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​A more comprehensive timeline (for more, please check the ME wikia!)

- 2129: Alec Ryder is born.

- 2134: Steven Hackett is born.

- 2137: David Anderson is born.

- 2139: Saren Arterius is born.

- 2143: Gagarin Starion/Jump Zero’s construction begins beyond Pluto’s orbit.

- 2148: discovery of the Mars Ruins.

- 2149: discovery and activation of the Charon Relay, Alec Ryder is part of the expedition ((Alec’ 20, Saren’s 10))

- 2152: humanity starts colonization efforts in Demeter, soon followed by Eden Prime and Terra Nova.

- 2154: Commander Shepard was born. (April 11th)

- 2157: relay 314 incident Saren and Jack Harper meet briefly, Harper comes in indirect contact with Reaper tech ((Saren is 18, Shepard’s 3, Ryder’s 28))

- 2159: Saren becomes a Spectre. (He’s 20)

- 2160: The Systems Alliance is a Thing.

- 2163: the Ryder twins are born. ((Alec’s 34, Shepard’s 9))

- 2165: humanity gains the right to an embassy on the Citadel. ((Saren’s 26, Shepard’s 11, Alec’s 36, Ryder twins are 2))

- 2166-2169: Alec becomes a military attaché on the Citadel, pits forward the idea of SAM. Ambassador Anita Goyle denies his request.

- 2168-2170: Avitus Rix becomes a Spectre by Saren’s recommendation.

- 2170: Mindoir is attacked ((Saren’s 31, Shepard’s 16, Alec’s 41, Ryder Twins 7))

- 2172: Shepard enlists in the Alliance at 18 ((Saren’s 33, Alec’s 43, Ryder Twins 9))

- 2176: the Skyllian Blitz ((Saren’s 37, Shepard’s 22, Alec’s 47, Ryder Twins 13))

- 2177: the Akuze disaster ((Saren’s 38, Shepard 23, Alec’s 48, Ryder Twins 14))

- 2178: the Torfan massacre ((Saren’s 39, Shepard 24, Alec’s 49, Ryder Twins 15))

- 2181: the Ryder twins enlist in the Alliance at 18 ((Saren’s 42, Shepard’s 27, Alec’s 52))

- 2181 - 2183: Alec Ryder is dishonourably discharged due to AI research.

- 2183: the events of ME1 happen Shepard is spaced one month after Sovereign/Nazara’s defeat ((Saren dies at 44, Shepard’s 29, Alec’s 54, Ryder Twins are 20))

- 2183: probable year Castis Vakarian and Alec Ryder talk about Shepard’s findings and the Reapers, Alec and the Benefactor have a meeting.

- 2183-2184: Jack Harper/The Illusive Man takes an interest in Shepard, one month after Normandy’s attack Liara recovers and hands Shepard’s body to Cerberus.

- 2184-2185: sometime during reconstruction Shepard briefly regains consciousness.

- 2185: the events of Mass Effect 2 ((Shepard’s 31, Ryder’s 22, Alec’s 56)); the Andromeda Initiative launches at the end of the year (probable date December 31st)

- 2186: Shepard destroys the Bahak’s relay between January and March.

- 2186: September 21st: the first wave of Reapers hit the Batarian home system.

- 2186: September 28th: the Reapers attack Taetrus, a Turian colony. Primarch Fedorian declares the Turian Hierarchy at war.

- 2186/2187: the Reaper War ((Shepard’s 32))

- 2818: the Nexus arrives at the Heleus Cluster, the events of Nexus Uprising take place.