Timeline

* Rea Aurix is born. Her mother, Nereida, dies in childbirth; her father, Aurelion, is unaware of her existence.

### 336 BCE

* The Regicide of Glabius Imperator and Massacre of the Heredi take place, leaving Aurelion as the sole heir to the imperial throne.
* Aurelion is crowned as Aurelion Imperator, with Septonia as his imperatrix. Septonia is visibly pregnant with his child at this time.

### 335 BCE

* Trebia Aurelos is born.
* Aurelion comes into contact with a Being of Light which directs him to an ancient prothean memory shard, hidden within Temple Palaven. The shard grants him a vision of the reapers, spurring him to reunify the turian empire in the hopes of giving his people a fighting chance in the future.
* Aurelion begins his reunification campaign by mobilising the forces of Palaven and Macedyn, merging to the two to create the Imperial Armed Forces. He spends the next year consolidating his power base and building a new fleet.

### 334 BCE

* Aurelion invades Carthaan, laying siege to the capital of Tyra.
* Markus is the first colonial citizen to defect to Aurelion's side in the war. With his help, Aurelion frees the rest of Carthaan's slaves.
* Markus kills Magister Dion, his former master, in a rage after the man claims to be his biological father. While he is never able to either substantiate or disprove his claims, Markus spends the rest of life wondering if he truly was the son of a slave owner.
* Aurelion appoints Markus as both the official representative of Carthaan and his personal Carthaanean translator.
* Aurelion begins to teach Markus how to read and write in Cipriti'inic. In return, Markus teaches Aurelion how to speak Carthaanean.

### 333 BCE

* Aurelion lands on Bostra with the intent to mediate a ceasefire between the warring Bostrans and Epyrotes.
* Aurelion and Markus become extremely close while on the desert campaign.

### 332 BCE

* Twins Pallix and Castus Arterius are born.

### 326 BCE

* The Unification War ends.
* Quinteia Arterius is incarcerated on Palaven as the first cabalist. She remains detained for the rest of her life and never sees her twin sons again.
* Aurelion adopts Pallix and Castus, raising them as his sons.

### 312 BCE

* Markus attempts to commit suicide. He is stopped from doing so by his wife, Trebia.
* Aurelion "Auri" Abrudas is born. His mother, Trebia, dies in childbirth, at only 23 years of age. With her death, her newborn son becomes the heir apparent to his grandfather's throne.
* Despite Septonia's protests, Aurelion permits Markus to raise Auri himself, rather than take custody from him.
* Rather than letting her body be buried on Carthaan, Septonia arranges for her daughter to be buried on Palaven. She is the first of the Aurelian Imperial Family to die and the first to be buried inside what will become the Aurelian Funerary Palace. Her funeral is a state one, the empire mourning the loss of their once future imperatrix.
* The loss of their only child has a profound effect on both Aurelion and Septonia. Septonia, in particular, becomes extremely volatile. In her grief, she starts to blame Aurelion for Trebia's death.
* Wanting so desperately to fill the void inside of her, Septonia asks Aurelion to make another child with her. Aurelion denies her request, albeit gently. His unwillingness to lay with her causes Septonia to spiral into a deep depression.
* Septonia attempts to commit suicide in order to "be with [her] daughter". She is stopped from doing so by Aurelion.
* Wanting to heal his wife's pain, Aurelion tries to lay with Septonia to give her the child she wants but is unable to perform. Septonia blames her husband's lack of desire for her on Markus, believing him to have corrupted Aurelion's morality. She stews in her hatred for the Carthaanean, plotting to have him assassinated in a bid to become Aurelion's sole partner and the legal guardian of her infant grandson.
* Rea and her adopted brother Castus enter into a secret relationship.

### 310 BCE

* Castus refuses to marry Flavia Aurix, Aurelion's youngest illegitimate daughter. Aurelion respects his choice but makes it clear that Castus must ask for permission should he desire to marry another in the future.
* Pallix and Rea marry. Their marriage is arranged by Aurelion.

### 308 BCE

* Elia Arterius is born. She is a product of Rea's extramarital affair with Castus, Pallix's twin brother. Both her parents pass her off as Pallix's daughter to avoid a scandal. Pallix is none the wiser, believing Elia to be his biological daughter.

### 302 BCE

* Nereia Arterius is born to Pallix and Rea.

### 293 BCE

* Castus angers Aurelion by marrying Tyra Kandros without his permission, citing love as the reason for his defiance. For undermining his grand plan for colonial peace, Aurelion banishes Castus and his bride from the imperial court.
* Castus and Tyra settle on Thracia as guests of Tyra's mother, Primarch Teresa of Thracia.

