May 17 29374Omni-Tek troops enter the city of Tir and arrest the assembled clan leaders partaking in their
first unified clan council. They are immediately shipped off-planet for incarceration elsewhere.
May 18 29374
Gathering their scattered forces, the clans begin to strike back at the occupying Omni-Tek
troops. A second Rubi-Kan civil war begins.
29396The Council of Truth is formed, and goes into session for the first time. The Council's objective
is to end clan separatism, and to create a common political and non-violent front against Omni-Tek. Diplomatic channels are established with the ruling corporation, which, engaged as
it is in a galaxy-wide war, is eager to avoid any escalation of the armed conflict on Rubi-Ka.
29397
The Council of Truth establishes their political hold over the clan-held northern territories, and succeeds in uniting most of the large clans.
29398
With all eyes turned outwards, the second Rubi-Kan civil war is, for all purposes, over. The Council of Truth calls for a cease of hostilities and most clans follow their lead.
May 19 29418Sol Banking Corporation lands mechanised troops and war-machines on Rubi-Ka. Their objective is to seize control of Omni-Tek's notum operations. Omni-Tek receives unexpected
help from the clans in the ensuing and drawn-out ground war following Council of Truth instructions.
June 12 29420
The last of Sol Banking Corporation's troops on Rubi-Ka are crushed in a coordinated strike by both Omni-Tek and clan forces.
29448
Seeking to battle the increasing population of dangerous mutants, Philip Ross introduces an extermination reward-plan open to all residents of Rubi-Ka. The move is welcomed by most, although the Council of Truth criticises Omni-Tek for not taking proper responsibility for the mutant threat.
29458
The galactic economy finally gains momentum after the recession, and the demand for notum increases weekly. Omni-Tek asks the Council of Truth to reopen access to OT-owned mines in the north. The Council accepts, on the condition that the clans are compensated accordingly. Omni-Tek reluctantly concedes to the Council's demands.
29459
Omni-Tek begins operating the closed mines in the north, but fails to give the clans any windfall from the operations. Some clans that remain unaffiliated with the Council of Truth carry out attacks on OT troops, carriers, mines, and processing facilities.
August 26 29461Claiming the clans are disrupting commercial interests, Omni-Tek moves to reclaim all occupied territories by force.
August 27 29461
Peaceful protests in Tir and Omni-1 are disrupted when Omni-Tek forces fire at the crowds. Hundreds are wounded and killed, and many of the victims lack insurance.
August 29 29461
The clans put aside political differences to join in a common military offensive against
Omni-Tek.
October 06 29466
Omni-Tek media channels receive a video message with the words: "Tomorrow, the hand of
justice will crush the Omni-Tek war machine. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust." None of the stations broadcast the message to the public, believing it a hoax.
October 07 29466
One thousand, four hundred and sixty-six Omni-Tek soldiers are massacred in six separate assaults across OT-held territory. Witnesses at four of the sites report seeing commandos wearing crimson uniforms, hoods, and environmental masks. At the same time, insurance-pattern databases in Omni-1 are sabotaged. There is no hope for any of the murdered soldiers.
October 08 29466
The Council of Truth denies all knowledge of the terrorist acts, and claims to have no information about who carried out the attacks. Omni-Tek states publicly that the Council has lost control over the clans, and cannot be trusted.
October 12 29466
Omni-Tek strikes back at the clans, destroying civilian installations, crippling transportation, and killing hundreds of clan-members. But the reprisals appear to have little effect on clan morale.
January 13 29467
A relatively anonymous clan activist, Henry Radiman, takes on the responsibility as a spokesman for the Council of Truth during these tough times.
April 21 29470
With the clans now less than fifty miles from Omni-1, dug down under a barrage of Omni-Tek
fire, the third Rubi-Kan civil war is halted by a ninety-day ceasefire.
July 04 29470
The Council of Truth, Omni-Tek representatives, and ICC observers sign the Tir Accord. A permanent ceasefire is finally in effect.
July 05 29470
Simon Silverstone, leader of the clan Sentinels, declares that the members of the Council of Truth are traitors to the clan cause, and cuts all political ties with the Council. The Sentinels are immediately joined by a large number of extremist clans.
July 22 29470
The Council assures Omni-Tek that they will do their utmost to curtail any future military actions against both civilian and corporate targets by so-called clan-affiliated separatists.
August 11 29470
The Tir Accord Addendum is signed by the Council and a majority of the rebel clans. Omni-Tek forces pull back completely from clan-controlled areas. It's not, however, a full concession to
clan independence, but OT operations in the north have been abandoned.
29471
Scattered hostilities between rogue clans and Omni-Tek troops continue for the next four years, but the fragile peace appears to hold.
November 14 29475
Henry Radiman convenes unaffiliated clan leaders at the Council of Truth building in Tir for a chance to voice their opinions. There is widespread scepticism of Omni-Tek's amnesty.
November 23 29475
The Council of Truth acknowledges the amnesty and votes to enter into official peace talks with Omni-Tek.
