[TIMELINE] - The Star Map

PREHISTORY

? ? ? BC

• The Pillar Men come into existence.

100,000 BC

• Kars is born.

90,000 BC

• Esidesi is born.

50,000 BC

• A meteorite enters the planet's gravity, after a strange reaction to the lower atmosphere it breaks apart and most of it lands in Greenland.
• Many creatures and wildlife are struck by a fragment of this meteorite and begin to exhibit strange qualities as a result...

10,000 BC

• Wamuu is born.

8000 BC

• Santana is born.
• Kars creates the Stone Masks. His clan fears his work and they plot to execute him. Kars kills every member of his race in retaliation, aside from his ally Esidisi as well as two infants; Wamuu and Santana.
  

ANCIENT HISTORY

3000 BC - 2000 BC

• The remaining 4 Pillar Men appear in human history, searching for the Red Stone Of Aja
  
• The history and tradition of the Ripple begins.
  

50 BC

• Kars, Esidisi and Wamuu begin their 2,000 year slumber, after believing they completely destroyed the Ripple clan and anyone remotely related to them.

2 BC

• Pieces of a strange mineral are discovered, and subsequently used in the creation of weaponry and other various artifacts. Among such artifacts is a Sword, a Bow and Arrow, Quill, Cloak, Ring, Box and a Chalice.
  

39 AD

• Hell Climb Pillar is built to facilitate training in the Ripple discipline.

12TH -13TH CENTURY

• Rise of the Aztec tribes that use the Stone Masks.
• The cephalopod struck by the meteorite many years ago still lives, it has grown to a tremendous size and is now known as the fearsome Kraken.
• A vigilante by the name of Robin Hood obtains a mysterious Bow that helps him in his endeavors. The arrow fated to be paired with it however, is not found in his lifetime as it resides in Germany rather than Britain.
  

14TH - 15TH CENTURY

• The Windknights town trial known as the 77 Rings has its first passing candidates;
• In 1327, Winzaleo, the Lion King, is the first knight to pass the 77 Rings.
  
• In 1389, Eijkman, the thunder knight, is second to pass the 77 Rings.
  
• In 1408, Caineghis, the 'Cyclops' is the third to pass the 77 Rings.
  

16TH CENTURY

• The Aztec tribes mysteriously disappear.

• A German book describes a case regarding two souls inhabiting one body as a result of a strange 'spirit' by the name of .͝͏̰̼̜͇̙.͍́͢-̲̖̣'̫̜̙̟͎̩͚̙́͢͡*̷̞͓̲ ҉̯̯.̕͏̹̰ ̥̮͔̱̲̱͕ͅ.̧͇̩̪̝̬̣ ҉̳̯͔̙ͅͅ,̻̻̩͚̲̼̼̯͢,͚͕̫͕̯̺̼͎
  

1500s

• Caravan Serai dies, freeing the 'spirit' Anubis.
  

1563

• Tarkus and Bruford pass the 77 rings trial as 'Dark Knights'

Mid 1560s

• Death of Darnley.
• Death of Mary Stuart, age 23, sending Tarkus into an enraged state
• Deaths of Tarkus and Bruford

1580s

• Bizarre 'spirits' are continually reported to exist, though nothing is confirmed for certain and most witnesses are considered unreliable or crazy.
  

18TH CENTURY

1700s

• Though the Stone Masks are lost to the ages, and their function still unknown to the masses, there are a few noted cases of people and animals suddenly having an aversion to sunlight. Practitioners of the Ripple style investigate these claims due to suspicion of the Pillar Men returning, but not much is found.
  

19TH CENTURY

1802

• A monster in a lake is supposedly discovered in the Scottish Highlands, but it is seen as a mere folk tale, much like the 'spirits'
  

1827

• Dario Brando is born

1838

• William Anthonio Zeppeli is born

1852

• The practice of Ripple slowly spreads across the world, but it is generally kept a secret to prevent an incident similar to the near-annihilation of the original Ripple Clans.
  

