WC:CIC Timeline v.045 What's New? - 2633.089 updated. - 2489 & 2514 added. - P2 dates fixed (again!) ------------------------------------------------ PART I: THE PRE WAR ERA (2.4 Billion BC - 2633) ------------------------------------------------ 2.4 Billion BC [Mars, Sol System] The Steltek Empire abandons their Mars Colony, leaving behind various artifacts. [P1] 20 Million BC [Varni Space] The Varni begin the evolutionary process, which will last ten million years. [AS] 10 Million BC [Kilrah, Kilrah System] Pre-sentient Kilrathi begin using instinct and natural weaponry to hunt. Proto-Kilrathi lie in wait along the trails of food-animals, and attack the weakest of the groups. As they become sentient they begin to build shelters out of acidic ash and gain the ability to build traps for their prey. Weapons are evolved. [TCH] 4-3 Million BC [Earth, Sol System] Through one million years of evolution Terrans become sentient as they begin to use instinct and artificial weaponry to hunt. [TCH] 7212BC [Karatikus, Isaac System] The Crian Megalodon, a transplanted egg laying reptile, becomes extinct. [P2] 3517 BC [Kilrah, Kilrah System] The Kilrathi begin measuring history. [VOW] 1600 BC [Kilrah, Kilrah System] 'Star Gods' appear in the Kilrah system, finding the uncivilized Kilrathi unworthy of their advanced technology. The aliens promise to return and destroy the Kilrathi should they ever fail in combat against another race. This becomes a pillar of the culture of Kilrah's developing society. [ICIS] 1319 BC [Kilrah, Kilrah System] The Prophecy Sivar and the Prophetess Kt'lan create the Prophecy of Sivar, based on the promises of the 'Star Gods'. The creation of the Cult of Sivar is regarded as the beginning of Kilrathi civilization. Xag starts the first Kilrathi Empire. [ICIS] Christopher Blair is born, according to 2nd Lt. Lance Casey. [WCP] 212 BC Human civilization first appears on Anhur. [P2] ************* *8th Century* ************* 790 [Tri-System] The Irrulan, Isaac and Hom systems begin to co-exist. [P2] ************** *11th Century* ************** 1066 [England, Earth, Sol System] The Norman Conquest. An ancestor of Liam Anderson is among the knights defending England. [WCPG] ************** *15th Century* ************** 1417 [Earth, Sol System] The Tolwyn family is first formed, and begins its long history of military service. [ER] 1454 [Kilrah, Kilrah System] The current design for Kilrathi armored uniforms is first used. [TCH] ************** *17th Century* ************** 1653 The Blair family begins its long history of military service. [WCATV] ************** *19th Century* ************** 1815.169 [Waterloo, Earth, Sol System] The Battle of Waterloo. The Tolwyn family serves against Napoleon. [FA] 1850 [Annapolis, Earth, Sol System] The Academy is first established. [WC2G] 1860.009 [United States, Earth, Sol System] The American Civil War begins. An ancestor of Christopher Blair serves as a General. [WCATV] 1865.099 [United States, Earth, Sol System] The American Civil War ends. [WCATV] 1879.022 [Isandhlwana, Earth, Sol System Six companies British soldiers from the 24th Regiment are defeated by Zulu forces. Among the Zulu forces are ansesctors of William Eisen. [WC4N] ************** *20th Century* ************** 1916.182-1916.334 [France, Earth, Sol System] The Battle of the Somme. The Tolwyn family serves against the Germans. [FA] 1940.169 [House of Commons, London, England, Earth, Sol System] Prime Minister Winston Churchill, a distant relative of Geoffrey Tolwyn, gives his famous 'finest hour' speech. [FA] 1940.191-1940.304 [London, Earth, Sol System] The Battle of Britain. An ancestor of Liam Anderson flies a fighter against the German blitzkrieg. Ancestors of Geoffrey Tolwyn defend England. [WCPM][FA] 1941 [USNA, Annapolis, Earth, Sol System] A gold class ring with an emerald is given to an Academy graduate. The ring will eventually belong to the Tolwyn family. [WCM][WCMN] 1942.154-157 The Battle of Midway. An ancestor of Winston Turner is shot down while flying a TBF Avenger as part of Torpedo Squadron 8. [AS] 1944.296-1944.299 The Battle of Leyte Gulf. An ancestor of Commodore Polowski's helmsman at the Battle of Terra commands an American cruiser. [FA] 1950 [Annapolis, Earth, Sol System] The Academy begins admitting women. [WC2G] Development of the Javelin Heat Seeking missile begins. [VS] 1990 [Earth, Sol System] Women are first allowed to hold high church offices. [VOW] [Earth, Sol System] The first research on non-Terran conception is performed. [TCH] 1998 [Brazil, Earth, Sol System] Ascilotriptostolene is discovered in the rain forest. A Nobel Prize and a Medical Achievement Award for the scientists involved. [VS] 1998.271 [Austin, Texas, Earth, Sol System] Ican Monkey Gods Chief Archivist Chris McCubbin compiles the Wing Commander Confederation Handbook. [TCH] ************** *21st Century* ************** 2000 [Earth, Sol III] Sun Wan Lu launches the Faraday Rebellion, defeating the United Nations in a surprise attack at China Sea. Zhing comes to power in Europe. Members of the Tolwyn family serve against him at the Battle of Minsk and the Seige of London. Harold Jarvis leads the United States to victory in this third World War. Tralchar goes down in history as a Hitler-esque butcher. [FA][ER][FC][AS][PS] 2032 [Sol III, Sol System] The United Nations Solar Trust commissions the production of the Sagan from McDonnell-Douglas Engineering. The Sagan is to be the first Terran fusion powered spacecraft. [TCH] 2041 [L3 Station, Sol System] The Sagan is launched. It immediately begins what will become a regular shuttle route between Luna, Mars and Titan. [TCH] 2050 [Sol System] The first practical fusion engine is developed, making more ships like the Sagan economically feasible. [TCH] [Earth, Sol System] Female pilots are first allowed to fly combat missions. [WCMN] 2058 [Caernavon Station, Sol System] Research on vacuum fusion is conducted, at a cost of 4.3 billion dollars. [VS] 2060 [Caernavon Station, Sol System] A meta-analysis of Synapse replacement is conducted, at a cost of 4.3 billion dollars. A study on the incidence of myocardial infarction among pre-geriatric war veterans is conducted at a cost of 5.7 billion dollars. [VS] 2079.031 [Sol II, Sol System] The United Nations officially begins Terra forming. [KSC] 2082 [China, Sol III, Sol System] The Mongols launch a devastating surprise assault on the Chinese during their New Year celebrations. [FA] 2090 [Sol System] The Grand Unified Theory is perfected, theorizing the existence of anti-gravitons. [TCH] ************** *22nd Century* ************** 2116 [Deimos, Sol System] The Sagan is removed from its Luna-Mars-Titan shuttle route and de-commissioned. The historically important ship is placed in the Spacefarer's Museum. [TCH] 2154 [Earth, Sol System] Bob Hope retires at age 251. A holographic simulation of the noted entertainer is produced