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TIME LINE of the Babylon 5/Crusade Universe
(Revision 051803)
Compiled by I. Marc Carlson ( marc-carlson@utulsa.edu )
With additional information by: Victor Yanagida (victory@aloha.com), A. Bergman (abergman@minerva.cis.yale.edu), David Strauss (dss2k@poe.acc.virginia.edu), Bret Feinblatt (by626@freenet.Buffalo.edu; bafein@yahoo.com), Josh Glazenburg-Diamond (jmd@bear.com), and Larry King (larry@chronology.org). Originally converted to HTML format by Larry King.
No attempt is made to alter the following information to remove or hide any "spoilers" for any episodes aired, books, comic books, and so forth. This document covers the five seasons of Babylon 5, plus the four TNT movies and the first (and perhaps only) season of Crusade. Moreover, it also covers all published novels, short stories (by JMS) and comics. Published gaming materials are only referred to when they do not completely contradict other published materials.
Since most of this information is compiled from other sources, I don't feel as though I can copyright it. Feel free to use it as you wish, within the bounds of other copyrights on this material. If you like the occasional hypothesis and supposition that I have left strewn about within, please recall where you found it since those are legally mine.
Babylon 5 and related concepts are the property of Warner Brothers Domestic Television Distribution and J. Michael Straczynski. (Straczynski is referred to as "JMS" throughout this document.)
Notes on sources:
The sources used for this were the episodes and information revealed by JMS on Genie and Usenet. The codes in parentheses indicate the source.
Following Larry Nemecek's precedent for coding his Star Trek Concordances, items marked with a /v contain information based on visual clues such as computer screen displays; items marked with an /s contains information based on a script or other version of an episode. Following my own precedent, UT: indicates a Universe Today headline, and B: indicates comments overheard in background dialogue ("background walla"). Other abbreviations:
- FAQ = Babylon 5 Frequently Asked Questions List
- GEL = Babylon 5 Grid Epsilon Log
- JMSD = JMS's digest of postings
- JMSG = JMS's GEnie postings
- JMSU = JMS's USENET postings
- JMSM = JMS's material in the Official Monthly Magazine of Babylon 5
- OM = non-JMS material in the Official Monthly Magazine Babylon 5
- TFAQ = Technical FAQ
- GAME = Babylon Project Role-Playing Game
The above materials will be superseded should different information be broadcast. The use of information in novels and comics is based on JMS's statements that these are "canon". Even so, they will be superseded as appropriate by material actually broadcast. Please note that Dates given in The Babylon Project Game , and The Babylon 5 Security Manual are either given elsewhere, or contradict those given by JMS.
Finally, all items marked with an * are conjecture based on the information on hand, and may be further explained by a description in brackets.
Notes on Minbari Cycles:
Based on information in Babylon Squared, A Late Delivery from Avalon, Atonement, and the novel To Dream in the City of Sorrows (as well as the novel Clark's Law), it may be assumed that a Minbari Cycle is approximately 1.35 years. (The interval from July 2245 to Nov 2258 / Feb 2259 was ten cycles long).
Information on the B5 Screen saver suggests (in describing Delenn's and Lennier's ages) that a Cycle is 0.7 years. But in this case, it is more likely (based on statements regarding Delenn's age in JMSU) that the age comparison is effective age, not a literal chronological comparison.
-- The Chronology --
c15 Billion
- Creation of the Universe. [Ya gotta start somewhere]
c10 Billion
c?? Billion
- There is The First One.
- Shadows evolve ["They were old when even the Ancients were young" ("In the Shadow of Za'Ha'Dum"); "The first of these Ancients were the Shadows" ("Matters of Honor")].
- The First Ones, the eldest alien species evolve, those who "Walk among the stars like Giants" ("In the Shadow of Z'Ha'Dum").
c1 Million BCE
- The age of the Thirdspace device ("Thirdspace").
- The First Ones begin to disappear, some traveling beyond the stars ("In the Shadow of Za'Ha'Dum"). They leave behind the Vorlons and the Shadows to shepherd the younger species along; the Vorlons following the rigid paths of Order, while the Shadows prefer the more explosive evolutionary path of Chaos and Conflict ("Za'Ha'Dum", "Falling towards Apotheosis")
- Over the next million years there are a series of wars between the remaining "First Ones" (especially the Vorlons) and the Shadows ("The Coming of Shadows"). The Shadows are often driven from Za'Ha'Dum, but always return; Lorien says they believe they are "paying their respects" to him, though he believes that both they and the Vorlons "no longer understand" ("Shadow of Za'Ha'Dum", "Where is Mr. Garibaldi")
- The "Rules of Engagement", mediated by The First One are established between the Vorlons and The Shadows (N - Invoking Darkeness). [The date on this is unlcear, other than "eons ago", but it's likely between this time and 8000 BCE]
c500,000 BCE
- The Vindrizi are created as a species of "symbiotes" to record everything, observing events all over the galaxy so that others can learn about the past when all the records have been lost in the next dark age ("Exogenesis").
c8000 BCE
- The last Great War between the Shadows and the First Ones ("In the Shadow of Za'Ha'Dum").
- The Soul Hunters imprison the entire planet of Ragla ("River of Souls").
- Ceti 4's civilization dies out ("War Zone").
????
- The Vorlons visit lesser interstellar species, implanting them with the idea of glowing beings of light ("Fall of Night"). [No specific date was given, but it appears to have covered many millennia.]
c.5000 BCE
- An unknown species begins building a network of jump gates across the galaxy (N-To Dream in the City of Sorrows). [Information in OM (August 1999) suggests that this was the Vorlons].
c3750 BCE
- Rathenn uses this date to describe when the Minbari began to decline in population (C-1)[JMSC indicated that Rathenn was either mistaken or lying when he told Sinclair this].
c250
- The Minbari begin to decline in population ("Points of Departure"). [Something begins to weaken the Minbari, "the power holding the Shadows in check." (JMSU)]
515
- Approximate date of the Battle of Camlan ("A Late Delivery from Avalon").
[Unknown dates]
- ???? The Taratimude receive the technomage tech from the Shadows (N-Casting Shadows).
c1050
- The Hyach pass religious laws making it immoral to intermarry with the Hyach-doh ("Secrets of the Soul").
c1100
- The Minbari first begin to travel space (JMSU). They discover the ancient network of jump gates (N-To Dream in the City of Sorrows).
about 1200
- Wierden, one of the last of the Taratimude forms the technomages into a cohesive group (N-Casting Shadows).
- The technomage Osiyrin studies the Drahk (N-Casting Shadows).
- A minor Centauri noble leads the extermination of the other sentient race on their world, the Xon ("Parliament of Dreams", N - Summoning Light). He proclaims himself as the first emperor of the Centauri Republic ("Objects at Rest"). He receives the blessing of the technomage Frazur and two other technomages (N-Casting Shadows, "The Geometry of Shadows", N - Summoning Light).
- After the Battle of Scoria Plains, the Centauri emperor Morell visits with Malia, the prophetess of Tuwain (S-"The Shadow of His Thoughts"). [The date is given as 1200 years. Centauri years do not appear to be the same as Earth years.]
c1250
- A highly advanced space-faring society flourishes on Ikara 7. After being invaded repeatedly, they build 12 organic technology warriors to protect them ("Infection").
- The Markab and several other species appear to have some experience of Soldier's of Darkness ("Long Dark").
- The Shadows occupy a continent on Narn's Southern Hemisphere, where they are observed by G'Quon. He writes of this "Ancient Race" and their Great War at the Rim of "Known Space", centered around Za'Ha'Dum ("Revelations") in his Sacred Book. He includes pictures of Shadow Warriors and Shadow vessels ("The Long Dark", "Matters of Honor") [He manages to identify the location of the stars near Za'Ha'Dum accurately enough that G'Kar is able to trace them and visit them ("Revelations")] After the Narns start attacking the Shadows, the Shadows retaliate by killing off all the Narn "mindwalkers" (telepaths) (JSMU).
- The Taratimude technomages fight for the Shadows (N-Casting Shadows).
- On an unnamed planet, the population is subjected to the Shadow plague after denying the Shadows access to their world as a Base. The population goes into suspended animation ("Racing the Night").
- An alliance of worlds, including the few remaining First Ones (including the Vorlons) and the Minbari attack the Shadows in what will later be remembered as a Great War ("In the Shadow of Za'Ha'Dum").
- Nothing of specific significance occurs on Earth, although at least two Shadow ships crash in the Solar System (at Mars and Ganymede) ("Message from Earth").
- The Great War begins to go badly for the Minbari, et al. Their greatest 'star base' is destroyed by the Shadows. Babylon 4 is brought back from the future to serve as a as a replacement base of operations during a war between Light and Darkness, seeming to appear from out of nowhere ("Babylon Squares", "War Without End", pts 1&2). Accompanying Babylon 4 is Jeffrey David Sinclair, who undergoes the "Chrysalis" process to become Valen, a "Minbari, not Born of Minbari" ("War Without End", pt.2).
- Valen subdues the Warrior Caste, establishes the Grey Council (JMSU) as "The Chosen One" (N-To Dream in the City of Sorrows), and establishes the Anla'Shok ("Rangers") to fight the Shadows (N-To Dream in the City of Sorrows).
- The Alliance against the Shadows destroy 2/3ds of the Shadow forces, driving them from Za'Ha'Dum ("War Without End", pt.1).
- Valen's appearance signals that Minbari Souls are going somewhere else, "going missing" [this may be when they start to actually notice a change] ("War Without End", JMSU).
- The B4 Station survives the war, but doesn't last much longer than that (JMSU). [Actually, this is not entirely true, since it remains intact until it is discovered in 2261 (C-"In Valen's name").]
- Valen transforms the Anla'Shok into an army of watchers to keep an eye out for the return of the Shadows (N-To Dream in the City of Sorrows).
- It is possible that Sinclair finds Catharine Sakai in the past (N-To Dream in the City of Sorrows).
1250-1350
- After the War, Valen had children. The children, fearing persecution because they weren't pure Minbari, fled Minbar until after Valen's death ("Atonement").
- Sometime during this time, the Taratimude wipe themselves out (N-Casting Shadows). The lineage of Wierden still revive the tech from the Shadows (N-Casting Shadows).
c1260
- The Shadows bury their capitols ships in preparation for the next War, including one on Mars, and one on Ganymede (JMSM).
[Unknown Dates]
- ???? The technomage Gali-Gali defeats the menace of the Zrad, and serves at the right hand of the Empress Nare for a century of peace (N-Casting Shadows).
- ???? The technomage Maju seals the Lau hyperspace rift at the cost of his own life (N-Casting Shadows).
- ???? The technomage Kwa-Kiri ruled an empire (N-Casting Shadows).
- ???? The technomage Neldonic ruled an empire (N-Casting Shadows).
c1350
- Valen writes notes to Delenn and Sinclair ("War Without End", pt.1, JMSU).
- Valen "Goes Beyond" (JMSU, N-To Dream in the City of Sorrows); his body is never found ("Atonement") [Foreshadowing Sheridan's end ("Sleeping in Light").
- The Children of Valen return to Minbar and have children of their own, spreading human genes through the Minbari population for the next thousand years ("Atonement").
c1450
- The modern Hyach records extend no earlier than this point. The Hyach-Doh are extinct by this time ("Secrets of the Soul").
c1750
- An ancient species dies out, first building, then leaving Varn as Guardian of the Great Machine of Epsilon 3 ("Voice in the Wilderness", pt.2, "War Without End", pt.2).
- Minbari clan Third Fane of Chudomo begins service with honor ("Parliament of Dreams").
1888
- August-November "Jack the Ripper" terrorizes London's East End.
- 11 November On the morning after the last of the Ripper Murders, the Vorlons abduct "Sebastian", of 14-B Harrisburg Lane, to determine if he is truly the "Chosen One". When it is determined that he is not, they retain him to act as their "Inquisitor" ("Comes the Inquisitor").
????
- The Centauri invade the Vega [Beta?] System, conquered in only 9 days. ("The Gathering")
1940
- 14 November The Germans bomb Coventry ("In the Shadow of Za'Ha'Dum").
c1950
- Aliens begin to capture Humans for various research purposes ("Grail"/v, "All Alone in the Night"/v). [The Date is an estimate. The "Gray" styles of aliens shown suggests that not all the contact reports we've had so far have been hoaxes. Although they appear to be similar to the Streib, (JMSU) has been pretty specific that they are not the same species. It may be that these are the Vree.]
- The Centauri begin using telepaths in military intelligence ("The Paragon of Animals").
1961
- 12 April Yuri Gagarin orbits the Earth in Vostok 1 ("The Illusion of Truth").
1963
- April The Soviet probe Mars 1 loses communication with Earth while traveling to Mars (JMSM).
- 13 June Mars 1 silently makes the first flyby of a terrestrial probe past Mars (JMSM).
1965
- 14 July The American probe Mariner 4 flies past Mars, taking pictures (JMSM).
1971
- 14 November Mariner 9 begins its study of Mars (JMSM).
1976
- 19 June Viking 1 enters Mars orbit (JMSM).
- 20 July The Viking lander touches down on Mars (JMSM).
1997
- 4 July Pathfinder touches down on Mars, and releases Sojourner (JMSM).
1999
- 12 April US President Bill Clinton establishes his Commission of the Future ("The Illusion of Truth").
