Siesatia
10-07-2005, 08:20
OOC: This is meant to explain my abscence as of late... the real life reason is a bunch of fried wire, and a fried Firewall Router.
I need someone to claim responsibility as the supplier of the pirates if they so desire.
The borders had been reopened… the proud corridors which the Siesatian navy had maintained and guarded for hundreds of years were now open again. With the war with the Pirates over, peace had returned.
There had been a total blackout of all news and trade from Siesatia as a whole four years earlier, when Pirate terrorists had attempted to assassinate key members of congress. The government shrugged it off. It came to blows when the entire planet of Seralis, a major population site, was taken hostage by the same group of pirates. They threatened to kill everyone on the planet should any action be taken against them.
Calling their bluff, a strike force, consisting of over 200 Dragon Knights, the premier fighting unit, landed on the planet, and took the capital and shipyard construction facility. Unfortunately, they faced heavy opposition, and a heavy siege took place, with the Police and Local Militias assisting the Special Ops troops.
Knowing that the loss of Seralis was imminent, especially with 2 convoys of ground units sent to support the Siesatians on Seralis, the pirate fleet attempted to raid Gaia, the capital planet of the Union. Only to find themselves crushed between the Powerful Planetary shield, and the formidable Navy. But the conflict was far from over.
Soon, ships came from every corner and every asteroid. Siesatia had always been particularly hated among pirates. Pirate ships, even if they bore letters of marque were either destroyed, or impounded. Pirates were held in the worst accommodations, which usually was a cramped cell in the brig, cramped being 6 feet in all directions, normally with as many as four people in one cell.
Soon the outer colonies came under fire, the navy soon became overwhelmed, and spread too thin, they could only fight so many battles at once. Soon, civilian formed militias took to the skies, using everything to defend their planets. There were many casualties, but several key planets managed to fend for themselves for the time being.
By the second year, Seralis still hadn’t been taken back. The pirates, who now seemed to be organized, and well supplied with heavy tanks, fought with no regard for any innocent life. Many died on all fronts, it was decided that one of the Weeping Willow ships would be dispatched to assist in ground operations. It would be a month before it arrived from the Haven colonies on Earth.
In that time, the pirates would be pushed several hundred kilometers back, where they dug in, and halted movement. This back and forth movement was costing both sides heavy casualties. Over 70,000 Siesatian soldiers lost their lives on Seralis. The pirates lost nearly double that by the end.
Year three rolled around, and, with the coming of the Weeping Willow to Seralis, marked the end of the major conflict in the sector. Pirate raids continued to ravage the relatively unprotected outer colonies and mining facilities. The Navy was too busy fighting on the frontlines to assist.
Several asteroid fields had become infested with the scum. They were flocking to the fight by the millions, from every corner of the galaxy, looking to carve some new territory, or make an example of the anti pirate nation.
But, the pirates, who had been winning in the outer colony areas, began to run out of luck. Soon, internal strife began to tear their coalition apart. Small skirmished between them escalated into major ones. Asteroid fields were alight with blasts of energy for days at a time.
It was the fourth and final year of the conflict, and the navy was beginning to mop up the invaders. Small pockets of them still remained, but found themselves vastly outclassed, and fled. Safety returned to the inner worlds, and now, the navy headed towards the outer worlds.
They arrived, and freed the mining colony of Regalus VII, where many of the workers had become slaves, forced to work in the mines to supply fuel for the pirate fleets. Marines flooded every outstation and supply depot, systematically annihilating every bit of resistance.
The final battle took place Hammier 24, 2476. When the navy swept through the final pirate base, capturing two major leaders, and forcing an end to the confrontation. Peace returned, and free trade resumed. New legislation passed, forcing the military to establish protective devices on every Siesatian world. Even mining asteroids would be fitted with a Class IV shield at the very least.
All in all, over 1.4 Siesatian lives had been lost, civilian and military, but an estimated 8 million pirates were destroyed. It has since been determined that they were being supplied and organized by an undisclosed nation, for purposes unknown. Actions against said country are pending.
President Nicholas Crescent has announced, that, in honor of the victory, and all those who gave their lives… for the first time in over 400 years, the Festival of the Hunt will be officially sanctioned, and will take place in the City of Lindblum, on the Capital of Gaia in three years time. Competitors from across the galaxy will be called upon to face whatever the Hunt Council decided to pit them against.
