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''' | '''Disclaimer''': | ||
'' | ''This list is not a full timeline of events of the server. For a more comprehensive list please visit the official [[PirateCraft Timeline]]. | ||
This list serves as a rough 'main story' rather than actual timeline. As such dates are not included, and some events may have been optimized within the list to produce a more comprehensive story. | |||
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Events included must have had an impact on the majority of the server, and a lasting effect.''' | |||
== | ==Dawn of Civilization== | ||
'' | ''An era of small-scale settlement construction by free folk.'' | ||
* | * Humans, Elves, and a small population of other races populate the world | ||
* First settlements created, among which is [[Port Hope]] | |||
* Individual pirate groups begin to form and pillage new settlements | |||
* First Golden Age of Piracy stars | |||
* Majority of global population are pirates or common folk living in small settlements | |||
== | ==Birth of Nations== | ||
'' | ''An era of progress which separated pirates and free folk from emerging nations.'' | ||
* Many settlements turn into towns and later city states | |||
· [[Kingdom of Cornola]] is created after ethnically Elven cities are united under Reptaria | |||
· [[ | · More kingdoms are created, to combat growing numbers of pirates and hostile groups | ||
· [[Polynesian Empire]] is founded after several large cities unite | |||
· A few more empires are created but do not last long | |||
· Majority of global population now lives within a kingdom or empire for first time | |||
· Kingdom of Cornola expands and becomes the [[Elven Empire]] | |||
· Several empires now make fighting pirates their main goal, and the war on piracy starts | |||
· End of First Golden Age of Piracy | |||
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== | ==Rise of Empires== | ||
'' | ''An era marked by the emergence of several empires and begin of large scale trading networks.'' | ||
· | · Pirate groups become far less widespread, due to the war on piracy | ||
· Start of First Golden Age of Empires | |||
· [[Elven Empire]] conquers large areas of land and several cities are constructed, beginning their first golden age. | |||
· In the absence of pirates, new kingdoms and empires emerge | |||
· [[Imperial Empire]] is founded | |||
· [[ | · [[Roman Empire]] is founded | ||
· [[ | · [[Lancastrian Empire]] is founded | ||
· Individual pirate groups merge into larger factions | |||
· [[Kitty Pirates]] are created, soon replaced by the [[Raven Pirates]]. They are at the time the largest pirate group | |||
· The [[Hattawis]] Pirates stir up trouble in some empires, but are swiftly dealt with. | |||
· Pirates have largely been driven away from their lands, several strongholds remain, empires are quick to grab the new land | |||
· The [[0utlaws]] are created after several pirate groups merge | |||
· Small group of pro-democratic [[Elven Empire|Elves]] split off and create the moderately successful [[Luteus Republic]] | |||
· [[Polynesian Empire]] renames itself as the [[Verussian Empire]] | |||
· [[Red Lotus]] is founded after several pirate factions merge, essentially creating the first pirate kingdom | |||
· [[Verussian Empire]] declares war on the [[0utlaws]]. War backfires and [[South Verussi]] is devastated by a month long siege. Peace treaty is signed giving the 0utlaws governing power over the Verussian Empire. | |||
· Some members of the [[Elven Empire]] start a revolt calling for democracy. It is unsuccessful and they split off, creating the [[British Empire]] as the second democratic nation. Elven golden age ends. | |||
· [[Red Lotus]] experiences friction with Elven Empire over territory. Ends with a diplomatic marriage between Queen [[Reptaria]] of the elves and King Karim of Red Lotus. | |||
· Imperial Empire is renamed the [[Iborian Empire]] | |||
· [[British Empire]] starts construction of many colonies, making it the second largest empire by population and land area. | |||
