Fiction:Salsetthe Republic/History

Formation of the Bersaris system (6-4 billion years ago)

 * 5.989 billion years ago
 * The G-type main sequence star Bersaris forms.
 * 5.695 billion years ago
 * The planet Excaretra forms out of the material of the protoplanetary disk surrounding Bersaris, the star it orbits around.

4 to 5-1 billion years ago

 * 4.256 billion years ago
 * Basic microbial life develops on Excaretra. This could be regarded as the first life on the planet.
 * 1.87 billion years ago
 * The first Salsetthe fossils are dated at around this time, despite their age; they bear an incredible resemblance to modern ones, but are completely carbon based.
 * 1.69 billion years ago
 * Due to unknown reasons, intense plasma storms similar to the ones found in the Badlands located in the Alpha Quadrant form in the Bersaris system due to reasons that are still under investigation. Due to the intense radiation resulting from the formation and presence of the plasma storms, most life on Excaretra, and any life elsewhere in the system goes extinct.

1 billion to 50 million years ago

 * 500 million years ago
 * Much of the landscape of Excaretra begins to become desert-like regions, and some oceans as well as lakes and other standing bodies of water disappear.
 * 250 million years ago
 * The Salsetthe species begins to develop sapience.
 * 200 million years ago
 * The Salsetthe species develops sentience.
 * 195.4 million years ago
 * The first tribes begin to form.
 * 194.2 million years ago
 * A gigantic asteroid impact wipes out all sentient Salsetthe, and Excaretra moves slightly closer to Bersaris as a result of the impact.
 * 190.87 million years ago
 * Increased volcanic activity from gravimetric stresses on the plant continues to hinder the development of the Salsetthe species.
 * 187.5 million years ago
 * A rogue black hole of about 3.75 Earth masses disrupts the orbit of one of the outer planets of the Bersaris system.
 * 187 million years ago
 * The first Salsetthe tribes appear once again.
 * 186.5 million years ago
 * Another asteroid impacts Excaretra, once again destroying the tribes and nearly destroying the atmosphere of Excaretra.
 * 175 million years ago
 * The previously mentioned planet breaks up and the debris field forms a ring system around Bersaris as well as a very small satellite that becomes one of its moons.
 * 150 million years ago
 * Salsetthe tribes appear once again on Excaretra.
 * 140.63 million years ago
 * The first small city forms, and is destroyed by a plasma discharge in the atmosphere.
 * 140.628 million years ago
 * A part of the fledgling moon smashes into Excaretra, destroying the small satellite, decimating the surface of Excaretra, and once again knocking the Salsetthe back to pre-sentience.

1.5 million to 10,000 years ago

 * 1 million years ago
 * The Salsetthe species reaches a stage of development similar to their current state.
 * 500,000 years ago
 * The Salsetthe species develops sentience once again.
 * 200,000 years ago
 * The first tribes develop once again.

