History of Overlordly Rule

The first Overlord was Thantos Argyropoulos.

    Argyropoulos

 kCycle  Event
 0.000  Overlord Thantos declares Year Zero.

Overlord Thantos takes control of historical databases; previous history is erased.

Underlords appointed to rule the planets, at this point nine are settled – the Octant capitals, plus the world known currently as Aden.

 0.737 Overlord Thantos promulgates the Codex of Laws – the constitution of the Dominion.  In theory this ends the Martial Law that has been in place since he took power, however there is no distinction in the Codex between the Legion military and domestic police, and no provision for elections or other forms of popular suffrage. 
 8.284 Overlord Thantos dies (apparently of natural causes).

Overlord Christos (son) takes power.

 8.810 Sepratist rebellions.
 
 10.026  Overlord Christos killed in destruction of his flagship.

Overlord Nicos (son) takes power. 

 10.382 Treaty of separation signed.
 11.257 Overlord Nicos abdicates in favour of younger brother.

Overlord Santos (brother) takes power. 

 17.498 Overlord Santos dies.

Overlord Helene (nominated, wife) takes power. 

 18.809 Overlord Helene assassinated.

Overlord Brin (son) takes power, abdicates immediately. 

    Craighead

kCycle   Event
 18.835 Overlord Mark takes power (nominated, first non-Argyrolopolous).
 21.898 Overlord Mark dies.

Overlord Mark II (son) takes power.

 29.695 Overlord Mark II dies.

Overlord Jane (daughter) takes power.

 42.908 Overlord Jane abdicates due to ill health.

Overlord Heather (nominated, granddaughter) takes power.

 43.653 Overlord Heather dies, alleged but suspicious accident.

Overlord Prudence (daughter) takes power.

 45.671 Overlord Prudence assassinated.

Overlord Peregrin (nominated, brother) takes power, rules for 81 Cycles, abdicates.   

 45.752 Overlord Bartok (nominated, Uncle, brother of Prudence) takes power.
 52.737 Overlord Bartok dies.

Overlord Dirk (son) takes power.

 64.959 Overlord Dirk dies.

Overlord Pam (daughter) takes power.

 67.375 Overlord Pam dies (suicide).

Overlord Saul (son) takes power.

 68.277  Overlord Saul dies in accident.

Overlord Sammon (brother) takes power.

 69.332  Overlord Sammon assassinated.

Overlord Chelle too young (1.573) to take power, Paul (Chelle’s first cousin, once removed and next in line, acts as Regent).

 73.639 Overlord Chelle, Overlord Regent Paul and Chelle’s sister Tine assassinated.

Overlord Martin (Regent Paul’s son) takes power.

 74.007  Diane, Martin’s sister and next in line assassinated.
 74.443  Overlord Martin assassinated.

Overlord Bailey (nominated, brother) takes power.

 75.454  Overlord Bailey dies in accident (suspected assassination).

Overlord Brian too young (3.331) to take power, 5th Cousin, 4 times removed Wilhelm entitled to be Regent, too old nominates second and eldest surviving Grandson (next in line) John as Regent instead.

 75.810  Overlord Brian assassinated.

Overlord Wilhelm nominates his youngest daughter Luce as Overlord and immediately abdicates.

 76.053  Dortmund Square revolts begin (named after the location of the impassioned speech given by former Regent John for the Military and the People to rise up.)
 77.931 Her Loyalist forces losing the war to a Phyrric victory by Regent John’s Rebels, Overlord Luce abdicates naming the Underlord of Octant 7 as her successor.

    Kirton

 kCycle Event 
 78.061  Overlord Harkness (nominated, unrelated) takes power.
 78.555  Regent John dies in battle.
 80.492 Aurora, next in line, dies.  Assassination suspected.
 81.133  Overlord Harkness assassinated.

Overlord Athel (son) takes power.

 81.820 Overlord Athel abdicates.

Overlord Leon (nominated, Uncle) takes power.

 90.050  Overlord Leon abdicates due to ill health.

Overlord Kara (daughter) takes power.

 102.495  Overlord Kara dies.

Overlord Kyrie (daughter) takes power.

 104.088 Overlord Kyrie dies.

Overlord Kane (son) takes power.

 113.288 Overlord Kane abdicates due to ill health.

Overlord Kelvin (son) takes power.

