Complete Timeline

A complete timeline of the Pencilcosmos, covering the events from creation all the way to the present day. Dates will be given in LPT if available (or SPT if needed).

Entries that are italicized are either myth or uncertain to have happened in that order.

Asterisks next to a date are for when the event roughly occured around that time.

Question marks next to a date are for when the event was only hypothesized to have occured around that time.

## Timeline

* *??? (570,000,000 LPT?) - Yeb Wakab creates the Pencilcosmos* *and the first Info Pools (?).*
* *??? - The first structures in the Pencilcosmos are created.*
* *??? - The God-Species (not to be confused with the Awefians) begins fundamentally altering the cosmos (?).*
* *??? - The first -verses take shape. The Hole appears.*
* *??? - The 8 Gods of the Hole emerge.*
* *??? - Structures around The Hole start to emerge.*
* *??? - The first life is created from Yeb Wakab's consciousness (?).*
* *??? - The Odhean Cluster drifts away from the Great Divide.*
* *??? - The ancestor species to the Shawafians spread to the Odhean Cluster and branch out.*
* -54,000 LPT? - Nalakh forms.
* -30,000 LPT? - Nalakh drifts from Phushkhath to Prowpawk.
* *-21,800 LPT? - Nalakh undergoes crunch and expel.*
* -20,000 LPT? - The Pencils emerge in the Central Regions.
* -18,300 LPT? - The Awefians emerge as a distinct species on the planet of Kasaxku.
* *-17,300 LPT? - Nalakh undergoes crunch and expel for a second time.*
* *-6,900 LPT? - Nalakh undergoes crunch and expel for a third time. This is potentially the latest time that the God Species interacted with the cosmos.*
* -4,000 LPT? - Nalakh forms an atmosphere.
* -3,900 LPT? - Rudimentary life develops on Nalakh.
* -2,500 LPT? - The Great Divide is settled.
* -2,100 LPT? - The Aspehna start to rapidly advance in spacefaring technology.
* -1,100 LPT? - The Awefians migrate out of the Shopr star system, beginning the Great Migration. The Long Movers are sent out from the Shopr star system.
* -1,021 LPT - The Awefians discover the first heatcores and their properties of transmitting information at FTL speeds. They are initially avoided due to the extremely high-energy electromagnetic radiation they emit, although cumbersome ways were developed to lessen the dangerous radiation on biological organisms. The Awefians learn of the Time Restrictor and its numerous, albeit seemingly arbitrary restrictions on FTL transmission of information.
* -1,001 LPT - The Awefians discover how to manufacture the exotic material composing heatcores, albeit in a dangerous and inefficient manner.
* -1,000 LPT? - Proto-Central splits into the Freeglian, Wof, and (possibly) Befek branches.
* -950 LPT? - Kasaxku is destroyed, presumably by the Awefians.
* -900 LPT\* - The Awefian Reunification begins as a result of the development of extensive heatcore networks. The Awefians emerge from the void, recontacting each other and constructing a new cosmic identity. Beginning of Wof.
* -853 LPT - The cosmos reveals to the prophet Kefeyowobuw the True Path.
* -810 LPT - The Traits of the Awefna are recorded and are accepted as a series of doctrines for the Awefians during a period of rapid technological advancement.
* -754 LPT - The Enormous is reached by the Awefians.
* -730 LPT\* - The poem Phsa Shapr is written.
* ~ -700 LPT? - Kasaxku is destroyed by the Awefians, marking the species' entrance into the void.
* -700 LPT\* - Awef invades Rafg, beginning the First Awefian War.
* -699 LPT\* - The First Awefian War ends. Rafg relocates its major population centers away from The Enormous. Yagēb is discovered by the Empire of Awef.
* -695 LPT\* - The Ashapkowaf Wars end, resulting in an Awefian victory and letting the Empire of Awef secure power in the region.
* -693 LPT\* - The Second Awefian War begins.
* -689 LPT\* - The Second Awefian War ends. Rafg is forced to give large amounts of its territory to the Empire of Awef and relocates a second time.
* -669 LPT - The polity of Kēfeskapk is established.
* -619 LPT - The EOS signal is received, immediately alerting Awefian polities due to its lack of a known identifier. The place that the signal originated was deemed to be unknown due to the probabilistic nature of heatcore transmissions.