to take his place. [WC] [Earth, Sol System] The Tolwyn family comes into possession of a 1941 USNA graduation ring. [WCMN] 2167 [Olympia Station, Sol System] The first fully self sufficient Terran settlement on another planet is established by the United Nations. [TCH] 2173 [Phobos Station, Sol System] Research on non-Terran conception is conducted by Dr. Monzoli. [TCH] 2173.118 [Phobos Station, Sol System] Dr. Monzoli publishes report 217, detailing his recent experiments on non-Terran conception. Monzoli determines that conception and complications are within their normal ranges. The stillbirth rate is found to be four percent higher than normal. [TCH] 2175 [Olympus Station, Sol System] Doctors Gray and Bauer perform experiments on Rhesus monkeys involving non-Terran conception. The tests find a slightly higher stillbirth rate,. One of the space-borne offspring monkeys shows psychotic tendencies and is killed. Further generations are marked with occasional examples of psychosis. [TCH] 2175.053 [Olympus Station, Sol System] A pair of Rhesus monkeys taking part in Non-Terran conception experiments escapes into the station's crawl-spaces. This is reported in the maintenance reports. [TCH] 2175.077 [Houston, Earth, Sol System] The Space Exploration and Colonization Council publishes a press release regarding the effects of space-travel on pregnant women. The council notes that high-G forces are harmless to a healthy fetus. [TCH] 2175.152 [Olympus Station, Sol System] A pair of Rhesus monkeys which had escaped into crawl-spaces after being used in a non-Terran conception experiment starves to death. This fact is noted in the station's maintenance reports. [TCH] 2175.336 [Olympus Station, Sol System] Doctors Gray and Bauer publish report 682, with findings from their recent experiments on non-Terran conception. Gray goes on to publish reports 20, 55 and 72, and Bauer publishes report 22. The report concludes that is no real danger for pregnant women travelling off-planet. The scientists unsuccessfully request more funding from the United Nations to continue their experiments. [TCH] 2189 [Luna Station, Sol System] Mutations: Occurrences and Causes, by Dr. Synatschk is published. [TCH] 2190 [Sol System] Early non-functional prototypes of the anti-gravitons generators are produced. [TCH] [Hephaestus, Irrulan System] The political seat of the Tri-System is moved to Hephaestus, where it will remain to this date. [P2] ************** *23rd Century* ************** 2200 [Earth, Sol System] The Utopian Underground, a society dedicated to peace, reflection and artistic development, occurs. [VS] [Earth, Sol System] The World Economic Consortium begins massive strip mining of Earth to support their military & corporate alliances. The resulting ecological damage is catastrophic for Earths eco-system. [TCH][SOF] 2201 [Lower African Republic, Earth, Sol System] The Aerospatiale Afrique Labritories are established. [TCH] 2214 [Aerospatiale Afrique Labritories, Lower African Republic, Earth, Sol System] Dr. Shari Akwende performs research on anti-gravitons dispersal, discovering that in zero gravity they tend to move slowly towards the Alpha Centauri System. Her findings are published in Effects and Ramifications of Anti-Graviton Dispersal, Conducted in a Suppressed Gravity Environment. [TCH] [Pluto, Sol System] Manned missions to Pluto's orbit begin. Dr. Shari Akwende is assigned as a crew member for one of the original missions, during which she repeats her anti-gravitons experiments. She triangulate an exact point between the orbits of Neptune and Pluto where anti-gravitons have a tenancy to gravitate towards. [TCH] 2215 [Sol System] The United Nations establishes permanent colonies on the moons of Jupiter and Saturn and temporary research facilities on the moons of Uranus and Neptune. [TCH] [Pluto, Sol System] Terrans make the first manned landing on Pluto. [TCH] [Earth, Sol System] Earth becomes increasingly reliant on support from the other planets for maintaining its heavy industries. [TCH] 2219 [Luna Station, Sol System] The first Great Pandemic completely wipes out the station. [TCH] [Earth, Sol System] Earth is infected by the first Great Pandemic. As a result, the Outer Colonies quarantine the home world. Fossil fuels and raw materials to support hydroponics systems are dropped into the Earths gravity well in exchange for data and cultural resources. Among the survivors are a family of Wisconsin dairy farmers, ancestors of Sachin Rapalski. [TCH][PS] 2234 [Hephaestus, Irrulan System] A fusion powered slowship leaves for Bex to set up a colony. [P2] 2244 [Sol System] K.J. Ludwick notices the fact that pregnant women living closer to the outside of ring station hulls have a higher ratio of unviable embryos when compared to those living closer to stations centers. Couples having trouble bearing children on space stations are henceforth assigned temporary quarters closer to the centers. [TCH] 2247 [Eros Station, Sol System] The Eros Station Medical Procedures Manual is published. [TCH] 2250 [Sol System] The 19th functional human space station enters service. [TCH] [Sol System] Space Stations begin to identify people as being savants, being genetically pre-dispositioned towards certain tasks. [TCH] 2257 [Sol System] Ivar Chu McDaniel is born. [TCH] 2277 [Kilrah, Kilrah System] The Shata first arrive. They begin to trade with the primitive Kilrathi. [AS] 2280 [Mimas Colony, Venus, Sol System] Mimas Human Resources & Protocol Manual: Job Descriptions, Version 8 is published. [TCH] 2288 [Sol System] Andre Morvan is born. Morvan will go on to prove the feasibility of generating artificial anti-gravitons. [TCH] 2294 [Neptune Station, Sol System] Ivar Chu McDaniel, an organic chemist, is assigned to the station. He begins to experience periodic 'visions', which he understands to be communications with God. McDaniel writes to friends on Mars, who suggest that he collect and publish his insights. In so doing, McDaniel creates the belief system which will be the basis for the Pilgrim Alliance. McDaniel explains that those who have survived the great pandemic on Earth are 'elect' in God's view, and are destined to control the stars. [TCH] 2290 [Sol System] The existence of Savants becomes common enough that they are routinely hired to perform their specific genetically pre-disposed tasks. [TCH] ************** *24th Century* ************** 2300 Mankind fights the Yan, marking the first major interstellar war. [AS] 2304 [Io Colony, Sol System] A mining operation switches from a three stage de-contamination system to a less complete two stage variant. As a result, Malacreaux's Bite infects miners and destroys the entire colony. The public blames the tragedy on the scientific community. [SOF] [Sol System] The Morvan Drive is discovered. As a result of the newfound ability to escape the Sol system in a practical manner, Ivar Chu McDaniel's views