NationStates Jolt Archive

The Eternals upon send quite a number of people in this new galaxy that they had recently built a great Master Gate to allow mortals to be able to reach the galaxy within a much shorter time then they could using technologies available to them. This gate can be linked to any standard Stargate. Warpgate, or Hypergate by dialing its address. Yet, to avoid it being linked to any other dimension it had a failsafe that it would automatically deactivate the link, under any circumstances even if there is something coming through the gate at the time.

Despite this the Eternals will allow other nations to colonize the galaxy and come through the Master Gate as they wish. So far The Eternals have only colonized a small part of the galaxy so there is plenty of space for any number of peoples to come into the galaxy only for the time being.

The Eternals sent out a message then to tell all peoples that the code to open the gate and the coordinates to put into the computer in order for them to be able to enter through the Master Gate. As well, they gave out a map of the whole of the galaxy in order so that there would be no disputes over the borders of the galaxy at the start of the colonization of the galaxy.

Participants:
The Scandinvans (Blue)
New Dornalia (Red)
The Gate Builders (Black)
Commonalitarianism (Light Orange)
Me li (Brown & Blue)
Horde of Doom (No Claims)
Dratheria (Yellow)

Galaxy Map:
http://img193.imageshack.us/my.php?image=claims9fd242xi0ft0by.jpg

OOC: The area of the galaxy that I have taken, so far, is bordered by blue lines and the Master Gate is the purple square near the right edge of my area. By the way I am stilling work for more people to join this thread. As well, people who join now will be able to claim the desirable areas that are still left in the galaxy.

As the Master Gate had recharged the gate was then activated to allow traffic to go through it as they pleased, but in order to prevent an outright invasion of Eternal space a legion of soldiers had been left to monitor all traffic coming out of the Master Gate. As well, a dozen capital ships had been left around the Master Gate.

In the space held by the Eternal Empire, colonies were being built and the already colonized worlds were being fortified by further colonists coming through the Master Gate. Already, the worlds were being divided between those that would either become heavily populated, industrialized, military, or agrarian worlds.

Premier MacIntyre heard of the news. New Dornalia had had relations with the Eternals beforehand, but this was a new opportunity to gain more land for the Workers State and possibly secure another safe area for the Government to go to, should the Core Systems be compromised.

He sent this message to the Eternals:

"It is good to hear from the Eternals again....I want to let you know that I have heard your offer and will be sending a small colonization fleet and a Rapid Attack Force to protect them. Despite the belligerent name, its just an active duty force. They'll guard the colonists once they leave your space.

If possible, we wish to claim the following area, marked in red (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/Senor_Nb3/whirlpoolgalaxy8igNDclaim.jpg).

We eagerly await your reply.

Robert MacIntyre
Premier
Workers State of New Dornalia"

Message from the Enlightened Ascended Lord Protector of the Alteran Dominion

The Alteran Dominion wishes to send a colonisation force and small protective fleet to claim the area marked out in Black in the map below.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b88/lunarsandwich/ALTCLAIM.jpg

A massive construct approached the gate. It was an asteroid 2 kilometers across. Surrounding the asteroid was a torus 2.5 kilometers around. Clear bluish domes with what looked forests, farm land, and small towns pocked the asteroid. The torus was generating a bubble of energy. A star dock for small ships and an asteroid processing facility could be seen in a gaping hole in the top of the asteroid. Hundreds of solar panels covered most of the area where the domes were not visible. Towers that looked like they were slightly out of phase pumped in energy from hyperspace collectors. The field drive switched off.

A tall thin posthuman looked out. He was tattooed with intricate holographic tattoos, patterns of multicolored gems covered his implants, his head bulged slightly with wetware, and he was wearing intricately embroidered synthetic spider silk robes and wide flaring plants. His hair had a shimmering multicolored silver color and his eyes seemed to change color with the light.

"We wish to move one of our free floating colonies to this new galaxy. We discovered your facility by accident. One of our Von Neumann probes discovered this gate by accident. We are not sure if this will fit through your gate. " He tapped his double jointed fingers on top of his console.

We are interested in the worlds without life, the worlds where radiation is too high for regular colonies, the worlds where ordinary humans can't colonize. We wish to travel freely. We are not planet bound.

A message was promptly sent in response after the Eternals in the galaxy had gotten the message. The Eternals were happy that the New Dornalians were entering the galaxy as they had some knowledge of them already and they were also took security that they had a friend in the galaxy, one that was also close enough to help guard the Master Gate. In preparation for their arrival the Eternals prepared a map of all the habitable worlds in the sector claimed by New Dornalia.

The Eternal Response Message:

“It is good to known that we will have friends in this galaxy. We have also prepared a map that we shall transmit to you with this message that highlights all the hyperspace routes and habitable worlds in you’re sector. As for your colonies the Eternals in the galaxy and their subjects shall help your colonists if they need it. As well, your Rapid Attack Force we shall now lay any burden on them.”

High Eternal Lord Emiuo
Voice for the Eldest One of the Eternal Race

The Gate Builders:

“We Eternals hope that you will be happy with the galactic core and also that we will be able to have good relations with you people.”

Commonalitarianism:

The gate activated due to the Eternal operating it had decided to activate as well he opened the portal and expanded so that it would be wide enough to accommodate the sheer size of the craft that was hoping to enter to the other side and to the new galaxy just beyond its portal.

Then a message was sent to the ship:

“Feel free to pass through the portal at your own choosing and as well the Eternals in the galaxy where this portal leads will not trouble. In fact they will help you out where you can and also allow you to travel freely through our space.”

"We thank you for your generosity in allowing us free passage."

The city ship enters the portal. The field drive engages, moving deep into the galaxy, they find a world with mineral resources asteroid fields, oort clouds, and a level of radiation which would kill most life.

The ship begins the slow process of replicating everything on the original ship until, there is a new city ship, with a closed ecology, power sources, mining robots, defenses, and small ships.

The drive field seems to absorb the radiation pouring it into the phase storage batteries in the center of the ship.

They are free to roam the galaxy, cataloging all that lays before them. They will add to the Final Encyclopedia, the AI storehouse of a five hundred year search to absorb all knowledge.

OOC: Commonalitarianism, do you want me to give you any defined terriotory in the galaxy?

By the way I have updated the map.

"We thank you for your generosity in allowing us free passage."

The city ship enters the portal. The field drive engages, moving deep into the galaxy, they find a world with mineral resources asteroid fields, oort clouds, and a level of radiation which would kill most life.

The ship begins the slow process of replicating everything on the original ship until, there is a new city ship, with a closed ecology, power sources, mining robots, defenses, and small ships.

The drive field seems to absorb the radiation pouring it into the phase storage batteries in the center of the ship.

They are free to roam the galaxy, cataloging all that lays before them. They will add to the Final Encyclopedia, the AI storehouse of a five hundred year search to absorb all knowledge.“You are welcome; also we request that you do respect the borders of the other powers in the galaxies as they may not take to kindly if you wander into their space without permission. But, we will protect you from attack if needed.”

The Eternals’ ships on the other side of the gate went off to the side and allowed the asteroid ship to pass without interference from their ships and as well prevented any traffic from damaging themselves or the ships.

The Eternals also noted that they picked only worlds that did not harbor sentient life on their surface and that these worlds also could not be used as a colony for habitation by sentient life forms.

As for the data collection the Eternals were pleased at their quest for knowledge, but knew that only the creator gods of the universe could know everything in the end.

Message to All States in the New Galaxy

At the core of this galaxy a construct will be built, an artificial world resistant to the obscene gravitic forces at the core. In this construct will be the entire knowledge of the Alteran race, millions of years of spacefaring and ascended knowledge. We invite all nations to come to this place, and contribute their own experiences to this library.

The Eternal Response Message:

“It is good to known that we will have friends in this galaxy. We have also prepared a map that we shall transmit to you with this message that highlights all the hyperspace routes and habitable worlds in you’re sector. As for your colonies the Eternals in the galaxy and their subjects shall help your colonists if they need it. As well, your Rapid Attack Force we shall now lay any burden on them.”

High Eternal Lord Emiuo
Voice for the Eldest One of the Eternal Race

The message was recieved, and a colony and exploration fleet was prepared by the Commissariat of Science, which having done many of these jobs before, was the logical choice for the settlement of their new tract of territory.

