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This is a rough outline of what is given in far more detail in the In Nomine: Game Masters Guide.
- Creation In the beginning, there was light.
- ??? Yves created, he then names God. Michael, then Lucifer, Baal, David, Eli, Uriel, and Gabriel are created.
- ??? Metratron appears, serving as the
voice of God. Shortly afterwards the above mentioned angels begin creating
the universe upon instruction by God. Yves begins naming everything.
At about this time, other angels begin to be created.
- 4.6 Billion B.C. The Earth is created.
- 100 Million B.C. The angels continue
to work on Earth, forming the continents. Beleth and Blandine begin
exploring the Marches. Yves, Jean, and Raphael begin working on transcribing
all knowledge for Yves's Library. Kobal receives his 'special assignment'
from God.
- 500,000 B.C. Lucifer teaches early humans
how to use fire.
- 25,000 B.C. Jordi watches as humans begin to become the most selfish of creatures and wants to wipe them out. He's talked out of it by Michael, and regrets it still to this day. At this time, humans begin to develop religion, causing the Marches to become populated by ethereal beings from human imagination.
- 23,000 B.C. The Eden Experiment happens.
Lilith walks out on Eden. Ophis then tempts Eve, causing the experiment
to be called 'inconclusive'.
- 22,625 B.C. The Fall. Lucifer recruits
a 1/3rd of the Host and leads his Rebellion. In his last private talk
with God, he destroys Metatron (thus forming the basis for Hell's foundations
-- built from Metatron's remains). Malakim form from other angelic choirs,
the most pure becoming the first members of the choir. Uriel is one
of their first, followed by David. Michael kicks Lucifer out of Heaven.
God also removes the ban on celestial intervention on Earth that he
put in place during the Eden Experiment.
- 22,000 B.C. The Seraphim Council is
created.
- 16,000 B.C. Lilith helps the Diabolicals
escape Hell, going from there to the Marches to Earth. The Grigori Choir
is created to help guard humanity.
- 11,600 B.C. The Second 'Fall'. Grigori
begin having children with humans and neglect their jobs. Dominic tries
them and finds them guilty, and with the Seraphim Council, cast them
out.
- 2000 B.C. Yves with the Seraphim Council
promote Monotheism to head off the growing power of pagan Ethereal spirits.
- 1580 B.C. The Trial of Michael. Dominic
tries Michael on charges of 'Pride'. Found guilty, God steps in and
acquits him, but Michael resigns as Commander of the Host. Uriel takes
the position.
- 859 B.C. Magog falls after promoting
war between several human groups. Lucifer crowns him Prince of Cruelty,
but he's summarily imprisoned by David and Khalid, underneath the Egyptian
Desert.
- 60 A.D. Yves, Gabriel, and Raphael help
spread Christianity rapidly, cutting off many pagan gods from their
worshippers. Michael begins supporting Christianity but becomes hostile
toward Yves.
- 632 A.D. Dominic tries to try Gabriel
for heresy, but Gabriel storms out of Heaven and begins her self-imposed
exile.
- 715 A.D. Purification Crusade begins
under the command of Uriel.
- 745 A.D. Uriel is called before the
Seraphim Council for his continuing razing of the Marches in the Purification
Crusade. Uriel is abruptly ordered to the Higher Heavens by God. Laurence
is made Archangel and Commander of the Host.
- 900 A.D. Kronos first appears, as the
Prince of Fate.
- 1008 A.D. Legion learns how to possess
multiple hosts and is named Prince of Corruption by Lucifer; but quickly
goes mad. Heaven and Hell have no other choice but to team up to destroy
him, but in the ensuing battle Raphael is destroyed.
- 1348 A.D. The Renegade Demon Prince
of Disease accelerates the Black Death. Servitors of Asmodeus and Dominic
collaborate openly to destroy Makatiel to stop the plague.
- 1517 A.D. Laurence's Last Lesson. Laurence
tries to cause change through Martin Luther, but ends up splitting the
Church in the Protestant Reformation.
- 1771 A.D. Vapula becomes Demon Prince
of Technology as factories begin spreading across England.
- 1884 A.D. Nybbas becomes Demon Prince
of the Media after helping to invent Television.
- 1957 A.D. Eli goes AWOL.