gain support. [TCH] [Sol System] The first census of the Outer Planets is taken. [TCH] [Anhur, Hom System] A D-Drive colony ship carrying Humanists leaves for Bex. It arrives in four weeks, and successfully starts a colony. [P2] 2309 [Sol System] Supporters of Ivar Chu McDaniel legally take control of the Outer Planets Policy Council. [TCH] 2310 [Neptune Station, Sol System] Logging of Morvan Drive survival rates begins. [TCH] 2311.082 [Sol System] The first Morvan Drive colony ship leaves for Sirius. The expedition is lead by Ivar Chu McDaniel and includes 1,200 colonists. The ship fails to arrive in the Sirius System. Pilgrim theology teaches that Ivar Chu McDaniel and his followers had been transferred to a higher plain of existence. Some believe that he has been transformed into something so incredible that it is not capable of being understood. The day is celebrated as the Holy Day of Acclivity. For seven days following, the current Protur goes into hiding on McDaniel's World, where he prays and fasts to seek communion with Ivar Chu McDaniel. [TCH][PS] The Pilgrim Alliance begins to colonize systems in the Sol and Vega Sectors, using Morvan Drive colony ships. [TCH] 2325 [Beacon System] The Pilgrim Alliance is officially established. [TCH] 2328 [Outer Planets, Sol System] The final census of the Outer Planets is taken. [TCH] 2334 [Kilrah, Kilrathi System] The Shata trade space travel technology to the Kilrathi, and are in turn slaughtered. For the first time the Kilrathi leave their own biosphere. [AS] 2336 [Sol System] Dr. Andre Morvan dies. [TCH] 2344 [Neptune Station, Sol System] The Station stops logging Morvan Drive survival rates. An analysis of 34 years worth of data indicates that savants have an unusually high rate of success. [TCH] 2350 [Titan Colony, Sol System] A regular trade route between Titan and Centauri is established. [TCH] 2353 Production of Terran cryogenic transport ships is ceased. [WCATV] [Bex, Irrulan System] A fusion powered slowship from Hephaestus arrives to set up a colony, finding that the planet has been colonized for over 30 years thanks to the D-Drive. [P2] 2360 [Beacon System] The Pilgrim Alliance fleet becomes larger than any single commercial force, and reaches half the size of the Terran Federal Navy. [TCH] 2370 [Crius, Hom System] Vrootle Pigfididrin is born. [P2] 2399 [Sol System] All Pilgrims leave the system. The population of the Outer Planets is lessened to only a quarter of its level in 2400. [TCH] ************** *25th Century* ************** 2400 [Sol System] Caste systems & ghettos evolve on space stations, causing an increased appearance of Space Syndrome Mutations among the groups who live farther from the centers. [TCH] 2416 [Earth, Sol System] A violent civil insurrection breaks up the World Economic Consortium. [KSC][SOF] 2416.235 [Earth, Sol System] The Terran Confederation is officially formed, replacing the WEC as the Sol system's government. [AS][KSC] 2423 [Earth, Sol System] The quarantine is formally lifted. Terra begins to rebuild, using resources from the outer planets. [TCH] 2431 [Kilrah, Kilrah System] The Mantu explore the Kilrah system, where they are attacked by the Kilrathi. The Mantu fight back, and the ensuing major war ends in a draw. The Kilrathi spend the next 200 years demonizing the Mantu. [FA][ICIS] 2434 [Houston, Earth, Sol System] The Terran Confederation Service Academy opens. [AS] The Kilrathi first encounter the Hari Empire. [FA] 2449 [Hilthros] The Terran Confederation Space Naval Academy is established. [WC2G] 2450 [Beacon System] The system officially becomes the political center of the Pilgrim Alliance. [TCH] [McDaniel's World, McDaniel's World System] The system officially becomes the religious center of the Pilgrim Alliance. [TCH] 2462 [Luna, Sol System] A heavily armed Pilgrim Alliance Morvan Drive ship arrives to meet with the Terran Confederation's leaders, forcing them to give up control of all worlds within a 300 light year radius of Sol. In exchange for this and all rights to exploration, the 'Treaty of Luna' promises non-interference by the Pilgrim Alliance. Limited trade deals are made. [TCH] 2469 [Kilrah, Kilrah System] The Kiranka and Ki'ra Empires fight the 7th Dynastic War, which ends with millions killed, several planets devoid of life and the Ki'ra almost completely wiped out. [VS][FA] [Kilrah, Kilrah System] The Utara arrive on Kilrah, bringing with them jump drive technology. The Kilrathi wipe out the peacefully aliens, taking the technology for themselves. [FA] [Earth, Sol System] A guitar which will someday be owned by the family of Mitchell Lopez is made. [WC3] 2476 [Hari Sector] The Kilrathi begin a war against the Hari Empire, systematically wiping out over one thousand Hari colonies. [FA] 2480 [Hari Sector] The Kilrathi-Hari war ends with the total destruction of the Hari Empire. All remaining Hari commit suicide rather than surrender, rendering the race extinct. [FA] 2489 [Yosu University, Sol System] Yosu University Press publishes Parallel Tonality: Ramifications Regarding the Exploratory Endeavor by Dr. Park. [TCH] 2490 [Tri-System] The first All-System Rugby Challenge Cup Final is held. [P2] [Anhur, Hom System] Anscestors of William Maddox begin a long history of military service through a number of conflicts. [P2] 2498.134 William Wilson is born. [TCH] ************** *26th Century* ************** 2504 [Kilrah, Kilrah System] The first variant of the Fralthi class cruiser enters service. Fralthi are first used during inter-clan conflicts. [TCH] [Beacon System] The Pilgrim Alliance develops jump drive technology, allowing them to move quickly between stars. [TCH] 2512 [Goddard Colony, Goddard System] Descendants of Earths North American continent start a colony. [SM1M] 2515 [Opulus Plaza, Hephaestus, Irrulan System] The Yovas-Clerkson family opens the Galactic Gourmet Hotel. [P2] 2527 Development of the CF-117A Rapier begins. [TCH] 2529 [Kilrah, Kilrah System] The first KF-100 Dralthi enter Kilrathi service. [TCH] [Kilrah, Kilrah System] The development cycle of the Dor-Chak laser rifle begins. [TCH] 2534 The Terran Confederation fights the last major war to occur before the Terran-Kilrathi conflict. [AS] Valiant class destroyers enter Terran Confederation service. [AS] The Terran Confederation establishes their second largest military base at McAuliffe. [AS] The Terran Confederation halts production of the Minotaur class fighter. [AS] 2536 The Terran Confederation commissions the first order of 700 CF-117A Rapiers. [TCH] 2569 [Kilrah, Kilrah System] Interstellar technology becomes common on Kilrathi warships. [TCH] 2571 Johan McDaniel, the last living descendant of Ivar Chu McDaniel, is born. [PS] 2577 Wayne Spencer Banbridge is born on a Confederation colony world. [AS] 2579 [Kilrah, Kilrah System] The Dor-Chak laser rifle enters military service. [TCH] [Earth, Sol System] The Tolwyn family reaches