Around 2224, a group of explorers and hardy colonists made landfall on the planet that would become known as Tersten as an independent, non-government venture that produced the settlement of Moore, named after the expedition leader Samuel Moore. The planet was termed 'Moore's World' by the settlers, a term is infrequently still in use by various people in rural Moore.
Republic of Tersten
The complete history of the Tersten people.
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2224
Arrival of the Moore Expedition on Tersten
Expedition -
2233
2235
The Independence Riots
Civil actionWe shall not allow our voices to go unheard. If the Republic will not hear our words, then they shall see our actions.
Growing inequality in the Republic combined with unpopular foreign policy led to widespread rioting across the Cluster. While peaceful protest was allowed to take place, it seemed the Republic were not prepared to listen to any demands, which led to violent protests. Keen to suppress the movement, the Republic occupied the planet Tersten and established the Pinascimate Penal Authority.Additional timelines
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2235
Pinascimate Colonised
Founding"This world, Pinascimate, is the future of rehabilitation. No longer do we have to concern ourselves with the punishment and reeducation of prisoners, for it can be handled by the prisoners, and for the prisoners. They will be their own problem and solution."
By 2235, many prisons across interplanetary space were facing overcrowding, and rather than face the potential bill of constructing more prisons, the First Lordanian Republic established the Pinascimate Penal Authority on Tersten. -
2253
Abolishment of the Penal System on Pinascimate
Political eventWe owe our Lordanian brethren for the birth of our people. But this was not a choice, this was forced upon us all. The people of Pinascimate have paid their dues, and earned the rights to their freedom.
As the Lordanian Economy began to collapse in the 2250s, more and more prisoners earned their freedom, or escaped into the uncharted regions of the planet. A prominent convict-politician, Jonathan Tersten, leads intense negotiations with the Lordanian Government that culminates in the abolishment of the penal system on the planet.Location
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2254
19 /9
Death of Jonathan, Birth of Tersten
Life, DeathOur planet has lost it's leader, but gained it's first citizen. In his passing, we find our destiny amongst the stars. We, the people, hereby declare the name of Pinascimate be returned to the dark history of our past. We look to the future as the people of Tersten.
A dispute between Pinascimate and Nevada threatened to boil into a military conflict, until Jonathan Tersten, at-the-time Governor of Pinascimate, stepped in to defuse the situation. Proving his commitment to peace, he travelled the 24600km distance between Pinascimate and Nevada. Following fifteen days of intense negotiation, the two regions had settled for peace. Returning home to the Pinascimate capital of Freetown, Tersten's aircraft suffered a serious malfunction and crashed in a barren region of the planet now near the city of White Ocean. Intent to continue the peace Tersten died to see, the region of Pinascimate voted to rename itself and the planet to 'Tersten'. Nevadan Governor Bill Williamson supported and fully recognised the renaming of the planet, finally putting an end to the stains of the planet's penal past.Location
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2263
16 /11
Founding of Tersten
FoundingNever again shall brother and sister be separated by an arbitrary line in the sand.
What should have been a tremendous occasion for the Tersten people, was in fact a show of power by the People's Republic of Lordania. The creation of the Tersten State only served to legitimise the People's Republic in the eyes of the populace, who had refused to abide by the Nevada/Tersten line.Location
Tersten