It was large, so the imperative was to quickly settle and explore the worlds listed by the Eternals in the New Dornalian claim, and try to get them to sustain themselves as much as possible. The science ships would map things out, the colony ships would establish a major settlement on one world to create a permanent base, and smaller settlements on empty planets. They would also try to establish friendly relations with the locals. Good thing the New Dornalians had replicators and nanomachines-otherwise, the job would be much harder.

Thus, the colony fleet joined with the 5th Rapid Attack Force to enter the claim as soon as possible. They entered the coordinates of the Master Gate, and sallied forth....

We would like a small area in the southern part of the galaxy about 1/4 the size of the larger territories to turn into a galactic marketplace for trade. These will be in large deep space hubs. Ability to travel freely is more important to us. Also, to take unclaimed worlds unusable by other civilizations.

We are downloading the non-sensitive core information into the Alteran library. Much of it is very advanced ecological science including alien ecology-- closed loop ecologies and terra forming, replication technology, deep space mining, radiation shielding, materials science, energy resources, and knowledge management.

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The Gate Builders:

The Eternals sent a small ship loaded with information crystals to be loaded in the database on the world so their would be at least some Eternal knowledge available to the people of this new galaxy, if the Eternals were to leave it.

New Dornalia:

On the enter side of the gate the New Dornalians were meet by the Eternals’ ships being off to the side so that they would not detour them from their task to exit through the Master Gate. As well, they sent them a number of messages that gave them the exact routes of the hyperspace ways. (map of your hyperspace routes: http://img444.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hyperspaceroutes4tu.jpg)

On the worlds colonized by the New Dornalians the locals were either happy to meet them or just did not make contact with them, but on a few different worlds the local sentients rose up in rebellion against these ‘invaders’ and fought against the New Dornalian settlers with all of their strength to fight to the last part of their race.

We would like a small area in the southern part of the galaxy about 1/4 the size of the larger territories to turn into a galactic marketplace for trade. These will be in large deep space hubs. Ability to travel freely is more important to us. Also, to take unclaimed worlds unusable by other civilizations.

We are downloading the non-sensitive core information into the Alteran library. Much of it is very advanced ecological science including alien ecology-- closed loop ecologies and terra forming, replication technology, deep space mining, radiation shielding, materials science, energy resources, and knowledge management.Alright, then we have transferred the territories that you wanted to your ownership. Also, to say you have free access to do whatever you wish to create with your part of the galaxy, as long as your marketplaces do not sell stolen Eternal technologies.

As for, the knowledge that you use we will allow you access to our technologies as long as you access technologies relating to ecology, deep space mining, in relation to resources, and whatever other peaceful technologies that you desire access to.

OOC: You are in the orange area in the southwestern quadrant in the galaxy, if that is alright with you. (http://img334.imageshack.us/my.php?image=altclaim6fg.jpg)

OOC: This thread is still open to whomever wants to take part in it.

New Dornalia:

On the enter side of the gate the New Dornalians were meet by the Eternals’ ships being off to the side so that they would not detour them from their task to exit through the Master Gate. As well, they sent them a number of messages that gave them the exact routes of the hyperspace ways. (map of your hyperspace routes: http://img444.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hyperspaceroutes4tu.jpg)

On the worlds colonized by the New Dornalians the locals were either happy to meet them or just did not make contact with them, but on a few different worlds the local sentients rose up in rebellion against these ‘invaders’ and fought against the New Dornalian settlers with all of their strength to fight to the last part of their race.

On the rebellious worlds, the full might of the New Dornalian War Machine is put to work. As the 5th RAF is but 100 ships in the area, a call for reinforcements is made by the New Dornalian colonists on those embattled worlds, who organize defenses and begin firing back old West style with railpistols, Kroot Kalashnikovs, railguns and lasguns. Their call reaches the nearest New Dornalian base in New Wuhan, which deploys the 4th RAF along with a significant number of Kroot Mercenaries (many veterans of the Yuuzhan Vong Civil War, fighting with the Internacionales) to try and bring the New Dornalian claim under control. They enter through the Master Gate and begin moving along the hyperspace passageways to try and aid their comrades.

In the meantime, one or two ship detachments go to a planet, and deploy Marine units to quell the local rebellions. Depending on the vessel deployed, either air support from Komsomol III's, Mothra Strike Fighters and Marineskos (if carriers are in the area) or ground based artillery mechs and guns mounted on hover platforms and orbital bombardment are deployed, along with regular army (if ISDs or Battleships are there to respond) to support the Marines, supporting defenses against and attacks on recalcitrant tribes.

All the while, those anthropologists on the embattled worlds tried to persuade the rebels to surrender, before they were totally obliterated, pointing out the benefits of joining with the New Dornalians instead of trying to resist them. They even offer the Standard New Dornalian Treaties assuring protection of rights, culture, and land, and promise to end the fighting if the locals will.

On the planets that saw more success, anthropologists are sent to catalog the rituals and customs of the locals, as the New Dornalians begin trade and dialogue with them. Standard Operating Treaties are signed, assuring protection of their customs and land and limited autonomy for their various governing bodies, similar to arrangements made with the Kroot and Hajarran peoples before.

Meanwhile, the colonists try to establish towns and viable farms, markets, and industrial facilities to ensure a sustaining colony-their advanced tools enabled a quick transition in many areas to at least a semi-stable existence, which would later be supplemented with outside contact. One of the more hospitable colonies, which the locals called a name which was transliterated into "Alvaria," becomes the capital of the territory, called aptly enough, "Nova Louisiana," as it is one of the largest claims annexed by New Dornalia.

The local rebels, having inferior technology and in most cases fewer soldiers, were either destroyed, forced into submission, or took to the hills to continue the rebellion against New Dornalia. On many of the rebel worlds, after seeing the might of New Dornalia, submitted to New Dornalia and accepted the Standard New Dornalian Treaties as they hoped to keep their people and culture alive.

Yet, on a few worlds the rebels continued the fight and often fought to the last person against the colonial powers. They often in the end just vanished due to them being too few to even constitute a viable population in comparison to their old numbers. Those that survived retreated in the deep places of the world and kept their customs, despite their numbers now began to dwindle even further.

On the more peaceful worlds, the locals began to welcome the New Dornalia to their worlds and willing accepted them, in many cases they even moved into their settlements in order to be closer to the New Dornalians ‘superior’ culture. As well, they began to help them establish the New Dornalian colonies by teaching the colonists about the world so that they would be able to properly grow the local crops and hunt the animals on the world.

Some of the other locals just vanished into the deeper and darker places of their world, there they fled and refused contact with New Dornalia. Yet, for the most part the greater whole of the locals signed treaties with New Dornalia and there they began the process of becoming part of the colonies being built on their worlds.

The Melii had retired for the most part from the active management of the Imperium of Man. They generally amused themselves with observing the development of lesser beings along many of side Streams. The Eddy of one drew their eyes... It was a newsplinter in the Fractal Gray. Many of the more advanced lesser beings seemed to be imigrating to this largely uninhabited subsector of the NSmetaverse... Designation XXX-XXX-XXX-XXX.

Curioser and curiouser...the natives seemed to be encouraging immigrants. The Fox restrained himself from peeking a few leaps away...no prescientience could prove Very Boring after awhile. Much better to be suprised! He meditated upon his course of action.

To Be or Not to Be. That was the Question.

<flicker of memory>
Coax the muddy memories...The Imperium of Man...yes that seemed familiar...ah the Sages still were busy collating and collecting data. Cosmic amusement filled the splinter of the Infinite Chaos. It spread, rebounded, echoed and reflected throughout the Outside.

A goodly joke! He smiled and the Realms blossomed with growth.

The Commonii were forever seeking to Finish their Final Encyclopedia. They were likely continue until the Singularity Events. The Melii had discovered millenia ago to stop pestering the Commonii about retiring and Ascending. They had the knowledge but refused to follow the Path of the Melii. The were a good and stubborn Tribe of Man. He grinned and thought on his next actions.

