Timeline

# The Alpha Timeline

## Before Empires

**104,230BE:** A race of worms known as the Bo’kara began the first civilizations on the planet Res Navak. These worms were often tied together in groups of 10-15 to form larger bodies. They often consumed rocks, which included a gem-like species known as the Ecko’gak.

**50,322BE:** The Bo’Kara achieved space flight, entering orbit for the first time.

**39,842BE:** The Bo’Kara experienced their fourth world war, known as the Unification War. This leads to the creation of the Ecumene, their first unified government.

**38,999BE:** The Ecumene creates their first FTL Engine, traveling to their neighboring systems on research missions. The first Bo’kara colonies are founded as the Ecumene seeks to expand, including the garden world of Roan Jannur.

**35,234BE:** The Ecumene comes into contact with the Netraxi Core. Skirmishes break out around Installation 02 as the Bo’kara seek more worlds to conquer.

**31,532BE:** The Ecumene reaches its peak, covering half the galaxy.

**30,144BE:** The Ecumene declares war on the Netraxi Core, seeking to conquer planets under its protection. The Gaia War begins.

**30,032BE:** A small infection begins on the fringe planet Barris Jonah. The Bo’kara’s skin turns jet black and it begins to attack other Bo’kara, giving it the title of The Nyx Plague. The continent is evacuated and the Orbital Defense Force is sent in to deal with the infection.

**30,029BE:** Barris Jonah is completely infected. The system is put under strict quarantine. Survivors are herded onto a secure space station until the infection can be contained.

**29,834BE:** Infected Bo’kara begin seizing military vessels, quickly surprising the Ecumene Navy troops stationed there. It is discovered that the “zombies” are under the control of a hive mind, making the Plague intelligent. Plagued soldiers begin attacking colonies, beginning the Ten Millenium War.

**29,830BE:** Seeing the danger that the Plague poses to their sanctuaries, the Netraxi offer a ceasefire to help control the plague, which the Ecumene agrees. The infection is slowed for a time as ships are destroyed. However the infected begin massive operations of the colonies to strip resources for more fleets, vastly outcompeting both nations.

**22,432BE:** Most of the Ecumene’s planets are infected. Refugees begin pouring into Netraxi sanctuaries or clustering on small space stations. The battle of Roan Jannur reveals that the Ecko’gak, being made of minerals, are immune to the plague, which only infects biological matter. Research begins on the creatures for possible advantages.

**21,834BE:** The last ecumene planet is infected. The Bo’kara are officially considered an endangered species as the worms begin to starve to death on cramped space stations.

**21,323BE:** The Bo’kara survivors create a sentient species from the Ecko’gak. Though it is too late to weaponize the species, they are placed on a small planet far from the Nyx’s gaze and given basic tools. This new species is dubbed the Ecko’minne. Vanilla Diamond, Shade Diamond and Hollow Diamond are created and put into stasis.

**19,422BE:** The last Bo’kara is pronounced dead, as they send their station into a kamikaze strike, wiping out a planet of Nyx. The Netraxi Core becomes more isolationist, cutting off all contact with the galaxy.

**7,328BE:** The Ecko’minne begin rediscovering Bo’kara technology. The Diamonds are awoken and they begin nation building as programmed.

**3,753BE:** The Diamonds discover and reverse engineer the Injectors which were used to create the Ecko’minne. They begin using it to mass produce their population, quickly surpassing the other kingdoms.

**1,283BE:** Other Ecko’Minne nations begin reverse engineering spacecraft. They are first to reach another celestial body, creating a space race between the Nations and the Diamond Authority.

**511BE:** Laser Weapons are created by the Diamond Authority. The begin launching orbital strikes on foreign cities, beginning the Gem War.

**0BE:** The Diamond Authority declares itself the Gem Empire after conquering their entire home planet.

## **First Empire**

**27FE:** The last bastions of resistance are destroyed. The entire Ecko’minne race is now under the authority of the diamonds.

