Timeline

## 1850-1900

The rise of steam and electricity marks the end of the Age of Magic, though it had already started to decline long before. It was the time of the first great adventurers Captain Nemo and the Nautilus - Robur and the Albatros - Mörs and Meteor - Triplex's fortress Karrovarka

It was also the beginning of gentlemen fighting for justice Sherlock Holmes versus Moriarty - Thomas Carnacki “the ghosts finder” - Arsène Lupin doing his own thing

Evil villains started to rise Professor Moriarty - the Black Suits - Doctor Moreau - Synthèse

The Tiger’s Brigades are put in place

## 1900 - 1914

Radium replaces Steam and Electricity

**1901** - Professor Gibberne creates a serum giving people superhuman speed

**1903** - Pierre and Marie Curie, along with Henri Becquerel recieve the Nobel Price of Physics, Marie recieves also the Davy medal for her discoveries on Radium

**1905** - Doctor Omega and Helvetius manage to reach Mars

**1907** - a vessel that some say came from outerspace crashed on Earth, only to be completely destroyed three days later in a mysterious explosion

**1908** - The very first Superhumans start their carrers, among which Léo Saint-Clair. His carreer started by his fight against Ichtaner, a shark man created by doctor Oxus.

Doctor Frédéric Lerne started some experiments on mutations, mind control and body crafting in the Ardennes. He was stopped by a german agent, but managed to escape.

In june, an explosion happened, destroying 20km radius of forest. It was called “Tougouska event”

**1909** - Marie Curie founds the Radium Institute]], with the goal of researching Radium and it’s potential applications

Sâr Dubnotal starts his hero career

Professor Tornada is shunned from university field and to get revenge uses his research on height control to turn microbes into macrobes, and releases them in Paris. The Nyctalope leads the fight against these monsters.

**1911** - First congress of Solvay in Bruxelles. Were present Albert Einstein, Max Planck, Marie Curie and many others. Superscience was named as such

Marie Curie recieves a second Nobel Price, for her research on Polonium and radium.

The Nyctalope and Palmyre manage to defeat Cagliostro. Saint-Clair also has another fight against Doctor Oxus.

**1912** - 14 april, Fantômas fled Europe on board of the Titanic. No one knows what really happened that day.

Cornélius Kramm, a superscientist able to craft flesh as if it was clay, starts a criminal network called the Red Hand, assisted by his brother Fritz Kramm and the superhuman Baruch Jorgell.

Professor Challenger discovers the Lost World

**1913** - A heros alliance spanning over Europe manages to fight the Red Hand, Cornélius Kramm disapears

Jules Maigret starts his carreer as policeman

## 1914-1918

1914 - Marie Curie creates a group of nurses to help the war effort, the “Petites Curies”

1915 - a gang calling themselves the Vampyres terrorizes Paris

the Golem, created by Rabbi Loew, reappears in Prague

1916 - Marie Curie goes to the frontline with her daughter Irène, to help as many people as possible

the Vampyres are vanquished by an unknown force, and retreat within the catacombs of Paris

In Russia, a group of masks individuals starts murdering every remaining mage or occultist of “the old ways”. Rumors says that Cornélius, Moreau, Lerne and Persikov are among their ranks.

1917 - Jacques de Trémeuse starts fighting crime as Judex. After beating the plans of the Vampyres, he would later vanish in 1918, after making himself a target for the dark suits, the mafia of Paris.

the Party “Us” becomes officially ruling party in Russia

Captain Mörs disappears in space

1918 - The Chimera Brigade appears in the trenches, four individuals seemingly unbeatable. They are found by Marie Curie and decide to become her allies.

Pierre de Givreuse is hit by an invention of doctor Grantaile, making him slip in two different people, both persuaded to be the actual Pierre de Givreuse.

Marie Curie earns herself the “Radium Queen” title and turns the Institute of Radium in a health center for all superhumans she can find, to heal them, study them, and help them train to become heroes.

## 1919 - 1927

1919 - the Spartaker, the first prototype of armored soldier, is sent to Berlin in hopes of exporting the Bolshevic revolution there. He is killed by Mabuse, the Blue Angel and Werewolf, using some of doctor Mörs’ technology.

The Radium Pirates are formed, taking refuge in a flying fortress hidden by clouds. Various supervillains will join them occasionally.

The Hyperworld club is founded, created by a group of journalists, authors, scientists and historians who wish to understand the new age of Radium and find it’s roots in their archives. They keep track of every superhuman they hear of

1920 - Andrew Gibberne, aviator and son of doctor Gibberne, starts taking the superspeed serum and becomes the first protector of London. He is accepted by the Diogenes Club, which he now directs

1921 - Marie Curie travels to the USA to recieve some Radium gifted to her by rich american women who want her to keep up the good work. The Radium Pirates try to steal it, but the Brigade stops them.

The Nyctalope fights Glo von Martek, a superhuman who controls hypnotism. Mabuse manages to get his hands on Glo’s machines

L’Homme Truqué terrorizes Paris. He is finally stopped by Marie Curie and Pierre Gibreuse who proceeds to heal him and bring him on her side.

George Leicester “Fascinax” starts his career in the Philippines then london, joining Thomas Carnacki and Gibberne

1922 - Inspector Maigret is promoted inspector

1923 - Mabuse’s Party tries a coup in Berlin but are stopped.

Benedict Masson is injustly executed and his brain is inserted in an Android. He becomes Gabriel, a hero

1925 - Gog takes over Rome

The Nyctalope starts the Agency and builds their highquarters under Montmartre

1926 -  Palmyre]] fights Cagliostro]] again

Hareton Ironcastle moves to paris, near the parc Montsouris, where he cultivates various superplants.

Harry Dickson moves to London, and starts an investigator career like his hero Sherlock Holmes

1927 - the Nyctalope fights Léonid Zattan