2421 - 2452 - The Dark Ages

## December 2421

* On the 23rd December 2421, unable to sustain itself, the United Commonwealth of Planets formally collapses despite current President Aaru Dedef’ti attempting to hold the various parties within the Commonwealth together. The Chioni Collective, Vectis Planetary Navy and Ctarl-Ctarl Empire disregard their agreements with the Commonwealth recognising the power's collapse within the Black Eye Galaxy (M64).
* The Argussian people go insane, suddenly turning on their posts in Commonwealth ships, forcing President Aaru Dedef’ti to confine them to a secluded planet.
* Rogue General and former Commonwealth Officer Sylveris Lunamonde retreats to *Terra Secunda*, with the Chimera offering him sanctuary on the planet, allowing him to plan the creation of the Black Eye Dominion to correct what he saw as the many mistakes of the Commonwealth.
* The Black Eye Consortium no longer regards the Commonwealth as a viable enterprise and withdraw themselves from the Commonwealth Council.
* For the benefit of mutual cooperation, the Arkhosian Legion, Kingdom of the Siqahi and Anthropians form The Shadow Commonwealth, a mutual defense charter composed of a small portion of former Commonwealth space.
* Seizing on the Commonwealth's collapse, the Xen'Trist Prime begin a full scale invasion of the Revelkan Empire, forcing the Revelkan to withdraw from the Commonwealth Council when the original Commonwealth Council refuses to help due to concerns of yet another continous war.
* The U.S.S. Nemesis shifts support to the Black Eye Consortium, wanting to return to a more stable government and assist their own people.
* The U.S.S. Wynter Life goes missing and Admiral Summer Hyacinth is found guilty of treason.
* The U.S.S. Normandy (NCC-61944-A) abandons The Shadow Commonwealth to launch a gurilla campaign against renewed Aventis Empire, forming the Colonial Defence Force.

## 2422

* The U.C.S. Bajoran returns to the Milky Way Galaxy and enters service with the *Bajoran Milita*. Bajoran authorities begin to petition the *United Federation of Planets* to share their starship technology, the Federation refuses to supply the Bajorans, leading the Bajoran authorities to study the U.C.S. Bajoran.
* In January 2422, by recommendation of *Ambassador Odin*, the *United Federation of the Planets* agrees to a full pardon to the people to Arkhosian Legion as well as allowing members of the Arkhosian species to serve as *Starfleet Officers* under the condition that the Legion remain monitored by *Starfleet Command*.
* The House of Gik'tal formally allies with the Ctarl-Ctarl Empire with the return of the C.C.S. Cleopatra, handing over New Ctarl-Ctarl (New Ctarl-Ctarl IV) to the *Klingon Empire*.

## 2423

* After years of raised tension due to the dissolution of the Upper Galactic Alliance and the dissapperance of the Robun people, the Aventis Empire under Empress Celia MacLowan formally declare war on the Rothian Union at the *Battle of Asturia*, a sneak attack on Rothian Space to catch the Roth off-balance.
* The Foxune Federation condemns the Aventis attack and the Black Eye Consortium imposes economic sanctions on the Aventis Empire however both do not enter the war on the Roth's side.
* The Foxune Wormhole collapses, cutting off the planet from the Omega Quadrant of the Black Eye Galaxy.

## 2424

* The Taon system becomes enveloped in a system-wide sensor disruption matrix, after an incursion from an unidentifiable entity into the star system. Chioni refugees are seen fleeing the system en masse, seeking refuge among other species willing to harbor them.
* *Federation Starbase Deep Space Nine* is decommissioned over *Bajor*.

## 2425

* After an attack on Roth Prime (Roth I), the Rothian Union unconditionally surrender to the Aventis Empire. The Rothian Union is occupied by the Aventis Empire. President Ues'sos Arran is beheaded by the Aventis Empire.
* The Symphony of Lor'ia'tu encounter the New Romulan Star Empire leading to a period of increased tensions between the two powers, considering each other to be abominations.
* *House Rumania* of the Aventis Empire are officially dissolved by Empress Celia MacLowan, with their land and assets siezed on Aventis (Aventis II).
* General Sylveris Lunamonde officially forms the Black Eye Dominion with the help of the Chimera of *Terra Secunda*. The Dominion establishes the *Tau Quadrant Neutral Zone*.

## 2426

* The Qox'cotel Protectorate expand their *"Protection"* of many different worlds in the Lambda Quadrant, including conquering the Raysillian Empire and adding the Bassari Socialist Republics to the Protectorate.
* The Condemned arise as a major power in the Tau Quadrant, seizing their former home of Ek'kon (Ek'kon V) using salvaged United Commonwealth of Planets technology and taking control of the ruins of S.S. Maren - Botanical Research Facility.
* The Vectis Planetary Navy close their borders in response to the renewed Condemned threat.
* The Megalodon Communism is invaded and annexed by the Aventis Empire, reports indicate the assistance of the Black Eye Dominion and an alliance between the two powers.
* Ships outside of the Taon system notice that the sun in the Taon system has gradually darkened, until it's been blotted out completely. Visual analysis indicates something has *enveloped* the star and is slowly gaining mass, and the sensor disruption signal has increased significantly, along with viral matrices now present in the signal. Rumors of ships entering the system to never return begin spreading, as the sector gains a cursed reputation.