2011
- A near-Earth asteroid nearly hits the Earth (N-Dark Genesis).
2013
- The Russians are involved in some sort of totalitarian governmental coup ("The Exercise of Vital Powers").
2018
- The first Lunar colony is established at Mare Tranquilitis ("The Illusion of Truth").
2025
- The Iraqis are involved in some sort of totalitarian governmental coup ("The Exercise of Vital Powers").
2035
- Last gasoline powered motorcycle built ("Eyes").
- Chilean War in Antarctica (N-Dark Genesis).
2047
- Station Prime completed (*GAME*) [Station Prime is also a location in N-The Shadow Within]
c2050
- Two Vorlon vessels hide out under the Antarctic ice cap and begin abducting humans visiting the continent (N-Dark Genesis).
- The last known technomage was killed (N-Casting Shadows).
2055
- 11 May "Time begins" for a sect of Mayan priests at Qahsah cave in the Yucatan (N-Dark Genesis).
2057
- 4 July Ares 3 lands on Mars with a multinational crew of 4 (JMSM).
2059-2062
- The number of "alien contact" cults peak [indicating the point at which the Vorlons alter humans to create telepaths] (N-Dark Genesis).
2061
- 12 April The Lunar Colony is established ("The Illusion of Truth"). [*GAME* establishes the Armstrong Colony in the Sea of Tranquility, the first permanent out world colony, in 2064. Armstrong is mentioned in N-Dark Genesis.]
????
- The UN is dissolved ("The Gathering"). [Date is given in *Game* as 2107]
- An unnamed alien species in the Eridani Sector begins to receive broadcasts from space, including some from Earth ("Visitors From Down the Street").
2072
- 13 August Ares 13 crashes on Mars. All seven crewmembers die (JMSM).
2075-2124
- Morobuto, African philosopher and Ghandi of his time (JMSU).
2080-2084
- The Indonesian Consortium, trying to annex several Pacific Rim nations, allies with Pakistan and the UIN (United Islamic Nations). Trouble begins between Pakistan and India, leading to global warfare. World War III (OM).
2085
- The Earth Alliance is established after the ravages of WWIII (OM)
c2087
- The Earth Alliance is established (N-Dark Genesis). It does not, as yet, comprise the entire globe. [N-Deadly Relations says the EA was founded after WWIV (During which Paris was damaged by terrorist bombs)]
c2095
- The Deep Probe project begins to search for extraterrestrial life (N-Dark Genesis).
2101
- Humans return to Mars, setting up small scientific exploration and military bases (JMSM).
2110
- The "Panic of '10". Lee Crawford becomes the "Hero of Grissom" (N-Dark Genesis).
2112
- The French are involved in some sort of totalitarian governmental coup ("The Exercise of Vital Powers").
2113
- The Centauri conquer the Narn (JMSG, "The Gathering", "Midnight on the Firing Line", "And Now for a Word").
2115
- June An article is published in the New England Journal of Medicine, suggesting the proof of telepathy (N-Dark Genesis). The EA government establishes a Committee on Metasensory Regulation, headed by Senator Lee Crawford, to oversee the Telepath situation
- 3 October Research undertaken by Johns Hopkins verifies the existence of Telepaths. This begins a major panic, and global slaughter of suspected telepaths (N-Dark Genesis)..
- 5 December Pope Pius XV embraces the Telepaths (N-Dark Genesis).
- Desa Alexander, as "Blood", is a leader of a cult known as the "Katun Prophesy". Jack O'Hannlon, "Monkey", is with her. Most of the cult is slaughtered by their leaders fleeing anti-telepath forces (N-Dark Genesis).
- Kevin Vacit's mother dies, protecting him from anti-telepath hunters (N-Dark Genesis).
2116
- There is a major earthquake in San Francisco (N-Dark Genesis).
2117
- EA, led by Senator Lee Crawford, establishes the MRA, Metasensory Regulation Authority to monitor and regulate Telepaths, for their own protection (JMSG, JMSU, C-11, N-Dark Genesis).
- Desa Alexander begins to work for MRA. Jack O'Hannlon leaves her to establish a telepathic underground. Desa Alexander's daughter, Brenna, is born (N-Dark Genesis).
2132
- EarthDome is under construction in Geneva (N-Dark Genesis).
- 6 August Desa Alexander traces a family of illegal telepaths on a train through Prague (N-Dark Genesis).
2133
- 3 September Desa Alexander sacrifices her life to save the life of the Senator who is trying to discredit the MRA from an assassination attempt (N-Dark Genesis).
2148
- 18 January Interplanetary Expeditions (IPX) establishes their eighth experimental station near Syria Planum (N-Dark Genesis).
- IPX discovers remains of an advanced civilization across Syria Planum. The find is classified as Top Secret (JMSM). The artifacts are removed to the IPX labs in San Diego (N-Dark Genesis). [n.b. JMSU says that Interplanetary Expeditions is established in c2190-2210]
- 5 May An MRA scientist dies while researching the artifacts (N-Dark Genesis).
c2150
- Centauri begin their decline from power ("The Gathering", "Midnight on the Firing Line", JMSG) [Date is estimated].
- Zathras born ("War Without End" pt. 1) [Note this date is NOT exact since Math is not Zathra's strong suit.]
- Last real contact between the Vorlons and the Minbari (JSMC).
- San Diego destroyed by nuclear terrorists ("The Gathering"). [The UT article describes it as "100 years ago" in 2257.]
2152
- September William Kurges, a telepath in Earth Force Security, stops 3 terrorist plots during his career and dies saving the life of EA President Elizabeth Robinson. She passes equal opportunity laws, and establishes Psi Corps from the Committee on Psychic Phenomenon (C-11, JMSU, N-Dark Genesis). [Date in C-11 is about 2125, the President's name is given as Marion].
2153
- The USS Copernicus, a deep range exploration ship is launched (Will and Mariah Sirrus) ("Long Dark").
2155
- Solis Planum is designated the site for Mars One, the first Martian colony (JMSM).
- The Chaipas Incident. 100 rogue telepaths martyr themselves, by burning themselves to death in a church, rather than submit to the MRA (N-Dark Genesis).
c2155
- The religion of Foundationism established (JMSU). [Initially JMS said by the end of the 20th C, but later, after first contact.]
2156
- 7 April The Centauri contact the Earth Alliance, claiming that Earth is a lost Centauri Colony. ("The Gathering", "The Long Dark", JMSU, N-Dark Genesis). [In ("The Long Dark") this is referred to as "over a hundred years ago"] They lease the humans time on their jump gates, and eventually humanity is able to build jump gates of their own.
- Fiona Davion is born to Ninon Davion and Lee Crawford's assistant Kevin Vacit (N-Dark Genesis).
- Internal Security Act establishes the Psi Corps from the MRA and the Mix (N-Voices). The first administrator of the Psi Corps is Lee Crawford. He is assassinated on his way to meet the first Centauri Ambassador (N-Dark Genesis).
- At some point after this Kevin Vacit becomes Director of the Psi Corps (N-Dark Genesis).
c2158
- Battle of Nu'Skok
. The Centauri lose "the Eye" ("Signs and Portents"). - Earthdome is built in Geneva (JMSU).
2161
- 12 April Psi Corps established ("The Illusion of Truth").
2167
- About this time, the technomage, Julius Blocker, developed a nanovirus to assist one side in a war, and kills the entire population of an unnamed world in three days ("A Memory of War").
2169
- 20 July 768 Colonists, piloted and led by John Carter, migrate to the Mars colony making it a stable, self-sufficient Colony ("Voice in the Wilderness", pt.1, "A Spider in the Web", JMSM). They use Centauri jump gate technology to make the trip (JMSM).
2172
- The Battle of Douala. [This may have had something to do with the birth of the Central African Bloc (N-Dark Genesis).]
2173
- The Psi Corps build a secret research facility in Syria Planum to study the alien technology (JMSM).
- Jenny Winters is born (N-Dark Genesis).
2175
- The Central African Bloc is established. The Psi Corps enters the new area (N-Dark Genesis).
2176
- Jack O'Hannlon is killed avoiding arrest by Psi Cops. Fiona Temple (nee Davion) is captured (N-Dark Genesis).
- The Underground bombs the Psi Corps headquarters (N-Dark Genesis).
- Natasha Alexander begins to work for Kevin Vacit (N-Dark Genesis).
- Fiona Temple, Stephen Walters, and Matthew Dexter escape captivity and begin to run the Underground (N-Dark Genesis).
2177
- 15 November The Mars Colony main dome is destroyed in a sneak attack by Earth Isolationist terrorists, which kills 487 people, including John Carter ("Midnight on the Firing Line", JMSM). [The Free Mars group has members who have been on Mars for a century. While there was a disruption in the civilian population, since the colony is described as permanent, this implies that some colonists, and perhaps the military occupation remained in place.]
- Regula 4 is settled by low tech separatists ("The Long Road").
2181
- Kevin Vacit and Natasha Alexander meet the remaining Vorlon on Venus (N-Dark Genesis).
2189
- July Fionna Temple, Stephen Walters and Matthew Dexter appear to die, going underground. Matthew and Fionna have a child, Stephen Kevin Dexter (N-Dark Genesis; N-Final Reckoning).
- July Jenny Winters is captured by the Psi Corps. The first telepath brought in as the Psi Corps cripple the Underground. Fionna Temple and Matthew Dexter are killed (N-Dark Genesis, N-Deadly Relations).
- Alfred Bester (nee Steven Kevin Dexter) is turned over to the Psi Corps, (N-Dark Genesis; N-Deadly Relations).
c2190
- *Sometime about this point, Garibaldi's Grandmother is a Boston Police Officer, and uses a .38 ("Grey 17 is missing").
2195
- Jha'dur (Deathwalker) born on Omelos, Caliban sector ("Deathwalker"/v).
2196
- Al Bester is punished for betraying another Cadre Prime member (N-Deadly Relations).
- Al Bester meets Kevin Vacit (N-Deadly Relations).
- [Some time between this and 2205, a man named "Johnson" becomes director of the Psi Corps and begins to slowly remove all of Vacit's people.]
2198
- The Centauri give humanity the technology to begin terraforming Mars. They start by melting the Southern Ice Cap (JMSM).
2200
- Mars Colony begin to talk of independence from Earth (JMSM).
- The Blue Jays were sold to the Mars Consortium in 2200 (JSMU).
- *Delenn born [Based on Material on the B-5 Screen Saver ("45 Minbari cycles or 31 earth years").]
[I am clueless as to the actual dates of these events,]
- ???? Londo Mollari born [Based on Material on the B-5 Screen Saver ("77 Centauri years, or the equivalent of 45 Earth years")]
- ???? Vir Cotto born [Based on Material on the B-5 Screen Saver ("50 Centauri years, or the equivalent of 39 Earth years")]
- ???? G'Kar born [Based on Material on the B-5 Screen Saver ("64 Narn years, or the equivalent of 49 Earth years")]
- ???? Delenn mentions a vision she had in the temple in her youth. ("Confessions and Lamentations")
2201
- *Sophie (Ivanova) is born ("Midnight on the Firing Line"). [Date is based on her conjectured date of suicide].
2205
- Al Bester pursues his first "blip", becoming one himself. He is punished very severely. He becomes the protégée of Sandoval Bey (N-Deadly Relations).
2206
- *Lennier born [Based on Material on the B-5 Screen Saver ("42 Minbari cycles or 27 earth years").]
2206
- Sandoval Bey appears to commit suicide (N-Deadly Relations).
2208
- Al Bester begins Meta Pol training (N-Deadly Relations).
2209
- *Narn win their independence from the Centauri after a long war of attrition. They get access to Centauri Tech that was left behind and begin to sell weapons. ("And Now for a Word").
2209
- Al Bester meets Elizabeth Montoya for the second time. They go on a field exercise together, and eventually become romantically entangled (N-Deadly Relations).
2210
- Elizabeth Montoya tries to escape the Corps, Bester has her arrested (N-Deadly Relations).
- Bester becomes a Psi Cop (N-Deadly Relations).
2212
- President Kyoshi of the Eastern Bloc is assassinated only three days after the end of the War of the Shining Star ("No Compromise").
2216
- John Sheridan born on Earth [Based on Material on the B-5 Screen Saver].
2218
- 3 May Jeffrey Sinclair born on Mars Colony ("Sky Full of Stars").
2219
- 27 June Del Varner born ("The Gathering"/v).
2220
- *John Sheridan born on Earth [Estimated date based on an interview with Boxleitner. *Game has his birth date as 2219.]
2221
- Late February *Michael Alfredo Garibaldi born (Survivors/v). [Month estimated on estimated date of ("A Distant Star"). 23 February?]
2221
- Prostitution is legalized and unionized (N-Clark's Law)
2223
- Al Bester catches Stephen Walters on Mars, and learns the truth about his ancestry (N-Deadly Relations). [At this point, Natasha Alexander is head of Department Sigma at Syria Planum on Mars].
- Bester begins his series of deathbed scans (N-Deadly Relations).
- 25 May Morden is born in Summit, New Jersey (N-Casting Shadows).
2224
- Franklin born [Based on Material on the B-5 Screen Saver]
- Bester marries Alisha Ross (N-Deadly Relations).
2225
- 10 December Lyta Alexander born (The Gathering/v).
