Note: All dates are in YR, or year of reckoning, based from an arbitrary date set by the Consensus. The liberation of Earth was in 1374 YR.

-132 YR: Clans of Obiards unite for the first time, but this unity lasts for only a short time before the clans split again.

227 YR: Clan Yr'nkath rises to dominance. Yr'nkath was a fiercely ritual and religious clan, and rightfully feared by others. Opposing it stood Oab'eta, the explorers, Prian'tar, the builders, and Fera'la, the philosophers.

229 YR: Yr'nkath is openly opposed upon declaration that science must be abolished for religion.

230-235 YR: Oab'eta, Prian'tar, and Fera'la lead a war against the Yr'nkath, aided by many other minor clans.

235 YR: Yr'nkath falls to opposing forces, and is abolished, the first time a clan was completely erased in the history of Obain. Oab'eta and Fera'la refuse to claim dominance, but Prian'tar accepts the honor and becomes Pr'iantar. Pr'iantar asks for Oab'eta and Fera'la to help them, and they accept.

286 YR: Thousands of Obiards are killed in an attempt to restore Yr'nkath, which fails.

286-897 YR: The years of discovery; during this period of time Fera'la makes great scientific discoveries, Pr'iantar forges the first steel, and Oab'eta extends influence to other continents. This period ended with the Opposition

897 YR: The Opposition is formed. Using new steel weapons which Fera'la advised not to keep secret, eleven clans come together to bring down the government composed of Pr'iantar, Fera'la, and Oab'eta. Pr'iantar steps down, but in the ensuing power struggle, it regains dominance.

1054-1101 YR: Pr'iantar's influence declines during this period. In the interest of preserving order, Pr'iantar steps down, again becoming Prian'tar. Oab'eta steps into dominance, becoming O'abeta.

1099 YR: The first extraterrestrial planet is colonized

1149 YR: The first light drive is developed, due to increased O'abeta interest in expanding towards other systems. Obish explorers leave for Cephalos.

1199 YR: Obish explorers return from Cephalos, to find that a somewhat more efective FTL drive has been developed. Plans have been set for the colonization of other planets, and transports have been sent already.

1217 YR: The first Obish escort is commissioned

1277 YR: The Obain Collective, now known as the Free Worlds of Obain, reaches its present size.

1279 YR: Obish starships meet with the first extraterrestrial lifeforms, the Gaitori, contact is minimal, but somewhat friendly.

1291 YR: First contact with Ishimans; Gaitori isolationists begin their rise to power.

1312 YR: Ishimans, sympathetic towards the troubles of sustaining an empire with slow communications, share the secret of the jumpgate; Obish Destroyer developed.

1363 YR: Gaitori isolationists declare war on Obain, Obish escorts equipped with Salrillian cloaking devices.

1371 YR: Obain-Gaitori War ends.

1374 YR: Peace treaty formed in Elysium system, Cantharan interference fails

Somewhat innacurate, but otherwise very good.

I like the clan names, even if I have to sneeze to pronounce them.

that's not even the slightest bit accurate. total bull

I think it is fairly representative of the Obiards- clan is a completely misleading term, but I don't think I could really communicate the idea in English. And forget the first idea. I was going to fill in the blanks inbetween according to input here.

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"If so, then how does one count to 10 on the Mac?"
"128, 127, 126, 125..."
-Pallas Athene, Member of the Obish Consensus

Pretty cool. The obish were about 300 years behind the humans before people started helping them. BTW, when do you figure they were helped, Pallas?

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We woke up one morning and fell a little further down, for sure this is the valley of death.
I open up my wallet, and it is full of blood.
-Godspeed you Black Emporer!, Dead flag blues

And also, why do people call them the Obish?
The plural form is Obiards (öh-bee-ards). (eg: "Rescue 11 Obiards" (mission objective in Shoplifter 1))

The adjective form is Obish (öh-běsh). (eg: "there are also 2 Obish Escorts in the system..." (excerpt from The Stars Have Ears))

Also, all that crap about the Gaitori Isolationists is untrue. The GIs weren't formed until after Gaitor was conquered by Cantharis. The Gaitori Isolationists' prupose is to "isolate" Gaitor (or gain independance from) The Cantharan Order (which was formed after the Boodan Civil War, when the wartime officials fefused to give up power). That's why they were called Isolationists. The Gaitori Isolationists only fight Cantharis and the Puppet-government (that the Cantharans installed shortly after conquering the poor "unenlightened" bugs) which makes up Gaitor.

Then only true part about that section is that Gaitor Struck first (cuz why else would the Obish Military have such a sudden need for weaponry (generously donated by both the Salrilian Confederacy and the Ishiman Stellar Protectorate)?).

Also, during the Gaitori/Obiard wars, the Gaitori were a trading empire than extended along the Bazidan-Elysium Coridoor (before it was all crushed by the Cantharans). They had four fleets of terrifficly-powerfull ships, then they got conquered (since then, they have made no technological advances so their unstoppable ship designs gradually grew obsolete as other races matched and then surpassed the Gaitori).

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Last night, I played a blank tape at full blast.
The mime next door went nuts.

'yah huh...