Caretaker

Prime Timeline

Year	Event
1371	● [1] A group of Nacene from another galaxy explore the Delta Quadrant. While on the Ocampan home world they accidentally cause an ecological disaster which threatens to destroy the Ocampa. The Nacene build an underground habitat for the Ocampa and two of them stay on to look after their charges. One subsequently leaves to found an Ocampa colony, the other dies of old age in 2371 after unsuccessfully attempting to reproduce. [1]   Species :  Ocampa, Nacene
2350	● [2] Chakotay enters Starfleet Academy. [3]   People :  Chakotay
2360	● Neelix buys his own ship and begins trading. [3]   People :  Neelix
2364	● [3] B'Elanna joins Starfleet Academy. [3]   People :  B'Elanna Torres
2370	● [4] Tom Paris causes the death of several other officers during training. He lies about the accident during the inquest, then subsequently confesses and is expelled from the academy. [3]   People :  Thomas Eugene Paris ● [3] Tom Paris joins the Maquis. He is captured on his first mission and jailed. [3]   People :  Thomas Eugene Paris
2371	● [5] Tuvok is successful in infiltrating a cell of the Maquis while serving as Captain Janeway's chief tactical officer. [3]   People :  Tuvok ● [6] Kes escapes from her home city and is captured by the Kazon. [3]   People :  Kes ● [7] A Maquis raider ship under the command of Chakotay is dragged across the galaxy from the Badlands. The crew includes B'Elanna Torres and Lieutenant Commander Tuvok. [3]   People :  Tuvok, B'Elanna Torres, Chakotay ● [3] The USS Voyager sets out on a mission to discover the fate of Lieutenant Commander Tuvok. The ship is dragged from the Badlands across the galaxy to the Delta Quadrant by the Nacene individual known as the Caretaker. Voyager procedes to investigate the circumstances surrounding the abduction. [3]   People :  Kathryn Janeway, Chakotay, B'Elanna Torres, Thomas Eugene Paris, Harry Kim, Tuvok   Species :  Nacene ● [6] Voyager encounters the Ocampa and Kazon civilisations. Captain Janeway decides to destroy the Caretaker's array in order to keep the Caretaker's advanced technology out of Kazon hands, stranding Voyager in the Delta Quadrant 70,000 light years from home. [3]   People :  Kes, Neelix, Kathryn Janeway, Chakotay, Thomas Eugene Paris, Harry Kim, Tuvok, B'Elanna Torres   Species :  Nacene, Kazon, Ocampa

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References

#	Series	Season	Source	Comment
1	VOY	1	Caretaker	The Caretaker said he had watched over the planet for a thousand years
2			Star Trek Chronology	Page 108
3	VOY	1	Caretaker
4			Speculative	Assuming a year before he joins voyager.
5	VOY	1	Caretaker	Exact date uncertain; this is about five weeks before Caretaker
6	VOY	1	Caretaker	exact date is uncertain; this is about a month before Caretaker, but it could be longer
7	VOY	1	Caretaker	Janeway said she hadn't heard from Tubok in over six days

Series :	VOY Season 1
Episode :	Caretaker
Comment :	The Caretaker said he had watched over the planet for a thousand years

Book :	Star Trek Chronology
Comment :	Page 108

Series :	VOY Season 1
Episode :	Caretaker

Source :	Speculative
Comment :	Assuming a year before he joins voyager.

Series :	VOY Season 1
Episode :	Caretaker
Comment :	Exact date uncertain; this is about five weeks before Caretaker

Series :	VOY Season 1
Episode :	Caretaker
Comment :	exact date is uncertain; this is about a month before Caretaker, but it could be longer

Series :	VOY Season 1
Episode :	Caretaker
Comment :	Janeway said she hadn't heard from Tubok in over six days

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