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== 2019 ==
== 2019 ==
*'''August''' ''(Presumed)'': [[Jess]] recovers from a successful surgical operation (gaining one year to live) on another unknown dimension and begins writing [[Post-Op Log]].
*'''August''' ''(Presumed)'': Jess recovers from a successful surgical operation (gaining one year to live) on another unknown dimension and begins writing [[Post-Op Log]].


== 2020 ==
== 2020 ==
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* '''April 1''':
* '''April 1''':
** [[Parallel]] opens to players, with access to [[Parallel Prime]] and [[Nether Prime]].  
** [[Parallel]] opens to players, with access to [[Parallel Prime]] and [[Nether Prime]].  
** The lorebook ''[[Lorebooks#An Unfamiliar Past|An Unfamiliar Past]]'' touches on the mysterious ruins at [[Spawn Town (Parallel Prime)|Spawn Town]] and asks where nether portals come from.
** The [[Lorebooks|lorebook]] ''[[Lorebooks#Shopping District|An Unfamiliar Past]]'' touches on the mysterious ruins at [[Spawn Town (Parallel Prime)|Spawn Town]] and asks where nether portals come from.
* '''April ?''': Four purple parallel lines (later identified as [[Rift#Linear Rift|linear rifts]]) are spotted in the sky over Spawn Town.
* '''April ?''': Four purple parallel lines (later identified as [[Rift#Linear Rift|linear rifts]]) are spotted in the sky over Spawn Town.
* '''April 9''':
* '''April 9''':
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* '''April 29''': The sphere seemingly collapses into a small 5-block area consisting of end portal blocks surrounded by barriers.
* '''April 29''': The sphere seemingly collapses into a small 5-block area consisting of end portal blocks surrounded by barriers.
* '''May 12''': A neutral mob, identified by Niall as a [[wisp]], is first observed in the settlement [[Heiwa Kame]]; more wisps are later found elsewhere. Niall forbids players from provoking the Wisps by killing them.
* '''May 12''': A neutral mob, identified by Niall as a [[wisp]], is first observed in the settlement [[Heiwa Kame]]; more wisps are later found elsewhere. Niall forbids players from provoking the Wisps by killing them.
*'''May 15''' Construction begins on the [[Shopping District]] in [[Parallel Prime]].
*'''May 15''' Construction begins on the [[Shopping District]] in Parallel Prime.
* '''May 28''': The sphere in the sky once again expands.
* '''May 28''': The sphere in the sky once again expands.
* '''June 1''':  
* '''June 1''':  
**The [[Shopping District]] officially opens in [[Parallel Prime]].  
** The Shopping District officially opens in Parallel Prime.  
**[[Red]], a shopkeeper villager, appears in the newly established [[Shopping District]] and sets up a kiosk. He appears perplexed, unsure of where he or his shop supplies came from.
** [[Red]], a shopkeeper villager, appears in the newly established Shopping District and sets up a kiosk. He appears perplexed, unsure of where he or his shop supplies came from.
* '''June 8''': The [[Volatile Science]] event occurs. The spherical anomaly continues to expand. A team of players towers toward it and encounters unusual effects, such as levitation and glowing. Wisps are spotted at its base. Niall warns that it is growing unstable.
* '''June 8''': The [[Volatile Science]] event occurs. The spherical anomaly continues to expand. A team of players towers toward it and encounters unusual effects, such as levitation and glowing. Wisps are spotted at its base. Niall warns that it is growing unstable.
[[File:Teaser12June2020.jpg.jpg|alt=A purple tear in the night sky|thumb|Teaser sent to Diamondback88 from Niall of a Rift forming.  ]]
[[File:Teaser12June2020.jpg.jpg|alt=A purple tear in the night sky|thumb|Teaser sent to Diamondback88 from Niall of a Rift forming.  ]]
*'''June 12''': [[Diamondback88]] posts this teaser image  sent by [[Niall]] in #announcements
*'''June 12''': [[Diamondback88]] posts this teaser image  sent by Niall in #announcements
*'''June 14''' ''(presumed)'': [[Red]] writes [[Captain’s Log 23]] while in space, scanning [[Sector 47-B]].   
*'''June 14''' ''(presumed)'': Red writes [[Captain’s Log 23]] while in space, scanning [[Sector 47-B]].   
*'''June 18''': The [[Crash Site Dungeon Event]] occurs. [[Niall]] requests the help of players for investigating scattered debris across Quadrant IV of [[Parallel Prime]], which results in players finding a distress beacon and various space ship parts. The search culminated in the discovery of the [[Crash Site Crater Dungeon]], where players found the bridge of a ship originally belonging to [[Red]]. The impact crater from the bridge component was deep enough to unearth a large dungeon directly below the ship remnant, which players explored accordingly.   
*'''June 18''': The [[Crash Site Dungeon Event]] occurs. Niall requests the help of players for investigating scattered debris across Quadrant IV of Parallel Prime, which results in players finding a distress beacon and various space ship parts. The search culminated in the discovery of the [[Crash Site Crater Dungeon]], where players found the bridge of a ship originally belonging to Red. The impact crater from the bridge component was deep enough to unearth a large dungeon directly below the ship remnant, which players explored accordingly.   
*'''July 12''': [[Parallel]] updates to Java 1.16. [[Nether Prime]] is completely regenerated for 1.16 terrain and features.  
*'''July 12''': [[Parallel]] updates to Java 1.16. Nether Prime is completely regenerated for 1.16 terrain and features.  
*'''July 26''': [[The End]] opens. The Commune (now [[The Commonwealth]]) opens its borders. Players take [[The Ender Express]] from The Commune to  a stronghold in [[Parallel Prime]] and fight the [[First Ender Dragon Battle]] in the End. After defeating [[The Ender Dragon]] players explore the End and discover a plethora of new structures scattering the End, including the apparent remains of [[Eetles]] containing [[Eetle Wings]].   
*'''July 26''': [[The End]] opens. The Commune (now [[The Commonwealth]]) opens its borders. Players take [[The Ender Express]] from The Commune to  a stronghold in Parallel Prime and fight the [[First Ender Dragon Battle]] in the End. After defeating [[The Ender Dragon]] players explore the End and discover a plethora of new structures scattering the End, including the apparent remains of [[Eetles]] containing [[Eetle Wings]].   
*'''August 16''' [[Jess]] makes her second appearance to [[Parallel Prime]]. She notices a lot of people online and says she has to wait. Although unknown at the time, the thing she was waiting for was to open the spherical rift on Parallel Prime.  
*'''August 16''' Jess makes her second appearance to Parallel Prime. She notices a lot of people online and says she has to wait. Although unknown at the time, the thing she was waiting for was to open the spherical rift on Parallel Prime.  
*'''August 20''' [[Jess]] returns to [[Parallel Prime]] for the third time, saying that in a few days she will have “harnessed the power of the rift.”  
*'''August 20''' Jess returns to Parallel Prime for the third time, saying that in a few days she will have “harnessed the power of the rift.”  
[[File:D8F62154-E0BC-4870-80F9-D025C9A27BF9.png|alt=A message from Jess saying “I warned you.”|thumb|Jess’s message to players when she caused the server to close on August 21, 2020. ]]  
[[File:D8F62154-E0BC-4870-80F9-D025C9A27BF9.png|alt=A message from Jess saying “I warned you.”|thumb|Jess’s message to players when she caused the server to close on August 21, 2020. ]]  
*'''August 21''' [[Jess]] makes her fourth appearance on [[Parallel Prime]], leading to the [[Rift Harvest on Parallel Prime]]. She constructs a red sandstone scaffolding tower below the spherical rift near the [[Parallel Prime Spawn Point]]. The [[rift]] gains a quaternary layer of nether portal blocks, and a few minutes later [[Parallel]] shuts down with a message from [[Jess]] saying “I warned you.”   
*'''August 21''' Jess makes her fourth appearance on Parallel Prime, leading to the [[Rift Harvest on Parallel Prime]]. She constructs a red sandstone scaffolding tower below the spherical rift near the [[Parallel Prime Spawn Point]]. The [[rift]] gains a quaternary layer of nether portal blocks, and a few minutes later [[Parallel]] shuts down with a message from Jess saying “I warned you.”   
[[File:DE72ECD2-A9EE-4554-A15D-3D27BA03064C.png|alt=A man dressed in royal garb looks through the picture. There are islands in the sky in the background.|thumb|King Cloudius greets players visiting his kingdom in the Sky Dimension for the first time. ]]
[[File:DE72ECD2-A9EE-4554-A15D-3D27BA03064C.png|alt=A man dressed in royal garb looks through the picture. There are islands in the sky in the background.|thumb|King Cloudius greets players visiting his kingdom in the Sky Dimension for the first time. ]]
*'''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]].