It would not do to just barge in like a minion of the False Gods of Chaos (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=11028173#post11028173) or of the mistaken Temporal Accords (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=11039276#post11039276), or of the Various Orders of Light and Dark or of Another Imperium of Man (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=11046481#post11046481) ...No no non no NO. That would not do at all! It would be best to seek the native Entities...just how? Electro-magnetic? Quantum? Simple primitive postman or even E-Mail? He sighed and the sector constricted.



Perhaps an Emmanation? A projection partaile of our Being? Some simple Avatars of the One called Silver Fox? Monkey laughed and agreed. Sure why not? They would ask to be allowed to inhabit the area around the galactic core...near the great rift holes...they would be able to observe the long term history of this subsector.

Yes yes yes a goodly Idea. Fox since you, Monkey and Magpie seem to like this Idea...you are responsible for observing this developing sector. The Blade was always so straighfoward. A message was composed.

Entities of Galaxy XXX-XXX-XXX of the Subsector XXX-XXX-XXX-XXX of the NSmetaverse. We of the Melii request a fiefdom of the Core. We seek contemplation and peace...and perhaps this is a goodly place to retire to. We seek no great habital resources...just one of your Great Singularity in the Core Region of this Galaxy. We wish to have little visitors.

If however you wish to speak with the Masters, you are welcomed to visit our closest Enclave at sector XXX-XXX_XXX-XXX of this same Metaverse. If you allow us to establish a local Enclave Chapter House you and the other sentients may visit us. Please no weapons...that would complicate things...

Regards,


The Silver Fox, White Raven, Monkey and Magpie of the Tribe of Melii.

ooc:
ooc:
The Melii in this Post FT state have left most things for the younger Tribes.
They haven't abandoned this plane...just semi-retired.
They are essentially Bodhisatvvas...take that however you wish to.
You are right.

DarkGreen please near the shiny and deadly center black hole...or the brightest pulsar in the South. Roughly the same size as C. sector. That was pretty mcuh a glorified Tag...but we might fight if forced to...just would rather chill with the Time-Dilation effect...INSIDE the Circle...

Unless that is where your Eternals are?
Then the pulsar on the southern arm please.

OOC: To just tell everyone I am working on a little back story for this thread that relates back a few hundred million years to a war between the Eternals and a local galactic power.

The local rebels, having inferior technology and in most cases fewer soldiers, were either destroyed, forced into submission, or took to the hills to continue the rebellion against New Dornalia. On many of the rebel worlds, after seeing the might of New Dornalia, submitted to New Dornalia and accepted the Standard New Dornalian Treaties as they hoped to keep their people and culture alive.

Yet, on a few worlds the rebels continued the fight and often fought to the last person against the colonial powers. They often in the end just vanished due to them being too few to even constitute a viable population in comparison to their old numbers. Those that survived retreated in the deep places of the world and kept their customs, despite their numbers now began to dwindle even further.

On the more peaceful worlds, the locals began to welcome the New Dornalia to their worlds and willing accepted them, in many cases they even moved into their settlements in order to be closer to the New Dornalians ‘superior’ culture. As well, they began to help them establish the New Dornalian colonies by teaching the colonists about the world so that they would be able to properly grow the local crops and hunt the animals on the world.

Some of the other locals just vanished into the deeper and darker places of their world, there they fled and refused contact with New Dornalia. Yet, for the most part the greater whole of the locals signed treaties with New Dornalia and there they began the process of becoming part of the colonies being built on their worlds.

The fighting mostly over, the New Dornalians in general turned to settlement. They accepted the aid and knowledge of the natives; after all, they lived there first, so they knew what they were talking about. As such, they began to incorporate more native foods into their diet and hunted more native animals, often enlisting local guides, to supplement their colonies, which were doing well for themselves.

Meanwhile, the natives that moved closer were welcomed by the colonists, who continued their exchanges with them and accepted them as new neighbors. The natives were friendly, plus, they were helping them out, so it paid to be nice.

On the worlds which the population had been decimated to the point of extinction, more colonists were invited to come in and settle the area. Having no benefit of local help, scientists worked to figure out which plants and animals were edible, and which were not. On those worlds with decimated but stil existing population, some units remained as a police and rebuilding force, though most returned to their ships. For the most part though, the pattern of trade, exchange, and dialogue continued everywhere, though on the Contested Worlds, there was some animosity.

Space drydocks began to go up, and further trade and building up continued, as did the flow of settlers....meanwhile, the reinforcements stayed, to ensure no other troubles broke out.

The Melii had retired for the most part from the active management of the Imperium of Man. They generally amused themselves with observing the development of lesser beings along many of side Streams. The Eddy of one drew their eyes... It was a newsplinter in the Fractal Gray. Many of the more advanced lesser beings seemed to be imigrating to this largely uninhabited subsector of the NSmetaverse... Designation XXX-XXX-XXX-XXX.

Curioser and curiouser...the natives seemed to be encouraging immigrants. The Fox restrained himself from peeking a few leaps away...no prescientience could prove Very Boring after awhile. Much better to be suprised! He meditated upon his course of action.

To Be or Not to Be. That was the Question.

<flicker of memory>
Coax the muddy memories...The Imperium of Man...yes that seemed familiar...ah the Sages still were busy collating and collecting data. Cosmic amusement filled the splinter of the Infinite Chaos. It spread, rebounded, echoed and reflected throughout the Outside.

A goodly joke! He smiled and the Realms blossomed with growth.

The Commonii were forever seeking to Finish their Final Encyclopedia. They were likely continue until the Singularity Events. The Melii had discovered millenia ago to stop pestering the Commonii about retiring and Ascending. They had the knowledge but refused to follow the Path of the Melii. The were a good and stubborn Tribe of Man. He grinned and thought on his next actions.

It would not do to just barge in like a minion of the False Gods of Chaos (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=11028173#post11028173) or of the mistaken Temporal Accords (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=11039276#post11039276), or of the Various Orders of Light and Dark or of Another Imperium of Man (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=11046481#post11046481) ...No no non no NO. That would not do at all! It would be best to seek the native Entities...just how? Electro-magnetic? Quantum? Simple primitive postman or even E-Mail? He sighed and the sector constricted.



Perhaps an Emmanation? A projection partaile of our Being? Some simple Avatars of the One called Silver Fox? Monkey laughed and agreed. Sure why not? They would ask to be allowed to inhabit the area around the galactic core...near the great rift holes...they would be able to observe the long term history of this subsector.

Yes yes yes a goodly Idea. Fox since you, Monkey and Magpie seem to like this Idea...you are responsible for observing this developing sector. The Blade was always so straighfoward. A message was composed.

Entities of Galaxy XXX-XXX-XXX of the Subsector XXX-XXX-XXX-XXX of the NSmetaverse. We of the Melii request a fiefdom of the Core. We seek contemplation and peace...and perhaps this is a goodly place to retire to. We seek no great habital resources...just one of your Great Singularity in the Core Region of this Galaxy. We wish to have little visitors.

If however you wish to speak with the Masters, you are welcomed to visit our closest Enclave at sector XXX-XXX_XXX-XXX of this same Metaverse. If you allow us to establish a local Enclave Chapter House you and the other sentients may visit us. Please no weapons...that would complicate things...

Regards,


The Silver Fox, White Raven, Monkey and Magpie of the Tribe of Melii.

ooc:
The Melii in this Post FT state have left most things for the younger Tribes. They haven't abandoned this plane...just semi-retired. They are essentially Bodhisatvvas...take that however you wish to.
You are right.There was a weak response message sent by a primitive confederation of worlds that had been recently been pushed out by the expansion of the Alterans in the core of the and had pushed them out due to their territory coming into their hands, so done by their ‘arrangement’ with the galaxy’s Eternals.

In their hopes the leaders of the confederation sent their message:

“We will welcome you into our space as our lords if you agree to prevent us from being conquered by the Alterans and as well if you allow us to continue our war of liberation against the galaxy’s local powers. If you do this all of our worlds shall become yours as soon as you enter our space.”

Signed,
Trtoa Eurmapo
Leader of the Confederacy of the Worlds of Eumanpo

OOC: Here is the galactic map, you're boundaries is in brown: http://img70.imageshack.us/my.php?image=altclaimdd3th.jpg

The fighting mostly over, the New Dornalians in general turned to settlement. They accepted the aid and knowledge of the natives; after all, they lived there first, so they knew what they were talking about. As such, they began to incorporate more native foods into their diet and hunted more native animals, often enlisting local guides, to supplement their colonies, which were doing well for themselves.

