The utilization of and industrialization of Termoyl, combined with the coordinated effort and technological prowess of the First Colony led to one of the deepest rooted cultural phenomenons to ever touch Ciphruskind.
Complete Ciphrus Timeline
This timeline is a general overview of the several Eras of Ciphrus history, starting from the first Human colonies, to the modern New World age. The history of Ciphrus is categorized into different Millennia. The most recent being the 12th Millennia.
First Millennia
0 999 4th Era
The First Millennia consisted of the initial colonization and creation of the Ciphrus First Colony, which continued to prosper up until the 6th Millennia.
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150 1st
Utilization of Termoyl
Discovery, Scientific
Colonization
... 6300 4th Era
The era of Colonization is one shrouded in mystery. No one knows who the first colonists were, where they are now, nor do any ruins or artifacts exist from their time.
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150 4th Era
Utilization of Termoyl
Discovery, ScientificThe utilization of and industrialization of Termoyl, combined with the coordinated effort and technological prowess of the First Colony led to one of the deepest rooted cultural phenomenons to ever touch Ciphruskind.
Tagonic Cascade
6400 4th Era 9700 4th Era
The Tagonic Cascade was a series of events which fundamentally altered the geography of Ciphrus forever, changing the chemistry of the biosphere and enacting widespread destruction across the planet. The result was ecological collapse, sociopolitical strife, and a subsequent reconstruction period.
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6400 4th Era
6999 4th Era
Reconstruction
Construction beginning/endAfter the Tagonic Cascade, an era of reconstruction succeeded in which tribes and city states were reformed in the ashes of the previous world. The results of the Tagonic Cascade were widespread technological primitivism, both involuntary and endorsed in ideology. Eventually, new nations formed.
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7100 4th Era
Foundation of the Xiqen Empire
FoundingThe Foundation of the Xiqen Empire, ruled by the Xiqen Dynasty initially, was a major turning point in the history of Ciphrus following the Tagonic Cascade. For the first time since before the Cascade, Ciphrus saw a large superpower begin to dominate and encompass nearly the entire globe, wreaking cultural and political change for centuries to come.
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7200 4th Era
9900 4th Era
Domination of the Xiqen Empire
Political eventThe global domination of the Xiqen Empire was unlike anything seen before. For the first time in recorded Ciphrus history, a single political entity controlled a vast majority of the planet, spanning from Tornia to the jungles of Vai. Their dominion was far and wide, and had deep impacts in the cultural significance of these regions.
Old World Era
9900 4th Era 12556 4th Era
After becoming a bloated and wide-ruling empire, the Xiqen Dynasty eventually collapsed, forming several city-states and widespread disorder as different powers attempted to fill the vacuum that succeeded a dying empire.
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9900 OWE
Collapse of the Xiqen Empire
Disaster / DestructionA bloated empire, the Xiqen Dynasty eventually succumbed to its sphere of influence, and imploded, causing widespread destruction and sociopolitical strife.
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10000 OWE
Foundation of the Tornun Republic
FoundingThe founding of the Tornun Republic, a democratic republic based on principles of personal liberty and free capitalist exchange, quickly formed after its predecessor, the Xiqen Empire. This new flag, based on the promise of personal enterprise and free liberty, quickly gained traction in Tornia after seceding from the strife of the Vai continent
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11000 OWE
Advent of Racial Identity
Life, IdentityRhetoric based around different theories as to why the Xiqen Empire failed, combined with continuous propaganda by different powers over the years enabled a large cultural shift centered around the identity of the self, and their origin. Soon, ideologies surrounding the idolization of one's own birthplace and family accord were enforced as a means of organizing oneself from foreign entities, and racial tension was both introduced and enacted as law under some nations, including Tornun.
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12000 OWE
12200 OWE
Industrial Revolution
RevolutionA series of advancements in Tagon and in classical machinery enabled a global rise in technological revelry, as countries began to embrace a more industrious side of their economy, eventually building large factories, Tagonic assembly lines, and other forms of technology designed to increase efficiency in production.
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12200 OWE
12556 OWE
Domination of the Tornun Republic
Political eventMuch like its predecessor, the Tornun Republic eventually spread amongst the land to build global influence and dominate as a widespread superpower. Combined with perhaps the most destructive militaristic power in Ciphrus history, as well as hidden political influence over its allies and rivals, the Tornun Republic managed to dominate and exploit the vast majority of the planet, with rhetoric of free enterprise within its own citizenship.
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12556 OWE
Zero Day
CelestialAfter witnessing a wide, celestial spectacle in the sky, the entire planet of Ciphrus succumbed to a deadly disease as a result, leading to the subsequent collapse of most civilizations on the planet, including the Tornun Empire. This pandemic event is known as Zero Day.
New World Era
12556 4th Era and beyond
After the collapse of a great many nations, as well as over 60% of the world population falling ill and succumbing to a newfound disease, the world was forced into an era of reconstruction once again.
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12556 NWE
Zero Day
CelestialAfter witnessing a wide, celestial spectacle in the sky, the entire planet of Ciphrus succumbed to a deadly disease as a result, leading to the subsequent collapse of most civilizations on the planet, including the Tornun Empire. This pandemic event is known as Zero Day.
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12557 NWE
Post-Event Tornia