A TIMELINE
The Raptoraem Timeline charts the slow unmaking of an empire…
…And the birth of its rogue twin.
From the first breach beneath Solarium’s drills to the declaration of sovereignty five centuries later, these entries mark every fracture, decree, and uprising that shaped the Drowned Star. Each date is recorded as Anno Sundering (AS) — the year count beginning the day the world split.
✶ 0 AS — Sundering
Solarian drills hit forbidden strata; Refugium separates from Solarium.
Trade, power, and jurisdiction break in a single event.
⛓ 0–15 AS — Partition & Vesper Gate
Channel stabilizes; the fallen Vesper Gate becomes the crossing point.
Extraction and patrols resume under tighter control.
☉ 100 AS — Synod Control; Edict of Illumination CW
Occupation formalized; Synod authority overrides local rule.
Keeper wardships, reeducation, and sanctioned unions authorized.
⚔ 500 AS — The Cull
Coordinated tunnel operations target Netherkin populations.
Survivors driven to deeper levels; several disappearances unlogged.
☠ 509 AS — Ash Plague CW
Epidemic inside Refugium; Solarium seals the Gate instead of aiding.
High civilian death count; disposal done in-situ.
⸸ 513 AS — Bloody Sunday CW
Keepers raid Spider shrine; multiple civilian casualties.
Nandi (Loommistress) killed; Spiderweaver worship pushed underground.
⚖ 513 AS — Firearms Prohibition
Synod bans all firearms inside Refugium.
Netherkin/Half-Deep gunsmiths shut, torched, or forced to migrate.
⚙ 513 AS — Improvised Arsenals & “Rift” Cells
Resistance switches to coil-bows, pipe-shot, smuggled charges.
Illicit call-lines link Struts and Pit tiers.
✧ 513 AS — Nacht des Hexenfeuers CW
Mass petition at Vesper Gate; Keepers open fire.
Unexplained Blackstar crystal suspension recorded in reports.
⚑ 513–525 AS — Squalor & Custodianship
Refugium held in low-grade lockdown; services deteriorate.
Leopold keeps trade flowing by concessions to Solarium.
⚓ 525 AS — Black Wake CW
Parley (Leopold–Brandt) breaks after blast similar to Hexing Night.
Leopold killed; Mordiger’s faction moves openly.
⛓ 525 AS — Captivity & Break on the River CW
Lang siblings detained in container while Raptors secure city.
Escape attempt during Gnasher; Rabe dies; Shryke seized by Keepers.
✢ 525 AS — Girl Alone
Starling attempts to kill Mordiger; device/bomb triggers.
Mordiger shields her; she is taken into his protection.
⛓ 525–531 AS — Wardship — Shryke & Tristan CW
Shryke held under Keeper supervision as political asset.
Personal bond forms; anti-Mordiger intent remains.
☉ 529 AS — Heliometer Decree (Solarium)
Synod enforces solar-aligned civic time and work rhythms.
Chrono-Loom devices deployed in key districts.
𓂏 531 AS — Umbra Era; Vertex Rise
Umbra refinement scaled; Shadowglass enters regular trade.
Vertex becomes de facto logistics and revenue system.
⚡ 532 AS — White Veil Incident CW
Diplomatic talks fail; civilians hit during response.
Tensions spike between Synod and Raptoraem-aligned actors.
☍ 532 AS — Reunion & Blast on the Water CW
Shryke and Stryx encounter each other during joint inquiry.
Ambush + Gnasher conditions; Stryx’s device detonates; Shryke extracted.
☈ 532 AS — Writ for a Storm
Keepers prepare to enter Refugium to seize Stryx.
Mordiger responds with preemptive strike toward Solarium.
★ 533 AS — Sovereignty — Present Day
Raptoraem declares independence from Solarium.
Trade, borders, and authority reset under local rule.