## 2427

* The U.S.S. Normandy (NCC-61944-A) is reported destroyed at the *Battle of Exorna Regalis* defending Rothian refugee vessels attempting to flee the Aventis occupation of Exorna Regalis.
* Frustrated by the Shadow Commonwealth Council's refusal to act and Inspired by the Normandy's sacrifice Fleet Admiral Shon Tempest chooses to remove his ship from the Shadow Commonwealth in hopes of protecting the defenseless where possible.
* The U.S.S. Trident (NCC-91992-A) successfully defends Io (Arkhosia II-D) from a Condemned Fleet alone, as a result Leon Marrok is promoted to head of military operations following the reported death of Grand Admiral Leogryn Romeli.

## 2428

* The Shadow Commonwealth is petitioned by the Aventis Empire to capture the U.S.S. Thunderchild, a former Shadow Commonwealth vessel commanded by Captain Sovereign (S92/OV) who is defying Shadow Commonwealth orders and launching surprise attacks on Aventis targets with a group of Rothian Union rebels. This leads with a confrontation between the Thunderchild and the U.S.S. Trident (NCC-91992-A) which results in the Thunderchild escaping and Sovereign renouncing his commission with the Shadow Commonwealth.

## 2430

* Many of the Ctarl-Ctarl Empire abandon the Black Eye Galaxy to relocate to the more peaceful Nautilus Galaxy (M100).
* The Shadow Commonwealth is repeated attacked by a new force known as the Avalid Empire, the Commonwealth is able to repel this new threat with several new weapon designs developed by the Anthropians.
* Fleet Admiral Kirv Goldblade goes missing under mysterious circumstances.
* On the 60th Anniversary of the Bajoran Occupation, *Starbase Opaka* is commissioned in orbit around the *Bajoran Wormhole* under the command of Kentar Ren.

## 2431

* Empress Celia MacLowan gives birth to twins, *Osgar* and *Hild MacLowan*. She formally declares both of her children, heirs to the Empire. It is unknown who the father is despite Celia seeking the assistance of a Roth geneticist to design her own children.

## 2435

* The Foxune Federation becomes increasingly concerned about being surrounded by the Aventis Empire despite the Aventis signing a *Non-Aggression Pact* with them.
* Faced with an aggressive Aventis Empire, the Black Eye Consortium considers that war may be the only option and begin arming. The hostilities are narrowly adverted when the U.S.S. Wadjet comes between the two fleets and makes an impassioned plea for peace, adverting total war.

## 2440

* An adult *Nakaja* is kidnapped by the Avalid Empire and goes missing in the Tau Quadrant.
* After a narrowly adverted galactic scale war almost erupts, former Commonwealth Admiral Shon Tempest establishes *Eternity Station* near the Eternal Prison in hopes of providing neutral ground for further diplomatic talks.

## 2441

* Traygin (Traygin II) successfully forces themselves free of The Obsidian Empire, forcing the Cardassian splinter group to wander throughout the Black Eye Galaxy.
* The *Adversus Wormhole* collapses, cutting off contact from the Synth Free Nations and The Shadow Commonwealth.
* The Shadow Commonwealth begins a terraforming project on Commonwealth (Commonwealth I), with the hopes of regenerating the planet, after it has been abandoned for 20 years.

## 2442

* Admiral Shon Tempest orders the museum ship Callisto  back in to active service. The newly constructed Eternity Maintenance Yard estimates that it will take about three years with current resources.

## 2443

* Commonwealth (Commonwealth I) is successfully regenerated.

## 2451

* The Avalid Empire use the captured *Nakaja*, kept in isolation for a year to free Aza'lon from his prison, allowing him to inhabit *Nakaja's* body. This procedure weakens the Eternal Prison, allowing for small pockets of Void Space to form in the Black Eye Galaxy.
* Aza'lon enacts his revenge on The Q Continuum, destroying the Continuum itself in his mission to free the Universe from Q control.
* An anomaly is detected in the system that contained the adversus wormhole, at the same time 2 novus anomilies in the black eye vanish (the "seven stars" (a constilation of 7 stars visible from anywhere in the galaxy) and "the wilds" (a planet orbiting an antimater star where life is being "perfected")

## 2452

* The U.S.S. Normandy (NCC-61944-A) reemerges in Aventis Empire space, with no indication how its survived the last 20 years.