The typed version of the “History” served as the template for my website “History of the RimWorlds” when I began developing the website Traveller pages in 2008 – 2009. While writing the ‘Accidents in Astrogation’ articles for my blog in 2010, I further expanded and updated this “History” as I developed a few new ideas and personalities.
So, this is where the story of the RimWorlds begins, in the basic organisation of its history as a series of 'chapter headings'.
Imperial expansion into the Rimworlds has been, from the very first, sporadic and under resourced. Consequently, the Sector Dukes were forced to rely heavily upon their Subsector Dukes and the planetary and subsector navies at their command.
Such Imperial Naval units as were assigned to the Rimworlds Sector from time to time were very much used as a mobile reserve to shore up the various fortress worlds that were used to dominate volumes of space.
Berimar’s Sceptre, Gazolan and Thurgandarn were the most stable of the Rimworlds subsectors and, apart from the confusion of the Seventh Century Civil War and the Sarkul Wars of the Ninth Century, enjoyed an extended period of peace. Kaorin Subsector, after the loss of Riinu Subsector to the Klarthur Confederacy in the late Seventh Century, has also developed a thriving economic and industrial base.
Daltharmai, Gamelea, Nolgor, Miazan and Gazul Subsectors have always been under resourced and have faced increasingly well-organised and technologically adept alliances of non-Imperial states.
-3410 | Maasubi Religion founded by the Prophert Ragarn | |
-609 | Droyne colony ship reaches Yuar/Cabria. | |
-143 | Aslan colonise Yuwe/Lymethius. | |
103 | Thongaloros Empire falls to the Outrim Barbarians. | |
323 | Ftaioiaftew/Gazul settled by Aslan of Huiha Weakhayuwikhye. | |
497 | First Imperial presence in the Rimworlds in Kaorin and Berimar’s Sceptre subsectors. | |
540 | Sector Duchy of the Rimworlds established with its capital on Raelmar/Thurgandarn. Kolin I Venuraeki is first Sector Duke. | |
552 - 557 | 1st Rimward War. Sector Duke Kolin II extends Imperial Rule into the Gazul Subsector against the opposition of the Rimward Coalition. | |
557 | Admiral Alleen hault-Hikisaku appointed Governor of the Trans-Nolgor Territories by Sector Duke Dentian I. | |
572 | Ftaioiaftew/Gazul joins the Rimward Coalition. | |
573 | Korbal/Gazul is settled by Aslan ihatei from Huiha Weakhayuwikhye of Ftaioiaftew/Gazul. Korbal is renamed Ikhyowou as the ihatei consolidate their hold on the planet. | |
593 | Act of Recognition passed by Sector Duke Dentian I reorganising the Trans-Nolgor Territories as Gazul Subsector, and confirming Governor hault-Hikisaku as Subsector Duke Alleen I of Gazul. | |
594 | Sector Duke Dentian I is forced to abdicate. The Sector Duchy passes, by Imperial Writ, to House Zenartoria of Heriem/Thurgandarn. | |
602 - 610 | Civil War. Death of Sector Duke Dentian II in 610 and fall of House Zenartoria. House Maranth of Daltharmai/Daltharmai becomes Ducal House and brings stability to the Rimworlds. | |
652 | Colonisation of Kasmir/Gazul. | |
690 - 699 | Reign of Sector Duke Morthar II the Weak. Imperial control of the Sector, disrupted during the Civil War of 602 – 610, continues to weaken. Morthar is assassinated by his cousin, Deserai, who succeeds him as Neal Zuro II. During Morthar’s reign, Riinu Subsector is mostly lost to the Klarthur Confederacy. | |