1858

• In the Atlantic Ocean, Zeppeli's father wears the Stone Mask from some Aztec ruins, becomes a vampire, kills the 58 members of his University crew, except his son and dies from sunlight soon after.

1860

• 2 years after his father became a vampire, Zeppeli meets with Tonpetty, who takes him in as an apprentice of the Ripple.

1863

• 16 October, Robert E. O. Speedwagon is born.
• In Tibet, 3 years after he joined the Tibet Temple, Tonpetty tells Zeppeli, age 25, how he will die if he continues the Ripple training. Zeppeli accepts this, and begins the "Ripple of the Heavens" training
• Straizo is born, sharing Speedwagon's age.
• Instances of bizarre occurrences are at an all time high all over the world, the noted 'spirits' from across history are more or less confirmed as real, and eventually come to be known known as 'Stands'
• The legendary Bow of Robin Hood as well as the Last Arrow changes owners regularly before being lost in Cairo, Egypt.
  

1867

• Dio Brando is born.

1868

• April 4th, Jonathan Joestar is born
• Erina Pendleton is born.
• Mary Joestar buys the Stone Mask in London, dies in a carriage accident, Dario Brando 'saves' George Joestar from the wreckage
• George Joestar frees Dario Brando from jail while the Inspector is a police rookie
• Dire and Zeppeli become friends during training.

1873

• George Joestar buys a dog, Danny, for Jonathan, age 5, but they don't get along at first. Danny saves Jonathan from drowning in a river and they become friends.

1880 - 1889
「Part I, Phantom Blood」
Dio Brando is adopted by George Joestar. Jonathan and Dio develop a fierce rivalry and become mortal enemies. A strange Stone Mask watches over the two, and entices Dio...

1888

• Elizabeth Jamm is born.

1889

• February 2nd, Jonathan and Erina marry, the London Press publish the news.
• February 3rd, Jonathan and Erina go to America to celebrate their honeymoon.
• February 7th, on the Atlantic Ocean, deaths of Jonathan Joestar, Wang Chan, Father Styx and the all other passengers except Erina and Elizabeth, who Erina subsequently adopts after Elizabeth’s birth mother is killed.
• Dio is locked within a special coffin and sinks to the bottom of the ocean with the ship.
  
• February 9th, Erina and Elizabeth are found near the Canary Islands.
• George Joestar II is born.

20TH CENTURY

1910

• Robert E. O. Speedwagon founds the Speedwagon Foundation.

1918

• May 13th, Caesar Anthonio Zeppeli is born.

1920

• September 27th, Joseph Joestar is born in London.

1921

• Death of George Joestar II, killed by one of Dio's zombies that had infiltrated RAF.
• Elizabeth avenges George and becomes a criminal, leaves her family, is declared dead by disease and assumes the identity 'Lisa Lisa' with the help of the Speedwagon Foundation.

1928

• Mario Zeppeli suddenly leaves his family when Caesar is 10 years old.

1933

• Joseph, age 13, saves Speedwagon from kidnapping and has his first plane crash.
• 5 years before they awaken, Nazis find the Pillar Men in Rome.

1935

• Mario Zeppeli is absorbed by Kars to save Caesar, age 16.

1938

• Santana begins to awaken early after 2,000 years of sleep.
• Joseph and Erina move from London to New York.

1938 - 1939
「Part II, Battle Tendency」
Kars, Esidisi and Wamuu eventually wake from their 2,000 year slumber, eventually causing havoc as their search for the Stone Of Aja begins once more...

1939

• As Kars is thrown into orbit by Joseph, his body reacts strangely to the upper atmosphere just as the ancient meteor did. This causes a subtle shock-wave that slowly empowers a small amount of Vampires, allowing them to walk in the sun for a few hours. Dio is unaffected due to his location.
  

1942

• Holy Joestar is born

1945

• Ryohei Higashikata is born.
  
• At the end of the Pacific War, an old officer's house in Morioh is bombarded, becoming a ghost house.

1948

• Lisa Lisa remarries to a Hollywood scenarist.

