The Geban Chronicle

Key Dates

• ~1,998 BMGEmperor Varethis'Auren Kel'varesh is assassinated by betrayal from within the structure he ruled. The Reform is what they killed him for. He is the last emperor.
• ~1,998 BMGThe same year. Daer feels it through the Velcrith resonance before the reports arrive, hands the Engineered every name in the conspiracy, and the purge takes moments. Entire bloodlines are erased. He sends Auren's wives and children to Kela, tells no one he is leaving, and vanishes without claiming the throne.
• ~1,996 BMGVarethis'Kaelera Gevurah, youngest sibling of Auren and Daer, refuses to flee and becomes Empress, attempting to hold the line in public while the capital is already splintering. She is killed in a factional scrimmage at her first public appearance and is the last person to hold the title.
• ~1,994 BMGCivil wars spread planet-wide. The Emperor's Shadow dissolves into the Underworld, guarded by the descendants of the Shield of Geba, and becomes the foundation of the Shadow Rule.
• ~1,987 BMGTxisa Haavu-Solarn founds Haavu Project Permeance and carries the work forward alone. The Restorers are planned and then left on paper.
• ~1,979 BMGVeykar Propulsion is founded by Heredrin Solarn-Veykar.
• ~1,902 BMGRelays at modern scale are conceived and built, the work of an era that could still afford it.
• ~1,503 BMGThe civil wars burn out. The Bare Hand dissolves and its survivors carry the method forward.

Defining Traits

• The Engineered, originally created by Prince Daer Venar, begin forming relationships and families beyond their role as tools of expansion, reproducing with natural-borns and introducing the first hybrids on Geba, showing that the distinction was Engineered and natural-born, rather than human and nonhuman, causing outrage among puritan factions within the Imperial capital.
• Prince Daer increases the likelihood of natural multiple gestation, drastically contributing to the restoration of population balance following millennia of male attrition. The methods behind this discovery remain undisclosed.
• Prince Daer Venar and Txisa Haavu-Solarn complete the first Recursion Bomb prototypes in western Ngorrhal.
• The Veykar-Solarn Joint Initiative pioneer cutting-edge propulsion and rocket technologies, yet their efforts to escape Geba's gravity ended in failure.
• Prince Daer, in collaboration with Jeyrhan Bio-Engineering Consortium and the Kela Maritime Guild, conducts experiments using the Neron of Kela, resulting in reliable limb regeneration and accelerated recovery from wounds once considered fatal.
• Auren recognizes The Engineered as people, not just tools for expansion, and enacts the Reform:
  • The Engineered are granted citizenship.
  • They are allowed to own land, form families, and pursue education.
  • They are no longer forced into battle, though many still choose to serve.
  • The 8-Year Rule: Engineered raised by the empire must serve 8 years in the military after training. After this, they may choose to continue serving or integrate into society.
  • The Tactician-Class is formalized within the Assault-Class, selecting those who fail to match the sheer physical dominance of their peers but excel in tactical analysis, adaptability, and battlefield intuition. They undergo specialized training to refine their strategic abilities.
  • This rule does not apply to natural-born Engineered or hybrids, who are free from birth.
• Emperor Varethis'Auren Kel'varesh is assassinated, triggering civil wars planet-wide.
• The Emperor's Shadow dissolves into the Underworld, forming the foundation of the Shadow Rulers.
• The Shield of Geba's descendants serve as guards of the Shadow Rulers, being the only ones who ever see their faces.
• Prince Daer, heartbroken, disappears after finding and erasing those responsible for his brother's assassination, along with their entire lineages.
• Txisa Haavu-Solarn founds Haavu Project Permeance in the wake of Daer's disappearance, carrying their joint work forward in the field.
• Auren's surviving wives and children safely escape to the northern territories of Kela, escorted and guarded by a group of Engineered.
• Youngest sibling of Auren and Daer, Varethis'Kaelera Gevurah, refuses to flee and briefly becomes Empress, but is later killed in sudden factional scrimmage during her first public political appearance in the Imperial capital.