[center][img]https://fontmeme.com/permalink/230206/67c635e9626fe179555d4fcec52fd523.png[/img] [img]https://fontmeme.com/permalink/230206/55e9b913e23e9bf91c33a99ff3c46606.png[/img][/center] [center][img]https://twinfinite.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/gundam-art.jpg?fit=1200%2C675[/img][/center] [indent][color=black][b][h3]A Tenuous Peace[/h3][/b][/color][/indent] [color=white][indent][indent][indent]-- [/indent][/indent][/indent][/color][indent][color=black][b][h3]Interstellar Combat Weapons[/h3][/b][/color][/indent] [color=white][indent][indent][indent]-- [/indent][/indent][/indent][/color][indent][color=black][b][h3]The Perseus Academic Institute[/h3][/b][/color][/indent] [color=white][indent][indent][indent]-- [/indent][/indent][/indent][/color][indent][color=black][b][h3]Chronology of Events[/h3][/b][/color][/indent] [color=white][indent][indent][indent][b]2511 (216 Years Ago)[/b] Mars refuses to take Earthborn refugees following a crisis on the homeworld. Mars and Earth begin a conflict that hinges on war. Earth calls back its colonial battleships from Terra Nova, Ares, and Canis Prime leaving the colonies to largely fend for themselves. [b]2527 (200 Years Ago)[/b] Canis Prime secedes from the New Solar Republic and forms [color=8882be]The Ascendancy[/color] in references to its goals to ascend beyond the confines of the republic and humankind. Following the Ascendancy's lead, eventually other farspace colonies group together in other factions. [b]2670 (57 Years Ago)[/b] A invasion fleet comprised of Ascendants invade the Sirius System, sparking a war of conquest against the Terran Federation. This becomes known as the first Ascendant-Federation War. [b]2685 (42 Years Ago)[/b] The war ends unofficially, when The Ascendancy and The Federation are attacked by a once thought neutral faction, the [color=f26522]Cassian Empire[/color]. [b]2707 (20 Years Ago)[/b] The War with Cassia ends. The Ascendancy and Federation find peace in the universe. For a time. [b]2711 (16 Years Ago)[/b] The Federation attacks an Ascendant stronghold, reigniting conflict among the two factions. This begins the second Ascendant-Federation War. [b]2717 (10 Years Ago)[/b] Operation Daedalus occurs. Commander Anua's special task force of valkyries attacks the Ascendancy Supercarrier, [color=8882be]The Apedemak[/color], after it launches a full scale attack on the [color=00aeef]Federation Reserve Fleet[/color]. Valkyries defending the F.R.F. struggle against the seemingly endless stream of starfighters and mecha. Considerable Federation losses are overshadowed by the destruction of the Apedemak. The key to the Federation victory against The Apedemak are pilots [color=00aeef]Kalian Cyris[/color] and [color=00aeef]Stella Aryos[/color] who become known as war heroes for their actions. [b]2720 (7 Years Ago)[/b] Three years after Operation Daedalus, Kalian and his partner find themselves in what would become their final in-suit battle. The Ascendancy, refusing to back down despite considerable losses, hopes they can change the tides of the war. The Federation victory would lead to negotiations for the war to finally end. [b]2725 (2 Years Ago)[/b] The [color=00aeef]Perseus Academic Institute[/color] re-opens its doors to Federation citizens who wish to get a higher education in piloting, engineering, and other fields. Secretly, it is the testing ground for a new generation of Valkyries.[/indent][/indent][/indent][/color][indent][color=black][b][h3]Important Historical Figures[/h3][/b][/color][/indent] [color=white][indent][indent][indent][b]Commander Minella Anua[/b] (2676-2717) One of the most decorated pilots in Federation history, Minella Anua was one of the first pilots to find herself in a Valkyrie. With her partner, Ardo Yisck, she survived and secured victory for the Federation against the Cassian Empire. Later assigned to a special Task Force against the Ascendants in her later years she devised countless plans to push the Ascendants out of Federation space. Her death in Operation Daedalus led her to many posthumous accolades. [b]Admiral Kalian Cyris[/b] (2688- ) [b]Commander Malus Vriland[/b] (2695- ) The youngest pilot ever to earn the Medal of Freedom, Malus is often regarded as one of the most skilled pilots of his generation. Part of Project Valkyries storied first generation of pilots, Malus continues to stand for his values. His partner, Mimi Delka, are uncertain of the peace in the galaxy but are taking the time to focus on their respective families on Terra Nova. [/indent][/indent][/indent][/color]