1950

• Erina Joestar dies peacefully and surrounded by family, age 81

1952

• Death of Robert E. O. Speedwagon from a heart attack, age 89.
• A creature noted to have glowing eyes a face much like an 'ace of spades' is supposedly sighted. It would later be known as the "Flatwoods Monster."
  

1964

• Anjuro Katagiri is born in Morioh.
• Ryohei Higashikata becomes a policeman
• Jean Pierre Polnareff is born.
• A ship sailing from Floria to Puerto Rico is hit by some unexpected weather and a box of cargo containing a special Ring is lost.
  

1967

• Holy Joestar marries Sadao Kujo and moves to Japan.

1969

• At Great Isaac Lighthouse (Bimini, Bahamas) - its two keepers disappeared after recovering the Ring that was lost some years prior, and the two were never found.
  

1970

• Smokey Brown becomes mayor in Georgia.

1971

• Jotaro Kujo is born.
• Noriaki Kakyoin is born

1977

• Jean Pierre Polnareff discovers his Stand; Silver Chariot and begins to train himself to use it properly.

1978

• In Greenland, two explorers die 48 hours after hurting themselves on meteorite stone in a volcano.

1980s

• Morioh quickly becomes highly developed.

1981

• Keicho Nijimura is born.
• Toshikazu Hazamada is born.

1982
Joseph, age 65, cheats on his wife with Tomoko.

1983

• Josuke Higashikata is born, Tomoko is 21 and studies in one of Tokyo's universities.
• Dio (now referred to as DIO) wakes from his 100-year sleep after his coffin is found near the Canary Islands.
• Okuyasu Nijimura is born.
• August 13th, Reimi Sugimoto, age 16, and her dog, Arnold, are murdered by Kira.
• Yukako Yamagishi is born.

1984

• March 28th, 6:27, Koichi Hirose is prematurely born.
• Joseph meets Muhammad Avdol for the first time.
• J. Geil assaults and murders Sherry Polnareff.
• Green Dolphin Street Jail is rebuilt after a large fire. Changes to the floor plans created the mysterious 'ghost rooms'.

1986

• A mysterious box is found in the mountains of Europe, an explorer opens it, unleashing a horde of featureless ghost-like entities that swarm the countryside before seemingly disappearing. The explorer goes missing as a result.
  
• Crime rate suddenly rises in Europe.
• DIO's Stand, The World manifests itself after coming into contact with a Stand Artifact known as the Last Arrow, shot through Robin Hood's legendary Bow which were in the possession of Enyaba.
  
• Joseph's Stand, Hermit Purple manifests as a result of DIO's stand awakening.
• Polnareff encounters DIO
• When Yoshikage is 21, his father Yoshihiro dies of cancer.
  

1988

• The Speedwagon Foundation develops a program for inexperienced and concerned Stand users.
  
• Some time in July, Avdol encounters DIO in the souk Khan Khalil in Egypt during a full moon, DIO discovers that his Stand can stop time while testing its capabilities.
• In August, Kakyoin encounters DIO in Egypt during a trip on the Nile with his family.
• Jotaro's Stand manifests, he mistakes it for an evil spirit at first, however.

1988 - 1989
「Part III, Stardust Crusaders」
November 28th, Holy Joestar and Josuke Higashikata (age 4), gain Stands, leaving them with 50 days to live, and the Joestar group leaves Japan to hunt DIO...

1989

• Nijimura's Father is infected by DIO's flesh bud.
  
• DIO's Diary is burned by Jotaro.

During the 1990s

• Polnareff and Jotaro search the world for the remaining Stand Artifacts.

1992 (Present day)
「Stand United」
The Speedwagon Foundation reveals that the CEO, Niel C.A Dallac, has retired after decades of leading the company. The position is now empty, and waiting patiently to be filled by an aspiring mind...

Vampire attacks suddenly become more and more pronounced, even reaching the media's attention. Practitioners of Hamon decide to reveal their secrets to the general public, hoping to enlist more defenders of the night after proper training.

Studies show evidence some people are beginning to see Stands without having one of their own, suggesting that after long exposure to an extraterrestrial element in the atmosphere over many many years, denizens of Earth have developed minor ESP and psychic aptitude...