This Rift's Timeline is heavily based on the full timeline that is available
on the Quality in Rifts
webpage and Kitsune's Pre-Rifts Timeline . They are, I believe, the most complete timelines available on the web, with
all of its various dates documented so that you can verify the information. For this timeline, I have cut out most of the events that happened after the Cataclysm that would not matter in reference to Maryland. I have included most of the events listed in the background histories for the Baltimore and Prometheorg City-States. I will be adding dates that reference events for Columbia and Pittsburgh, as they become available to me. I will also be adding dates and descriptions for major events that come up in the on-going campaign. While certain events are penciled in for right now (like the events from Juicer Uprising, Mechanoids, and War Campaign), their dates and definitive events may change as the campaign hasn't arrived at that point of the timeline yet. The campaign is currently taking place in 105 P.A.
Special Note: While I am including ARCHIE 3 in the timeline, along with his events, I have decided to move the Cyberworks Complex to the Fort Miffin Disposal Area in Philadelphia. That location is close enough that he can exist and be effective, but far enough away that he doesn't completely wreck Baltimore and its surroundings.
Where possible, a source and notes will be given with each entry. I have included hopefully accurate "real" dates as well. This assumes the facts from the NGR are correct and the Cataclysm started in late 2098. The entries are in general order by geography and importance, but not always. Square bracketed notes indicate source or other details. I'm pretty sure I got my math right with most of these dates but Palladium can be very, very vague when they try and so a lot of it may just be a shot in the dark, so as usual, use what you wish.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 A.D. The 7th Cavalry is taken from the Iraqi Desert by the Dakir. [South America 2, p.99. It is suggested that this may be in an alternate timeline from the Rifts Earth one. GM's discretion.] 2015 A.D. The official start of the so-called "cybernetic revolution" where all world powers rushed to invest in cybernetic augmentation programs. This lasted through until approximately 2050. [Warlords of Russia, p.13.] 2020 A.D. Wilk's Laser Technologies born. [New West, p.203. Conjecture, in the book it says "... early during the Golden Age of Science," -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] 2024? A.D. Golden Age of Man begins 2027 A.D. The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) -- Russia -- returns to a system of Communism in a desperate gamble to regain their former glory. For the next 50+ years, they successfully regain their world power status with a revamped version of the 1950s system of government. [Warlords of Russia, p.13.] 2029-2041 A.D. Super Strong materials are developed which make military designs previously operated become obsolete. The power of weapons and explosive are greatly improved around this time as well. 2069? A.D. Golden Age of Man ends 2070 A.D. Argentine fights the Second Falkland Islands War in trying to gain dominance over Tierra del Fuelgo, the Falkland Islands, and Antarctica. Unable to destroy the British navy in a open fight, the Argentinians resort to nuclear weapons to destroy a British task force. The British are kept from nuclear retaliation only because the USA and the CIS deploy taskforces to the vicinity at once. Surprisingly, it is China that leads a UN motion to "disarm" Argentinia. Combined British, USA and CIS forces destroy the Argentine navy and much of its airforce and army. Antarctica is divided up between the USA, CIS, and Britain, with Chile gaining all of Tierra del Fuelgo. Bent on revenge, Argentina starts Project Achilles, a massive genetic engineering research and covert nuclear weapons program. 2071 A.D. Mindwerks sued over defects in M.O.M. process 2086 A.D. Battle of Guada Marta in South America. When American technological superiority in the form of the Glitterboy is shown, unproven Soviet conversions and new designs for M.D.C. tanks and other combat vehicles, which, though technologically essentially the same, are not known to be as effective, are begun to be produced in mass quantities to make up for any possible American edge, while they are also sold to any nation with the cash to buy them around the globe, to test the soviet equipment in combat conditions. The Second Cold War gains momentum. Under the auspices of OceanTech Corporation, a giant floating habitat named Tritonia is brought online, immediately proving its usefulness by surviving a hurricane relatively undamaged. [Underseas, p.93. Part conjecture since it states that "Two years after Tritonia was put into operation, the Amphib Scandal broke."] 2087 A.D. Canada has a census, population is recorded as 51,580,000 people. And the average life span was 138 years. Only 41% of the Quebec population favored secession from Canada. [Canada, p.7. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] Calgary has a population of 1,350,000. [Canada, p.95. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] 2088 A.D. The Amphib Scandal is brought to light, a series of illegal experiments designed to create a human adaptable to the underwater environment. Most of the scientists on the project, previously working for Shaper Corporation, were secretly poached by the South American group Project Achilles. The surviving results of these experiments are welcomed aboard Tritonia as residents. [Conjecture based on Underseas, p.93, which states that "Within a decade..." after the paragraph on the scandal.] 2089 A.D. Project Achilles, an Argentinian governmental project to create a perfect supersoldier, is started on the plains. Many ex-Shaper Corporation scientists involved in the Amphib Scandal are imported with promise of money and freedom. [Pure conjecture based on South America 2, p.139 which states that "It was inspired by an earlier project sponsored by Shaper Corporation.." which indicates that it was after the Scandal but near enough afterwards for the scientists to flee arrest.] 2092 A.D. Lone Star Complex is completed in Texas. While having been operational for some time, it is fully operational as of this year. [Lone Star, pp.16-17.] 2095 A.D. The U.S. builds the Ticonderoga, an immense submersive supercarrier ship. It was supported by the design and building of a number of automated posts from which it could resupply. [Underseas, p.106.] 