Late Modern Period (1947-2099)
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1950 | GLOBAL | The United States test biological weapons during the Korean war.
1952 | PURATOVA | Puratovan experimental cinema becomes an underground hit internationally.
Film makers create raunchier and more politically radical works than those created in production code era Hollywood,
and this inspires trends in films produced all across Eitador.
1955 | BRIGHTFIRE | Brightfire place heavy and sudden restrictions on what films are allowed to depict.
1956 | PURATOVA | A war between two rival mafia families shakes the nation. Brightfire condemn them for being
weak on crime, but the war quickly fizzles out.
1957 | BRIGHTFIRE | The secret police experiment on civilians with psychedelic drugs, without their knowledge or consent.
This is part of a joint operation with the United States to investigate whether mind control techniques are possible.
1960 | AVOSNIA | Avosnia are accused of taking bribes from crime families and allowing them to operate and grow on
their border. Puratova threaten harsh sanctions.
1965 | PURATOVA | Significant deposits of rare metals are discovered in the Wilderlands, prompting mining and foreign investment.
The eco destruction greatly upsets locals, for whom the beauty of the Wilderlands had been a great source of pride.
1967 | AVOSNIA | Avosnian wood becomes very sought after internationally, causing huge deforestation.
1969 | GLOBAL | Humanity takes its first steps on the moon.
1972 | NAUTICAU | The world's largest dam is constructed in Nauticau.
1973 | AVOSNIA | The banks and financial institutions of Avosnia, particularly in the city of Vitaria, are forecasted
by international observers to grow hugely over the next few decades.
1974 | XHAKHORO | Xhakhoro is one of the only nations to publically denounce the coup of Allende's government in Chile.
Many Xhakhoran socialists go to Portugal to take part in a supposed 'socialist revolution', but they later come back disheartened.
There's a new wave of left-wing Xhakhoran literature and Anshrahat produces a number of famous Marxist and Anarchist scholars.
1975 | PURATOVA | Large scale protests occur in the Wilderlands. Descendants of the tribal clans form the 'Wilderlands
Heritage Pact' to oppose new mining and oil pipeline ventures. They're later accused of creating an alleged sub-group, the Lazhar
Revolutionary Comittee, who carry out ecoterrorist attacks.
1976 | BRIGHTFIRE | The Ministry of Intelligence is accused of being behind a series of high profile assassinations.
The targets are alleged to include politicians, criminals, and a popular general from southern Daybreak.
The events of 'Ace Assassin' (Spy Mission CYOA) start here.
1977 | DAYBREAK | A coup within Daybreak's military splits it into three warring factions.
1978 | XHAKHORO | The nation elect an openly lesbian woman to the presidency. Although Eitador has had no history
of oppression against LGBT people, and has had LGBT leaders before, this time it is noticed internationally and causes media outrage.
This escalates when the president swears at foreign journalists for calling her a homophobic slur before casting them out of a press conference.
She refuses to apologize, and goes on to be re-elected for another term.
1979 | XHAKHORO | A nationwide network of communal kitchens and tool libraries is slowly established.
1980 | DAYBREAK | Deng Xiaoping's China begins selling weapons to one of the former military factions,
to the chagrin of Daybreak's ever-hopeful Maoist groups. The United States begin selling weapons to the DNA.
1981 | BRIGHTFIRE | The 'Truthseeker' is developed. It's a helmet that makes whoever wears it unable to say anything they
believe to be a lie, forcing confessions from them. The device causes terrible pain, and frequently causes either brain damage or death.
1982 | DAYBREAK | Ascendent Hope spring up in response to religious oppression by one of the breakaway military factions.
They take the region by surprise, with huge popular support, and gain control of almost half of the country.
1983 | XHAKHORO | A small group of Ascendent Hope soldiers cross the border and briefly capture a city in Xhakhoro,
who are forced to respond with their own military. They find no support within Xhakhoro because Ascendency followers outside
of former Brightfire Empire territories have divergent attitudes about the religion. Attempts to create a religious state
are seen as fanatic, and violating the principle of stoicism.