Meanwhile, the natives that moved closer were welcomed by the colonists, who continued their exchanges with them and accepted them as new neighbors. The natives were friendly, plus, they were helping them out, so it paid to be nice.

On the worlds which the population had been decimated to the point of extinction, more colonists were invited to come in and settle the area. Having no benefit of local help, scientists worked to figure out which plants and animals were edible, and which were not. On those worlds with decimated but stil existing population, some units remained as a police and rebuilding force, though most returned to their ships. For the most part though, the pattern of trade, exchange, and dialogue continued everywhere, though on the Contested Worlds, there was some animosity.

Space drydocks began to go up, and further trade and building up continued, as did the flow of settlers....meanwhile, the reinforcements stayed, to ensure no other troubles broke out.The natives of the colonized planets, which did not move into the New Dornalia colonial communities, now began to move into their new niche in colonial society and many of them eagerly took it, while others took their niche harshly and took the terms of the treaty and therefore took to their own secluded communities deep in the planets wildernesses.

Those natives that moved into the New Dornalian settlements began to form a higher class of natives on the planet as they began to become a higher group due to the technology that began to adopt from the colonists and the colonial soldiers. As well, they began to take on the New Dornalian culture more so than the culture of their ancestors.

The natives begin to establish fields around the New Dornalian and there they harvested food that they grew and brought it into the colonies to barter for trade goods there. Also, the hunters and guides often would bring back to the colonies vast amounts of meat for the colonists. Yet, to dwindle this the farmers began to raise some animals for food to bring to the colonists.

OOC: Me li, by the wy I am sorry for the small area I gave you and if you want I will double the size of your area if you want me to…

There was a weak response message sent by a primitive confederation of worlds that had been recently been pushed out by the expansion of the Alterans in the core of the and had pushed them out due to their territory coming into their hands, so done by their ‘arrangement’ with the galaxy’s Eternals.

In their hopes the leaders of the confederation sent their message:

“We will welcome you into our space as our lords if you agree to prevent us from being conquered by the Alterans and as well if you allow us to continue our war of liberation against the galaxy’s local powers. If you do this all of our worlds shall become yours as soon as you enter our space.”

Signed,
Trtoa Eurmapo
Leader of the Confederacy of the Worlds of Eumanpo

OOC: Here is the galactic map, you're boundaries is in brown: http://img70.imageshack.us/my.php?image=altclaimdd3th.jpg


The Melii having been clearly invited by at least one Native Tribe...of Eumanpo? Debated, discussed and plainly argued...it had been millenia...but time was fluid and meaningless...so why do we even bother? Should we aid them? They are weak and have asked...so we must at least consider doing so. But we will restrict our interference...just an emanation of one Gaia Class World Tree and a olde style <OLD> Hunting Group for each of them....that would be adequate at temporarily stabilizing the small confederation.

When it was agreed...and as the lesser tiny Entities invited them; the Hunting Groups and the Gaia Command World Ship translated directly to the Invitee's territories. The Branches of the world Tree Deployed and assumed defensive pickets in the small sphere. The Confederation had just been annexed into the Imperium of Man... Now it would be interesting to see if they were of Humanity or of Daemons. Jumanity was not restricted to homo sapien sapien, The Melii were still Human...just different types of Human.

They Grinned and sent a primitve subspace connection to their new protegees.

TO:
Trtoa Eurmapo
Leader of the Confederacy of the Worlds of Eumanpo
And the People of the ConFed WE

We are not your Lords. Your freedom is your Own. We have declared that you are part of Our Greater Holdings. You are a province of the <blank>Imperium of Man. You may continue your war of liberation. We will not aid you in this. It is your fight and your Right under our laws to take up arms.

BE WARNED! DO NOT ATTACK US...that would be...messy. Know that if you bait the bear we will let the bear maul you...to teach you lessons. But we will not let them eat you.

Obey or Fight! Fight and Die! Death to Oppression!


The Mistaken Ones


ooc: S. check your telegrams please:p

The Eumanpo meet the Melii and where stunned by their superior technologies, so much so they revered as beings akin to gods. Yet, as for their appearance the Eumanpo were two meter tall light humanoids. The Eumanpo took to their new friends as a great people and greeted them with great enthusiasm and also accepted anything they would give unto them with great joy.

The Eumanpo also responded with this message:

“My people and I accept your ‘stewardship’ and will not harm your vessels or people in any way. We also thank you for allowing to join your Holdings and shall take your leadership when given. As well, we will take anything you teach us to heart and use it wisely in order to preserve our people.

As for the our war of liberation against our foes we will continue it and fight with all our strength to defend our worlds. To the last warrior we shall fight.”

Signed,
Trtoa Eurmapo
Leader of the Confederacy of the Worlds of Eumanpo

New Map:
http://img144.imageshack.us/my.php?image=altclaimdd3uw.jpg

OOC: I have checked my TG's and replied to your's as well.

[Am I to understand somebody just made a claim inside the galactic core, which I've already claimed and been accepted? If the Melii step one foot inside, they get blasted.]

OOC: No Me li, he has actually moved his claim to the southeastern quadrant of the galaxy.

[Okay. I'd hate for my first contact to be annihilating colonists! :p ]

[Okay. I'd hate for my first contact to be annihilating colonists! :p ]OOC: Sorry, about that confusion I should have been more clear when posting so that others could better understand what I am referring to.

The natives of the colonized planets, which did not move into the New Dornalia colonial communities, now began to move into their new niche in colonial society and many of them eagerly took it, while others took their niche harshly and took the terms of the treaty and therefore took to their own secluded communities deep in the planets wildernesses.

Those natives that moved into the New Dornalian settlements began to form a higher class of natives on the planet as they began to become a higher group due to the technology that began to adopt from the colonists and the colonial soldiers. As well, they began to take on the New Dornalian culture more so than the culture of their ancestors.

The natives begin to establish fields around the New Dornalian and there they harvested food that they grew and brought it into the colonies to barter for trade goods there. Also, the hunters and guides often would bring back to the colonies vast amounts of meat for the colonists. Yet, to dwindle this the farmers began to raise some animals for food to bring to the colonists.

The Nova Louisianan Administration noticed the possibility of overhunting, and began limiting it, and promoting agriculture as well. Meanwhile, to try and reduce inequalities somewhat (but not too much; the colonial government needed that niche to aid in ruling the place), hospitals and schools and other civil works were built to aid the local residents (much of the planning for these involved their input of course, though the new colonial elite often had a hand in this...).

The first drydock was built in space, commissioned the Jean Lafayette Shipyard, in orbit around Alvaria. Others would soon come forth. Meanwhile, one or two of the more desolate worlds were designated to become that great New Dornalian cog in the war machine- the Military Reservation (read: Forge World). To be named Ulysses Grant and Thomas Jefferson, they would go up here and help provide supplies in conjunction with local armories.

As this occurred, the Governor of Nova Louisiana called for the organization of a Territorial Legislature, to give the locals some voice in the government and prevent further revolt, as well as the raising of units of native regiments (which would officially fight as mercenaries, like the RL Ghurkhas). Men and flyers and HoloNet messages were sent out all over, in any number of languages, to both the elite and the commoners, to try and get candidates and voters alike.

Meanwhile, the People's Acolytes with the fleet began surveying the territory for any Force sensitives that could possibily be recruited into the group, or for any doctrines that might prove useful....

The Commonalitarianism wandered from system to system sending out self-replicating probes Von Neumann engines in their territory. They mapped the stars. Staying long enough in one place to build another floating cities. They contemplated the deeps of space. They meditated on the deeps of creation and sought out strange alien artifacts to add to their museums of alien objects which they placed in deep space.

They roamed from star to star, peering into the cores of suns, mapping solar systems, and forever seeking the elusive answer What will be the final question which will be asked to finish the search for all knowledge?

They spread out into the unclaimed territories. Every probe they sent out replicated two more probes which would travel on, when it reached a new star system and sent out planetary probes to collect data on the living planets. Slowly the worlds opened up to them.

The years passed and a few of the most respected citizens became avatars choosing to permanently reside in the data core as a memories for future generations capable of taking on either a machine or organic body at whim.

