Editing Chronology of the Aetherium Expanse

'''Chronology of the Aetherium Expanse''' lists major dated events across the historical eras of the setting. Entries link to published wiki articles where available; anchor events from master canon appear when no dedicated article exists yet.

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== <span id="era-bootstrap">Bootstrap (2030–2150 CE)</span> ==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Date
! Event
|-
| <span id="event-1989-commander-marcus-hale">12 March 1989, Nairobi, Kenya, Earth CE</span>
| [[Commander Marcus Hale]] — ''Character''
|-
| <span id="event-2029-shackleton-ice-mining-cooperative">2029 CE</span>
| [[Shackleton Ice Mining Cooperative]] — ''Faction''
|-
| <span id="event-2031-first-sustained-mars-surface-missions">2031 CE</span>
| [[First Sustained Mars Surface Missions]] — ''Technology''
|-
| <span id="event-2047-luna-far-side-radio-silence-reserve">Reserve formally designated 2047 CE; expanded 2071 CE and 2091 CE</span>
| [[Luna Far-Side Radio Silence Reserve]] — ''Planet''
|-
| <span id="event-2065-first-belt-ice-hauler-convoy">14 March 2065 CE</span>
| [[First Belt Ice-Hauler Convoy]] — ''Battle''
|-
| <span id="event-2096-pallas-deep-core-survey">Temporary survey camps established 2096 CE; no permanent colony as of 2098 CE</span>
| [[Pallas Deep-Core Survey]] — ''Planet''
|}

== <span id="era-interplanetary-age">Interplanetary Age (2150–2300 CE)</span> ==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Date
! Event
|-
| <span id="event-2179-o'neill-habitat-ring-seven">2179 CE (groundbreaking); 2191 CE (first residential occupancy)</span>
| [[O'Neill Habitat Ring Seven]] — ''Technology''
|-
| <span id="event-2188-founding-of-the-ceres-charter-compact">2188 CE — ratified at Occator Dome, Ceres, by eleven signatory delegations</span>
| [[Founding of the Ceres Charter Compact]] — ''Faction''
|}

== <span id="era-first-expansion">First Expansion (2300–2450 CE)</span> ==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Date
! Event
|-
| <span id="event-2312-keth-prime">2312 CE</span>
| [[Keth Prime]] — ''Planet''
|-
| <span id="event-2419-first-contact-with-the-vareth-concord">2419 CE</span>
| [[First Contact with the Vareth Concord]] — Human survey mission established diplomatic relations with a multi-species alien polity
|-
| <span id="event-2446-signing-of-the-concord-relay-protocols">2446 CE</span>
| [[Signing of the Concord Relay Protocols]] — Human and Vareth engineers co-authored early entangled-relay safety standards
|}

== <span id="era-first-contact">First Contact (2410–2480 CE)</span> ==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Date
! Event
|-
| <span id="event-2476-activation-of-the-first-corridor-gate">2476 CE</span>
| [[Activation of the First Corridor Gate]] — Proof that FTL routing was possible at enormous energy cost; mass limits strict
|}

== <span id="era-early-ftl-and-lattice-discovery">Early FTL and Lattice Discovery (2450–2620 CE)</span> ==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Date
! Event
|-
| <span id="event-2488-collapse-of-the-terran-mandate">2488 CE</span>
| [[Collapse of the Terran Mandate]] — Central governance experiment failed; outer colonies asserted independence
|-
| <span id="event-2510-discovery-of-first-lattice-age-site">2510 CE</span>
| [[Discovery of First Lattice Age Site]] — Precursor ruins found on a rim moon; corridor mathematics partially salvaged
|-
| <span id="event-2530-lattice-drive">c. 2530 CE (experimental)</span>
| [[Lattice Drive]] — ''Technology''
|-
| <span id="event-2555-beginning-of-the-lattice-wars">2555 CE</span>
| [[Beginning of the Lattice Wars]] — Competing polities fought over salvage rights and corridor patents
|-
| <span id="event-2620-end-of-machine-interregnum">2620 CE</span>
| [[End of Machine Interregnum]] — AI governance experiments curtailed; charter federations began reunification talks
|}

== <span id="era-second-consolidation">Second Consolidation (2620–2790 CE)</span> ==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Date
! Event
|-
| <span id="event-2634-discovery-of-the-null-horizon">2634 CE</span>
| [[Discovery of the Null Horizon]] — Survey fleet lost causality lock in the Vareth corridor; region mapped as hazardous
|-
| <span id="event-2655-stellar-consortium">2655 CE</span>
| [[Stellar Consortium]] — ''Faction''
|-
| <span id="event-2712-founding-of-the-mnemonic-archive">2712 CE</span>
| [[Founding of the Mnemonic Archive]] — Post-human archivists established the first lattice repository on Mnemos
|-
| <span id="event-2779-consortium-blockade-of-the-outer-rim">2779 CE</span>
| [[Consortium Blockade of the Outer Rim]] — Failed economic blockade preceded Free Holds seizure of Keth Prime
|-
| <span id="event-2781-battle-of-keth-prime">2781 CE</span>
| [[Battle of Keth Prime]] — ''Battle''
|}

== <span id="era-silence-wars">Silence Wars (2770–2795 CE)</span> ==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Date
! Event
|-
| <span id="event-2795-signing-of-the-great-silence-accord">2795 CE</span>
| [[Signing of the Great Silence Accord]] — Ceasefire ending the Silence Wars; demilitarized zones established at Halcyon Station
|}

== <span id="era-third-consolidation">Third Consolidation (2790–2900 CE)</span> ==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Date
! Event
|-
| <span id="event-2847-siege-of-vareth-station">2847 CE</span>
| [[Siege of Vareth Station]] — Pyrrhic Consortium victory near the Null Horizon; border treaties revised
|-
| <span id="event-2860-reported-reactivation-at-linerra-site-theta">2860 CE</span>
| [[Reported Reactivation at Linerra Site Theta]] — Precursor facility emitted corridor harmonics; cause disputed across factions
|}

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