###### Present (wy602 - 10,251ad) > [!timeline|t-l bg-c-purple] **[[Indomitable Bastards Inc.|Indomitable Bastards]] Chapter 5** _21 April wy603 - Present_ > **Chapter 5: A War By Any Other Name** > The Unification War wasn't over. > ![[Indomitable Bastards Chapter 5]] > [!timeline|t-r bg-c-purple] **[[Indomitable Bastards Inc.|Indomitable Bastards]] Chapter 4** _16 October wy602 - 21 April wy603_ > **Chapter 4: Legitimate Salvage** > The crew gets down to the business of operating a famous Destroyer-for-Hire. > ![[Indomitable Bastards Chapter 4]] > [!timeline|t-l txt-r bg-c-purple] **[[Indomitable Bastards Inc.|Indomitable Bastards]] Chapter 3** _24 June - 15 October wy602_ > **Chapter 3: Fortune Favors The Bold. Everyone Else Thinks You're An Asshole. ** > The crew salvages WDF San Orestes and returns with it to Foxglove, sparking some political intrigue. They research moneys funding the insurgency and other mysteries. A terrorist attack reignites the Unification War. > ![[Indomitable Bastards Chapter 3]] > [!timeline|t-r bg-c-purple] **[[Indomitable Bastards Inc.|Indomitable Bastards]] Chapter 2** _11 March-24 June wy602_ > **Chapter 2: I Am [[Jack Cartwright|Jack]]'s Quasi-Legal Enterprise** > The [[Indomitable Bastards Inc.|Indomitable Bastards]] undertake a number of jobs to acquire specialty warship components through various quasi-legal means. Among their adventures is a raid on a [[Desert Rats]] base on [[Whistler|Korolev]] (and meeting [[Kevin Quinn]] and [[Reginald Swan]]) and becoming entangled in the murders of several [[Allied Advanced Intelligences, Inc.|AAI]] corporate executives at the [[Hotel Artemis]] on [[Whistler|Demeter]]. > ![[Indomitable Bastards Chapter 2]] > [!timeline|t-l txt-r bg-c-purple] **[[Indomitable Bastards Inc.|Indomitable Bastards]] Chapter 1** _15 February - 10 March wy602_ > **Chapter 1: The Assholes Shot My [[IBI Your Mother Was A Hamster|Hamster]] and Now I Can't Breathe** > After a daring rescue of their friends from [[Grove]], the [[Indomitable Bastards Inc.|Indomitable Bastards]] are shot down and pursued across the moon of [[Roberts|Myrr]] in the [[Roberts]] system. > > ![[Indomitable Bastards Chapter 1]] > [!timeline|t-r t-2] **Forty Billion Humans in [[Whistler's Reach]]** _wy600_ > Population of [[Whistler's Reach]] is an estimated 40 billion, many of whom live in artificial environments. > [!timeline|t-l txt-r bg-c-purple] **[[Indomitable Bastards Inc.|Indomitable Bastards]]** _wy598_ > - [[Jack Cartwright]] makes the news again after exposing a ring of illegal arms smugglers that were arming resistance fighters in [[Grove]] and [[Helena]], making an enemy of the man profiting the most from the ring. > - [[Aiden Harlan]] continues with his research at the [[University of Whistler – Sagan Applied Research Group|SAR]] labs on the [[Whistler|Simmons]] moon of [[Whistler|Pershing]]. He wins the [[University of Whistler – Sagan Applied Research Group|Sagan Prize]] in Medicine for his groundbreaking work in cybernetics-enhanced gene therapy. Shortly thereafter, [[The Whistler Colonial Corporate Council|The Council]] begins to apply incredible pressure to end the research, and the [[University of Whistler – Sagan Applied Research Group|University of Whistler]] board caves in, selling the extant research material to [[BioGen]] and legally sealing the lips of the team. [[Jack Cartwright]] funds an information campaign and legal team that keeps [[Aiden Harlan|Aiden]] from being all but purchased by [[BioGen]] in the deal. [[Aiden Harlan|Aiden]] signs on with [[Indomitable Bastards Inc.|IBI]] and finds himself on the [[Grove]] mission as a specialist. > - [[Cara Burton]] is promoted to Brigade CO and is sent to [[Grove]] to pacify the rampant piracy in the system, which turns into a quagmire. Her Brigade HQ Company becomes separated and is overrun. After months on the run and believed dead, she and the remaining survivors are smuggled out of the system by a trading vessel registered to [[Indomitable Bastards Inc.