They found alien civilizations and traded the raw materials and energy they collected in the asteroid fields for strange knowledge, alien philosophies, sciences not known to man, and samples of alien flora and fauna.

The life domes integrated strange creatures from many worlds into them. As time passed, they reshaped their bodies to fit the alien worlds they traveled to. No generation shall be as the generation before, adapt, modify, but never clone for in sameness there is weakness.

Prepare for the reavers, the berserkers, the machines that destroy, set up bases in hidden places, fortify, for there will always be enemies to life and living things and change.

Once they finished mapping their territory and adapting, they sent out a simple message come to us so we may trade, knowledge for knowledge, and raw materials for knowledge.

New Dornalia:

The natives hunting for the colonists began to end due to the new restrictions placed on them, but they continued to hunt to feed themselves using the treaties they had signed with the New Dornalian government they felt that they would be to because of their customs. As well, many of their of the old hunters moved to the farm and pasture lands in order to keep up their growing place of society of supplying food to the colonists.

Many of the natives that had moved into the colonist communities began to expand their input into the new society and as well helped those natives further themselves and also helped to further the gap between the peasant/traditional natives and the natives of the colonist communities. Such was this that the natives now were more New Dornalian then native to their worlds.

Large numbers of natives, eager for jobs, began to sign up to work as soldiers for New Dornalia or as workers on the new forge worlds that would help supply the new colonies of New Dornalia in this new untapped galaxy.

On a whole the galaxy’s natives possessed rather unimpressive Force sensitivity, save for a few, and had no great doctrines. But, three races were a rather great exception to this as they were amongst the most unique of the galaxy. The first race was the Tranians who were a warrior race that practiced a doctrine of mediation and endless training; these made them a race of people who were superior warriors and powerful soldiers. The second was that of the Wneians who were powerful in the Force and nearly the whole of their race was Force proficient and practiced to use the light side of the Force, but they only numbered a few million and thus were not very common. The third race was the Cuiora who were a religious race loyal to the death to their lords and friends. They are extremely skilled warriors, nearly without equals in this galaxy.

Several million seedlings were scattered throughout the Local CWE Space. They would eventually grow into new habitats and ships for the locals. All of the designs seemed to lack any evident offensive weapons/agressive defesive systems. They would become great Bioships...and the CWE would become their stewards. The Region was secure from the more immature races of man and daemon and devils and angels alike.

The Melii were of the Total Gray, the True Chaos, the Bringer of Change of Death and of Life. The foolish natterings of the lesser beings mattered not. IF anything the Melii were amused by the foolish mistaken one's obsession with territory and resources...

It was just plain foolish and ignorant. They understood that and let the young ones be. It would be interesting to watch them bicker over the sucre confections. The Mistaken Ones had to work very hard not to peek ahead. Still some precautions were made...sleepers and probes were deployed for the Centeral Core. Best explore and see slowly the plot unfold.

At least the CWE no longer worhiped them...that was most gratifying. Yet it raised several other issues...who were they worshiping before we of the Melii arrived in this Galaxy"
<S. Do you have a name for this place?>

Several million refugees were resettled on habital worlds, and hundreds of worlds were being quickly terraformed. Most of the refugees, however, were being housed in the Civil varients of the World Trees. Several million could live comfortably in the interior of the habitats...be they on a planetoid or on an earth-like world. Trillions displaced by the Invaders were welcomed to the CWE Sphere. The Melii frowned upon warships entering her Protectorate Province. They positively were Swiss about their Neutrality.

Their Memes were being disseminated at an even faster rate than the Seedlings. Soon the CWE would be considered of the Tribes of Mara...in merely a few millenia three or four was the accepted estimate. Best we chat with this Commonii Tribe.

<1 Locust and 2 Cricket class Twig Force pops! to local commonii sphere and requests for docking with primary colony>
<2nd Empire codes>

OOC:
[Am I to understand somebody just made a claim inside the galactic core, which I've already claimed and been accepted? If the Melii step one foot inside, they get blasted.]

Grins My My...you Atlateans sure are fiesty!:D Now were are some good old Lemurians when you need em? Or a good Wraith Horde? We just posted our preferences. We would prefer the Big Black holes in the Center of the Galaxy, but the pulsars and other smaller rifts are just fine by us. Besides your claims haven't been acknowledged yet...<shrug> I get the feeling something is up. It is a gut feeling. Don't trust no Eternals! Sounds darn good godlike to it...
That circle is a claim? LOL...I thought it was a cartagraphy tool! sorta showing the core outline. An equator if you will. Maybe change the color!

In response to this new message sent from the sector controlled by Commonalitarianis a trading fleet came from the Eternals region of the galaxy. With them they brought much finely crafted Eternals jewels and great loads of precious stones and metals. As well, they brought them a number of artifacts of long dead alien cultures in their area of the galaxy.

Yet, to this they also brought knowledge of their part of the galaxy and also of Eternal technologies in farming, smelting, and terraforming.

Hyperspace Trade Routes:
http://img267.imageshack.us/my.php?image=traderoutes7gd.jpg

[Lookat the map in the OP Me Li, the black circle is my claim.]

Me li:

The native Eumanpo now had entered in a dark crusade in the name of their new ‘gods’. Already a tenth of the population had departed to fight down the hyperspace route that lead from their space to the center of the galaxy. As well, they began to commit genocides on many worlds and enslaved the survivors of their war. So much had this new crusade affected their society that their people now began to leave their home worlds in the Melii sectors in order to wage war for their people. (OOC: This is inspired by their old gods named Anpo, Eum, and Nao. These old gods where like many worshipped in their sector of Evetia)

The refugees that settled on the worlds in the Me li sector were very thankful for the shelter given to them and happily settled in their new homes. But, the fact that they had been forced to flee their home worlds cause many to want to go to war against the other new comers to their galaxy and destroy the whole of the invaders people.

OOC: You don't trust the Eternals, but why? :(

Those who were intercepted by Alteran ships on their way to the Core were not welcomed.

Until further notice, no ship may enter the Core without express permission by the Alteran Ruling Council, bar ships of Ascended races. Any ship moving too close to the Core without stopping will be fired upon.

Picket ships patrolled the edges of the Alteran claim, turning back approaching vessels.

The Eumanpo would not stop at anyone’s command and their leading armada came directly at the Alteran ships blocking the hyperspace route to the core. As well, their transports attempted to go around the Alterans and land at a nearby planet and overcome it to use as a based for invasions deeper into the core of the galaxy.

OOC: Does your ban on ships entering the Core of the galaxy include ships piloted directly by Eternals?

[No. That would be just rude :D]

The course of action necessary was clear: whenever a ship made planetfall, a battleship would be assigned to bombard the landing site with heavy drones, then follow up with beam weapons. A costly and ecologically devastating method of containment, but mandated by the Ruling Council.

OOC: Alright, then thank you for letting my ships to continue to go through your space.

IC: The battle eventually forced the Eumanpo to withdraw, due to them losing huge numbers of soldiers on the planets and great parts of their fleet. Their loss was due to them lacking vastly superior numbers and from the superior weapons technology of the Alterans.

Also, on the Eumanpo home worlds a new belief in the Eternals as gods, due to an army of dead Eumanpo being resurrected by a signal Eternal and then pardoning of their crimes to in return for them living the rest of their lives with their kin. But, due to this a civil war broke out between the two different religions as the Eumanpo fought to prove their religion was the true one. This civil war diverted their crusading armies to return to their home worlds to participate on both sides of the religious civil war.

The CWE were adapting rapidly to the Melii general mold. They had become confident in their abilities and suspicious of Great Powers. They were the descendants and rightful owners of this Galaxy. They had a right to fight back and rid their homelands of the invaders. The CWE was almost Very Ancient Melii in character and aggressiveness. It was a pity that they were not learning the wisdom and restraint that we have long since mastered.

The Melii let their peoples alone. IT was a Free Sphere. People were people and generally did the right things. The Sphere prospered with the stability of the Melii guarding and nurturing the displaced peoples, the CWE experienced thousand fold increases in net population and huge increases in density. The archologies were well on their way into becoming Bayan World Saplings...<Tokyo-metro-sized base then souring into LEO and core roots to the upper mantel> The Bayans were VERY BIG Skyscraper/Tree/archologies. Millions of citizens per Tree and there were million of trees within each system.