* -513 LPT - The Awefians reach the Enormous via Long Movers.
* -512 LPT - The Awefians discover the Law of Cosmological Intersection. The Bridge is created.
* -500 LPT\* - Karabufek is founded near The Bridge.
* -490 LPT\* - Rtaŵaphkhath is discovered by Awefian explorers.
* c. -450 LPT - The Awefian Universe gains prominence within Awefian scientific circles. The Key Givers become the saviors of physics.
* -409 LPT - The polity of Shpepf is established by Shawafians.
* -405 LPT - The Śawīw arrive in the Central Regions. The poem Kshāso is written. According to legend, The Elder makes their way to the Central Regions.
* -401 LPT - The Seer is engineered by the parasite-polities, which had cut themselves off from heatcore communication.
* -401 LPT - The Empire of Awef collapses, beginning the Third Awefian War and a period of unprecedented destruction and fragmentation of the proto-megasocieties.
* -400 LPT - The Hole's gravity partially consumes The Black Realm.
	+ The Pencils residing there flee and spread across the Central Regions.
	+ According to legend, the Elder dies.
	+ The first Hiwfite appears within the Pencilcosmos from the Hole. It is exploited by the native civilizations.
* -394 LPT - The Prowpawk Network begins construction.
* -389 LPT - The Awefians encounter the Odheans.
* -382 LPT - The Zgazl is formed in The White Realm.
* -364 LPT - The Bridge collapses.
* -363 LPT - The Wave Effect is discovered, and the Awefians become God.
	+ The God Hypothesis regains prominence.
	+ The first voidships appear.
	+ The phenomenon of reverse time dilation is discovered.
	+ The 2nd Expansion occurs as the Awefians spread out into deep space at an exponential speed. This reignites the Third Awefian War, as well as causes the Cleansing.
	+ The Great Awakening begins, as the Awefians realize their place in the universe and turn to their arbitrators to let them make sense of a new, alien cosmos. Awefian society is set into a great stasis.
	+ The Awefians discover the Shawafians.
* -362 LPT - The Tk'ytsax Coalition emerges.
* -361 LPT - This is most likely the date that The Elder traveled to the Central Regions.
* -360 LPT - The first settlements in the Awefian Void emerge.
* -359 LPT - The generally accepted beginning of the Awelnakop Wawkak.
* -358 LPT - The Bridge is rebuilt.
* -344 LPT - The Prowpawk Network is finished.
* -330 LPT - Yagēb gains control over a very large region inside The Enormous.
* -320 LPT - Lakn'Shyf becomes the Empire of Yagēb's first ruler. The Rût-Ksta'aph Pact is agreed upon by the Empire of Yagēb and Sŵaph.
* -317 LPT - Construction of an elaborate intersection system within The Enormous begins.
* -314 LPT - The Wof Pencils arrive in Lakat. The Phrûx-Hakak Act is passed.
* -310 LPT - The Thŵas-aph Act is passed. Lakn'Kan is elected the 2nd ruler of the Empire of Yagēb. Lakat becomes directly governed by Sŵaph's government and the Pencils are greatly restricted. Lakn'Kan greatly disapproves of this. The Empire of Yagēb discovers non-Awefian civilizations near Phushkhath, and begins to exchange ideas and resources with them.
* -309 LPT - Khatha'ash admits what is happening in Lakat. The Empire of Yagēb sends a group of 1 million Awefians to Nalakh, which was interpreted as a sign of peace.
	+ Sŵaph sends a small group of orbital ships to Nalakh.
	+ Kepak, Ladach, Shyapk, and Ŵipak are established on Nalakh.
	+ The Pencils within Lakat are less restricted, and some are transported in a voidship to the Empire of Yagēb.
* -308 LPT - Shpepf is disestablished.
* -307 LPT - The advisor system is created by Lakn'Kan. The first 13 advisors are appointed by Lakn'Kan.
* -303 LPT - Gwepk'Ēpk becomes the 3rd ruler of the Empire of Yagēb and advocates for the expansion of the Awefian species into deep space as well as inside The Enormous.
	+ -303 LPT 6.2 SPT - The Empire of Yagēb launches a campaign to seize control of Rtaŵaphkhath. The Ashapkowaf states of Trsak and Kaghak are defeated almost immediately. Rtaŵaphkhath is moved by the empire and the Rtaŵaphkhath Intersection is constructed to harvest the -verse's resources.