1984 | BRIGHTFIRE | Brightfire finally loosen media censorship, without abandoning it altogether.
They believe that a controlled opposition would be beneficial to them, and open up new markets.
1985 | DAYBREAK | Ascendent Hope are defeated as a major power. They fracture into many new Ascendency focused groups.
1986 | XHAKHORO | An attempt to mandate that companies must offer a proportion of their shares to their employees
is delayed by international pressure from Brightfire and the United States, who threaten 'serious action'.
1987 | GLOBAL | The world population reaches 5 billion.
1988 | BRIGHTFIRE | Following international pressure, a referendum on the political system of the nation is held,
but the government rig the results in their favor. Despite overwhelming evidence of fraud, and the disappearance of a major
pro reform politician during a skiing holiday, the international community accept the results. Fascism continues in Brightfire.
1990 | PURATOVA | The explosion of a hydroelectric dam in the west of the country forces the nation to reveal details of
a secret weapons development program. Classified documents from Brightfire name Colin Albani, a veteran spy, as behind the sabotage.
1991 | GLOBAL | The USSR breaks up, ending the influence of Marxism-Leninism in Europe.
1992 | XHAKHORO | It's successfully mandated that corporations must now offer a proportion of their shares to their employees.
There are special grants for the establishment of worker's co-operatives.
1995 | DAYBREAK | Industrial workers in the small city of Bahar throw out their managers and bosses, taking the produce
of the factories for themselves. A neighbouring ML faction sweep into the city and seize control, calling the workers heroes
while placing the factories under control of their central bureaucracy.
1996 | XHAKHORO | Bodies are found with runes and sigils carved into them, harking back to those found in 1938.
2010 | WORLD | Climate change begins the long-term thawing of the permafrost, where the soil contains twice as much CO2 as the atmosphere.
This is the start of a deadly feedback loop.
2011 | AVOSNIA | Avosnia elect an authoritarian strongman to the presidency. He grows the military significantly, and implements
conservative economic policy. Within a year, he is accused of democratic backsliding and human rights abuses.
2015 | DAYBREAK | November Nine is created in Daybreak by a mysterious faction of mercenaries and scientists from around the globe.
2017 | GLOBAL | The richest 1% of people now own half the world's wealth. There is no sign that the gap between the rich and poor is going
to do anything but grow.
2020 | GLOBAL | The company Cyberfine are responsible for a disastrous brain-machine interface experiment that leaves several dead.
Their stock collapses, and a lot of confidence is lost in transhuman technologies. A pandemic causes a worldwide economic crisis, but the
rich continue to amass wealth regardless.
2021 | AVOSNIA | A billionaire from Avosnia, previously known only for his holdings in cyber warfare, buys up Cyberfine and many other AI
and transhumanist companies using his existing wealth. He combines their assets to create NeuraCorp.
2022 | DAYBREAK | Reports escape that November Nine are performing human experiments on Daybreak's locals.
The United Nations call the reports unfounded and refuse to investigate them further.
2025 | GLOBAL | Autocratic nations are performing noticeably better economically than liberal democracies, as they are even more willing
to sacrifice human rights and freedoms in the pursuit of profit.
2027 | AVOSNIA | The Sanguine Association move their HQ from Eastern Europe to Vitaria, Avosnia's most prosperous city.
2030 | GLOBAL | The richest 1% of people now own two thirds of all wealth.
2031 | AVOSNIA | The president is killed in a skiing accident after ruling the country for 20 years. The vice president takes over,
but she is not prepared for the role and doesn't want to keep it.
2032 | AVOSNIA | A social democrat is elected president in a landslide election. His opponents accuse him of corruption and fraud.
They claim that his position is illegitimate.
2033 | AVOSNIA | Generals from the military oust the new president in a coup, and promise a 'fair and free' election by the end of the year.