### 292 BCE

* Castian Arterius is born to Pallix and Rea.
* Quintus Arterius is born to Castus and Tyra.

### 254 BCE

* Aurelion dies, having lived to the extraordinary age of 102. (17/03/254)
* Aurelion is buried on Palaven, inside what will become the Aurelian Funerary Palace. His funeral is a state one, the empire mourning the loss of their god-imperator. His tomb becomes a place of pilgrimage for many of his people.
* The Council of Primarchs meets to discuss the act of succession. They proclaim Pallix Arterius the first Primarch of Palaven, upholding Aurelion's meritocratic laws. Auri's claim to the throne on the grounds of blood is dismissed, as are Rea, Flavia and Orian's.
* Markus mourns the loss of his soulmate. He grows increasingly insular, relying on his advisors to run Carthaan in his stead. He dons white mourning attire, which he will wear for the rest of his life.
* A month after Aurelion's death, Pallix is anointed Primarch of Palaven. He is inaugurated beside his wife, Rea, who becomes the first Conjux Domina of Palaven.
* Auri swears loyalty to his adoptive uncle, renouncing his claim and the claims of his descendants under sacred oath, alleviating Pallix's distrust of him for a time.
* Pallix survives a botched assassination attempt. He suspects his adoptive nephew of orchestrating the attack and has Auri placed under house arrest.
* Markus pleads on behalf of his son to Pallix, reminding him of Auri's sacred oath and warning that Carthaan would revolt if news of Auri's imprisonment got out. To keep Aurelion's peace, Pallix is forced to let Auri go. He begins to suspect that Markus is involved in the plot to end his life.
* Markus and Auri swiftly return to Carthaan. Auri pledges to find the ones responsible for the attempt on his adoptive uncle's life, to bring them to justice and prove his loyalty.
* The stress of Auri's imprisonment, coupled with the ongoing trauma of Aurelion's death, causes Markus to experience a heart attack. He relinquishes yet more power to his advisors, his ill health limiting his ability to rule.

### 252 BCE

* Markus marries his old friend and Blackwatch protégée, Sevilla Narkkin. The marriage is purely platonic, Sevilla caring for Markus throughout the final years of his life. Her companionship helps Markus to endure in his grief.
* Sevilla promises Markus that, when his time comes, she will ensure he is buried beside Aurelion.

### 250 BCE

* Markus dies, succumbing to ill health and a longing to be reunited with Aurelion. He is buried on Carthaan in a state funeral.
* Conspiring with Markus' old Blackwatch contacts, Sevilla has Markus' body exhumed and transported to Palaven in secret. There, they lay Markus to rest beside Aurelion, reuniting them in death. Every conspirator swears a blood oath, promising to guard Markus' secret with their lives. This secret has successfully kept into modern times.
* Sevilla inherits half of Markus' estate, with the other half going to his son, Auri. Among the items Markus bequeaths to her is the original copy of *A Song of Seven Colonies*, which Sevilla later publishes in his name.
* Auri removes the last chapter of *A Song of Seven Colonies*, fearing the damage it could do to his father's reputation and grandfather's legacy. Rather than choosing to destroy it, he locks it away in the Abrudas family archives, where it remains under lock and key to this day.
* Sevilla publishes Markus' work on his behalf, minus the last chapter. It becomes an instant classic of turian literature, continuing to be taught as a fundamental part of the state's educational curriculum in the modern-day.

## Council Era (2121 CE - 2248 CE)

### 2152

* Desolas Arterius II is born (28/05/2152).
* Marion Cailus is born.

### 2157

* Relay 314 Incident/First Contact War.
* Death of Desolas I Arterius
* Nihlus flees Vatar at the behest of his mother, becoming a turian military recruit on her home planet of Bostra.
* Cania Torquatus escapes Vatar and is found by turian forces.

### 2160

* Desolas’ biotics manifest and he is sent to the Cabals.

### 2162

* Tarquin Victus is born. His mother, Saira, dies in childbirth.
* Iacoba Parvus is born.

### 2163

* Nihlus is introduced to Saren Arterius, a Spectre who also happens to be Desolas’ paternal uncle. Saren offers to take Nihlus under his wing as a Spectre candidate.

### 2164

* Under Saren’s mentorship, Nihlus completes his Spectre training as is promoted to full Spectre status by the Citadel Council.
* Nihlus begins his ruthless solo campaign against the pirates of the Attican Traverse. In time he will come to be known as the Attican Scourge for his relentless pursuit of justice in the region.