*'''January 21''' [[Niall]] returns to his [[Observatory]] in [[Parallel Prime]].
*'''January 21''' Niall returns to his [[Observatory]] in Parallel Prime.
*'''January 23''' [[Niall]] announces in [[Discord]] that after completing some studies of the [[Parallel Prime Spawn Town Rift]], he has made some discoveries in interspatial (or intradimensional) rift-based travel, which allows the use of rift energy to easily teleport to different places in the same dimension. [[Portal pads]] from [[Parallel Prime Spawn Town]] to (and from) the [[Red Rose Arena]] and the [[Shopping District]] open. Lastly, [[Niall]] informed players of an “unknown life form” detected in the [[Sky Dimension]] (later revealed to be the Crimson Dragon [[Ralnthar]]), which he needed help from players to investigate.  
*'''January 23''' Niall announces in [[Discord]] that after completing some studies of the [[Parallel Prime Spawn Town Rift]], he has made some discoveries in interspatial (or intradimensional) rift-based travel, which allows the use of rift energy to easily teleport to different places in the same dimension. [[Portal pads]] from [[Parallel Prime Spawn Town]] to (and from) the [[Red Rose Arena]] and the Shopping District open. Lastly, Niall informed players of an “unknown life form” detected in the [[Sky Dimension]] (later revealed to be the Crimson Dragon Ralnthar), which he needed help from players to investigate.  
*'''June 1''' [[Diamondback88]] mentions in an announcement that [[Niall]] will be delivering a message to players at an upcoming [[Game Night]].
*'''June 1''' [[Diamondback88]] mentions in an announcement that Niall will be delivering a message to players at an upcoming [[Game Night]].
*'''June 4''' [[Niall]] delivers a message from [[King Cloudius]] to the players. The message is a call to help to players, as the crimson dragon [[Ralnthar, the Soul Eater]] has been spotted en route to [[The Kingdom of the Sky]]. He asks players to assist him in moving is wealth from his [[palace]] to [[Midas’s Well]] in [[Parallel Prime Spawn Town]]. After doing this, [[Cloudius]] asks players to prepare for battle as the arrival of [[Ralnthar]] was imminent. Upon the dragon’s appearance in [[The Kingdom of the Sky]] the [[Siege of the Sky Kingdom]] event occurs, leading to the defeat of the players and the total destruction and occupation of [[The Kingdom of the Sky]]. During the siege, new mobs such as [[Fire Wisps]] and [[Juvenile Crimson Dragons]] were observed, as well as the new item [[Unstable Soul Shard]]. In the aftermath of the siege [[Niall]], [[Jess]], and [[Cloudius]] discuss how to cope with the reckoning of [[The Kingdom of the Sky]]. In order to rebuild, it is concluded that interdimensional technology from [[Red]] must be procured to transport the necessary amount of materials from [[Parallel Prime]] to [[The Sky Dimension]].   
*'''June 4''' Niall delivers a message from King Cloudius to the players. The message is a call to help to players, as the crimson dragon [[Ralnthar]], the Soul Eater has been spotted en route to [[The Kingdom of the Sky]]. He asks players to assist him in moving is wealth from his [[palace]] to [[Midas’s Well]] in [[Parallel Prime Spawn Town]]. After doing this, Cloudius asks players to prepare for battle as the arrival of Ralnthar was imminent. Upon the dragon’s appearance in [[The Kingdom of the Sky]] the [[Siege of the Sky Kingdom]] event occurs, leading to the defeat of the players and the total destruction and occupation of [[The Kingdom of the Sky]]. During the siege, new mobs such as [[Fire Wisps]] and [[Juvenile Crimson Dragons]] were observed, as well as the new item [[Unstable Soul Shard]]. In the aftermath of the siege Niall, Jess, and Cloudius discuss how to cope with the reckoning of [[The Kingdom of the Sky]]. In order to rebuild, it is concluded that interdimensional technology from Red must be procured to transport the necessary amount of materials from Parallel Prime to the Sky Dimension.   
*'''July 5''' [[Parallel]] updates to [[Java 1.17]]. [[Parallel Prime]] underwent a border expansion from ±5000 x 5000 blocks to ±8000 x 8000 blocks (from a total of 100,000 to 256,000 square blocks in area, more than double its previous size). [[Parallel Prime Spawn Town]] has undergone some changes, where NPCs from [[The Kingdom of the Sky]] fled to various buildings in the town. [[Rudy]] established a smithy and [[Gino]] established a bakery as [[NPC shops]]. Additionally, three [[portal pads]] from the [[Parallel Prime Spawn Town]] opened, each to a newly discovered [[Biome Town]]: [[Mountain Town]], [[Savannah Town]], and [[Jungle Town]]. These towns were abandoned and decrepit upon entry, so it was the task of the players to rebuild and resettle these towns. All three of these biome towns were outside of the previous world border.  
*'''July 5''' [[Parallel]] updates to [[Java 1.17]]. Parallel Prime underwent a border expansion from ±5000 x 5000 blocks to ±8000 x 8000 blocks (from a total of 100,000 to 256,000 square blocks in area, more than double its previous size). [[Parallel Prime Spawn Town]] has undergone some changes, where NPCs from [[The Kingdom of the Sky]] fled to various buildings in the town. [[Rudy]] established a smithy and Gino established a bakery as [[NPC shops]]. Additionally, three [[portal pads]] from the [[Parallel Prime Spawn Town]] opened, each to a newly discovered [[Biome Town]]: [[Mountain Town]], [[Savannah Town]], and [[Jungle Town]]. These towns were abandoned and decrepit upon entry, so it was the task of the players to rebuild and resettle these towns. All three of these biome towns were outside of the previous world border.  
*'''July 11''' [[Parallel]] hosts its second [[4th of July Fireworks Show]] one week late.
*'''July 11''' [[Parallel]] hosts its second [[4th of July Fireworks Show]] one week late.
*'''July 19''' Players begin reporting the existence of various [[asteroid impacts]] on [[Parallel Prime]]. Crater sites [[P-A-71921] and [P-B-71921]]. Each asteroid crater contains an obsidian asteroid with loot inside of it, including a unique named spyglass. [[P-A-71921]]'s spyglass was named "explore new worlds" and [[P-B-71921]]'s spyglass was named "is there more to the sky?".
*'''July 19''' Players begin reporting the existence of various [[asteroid impacts]] on Parallel Prime. Crater sites P-A-71921 and P-B-71921. Each asteroid crater contains an obsidian asteroid with loot inside of it, including a unique named spyglass. P-A-71921's spyglass was named "explore new worlds" and P-B-71921's spyglass was named "is there more to the sky?".
*'''July 21''' An expedition lead by [[CreeperKing309]] to a [[Woodland Fortress]] leads to the accidental discovery of [[Niall's Private Observatory]] on [[Parallel Prime]]. Players noticed a [[fire wisp]] trapped in a locked room, as well as a secret basement containing an isolated [[rift block]]. A lectern written in [[Galactic Standard Alphabet]] warned of an impending [[storm]], which was not otherwise elaborated upon.  
*'''July 21''' An expedition lead by [[CreeperKing309]] to a [[Woodland Fortress]] leads to the accidental discovery of [[Niall's Private Observatory]] on Parallel Prime. Players noticed a [[fire wisp]] trapped in a locked room, as well as a secret basement containing an isolated [[rift block]]. A lectern written in [[Galactic Standard Alphabet]] warned of an impending [[storm]], which was not otherwise elaborated upon.  
*'''July 22''' Some scaffolding for repairing the [[Kingdom of the Sky]] are reported. [[Niall]] is observed in his [[Private Observatory]], while the [[fire wisp]] inside is reported missing.  
*'''July 22''' Some scaffolding for repairing the [[Kingdom of the Sky]] are reported. Niall is observed in his [[Private Observatory]], while the [[fire wisp]] inside is reported missing.  
*'''July 26''' More scaffolding observed in [[the Sky Kingdom]]. [[Ralnthar]] continued to preside over the occupied territory during the rebuilding, apparently uninterested in stopping it.  
*'''July 26''' More scaffolding observed in the Sky Kingdom. Ralnthar continued to preside over the occupied territory during the rebuilding, apparently uninterested in stopping it.  
*'''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.  
*'''August 7''' [[Jess]] joins the [[Parallel Discord Server]] and asks players to help her investigate a structure linked to [[King Cloudius]] found on [[Parallel Prime]].
*'''August 7''' Jess joins the [[Parallel Discord Server]] and asks players to help her investigate a structure linked to King Cloudius found on Parallel Prime.
