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Eras of Star Atlas

The origins of the galaxy's sentient species.

Era Overview

Era Period Defining Moment
Primitive Era ~1461 – ~1826 Species origins, primal warfare
Foundation Era ~1826 – ~2305 Civilizations form, cultures codified
Expansion Era ~2305 – ~2512 Spacefaring, colonization, first contacts
Convergence War ~2512 – ~2523 The great galactic conflict
Golden Era ~2523 – ~2620 Post-war reconstruction and prosperity
Current Age ~2620 – present The playable timeline

Primitive Era (~1461 – ~1826)

The origins of the galaxy's sentient species. Defined by primal struggle and the slow emergence of civilization.

Major Events

  • ~1461: Life begins on the Sogmian homeworld — brutal, primal warfare for hundreds of years
  • ~1745: Segal the Wise is born among the Sogmians
  • ~1826: Segal formulates the Du Prah (Sogmian Vows) and establishes the 7 Noble Houses — end of the Primitive Era
  • ~1830: Segal dies — just 4 years after founding the civilization
  • ~1965: An ancient civilization on Izar-248 experiments with gravitational technology, causing a catastrophic event that shatters moons and creates a debris ring

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Foundation Era (~1826 – ~2305)

Civilizations develop, cultures are codified, and species begin to organize into structured societies.

Major Events

  • ~2135: The Photoli discover the entity sealed beneath Etira — the Dreamer Below. Unable to destroy it, they steal its memories, seal it, and conceal every trace
  • ~2155: The Ustur begin their Path of Enlightenment — spiritual journey of consciousness ascension through sequential stages (.pod → .eldr → .tcher → .soul)
  • ~2287: The Mierese discover the Volmik stones — artifacts that amplify their natural abilities
  • ~2305: House Busan (Sogmian) creates the first Sogmian ship manufacturer — marking the transition to the Expansion Era

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Expansion Era (~2305 – ~2512)

Species reach the stars, colonize sectors, make first contact with other civilizations, and build the foundations of galactic society.

Major Events

  • ~2305: Sogmians begin ship manufacturing (House Busan)
  • ~2340: Sogmians ascend to the stars
  • ~2348: Coral Nebula discovered — fertile sector with intriguing corals
  • ~2356: Colonization of Coral Nebula begins
  • ~2358: Sogmians create Ki'Prah prison planet in Frenir Sector
  • ~2363: Vega is born on Segal (House Akalma)
  • ~2364: Punaab-Sogmian cooperation begins (Ki'Prah prisoner exchange)
  • ~2382: Vega rises through Akalma ranks
  • ~2399: Vega becomes House Akalma leader; Rule of 1000 established in Coral Nebula
  • ~2401: ECOS dissidence — humans discover Ahr is alien, reject MUD, head for Old Grove
  • ~2416: Vega becomes Sov Arei (supreme leader of all Sogmians)
  • ~2420–2423: Vega Fall Civil War — Akalma coup fails, House Akalma banished
  • ~2426: Coral Nebula medicine becomes famous among Sogmians and Mierese
  • ~2435: ECOS destroys Old Grove's native civilization
  • ~2439: ECOS terraforming spirals out of control — they flee to HRZ, founding Earth Prime
  • ~2442: Paizul born (future Sogmian Sov Arei)
  • ~2445: Bekalu born (future Sogmian Sov Arei)
  • ~2454: Vaor Scarka born
  • ~2477: ECOS reportedly communicates with a planetary entity for the first time
  • ~2493: ECOS establishes the Grove Doctrine
  • ~2501: ECOS intervenes at Ilidae to protect the Termiks
  • ~2512: The Convergence War begins

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Convergence War (~2512 – ~2523)

The pivotal galactic conflict that reshaped Galia Expanse. Fought primarily over the control of Iris and the exploitation of the Tufa.

→ See convergence_war.md for detailed coverage

Major Events

  • ~2512: War erupts across Galia Expanse
  • ~2513: Ophek Revel begins trading HRZ information during the war
  • ~2517: Patrah (Sogmian) meets Eolus.tcher (Ustur)
  • 2520-07-17: Paizul assassinated — only 10,000 Sogmians remain. Bekalu leads exile
  • ~2522: Sogmians complete Titan ship The Last Stand mk. VIII — forces peace talks
  • ~2522: MRZ breakaway — Redam, Mycenas, Xyianing, Pergamos, Abyd break from MUD
  • ~2522: Lumikir Scriptorium raided — Convergence War records stolen/destroyed
  • ~2522: Ophek retires from information trading, begins building his casino
  • ~2523: Bekalu devastates Akalma Exile sector (Akalma Reckoning)
  • ~2523: The Accord — Treaty of Peace signed. COP created. Star Atlas blockchain established. Golden Era begins

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Golden Era (~2523 – ~2620)

Post-war reconstruction, the rise of the Council of Peace, establishment of galactic infrastructure, and the gradual re-emergence of tensions.

