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A day-by-day history of major events on [[Parallel]].
A day-by-day history of major events on [[Parallel]].


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== 2020 ==
== 2020 ==
[[File:Original Rift Spherical.png|thumb|right|A [[Rift#Spherical Rift|spherical rift]] begins to form over Spawn Town]]
[[File:Original Rift Spherical.png|thumb|right|A [[Rift#Spherical Rift|spherical rift]] begins to form over Spawn Town]]
'''ISSUE: RESOLVE CONTINUITY OF LOG 23 AND RED'S FIRST APPEARANCE'''
* '''March 30''': The server opening is [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITzi0bq4Qxw teased on YouTube].
* '''March 30''': The server opening is [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITzi0bq4Qxw teased on YouTube].
* '''April 1''':
* '''April 1''':
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*'''August 23''' [[Parallel]] reopens. Players discover the creation of the [[Parallel Prime Spawn Town]] near the [[Spawn Point]] and spherical rift. Niall makes an in-person appearance, where he works in the [[Parallel Prime Spawn Town Observatory]]. He and the players approach the rift in Parallel Prime Spawn Town, where they notice the primary layer has condensed to a platform of purple concrete blocks. Upon contact with the blocks players and Niall are instantly transported to a new dimension, the Sky Dimension. Players meet [[Buddy]] and [[King Cloudius]], as well as [[Gino]] and [[Rudy]], in the [[Sky Kingdom]]. [[Buddy]] offers a quest to players to speak to King Cloudius upon entry to the Sky Dimension. Cloudius reveals that the opening of a [[rift]] between Parallel Prime and the Sky Dimension caused extensive damage to his kingdom, and indicated an interest in establishing a cooperative relationship with players.
*'''August 23''' [[Parallel]] reopens. Players discover the creation of the [[Parallel Prime Spawn Town]] near the [[Spawn Point]] and spherical rift. Niall makes an in-person appearance, where he works in the [[Parallel Prime Spawn Town Observatory]]. He and the players approach the rift in Parallel Prime Spawn Town, where they notice the primary layer has condensed to a platform of purple concrete blocks. Upon contact with the blocks players and Niall are instantly transported to a new dimension, the Sky Dimension. Players meet [[Buddy]] and [[King Cloudius]], as well as [[Gino]] and [[Rudy]], in the [[Sky Kingdom]]. [[Buddy]] offers a quest to players to speak to King Cloudius upon entry to the Sky Dimension. Cloudius reveals that the opening of a [[rift]] between Parallel Prime and the Sky Dimension caused extensive damage to his kingdom, and indicated an interest in establishing a cooperative relationship with players.
*'''August 23-August 27''' Exploration of the Sky Kingdom and the rest of the available [[Sky Dimension]] reveal scattered signs with incomplete messages, an obelisk named “The Blackness of Eternity,” the appearance of Nether portal clusters, and the return of [[Wisps]].   
*'''August 23-August 27''' Exploration of the Sky Kingdom and the rest of the available [[Sky Dimension]] reveal scattered signs with incomplete messages, an obelisk named “The Blackness of Eternity,” the appearance of Nether portal clusters, and the return of [[Wisps]].   
*'''October 8''' Upon killing [[Wisps]] spawning in the Sky Dimension, they are discovered to drop mysterious items called [[Soul Shards]].  
*'''October 8''' Upon killing [[Wisps]] spawning in the Sky Dimension, they are discovered to drop mysterious items called [[Soul Shards]].
 
==2021==
==2021==
*'''January 18''' Niall joins the [[Parallel Discord Server]].
*'''January 18''' Niall joins the [[Parallel Discord Server]].
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*'''July 30''' A storm cloud is reported underneath the main island in [[the Kingdom of the Sky]]. A map is discovered in the wreckage, depicting part of a stone castle apparently not yet observed. Niall leaves paintings of asteroids in the [[Parallel Prime Spawn Town]].  
*'''July 30''' A storm cloud is reported underneath the main island in [[the Kingdom of the Sky]]. A map is discovered in the wreckage, depicting part of a stone castle apparently not yet observed. Niall leaves paintings of asteroids in the [[Parallel Prime Spawn Town]].  
