TIME LINE
The original settlers of Raylicon were moved in time as well as space; they came from around 900 AD in their own universe. The times given here refer to the time on Earth that corresponds to when they ended up, after their time shift.
Circa 4000 BC
Group of humans moved from Earth to Raylicon
Circa 3600 BC
Ruby Dynasty begins
Circa 3100 BC
Raylicans launch first interstellar flights;
rise of Ruby Empire
Circa 2900 BC
Ruby Empire declines
Circa 2800 BC
Last interstellar flights; Ruby Empire collapses
Circa AD 1300
Raylicans begin to regain lost knowledge
1843
Raylicans regain interstellar flight
1866
Rhon genetic project begins
1871
Aristos found Eubian Concord
(a.k.a. Trader Empire)
1881
Lahaylia Selei Skolia born
1904
Lahaylia Selei Skolia founds Skolian Imperialate
and becomes first modern Ruby Pharaoh
2005
Jarac born
2111
Lahaylia marries Jarac
2119
Dyhianna Selei Skolia born
2122
Earth achieves interstellar flight with
inversion drive
2132
Allied Worlds of Earth formed
2144
Roca Skolia born
2161
Bhaajan born and abandoned at
Cries orphanage
2164
Bhaajan runs away from orphanage and returns
to Undercity with Dig Kajada
2169
Kurj Skolia born
2176
Bhaaj tries to enlist in army, but is too young
(“Children of the Dust”)
2177
Bhaaj enlists in army; they send her to school
(“Children of the Dust”)
2178
Bhaaj ships out with army
2182
Bhaaj makes jump to officer ranks
2197
Bhaaj retires from army as a major and returns
to Undercity on Raylicon
2198
Bhaaj moves to Selei City on world Parthonia
and works as PI
2203
Roca marries Eldrinson Althor Valdoria (Skyfall)
2204
Eldrin Jarac Valdoria born (Skyfall)
Jarac Skolia, patriarch of the Ruby Dynasty, dies
(Skyfall)
Kurj Skolia becomes Imperator (Skyfall)
Lahaylia Selei Skolia dies, followed by the
ascension of Dyhianna Selei Skolia to the
Ruby Throne
2205
Bhaaj returns to Raylicon. Hired by Majdas to
find Prince Dayj (“The City of Cries”
and Undercity)
Bhaaj establishes the Dust Knights (Undercity)
2206
Althor Izam-Na Valdoria born
Bhaaj hired to solve killer Jagernaut case
(The Bronze Skies)
2207
Del-Kurj Valdoria and Chaniece Valdoria born
Major Bhaajan hired to solve the vanishing
nobles case (The Vanished Seas)
late 2207
Major Bhaajan hired to solve technocrat case
(The Jigsaw Assassin)
2208
Carnelian Rash threatens to wipe out Down
Deepers (The Down Deep)
2209
Havyrl (Vyrl) Torcellei Valdoria born
2210
Sauscony (Soz) Lahaylia Valdoria born
2219
Kelricson (Kelric) Garlin Valdoria born
2220–2222
Eldrin and Althor change warfare on planet
Lyshriol (“The Wages of Honor”)
2223
Vyrl and Lily elope and cause a political crisis
(“Stained Glass Heart”)
2227
Soz starts at Dieshan Military Academy (Schism)
2228
First war between Skolia and Traders
(The Final Key)
2237
Jaibriol II born
2240
Soz meets Jato Stormson (“Aurora in Four Voices”)
2241
Kelric marries Admiral Corey Majda
2243
Corey assassinated (“Light and Shadow”)
2258
Kelric crashes on Coba (The Last Hawk)
2255
Soz meets Hypron during New Day
rescue mission (“The Pyre of New Day”)
early 2259
Soz meets Jaibriol (Primary Inversion)
late 2259
Soz and Jaibriol go into exile (The Radiant Seas)
2260
Jaibriol III born, aka Jaibriol Qox Skolia
(The Radiant Seas)
2263
Rocalisa Qox Skolia born (The Radiant Seas)
Althor Izam-Na meets Coop (“Soul of Light”)
2268
Vitar Qox Skolia born (The Radiant Seas)
2273
del-Kelric Qox Skolia born (The Radiant Seas)
2274
Radiance War begins (also called Domino War)
2276
Traders capture Eldrin; Radiance War ends
(The Radiant Seas); Jagernaut Jason Harrick
crashes on world Thrice Named
(“The Shadowed Heart”)
2277-8
Kelric returns home (Ascendant Sun);
Dehya coalesces (Spherical Harmonic); Kamoj
and Havyrl meet (The Quantum Rose); Jaibriol
III becomes emperor of Eube
(The Moon’s Shadow)
2279
Althor Vyan Selei born
2287
Jeremiah Coltman trapped on Coba (“A Roll of
the Dice”); Jeejon dies (The Ruby Dice)
2288
Kelric and Jaibriol Qox sign peace treaty
(The Ruby Dice)
2298
Jess Fernandez goes to Icelos (“Walk in Silence”)
2328
Althor Vyan Selei meets Tina Santis Pulivok
(Catch the Lightning; rewritten as
Lightning Strike books)