2098 A.D. Japan fields a number of new Glitter Boy variants, fresh off the design schematics. [Japan, p.137. It states that "Just prior to the Cataclysm.." were they instituted.] Some scant days before the Cataclysm, Mars base becomes operational. [Mutants in Orbit, p.38; please note that this page reference is in the TMNT section and as such refers to The Flash, not the Coming of Rifts.] Mere hours before the Cataclysm, super-intelligent mutant cats at the Project Achilles compound stage a breakout. Over the next few months they pilgrimage to the center of the jungle where they perform a ritual and summon the city of Omagua. They meet the werejaguars halfway there. [South America 1, p.105.] The Coming of the Rifts: Argentina makes a third grab for the Falklands; Skirmishing and commando raids with the Royal Navy but no actual invasion yet. Nuclear weapons are used by the desperate Brazilians in late November of this year, turning the tide against Argentina; The Argentineans, then desperate, respond with nuclear weapons, but strategic; Brazil also responds, this happening late in the month of December. Around this same time, Terrorists believed to be from India release Bioengineered bacteria in the New York arcology, killing millions. The USA retaliates with nuclear strikes against India. When the Indians detect incoming nuclear missiles, they do not detect the launching ship and assume it was a Chinese submarine. India launches nuclear devices at China and Pakistan in retaliation. China begins a general retaliation, blasting anyone in the area who isn't communist, including Taiwan and Japan. A nuclear missile fails on it's trajectory, however, and impacts in Soviet Mongolia. At the same time, America begins a massive launch of ICBMs against China in retaliation for the destruction of naval bases in Japan. Bizarre events are noted in Japan; There isn't anyone really doing any noting in India, but in the aftermath of the American nuclear strike the first Rifts appear there. The USN Kearsarge, the ship that launched the strike, is caught in the Rifts. The CIS misinterprets the attack for one against themselves, and thinks of the accidental nuke landing on their territory as a stealth American device to get past their Anti- Ballistic Missile shield. The CIS launches every single nuclear tipped strategic weapon in it's arsenal, targeting the USA, Canada, the European Union, and Japan's orbital space station, among other lesser targets. The majority of the missiles are shot down by American and European Anti-Ballistic Missile Defensive systems, just like the USA's nuclear missiles are coming in against China, but enough get through to strike both sides that the final catalyst is begun; The rifts explode all across Earth instead of in just limited areas as they had been for the past 27 hours. Surviving American nuclear-armed ships and aircraft make retaliatory strikes for the next three days against the CIS before their nuclear devices are expended, they give up, or they have been destroyed by monsters from the Rifts or surviving Soviet Naval elements trying to defend the Rodina to the last. Earth is plunged into total chaos and darkness. [NGR, p.22, under the Calendar section.] At the exact moment of the Ley Lines flaring up with energy, the Republic of Japan flipped the switch on an experimental teleporter. The surrounding 100 miles was transported into a pocket dimension, and as three days passed for them, 300 years passed for the world [Japan, p.70.] In Maryland, and around the world, tens of thousands of churches and religious buildings are Sealed. While many were later destroyed because of physical changes in the land they were built on, thousands survive to reopen 80 years later. At the Lone Star Complex, an experiment in dimensional travel is conducted just as the Ley Lines surge to life, enveloping all but three personnel at the Complex, who manage to seal it off and put it in standby mode for the next 300 or so years. [Lone Star, p.17. Please note that this is based on Bradford's theory and therefore could possibly be incorrect.] In Russia, the Eighty Year Winter begins. Whether a side result of the nuclear war or a bizarre Rifts-inspired side effect, Russia labours under nearly 33 feet of ice. [Warlords of Russia, pp.13-14.] Canada's equivalent to Lone Star (with a focus on cybernetics, not bio-engineering) built and left untouched by the Coming of the Rifts. It was half the size of Lone Star, and 75% underground; Canadians thought there was no need for such an expensive high-tech facility in their country. [Canada, p.79. No statement on when the facility was built -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] 2099 A.D. Survivors huddle in the Mindwerks Complex and ponder their fate. They rally under the banner of one Angel Herrenisel. [Mindwerks, p.9.] The lost continent of Atlantis resurfaces in late January. It will stay as long as the ley lines feed it; when the magic stops, the continent will disappear again. [Atlantis, p.14.] 7,000 RCMP officers joined the 10,000 staff at the Canadian "Super-Base." They start plans to reclaim and secure the provinces. During the winter, the complex and everyone inside was rifted approximately 265 years in the future. [Canada, p.79. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] 2101 A.D. Mother organizes the Baltimore survivors into the Knights and Engineers. Construction of the first TW Power Generators is begun on the Jones Falls and I-895 Ley-lines. The first Naut'Yll arrive on Earth, their arrival masked by the chaos of the world. They will go on to build an empire that will number six million in 100 P.A. plus slaves. [Conjecture based on Underseas, p.145 which states that they arrived "not too long after the Coming of the Rifts."] 2106 A.D. Psyscape as a location comes into being, and a power player in the area. The first major kingdom after the cataclysm, it offers solace to the people of North America and composed primarily of psychics who use their powers to preserve life. While it has been around for a few years it is now that it first begins to be noticed. It will exist in its current form for 80 years. [Psyscape, p.10. Note that in the book Erin postulates that Psyscape originated "around 180-200 years before the establishment of the Post-Apocalyptic calendar, which for the wise among you would put it at 2086 A.D., some 12 years BEFORE the Cataclysm! I arbitrarily made it in 2106 A.D. because the book suggests that it "reigned as a power for one hundred years," and my version reigns for 80 years and starts after the Cataclysm. Can't Palladium ever fact-check anything?] 2108 A.D. ARCHIE 3's surviving human population in the Cyberworks Complex die from an unknown alien plague. ARCHIE lapses into depression. [Sourcebook, p.61.] 