*'''July 31'''  
*'''July 31'''  
**Some notebooks from [[pillager outposts]] have been documented in the ice biomes of Parallel Prime, indicating tensions between the pillagers and their villager neighbors. **[[CreeperKing309]] hosts a [[drop party]] in [[Savannah Town]], after which players accidentally discover [[Jess's Outpost]]. Players discover more about the personal history of Jess from books including [[Post-op Log]] and [[World 6 Log]].
**Some notebooks from [[pillager outposts]] have been documented in the ice biomes of Parallel Prime, indicating tensions between the pillagers and their villager neighbors.  
**[[CreeperKing309]] hosts a [[drop party]] in [[Savannah Town]], after which players accidentally discover [[Jess's Outpost]]. Players discover more about the personal history of Jess from books including [[Post-op Log]] and [[World 6 Log]].
*'''August 1''' [[Checkered planar rifts]] are documented in the Sky Dimension. [[Fire wisps]] are observed once again in [[Niall's private observatory]].
*'''August 1''' [[Checkered planar rifts]] are documented in the Sky Dimension. [[Fire wisps]] are observed once again in [[Niall's private observatory]].
*'''August 2''' Jess is observed in her [[outpost]], displeased with the trespassing of players.  
*'''August 2''' Jess is observed in her [[outpost]], displeased with the trespassing of players.  
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**Researcher Lane provides another encoded transcript for players to decrypt. The transcript speaks of prizes that are apparently coming with the signal.  
**Researcher Lane provides another encoded transcript for players to decrypt. The transcript speaks of prizes that are apparently coming with the signal.  
*'''May 18'''  
*'''May 18'''  
**There are apparent reports of players interacting with clones of themselves, first with [[Malakim93]] and then [[ApLoki]].  
**There are apparent reports of players interacting with clones of themselves, first with [[User:Malakim93]] and then [[ApLoki]].
**Researcher Lane provides a third encoded transcript for players to decrypt, which apparently challenges players to receive a reward.
**Researcher Lane provides a third encoded transcript for players to decrypt, which apparently challenges players to receive a reward.
*'''May 21'''  
*'''May 21'''  
**More appearances of [[clones]] reported near [[Kimton]].
**More appearances of [[clones]] reported near [[Kimton]].
**[[The_Storm_Keeper]] makes another appearance, pleading with players for help but not providing a means for them to do so. They leave shortly thereafter.  
**[[The_Storm_Keeper]] makes another appearance, pleading with players for help but not providing a means for them to do so. They leave shortly thereafter.
**[[Willie]] finishes rebuilding the interior of houses in [[Parallel Prime Spawn Town]].
**[[Willie]] finishes rebuilding the interior of houses in [[Parallel Prime Spawn Town]].
**Researcher Lane provides another signal from the approaching object, saying that it is approaching from the void with a challenge. The message repeats.  
**Researcher Lane provides another signal from the approaching object, saying that it is approaching from the void with a challenge. The message repeats.
*'''May 23'''  
*'''May 23'''  
**Researcher Lane reports that Jess has attempted to communicate with the incoming object (the [[Cube Aliens]]). Players ask questions to the object.
**Researcher Lane reports that Jess has attempted to communicate with the incoming object (the [[Cube Aliens]]). Players ask questions to the object.
**[[The_Storm_Keeper]] rejoins and pleads to Researcher Lane for help, but still provides no information as to what that would entail. [[The_Storm_Keeper]] warns of Ralnthar's return again.  
**[[The_Storm_Keeper]] rejoins and pleads to Researcher Lane for help, but still provides no information as to what that would entail. [[The_Storm_Keeper]] warns of Ralnthar's return again.
**The object ([[The Cube Aliens]]) reply to questions relayed by Jess, saying that they are from the stars, that they do not know about Ralnthar, and that they are not humanoid.  
**The object ([[The Cube Aliens]]) reply to questions relayed by Jess, saying that they are from the stars, that they do not know about Ralnthar, and that they are not humanoid.