2228
- [The Narn overthrow and massacre their Centauri leaders (N-Clark's Law)].
- [Sometime before this the Psi Corps establishes "bloodhound units," special undercover detachments of the Earth military who are accompanied by telepaths. Their mission is to perform random scans of the public and arrest any members of the resistance they come across ("Face of the Enemy").] About this time Bester has begun his bloodhound unit, and as his wife becomes pregnant, Bester and she become estranged - Bester moves to Mars (N-Deadly Relations).]
2229
- *Londo ascends into public life ("Soul Mates").
- The Narn began to expand (lt).
2230
- 30 August Susan Ivanova born. ("Eyes"/v)
- *Talia Winters born [Date estimated, based on (N-Voices)].
- The Dilgar invade the League of Non-Aligned sectors. The League worlds are devastated by the invasion. Jha'dur leads the invasion and conquest of sectors 24, 39, 64, 58 ("Deathwalker", "Deathwalker"/v).
- Jha'dur wipes out the population of Latig 4 by infecting them with Stafford's Plague ("Deathwalker").
- The Earth Alliance joins in to help the non-Aligned worlds ("Deathwalker").
- The Dilgar conquer the Narn world of Hilak 7. The Dilgar conquer Balus ("Deathwalker").
- Approximate time that Turhan become Emperor of the Centauri (JSMU).
2231
- Jha'dur destroys the planets Tirolus, Comac 4 and Malax (Halax?) ("Deathwalker"/v).
2232
- Earth Alliance captures Balus ("Deathwalker"/v).
- Battle of Salos
(Balos?). Sinclair's father served in this battle. Jha'dur escapes to hide out with the Minbari Windswords clan ("Deathwalker"). [Sinclair's father tells his son what he saw there] - At some point, Jeffrey Sinclair's father is killed in the Dilgar War. Sinclair moves in with Father Raffelli (N-To Dream in The City of Sorrows).
c2232-2244
- This is described as an era of optimistic expansion for Earth ("Hunter, Prey").
- Some time late in this period, the Minbari hear about the Humans from the Centauri. They elect to not make contact ("Atonement").
c2233
- Delenn becomes a "Member" of the Grey Council, after having served for some time as an acolyte, and as Dukhat's Aide ("Atonement"). [Estimate based on a JMS message that somehow differentiates between "Standing beside you as one of the Nine" ("All Alone in the Night") and "Being on the Council" ("Severed Dreams").]
c2234
- The Narn occupy the T'll (N-Betrayals).
2235
- *Talia Winters adopted into Psi Corps [Date estimated based on age in (N-Voices) and comments in ("A Spider in the Web").]
- Sinclair begins traveling about, working and trying to "find" himself (N-To Dream in the City of Sorrows).
2236
- *Sophie Ivanova is determined to be a Telepath ("Midnight on the Firing Line"). [Date is based on her conjectured date of suicide].
2237
- Sinclair enlists in Earth Force Defense ("Sky Full of Stars").
- Miners strike on Ganymede. Ms. Connelly's father is killed during the Strike ("By Any Means Necessary").
2238
- *Sheridan joins Earth Force [Estimated date based on an interview with Boxleitner]
2239
- *Sheridan serves with Jack Maynard on "old Moon-Mars Patrol" ("A Distant Star") [His "first assignment"]
223?
- (Late 30s) Earth Alliance undertakes a number of Cyber experiments that eventually lead to the Black Project Lazarus ("A Spider in the Web"), as well as cyber-enhanced troops ("Patterns of the Soul").
- The equipment to perform mind-wipes becomes effective enough for use on criminals (JMSU)
[I am clueless as to the actual dates of these events,]
- ???? Londo and Urza are members of the Corps of Freedom ("Knives").
- ???? Urza Jaddo is the Hero of Gorash ("Knives").
- ???? Londo leads a Centauri Raid on Frallis 12 ("Voice in the Wilderness", pt.2).
- ???? A nova wipes out the remaining Dilgar ("Deathwalker").
- ???? The Canal Wars ("GROPOS").
- ???? The Liberation of the African Bloc ("GROPOS").
- ???? General Franklin is Scourge of Janos 7 ("GROPOS").
- ???? Fighting in Israel? ("Eyes").
- ???? Fighting on New Jerusalem ("Eyes").
- ???? Fighting on Cyrus 3 ("Eyes").
- ???? The Omega disaster. A First Contact failure for Captain Michael Jankowski (N-In the Beginning).
- ???? Londo marries first marries a dancer with "a voice that would shatter planets". His family makes him divorce her. He later marries Timov ("Soul Mates").
2240
- Sinclair is promoted to Fighter Pilot ("Sky Full of Stars").
- The Narn and the Centauri begin to dispute over Ragesh 3 (JMSU) [Date is approximate].
2241
- Sinclair is promoted to Squadron Leader ("Sky Full of Stars").
- Sheridan visits the Dalai Lama. [Date is estimated. He claims this happens when he was 21 ("Points of Departure"), and estimated date of birth]
- According to Garibaldi, there is some sort of "Dust" problem on Mars ("Survivors").
2242
- 12 September G'Kar makes "Contact" with the Tuchanq (N-Clark's Law).
- *Steven Franklin leaves Earthforce and begins to hitchhike across the galaxy, trading his medical skills for passage. He eventually comes across a crashed Minbari ship off Beta Durani and tries to help them (N-In the Beginning).
- *Lochley's friend Zoe dies of an overdose of drugs, changing Lockley's life ("Day of the Dead").
2243
- Garibaldi's friend, Frank Kimmer, dies on Europa ("Survivors"). Garibaldi crawls into a bottle.
- Earliest date for Sinclair to meet Catharine Sakai ("Parliament of Dreams"). ["When you've known someone for 12, almost 15 years..."][He might also have met her during his days at the academy since Sakai states that Sinclair's been reading the writings of Tennyson since his days in the academy ("Mind War").]
- Susan Ivanova becomes obsessed with the radical neo-Communist Kushoyev. She finally meets him, is humiliated by him and is defended by her Father ("TKO").
- Londo Mollari represents the Centauri on Earth (N-In the Beginning). [Depending on how long "35 years" is to Londo Mollari.]
- Sheridan and Lochley are married for a few months about this time ("Strange Relations", "The Rules of the Game").
2244
- Amanda Carter and Able Horn meet, and he recruits her into "Free Mars" ("A Spider in the Web").
- Sophie Ivanova committed suicide ("Midnight on the Firing Line", "Eyes"). [During the E/M war(?) -- the actual date has not been given, the year, but it was a year before Ganya Ivanov's death.]
2245
- About March Kadroni becomes unable to function in the Grey Council. Dukhat pushes his aide, Delenn, as her replacement (N-In the Beginning). Delenn has served the Grey Council as an acolyte, and as Dukhat's Aide ("Atonement"). Delenn begins to meditate (N-In the Beginning).
- Early July Delenn becomes a fully participating Member of the Grey Council [The year this occurs is based on a JMS message that somehow differentiates between "Standing beside you as one of the Nine" ("All Alone in the Night") and "Being on the Council" ("Severed Dreams"); as well as the assumptions explained under B2 about how long a Minbari "Cycle" lasts; however, the episode "Atonement" makes it fairly clear that the contact with the humans is her first action as Satai, or one of the Nine].
- 12 July The Grey Council's cruiser in a group of three (or four) ships encounters a human convoy fleet, including EAS Prometheus (under Captain Michael Jankowski), EAS Hyperion, and DSEV Amundsen (an EA Explorer Class vessel). Only Delenn can identify what species the ships belong to. Notably on hand are a group of Soul Hunters. The Minbari religious leader Dukhat realizes that the Minbari practice of approaching with gun ports open could be dangerous, but before his order to close them can be carried out, the Earth ships attack; Gunnery Sgt. David McIntyre of the Prometheus fires the first shots of the confrontation that destroys the two Minbari ships, and severely damages the Grey Council's Cruiser; Dukhat is killed. A Soul Hunter is on hand for the death, but is prevented from taking Dukhat's soul by the Grey Council ("Soul Hunter"). Enraged over the death of Dukhat, Delenn gives the order that starts the Earth-Minbari War. The Minbari ships open fire, and a number of the Earth ships are destroyed. The rest of the Human ships flee as the remaining Minbari ships hesitate, waiting to see what happened to Dukhat. When it is learned that he was killed, they take off and pursue the ships back to an Earth base. Initially, Captain Jankowski explains that they had encountered hostiles in an attempt to cover his actions (N-Clark's Law, JMSU, "Midnight on the Firing Line", "Legacies", "Revelations", "A Late Delivery From Avalon", "Atonement", N-In the Beginning, "In the Beginning"). [The war is said to have lasted "about 5 years" in some sources (JMSU). However, it took place "15 years ago to the day" according to ("Late Delivery from Avalon" (occurring in 2260)). According to (N-Clark's Law), Luis Santiago is a vice president under Madame Elizabeth Levy (N-In the Beginning gives her name as Beth Levy, JMSM gives her name), the contact ship was the DSEV Amundsen (N-Clark's Law), and the date was 12 Nov 2242. JSMD states clearly that both the Amundsen and the Prometheus were involved. "In the Beginning" places the contact date as "35 years" before 2278 (or 2243-4) My date is backdated from the estimated date of ("Late Delivery from Avalon").]
- Following the death of Dukhat, and the final vote of Delenn, a Holy War set against the Humans. The Worker class goes along with Warrior Caste and part of the Religious Caste. The remainder of the Religious Caste are unsure, but are unable to raise sufficient objections to the war to stop it. The Minbari fleet begins its movement towards Earth by destroying the colony at Jericho 3 (N-In the Beginning). Some time is taken up while the Minbari pull their forces together, establish supply lines and so on, but they work quickly (JMSU).
- Earthforce strips Jankowski of rank, and tries him for his attack on the Minbari. They offer to turn him over to the Minbari, but this is rejected (N-In the Beginning).
- Planetary Draft begins ("The Coming of Shadows").
- Steven Franklin returns to Earthforce (N-In the Beginning).
- During the war, the Death Penalty was in use (N-Clark's Law).
- Presumably, Garibaldi crawls out of his bottle long enough to serve as a "GROPO" during the War, since his Unit was attacked, and pretty well wiped out ("Long Dark").
- Steven Franklin is thrown in prison for not turning over his notes on Minbari biology to Earthforce (N-In the Beginning; "In the Beginning").
- In an engagement between the Drala Fi ("Black Star"), the Minbari flagship/War Cruiser, and a number of Earth Force vessels, including the EAS Lexington under Capt. Roger Sterns, Ganya Ivanov, is killed ("Eyes", JMSU, N-In the Beginning; "In the Beginning"). The Lexington is badly damaged, and Capt. Sterns is killed. John Sheridan, first officer on the Lexington, destroys the Black Star by mining an asteroid field and then transmitting a distress signal ("Points of Departure", "There All The Honor Lies", JMSU, N-In the Beginning; "In the Beginning") [Sheridan explicitly states this takes place in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter].
- There is an attempt at peace negotiations between Sheridan, Steven Franklin and Lenonn, head of the Rangers, aided by G'Kar. It is disrupted when the Centauri attack the meeting and kill the Ranger Lenonn (N-In the Beginning; "In the Beginning") [Dates of events even during the novel are a bit tricky to determine, but the aired information is pretty clear about this being near the beginning of the war].
????
- Rush act passed? [JMS has said that this was during the E-M War]
- Europa mining strikes result in the Rush Act being enacted ("By Any Means Necessary"). [It has to have been passed before it can have been enacted]
c2246
- A deep space "listening post" of 47 humans is established on a moon orbiting a world being used by the Minbari as a Command and Control post. [This world is more or less between Earth and Epsilon 3]. The Listening Post is set up in the ruins of an old city. 46 of the 47 are killed by the Shadow Warrior they wake up. The Shadow hitches a ride on a passing space vessel, the USS Copernicus ("Long Dark"). [The actual date is conjectural, as it "happened in the war"]
2247
- May The Mars government declares neutrality in the Earth-Minbari War [JMSM says this takes place in 2248, but it seems a bit odd to declare neutrality in a war that's already over]).
- Susan Ivanova enters Earth Force ("Severed Dreams").
- Marcus Cole is drafted into Earthforce (N-To Dream in the City of Sorrows)
- The Battle of Sinzar. The Battle of Flinn Colony (N-In the Beginning).
- Dec*Battle of the Line, of 20,000 vessels fielded by Earth, 250,000 people, there are only 200 survivors (including Sinclair and David McIntyre). End of the Earth/Minbar War ("And the Sky Full of Stars", "A Late Delivery From Avalon", N-In the Beginning). [War ends in 2247, according to JMSD]
- Sinavel, Captain of the Minbari War Cruiser Tregoni, commits suicide and his ship vanishes rather than accept the Surrender ("Legacies", "Point of Departure").
- John Sheridan marries Anna Keller (N-In the Beginning). [This conflicts with dates in N-The Shadow Within.]
- Lyta begins to work for Xenocorp ("Moments of Transition")
- Galen's parents are killed (N - Invoking Darkeness)
2248
- May [The Mars government declares neutrality in the Earth-Minbari War (JMSM).]
- June Morden marries (N-Casting Shadows).
- Beginning of the Free Mars Movement ("Voice in the Wilderness", pt.1). [At least the PUBLIC beginning]
- Mary Kirkish begins to work for Interplanetary Expeditions ("Messages from Earth").