The competitors have two and a half years to sign up, and must be in the designated arrival area one month prior to the Festival. More details will be given later, but it is going to be a momentous occasion.
I need someone to claim responsibility as the supplier of the pirates if they so desire.
The borders had been reopened… the proud corridors which the Siesatian navy had maintained and guarded for hundreds of years were now open again. With the war with the Pirates over, peace had returned.
There had been a total blackout of all news and trade from Siesatia as a whole four years earlier, when Pirate terrorists had attempted to assassinate key members of congress. The government shrugged it off. It came to blows when the entire planet of Seralis, a major population site, was taken hostage by the same group of pirates. They threatened to kill everyone on the planet should any action be taken against them.
Calling their bluff, a strike force, consisting of over 200 Dragon Knights, the premier fighting unit, landed on the planet, and took the capital and shipyard construction facility. Unfortunately, they faced heavy opposition, and a heavy siege took place, with the Police and Local Militias assisting the Special Ops troops.
Knowing that the loss of Seralis was imminent, especially with 2 convoys of ground units sent to support the Siesatians on Seralis, the pirate fleet attempted to raid Gaia, the capital planet of the Union. Only to find themselves crushed between the Powerful Planetary shield, and the formidable Navy. But the conflict was far from over.
Soon, ships came from every corner and every asteroid. Siesatia had always been particularly hated among pirates. Pirate ships, even if they bore letters of marque were either destroyed, or impounded. Pirates were held in the worst accommodations, which usually was a cramped cell in the brig, cramped being 6 feet in all directions, normally with as many as four people in one cell.
Soon the outer colonies came under fire, the navy soon became overwhelmed, and spread too thin, they could only fight so many battles at once. Soon, civilian formed militias took to the skies, using everything to defend their planets. There were many casualties, but several key planets managed to fend for themselves for the time being.
By the second year, Seralis still hadn’t been taken back. The pirates, who now seemed to be organized, and well supplied with heavy tanks, fought with no regard for any innocent life. Many died on all fronts, it was decided that one of the Weeping Willow ships would be dispatched to assist in ground operations. It would be a month before it arrived from the Haven colonies on Earth.
In that time, the pirates would be pushed several hundred kilometers back, where they dug in, and halted movement. This back and forth movement was costing both sides heavy casualties. Over 70,000 Siesatian soldiers lost their lives on Seralis. The pirates lost nearly double that by the end.
Year three rolled around, and, with the coming of the Weeping Willow to Seralis, marked the end of the major conflict in the sector. Pirate raids continued to ravage the relatively unprotected outer colonies and mining facilities. The Navy was too busy fighting on the frontlines to assist.
Several asteroid fields had become infested with the scum. They were flocking to the fight by the millions, from every corner of the galaxy, looking to carve some new territory, or make an example of the anti pirate nation.
But, the pirates, who had been winning in the outer colony areas, began to run out of luck. Soon, internal strife began to tear their coalition apart. Small skirmished between them escalated into major ones. Asteroid fields were alight with blasts of energy for days at a time.
It was the fourth and final year of the conflict, and the navy was beginning to mop up the invaders. Small pockets of them still remained, but found themselves vastly outclassed, and fled. Safety returned to the inner worlds, and now, the navy headed towards the outer worlds.
They arrived, and freed the mining colony of Regalus VII, where many of the workers had become slaves, forced to work in the mines to supply fuel for the pirate fleets. Marines flooded every outstation and supply depot, systematically annihilating every bit of resistance.
The final battle took place Hammier 24, 2476. When the navy swept through the final pirate base, capturing two major leaders, and forcing an end to the confrontation. Peace returned, and free trade resumed. New legislation passed, forcing the military to establish protective devices on every Siesatian world. Even mining asteroids would be fitted with a Class IV shield at the very least.
All in all, over 1.4 Siesatian lives had been lost, civilian and military, but an estimated 8 million pirates were destroyed. It has since been determined that they were being supplied and organized by an undisclosed nation, for purposes unknown. Actions against said country are pending.
President Nicholas Crescent has announced, that, in honor of the victory, and all those who gave their lives… for the first time in over 400 years, the Festival of the Hunt will be officially sanctioned, and will take place in the City of Lindblum, on the Capital of Gaia in three years time. Competitors from across the galaxy will be called upon to face whatever the Hunt Council decided to pit them against.
The competitors have two and a half years to sign up, and must be in the designated arrival area one month prior to the Festival. More details will be given later, but it is going to be a momentous occasion.