	+ -303 LPT 7.1 SPT - The Calamity of -303 LPT begins as a result of shifting views on aliens.
	+ -303 LPT 7.2 SPT - A sizable portion of the Empire of Yagēb known as Ashaghk decides to cut all ties with the megasociety, to the government's dismay. The situation starts to escalate but war is avoided.
* -302 LPT - The Instigation of -302 LPT occurs.
* -300 LPT - The Śawīw are pushed out of The Black Realm following the Freeglian Empire's rise to power. Most of The Black Realm is emptied.
* -295 LPT - Lakn'Shyf-Dapf becomes the 4th ruler of the Empire of Yagēb following a political divide within the empire's government. The Pagrakna establish themselves as a formidable political entity. The field amplifier is invented after a new breakthrough in physics.
* -287 LPT - Ujukatskho Uwaskats is written.
* -285 LPT - Lakn'Lugil becomes the 5th ruler of the Empire of Yagēb.
* -281 LPT - Lakn'Lugil discovers the first evidence of Info Pools. Awefnawopuw is written.
* -278 LPT - Gwepk'Nak becomes the 6th ruler of the Empire of Yagēb. The cities of Nalakh, now turned into a gargantuan habitat, begin to gain prominence, soon becoming a center for trade and a link between Awefian polities and the Shawafian States.
* -270 LPT - Lakn'Yapk becomes the 7th ruler of the Empire of Yagēb.
	+ An attempt is made by Lakn'Yapk to direct power away from the Shawna and centralize some aspects of the government.
	+ Yagēb begins to scour the cosmos for more resources and its political system is greatly altered.
	+ The Aspehna come into contact with Awefian societies.
	+ The Invasion of Sŵaph begins as Lakat is partitioned between the Empire of Yagēb and Aspehna polities.
	+ The Invasion of Ashaghk occurs.
* -260 LPT - Lakn'Yapk-Dapf becomes the 8th ruler of the Empire of Yagēb.
* -255 LPT - The 1st Yagēb-Aspehna War occurs, resulting in an Awefian victory. The Aspehna leave Lakat.
* -254 LPT - The Pagraknawodowēpk'ekuluw occurs. Yagēb experiences extreme political instability.
	+ The Coalitions of 10,000 Planets are given full independence by the Pagrakna as the Skabnawek become increasingly disconnected from the central government, whose power and influence is increasingly dwindling.
	+ The Nalakh Civil War between Kepak and Shyapk due to disputes over the Pagraknawodowēpk'ekuluw, resulting in Kepak winning.
	+ Kepak-Skap is established.
	+ The War of the Drift begins as Aspehna states invade the Shawafian States.
	+ The blockade of the Cq-tk-rksq Intersection begins, cutting off valuable supply routes for Shawaf as well as Pagrakna-controlled Yagēb.
	+ The Gathering of the Shawna occurs as trillions of Shawna are brought to the capital city of Yagēb, Krepofek, as a symbolic gesture.
* -253 LPT - The Kepak-Skap War occurs as the Pagrakna forcefully seize Nalakh and other colonies/regions under the control of Kepak-Skap. Kepak-Skap is disestablished.
* ~ -250 LPT - The Yowob Stele is created on the planet of Nawak.
* -250 LPT - A series of high-energy gamma-ray bursts are fired from orbital satellite networks of Prowpawk for no discernible reason,
* -232 LPT - The Laknawokryfowuwak becomes the first battle to be fought entirely with voidships using the Wave Effect.
* -220 LPT - The 2nd Yagēb-Aspehna War occurs, again resulting in an Awefian victory. Lakat becomes a quasi-independent state under the influence of Yagēb.
* -196 LPT - The Pagrakna lose much of their control. Gwepk'Gil becomes the 9th ruler of the Empire of Yagēb. The Revitalization Period begins, as major reforms and overhauls take place.
* -194 LPT - Yagēb withdraws most of its settlements away from Lakat and effectively gives it full independence.
* - 193 LPT - Lakn'Wēr becomes the 10th ruler of the Empire of Yagēb.
* -190 LPT - An asteroid hits Nalakh, disrupting trade.
