In 2020, governments around the world faced the COV pandemic, social unrest, and economic collapse. Military loyalty crumbled and divided between their leaders and the people they were sworn to protect. Regions in North America banded together to establish their own territories and governments. Politicians were deposed or assassinated. Citizens who were not falling prey to disease were taking up arms, locking themselves in their homes, or seeking refuge in a safer region.
2020 - Early Fall - Texas breaks political ties with the United States. In 2021, they annex Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Arkansas to form the New Republic of Texas.
2021 - Late Spring - The central Mexican government is overthrown and a new regime is established.
2021 - Late Summer - With the North American and European governments in chaos, island territories in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico claim independence and form the Island Alliance.
2021 - Early Winter - The Canadian province of British Colombia, the Canadian Yukon territory, and the U.S. states of Alaska, Washington, and Oregon form an alliance to establish the Pacific Coast Coalition.
2022 - Late Winter - A global supernatural event, known as The Becoming, occurs when a group of allied Mages, Changelings, and Werewolves attempt to neutralize the unstable Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Switzerland.
2022 - Mid Spring - California and Nevada are left completely abandoned after years of enduring socio-economic collapse, uprisings, and natural disasters. It becomes known as The Wastelands, and recovery efforts for refugees are put in motion by the Knights of Accord in neighboring states.
2022 - Late Fall - The main force against the former United States and Canadian governments succeeds in establishing and holding their own nation. It becomes known as the Federation of Great Lakes Territories.
2023 - Late Winter - The Rocky Mountain states, provinces, and territories in the former United States and Canada, along with their neighboring states, provinces, and territories, are effectively cut off from any remnants of government on the East coast. Many refugees from the war have made their way to the "new wild west," assisted by the Knights of Accord. Out of fear of becoming another Wasteland, the people and former leaders look to the Knights for help. The Free States of North America are formally established.
2023 - Early Summer - What is left of the United States and Canadian governments have conceded defeat, and all forces are called back to Washington DC. They take what territory they have left on the East coast, and form the Atlantean States.