**274FE:** The FTL Drive is rediscovered, causing the Gem Empire to begin colonizing planets.

**553FE:** The Gem Empire covers half the universe. There is no life to be found due to the plague and it is declared that they are the only case of life in the Universe. The Authority is strengthened to a totalitarian regime with supreme control.

**1252FE:** The Gem Empire makes contact with the Netraxi Core. Conflict immediately arises as the Netraxi have begun attacking all unidentified craft for fear of infection. Superior Netraxi forces begin destroying Gem Planets, sparking the Netraxi-Gem War.

**1286FE:** Leaked government documents reveal that Hollow Diamond ordered soldiers to ignore Netraxi Warnings, sparking the war as a way to gain more territory. Oppressed gems begin protesting the war, leading to an Insurrection.

**1324FE:** Vanilla and Shade Diamond create a Gem super soldier simply known as “The Weapon” in order to defeat the Netraxi and put down rebels. It proves somewhat effective at its purpose and it is used for special operations.

**1329FE:** The Insurrection is defeated. The Empire begins construction of an Alderson Disk in order to centralize the population for greater control. The Disk is referred to as Project Stockpile.

**1342FE:** The Weapon is sent to investigate a gamma radiation pulse from the edge of the Galaxy. Nothing is discovered, but a slight shift in the Weapon’s personality is noticed.

**1359FE:** Vanilla Diamond leads a personal assault into Netraxi territory, leaving Shade and Hollow in charge of the Empire.

**1361FE:** The Nyx Plague manifests itself in The Weapon, seemingly evolved to infect the Ecko’minne. Shade is compromised in the first few days of the Plague, leading it to rapidly spread across the empire. Survivors retreat to Project Stockpile with Hollow Diamond sacrificing herself during the retreat. The First Gem Empire is destroyed.

**1362FE:** Vanilla Diamond returns to find Old Homeworld overrun with plagued gems. She quickly escapes with a small group of soldiers and colonists to find a new planet.

**1367FE:** Vanilla arrives on Roan Jannur, creating Super Injectors to create a new set of diamonds.

## Second Empire

**1SE:** Populations quickly surge as Roan Jannur contains more resources than Old Homeworld. Multiple kindergartens are established across the super world.

**2SE:** Primitive forms of life are discovered for the first time since the First Plague as the Second Empire explores a healing galaxy.

# The Beta Timeline

## **Introduction**

The Gems operate in a calendar based off of the current major government structure, and are currently knowledgeable about three distinct Eras, that being E-N, E-I and E-II.

E-N, or Era Null, encompasses the billions of years before the Gems were sentient, and thus encompasses pre-history.

E-I, or Era One, encompasses the roughly 70,000 years of the Gem's Fractured States Period in which hundreds of kingdoms, city states, republics, empires and federations rose and fell, either under the direct rule of a diamond or rule by vox populi. This Era ended with the formation of the Pentagarchy in 74,399 E-I, leading to the union of the Kilnit Technocracy, the United Gem Kingdoms, and the Shadow Temple into what would become the Gem Authority or Gem Empire.

E-II, or Era Two, encompasses the current Era (so far) under the rule of the Diamond Authority in a single unified state. While space travel had been achieved during Era I, and even colonial wars fought across the solar system, Era II was truly their galactic age as colony ships were sent out on decades long missions to build warp points in foreign solar systems.

## **Era Null (E-N)/Pre-History**

**3,300,000EN:** Primitive humans use stone tools for the first time. The Paleolithic era begins on Earth.

**140,000EN:** [REDACTED]

**135,000EN:** [REDACTED]

**122,000EN:** [REDACTED]

**110,000EN:** First sentient gems begin to take root.

**60,000EN:** First stone injectors are constructed, most likely due to [REDACTED].

**10,000EN:** First kindergarten takes root, most likely under the [REDACTED] of [REDACTED].

**5000EN:** A mysterious race constructs the Gateways.

## **Era One (E-I)/Age of Nations**

**1E-I:** The 48 Diamonds are created, with each taking a pilgrimage away from the site (with the exception of Empress Diamond, who constructed the Kenter Hierarchy and Void Diamond who formed the Shadow Temple.) This area is known as the Godmaker Kindergarten.

