The Halcyon Age
Aeroplane City's visual guide
What Price Is Paradise?
The Halcyon Age is upon us, but how did we get here? Follow the world through 1000 years of change.
2165
Law In Freedoms Act
The US dismisses all Senators and Representatives for Lobbyist.
2220
Lobbyist are dismissed by all companies in a coup. America is run by corporations alone. A 100 year plan begins The 100 Year War. Corporations silently begin to de-fund the militias of the world. It doesn’t take 100 years to reach their goal.
2238
Eurasian War
Thermonuclear War in the Eurasia destroys the hemisphere and destabilizes the Americas. Terrorists in Europe and Asia gain control of various warheads destroying life between both coastlines Eurasia. Australia Japan and South America are not spared. In retaliation, the world’s remaining population unilaterally kills any human professesing religious belief or affiliation. This war consumes every soul on the planet for over 40 years. Much of the world population is wiped out during the onset. Those left have an appetite to destroy what remains in an effort to purge the world of terrorism. It ends with humanity rationalizing no god exists. Great spaces and divides lay between population centers. World infrastructure is crippled. Some societies flourish. Others disintegrate further into uncivilized territories.
2240
The Purge
Backlash against all religion begins. The few that are not killed lose all faith.
2278
Pan Global Era
No government in the world has survived the anarchy of hate against religion. The model of government in CanAm has infected the globe. A few large companies attempt to rule as Pan Global governments.
2031
Pan Global Collapse
The reign of Pan Globals fail. In a quick shift to stabilize the world businesses band together creating their own governments through cooperative measures. Regents are installed, laws are established for each territory known as a city. Lower councils don’t come about until city states come about after the Pan Global collapse.
2320
Halcyon Age
Small controlled nation states of cities abound. The Halcyon Age is here.
2414
The Legend of Claudius Legion
In a small exploratory outpost under guard by the best paladins marks can buy, Claudius Legion Paladins stormed the woods west of Andover Mountains and never returned to the city.
2565
Aeroplane City
Aeroplane City is founded with little more than an air strip. A humble beginning to an ambitious plan.
2598
A CITY FAILURE
Aeroplane City stalls and is perceived as failure due to many years of infrastructure snags.
2600
The 2600 Pact
The 2600 Pact is established.
2750
New Life
Aeroplane City receives new life with increased funding by an entirely new set of investing companies. The outpost tunnel system is built first which leads to it’s failure inside 8 years.
2780
Growth
Aeroplane City receives yet more funding but this time built to sustain modest business support. It now slowly crawls along.
2801
A CITY IN EARNEST
Aeroplane City begins in earnest. The center city runway is built. Greatridge Mountain is used for ore and other raw materials in building.
2848
Spy Hunters
Spy hunters pop up to serve banks. The trade begins.
2990
GRADUATION | VPS
Dalton Vrees graduates from Oaklawn Academy. He and his academy friends are all hired by VPS. Dalton and Baxter enter as engineers in the Blackband Operations Division.
2993
The Dark Program
Dalton and Baxter finish a three year project in which they privately use company resources for personal safety.
2994
VPS begins the Vanishing Point project. A ruse to fool employees and competitors into believing it is killing its own employees to instill fear to keep company assets & IP secure.
2999
Our Story Begins
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