· Free land has become very scarce and empires start waging wars over land | |||
· End of first Golden Age of Empires | |||
==Renaissance Era== | |||
''An era of policy changes by large empires, resulting in growth and development, and creation of new emerging empires.'' | |||
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· | · [[Elven Empire]] declares war on the newly founded [[British Empire]]. Elves lose control over central ocean as many of its ports are swiftly captured by the superior British Navy. [[British Empire]] wins, peace treaty is signed. | ||
· [[ | · [[Verussian Empire]] revolts against the [[0utlaw]] leaders, and regains independence. | ||
· [[British Empire]] replaces [[Elven Empire]] as most populous empire. The two empires control 60% of the globe, and have the largest navies and armies respectfully. | |||
· A recently founded colony of the [[British Empire]] gains semi-independence. It unites nearby colonies and is branded the [[13 Colonies]]. | |||
· [[Entarian Alliance]] is founded | |||
· [[Ottoman Empire]] is founded | |||
· [[British Empire|British]], [[Elven Empire|Elven]], [[Verussian Empire|Verussian]], and [[Iborian Empire]] meet at the [[Evermoor Conference]] to discuss the growing threat of the [[0utlaws]] to world peace. An alliance conned [[The Allied|'The Allied']] is created. | |||
· The [[Ottoman Empire]] hosts the annual Elven Ball on behalf of the [[Elven Empire|Elves]]. It is gatecrashed by the [[0utlaws]], turning it into a massacre. | |||
· [[The Allied]] jointly declare war on the [[0utlaws]], starting the [[0utlaws Wars]]. The Allied are victorious, the 0utlaws disband. | |||
· [[Ottoman Empire]] and [[13 Colonies]] join [[The Allied]], but the former falls into disarray and leaves. | |||
· [[Xenon Empire]] is created to replace the Ottoman Empire | |||
· Elven stronghold, [[Vivenheim]], is ransacked by [[Red Lotus]], ending the diplomatic marriage between [[Red Lotus]] and the [[Elven Empire]]. [[Vivenheim]] is abandoned and annexed by the [[Verussian Empire]], along with all nearby Elven lands. | |||
· [[Verussian Empire]] gain control of most of the continent Vivenheim was located on, with exception of the enclave controlled by the smaller [[Xenon Empire]]. Territorial disputes arise between the two. | |||
· [[Red Lotus]] leader, [[KingKarim]], is assassinated, causing the pirate faction to fall apart and disband. | |||
· Pirate groups are very scarce, with [[The Allied]] now controlling 80-90% of the global population, and running the economy. | |||
==First Verussian War== | |||
''An era of increasing tensions between many empires, resulting in large scale conflict. Main article: [[First Verussian War]]'' | |||
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· | · [[Verussian Empire]] is kicked out of [[The Allied]] over political disputes with its members, and increasing hostility over other nations. | ||
· [[Verussian Empire]] threaten to invade the [[Xenon Empire]] over the remaining land on the continent. Xenon Empire appeals to [[The Allied]] for support. | |||
· [[Xenon Empire]] and [[Luteus Republic]] join [[The Allied]] | |||
· [[ | · [[The Allied]] declare war on the [[Verussian Empire]]. Start of [[First Verussian War]]. War concludes with the [[Siege of Vivenheim]], resulting in [[ The Allied]] victory. Verussian Empire loses 40% of its pre-war land to the [[Xenon Empire]] in reparations. | ||
· [[ | · [[The Allied]] are renamed the [[League of Nations]], and make global peace and stability their main goal. | ||
· The [[Federated Nations Alliance]] (FNA) is founded by the [[Entarian Alliance]], [[New Roman Republic]], and [[Verussian Empire]] to rival the [[League of Nations]], and also make global peace their main goal. | |||
· [[League of Nations]] control roughly 60% of the globe, the [[Federated Nations Alliance|FNA]] 25%, remaining kingdoms 10%, and pirate groups 5%. | |||
==Inter-war Period== | |||
''An era of temporary peace and emergence of new superpowers, and pirate crews, resulting in an arms race. Main article: [[Cold War]]'' | |||