The founder of Neuracorp passes away, and the company is moved to Vitaria.
2035 | DAYBREAK | November Nine is destroyed in a huge explosion that renders a large area of land completely uninhabitable.
Nobody knows what happened.
2036 | AVOSNIA | A new election is held, and the party of the social democrat win once again. The military refuse to cede power,
and there is civil unrest all across the country. The mayor of Vitaria is ousted.
2037 | AVOSNIA | Corporations in Vitaria begin using private security forces to keep control of the city. They provide them with
prototype vehicles and weapons that even the military does not have their hands on.
2038 | VITARIA | With the rest of Avosnia still in chaos, Vitaria declares its independence. Avosnia send a small military force
to try and take it back, but they are wiped out by one of the world's first battle mechs.
2039 | GLOBAL | The United States elect an open fascist to the presidency.
2040 | GLOBAL | The global temperature has risen 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit (2 degrees Celcius) above pre-industrial levels. Nations tighten
their borders and slide towards the far right as millions of people attempt rapid evacuation from the worst hit areas of the world,
which are also disproportionately the poorest areas of the world.
2040 | VITARIA | The short story 'The Time of Your Life' starts here.
2041 | VITARIA | The Vitarian Merchants Association (VMA) are created. They are a military group who operate on behalf of Vitaria's
100 wealthiest corporations. They begin operating in Daybreak, as well as further abroad.
2042 | GLOBAL | A brutal civil war begins in the United States. The nation of Cascadia is born in North America.
2043 | DAYBREAK | A Maoist group in northern Daybreak rescue their leader from a prison operated by an ML group.
He adopted anarchist values while imprisoned, and he passes them on to his followers. Many defect to the ML group,
and the others go on to form Eastern Sun.
2044 | GLOBAL | The United Nations cease to exist.
2045 | DAYBREAK | The PLM come into existence in Linkt, leading a rebellion against a slightly different faction of MLs.
2046 | GLOBAL | Almost every powerful nation on earth is ruled by an authoritarian. Many nations shoot refugees on sight as they attempt
to enter, but no nation can successfully hold them back. Civil unrest in the cities is a fact of daily life, between socialists and left
aligned groups protesting for change, and people increasingly turning to crime just to get by.
2047 | VITARIA | To evade taxes, BepisCo move their headquarters from Cascadia to Vitaria.
2049 | JUMARIYA | After a series of attempted repossessions of farmland, the farmers of Ajri blow up the only road leading into their
town, and they declare their independence. This goes unrecognized internationally, but the district prosecutor decides that it is not
a worthy use of Jumariya's limited public funds to attempt to retake the town. Instead, roadblocks are established and telecommunications
are cut off, discouraging people to enter the area.
2050 | GLOBAL | The world population reaches 10 billion. Of those 10 billion, 1.7bn people are classified as 'climate refugees'
after having to migrate outside of their own nation's borders due to the collapsing ecosystem.
2052 | DAYBREAK | Cascadia begin sending soldiers to Daybreak in order to support the DNA, after a report is published that suggests
that the war will be easy to put an end to.
2054 | VITARIA | The melting of the permafrost releases an ancient disease into the world. Cygnet develop a vaccine
within months, immediately offering it for free to everyone in Vitaria. The disease sweeps through Europe and Asia,
killing millions and crippling the economies of many nations, before Cygnet finally sell the vaccine to the rest of the world
for an extortionate amount.
2058 | GLOBAL | The report that lead to Cascadia's involvement in Daybreak is revealed to have been based on misinformation.
The president resigns, but regardless, his successor has no intention of pulling out from the war.
2070 | DAYBREAK | The VMA launch a huge invasion of eastern Daybreak, taking everything east of the river that runs through the country.
Vitaria claim that this is only for the safety of their border, but immediately begin mining Daybreak's natural resources.