2249
- Ivanova is a cadet at flight school ("OTC" ("And Now for Word")). She meets J.D. Ortega (N-Accusations).
- The inception of the Babylon Project by President Luis Santiago (N-Clark's Law). [This conflicts with JMSM's statement that Levy is still president.]
- [3 Dec [15 Jul] The Sheridans marry (N-The Shadow Within).]
- The Technomage Elric is elected to the Circle (N-Casting Shadows).
2250
- October Morden's daughter Sarah is born (N-Casting Shadows).
- The EA Senate votes to suspend food shipments to Mars in retaliation for Martian neutrality in the war, against President Levy's objections (JMSM).
- G'Kar begins to serve on the Kha'Ri, Narn Council about this time ("Parliament of Dreams").
- Delenn's father dies about this time, his spirit broken by the War ("Grey 17 is missing")
- Ivanova transfers to Io, leaving behind Malcolm Biggs in a major career move - She cries herself to sleep for the first few months ("War Prayer"). There she meets and works for John Sheridan ("Points of Departure").
- The technomage Craiselnek dies. Before her body is incinerated, Burell harvests some of her microtech to try and learn about it (N-Casting Shadows).
2251
- January-April Food Riots on Mars ("Lines of Communication", JMSM). Earth Force brutally suppresses the riots, and imposes a provisional government directly accountable to EarthDome. During this period, Sinclair and Sheridan meet ("War Without End", pt.1). Sheridan shows some sort of brilliance of command ability ("A Distant Star"). Sinclair meets Laurel Takashima, head of Mars security (JMSG).
- *Garibaldi is involved in a string of failed jobs as bounces his way across known space [estimate based on a variety of sources]. During this time he serves as a transport pilot on a number of Ice Mining operations, and spends time on Orion 3....
- 3 April Charles Ward, the "Black Rose Killer", is sentenced to be mind-wiped at Earth Colony 3 in the Orion system, after committing 9 murders ("Passing Through Gethsemane").
- Leo Mueller is chess Grand Master ("Passing through Gethsemane"/s)
2252
- The Drazi begin secretly supporting the Raiders attacking smaller races the edges of Drazi space about this time ("The Paragon of Animals").
- Burell accidentally switches off Craiselnek's tech implants (N-Casting Shadows).
2253
- Garibaldi transfers to Mars, where he runs a shuttle transport business on Mars (C-5)
- 9 February David McIntyre is honorably discharged from Earth Force ("Late Delivery from Avalon").
- An Interplanetary Expeditions archaeological team, including Mary Kirkish, finds a Shadow ship buried under the Martian Sands in Syria Planum, where Psi Corps will eventually have a secret base ("Message from Earth").
- 16 April Abel horn escapes from Lunis Planum prison base after serving for 1 month ("A Spider in the Web"/v).
- ???? (Day 1) Sinclair hires Garibaldi to ferry him and his team on a search mission. (C-5) [First time they meet; The Comic places this in 2255, Kirkish's comments in ("Message from Earth") suggests a date of 2253. It takes place during the "Martian Winter", which, according to Brett Feinblatt will be centered on April.]
- ???? (Day 2) An IPX team unburies a Shadow ship buried under the sands of Syria Planum for at least a 1000 yrs. A worker touches it with his bare hand and dies ("Message from Earth").
- ???? (Day 6) IPX tells Dr. Kirkish and the others to move out, and a number of unmarked shuttles head in for 6 days ("Message from Earth").
- ???? (Day 7) Garibaldi and Sinclair are shot down [5th day of flying (C-6)] They have only 5 days of air and food with them as they begin to walk out.
- ???? (Day 9) The Shadow vessel sends out a signal (N-The Shadow Within).
- ???? (Day ?) A telepath named McDwyer touches the ship and goes insane (N-Deadly Relations). Bester first encounters Shadow technology in Syria Planum (N-Deadly Relations).
- ???? (Day 12) A Shadow ship shows up at Syria Planum, digs the other ship out, and both leave ("Message from Earth"). [These ships are tracked by IPX and EA to "Alpha Omega 3" (Za'Ha'Dum") (N-The Shadow Within). Garibaldi and Sinclair, while hiking 50 miles out of the desert together, get stuck in a cave. Finally they get out, and spot a Shadow ship digging out the one Kirkish unearthed. They also discover a Psi-Corps base on Mars, involved in some sort of secret project with the Shadows. Talia is one of many subjects of this project (C8, "Message from Earth"). [It is not clear that this project is actually the same project that made Talia into a "sleeper". Obviously, though, by this time there is some Shadow influence in the EA Government.]
- 12 July Sheridan is involved in something he'd rather not have stories told about ("A Distant Star").
- *Talia Winters serves on Mars with the Penal system. She soon leaves to work for the Political Bureau? [Pretty much conjecture based on some dialogue in ("Quality of Mercy") and JMSU]
- *Head of the Black Omega Squadron, and several Bloodhound Units of Meta Pol, Bester first hears of the dark movements in the Corps (N-Deadly Relations).
- *A unnamed person, called "The Blinder", starts murdering telepaths on Beta 2 (or Sheffer 3). Bester travels there to look for him. There he meets Lyta Alexander, who is interning with the Psi Cops. Bester engages in illegal scans of civilians, and eventually finds the killer, an Adamite cultist. Rather than simply kill him, Bester twists his mind, eventually trapping him in a cell in a secret facility on Beta, straitjacketed 24 hours a day to keep him from clawing out his own eyes to stop the nightmare visions only he can see ("Face of the Enemy", N-Deadly Relations).
- *Rumors of a "Rogue" element in the government begin to spread ("A Spider in the Web").
- Burell accidentally shuts off some of her own tech implants (N-Casting Shadows).
2254
- Babylon 4 goes on Line. 24 Hours later a small group of group of Shadow vessels attempt to destroy it. They are stopped by the White Star. Sheridan is "lost in time". [Based on Kranz's statements to Sinclair, I assume that this is when the station's "Time Track" system begins to go haywire.] Cloaked by the EMP burst from the destroyed Shadow bomb, the White Star lands on the station, punches through the hull and the landing teams split up ("War Without End", pt.1). Ivanova and Marcus are nearly caught, alerting the Babylon 4 Security forces to the presence of "hostiles" on board. A false Hull Breach warning frees up the area of B4 connecting to the Power Core to the White Star teams. After Zathras sees Sheridan reappear once, he sets up a "blue suit" to help contain the Captain. He reappears and remains. Sheridan and Sinclair head into the central power core to finish stabilizing the Station while Ivonova begins rigging a false reading to convince the B4 Crew that their core was unstable. Noting that there is a drop in power production, Major Kranz orders an increase of power. This triggers the Time Travel mechanism. Sheridan is again lost in time. ("War Without End", pt.2). A single shuttle, carrying "Jinxo" leaves the station in time to see B4 vanish ("Grail").
- The Cortez leaves for the Rim ("A Distant Star").
2255
- Garibaldi begins to work for Mars Security ("Voice in the Wilderness", pt.1, "Babylon Squared").
- Garibaldi meets Catherine Sakai ("Parliament of Dreams"). [He recognizes her and notes her presence to Sinclair]
- G'Kar ends his service on the Kha'Ri ("Parliament of Dreams"). [Date is estimated. Comments made during "Fall of Night" indicate that G'Kar may never have actually stopped being a member of the Kha'Ri.]
- The Psi Corp begins working on "Dust" ("Dust to Dust").
- Alwyn the technomage moves to Regula 4 ("The Long Road").
2256
- An IPX probe discovers alien ruins "of an unknown alien race" on Alpha Omega 3 (Za'Ha'Dum) (N-The Shadow Within). [The probe had been sent after the Shadow vessels on Mars]
- Babylon 5 is built and goes on-Line.
- Sinclair claims to have known Delenn "almost 2 years" ("Soul Hunter").
- Garibaldi is working Security on Mars when he is asked by Sinclair to head security on B-5 ("Babylon Squared"). [I assume that this was the "second time" Garibaldi met Sinclair mentioned by Lise in ("Babylon Squared")]
- The Cortez begins mapping Sector 900 ("A Distant Star").
- Vorlons and Minbari learn of Shadows return ("In the Shadow of Za'Ha'Dum").
- May A terrorist bombing of the Io jump gate destroys a passenger vessel, killing Morden's wife and daughter (N-The Shadow Within, N-Casting Shadows, N - Invoking Darkeness)).
- June Morden is interviewed by ISN (N - Invoking Darkeness)
- August [April] Anna Sheridan, under Dr. Chang, returns from a dig on Theta Omega 2, exploring the ruins of the J/Lai (N-The Shadow Within). [There are two dates given here because the dates as given in the novel states that it begins in "Nov 2256", but this contradicts the visual information given in "In the Shadows of Za'Ha'Dum". The dates given in the on-screen information are the basis for the dates in brackets].
- August? Bester, working with Byron, is nearly killed. He is also present at the assassination of the Psi Corps Director Johnson on Ganymede (N-Deadly Relations).
- 23 November [5 July] Anna and John Sheridan are scheduled to meet at Station Prime, but are stopped by problems on the Agamemnon, and Anna's research (N-The Shadow Within).
- 25 November [7 July] The last time that Anna and John Sheridan speak to one another (N-The Shadow Within).
- December-January Miners strike on Ganymede (B: "The Gathering")
- 3 December [15 July] The Icarus departs for the Rim "traveling to explore the ruins of an unknown alien race" ("In the Shadows of Za'Ha'Dum"/v). It is the Sheridan's 7th anniversary (N-The Shadow Within).
- 11 December The Icarus, dropped off in real space by the Explorer vessel DeSoto, begins to interact with the IPX probe from a distance (N-The Shadow Within, N - Invoking Darkeness).
- 27 December [8 August] Official date of the Icarus' destruction ("Revelations"; "In the Shadow of Za'Ha'Dum"/v).
- 31 December The Icarus arrives at Alpha Omega 3 (Za'Ha'Dum) (N-The Shadow Within).
2257
- Jason Ironheart begins a secret project for the Psi Corps ("Mind War").
- Sheridan finally learns the name of "Bureau 13" just before his informant dies ("A Spider in the Web").
- Sheridan takes the Agamemnon out "onto the Rim" ("Points of Departure").
- The Vorlons make contact with Earth Alliance ("The Gathering", UT: "The Gathering"/v)). The Vorlon Empire sends an ambassador, Kosh Naranek, to Babylon 5. "Narn Protests of EA's B5 Admin Heat" (UT: "The Gathering"/v) "Oxygen Breather bias on B5? The debate continues" (UT: "The Gathering"/v) "Minbari worlds gather for multi-world arts conference" (UT: "The Gathering"/v) "Galactel matrix acquires EA - Centauri comm link" "Two planets join Earth Alliance, Amador and Pepinia full members." (UT: "The Gathering"/v)
- 1 January New Years' party aboard Icarus. All communication is cut off. The archaeological teams begin to explore the ruins. Dr. Chang is killed and his team vanish. They appear to have awoken the ancient evil on Za'Ha'Dum ("In the Shadow of Za'Ha'Dum", N-The Shadow Within). The Agamemnon stops a Homeguard cruiser from destroying Babylon 5 (N-The Shadow Within).
- 3 January Babylon 5 is dedicated by President Santiago ("And Now for a Word", N-The Shadow Within). [Exact date given in "Divided Loyalties"?]
- Sometime between January and March Lyta stops working for Xenocorp ("Moments in Transition").
- ? March The Gathering Del Varner arrives on "United Spaceway Transport Delta-Gamma-Nine" from the Tigris Sector; Lyta Alexander arrives aboard "NG-27" from Earth. Kosh arrives 2 days early (in the evening). He is nearly killed by an assassination plot ("The Gathering"). ["And Now for a Word" says that Kosh arrived "just over two years ago". However, if it took place in March, that WOULD be "nine months before Season One". Lyta refers to these events having taken place in "Summer 2257" in "Darkness Ascending".]
- ? March (Day 2) Sinclair turns station over to Takashima during the investigation. The B5 Advisory Council turn Sinclair over to Vorlon jurisdiction. Assassin tries to shut off Kosh's life support ("The Gathering").
- ? March (Day 3, very early in the morning) The Vorlon Fleet arrives while Sinclair fights the Assassin. A plot of Minbari, Narn, and Human agents is revealed ("The Gathering").
- March B5 officially "established" ("And Now for a Word").
- Early March Dr. Benjamin Kyle is transferred to Earthdome ("War Prayer") [a "week" before Lyta is recalled].
- Mid March Lyta is recalled to Earth ("War Prayer", "Divided Loyalties").
- 4 July Babylon 5 opens (JMSM).
- EarthForce begins experimenting with Shadow Technology discovered in the Lanep system ("The End of the Line"; N - Summoning Light).
