Xzuricite is discovered by Horatius Xzurr in a location that would later become Riza. The material doesn't seem particularly special at the time, and is mostly used as scrap metal.
Rizan History
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2439 CE
Discovery of Xzuricite
Discovery, Scientific -
2491 CE
Xzuricite Magical Properties Are Discovered
Discovery, ScientificXzuricite is newly discovered to have magical properties and has a lot of unique uses. It becomes extremely valuable and sought after.
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2492 CE
19 /3
Founding of Eternity
FoundingEternity precedes Riza after being built around a vein of xzuricite ore in the Brightland Rise.
Location
Brightland Rise -
2497 CE
20 /10
Foundation of Riza
FoundingRiza starts small and is built around the known veins of xzuricite. As more veins get discovered Riza expands to include those veins in its land. The capital of Riza, Eternity, is built around the first vein of xzuricite.
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2514 CE
DuFaunt Family Founded
FoundingThe DuFaunt family is established as an organized crime family by Lucius DuFaunt, Quines great great great grandfather.
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2542 CE
13 /6
Oriane Garza Born
Life, Birth -
2549 CE
ARK is founded
FoundingThe president decides to create an elite branch of the military that will only accept the strongest soldiers.
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2594 CE
1 /1
Oriane Garza Elected President
Political event -
2602 CE
9 /3
Car Chip Act Passed
Political eventThe Car Chip Act is passed requiring all vehicals to be fitted with an ID chip to be considered street-legal, proposed by Oriane Garza.
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2698 CE
9 /5
Halvar Koit Born
Life, Birth -
2731 CE
1 /1
Halvar Koit Elected President
Political event -
2733 CE
14 /22745 CE
18 /4
Rizan-Nanfeng War
Military action -
2743 CE
13 /4
Council Proposed
Political eventHalvar Koit proposes a new system of government in Riza, a council of seven seats to replace the presidency.
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2743 CE
12 /7
Council Is Established
Political eventThe council proposal is passed, and Halvar Koit takes the first seat as the officer of war. The other seats are occupied by Zuzana Nováková, Ewen Grahan, Immanuel Drake, Florian Gorog, Vanessa Vanhanen, and Domitille Aquino.
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2744 CE
7 /2
Wartime Surveilance Proposal Fails
Political eventHalvar Koit proposes a security law to the council which extends the councils ability to surveil Rizan citizens during wartime in order to catch potential threats before they can strike. The proposal is rejected with 3 yay and 4 nay.
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2744 CE
2 /3
"Nanfeng" Attacks Council Building
Military actionFollowing the failure of his proposal, Halvar Koit assigns a covert mission to a band of ARK Prisoner Units to attack the Council building and make it appear to have been an attack by Nanfeng. Zuzana Nováková dies in the attack. The convict units posing as Nanfeng loyalists participating in the mission are apprehended and executed by the military.
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2744 CE
15 /3
First Council Amendment Passed
Political eventFollowing the attack on the council building, Halvar Koit uses the outrage to insist that the tragedy wouldn't have happened had his initial surveilance proposal been passed. Koit proposes an amendment to the council law, stating that during wartime council decisions can be overturned by the first seat, the officer of war. The amendment is passed.
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2745 CE
18
Rizan-Nanfeng War Ends
Military action -
2777 CE
19 /3
Desensitization Training Implemented
Military actionHalvar Koit implements desensitization training for ARK soldiers after a council vote. 4 yay, 3 nay.
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2778 CE
16 /1
Halvar Koit leaves the Council
Political eventHalvar Koit leaves the Council after serving for 35 years.
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2782 CE
28 /1
Halvar Koit Dies
Life, Death -
2798 CE
12 /4
Polaris Calyza Joins ARK
Life, Career -
2800 CE
24 /12
Aurielle Svetlyy Born
Life, Birth -
2814 CE
1 /1
Haze Born
Life, Birth -
2815 CE
1 /12841 CE
1 /11
Jatau Ahmad Joins Council
Political event -
2816 CE
30 /5
Deuxe DuFaunt Birth
Life, Birth -
2817 CE
2 /6
Daniel Richardson Born
Life, Birth -
2819 CE
18 /4
Malek Born
Life, Birth -
2819 CE
26 /62826 CE
26 /3
Aurielle Svetlyy Joins ARK
Life, Career -
2821 CE
3 /4
Polaris Calyza Promoted to Commander
Life, Career -
2821 CE
2 /7 16:00
Sibyl P. Wright Born
Life, Birth -
2826 CE
26 /32830 CE
7 /5
Aurielle Svetlyy Leaves ARK and Vanishes
Miscellaneous -
2828 CE
29 /1
Council Meeting With Zin Balmiri Ji
Diplomatic actionThe members of the Rizan Council meet with Zin Balmiri Ji in hopes of coming to an arrangement in which Riza will gain control of the xzuricite vein in Jenarus. Balmiri refuses and the Council refuses to give up. They reach a stalemate.