### 2167

* Astraea Mehrkuri is wed to Antraxes Partinax.  Antraxes joins House Mehrkuri.

### 2177

* Attack on Akuze.
* Des’ first encounter with non-turian/non-volus.
* Desolas meets Jane Shepard.
* Death of the Taetrian Strike Cabal, with the exception of Desolas, Marion, and Eulia.
* Alasius sustains fatal wounds while covering Desolas and Shepard’s retreat from the thresher maws. Desolas grants his lover a merciful death by slicing his throat open with his talon dagger.
* Desolas leaves the Cabals, participating in officer transfer with the Systems Alliance.
* Tarquin Victus and Iacoba Parvus attend boot camp. They begin dating.

### 2178

* Tarquin Victus marries Iacoba Parvus.  Iacoba joins House Victus.

### 2183

* SSV Normandy shakedown run.
* Desolas first meets Nihlus Kryik.
* Jane Shepard and Desolas II Arterius selected as SpecTRe candidates.
* Death of Jane Shepard at the hands of Saren Arterius.
* Desolas is imprinted upon by a Prothean beacon.
* Desolas II Arterius made a Spectre.
* Eden Prime War.
	+ Normandy crew joined by: Urdnot Wrex, Garrus Vakarian, Tali'Zorah vas Neema, and Liara T'Soni.
	+ Desolas encounters the Thorian, and is given the Cipher by Shiala.
	+ The last living Rachni queen is encountered on Noveria, and freed.
	+ Death of Matriarch Benezia.
	+ Jenkins dies ensuring the destruction of Saren's cloning facility on Virmire.
	+ Death of Saren Arterius.
* Desolas II Arterius proclaimed Savior of the Citadel.
* Kaidan Alenko named first human Spectre.
* Humans are made a Council race, and Udina is chosen as their Councilor.
* Death of Desolas II Arterius.

### 2185

* Revival of Desolas II Arterius.
* Nihlus is branded as a rogue Spectre by the Council, after disobeying their direct order not to join Desolas on his mission to stop the abduction of colonists in the Terminus Systems.
* Regnaltus Fedorian II marries Valeria Partinax.
* Vallum Blast (28/04/2185).
* Turian Hierarchy declares war on Facinus (13/05/2185).
* General Partinax declares end of major combat operations on Taetrus (20/08/2185).
* Hierarchy forces continue to occupy Taetrus as a deterrent against separatism, peaceful or otherwise.
* Suicide Mission.
* Alpha Relay is destroyed.
* Nihlus is detained by the Hierarchy for his role in the destruction of the Alpha Relay.

### 2186

* Reaper War.
* Hierarchy forces abandon Taetrus to the will of the Reapers, in order to protect Palaven. Thus ends the military occupation of Taetrus, which has lasted since the aftermath of the War on Taetrus. Many Taetrians feel betrayed by this act.
* After a lengthy trial on Palaven, Nihlus is found guilty of aiding Desolas in destroying the Alpha Relay. He is sentenced to death by firing squad. The Reaper Invasion interrupts his execution however, allowing Nihlus to takes up arms in the turian resistance on Menae.
* Desolas and Nihlus are reunited on Menae after several months of incarceration on different planets.
* Tarquin Victus sacrifices himself to defuse a turian-made nuclear bomb on Tuchanka, which had been captured by Cerberus. His heroic death prevented all out war between the turians and krogan, and restored the honour of House Victus. He died before the birth of his son, Fidellion.
* Fidellion Victus is born.

### 2188

* Nihlus hunts down and kills his old adversary Ka'hairal Balak, the leader of the Batarian Hegemony by right of military succession.
* Nihlus resigns from the Office of Special Tactics and Reconnaissance. As recognition of his 25 years of service to the Spectres, Nihlus is awarded with the Turian Hierarchy’s esteemed Nova Cluster medal.
* Desolas has his identity and ship stolen by his clone.
* Desolas and Nihlus officially marry, their union recognised by Council and Hierarchy law (09/08/2188)
* Desolas and Nihlus honeymoon on Epyrus, taking a much needed break from the galactic stage.
* Arteria T’Soni is born.

### 2190

* Janus Arterius is born (02/02/2190)
* Tarquin Corinthus is born.
* Iacoba Victus and her son, Fidellion, move to the Citadel, taking up residence in Tiberius Towers.

### 2191

* Taetrus secedes from the Turian Hierarchy as an independent sovereign nation.

### 2195

* Gidion Abrudas is born.
* Claudius Victus is born.