2258 "Signs and Portents"
First case of the New Drafa Plague discovered on Markab home world ("Confessions and Lamentations") January Midnight on the Firing Line [JMS said that this episode took place "9 months" after ("The Gathering").] Narns invade Ragesh 3, allegedly because the Centauri inhabitants asked them to. A link is established between the Narn and the Raiders, giving Sinclair leverage to make the Narns withdraw from Ragesh 3. Luis Santiago re-elected President of Earth. c1 March Soul Hunter Franklin arrives aboard the Asimov [He claims to have passed Dr. Kyle on Io] 2 March Franklin assumes command of Medlab ("Interludes and Examinations"/v) A "Soul Hunter" arrives on the station. March Born to the Purple [Date is an estimate] Londo is seduced by the slave Adira Tyree, in order to obtain "the Purple Files" from him. Garibaldi discovers that Ivanova has been covertly abusing the Gold Channels to talk to her dying father. Andrei Ivanov dies. Centauri agree to negotiation on the Euphrates. Treaty between Narn and Centauri. April Infection [Date is an estimate] 2nd anniversary of B5 going on-line. [see ("The Gathering") for rationale of date.] Narn-Centauri Euphrates Treaty negotiations begin. Ko'Dath, G'Kar's aide, dies in an unexplained airlock accident [a week before ("Parliament of Dreams")]. April The Parliament of Dreams [Date is an estimate] Na'Toth arrives as G'Kar's aide, in time to help him defeat an assassin intent on killing the Ambassador. Lennier arrives as Delenn's aide. Catherine Sakai, an old paramour of Sinclair's, arrives. ??? PsiCop Byron Gordon disappears (N-Dark Relations). Late April Mind War [Date is an estimate - Sinclair is described as 39, but this may just be rounding up.] Jason Ironheart visits B5. Bester first visits the station. Ironheart is transformed into a more evolved entity. ("Rick" contacts Dr. Franklin regarding the Underground Railroad ("A Race Through Dark Places")) May The War Prayer [Date is an estimate] Radical Pro-Earth group, the Homeguard, spreads to B5 where they attack and disfigure Minbari poet, Sha'al Mayan. May And the Sky Full of Stars [Date is an estimate] "Homeguard Leader Convicted; Jacob Lester Found Guilty in Attack on Minbari Embassy" (UT:sf/v). June Death Walker [Date is an estimate] Warmaster Jha'Dur is found to be still alive. She offers an immortality serum to the galaxy, but is killed by the Vorlons before she can reveal it. June Believers [Date is an estimate] Raiders attack liner Asimov. July Survivors [Episode take 3 days if it takes that long to travel from Io to B5. Date is an estimate] President Santiago visits B5. Zeta Squadron assigned to B5. July By Any Means Necessary [Episode take 3 days if it takes that long to travel from Io to B5. Date is an estimate] Dockers Guild strikes, the Rush Act is invoked. 3 August Signs and Portents Raiders attack B5. Morden visits B5 and talks to the various Ambassadors. The Centauri "Eye" is recovered. The Raiders are destroyed by the Shadows. August TKO [Date is an estimate - This may occur as late as November] The human, Walker Smith, fights in the Mutai. The Dark Angel of Draffa begins to walk among the Markab once more ("Confessions and Lamentations"). September Grail [Date is an estimate] A trial between Flint, a human, and a "Gray" type alien (A Vree?). "Jinxo" becomes the new seeker for the Holy Grail. September Eyes [Date is an estimate] Colonel Ari Ben Zayn comes to the station to accuse Sinclair of treason. ??? A Voice in the Wilderness, pt. 1 [Date is unknown. Lise Hampton says that she is expecting her child "in September".] Mars Colony revolts. ??? A Voice in the Wilderness, pt. 2 A Minbari, Draal, becomes the Guardian of Epsilon 3. Mars Colony revolt is put down by Earth as President Santiago authorizes the use of Shock Troops. Abel Horn killed in Mars Rebellion. His ship was destroyed in outer atmosphere combat skirmish Beta-9 as a result of a plasma burst from Earthforce star cruiser Pournelle (sw/v). November Babylon Squared [Date is estimated] When B4 arrives, the command crew discovers Ivanova's planted indications of Reactor instability and send out a Distress call. This is picked up by B5, which sends out a Starfury to investigate. Sinclair is discovered to have aged. *Time Flash* Ivanova takes Zathras to a work area to repair Sheridan's time stabilizer. [During the next nine hours, Sheridan reappears at least once, and is seen by B4 personnel, including Kranz.] At least nine hours after B4 arrives in this time, seven ships, led by Garibaldi and Sinclair arrive from B5. Zathras is captured, and Major Kranz is alerted to his presence before Sinclair and Garibaldi arrive [Kranz suggests that Zathras' capture took place *before* "all hell broke loose"]. *Time Flash* (Garibaldi defending the station). Delenn finds Sheridan and changes time stabilizers with him and dons the space suit. Zathras meets Sinclair and Sheridan. The disappearance of B4 is apparently explained by Zathras, as the station is pulled from the past "to be used as a base in a Great War between Light and Darkness". Zathras claims to be from "4993" (in some unidentified dating system"). Ivanova takes over C&C as the evacuation of the station proceeds. "The One" appears, and Zathras hands over the repaired stabilizer [Zathras implies that "The One" is somehow focusing all the energies of the Time Transfer through his body, protected only by the stabilizer] *Time Flash* (Garibaldi on Mars). Sheridan is found by Marcus. Zathras is pinned beneath a beam, reveals to Sinclair that he has "a Destiny". The evacuation ships depart. Sinclair tries to warn Garibaldi. Zathras is rescued by Delenn. B4 vanishes into the Time Stream. Delenn and Sinclair join up [Her dress has changed colors] ("Babylon Squared", "War Without End, pt.2"). The Crew of B4 is rescued ("Babylon Squared", "War Without End, pt.2"). Delenn gets a Triluminary from Draal and Epsilon 3, ("JMSU") November N-Casting Shadows (pt.1)
Technomages meet in a Convocation on the planet Soom, hosted by Elric. Morden is there. Galen is initiated as a full Technomage. November Legacies [Date is an estimate] The Corpse of the Shai Alyt Branmer is progressed throughout Minbari Space, until it vanishes on B5. November The Quality of Mercy [Date is an estimate] December N-Casting Shadows (pt.2) Galen and Isabelle go searching for evidence of the Shadows return. They receive information that the Narn transport Khatkhata is carrying human telepaths in sleeper units to the Thenothk system near Z'ha'Dum. December (Sometime during this month, Zack Allen is transferred to B5 ("War Without End", pt.1)). 30 December Chrysalis President Santiago leaves Mars Colony for Io jump point on a goodwill tour in Earth Force-1. VP Clark remains on Mars due to a "Viral Infection" ("Chrysalis", "Hunter, Prey", "Voice of Authority"). 31 December Narn Base in Quadrant 37 is obliterated by Shadows (including the ship housing Anna Sheridan) ("Chrysalis", N-Casting Shadows). Garibaldi shot while uncovering an assassination plot. Galen reports to the Circle. Kell leaves the Circle. Isabelle's body is incinerated (N-Casting Shadows). Catherine Sakai leaves on a survey tour (N-To Dream in the City of Sorrows). 2259 "The Coming of Shadows"
1 January President Santiago is killed in "accident" on his ship ("Chrysalis", "Hunter, Prey", "Voice of Authority"). Delenn begins her transformation ("Chrysalis"). Sinclair is recalled to Earth (C-1, "Points of Departure", N-To Dream in the City of Sorrows). The technomages begin to leave their places of power, and travel to Selic 4 (N - Summoning Light, N-Casting Shadows (pt.2)) 4 January Sinclair arrives on Earth (C-1). [On the 6th, Sinclair complains about having been sitting around for two days waiting to see the President; however note that JMSU says distinctly that it takes three days to reach Earth.] 6 January In Darkness Find Me (C-1). Sinclair meets with EA president; becomes ambassador to the Minbari. Points of Departure [Ivanova states that "it's been five days since [Sinclair] was recalled to Earth"] 8 January Sheridan is assigned to B5. [He receives his orders at 0145; Ivanova talks to General Hague at 05. Sheridan arrives? ] Sometime about this time the Technomage Kell is killed by his former apprentice Elizar, and his Shadow allies (N - Summoning Light).. 9 January Sheridan start paperwork to promote Ivanova ("Geometry of Shadows"). 10 January Sinclair leaves Earth (C-1). [After an indeterminate passage of time, Sinclair notes that it's been a week since he left B5] 19 January Revelations Opening meeting; G'Kar battles Shadow ships; Sheridan's sister arrives; Londo meets with Morden (By which time appears to have heard of G'Kar's escape ?); Franklin and Sheridan use the Alien Machine on Garibaldi [Sinclair refers to Garibaldi's being his head of security for only two weeks (or 14 days +/-4).]; G'Kar returns to B5. 20 January Garibaldi wakes up; Delenn hatches; G'Kar meets with Council to discuss Shadows; Garibaldi is scanned; Jack is arrested ("Revelations"). 21 January President Clark requests Jack and his files files; Narn ship is destroyed; Delenn returns to Council ("Revelations"). 22 January Treason (C-2). Delenn leaves B5. About 23 January Elric destroys his place of power and travels with Galen to Selic 4 (N - Summoning Light). 25 January Delenn meets with Solaris (C-2). About 25 January The Technomages divide into three groups, one going to B5 as a diversion, one to confront he Shadows, and the others fleeing (N - Summoning Light). 28 January Sinclair and Delenn reach Minbar (C-2). In Harm's Way (C-3). The new leader of the Minbari, Jenimer, the "Chosen One" is installed. Sinclair is arrested for the assassination attempt (N-To Dream in the City of Sorrows). The Price of Peace (C-4). Sinclair is tried by the Minbari. Neroon is the prosecutor. 30 January The Geometry of Shadows Garibaldi is examined by Franklin (discuss getting back to work); Refa meets with Londo; Drazi ritual fight breaks out. The Technomages Alwyn and Carvin arrive at B5 early, disguised as Drazi (N - Summoning Light). 31 January Refa departs; Technomages start to arrive; Ivanova promoted 5 February Vir goes to meet with Mages; Sheridan talks to Garibaldi; Ivanova breaks her ankle (3 weeks healing time); Drazi start killing each other; Sheridan and Londo meet with Elric; Ivanova becomes Green Leader; Londo apologizes. Galen and Blaylock investigate the Shadow presence on Thenothk (N - Summoning Light). 7 February Garibaldi comes back to duty; the final technomages leave "known space" ("Geometry of Shadows"). N-Voices Explosion at the Royal Tharsis Hotel on Mars. 8 February Meeting with Sheridan (N-Voices). 9 February (Estimated date of Delenn's return) 10 February 1st Psi Corps arrivals on B5 (N-Voices). The technomages meet up again at the gathering place. Alwyn leaves the Exodus (N - Summoning Light). 11 February 1st day of Psi Corps convention (Delenn on B5) (N-Voices); The technomage exodus fleet visits the Lanep system in time to catch the hybrid shadow vessel destroying the Earthforce base and the Cerberus. (N - Summoning Light). Matthew Gideon is stuck in space when his ship, the Cerberus is destroyed by what looks to be a Shadow vessel of an unfamiliar configuration, and is rescued by Galen the technomage ("War Zone", "Path of Sorrows", N - Summoning Light). The hybrid ship is destroyed. 12 February Bombing (N-Voices). 13 February Talia leaves B5 (N-Voices). 16 February Talia reaches Earth; Garibaldi and Gray leave B5 (N-Voices). 18 February Garibaldi and Gray arrive in Boston (N-Voices). 19 February Talia, Garibaldi and Gray reach Mars (N-Voices); N-To Dream in the City of Sorrows [Dates in this novel are estimates, based on internal information.] Sinclair is asked to become Entil'Zha of the Anla'Shok (Rangers). After a major speech to the Minbari assembled councils of Caste Elders and the Grey Council, Sinclair is allowed to become "Ranger One", and to enter humans into the Anla'Shok. 20 February Garibaldi leaves Mars (N-Voices). 22 February Garibaldi returns to B5 (N-Voices); Garibaldi picks up an odd incoming message (C-5); Ivanova loses her cane. [Three weeks after (gs)] 23 February A Distant Star [Dates are estimates] The Cortez arrives at B5 after spending 2 years "on the Rim"; Franklin orders Garibaldi to diet; Delenn schedules a meeting to discuss events in Sector 19. 24 February Discussion of Shadows on the Rim. 25 February Sheridan rejects his diet; Delenn is questioned by the Minbari on the Station; Ivonova handed her diet. 26 February Cortez departs early morning; Tocati and Pak'mara trouble resolved; explosion on board the Cortez stranding them in Hyperspace. 27 February Zeta Squadron searches for Cortez; Delenn is examined and blows Garibaldi's secret; Garibaldi's Birthday. [Estimated arrival of 1st "Rangers" on B5. 2 Humans and 2 Minbari arrive to begin setting up logistics. ("The Coming of Shadows", N-To Dream in the City of Sorrows)] 2 March The Long Dark [Dates are estimates. First clear Ranger Sighting] The Copernicus homes in on B5. 3 March Investigation begins, Mirah wakes up looks around. Franklin keeps her at his place. 4 March Alien is murdered by Shadow; Council meeting. 5 March Garibaldi and Amis hunt the Shadow (early); The first real contact with the Shadows. 7 March A Spider in the Web [Dates are estimates] A Businessman is murdered, leading to evidence of Bureau 13 activity on B5. Prepare for T'Kai delegation, Able Horn wakes up, Voudreau talks to Sheridan, Garibaldi escorts Winters ("A Spider in the Web"). 