· A surge of new pirate groups are created including [[Creed]] and [[Delta]] | |||
· [[Xenon Empire]] and [[13 Colonies]] join the [[Federated Nations Alliance|FNA]], now being members of both alliances. | |||
· Tensions rise between the [[League of Nations]] and [[Federated Nations Alliance|FNA]] over spying accusations. | |||
· Several pirate groups are once again united into a single large faction known as [[Crusaders of the Void]]. | |||
· Plans are leaked by [[League of Nations]] spies concerning the construction of a [[Super Weapon]] by the [[Entarian Alliance]], supported by the [[Federated Nations Alliance|FNA]] | |||
· [[13 Colonies]] and later [[Xenon Empire]] are removed from [[Federated Nations Alliance|FNA]] over spying accusations. The [[League of Nations]] start developing their own [[Super Weapons]]. Start of the [[Cold War]] and subsequent arms race between the two superpowers to arm themselves with [[Super Weapons]]. | |||
· [[Crusaders of the Void]] start a series of small attacks against the [[League of Nations]] and [[Federated Nations Alliance|FNA]], although little is done in return. | |||
· [[Entarian Alliance]], designers of the [[Super Weapon]], are removed from [[Federated Nations Alliance|FNA]] over conflicting policies | |||
· [[Xenon Empire]] finishes their [[Super Weapon]]- The [[Xenon Tower]]. [[Entarian Alliance|Entarian]] proposal is scrapped, as are all remaining [[League of Nations]] designs. | |||
==Second Verussian War== | |||
''An era of war resulting from increased tensions between the leading two superpowers. Main article: [[Second Verussian War]]'' | |||
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· | · A breakdown of diplomacy between [[British Empire|British]] and [[Verussian Empire|Verussian]] officials results in declaration of war by the British Empire. | ||
· Remaining members of [[League of Nations]], with exception of the [[Iborian Empire]] (immediately), declare war on [[Verussian Empire]] and [[Federated Nations Alliance|FNA]] a day later. Start of [[Second Verussian War]]. [[Elven Empire]] pulls out early, [[New Roman Republic]] surrenders peacefully, and [[Verussian Empire]] surrenders after their capital is bombarded at the [[Battle of Pallivadia]]. | |||
· [[Verussian Empire]] is reorganized into the [[Verussian Republic]] according to peace terms. Large portions of land are surrendered to the [[Xenon Empire]] as reparations. | |||
· [[Crusaders of the Void]] start larger attacks upon [[League of Nations]] members. | |||
· [[Federated Nations Alliance|FNA]] start diplomatic ties with [[League of Nations]] again to combat new pirate threats | |||
· [[League of Nations]] declare war on [[Crusaders of the Void]]. [[League of Nations]] are victorious although weakened, [[Crusaders of the Void]] split into several smaller groups and go into hiding. | |||
== | ==Progressive Era== | ||
'' | ''An era marked by a period of sustained peace between empires, and the resurgence of pirates.'' | ||
· [[ | · The [[Fruit Kings]] are founded as a hybrid pirate-kingdom crew | ||
· | · Smaller pirate groups are largely unsuccessful in causing damage upon any Empires. | ||
· [[The Asylum]] is created from the ruins of [[Crusaders of the Void]] | |||
· [[Elven Empire]] starts falling into disarray due to leadership issues | |||
· [[British Empire]] is now the dominant member of the [[League of Nations]], while the [[Elven Empire]] recovers. Remaining members experience a sharp slow down in growth. | |||
· The [[Eternal Kingdom of Hydra]] is created and starts attacking [[League of Nations]] and [[The Asylum]] members | |||
· [[The Templars]] is created after several crews merge as a more peaceful alternative to [[The Asylum]] | |||
· [[The Asylum]] hold off attacking [[League of Nations]] members as they declare war against the [[Juice Kings]]. The war is among the longest lasting in history. | |||
== | ==Isolation Era== | ||
'' | ''An era of decreasing cooperation between empires, and increase in wars.'' | ||
