The Babylon Project
Register
Advertisement
  • Satai Kadroni becomes unable to function in the Grey Council. Dukhat recommends Delenn (who has been serving as Dukhat's aide, and who has been serving the Grey Council as an acolyte) as her replacement. Delenn begins to meditate. ("In the Beginning", "Atonement".)
  • Delenn becomes a fully participating Member of the Grey Council. ("In the Beginning")
  • The Grey Council's cruiser in a group of three ships encounters a Human expeditionary fleet, including EAS Prometheus (under Captain Michael Jankowski), EAS Hyperion], and DSEV Amundsen, an EA Explorer vessel. Only Delenn can identify what species the ships belong to. Notably on hand are a group of Soul Hunters. The Minbari religious leader Dukhat realizes that the Minbari practice of approaching with gun ports open could be dangerous, but before his order to close them can be carried out, the Earth ships attack. Gunnery Sgt. David McIntyre of the Prometheus fired the first shots of the confrontation that destroyed the two Minbari ships, and severely damaged the Grey Council's Cruiser. ("Atonement", "Late Delivery from Avalon", "In the Beginning", and "Clark's Law" novel.)
  • Dukhat is killed. A Soul Hunter was on hand for the death, but was prevented from taking Dukhat's soul by the Grey Council. ("In the Beginning", "Atonement", "Soul Hunter (episode)".)
  • Enraged over the death of Dukhat, Delenn gives the order that starts the Earth-Minbari War. The Minbari ships open fire, and a number of the Earth ships are destroyed. The rest of the Human ships fled as the remaining Minbari ships hesitated, waiting to see what happened to Dukhat. ("Atonement", JMS USENET posting.)
  • EarthForce strips Jankowski of rank, and tries him for his attack on the Minbari. They offer to turn him over to the Minbari, but this is rejected. (In the Beginning (novel).)
  • Planetary Draft begun on Earth. ("Coming of Shadows".)
  • Steven Franklin returns to EarthForce. ("In the Beginning".)
  • During the war, the death penalty was in use. ("Clark's Law" novel.)
Advertisement