2581 Sklorno attack Drghp. Kurgurk unleash asteroid battleships and destroy Sklorno invaders.
2582 Whitok, fearing an attack from Leekee (their navy was still very weak from Quyth war), trade rights to Whopol to Ki for weapons, ships and credit.
2584 Ki develop deep mineral sights on Whopol that the Whitok were unaware of. Resulting wealth thrusts Ki Empire past League of Planets into top economic power in the galaxy.
2587 Pirate attacks begin in earnest on Ki shipping lanes.
2588 Harrah boldly claim Yarah, a planet on the Quyth/Rewall border. Both systems are so surprised and slow to react that Harrah set up heavy defenses before either system could respond. Harrah allowed to keep planet without war.
• Whitok spend defense money hand over fist and begin to borrow from gracious Ki Empire.
2589 Ki Imperial Navy capturing more pirates, finding most to be Human with some Ki.
Fourth Galactic War, 2591–2600
2591 Purists use seven captured Unions ships (captured in the last war) to attack convoy just off of To. Ki cripple one ship, which the purists have filled with captured Union soldiers (also from the last war). Ki troops find only dead Union soldiers.
2592 September 5: Despite claims of innocence from the Union, Ki government decides war would be good for economy and declares war on Union for sponsoring pirates.
• Ki force Whitok, who are deeply in debt to the Empire, to stay out of war.
• Ki manipulate treaty agreement of 2558 as well as threaten to cut off trade to bring Tower and Leekee into the war.
2593 No battles have yet taken place. Purist Nation gladly joins the fight against the warmongering, satanic Union.
• League of Planets, realizing that they will be next on Ki and Purist target list if the two defeat the most powerful navy in the galaxy, join the Union in the war.
• January 17: Ki and Union forces meet off of Harrah home-world. Union forces are defeated and retreat to stronghold at Thomas 3.
• July 2: Ki Rebel Establishment takes advantage of Empire’s troubles and pounces on Ak, an Imperial protectorate, adding it to the Establishment.
2594 Ki, who don’t think war is progressing fast enough, negotiate a deal with the Sklorno to attack the Union.
• Whitok, ashamed of their stance in the war and not helping its Union ally, attack the hated Sklorno with vigor.
• Battles rage across galaxy. Ki side is winning due to greater numbers and more money.
• Empire manages to keep solid trade lines going with all her allies except the Sklorno.
2595 January 12: Ki and Tower forces defeat main Union force and conquer Thomas 3
• February 14: Purists conquer Jones 2.
2596 Planetary Union very close to surrender. Fleet operating at 34 percent of original numbers. Death toll reaching 70 million.
2597 January 12: Rewall enters war suddenly by conquering Demos. Ki must defend against Rewall’s constant harassment sorties and lose numerical superiority over Union.
• May 19: The Great Sneak Attack. League of Planets forces invoke new stealth technology to travel to Allah, defeating Purist forces and conquering Purist capitol.
• Purists immediately pull every ship out of war and head for Allah, abandoning weakening Ki forces. When Purist ships arrive in Allah system, League leaves without a fight.
• Harrah offer aid to Union for far-flung Whitok outpost. Union and Whitok, who can no longer hold back Sklorno, agree to terms.
2598 Union forces, led by Harrah frigates, conquer Ki forces and re-take Thomas 3.
• Ki Rebels declare all debts owed to Ki Empire invalid and sneak attack Ki homeworld.
• Ki immediately retreat to deal with new threat.
• Tower/Leekee forces attack Rebels at Re. They are defeated and the Tri-Alliance members withdraw from war, leaving Ki Empire with no allies.
2600 Ki Empire surrenders to combined delegation of League, Union, Rebel and Rewall forces.
• Harrah claim Whitok outpost, christening it Mathara.
• Harrah give Sklorno cease-fire ultimatum. Sklorno return to their system.
• September 6: Galactic Accord signed. Ki navy limited to 100 active ships, and 100 dismantled and in reserve for defensive purposes. Union Watchdogs installed on all Ki ships to insure compliance with treaty. Ki allowed to hold all of its possessions. Rebels demand Ki homeworld for their part in the war. Other systems just want peace and officially end war with promises of retaliating to any hostile Rebel actions.
The Great Peace
2601 Planetary Union buys back Jones 2. Purists sell because they do not want to go to war in their weakened state.
2610 The Great Mapping Conference. System borders are hammered out to everyone’s satisfaction. The new map clearly marks territory and makes it obvious to identify the aggressor. This brings about a relative peace.
2634 Quyth claim that map is incorrect, that Sklorno border is too close to Gritchlik and Chikchik.
2636 Second Galactic Peace Conference held. Quyth and Sklorno are not liked by anyone, and little attention is paid to their border dispute.
2637 Tiring of constant border raids by Quyth, Sklorno send major force to border.
• Quyth respond by sending a major force.
• Ki achieve pre-war economic status.
2638 Tensions on Quyth/Sklorno border continue to rise, war seems imminent.
• Prawatts announce their intention of backing the Quyth if war should break (Editor’s Note: a major turning point in the history of galaxy, as it was the Jihad’s first political move).
• Purists, who now have their navy functioning again, claim rights to Jones 2, saying that they were coerced into selling planet, for a fraction of its worth. Purists say that Union would have destroyed Allah had the Nation not sold Jones 2.
• Rodina threatens secession from the Union.
The Cretarakian Age, 2639-
2639 Cretarakians achieve FTL capability. Quyth, Rewalls and Harrah claim Cretarak. Cretarakians claim allegiance to no one and friendship to all. (Editor’s Note: the Cretarakians had been quietly monitoring the galactic events of the past 200 years without being discovered. They knew exactly what was going on when they announced their presence. They are far ahead of where any other race was at the FTL discovery phase of their histories).
2640 Quyth, Rewall and Harrah fleets converge on Cretarak, tensions soaring — none of the three governments is willing to give up rights to the world, while the rest of the galaxy tries to decide how to handle this unprecedented situation.
• Skirmishes erupt amongst the three fleets.
• Cretarakians claim self-sufficiency, send delegations to the three fleets to negotiate a settlement.
• The three fleets welcome the tiny, seemingly harmless Cretarakian delegations. The Cretarakians are far from harmless. Swarming by the thousands, the small, flying creatures erupt from landing bays and within hours have captured all ships from the three fleets.
• The Cretarakians launch 50,000 landing ships that have been concealed on the planet. This reveals a level of technology not only unsuspected by the rest of the galaxy, but unknown to anyone (Editor’s Note: the Cretarakians planned their galactic attack for over 125 years).
• Each ship contains at least one million Cretarakians. Fifty billion Cretarakians spread through the galaxy within days. Thousands of ships are destroyed, but at least four ships land on every colonized planet in the galaxy. The Cretarakians completely bypass navies, choosing to land on planets instead.