|Indomitable Bastards]], Inc. > - [[Din Strata]] is transferred to the [[IBI Your Mother Was a Hamster]], an extremely fast, low signature cargo vessel in [[Jack Cartwright|Cartwright]]’s fleet. The [[IBI Your Mother Was A Hamster|Hamster]] takes [[Angelica Triggs]] onboard, jumps to [[Grove]] and rescues several elements of the CDF 2nd Marine Brigade, including [[Cara Burton]]. [[Din Strata|Din]] is a member of the team that tracks down the [[Whistler Defense Force|Marines]] at their hideout in the city of Laurel and evacuates them under cover of darkness. > - [[Julian Felix]] is hired by [[Indomitable Bastards Inc.|IBI]] as a full-time attaché to [[Tomoe Gozen]], a friend of [[Jack Cartwright|Cartwright]]’s who had been receiving death threats and numerous assassination attempts for years. The pair join the ground team that rescues [[Cara Burton]] from [[Grove]]. > - [[Tomoe Gozen]] becomes acquainted with Sarah Jessop, the head of a small publishing house, and uses the opportunity to bow out of the music business and write. The threats on her life continue, and [[Jack Cartwright|Cartwright]] hires [[Julian Felix]] to lead a small private security detail. She is asked to take part in the rescue mission on [[Grove]], using her fame to make connections on the ground to help find the stranded [[Whistler Defense Force|Marines]]. During the mission she meets Marie DeCourt, a prominent restaurateur in Laurel and [[Perry Lane]], a senior officer in [[Grove]]’s office of customs and immigration. > - Due to her familiarity with the situation (and a buried report predicting the catastrophe) [[Angelica Triggs]] is ordered to go undercover to [[Grove]] and find any survivors from the 2nd [[Whistler Defense Force|Marines]]. She is smuggled into the system by [[Indomitable Bastards Inc.|IBI]] and joins a diverse team of specialists, ultimately rescuing the hidden [[Whistler Defense Force|Marines]]. Her damning casework comes to light in certain circles in the [[Whistler Bureau of Internal Affairs|Bureau]] and she is quietly disavowed and discharged with benefits while on the mission. > - [[Daniel Eckhart]] survives the assault on the 2nd Brigade HQ company and spends the next several months on the run, moving from safe-house to safe-house across the continent. He is injured in a skirmish and is ultimately rescued by the team from [[Indomitable Bastards Inc.|IBI]]. > - [[Roland Denhardt]]’s commission is transferred to the [[Whistler Defense Force|Marines]] and he is assigned to the 2nd Brigade as a gunship commander. He is shot down during the uprising and ends up making his way over the course of several weeks to the survivors of the HQ company. > - After acting as chief counsel for [[Aiden Harlan]]’s civil rights suit against [[University of Whistler – Sagan Applied Research Group|SAR]] and [[BioGen]], [[Dirk Yang]] is hired as a legal advisor for Colonial Broadcast News, where he continues to provide oratory antics and admittedly profound legal opinions on the news of the day. During an impassioned (and somewhat drunken) broadcast about the extremely shaky legal ground The [[The Whistler Colonial Corporate Council|Council]] found themselves on while dealing with the [[Grove]] uprising, [[Dirk Yang]] manages to set fire to the studio, its neighboring business offices, and himself. He is treated by [[Aiden Harlan]] and accepts an offer from [[Indomitable Bastards Inc.|IBI]] as Associate General Counsel in order to get off-planet and out of the public eye for a time. > [!timeline|t-r bg-c-purple] **[[Indomitable Bastards Inc.