January 2013 – Japan officially declares war on N. Korea. United States follows.
March 2015 – After devastating air-bombings and one key nuclear attack, N. Korea collapses. U.N. hurriedly places treaties in effect to ease tempers about the unclaimed land
November, 2017 – Chinese government moves onto N. Korean land against U.N. law; in a bizarre twist, Japan and S. Korea ally and retaliate; other countries move in – and all hell breaks loose in East Asia
February, 2018 – Under increasing demands from their allies, United States enters the fight on the side of Japan and S. Korea, causing an "unofficial" war with China and other surrounding Asian countries
July, 2020 – World War III officially begins when an unprovoked attack on Rome forces Europe to join the fight
2020-2057: World War III – Off and On Battles, Interspersed with Shaky Treaties (rarely lasting more than five years), Continue
October, 2033 – Lower Manhattan left in ruins from Iranian air-bombing
July, 2051 – Beijing virus released; first discovered in India, where it wipes out millions
March, 2053 – Twin atomic bombs dropped on Shanghai and Washington D.C. They will be the last ones of the war. World population officially drops below 1 billion.
April, 2053 – Chinese government collapses
May, 2054 – Europe withdraws from war as nations begin to crumble; Japanese government collapses
December, 2055 – President Hartford dies from Beijing Virus; U.S withdraws from war
April 2056 – U.S. government collapses
September, 2057 – WWIII officially ends
2057-2086: Age of Darkness – Population Drops to a Staggering 100 Million Worldwide
2082 – "The Remnants’ Assembly" – remaining leaders convene in Europe in a desperate attempt to salvage humanity from the diseases and anarchy that sweep across the world. Five Councils created to help combat the rising problems; one is the Commission of God, a faith-based group
2085 – Commission of God discovers cure for the Beijing Virus
2086 – Commission of God assumes full power
2087-2131: Reconstruction Period – Commission of God travels world, gradually bringing peace, health, and law back to remaining human settlements
2131 – Commission renames self "The Church for the Advancement of Humanity in God’s Image," often simply referred to as “The Church” or even "The Commission," still. Beijing virus contained, and no more known cases exist in "civilized world."
2135 – The first "demons" reemerge in Germany to aid the struggling humans, offering them the remnants of destroyed technology and libraries of ancient texts.
2142 – The first human discovers her Innate Craft
2148 – Church declares Craft and Demons as "devil-born"
2148-2161: The Human-Demon War - Documented as "The Holy War" by The Church
2161 – Demons retreat again into hiding; many human "witches" escape with them
2163 – Inquisition established to control heresy
2163-Present: Dubbed the "Age of Peace" by The Church
2262 – Emergence of more wide-spread technology, a breakout of Universities, and the first Class of Scholars
2278 – Ancient texts discovered in New York ruins, including several books by William Shakespeare, Homer, and J.K. Rowling.
2279 – First Church-licensed Book-Banning
2280 – Demons begin to appear again in society; Craft Circles formed
2282 – Riot of Versailles (eventually quelled and slaughtered by Church)
2283 – Demon Slaying Units established; kept a secret by Church members
2290 – Public execution of five Oxford scholars, who were declared "heretical" for challenging Church doctrine on the necessity of a "unified world view"
2293 - Michael John Jenner rises to the rank of the Cardinal of the Holy Nation of the Americas in June after Cardinal Robert Hadley's death in May.
2298: Present Day