There was a cultural Renaissance and synergy...it was fast becoming a cultural, economic, and educational center of the SE Outer Rims. The trade routes were jammed with constant internal and external trade. The closest partners were the Commonii for obvious historical reasons the Tribes had ongoing scientific and economic trade.

Less common were traders from the Core and the NE and N arms.

What was beginning to concern the Melii was the increased Shirk/mistaken interpretation / heresies that some of the SWE were engaged in. They were foolishly claiming that the Melii were “gods.” How gauche! The Melii had no Gods. They had some friends that could “technically be called gods” but were not.

Now this heresay would normally be ignored by the pedantic Melii, yet the FOOLS were destroying and not creating. They were enslaving and murdering. They had come close to becoming DAEMONS in human guise...The Melii would not tolerate Daemons.

Another series of warnings issued to
ALL CWE...do not transgress limits....OR ELSE!
Your gods are your own, however, We will send you to your gods if you continue your ways. We offer you sanctuary. YOU will NOT turn this Enclave into a base for destroying innocents. You may continue raiding and Destroying military targets and acceptable civilian targets. You will not Enslave anyone. If you will not welcome them as equals and brothers...do not return to the CWE Sphere. You are banished like Cain to wander the Voids. Be wary for there are many Daemons...do not become possessed.

ANY GENOCIDER will be hunted down and put down after this Fair Warning.

OBEY OR FIGHT! FIGHT & DIE! DEATH TO OPPRESION!

That means you too CWE. We will destroy everything and start over with the ashes if your transgressions continue.

You are warned.

Silver Fox of the Melii

The returning CWE were welcomed home...Monkey debreifed them, and directed their studies into what they had learned in this failure. HE would teach these silly natives Proper Melii military training...and Proper objectives...they had at least another decade before anything would happen.

OOC: You don't trust the Eternals, but why?
Ooc: Dunno...a hold over from our dealings with other “Beings”
Encyclopedia Galactica Entry (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=11051498#post11051498)
G.Builder...your guys a bit extreme huh? Lol
Check out the reference thread to get the generale idea of us.
Any question just send a telegram.

[Very extreme in cases of territorial violations and attempted illegal immigration :D

Just kidding. I just like to keep the peace the easy way.]

Tagged

New Dornalia:

The natives hunting for the colonists began to end due to the new restrictions placed on them, but they continued to hunt to feed themselves using the treaties they had signed with the New Dornalian government they felt that they would be to because of their customs. As well, many of their of the old hunters moved to the farm and pasture lands in order to keep up their growing place of society of supplying food to the colonists.
Many of the natives that had moved into the colonist communities began to expand their input into the new society and as well helped those natives further themselves and also helped to further the gap between the peasant/traditional natives and the natives of the colonist communities. Such was this that the natives now were more New Dornalian then native to their worlds.

This showed in the Territorial Legislature elections, which soon began fielding more elected candidates who were members of this new "Dornalized" elite in local elections than the more traditional locals. Also, the public works, school, and hospital projects were finished-they benefited their charges in the country, to be sure, but they also had some boon to the elites as well.

Large numbers of natives, eager for jobs, began to sign up to work as soldiers for New Dornalia or as workers on the new forge worlds that would help supply the new colonies of New Dornalia in this new untapped galaxy.

On a whole the galaxy’s natives possessed rather unimpressive Force sensitivity, save for a few, and had no great doctrines. But, three races were a rather great exception to this as they were amongst the most unique of the galaxy. The first race was the Tranians who were a warrior race that practiced a doctrine of mediation and endless training; these made them a race of people who were superior warriors and powerful soldiers. The second was that of the Wneians who were powerful in the Force and nearly the whole of their race was Force proficient and practiced to use the light side of the Force, but they only numbered a few million and thus were not very common. The third race was the Cuiora who were a religious race loyal to the death to their lords and friends. They are extremely skilled warriors, nearly without equals in this galaxy.

The Tranians and Cuiora would make useful fighters for the New Dornalian Administration, and as such, Ghurkha-style regiments were raised from these units. Meanwhile, some Wneians were recruited into the Acolytes, though on the whole, they were left alone, with their numbers so low.

As for the other races, Native Regiments of all kinds began to emerge-making for one of the most diverse People's Militia, Red Army, and Marine groups in New Dornalia. They served to guard the Military Reservations and Shipyards, which recruited all the men they could get to build ships and guns and supplies, though they had replicators and nanobots to speed things up. Factories and workshops on the colony worlds below also began recruiting workers, as well.

I am curious would this include hyperspatial combat which could be very interesting. When passing through the core in hyperspace would this be considered an invasion of your territory.

We ask that a neutral zone around each territory be highlighted so we may have safe passage around sentients boundaries.

The Commonalitarianism sent forth its trading fleet bringing biosculpted flora-- trees, plants, flowers shaped into exotic forms with beautiful perfumes, pets from many different worlds, edible crops and plants from a dozen different sentient races, exotic metals and substances found only in abundance in space-- iridium, osmium, beryllium, helium-3, and anti-protons.

They offered trade in unique sources of energy-- hyperspace energy generators, radiation absorbers, solar concentrator power satellites, regenerative life support systems, and myriad ways to categorize knowledge and information systems some human, some alien.

In our system we sought those natives who were going through a renaissance-- Dionysian civilizations who looked outward and contacted them helping integrate them into our own worlds.

We watched and checked for systems of biological life or machine life with the complete hatred of anything different, or just an incredible appetite to eat anything in their path. These we quarantined, secretly introducing new ideas and directions to lead them away from their hatred. There would be no rampaging oolts or buggers.

We found one system that had destroyed itself in fire, their Von Neumann machines eternally trying to eradicate each other and any life or machine that entered the system. This system was cleansed with fusion fire and robotic replicator destructors. Worlds were burned to the core. No berserk death machine would escape.

The CWE were adapting rapidly to the Melii general mold. They had become confident in their abilities and suspicious of Great Powers. They were the descendants and rightful owners of this Galaxy. They had a right to fight back and rid their homelands of the invaders. The CWE was almost Very Ancient Melii in character and aggressiveness. It was a pity that they were not learning the wisdom and restraint that we have long since mastered.

The Melii let their peoples alone. IT was a Free Sphere. People were people and generally did the right things. The Sphere prospered with the stability of the Melii guarding and nurturing the displaced peoples, the CWE experienced thousand fold increases in net population and huge increases in density. The archologies were well on their way into becoming Bayan World Saplings...<Tokyo-metro-sized base then souring into LEO and core roots to the upper mantel> The Bayans were VERY BIG Skyscraper/Tree/archologies. Millions of citizens per Tree and there were million of trees within each system.

There was a cultural Renaissance and synergy...it was fast becoming a cultural, economic, and educational center of the SE Outer Rims. The trade routes were jammed with constant internal and external trade. The closest partners were the Commonii for obvious historical reasons the Tribes had ongoing scientific and economic trade.

Less common were traders from the Core and the NE and N arms.

What was beginning to concern the Melii was the increased Shirk/mistaken interpretation / heresies that some of the SWE were engaged in. They were foolishly claiming that the Melii were “gods.” How gauche! The Melii had no Gods. They had some friends that could “technically be called gods” but were not.

Now this heresay would normally be ignored by the pedantic Melii, yet the FOOLS were destroying and not creating. They were enslaving and murdering. They had come close to becoming DAEMONS in human guise...The Melii would not tolerate Daemons.

Another series of warnings issued to


The returning CWE were welcomed home...Monkey debreifed them, and directed their studies into what they had learned in this failure. HE would teach these silly natives Proper Melii military training...and Proper objectives...they had at least another decade before anything would happen.

OOC: You don't trust the Eternals, but why?
Ooc: Dunno...a hold over from our dealings with other “Beings”
Encyclopedia Galactica Entry (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=11051498#post11051498)
G.Builder...your guys a bit extreme huh? Lol
Check out the reference thread to get the generale idea of us.
Any question just send a telegram.Most of the Eumanpo now left the Melii’s space and in turn would begin a long, slow journey across the galaxy in the hopes of one day finding the Eternal who had caused their people to convert. Yet, the reaming Eumanpo that stayed began to intermingle with the a number of the new peoples in their home worlds and began to a decline, in that sector, that would last for thousands of years, until only their legend and ruins remained as a testament to their former glory.