|Indomitable Bastards]]** _wy594_ > - [[Jack Cartwright]] ends up in some legal trouble amid accusations of war profiteering. He is investigated by [[Angelica Triggs]] but nothing comes of it. > - [[Aiden Harlan]] takes over as Director of [[Project Monarch]] after his mentor Dr. [[Richard Lee]] is killed in a laboratory accident. > - [[Cara Burton]] is promoted to Battalion CO of the [[Grove]] occupation force. > - [[Din Strata]] is introduced to [[Jack Cartwright]] by [[Aiden Harlan]] and gets a job at [[Indomitable Bastards Inc.|Indomitable Bastards]], Inc. on a long-haul cargo vessel, where his adaptability makes him a valuable member of the crew. > - [[Julian Felix]] is nearly killed when the Naval transfer station at [[Whistler|Freyja]] is attacked in force by belt pirates. After he recovers, he accepts an honorable discharge from the service. > - As the war comes to a close, [[Tomoe Gozen]]’s music is in less demand, her sixth studio album sells less than a quarter of her priors with no hits. The attempts on her life however, do not seem to let up. During this time she meets and strikes up friendships with [[Jack Cartwright]] and Jin Ellory, the editor in chief of Alphabet Productions – the media arm of Alphabet Information Systems. > - Introduced to [[Aiden Harlan]] during [[Din Strata]]’s convalescence, [[Angelica Triggs]] undergoes some experimental cybernetics procedures with the tacit approval of [[Whistler Bureau of Internal Affairs|the Bureau]]. After her convalescence, she is assigned to investigate [[Jack Cartwright]] for war profiteering. While she uncovers little on [[Jack Cartwright|Cartwright]], her travels take her to [[Grove]] and back, where she suspects deals are being made between high level representatives of [[The Whistler Colonial Corporate Council|the Council]] and [[Grove]] that may put [[Whistler]] troops at risk. > - [[Daniel Eckhart]] is assigned to the 2nd Brigade HQ battalion as mechanic and MP as the occupation of [[Grove]] extends into its fifth year. > - As with many of the [[WDF Indomitable|Indomitable]] survivors, [[Roland Denhardt]] is transferred off the line. He serves with [[Julian Felix]] at the Naval transfer station at [[Whistler|Freyja]]. During this time, [[Jack Cartwright]] – now retired – takes a personal interest in many of the crew. [[Roland Denhardt|Roland]] receives several years of periodic mentorship from the man. He receives a commission after his actions in repelling the pirate attack on the station in Wy597. > - [[Dirk Yang]] enters a phase of parties among the [[Whistler]] elite and publishing thoughts on Colonial Law – the former become infamous for their debauchery, and many of the latter are incorporated into cases across [[Whistler's Reach|the Reach]] and become required reading in law schools. [[Indomitable Bastards Inc.|IBI]] keeps him on retainer, and he aids [[Jack Cartwright|Cartwright]] in numerous matters, including acting as outside counsel during the [[Whistler Bureau of Internal Affairs|Bureau]] investigation. > [!timeline|t-l txt-r] **Grade 2 [[Mao-MacGregor Jump Drive|M²]] Drives Enter Service** _wy592_ > The first Grade 2 [[Mao-MacGregor Jump Drive|M²]] drives enter military use, allowing two parsecs of travel in a single dive. > [!timeline|t-r] **[[Unification War]] Ends** _wy590_ > After four decades of turmoil across eight star systems, most of the unification uprisings have been put down, but several pockets of underground resistance remain. > [!timeline|t-l txt-r bg-c-purple] **[[Indomitable Bastards Inc.|Indomitable Bastards]]** _wy590_ > - [[Jack Cartwright]], in command of the [[WDF Indomitable|Indomitable]], brings an end to the last real resistance of the [[Unification War|Unification Wars]], sacrificing his ship in the process. He becomes a household name but is a political hot potato. He is honorably discharged from the [[Whistler Defense Force|Navy]] after months of hearings. He goes on to found [[Indomitable Bastards Inc.