Fri Nov 17, 2017 11:02 pm
Hm, it's been a while since I actually updated my parts of this. Time to remedy that.
2528
- Four days prior to the Battle of Gorna Pass, Bradford Branson and Julien Vex launch infiltrate the Covenant cruiser Beacon of Faith, destroying the ship, and disrupting the experiments being conducted by Yhil 'Gzared. During the conflict, a bomb of unknown design was prematurely detonated, but the humans caught in the blast radius seemingly suffered no ill effects.
- Yhil 'Gzared survives the destruction of his ship, and manages to preserve a core component of the bomb. His lieutenant Varn 'Doram also survives, but not uninjured.
- Vex, Bradford, Bradford's brother Rodrick, and Lucio Giuseppe, regroup on the surface of Antares Prime and become The Vanguard, serving as bait to lure the Covenant advance directly into the trap being prepared at Gorna Pass.
2529
- Having recovered from his injuries, Varn 'Doram adopts a new title: The Blackhand. Feeling undervalued by what remains of the Covenant Empire, he strikes off on his own.
2532
- Thanks to his minor, but integral role during the Battle of Gorna Pass, Lucio Giuseppe gain favour among the officials of the UNSC. He expands his business, evolving from a simple middle-man weapons contractor to the head of a thriving weapons production company all of his own: G-Corp.
2542
- Damien Werth, recently graduated from university, leads an archaeological expedition to a decrepit Forerunner research installation - The Apocryphal Hoard - near the Gelida system.
- Varn 'Doram, having roamed the galaxy in search of a new purpose in life, crosses paths with Damien. While the pair are initially wary of one another, they soon find themselves united by their interest in the research they find on the station - the prophecies of the Ancient Races on Gelida, transcripts relating to the legends of earth's High Elves, and tales of an impossible place shrouded in snow.
- Inspired by these legends, Varn strikes off on his own again, determined to find the source of these ancient powers.
2557
- At the request of his old friend, Zaal 'Varim, Yhil Gzared travels to Gelida to help supervise the original Super Flood experiment. Pleased by the success, he leaves the planet and returns to his own experiments.
2561
- Jim reluctantly leaves for Antares Prime, bringing Vex and Blight with him.
- Carlos returns from the Timeless Plains, clearly traumatised by his experiences there. Unbeknownst to him or his allies, a mysterious woman has followed him back to his world.
- Shortly after his return, Carlos experiences a strange dream (comic: Psychosis), wherein he receives an ominous warning, and a strange knife that follows him wherever he goes.
- After being closed down earlier in the year, G-Corp is unexpectedly revived in December, now managed by Jeremiah Maxwell, one of the former stockholders in the company. However, the company no longer has access to its contracts with the UNSC, and is forced to make trade deals with... less scrupulous parties.
2562
- Jim questions Vex about his role in the first Battle of Antares, hoping to gain some insight that will help him in the battle to come. Instead, he finds himself questioning if his father was really the kind of man he'd always thought he was.
- Carlos decides to travel to Antares to help Jim, but the ship that was going to take him there is destroyed by the same mysterious woman who followed him back from the Timeless Plains.
- Times Collide begins.