8,000 to 1 year ago

 * 8,000 years ago
 * The first small cities develop once again.
 * 5,000 years ago
 * The first nation-state forms, similar to Egypt in how it works, but not quite as powerful.
 * 4,500 years ago
 * More cities and small nation-states begin to form across the planet.
 * 4,200 years ago
 * A single nation begins to gain power and add other nations to itself.
 * 3,750 years ago
 * The previously mentioned nation collapses, and a short period of somewhat controlled chaos and lawlessness ensues.
 * 3,700 years ago
 * Previously mentioned "dark ages" like period comes to an end.
 * 3,600 years ago
 * Nation-states begin to form from the ruins of others.
 * 2,750 years ago
 * A single nation begins to gain power.
 * 2,500 years ago
 * Previously mentioned nation begins to absorb other nations into its own.
 * 2,000 years ago
 * The first electronic devices are developed, due to the electromagnetic interference from the plasma storms, progress is slow.
 * 1,700 years ago
 * The Salsetthe reach a level of technological advancement similar to that of the humans on Earth in the year 2010.
 * 1,650 years ago
 * Excaretra is peacefully united under one government.
 * 1,640 years ago
 * Fusion becomes the primary energy source of the Salsetthe.
 * 1,635 years ago
 * Replicator technology is first developed.
 * 1,625 years ago
 * The Salsetthe begin to develop advanced genetic engineering technology, and replicators become commonplace everywhere on Excaretra.
 * 1,575 years ago
 * The Salsetthe develop genetic engineering technology that will render them biologically immortal, meaning unable to die of age. Ocular implants designed largely to improve frontal vision become widespread.
 * 1,500 years ago
 * The Salsetthe continue to expand their medical knowledge.
 * 1,476 years ago
 * The first Salsetthe observatory able to pierce the plasma storms is completed.
 * 1,470 years ago
 * Unintentional first contact with the Grox occurs and any information about it is later classified.
 * 1,455 years ago
 * Dilithium deposits are found.
 * 1,450 years ago
 * Plans for the first Salsetthe-built warp drive are put into development.
 * 1,400 years ago
 * The first particle weapons are developed on Excaretra, medical technology becomes comparable to that of the UFP in the early 2300’s.
 * 1,337 years ago
 * The warp drive is refined further and has an expected top speed of Warp 6.5.
 * 1,325 years ago
 * Neutronium deposits are found on Excaretra, suggesting that a neutron star had been destroyed somehow before the Bersaris system formed.
 * 1,309 years ago
 * An unnamed empire begins to occupy Excaretra after a brief conflict.
 * 1,308.5 years ago
 * Resistance groups begin to form and are formed.
 * 1,307 years ago
 * The resistance groups begin to carry out their objectives.
 * 1,306 years ago
 * The Salsetthe begin to call themselves the Salsetthe, which meant at one time "those who are wronged" but eventually became to mean "the people of Excaretra"
 * 1,305 years ago
 * The unnamed empire leaves, leaving most of Excaretra mostly unharmed.
 * 1,305 years ago
 * Recovery efforts start to repair any damage that occured.
 * 1,304 years ago
 * Recovery efforts are finished.
 * 1,302 years ago
 * The Salsetthe Republic is officially formed.
 * 1,300 years ago
 * The first Salsetthe spaceship that is warp capable is launched, and the first warp flight occurs.
 * 1,299.5 years ago
 * The Salsetthe Defensive Forces as well as Salsetthe Intelligence is formed.
 * 1,299 years ago
 * The first cloaking technology is developed, continually refined, and then put onto the first ships.
 * 1,295 years ago
 * Rudimentary shield technology is quickly developed and refined.
 * 1,290 - 1,000 years ago
 * The Salsetthe Republic continues to grow and advance in technological capabilities.
 * 985 years ago
 * The Salsetthe Republic contacts the Huartin Confederation for the first time.
 * 984 years ago
 * Transporter technology becomes developed enough to be safe for regular use.
 * 983 years ago
 * The Salsetthe Republic begins to out its colonies with comprehensive defensive systems and cloaking devices.
 * 980 years ago
 * The Salsetthe Republic and the Huartin Confederation become allies and the Huartin Confederation willingly becomes part of the Salsetthe Republic.
 * 900 years ago
 * A brief war with the Borg starts after an intelligence probe malfunctions.
 * 895 years ago
 * The conflict with the Borg ends.