*'''May 31'''  
*'''May 31'''  
**Jess relays a message from the object ([[Cube Aliens]]) saying that they travel across planes to bring wealth.  
**Jess relays a message from the object ([[Cube Aliens]]) saying that they travel across planes to bring wealth.
*'''June 4''' A clone of [[AstelBanana]] is reported.
*'''June 4''' A clone of [[User:AstelBanana|AstelBanana]] is reported.
*'''June 6''' Researcher Lane reports that the incoming object is communicating in English with no further code, but repeating messages said previously.  
*'''June 4''' The first sighting of  [[Witherstel's]]
*'''June 6''' Researcher Lane reports that the incoming object is communicating in English with no further code, but repeating messages said previously.
*'''June 12''' Researcher Lane and Jess report that the object is incoming and anticipate its arrival on Otherside shortly.
*'''June 12''' Researcher Lane and Jess report that the object is incoming and anticipate its arrival on Otherside shortly.
*'''June 15''' Researcher Lane and Jess report hearing an eerie voice from the incoming object saying "Do you see us?" and a date "06/19."
*'''June 15''' Researcher Lane and Jess report hearing an eerie voice from the incoming object saying "Do you see us?" and a date "06/19."
*'''June 19'''
*'''June 19'''
**The [[Cube Alien Arrival]] event occurs. Players gather with Researcher Lane, Jess, and Red in the [[Otherside Observatory]]. The object communicates with players coordinates to find them, where players found an enormous cuboidal structure in Otherside now known as [[The Cube Dungeon]].  
**The [[Cube Alien Arrival]] event occurs. Players gather with Researcher Lane, Jess, and Red in the [[Otherside Observatory]]. The object communicates with players coordinates to find them, where players found an enormous cuboidal structure in Otherside now known as [[The Cube Dungeon]].
**Players try to conquer the dungeon, which contains several different descending floors of high difficulty mobs. During the event the cube underwent some [[modulations]] in real time to acclimate to player performance in the dungeon.  
**Players try to conquer the dungeon, which contains several different descending floors of high difficulty mobs. During the event the cube underwent some [[modulations]] in real time to acclimate to player performance in the dungeon.
**Notes from Moondust, also known as [[Vanessa Moore]], were found in the last floor of the dungeon, detailing her account of attempting to complete [[The Cube Dungeon]] to save her partner [[Germaine Hoang]].  
**Notes from Moondust, also known as [[Vanessa Moore]], were found in the last floor of the dungeon, detailing her account of attempting to complete [[The Cube Dungeon]] to save her partner [[Germaine Hoang]].
**The last floor of the dungeon has a [[non-organic tree]], which had blooms that she thought could help heal [[Germaine]]'s illness. She leaves notes of an emergency radio frequency to contact the Space Station with. Players looted [[Gilded Blooms]] from the tree.  
**The last floor of the dungeon has a [[non-organic tree]], which had blooms that she thought could help heal [[Germaine]]'s illness. She leaves notes of an emergency radio frequency to contact the Space Station with. Players looted [[Gilded Blooms]] from the tree.
**Upon learning of this radio signal, Red immediately attempts to find [[Vanessa Moore]] and Germaine. Players return to Parallel Prime to find the two in an encampment as survivors of the Space Station.  
**Upon learning of this radio signal, Red immediately attempts to find [[Vanessa Moore]] and Germaine. Players return to Parallel Prime to find the two in an encampment as survivors of the Space Station.
**Books named "Unveiling" and
** Books named "Unveiling" and
**Vanessa Moore admits that the Space Station maintained a large prisoner population where experiments were performed on them in exchange for early release.  
**Vanessa Moore admits that the Space Station maintained a large prisoner population where experiments were performed on them in exchange for early release.
**Vanessa Moore and Germaine say that the mold infestation from [[The Space Station event]] was due to an uncontained biological experiment breaking loose, and that they escaped through escape pods to Parallel Prime.  Germaine was injured in the process, and Vanessa Moore had to go to great lengths to heal Germaine, including completing [[The Cube Dungeon]]. The medicine that Vanessa Moore had procured healed Germaine's arm, but apparently his eyes changed color. Vanessa Moore is apparently not affected by the blue mold.  
