Before the Fall

INTERSTELLAR REPUBLIC ON TIROL;

B.C.E 500,000s c.1238 A.L. c.PC 0
First year of Protoculture Calendar.
Tirolian civilization develops first fold-capable ship.

B.C.E c.PC 2400s - 2600s
Tirolians' first space colonization begins.

B.C.E c.1252 A.L.
Karbarrans first contacted.

B.C.E c.1255 A.L.
Ci'Va colonized, mainly by Tirolians of Rilacian origin.

B.C.E c.0 I.C. c.1261 A.L.
Tirol unites into the Tirolian Republic. Modern Tiresia founded on Tirol near the site of the old city.

B.C.E. c.1262 A.L.
Comprehensive Karbarran-Tirolian trade pact signed.

B.C.E. c.1280-1285 A.L.
V'loxian War. Karbarra severs ties with Tirol, and gives preferred trading status to Ci'Vonia.

B.C.E. c.1293 A.L.
Zor Derelda, a young Tiresian project scientist assigned to a deep-space survey team, discovered the planet Optera and its unique lifeforms and derives Protoculture from it. The discovery of protoculture, as a power source and as a catalyst for cloning, produced nothing less than a revolution in Tirolian technology, and soon, a revolution in the political sphere as well. The loss of Sekitan now proved advantageous to the Tirolians, as the replenishment of the protoculture matrix required large amounts of heavy water to be extracted from Tirol's (and its colonies') oceans - a technology Tirol had to revive and master after they lost the Karbarran ore.


ROBOTECH EMPIRE;

B.C.E. c.1293-1296 A.L. c.PC 2500s - 2600s
Cloning technologies accelerate at a great pace, thanks to discoveries associated with Protoculture.

B.C.E. c.1295 A.L.
Zentraedi are created; The mass production of giant biological weapons for proxy warfare, "Zentraedi," has begun. The "Zentraedi" contribute greatly to the expansion of the Robotech Master's sphere of influence.

B.C.E. c.1294 A.L. c.PC 2700s
Fold drives perfected. Robotech Master's second space colonization begins (by super-light-velocity spaceships using fold navigation).

B.C.E. c.139212 I.C. c.1296 A.L. c.PC 2800s
Unification of Stellar Republic by the Robotech Masters. The Robotech Elders overthrow the Tirolian Republic and install the Triumvirate system of Government.

B.C.E. c.152000-154100 I.C.
Karbarra invaded and conquered by the Zentraedi.

B.C.E. c.161000 I.C.
Zentraedi ordered to defoliate Optera.

The Robotech Empire starts to expand its influence over the Tirolian colonies and other worlds, an Imperial renaissance begins.

B.C.E. c.202000 I.C.
Elders and their Masters retire to their motherships and live in their new triumvirate clone-society, abandoning Tirol's surface.

The Invid begin a fold-guerrilla campaign of terror against the Masters' outermost worlds.

B.C.E. c.224000-239000 I.C. c.PC 2860
Within the excessively overexpanding Stellar Republic, internal rifts begin forming. The internal rifts eventually develop into large-scale conflicts that split the Stellar Republic into two.

Zor retires briefly to Ci'Va to continue his researches and collaborate with Ci'Vonian colleagues. While there, he pseudonymously pens a series of political and philosophical tracts favoring federalist republicanism over the current Imperium. Zor is recalled by the Elders and is severely reprimanded, but his writings strike a chord in the Ci'Vonian people and in the old patrician families on Tirol and elsewhere. Ci'Vonian nationalism blossoms.


CI'VONIAN WAR "Disciples of Zor";

B.C.E. c.250700-251900 I.C.
The Ci'Vonian crisis begins.

The Robotech Masters demand Ci'Va surrender its sovereignty to the Robotech Empire. Ci'Va balks, and a major fleet of Zentraedi warships is sent as a threat. The Zentraedi become contaminated by and enamored with Ci'Vonian culture, and eventually refuse to carry out their orders. When word arrives that an example is to be made of Ci'Va, a third of the planet's population is hurriedly evacuated by their new Zentraedi allies, just as the Grand Fleet arrives to destroy the planet. In all, 500 million Ci'Vonians and 1.7 billion rebel Zentraedi escape into the vastness of space.