*'''August 8''' [[Jess]] and a party of players head to [[Jungle Town]] on [[Parallel Prime]]. They find [[Cloudius's Tower]], which contains some lecterns of [[King Cloudius's]] thoughts after the [[Siege of the Sky Kingdom]]. Players learn he is increasingly preoccupied with [[Jess's]] ability to expand the rift between [[Parallel Prime]] and [[The Sky Kingdom]], in order to expedite the rebuilding process. [[King Cloudius]] does arrive at the tower, angry with players not only for trespassing but also for failing to defend his kingdom.  
*'''August 8''' Jess and a party of players head to [[Jungle Town]] on Parallel Prime. They find [[Cloudius's Tower]], which contains some lecterns of [[King Cloudius's]] thoughts after the [[Siege of the Sky Kingdom]]. Players learn he is increasingly preoccupied with [[Jess's]] ability to expand the rift between Parallel Prime and the Sky Kingdom, in order to expedite the rebuilding process. King Cloudius does arrive at the tower, angry with players not only for trespassing but also for failing to defend his kingdom.  
*'''August 11''' [[Red]] tells players he has made contact with his [[Space Station]] and invites them to look for parts there. [[Jess]] makes a message in discord asking players for stabilizer and powering items.
*'''August 11''' Red tells players he has made contact with his [[Space Station]] and invites them to look for parts there. Jess makes a message in discord asking players for stabilizer and powering items.
*'''August 15''' [[The Space Station]] event occurs. [[Red's ship]] arrives near the [[Parallel Prime Spawn Town]], and players enter the ship. Upon discovery of a zombified cadet inside the ship, the mission to reunify with the Space Station hits a much darker note. When they arrive at the space station, most of the crew had been killed and turned into zombies or skeletons. The station was severely damaged with apparent mold infestations that breached parts of the hull of the station, as well as permeating the several floors of the station. Players learn the zombification was due to a containment breach of some sort. More about [[Red's]] backstory is revealed in the various lecterns throughout the ship, as well as references to unmet characters [[Germaine Hoang]], [[Logan Carter]], [[Inmate Karl]], and [[Moondust]]. After collecting the parts from the damaged station, [[Red]] returns players to the [[Parallel Prime Spawn Town]]. [[Jess]] receives the parts.  
*'''August 15''' The Space Station event occurs. [[Red's ship]] arrives near the [[Parallel Prime Spawn Town]], and players enter the ship. Upon discovery of a zombified cadet inside the ship, the mission to reunify with the Space Station hits a much darker note. When they arrive at the space station, most of the crew had been killed and turned into zombies or skeletons. The station was severely damaged with apparent mold infestations that breached parts of the hull of the station, as well as permeating the several floors of the station. Players learn the zombification was due to a containment breach of some sort. More about [[Red's]] backstory is revealed in the various lecterns throughout the ship, as well as references to unmet characters [[Germaine Hoang]], [[Logan Carter]], [[Inmate Karl]], and [[Moondust]]. After collecting the parts from the damaged station, Red returns players to the [[Parallel Prime Spawn Town]]. Jess receives the parts.  
*'''August 18'''
*'''August 18'''
**[[Niall]] notifies players that he and [[Red]] have returned to [[the Space Station]] and cleared all the damage and infestation in the station. [[The Space Station]] reopens to players.
**Niall notifies players that he and Red have returned to the Space Station and cleared all the damage and infestation in the station. The Space Station reopens to players.
**More repairs to [[the Kingdom of the Sky]] are underway, including a full repair of one of the linear rifts back to [[Parallel Prime]]
**More repairs to [[the Kingdom of the Sky]] are underway, including a full repair of one of the linear rifts back to Parallel Prime
*'''September 19''' A [[drop party]] is hosted in [[Savannah Town]], after which the following [[teaser image]] is released.
*'''September 19''' A [[drop party]] is hosted in [[Savannah Town]], after which the following [[teaser image]] is released.
[[File:FishTeaser.png|alt=A clownfish made of blocks in the sky over an ocean near Savannah Town|thumb|Teaser after the Drop Party on September 19, 2021]]
[[File:FishTeaser.png|alt=A clownfish made of blocks in the sky over an ocean near Savannah Town|thumb|Teaser after the Drop Party on September 19, 2021]]
*'''September 28''' Players upload more [[books]] found in various pillager castles in [[Parallel Prime]], with possible links to [[the Sky Dimension]].  
*'''September 28''' Players upload more [[books]] found in various pillager castles in Parallel Prime, with possible links to the Sky Dimension.  
*'''October 10''' [[Parallel Prime Spawn Town]] undergoes some changes for [[Halloween]], including a guest appearance of Frankenstein in [[The Observatory]]
*'''October 10''' [[Parallel Prime Spawn Town]] undergoes some changes for [[Halloween]], including a guest appearance of Frankenstein in [[The Observatory]]
*'''October 16''' Players rematch [[the Ender Dragon]] in the [[Second Ender Dragon Battle]] to hallmark the reset of [[the End]]. Players go on to discover several new structures in [[the End]] after defeating [[the Ender Dragon]].
*'''October 16''' Players rematch [[the Ender Dragon]] in the [[Second Ender Dragon Battle]] to hallmark the reset of [[the End]]. Players go on to discover several new structures in [[the End]] after defeating [[the Ender Dragon]].
*'''October 30''' After a [[game night]] players see [[Jess]] conversing with [[King Cloudius]] about the status of expanding the rift to [[the Sky Dimension]]. Some progress has been made in repairs, and the pair of linear rifts in [[the Sky Dimension]] have now transformed to a single spherical rift. Additionally, a weird [[shrine to Mooism]] is found in [[the Sky Dimension]].  
*'''October 30''' After a [[game night]] players see Jess conversing with King Cloudius about the status of expanding the rift to the Sky Dimension. Some progress has been made in repairs, and the pair of linear rifts in the Sky Dimension have now transformed to a single spherical rift. Additionally, a weird [[shrine to Mooism]] is found in the Sky Dimension.  
*'''November 2''' The following video is uploaded to #teasers by [[Diamondback88]]: [https://youtu.be/lqqPzP9oHAA]
*'''November 2''' The following video is uploaded to #teasers by [[Diamondback88]]: [https://youtu.be/lqqPzP9oHAA]
*'''November 17''' [[Diamondback88]] posts this link to #teasers: [https://gyazo.com/e2e38d6ee211d109cb95b05d111bb137]
*'''November 17''' [[Diamondback88]] posts this link to #teasers: [https://gyazo.com/e2e38d6ee211d109cb95b05d111bb137]
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[[File:AdventCalendar2.png|alt=An advent calendar for the month of December 2021|thumb|Teaser from November 30, 2021]]
[[File:AdventCalendar2.png|alt=An advent calendar for the month of December 2021|thumb|Teaser from November 30, 2021]]
**[[Diamondback88]] posts this calendar in #teasers
**[[Diamondback88]] posts this calendar in #teasers
*'''December 11''' [[King Cloudius]] reveals that December 11 is his birthday.
*'''December 11''' King Cloudius reveals that December 11 is his birthday.
*'''December 26''' [[Parallel]] shuts down to prepare to update to [[Java 1.18]]. After doing so [[Niall]] posts in #announcements that he has noticed unprecedented, extremely unstable energy readings near the [[Parallel Prime Spawn Town Rift]]. He does not know where the source is, but anticipates a "wild ride" upon returning to [[Parallel]].
*'''December 26''' [[Parallel]] shuts down to prepare to update to Java 1.18. After doing so Niall posts in #announcements that he has noticed unprecedented, extremely unstable energy readings near the [[Parallel Prime Spawn Town Rift]]. He does not know where the source is, but anticipates a "wild ride" upon returning to [[Parallel]].
*'''December 28'''  
*'''December 28'''  
**[[Diamondback88]] uploads the following teaser trailer for 1.18 into #announcements: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cksJVtw6nG0
**[[Diamondback88]] uploads the following teaser trailer for 1.18 into #announcements: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cksJVtw6nG0
**[[Parallel]] reopens to players. Upon rejoining, rather than being in one of the worlds of Parallel everyone is in a black chamber with [[Niall]], [[Jess]], and [[King Cloudius]]. [[Niall]] begins explaining what happened after players had to return all of their items into an energy vault, as they became filled with unstable rift energy for reasons described below. Then a portal pad opens, taking players to an entirely new world (in 1.18 generation) that became known as [[Otherside]].
**[[Parallel]] reopens to players. Upon rejoining, rather than being in one of the worlds of Parallel everyone is in a black chamber with Niall, Jess, and King Cloudius. Niall begins explaining what happened after players had to return all of their items into an energy vault, as they became filled with unstable rift energy for reasons described below. Then a portal pad opens, taking players to an entirely new world (in 1.18 generation) that became known as Otherside.