2071 | DAYBREAK | The horrific massacre of a small town is attributed to a DNA mech pilot. His vehicle is retired,
but the DNA refuse to give any details about what happened, who he was, or if he faced any punishment. The DNA and CDF
are forced to think strongly about propaganda tactics, and try to lure the focus of the media towards showy mechs
and their more charismatic commanders and pilots.
2072 | GLOBAL | A united front revolution, dominated primarily by anarchists, occurs in and around Transylvania.
The movement has strong transhumanist leanings, with people fearful that life saving and life enhancing auguments could become
limited solely to the wealthy. After watching a year of success for the revolutionaries, Cascadia make the decision to deploy mechs in Romania.
2073 | JUMARIYA | Madhuri Satyhar becomes Prime Minister of Jumariya after an election upset. She implements conservative policies
that make life harder for the poor in an already poor nation.
2074 | GLOBAL | The richest 0.1% of people now own two thirds of all wealth.
2075 | DAYBREAK | The DNA capture Secara from the KA, after the VMA mech 'Quicksilver' intervenes. The KA had recently cancelled
their arms deal with Tibertium, an Allwell Subsidiary in Daybreak, to pursue a more favorable deal with Jumariyan manufacturers.
2076 | DAYBREAK | ES begin the 'solartown' project, a planned community in the desert based on innovative technology and green anarchist principles.
2077 | GLOBAL | A dancing dog wins Britains Got Talent, but is later found to be doping. The ensuing riots cause several deaths,
and the United Kingdom falls into chaos. No other nation can form a good analysis of why this happened.
2078 | JUMARIYA | After an attempt to privatize Jumariya's road network, Madhuri Satyhar is forced out of office due to popular riots.
2080 | DAYBREAK | A wave of new mech pilots are released onto the battlefield. Additionally, powerful relics are discovered in the facility.
The DNA find the 'Sunkiller' superweapon, the KA get 'Iron Cannibal', and a lowly scavenger acquires 'Phantom Soul'.
The events of 'DAYBREAK' (Mech Warfare CYOA) happen here.
Map of Eitador circa 2080 AD
Map of Daybreak circa 2080 AD
2081 | DAYBREAK | ES successfully defend Dhunad against the PLM in one of the bloodiest battles of the entire war.
Although the PLM decide to focus their efforts elsewhere, the ES fail to fully recover before the KA take Panjar.
2082 | DAYBREAK | The CDF begin to withdraw from Daybreak due to increasing unrest in their home country, Cascadia.
The war was nothing but unprofitable and unpopular, staining the reputation of Cascadia and their army.
The VMA forcibly clear the towns of Bahar and Elvira of their civillian population, and demolish the infrastructure.
2083 | DAYBREAK | The KA clear the collapsed tunnel to Korvaria and begin their largest push yet into DNA territory.
The PLM sign a temporary truce with the DNA. This is so that the PLM can focus on fighting the VMA,
a common enemy, and the last foreign power in the region following the CDF's withdrawal.
2084 | DAYBREAK | After gaining ground against the VMA, and capturing Ruthertoll, the PLM face an internal coup that splits them
into three new factions. Three new factions are created: the Social Democratic Alliance in the west, the Revolutionary Worker's Party (Trotskyist)
in Linkt, and the People's Revolutionary Movement (Marxist-Leninist) in the east. The three factions fight with each other, dealing a lot
of damage to the Linkt industrial belt that cripples all three of them.
The KA successfully capture Korvaria, emboldening their soldiers like never before. Sleeper cells launch terrorist attacks throughout Daybreak.
2085 | DAYBREAK | The KA lay siege to Daybreak City. In a last ditch attempt to survive, the DNA fire the Sunkiller superweapon
at a group of KA mechs, including the one harboring the Iron Cannibal. Hundreds of thousands of civilians are turned into collateral damage,
and the DNA lose the support of the international community, as well as the support of even many of their own soldiers.
Seeking an opportunity to invade without lowering their standing with other nations, Brightfire invade and quickly capture much of the south west.