a high point of civil service, currently containing four admirals, one general and three senators. [TCH] 2583 [North America, East Coast] Winston Turner is born. [AS] 2584 The first Ranger class light carriers enter Terran Confederation service. [WC3N] An ancestor of Geoffrey Tolwyn is a Rear Admiral in the Terran Confederation Navy. [AS] 2588 [Vega Sector] The Pilgrim Alliance sets up their 12th and final colony world. [TCH] 2588.187 [Sol System] The first tests are conducted on the prototype Akwende Drive. [TCH][KSC] 2588.315 [Sol System] The Haile Selassie, mounting the first Akwende Drive, jumps to the Polaris System. This marks the first manned Terran jump. [TCH] 2588.323 [Polaris System] The TCS Haile Selassie jumps back to Sol. [TCH] 2592 Hurricane class trainers are produced, including one that will someday be flown for 24 hours of training by Ensign Geoffrey Tolwyn many years later. [AS] Twelfth Press publishes Born in Heaven: The Life of a Station Child by Rose Sicilliano. [TCH] Sandra Gregarov is born. [PS] 2594 [Varni Republic] The Kilrathi Empire spends a short time studying the newly discovered Varni Republic before launching a surprise attack, lead by the man who will eventually become the last Emperor of Kilrah. [AS] [Varni Republic] A Varni fighter strike nearly destroys a Kilrathi heavy cruiser before becoming uncoordinated when their Wing Commander is killed. [AS] [Touring System] The Kilrathi attack the Varni colony in the Touring system, during which Vakka nar Ki'ra saves the life of his good friend Harga. [AS] [Karing System] The Kilrathi Empire attacks the system's Varni colony. During the ensuing battle Karga nar Ki'ra's cubs are killed while at his side. [AS] [Varni Republic] The Varni launch a suicidal final defense against the Kilrathi flagship, during which the future emperor of Kilrah loses an eye and a leg. [AS] [Varni Republic] The Kilrathi claim victory after 30 days of fighting, having taken all ten Varni worlds. Nargth first serves the Empire. [AS] Varni refugees begin to appear in Terran Confederation space, bringing with them stories of Kilrathi brutality. [AS] 2595 Wayne Banbridge enlists with the Terran Confederation Marine Corps [AS] 2596 The Porcupine MP-V4.2 enters Terran Confederation service. [KSM] 2597 [Earth, Sol System] Arnold Blair is born. [TCH] 2598 The Kilrathi once again engage the Mantu, in a brief skirmish which ends in a draw. [FA] 2599 The Dart DF-V.32 missile enters Terran Confederation service. [KSM] The Terran Confederation Marine Corps pays to send Wayne Banbridge, a promising enlisted man, to the Terran Confederation Service Academy in Houston. [AS] ************** *27th Century* ************** 2600 [Romanova, Earth, Sol System] Vincent Camparelli is born. [FC] 2604 [TCSA, Houston, Earth, Sol System] Professor Schneid teaches a class in Naval History 101. Among the cadets taking the are Winston Turner and Wayne Banbridge. Banbridge has difficulty and is tutored by Turner. Banbridge is given an A+, Turner an A. [AS] [TCSA, Houston, Sol III] Wayne Banbridge and Winston Turner meet Janet, who falls in love with Turner. Turner isn't interested in her, and she ends up marrying Banbridge. [AS] Manuel Ulandi enlists with the Terran Confederation Marine Corps. [AS] The Terran Confederation launches Remote Deep Probe 12 to explore regions far spin-ward. [AS] The Wildcat class fighter enters Terran Confederation service. [AS] 2604.089 [TCSA, Houston, Sol III] Admiral Horatio gives a speech at the graduation ceremony. The graduating ensigns include Wayne Banbridge, Winston Turner and Frederick Long. [AS] 2604.133 Lawrence Jacob Sansky is born. [TCH] 2605.156 [Ares Station, Venus, Sol System] James Taggart Jr. is born to James and Bethyln Taggart, a pair of Terra-forming engineers. They move to Mimas Colony. [TCH] 2605.265 Richard Bellegarde is born. [TCH] 2608 Vance Richards is born. [AS] 2609 Hawthorne is born. [PS] 2612 Robin Peter's father is born. [WC3N] 2613 Hans Kruger is born. [AS] [Mimas Colony, Venus, Sol System] A Mimist terrorist attack kills James & Bethyln Taggart, leaving their son James Jr. an orphan. He is put into the care of Mikal Taggart. [TCH] 2613.078 The CS Iason, an Odysseus class ship, is commissioned as a long range exploratory ship. [TCH] 2613.101 [Earth, Sol System] Geoffrey Tolwyn is born. [AS][KSC] 2614 Proxima Spaceworks' begins production of the Errant class merchantman. [TCH] Pilgrim Explorers jump a pulsar for the last time before the TCS Tiger's Claw in 2654. [WCM] [Mimas Colony, Venus, Sol System] Mikal and Anhel Taggart legally adopt the orphaned James Taggart. [TCH] A group of terrorists threaten to spread Anthrax derivative C into the atmosphere of a Terran Confederation colony world. Marine Commando Six is assigned to destroy the enemy stronghold. The 30 person unit is lead by Commander Winston Turner, and includes Wayne Banbridge, Manuel Ulandi and Johann Bulcher. At one point Turner is surrounded by a dozen drugged-out terrorists threatening to kill him. The mission is successfull, although costly -- 24 of the commandos are killed, including two who are left behind. Banbridge is badly wounded and, along with Turner, is saved by Ulandi, who earns the nickname 'the Madman'. The mission is classified and the deaths are listed as a training accident. Turner and Banbridge are secretly awarded the Fleet Cross. Although exhonorated by the Admirality Board, Turner continues to blame himself for the losses. He requests and is given a transfer to the TCSA in Houston. [AS] 2615 [Bacon System] A militant faction takes political and religious control of the Pilgrim Alliance, increasing the hostility towards Earth. [TCH] 2616.198 Paul Gerald is born. [TCH] 2617 [Koahsiung, Taiwan, Earth, Sol System] Chen Kien is born. [CM] 2618 [Goddard Colony, Goddard System] Eduardo Rosado invents the first prototype Neutron Gun. [SM1M] [Lubango, Angola, Southern Africa, Earth, Sol System] Joseph Khumalo is born. [CMSNES][CM] 2619 The first Bengal class strike carrier is commissioned. [TCH] 2620 [Hawk Bay, New Zealand, Earth, Sol System] Etienne Montclair is born. [TCH] [University of Kingston] Arnold Blair is awarded the Golden Moebius for software design. He graduates with a bachelors degree. [TCH] 2621 Proxima Spaceworks updates their Errant class merchantman, adding optional weapons hardpoints. [TCH] [TCSA, Houston, Earth, Sol System] Lawrence Jacob Sansky is accepted to the class of 2625. [WCMN] William Santyana is born, the son of a pair of devout Pilgrims. William is forced to memorize the story of Ivar Chu McDaniel's transition to a higher plane. [WCMN] Elizabeth Norwood is born. [KSM] A drunken uncle of Richard Bellegarde tells him about his family's criminal past. Richard's father says nothing when asked about the events. [PS] 2621.293 [Ghorah Khar, Ghorah Khar System] Dr. C.L. Kohl is captured and executed by Kilrathi priestesses while observing