**Vanessa Moore and Germaine say that the mold infestation from [[The Space Station event]] was due to an uncontained biological experiment breaking loose, and that they escaped through escape pods to Parallel Prime.  Germaine was injured in the process, and Vanessa Moore had to go to great lengths to heal Germaine, including completing [[The Cube Dungeon]]. The medicine that Vanessa Moore had procured healed Germaine's arm, but apparently his eyes changed color. Vanessa Moore is apparently not affected by the blue mold.
**Vanessa Moore tells players that she is blind but can read esoteric languages.
**Vanessa Moore tells players that she is blind but can read esoteric languages.
*'''June 20''' [[Site 85]] is founded nearby [[The Cube Dungeon]]  
*'''June 20''' [[Site 85]] is founded nearby [[The Cube Dungeon]]
*'''June 26'''  
*'''June 26'''  
**[[robbie1776]] reports an incident of a clone of himself being online, as well as several more clones of [[Malakim93]].
**[[robbie1776]] reports an incident of a clone of himself being online, as well as several more clones of [[User:Malakim93|User:Malakim93.]]
**[[The Cube Dungeon]] modulates once more. Players reenter it, finding spoons from [[Inmate Karl]]  
**[[The Cube Dungeon]] modulates once more. Players reenter it, finding spoons from [[Inmate Karl]]
*'''June 27''' [[Willie]] builds a house for Vanessa Moore and Germaine in the [[Otherside Spawn Town]].  
*'''June 27''' [[Willie]] builds a house for Vanessa Moore and Germaine in the [[Otherside Spawn Town]].
*'''July 4''' After the 3rd Parallel [[Fourth of July Fireworks Event]], [[Lane]] confirms from test reports that the substance Niall had in the [[Fishing Village]] is not blood, rather, that it is unique and radiates with energy.  
*'''July 4''' After the 3rd Parallel [[Fourth of July Fireworks Event]], [[Lane]] confirms from test reports that the substance Niall had in the [[Fishing Village]] is not blood, rather, that it is unique and radiates with energy.
*'''July 5''' [[The_Storm_Keeper]] appears once more in [[Frostmere]] in Otherside after [[Motacilla_Alba]] finished hosting a [[drop party]]. The Keeper warned of Ralnthar's imminent return yet again, providing no further details as usual.  
*'''July 5''' [[The_Storm_Keeper]] appears once more in [[Frostmere]] in Otherside after [[Motacilla_Alba]] finished hosting a [[drop party]]. The Keeper warned of Ralnthar's imminent return yet again, providing no further details as usual.
*'''July 7''' The Stormgate Keepers post in #general a recording of Ralnthar from their most recent battle in which they were forces to retreat to [[Parallel]]. The audio recording states: "You bargain with your blood"
*'''July 7''' The Stormgate Keepers post in #general a recording of Ralnthar from their most recent battle in which they were forces to retreat to [[Parallel]]. The audio recording states: "You bargain with your blood"
*'''July 19'''
*'''July 19'''
** Prior to the reopening of [[Parallel]] for 1.19, Jess posts in #announcements that she is detecting unusual weather patterns in the newly available sections of Otherside and requests players spend time to explore some specific areas once the server reopens.
**Prior to the reopening of [[Parallel]] for 1.19, Jess posts in #announcements that she is detecting unusual weather patterns in the newly available sections of Otherside and requests players spend time to explore some specific areas once the server reopens.
**[[Parallel]] reopens for Java 1.19. Jess directs players to a site a few thousand blocks from the [[Otherside Spawn Town]], where she noted earlier strange weather readings.  The carcass of [[Ellanti]], an [[Ice Dragon]] killed by Researcher Lane many months ago by his [[Weather Machine]], was in the area, as well as some destroyed trees. Researcher Lane explains how [[Ellanti]] was a previous threat to the [[Otherside Spawn Town]] causing people to leave, but cautions against using the [[Weather Machine]] as it can lead to potentially catastrophic collateral damage. Researcher Lane then leaves abruptly as he was reminded of something from the site, while Jess collects scales from the carcass.