**[[Niall]] explains that [[Cloudius]] exploited [[Jess]]'s efforts at expanding the rift in [[the Sky Dimension]] to rid himself of [[Ralnthar]] early. By coaxing the dragon through the rift, [[Cloudius]] thought he could remove him from [[the Kingdom of the Sky]], but the rift in the Sky Dimension was too small. This lead to overwhelming the rift between [[the Sky Dimension]] and [[Parallel Prime]], and [[Ralnthar]] entering [[Parallel Prime]].
**Niall explains that Cloudius exploited Jess's efforts at expanding the rift in the Sky Dimension to rid himself of Ralnthar early. By coaxing the dragon through the rift, Cloudius thought he could remove him from [[the Kingdom of the Sky]], but the rift in the Sky Dimension was too small. This lead to overwhelming the rift between the Sky Dimension and Parallel Prime, and Ralnthar entering Parallel Prime.
**[[Niall]] explains that another rift was beginning to form in the [[shopping district]] of Parallel prime, and when [[Ralnthar]] entered [[Parallel Prime]] this rift opened for [[Jess]], [[Niall]], and [[Red]] to escape through. [[Niall]] states that this was the cause of the energized gear and that players would not be able to have their gear for a while.  
**Niall explains that another rift was beginning to form in the Shopping District of Parallel prime, and when Ralnthar entered Parallel Prime this rift opened for Jess, Niall, and Red to escape through. Niall states that this was the cause of the energized gear and that players would not be able to have their gear for a while.  
**Another rift is beginning to form in [[Otherside]], perhaps a way for players to return to [[Parallel Prime]]. [[Niall]] and [[Jess]] say that they will actively work on reconnecting the two worlds over the next few weeks while players settle in [[Otherside]].
**Another rift is beginning to form in Otherside, perhaps a way for players to return to Parallel Prime. Niall and Jess say that they will actively work on reconnecting the two worlds over the next few weeks while players settle in Otherside.
**Players explore the [[Otherside Spawn Town]] and meet [[Willie]], who mentions a fellow NPC [[Researcher Lane]] in his introduction to players. They discover notes in [[Lane's Observatory]] about various outposts scattered throughout the world that he went out to check. [[Willie]] introduces the [[Frontier Towns]] of [[Otherside]] to the players: [[Mesa Metro]], [[Lush Town]], and [[Cliff Town]]. [[Avig]], the Stump Witch, is mentioned in some of the lecterns of the town.  
**Players explore the [[Otherside Spawn Town]] and meet [[Willie]], who mentions a fellow NPC [[Researcher Lane]] in his introduction to players. They discover notes in [[Lane's Observatory]] about various outposts scattered throughout the world that he went out to check. [[Willie]] introduces the [[Frontier Towns]] of Otherside to the players: [[Mesa Metro]], [[Lush Town]], and [[Cliff Town]]. [[Avig]], the Stump Witch, is mentioned in some of the lecterns of the town.  
**The [[Otherside Spawn Town Rift]] is explored and discovered to connect to [[the Sky Dimension]]. Players see [[Ralnthar]]'s tail cut off in [[the Sky Dimension]] due to [[Cloudius]]'s shunting of the dragon through the rift to [[Parallel Prime]]. [[Blue]]'s empty shop remains.  
**The [[Otherside Spawn Town Rift]] is explored and discovered to connect to the Sky Dimension. Players see Ralnthar's tail cut off in the Sky Dimension due to Cloudius's shunting of the dragon through the rift to Parallel Prime. [[Blue]]'s empty shop remains.  
**[[Rudy]], [[Maggie]], [[Gino]], [[Hal]], and [[Red]] enter [[Otherside]]. [[Red]] replaces [[Blue]]'s shop.  
**[[Rudy]], [[Maggie]], Gino, [[Hal]], and Red enter Otherside. Red replaces [[Blue]]'s shop.  
*'''December 29''' Players discover [[high energy fields]] outside of [[Otherside Spawn Town]], which [[Niall]] believes are necessary for returning to [[Parallel Prime]].  
*'''December 29''' Players discover [[high energy fields]] outside of [[Otherside Spawn Town]], which Niall believes are necessary for returning to Parallel Prime.  
*'''December 30''' [[Willie]] opens his build shop in the [[Otherside Spawn Town]].
*'''December 30''' [[Willie]] opens his build shop in the [[Otherside Spawn Town]].
*'''December 31'''  
*'''December 31'''  
**All of [[Researcher Lane]]'s outposts in [[Otherside]] have now been discovered.  
**All of Researcher Lane's outposts in Otherside have now been discovered.  


== 2022 ==
== 2022 ==
*'''January 2''' Some pillager camps with notes named "[[Worrying News]]" have been discovered, where something is apparently eliminating the patrols.
*'''January 4'''  
*'''January 4'''  
**An [[abandoned prison cell]] with a note about priests from a prisoner is discovered near the world border of [[Otherside]].
**An [[abandoned prison cell]] with a note about priests from a prisoner is discovered near the world border of Otherside.
**[[Niall]] posts in #announcements that he has deduced that [[Researcher Lane]] would be trying to clear a [[dungeon]] in [[Otherside]], and invites players to join in meeting [[Researcher Lane]] there.  
**Niall posts in #announcements that he has deduced that Researcher Lane would be trying to clear a [[dungeon]] in Otherside, and invites players to join in meeting Researcher Lane there.  
*'''January 7'''  
*'''January 7'''  
**Players meet [[Researcher Lane]] for the first time in the [[Otherside Spawn Town]].  
**Players meet Researcher Lane for the first time in the [[Otherside Spawn Town]].  
*'''January 15''' An outpost belonging to a mysterious individual known as [[The Stormgate Keeper]]was discovered on [[Otherside]]. [[The Keeper]] then introduces themself in a message in #server, saying that they lead [[The Stormgate Keepers]], a society in the shadows that occasionally resurfaces. They say more visits should be anticipated from [[The Stormgate Keepers]], including a [[drop party]].  
*'''January 15''' An outpost belonging to a mysterious individual known as The Stormgate Keeperwas discovered on Otherside. [[The Keeper]] then introduces themself in a message in #server, saying that they lead the Stormgate Keepers, a society in the shadows that occasionally resurfaces. They say more visits should be anticipated from the Stormgate Keepers, including a [[drop party]].  
*'''January 16''' There are reports of loot chests deposited in various locations on [[Otherside]] such as [[New Scrovnia]] by [[The Stormgate Keepers]].   
*'''January 16''' There are reports of loot chests deposited in various locations on Otherside such as [[New Scrovnia]] by the Stormgate Keepers.   
**[[Nial]], [[Researcher Lane]], and the players raid [[The Citadel]], a dungeon in [[Otherside]] containing a [[Portal Catalyzer]].  
**[[Nial]], Researcher Lane, and the players raid [[The Citadel]], a dungeon in Otherside containing a [[Portal Catalyzer]].  
*'''January 22''' Construction on the [[Rift Catalyzer]] to unite [[Parallel Prime]] to [[Otherside]] begins.
*'''January 22''' Construction on the [[Rift Catalyzer]] to unite Parallel Prime to Otherside begins.
*'''January 29''' After requesting more powering items from players, [[Jess]], [[Niall]], and [[Researcher Lane]] successfully activate the [[Rift Catalyzer]] to open a [[rift]] between [[Parallel Prime]] and [[Otherside]]. In doing so, the [[Shopping District]] was overlayed to [[Otherside]], having been sucked away from [[Parallel Prime]] during the opening.
*'''January 29''' After requesting more powering items from players, Jess, Niall, and Researcher Lane successfully activate the [[Rift Catalyzer]] to open a [[rift]] between Parallel Prime and Otherside. In doing so, the Shopping District was overlayed to Otherside, having been sucked away from Parallel Prime during the opening.
*'''January 30''' [[The Keeper]] sends a message to players in #documentation that they have observed the things that transpired on January 29 and that they will be making an appearance soon.  
*'''January 30''' [[The Keeper]] sends a message to players in #documentation that they have observed the things that transpired on January 29 and that they will be making an appearance soon.  
**For [[Jess]] and [[Researcher Lane]], however, upon opening of this rift they were transported right into [[Ralnthar]]'s body, so [[Niall]] and the players had to enter the dormant [[Ralnthar]] in order to rescue them. [[Ralnthar]] apparently settled in [[Midas's Well]], where players stored [[King CLoudius]]'s gold the previous June. Players had to deal serious damage to his fire gland before he let [[Researcher Lane]] and [[Jess]] out.  
**For Jess and Researcher Lane, however, upon opening of this rift they were transported right into Ralnthar's body, so Niall and the players had to enter the dormant Ralnthar in order to rescue them. Ralnthar apparently settled in [[Midas's Well]], where players stored King Cloudius's gold the previous June. Players had to deal serious damage to his fire gland before he let Researcher Lane and Jess out.  
