The legacy 1865 start opens on 1865-01-01. The 27 nation-specific Game Starts begin on January 1 of their listed scenario year; their first-turn instructions set currentDate, lastMonthlyUpdate, and currentPlace for the selected start. Dates use the Gregorian civil calendar. This is a multi-period campaign: each nation's scenario uses its Avatar Template/location year; battle appointments are grouped by conflict and carry actual engagement dates in their descriptions. The year-only appointment date is an index heading, not an exact battle day or a live scheduled event. Scenario-year index: 1867 — Ireland within the United Kingdom; Kingdom of Italy. 1872 — France. 1873 — Asante Empire. 1876 — Japan/Satsuma; Lakota communities; Northern Cheyenne. 1877 — British India/Bombay Presidency; Gcaleka-Xhosa communities; Mexico; Russian Empire. 1878 — Ottoman Empire; Zulu Kingdom. 1879 — Peru. 1880 — Bolivia; Chiricahua Apache communities; German Empire/East Prussia. 1881 — Mapuche communities of Araucanía; Queensland/Australian colonies. 1883 — United States frontier. 1885 — Canada/Red River; Cape Colony; Chile; Empire of Brazil; Khedivate of Egypt; Kīngitanga Māori community; Qing Empire/Guangxi. Weather/environment rule: report day-specific weather only when documented. Otherwise describe terrain, season, water, visibility, heat/cold, mud, or logistics without inventing a storm or temperature. Notes distinguish remote national campaigns from the character's local setting. The 1870–71 Franco-Prussian battles were fought in France, not East Prussia; Indian expedition battles were in Afghanistan, not Sholapur; 1885 Canadian battles were in Saskatchewan, not Winnipeg; Battle Mountain (1884) was in northwest Queensland, not Brisbane; the 1880 Victorio battles were Chihenne, not the Chokonen camp. The 1867 Fenian Rising was disrupted by severe weather but had no major pitched battle in Cork. No documented Kīngitanga battle falls within 1865–1890; the Waikato War battles of 1863–64 are outside this calendar window. For full per-nation caveats see the Lore battle chronicle.