**3E-I:** [REDACTED]

**13E-I:** Fearing Empress Diamond’s growing numbers on her border, Void Diamond ventures into the massive cavern complex below, constructing various checkpoint towns along the way.

**15E-I:** Void Diamonds sets down roots and forms the city of Revinden.

**16E-I:** Void Diamond builds the Subalpha Kindergarten right below the Godmaker Kindergarten. This causes a scandal between her and Empress Diamond as the latter accuses the former of leaching nutrients. Void retaliates by signing defensive contracts with neighboring regions.

**49E-I:** Sherbet Diamond founds the city state of Vexis on the Flaium Plateau.

**73E-I:** Void Constructs the Second Shadow Temple, which quickly eclipses the original in Godmaker.

**84E-I:** Iridescent Diamond returns to the Godmaker region and founds Central City on the fringes of Empress Diamond’s territory, forming the Kilnit Technocracy.

**97E-I:** Acid Diamond’s Horde enters the Flaium Plateau, launching attacks against local city states.

**104E-I:** Vexis is destroyed by Acid Diamond. The people of Vexis scatter into neighboring regions.

**110E-I:** Sherbet Diamond’s gems settle on the outskirts of the Godmaker Kindergarten, forming the Republic of Gotryna.

**264E-I:** The Kenter Hierarchy begins strongarming local powers, leading to a coalition between the Shadow Temple and Kilnit Technocracy against Empress Diamond. Godmaker War I starts.

**266E-I:** Void Diamond discovers Mana particles, revolutionizing the fields of physics and chemistry, as well as introducing ideas of alchemy, sorcery and quantum physics into gem society.

**271E-I:** Empress Diamond leads a blitz into Templar Territory, leading to the battle of Subalpha Kindergarten. It is partially destroyed, leading it to be called the Desecrated Kindergarten.

**287E-I:** The relatively small Republic of Gotryna joins the Coalition, leading to the first alliance between Kilnit Technocracy, The Shadow Temple, and the Republic.

**301E-I:** The First Godmaker War ends in a stalemate, weakening the three powers and leading to the Republic of Gotryna growing in power and influence.

**322E-I:** Following the Godmaker War, Void Diamond begins enchanting a few of the structures around Templar Territory, including the Second Shadow Temple. She also uses Cobblestones to create living buildings.

**402E-I:** Second Godmaker War between the Kenter Hierarchy and Republic of Gotryna over the Godmaker Kindergarten begins.

**408E-I:** Empress Diamond discovers a cache of technology and mans expeditions into orbit around Homeworld.

**410E-I:** Empress Diamond founds Empress Station in orbit around Homeworld in hopes of using it against the coalition.

**420E-I:** Empress Diamond is shattered by Sherbet Diamond, ending the Second Godmaker War and ceding control of the Godmaker Kindergarten to Gotryna. Surrounding areas and Empress Station are ceded to Iridescent Diamond. The First Shadow Temple is returned to Void Diamond.

**508E-I:** A joint colony between Gotryna and Kilnit Technocracy is established on Magmos, making the gem race a dual world species.

**510E-I:** The small kindergartens on Magmos fail due to the heat. Magmos Forge is created to press gems together from raw material. It is slower but they are often more sturdy.

**515E-I:** Gems begin migrating to Magmos, forming the city of Volcanona as a semi-autonomous city.

**522E-I:** Following the success of Magmos, a joint colony between Gotryna and Kilnit Technocracy is established on Lympha.

**809E-I:** Sherbet Diamond uses the Divine Injectors to create a new batch of Diamonds. Unfortunately the machines have broken down. Aqua Diamond and Rust Diamond are created and initiated as governors.