|Indomitable Bastards]], Inc, a shipping and mercantile concern. > - [[Aiden Harlan]] is injured when his ship takes catastrophic damage from a classified source that forces the closure of the system to non-[[The Whistler Colonial Corporate Council|Council]] personnel. He retires from the [[Whistler Exploration Corps|Scout service]] and begins work for the Sagan Applied Research Group, a think-tank offshoot of the University of [[Whistler]] on a classified cybernetics/genetics project. > - [[Cara Burton]] leads three battered companies of [[Whistler Defense Force|Marines]] to take control of the provisional government compound on [[Grove]] in the decisive battle that ends the [[Unification War]]. She becomes estranged from [[Felicity Randall|Randall]], who has resigned from the Corps and becomes a public figure condemning the brutality of the [[Whistler Defense Force]] in the Unification conflicts. > - [[Din Strata]] is promoted to Sergeant in the ESF. He is struck by drunken [[Dirk Yang]] while groundside on holiday and is grievously wounded. He is approached by [[Aiden Harlan]] and volunteers in a preliminary study of some advanced cybernetics. He spends nearly two years undergoing multiple surgeries and therapies. It is later discovered that [[Dirk Yang]]’s accident was orchestrated by a fellow lawyer who avoids prosecution. > - [[Julian Felix]] was the navigator on duty when [[Jack Cartwright]] ordered the crippled [[WDF Indomitable|Indomitable]] to ram [[Grove]] Orbital and was implicated in the resulting court martial. [[Jack Cartwright|Cartwright]]’s legal team defended Felix and the charges were dropped, but his Naval career never quite recovered. > - [[Tomoe Gozen]] continues to sustain a successful musical career, with four albums and numerous interplanetary tours, including highly-publicized performances at [[Grove]] and [[Republic of Jericho|Jericho]]. She narrowly escapes several assassination attempts from unknown parties. > - [[Angelica Triggs]] gains the reputation of being the “Sherlock Holmes” of [[Whistler Bureau of Internal Affairs|the Bureau]] and spends the next several years assigned to cases thought unsolvable, where she excels. During this time she befriends [[Whistler Bureau of Internal Affairs|Bureau]] Deputy Director of Operations Walter Caryle, is owed a favor by Prime Wheeler of [[Republic of Jericho|Jericho]] for diffusing a disastrous political situation, and ends up on a first-name basis with Stephano Wren, [[The Whistler Colonial Corporate Council|the Council]] representative for labor in [[Whistler]]. > - [[Daniel Eckhart]] is literally the first Marine over the wall of Laurel on [[Grove]] in the battle that dismantles the [[Grove]] provisional government. His unit receives a commendation for bravery from Commander Burton. > - [[Roland Denhardt]] continues to serve with distinction on the [[WDF Indomitable|Indomitable]]. He spends the last desperate battle over [[Grove]] in a gunship crew, moving supplies and reinforcements to the [[Whistler Defense Force|Marines]] on the ground and evacuating wounded. > - Upon graduating, [[Dirk Yang]]’s influential parents secure him a junior partner at a prestigious firm in Skyward where he meets [[Caleb Durant]], a peer at the firm who becomes extremely resentful. He orchestrates drugging [[Dirk Yang]] at a company event, ultimately causing a vehicle wreck and injuring [[Din Strata]]. Both [[Dirk Yang]] and, later, Durant, are discharged from the firm. During his down time, [[Dirk Yang]] writes a legal brief about the [[Jack Cartwright|Cartwright]] [[WDF Indomitable|Indomitable]] court martial that goes viral and, indeed, ultimately influences the tribunal’s decision. It is lauded by experts as one of the most profound bits of legal thinking in a generation. > [!timeline|t-r bg-c-purple] **[[Indomitable Bastards Inc.