the Sivar-Eshrad ceremony. [SM2M] 2622 [Panama System] The Terran Confederation plays out a major war game. Two fleets, Red & Blue, are each assigned ten battleships and three carriers. The Admiral in charge of Blue Fleet arms his bombers with theoretical capital ship destroying 'torpedoes' and uses them to exchange three carriers for all ten of Red Fleet's battleships. This action is classified, and the umpire in charge of the war games declares it illegal. Red Fleet is listed as having won the games due to the fact that Blue Fleet wasted their carriers scouting potential. Winston Turner attends the games as an observer from the Service Academy in Houston. [AS] [Kansas City, North America, Earth, Sol System] Zach Colson is born. [KSM] [TCSA, Houston, Earth, Sol System] Cadet Valeri Olson takes a class taught by Commander Winston Turner. [AS] 2622.007 [TCSA, Houston, Earth, Sol System] William Wilson graduates. [TCH] 2623 [Unversity of Sorbonne] Arnold Blair graduates with a Masters & a Ph.D. He accepts a job as troubleshooter for Sung Datasystems, working with the Confederation Colonial Services at colonies in the Enigma and Argent sectors. He earns two letters of commendation, and his light spacecraft pilot certification. [TCH] D'bell Associates publishes Caste Societies by Guillermo Sanches. [TCH] [Vancouver, British Columbia, Earth, Sol System] Michael Casey is born. [CM] 2624 [Mimas Colony, Venus, Sol System] A Mimite Terrorist attack shuts down the colony's primary systems, deleting most official records. [TCH] A man who will fly a parts & personnel replacement transport to McAuliffe and personally deliver orders regarding a possible Kilrathi attack on McAuliffe from Admiral Banbridge to Lieutenant Anderson joins the military. [AS] [TCSA, Houston, Earth, Sol System] Plebe cadet Vance Richards takes a class taught by Commander Winston Turner. [AS] 2625 Wayne Spencer Banbridge is promoted to Admiral. [FA] Future Tiger's Claw pilot 'Sinatra' is born. [PS] 2625.003 [TCSA, Houston, Earth, Sol System] Lawrence Jacob Sansky graduates. Afterwards, he convinces William Wilson to drive out into a desert preserve with two bottles of champagne rather than stay for the post-graduation celebration. [TCH][WCMN] 2626 Thaddeus O'Brian is born. [ER] 2626.151 [Brussels, Belgium, Earth, Sol System] Jeanette Devereaux is born, the daughter of Pierre Christian Devereaux and Marie Sousex Devereaux. A holovid of her playing ball with her father at a picnic with her mother is filmed. Devereaux's family moves to Dewey Station 5 near Pluto. [CM][KSC][WCMN][PS] 2627 [Unversity of Cairo] Danielle Kura, a woman involved with James Taggart, dies of exposure to the TBM33 virus. [TCH] [Unversity of Cairo] James Taggart graduates 23rd in his class, with a Level One degree in Science. He is admitted to Space Forces OCS, following which he attends Flight & Counter-Intelligence Schools. He will later attend the TCSNA on Hilthros after serving on-board the CS Horus. [TCH] 2627.254 [Brisbane, Australia, Earth, Sol System] Ian St. John is born. [KSM] 2628 [Landreich] Terran merchants first encounter the Kilrathi, although their claims are ignored by the Terran Confederation government. [AS] The Pilum FF-V.21 missile enters Terran Confederation service. [KSM] The plasma gun enters Terran Confederation service. [KSM] The laser cannon enters Terran Confederation service. [KSM] The meson blaster enters Terran Confederation service. [KSM] Future Tiger's Claw pilot 'Lumberjack' is born. [PS] 2629 [CS Hourus] James Taggart completes his first tour of duty. [TCH] [Vega Sector] Kilrathi clans begin a mass expansion spinward, before running into the Terran Confederation. [AS] Human Actress Saranya Carr is born. [CM] The Terran Confederation's staple Wildcat class fighters reach their original intended maximum life expectancy. The craft are not retired, due to a lack of funding to produce a replacement. [AS] Remote Deep Probe 12 reports the existence of the Mantu Empire some 10,000 ly away from the Terran Confederation, before going silent. [AS] [Luna, Sol system] Confederation High Command is given clearance to produce eight Concordia class fleet carriers. Only two are actually completed, with the remaining six being left in Lunar orbit. [AS] [Fawcett's World] A Confederation colony on Fawcett's World is captured by Kilrathi forces, a short time after it had landed there. Rather than have the humans slaughtered Baron Vakka nar Ki'ra orders that they be taken prisoner. The computer of the Confederation transport is searched for information, and all Confederation colonists who had at some time served with the fleet are taken to Kilrah where they are interrogated by the Emporer, before being killed. The Confederation survivors at Fawcett's World voluntarily speak to the Kilrathi, and work to live. Vakka's good friend, Harga, is made commander of Fawcett's World. This marks the second encounter with the Kilrathi Empire. While the capture of Fawcett's World is never officially known by the Confederation, it does become a common rumor. Vakka spends a year on Fawcett's World learning about the humans. [AS] The Miaquez incident. A Kilrathi kills both of Wayne & Janet Banbridge's sons, later claiming that it had been a case of mistaken identity. Janet becomes very introverted. [AS] [TCSA, Houston, Earth Sol System] William Wilson and Lawrence Sansky serve at the Academy. Sansky, Wilson and other staff members have their holo-picture taken in their Academy uniforms. [WCMN] 2629.002 Richard Bellegard graduates Officer Candidacy School. [TCH] 2629.089 [TCSA, Houston, Earth Sol System] Ensigns Vance Richards & Robert Singh graduate, Richards at the top of his class. [AS] 2629.105 The TCS Iason encounters the KIS K'rath'kan while exploring the Vega Sector. Captain Jedora Andropolos of the Iason attempts to contact the destroyer using wide-band non-verbal greetings. After a 22 minute standoff, Captain Brath'kar nar Caxki of the K'rath'kan orders his ship to open fire, destroying the Iason. Brath'kar reports back that he believed the Terrans had been attempting to neutralize his ship's shields with their communications. Deep space tracking computers follow the K'rath'kan as it returns to the Kilrah System. This marks the first official contact with the Kilrathi Empire. [CM][VOW] 2629.334 Friction between the Terran Confederation and the Pilgrim Alliance increases. [TCH] 2630 The turreted laser enters Terran Confederation service. [KSM] [TCSA, Houston, Earth, Sol System] Geoffrey Tolwyn enters the Academy. His family cuts off his 10,000 credit a year allowance. He first meets Firekkan, Varni, Hagarin & Wu. [AS] The Kilrathi begin a five year campaign of assault, piracy, kidnapping and plundering against the Terran Confederation. All attempts to meet with Kilrathi High Command are rejected. Congress votes unanimously to enforce a strict non-aggression policy for the