**1207E-I:** Sherbet divides her republic into multiple sectors, vassalizing the Land of Magmos under Rust and the Empire of Achelous under Aqua.

**1210E-I:** Old subjects of Empress Diamond begin to see the creation of Rust and Aqua as a supplantation of Kenter culture, causing multiple terrorist cells to rise up. They are collectively known as Pro-Empress Diamond Terrorist Groups, or PETs.

**1213E-I:** Pro-Empress Groups lead a major assassination campaign, targeting high officials in and around the Republic of Gotryna. The Kilnit Technocracy and the Shadow Temple are pulled into the conflict.

**2830E-I:** White Quartz is created in the Desecrated Kindergarten.

**6816E-I:** Pyrope is created in the Desecrated Kindergarten. She immediately falls out with the Temple Elite, ironically making her one of Void Diamond’s most liked terraformers.

**6378E-I:** Moonstone gets into a fight with Honey Yellow Agate

**9533E-I:** Insipid Sapphire is created to assist in Iridescent’s war against Pro-Empress Diamond Terrorists. Through a mutation, she is able to see both the future and past.

**9710E-I:** The infamous battle of Insipid’s Pass occurs, in which Insipid Sapphire baits her own forces, dragging the Pro-Empress Squadrons away from a nearby town so a larger force could liberate it. Insipid single handedly stalls the forces in Lorinth Cavern, destroying all but one exit and killing 134 enemy soldiers.She was captured for three days before her now combined force rescued her.

**9721E-I:** Pro-Empress forces are defeated by Insipid Sapphire’s forces, making her a legend in militarist and scholarly groups.

**11,942E-I:** Constant use of the Godmaker Kindergarten has all but drained it's resources, leading to increased colonization across the planet and nearby systems.

**12,021E-I:** Seeking more sources of Mana, Void Diamond locates a system of ruined gateways, the last of which is located on a desolate planet. Void Diamond establishes a colony on Titarius.

**12,025E-I:** Void Diamond begins construction of Mench Station to support the colonies on Titarius.

**12,332E-I:** Ammolite is created in the Flaium Kindergarten at the point closest to the Vexis Ruins.

**12,335E-I:** Production of Ammolites are banned across Pentarchy nations.

**13,854E-I:** In order to justify increasing research costs on Titarius, Void Diamond constructs Celmeritan Quarry to begin mass mining resources from the large planet.

**13,922E-I:** To support mining operations on Titarius, the Shadow Temple constructs the Zel Kindergarten near the Celmeritan Quarry.

**14,220E-I:** Celmeritan Quarry becomes responsible for 44% of Imperial metal and stone extractions. Pirates begin raiding shipments to gain access to the growing wealth.

**14,222E-I:** Void Diamond sends soldiers to Titarius to deal with the pirates, leading to a back and forth struggle. Fort Delera is established.

**14,223E-I:** Gem nations begin exporting excess waste to Magmos, creating the Magmo Scrapyard. Production of recycled materials begins in Magmos Forge.

**14,224E-I:** Titarian Pirates capture Mench Station after a fierce battle, using it as a mobile fortress to launch raids.

**15,009E-I:** The war between the Shadow Temple and the Titarian Pirates leads to more arrests of key figures. Fort Stellenhart is constructed to reinforce the troop presence as well as hold key figures.

**15,332E-I:** Increased urbanism on Magmos threatens the local wildlife. A large sector is sectioned off, crossing multiple ecosystems. Due to the large red rocks and red desert, the nature preserve is known as the Red Zoo.

**15,420E-I:** Templar soldiers recapture Mench Station, kicking the pirates off of Titarius.

**15,590E-I:** Titarian Pirates establish a large flotilla of warships left over from fighting the Shadow Temple. They establish a Pirate Republic and construct Nedul Station.

**15,599E-I:** The Red Zoo increases tourism to Volcanona. A large megatheater called Deimosa Theater is constructed to support plays, musicals, orchestras, cinemas, radio broadcasts, etc.