|Indomitable Bastards]]** _wy586_ > - [[Jack Cartwright]] is promoted to Captain of the [[WDF Indomitable|Indomitable]]. > - [[Aiden Harlan]] continues to serve in the [[Whistler Exploration Corps|Scout Service]] on a long-term exploration of the [[Solace]] and [[Serenity]] systems. > - [[Cara Burton]] is promoted to company commander of the [[WDF Indomitable|Indomitable]] Marine detachment and serves with distinction during the height of the [[Unification War]]. She goes on to defeat [[Jack Cartwright]] at the [[Whistler]] championships. > - [[Din Strata]] continues to serve in the ESF with distinction. During this time he uncovers a plot by [[Foxglove]] nationalists to destroy the [[Eriksson Elevator Plot|Skyward Orbital Elevator]] and is instrumental in apprehending the perpetrators. The masterminds of the operation remain at large. > - [[Julian Felix]] joins the [[Whistler Defense Force|Navy]] as the [[Unification War]] intensifies. He is stationed on [[Whistler Defense Force|WDF]] [[WDF Indomitable|Indomitable]] as a navigator. McTavish resents his enlistment and has made [[Julian Felix|Julian]]’s life difficult, including having him arrested once when home on leave. > - Nineteen-year-old [[Tomoe Gozen]]’s self-published single A War By Any Other Name goes viral, rocketing her to stardom and making her a figure-head of the movement to end the Unification Conflicts (which had been going on for nearly forty years). > - Due to staggeringly high test scores, [[Angelica Triggs]] is recruited straight out of secondary school into [[The Whistler Colonial Corporate Council|the Council]] Investigative [[Whistler Bureau of Internal Affairs|Bureau]] and is trained as an agent. She is assigned to work with [[Din Strata]] in the Skyward bombing plot and cracks the case, leading to the arrests. She is immediately promoted to field agent. > - [[Daniel Eckhart]] fails his entrance exams for the Marine Academy and manages to fail to enlist. He ends up getting work on an ice hauler making runs from the Outer Belt to [[Whistler|Trinity station]]. Back and forth. Back and forth. He finally catches the recruiter on a good day and manages to enlist in the [[Whistler Defense Force|WDF]] [[Whistler Defense Force|Marines]]. > - [[Roland Denhardt]] enlists in the [[Whistler Defense Force|WDF]] [[Whistler Defense Force|Navy]] and is stationed on the [[WDF Indomitable|Indomitable]] as a gunner’s mate. > - [[Dirk Yang]] enters the University of [[Whistler]] at Skyward’s Law program. > [!timeline|t-l txt-r bg-c-purple] **[[Indomitable Bastards Inc.|Indomitable Bastards]]** _wy582_ > - [[Jack Cartwright]] is promoted to Commander and becomes XO of the [[Whistler Defense Force|WDF]] Cruiser [[WDF Indomitable|Indomitable]]. During this time he helps put down a mutiny of sailors loyal to the [[Grove]] Colony. The leader of the mutiny is identified as Lieutenant [[Roger Daniels]]. > - [[Aiden Harlan]] is dispatched for a long-term study of the [[Solace]] and [[Serenity]] systems. > - [[Cara Burton]] is posted to the [[Whistler Defense Force|WDF]] Cruiser [[WDF Indomitable|Indomitable]] as the company XO of the Marine detachment and is instrumental in putting down the onboard mutiny. Begins long sword training with [[Jack Cartwright]]. > - [[Din Strata]] enters the [[Eriksson Security Force]]. During this time he works closely with Detective [[Erica Lieu]], who goes on to become the ESF chief. > - [[Julian Felix]] enters the University of Trinity. During this time he becomes a valued attaché to [[Clara McTavish]], ultimately helping her become Director of [[Whistler|Trinity Station]]. [[Roderick Grenot]], the incumbent, remembers [[Julian Felix|Julian]]’s involvement well. > [!timeline|t-r bg-c-purple] **[[Indomitable Bastards Inc.