signed.

271 AL - The Anaareal contingent in the CGA enforce their will and take control of the Alliance in a bloodless coup. In a bid to end open conflict, they cede control of the majority of the Borderlands expanse to the Federation, including the Zara and Dranza systems.

275 AL - The Zara Campaign begins; the Fifth Dranza War begins.

284 AL - The conquest of the Zara system, along with the subjugation and conversion of the Zee-Rai people.

297 AL - The conquest of the Dranza system, along with the subjugation and conversion of the Dranza people.