**[[Ralnthar]] admitted to being in a weakened state for the time being, and threatened vengeance for when he returned to health. He offered players the temptation of his captured riches by allowing them to exchange [[soul shards]] for randomized loot from the well, until he healed.  
**Ralnthar admitted to being in a weakened state for the time being, and threatened vengeance for when he returned to health. He offered players the temptation of his captured riches by allowing them to exchange [[soul shards]] for randomized loot from the well, until he healed.  
**Players were able to access their vaults from the closure of [[Parallel Prime]] again, and Ender Chests gained interdimensional functionality between the two worlds.  
**Players were able to access their vaults from the closure of Parallel Prime again, and Ender Chests gained interdimensional functionality between the two worlds.  
**[[Red]] announces that he soon will be selling a [[Pocket Teleporter]] device.   
**Red announces that he soon will be selling a [[Pocket Teleporter]] device.   
*'''February 5'' [[Willie]] begins repairing [[Parallel Prime Spawn Town]] from [[Ralnthar]]'s damage.  
*'''February 5'' [[Willie]] begins repairing [[Parallel Prime Spawn Town]] from Ralnthar's damage.  
*'''February 7''' [[Niall]] checks into [[Maggie's Hotel]], apparently feeling anxious from [[Ralnthar]]'s earlier threats.  
*'''February 7''' Niall checks into [[Maggie's Hotel]], apparently feeling anxious from Ralnthar's earlier threats.  
*'''February 8''' [[Ralnthar]]'s footprints have been observed on [[Parallel Prime]], presumably from his initial entry from the rift incident in December 2021.  
*'''February 8''' Ralnthar's footprints have been observed on Parallel Prime, presumably from his initial entry from the rift incident in December 2021.  
*'''February 12''' [[The Stormgate Keeper]]'s drop party platform is discovered in [[The Shopping District]].
*'''February 12''' The Stormgate Keeper's drop party platform is discovered in The Shopping District.
*'''February 17''' [[The Stormgate Keepers]] make their first in-game appearance with their leader [[The_Storm_Keeper]]. They announce a drop party at a platform in the [[Shopping District]]. After hosting a [[drop party]], [[Niall]] makes an appearance, worried about nightmares he keeps having. He says he has very little knowledge of [[The Stormgate Keepers]].  
*'''February 17''' The [[Stormgate Keepers]] make their first in-game appearance with their leader [[The_Storm_Keeper]]. They announce a drop party at a platform in the Shopping District. After hosting a [[drop party]], Niall makes an appearance, worried about nightmares he keeps having. He says he has very little knowledge of the Stormgate Keepers.  
*'''February 22'''  
*'''February 22'''  
**[[Researcher Lane]] reports that some of [[Ralnthar's minions]] have been observed in [[The Sky Dimension]] at night. He reports that he has not seen [[Niall]] for a few days.  
**Researcher Lane reports that some of [[Ralnthar's minions]] have been observed in the Sky Dimension at night. He reports that he has not seen Niall for a few days.  
**After arguing with [[King Cloudius]], [[robbie1776]] challenges him to a fight in [[The Red Rose Arena]] where he is promptly defeated with thunderbolts.
**After arguing with King Cloudius, [[robbie1776]] challenges him to a fight in the [[Red Rose Arena]] where he is promptly defeated with thunderbolts.
**A book is found in [[Lane's Observatory]] where [[Niall]] says he will be out for a while.  
**A book is found in [[Lane's Observatory]] where Niall says he will be out for a while.  
*'''March 20''' [[NecroticSpecter]] defeats [[robbie1776]] in the longest recorded PvP fight in the [[Red Rose Arena]], approaching 45 minutes of combat time. [[Researcher Lane]] makes a brief appearance to congratulate the victor and inform players that he and [[Niall]] are working on finding a solution to [[Niall]]'s "problem".   
*'''March 20''' [[NecroticSpecter]] defeats [[robbie1776]] in the longest recorded PvP fight in the [[Red Rose Arena]], approaching 45 minutes of combat time. Researcher Lane makes a brief appearance to congratulate the victor and inform players that he and Niall are working on finding a solution to Niall's "problem".   
*'''April 2''' [[Researcher Lane]] reports that he cannot find [[Niall]] and warns that [[Niall]] is on a dangerous path at the moment.  
*'''April 2''' Researcher Lane reports that he cannot find Niall and warns that Niall is on a dangerous path at the moment.  
*'''April 3''' [[Motacilla_Alba]] hosts a [[Drop Party]] in [[Frostmere]]. [[Red]] makes an appearance at the end of the drop party, where he drops a new item: the [[End Totem]].
*'''April 3''' [[Motacilla_Alba]] hosts a [[Drop Party]] in [[Frostmere]]. Red makes an appearance at the end of the drop party, where he drops a new item: the [[End Totem]].
*'''April 4''' [[Niall]] is spotted in the [[Otherside Spawn Town]], where he quickly eludes players trying to follow him on his unknown task. He checks into the [[Red Rose Hotel]] briefly, leaving some parts. Apparently he visited [[The Parallel Prime Spawn Town Observatory]] and [[Researcher Lane's Observatory]] as evidenced by the missing parts and the apology sign from [[Niall]]. The trail ends in a cave near [[Researcher Lane's Observatory]] where there is a sign from [[Niall]] about getting rest in the cave, with a bed and redstone dust on the floor nearby. [[Researcher Lane]] confirms that this dust is not blood.  
*'''April 4''' Niall is spotted in the [[Otherside Spawn Town]], where he quickly eludes players trying to follow him on his unknown task. He checks into the [[Red Rose Hotel]] briefly, leaving some parts. Apparently he visited [[The Parallel Prime Spawn Town Observatory]] and [[Researcher Lane's Observatory]] as evidenced by the missing parts and the apology sign from Niall. The trail ends in a cave near [[Researcher Lane's Observatory]] where there is a sign from Niall about getting rest in the cave, with a bed and redstone dust on the floor nearby. Researcher Lane confirms that this dust is not blood.  
*'''April 16''' [[Niall]] is located in a [[Fishing Village]] on [[Parallel Prime]]. His notebook says he is working on a project, but provides few details. Some [[mysterious dust]] is discovered in a chest in the village.  
*'''April 16''' Niall is located in a [[Fishing Village]] on Parallel Prime. His notebook says he is working on a project, but provides few details. Some [[mysterious dust]] is discovered in a chest in the village.  
*'''April 17'''  
*'''April 17'''  
**The first [[Easter Egg Hunt]] of [[Parallel]], designed primarily by [[CinderAshes2787]], commences. [[Snowy893]] is declared the winner after finding all unique eggs spread throughout [[Parallel Prime]] and [[Otherside]].   
**The first [[Easter Egg Hunt]] of [[Parallel]], designed primarily by [[CinderAshes2787]], commences. [[Snowy893]] is declared the winner after finding all unique eggs spread throughout Parallel Prime and Otherside.   
**[[Researcher Lane]] says that he has not heard any reports from another explorer, [[Captain Cora]], for weeks. He directs players to the [[Lake under Otherside Spawn Town]] to read her notes by the lake. [[Willie]] chimes in and mentions [[The Lake Lurker]]. The notes say that the lake has received a severe spike in salinity. From a [[diary]] left by an unknown author, they believe they may have happened upon [[The Lake Lurker]] while exploring.  
**Researcher Lane says that he has not heard any reports from another explorer, [[Captain Cora]], for weeks. He directs players to the [[Lake under Otherside Spawn Town]] to read her notes by the lake. [[Willie]] chimes in and mentions [[The Lake Lurker]]. The notes say that the lake has received a severe spike in salinity. From a [[diary]] left by an unknown author, they believe they may have happened upon [[The Lake Lurker]] while exploring.  
*'''April 20'''* A sign from [[The Stormgate Keepers]] is discovered in [[The Thiccy Piston]] in [[the Shopping District]]. Shortly after discovery [[The_Storm_Keeper]] enters the game brifely, acknowledging [[robbie1776]]'s discovery of the sign.  
*'''April 20'''* A sign from the Stormgate Keepers is discovered in [[The Thiccy Piston]] in [[the Shopping District]]. Shortly after discovery [[The_Storm_Keeper]] enters the game brifely, acknowledging [[robbie1776]]'s discovery of the sign.  
*'''April 22''' [[Mr_PresidingDent]] becomes the second player to attain vote rank [[Rift Master]] on [[Parallel]]. 
*'''April 24'''  
*'''April 24'''  
**An update to the sign board in the [[Otherside Spawn Town Lake]] is reported, with a cross sectional map of the underground of [[Otherside Spawn Town]] with a photo of [[The Lake Lurker]] reported. Some iron golems had been created by [[Researcher Lane]] to patrol the lake.  
