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== '''Golden Age''' ==
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Events taking place during "Golden Age of Heroism": from World War II to the end of the Space Race and the Vietnam War.
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=== Pre-War ===
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=== World War II ===
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* Several costumed individuals assist the Allies in the war against the Axis.
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=== Post-War / Cold War ===
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* [[Jay Garrick]] is exposed to a "flash" of tachyon radiation from the drive core of a crashed alien spacecraft at Roswell, New Mexico. He becomes connected to the [[Speed Force]], and eventually becomes the costumed vigilante known as [[The Flash]].
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* Costumed crime fighters become active in America. A number of costumed criminals arise in response.
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* The [[Department of Justice]] creates the [[Justice Society of America]] to sanction certain vigilantes.
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== '''Dark Age''' ==
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Events taking place during the "Dark Age" where most vigilante heroes had retired; at the height of the Cold War. <small>(~ 1980s-2000s)</small>
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* A Crisis leads the [[Justice Society of America]] (JSA) to disband, and the [[Vigilante Regulation Act]] (VRA) is signed into law to prohibit future costumed vigilantes. Most of the Justice Society members retire, either voluntarily or under duress. The [[Department of Extranormal Operations]] is founded to replace the JSA in combatting costumed crime, and to enforce the VRA. [[ARGUS]] is founded to continue protecting the United States from foreign threats; while [[Checkmate]] is founded in secret by a mix of government agents and former Justice Society members, to continue the JSA's mission in a covert fashion, outside of legal channels.
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* [[Bruce Wayne]] is orphaned after his parents are shot in a mugging-gone-wrong. [[Alfred Pennyworth]] becomes his legal guardian.
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* [[Kal-El]] crashes on Earth. He is adopted by [[Jonathan Kent|Jonathan]] and [[Martha Kent]], and raised in [[Smallville]] as [[Clark Kent]].
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* [[Oliver Queen]] is orphaned when his parents are killed during a safari accident. [[William Glenmorgan]] becomes his legal guardian.
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* Queen [[Hippolyta of Themyscira|Hippolyta]] of [[Themyscira]] dies. The [[Amazons]] summon her daughter [[Diana of Themyscira|Diana]] to ascend to the throne in her place, ending a century of exile. Diana returns to Themyscira but declines the throne, leaving her aunt [[Antiope of Themyscira|Antiope]] to serve as Regent while Diana acts as an Amazon ambassador to the outside world. Diana's daughter, [[Lyta Trevor]], returns to Themyscira with her, leaving behind her fiancé [[Hector Hall]].
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* [[DC Minor Characters#Kent Nelson|Kent Nelson]] dies. Requiring a host in order to continue acting in the world, [[Nabu]] approaches [[Hector Hall]] to become the new [[Doctor Fate]]. However, Nabu refuses to allow Hector to ever remove the helmet, effectively hijacking his body as a vessel. This causes a rift between Doctor Fate and Hector's father, his former Justice Society comrade [[Carter Hall]].
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== '''Modern Age''' ==
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Events taking place in the early part of the 21st Century. (Dates relative to Year One)
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=== Ten Years Ago ===
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* [[Oliver Queen]] is lost at sea, and becomes stranded on an island.
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* [[Queen Consolidated#Queen Industries|Queen Industries]] is taken over by [[William Glenmorgan]]. He makes the company public, and [[Checkmate]] acquires most of the shares through various shell corporations.
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=== Five Years Ago ===
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* [[Oliver Queen]] returns to [[Star City]], and becomes active as the [[Green Arrow]].
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* [[Wally West]] replicates the circumstances that gave [[Jay Garrick]] and [[Barry Allen]] their powers. He becomes the [[Barry Allen|Flash]]'s sidekick, [[Kid Flash]].
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* [[Hector Hall]] is finally allowed to remove the helmet of [[Doctor Fate]], and become mortal again. He enrols in the [[Gotham City Police Department]].
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=== One Year Ago ===
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* [[Kara Zor-El]] crashes on Earth. She begins living in [[Smallville]] as [[Linda Danvers]] to learn about human culture.
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* [[Abin Sur]] crashes on Earth. His ring chooses [[Hal Jordan]] as his successor; the related events cause Hal to be fired from [[Ferris Aircraft]].
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* [[Hector Hall]] and [[John Constantine]] begin investigating occult crimes as "[[Infernal Affairs]]" on behalf of the GCPD.
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== '''The Present''' ==
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Events taking place "now". (ie. current roleplay events)
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=== Year One ===
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* [[Barbara Gordon]] takes a year off university to return to Gotham, and begins blogging as [[Oracle]].
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* [[Wally West]] transfers to [[Brentwood Academy]] on a [[Wayne Foundation]] scholarship, hoping to qualify for early entry to [[Gotham University]].
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* [[Linda Danvers]] transfers to [[Brentwood Academy]] as part of an arts program.
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* [[Oliver Queen]] and [[Tatsu Yamashiro]] move to [[Gotham City]] to begin investigating [[Queen Consolidated]]'s activities.
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* [[Hal Jordan]] gets a job at [[Wayne Enterprises]] and moves to a crummy apartment in a seedy area of Gotham.
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* [[Connor Kent]] arrives in [[Gotham City]] investigating his origins. He becomes involved with Barbara Gordon's investigations into [[DC Supporting Characters#The Crows|The Crows]].
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* [[Connor Kent]] meets [[Oliver Queen]], and breaks his nose. He later becomes involved in Oliver's investigations into [[Queen Consolidated]].
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* [[Barbara Gordon]] and [[Connor Kent]] discover that a mysterious client is buying drugs smuggled in by [[DC Supporting Characters#The Crows|The Crows]] for an unknown purpose, in exchange for military grade hardware. Through their efforts, the [[GCPD]] is able to launch a raid against the Crows, effectively terminating the gang's activities.
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* [[Cheshire]] arrives in [[Gotham City]], on the run from the [[League of Assassins]].
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* [[Connor Kent]] is shot, but proves to be (mostly) bulletproof. [[Oliver Queen]] discovers his nature as a clone of himself and [[Superman]], and makes arrangements for his "son" to be enrolled at [[Brentwood Academy]].
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* Exhausting alternative avenues, [[Oliver Queen]] commits to remaining in [[Gotham City]], and approaches [[Queen Consolidated]] for a job, hoping to investigate the company from the inside. Oliver is given an inconsequential position as an executive overseeing the [[Gotham Globe]].
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