2107 |
Deimos project successfully jumps between Sol’s zenith and nadir points. |
2108 |
TAS Pathfinder makes first manned hyperspatial jump to the Tau Ceti system. |
2108 |
Michelle Land becomes first human to walk upon an extrasolar planetary body (New Earth). |
2116 |
New Earth colony officially declared – the first permanent settlement on a world outside the Sol system. |
2315 |
McKenna overthrows the Alliance. Terran Hegemony Created. |
2338 |
McKenna is succeeded by Michael Cameron as Director-General. |
2412 |
Ares Conventions adopted. |
2571 |
Star League formed. Ian Cameron becomes First Lord. |
2579-97 |
Reunification War vs the Periphery states. |
2766 |
Amaris Coup/Start of Amaris Civil War. End of the Cameron dynasty. |
2777-79 |
Battle of Terra/End of Amaris Civil War. |
2781 |
Star League officially dissolved |
2784 |
Operation Exodus departs the Inner Sphere. |
2785 |
ComStar founded. |
2786-2821 |
First Succession War. The death toll is in the billions. All Hegemony worlds – except Terra – divided between the Fiver Great Houses. |
2825 |
Minnesota Tribe incident. |
2830-64 |
Second Succession War. Just as brutal and devastating as the first. Every resource is poured into the war. Technological, industrial and commercial backslide complete. |
2866+ |
Third Succession War (ongoing). By comparison to the previous two wars it is low-tech and low-intensity, waged between feudal lords for limited gains and for reasons of honor and prestige. |
2887 |
The Deep Raid (Steiner à Marik). |
2973 |
Takari Tanida born on Handa, a secondary world deep within the heartlands of the Combine. |
2973-79 |
Early childhood on Handa. |
2979-87 |
Sent to Luthien to attend a prestigious boarding school for boys of noble heritage. |
2987-91 |
Attended Zun Zhang Academy on New Samarkand. Trained as a mechwarrior. |
2991 |
Academy cadre tour of duty along the Periphery. Saw some action. |
2992 |
Invited to attend the Kensai Kami (‘Top Gun’ school). Graduated with excellent scores. |
2993-95 |
Selected for command training. Attended Wisdom of the Dragon school of warfare on Kagoshima. |
2995 |
Tour of Duty with the Sword of Light on Tamar. |
2995 |
Betrayal at Tamar. |
2995 |
Takari leaves Tamar and goes to Solaris as a disposed Ronin. |
2996 |
1st full gladiator season, fighting in the little leagues. |
2997 |
2nd full gladiator season, Earthwerk Mixed Cup winner. |
2997 |
Start of campaign. |
2997, Dec 6 |
Arrive at Alcor (Opfor: Blue Tigers). |
2997 |
10th Battle for Hesperus (Marik raid). |
2998 |
Short spell of garrison work on Alcor, then leave for Galatea to join the rest of the Lancers. |
2998, March |
Hired by Duke Brewer of Hesperus to bolster the defenses of Kincaid Complex on Hesperus II. |
2998 |
11th Battle for Hesperus (Marik offensive). Assault on Kincaid complex stopped. Tatanya facility liberated. Main Marik thrust on South Whitman (main factory location) delayed. |
2998 |
Ilsa is pregnant. Critically injured fighting Marik. Fetus moved to Natalia to save it. Takari marries Natalia while Ilsa is kept in coma. |
2998 |
12th Battle for Hesperus (Kurita joins the fray). Second Sword of Light destroyed and the Heir to the Dragon captured. Both Marik and Kurita retreat. |
2998, June 20 |
Heroes of Hesperus! There is much rejoicing. |
2998 |
Natalia leaves for Luxen by way of Tharkad. Contract renegotiated and extended: Lucrative garrison work in the Trellshire province. |
2998 |
Takari goes to Terra to meet with Combine representatives. Takashi exchanged for a Star Lord + 3 Overlords + some change. Ilsa recovers at the Holt Clinic outside London. Takari undergoes retroviral treatments. Hires Sir Dr. Henry Holt to research the lostech DNI procedure. |
2998-99 |
