Timeline of the Obscure Cities
In the timeline we try to organize all events and topics by relevant years.
There are two set of time lines used on Altaplana. The Obscure time and the lighted time. The lighted time is calculated A.D. (Anno Domini) like the Julian calendar 1). You can find the Timeline of the Lighted World at a separate page.
The timeline of the Obscure Cities is calculated as After the Tower 2), meaning the number of Obscure years after the supposed starting date of The Tower's construction.
See also: Study on Temporal Variations Between the Worlds
Timeline of the Obscure Cities
450 AT
Battista travels the Tower
Giovanni Battista went through the Tower with Milena, just before the Tower ends to exist.
634 AT
Evguenia Radisic killed
Evguenia Radisic killed while leading a revolt against Pâhrysian occupation. The city of Sodrovni gets some level of autonomy.
637 AT
Birth Versinac d'Imécourt
Versinac d'Imécourt, Colonel, then General, then Marechal of Sodrovno-Voldachia. Hero of the independence war.
671 AT
Regularisation of Pȃhry
Regularisation of Pȃhry starts under impulsion of prefect Adrien Maisonneuve, ending the domination over Sodrovno-Voldachia.
672 AT
Battle Sodrovni - Pȃhry
General Versinac d'Imecourt wins an important battle against Pȃhry. Start of the Sodrovno-Voldachia confederation including Sodrovni, Galatograd & Cernovada.
675 AT
Sodrovno-Voldachia closes borders
Sodrovno-Voldachia closes its borders. Regime is hardening.
690 AT
Birth Klaus von Rathen
Klaus von Rathen is born in Mylos. Also the city of Brüsel becomes independent from Muhka.
691 AT
Birth Axel Wappendorf
Alex Wappendorf born in Alaxis. Also Walther Schliwinsky launched his idea of the Unique Industrial Consortium in Mylos.
696 AT
Franz Bauer sent to Samaris
After continuous rumors about Samaris, the council of Xhystos send Franz Bauer to the city. Also birth year of Stanislas Sainclair in Pȃhry.
698 AT
Start Calvani's transformation
Jacob Canetti starts promoting the transformation of Calvani by building greenhouses.
702 AT
Birth Rosa Schliwinsky
Birth of Rosa Schliwinsky in Mylos, only daughter of Walther and Vera Schliwinsky.
703 AT
Invention of the Alaxian Velocipede
At age 12 Axel Wappendorf invents the Alaxian Velocipede.
704 AT
Dersenval becomes famous
Ernest Dersenval become famous for his therapeutical applications of electricity (dersenvalisation).
706 AT
Valentine dies
Following Valentine's accidental death by drowning Axel Wappendorf lost all his hair out grief.
710 AT
Build of Palace of the Three Powers
The start of building the Palace of the Three Powers in Brüsel.
712 AT
Dersenval meets Wappendorf
Ernest Dersenval meets Axel Wappendorf and become friends. <milestone title=“714 AT” description=“Robick settle in Xhystos”> After a long travel across the continent Eugen Robick settle in Xhystos, whose rebuilding is almost finished.
719 AT
L'Echo des Cités established
Elmar Obstig von Offenstein starts the L'Echo des Cités newspaper in Trahmer. Eugen Robick returns to Urbicande. Alex Wappendorf almost get killed during test with Girodyn. Rosa Schliwinsky and Klaus von Rathen get engaged. An Inter-City exhibit was held.
720 AT
Nemo in Samarobrive
Mysterious appearance of Captain Nemo in Samarobrive or was it Jules Verne?
721 AT
Organ concert at Green Lake
Oscar Frobélius organizes an organ concert at the Green Lake. Stanislas Sainclair becomes editor in chief of L'Echo des Cités in Alaxis. Freddy de Vrouw launches popular vacuum cleaner. Discovery of old couple,forgotten during transformation of Blossfeldtstad.
723 AT
Walther Schliwinsky dies
Walther Schliwinsky dies in Mylos. Klaus von Rathen succeeds him and starts Unique Industrial Consortium
724 AT
Robick becomes Urbatect
Eugen Robick is appointed to Urbatect of Urbicande. Starts to remodel the South shore. Joseph Poelaert leaves the building complex of the Palace of the Three Powers, which not yet finished after 12 years.
725 AT
Consortium rules Mylos
The Unique Industrial Consortium rules over all aspects of life in Mylos. Marie Paulzen works in several night clubs.
727 AT
Dersenval loses wife
Ernest Dersenval loses wife after 20 years of marriage. Dersenval marries Solange Duval and moves to Brüsel.