**An update to the sign board in the [[Otherside Spawn Town Lake]] is reported, with a cross sectional map of the underground of [[Otherside Spawn Town]] with a photo of [[The Lake Lurker]] reported. Some iron golems had been created by Researcher Lane to patrol the lake.  
**[[The_Storm_Keeper]] makes another in-game appearance. [[The Stormgate Keepers]] are apparently struggling to ward off an attack from [[Ralnthar's minions]] and warns that [[Parallel]] must prepare itself for invasion in the future.  
**[[The_Storm_Keeper]] makes another in-game appearance. [[The Stormgate Keepers]] are apparently struggling to ward off an attack from [[Ralnthar's minions]] and warns that [[Parallel]] must prepare itself for invasion in the future.  
**An update to [[Niall]]'s notes left in the [[Fishing Village]] is reported, which adds "The riddles of the past are becoming clearer and clearer" in the last page of the notebook.  
**An update to Niall's notes left in the [[Fishing Village]] is reported, which adds "The riddles of the past are becoming clearer and clearer" in the last page of the notebook.  
*'''April 25'''  
*'''April 25'''  
**[[Ralnthar]] warns players that someone has been frequently observing him in his lair and that anyone who comes too close will be incinerated. A notebook most likely by [[Researcher Lane]] is found nearby [[Ralnthar's Lair]] warning that the temperature is increasing, perhaps indicating an approaching return to full health for [[Ralnthar]].  
**Ralnthar warns players that someone has been frequently observing him in his lair and that anyone who comes too close will be incinerated. A notebook most likely by Researcher Lane is found nearby [[Ralnthar's Lair]] warning that the temperature is increasing, perhaps indicating an approaching return to full health for Ralnthar.  
**[[Researcher Lane]] reports that someone has broken into [[The Citadel]], where [[Niall]] left some signs saying he was looking for something but it was not in the dungeon.  
**Researcher Lane reports that someone has broken into [[The Citadel]], where Niall left some signs saying he was looking for something but it was not in the dungeon.  
*'''May 3''' Some new books in [[The Space Station]] detail an outbreak of fungus in the menagerie floor. The book was written by [[L.W. 141]], who apparently needs to report this an [[Captain 1854]]. [[L.W. 141]] names the fungus "[[Nether Weed]]."  
*'''May 3''' Some new books in the Space Station detail an outbreak of fungus in the menagerie floor. The book was written by [[L.W. 141]], who apparently needs to report this an [[Captain 1854]]. [[L.W. 141]] names the fungus "[[Nether Weed]]."  
*'''May 9''' [[The_Storm_Keeper]] logs on briefly to say "Four Days," and then leaves. In four days would be [[CreeperKing309]]'s birthday party, though what the Keeper had to do with this is unknown.
*'''May 9''' [[The_Storm_Keeper]] logs on briefly to say "Four Days," and then leaves. In four days would be [[CreeperKing309]]'s birthday party, though what the Keeper had to do with this is unknown.
*'''May 13''' After celebrating [[CreeperKing309]]'s birthday, some [[Cave Paintings]] were left in the debris from the explosion. Apparently, [[The_Muffin_Man_]] picked them up from wind blowing in the [[Otherside Spawn Town]], which he happened to drop during the party.  
*'''May 13''' After celebrating [[CreeperKing309]]'s birthday, some [[Cave Paintings]] were left in the debris from the explosion. Apparently, [[The_Muffin_Man_]] picked them up from wind blowing in the [[Otherside Spawn Town]], which he happened to drop during the party.  
*'''May 14''' [[Researcher Lane]] receives the [[Cave Paintings]] from [[Mr_PresidingDent]]. He says that they are transcriptions of real cave paintings he found while exploring underneath the [[Otherside Spawn Town]]. Players attempt to visit the [[Dig Site]] near [[Researcher Lane's Observatory]], but it had been blocked off by [[Researcher Lane]]. He provides some [[drawings]] of species he observed in the cave to players.  
*'''May 14''' Researcher Lane receives the [[Cave Paintings]] from [[Mr_PresidingDent]]. He says that they are transcriptions of real cave paintings he found while exploring underneath the [[Otherside Spawn Town]]. Players attempt to visit the [[Dig Site]] near [[Researcher Lane's Observatory]], but it had been blocked off by Researcher Lane. He provides some [[drawings]] of species he observed in the cave to players.  
*'''May 15'''  
*'''May 15'''  
**[[robbie1776]] becomes the third player to attain vote rank [[Rift Master]] on [[Parallel]].
**Researcher Lane reports a strange signal from Otherside of unknown origin that he received in broken coded English. Apparently, the signal translated to "approach, approach." Blueshifted signals indicated that the origin of the signal was approaching Otherside. In later weeks this signal was revealed to have come from [[the Cube Aliens]].   
**[[Researcher Lane]] reports a strange signal from [[Otherside]] of unknown origin that he received in broken coded English. Apparently, the signal translated to "approach, approach." Blueshifted signals indicated that the origin of the signal was approaching [[Otherside]]. In later weeks this signal was revealed to have come from [[the Cube Aliens]].   
**Researcher Lane provides encoded transcripts of recordings for players to decrypt, where the message hints about a formidable foe and indescribable prize approaching.
**[[Researcher Lane]] provides encoded transcripts of recordings for players to decrypt, where the message hints about a formidable foe and indescribable prize approaching.
*'''May 16'''  
*'''May 16'''  
**Players ask [[Red]] if he knew anything about the signal or [[Inmate Karl]], where he provides no satisfactory answer. He also dodges the question of who is supplying him.   
**Players ask Red if he knew anything about the signal or [[Inmate Karl]], where he provides no satisfactory answer. He also dodges the question of who is supplying him.   
**[[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 [[Malakim93]] and then [[ApLoki]].  
**[[Researcher Lane]] joins the [[Parallel Discord]].
**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 [[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 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 [[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.   
**[[robbie1776]] becomes the first recorded [[Warden]] victim in Parallel History.


[[Category:Lore]]
[[Category:Lore]]

Revision as of 02:06, 24 July 2022

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

2019

  • August (Presumed): Jess recovers from a successful surgical operation (gaining one year to live) on another unknown dimension and begins writing Post-Op Log.

2020

A spherical rift begins to form over Spawn Town
  • March 30: The server opening is teased on YouTube.
  • April 1:
  • April ?: Four purple parallel lines (later identified as linear rifts) are spotted in the sky over Spawn Town.
  • April 9:
    • The four tears in the sky expand into a sphere.
    • Niall first appears, identifying himself as a traveler with an intent to "keep an eye" on the anomaly.
  • April 18: The sphere expands and develops an outer layer. Niall deems this a normal occurrence, though occurring sooner than expected.
  • April 29: The sphere seemingly collapses into a small 5-block area consisting of end portal blocks surrounded by barriers.
  • May 12: A neutral mob, identified by Niall as a wisp, is first observed in the settlement Heiwa Kame; more wisps are later found elsewhere. Niall forbids players from provoking the Wisps by killing them.
  • May 15 Construction begins on the Shopping District in Parallel Prime.
  • May 28: The sphere in the sky once again expands.
  • June 1:
    • The Shopping District officially opens in Parallel Prime.
    • Red, a shopkeeper villager, appears in the newly established Shopping District and sets up a kiosk. He appears perplexed, unsure of where he or his shop supplies came from.
  • June 8: The Volatile Science event occurs. The spherical anomaly continues to expand. A team of players towers toward it and encounters unusual effects, such as levitation and glowing. Wisps are spotted at its base. Niall warns that it is growing unstable.
A purple tear in the night sky
Teaser sent to Diamondback88 from Niall of a Rift forming.
  • June 12: Diamondback88 posts this teaser image sent by Niall in #announcements
  • June 14 (presumed): Red writes Captain’s Log 23 while in space, scanning Sector 47-B.
  • June 18: The Crash Site Dungeon Event occurs. Niall requests the help of players for investigating scattered debris across Quadrant IV of Parallel Prime, which results in players finding a distress beacon and various space ship parts. The search culminated in the discovery of the Crash Site Crater Dungeon, where players found the bridge of a ship originally belonging to Red. The impact crater from the bridge component was deep enough to unearth a large dungeon directly below the ship remnant, which players explored accordingly.
  • July 12: Parallel updates to Java 1.16. Nether Prime is completely regenerated for 1.16 terrain and features.
  • July 26: The End opens. The Commune (now The Commonwealth) opens its borders. Players take The Ender Express from The Commune to a stronghold in Parallel Prime and fight the First Ender Dragon Battle in the End. After defeating The Ender Dragon players explore the End and discover a plethora of new structures scattering the End, including the apparent remains of Eetles containing Eetle Wings.