Kilrathi. [AS] Hans Kruger applies for acceptance to the TCSNA, attempting to escape an alcoholic father and a backwater ice planet. He is never accepted, and instead signs on with the crew of an out bound merchant ship. Arriving on Gainer's World, Kruger signs on with the Sarn shipping consortium, and spends the next four years rising in their ranks. [AS] [Fawcett's World] Vakka nar Ki'ra spends a year on Fawcett's World, studying the captured human settlement. [AS] [Capitol Building, Washington DC, Earth, Sol System] Plans for the construction of a factory for Corsair class fighters are locked in committee by Senator Jamison More of Primus III. [AS] 2630.168 [Nephele, Nephele System] Christopher Blair is born, the son of Arnold Blair and Devi Soulsong. [KSC][WCMN] 2631 [Earth, Sol System] Senator Jamison More locks appropriations for the creation of factories to produce Corsair class fighters into committee, because he wants the planned factory build on Primus III. [AS] [TCSA, Houston, Earth, Sol System] Ensign Vance Richards spends the summer serving as a flight instructor for basic subsonic atmospheric flight. He earns a reputation as being very strict in his analysis of pilots in training. It is during this time that Cadet Geoffrey Tolwyn meets Richards for the first time. [AS] [Enigma Sector] Winston Chang is born. [VS] Dirk Wright is born. [KSM] [Sapporo, Japan, Earth, Sol System] Mariko Tanaka is born. [CM] Carl LaFong is born. [WC12G] 2631.038 [Leto Colony, Proxima System] Todd Marshall is born, youngest and fourth son of Arnold Marshall. [CM] 2631.244-2631.247 [Port of Titan, Sol System] A Pilgrim Alliance fleet jumps into the Sol system, planning to destroy the Terran Confederation's Port of Titan space station. During the battle the Pilgrims attack Dewey Station 5, near Pluto. 1,400 civilians are killed when a Confederation strike carrier accidently destroys the base's south wing while targeting a Pilgrim slowship. Among those killed are Pierre Christian Devereaux and his wife Marie Sousex Devereaux. Their daughter, Jeanette Devereaux, survives. The incident is heavily classified by the Confederation. Following three days of intense combat, the Pilgrim fleet is repulsed. Terran offers to negotiate a peace settlement are ignored. [TCH][PS] [Angus Eve Orphanage, Brussels, Belgium] As stipulated in her father's will, Jeanette Devereaux is sent to the orphanage. She takes to hiding in a closet, for which she is beaten by a drunken Sister Fleurette with a wooden paddle. She cries at night for her dead parents, and is told that they are angels. She adopts a stray Brussels griffon which she names Pierre. [WCMN][PS] 2632 [Kilrah, Kilrah System] The final Emporer of Kilrah ascends the throne. [TCH] [TCSNA, Hilthros, Sirius System] 2nd Lt. James Taggart graduates and is assigned to a Scimitar squadron. He flies alongside Sam Seigler. [WC][TCH] The photon cannon enters Terran Confederation service. [KSM] Ross Baldwin is born. [KSM] Rumors about the Kilrathi capture of Fawcett's World begin to spread. [AS] Carl T. LaFong is born. [WC2G] Tanya Benbow is born. [WC2G] Michael Anthony is born. [WC2G] 2632.017 [Celeste, Celeste System] A Pilgrim fleet destroys a Confederation mining colony and military base on Celeste. [TCH] 2632.018 [Earth, Sol System] The Terran Confederation formally declares war on the Pilgrim Alliance. [TCH] 2632.089 [TCSA, Houston, Earth, Sol System] Admiral Wayne Banbridge speaks at the TCSA graduation. [AS] The Terran Confederation engages in a year long defensive campaign against the Pilgrim Alliance, while secretly building the first Grand Fleet. Pilgrim forces capture several Confederation colonies, enforcing their rule with slave labour and mass executions. No attempt to re-take fallen colonies is made by the Confederation, which the Pilgrims see as a sign of weakness. The Confederation military is harshly criticized for this decision. [TCH] Arnold Blair's reserve commission is activated. Blair hugs his son, Christopher, goodbye and he reports to the Port of Titan space station. He serves a 25 month tour of duty against the Pilgrim Alliance on-board the CS Harrison. Blair scores 11 confirmed kills and a destroys a pair of capital ships. He is awarded two Blazes for conspicious gallantry. Cadet Geoffrey Tolwyn serves with Blair. [TCH][WCMN] Development of the Concordia class SuperCruiser begins. [TCH] The first CF-131 Broadswords enter service to support the Terran Confederation's first Grand Fleet. [TCH] James Taggart is transferred to the CIS for the duration of the Pilgrim war. He and Ebenezer infiltrate the Pilgrim military. Taggart engages in transcendence dances, prayer meetings and con/crit sessions. He returns to flight status after the war. [TCH] Captain William Wilson commands a battleship against the Pilgrim Alliance. [TCH] 2633 The CS Iason is re-fitted as a fleet support transport. [TCH] [Tortuga, M421A System] Daimon Karnes goes AWOL after charting the area. Karnes founds a group of pirates dedicated to holding their own in the system. [WCATV] [TCS Albermarle] Cadets Geoffrey Tolwyn and David Whittaker are assigned to their first cadet cruise. The ship's captain assigns Tolwyn and Whittaker to a shuttle survey team. During the landing approach Tolwyn's helm console explodes and the shuttle crashes. Tolwyn awakens blind and trapped without his helmet under the wreckage. Whittaker's helmet is crushed under a wrecked computer. Whittaker rescues Tolwyn and brings him to an emergency pressure bubble. Both cadets spend six months in the hospital recovering from sulfur dioxide inhalation. Whittaker is awarded a commendation and the Distinguished Service Award. [FC] [Gainer's World] Hans Kruger receives his co-pilots license. [AS] The Spiculum IR-V.25 missile enters Terran Confederation service. [KSM] Richard Bellegarde marries Melissa. [PS] Paul Gerald's father is tortured and then dismembered until he bleeds to death by Pilgrims. His wife finds his remains in the back yard. [PS] [TCSA, Houston, Earth, Sol System] Cadet William Eisen first meets Raul Dominguez. [TPOF][TPOFN] KF-402 Krant class medium fighters enter service. [TCH] The Sivar class dreadnought enters service. [TCH] 2633.006 [TCSA, Houston, Earth, Sol System] Paul Gerald graduates. [TCH] 2633.089 [TCSA, Houston, Earth, Sol System] Admiral Wayne Banbridge speaks at the annual graduation ceremony. Raul Dominguez and Daniel Eugene Wilford are among the graduating cadets. [AS][TPOF][TPOFN] 2633.235 The Terran Confederation launches the first Grand Fleet. A five month offensive against the Pilgrim Alliance, taking Centauri, Sirius, Cygnus, Frase and Bradshaw. Pilgrim forces retreat to Peron in the Luyten system for a last ditch defensive effort. [TCH] [Peron, Luyten System] The Terran Confederation's first Grand Fleet begins the siege of Peron, a blockade which leaves more Pilgrims dead than any other single battle of the war. Among