2860 November
Oriente HPG destroyed. ROM's “war†against the FWL begins, and the 2nd Interdiction is begun.
2861 December
FWL gives up a great deal of concessions and reparations to ComStar, and the 2nd Interdiction is finally lifted. Andrea Marteen uses these resources to begin building the Protectorate Militia into a fully-functional military. A few key training academies and corporations receive funds to
2863 March
The Pentagon Compact successfully deploys the first generation of Omnitechnology. Initially restricted to BattleMechs, the research continues. Additionally, the Kufahl Academy of Science opens on Strana Mechty, which leads to new growth in the research sector, particularly for military technology.
2864
A bare-bones network of fleet and supply bases is finally completed in the Deep Periphery, which is dubbed by the Compact as “The Exodus Roadâ€. More regular supply runs and exchanges between the Protectorate and the Compact begin, which leads to a increasing level of technology sharing that benefits both.
2869 November 24
Andery Kerensky dies. A great celebration is undertaken, and his body is immortalized alongside his father, Aleksandr, on board the McKenna's Pride.
2877 November 24
Eight years to the day later, Andery's older brother Nicholas dies in his sleep on Strana Mechty. While he was not as well-recognized as his more martial kin, his relationship with Amanda Cameron and his contributions to the technological evolution of Compact society earns him a place (along with his family name) on the McKenna's Pride.
2890 July
Second Succession War ends. Peace talks between the Successor States fail, but active combat wraps up by the end of the month. Virtually no large scale naval assets remain for any of the Successor States by the end of the conflict, and unrestricted warfare has taken a horrible toll on the overall infrastructure of the various nations. By the end of the conflict, conventional warfare with limited objectives has become the order of the day. The technological problems were exacerbated by the success of ComStar's first Operation Nightfall, which wrapped up several years before this.
2895 March
An Explorer Corps fleet reaches the former Hegemony world of New Dallas, now another dead world casualty of the Succession Wars. After a month spent combing through boneyards and former Hegemony facilities (managing to bring back a significant amount of salvaged designs from the Austin Boneyard), the ComStar research teams discover a lost SLDF facility outside of the graveyard city of Corpus Christi. Inside the facility, they find the Holy Grail of the 30th century; discovering an intact data core holding a copy of the entire Prometheus database. Immediately, the fleet returns with the core to Terra, where it is turned over to the Terran Research Consortium for study.
2900 January 1
Michael Dupreas (Ian Cameron) begins his long journey away from Terra. Having seen his legacy ensured, he wishes to visit his sister Amanda in the Pentagon Compact before his death. A substantial fleet, carrying the Cameron heir and a wealth of supplies and personnel, is assembled from the loyalists of the Cameron Conspiracy. Rumors of Belter medical assistance swirl amongst the fleet, as even loyalists have a difficult time reconciling the twins' advanced age and relative health. The fleet departs from Terra on this date.
2901 October 20
After a long, circuitous route through the Deep Periphery, Ian Cameron's fleet arrives at Strana Mechty. The fleet immediately begins to disperse its bounty throughout the Compact. After two months of R&R, the fleet begins the long journey home, bringing back the technological evolutions recently developed by the Compact. Most importantly, the Protectorate fleet delivers a copy of the Prometheus database to the Compact. A small portion of the fleet remains behind, as Ian Cameron (who reveals his true existence in the Compact) decides to spend some time with his widowed sister.
2902 March 17
Less than six months after Ian's arrival, Amanda Cameron-Kerensky passes beyond the mortal veil. She was 138 at the time of her passing. She choose medically assisted suicide, rather than face the pain of a long-term fight with an incurable auto-immune disorder. Her final moments were spent reminiscing with her beloved brother Ian. She had spent many of her final days with Ian and her growing clan, often building a body of work to be published after her death. This document, later known as the Remembrance, grew to become something of a holy document for the Compact's population.