731 AT
De Vrouw starts company
Freddy de Vrouw starts real estate company in Brüsel after unrest about the Urbatectural Brigades.
734 AT
De la Barque exiled
The family of De la Barque is exiled from Urbicande. Kurt von Rathen is born in Mylos.
736 AT
Birth Mary von Rathen
Mary von Rathen is born in Mylos. Thomas Broch, Rapporter of the Commission of High Instances starts building a huge pipe system in Urbicande. Auguste Spanach is elected as major of Brüsel. Joseph Poelaert restarts his work at the the Palace of the Three Powers.
744 AT
Universal Exchanger build
The Universal Exchanger is build based on a sketch of Alex Wappendorf. The little Bogdan and the orphans of Cernovada travel to the city of the book.
745 AT
De Vrouw shows model
Due to the success of the city of the book Freddy de Vrouw is allowed to show his plans about Brüsel to the council.
746 AT
Armilia breakdown
A breakdown at Armilia disrupts time on the Continent. The Ship of the Desert gets lost during its first voyage. It inventor Axel Wappendorf leaves for Brüsel. In Brüsel huge building works start.
747 AT
Altaplana founded
Altaplana was founded, after the Convention Von Amelunxen decided that all archives had to be centralized in one special place. Mary von Rathen starts to lean after incident in København. At Mont Michelson Axel Wappendorf detects the Antinea planet.
748 AT
Sainclair visits Galatograd
description:Stanislas Sainclair visits Galatograd as the first visitor. Afterwards Sodrovne-Voldachia opens up. Constant Abeels becomes responsible for the Greenhouse Number 2 in Calvani.
749 AT
Universal Exchanger photographed
The Universal Exchanger has been photographed from the air by Michel Ardan.
750 AT
Mary meets Wappendorf
Mary von Rathen meets Axel Wappendorf at Mont Michelson. Dr. Benedikt Loderer discovered and explored the Marahuaca Pit with Michel Ardan. Victor Delvalle and Martha Corbex managed to reconstruct one of the plants of Urformen Der Kunst. An Inter-City exhibit was planned in Pȃhry but postponed to 751 AT“.
751 AT
Spitfire incident at Altaplana
Two strangers arrive in Altaplana by a Spitfire. Michel Ardan and Benedikt Loderer resurface in Galatograd. Michel Ardan discovers spheres in the Forest of Mégara. Axel Wappendorf and Mary von Rathen travels by Celestial bullet. Mary meets Augustin Desombres. The second Inter-City exhibit was held in Pȃhry.
752 AT
Calvani destroyed
A severe storm destroys the greenhouses of Calvani.Marie-Jeanne Vanderstichelen takes care after Ernest Dersenval. Dersenval dies in Calvani.
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Axel Wappendorf wants to build a monument in Trahmer for the Spitfire that visited Altaplana.
756 AT
New Urbicande founded
Gustav B. Maranje, a former student of Robick reconstructs Urbicande from the original plans.
757 AT
Klaus von Rathen dies
Klaus von Rathen dies. He is succeeded by his daughter Mary von Rathen who reforms quickly the industry.
758 AT
Coup d'etat by Radisic
Coup d'etat by Marshal Radisic in Sodrovno-Voldachia. L'Echo des Cités starts to published retouched photographs. Eugen Robick claims to have seen the network.
760 AT
Mary von Rathen quits
During a party at the Green Lake Mary von Rathen declares to stop with her public appearances. She moves to the Forest of Mégara, together with Axel Wappendorf and Eugen Robick. The Abraham center is dedicated to Abraham, Joseph (Dr) in Pȃhry.
761 AT
De Cremer joins Cartography center
Roland de Cremer joins the Center for Cartography. Marshal Radisic wins battle after battle.
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Mary von Rathen, Axel Wappendorf and Eugen Robick try to find a way to visit the Lighted World. Mary is supposed to have lived several years in Metz.
769 AT
Sodrovno-voldachia divided
After a lost battle with Muhka, the empire of Marshal Radisic collapse. Sodrovno-Voldachia separate in two countries.
771 AT
Correspondances published
Correspondances is published in Porrentruy by Roman De Malegarde. It tells the story about Mary von Rathen in the Lighted World.
784 AT
Strange things in Brüsel
After the death of Gholam Mortiza Khan strange things happen in Brüsel. Mary von Rathen is send to the city to investigate. Constant Abeels is involved and writes book about it.
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See: A.D.