those trapped on Peron are Devi Soulsong and her son, Christopher Blair -- who had been smuggled there. [TCH][PS] Cadet Geoffrey Tolwyn is awarded his first star while serving against the Pilgrim Alliance. [TCH] ---------------------------------- PART II: THE WAR ERA (2634 - 2669) ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- PART III: THE POST-WAR ERA (2670 - 2789) ---------------------------------------- ----------------------------------- Part IV: Frequently Asked Questions ----------------------------------- Q: Why wasn't Christopher Blair born in 2637? What about Todd Marshall? A: Although the Victory Streak manual sets both their ages at 32 in their respective interviews, they are definitely older. Being born in '37 would conflict with Maniac's age of 23 in Claw Marks (2654) and would mean that Maverick's parents died two years before he was born. Both characters probably lied about their ages to their interviewers. Q: Why isn't the Iason incident more detailed, like it is in the Confederation Handbook? A: Due to several major differences in the events listed in the Handbook and in Voices of War (the number & type of Kilrathi ships & the dates) the destruction of the TCS Iason and the CS Iason are being treated as two different events. Q: Why wasn't Geoffrey Tolwyn born in 2592? A: Pilgrim Stars implies that Tolwyn is 62 years old -- however, Action Stations says that is his 21 in 2634. Since it doesn't seem right for him to graduate at 42, and to die at 81, we will use the Action Stations age and assume that the 62 refers to Space Marshall Gregarov in Pilgrim Stars. Q: Why is Admiral Wilson so old? A: Since only one date has been given for his birth, that must be used. Even though it doesn't seem right... Q: Did anyone actually ask these questions? A: No, never. -------------------- PART V: Sources List -------------------- [AF] - Action Figures [APG] - Proving Grounds {Addon} [ARM] - Armada {Game} [ARMG] - Armada {Guide} [AS] - Action Stations {Novel} [CM] - Claw Marks {Manual} [CCG] - Customizable Card Game {CCG} [CCGM} - CCG Manual {Manual} [ER] - End Run {Novel} [FA] - Fleet Action {Novel} [FC] - False Colors {Novel} [FF] - Freedom Flight {Novel} [ICISU] - ICIS Manual US {Manual} [ICISP] - ICIS Manual Pacific {Manual} [JFS] - Joan's Fighting Spacecraft 2664 Update {Manual} [KS] - Kilrathi Saga {Game} [KSM] - Kilrathi Saga Manual {Manual} [OFX] - Origin FX {Game} [OFXM] - Origin FX {Manual} [P1] - Privateer {Game} [P1B] - Privateer {Box} [P1M] - Privateer {Manual} [P1G] - Privateer {Guide} [P2] - The Darkening {Game} [P2B] - The Darkening {Box} [P2G] - The Darkening {Guide} [P2MUS] - The Darkening US {Manual} [P2MUK] - The Darkening UK {Manual} [PG] - Prophecy Gold {Game} [PGB] - Prophecy Gold {Box} [PS] - Pilgrim Stars {Novel} [SM] - The Secret Missions {Addon} [SM2] - Crusade {Addon} [SM2B] - Crusade {Box} [SO] - Secret Ops {Game} [SO1] - Special Ops 1 {Addon} [SO2] - Special Ops 2 {Addon} [SOF] - Secret Ops Fiction {Online} [SWC] - Super Wing Commander {Game} [SWCM] - Super Wing Commander {Manual} [TCH] - The Confederation Handbook {Guide} [VOW] - Voices of War [Manual} [VS] - Victory Streak {Manual} [WC] - Wing Commander {Game} [WCA] - Wing Commander {Amiga} [WCB] - Wing Commander {Box} [WCSC] - Wing Commander [SegaCD] [WCSCM] - Wing Commander [SegaCD Manual] [WCSM] - Secret Missions {SNES} [WCSMB] - Secret Missions {SNES Box} [WCSN] - Wing Commander {SNES} [WCSNM] - Wing Commander {SNES Manual} [WC2] - Vengeance of the Kilrathi {Game} [WC2B] - Vengeance of the Kilrathi {Box} [WC2G] - WC/VoTK Official Guide {Guide} [WC3] - Heart of the Tiger {Game} [WC3AG] - Heart of the Tiger {Authorized Guide} [WC3B] - Heart of the Tiger {Behind the Screens} [WC3N] - Heart of the Tiger {Novel} [WC3OG] - Heart of the Tiger {Official Guide} [WC33D] - Heart of the Tiger {3DO} [WC3DM] - Heart of the Tiger {3DO Manual} [WC3PS] - Heart of the Tiger {PSX} [WC4] - The Price of Freedom {Game} [WC4B] - The Price of Freedom {Box} [WC4D] - The Price of Freedom {DVD} [WC4G] - The Price of Freedom {Guide} [WC4M] - The Price of Freedom {Manual} [WC4N] - The Price of Freedom {Novel} [WC4PS] - The Price of Freedom {PSX} [WC4PM] - The Price of Freedom {PSX Manual} [WCA] - Academy {Game} [WCAB] - Academy {Box} [WCAM] - Academy {Manual} [WCATV] - Academy {TV Show} [WCM] - Movie {Movie} [WCMM] - Movie {Magazine} [WCMN] - Movie {Novel} [WCMNJ] - Movie {Jr. Novel} [WCP] - Prophecy {Game} [WCPB] - Prophecy {Box} [WCPG] - Prophecy {Guide} In addition, several online documents will have an effect on the Timeline and Encyclopedia. These will be credited as [WEB] http://www.wingcommanderprophecy.com {Various Documents} DOWN - Original Prophecy Map and Document DOWN - Original Character Information http://www.wcmovie.com {Paladin's Log Entry} http://www.origin.ea.com {Wing Commander Site} DOWN - Basic Timeline DOWN - WCIV Ship & Weapon Data DOWN - Dr. Brody's letter to Eisen DOWN - Academy press release --------------- Part VI: Credits --------------- Evan "Hadrian" Adnams: For the new graphics. (hadrian@wcnews.com) Kevin "Phoenix" Scholl: The original layout. (kscholl@erols.com) Chris "ChrisReid" Reid: Second opinions and emotional support. (chrisreid@wcnews.com) and of course... The Many Creators of the Wing Commander Universe --------------------------- APPENIX I: DATES BY PRODUCT --------------------------- Action Stations 2634.089 - 2634.235 Wing Commander Academy 2653.080 - 2653.293 Wing Commander: The Movie 2654.074 - 2654.076 Pilgrim Stars 2654.079 - 2654.130 Pilgrim Truth 2654.130 - 2654.160 Wing Commander 2654.110 - 2654.325 The Secret Missions 2654.326 - 2655.199 Secret Missions 1.5 2655.200 - 2655.205 Crusade 2655.239 - 2655.315 Freedom Flight 2655.270 - 2655.326 Vengeance of the Kilrathi 2665.110 - 2667.077 Special Ops 1 2667.094 - 2667.096 Special Ops 2 2667.106 - 2667.111 End Run 2667.191 - 2667.236 Fleet Action 2668.179 - 2669.001 Armada 2668.330 - 2669.025 Privateer 1 2669 Righous Fire 2669 Heart of the Tiger 2669.210 - 2669.267 False Colors 2669.315 - 2671.056 The Price of Freedom 2673.219 - 2673.233 Prophecy 2681.025 - 2681.052 Secret Ops 2681.061 - 2681.105 Privateer 2 2789 ------------------------- APPENIX II: Dating System ------------------------- The Terran calender is based on the orbital mechanics of the homeworld, Earth. Years are divided into 365 days which are in turn divided into smaller 24 hour units. The Terran Confederation Stardate system is an eleven digit method of measuring the date to the minute. See below for a further explanation. Example: 2654.110.1300 2654: The Year. In the case of this timeline, the year is a number between 24,000,000,000 BC and 2789. X 'BC' denotes the amount of time before year zero. 110: The Day. The day is always somewhere between .001 and .365. See Chart Ibelow for a conversion chart between current dates and stardates. 