|Indomitable Bastards]]** _wy578_ > - [[Jack Cartwright]] is promoted to Lieutenant. Marries his second wife. Becomes the [[Whistler]] champion in the long sword category. > - [[Aiden Harlan]] enters the [[Whistler]] [[Whistler Exploration Corps|Scout Service]] as a medical officer. > - [[Cara Burton]] enlists in the [[Whistler]] Marine Corps. She becomes romantically involved with [[Felicity Randall]], a fellow Marine from [[Grove]]. After a wildly successful first tour, she is commissioned. > [!timeline|t-l txt-r bg-c-purple] **[[Indomitable Bastards Inc.|Indomitable Bastards]]** _wy574_ > - [[Jack Cartwright]] is promoted to Sub-Lieutenant. Marries [[Charity Cartwright]]. > - [[Aiden Harlan]] graduates and practices medicine at a hospital servicing wounded vets of the [[Unification War]]. > [!timeline|t-r bg-c-purple] **[[Indomitable Bastards Inc.|Indomitable Bastards]]** _wy570_ > - [[Jack Cartwright]] graduates from the [[Whistler Defense Force|WDF]] Naval Academy with honors and enters the service as an officer of the Line. He was known as a bit of a party animal. > - [[Aiden Harlan]] enters the University of Atlantis on [[Whistler|Musk]]. During this time he befriends [[Jack Cartwright]], who he meets at an Academy graduation party, and [[Alain Dubois]], who would go on to become Deputy Director of Exploration for the [[Whistler]] [[The Whistler Colonial Corporate Council|Council]] after they serve together in the [[Whistler Exploration Corps|Scout Service]]. > [!timeline|t-l txt-r bg-c-purple] **[[Indomitable Bastards Inc.|Indomitable Bastards]]** _wy568_ > - [[Angelica Triggs]] born. > - [[Daniel Eckhart]] born > - [[Roland Denhardt]] born. > - [[Dirk Yang]] born. > - [[Tomoe Gozen]] born. > [!timeline|t-r bg-c-purple] **[[Jack Cartwright]] Enters Academy** _wy566_ > [[Jack Cartwright]] admitted to the [[Whistler Defense Force|WDF]] Naval Academy. > [!timeline|t-l txt-r bg-c-purple] **[[Indomitable Bastards Inc.|Indomitable Bastards]]** _wy564_ > - [[Din Strata]] born. > - [[Julian Felix]] born. > [!timeline|t-r bg-c-purple] **[[Cara Burton]] Born** _wy560_ > [[Cara Burton]] born. > [!timeline|t-l txt-r bg-c-purple] **Aidan Harlan Born** _wy552_ > [[Aiden Harlan]] born. > [!timeline|t-r] **The [[Unification War]]** _wy549_ > The [[Unification War]] begins, as colonies adapted to operating independently are suddenly brought under more direct [[The Whistler Colonial Corporate Council|Council]] control and mass uprisings occur across nearly every system of [[Whistler's Reach|The Reach]]. > [!timeline|t-l txt-r bg-c-purple] **[[Jack Cartwright]] Born** _wy548_ > [[Jack Cartwright]] is born on [[Whistler]]. > [!timeline|t-r] **[[Anchorage Station]] Established** _wy540_ > Anchorage station is established to formalize diplomatic relations between [[The Whistler Colonial Corporate Council|The Council]] and the [[Republic of Jericho]]. > [!timeline|t-l txt-r] **Production Begins On Commercial [[Mao-MacGregor Jump Drive|M²]] Drive** _wy532_ > The [[Mao-MacGregor Jump Drive|Mao-MacGregor (M²) Jump Drive]] enters production. The drive allows ships to “dive” into trans-dimensional space for limited periods, allowing large distances to be traversed rapidly. The technology spreads to the [[Republic of Jericho]] almost immediately. > [!timeline|t-r] **First Subspace Dive** _wy440_ > The first trans-dimensional “dive” is completed by an experimental probe. The probe travels over a parsec in six days. > [!timeline|t-l txt-r] **[[Republic of Jericho]] Acknowledged** _wy423_ >The colony at [[Republic of Jericho|Jericho]] becomes public knowledge. The [[Whistler|Demeter]] colonists there, using a loophole in [[The Whistler Colonial Corporate Council|The Council]]’s manifest destiny decree of 255, declare