**[[Parallel]] reopens for Java 1.19. Jess directs players to a site a few thousand blocks from the [[Otherside Spawn Town]], where she noted earlier strange weather readings.  The carcass of [[Ellanti]], an [[Ice Dragon]] killed by Researcher Lane many months ago by his [[Weather Machine]], was in the area, as well as some destroyed trees. Researcher Lane explains how [[Ellanti]] was a previous threat to the [[Otherside Spawn Town]] causing people to leave, but cautions against using the [[Weather Machine]] as it can lead to potentially catastrophic collateral damage. Researcher Lane then leaves abruptly as he was reminded of something from the site, while Jess collects scales from the carcass.
*'''July 31''' [[The_Stormgate_Keeper]] makes another appearance in Parallel, leaving gifts of treasure for [[_Iron_Hugo_]]
*'''July 31''' [[The_Stormgate_Keeper]] makes another appearance in Parallel, leaving gifts of treasure for [[_Iron_Hugo_]]
*'''August 14'''
*'''August 14'''
**The [[2nd Parallel Olympics]] is hosted in the [[Entertainment District]] on [[Parallel Prime]], as well as several other locations in-server and out-of-server. [[TheEnderKeeper]] wins Bronze, [[Snowy893]] wins Silver, and [[Djminer369]] wins Gold prizes for their performance in the games.
**The [[2nd Parallel Olympics]] is hosted in the [[Entertainment District]] on [[Parallel Prime]], as well as several other locations in-server and out-of-server. [[TheEnderKeeper]] wins Bronze, [[Snowy893]] wins Silver, and [[Djminer369]] wins Gold prizes for their performance in the games.
**[[King Cloudius]] makes an appearance right before the games begin and goes on a monologue about his past in chat. He reveals that as a child, he would enjoy games hosted by the Kingdom of the Sky when his father ruled, but that when he was eight years old the [[electric dragon]] [[Levina]] wreaked havoc on [[the Kingdom of the Sky]] during a session of the games. This resulted in the destruction of the kingdom and the deaths of [[Cloudius]] entire family, including his father, leaving the young prince the next in line to the throne. However, in escaping death from Levina, Cloudius managed to gain his power to wield electricity. Since he had no advisors to help him rule, Cloudius admitted that his reign was flawed and not as patient as his father's, and expressed regret that he could not lead like his father did while also saying his actions against [[Ralnthar]] were an attempt to prevent history from repeating itself.   
**[[King Cloudius]] makes an appearance right before the games begin and goes on a monologue about his past in chat. He reveals that as a child, he would enjoy games hosted by the Kingdom of the Sky when his father ruled, but that when he was eight years old the [[electric dragon]] [[Levina]] wreaked havoc on [[the Kingdom of the Sky]] during a session of the games. This resulted in the destruction of the kingdom and the deaths of [[Cloudius]]'s entire family, including his father, leaving the young prince the next in line to the throne. However, in escaping death from Levina, Cloudius managed to gain his power to wield electricity. Since he had no advisors to help him rule, Cloudius admitted that his reign was flawed and not as patient as his father's, and expressed regret that he could not lead like his father did while also saying his actions against [[Ralnthar]] were an attempt to prevent history from repeating itself.   
*'''August 21'''
**[[Ollie]], the pet [[allay]] of [[Buddy]], finds his way back to [[Otherside]] after becoming lost on [[Parallel Prime]] when King Cloudius shunted Ralnthar through the [[Sky Dimension Rift]]. Ollie returned through the [[Parallel Prime Shopping District Rift]] and now stays by Buddy in the Otherside Spawn Town. Interacting with Ollie prompts Buddy to tell the player about the [[Parallel Server Store]].
**In a conversation with players, [[Germaine]] informs players that he only worked as a mechanic on [[the Space Station]] and had little to do with the prison operation on the station. He also said that he had been in space "as long as he could remember" and that his last known ship before the Space Station was the [[CS Sparrow-]] (incomplete name). Germaine confirms that he is, in fact, a human. [[Vanessa Moore]] says that she does not converse with [[Researcher Lane]] or any other researcher as their branches "have not been connected yet."