**16,572E-I:** Rust watched Gold Clam perform at Deimosa Theater.

**17,493E-I:** With increasing profits and population on Titarius, Void founded the city of Melcerikan, which acts as the local civilian capital of the planet.

**19,941-E-I:** Angel Aura Quartz is created in the Flaium Kindergarten.

**27,941E-I:** Pyrope finds a dull gray gem. Tourmaline-0 is revived by Sherbet diamond. Ale and Malachite meet in Central City. Moonstone is assigned to guard Torm. White quartz meets with Angel Aura Quartz on Empress Station before going to harass Moonstone at Fort Delara. Void Diamond locates a relatively intact Precursor Shroud Scout and returns it to the temple.

**58,575E-I:** Anchoite is created in the Iota Kindergarten.

**59,214E-I:** Deciding to expand the economic and industrial prowess of the Technocracy, Iridescent begins terraforming a developing planet into a giant city, calling the planet Nirnor.

**59,216E-I:** Iridescent enters Phase I of the Ecumenopolis Project, constructing the Kholiya Kindergarten to mass produce workers.

**59,891E-I:** The Kelnit Technocracy enters Phase II of the Ecumenopolis Project, constructing Pessiria City to be a major trade hub to import raw resources.

**64,129E-I:** The Kelnit Technocracy enters Phase III of the Ecumenopolis Project, constructing Antalis as a bureaucratic center. The Revel Kindergarten is constructed alongside Antalis in order to boost population.

**67,675E-I:** Humans begin rudimentary agriculture, beginning their Neolithic era.

**69,998E-I:** Insipid Sapphire’s reputation surpasses that of a simple advisor. Gems in Kilnit Technocracy begin to group around her politically. A small skirmish breaks out, leading to a small rebellion on Nirnor. Insipid Sapphire is officially killed in the war, however she goes into hiding as Rogue Sapphire.

**70,000E-I:** Gainsborough Sapphire is created to replace the lost Insipid Sapphire, secretly continuing the lineage of Historian Sapphires. Iridescent shows Gainsborough plans to construct more kindergartens.

**74,398E-I:** Acid Diamond retreats into the Vixari Nebula, ending the Enclave War

**74,399E-I:** The Pentagarchy establishes the Diamond Authority of the Gem Empire, uniting the species under a single order.

## Era Two (E-II)/Age of Order

**1E-II:** Moissanite is created in Flaium Kindergarten

**5E-II:** Copper is created in Magmos Forge.

**16E-II:** Void Diamond leads an assault on Nedul Station, destroying what little is left of the Titarian Pirate Republic.

**304E-II:** Copper begins receiving random transmissions from various solar systems.space

**305E-II:** Transmissions are received from various colonies around the Solar System. They are dubbed Civ Haegil.

**309E-II:** Corail Spiral Station is attacked by a Fractal Anomaly that is believed to be a ship. Argument between Copper and Moonstone on Empress Station. Cherry Quartz is created in the Magmos Forge.

**363E-II:** Iridescent Diamond meets with Aqua Diamond in Lympha Palace.

**399E-II:** Ammolite decides to get into music, building her own stage in Magmushroom Cave.

**499E-II:** Fusions between gems become more prominent in the wake of the Battle of Corail Spiral. This leads to the Romantic Revolution.

**509E-II:** Rogue sapphire meets with Moonstone, Ale, Howlite, and Painite in Vexis. Rogue upsets Moonstone and gets him arrested. Rogue lies to Ale about her identity. Goldsheen Obsidian meets with Howlite. Goldsheen, Midnight and Howlite warp to The Red Zoo

**510E-II:** As more and more gems begin entering relationships, gems move to Fort Delera to live with their soldier spouses, turning the military complex into a fortress city.

**544E-II:** Rogue Sapphire attends one of Ammolite’s Concerts, meeting the gem personally. They discuss various topics until Rogue Sapphire is introduced to another Sapphire who predicts a great cataclysm.

