<strong>2017-</strong>The Great Ghost Dance causes Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Adams, Mt. Hood, and Mt. Ranier to erupt simultaneously. Refugees flee to Seattle even as lave flows destroy most of Puyallup.<br/><br/><strong>2018-</strong>The Treaty of Denver ends the Ghost Dance War; under one of the treaty provisions Seattle and its satellite communities are retained as UCAS territory.<br/><br/><strong>2019-</strong>Flooded with refugees deported from the new Native American Nations, Seattle Mayor Lindstron "the Conqueror" facilitates the incorporation of surrounding towns and cities into Seattle.<br/><br/><strong>2020-</strong>The President of the UCAS signs a bill dissolving the state of Washington and forming the Seattle Metroplex.<br/><br/><strong>2029-</strong>The crash of '29 destroys most of Seattle's computer industry, driving Redmond into a slow decline.<br/><br/><strong>2036-</strong>The Night of Rage sweeps Seattle as simmering racial intolerance against metahumans boils over into widespread violence.<br/><br/><strong>2055-</strong>Knight Errant Firewatch teams burn out the Universal Brotherhood headquarters and the insect spirit hive infesting it.<br/><br/><strong>2059-</strong>The Renraku Arcology is mysteriously cut off from the outside world, with hundreds of thousands trapped inside.<br/><br/><strong>2061-</strong>UCAS forces complete their recover of the Renraku Arcology.<br/><br/><strong>2064-</strong>Crash 2.0. The Seattle Matrix grid is completely destroyed.<br/><br/><strong>2065-</strong>NeoNET installs Seattle's new wireless Matrix network.<br/><br/><strong>2066-</strong>The Seattle Metroplex and the Salish-Shidhe Council win a joint bid to host the 2076 Summer Olympics.<br/><br/><strong>2069-</strong>Earthquakes in California trigger renewed volcanic activity in Mount Ranier, subjecting Seattle to frequent showers of ash and acid rain.<br/><br/><strong>2070-</strong>Current Year.