### 2198

* Cassian Arterius is born (23/06/2198)
* Menaia Corinthus is born.

### 2200

* Adrien Victus marries Iacoba Parvus, legally adopting his grandson Fidellion.

### 2201

* Fidellion Victus goes to boot camp on Palaven, on the day of his 15th birthday.

### 2204

* Janus goes to boot camp on Palaven, on the day of his 15th birthday.
* Aritaea Victus is born.

### 2205

* Fidellion Victus completes his military training and joins the Armiger Legion.

* Cassian is introduced to his biological parents for the first time
* Desolas and Nihlus successfully gain legal custody of their long lost son
* Janus graduates from boot camp, albeit barely. He later enrols as a student in the prestigious Janiris Academy on the Citadel.
* Desolas and Nihlus begin to become estranged.

### 2208

* Sarena goes to boot camp on Palaven, on the day of her 15th birthday.
* Desolas and Nihlus separate after 21 years of marriage, citing “irreconcilable differences” (18/04/2208)
* Cassian begins to show signs of biotic potential.
* Cassian is accepted into humanity's Ascension Project at Grissom Academy, to learn to use his newfound biotic abilities. He is tutored by Jacqueline "Jack" Nought and Kahlee Sanders.
* Desolas accidentally marks Adrien Victus.
* Malkum Victus is born.

### 2209

* Cassian is diagnosed with a medulloblastoma, a malignant brain tumour caused by his genetically engineered biotic powers.
* Cassian undergoes brain surgery in an attempt to save his life.

### 2210

* Desolas and Nihlus reconcile with each other in the aftermath of their son’s successful brain surgery, entering into a tentative relationship together.

### 2213

* Teresa and Gidion Abrudas are killed in a head-on skycar collision.

### 2217

* Nihlus Kryik is shot by Desolas' clone, sustaining extreme heart injuries.
* Caused by the traumatic aortic rupture and ensuing bloodloss from his gunshot wound, Nihlus is diagnosed with paraplegia. He undergoes surgery to graft several neural implants into his spine, which will allow him to walk again.
* Cassian Arterius is trained by Tela Vasir to become a Spectre.

### 2218

* Nihlus receives the news from his doctor that his heart condition is continuing to deteriorate, despite several operations and medication. He is given an estimated five years left to live.

### 2219

* Sarena and Fidellion marry.
* Claudius and Lysia marry.
* Desolas becomes Primarch of Palaven.

### 2222

* Marcia Abrudas is born.
* Sairus Arterius (Victus) is born.

### 2223

* Astraea Mehkuri, Primarch of Digeris, leads a rebellion against Desolas.
* Astraeus Mehrkuri is born.

### 2224

* Astraea is executed by Desolas Arterius.

### 2226

* Leviathan War.
* Sarena Arterius is killed in action at age 33, choosing to sacrifice herself to save her younger brother and husband. Her untimely death robbed her four-year-old son of his mother.

### 2227

* Desolas is imprisoned and tortured by Antraxes Partinax before being put on phoney trial for treason and found guilty. He is sentenced to exile.
* Desolas and Nihlus are exiled from the empire
* Antraxes usurps the Aurelian Throne, making himself Primarch of Palaven by force.
* Janus Arterius is forcibly deposed as turian councillor, as part of Antraxes' plan to erase House Arterius' influence. He joins his parents in exile.
* Janus is replaced by Caeistia Mehrkuri, Antraxes' sister-in-law, giving Antraxes full control of the Citadel Council.
* Cassian Arterius is stripped of his position as a Spectre, as part of Antraxes' plan to erase House Arterius' influence. He joins his parents in exile.

### 2228

* Fidellion attempts to smuggle Sairus off of Palaven to ensure his safety, as the last heir to the Arterius bloodline. He and Sairus are apprehended before they can get off-world. Fidellion is placed under house arrest and his son is taken away from him.
* Sairus is placed in the care of Erinia Mehrkuri, Antraxes' daughter, who mercilessly bullies the young boy for her amusement. Only Astraeus Mehrkuri, Antraxes' son, shows any kindness towards his step-brother, secretly bringing him food and toys when his father and sister aren't looking. While growing up, Astraeus is the only friend Sairus has, as his access to the outside world is severely limited.
* Fidellion is forced into an arranged marriage with Antraxes, making him his political prisoner, in exchange for being reunited with his son.
* Fidellion is reunited with Sairus but his access to him is tightly controlled by Antraxes, to ensure Fidellion's obedience; he can only see his son if he obeys him.
* Several times Fidellion is placed in emotionally difficult situations, where he must either act for the good of the empire or the good of his only child. This results in Fidellion being forced to choose the Cause more often than not, further widening the growing rift between father and son. Fidellion rationalises his decisions by telling himself he is acting in Sairus' best interests, as Sairus is also a subject of the empire.