**[[King Cloudius]] opens up more about the electric dragon [[Levina]], who he says is smaller but more vicious than Ralnthar, moved extremely fast with an electric field around her, and that her current whereabouts are unknown. 
*'''October 23'''
**Vanessa Moore tells players in chat how she found a file containing information about Germaine's introduction to the Space Station. She says Germaine arrived at the station as the sole survivor of the ship ''C.S. Sparrow'', but that there is no official documentation about the existence of a Germaine Hoang. The entire ship interior was covered in blood when discovered, but scans and interrogations of Germaine revealed no information about how that happened. There are rumors of how that happened, which Vanessa Moore does not necessarily believe: a creature "made of stars" entered the ship and killed everyone but Germaine, the ship was boarded and Germaine hid, or that Germaine ate everyone on board. She asks players to be discreet about sharing this information. 
**Germaine returns and robbie1776 abruptly confronts him on these rumors. Germaine deflects and does not answer, leaving the conversation shortly thereafter. Vanessa Moore chides robbie1776 for asking Germaine about the rumors. 
**Robbie1776 confronts Vanessa Moore about her defense of Germaine, considering the situation to be suspect. Vanessa maintains her defense of Germaine and points out that there were no confirmed victims in the ''C.S. Sparrow'', as Germaine was apparently the only identified individual on the ship when it was found. Vanessa also shares that she herself has been in a situation as the sole survivor of a mission where all others were considered missing in action, and that rumors were probably shared about her. Her reasoning for maintaining Germaine's defense is that she hopes others would not be as cruel to him as they apparently were to her, but she says she cannot control any of the people witnessing this conversation.   
*'''November 1''' Germaine takes Vanessa Moore's radio and asks players in chat to help him find some items: a dandelion, honeycombs, a Bottle of Elasa, and Tears of a Star. After finding the items in various location on Parallel, the players give them to Vanessa Moore, who Germaine needs the items for a machine he found a blueprint for. Vanessa says that the Golden Blooms from the Cube Dungeon act like a library for stories from the past, present, and future, and that eventually her machine in her house will be able to read them. 
*'''November 22'''
**The [[NPC Lore Q&A]] is hosted in the Parallel Prime Spawn Town Ampitheater. Most major and minor lore characters (including Ralnthar, represented by a speaker connected to his cave) participated. The transcript is here: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MZoypdDaVQb1DQJSvfb0UHNcsRL0tjw8K_ab9rF1Es0/edit?usp=sharing]
**King Cloudius retells the story of how [[Levina]] attacked the Sky Kingdom when he was young, where before decimating the kingdom, the dragon told the citizens a cryptic message: "Worlds within worlds, you cannot hide. Separate, but not lost, you all will die.” Cloudius then says that rather than dying in the lightning dragon's attack, he felt an innate power that dulled the attack and infused him with the power of lightning. In reference to the [[Siege of the Sky Kingdom]], Cloudius says that he tried to use his lightning power to stop Ralnthar but, for reasons unknown to him, the lightning was not effective against the fire dragon.<ref>[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MZoypdDaVQb1DQJSvfb0UHNcsRL0tjw8K_ab9rF1Es0/edit Transcript] of the Parallel NPC Q&A,  Page 22</ref>
**Niall makes his reappearance at the conclusion of the Q&A. He reveals that he disappeared earlier in the spring of 2022 because he wanted to harvest a material that served as an effective conductor for his laboratory experiments.<ref>[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MZoypdDaVQb1DQJSvfb0UHNcsRL0tjw8K_ab9rF1Es0/edit Transcript] of the Parallel NPC Q&A, page 34</ref>
*'''November 29''' Niall returns to the Otherside Spawn Town Observatory. He tells players wondering where he was that he was working on the conductors he mentioned earlier.<ref>[[File:NiallChat112922.png|alt=Transcript: "Oh...hello. Where did I go? Well as I said, I was working with those, er, conductors. But that doesn't matter, I'm here now. |thumb|Chat log from Niall]]
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*'''November 30''' After Niall's return to the Observatory in Otherside, a player investigates a chest in the satellite room labeled "for Niall's eyes only." The redstone dust in the chest appear to outline the numerals "1 4 1," which may be a reference to [[Lab Worker 141]], an individual who left a note in the [[Space Station]] regarding a fungal outbreak in May of 2022.[[File:NiallChest.jpg|alt=A chest inventory with redstone outlining the number "141"|thumb|right|Found in the storage/satellite room in the Otherside Spawn Town observatory. |247x247px]]
*'''December 29'''