November 27 29475
A decoy of Henry Radiman is assassinated in Omni-1. The assassin, one Joesph Aberic Capo,
is identified and later captured.
November 28 29475
Henry Radiman and Philip Ross meet face to face for the first time, at the OT Corporation's headquarters in the capital city.
December 04 29475
The suspected assassin and conspirators in the Radiman assassination-attempt are put on corporate trial, and found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder and of disobeying the corporate agenda.
December 07 29475
Commander Portman, a former Council of Truth officer turned terrorist is captured and jailed.
December 29475
Radiman and Ross meet regularly to flesh out a final agreement - encompassing land, government, and notum mining - between the clans and Omni-Tek. A lasting peace is within grasp.
January 16 29476
Omni-Tek and Council of Truth spokespeople confirm that talks between the two parties have been "temporarily halted" while the current situation is assessed. The Council claims that the decision to terminate the talks was Omni-Tek's, and that the Council wishes to resume negotiations as soon as possible.
January 20 29476
There are rumours of a "war of words" between Omni-Tek and the Council of the Truth, and many expect the amnesty to end soon.
January 21 29476Omni-Pol enters the city of Sabulum in the perpetual wastelands in what they call an official and legitimate police action against suspected criminals. The operation is interrupted by clan-members critical of what they perceive as an intrusion into clan territory, and fighting breaks out between the two parties, prompting Omni-Pol to request the assistance of the Omni-Tek Armed Forces.
January 22 29476
Henry Radiman publicly states the Council's support for the Omni-Pol operation in Sabulum, and asks clan-members to avoid further violence..
January 23 29476Militant clans feel betrayed by the Council of Truth, and call on Omni-Tek to withdraw their personnel from Sabulum. The Omni-Pol and Omni-AF operation in Sabulum continues, however. There are no reports of arrests, but OT guards are posted throughout the city, and all buildings are entered and searched.
January 24 29476
ICC representatives conduct separate press-conferences at the Council of Truth in Tir and Omni-Tek HQ in Omni-1, followed by an on-site visit to Sabulum where informal talks are held between high-ranking OT officials and clan-members.
February 06 29476
Omni-Tek announces an immediate end to the amnesty, and cuts off contact with all clan-affiliated organisations, including the Council of Truth. Security at OT-owned interests across Rubi-Ka is also stepped up, and clan-members are warned to stay out of OT-controlled regions.
February 08 29476
Attacks by the terrorist group known as the Dust Brigade continue, affecting Omni-Tek personnel, clan-members, and neutrals. The attacks are short and brutal, and the Dust Brigade commandos appear incredibly well-equipped, trained, and coordinated.
April 18 29476
Amid fears of intervention from both the Dust Brigade and Omni-Tek, the Council of Truth controversially cancels the traditional march through the streets of Tir marking the inauguration of the Manual Labourer's Guild back in 29191.
April 18 29476
Clan ‘Great Vikings of Rubi-Ka’ sponsors festivities outside the Tir West Gate as an alternative to the traditional march cancelled by the Council, despite warnings from both the Council and Omni-Tek. The event is considered a huge success.
July 23 29476
Clan-members rally outside the Council of Truth building in Tir. Shouts like “Radiman make a stand or get out of the way” echo through the streets of Tir as the clans - led by Opposing Force president Marilynn “Rorie” Shorts – protest the inactivity of the Council.
July 26 29476
Following a long, unannounced absence, Henry Radiman finally speaks to the clans through an open letter published in the UniClanCast. He apologises for his absence, and announces the Council will go back in session.
July 29 29476
Clans maintain scepticism towards the Council despite of Radiman’s return. Rumours are circulating, and vocal clans seem to be in favour of reforms.
August 05 29476
The pressure mounts on Radiman and the Council as the Council reconvenes.
August 23 29476
Through investigations into the permanent death of a man found in the Lush Hills resort, Omni-Pol reveals evidence found in the deceased’s NCU that suggests Council of Truth involvement in the funding and support of known terrorist organisations. A hunt for two prominent Council of Truth employees is started. The Council of Truth refuses to hand them over to Omni-Pol for questioning.
August 26 29476
The Council of Truth seems no closer to an agreement. The internal strife and bickering culminates in the resignation of prominent council-member Lord Galahad.
September 05 29476
Philip Ross and Henry Radiman meet head to head in a last-ditch effort to conjure a diplomatic solution to the crisis.
September 18 29476
The Council of Truth disappears amid rumours of a coup d’état. All Council offices are emptied
and all representatives go AWOL.
October 18 29476
The glue that held the fragile peace together, the Tir Accord, is annulled by Omni-Tek. After the Council has stepped down from its duties as 'government' of the united clans, Omni-Tek claims the agreement is no longer valid. ICC Secretary General, Isidra Derousse, immediately voices her concerns, and plans to lodge a formal investigation into the decision made by Omni-Tek.
December 05 29476
In an editorial in the radical publication the Voice of Freedom, the editor looks at ICC’s decision to end Omni-Tek’s monopoly on notum mining, and brands the decision the opening of the fourth Rubi-Kan Civil War. He calls it The Notum Wars.