 120.574  Overlord Kelvin dies.

Overlord Kane II (son) takes power.

 123.187

 

Overlord Kelvin and son Gavin (only child) die within two weeks of each other in apparent separate accidents.

Overlord Karl (brother) takes power.

 126.052  Overlord Karl dies.

Overlord Kerrie (sister) takes power.

 128.302 Overlord Kerrie assassinated.

Overlord Khloe (daughter) takes power.

 129.835 Overlord Khloe assassinated.

Overlord Kedrus (son) takes power.

 130.097 Overlord Kedrus assassinated.

Overlord Kaden (son) takes power.

 130.784  Overlord Kaden assassinated.

Overlord Kannt (uncle) takes power.

 132.392 Overlord Kannt assassinated.

Overlord Hendon (half-brother through Khloe’s second husband) takes power.

 133.320 Overlord Hendon assassinated.

Overlord Korban (uncle) takes power, abdicates immediately.

Overlord Korran (son) takes power, abdicates immediately.

Overlord Kate (sister) takes power.

 133.779 Kate’s Purge begins.
 134.470  Megan (next in line) assassinated.
 136.011  Derek (next in line) assassinated.
 136.454  Overlord Kate nominates Wallace.
 136.981 Wallace (next in line) assassinated.

Overlord Kate nominates nephew Jude.

 138.186  Jude (next in line) dies in accident.

Kate’s daughter Carol (now next in line, commits suicide).

 139.600  Royston (son of Kaster) assassinates Kaster (next in line) to prevent Kaster assassinating Overlord Kate.
 140.403  Royston is put to death by Overlord Kate.  Her memoirs reveal this is to prevent him becoming Regent.

Kate names Chesley (Grand Neice, through Kaster and Jude).

 135.858  Overlord Kate dismisses the Underlords, forms Secretariat councils to administer in their place.
 142.325 Overlord Kate assassinated.

Overlord Chesley too young (4.801) to take power, Harry (3rd Cousin, twice removed declines regency), Tabitha (3rd Cousin, once removed accepts regency).

 143.231 Overlord Chesley takes full power on reaching majority.
 150.179  Feodor (brother, next in line) dies.
 152.434  Newman (brother, next in line) dies.
 153.326  Overlord Chesley nominates Wilson Reardon, Secretary of Finance on Capital as successor.
 172.708  Overlord Chesley dies.

    Reardon

 kCycle   Event
172.733  Overlord Wilson abdicates immediately due to old age.

Overlord Wilson II (son) abdicates immediately.

Overlord Gayle (daughter) takes Power.

174.404   Overlord Gayle abdicates, nominates Sark Marron, a senior Military officer as Overlord.

Sharyn Kirton, formerly next in line to Overlord Chesley, produces evidence that Sark’s genetic records have been tampered with and he is not eligible to be Overlord.

 

    Marron

 kCycle   Event
 174.561  Overlord Sark takes power.

Uprising of True Bloods.

 175.101  Overlord Sark killed in combat.

Overlord Sark II (son) takes power.

 176.718  Overlord Sark II assassinated.

Overlord Loya (daughter) takes power.

 176.941  Overlord Loya assassinated, sister Rennia (next in line) injured at same time, is technically Overlord for three Cycles but dies without regaining consciousness.
 176.944  Overlord Gerrok (brother) takes power. 
 177.700  Sharyn Kirton captured, trialled, executed
 178.496 
 
Sharyn’s brother Doyle Kirton leads an ambush against Overlord Gerrok, kiling him.  To everyone’s amazement, announces that hostilities will end if Bleyn (next in line) abdicates, allowing the succession to continue with an unblemished line of the Marrons.

Overlord Bleyn agrees, abdicates.

Overlord Herrad (uncle) takes power.

True Blood uprising over.

 179.143  Overlord Herrad waits for True Blood military units to disperse and demob.  Breaks amnesty promise, has Doyle Kirton and uprising ringleaders executed.
 180.025  Overlord Herrad assassinated.

Overlord Dercy (daughter) abdicates immediately.

Overlord Herrad II (brother) takes power.

 189.840 
 
Overlord Herrad II dies.

Overlord Sorgue (son) takes power.

 193.882 Overlord Sorgue abdicates due to ill health.

Overlord Zarg (son) takes power.

 211 Present 

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