**696E-II:** Moissanite attempts to corrupt Ale in Vexis.

**857E-II:** Bumblebee Agate is ordered by Iridescent Diamond to weed out rebel forces in Pessiria.

**1274E-II:** Rust Diamond orders the construction of a space elevator in order to improve trade between planets and connect Magmos to their moon.

**2087E-II:** Oceana is created in the Revel Kindergarten.

**2098E-II:** Howlite is created by Sherbet Diamond but without their weapons. They design their weapon with Sherbet. Painite is created in the SDCC and thus handed to Rust Diamond. Painite is put to work by Howlite.

**3111E-II:** A large platform is connected to the space elevator in order to maintain structural stability. A large market is constructed to keep the platform profitable, being dubbed the Ultra Mall.

**4475E-II:** Humanity enters their early bronze age.

**4721E-II:** White Quartz is sent to Fort Stellenhart to boost manpower. During a patrol, she found Moissanite scratching at the solitary confinement bubbles.

**4743E-II:** Following the success of the Ultra Mall, the platform is expanded. Part of this expansion includes a giant zero gravity amusement park. The Magmo Amusement Park finishes construction in record time.

**5067E-II:** Moonstone opts to go rogue. He attempts to steal artifacts from the Second Shadow Temple, which fails miserably. Moonstone meets Black Opal.

**5080E-II:** Beryl is sent on a mission by Void Diamond to weed out raider groups in Celmaritan Quarry. She ends up taking down Moonstone’s gang and arresting him. Moonstone is sent to Fort Stellenhart. Beryl meets Ale in Iota Kindergarten to tell her about Moonstone.

**5119E-II:** Void Diamond allows priests to teach at the Flaium Academy in exchange for Sherbet Diamond reducing noise pollution.

**7675E-II:** Jesus Christ is born in the Roman Empire, marking the beginning of the Human Solar Calendar.

**9698E-II:** Our current year of 2023.

**9774E-II:** A 24 hour war between the United Nations of Earth and The Fractal Corruption, known as the First Xeno War, or the Human-Fractal War. leads to a stalemate. Earth’s ecosystems are destroyed by nukes and the solar system is infected with magic. December 9th is known as Earth’s Final Day.

**9799E-II:** Cherris Fisher is born in New Washington.

**9807E-II:** Anastasia Roshetnikov is born in Romanovia.

**9809E-II:** Johannes Cooke is born in Taft.

**9822E-II:** Civ Haegil is explored and the scattered remains of Humanity are uncovered. The signals received millenia earlier were deemed to be non-human and later tested to be of Fractal origin. Dutch Coloniests on Makemake open fire on Gem explorers, stealing their ship.

**9823E-II:** Seeing more aliens in the solar system, humanity unites under the Solar Union and reverse engineers the warp drive and leads an offensive against the Pentarchy, starting the Gem-Human War, or the Second Xeno War.

**9824E-II:** Beryl Marine is sent to do a routine check on Mench station, finding it to be in lousy repair and under lousy leadership.

**9826E-II:** Lt. Cherris Fisher crashlands on New Gotryna and finds out the truth that the gem empire was not behind the destruction of Earth.

**9827E-II:** Gems lead a counter-offensive into Human Space, leading to the Battle of Crestfallen Station. A group of humans and gems joins the fight, attempting to broker peace. The Second Horde joins to destroy them all in one fell swoop, but the other three sides turn and stand together, fending off the Horde advance. Ceasefire is immediately signed between the Solar Union and the Gem Authority. The Ceasefire is transformed into a peace treaty, and thus into a temporary coalition against the Second Horde, leading into the Coalition War, or the latter half of the Second Xeno War.

**9838E-II:** Anastasia Roshetnikov meets with Moonstone, offering him a Bible and atonement in Christ. She offers him a place on Kepler 22b, which he accepts. Black Opal helps him move to his new farmhouse in Franklin, where he also meets his parole officer, Johannes Cooke.

**15,032E-II:** Void and Sherbet go on a first date with one another.