Timeline of the Sanctuary Worlds #2: Settlement and Growth

Here's part 2 of the Sanctuary Worlds Timeline, this time covering their initial settlement and growth period. Enjoy!

Settlement and Growth:

-2576: The Jacobson Haven government, pressured by elements within its population, engages in the first military action in the Sanctuary Worlds, a raid against a Mallard Republic planet to steal food. The Republic strikes back by destroying one of the Haven's dropships as it tries to escape with its cargo, leading to several months of tense negotiations and debates.

-2577: Mediated by the Dane Hegemony, the Haven and Republic come to an agreement over the incident. The Haven makes reparations for the lives lost during the attack and the Republic replaces the destroyed dropship with one of their own. More than the material though, the loss of lives is keenly felt throughout the Sanctuary Worlds, as the populations are still very small and largely consist of those who came with on the exodus.

-2581: After several years of further negotiations, the three powers sign the Sanctuary Accords. These accords stipulate that all conflict between the powers is to be done in a ritualized manner as to minimize loss of human life. Combat is to first blood only and space combat is outlawed entirely as to avoid losing the few ships that came with on the exodus before facilities could be constructed to replace them.

-2588: The Mallard Republic introduces the first drones to the Sanctuary Worlds and goes on to use them during a territory dispute with the Dane Hegemony. The Hegemony, unsure of the new drones, is quickly defeated by them and surrenders the planet in question.

-2602: The Jacobson Haven manages to steal drone technology for itself and begins to experiment with it.

-2607: The Dane Hegemony finally acquires drone technology for itself and starts exploring the abilities of the drones in earnest.

-2644: The Dane Hegemony, after decades of civilian unrest and political upheaval, collapses into a brutal civil war as the population fractures into several groups based on political and religious lines. The Haven and Republic largely stay out of the conflict, content to watch and possibly claim the Hegemony's former territory if possible.

-2651: The Dane Civil War ends in a fiery conclusion, as one of the separatist factions deploys a miniature nuclear device in the heart of the capital city of Vedovis, incinerating thousands of people. Enraged, the remaining factions band together under the direction of House Dane and wipe out the separatists responsible. In the aftermath, House Dane re-establishes the government and founds the Dane Sacellum, a government based around House Dane's personal brand of spirituality rooted in ancient Terran beliefs from the Roman Republic.

-2653: The Jacobson Haven and Mallard Republic formally recognize the Dane Sacellum as the successor state to the Dane Hegemony. The Sacellum officially signs the Sanctuary Accords.

-2701: Historians recognize this year as the year that the Jacobson Haven “officially” became controlled by the crime families instead of the nominal government established in 2573. While the government continues to exist, all actual authority is vested in the various criminal families behind the scenes.