768 | House Hikisaku of Gazul/Gazul succeeds House Maranth as the Sector Ducal House. | |
793 - 794 | 2nd Rimward War in Gazul Subsector. A cease-fire establishes a Demilitarised Zone through Ftaioiaftew/Gazul, Gorth/Gazul and Dathyna/Gazul. | |
794 | Battle of Dathyna. Final battle of the 2nd Rimward War. Sector Duke Karthundal Hiksaku is killed when his flagship is lost with all hands. | |
800 | Arkuru Sethlemarl, Fleet Admiral of Miazan Subsector, is made Governor of Celephais/Miazan. | |
810 | Sector Duke Liarb II Crensea is killed in fresh fighting in the Lymethius Subsector against the rising Outrim Alliance. | |
841 | The Sector fleet revolts against the policies of Sector Duke Neal-Zuro III. | |
842 | Death of Sector Duke Neal-Zuro III and the outbreak of the Sarkul Wars. | |
842 - 906 | Sarkul Wars | |
844 | Colonisation of Tulvan/Gamelea. | |
845 | Battle of Sleipner. Sector Duke Admiral Konyor Tiable is killed. Grand Admiral Stalmar Carlslein reigns as sole Duke until 847. | |
847 - 850 | The Dual Sector Duchy. With the proclamation of Admiral Kranan hault-Lerneister as Sector Duke by his fleet, the Sector is split between hault-Lerneister and Stalmar Carlslein. By 849 each has successfully put down all rivals within his Domain. | |
851 | The Pilgrims, a religious sect, purchase and settle Omega Vasalai IX/Miazan. Sector Duke Admiral Kranan hault-Lerneister, the last of the Sector Admirals, dies on Rorena. | |
852 | Emanon/Gazul settled by colonists from the Dathynan Concordance capital Dathyna/Gazul. | |
882 | 3rd Rimward War. The Rimward Coalition takes advantage of the Sarkul Wars to expand its borders. By treaty, the Demilitarised Zone now consists of Kralkor II/Gazul, Ikhyowou/Gazul, Arnak/Gazul and Emmanon/Gazul. Ftaioiaftew and Dathyna rejoin the Rimward Coalition. | |
884 | Governor Arkuru III Sethlemarl of Celephais takes the title of Viceroy. | |
885 | Odinite discovered on Tulvan/Gamelea. | |
906 | Leonid I ‘the Great’ Trumer of Ulvar/Kaorin receives Imperial support as Sector Duke of the Rimworlds. In a rapid campaign of bluff and intimidation, he pacifies and unites the Imperial portion of the Sector. Chi’leur Geyukthi, Leonid’s aide de camp, is made Duke of Miazan Subsector. Lanyard I Sethlemarl is confirmed as Viceroy of Celephais. | |
925 - 930 | 1st Outrim War. Nearo/Lymethius is devastated by nuclear and biological attack. | |
954 - 962 | 2nd Outrim War. | |
959 | Colonisation of Solaris/Nolgor. | |
975 | Colonisation of Feor/Gamelea. | |
999 | Alexuv III, the last Trumer Sector Duke, dies. House Geyukthi of Miazan/Miazan inherits the Sector Duchy. | |
1007 | Colonisation of Auru/Lymethius. | |
1022 | Klorin Asteroid War. Varch/Gamelea is conquered by Kalar-Wi/Gamelea. Viceroy Odulu Calon Sethlemarl-Geyukthi of Celephais/Miazan and Subsector Duke Petron III of Gamelea/Gamelea are killed in the fighting. | |
1025 - 1038 | 3rd Outrim War. Fall of House Geyukthi. | |
1025 | Subsector Duke Tolarman of Gamelea/Gamelea is killed in the opening weeks of the 3rd Outrim War. | |
1031 | Fleet Admiral Yuri Sethlemarl, Viceroy of Celephais/Miazan, is elected Sector Duke by the Fleet and charged with winning the 3rd Outrim War. | |
1031 - 1032 | Rivokul War on Kamperel/Miazan. The People's Justice Army overthrow House Rivokul, Siridar-Barons of Kamperel, exposing their corrupt practises. | |
1037 | Siege of Gamelea/Gamelea by Outrim forces during the 3rd Outrim War. | |
