Timeline

Below is a timeline of events on Epsilon, both major and minor. [UNFINISHED]

## 18 MYA

* Basaltia splits into Graphinessco and Crayola Island.

## -10,000

* (Approximate date) Graphitan sailors arrive at Crayola Island.

## -8,000

* (Approximate date) A spontaneous mutation adds pigment to the graphite tips and wood skin of colored pencils.

## -400

* (Approximate date) Aahrdvati is founded.

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* (Approximate date) The Weibos begin constructing the first multistory houses.
* (Approximate date) The first known church is built in Dixon for followers of Dixonosoft.
* (Approximate date) Blacksmith Ai Craftsman is born.
* The Aragabudiva is published.

## 150

* The surname Castelli first appears in the Graphitan census.

## 190

* (Approximate date) The Nurembergs begin cultivating the region now known as Blue Fields.

## 212

* An anonymous doctor draws and describes Discolorenoma in his journal, the disease's earliest known record. The journal referrers to Discolorenoma as 'Circ'zu Tat,' which roughly translates to 'rotten tip mutation.'

## 240

* (Approximate date) The Book of Ticonderoga is written.

## 388

#### Governmental

* Noman Archipelago declares independence from the Weibos with Albert Nomanian as its first ruler.
* Stencil becomes the capital of Graphitus.

## 519

* The Climate War begins.
* The Corrupted Forest is burned down by three pyromaniacs.

## 543

* Astronomer Bernhardt von Pennenburg is born.

## 565

* (approximate date) Epic Johnson is born.

## 597

* Lanigar Cay is discovered by Ticonderogan explorers.
* Astronomer Bernhardt von Pennenburg dies.

## 612

* (Approximate date) New Ticonderoga University is constructed.
* Warhola burns down in a wildfire.
* Salmi II dies.

## 615

* Graphitus claims Crayola Island as their territory. Its native inhabitants are enslaved and shipped to Graphitus, resulting in an exchange of diseases, most notably an introduction of Discolorenoma to the island.

## 634

* The final Madisumon is killed.
* Pinica Ytrinski invents the earliest manual pencil sharpener.

## 637

* The Tosquarians defeat the Lees at the Battle of Tosquaria.

## 683

* The Book of Ticonderoga is translated into English.

## 700

* (Approximate date) The Basalt Pillars are assembled.

## 745

* Epic Johnson is executed, terminating the Johnson War.

## 810

* Amosus is pillaged and burned down by bandits.

## 811

#### Conflict

* The Mech Wars end following the Battle of Tordë.

## 825

* Bic Laboratory is rennovated into an Ajax's Brewery.

## 977

* Crayola Island declares independence from Graphitan colonizers.

## 1019

* The Cyclone Event wreaks havoc on the No. 2s and Staedtlers.
* The ARK-2000 is released.

## 1028

* The Obelisk of Nüe Piza is erected in Whiteshoe City.

## 1029

#### Construction

* The Great Western Trade reaches the Basalt Steppe, where the trading post of Basaltas is established.

#### Other

* A Blackwing spice merchant and Staedtler botanist discover the red variety of Southern Onions near Blue Fields.
* Shavings Creek recedes over 2 meters, the highest since the Salmutt Drought of 410.

#### Births

* Mars Cheeseman, the father of Pablo Cheeseman

## 1191

#### The Arts

* A famous depiction of Seabur is painted.

## 1192

* Tyler Sandrews dies, and his birthday is declared a Graphitan holiday known as Sandrews Day.

## 1194

#### Governmental

* Mike Platoon is elected mayor of New Ticonderoga.

#### Deaths

* Author Pablo Cheeseman1192

* Tyler Sandrews dies, and his birthday is declared a national holiday known as Sandrews Day.

## 1213

#### Governmental

* Jacob Harptek is elected mayor of New Ticonderoga.

## 1228

* The Staedtler Empire annexes most of Bicland.

## 1326

* Aú Ãkaraucē is elected leader of the Moyels.

## 1349

* Aú Ãkaraucē resigns as leader of the Moyels.

## 1410

* The most recent eruption of the Basalt Volcano occurs.

## 1417

#### Religion

* Faber-Castell king Nikora Sandrews declares the end of the Delsetan Burnings.

#### Other

* The second wave of Discolorenoma kills thousands.
* Rocky's Comet passes by Epsilon for the first time since 1104. The next time occurred on 1729.

