Basic Timeline of the
Scattered Worlds Universe

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CHRONOLOGICAL SEQUENCE	ERA	EVENTS / STORIES
0.0	before 2.4 billion BCE	Intelligent life evolves in the Gathered Worlds. The Seven Races. Wars, culminating with the Gergathan and the destruction of Messilinia.
0.402		The Leaves of October (Part 6, flashback 1)
1.0	c. 2.4 billion BCE	Coruma return to Messilinia. Gergathan rebuilt. Founding of the Pylistroph. Hlutr colonize the Scattered Worlds. Seed Vessels launched to bring life to the Scattered Worlds.
1.002		The Leaves of October (Part 6, flashback 2)
1.992		The Leaves of October (Part 6, flashback 3)
2.0	1.2 billion BCE	Gergathan conquers the Pylistroph. Mertorthar, first great Core empire, is proclaimed. Flight of the Daamin & Schism of the Hlutr. Nephestal founded.
2.1	c. 600 million BCE	Empire of the Iaranori rises, is destroyed by Mertorthar. Founding of the Galactic Riders. Gergathan proclaims Garadhros. Pylistroph Seed Vessel passes Terra. Garadhros develops teleportation, subdues developing cultures in other nearby galactic cores.
2.2	c. 22 million BCE	Virgo Cultures defeat Garadhros. Gergathan defeated but not destroyed. Peaceful interregnum. Gergathan slowly regains power.
	c. 21 million BCE	Gergathan proclaims Diebethar. Defeat of Virgo Cultures and all other Cores.
2.4	c. 5.2 million BCE	Avethellan Empire assaults & conquers Diebethar. Scattered & Gathered Worlds reunited under the rule of Aemallana. The Golden Throne.
	c. 5.19 million BCE	Avethell falls to treachery. Gergathan proclaims Malreppidar. Golden Throne preserved by Galactic Riders; Scattered Worlds remain independent.
	c. 3 million BCE	Malreppidar develops intercontinuual travel, founds outposts in nearby continuua.
	c. 2.7 million BCE	Tributary state of Malreppidar in adjacent continuum revolts & seriously damages Gergathan. Fall of Malreppidar. Kohlenebian Empire survives in the Scattered Worlds as a remnant of Malreppidar. (Falls c. 2.3 million BCE.)
2.6	c. 1.63 million BCE	Dorascan Empire in Scattered Worlds - previous tributary state of Avethell. (Falls c. 1.58 million BCE.)
2.8	c. 900,000 BCE	Gergathan proclaims Kaylpeskrit. Marpethtal in Scattered Worlds (destroyed c. 300,000 by Kaylpeskrit.)
	c. 800,000 BCE	Empire of the Miethara in Scattered Worlds - previous tributary state of Avethell. (Dissolved c. 760,000 BCE.) Golden Throne restored to Kree by Galactic Riders. Dissolved c. 760,000 BCE.
	c. 300,000 BCE	Kaylpeskrit defeats Marpethtal.
3.0	c. 100,000 BCE	Pre-Imperial Terra. Prehistory to 10,000 BCE
3.1	10,000 BCE (0 HE)	Prehistory 10,000 BCE
3.2	c. 4000 BCE (6000 HE)	Ancient World
3.3	c. 250 BCE (9750 HE)	Classical World
3.4	c. 500 CE (10,500 HE)	Medieval World
3.5	c. 1500 CE (11,500 HE)	Modern Era
3.6	1901 CE (11,901 HE)	Twentieth Century
3.7	2001 CE (12,001 HE)	Twenty-First Century
3.75	2042 CE (12,042 HE)	Dance for the Ivory Madonna
3.8	2050 CD (12,050 HE)
3.9	2101 CE (12,101 HE)	Twenty-Second Century
3.942	c. 2102 CE (12,102 HE)	The Leaves of October (Part 1, I-II)
3.962	c. 2103 CE (12,103 HE)	"Gamester"
3.968	c. 2104 CE (12,104 HE)	"Big Improvement"
4.0	2153 CE (TE 0) (12,153 HE)	First Terran Empire.
4.2	TE 0	Early Empire
4.202		The Leaves of October (Part 1, III)
4.204		The Leaves of October (Part 1, IV)
4.5	TE 187	Middle Empire
4.522		The Leaves of October (Part 1, V)
4.682		The Leaves of October (Part 1, VI)
4.7	TE 302	Late Empire Phase I
4.8	TE 360	Late Empire Phase II
4.806		The Leaves of October (Part 1, VII-VIII)
4.852	TE 361	"Candelabra and Diamonds"
4.9	TE 419	Late Empire Phase III
5.0	2624 CE (TE 471) (12,624 CE)	(Earth Continuum) Interregnum Post-Imperial period
5.1	c. 2800 CE (12,900 HE)	Period of Dissolution
5.28		The Leaves of October (Part 2)
5.3	c. 4100 CE (14,100 HE)	Long Winter of Humankind
5.34		The Leaves of October (Part 3)
5.4	c. 6500 CE (16,500 HE)	Dark Ages
5.46		The Leaves of October (Part 4)
5.5	c. 7500 CE (17,500 HE)	New Renaissance
5.54		The Leaves of October (Part 5)
5.6	c. 7900 CE (17,900 HE)	Enlightenment
5.62		The Leaves of October (Part 6)
5.7	c. 8200 CE (18,200 HE)	Period of Reunion
5.9	c. 10,500 CE (20,500 HE)	pre-Imperial Period
6.0	2488 CE (12,488 HE)	(New Continuum/Secondary Spaces) Federation of Families.
7.0	10,724 CE (20,724 HE)	Second Terran Empire
7.32		The Leaves of October (Part 7)
7.82		The Leaves of October (Part 8)
8.0	24,356 HE	Post-Imperial Humanity Period of Dissolution
8.1	c. 25,500 HE	Period of Maturation
8.12		The Leaves of October (Part 9)
8.42		The Leaves of October (Part 10)
8.5	c. 30,000 HE	Maturity of the Human Race The Leaves of October (Prelude, Interludes, Parts 11, 12)
9.0	c. 3 million HE	Endtime Conclusion of the Grand Scheme (?)