
The prolonged exposure to the Markers begins to affect the dig team personnel." Rosetta" is discovered, leading to breakthroughs in understanding the Markers and the aliens themselves. Doctor Earl Serrano spearheads the research dig teams' efforts to unearth the alien artifacts and the Markers. The alien life forms are found on the surface of Tau Volantis.The hope is to find the source of the seemingly unlimited energy of the Markers, which can solve humanity's resource crisis and aid in defeating the Secessionists in the Secession Wars that rage on. The Sovereign Colonies Armed Forces Galactic Expedition to Tau Volantis is launched.Three new Markers are built and used via the Ptolemy Station Marker array to locate the "Master Signal" by tracking it to a remote and frozen planet.The previous incidents lead to the discovery of a Master Signal that is received by the Red Markers.The Red Markers are activated for the first time and trigger Necromorph outbreaks on all planets' test sites.


The events of Dead Space: Martyr take place.The New Horizons Lunar Colony is built on the Moon.The Tau Volantis aliens become extinct.The aliens construct a Machine, flash freezing Tau Volantis and halting the Convergence Event.The Black Marker triggers a Convergence Event by creating a Brethren Moon.The aliens build Red Markers across the planet's surface in the hopes of harboring more energy for their uses.

The alien inhabitants of Tau Volantis discover a Black Marker.
