Tertia Optio (TPF)

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Throughout the Insurrection and Human-Covenant War, the Office of Naval Intelligence were the notorious group for conducting covert operations to secure safety for the United Nations Space Command and Unified Earth Government. ORION operators, SPARTAN operators, and ONI officers rolled the dice on securing the way of life they vowed to protect. But what they did was not enough for the enemy to keep pushing at the crumbling walls.

Following the end of the Human-Covenant War, many Covenant remnants have splintered off to create their own rule and faction among the many species they fought alongside. The UNSC is struggling to rebuild since the decimating war, and many colonies are left unguarded. Diplomacy is in the works to build relationships with new allies and what is left of the military is spread across UNSC Controlled Space.

The Office of Naval Intelligence continues to conduct covert wars against Insurrectionist groups, Covenant remnants, and anything that continue to pose a threat against the UNSC and its allies. Using their hidden hand, ONI can keep the enemy at bay and away from colonies that the UNSC wishes to resettle. ONI continues to buy time for the UNSC as they continue to rebuild, creating the iron curtain to ensure there will not be a significant threat against the UNSC in the future.

Eras =

Insurrection Era
The Insurrection was growing through the Outer Colonies, and the UNSC needed to stop the growth of the terrorist groups. ONI developed a hidden hand and a successful assassination program that was able to slow down the growing Insurrections. Keeping the terrorists in the Outer Colonies allowed ONI to cast a net out of the area and launch specialized operators to execute missions that established security on conflict-riddled colonies.

Human-Covenant War
The Covenant proved to be the greatest threat to the UNSC in recorded time. The powerful enemy was capable of destroying colonies and wiping out fleets, forcing the UEG and UNSC into an extremely stressful time. ONI rose up with the creation of covert units and programs to delay the Covenant so that the UNSC was able to have a fighting chance. By the end of the Human-Covenant War, both sides were nearly destroyed with no direction on where to go next.

Post-Covenant War conflicts
Insurrectionists rose up, Covenant remnants formed, Forerunners created factions, the Created gained traction, and the UNSC was not capable of addressing the threats within a reasonable time. Already rebuilding the weak fleets and forces, ONI became the premier organization that was capable of conducting covert action against a variety of threats. Waging wars in other systems, the UNSC continued to hold the enemy at the gate while they found a way to win. Timeline =

Insurrection
2491 2492 2494 2496 2498 2502 2506 2511 2513 2525
 * Reactivation of ORION Project
 * Mission Support Activity is created.
 * Advanced Compartmentalized Element is created.
 * Yvonne Wagner joins the UNSC Marine Corps.
 * Far Isles Incident
 * Andrew Graver joins the UNSC Air Force.
 * Annie Trkujla joins the UNSC Marine Corps.
 * William Danforth joins the UNSC Air Force.
 * Callisto Incident
 * Operation: CHARLEMAGNE; UNSC Victory.
 * First Deployment of Tomahawk Team.
 * Operation: KALEIDOSCOPE; UNSC Victory and start of Operation: TANGLEWOOD.
 * End of Operation: TANGLEWOOD.
 * Deactivation of ORION Project.
 * Advanced Compartmentalized Element is deactivated.
 * Tomahawk Team is reassigned to Naval Special Weapons apart of the UNSC Marine Corps.
 * Haven Archology Nuclear Attack.
 * Operation: TREBUCHET begins.
 * End of Operation: TREBUCHET; UNSC Victory.