As well, many of the tribes of native to the galaxy started campaigns against the Alterans and New Dornalia in the hopes of reclaiming some of their old worlds. Also, these wars became more of a custom as they would probably never be able to overcome the extragalactic invaders and their new native allies.

This showed in the Territorial Legislature elections, which soon began fielding more elected candidates who were members of this new "Dornalized" elite in local elections than the more traditional locals. Also, the public works, school, and hospital projects were finished-they benefited their charges in the country, to be sure, but they also had some boon to the elites as well.

The Tranians and Cuiora would make useful fighters for the New Dornalian Administration, and as such, Ghurkha-style regiments were raised from these units. Meanwhile, some Wneians were recruited into the Acolytes, though on the whole, they were left alone, with their numbers so low.

As for the other races, Native Regiments of all kinds began to emerge-making for one of the most diverse People's Militia, Red Army, and Marine groups in New Dornalia. They served to guard the Military Reservations and Shipyards, which recruited all the men they could get to build ships and guns and supplies, though they had replicators and nanobots to speed things up. Factories and workshops on the colony worlds below also began recruiting workers, as well.The new Dornalized elite took up to their new positions as part of the New Dornalian bureaucracy quite well. They were efficient and very loyal to their New Dornalian overlords and for that they worked their orders out to the letter. Yet, they began to look down upon their fellow natives and began to milk them for their own profit, but they only did this limitedly so as not to arose their suspension.

The Tranians and Cuiora, for the most part, decided to join the New Dornalian armed forces as a reservoir of highly trained and skilled soldiers to fight for their new lords. Due, to their new loyalties to the New Dornalian overlords the other more ‘oppressed’ native began to hate and fear them as ‘dogs of New Dornalian.’ As for the Wneians they were willing to join the acolytes, but for the most part stayed on their home worlds answering only to the New Dornalia command officials and to the Masters of the New Dornalian Acolytes.

The natives that began to work in the New Dornalian factories quietly settled in and took to their jobs rather quickly. As well, those that joined the armed forces, though not as content, were loyal to New Dornalian to the death due to their oaths that they took for themselves when they joined up in New Dornalia’s armed forces.

We ask that a neutral zone around each territory be highlighted so we may have safe passage around sentients boundaries.

The Commonalitarianism sent forth its trading fleet bringing biosculpted flora-- trees, plants, flowers shaped into exotic forms with beautiful perfumes, pets from many different worlds, edible crops and plants from a dozen different sentient races, exotic metals and substances found only in abundance in space-- iridium, osmium, beryllium, helium-3, and anti-protons.

In our system we sought those natives who were going through a renaissance-- Dionysian civilizations who looked outward and contacted them helping integrate them into our own worlds.OOC: The reason why I made the borders so thick was not only because to make them more visible on the map, but also to give an area for you to have an area of space to act as a ‘buffer zone’ against attack from other nations. In that area feel free to build guard stations or patrol them with your own fleets.

IC: The people from the Eternal space, already well supplied with technologies from the Eternals, were far more eager to trade for alien pets, exotic perfumes, and alien foods were what they were most after. As well, they were willing to trade many different things from their own area of space so that they would also make a profit selling the goods gained in trade to sell back in their home systems.

In their own systems there were four different planets that possessed civilizations that were looking out into the star and had advanced enough technologies to make contact with space faring cultures. The four species on those planets were the Porien, Selinat, Fteirnano, and the older culture of the Juruiatanes.

(OOC: Any chance of seeing the updated map of what areas have been taken? The Ko'lashok are considering emigrating there.)

As well, many of the tribes of native to the galaxy started campaigns against the Alterans and New Dornalia in the hopes of reclaiming some of their old worlds. Also, these wars became more of a custom as they would probably never be able to overcome the extragalactic invaders and their new native allies.

Good thing the Rapid Attack Fleets were left in the area. They began moving detachments of ships from "hot zone" to "hot zone," contesting the counterattacks for control of Nova Louisiana using a combiantion of ND's techonlogical might and their new Native Regiments.

To many back home, the Nova Louisiana experiment was nice, but some skeptics were concerned. To them, it seemed overnight, the Socialists had become what they hated the most-colonialists. First, Hajarra and New Monterrey, now Nova Louisiana. Of course, the New Dornalians were only vaguely Socialist, and their program resembled more of a pastiche of Deng Xiaoping Thought/Leninist NEP/UK Labour Democratic Socialism/American Liberalist Thought than True Marxism. But it still made some people nervous, that this sort of thing was happening (then again, a large portion of the populace liked it, for the benefits colonies give).

Of course, part of that Democratic Socialist Ideology was trying to benefit the people, so a Territorial Constitution was promulgated, enshrining the treaty promises and the Workers Bill of Rights into a single document that would try to provide some assurances -after all, the anthropologists, Acolytes, and even a few sympathetic colonists began to complain of some elements of exploitation, if they were minor at this point. Partially, it was to assure the non-elites and the skeptics among the colonials and back home that everything was for the better. Partially, it was to assuage the Territorial Governor's conscience, and to try and hold the elites to some kind of a standard. Still, many colonial officers tolerated this to some extent.

Of course, trade was going fine, and in general, society was proving somewhat stable. In fact, some locally produced goods and foods were put on sale for other members of this galaxy to buy. Two new shipyards went up around major worlds, and the MR's were finished, churning out supplies needed for the military.

The Melii watched as the Sphere became their sphere...some of the most stubborn of the natives had left and were now upon the Path of Change. They will eventually come to understand the Path...until then the Melii would wait and meditate upon the Voids. The more active Tribes of Commonii were exploring and defending the Paths with thier usual effiecency...the Melii had long ago tired of such things...they had become impatient recently...with the Daemons...they no longer tried to convert the Reaper civilisations they encountered.

The Melii just destailized the local star and then reseeded the barren worlds...it was harsh but effective. Several
Fractual Worlds (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread....2#post11057682) were built and the Newest Tribes of Mara retreated to them...The trade convoys and exchanges increased in number and frequency...soon the sphere would have to grow.

The Trees were maturing...Trillion of setients in each of the systems...most had become contemplative...some chose to defend the sphere...a sizable minority wanted their galaxy back! Huge armadas of roughly equal tech and abilities of the Invaders left the Melii Sphere.

They would lay claim to the Neighboring Pulsars on the Southern Arms...they would grow...they would wait. For had not the Melii Stewards said Patience is a Virtue?

ooc - small colonies to the southern pulsars...small ones for now. That cool?

The native non-elites began to feel more adjusted to the society that they had decided to join, but now the natives that had kept their more traditional lives began to despise the expansion of the colonies on their worlds. This anger began to cause their peoples to began to secretly plan a great rebellion against New Dornalia and the Dornaliazed ‘natives.’

The traditional natives began to communicate to one another by going to one and other to gather support for a coordinated rebellion. As well, they began to receive capital ships from their kin that had fled and using these they had amassed enough ships to contest the New Dornalian fleet in open combat. To that the native had modernized their arms so as to match the weapons of New Dornalia.

On a few worlds where the traditional natives were dominate they began to declare themselves independent from New Dornalia and as well many millions of warriors from other worlds came and joined their rebellion. Now their kin who had fled came to their aid and in great numbers reinforced the rebellion with men and ships.

The native tribes had come to accept the Melii as beings of great wisdom and not as there ‘gods’. Though they no longer worshipped them the natives now accepted the Melii as their teachers unto a path of enlightenment. Now they had truly begun on their path of understanding themselves and the universe that existed around them.

Yet, the huge population that now came to exist in these systems caused many of the natives to seek out new homes in other parts of the galaxy. This caused a new exodus to begin as large populations of natives left Me li space to colonies worlds in the unknown parts of the galaxy in the hopes of rebuilding their ancient cultures.

OOC: Sorry, Me li can you highlight the exact areas you want?

(OOC: Any chance of seeing the updated map of what areas have been taken? The Ko'lashok are considering emigrating there.)OOOC: Here is a map of the claimed regions so far: http://img144.imageshack.us/my.php?image=altclaimdd3uw.jpg

OOC: Just to ask what do all of you think of this thread so far?

