Convergence 69: Hourglass (Part 5)

Part five of Microscope, from first contact with the Traveler to the arrival of the Shepherds.

The timeline so far:

First contact with Doran, the Traveler

Humankind grapples with the reveal of sapient life

Evidence of sapient life is revealed on earth via telecastFirst public demonstration by the Chosen (a sect of pro-Shepherd humans)ICOH commissions the “Manhattan REDUX”

The evacuation of Earth

The Halcyon Veil is destroyed in orbit under mysterious circumstancesThe Assassination of Aiden Kiros, his personal ship sabotaged in a manner that appears similar to the Halcyon VeilThe vote of no confidence in the Republic

Earth is reorganized for those that remain

The rebirth of the Halcyon Veil: a new ship is built to evacuate people from Earth

The Era of Great Projects

The development of planetary cloaking of life signsThe invention of the wyrm driveThe discovery of the Brink (name under duress)The beam splitter successfully reverses a particle cannonHumanity figures out how rapidly terraform planets

Second Contact