1300: The Time. Based on the system of military time, it is always between .0001 and .2400. Note that the hour is often left off the timeline. Kilrathi years are 1.2 times as long as the Terran Standard. They are divided into 545 'orbits'. The Kilrathi began measuring history almost four thousand years before mankind. Kilrathi dates can be written as either 'Orbit X, Sun Year XXXX' or 'XXXX.XXX'. Chart I - Current Date Conversion Chart .001 Jan 1 .074 Mar 15 .147 May 27 .220 Aug 8 .293 Oct 20 .002 Jan 2 .075 Mar 16 .148 May 28 .221 Aug 9 .294 Oct 21 .003 Jan 3 .076 Mar 17 .149 May 29 .222 Aug 10 .295 Oct 22 .004 Jan 4 .077 Mar 18 .150 May 30 .223 Aug 11 .296 Oct 23 .005 Jan 5 .078 Mar 19 .151 May 31 .224 Aug 12 .297 Oct 24 .006 Jan 6 .079 Mar 20 .152 Jun 1 .225 Aug 13 .298 Oct 25 .007 Jan 7 .080 Mar 21 .153 Jun 2 .226 Aug 14 .299 Oct 26 .008 Jan 8 .081 Mar 22 .154 Jun 3 .227 Aug 15 .300 Oct 27 .009 Jan 9 .082 Mar 23 .155 Jun 4 .228 Aug 16 .301 Oct 28 .010 Jan 10 .083 Mar 24 .156 Jun 5 .229 Aug 17 .302 Oct 29 .011 Jan 11 .084 Mar 25 .157 Jun 6 .230 Aug 18 .303 Oct 30 .012 Jan 12 .085 Mar 26 .158 Jun 7 .231 Aug 19 .304 Oct 31 .013 Jan 13 .086 Mar 27 .159 Jun 8 .232 Aug 20 .305 Nov 1 .014 Jan 14 .087 Mar 28 .160 Jun 9 .233 Aug 21 .306 Nov 2 .015 Jan 15 .088 Mar 29 .161 Jun 10 .234 Aug 22 .307 Nov 3 .016 Jan 16 .089 Mar 30 .162 Jun 11 .235 Aug 23 .308 Nov 4 .017 Jan 17 .090 Mar 31 .163 Jun 12 .236 Aug 24 .309 Nov 5 .018 Jan 18 .091 Apr 1 .164 Jun 13 .237 Aug 25 .310 Nov 6 .019 Jan 19 .092 Apr 2 .165 Jun 14 .238 Aug 26 .311 Nov 7 .020 Jan 20 .093 Apr 3 .166 Jun 15 .239 Aug 27 .312 Nov 8 .021 Jan 21 .094 Apr 4 .167 Jun 16 .240 Aug 28 .313 Nov 9 .022 Jan 22 .095 Apr 5 .168 Jun 17 .241 Aug 29 .314 Nov 10 .023 Jan 23 .096 Apr 6 .169 Jun 18 .242 Aug 30 .315 Nov 11 .024 Jan 24 .097 Apr 7 .170 Jun 19 .243 Aug 31 .316 Nov 12 .025 Jan 25 .098 Apr 8 .171 Jun 20 .244 Sep 1 .317 Nov 13 .026 Jan 26 .099 Apr 9 .172 Jun 21 .245 Sep 2 .318 Nov 14 .027 Jan 27 .100 Apr 10 .173 Jun 22 .246 Sep 3 .319 Nov 15 .028 Jan 28 .101 Apr 11 .174 Jun 23 .247 Sep 4 .320 Nov 16 .029 Jan 29 .102 Apr 12 .175 Jun 24 .248 Sep 5 .321 Nov 17 .030 Jan 30 .103 Apr 13 .176 Jun 25 .249 Sep 6 .322 Nov 18 .031 Jan 31 .104 Apr 14 .177 Jun 26 .250 Sep 7 .323 Nov 19 .032 Feb 1 .105 Apr 15 .178 Jun 27 .251 Sep 8 .324 Nov 20 .033 Feb 2 .106 Apr 16 .179 Jun 28 .252 Sep 9 .325 Nov 21 .034 Feb 3 .107 Apr 17 .180 Jun 29 .253 Sep 10 .326 Nov 22 .035 Feb 4 .108 Apr 18 .181 Jun 30 .254 Sep 11 .327 Nov 23 .036 Feb 5 .109 Apr 19 .182 Jul 1 .255 Sep 12 .328 Nov 24 .037 Feb 6 .110 Apr 20 .183 Jul 2 .256 Sep 13 .329 Nov 25 .038 Feb 7 .111 Apr 21 .184 Jul 3 .257 Sep 14 .330 Nov 26 .039 Feb 8 .112 Apr 22 .185 Jul 4 .258 Sep 15 .331 Nov 27 .040 Feb 9 .113 Apr 23 .186 Jul 5 .259 Sep 16 .332 Nov 28 .041 Feb 10 .114 Apr 24 .187 Jul 6 .260 Sep 17 .333 Nov 29 .042 Feb 11 .115 Apr 25 .188 Jul 7 .261 Sep 18 .334 Nov 30 .043 Feb 12 .116 Apr 26 .189 Jul 8 .262 Sep 19 .335 Dec 1 .044 Feb 13 .117 Apr 27 .190 Jul 9 .263 Sep 20 .336 Dec 2 .045 Feb 14 .118 Apr 28 .191 Jul 10 .264 Sep 21 .337 Dec 3 .046 Feb 15 .119 Apr 29 .192 Jul 11 .265 Sep 22 .338 Dec 4 .047 Feb 16 .120 Apr 30 .193 Jul 12 .266 Sep 23 .339 Dec 5 .048 Feb 17 .121 May 1 .194 Jul 13 .267 Sep 24 .340 Dec 6 .049 Feb 18 .122 May 2 .195 Jul 14 .268 Sep 25 .341 Dec 7 .050 Feb 19 .123 May 3 .196 Jul 15 .269 Sep 26 .342 Dec 8 .051 Feb 20 .124 May 4 .197 Jul 16 .270 Sep 27 .343 Dec 9 .052 Feb 21 .125 May 5 .198 Jul 17 .271 Sep 28 .344 Dec 10 .053 Feb 22 .126 May 6 .199 Jul 18 .272 Sep 29 .345 Dec 11 .054 Feb 23 .127 May 7 .200 Jul 19 .273 Sep 30 .346 Dec 12 .055 Feb 24 .128 May 8 .201 Jul 20 .274 Oct 1 .347 Dec 13 .056 Feb 25 .129 May 9 .202 Jul 21 .275 Oct 2 .348 Dec 14 .057 Feb 26 .130 May 10 .203 Jul 22 .276 Oct 3 .349 Dec 15 .058 Feb 27 .131 May 11 .204 Jul 23 .277 Oct 4 .350 Dec 16 .059 Feb 28 .132 May 12 .205 Jul 24 .278 Oct 5 .351 Dec 17 .060 Mar 1 .133 May 13 .206 Jul 25 .279 Oct 6 .352 Dec 18 .061 Mar 2 .134 May 14 .207 Jul 26 .280 Oct 7 .353 Dec 19 .062 Mar 3 .135 May 15 .208 Jul 27 .281 Oct 8 .354 Dec 20 .063 Mar 4 .136 May 16 .209 Jul 28 .282 Oct 9 .355 Dec 21 .064 Mar 5 .137 May 17 .210 Jul 29 .283 Oct 10 .356 Dec 22 .065 Mar 6 .138 May 18 .211 Jul 30 .284 Oct 11 .357 Dec 23 .066 Mar 7 .139 May 19 .212 Jul 31 .285 Oct 12 .358 Dec 24 .067 Mar 8 .140 May 20 .213 Aug 1 .286 Oct 13 .359 Dec 25 .068 Mar 9 .141 May 21 .215 Aug 2 .287 Oct 14 .360 Dec 26 .069 Mar 10 .142 May 22 .215 Aug 3 .288 Oct 15 .361 Dec 27 .070 Mar 11 .143 May 23 .216 Aug 4 .289 Oct 16 .362 Dec 28 .071 Mar 12 .144 May 24 .217 Aug 5 .290 Oct 17 .363 Dec 29 .072 Mar 13 .145 May 25 .218 Aug 6 .291 Oct 18 .364 Dec 30 .073 Mar 14 .146 May 26 .219 Aug 7 .292 Oct 19 .365 Dec 31 -------------------------- APPENIX III: Annual Events -------------------------- Although the origins of several of these events are discussed in the timeline proper, a collection of 'annual' events relating to the Wing Commander universe seems necessary. .082 - Holy Day of Acclivity .131 - Naval Academy Graduation .235 - Confederation Day .293 - Sivar-Eshrad Ceremony .341 - Ritual of Pukcal --------- Afterword --------- Of late I have recieved some e-mail from Wing Commander fans expressing the following opinion: "(blank} was not intended to fit with the rest of the Wing Commander Universe! Your timeline is useless because you've included it!". The blank can be filled with any of the following: Privateer, The Movie, Baen Novels, Wing Commander Academy and The Darkening. Although I understand some of these points of view, I must decline in altering the timeline in any way -- for the following reasons. There is not now, nor has there ever been a grand design for the Wing Commander Universe. Every game starting with Secret Missions 1 has been tacked on to a steadily larger ball of string. Origin does not have a Wing Commander bible, and it has been through the diligence of dedicated employees and plain old luck that the universe is as continous as it is. The point of the timeline is to list events, not to 'create' a new history where everything flows together. For the same reason that I have made no reason to 'hide' continuity errors, I shall make no effort to 'hide' sources that cause them. The timeline is simply a list of events... to remove certain events (and sources) to make it flow would be a grave mistake. Furthermore, many of the people who have contacted me regarding these 'problems' do so simply because they 'dislike' the sources in question. The fact that you didn't enjoy the new controls in Privateer 2 or the Pilgrim background for Blair in the movie doesn't mean that there is an incontinuity. Please consider that *I* may not have enjoyed these things either. For people who simply cannot live with a source I have been very carefull to properly credit each entry. Simply slice out all the [WCATV]'s if you don't want to think about the TV show. That said, please enjoy the timeline -- that's what it's here for. Ben Lesnick loaf@wcnews.com