8 March Horn Dies ("A Spider in the Web"). 10 March With Friends like these/Shadows Past & Present pt.1 (C-5) [Dates are estimates] Shadows try to kill Garibaldi. Against the Odds/Shadows Past & Present pt.2 (C-6) 11 March Survival the Hard Way/Shadows Past & Present pt.3 (C-7) Silent Enemies/Shadows Past & Present pt.4 (C-8) [Garibaldi refers to Keffer's sighting of a Shadow vessel in "A Distant Star"] 14 March A Race Through Dark Places Bester discovers the B5 Link to the Underground railroad. 17 March Bester on B5. Sheridan dines with Delenn. Late night assembly of PPGs. 18 March Talia breakfasts with Bester. She is kidnapped. Bester "fights" with Rogues. Bester leaves B5. 21 March N-Bloodoath [Dates are estimates]+ G'Kar receives data crystal from Mi'ra. He appears to be killed in a transport accident. [Londo claims to be preparing for an Earth "Winter Solstice" Ceremony, which is clearly impossible. A Summer Solstice ceremony would place it after "Coming of Shadows", ergo if it is a "Solar Ceremony" as he says, it must be the Vernal Equinox] (N-Bloodoath) 22 March K'Sha Na'vas docks at B5. Memorial service for G'Kar (N-Bloodoath). 23 March Garibaldi and Ivanova are in transit to Narn (N-Bloodoath). 24 March Garibaldi and Ivanova are in transit to Narn (N-Bloodoath). 25 March Garibaldi and Ivanova arrive on Narn. Memorial Service. Meet with Da'Kal (N-Bloodoath). 26 March Garibaldi and Ivanova in the Border Zone. Leave Narn by old freighter (N-Bloodoath). 27 March Garibaldi and Ivanova are in transit to B5 (N-Bloodoath). 28 March Garibaldi and Ivanova are in transit to B5 (N-Bloodoath). 29 March Garibaldi and Ivanova return to B5 (N-Bloodoath). April Soul Mates (was "Pestilence, Famine and Death.") [Dates are estimates] Londo Mollari's 30th Anniversary of his Ascension. He is nearly murdered. Talia's ex-husband arrives on the Station. 10 April Duet for Human and Narn in C sharp/Laser-Mirror-Starweb, pt.1 (C9) [Dates are estimates] G'Kar appears to leave the Station just as his Ini-Darka arrives. He and Garibaldi are trapped in the station's core. Duet for Human and Narn in B Flat/Laser-Mirror-Starweb, pt.2 (C10) c10 April Induction Ceremony of the first Humans as full Rangers [Date is estimate.] (N-To Dream in the City of Sorrows). c15 April The Coming of Shadows [Dates are estimates. I had initally placed this in May, but (N-Accusation), which gives specific dates is supposed to come after ("The Coming of Shadows"). The Centauri Emperor, Turhan, dies and is succeeded by his nephew, Cartagia. The Narn Colony in Quadrant 14 is eradicated by Shadows. The Narn declare war on the Centauri. Sinclair sends a message about the Rangers to Garibaldi ("The Coming of Shadows"; N-To Dream in the City of Sorrows). 18 April N-Accusations J.D. Ortega is murdered [Dates are specifically referred to in the text.]. 23 April Yang's body is discovered. 26 April Garibaldi is attacked. 28 April Khatib is murdered. 29 April Ivanova discovers Ortega's secret. She is reinstated. Military Traffic increases through B5 ("A Race Through Dark Places") April Psi Corps and you (C-11) [Date is purely conjectural and probably pretty irrelevant since it doesn't describe any events that would be considered "real" in the B5 universe being nothing but Psi-Corps propaganda.] Akdar Crisis. Rebels at Matok against the Shelassian Triumvirate ("GROPOS"). May Catherine Sakai encounters a Shadow Fleet on her way back to Babylon 5 (N-To Dream in the City of Sorrows). May The Mining Colony at Arisia 3 is destroyed by Shadows. Marcus Cole is the sole survivor, his brother, William is killed. Marcus travels to Babylon 5 (N-To Dream in the City of Sorrows). May GROPOS [Dates are estimates] Operation Sudden Death. Earth Force Marines aid Shelassian Triumvirate against Rebels. May-June All Alone in the Night [Sheridan comments having been at B5 for 6 months] The Streib attack shipping in Sector 92. A fleet, led by the Agamemnon and Delenn, pays a visit to the Streib home world. Delenn is removed from the Grey Council. Catherine Sakai arrives on Minbar (N-To Dream in the City of Sorrows). Early June Marcus Cole arrives on Minbar (N-To Dream in the City of Shadows). Mid June Acts of Sacrifice [Date is an estimate] The Lumati ally with the EA. Covert aid to the Narn civilian populace begins. Late June Hunter, Prey [Date is an estimate - Sheridan refers to ("All Alone in the Night") as a few weeks ago] ? July *Jenimer, the Minbari "Chosen One" dies (N-To Dream in the City of Sorrows). ? July *Sinclair is elevated to the position of Entil'Zha (N-To Dream in the City of Sorrows). July Knives [Sheridan is referred to as taking command of B5 "seven months ago"] Sheridan is presented with nightmares from his past. Londo tries to save an old friend from his new ones. July N-Betrayals [Placing this novel in July is a guess, based on the premise that it takes place after the war is underway, but the Narn are still doing rather well.] Late July There All The Honor Lies [Date is an estimate] Sheridan is accused of murdering a Minbari. The Station briefly opens a Merchandising shop. Early August And Now For a Word [The Date is an estimate, based on the fact that the "36 Hours" Episode *airs* 16 Sep 2259, but giving them enough time to produce the episode to air. It is unreasonable to assume that it could take place any earlier than this.] The station is visited by a INS news team. Centauri are discovered to be smuggling "weapons of Mass destruction" through the station. Londo is recalled to Centauri Prime for "consultations on the war effort" ("In the Shadow of Za'Ha'Dum"). Mid August In the Shadow of Za'Ha'Dum [Date is an estimate] Sheridan learns of the Shadows. The Ministry of Peace begins to recruit on B5. Late August/Early September Confessions and Lamentations [JMSC] A Virulent plague wipes out the Markab. ? September *Catharine Sakai begins training Rangers as pilots (N-To Dream in the City of Sorrows).. Sakai, Sinclair and Marcus travel to Sector 14 to destroy a Shadow attempt to gain control of the Time Vortex. Catharine Sakai is lost in the Vortex (N-To Dream in the City of Sorrows). 16 September "36 Hours" airs its Babylon 5 story ("And Now for a Word"). Early October (Day 1) Divided Loyalties [Dates are estimates, but I am told that JMS said that the last four episodes of this season took place between October and December.] Lyta Alexander, the station's first telepath returns with a warning that one of Babylon 5's officers is an operative for a top-secret government organization. Talia is forced to stay with Ivanova while her air recycler system is refurbished. Lyta is attacked while she is held by Security. Early October (Day 2) Lyta goes to Delenn. Delenn is reconsidering trade with the Lumati. Ivanova reveals her secret to Sheridan. After Lyta probes most of the Command staff, Talia is revealed to be "Control". 9 October The Tuchanq nuMir Ru slaughters the Narn administration of the Tuchanq homeworld. She renames herself D'Arc (N-Clark's Law). Mid October (Day 1) The Long, Twilight Struggle. [Date is an estimate - Sheridan is looking for news of the 6th game of the World Series] Londo meets with Refa, G'Kar meets with G'Sten, Sheridan meets with Draal. Mid October (Day 2) Narn attack Gorash 7; Centauri attack Narn. Mid October (Day 3) G'Kar asks for sanctuary. Meeting with Advisory Council. Sheridan meets with Rangers. November Comes the Inquisitor [Dates are estimates] G'Kar tries to rally the Narn resistance on Babylon 5. Kosh tests Delenn's allegiance by summoning an ancient inquisitor. 10 December [Date of Fall of Night beginning if the *actual* dates of Hanukah in 2259 are used; This would, of course, place "Matters of Honor" over Christmas] 12 December N-Clark's Law [Date is an estimate] Tuchanq delegation arrives on Babylon 5. Mollari tries to convince the Tuchanq to accept Centauri assistance in exchange for permitting a Centauri force to remain on their moon. The Tuchanq are suspicious and decide to wait a bit. One Tuchanq, D'Arc, is stunned and goes insane, killing a visiting human. Earthdome decides that this is to be the first time death sentence is applied, and sends an executioner [Aboard a ship that clearly takes too little time to arrive]. G'Kar attacked in core shuttle by Lurkers wearing Changeling nets to look like Tuchanq. Defeats them and kills all but one. Executioner killed accidentally. EarthGov makes Sheridan judge, jury & executioner. G'Kar tries to kill Mollari, after learning he was behind the attack. Morden saves both Garibaldi's and Mollari's lives (N-Clark's Law). 13 December D'Arc is sentenced to death. Sheridan & Garibaldi fake the execution and send D'Arc onto the Tuchanq ship. A riot breaks out during the execution, hundreds wounded and more than 50 people are killed. The Tuchanq decide to accept Centauri offer. 14 December [Date of the Signing of the Earth-Centauri Non-Aggression Pact if the *actual* dates of Hanukah in 2259 are used; This would, of course, place "Matters of Honor" over Christmas] Mid to Late December Morden talks to Refa; arranges for Zagros VII to be secured. ("Matters of Honor") Lyta leaves the Station to head into Vorlon space ("Passing Through Gethsemane"). 17/18 December A Fall of Night [Date of the End of Hanukah [Based on Ivonava's menorah] if the *actual* dates of Hanukah in 2259 are used. The contents of Keffer's flight recorder are revealed on ISN.] 22 December The arrival of the Centauri on Tuchanq (N-Clark's Law). 23 December Starfighter Squadrons are training against Centauri models. Sheridan receives word of the Centauri's invasion of the Drazi and Pak'ma'ra spheres of influence. Sheridan takes this to Londo Mollari ("A Fall of Night"). 24 December Lantz and Welles arrive on B5. The Narn war cruiser, G'Tok, arrives very late at night and seeks sanctuary at Babylon 5. [Lantz refers to the Solstice celebrations in Geneva as though it was something he didn't want to miss. Sheridan refers to someone at EarthDome having read his report about the Centauri problem, implying a bit of time to send it and have it possibly read]. The EAS Eratosthenes, A Wells Fargo jump gate laying ship, captain Johannes Varese, is destroyed by Shadow ships in Sector 913 (N-Clark's Law). 25 December Ivanova is approached by Welles. Sheridan tells G'Kar about the G'Tok. Meeting of the Nightwatch. G'Tok's engines off-line. In response to the execution of D'Arc, the EA Senate votes to end Capitol Punishment (N-Clark's Law). 26 December The Centauri learn about the G'Tok and send a Battle cruiser. The Battle cruiser is destroyed by the Station. While escorting the G'tok to safety, Keffer finds a trace of a Shadow Ship. Keffer is killed, but not until he had ejected his flight recorder. On his way to an official apology to the Centauri, Sheridan is almost blown up. Kosh reveals himself to save Sheridan. 27 December Earth-Centauri Non-Aggression Pact announced. [Note: JMS suggested strongly that this occurred on or about the Solstice, which is why I have placed it here] 28 December End of Hanukah [If that is in fact WHY Ivanova is lighting her menorah]. The contents of Keffer's flight recorder are revealed on ISN ("A Fall of Night"). 2260 "Point of No Return" (Was: "I am become Death, Destroyer of Worlds")
- 1 January Matters of Honor [Dates are estimates] Marcus Cole leaves Zagros 7. Koshs meets with Sheridan. [A "week" since Sheridan's rescue]
- 5 January Endawi arrives on the Station. Morden and Londo "reconsider their relationship". Endawi meets with Delenn and Sheridan ["We have been studying this footage for the last ten days"]. Cole meets with Delenn and Sheridan. Endawi meets with ambassadors. They leave the station to go to Zagros 7.
- 7 January Delenn and Sheridan return to the station, just as Endawi is leaving [Assuming only one day's travel to Zagros 7 and a day back].
- 8 January War Council established.
- 11 January Endawi reports to Senator [This could take place as late as the 20th, depending on how long it took the White Star to travel to Zagros 7.].
- Engineering and Maintenance hire Richard Carlson ("Convictions").
- ???? N-The Touch of your Shadow, The Whisper of Your Name [Placement of this novel is a blatant guess. Garibaldi has been on a week long vacation, therefore it must take place after ("Message from Earth") since he says he hasn't had any vacation in three years; The note in the front of the book specifies that it takes place before ("A Day in the Strife").]
- 16 January Convictions [Dates are estimates] Various alien missionaries arrive at the station. Brother Theo and his monks arrive at the station. A series of Bombs rock the station. Lennier is nearly killed by a bomb when he saves Londo and Delenn's lives.
- 17 January Sheridan and Garibaldi catch the Bomber. Londo and G'Kar are freed from their elevator.
- 20 January A Day in the Strife [Dates are estimates] Transport Pilots' Association complaining about increased time for inspection, due to increased weapons searches. Narn Councilor Na'far arrives to replace G'Kar, because the Centauri think he's building a resistance. Ta'Lon ("All Alone in the Night") is with him, as his bodyguard. Garibaldi notices indications of Franklin's stim habit in Earhart's. An alien probe arrives and gives them 24 hours to provide answers to a 'test'. Mollari asks Delenn to help arrange for Vir to be sent to Minbar to work in the Centauri Diplomatic mission, empty for several years. Na'far tries to convince G'Kar to leave.
