Here's a little timeline that might help. 


[b]Timeline[/b]: Marks how many years since the monarchy ended. 


[b]Winter of 449[/b] - Isaacs & Hartwell began their research into the supernatural. 

[b]Winter of 451[/b] - The Mangled Ones first appeared in the Main District. 

[b]Spring of 452[/b] - President Chambers calls for Martial Law. Isaacs & Hartwell create The Consortium and begin immediate enlistment. The president appoints Oscar Ulrich as Head Chief. 

[b]Summer of 452[/b] - Main District is evacuated. President Chambers and his Cabinet are successfully extracted. The Mangled Ones grow in population. Other strange occurrences and monster sightings are beginning to rise in the inner shell district. 

[b]Spring of 453[/b] - The entire main and inner shell districts are overrun. The first class of Consortium graduates are deployed out onto the field. 50 total. 

[b]Summer of 453[/b] - Oscar Ulrich abandons post in an attempt to rescue his family from the inner shell district. 

[b]Fall of 453[/b] - The famous clock tower monument in the Main District is crawling with Mangled Ones, forming a living wall around it. Large, unidentifiable monsters are beginning to appear in the inner shell districts. Oscar Ulrich is reported as KIA. 

[b]Summer of 454[/b] - The military fortifies walls to contain the spread. There are still millions of Aegis Luna citizens inside the inner shell and main districts. Tom Reitz is appointed as new Head Chief of the Consortium. 12 Investigators from the 1st class are left. 40 new Investigators have graduated from the second class to fill in the ranks. 

[b]Winter of 454[/b] - There are only 30 active Investigators left. Our story begins...