2121 A.D. Mother gives her Final Prophesy to the Baltimore survivors and dies soon afterwards. The Ticonderoga, under the command of Captain Nemo, goes on a patrol to see what is left of the world. Near the end of it, they encounter a weird rift and it ends up transforming a handful of crewmembers and the Captain himself into what are eventually called Sea Titans. [Underseas, p.107.] Psyscape warriors battle the Soul Harvesters and prevent them from bringing the bizarre Outer Thing Nxla into the world. For the next few decades they continue to root out Soul Harvesters. [Psyscape, p.24. Note that in consistency with their terrible time problems in this book they state that "for the next 80 years" they hunt down the Soul Harvesters, which would put them at 2201 A.D., about 15 years after they supposedly disappear.] 2160 A.D. The Horune Pirates first appear on Earth who seem hostile to everyone except Atlantis. [Underseas, p.163. This assumes the book to be written from a 104 P.A. standpoint.] 2178 A.D. The Great Sealing ends. Nearly 140,000 survivors of the Cataclysm reemerge in Baltimore City and are organized by the Knights and Engineers. Elsewhere in the world, other religious facilities are also unSealed, and while thousands would survive their unSealing, many would fall victim to the D-Bees and Human Raiders that roam the lands. In Russia, the Eighty Year Winter comes to an end. However, it will take another 20 years to renew the winter-laden Russia, though it will dethaw to a virgin wilderness once more. [Warlords of Russia, pp.13-14.] 2179 A.D. The effect of churches on supernatural beings is discovered. Construction of the first Church-Fort is begun. 2181 A.D. Free Quebec finds an American military base with 864 new Glitter Boys and the ability to make them, Unfortunately the nuclear power plant needs to be repaired. [Free Quebec, pp.72-74. It says they have been stockpiling them for 200 years, and it took 10 years to repair the power plant before they could make them. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] 2183 A.D. The last of the Church-Forts is built in Baltimore City. Later that year the Rapid Defense Force is formed to defend the TW Power Generators and various other vital utilities. The populations of the Church-Forts become increasingly isolationist, with reconstruction of the city eventually being put on hold. The "Ogopogos" Pogolii, Olaglyna, and Ogo are hatched. A fourth egg in the litter is stolen, whereabouts unknown. [Canada, pp.158-159. All are 109 years old. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] 2186 A.D. Psyscape vanishes, leaving behind no physical evidence, but a small cult develops around the belief that it will return. [Psyscape, p.13. Note that it says it disappeared "roughly 200 years ago" from the 90 P.A. standpoint, and "100 years before the establishment of the Post-Apocalyptic calendar." This would put it at 2176 A.D. by the first definition and 2186 A.D. by the second one. Since Erin is writing it, I assumed that she had a better idea of when the P.A. calendar was established versus her present-time sense. So this can vary as much as ten years.] 2190 A.D. First known report of the Lord of the Deep. [Underseas, p.42 states that he has been active for "at least two hundred years," presuming the book was written from a 104 P.A. standpoint.] 2191 A.D. Free Quebec engineers fix the power plant in the military base. They find that there is an automated Glitter Boy factory, and work starts to duplicate the factory. Computer files and everything else to make Glitter Boys also found. [Free Quebec, pp.74. Work on duplicating factory a conjecture. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] 2208 A.D. ARCHIE 3 reawakens with hope for the world. He creates scores of robots and sends them out to gather intelligence and specimens. He decides to bring humans to him, but they were shocked and superstitious and in a fit of rage he kills them all. He lapses back into depression. [Sourcebook 1, pp.61-62.] 2216 A.D. In a tiny village in the Magic Zone, residents begin to develop the most unusual power of intangibility. Within two generations, most villagers wield this power. [Psyscape, p.64. Note I ignore this and the Psi-Ghost class.] 2251 A.D. Cartier-Fury Ranch founded by the Cartier family to get away from demons in the south. [Canada, p.53. It says they moved there to also get away from the CS, but this is before they were formed. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] 2257 A.D. Old Bones abandoned by Free Quebec for being too close to too many dangers. [Free Quebec, p.152. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] 2258 A.D. ARCHIE awakens with a new plan to appear as a benevolent god to the superstitious humans. He was accepted by a local tribe and had a thriving community going within a generation. It is destroyed by the Splugorth and he lapses into silence again. [Sourcebook 1, p.62; I would have a separate entry for the destruction but they give no firm dates past this one. I assume a generation lasts for about 40-60 years if you wish to know exact dates, putting the slaughter circa 2312 (26 P.A.).] The Babylon Project was our last, best hope for peace... :) [Oh, laugh, it's a joke.] 2260 A.D. The Jones Falls Horde assaults the Polytechnic Campus. After hours of fighting, the Engineers are forced to abandon their home and seek sanctuary further inside the city. After seeking aid from the Knights of City and the Rapid Defense Force, a joint strike force retakes the Polytechnic Campus and pushes the Horde out of the immediate area. Over the next couple of weeks, the force pushes the Horde far south of the city. The Knights of City and the Engineers of Poly ally to reunite the city. 2265 A.D. The Knights, Engineers, and Church-Forts of Baltimore formally reconstitute the City of Baltimore. The leader of the Engineers is elected the Mayor of the city. 2275 A.D. Construction of the City Wall is begun in Baltimore. 2276 A.D. First products of Northern Gun produced at Ishpeming. [Conjecture based on War Campaign, p.24 which states that it has functioned independently "for over 115 years."] 2281 A.D. A representative of Columbia is presented to the Mayor of Baltimore, currently a Knight of City. His offer of help is dismissed out of hand and he is sent home. Instead of leaving, the representative contacts a member of the City Council and reoffers whatever help Columbia can lend. After much political infighting, the City Council announces that the Mayor of the City will be elected from any available candidates, and not just from among the Knights or Engineers. A secret trade agreement is made between select merchants and the city of Columbia. A city of Cyber-Horsemen, Ixion, is rifted from their home planet and thrown into Rifts Earth, in British Columbia. [Canada, p.103. 