#### Births

* Polymath Magnus Pencilton
* Poet Isabella Ledwell

## 1418

#### Mechanical

* The revolutionary Gen-5 Pentel lineup is released.

#### Science

* Dr. Alethea Carbonius publishes her famous paper on the Quantum Transference Theory.
* Fossils of early Graphonculi are unearthed at Stapler Tar Pit near Stapler Jungle.

## 1476

* The Apsara Earthquake devastates northwestern Graphitus.

## 1533

#### Conflict

* The Snow Cloud ends and along with it, the Bunker War.

#### Construction

* The Madisan village of Tamiqua begins construction.

#### The Arts

* Archaeologists unearth the Drowning Pencil Of Amono in Sunsetta.

## 1536

* Faber-Castell University is constructed.

## 1592

#### Conflict

* The town of Gatsup bombards the No. 2 Refugee Camp.

#### Other

* The Riconian Depression begins.
* Oshwasha Tanjakipur is diagnosed with Pencilitis.
* A bronze statue of Noman II is erected in Weibo City Plaza.

#### Deaths

* Explorer and conqueror Barrio the Great

## 1735

#### Conflict

* The Fourth Pencil War continues to escalate with the Bombing of New Ticonderoga.

#### Natural

* The Gris-Lebuk Famine devastates the western Basalt Steppe.

## 1736

#### Territorial

* The Western Coalition annexes Arteza and Valor at the Battle of Valor Pass.

#### Other

* The death toll of Eraserfall on Crayola Island surpasses that of on Graphitus, after it was spread to the island by infected ships.
* Dixon's annual science exhibition is canceled due to fear of terrorism.

## 1789

* Henry Thompson III helps to invent the Eraserfall vaccine.

## 1805

* Micon Park publishes his final paper before contracting Pencilitis in August.
* The design of the Profile Rocket is complete.
* Confidential documents concerning secret passages in Fort Lee are leaked.

## 1816

* The No. 2 state of Madisi revolts, forming the Madisi Empire and marking the end of the Revolutionary Era and beginning of the Partitional Era.

## 1819

* The first Graphitan ships arrive at Glueland, docking at Buggy Harbor.

## 1821

* The Profile Rocket is launched and lands in Srethfis, Glueland.

## 1886

* The Generation 7 Pentel lineup is released.
* Tom Drevvy establishes Cra-Z-Art.
* Henry Thompson IV dies.

## 1887

* Tom Drevvy releases the Hyperox Console and marries Lezzlie Venkatron.

## 1890

* Tom Drevvy publishes *Controversial Thoughts*.

## 1895

* Staedtler president and inventor Tom Drevvy dies at the age of 55.

## 1897

* Ticonderoga deploys the X1 Satellite to standardize time and form the basis for GPS.

## 1898

* Hyperion 2 sales surpass those of Hyperion 1.
* The game World Wide Wrestling (WWW) is added to the Hyperox Console, inspired by the wrestling tournament held in Madisitown every 3 years.

## 1900

* Pencilcillin, the first recreational drug, is developed by a Staedtler gang.

## 1901

* The Graphitan government bans the use of Pencilcillin.
* Tatoo artist Steve Sketchmore is born.

## 1903

#### Conflict

* The city of Comanche splits from the Mechanical Empire, establishing Graphitus' first city-state.

## 1904

#### Technology

* The T2 Spire car model is released.
* Grindstone Dam in Oriole, the first hydroelectric dam, becomes fully operational.

#### The Arts

* The critically acclaimed play A Quill's Symphony debuts at Rally Theatre.

#### Territorial

* The Basalta Triangle absorbs the Palomino Empire.
* The Battle of Comanche occurs between the newly formed city-state Comanche and Mechanical Empire.

#### Deaths

* Ticonderogan general Franklin Nubon
* Vesuvian botanist Lyra Pencilworth

## 1905

#### Governmental

* Dripod Hensley is re-elected as president of the Ticonderogan Empire with Benjamin Nubon as his vice president.

#### Territorial

* Following the Battle of Comanche in 1904, the city-state of Comanche claims land eastward, which includes the Basalt Pillars and the northern side of Leafy Orchard.

#### Other

* Thanks to the third Ghost Rally, the Staedtler population surpasses that of Ticonerogans for the first time since 725, right before the devastating Staedtler Bombing.

## 1948

* Etb Bnuhnuz becomes emperor of Basalta and his wife gives birth to Chickenfried Bnuhnuz.

## 1986

* Heraserdotus claims the existence of Emperor Ticongonga.