  • August 16 Jess makes her second appearance to Parallel Prime. She notices a lot of people online and says she has to wait. Although unknown at the time, the thing she was waiting for was to open the spherical rift on Parallel Prime.
  • August 20 Jess returns to Parallel Prime for the third time, saying that in a few days she will have “harnessed the power of the rift.”
A message from Jess saying “I warned you.”
Jess’s message to players when she caused the server to close on August 21, 2020.
  • August 21 Jess makes her fourth appearance on Parallel Prime, leading to the Rift Harvest on Parallel Prime. She constructs a red sandstone scaffolding tower below the spherical rift near the Parallel Prime Spawn Point. The rift gains a quaternary layer of nether portal blocks, and a few minutes later Parallel shuts down with a message from Jess saying “I warned you.”
A man dressed in royal garb looks through the picture. There are islands in the sky in the background.
King Cloudius greets players visiting his kingdom in the Sky Dimension for the first time.
  • 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.
  • October 8 Upon killing Wisps spawning in the Sky Dimension, they are discovered to drop mysterious items called Soul Shards.

2021

  • January 18 Niall joins the Parallel Discord Server.
  • January 21 Niall returns to his Observatory in Parallel Prime.
  • January 23 Niall announces in Discord that after completing some studies of the Parallel Prime Spawn Town Rift, he has made some discoveries in interspatial (or intradimensional) rift-based travel, which allows the use of rift energy to easily teleport to different places in the same dimension. Portal pads from Parallel Prime Spawn Town to (and from) the Red Rose Arena and the Shopping District open. Lastly, Niall informed players of an “unknown life form” detected in the Sky Dimension (later revealed to be the Crimson Dragon Ralnthar), which he needed help from players to investigate.
  • June 1 Diamondback88 mentions in an announcement that Niall will be delivering a message to players at an upcoming Game Night.
  • June 4 Niall delivers a message from King Cloudius to the players. The message is a call to help to players, as the crimson dragon Ralnthar, the Soul Eater has been spotted en route to The Kingdom of the Sky. He asks players to assist him in moving is wealth from his palace to Midas’s Well in Parallel Prime Spawn Town. After doing this, Cloudius asks players to prepare for battle as the arrival of Ralnthar was imminent. Upon the dragon’s appearance in The Kingdom of the Sky the Siege of the Sky Kingdom event occurs, leading to the defeat of the players and the total destruction and occupation of The Kingdom of the Sky. During the siege, new mobs such as Fire Wisps and Juvenile Crimson Dragons were observed, as well as the new item Unstable Soul Shard. In the aftermath of the siege Niall, Jess, and Cloudius discuss how to cope with the reckoning of The Kingdom of the Sky. In order to rebuild, it is concluded that interdimensional technology from Red must be procured to transport the necessary amount of materials from Parallel Prime to the Sky Dimension.
  • July 5 Parallel updates to Java 1.17. Parallel Prime underwent a border expansion from ±5000 x 5000 blocks to ±8000 x 8000 blocks (from a total of 100,000 to 256,000 square blocks in area, more than double its previous size). Parallel Prime Spawn Town has undergone some changes, where NPCs from The Kingdom of the Sky fled to various buildings in the town. Rudy established a smithy and Gino established a bakery as NPC shops. Additionally, three portal pads from the Parallel Prime Spawn Town opened, each to a newly discovered Biome Town: Mountain Town, Savannah Town, and Jungle Town. These towns were abandoned and decrepit upon entry, so it was the task of the players to rebuild and resettle these towns. All three of these biome towns were outside of the previous world border.
  • July 11 Parallel hosts its second 4th of July Fireworks Show one week late.
  • July 19 Players begin reporting the existence of various asteroid impacts on Parallel Prime. Crater sites P-A-71921 and P-B-71921. Each asteroid crater contains an obsidian asteroid with loot inside of it, including a unique named spyglass. P-A-71921's spyglass was named "explore new worlds" and P-B-71921's spyglass was named "is there more to the sky?".
  • July 21 An expedition lead by CreeperKing309 to a Woodland Fortress leads to the accidental discovery of Niall's Private Observatory on Parallel Prime. Players noticed a fire wisp trapped in a locked room, as well as a secret basement containing an isolated rift block. A lectern written in Galactic Standard Alphabet warned of an impending storm, which was not otherwise elaborated upon.
  • July 22 Some scaffolding for repairing the Kingdom of the Sky are reported. Niall is observed in his Private Observatory, while the fire wisp inside is reported missing.
  • July 26 More scaffolding observed in the Sky Kingdom. Ralnthar continued to preside over the occupied territory during the rebuilding, apparently uninterested in stopping it.
  • 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
  • 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 7 Jess joins the Parallel Discord Server and asks players to help her investigate a structure linked to King Cloudius found on Parallel Prime.
  • August 8 Jess and a party of players head to Jungle Town on Parallel Prime. They find Cloudius's Tower, which contains some lecterns of King Cloudius's thoughts after the Siege of the Sky Kingdom. Players learn he is increasingly preoccupied with Jess's ability to expand the rift between Parallel Prime and the Sky Kingdom, in order to expedite the rebuilding process. King Cloudius does arrive at the tower, angry with players not only for trespassing but also for failing to defend his kingdom.
  • August 11 Red tells players he has made contact with his Space Station and invites them to look for parts there. Jess makes a message in discord asking players for stabilizer and powering items.
  • August 15 The Space Station event occurs. Red's ship arrives near the Parallel Prime Spawn Town, and players enter the ship. Upon discovery of a zombified cadet inside the ship, the mission to reunify with the Space Station hits a much darker note. When they arrive at the space station, most of the crew had been killed and turned into zombies or skeletons. The station was severely damaged with apparent mold infestations that breached parts of the hull of the station, as well as permeating the several floors of the station. Players learn the zombification was due to a containment breach of some sort. More about Red's backstory is revealed in the various lecterns throughout the ship, as well as references to unmet characters Germaine Hoang, Logan Carter, Inmate Karl, and Moondust. After collecting the parts from the damaged station, Red returns players to the Parallel Prime Spawn Town. Jess receives the parts.
  • August 18
    • Niall notifies players that he and Red have returned to the Space Station and cleared all the damage and infestation in the station. The Space Station reopens to players.
    • More repairs to the Kingdom of the Sky are underway, including a full repair of one of the linear rifts back to Parallel Prime
  • September 19 A drop party is hosted in Savannah Town, after which the following teaser image is released.
A clownfish made of blocks in the sky over an ocean near Savannah Town
Teaser after the Drop Party on September 19, 2021
  • September 28 Players upload more books found in various pillager castles in Parallel Prime, with possible links to the Sky Dimension.
  • October 10 Parallel Prime Spawn Town undergoes some changes for Halloween, including a guest appearance of Frankenstein in The Observatory
  • October 16 Players rematch the Ender Dragon in the Second Ender Dragon Battle to hallmark the reset of the End. Players go on to discover several new structures in the End after defeating the Ender Dragon.
  • October 30 After a game night players see Jess conversing with King Cloudius about the status of expanding the rift to the Sky Dimension. Some progress has been made in repairs, and the pair of linear rifts in the Sky Dimension have now transformed to a single spherical rift. Additionally, a weird shrine to Mooism is found in the Sky Dimension.
  • November 2 The following video is uploaded to #teasers by Diamondback88: [1]
  • November 17 Diamondback88 posts this link to #teasers: [2]
  • November 30
An advent calendar for the month of December 2021
Teaser from November 30, 2021
  • December 11 King Cloudius reveals that December 11 is his birthday.
  • December 26 Parallel shuts down to prepare to update to Java 1.18. After doing so Niall posts in #announcements that he has noticed unprecedented, extremely unstable energy readings near the Parallel Prime Spawn Town Rift. He does not know where the source is, but anticipates a "wild ride" upon returning to Parallel.
  • December 28
    • Diamondback88 uploads the following teaser trailer for 1.18 into #announcements: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cksJVtw6nG0
    • Parallel reopens to players. Upon rejoining, rather than being in one of the worlds of Parallel everyone is in a black chamber with Niall, Jess, and King Cloudius. Niall begins explaining what happened after players had to return all of their items into an energy vault, as they became filled with unstable rift energy for reasons described below. Then a portal pad opens, taking players to an entirely new world (in 1.18 generation) that became known as Otherside.
    • Niall explains that Cloudius exploited Jess's efforts at expanding the rift in the Sky Dimension to rid himself of Ralnthar early. By coaxing the dragon through the rift, Cloudius thought he could remove him from the Kingdom of the Sky, but the rift in the Sky Dimension was too small. This lead to overwhelming the rift between the Sky Dimension and Parallel Prime, and Ralnthar entering Parallel Prime.