- 21 January A group of Narns meet Na'Far. Attempt to kill him, and G'Kar stops them by agreeing to go back. With all the answers ready, Sheridan figures out that the probe is actually there to destroy anyone who might be advanced enough to be a threat. Ta'Lon and the others convince G'Kar to stay. Garibaldi & Franklin meet in Earhart's again. Franklin lies about not having used stims during the whole probe incident. Sheridan meets with the Transport Pilots' Association. Vir leaves for Minbar.
- 25 January Passing through Gethsemane [Dates are estimates] Theo beats Sheridan in a chess game. Lyta Alexander returns to the station. [Lyta left a month ago. She hung out on the edge of Vorlon space for 3 days, and then stayed behind in a life pod. 5 days later, she was found and brought to the Vorlon home world. She'll be working for Kosh from now on.]
- 26 January Brother Edward discovers a Black Rose in his bag. Edward returns to his quarters, and finds 'Death Walks Among You' painted in what looks like blood on his wall. He brings Garibaldi in to see it, but it is gone. Brother Edward interviews Delenn & Lennier about their beliefs. He heads back to his room, and after bumping into a Centauri, he has flashbacks of memories about things he doesn't remember doing.
- 27 January Edward disappears. Lyta probes the Centauri & finds out where they are. One of them kills Edward.
- 7 February Lyta returns from Kosh's Mission. "Brother Malcolm" is sent to Earth.
- c13 February Voices of Authority [Dates are estimates] The War Council decided to try and contact the First Ones. G'Kar starts prying into Ranger activities. Sheridan meets with Julie Musante his political officer. Ivanova meets with Draal and comes up with evidence of Clark's complicity in President Santiago's death.
- c14 February Ivanova and Marcus meet the "Walkers of Sigma 957". Sheridan turns the evidence over to General Hague.
- c15 February Musante recalled to Earth as the Evidence is revealed. G'Kar gives Garibaldi the Book of G'Quon.
- c21 February Dust to Dust [Dates are estimates] Sheridan receives the "Fourth report" of Sedition "in two days" [implying that it's about day 5 or 6 of ("Voices of Authority")]. Senate Meetings are beginning. Bester contacts Garibaldi. Dust user goes nuts Down Below. War Council meeting.
- c22 February Vir returns to the station (from Minbar). Bester arrives at B5. He takes "The Sleepers" (it's been established, notably in "Mind War" that a dose of the "Sleepers" lasts for a week). G'Kar attacks Londo. G'Kar's Revelation.
- c27 February G'Kar's trial. G'Kar sentenced to no less than 60 days (8 1/2 weeks) incarceration for assaulting Londo [Date based on G'Kar's being released in ("Point of No Return")]
- c29 February Vir recalled to Minbar [Londo looks like he's had a few days to recover from his beating]. Bester leaves [n.b. 2260 is a leap year].
- c4 March Mary Kirkish is called in to a dig on Ganymede, where a shadow vessel has been dug up ("Messages from Earth").
- 11 March Exogenesis [Dates are estimates] A ship arrives with some Vindrizi symbiotes. Lt (J.G.) David Corwin is promoted to full Lieutenant. Sheridan asks Ivanova to find out whether or not they can trust Corwin enough to bring him into the War Council. Marcus receives info from a Ranger. "Ranger 1" recommends that the Rangers go on heightened state of alert and pull back from Earth space, due to what's happening back home. A 'package' Marcus wants just left Mars, and should arrive in a week. [The date is based on the assumption that the 'package' is Dr. Kirkish].
- 12 March Marcus talks Franklin into going with him to investigate disappearances of people. Marcus & Franklin are taken prisoner by the Vendrizi. Corwin visits Ivanova. Franklin & Marcus agree to let the Vendrizi go on with their mission. Duncan can't take another back in - it would harm him.
- 13 March Ivanova tells Sheridan Corwin won't work out. Duncan decides to leave B5, to try and see the things he saw when he was joined with the Vendrizi.
- 18 March Messages From Earth [Dates are estimates] Bacon & Eggs; Mary Kirkish arrives on B5 ["beginning the Sixth week of Senate hearings;" G'Kar says "two weeks here; Six to go"; Since the actual duration is 8 1/2 weeks, my estimate is an attempt to be as conservative as possible.]
- 19 March Sheridan leaves to reach the White Star. ["The captain hasn't been in his quarters since last Monday".]
- 20 March Sheridan and the White Star reach Ganymede just as the Shadow Vessel is activated. Sheridan encounters the Agamemnon.
- 21 March Sheridan returns to B5.
- 2 April General Hague disappears from contact ["Last Monday"].
- 8 April President Clarke declares Martial Law in "Earth Central" (Late evening). Point of No Return Londo and Vir learn of both the Martial Law and Lady Morella's visit.
- 9 April Communication's blackout (0800); Lady Morella arrives on B5; G'Kar is released; Command Staff communicate with General Smitts (1100); Nightwatch takes over Security on B5; Lady Morella's Tour (Evening); Executive Order for Martial Law announced during a riot.
- 10 April Nighwatch Security are captured (0315); The Narn assist Security; Lady Morella prophesies; General Hague disappears. G'Kar insists on being let "in" on the "New Alliance". General Hague is killed in an action against the EAS Clarkston ("Severed Dreams").
- 11 April Vir leaves again for Minbar. Delenn returns.
- 13 April Severed Dreams The Alexander arrives at B5 carrying General Hague's body.
- 14 April Major ship battle outside B5. The Mars provisional Government refuses to implement Clark's Martial Law decree. EarthForce bombs MarsDome One , and appoints a military governor. Babylon 5 declares independence from the Earth Alliance.
- c30 April G'Kar's estimated date of release [Assuming he had two weeks left on his sentence in ("Point of No Return")]
- 1 May Ceremonies of Light and Dark [Date is at best a guess. Internal evidence suggests it is not too long after "Severed Dreams". This is the halfway point of the series as planned.]
- 14 May Date of Sheridan's tape ("What Ever happened to Mr. Garibaldi?")
- c20 June Bester becomes involved with Carolyn. [Backdated from ("Ship of Tears")]
- 3 July Sic Transit Vir Vir returns to B5 from Centauri Prime to find that he's been engaged to be married. Vir is removed from his position at Minbar because he has been helping Narn escape.
- c12 July A Late Delivery from Avalon [This is "15 years to the day" after the Prometheus fired the shots that began the Earth/Minbari War. (Date is an estimate based on dates of ("Sic Transit Vir") and ("Ship of Tears").] Arthur, King of the Britons, comes to Babylon 5 to give the sword Excalibur to the Lady of the Lake. The Babylon 5 Treaty, for the mutual defense of B5 is signed by a number of members of the former league of Non-Aligned Worlds. David McIntyre is sent to work with the Narn resistance.
- c20 July Ship of Tears [Date is approximate] Bester arrives at B5 wanting to stop a shipment of weapons components being shipped to the Shadows. These components consist of biotechnologically altered telepaths.
- 24 July The Shadows begin to invade a number of alien systems ("Ship of Tears", "Interludes and Examinations").
- 27 July Kosh "goes to ground" ("Interludes and Examinations").
- 28 July Earthforce begins campaign to "liberate" Mars ("The Illusion of Truth")
- 3 August Interludes and Examinations Sheridan convinces Kosh to arrange for a Vorlon fleet to help defeat the Shadows attacking the Brakiri. Adira is poisoned while on her way to Babylon 5 to be reunited with Londo. This drives Londo back to Morden.
- 5 August Morden and three shadows kill Kosh. ("Interludes and Examinations", N - Invoking Darkeness, Chapter 1). His body is returned to his ship, and launched into the Sun.
- 13 August War Without End, Pt. 1 [This is eight days after the last Shadow attack, they have been "laying low" since the Vorlons fleet showed up]. Sinclair and Delenn receive messages from out of the past. They lead the White Star into the past to steal Babylon 4. Sheridan is lost in time. [It should take more than a few hours for Sinclair to arrive from Minbar, but apparently it doesn't] War Without End, Pt.2.
- 21 August [See "The future that almost was..." below ("War Without End, Pt.2")]
- October *Shadows begin herding refugees into Sector 83 ("Shadow Dancing").
- November Anna-ShadowShip attacks and destroys the planet Soom. Traveling with her are Elizar, Razeel and Bunny. They take Galen's ring and force Galen to kill Fa. Galen reports to Elric and the Council and requests to return to Known Space. Elric dies fighting Circe. Galen leaves to return to Known Space. The Shadow vessels destroy the Kaikeen Confederacy. The Shadows remove Anna from her ship (N - Invoking Darkeness)
- Mid November Walkabout [Date is a guess. JMS says that the episode was originally supposed to air before "War Without End", but it was held back. Internal evidence seems to leave the point in doubt.]
- Mid November Grey 17 Is Missing ["Between Grey 17 and Rock was several weeks, then you've got about 2 weeks from Rock to Shadow Dancing. That's five weeks, ..." (JMSU)] Delenn becomes Entil'Zha of the Rangers.
- Late November Marcus visits Minbar (N-To Dream in the City of Sorrows -- Prologue).
- December Traditional time of Technomages elections to the Circle (N - Invoking Darkeness)
- 7 December And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place ["Z-14"] A group of Religious from Earth arrive on B-5. Lord Refa and Lord Virini arrive to discuss Centauri politics with Londo. Galen arrives at B5 He meets up with Alwyn and G'Leel. Anna wakens in her human body. (N - Invoking Darkeness)
- 8 December ["Z-13"] G'Kar on Narn. Lord Refa finds "no hiding place" on Narn. Galen assaults Londo. Galen interrogates Morden Galen alerts Sheridan to the relevance of Sector 83 (N - Invoking Darkeness)
- *9 December Both Morden and Galen leave B5 (N - Invoking Darkeness)
- 11 December ["Z-10"] Londo talks to Minister Virini. The existence of the fleet of "White Star" type ships is revealed to Sheridan.
- 14 December Shadow Dancing ["Z-7"] Delenn meets with the Alliance representatives. The White Star leaves to spearhead the Fleet in Sector 83.
- 15 December ["Z-6"] Battle in Sector 83. A Shadow fleet is destroyed, counter pointing Franklin's fight for his life.
- 17 December ["Z-4"] The wounded begin arriving at B5.
- 18 December [*"Z-3"] Franklin begins directing the medical efforts from his wheelchair.
- 19 December ["Z-2"] Early Morning. Anna Sheridan arrives on B-5, shattering the isolated peace of the "beacon, all alone in the night". Galen encouters Ulkesh (N - Invoking Darkeness)
- 21 December Za'Ha'Dum ["Z"] Sheridan and Anna leave for Z'ha'Dum.
- 24 December Galen reaches Z'ha'Dum (N - Invoking Darkeness)
- 26 December Galen fights with Elizar, and eventually disables the Shadows defenses (N - Invoking Darkeness) Sheridan attacks Za'Ha'Dum; Galen escapes in a shadow vessel (N - Invoking Darkeness) Garibaldi is abducted by the Shadows ("What Ever Happened to Mr. Garibaldi?")
