50 years ago the legend began........
The Erridanni Sector - CENTER ONE the native name of this system is now lost, and only remeberd by the name CENTER ONE. This sector is situated 1250 light years from Galactic core on an UNSTABLE WORMHOLE NEXUS.
Legends say that Center One gave rise to all civilisation in the Galaxy this came under the name THE SYSTEMS COMMONWEALTH.
A combination of systems, original inhabitants, and numerous visitors from other systems and some say other galaxies, who trapped by the NEXUS chose to stay there rather than gamble with is unknown nature and science. In this way the old order came into being and gave rise to all the races now known off in the galaxy.
The nexus was a curious affair - a single point that orbted Center ones Star (this is refered to as Solarus - the first sun) in a highly elliptuical orbit. This point gave the Systems Commonwealth its roving power. This Wormhole nexus when the so called GRAVITON DRIVE was invented allowed ships to appear anywhere in the galaxy the Systems Commonwealth was supreme.
The presecece of the Nexus accelerated the natural aging process of Solarus but at such a slow rate as to go unnoticed by the local astrophysicists. Only when Center ones ruling factions determined that the best solution was to send criminals on a one way trip thru the nexus "for scientific" purposes did the degeneartion become evident.
Thousands of massive EXILE ships were sentr in this manner carrying the so called Exiles with them. This heavy usage of the nexus led to its own increased instability and through that the rapid aging of the star to NOVA status a few billion years to early, the COMMONWEALTH faced destruction.
Thus began the Super Dimension Fortress Program (see prev Andromeda Pirates for the outcome of this little saga). the Commonwealth also sponsored other programmes to create giant ships that could travel thru the NEXUS. Ironically following the outcasts that they themselves had condemmed.
Other independant factions also worke on their own to create similar ships. 1000's were launched before Center One fiannly vanished into the myths of time some say that it was destroyed.... or was it?
Future Historians would speculate on the precise location of Center One, many planets and solar systems being offered as the so called location and even so called proof being presented.
However more pressing events put studies on hold untile they too became nothing more than fodder for authors of speculative fiction.
3739 AE (after Erridani)
75 years since the discovery ofthe Darkspace in 3689 AE
80 years since the Skirmish Wars 3654 - 3659.
170 years since the LONG NIGHT that saw the destruction of the Systems commonwealth..... AT THE HANDS OF THE INSECTIDS
Time has passed and things have changed, there is now a new world order.
That new world order arose out of a need - THE NEW SYSTEMS COMMONWEALTH was a tyranny and ws taken out by certain independant so called pirate houses that fought with them to the bitter end in some cases.
Out of the ashes of the old came the new standard, a founding of 2 great houses and the survivors of the NSC. The two houses involved
HOUSE ANDROMEDA - SHADOW
HOUSE ASANAWA
AND THE NEW SYSTEMS COMMONWEALTH
BECAME THE FEDERATION
the ruling federation council
LORD ANDROMEDA
LADY SHADOW
LORD NIGHTRAIN
LORD PLANETKILLER II
LORD ZAPPA
SHOGEN NO DACHI
LORD HEWITT
surpirse
Meanwhile a Dark force spread across other star systems and this so called "EMPIRE" became a great force and an uneasy truce was forged by the Federation with this EMPIRE as it was based on old friendships
this Empire is the KIPIRE
the current leader is one man who built all this up by himself from humble beginnings
EMPEROR J-KAMA-KA-C
But his right hand man is the dread dark lord
LORD FLUFFIE - a man that is to be feared.
Yet another small faction rose out of the ashes, some say that they moved forward in time to avoid the so called main war. They are small but provide a home to those who fear the Federation or hate the Kipire.
They have no house name but they used the mysterious Technology that can be found... Mainly SHADOW TECH or CHRONIAN TECH. Most of the chroninans actually joined this "house" when they learned they could not get back
LORD JULIAN (INSPECTRE)
One captain took it upon himself to recruit nothing but women for his crews and soon he became the leader of a new SLAVING HOUSE that took all women and freed them and made men their sex slaves so that they could breed - this new HOUSE is HOUSE AMAZON its leader (and chief pervert)
LORD CRAZYBOY
one Captain was thrown light years across the galaxy and made a home for himself. He was unorthodox in his appraoch and loved women almost as much as Crazy. He now owns the most advanced Space Station in the Galaxy (this one that is) and now has access to its shipdrive that allows him to visit the ERRIDANNI SECTOR for a breif period.
LORD TOE "THE SMELLY" JAM
other people made their names, :-
ADMIRAL ACID-K - made his name as a resepctable Merchant Captain who delivers most (65%) of the cargo in both the empires and made a small fortune for himself.
his home in the Shraan Sector of space.
PROFESSOR JESSE - she became the cheif scientist of the Federation and the Kipire she remained neurtral but was considerd the best scientist that had been born in recent times.
DATELINE - THE PRESENT 3739 AE (after Erridanni).
The Sector of Space known as ERRIDANNI SECTOR is now under civil war. There are 3 Factions fighting for control of this area of space.
THE INSECTIDS
these are quiet at the moment and the people of SHRAAN who watch the borders of INSECTID space have not seen anything for 40 years. Most of the Border planets of the AREA OF THE WATCH (a bit like the neutral zone in star trek) report no activity in INSECTID SPACE
THE COMBINED SYSTEMS CONFEDERATION.
this is the new/old name of those worlds that used to be of the Old Systems Commonwealth and those that survived the SKIRMISH WARS and hate both the KIPIRE and THE FEDERATION. They are Xenophobic and fight to the death. They seek the old technology of the FABLED STAR LEAGUE WORLDS.
THE KIPIRE & FEDERATION
both these two empires formed an alliance against the CSC and seek to destroy all ships and conquer all their worlds. Also the KIPIRE & FEDERATION are the leaders in new technology and seek to bring peace thru out the sector.
THE DEVRAN IMPERIUM
These are the new CHRONO & BORG human/drones that now inhabit over 300 worlds of the sector, their ships are THE MOST ADVANCED in ROMMEY. These ships are capable of TIME PHASING and are virtually undetectable. They seek to conquer
THE PAST
THE PRESENT
&
THE FUTURE
They must be stopped.
It is in this scene of war that you the new breed of captains seek to make your way. The Days of the Houses are long past. The days of the Empires seem numbered. And now everyone seeks the Technology of the OLD ONES, those who came before..... THE MIGHTY STAR LEAGUE - this race of aliens that breeched the DARK SPACE and created THE WORMHOLE NEXUS.....(where ever hat may lie) and the ones who left behind clues to the advanced technology that they possesed.
And now the Present 3754 AE
The Devorans have now decided that they are the new MASTER Race of the Sector, seen as no one has ever escaped the DARK SPACE they now want to conquer the rest of the Sector, that also includes SHRAAN space, they have heard about KYLTHIUM and the power it is said to posses, they have teamed up with the C'RAASK and they hope to take out all living things.....
WELCOME TO THE NIGHTMARE............................................