B.C.E. c.281412 I.C. c.PC 2865
The Ci'Vonians, their many Tirolian aristocratic sympathizers and rogue Zentraedi armies, known collectively to the Elders and the Masters as "Zor's Disciples", declare war on the Robotech Empire.

The Masters dramatically increase the numbers of loyal Zentraedi and Develop a powerful biological weapons based on the Zentraedi, "Evil Series," begins. [Note: "Evil" pronounced as "Eh-vil."] Evil is the abbreviation of the Protoculture term for "advanced (Zentraedi) all-enivron biological weapon" to counter the threat.

Trial production takes place on a scientifically advanced planet (the first planet of the star system later known as Varauta), but because of unresolvable problems with the weapons' power exceeding the fighting capability requirements, trial production is halted.

PC 2868
On the [aforementioned] scientifically advanced planet, the existence of a sub-universe is confirmed. According to survey results, this sub-universe is abound with super high levels of extra-dimensional energy, and this energy is discovered to have the potential for application.

The trial production of super dimension energy gates which can supply energy from the sub-universe is begun, and genetically engineered biological super dimension organs are developed. These biological super dimension organs are extremely compact, and they are expected to supply enormous amounts of energy.
Because of power problems, the trial production begins implementing the technology from the terminated "Evil Series." No problems are uncovered in simulations.
The internal conflicts within the Stellar Republic revives the development of the "Evil Series."

B.C.E. c.301000-450000 I.C. c.PC 2870 - 2900s
Caught between the Ci'Vonian War on one front, and the attrition against outlying territories by the Invid, the Robotech Empire begins to show signs of collapse.

A Tirolian/hayonite survey ship stops temporarily on "Earth." By genetically reconstructing the native life, it plots the emergence of a sub-Protoculture adapted to the planetary environment, "Humankind," to prepare for future colonization. During its return to its home planet, the survey ship is destroyed by military ships opposed to the Stellar Republic. Records of Earth and Humankind are eventually lost.

B.C.E. c.PC 2871
On the [aforementioned] scientifically advanced planet, trial production of the "Evil Series" has begun.

Seven Evil Series weapons of seven types including a highly mobile, humanoid "Sivil" for search-and-destroy functions and a super-scale, high-powered "Glavil" for fleet warfare are completed.

The Evil Series tests are begun, but at the same time biological super dimension organs overload and extra-dimensional energy is released. The Evil Series' bodies are occupied by the spiritual energy life form from the sub-universe and thus creating, from the massive fighting capability of the Evil Series and the enormous potential of the spiritial energy, beings with extraordinary fighting ability and a coveting for life energy, "Spiritia." They covet Spiritia in order to continue existing as extra-dimensional beings in this universe. They begin invading the surrounding planets and systems using spaceships and weapons of people from the scientifically advanced planet that they brainwashed. (They later become known as the Supervision Army).

Three months later, the internal conflicts of the Robotech Master's Empire are halted as efforts are devoted against the extradimensional energy beings occupying the Evil Series, dubbed "Protodeviln." However, over 30% of the Robotech Empire and several hundred systems are under Protodeviln control and the Spiritia-deprived people number several hundred billion.

The Zentraedi faction fight but, due to the prime directive "Do not interfere with Protoculture," are unable to fight effectively against the brainwashed Protoculture people under the control of the Protodeviln.

B.C.E. c.PC 2872
Nine months after the emergence of Protodeviln, over 85% of life in the Protoculture is lost. Direct combat between the Protodeviln with their [army of] manipulated Protoculture people (Supervision Army) and the Zentraedi.

Approximately one year after the emergence of Protodeviln, their power begins to rapidly decline.
"Protodeviln sealing operation."

People (known as Anima Spiritia) who are significant in the war against the Protodeviln are determined to have influential powers over the Protodeviln. Protodeviln faction are completely sealed in special chambers through the efforts of Anima Spiritia.