110-140 years ago the book says in the book, this represents 111 years ago from a 105 prespective. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] 2285 A.D. The City Wall of Baltimore is completed. The various church-fort militaries are disbanded and the City Defense Force is formed to man the new Wall. 0 P.A. (2286 A.D.) Post-Apocalypse Calendar created. [Yes, I know there is no Year Zero, smartasses. Conjecture based on the fact that they probably theorized about it earlier than 1 P.A.] 1 P.A. (2287 A.D.) Several mining towns are founded in the Western Maryland Mountains. Alistair Dunscon is born. [Federation of Magic, p.28.] 3 P.A. (2289 A.D.) The first rail line is layed to the Western Maryland mining towns. 5 P.A. (2291 A.D.) The fledging Coalition discovered the secret to Juicer technology, but decides to forget about its use. [Conjecture based on Juicer Uprising, p.41, which states that they have had the secret "for almost one hundred years!"] First products produced by the Manistique Imperium. [Conjecture based on War Campaign, p.21, which states that it has been in existence "for over 100 years."] 10 P.A. (2296 A.D.) Baltimore and Columbia "officially" meet for the first time after two platoons of Baltimore's soldiers discover Columbia while chasing a raiding party of D-Bees. The Three present themselves as Lords of Magic to Nostrous Dunscon and the Federation of Magic. They are given token spots in order to keep an eye on them by the paranoid Nostrous. [Federation of Magic, p.11.] 12 P.A. (2298 A.D.) New rail lines are run from Baltimore to Columbia, and from Columbia to Detrickville. Crazy Ray's Junkyard and Repair Facility reopens for the first time in 200 years. The so-called Federation of Magic invades the newly formed Coalition. The Federation overestimates their own power and underestimates the Coalition and are beaten back at cost. General Joseph Prosek begins a two-year campaign of genocide against all suspected Federation members and magic-users in general. [Rifts, p.140; Rifts p.145.] 14 P.A. (2300 A.D.) Baltimore City is visited by a group of Cyber-Knights searching for an ancient evil hiding out in the Monster Zone. Baltimore assigns several platoons of soldiers to aid them. After the threat was defeated, the Cyber-Knights were asked to stay and teach the most promising youths their ways. Six agree to stay. General Joseph Prosek's purge ends and the Coalition and most others believe the Federation of Magic is obliterated off the face of the planet. [Rifts, p.145.] 20 P.A. (2306 A.D.) Baltimore and Columbia formally ally to form the Baltimore City-State. The title of the Mayor of Baltimore is officially changed to the Lord Mayor of the Baltimore City-State. Free Quebec builds a second Glitter Boy Factory in New Quebec City. [Free Quebec, p.74. Conjecture, as it doesn't specifically say that they did build another factory, but that's when they had the ability. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] Joseph Prosek elected Chairman of Chi-Town. [Siege on Tolkeen 1, p.97. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] 25 P.A. (2311 A.D.) The Baltimore Navy, consisting of the Open Water Fleet and the Inner Harbor Fleet, is founded to protect the fishing fleet. The six Cyber-Knights leave the city after training 30 youths to be Cyber-Knights. The Coalition attempts and fails one last time to get to space before acknowledging it as a loss. [Mutants in Orbit, p.56.] Joseph Prosek sends covert operation teams against places that harbor magic. He knows that an open military campaign is something that he can't afford. So, the covert teams are ordered to undermine the enemy whenever possible. [Siege on Tolkeen 1, p.98. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] 30 P.A. (2316 A.D.) Tritonia opens its doors to trade with other nations after reaching self-sufficiency in 15 P.A. [Underseas, p.94.] 31 P.A. (2317 A.D.) Chairman Joseph Prosek reveals plan for a Coalition of States, based upon the old American government. Talks with neighbors start. [Siege on Tolkeen 1, p.98. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] 33 P.A. (2319 A.D.) Sporatic raids begin against outlying villages of the Baltimore City-State. The Coalition States become reality. First states are Chi-Town (also declaired the capital and center of government), Missouri, Iowa and Illinois. Chairman Joseph Prosek of Chi-Town is made Chairman of the whole CS. [Siege on Tolkeen 1, p.98. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] 35 P.A. (2321 A.D.) The Orders of Polytechnic, City, and St. Francis are formally founded in Baltimore with the graduation of the first classes. 36 P.A. (2322 A.D.) Prospectors discover vaults under the ruins of the Westinghouse research facility at the old Baltimore-Washington Airport. Wallace John Wilk gets a ruined old factory up and running with the help of Tolkeen. [New West, p.203. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] October 31, 38 P.A. (2324 A.D.) Final battle of the Slave War against Atlantis. 50% of southern Baltimore City left in flames from two days of heavy fighting. 39 P.A. (2325 A.D.) The Knight Orders of Baltimore are reformed by the now experienced Knights to address deficiencies and problems in the training processes. Erin Tarn, one of Earth's greatest scholars, is born. [Africa, p.147. She is 64, but with her "two-year trip" to Wormwood people say she is 66. -- Updated by Magus, 08/12/2000] 41 P.A. (2327 A.D.) Iron Heart joins the Coalition. [Siege on Tolkeen 1, p.99. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] 44 P.A. (2330 A.D.) CityKnights, Incorporated is formed in south Baltimore City. Besides rebuilding the neighborhoods and businesses destroyed in the Slave War, they also build seven factories for the construction of civilian and armored vehicles, body armors, power armors, and weaponry. Battle of Red Wing. Red Wing was a town near a CS trade route who unfortunately used both technology and magic. Snipers were traced back to Red Wing and a battle occured which Red Wing won. The CS bombed the town to oblivion. [Siege on Tolkeen 1, pp.99-100. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] 45 P.A. (2331 A.D.) Plato becomes the Head of the Council of Learning in Lazlo. [Canada, p.12. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] Talk from wilderness folk about "Cyber-Horsemen" starts. No proof is found or made. [Canada, p.103. Conjecture, as it states that rumors have been going around for decades, dismissed as nothing because of no proof. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] 46 P.A. (2332 A.D.) Lexington Market reopens to much fanfare and celebration. Record sales are made as discounts of up to 30% were offered for the opening day. Karl Prosek is born. [Rifts Sourcebook 1, p.20, gives Emperor Prosek's age as 56.] "Lord" Prez born. [Canada, p.63. It states his age at 59, from a 105 P.A. view. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] 49 P.A. (2335 A.D.) Lazlo (although not named that yet) is a boom city with over 100,000 residents, and more coming every day. [Canada, p.13. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] A group of mages plans to open a rift in the Chicago ruins and summon a demon to attack the 'Burbs while a team assassinates Chairman Joseph and other high ranking officers. The plan is uncovered by the CS and stopped. [Siege on Tolkeen 1, p.100. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] 51 P.A. (2337 A.D.) Free Quebec joins the CS. Due to the treaty, Quebec is pressured to remove the Juicer elements from their army. They slowly comply over the next five years. [Siege on Tolkeen 1, p.100. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] 53 P.A. (2339 A.D.) The goals of the Coalition government and the Coalition Military become inseparable. This is a key turning point in the evolution of the Coalition. [War Campaign, p.89.] 56 P.A. (2342 A.D.) After years of pressure, Quebec no longer has any Juicers on their official army rosters. Secretly, they have been moving them all to a covert base at Old Bones. [Juicer Uprising, p.42.] 58 P.A. (2344 A.D.) James Lorne is born. [Free Quebec, p.142. Based on the fact that he is 48. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] 59 P.A. (2345 A.D.) Erin Tarn witnesses a presentation in the Chi-Town Library about a power armor developed by the US and Japanese military. She later identifies this armor as the SAMAS suit. [Conjecture from Japan, pp.132-133. This assumes she started adventuring around the age of 20.] Wilk's Laser Industries becomes a major manufacture of arms in North America. The location of their headquarters is kept secret by selling to other arms dealers at wholesale. [New West, p.203. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] 60 P.A. (2346 A.D.) Rumours of the survival of the Federation of Magic circulate. [War Campaign, p.21.] Alistair Dunscon returns to the Federation of Magic, proclaiming himself Lord after dispatching of all the current pretenders and warning them that he is the only true Lord of Magic. [Federation of Magic, p.28.] Erin Tarn first visits Ishpeming, "Northern Gun." [Canada, p.16. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] 62 P.A. (2348 A.D.) The Coalition implements the infamous "Death's Head" motif. [Conjecture based on Rifts p.193, where the description of the Dead Boy Body Armor states that the motif has scared people "for nearly 40 years." This assumes Rifts Main Book to be written as if 102 P.A. were the present.] Erin Tarn first visits Lazlo. Population at 250,000 people. No name yet given to the city, called many things. Erin Tarn helps to name the city after Victor Lazlo. [Canada, p.13. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] 63 P.A. (2349 A.D.) Erin Tarn's book "Humankind's Rise From Chaos" released. [Conjecture based on the excerpt in Rifts, p.128.] 65 P.A. (2351 A.D.) Acts of terrorism start against the Coalition. Responsibility is claimed by the so-called Federation of Magic. [Siege on Tolkeen 1, p.100. -- Source added by Magus, 08/12/2000] 68 P.A. (2354 A.D.) RMS Prometheus and assorted escort vessels crashland in southern Virginia. Over the next months the crews of these ships found the cities of Prometheorg, Leorg, and Feliorg and begin rebuilding their lives. The Lone Star Complex is discovered while doing routine exploration for geological and resource mapping. Three months later, Lone Star was declared to be a state of the Coalition. [Lone Star, p.16.] 70 P.A. (2356 A.D.) The Perez clan makes short work of defenders at Towerville. It had only 400 people living around the tower. Town renamed to Perez. [Canada, p.62. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] Chairman Joseph Prosek is assassinated by one of his own aides. She is imprisoned and publically executed. [Siege on Tolkeen 1, p.100. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] General Cabot becomes the acting chairman of the CS. He maintains the post for 16 months. [Siege on Tolkeen 1, p.101. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] 71 P.A. (2357 A.D.) Karl Prosek, son of late Joseph Prosek, head of Coalition Propaganda is elected to become the new Chairman of the CS. [Siege on Tolkeen 1, p.101. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] 72 P.A. (2358 A.D.) Landing Parks are dedicated in each of the three ARMOR cities of Prometheorg, Leorg, and Feliorg in simultaneous ceremonies. "Chairman" Karl Prosek rises to power in the Coalition. [Rifts, p.141; it states that the Library was destroyed in 77 P.A., "five years after Emperor Prosek rose to power."; Rifts, p.191 also supports this but Erin's diary was dated circa 78 P.A. which may just mean the news didn't get to her very quickly.] 73 P.A. (2359 A.D.) A CS reconnaissance team reported seeing Cyber-Horsemen. First thought to be advanced robots, further examination of the tapes showed that they were technologically advanced Centaurs. [Canada, p.103. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000. Also supported by Conversion Book 1, p.113.] 75 P.A. (2361 A.D.) The Coalition possess the secrets of longevity and cloning, but supresses the knowledge as "too experimental," keeping it for the inner circle of the Coalition. [Lone Star, pp.68-69.] 77 P.A. (2363 A.D.) The Chi-Town Library is reportedly destroyed in a titanic battle. Erin later discovers that it still exists. [Rifts, p.141.] [Canada, p.15. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] Golden Age Weaponsmiths Incorporated forms. In the next 25 years, they form a solid reputation for retooling scavenged material into useful goods. [Mercenaries, p.96, states that "...such a reputation over the past 25 years..." This assumes that Mercenaries is written from the "present" of 102 P.A.; I couldn't find a specific date in there so that's the assumption I used, so this may be off by a year or two.] Lone Star produces the first batch of Psi-Hounds, nicknamed Dog Boys. Initial unease is displaced with acceptance as they prove their worth. [Lone Star, p.22.] Quentin R. Perez born. [Canada, p.62. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] 78 P.A. (2364 A.D.) Joseph Prosek II is born. Karl proclaims it a national holiday. [Sourcebook 1, p.21 lists Joe's age as 24; the national holiday idea is purely my own.] Chairman Karl Prosek accepts the appointment of "Emperor for life." [Siege on Tolkeen 1, p.102. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] 79 P.A. (2365 A.D.) Wilk's starts selling weapons directly to consumers. Several stores are opened in North America. Northern Gun cuts orders of weapons by 80% and other laser technologies by 20%. [New West, p.203. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] 80 P.A. (2366 A.D.) The Xiticix appear out of several Rifts in Sasketchewan, Manitoba, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska and the Dakotas. They are a xenophobic insectile race who refuse all communication and build large hive-like complexes. [Rifts, p.139; mild conjecture as Erin says they appeared "about 20 years ago."] Erin Tarn bids farewell to an expedition in her name to learn the truth of the vampires in Mexico. A Cyber-Knight named Tyrone, four other Knights, a Borg, a Psi-Hound, and a Technomage left and have not since been heard from. [Conjecture based on Erin's description of Mexico in Rifts, pp.138-139. In this she says that "it has been over 20 years."] 81 P.A. (2367 A.D.) The Canadian Super-Base, rifted from 2099, arrives. Initially they are very confused but they investigate the world. They spend the next year adjusting and formulating new plans. [Canada, p.79. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] 83 P.A. (2369 A.D.) A group of newcomers arrives in Newtown who were extremely rich and completely unknown. Two years later, a deal would be struck to form UltraTech Incorporated. [Juicer Uprising, p.121.] The RCMP changes their name to the Tundra Rangers in the realization that the Canadian government dosen't exist anymore. [Canada, p.79. This is assuming that they took the name after they adjusted to their new world. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] James Lorne takes the seat of Prime Minister for Free Quebec. He is 26 at the time. [Free Quebec, p.141. The book says he has ruled for 22 years, seen from a 105 prespective. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] 85 P.A. (2371 A.D.) A recon team from Golden Age Weaponsmiths discovers a large number of concrete bunkers in and around the old Norfolk Naval Station that contain old U.S. Navy vessels, vehicles, and weapons. Due to a lack of interest by the open market, GAW sits on the discovery. [Coalition Navy, p.90. -- Me] The Coalition establishes a small Psi-Battalion under the leadership of Lieutenant Colonel Carol Black. It will go on to have an excellent record of success and a fair acceptance by CS citizens. [Psyscape, p.144.] Perez experiences a population decrease from 1,200 to less than 700. Many defenders leave, not liking the lifestyle. [Canada, p.62. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] The Tundra Rangers finish gathering intelligence about North America. [Canada, p.79. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] 88 P.A. (2374 A.D.) Early in the year, a platoon of Prometheorg Terrines are attacked by a RDF platoon who mistaken them for a group of D-Bees that were being pursued. All of the D-Bees and half of the Terrines are killed in the firefight. Several months after the first incident, the Prometheorg military stages an invasion of the Baltimore City-State, capturing Detrickville intact and besieging Columbia. After failing to capture Columbia, the ARMOR forces are repulsed, eventually losing Detrickville and all territory gained north of the Monster Zone. The King of Tolkeen, Gravander Henchu, dies. Prior to his death, he made each apprentice memorize one of the many spells he knew and then record them down in a book. This would become the Book of Ten. [Siege of Tolkeen 1, p.102] 89 P.A. (2375 A.D.) Robert Creed becomes King of Tolkeen after the Council of Twelve ruled for a year. [Siege on Tolkeen 1, pp.102-130. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] 90 P.A. (2376 A.D.) ARMOR genetic scientists begin remixing the genes for the Terrine Warriors by using genes from captured Dog Boys and a Mega-Shark. Relations between Free Quebec and the other states starts to sour. Radio station C.F.Q.C. starts preaching for a truly Free Quebec. [Free Quebec, p.144. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] 93 P.A. (2379 A.D.) The CS and the NGR try to form trade and military agreements with each other. The NGR starts the talks. [Triax and the NGR, p.18. Conjecture. It says ".. but it has only been in the last ten years .." and the book was written for 103 P.A. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] Perez gets an offer from the Black Market for building a market. The offer is accepted. [Canada, p.62. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] A nameless camp is freed by James T. Fowler from a dictatorial Crazy and his Psi-Stalker followers. It is renamed to Fowlerville. [Canada, p.67. "It has been 12 years since .." -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] 94 P.A. (2380 A.D.) In what is later called the Anticosti Island Incident, an unknown submarine was detected and driven into shallow waters and depth charged into submission. It was a Kittani minisub and it was discovered that they were delivering weapons to an anti-Coalition group. The Emperor, livid over this gaping hole in the integrity of the Coalition, creates the Naval Advisory Committee. [Coalition Navy, p.15.] 95 P.A. (2381 A.D.) The Emperor orders that a Navy be created, the most powerful Navy known, and that it be fully operational by 105 P.A. under the auspices of Admiral Travis Fisher. [Coalition Navy, pp.15-16.] 96 P.A. (2382 A.D.) The Coalition makes a deal with Golden Age Weaponsmiths to turn over all U.S. Naval Vessels found in Norfolk, Virginia at no cost in exchange for recognition, an exclusive contract, and help in restoring the base and factories to working condition. [Coalition Navy, pp.16-17. -- Me] Perez Productions is created and managed by Quention R. Perez. Quention is the main writer, director, producer and sometimes star. Films cross the whole spectrum, from horror to sci-fi to comedy to romance. 20 films are made a year, 25% with the help of Quention. [Canada, p.62. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] 97 P.A. (2383 A.D.) A sudden explosion of Weapons Manufacturers catch dominant force Northern Gun off guard. For the next few years they struggle to maintain their supremacy, capped off by the founding of Wellington Industries by their ally Manistique. [Mercenaries, p.102, states that "..the appearance of several arms dealers in the past five years."] 98 P.A. (2384 A.D.) First deployment of Second Generation Terrines to various Prometheorg guard and frontline military units. Erin Tarn estimates Ishpeming's population to be 100,000. She is wrong; it is 250,000. [Canada, p.18. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] First known deployment of Skelebots by the Coalition. The program is alternately applauded and derided by Member States and the Coalition is wary of using them, but the experiment is conducted anyways. [Coalition War Campaign, p.122. -- Updated by Magus, 08/12/2000] 99 P.A. (2385 A.D.) Erin Tarn reports that 60,000 people live in Old Bones. [Free Quebec, p.152. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] 100 P.A. (2386 A.D.) Wellington Industries is founded when archaeologists discover a Pre-Rifts weapons manufacturing complex. Manistique enjoys a boom. [Mercenaries, p.102; again, assumes the present of Mercenaries is 102 P.A.] Erin Tarn's book "Traversing Our Modern World" released. [Conjecture based on it being her "most recent book" in Rifts, p.137.] Coalition troops seize Port Horus in Lone Star, exterminating resistance and setting up a base for the forerunner of the CS Navy. The Emperor makes a speech soon afterwards declaring the intention to build the most powerful Navy in the model of the old American Empire. [Coalition Navy, pp.13-14.] Most scholars estimate the Xiticix population to be 30,000; the Coalition says 300,000. The actual population stands at 350,000. [Canada, pp.73. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] Free Quebec hires a disenchanted team of Northern Gun designers to design a robot for them. The end result is based on the Triax X-2500 Black Knight. [Free Quebec, p.66. Conjecture, "Several years ago" I took as 5 years. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] 101 P.A. (2387 A.D.) The Coalition dispatches troops to Minnesota in reconnaissance for a planned attack in future years. [Rifts, p.139; it states in August.] Iron Heart Armaments forms when an industrial group signs an agreement with the people of New Kenora, forming Iron Heart Armaments. They are condemned by the Coalition but New Kenora turns into a boom town within the year. [Mercenaries, p.107.] In May, Erin Tarn disappears while exploring Mexico. [Vampire Kingdoms, p.39. Note that she took a dimensional rift (bad story) and took a side trip through Wormwood before arriving back on Earth in England.] The city of Newtown is admitted to the Coalition after two years of waiting. UltraTech Incorporated picks up a number of contracts from the Coalition and the city thrives. [Juicer Uprising, p.121.] Emperor Prosek and Joseph Prosek II lay the groundwork for their Crusade of Humanity. The first step is called the "Campaign of Unity." Spies are set up in enemy territories, including Quebec and Old Bones. [Siege on Tolkeen 1, p.104. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] 102 P.A. (2388 A.D.) The initial deployment of 2nd Generation Terrines is nearly complete as 80% of the older Terrines are replaced by the newer ones. Over the next two years, ARMOR continues to add 2nd Generation Terrine units to its vital areas. Over the next couple of years, ARMOR discovers and eliminates nearly 90% of the spies and sabateurs Baltimore and Columbia had managed to infiltrate into the various cities. By 104 P.A. there are only a handful of spies left in Prometheorg, those who had no psionic and magical abilities and were able to hide from the Terrines. ARCHIE is supposedly destroyed by a band of adventurers with the aid of his old idea man, James T. Maryland is inundated with ARCHIE robotic creations and ARCHIE of course still directs them. [Conjecture based on the adventure in Rifts Sourcebook 1, pp.63-74. It is assumed that since SB1 is set in 102 P.A., the adventure is too. They are very thin on timeline details in the first sourcebook.] Colonel Lyboc receives visitors from Newtown proposing Operation Phoenix Rising. Lyboc pitches it to the Emperor, who subsequently adopts it. [Juicer Uprising, p.133.] In an attack by the True Federation of Magic, Jason Prosek and a number of troops are killed and Joanna Prosek, wife of Karl, is presumed dead. There is a week of official mourning. [Federation of Magic, p.29.; Siege on Tolkeen 1, p.104-105. -- Source added by Magus, 08/12/2000] Late in 2388, Plato in Lazlo releases a Planetary Edict based on premonitions of powerful psychics. 103 P.A. (2389 A.D.) A platoon of Second Generation Terrines ambushes a group of Knight squires on patrol in the Monster Zone. While the platoon was wiped out by the Columbian rescue force, ARMOR was able to recover combat data on their new Terrines and the Knight cadets they faced. A massive, mysterious ammunition explosion in Pittsburgh destroys the central armory, setting the massive coal mines and underground mineral reserves on fire. The resulting explosions and conflagration raze the city to the ground. Nearly 2/3rds of the population is killed, and the survivors move into the surrounding resource towns. Lord Smiley takes control of the city-state in Uniontown. Erin Tarn resurfaces in England and subsequently travels down to Africa and watches the Gathering of Heroes to battle the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. She meets Victor Lazlo who was rifted ahead in time from the late 20th century. [England, pp.7-8; Africa pp.8-9.] UltraTech Incorporated relocates its Juicer creation facilities to Fort El Dorado after the Coalition bans them from the city. Fort El Dorado becomes a major Juicer hangout. [Juicer Uprising, p.129.] First reports of skeletal-imaged raiders and bandits in and around North America. They are assumed to be D-Bees and the Coalition deploys its troops more densely in order to compensate for them. [War Campaign, pp.8-9.; Siege on Tolkeen 1, p.105. -- Source added by Magus, 08/12/2000] In Lone Star, the Coalition declares Mutant Rats to be a hazard and orders their termination. In a freak accident, a rift opens and about 1,000 of them are rifted to Lone Star City, where they take up residence and breed wildly. [Lone Star, pp.85-87. Please note that canonly speaking, they were in fact rifted to a level of the Complex, but neither Axe nor I can believe the stupidity of THAT. Make them appear where you will.] Free Quebec starts disbanding standard CS weapons and armor. It begins issuing new weapons. [Free Quebec, p.44. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] Bandito Arms unveils their versions of the SAMAS. Most people consider them a knock-off of Coalition technology. The CS condemns the creation of the new SAMAS "knock-offs" and executes over 100 black market operatives in three months. [New West, pp.181-183. This is from a 105 P.A. prespective. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] The first of the Planetary Edict threats, the Devourer, manifests in the form of The Mechanoids when ARCHIE experiments with a shifter and accidentally release Mechanoids into the complex. They quickly establish a beachhead in the Cyberworks complex. 