Human-Covenant War
2525 2526 2528 2530 2531 2532 2535 2536 2537 2538 2539 2540 2542 2543 2544 2545 2546 2547 2548 2549 2551 2552 2553
 * First Military Contact with Covenant on Harvest; Covenant Victory.
 * Harvest Campaign Begins; Covenant invades the Outer Colonies.
 * Oriana-A058 is born on Eridanus II.
 * Fall of Madrigal; Covenant Victory.
 * Battle of Eridanus II; Covenant Victory.
 * Oriana-A058 becomes an orphan alongside her sister.
 * Harvest Campaign is a UNSC Victory.
 * SPARTAN-III Program Alpha Company starts; Oriana-A058 starts training.
 * Mathilda-B079 is born on New Constantinople.
 * Battle of Jericho VII starts.
 * Samuel-B256 is born on New Harmony.
 * Battle of Jericho VII ends; Covenant Victory.
 * SPARTAN-III Program Alpha Company deploys; Operation: TRIDENT is a success.
 * SPARTAN-III Program Alpha Company continues deployment.
 * Operation: HWACHA, MARATHON, and IRON GREAVE. UNSC Victories.
 * Alpha Company destroyed in 2537 during Operation: PROMETHEUS.
 * Battle of New Harmony; UNSC Victory.
 * Battle of New Constantinople; UNSC Victory.
 * Red Team is created and Operation: DREAMSTATE; UNSC Victory.
 * SPARTAN-III Program Beta Company begins training; Mathilda-B079 and Samuel-B256 start training.
 * Operation: CLOVER ARROW; UNSC Victory.
 * Operation: KINETIC INQUISITION starts.
 * End of Operation: KINETIC INQUISITION; Victory undetermined.
 * Operation: GUARDIAN LANCE; UNSC Victory.
 * Isidora-G159 is born on Miridem.
 * Darrick-G274 is born on Alluvion.
 * Battle for Alluvion; Covenant Victory. Darrick-G274 becomes an orphan.
 * Asymmetrical Action Group is created.
 * Battle of Miridem; Covenant Victory. Isidora-G159 becomes an orphan.
 * SPARTAN-III Program Gamma Company begin training. Isidora-G159 and Darrick-G274 begin training.
 * Asymmetrical Action Group is activated.
 * Battle of Actium; Covenant/UNSC Victory.
 * Operation: SILENT SERVANT begins; Samuel-B256 and Mathilda-B079 conduct their first mission.
 * Operation: SILENT SERVANT ends; UNSC Victory.
 * Operation: RIGHTFUL DAWN starts.
 * Battle of New Llanelli; Covenant Victory.
 * Battle of Skopje; UNSC Victory.
 * RL-54 Incident; UNSC Victory.
 * Operation: RIGHTFUL DAWN ends; UNSC Victory.
 * Operation: URGENT TEMPEST starts.
 * Battle of Meridian starts.
 * Siege of Paris IV; Covenant Victory.
 * Operation: URGENT TEMPEST; UNSC Victory.
 * Operation: FALLEN ICARUS starts.
 * Battle of Meridian resumes; Covenant Victory.
 * Operation: FALLEN ICARUS; UNSC Victory.
 * Battle of Ballast starts.
 * Battle of Ballast ends; UNSC Victory.
 * Battle of Fumirole; Covenant Victory.
 * Battle of Sigma Octanus IV; UNSC Victory.
 * Fall of Reach; Covenant Victory.
 * Operation: DARKSPEAR starts.
 * Battle for Earth; UNSC Victory.
 * Operation: DARKSPEAR Ends; UNSC Victory.

Post-Covenant War conflicts
2553 2554 2555 2556 2557 2558 2559 Characters =
 * Oriana-A058 leaves Spartan Active Services; Joins Spartan Reserves.
 * Operation: HYBRID VANGUARD starts.
 * Operation: HYBRID VANGUARD ends; UNSC Victory.
 * Operation: HOPE OUTREACH starts.
 * Oriana-A058 marries Clayton Frommenwiler.
 * Operation: HOPE OUTREACH ends; UNSC Victory.
 * Operation: WHITE NOISE starts.
 * Operation: WHITE NOISE ends; UNSC Victory.
 * Operation: NIGHT HUNTER starts.
 * Discovery of Requiem, Battle of Requiem, and New Phoenix Incident.
 * Operation: NIGHT HUNTER ends; UNSC Victory.
 * Operation: NIGHT WARDEN starts.
 * Oriana-A058 creates Team Osage and reenters Spartan Active Services.
 * Operation: RACING FAWN starts.
 * Operation: NIGHT WARDEN ends; UNSC Victory.
 * Operation: RACING FAWN ends; UNSC Victory.
 * Creation of Team Quantum.
 * Requiem Campaign; UNSC Defeat.
 * Operation: UNITY LOCKDOWN; UNSC Victory.
 * Operation: GOTHIC ARCANGEL; UNSC Victory.
 * Created rises and attack, Elsa-A033 defects with Emerysen to the Created.
 * Operation: INHERENT TURBULENCE starts.
 * Team Quantum deploys to Talitsa to hunt Elsa-A033.
 * Team Quantum returns from Talitsa.

United Nations Space Command
SPARTAN-I SPARTAN-III
 * Andrew Graver
 * Yvonne Wagner
 * Annie Trkulja
 * William Danford

Alpha Company Beta Company Gamma Company UNSC Marine Corps UNSC Navy
 * Emilia-A049
 * Oriana-A058
 * George-A091
 * Draven-A284
 * Winnifred-A296
 * Lynn-A392
 * Omar-A442
 * Tucker-B069
 * Mathilda-B079
 * William-B097
 * Reagan-B142
 * Riley-B191
 * Samuel-B256
 * Carson-B260
 * Levictius-G030
 * Isidora-G159
 * Juno-G196
 * Darrick-G274
 * Noble-G301
 * Daniel Graver
 * Henry Keenan
 * Daphne Osterberg

Office of Naval Intelligence
Section Three Artifical Intelligence
 * Julia Danvers
 * Niklas Gronseth
 * Stephan Ferguson
 * Vilda Stenbeck
 * Sydney Stenbeck
 * Gudmund
 * Spokój

Civilians

 * Clayton Frommenwiler
 * Miranda Graver

Sangheili
Swords of Sanghelios Harbiner of Rightenous
 * Kyzo 'Sakamai
 * Syro 'Losumai

Forerunner

 * 182 Jubilant Interval

Huragok

 * Demanding Adjustments

Created
Others =
 * Elsa-A033
 * Emerysen
 * Terita Optio Minor Characters (TO BE ADDED)
 * Terita Optio Stories (TO BE ADDED)
 * Create an EU era icon.


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