Dominion History Overview

Last updated: June 24th 2026

SUMMARIZED TIMELINE

THE COMBINE ERA, 3650 BdF - 0 AdF
The Luminary Combine reigns the current Dominion core until its fall during the Qiro-Arrene wars

4150 BdF - 3650 BdF, the establishment of the Luminary Combine
The Luminary Combine begins its conquest of interstellar space, landing first at Endreka, aiming to claim over 800 neighboring systems before its decamillenium.

Encountering stone-age Chelok societies across Endreka, initially thought to be natives. Genetic studies revealed they either traveled there or were brought by outside forces. The Luminary Combine was among the few arrene bodies that still deemed spacetravel safe despite the discovery of the Chelok, and in fact, a necessary acquisition of vital space to the Arrene

3560 - 3490 BdF, the annexation of the Ygiv peoples

First contact between the Arrene and the Ygiv, after their first confirmed detection around 3650 BdF, it took the Arrene just 30 years to cross the 25 light-years separating them from the nearby colony of Thosuo.

The trip to Osuna was a near-instant decision upon confirmation of a nearby developing civilization, and mainly one that could be stewarded away from being a competitor. They arrived with an armada built specifically for the purpose of staying.

First contact and study era ends in 3495 BdF, with the Luminary Combine ultimately seizing admnistrative powers over the Ygiv peoples. For comparison, the Ygiv were a near early 20th century Earth equivalent in their development. The surrender was passive and a necessary step to ensure the continuation of their civilization

3490 - 650 BdF, the quiet expansion era

Up until now, the Luminary Combine encompassed the Arrene, the Ygiv, and several chelok peoples across 8 systems within 75 light-years from home - expansion was slower than anticipated but constant in advances and probings of distant regions of space. A rumor about a giant starship creeping about the edges of the Forzai system among chelok merchants reaches the Combine authorities, who arrive to investigate.

THE QIRO-ARRENE WARS, 650 - 1 BdF

"Wars" is a very strong term here from the perspective of non-Arrene historians, this series if events were the result of a catastrophic First Contact case between a blooming interstellar empire and an extragalactic civilization.

[see the conflict timeline here]

THE DOMINION ERA, 0 AdF CE - PRESENT

1059 AdF, first contact between the Hoku and the Chelok at Dhéģhōm
The Hoku were already in the process of trying to not join whatever the Dominion is, because they are afraid of whatever the elder races are doing. Nonetheless, they become great traders with the Chelok

The Hoku are briefly introduced to the idea of the Dominion, but opt not to interfer.

1660 - 1781 AdF, the Saffi sign up

The Saffi, seeking survival from an unknown aggressor, encounters and attacks a stationed Elder Starship and its crew over a mining outpost. This short encounter was followed by multiple expeditionary and diplomatic ones, which led to their eventual admission as an aligned neutral power.

2064 - 2094 AdF, first contact between the Hoku and the Nan-Nan
The Nan-Nan are visited by the Hoku, and integrated to its interstellar nation.
A planet-bound advanced society akin to 22nd century humanity when the Hoku reached up for first contact. Some wished to join the hoku out of their own volition.

2548 - 2553 AdF, the Hoku sign up

A century prior, hoku asteroid miners in the Muhori system had accidentally pinged a derelict Qire warship in its flyby through the system's outskirts. This ping prompted a first-contact response from the Dominion authorities, and a century of preparation for an annhilation conflict from the hoku side.

The hoku joined in 17,203 CE (2553 AdF), albeit reluctantly. After being visited by diplomatic fleet lead by the Elder Starship, Kappa, in the Muhori system.

2642 AdF, the Nan-Nan sign up

It took them a while to decide, but are convinced the net benefit is worth it, inspite of the Hoku's waryness.

3350 - 3550 AdF, the fall of Hokushoku

An unknown extraterrestrial force invades the Hoku space, the Dominion is unable to send enough reinforcements in time to fend off the invaders, Hokushoku and its colonies fall within days of consecutive first contacts. The Fall of Hokushoku represents the start of a period of political unrest since the Arrene have' showed themselves unnable to care for their allies against outsiders.

~3575 AdF, the events of Beyond the Final Frontier (book I) take place