Appendix: Calendars -- Centran, Galbadian, and the SeeD Chart

Three different calendars are of significance on the Planet in these times.

The oldest is the Centran calendar, counting the years since the great nation of Centra was founded. Once it was used all over the world; these days, it remains in use only in Esthar and some remote villages on the Centra continent.

The Galbadian calendar divides history into three time periods: Pre-Centra (PreCen), the time before the creation of the Centra nation; Before the Cry (ForCry), the period between the nation's founding and its ruin at the hands of a Lunar Cry; and After Centra (AfCen), from the Lunar Cry (year zero) onwards. Today, the Galbadian calendar remains one of the world's most widespread.

The SeeD Chart is perhaps one of the youngest, and at the moment is used only by SeeDs themselves. The year begins and ends on the same days as the Galbadian Calendar, and keeps the same months and weeks; however, year zero on the SeeD chart is the same as 195 AfCen in Galbadian reckoning, the year in which SeeD's true purpose was revealed to the world.

Dates of Importance:

Founding of Centra (0 Centran, 4246 ForCry, SC -4441)
-- The creation of the greatest nation yet to exist on the Planet. Many details have been lost to history. Mobile Shelters are used to spread across the planet, creating several new nations.

Centra's Cry (4246 Centran, 0 AfCen, SC -195)
-- A massive Lunar Cry that decimated the Centran continent. Most survivors migrated to the nations of Esthar and Dollet. Over the next century there would be repeated attempts to bring back the Centra nation, both by those who fled the continent and by those who remained.

Centra continent abandoned (4358 Centran, 112 AfCen, SC -83)
-- The last struggling republic calling itself Centra folds, and none rise to replace it. The continent of Centra is officially abandoned by the major nations of the world, although many small communities remain.

2nd Sorceress War begins (4420 Centran, 174 AfCen, SC -21)
-- Esthar, led by Sorceress Adel, invades the Western Continent. Her objective remains unknown for much of the war; it is only near the end the suspicion grows that she is searching for an heir for her power. It is during this war that knowledge and use of para-magic spreads from Esthar to the other nations.

2SW ends (4423 Centran, 177 AfCen, SC -18)
-- Esthar abruptly withdraws from the war and sequesters itself from global affairs. Galbadia declares victory; Dollet does half a year later. The same year, radio transmissions begin to lose strength as the result of an unknown phenomenon.

Radio Silence (4424 Centran, 178 AfCen, SC -17)
-- Radio waves abruptly lose all effectiveness. Static across all frequencies jams all transmissions. A connection to the Moon is theorized, but nothing is proven. HD cable becomes enters into common use.

SeeD founded (4429 Centran, 183 AfCen, SC -12)
-- Receiving funding from the multinational company NORG Corp., Cid and Edea Kramer create Garden, an academy for elite mercenaries, using radical technology and training techniques, including GF junctioning and the Draw system.

3rd Sorceress War (4441 Centran, 183 AfCen, SC 0)
-- The "Year of Eternity." Sorceress Ultimecia uses time travel technology to possess Edea Kramer. Radio Silence ends. The buildings used by Garden are discovered to be Centra shelters. Cid Kramer reveals SeeD was created to provide a defence against the Sorceress, and gives command of Garden over to SeeD, who are able to endure Time Compression and kill Ultimecia. The SeeD Chart marks time from the moment SeeD assumed control of both the Garden and the mission of defence.

(4443 Centran, 197 AfCen, SC 2)
-- NORG Corp. declares bankruptcy. Rival company Morbuks Limitless acquires much of the company's property, including the Centra Shelters being leased by Garden. The story of "Hunting Hyne" begins.

(4444 Centran 198 AfCen, SC 3)
-- A date discovered by SeeD Special Class Cole Guzo, on a contract investigating a pro-Ultimecia cult. Significance unknown.