2196, Year OTT Union Time Line

2196



2195<<<<<<>>>>>>>>2197 
 * The Saran Queen again makes a significant announcement. She declares that Saran men would be equal to women and would no longer be discriminated in career and life. (This was the main reason for the Pan Saran split) She mentions in her speech that this would of course not happen overnight, and could only happen gradually but it would happen. She did not go so far to declare the matriarchal dynasty of Queens to be a thing of the past and she called for a 100 year plan to make this change. Considering the source of the announcement every observer even on Pan Saran side called this a huge improvement.
 * The Saran Queen orders her military to only act in defense and no longer seek to destroy the Pan Saran rebellion.
 * The Pan Saran Emperor in turn declares the objective to overturn the Saran Empire and free or destroy any Saran world no longer the main objective of the war. Instead he orders all fleets not to advance into Saran space and act only if attacked.
 * The first Clipper route from Earth to Oro is established. The Oromal King invites Human colonists to his Kingdom and offers several suitable planets ( Maag, Topor, Mudfer, Simbam, Noblex and Niptimo) All marginal garden worlds but perfectly suitable for Terran Colonists[1] The king makes no secret out of his wish to establish close relations to UE.
 * The Oromarl King [2] seeing this like a contest, offers a Free trade zone and wants his ministers explore ways to adopt the Credit currency. He too offers three suitable planets and unrestricted Oromarl protection.
 * Oromarl Planets Budeise, Oors, and Illerlite

Almost two million Earth Humans follow the invitation and the six worlds are the destination of six Ark Convoys leaving Earth at the end of 2195.

The Ice Cats of Talag, no longer under Saran Rule celebrate their freedom, but find themselves missing the Sarans and asking them to come back. The Ice Cats receive Saran Citizen status.[3]



[1] Unoccupied Garden worlds are rare and suitable Garden worlds are even rarer, but unlike other space faring cultures who only colonize worlds that are similar to their own home; Terrans colonize everything.

[2] While most Ogre races of the Shattered Kingdoms are enemies, the Oromarls and Oromals only pretend to be rivals and enemies and get along well.

[3] The Ice Cats of Talag had been under Saran Rule for over 2000 years and had been a TL 1 society when the Sarans conquered them.