They claim that it is a necessary war in order to avoid supposed persecution of religious minorities by the KA, and to maintain 'economic freedom'
that the SDA won't offer.
2086 | DAYBREAK | ES manage to broker peace with the SDA and RWP, but the PRM refuse any agreement. The RWP help them to push into VMA territory.
The VMA have taken what they wanted from these areas already, and don't put up a strong defence.
At their border with KA, ES focus on fortifying their defences as much as possible. They believe that KA have become too powerful to advance on.
Puratova claim a small area of land in the north east just to create buffer zone between the ES and one of their cities.
2087 | DAYBREAK | After nobody can gain control of Daybreak City, a truce is signed between the KA, SDA, and Brightfire.
None of them will make any further advances on the city, and it is now allowed functional independence.
Warlord factions have become significant threats all throughout Smoke Desert. One of the warlords, a former radlands scavenger,
uses Phantom Soul to kick up sand storms with hardlight, and to launch surprise attacks using laskatana equipped AI.
He seems more interested in fighting the larger factions than the other warlords, which makes it very hard for them to advance.
2088 | DAYBREAK | Former DNA soldiers in Thorne Hill use hidden weapon caches to launch a successful rebellion against the SDA,
who fail to recapture the city. They're lead by a DNA general turned warlord. There are suggestions that she is recieving support from Brightfire.
The ES and KA stop fighting at Veruva, and agree to leave the area as a no man's land. They don't formally declare peace of any kind,
but don't advance on the territory any longer. ES pump resources into supplying and training other anarchist groups from around the world.
2089 | DAYBREAK | Daybreak's natural resources have largely been depleted and sold to foreign nations. The fighting dies down
somewhat, as most factions can't afford new equipment, and very few mechs are being produced. The VMA have mostly lost interest in the region,
and begin to fall back to their border.
Northern Daybreak is increasingly becoming uninhabitable due to pollution and desertification. This causes major problems for the future of ES,
as much of the civilian population is forced to leave the region forever.
2090 | GLOBAL | Cascadia enter its own civil war, splitting into a dozen new states. This was the result of several factors including
political tensions created by the migrant crisis, the increasing power of the mega rich, and the increasing poverty of the state.
Vitaria sells guns to every involved faction, and experiences a huge economic boom.
2091 | DAYBREAK | The SDA sign a peace agreement with the RWP, and while the PRM remain officially at war with everybody,
they're only actually fighting with the RWP.
Map of Daybreak circa 2092 AD
Daybreak in the context of Eitador circa 2092 AD
2093 | DAYBREAK | A small confederation of warlords push towards KA controlled Panjar from Panjar Old City, taking them by surprise.
They create warlord stratocracy called The Honor Caucus.
The warlords contorolling Lamplight take a slightly more democratic turn, appealing to the international community
by expressing interest in making their community liveable, and finding a way to improve the state of the radlands.
2095 | VITARIA | A number of former ES soldiers are involved in the creation of the Automat.
2096 | PURATOVA | The Wilderlands hold a vote that reveals overwhelming support for independence.
The central government ignore the request, claiming that the vote was unconstitutional because it had not recieve a federal greenlight beforehand.
2097 | DAYBREAK | The Honor Caucus push KA back, and infiltrate the Veruva cave system. This means that ES are free to expand slightly
into the formerly neutral zone, and no longer border or risk fighting with KA.
The Smoke Desert Pact is created by a number of warlord groups who want more freedom than The Honor Caucus offers them, and are afraid of subjugation.
The warlords continue to control their individual towns and forts, but no longer raid each other, and cooperate for defence purposes against the larger factions.
2098 | DAYBREAK | After KA complete a new tunnel through the mountains that divide their state, Daybreak City are able to purchase
territory from them, as well as from their other neighbours. This drives the city into a deep economic depression.
Threats of sanctions, and humanitarian concerns, cause the SDA to grant Thorne Hill control of the road connections leading away from their city.
A series of minor territory swaps ensue.
Map of Daybreak circa 2099 AD