* -181 LPT - Gwepk'Pon becomes the 11th ruler of the Empire of Yagēb.
* -177 LPT - Lakn'Apash becomes the 12th ruler of the Empire of Yagēb.
* -170 LPT - Lakn'Yowobuw becomes the 13th ruler of the Empire of Yagēb. The Prophet of Chance supposedly emerges from the void.
* -167 LPT - The Prophet of Chance gains a significant following, mainly of the believers in the Religions of Chance. The artificial planet of Ewopuw is settled by this new group.
* -166 LPT - The Prophet of Chance dies.
* -54 LPT - The Shpāsyas Inscriptions are discovered. The LPT of Discovery begins.
* -28 LPT - An attempt to use disruptor bombs to reorganize the locations of information hotspots began, although it ultimately got nowhere.
* -20 LPT - Gasapk'Yesh becomes the ()th ruler of the Empire of Yagēb. The reforms of Gasapk'Yesh are initiated.
* 0 LPT - The LPT system is created.
* 4 LPT - Freeglian voidships running on Hiwfite set out for the Yguugiyk Void.
* 5 LPT - An expedition by Sweek is launched, traveling throughout the Shawafian Cluster and later into the Great Divide and even Awefop Bekna.
* 7 LPT - Freeglian Pencils arrive in the White Realm. The 1st Haaagv' War begins.
* 9 LPT - The 2nd Haaagv' War begins.
* 12 LPT - Haglwegap is born.
* 14 LPT - The Freeglians are mostly driven out of the White Realm, although pockets of Pencils remain.
	+ Pencils from Lakat and Awefians arrive in the Central Regions.
	+ The States of Rafg are taken over by Yagēbian polities.
	+ The Great Plan is initiated.
* 15 LPT - Lakn'Gōl becomes the ()th ruler of the Empire of Yagēb. The CSCR is established.
* 16 LPT - Lakn'Ēpk becomes the ()th ruler of the Empire of Yagēb.
	+ The Awefian-Pencil War occurs between the Empire of Yagēb and the CSCR, resulting in the complete devastation of the Central Regions.
	+ An Odhean travels from the Odhean Cluster to Awefop Bekna.
	+ Yagēb assumes some level of control over the Central Regions, although due to long distances, communication is made extremely difficult.
	+ Uncountable numbers of Pencils flee the Central Regions, including the remnants of the CSCR.
* 17 LPT - The Liberators are formed.
* 20 LPT - Gasapk'Kryf becomes the ()th ruler of the Empire of Yagēb, in accordance with the Great Plan.
* 21 LPT - Gasapk'Kryf is killed by Pagrakna-sent forces while attempting to flee to the Odhean Cluster. The Odhean Wars begin between the Empire of Yagēb and the Odhean Empire, in accordance with the Great Plan. Lakn'Pyeg-Dapf becomes the last ruler of the Empire of Yagēb, being the final piece in the Great Plan.
* 23 LPT - Awefian and Odhean forces fight over the Prison -Verse, resulting in a stalemate. Haglwegap is killed by a high-energy explosion. Thousands of voidships coordinate an attack on the Ēfewo-wakabopuw information highway, resulting in massive disruption of communication from Awefop Bekna to the Central Regions.
* 27 LPT - The War of the Omniverse occurs as Awefian forces attempt to force the Unoonians from the -verse. Awefian forces hastily construct an intersection and escape into the -verse's interior. Unoonian forces utilize coververses as military weapons for the first time.
* 28 LPT - The Attack on Krepofek occurs, resulting in the deaths of at least 110 billion creatures, including Lakn'Pyeg-Dapf and 5 of the current Pagrakna.
	+ The Heatcore Catastrophe occurs, resulting in a massive disruption in communication across the Empire of Yagēb spanning billions of LY.
	+ The 9th Advisor attempts to withdraw all Awefians from the Central Regions and escort the remaining Shawna to safety, in an attempt to fulfill the Great Plan, which had been disrupted by the Attack on Krepofek.
	+ The 11th Advisor establishes an Awefian breakaway state near the Awefian Void.
	+ The central government of Yagēb completely collapses, fragmenting the last Awefian megasociety present in Awefop Bekna into trillions of smaller, mostly disconnected states.
	+ The Odheans and Rafgian Awefians reorganize portions of the former territories of Yagēb into Later Awef.