 * 847 years ago
 * Inspired by the hive mind of the Borg, the Salsetthe Republic develops an information distribution net similar to a hive mind but without most of the controlling aspects.
 * 800 years ago
 * The Salsetthe Republic begins to colonize space near the Galactic Core of the Milky Way/Plazith Rim.
 * 795 years ago
 * The first Salsetthe/Grox war begins with a conflict near a Salsetthe colony.
 * 770 years ago
 * The first Salsetthe/Grox war ends with the Treaty of Chemian.
 * 747 years ago
 * The Salsetthe Republic begins to observe the progress of Earth after they find that a humand had created a facsimile of the Salsetthe's physiology with a computer program.
 * 740 years ago
 * The Salsetthe Republic "perfects" ablative hull armor technology.
 * 719 years ago
 * The Salsetthe Republic continues to expand its space nd absorbs some more willing allies into itself.
 * 710 years ago
 * The Salsetthe Repbulic begins to develop concepts for possible transwarp drives, with one of the more successful concepts being a quantum slipstream drive.
 * 670 years ago
 * The first prototype vessel for the quantum slipstream drive is built.
 * 647 years ago
 * Due to the success of the prototype starship's quantum slipstream drive, the Salsetthe Republic further refines quantum slipstream drive technology.
 * 626 years ago
 * The Salsetthe Republic "perfects" polaron-based weapons technologies.
 * 575 years ago
 * The Salsetthe Republic begins to use a neutronium-silicon alloy for hull plating.
 * 574 years ago
 * The Salsetthe Republic refines replicator technology to be able to produce neutronium or the newtronium-silicon alloy used in hull plating.
 * 500 years ago
 * The Salsetthe Republic disposes of an ally that no longer proved useful to them.
 * 450 years ago
 * The coin flip method of deciding the fate of certain empires or civilizations is developed.
 * 425 years ago
 * Salsetthe medical technology becomes comparable to that of the United Federation of Planets in the 27th century.
 * About 385 years ago
 * The USS Voyager passes through a small part of Salsetthe Republic space.
 * 347 years ago
 * The Salsetthe Republic contacts the United Federation of Planets directly for the first time.
 * 331 years ago
 * The Salsetthe Republic hears about the Xhodocto for the first time.
 * 325 years ago
 * The Salsetthe Republic, after taking incredibly comprehensive precautions, sends the first cloaked intelligence probes into Xhodocto space.
 * 300 years ago
 * Tetryon-based weaponry is developed.
 * 257 years ago
 * Time travel technology is developed and comprehensive intelligence reports expand to several other galaxies.
 * 250 years ago
 * The Salsetthe Republic "perfects" tetryon-based weaponry technologies.
 * 200 years ago
 * The second Salsetthe/Grox war starts after the Grox unsuccessfully attacks a Salsetthe colony near the Galactic Core.
 * 175 years ago
 * The second Salsetthe/Grox war ends with the Treaty of Euron-11.
 * 157 years ago
 * The Salsetthe Republic develops technology that allows them to produce plasma storms in star systems.
 * 150 years ago
 * The Salsetthe Republic begins to produce plasma storms in the star systems where colonies are located that don't already have them naturally occurring.
 * 57 years ago
 * Technologies for having shields up and being able to fire is "perfected".
 * 36 years ago
 * The Salsetthe Republic discovers pre-sapient/sentient Salsetthe on another planet.

Recent History (less than 1 year ago)

 * 6 months ago
 * The Salsetthe Republic begins one of their "tests" and contacts what is now the URC directly for the first time.
 * 6 months ago
 * The Salsetthe Republic begins another one of their "tests" and contacts the Xhodocto directly for the first time.
 * 4 months ago
 * The Salsetthe Republic contacts the DCP directly for the first time.
 * 3 months ago
 * The Salsetthe Republic directly contacts the Loron for the first time after a ship unintentionally stumbles into Salsetthe space.
 * 1 month ago
 * The Onuris Alliance defeats the Xhodocto.
 * 4 weeks ago
 * The Salsetthe Republic as well as the Girdo Empire and some other empires engages the Tokzhalan Empire in the Battle of the Emperor Planet and defeats the Tokzhalan Empire.
 * 1 week ago
 * The Salsetthe Republic begins to make adaptive shielding technology, and begins to outfit ships with it to aid the effectiveness of shields on the starships which are outfitted with it.