· | · After a long period of peace, tension is started between [[The Templars]] and the [[British Empire]] | ||
· After open hostility is displayed by the [[The Templars|Templars]], the [[British Empire]] declares war and appeals to the [[League of Nations]] for aid | |||
· [[ | · The [[League of Nations]] are in turmoil as some of its members refuse to declare war, notably the [[Xenon Empire|Xenon]] and [[Iborian Empire|Iborian]] Empires. Remaining members only provide partial aid toward the war. The [[British Empire|British]] accuse the [[Xenon Empire]] of treason, and several remaining members are charged with desertion. | ||
· [[ | · The [[Templar War]] ends in stalemate, and a peace treaty is signed after several high ranking [[Templar]] officials leave the group. | ||
· The [[British Empire]] and [[13 Colonies]] have an internal referendum on their membership of the [[League of Nations]] after they felt they were let down by weak empires. | |||
· The [[Xanthian Order]] is founded as a result of a merger between the [[Xenon Empire]] and [[Templars]]. The waning [[Iborian Empire]] and [[Luteus Republic]] also join, creating the second largest empire within the [[League of Nations]], after the [[British Empire]]. | |||
· '''BExit''' - The [[British Empire]] and [[13 Colonies]] referendum result comes back in favour of leaving the [[League of Nations]]. This leaves only the [[Xanthian Order]] and [[Elven Empire]] in the [[League of Nations]]. | |||
· The [[British Empire]] found the [[Commonwealth of Nations]] - a successor to the [[League of Nations]] with a strict charter and a more dominant role for the [[British Empire]]. | |||
· [[The Asylum]] unofficially declare war on the [[Commonwealth of Nations]] | |||
· | ==Fall of Empires== | ||
''An era marked by the transfer of power from crumbling empires to emerging pirate and free-folk crews.'' | |||
· General decrease in number of empires, and increase in number of pirate crews. Many new crews blur the lines between the two offering a hybrid version. | |||
· [[The Seagulls]] is founded | |||
· [[Horsia]] is founded | |||
· [[Dealers Deck]] is founded | |||
· [[Aeos island]], owned by [[The Asylum]], becomes the dominant financial centre of trade globally. It is controlled by [[The Asylum]] and greatly increases their fortune. | |||
· After several unsuccessful marriages, the [[Reptaria|Elven Queen]] enters a diplomatic marriage with the leader of [[The Xanthian Order]], resulting in the merging of the two empires, and the creation of the second largest empire globally. | |||
· [[The Templars]] regroup and split off from the [[Xanthian Order]] over policy disputes | |||
· The [[Xanthian Order]] join the [[Commonwealth of Nations]], marking the official end of the [[League of Nations]]. | |||
==Age of Piracy== | |||
''An era of large-scale conflicts between pirate crews, and the lesser importance of empires in global affairs.'' | |||
· [[Piratequest]] is founded | |||
· A short war between [[Dealers Deck]], [[The Seagulls]], and [[The Asylum]] establishes the latter as the dominant pirate crew. The two former crews largely merge with [[The Asylum]]. | |||
· [[Piratequest]] declare war on the [[British Empire]]. War ends briefly after a ceasefire is negotiated, but reignites soon after. | |||
· The [[British Empire]] declares war on [[The Asylum]] after a multitude of attacks. [[Horsia]] are recruited by the [[British Empire|British]] to attack [[The Asylum]] and also declare war. | |||
· The [[Elven Empire]] split off from the [[Xanthian Order]] as to once again create an ethnically [[Elven Empire|Elven]] kingdom | |||
· The [[British Empire|British]] appeal to the [[Commonwealth of Nations]] to declare war on [[The Asylum]]. This is largely unsuccessful, resulting in the expulsion of The [[Xanthian Order]] over breaking the charter. | |||
· A group of [[The Asylum]] officials disagree over war policies, split off and create [[The Coalition]] as a more aggressive pirate group. A few smaller groups are also created in the process. They remain allied and fight alongside each other. | |||