    • Niall explains that another rift was beginning to form in the Shopping District of Parallel prime, and when Ralnthar entered Parallel Prime this rift opened for Jess, Niall, and Red to escape through. Niall states that this was the cause of the energized gear and that players would not be able to have their gear for a while.
    • Another rift is beginning to form in Otherside, perhaps a way for players to return to Parallel Prime. Niall and Jess say that they will actively work on reconnecting the two worlds over the next few weeks while players settle in Otherside.
    • Players explore the Otherside Spawn Town and meet Willie, who mentions a fellow NPC Researcher Lane in his introduction to players. They discover notes in Lane's Observatory about various outposts scattered throughout the world that he went out to check. Willie introduces the Frontier Towns of Otherside to the players: Mesa Metro, Lush Town, and Cliff Town. Avig, the Stump Witch, is mentioned in some of the lecterns of the town.
    • The Otherside Spawn Town Rift is explored and discovered to connect to the Sky Dimension. Players see Ralnthar's tail cut off in the Sky Dimension due to Cloudius's shunting of the dragon through the rift to Parallel Prime. Blue's empty shop remains.
    • Rudy, Maggie, Gino, Hal, and Red enter Otherside. Red replaces Blue's shop.
  • December 29 Players discover high energy fields outside of Otherside Spawn Town, which Niall believes are necessary for returning to Parallel Prime.
  • December 30 Willie opens his build shop in the Otherside Spawn Town.
  • December 31
    • All of Researcher Lane's outposts in Otherside have now been discovered.

2022

  • January 4
    • An abandoned prison cell with a note about priests from a prisoner is discovered near the world border of Otherside.
    • Niall posts in #announcements that he has deduced that Researcher Lane would be trying to clear a dungeon in Otherside, and invites players to join in meeting Researcher Lane there.
  • January 7
  • January 15 An outpost belonging to a mysterious individual known as The Stormgate Keeperwas discovered on Otherside. The Keeper then introduces themself in a message in #server, saying that they lead the Stormgate Keepers, a society in the shadows that occasionally resurfaces. They say more visits should be anticipated from the Stormgate Keepers, including a drop party.
  • January 16 There are reports of loot chests deposited in various locations on Otherside such as New Scrovnia by the Stormgate Keepers.
  • January 22 Construction on the Rift Catalyzer to unite Parallel Prime to Otherside begins.
  • January 29 After requesting more powering items from players, Jess, Niall, and Researcher Lane successfully activate the Rift Catalyzer to open a rift between Parallel Prime and Otherside. In doing so, the Shopping District was overlayed to Otherside, having been sucked away from Parallel Prime during the opening.
  • January 30 The Keeper sends a message to players in #documentation that they have observed the things that transpired on January 29 and that they will be making an appearance soon.
    • For Jess and Researcher Lane, however, upon opening of this rift they were transported right into Ralnthar's body, so Niall and the players had to enter the dormant Ralnthar in order to rescue them. Ralnthar apparently settled in Midas's Well, where players stored King Cloudius's gold the previous June. Players had to deal serious damage to his fire gland before he let Researcher Lane and Jess out.
    • Ralnthar admitted to being in a weakened state for the time being, and threatened vengeance for when he returned to health. He offered players the temptation of his captured riches by allowing them to exchange soul shards for randomized loot from the well, until he healed.
    • Players were able to access their vaults from the closure of Parallel Prime again, and Ender Chests gained interdimensional functionality between the two worlds.
    • Red announces that he soon will be selling a Pocket Teleporter device.
  • 'February 5 Willie begins repairing Parallel Prime Spawn Town from Ralnthar's damage.
  • February 7 Niall checks into Maggie's Hotel, apparently feeling anxious from Ralnthar's earlier threats.
  • February 8 Ralnthar's footprints have been observed on Parallel Prime, presumably from his initial entry from the rift incident in December 2021.
  • February 12 The Stormgate Keeper's drop party platform is discovered in The Shopping District.
  • February 17 The Stormgate Keepers make their first in-game appearance with their leader The_Storm_Keeper. They announce a drop party at a platform in the Shopping District. After hosting a drop party, Niall makes an appearance, worried about nightmares he keeps having. He says he has very little knowledge of the Stormgate Keepers.
  • February 22
    • Researcher Lane reports that some of Ralnthar's minions have been observed in the Sky Dimension at night. He reports that he has not seen Niall for a few days.
    • After arguing with King Cloudius, robbie1776 challenges him to a fight in the Red Rose Arena where he is promptly defeated with thunderbolts.
    • A book is found in Lane's Observatory where Niall says he will be out for a while.
  • March 20 NecroticSpecter defeats robbie1776 in the longest recorded PvP fight in the Red Rose Arena, approaching 45 minutes of combat time. Researcher Lane makes a brief appearance to congratulate the victor and inform players that he and Niall are working on finding a solution to Niall's "problem".
  • April 2 Researcher Lane reports that he cannot find Niall and warns that Niall is on a dangerous path at the moment.
  • April 3 Motacilla_Alba hosts a Drop Party in Frostmere. Red makes an appearance at the end of the drop party, where he drops a new item: the End Totem.
  • April 4 Niall is spotted in the Otherside Spawn Town, where he quickly eludes players trying to follow him on his unknown task. He checks into the Red Rose Hotel briefly, leaving some parts. Apparently he visited The Parallel Prime Spawn Town Observatory and Researcher Lane's Observatory as evidenced by the missing parts and the apology sign from Niall. The trail ends in a cave near Researcher Lane's Observatory where there is a sign from Niall about getting rest in the cave, with a bed and redstone dust on the floor nearby. Researcher Lane confirms that this dust is not blood.
  • April 16 Niall is located in a Fishing Village on Parallel Prime. His notebook says he is working on a project, but provides few details. Some mysterious dust is discovered in a chest in the village.
  • April 17
  • April 20* A sign from the Stormgate Keepers is discovered in The Thiccy Piston in the Shopping District. Shortly after discovery The_Storm_Keeper enters the game brifely, acknowledging robbie1776's discovery of the sign.
  • April 24
  • April 25
    • Ralnthar warns players that someone has been frequently observing him in his lair and that anyone who comes too close will be incinerated. A notebook most likely by Researcher Lane is found nearby Ralnthar's Lair warning that the temperature is increasing, perhaps indicating an approaching return to full health for Ralnthar.
    • Researcher Lane reports that someone has broken into The Citadel, where Niall left some signs saying he was looking for something but it was not in the dungeon.
  • May 3 Some new books in the Space Station detail an outbreak of fungus in the menagerie floor. The book was written by L.W. 141, who apparently needs to report this an Captain 1854. L.W. 141 names the fungus "Nether Weed."
  • May 9 The_Storm_Keeper logs on briefly to say "Four Days," and then leaves. In four days would be CreeperKing309's birthday party, though what the Keeper had to do with this is unknown.
  • May 13 After celebrating CreeperKing309's birthday, some Cave Paintings were left in the debris from the explosion. Apparently, The_Muffin_Man_ picked them up from wind blowing in the Otherside Spawn Town, which he happened to drop during the party.
  • May 14 Researcher Lane receives the Cave Paintings from Mr_PresidingDent. He says that they are transcriptions of real cave paintings he found while exploring underneath the Otherside Spawn Town. Players attempt to visit the Dig Site near Researcher Lane's Observatory, but it had been blocked off by Researcher Lane. He provides some drawings of species he observed in the cave to players.
  • May 15
    • Researcher Lane reports a strange signal from Otherside of unknown origin that he received in broken coded English. Apparently, the signal translated to "approach, approach." Blueshifted signals indicated that the origin of the signal was approaching Otherside. In later weeks this signal was revealed to have come from the Cube Aliens.
    • Researcher Lane provides encoded transcripts of recordings for players to decrypt, where the message hints about a formidable foe and indescribable prize approaching.
  • May 16
    • Players ask Red if he knew anything about the signal or Inmate Karl, where he provides no satisfactory answer. He also dodges the question of who is supplying him.
    • Researcher Lane provides another encoded transcript for players to decrypt. The transcript speaks of prizes that are apparently coming with the signal.
  • May 18
    • There are apparent reports of players interacting with clones of themselves, first with Malakim93 and then ApLoki.
    • Researcher Lane provides a third encoded transcript for players to decrypt, which apparently challenges players to receive a reward.
  • May 21
    • 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.
    • 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.
  • May 23
    • 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 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
    • 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 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 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
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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
    • 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 tells players that she is blind but can read esoteric languages.
  • June 20 Site 85 is founded nearby The Cube Dungeon
  • June 26
  • 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 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 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.
    • 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.