### 2238

* Erinia Mehrkuri is slain by Sairus Victus (Arterius).

### 2239

* Fidellion Victus slays Antraxes Partinax in a lawful duel.
* Fidellion Victus is made the new Primarch of Palaven.
* Achaeus Corinthus is reinstated as a Duarch of Palaven.
* The statues of Desolas Arterius on the Citadel and in the Hierarchy are restored.
* Fidellion Victus passes laws protecting the succession of Primarchs.
* Desolas Arterius III is born, outside of wedlock.

### 2240

* Sairus marries Selena Quentius in secret, allowing Fidellion to covertly legitimise their son, Desolas.

### 2242

* Selena divorces Sairus, citing Sairus' emotional neglect of her and their son. Fidellion allows her to retain custody of Desolas, despite the fact she chose to leave House Victus, knowing that his son is not fit to be a father to the boy in his current emotional state.
* Fidellion Victus marries Marcia Abrudas, knowing that Sairus will never remarry and produce more children to keep the Arterius name alive. This decision further enrages Sairus, who feels rejected by his father.
* Sairus, overwhelmed at the loss of his wife and son, and enraged at his father for replacing his deceased mother with a new wife, returns to his life as a gladiator in Cipritine's arena, killing others for sport in an attempt to sate his pain. He refuses to have any contact with his father, despite Fidellion numerous attempts to reach out to him.

### 2244

* Achaea Corinthus is born.
* Keirix Victus is born.
* Sairus develops a hatred of his newborn half-brother, Keirix, whom he believes shouldn't exist. He starts challenging more difficult opponents in the arena, in the hopes one of them will eventually kill him and end his suffering.

### 2249

* Fidellion, hurting at the distance between him and Sairus, enters the arena as an animus challenger with his identity concealed by a helmet. He bests Sairus in single combat but refuses to kill him. Sairus roars at him and calls him a coward, demanding that he end his life, prompting Fidellion to remove his helmet and reveal himself. Sairus is initially angry at having been bested by his father and flies into a rage, attempting to attack him, but Fidellion easily disarms him. He throws his own blade aside and offers a hand of friendship to pull Sairus up from the ground. Sairus, while still hesitant, chooses to take it. Father and son then embrace, tears running down down their faces. Fidellion apologises to his son for all the pain he has caused him. Sairus begs his father to save him from himself and stop the pain. Fidellion swears to help him and convinces Sairus to come back home to his family.
* Sairus is reunited with his son, Desolas, for the first time in seven years. He is struck by how much Desolas has grown - now a boy of ten years - and feels immense regret at having not been there for him when he was growing up. He tries to reestablish their relationship but finds that Desolas now resents him for his abandonment of him and Selena, as he once felt neglected by his own father. Sairus tries to be a good father but his regret and shame get the better of him, prompting him to keep his distance from his son.
* Fidellion tells Sairus that he is releasing him from his duty to House Victus and allowing him to claim his mother's name of Arterius, so that he may establish her lost house. He tells Sairus that he purposefully remarried himself, to spare Sairus from having to do so, and sired Keirix so that Sairus and his son Desolas could be made Arteriuses. He presents his son with a silver brooch in the shape of a corivel - the sigil of House Arterius - and tells him that is once belonged to his mother, telling him to wear it with pride and to one day pass it to Desolas. Overcome by his father's love for him, Sairus weeps as Fidellion pins the brooch to his chest and embraces him tightly.
* Fidellion has Justinien remove Sairus and Desolas' names from the genealogical tome of House Victus and signs an official decree of lineage, making the both of them legal Arteriuses.

### 2251

* Astraeus Mehrkuri marries Valexa Victus.

### 2254

* Fideia Mehrkuri is born.
* Adriana Victus is born.

### 2260

* Desolas Arterius III and Achaea Corinthus marry. Achaea becomes a matrimonial member of House Arterius.
* Gaius Victus is born prematurely but survives.

### 2288

* Astraeaus Mehrkuri is invested as Primarch of Digeris.

### 2337

* Death of Fidellion Victus.
* Fidellion Victus is conferred the title of Living Spirit after his death.

## Andromedan Era

### 2861

* The exiled Arterius family arrives in the neighbouring galaxy of Andromeda, after a 634 year journey across Dark Space.