complete independence. The [[Whistler]] High Court grudgingly agrees, and the [[Republic of Jericho]] is acknowledged as an independent political entity. > [!timeline|t-r] **Subspace Confirmed** _wy415_ > Researchers at the [[University of Whistler – Sagan Applied Research Group|University of Whistler]] announce the confirmation of navigable trans-dimensional space, opening an entire new branch of physics and engineering. > [!timeline|t-l txt-r] **[[Last Chance]] Colony Established** _wy305_ > The penal colony at [[Little Bastard]] is established. One-way trips on automated sleeper ships are offered as alternatives to life imprisonment or execution for career criminals and political dissidents. > [!timeline|t-r] **Hadean Drive Yards Loses [[The Whistler Colonial Corporate Council|Council]] Seat** _wy285_ > In a staggering upset, Hadean Drive Yards loses [[The Whistler Colonial Corporate Council|The Council]]’s “Next Generation Warship” contract to upstart Phoenix Propulsion Labs. Hadean’s balance sheet can’t survive the loss of [[The Whistler Colonial Corporate Council|the Council]]’s military contract and is slowly liquidated over the course of the next few years. In 287, [[The Whistler Colonial Corporate Council|The Council]] votes to award Phoenix Propulsion Labs with Hadean’s seat on [[The Whistler Colonial Corporate Council|The Council]], becoming the first “native” corporation to join the ruling party. > [!timeline|t-l txt-r] **[[Whistler|Demeter]] Declares Independence** _3 February wy280_ > ![[Demeter-Spin.png]] > On February 3rd, the people of [[Whistler|Demeter]] formally request independence from [[The Whistler Colonial Corporate Council|The Council]], which is outright refused. [[The Whistler Colonial Corporate Council|The Council]] re-tools part of the [[Whistler]] Defense Force from police actions to naval operations. On October 15th, the [[Whistler Defense Force|WDF]] frigate Halloren opens fire and destroys a [[Whistler|Demeter]] patrol craft and mining ship for illegally trespassing on a [[Zijin Mining Group|Zijin]] mining claim in the Outer Belt. The resulting shooting war lasts nearly a year. [[Whistler|Demeter]]’s small [[Whistler Defense Force|navy]] demonstrates surprising agility and technological superiority, but are ultimately crushed by the superior numbers and manufacturing base of the [[Whistler]] forces in a final battle over [[Whistler|Feldman]] on August 19th, 281. The resulting peace accords allow for [[Whistler|Demeter]] to self-govern to the edges of their atmosphere. A permanent naval picket is established in orbit, based on [[Whistler|New Luna]]. Unbeknownst to [[The Whistler Colonial Corporate Council|The Council]] at the time, during the conflict a large number of sleeper ships were sent from [[Whistler|Demeter]] to settle on a habitable world around [[Republic of Jericho|Jericho]]. > [!timeline|t-r] **Colonies Spread Across [[Whistler's Reach|The Reach]]** _wy275_ >Sleeper ships have enabled the establishment of human colonies at most of [[Whistler]]’s stellar neighbors. > [!timeline|t-l txt-r] **[[The Whistler Colonial Corporate Council|The Council]]'s Magna Carta** _wy255_ > [[The Whistler Colonial Corporate Council|The Council]] formally declares jurisdiction over all human colonies that originate from the [[Whistler]] settlers. > [!timeline|t-r] **[[Grove]] Colonized** _wy250_ > [[The Whistler Colonial Corporate Council|The Council]] funds the establishment of a permanent human colony at [[Grove]]. > [!timeline|t-l txt-r] **[[Whistler|Demeter]] Shipyards Come Online** _wy230_ > Longbow Systems establishes a shipyard above [[Whistler|Demeter]]. Concerned about [[Whistler|Demeter]]’s growing independence, [[The Whistler Colonial Corporate Council|The Council]] funds the creation of [[Whistler|Trinity Station]] around [[Whistler|Yang]]. > [!timeline|t-r] **Colony Surpasses One Billion** _wy227_ > The billionth human in [[Whistler's Reach]] is born. > [!timeline|t-l txt-r] **First Commercial Sleeper Ships** _wy225_ > Hadean Drive Yards and NewCryo-AutoDoc launch the first commercial sleeper ships. Within the next five years, manned expeditions begin to [[Whistler]]’s neighboring stars. > [!timeline|t-r] **End of Colonial Control** _wy200_ >[[The Whistler Colonial Corporate Council|The Council]] declares the end of the “Establishment Phase”, relieving several draconian regulations designed to establish a sustainable colony in an orderly fashion. The Exchange opens, creating [[Whistler]]’s first commodities market. Mining and agriculture are turned over to private control. Hadean Drive Yards begins producing starships for commercial purchase. Commercial bases and private homesteads begin cropping up all through the system. > [!timeline|t-l txt-r] **Labor Gains Representation on [[The Whistler Colonial Corporate Council|The Council]]** _wy175_ > [[Zijin Mining Group|Zijin]] workers unionize and demand representation on [[The Whistler Colonial Corporate Council|The Council]]. After several years of violence and walk-outs, [[The Whistler Colonial Corporate Council|The Council]] adds the demanded voting seat. > [!timeline|t-r] **[[Whistler|Hole]] Spun Up** _wy150_ > [[Whistler|Hole]] is spun up, establishing a base of operations for mining in the Inner Belt. > [!timeline|t-l txt-r] **[[Whistler|Demeter]] Colonized** _wy120_ > The first permanent colony on [[Whistler|Demeter]] is established at Thermasia. > [!timeline|t-r] **The "Hall Pass" Ends** _wy100_ > [[The Whistler Colonial Corporate Council|The Council]] ends the “100-Year Hall Pass” and bans unchecked exploitation of [[Whistler]]’s habitable worlds. Belt mining ramps up in earnest. > [!timeline|t-l txt-r] **First Election** _wy50_ > First democratic election for Minister of [[The Whistler Colonial Corporate Council|The Council]] is held. Phillipa Yeoh is elected in a landslide. > [!timeline|t-r] **[[Whistler]] Explored** _wy35_ > Human explorers have set foot on all planets orbiting [[Whistler]]. > [!timeline|t-l txt-r] **Dock One Completed** _wy25_ > Hadean Drive Yards completes Dock One and begins constructing [[Korolev Hydrogen Drive|Korolev]] drive ships. High speed probes dispatched to all the stars in the sub-sector. > [!timeline|t-r] **Agriculture Base Established** _wy20_ Population begins exploding using imported genetic material and a rigorous breeding program. > [!timeline|t-l txt-r] **[[Zenophage One]] Strikes** _wy10_ [[Zenophage One]] kills two thousand colonists.  The [[BioGen]] science team pioneers a method for rapid-development of tailored xeno-antibiotics. > [!timeline|t-r] **[[Leif Eriksson]] Arrives at [[Whistler]]** _19 April, 9649 (wy0)_ > Her deceleration burn ended 7,502 years (17 relative) after leaving Sol (AD 9649). ###### The Gulf (7,502 Years In Transit) > [!timeline|t-l txt-r] **[[Leif Eriksson]] Sets Sail for [[Whistler]]** _8 February 2147_ > [[Leif Eriksson|Lifeboat 5]], christened the [[Leif Eriksson]], begins her burn for [[Whistler]] on February 8th, 2147. > [!timeline|t-r txt-l] **Global Collapse Begins** _18 July 2080_ > Coastal flooding causes the collapse of the global markets.  Diseases begin to ravage agriculture and humanity alike.  Complete ecological collapse is predicted.  Estimates predict that within 250 years Earth will not be able to support more than a billion people. > [!timeline|t-l txt-r] **[[Korolev Hydrogen Drive|Korolev Drive]] Enters Production** _1 October, 2075_ > The [[Korolev Hydrogen Drive]] becomes commercially available, opening up the solar system for commerce and discovery in unprecedented ways. Commercial colonization and exploration explodes. ###### 2050ad