· Several skilled mercenaries are hired by the [[British Empire]] in order to join the war. They eventually become high ranking military officials within the empire. | |||
· The war against [[The Asylum]] comes to a stalemate and starts to fade out after the indecisive [[Battle of London]]. [[Horsia]] become the dominant pirate group for a while before being replaced by [[The Coalition]]. | |||
· The [[British Empire]] adopts a more hostile foreign policy of buying or annexing towns and cities. The attempted colonization of the [[Parrot Lovers]], a small peaceful crew, is received poorly by the [[Commonwealth of Nations]], and several nations threaten to leave. The policy is never fully adopted. | |||
· Several lasting conflicts between pirate crews begin, resulting in a period of sustained skirmishes and raiding. | |||
· The war on [[The Asylum]] largely ends when [[British Empire|British]] military officials leave over conflicting policies. Remaining members order a ceasefire. Skirmishes still occur. | |||
· Pirate crews or hybrid factions now largely control global politics as the [[British Empire]] starts to crumble and fall second in line in terms of power. | |||
· The [[Commonwealth of Nations]] is mostly disbanded, leaving only the weakened [[British Empire]], [[13 Colonies]], and a fragile [[Elven Empire]] | |||
· The [[Xanthian Order]] is disbanded after the remaining kingdoms agree to go their separate ways. | |||
· The [[New Roman Republic]] revives the [[Federated Nations Alliance]] to combat the threat posed by [[The Asylum]] | |||
. Many long-term, influential players of empires become absent. E.g. [[Icanra]], [[Palmerageddon]] (breaks laptop again) | |||
==Forsaken Era== | |||
''An era of intense conflict between most major pirate crews, and the dissolution and lack of empires.'' | |||
· [[Forsaken]] is founded | |||
· The [[Asylum war]] against [[The Juice Kings]] largely ends. [[The Asylum]] is victorious after the [[Juice Kings]] refuse to fight. Small skirmishes still occur. | |||
· The [[Elven Empire]] officially ends and is split into several kingdoms after its queen dies with no clear successor | |||
· The weakened [[British Empire]] experience a period of sustained attacks by pirates. | |||
· [[Forsaken]] declare war on [[The Asylum]] over strong disagreements. [[The Coalition]] later join the side of [[Forsaken]], also over disagreements. The war concludes with a ceasefire. [[Coalition]] re-allies [[The Asylum]]. | |||
· [[The Asylum changes]] its policy to a less aggressive group, and becomes a hybrid faction. | |||
· [[Second Golden Age of Piracy]] ends with [[Forsaken]] disbanding | |||
==Second Renaissance Era== | |||
''An era of reconstruction and reform for empires, marked by a period of large-scale peace, resurgence of empires, and fall in number of pirates.'' | |||
· General increase in number of empires and kingdoms after renewed peace and excess land. | |||
· [[Byzantium Empire]] is founded | |||
· [[Lancastrian Empire|Lancastrian]], [[Verussian Empire|Verussian]], [[The New Roman Republic|Roman]], and various other empires begin to grow in size | |||
· [[Elven Empire]] is founded once more after a new monarch is found. Several old cities are restored. | |||
· [[The Coalition]] and several other pirate crews enter a period of hibernation, and reduced activity. | |||
· A few pirate groups start appearing, however these are largely taken care of by newer empires and kingdoms. | |||
==Industrial Revolution== | |||
''An Era of new inventions and technology.'' | |||
· During a ship battle, F5tar's new plane designs destroy all other contestants. | |||
· The [[British Empire]] orders 5 of F5tar's planes. | |||
· The Battle of the Southern canal breaks out, most of the ships that engaged were sunk, most notably the [[Ghost ship of the Southern Ocean canal]]. The other ships are either captured by [[Cappur]] (such as [[Isen]]'s [[Revenge]]) or escape (such as [[BE]]'s, [[HMS Hero]]). |