2902 June 10
Ian Cameron's small fleet finally begins the long journey home, after rumblings from Terra that a possible coupe was underway inside ComStar. Ian sends word to Janice Laidlaw that order and secrecy must be maintained at all costs.
2902 June 30
Dwight Kurstin, a senior Precentor of the First Circuit, assassinates Precentor ROM Janice Laidlaw and Primus Andrea Marteen. Over the course of the next few months, chaos reigns on Terra as loyal ROM operatives try to contain the fight from spreading into the Protectorate or to the ears of the Successor Lords.
2902 December 25
Loyal ROM operative Simone Dupreas (one of Michael Dupreas' grandchildren) finally manages to penetrate the Hilton Head compound and kill the Mad Primus Dwight Kurstin. She prevents the release of details regarding the Cameron Conspiracy, and takes control of Terra with an iron fist as Primus pro-tem. Kurstin was planning to release massive amounts of data throughout the Successor States, confident in the belief that ComStar's technological knowledge was something Jerome Blake would want shared. He believed that the Dupreas family had hijacked the true “Word of Blake†and this was a holy mission inspired by the Founder.
2903 September
The bulk of the ComStar merchant fleet returns from the Compact to Terra. Immediately assessing the situation, their military forces are dispatched to assist Primus Dupreas in continuing the hunt for rebellious elements still loyal to Kurstin's insane philosophy. Within a matter of months, the last of the rebels have been tracked down and eliminated. While HPG service was not interrupted during this conflict, the Successor States intelligence agencies are quite aware that something unusual is occurring within the ranks of ComStar. ROM security is redoubled, and a zero tolerance policy is enforced until Michael Dupreas' return.
2904 April
Ian Cameron (once again, Michael Dupreas, in his home nation) arrives in the Terra system. His health has rapidly deteriorated, but he knows that this civil war must be sorted out and dealt with. He immediately installs Simone Dupreas as Precentor ROM, taking up the Primus pro-tem role himself. He leads the First Circuit through a long series of debates and planning sessions. This conflict forces ComStar to realize that they must possess their own qualified military forces, separate from the ComStar Protectorate Militia. After a month of work, Gregori Hartford is chosen as the new Primus. He was a Loyalist, something that Dupreas needed after Kurstin turned from the Conspiracy.
2904 November 2
Michael Dupreas (Ian Cameron) dies in his study outside of a Terran Research Consortium laboratory. He is honored in a private ceremony amongst loyal members of the Conspiracy, but publicly, he is simply recognized as an influential founding member of the order. He was 140 years old at the time of his passing.
2905 July 22
Operation “Word of Blake†begins. This is a ROM operation undertaken by loyal Cameron Conspiracy members. The heavily restricted “New Dallas Memory Core†is leaked to the Successor States by “rogue†ComStar personnel that are part of the “Word of Blake†faction. They believe that technological information must be shared to save the Inner Sphere from the dark future that Blake forsaw (and has come to pass with the Succession Wars). While ComStar appears to work quite hard at killing many of the members of this splinter group, in reality, this is a calculated plan by ROM. The release of this technology will spur development of the other nations in the Inner Sphere. This will eventually lead to more military development, and keep the House Lords focused on each other. Additionally, this “internal conflict†serves as the most likely explanation for the rumors various intelligence agencies heard of a ComStar Civil War.
2905-2908
Gregori Hartford leads ComStar on a massive public relations tour of the ComStar Protectorate. Knowing that the Protectorate needs to create its own identity, he loosens restrictions on the Protectorate worlds. Limited autonomy is granted, and the Bureau of Terran Affairs expands its role. Officially renamed the Terran Protectorate, the people eventually buy into his plan and set about expanding their own fleet, military, and infrastructure. Limited trade of non-military goods begins with outside nations, and Terran corporations begin to expand out into the larger Inner Sphere in large numbers. ComStar begins to operate independently of the overall Protectorate structure, which allows for the secret development of their own facilities and industries. Large portions of Terra are deeded to ComStar exclusively, and they operate independently of the rest of the system.