1039 | Colonisation of Breknor/Cabria by the Hunt of Rronurl, a Vargr band. | |
1041 | Death of Sector Duke Yuri Sethlemarl. | |
1042 - 1044 | Rimbaud War. | |
1044 | Duke Olgarthi Ulanor of Nolgor/Nolgor becomes Sector Duke of the Rimworlds following the abdication of Sector Duke Arkuru Sethlemarl (Viceroy Arkuru VI) of Celephais/Miazan. | |
1046 | Birth of Iroioah Foesplitter, Patriarch of E’kho Tlanoweas of Khekheawaoh/Cabria. | |
1051 | Ektran Rebellion. An uprising against Kamperelian businesses dominating the economy of Ektra/Miazan leads to Kamperelian military intervention and the annexation of the system. | |
1053 | Birth of George II Fairweather von Lukaskow of Kartivia/Gazul. | |
1054 | Birth of Ezra Weinbach. | |
1062 | Birth of Bulgor Ramon. | |
1072 | Anoth/Cabria colonised by the Hand of Ssra’ka Aissr, a Tsalur warrior clan. | |
1079 | Zhodani mercantile base established on Eurl/Cabria. | |
1080 - 1085 | 4th Outrim War. | |
1082 | Conquest of Florana/Miazan by Kamperel/Miazan. | |
1084 | Rebellion of Pheidos/Gazul. Subsector Duke Calib IV of Gazul/Gazul is assassinated during a state visit to Pheidos. | |
1085 | Battle of Anthorann/Gamelea. Grand Admiral Odg’tal Alveuk leads the Kalar-Wi Planetary Navy to a crushing victory over Outrim Alliance forces (4th Outrim War). The Black Comet Organisation (B.C.O.), a loose federation of pirates and revolutionaries, rises to power in the aftermath of the war. | |
1087 | Kerak/Gamelea is abandoned in the aftermath of the 4th Outrim War. | |
1089 | Hasku/Gazul is opened up for settlement. | |
1090 - 1095 | Zoni Wars. | |
1090 | Count Liarb X of Daxam/Gazul is killed in a Zoni attack on Kartivia/Gazul. Colonisation of Fiona/Lymethius. | |
1091 | Battle of Pheidos. Count Yohanus VII of Daxam/Gazul is killed in battle against the Zoni Raiders. Count Dana of Daxam/Gazul is killed during the 1st Siege of Lur/Nolgor. | |
1092 | Annexation of Thrisk/Nolgor by Lotarf/Nolgor. | |
1093 | Declaration of Independence by Naos VI/Nolgor. | |
1097 | Death of Sector Duke Edenar Ulanor and the end of House Ulanor of Nolgor. A Black Comet Organisation Starfleet defeats the 112th Imperial Task Force at the Battle of Waldak/Nolgor. Later this year, battles at Sleipnir/Nolgor and Jotham/Nolgor occur before the B.C.O. pirate fleet is finally defeated. | |
1098 | Death of Jarmata Zaparino, leader of the B.C.O., in a gunfight in Canblyne Startown, Canblyne/Gamelea. | |
1099 | Annexation of Gaidon/Cabria by Kalar-Wi/Gamelea. | |
1100 | Death of Jan Brenlsky, nominal head of the B.C.O., on Vanvlack VII/Gamelea. | |
1101 | Nuclear war forestalled on Feor/Gamelea by Imperial intervention. | |
1103 - 1105 | Kalar-Wi War. Following the defeat of the Kalar-Wi, the systems of Varch/Gamelea, Anthorann/Gamelea and Rimbaud/Gamelea are reclaimed by Imperial authorities. Warlord Vran’kal Youka of Kalar-Wi flees into the Outrim and Kalar-Wi is forced to accept an Imperial garrison. | |
1105 | Death of Duke Adryos Urzov IV of Gamelea/Gamelea. | |
1106 | Occupation of the Kalar-Wi colony world of Kidan/Lymethius by the Huiha Esoyatre. | |
1107 | Death of Sector Duke Mekal Hendrian and the accession of his brother as Akansair II. | |
1109 | Major war breaks out on Welthor/Lymethius. Subsector Duke Mah’radys IV of Miazan is deposed and executed by a military junta. Civil war breaks out on Miazan/Miazan. The Imperial garrison on Kalar-Wi/Gamelea is withdrawn and Warlord Vran’kal Youka returns to power. |