jan 1, 2300 - Argon-Paranid first contact
Description:
130 NTUnder no circumstances must Man allow himself ever again to be so vulnerable to attack from space. That is was no mere paranoia was evidenced by the many encounters with vessels of unknown origin which also traversed the jumpgate network. Despite the occasional small skirmish, the identity of the other race remained unknown for some time.
It was not long before the word "Xenomorph" was used to refer to these ships, and even less time until quick-talking pilots truncated that to just "Xenon". One thing was irrevocably clear: since 2146 Mankind was not the sole user of the jumpgates.
After many years of tentative diplomacy, the first formal meetings with this first alien race now occurs. Properly named Paranid, the race was quickly dubbed "Three-Eyes" by less polite Argon. Treaties for free trade and information exchange were negotiated and both species benefited from the technological and cultural opportunities these allowed.
Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 2300
Now
~ 274 years later