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2828 CE
12 /5
Riza Declares War On Jenarus
Military actionThe council votes unanimously to declare war on Jenarus. The council publicly claims that the reason for the war is that during their meeting with Zin Balmiri Ji, ARK agents discovered documents and plans in the palace describing plans to attack Riza. These documents do not exist, Riza just didn't want the public knowing they're declaring war over a single vein of xzuricite.
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2830 CE
13 /52831 CE
13 /4
Aurielle Svetlyy Campaigns to Join Council
Life, CareerAfter returning to Riza, Aurielle immediately begins to campaign to join the Council.
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2831 CE
13 /4
Aurielle Svetlyy Joins Council
Political eventAurielle joins the council at age 31 as the Officer of Housing and Urban Development.
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2835 CE
23 /7
Viktor Nygaard Joins Council
Political eventViktor Nygaard joins the council as the Officer of International Affairs, with a unanimously favorable vote.
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2836 CE
12 /1
Haze Castillon Joins Council
Political eventHaze Castillon joins the council at age 23, replacing the previous council member who died.
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2837 CE
17 /4
Xavier Joins Ark
Life, Career -
2838 CE
14 /3
Daniel Richardson Joins Council
Political eventDaniel joins the council at age 21 after the retirement of a former council member. 6 yay, 1 nay.
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2838 CE
24 /7
84059-K177 Appears
Criminal ActivityThe first instance of 84059-K177 is discovered online. It's taken down, but within an hour it reappears at a new domain.
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2839 CE
12 /2
Promised Militia is Founded
FoundingLeo Issac emigrates to Riza from Jenarus and forms the Promised Militia, an anti-Rizan rebellion that opposes the war.
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2839 CE
26 /42840 CE
9 /8
Caelums Black Market
Criminal ActivityCaelum steals various weapons and supplies from ARK to sell illegally on the black market. After being caught he is arrested and coerced into working in the prisoner unit.
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2839 CE
4 /6
Rush Mining Co. Accident
Disaster / DestructionAt age 11 the drill Nemite Rush created for his fathers company malfunctions on its first use out of testing, causing the mineshaft to collapse and killing 7 miners.
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2839 CE
1 /8
Sibyl Joins Military
Life, Milestone -
2839 CE
23 /8
Nemite Joins PU
Life, Career -
2839 CE
8 /9
Campaign to End Desense Begins
Civil actionDr. Nikolas Beaumont, ARK psychologist, completes his research into the long term damage done by desensitization training on agents. He discovers that following desense training agents become more aggressive and more likely to harm civilians.
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2839 CE
4 /11
Sibyl Joins ARK
Life, Achievement/ WinSibyl's skill during his military service was so significant that the Council extended an invitation for him to join ARK before it was over, leading to Sibyl joining ARK at 18.
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2839 CE
16 /122839 CE
21 /12
Eternity Shutdown (ARK Dossier)
Criminal ActivityXavier steals an ARK dossier, containing information on all active agents, missions, weapons, and insider information into enemies. He brings it to the DuFaunt family in a last ditch effort to get them to trust him. ARK completely shuts down the city for five days while it's searched for. It is never located, and Xavier is never caught as the culprit.
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2840 CE
27 /52840 CE
29 /5
Sibyl's 48-hour Desense
Life, Trauma/ LossSibyl performs a 48-hour long desensitization training session on himself with no supervision. He already finished his mandatory desense several months prior, he chose to do this because he didn't want to lose his edge. He was 18.
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2840 CE
17 /7
Sibyl Becomes Captain of Unit 001
Life, CareerSibyl becomes the captain for Unit 001 shortly after turning 19.
