2024 AD: Humanity discovers that that a species of marine cetacean(aquatic mammal group descended from hoofed predatory animals) are in fact sophonts(Terran term for sentient species). The bottlenose dolphin(Tursiops truncatus) is given human rights, and all hunting of them is considered murder. They are given the designation of sophont.
2027: Humans create a device in order to speak with dolphins, and find much in common with the species.
2030:Dolphins are given representation in surface world politics.
2037:Large exosuits are created for Dolphins to walk on land, and are given to dolphins as a show of goodwill. An extremely simple Dolphin religion spreads like wildfire through humanity, involving a sky and sea God who judge your actions in this life using a coral piece, if the coral floats, you ascend to an eternal paradise in which everything you need is there, if the coral sinks, you go to the deepest depths, never to be seen again, and are tortured for eternity. Curiously, ancient tales speak of squids the size of whales coming from the skies, and being destroyed by their own creations, and that they came from these ancient beings experiments.
2039:First Dolphin murder by human is recorded, a man going by the name of John Handel killed a female Dolphin by knife cut to several oil lines, and results in said Dolphin dying by swallowing oil, said females name was Mother of 1, Life Giver from the Southern Ocean, Hard Swimmer, and her final name was, First Sorrow, in that she was the first to be murdered by a human. Handels reasoning for killing her was he was tired of the 'fishes' for taking his and several coworkers jobs at the local industrial plant, as Dolphins work out of a sense of duty, not reward, and are therefore employed quite often, due to the fact that Dolphins also have a form of OCD, ensuring the job is done right, and are usually paid only in food. John was convicted at a Dolphin council and sentenced to Savage Death, their form of death penalty by leaving someone in shark infested waters, or giving them to an orca pod to use as sport until death. He was last seen at the Red Triangle, on shore with seals.
2044:The first Dolphin human relationships occur, causing protests from humans, believing it was against the Judeo Christian God, Allah, and Yahweh. A woman protects her Dolphin lover from an armed teenage assailant and is killed, her lover then retaliates by using his robotic arms to slaughter the teenager. Dolphins name was Lover of Games, Protector of Mate, and Avenging One. He is given no punishment, due to the crime being a crime of temporary insanity, and he becomes fully insane from the death of his lover, Cynthia Goldbridge, and eventually commits suicide after drinking heavily.
2056:Humans use genetic engineering technology to uplift dogs to sophont level, resulting in creation of Canis sapiens, resembling anthropomorphic dogs, they have gained longer digits and thumbs, upright stance, and intelligence. Due to unforeseen complications in engineering process, they retain their dog heads, but have an otherwise normal intelligence.
2057:Canids become productive members of society, New engineering technology also results in dolphins gaining arms.
2067:First historic Dolphin spaceflight to Mars results in discovery of ancient alien ruins on Mars.
2069:Ruins are found to belong to an ancient race that used radically advanced technology to create a devastating empire. Due to sheer luck, a member of the scientific team discovers the remains of one of the aliens outside the ruins in an enclosed cavern, after falling into aforementioned cavern.
2078:Cloning of the alien specimen begins.
2089:The alien is recreated, with extreme work used on the neural cells to recreate subjects genetic memory. Said subject is a male of the Prothean race, named Janjur, and helps recreate his species technology, involving a substance known as element zero, or eezo. He doesn't remember all aspects of his life, and says that all he really remembers was a feeling of fear and anger for most of his previous life.
2098:First Dolphin ambassador to humanity dies, second one is elected.
2116:Male human by name of Vaughn Campbell discovers that Keplar 182 bears life by chance patrol through the system. Discovers planet has life that evolved from Cretaceus Terran stock.
2116:Vaughn is given permission to land on world to make first contact with sophont oviraptosaur.
2116:Sophont that calls themselves the Sanhanae, and believe Vaughn to be an emissary from the stars, there to show them their great past again.
2119:Sanhanae now fully inducted into the now called United Terrans Alliance.
2134:Splicing becomes a major fad, UTA citizens use the DNA of multiple species to enhance themselves, resulting in a melting pot of traits among species, such as Canids having scales, or Dolphins having Prothean body armor, or humans with Sanhanae feathers.
2156:UTA encounter deadly species known as the Skeru, a species of collectivists that consider the UTA an abomination against life, and set out to destroy the UTA.
2157:Skeru are wiped out singlehandedly by the UTA due to the bravery of a Dolphin captain by the name of Swimming Joker, Father of 3, and Savior of Terra. He piloted his Dolphin fighter going at FTL speeds and hit the planet, resulting in a catastrophic extinction event on the planet.
2164:A discovery of a large mass effect teleportation system excite the UTA into using the now dubbed, 'Terran Teleporter' and is thrust into a war dubbed, the First Contact War, with a avian/feline race known as Turians.
2167:UTA wins the First Contact War, and forces turians to become a client race. Discovery of another coalition of species makes the UTA weary, but hopeful.
