Time Line

**Lore Page**

A brief history of The Corporate Republic of Shell.
(PAST)

**Sector A**

* Nanotrasen is a large corporate empire that grew to dominate a large part of frontier space. Nanotrasen focused mainly on research and mining.
* Their empire is still powerful but largely considered to be a crumbling empire from inwarring as the ruling elite contest each other for dominance.
* The region in which Shell has formed is famous for being strictly contested by Nanotrasen syndicates. This creates the element for many rebellious factions to form.
* Shell originates as a rebellious faction from Nanotrasen. This faction was mostly popular among Nanotrasen Miners who were treated very poorly and discontent middle management from the research and industrial divisions.
* Shell separates from Nanotrasen and creates its HQ.
* A civil war starts and separatist factions including Shell form the Frontier Defense Coalition (FDC), and fight against Nanotrasen for control of the sector.
* Cascadia was a once free colony on the hostile planet of Cascadia. It is currently occupied by Nanotrasen and so they join the FDC.
* Nanotrasen syndicate agents start to infiltrate the FDC.
* Loyalist leaders of the FDC start to die by assassinations or are reported KIA in battle against Nanotrasen enforcers.
* Basically, something akin to Order 66 is carried out by high ranking Nanotrasen agents in the FDC which fraction the alliance into ruin.
* Shell loses a great deal of it’s officers and leaders and is forced to leave in a stolen NT ship along with the other rebel factions that were once a part of the FDC. The FDC is disbanded and Nanotrasen takes back the sector. Shell’s HQ is captured and made into a NT stronghold.

**Sector B**

* The ship refugees of Sector A flee to a Cascadian factions station-state, known as Arcadia.
* Arcadia is a free republic that has been a rival of Nanotrasen and exists on the outskirts of Nanotrasen space. It is a rather poor and in a war-torn state when the refugees arrive. They are eager to accept refugees as they see us as allies against Nanotrasen. Arcadia is also home to an odd malfunctioning AI.
* Shell reforms as a corporation in the Arcadian Republic and slowly but surely expands into becoming the dominating political and economical force on the station.
* Nanotrasen feels like now is the time to crush the rebellious forces and they try to attack Arcadia, but Arcadia with the help of Shell and the other factions are able to hold out. The NT forces are crushed but Arcadia is barely left.
* Arcadia government is diplomatically reformed into the Corporate Republic of Shell.
* Nanotrasen arms rebels who claim to be Arcadian nationalists to attack the C.R.S, causing a civil war.
* The Arcadian nationalists are defeated and hanged as Nanotrasen agents.
* Nanotrasen begins somewhat successfully blockading Arcadia with the remnants of its fleet, a fleet that many traders don't want to risk conflict with.
* After many batttles Arcadia begins to take serious damage as does Nanotasen's regional fleet.
* The C.R.S decides to relocate it’s capital to a stronger position than the front line nexus station of Arcadia.
* Many officials and colonists on various shuttles break through the blockade and escape.

(PRESENT)