Wolf/Satan redeploy to Sudeten, Princess/Takari set up on Waldorff. Stellar remains at Kincaid. A few smaller merc companies are contracted to provide garrisons on other worlds in the BWL’s AoO. |
2999 |
Siri remembers her origins: An 8-month expedition to Rubicon is mounted. It returns with two companies of lostech mechs and heaps of parts and weapons. |
2999 |
Touring the rim. Katanas embark on a flag-waving operation, aimed at keeping the local systems happy, despite the lack of “personal” garrisons. |
2999, Feb 27 |
Takari’s firstborn, Karl Akari, is delivered on Luxen. Word reaches the father some time later. |
2999, March 3 |
Battle of Steelton (also remembered as the “Steelton Turkey Shoot”). Katanas ambush and decimate a Zun Zhang training cadre that has landed on this Trellshire world. |
2999 |
Takari formulates a plan to counter-attack the Combine – a victory would be a nice birthday present for the Archon… he get's the go from Emmerson and Natalia. |
2999, May 17 |
1st Battle of Harvest. Katanas land on Harvest, decimate the remaining cadre units, and march on the capital. The local governor pays the off with mechs and C-bills. |
2999, Oct 31 |
Archon’s birthday celebration. Takari goes to Tharkad. The Archon turns out to be rather different in person and he forms some kind of bond with Takari. Plans for future raids are made. The Kell Hounds are created. |
3000, March 4 |
Start of operation “Lammwolle” (lambswool), a coordinated raid on multiple Combine border worlds by the Lancers and the Kell Hounds. |
3000 |
Assault on St. John. Katanas and Princess land at two sites and proceeds to annihilate Kurtian (ISF) resistance). Political prisoners freed. Wreck of the Talleyrand investigated. |
3000 |
When questioned (based upon recent discoveries) Emmerson reveals a lot more about the origin of the Wolves. |
3000, June 12 |
2nd Battle of Harvest. Lancers and Kell Hounds descend in force upon Harvest. Despite heavy resistance, they are able to turn an ambush into a decisive victory (they were warned by ComStar). |
3000, Sept 25 |
Return to St. John. Lancers return to Sudeten/Waldorff to refit, and the Hounds go to Arc-Royal to recuperate. Katanas return to St. John and the wreck of the SLDF Talleyrand. |
3000 |
Princess goes to Tharkad to speak to her mother about her true heirtage. |
3000 |
ComStar led expedition to Rubicon disappears without a trace, including the Steiner and Davion delegations. Priates could be responsible - but there is also some kind fo power struggle within ComStar |
3001 |
Expdition to follow the footsteps of the Wolverines is mounted. |
3001, June 12 |
Depart for Terra (DNI procedure) |
3001 |
Vladyslav returns from Wolverine hunting, having found an acient derelict jumpship and 3 colony sites in the June system (Periphery, Independent world). |
3001, Oct 29 |
Takari joins with Siri for the first time using DNI. |
3001 |
Carlos returns with remaining loot from the remaining Rubicon caches. |
3001 |
Battle of Waldorff postponed through diplomacy with Kuritan general. |
3001, Dec 2 |
Depart Waldorff for operations vs. Pirates/Civil War (1st Regiment). |
3001, Dec |
2nd Steelton. Liberate planet Steelton from Oberon pirates. |
3002, Jan |
Jump beyond the borders of the Commonwealth, course set for Oberon VI. |
3002, May |
Return to Commonwealth space, course set for Somerset, where many pilots are recruited. |
3002, August |
Land on Arc-Royal, secure support of Grossherzog Kell, grandfather of the "Kell Hounds". |
3002, Oct |
Arrive at Tharkad. Allowed to land without opposition (probably a combination of Katrina's presence and Takari's fame). |
3003, June 30 |
Contract with Steiner expires |
3003 |
Major offensive to relieve the Tamar pocket |
3004 |
Solaris (Katanas), Liao space (3 regiments) |