2261 "No Surrender, No Retreat"
2 January The Hour of the Wolf ["7 days after ...?"] [How Ivanova/Delenn/and Lyta reach Za'Ha'Dum and return so quickly is a mystery.] 4 January What Ever Happened to Mr. Garibaldi? ["9 days" after Sheridan's attack on Za'Ha'Dum; Franklin is explicit about the length of time since Garibaldi's disappearance. JMSU clarified that the voice over should have said "14 days" after Sheridan's departure for Za'Ha'Dum.] G'Kar leaves to search for Mr. Garibaldi. [Garibaldi is given to the Psi Corps by the Shadows. They take him to a secret facility on Mars, where Bester intervenes and adds some programming of his own. Bester is aware that some kind of action is being planned against the Corps, but he didn't know what or by whom. Given Garibaldi's proven track record at ferreting out conspiracies, Bester instructs his colleagues to leave Garibaldi's personality largely intact, and to accentuate his natural sense of paranoia and distrust. Garibaldi's mission is to gather information about the threat to the Psi Corps if the opportunity arose, then signal Bester. ("The Face of the Enemy")] 17 January The Summoning [Delenn says that it's "two weeks after Garibaldi vanished".] Zack discovers Garibaldi. Delenn's plan to attack the Shadows runs into trouble. Ivanova and Marcus attempt to solicit aid from more First Ones. Sheridan returns from the dead, bringing with him the alien Lorien. January Personal Agendas Garibaldi, Ivanova and Franklin travel to Centauri Prime to try to release G'Kar. January Galen mets with the Circle (N - Invoking Darkeness) c23 January The Alliance fleet is scheduled to set out for Za'Ha'Dum. ???? Falling towards Apotheosis The Vorlons begin step up their battle against the Shadows. Sheridan asks Garibaldi to remove Kosh from the station, leading to the death of the second Kosh. Delenn learns that Sheridan has twenty years to live. G'Kar has had his left eye "plucked out" ("Coming of Shadows", "War Without End", pt.2) ???? The Long Night As the Army of Light prepares to strike, Londo and Vir continue to plot Cartagia's downfall. Ivanova and Lorien look for more First Ones. The Shadows unleash a terrible new weapon. ???? Into the Fire The Army of Light mounts its final assault. Londo destroys the Shadow vessels on Centauri Prime, and has Morden executed. ???? Epiphanies Londo Mollari returns to Babylon 5, leaving Minster .... in charge as Regent. Za'Ha'Dum is destroyed to keep its technology from falling into the wrong hands. Regent ... acquires a "keeper". ???? In Valen's Name (C-1) Babylon 4, a thousand year old ruin is discovered in Sector 730x12x9. Sheridan, Delenn, Ivanova and Garibaldi go there to explore it. There they encounter an unknown alien species. c28 March The Illusion of Truth c5 April Sheridan's family farm burns down. Sheridan's father vanishes ("The Illusion of Truth"). 12 April ISN News program airs ("The Illusion of Truth"). Senate reopens. Day 259 of fighting on Mars ends with freeing of New Vegas and Slimtown. Early June Atonement Delenn is recalled to Minbar to resolve a problem concerning her relationship with Sheridan, and must finally face up to her role in the Earth-Minbari War. Sheridan sends Marcus and Franklin to Mars on a secret mission. Thirdspace The crew finds an alien artifact in hyperspace [This episode, based on internal evidence, takes places during the episode "Atonement"]. Mid June Racing Mars (2 weeks after "Atonement") Franklin and Marcus arrive on Mars Mid June Lines of Communication (3 days) Shadow remnants begin attacking shipping. Franklin and Marcus try to convince the leaders of the resistance to go along with Sheridan's plan to unseat Clark. Delenn investigates a series of attacks on Minbari allies. She discovers the Drakh. Minbar begins to slide toward civil war Sheridan prepares to broadcast news with Ivanova on the "Voice of the Resistance". Early July Conflicts of Interests [Roughly 2 weeks after "Lines of Communication"] Garibaldi takes on a new job. "Voice of the Resistance", the resistance's counter-propaganda broadcasts begin. Sheridan proposes a plan to protect the Non-Aligned Worlds from raiders. Mid July Rumors, Bargains and Lies Sheridan tricks the League of Non-Aligned Worlds into accepting his proposed defense pact. The League of non-Aligned Worlds agrees to give the White Star fleet authority to operate as a police force along its borders. Delenn tries to work with Neroon to defuse a brewing Minbari civil war. 2 August *Moments of Transition The warrior caste demands Delenn's surrender to end the Civil War. Bester makes an offer to an increasingly desperate Lyta. A Starfury squadron defects to the Resistance at Proxima 3. 3 August Delenn forms a new Grey Council, with the worker caste holding 5 of the 9 positions. The position of leader is reserved for "The One who is to come." Unable to find work, Lyta has rejoined the Psi Corps "in name only". Sheridan is compelled to act after receiving a recording of an EarthForce destroyer destroying refugee ships from Ivanova ("Moments of Transition"/v) [The original aired footage shows this to be the Agamemnon, but JMSU says this was an error that should be corrected later.] 2 September No Surrender, No Retreat Sheridan's forces liberate Proxima 3. Londo tries to enlist G'Kar's aid in backing Sheridan against Earth. Garibaldi leaves the station for Mars, intending to never return. c3 September Sheridan's forces have liberated the colony at Beta Durani, as well as a midrange military outpost ("The Exercise of Vital Powers"). c5 September The Exercise of Vital Powers [Date is an estimate] Garibaldi arrives on Mars to meet with Edgars. Lyta accidentally awakens one of the implanted telepaths rescued from the Shadows. Garibaldi is interrogated by Edgars and a telepath. October? Franklin and Lyta test her ability to wake up the implanted telepaths. After observing the effect of her mental contact with them, Franklin devises an artificial equivalent and feels he's well on his way to reviving them. Late November The Face of the Enemy [Date is an estimate] Sheridan's search for his father leads him into danger on Mars. Lyta warns Franklin of an impending clash between telepaths and "Normals". Garibaldi learns of a threat against the Telepaths, and Bester's people wipe out Edgars and his threat. Garibaldi gets his mind back. Mid-Late November Intersections in Real Time [Date is an estimate - Begins about 2-3 days after "The Face of the Enemy". This episode *appears* to take 4-5 days, but given the nature of the torture, there is no real reason to believe what is actually said -- however, based on the healing of the wounds on Sheridan's face, and the speed of his beard's growth, it's not implausible]. Sheridan is tortured. Late November (Day 1) Between the Darkness and the Light Garibaldi is captured by the Mars Resistance [According to Lyta, this takes places "less than a week" since Sheridan's capture]. Ivanova and the White Star fleet defeat the Orion and the Damocles, and learn that Clark has set a trap at the rendezvous point in sector 300. Late November (Day 2) Garibaldi, Franklin and Lyta rescue Sheridan [According to Lyta, this takes places "over than a week" since Sheridan's capture]. Ivanova and the White Star fleet battles Clark's "advanced Destroyer" forces (built from Shadow technology). Ivanova is mortally injured. Late November (Day ?) Sheridan reaches the fleet rendezvous point, and visits Ivanova. She asks him to lead the final battle for Earth from the bridge of the Agamemnon [there is no way to tell how long it took Sheridan to get from Mars to the the rendezvous point. Since he appears to arrive on a Minbari flyer, it may not have been a direct route]. 1 December Endgame Sheridan and his fleet disable the Mars Fleet by unleashing the Shadow-modified telepaths, then proceeds towards Earth (JMSM). Marcus learns of the alien healing device, and abandons the fleet about to attack Earth. 2 December Sheridan and his fleet arrive at Earth (1.45 AM Earth Standard Time). President Clark commits suicide (2.53 AM EST), but not before turning the Planetary defense grid towards Earth. Earth Government is re-established. Marcus hooks himself and Ivanova into the alien healing device [n.b. *White Star ships* seem to be able to make it from Earth to B5 in under 24 hours.] Sheridan surrenders to EarthGov. 3 December Rising Star Susanna Luchenko of the Russian Consortium becomes EarthGov President. She and Sheridan come to an arrangement. Hearing that the Regent is dying, Londo is requested to return to Centauri Prime. Delenn presents to the League of Non-Aligned Worlds a proposition for an Interstellar Alliance. 4 December Garibaldi continues to search for Lise Hampton-Edgars. 5 December EarthGov grants Sheridan's officers amnesty. Sheridan resigns from EarthForce. Delenn announces the formation of the Interstellar Alliance to EarthGov and invites them to join. Sheridan is named President of the new Alliance. 7 December Sheridan negotiates an agreement to free Mars from Earth rule (JMSM). Ivanova is promoted to Captain and is assigned to a new Warlock Class destroyer. Sheridan and Delenn are married in a private ceremony on a White Star ship heading back to Babylon 5. ???? The Deconstruction of Falling Stars 2262 "The Wheel of Fire"
2 January ISN program "Night Side" discusses the recent events ("The Deconstruction of Falling Stars"). January No Compromises [Date is an estimate] Captain Elizabeth Lochley arrives on Babylon 5, to take command of the (still independent) Babylon 5. A colony of Telepaths on Babylon 5 arrive seeking sanctuary. Sheridan is nearly assassinated at his inauguration by Major John Clemens, former commander of the Beta 7 prison under Clark. January The Very Long Night of Londo Mollari [Date is an estimate] Londo suffers a serious heart attack and nearly dies Lennier leaves Delenn's service to join the Rangers. February The Paragon of Animals G'Kar drafts a Declaration of Principles for the Alliance. Garibaldi convinces Sheridan to ask Byron's refugee telepaths to join his intelligence operations. The Raiders attacking the Imphili world on the edge of Drazi space are destroyed by the White Star Fleet. The Drazi complicity is uncovered. 3 March EarthGov declares Mars independent (JMSM). March A View from the Gallery [Date is an estimate] An unknown alien species attacks the station after attacking the Gaim. April Learning Curve [Date is an estimate] Turval and Durhan, Ranger masters, bring two Ranger- trainees to the station. Trace is attempting to fill n'Grath's role in the Station's criminal network. May Strange Relations [Date is an estimate] Bester arrives to try to retrieve the refugee telepaths. Garibaldi confronts Lochley. Delenn chooses G'Kar as a bodyguard for Londo. May The Day of the Dead [Date is an estimate] Some of the crew are caught with the Brakiri as they celebrate their "Day of the Dead," a remembrance of the recently deceased. A pair of famous entertainers visits the station. Ear June Secrets of the Soul [Date is an estimate] Franklin discovers the Hyach's secret about the Hyach-doh. Byron learns of the Vorlon's interference with telepath evolution from Lyta. Ear June In the Kingdom of the Blind [Date is an estimate - Starts the day after Byron's learning about the Vorlons.] Byron's telepaths present the Interstellar Alliance with an ultimatum. Londo and G'Kar as his bodyguard visit Centauri Prime. 16 June A Tragedy of Telepaths (was Cat and Mouse) The telepath situation continues to deteriorate. Lochley calls Bester for help. The attacks on Alliance ships continue. Londo and G'Kar find an Na'Toth in the underground cells in the Imperial Palace. 17 June Londo and G'Kar help Na'Toth to escape. The Telepaths begin to fight. 18 June Bester's "bloodhound" unit arrives. Late June Phoenix Rising [Date is an estimate] The telepath situation becomes critical. Bester arrives on the station to take control. Garibaldi is not able to kill him, and crawls back into the bottle. July The Ragged Edge [Date is an estimate] Garibaldi visits the Drazi home world in his quest to find the source of the mysterious attacks on Alliance ships. His alcoholism nearly ruins the mission. August The Corps is Mother, The Corps is Father [Date is an estimate] Bester and two novice telepaths follows a rogue telepath to Babylon 5. September Meditations on the Abyss [Date is an estimate] Lennier is assigned to White Star 27, "Maria", to investigate possible Centauri involvement in the attacks on Alliance Ships. Londo selects Vir to succeed him as Ambassador to B5. September Darkness Ascending [Date is an estimate] Lennier witnesses the Centauri destruction of a Brakiri group of ships. Lyta strikes a bargain with G'Kar for ships for her telepath rebels, in exchange for telepath DNA. October And All My Dreams, Torn Asunder [Date is an estimate] The Alliance examine evidence that the Centauri have been behind the attacks. They ostracize and blockade the Centauri Republic. The Centauri withdraw from the Alliance. G'Kar and Londo Mollari both leave Babylon 5 and return to Centauri Prime, leaving Vir as Ambassador to B5. Again Garibaldi's alcoholism leads to a disaster. The Interstellar Alliance declares war on the Centauri Republic. Mollari and G'Kar are both imprisoned. October Movements of Fire and Shadow [Date is an estimate] Sheridan authorizes the White Star fleet to engage the Centauri if they attack any Alliance ships. He asks the Grey Council to release the technology to build White Star ships to Earth to help supplement the fleet. Delenn and Lenier are attacked, and the remains of their ship are left to drift in space. Lyta and Franklin visit the Drazi home world at Vir's request. It is determined that the Centauri ships attacking the Alliance have been uninhabited, piloted by Shadow technology. The Drazi and Narn mount an assault on the Centauri home world. The Regent has left the planet defenseless. November The Fall of Centauri Prime [Date is an estimate] Centauri Prime is decimated by the combined Narn/Drazi fleet. Regent... dies. Londo is made Emperor, and lays the blame on the whole war on the Regent. He voluntarily takes a "keeper" based on the threat that the Drahk will destroy the planet if he doesn't. The Centauri surrender. Londo is enthroned as Emperor ("The Coming of Shadows", N-The Long Night of Centauri Prime (pt.1)). The Shadows allies flee to Centauri Prime ("War Without End", pt.1). Delenn and Lenier are rescued. November The Long Night of Centauri Prime (pt.1) [Date is an estimate] Londo takes in Senna, daughter of Lord Refa, as his ward. He begins rebuilding Centauri Prime, under the watchful eye of his Keeper. ???? "The Shadow of his Thoughts" [A week after Londo is enthroned.] December Wheel of Fire [Date is an estimate] Sheridan places Garibaldi under suspension until he can overcome his drinking problem. A number of Psi Corps facilities have been attacked by rogue telepaths leaving the message "Remember Byron". Lyta is placed under arrest. She makes a deal with Garibaldi for his assistance. Delenn is pregnant. G'Kar and Lyta prepare to leave Babylon 5 together. December Objects in Motion [Date is an estimate] The Martian rebel leader, Number one, whose real name is Tessa Holloran, replaces Garibaldi as head of security for the Interstellar Alliance. An assassin is sent to kill Lise Edgars and Garibaldi. Lyta and G'Kar leave B5. December Objects at Rest [Date is an estimate] Ta'Lon is named as G'Kar's successor as Ambassador to Babylon 5. The headquarters of the Interstellar Alliance moves to Minbar. Lenier has a moment of weakness, and flees in humiliation. Dr. Hobbs becomes Chief of Staff of Medlab, when Franklin leaves for Earth. Garibaldi returns to Mars, and takes over Edgars Industries. Londo gives a gift to Sheridan and Delenn for their son, an urn with a hidden Keeper. 2263
- Early Febuary "Genius Loci". Lyta and G'Kar find a planet with a hive-mind that is killing Telepaths.
- 11 June River of Souls A group of Soul Hunters threaten Babylon 5 to recover the souls stolen from Ralga.
- ? September Sheridan and Delenn eventua