Galactic History

## Timeline

### **The Beginning** 150 B.G.W

Before the Galactic War, there was a peaceful galaxy. Many supreme powers of the galaxy united under the Intergalactic Union, a collection of the most powerful galactic nations who agree on intergalactic regulations and disputes. The many empires worked in harmony, sometimes breaking to war, but never did a war last long. Until the Galactic War.

It began with the rise of the **Sanctian Empire**, a monarchy that had little power until it was supplied mysteriously with heavy funding from an unknown source. With the **Sanctian Empire** so powerful, other nations stood no chance. In previous wars all of the intergalactic nations were too small to have any power that couldn’t be taken by another quickly, now however, nobody could stand up to a powerful nation, and so preparation began. Preparation for war.

The **Corlexian Republic** was formed out of a unification of the northeastern galactic powers and was nearly as powerful as the **Sanctian Empire**, however it’s democratic system was too slow to react with so many systems to govern. The Sanctian monarchy was swift and decisive, something democracy could never compete with, so when the **Sanctian Empire** began to move onto the Republic, it knew it had no chance, so it put in place new regulations that gave the War Minister Arin Bakka, emergency powers. While this helped militarily, economically, they were still in crisis, non-standard currency, exchange rates, and metrics were the downfall of the Republic, and gravely restricted it’s infrastructure.

Another great power that began to rise was one to naturally gain power in the midst of the antebellum. The **Telart Pact** was an empire so economically advanced, it rose to power on the arms market. Officially it didn’t claim territories until well after the **Corlexian Republic** was at war, but it’s influence was everywhere, on both the black and the legal market, it was infallible. Eventually, all shipments made by the **Telart Pact** was given an armed escort, making it the munitions supplier for the biggest factions during wartime.

The **People’s Commune** was an empire not as large as the others, however it is notable for its influence on the peaceful worlds throughout the galaxy. It led a neutralist union called the **League of Many Stars**. The League had over 3,000 systems under its control, all of which were against violence and bloodshed.

### **End of the Intrabella** 50 B.G.W

All of these empires were the result of an organization whose whereabouts and origin is unknown, nor their motive. All we do know is that they were very organized and highly intelligent. They put together the funds to create the **Sanctian Empire**, first of the Great Empires, and yet they remain silent for exactly 100 years too. Their identity remains one of the greatest mysteries in the galaxy, however we do know that the **Sanctian Empire** would slowly breach the defenses of the **Corlexian Republic**, and that aid would come at just the right time, and that they planned it so.

100 years had the war persisted. At that point people called it the Great War, but it was just a taster for what was to come next. The **Sanctian Empire** has a new Monarch, who was determined to end the **Corlexian Republic**, once and for all. The son of the original monarch, **Brel Korrin** changed the way the monarchy’s core functioned. He instituted a new system where each planet would have its own government but always answered to the ‘Supreme Calling’ as he called himself. He dedicated all remaining resources to the military, which caused mass corruption in the governments of worlds he presided over. Infrastructure broke down, like the Republic’s had 100 years ago, worlds fell apart, hunger gripped many of them, and resistance was rallying, all the while the Republic has finally restored internal prosperity. This period was come to be known as the Intrabella.

By now, the **Corlexian Republic** had run out of military funds and steady income was scarce, however things had improved, unlike its foe: The Republic lost much of its territory, but the remaining worlds had finally developed unity, and though it took a very long time, and the Republic had a received sizable donation from an unknown source. The Senate had finally dedicated resources to standards and uniformity throughout the **Corlexian Republic**. With these regulations came recovery from the long stalemate, and The Republic had a chance of fighting back to the now distraught **Sanctian Empire**. Republic Generals viewed the **Sanctian Empire** as vulnerable, and ripe for invasion.

It is worth noting that the Republic accepted more mysterious donations throughout the course of the war, from the same organization, perhaps they had intended to start the war. By then people called them the **Shadow**. Their presence had become clearer over the 100 years, with their agents being sent and spotted all over the galaxy. The **Shadow** worked swiftly and unseen, and always went by aliases of company names.

As the Republic and the **Sanctian Empire** continued their war, the rest of the galaxy armed itself and prepared for something much bigger. The Republic had grown in allies, and the **Sanctian Empire** had also made relations with many nations. Backstabbing and betrayal were common: all the Galactic Powers were looking out for was themselves and no one else, the conflict had not yet escalated but it soon would, and it would be much harder for any nation to stay neutral in this war.

The **People’s Commune** pushes an intergalactic security bill that will make security police stronger on all planets in the **League of Many Stars**.

The **Telart Pact** makes further defenses on its capital, among many other planets, and they are rooting out corruption in an attempt to maximize efficiency.

Once war begins to grow, more empires naturally rise to power, such as the **Laxius Hegemony**, and the **Alexian Praetorship****.**