**The [[Towns Update]] is released.
**After players rejoin the server, Maggie tells them that her pet sheep, [[Shaun]], is missing. She asks players to find him by looking for clues of his presence in the towns in Otherside. Players find some wheat trails in Mesa Town, and they lead to a cave with a small parkour course from which the sheep has evidently gotten stuck in. [[Buddy]] also got stuck with Shaun in the cave, and after player rescue the two of them Maggies rewards the group with diamond blocks.
**Inside an alcove of the cave, players found a notebook from someone who stayed in the cave (most likely Niall). The transcript is [https://wiki.parallelmc.org/wiki/Lorebooks#Mesa_Cave:~:text=Mesa%20Cave%5B,At%20all%20costs. here.]
**Players return to the Otherside Spawn Town, where King Cloudius welcomes them back and announces the features of the new [[Towns]] system. Maggie then announces her new batch of [[charms]] is available at her shop.
**Vanessa Moore announce to players that she has opened her own shop. She will sell [[exotic potions]] and stories in exchange for [[Golden Blooms]]
 
==2023==
*'''January 1''' [[DrQuacker]] purchases the lorebook "Memory" from Vanessa Moore's Laboratory and uploads it to #documentation. The transcript is [https://wiki.parallelmc.org/wiki/Lorebooks#Vanessa_Moore's_Laboratory here.]
*'''January 29''' [[Genieinajar]] and [[TheJuniorMint]]  find mysterious [[Motes]] items in [[The Space Station]]
*'''February 5''' [[Genieinajar]] finds [[Germaine's Lighthouse]] and uploads its discovery to #documentation.
*'''March 31''' [[Germaine]] is spotted in [[Parallel Prime]] fixing [[Red's spaceship]], apparently preventing travel to space for the time being.
*'''April 1''' Parallel turns 3 years old as a public SMP
*'''April 2''' Parallel celebrates its 3rd Annivesary as a public server with in-game events
**Maggie and Shaun begin the event by challenging players to find a loot chest hidden inside Otherside Spawn Town
**[[2023 Superlatives]] are announced in-game
**A mysterious voice interrupts in-game chat by saying they're "back again in this wretched world", looking for someone ("she") "in this dimension or one adjacent."
**The voice also refers to another person ("he"), saying that he's also near and one day they will reunite.
**The voice then calls out about an unknown group (likely [[The Keepers]]) saying "their name is a lie... they keep nothing... nothing but fear," then the voice says that they "cross dimensions" and can "..feel her power... her remnants... electric"
**Researcher Lane detects that the voices are coming from nearby [[The Space Station]] in Parallel Prime. After manning mission control, Jess detects Hawking radiation emitted nearby the Space Station.
**Players, Lane, and Germaine board the space ship and arrive at [[Outer Space Prime]], noticing scattered asteroids, debris, and ships nearby the Space Station that were not there previously. Thus marks the opening of Outer Space Prime as a region for exploration, with players searching for secrets in the space objects nearby the station.
**Players and Lane eventually find the source of the voice- a dormant black dragon that introduced himelf as [[Laeros]], surrounded by a force field preventing anyone from coming close. He reiterated his desire to find "her" and a "them," warning that "we cannot be kept apart forever."
**After leaving Laeros to remain dormant, players go on to explore space. Several planets, ships, and asteroids containing lore books have been discovered to date. 
[[File:MelonPlanet.png|alt=A planet of Melons|thumb|The so-called Melon Planet]]
*'''April 6''' The so-called Melon Planet is discovered in Outer Space Prime
*'''May 30''' Germaine joins the Parallel Discord
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