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2841 CE
29 /10
The Jerma Incident / Pallav Breckinridge Dies
Life, DeathThe Jerma Incident, in which the popular streamer Jeremy Elbertson the 69th revealed his unique aspect known as "the horror" which killed one person who looked at it at random. The victim was Pallav Breckinridge, the former Officer of Justice.
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2841 CE
1 /11
Jatau Ahmad Dies
Life, Death -
2841 CE
24 /11
Sibyl P. Wright Joins Council
Political eventSibyl P. Wright is nominated by Polaris Calyza to be on the Council following the death of the former Officer of War, Jatau Ahmad. The vote is split down the middle, with a tiebreaker that appoints him to the council at age 20, making him the youngest council member ever. Sibyl becomes the fifth Officer of War.
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2841 CE
31 /12
Malek Astriedes Joins Council
Political eventMalek Astriedes joins the council as the Officer of Justice at age 22.
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2842 CE
17 /9
Elowyn Maquarie Joins Council
Elowyn joins the Council at age 23 as the High Officer of Education.
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2843 CE
16 /52843 CE
12 /11
Malek Astriedes Leave
Political eventMalek Astriedes takes leave from his Council duties, during this period the Council did not have a temporary replacement, and instead functioned with only six members.
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2843 CE
28 /6
Assassination of Taj Inhaka Jul
Military actionDuring a political party Zin Rani Ji organizes with other world leaders in hopes of gaining allies, a Rizan bullet shoots in through a window hitting Taj Inhaka Jul in the head and killing him instantly. The assassin was Xavier, on a solo mission given to him alone from the council directly.
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2843 CE
12 /11
Viktor Announces Retirement
Political eventViktor Nygaard announces his retirement from the council, but will continue to serve until they find a replacement.
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2844 CE
12 /2
ARK Infiltrates Balamelle
Military actionAfter discovering an unusual amount of power being diverted to Balamelle from E.S.o.R.M., ARK is sent to investigate the cause of the power surge. The agents infiltrate the military base and discover a huge combat robotic being built. The agents destroy the robotic and kill many soldiers. They escape without being discovered.
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2844 CE
13 /2
Council Gets Hacked
Criminal ActivityRiko attempts to hack Tex Simmons in order to get access to the government chat, but fails to disable the security measures in place, leading to the hack being announced in the government comms.
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2844 CE
15 /2
Daniel Allies With Rebels
Criminal ActivityAfter the council chat was hacked, Riko anonymously approaches Daniel to try to get him to work with the rebellion against the council, leveraging Daniels hatred for Sibyl as reason to do so. Daniel agrees, and becomes a secret ally of the rebels.
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2844 CE
5 /6
Nyx Sapphire Arrested
Life, Failure / MishapNyx is arrested after evidence uncovers that he was responsible for the theft of the ARK dossier in 2839. The evidence was forged by Sibyl and Malek.
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2844 CE
17 /7
Vigo Joins Council
Political eventFollowing Viktors retirement, Vigo replaces him as the Officer of Foreign Affairs
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2844 CE
22 /8 20:00
2844 Espee-ionage Breaks Out Nyx
Criminal ActivityEvent Espee-ionage enters the first vault using the extracted chip from Nemite's ID band. After entering they quickly find Nyx, because he's just been given free range of the vault. He comes out to meet them and adamantly refuses to leave, saying that he didn't want to spend the rest of his life hiding away from the government or starting a new life in a different country - even after the party explains that he'll be executed he wants to stay. Roxy leverages that if he stays the next time Daniel will see him will be at his execution, and Nyx begrudgingly agrees to go with them.
Location
ARK Weapons Vaults -
2844 CE
23 /8 11:00
Nyx's Escape Investigation Starts
MiscellaneousPolaris alerts Sibyl to the escape of Nyx. Sibyl immediately accuses Daniel of being involved. Tensions rise, and the other council members block them both from being involved in the investigation. Polaris is brought into the government chat to explain the situation.
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2849 CE
2 /22850 CE
19 /6
The Eternity Hearings
Civil actionThe Eternity Hearings are the series of trials for former ARK agents and council members following the dissolution of ARK and the Council.
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2849 CE
14 /12
"An Analysis on the Long Term Effects of Desensitization Training Among ARK Agents" Published
Artistic creationNikolas Beaumont's memoire, An Analysis on the Long Term Effects of Desensitization Training Among ARK Agents is published during the The Eternity Hearings, being the first insight the public gets into the operations of ARK.