Major Events

  • ~2523: Council of Peace created; Star Atlas blockchain established
  • ~2523: House Outro opens Vega Fall for refugees
  • ~2526: Starpath Warp-Gates construction begins; Cradle construction begins
  • ~2527: ECOS membership in COP — blocked from major faction status by MUD lobby
  • ~2533: Good exotic plants reappear in Coral Nebula settlements respecting Rule of 1000
  • ~2535: Lumikir Scriptorium creates a personal guard of war veterans
  • ~2538: Abyd-IX civil war breaks out after MUD severance
  • ~2540: Patrah sets refugee aid efforts to Vega Fall with House Outro
  • ~2542: Ophek seizes power in MRZ-8 through diplomatic play
  • ~2542: ECOS groves become biggest food suppliers in Galia
  • ~2542: Mycenas-V raided by alien pirates; Virel the Serene starts civil movement
  • ~2544: Virel creates meritocratic government + energy shield (turning point vs pirates)
  • ~2545: Ophek renames sector "Ophek Oasis"
  • ~2546: Virel destroys/expels all alien invaders from Mycenas
  • ~2553: Virel constructs system-wide defensive barrier (upgrade to shield)
  • ~2553: Abyd-IX provisional government forms but quickly collapses
  • ~2553: Pergamos begins financing Abyd-IX warring factions
  • ~2559: Herdus.soul leaves Chior.eldr and begins wandering the MRZ alone
  • ~2565: Civil war erupts in Pavo Passage — Crumon loyalists vs sector factions
  • ~2567: Pavo Passage civil war ends — Ruling Conclave (façade democracy) established
  • ~2569: Herdus goes insane after .soul ascension
  • ~2569: ECOS + Iris Academy establish sustainable city at Ilidae
  • ~2571: Ophek Oasis formally recognized as independent territory by COP
  • ~2573: Exfeheros develops equipment for Weeping Nebula toxic rain exploration
  • ~2574: Merchants of Pergamos create Shadow Contracts for illegal trading
  • ~2576: Exfeheros + Iris Academy establish research settlement in Weeping Nebula
  • ~2577: Mysterious Photoli reveals "trickery" to Herdus — Church of the Dreamer Below founded
  • ~2579: Anfoil restores diplomatic relations with Ioki Elders
  • ~2585: Lumikir Scriptorium reorganized across entire homeworld due to massive growth
  • ~2586: Vega Fall prospers through multi-species cooperation
  • ~2588: Dark Photoli discovers genesium on Izar-248, begins creating monsters
  • ~2595: Iris Academy establishes Anchorage outpost in Glowhaven
  • ~2596: Starpath construction ends — prosperity in the Safe Zone
  • ~2596: Abyd-IX dust settles — sector divided into small power clusters in ice-thin truce
  • ~2598: Scientific expeditions arrive at Coral Nebula to study flora behavior
  • ~2598: Izar-248 genesium monsters descend into depths, colonies destroyed
  • ~2600: Jefos, prince of House Akalma, born in HRZ — Cosmic Currents storm at birth
  • ~2602: Ophek Oasis becomes biggest entertainment sector in the galaxy
  • ~2605: Herdus finds Saand family (Punaab) — takes newborn as vessel for the Dreamer
  • ~2610: Vaor Scarka ascends as leading COP Admiral
  • ~2615: ECOS announces titan ship — the Super Phoenix — shocking the galaxy
  • ~2617: Cradle construction ends — most powerful vessel in galactic history
  • ~2620: Beginning of the Current Age

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Current Age (~2620 – present)

The playable timeline of Star Atlas. The galaxy's political tensions, faction rivalries, and unresolved mysteries drive the narrative forward.

Major Events

  • ~2620: Beginning of the Current Age — the playable timeline
  • ~2620: The Jorvik Fleet starts harassing Safe Zone territories — a bold escalation
  • ~2621: Vaor Scarka becomes Ruling Secretary of the COP (ONI rotation)
  • ~2621: Kamec clone divergence rumors spread — Democratic Order denies them
  • ~2621: Jefos and young Akalma Sogmians leave the HRZ for the Medium Zone, seeking to redeem House Akalma
  • ~2623: COP intervenes in the Medium Zone — battles against Frenir, Pergamos, and the Jorvik Fleet
  • ~2623: The Events of Never Alone begin — a major canonical narrative arc
  • ~2623: ECOS stays neutral during the COP intervention (isolated skirmishes only)
  • ~2623: Redam pressures COP (via Zenith Door + Free Harbors) to accept a truce in the MRZ
  • ~2623: COP accepts the truce, limiting its military activities in the Medium Zone
  • ~2623: Pergamos's leading families banished — new COP-compliant government formed
  • ~2624: Dark Photoli experiments let loose in Everstorm — hostile life forms, local government hires captains
  • ~2624: Ophek Revel dies — his children inherit, each ruling a different entertainment domain
  • ~2624: Provisional transition government formed in Frenir — slaver leaders dead or arrested
  • ~2646: A MUD explorer discovers that the Ilidae monoliths are a star map — coordinates point deep into the HRZ

Unresolved Threads

  • The Dreamer Below stirs beneath Etira — Saand the vessel awaits
  • Dark Photoli genesium experiments on Izar-248 continue escalating
  • Mycenas remains isolated behind Virel's barrier — their stance on COP actions unknown
  • What lies at the Ilidae star map coordinates in the HRZ?
  • Will the Kamec clone divergence be exposed?
  • Can Jefos redeem House Akalma?

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