104 P.A. (2390 A.D.) A group of adventurers traveling to Baltimore come upon a crashed Mechanoid Digger mining robot. After destroying the few surviving Mechanoids onboard, the group recovers a massive amount of artificial diamond from the hold of the Digger. While the group were able to sell the diamond, such a massive influx of weapons grade diamonds leaves the market depressed for many months. The Pittsburgh survivors abandon the outlying town of Beaver and consolidate the city-state into the resource towns of Uniontown, Washington, and Waynesburg. The main city of Pittsburgh continues to smolder and burn almost a year after the initial fire. Los Alamos is offered membership in the Coalition, but it declines. Because they are outfitted with Naruni products, the Coalition wished them to get rid of it all and they would not, earning them the quiet ire of the Coalition. [Juicer Uprising, p.111 and p.113.] By the end of the year, tests on Operation Phoenix Uprising are complete and it is given the green light to go to fully operational status. The Emperor officially announces a cure to the Juicer condition. [Juicer Uprising, p.134.] Mind Bleeders are discovered by the Splugorth of Atlantis and are bred for sale. They begin to appear in places previously unknown for them to appear, including North America. [Psyscape, p.53.] 144 USA-G10 Glitter Boys delivered from the NGR to Free Quebec in the Spring, necessary according to special technologies contract they signed. 60 T-500, Triax versions of the Glitter Boy, are delivered in the fall. [Triax and the NGR, p.20. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] Free Quebec gets Triax's help in the development of a new weapon, the Q-2-30 Rapid-Fire Heavy Laser. [Free Quebec, pp.47. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] One General Phineas Chalke is assigned to the Tolkeen front as a way to remove him from Chi-Town. Instead of taking his assignment meekly, he decides to attack Tolkeen full out, naming his operation Fullbore. It is a disaster and comes to be called Chalke's Folly. All but 1,489 troops dies, but it was later revealed that the Emperor simply wanted Tolkeen to reveal its full strength. [Siege on Tolkeen 1, pp.105-107. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] 105 P.A. (2391 A.D.) By the early part of the year, word has spread about the cure available for Juicers. Most flock to Newtown, deserting old posts and rallying under the new agreement for the cure. [Juicer Uprising, p.136.] Prometheorg dispatches a scientific group, led by Davius Grozenski, to Newtown to aquire Juicer technology for their Terrine projects. While the scientific group was given ideas on how to improve their Terrines, most of their hard data and samples were destroyed during the Juicer Uprising. The Juicer cure is revealed to be a fraud after a misunderstanding with two Juicers. The so-called Juicer Army of Liberation rises to do battle with the Coalition, who they blame for the fraud. They soon take over the city of Newtown and the CS is paralyzed by indecision and shock. [Juicer Uprising, pp.136-146. Very summarized.] After studying Newtown UTI facilities, it is discovered that the Phoenix Treatment was in fact a plot to gain control of a Juicer army by an alien race. The Juicers defeat the aliens and the Coalition claims they were pawns of the aliens. Thousands of Juicers return, embittered by the failure. [Juicer Uprising, pp.147-155. Very summarized.] Joanna Prosek is returned after Lord Coake and his allies supposedly liberate her from her prison that she was in for three years. She brings back a tale of emotional and mental torture and her subsequent rescue and explanation of a humane vision of mages and supernatural creatures living in harmony with humans, and that it was possible. While gently not calling it brainwashing, it enraged the Emperor and provoked what would later be his Crusade for Humanity. [Federation of Magic, pp.29-30.] The Emperor gives a speech entitled "The Crusade for Humanity." Highlights include a new Coalition Army, acceptance of Iron Heart as a major manufacturer, the candidacy of Arkansas into the Coalition, the recognition of Ishpeming and Manistique Imperium as allies and the declaration of war against Naruni Enterprises, and most surprisingly, the announcement of Quebec's traitorous actions and its consequences. [War Campaign, pp.9-12, summarized.] Northern Gun's population explodes over the past few years. The population is now approximately 400,000. [Canada, p.18. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] Xiticix Population jumps to 1.6 million from 350,000 in 100 P.A. [Canada, p.73. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] Plato makes a statement in the Summer to the people of Lazlo about the Xiticix problem. [Canada, pp.73-74. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] Triax co-develops the Mini-HUD System. [Free Quebec, p.44. It says it's an experimental system, so they would have just gotten it. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] Old Bones population reaches 70,000 people. [Free Quebec, p.152. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] 106 P.A. (2392 A.D.) The Baltimore Defense Force begins refitting its armed forces with the new B-series of laser weapons. The first production models of the Cavalier GlitterBoy enter service. Several surviving elements of the Juicer Liberation Army settle into the outlying Craig and Montgomery Districts of the ARMOR City-States, causing much consternation in the Prometheorg General Council. Gracken Tragg's Brigade, the Battlecruiser "Amalgamation", and two Air Regiments are dispatched to deal with the interlopers. In Atlantis, all forms of Juicer coversion become available with the exception of Dragon Juicers who are banned. [Juicer Uprising, p.53. Note that I ignore Dragon Juicers exist.] 108 P.A. (2394 A.D.) The Coalition base of Fort Defiance becomes operational, but it will not be completed until 115 P.A. [Coalition Navy, p.19.] 115 P.A. (2401 A.D.) Ishpeming's population has doubled to 800,000 from 105 P.A. [Canada, p.18. This is speculation from the book. -- Added by Magus, 08/12/2000] 122 P.A. (2408 A.D.) Emperor Karl Prosek dies. Joseph II, his son, inherits the title. [Semicanon conjecture from Rifts Sourcebook 1, p.20, which states that "[Karl] ..will rule and build the Coalition Empire for the next 20 years." Barring other developments like assassination or whatnot of course. I only add this here for completion, feel free to ignore it.] 152 P.A. (2438 A.D.) Emperor Joseph Prosek II dies. [Semicanon conjecture from Rifts Sourcebook 1, p.20. Again, feel free to ignore. The sourcebook further states that a power struggle might erupt, but this is too far down the line to firmly state. Again, barring premature death, this is the general canon death of Joseph II by natural causes.]