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Our "claims." The growth of the Melii Sphere is the big one...the little ones are technically ours but are actually yours...they are Fiefs to the central Big one. Under our laws they can just do about anything they want...within limits. We are in overall resposibilty but Beta, and Delta colonies are essentially yours to play with...I'll reserve the right to over-react...:p

I like the epic sweep of the thing so far...it has a sense of centuries passing by in the space of a few days...it would be good to see more people to interact with though. But I get tired of character driven RPs. This has impersonal forces writ large. Good stuff. :D But maybe we should have a meeting? just to slow things down for a few pages before history wipes them away?

OOC: Just to ask what do all of you think of this thread so far?

OOC: Finally...an interesting colonial war for me to fight :). I'll make up some names for the tribes I met, and do an IC post walloping the recalictrants tommorrow.

We will make contact with the Juruiatanes offering them trade and technology, we will help them learn of the different cultures in their sector and expand their economic capabilities so they will become partners. We will invite some of them to stay with us on our mining colonies.

We will also introduce them to the Phreint'is an insectoid ally that has joined the Commonalitarianism. They occupy heavy gravity worlds with very poisonous atmospheres being methane breathers. They look like a cross between a preying mantis and a grasshopper. There are few of them. We had five of them and a queen when we first came. Now there are two small hives on worlds uninhabitable by humans. They are very logical.

El li:

OOC: Alright, though the boundaries may not be vary accurate I have done the best I could to make them close to the borders you desire. Yet, I hope you are pleased with them?

Also, I will start to slow down things and recruit people. But, I do ask for people here to feel free to invite people and also the people you invite will receive priority in territorial claims.

New map (Sorry, Me li about your borders not being very clear): http://img190.imageshack.us/my.php?image=altclaim6fg68qp.jpg

New Dornalia:

OOC: Good, I will be prepared to respond to your posts tomorrow as the collation of rebel planets that are now rearing to go to battle against your armed forces.

Commonalitarianism:

IC: The Juruiatanes more than happy on making contact with these ‘benevolent?’ aliens quickly accept them onto their worlds. As well, their desire to learn drives them to seek to know all they can about the technology of these new comers. This drives inspires a few thousands of there people to join up as miners on the mining colonies.

The Phreint'is are rather interesting to the people of Iatanes and are quickly swarmed by its people who never seen an insect, let alone such a alien looking creatures. Yet, the Phreint'is are welcome to there colony as guests of the locals.

We are going to start a program of "cultural imperialism" and hegemony. This means we are going to flood the new worlds with our art, culture, television programs, language, and science. In the name of progress we will build gymnasiums, gardens, public buildings, scientific institutions, theaters and other cultural and political institutions. These will most likely be more advanced than the natives. We will displace many of the cultural institutions, art, and absorb the parts of the culture we find appealing. Our goal is to make them join us much as the Star Trek Federationists systematically overtake worlds with culture, we will do the same.

Our underlying ideas will hopefully spread to the new worlds creating harmony and unified underpinnings. We may run into some aspects of culture that are more advanced than our own in music, art, etc. Much like the Romans did with the Greeks we will adapt these things as our own.

Our programs will spread to the far corners of the galaxy, music, plays, theater, art, and entertainment much like American entertainment and certain types of Japanese and European entertainment spread like wildfire into other cultures.

The Phreint'is will spread their philosophy of Logic, their otherworldly clicking and violin like music, their geometric art forms, and biosculptures of flora and plants.

OOC: We are doing what the Romans did to the Etruscans, they completely absorbed their culture, replacing it with Roman culture and institutions to the point where there ceased to be an Etruscan language. Maybe not quite the same, but close.

Only a few of the natives took in the new culture that had begun to flood their home worlds with the Commonalitarianism programs. The natives that did openly accepted the Commonalitarianism people as their leaders and invited them into their communities. Yet, these natives were only a minority of the overall population of the planets.

As for the other natives they began to resist the undermining of their ancient and proud cultures. As more Commonalitarianism was exerted on the worlds they more resistant they became to their efforts/ to convert them to the Commonalitarianism culture. On some of the worlds the people even began to launch violent campaigns against every Commonalitarianism influence that they saw on their planets.

The native non-elites began to feel more adjusted to the society that they had decided to join, but now the natives that had kept their more traditional lives began to despise the expansion of the colonies on their worlds. This anger began to cause their peoples to began to secretly plan a great rebellion against New Dornalia and the Dornaliazed ‘natives.’

The traditional natives began to communicate to one another by going to one and other to gather support for a coordinated rebellion. As well, they began to receive capital ships from their kin that had fled and using these they had amassed enough ships to contest the New Dornalian fleet in open combat. To that the native had modernized their arms so as to match the weapons of New Dornalia.

On a few worlds where the traditional natives were dominate they began to declare themselves independent from New Dornalia and as well many millions of warriors from other worlds came and joined their rebellion. Now their kin who had fled came to their aid and in great numbers reinforced the rebellion with men and ships.

The widespread rebellion brought forth a declaration of Martial Law all over Nova Louisiana, and a declaration that those worlds that did not surrender within 72 hours would become "Enemies of the People." In normal speak-that meant extermination, or hard labor in a Siberian or Luxembourgian labor colony, with little chance of reprieve. Internal Security Bureau officers, which had had a limited presence on this expedition, saw a sudden expansion as more officers were called in from other parts of New Dornalia.

All over Nova Louisiana, the call went out for action. Three recently completed Rapid Attack Fleets that had been raised for other wars were diverted to quash the Rebellion, reinforcing existing garrisons against local disorder before providing support through sweeping the territory for enemy Naval units.

Meanwhile, the RAFs already in country moved to engage enemy naval units in the center of the territory, near the world of Grosha, to try and break their lines with flanking manuevers, their better shield technology and their trump card, the fearsome People's Hammer antimatter torpedo and the People's Scythe singularity torpedoes. They had confidence their technology and tactics would win. Sure, the HNK had acquired a fleet, and reports indicated it was formidable, but they had faith in their equipment and training to carry the day.

On the worlds that had been siezed by the rebellion, which now called itself the "Hagja-Na-Kitai" (the Conciliar Army of the People), the Settlers and those sympathetic to the New Dornalians, including some native units, resorted to guerilla tactics, shooting back with their own weapons and fleeing into the forests, hills, desers and swamps like their present enemies had once done, sabotaging industrial facilities, farms, and communications facilities along the way to deny the enemy the fruits of New Dornalian labor.

On other worlds, Martial Law meant a strict curfew, and other harsh controls to try and keep things quiet. For fear of anti-colonial rioting and sabotage, troops were out on the streets, patrolling the cities and the rural regions to ensure the rebellion was not infiltrating the area. THe Governor and local military personnel, meanwhile, planned to make a major offensive to liberate several worlds from HNK Control, though this was dependent on the ability to break the enemy fleet.

Some elites took no chances, and hired Kroot and Kol'Tssien Mercenaries to guard their estates and possessions. The reputation of these fighters from afar made them a powerful lure for those who wanted to keep their power in the face of danger. Kroot Warspheres and Kol'Tssien-crewed Carracks, often converted Mao Zedong I or II ships, soon began appearing through the gate as well, speeding towards worlds which they were needed...

All the while, the Commissariat of Science compiled a list of the peoples they had met and conquered. Five major peoples beside the Tranians and Cuiora were represented in the report, mainly those with limited spacefaring capacity and complex culture at time of contact, along with sub-clans, minor tribes, etc., along with a note how each people was divided with the present conflict, between the Dornaliazed and the Traditionalists-

Hieari- Another elf-like people (besides the ones we have) centered around Hieara Major (a world on the Eastern Trade Route in Nova Louisiana) and several surrounding planets. They had had a culture centered around trade and limited warfare in their home system. Having retained dueling as a form of settling disputes, they place a great emphasis on formality and respect, plus they have an emphasis on class structure and honor. Level of tech was about Pre-FT, PMT before ND came in and naturally upset their society. Half of the Hieari seem to have joined the ND Admins, the other half seemed to have rebelled.

Kohrusu and Kootooshu- Possibly related races of squidmen.

The Kohrusu are generally more individualistic than their Kootooshu cousins, which settled on more hospitable worlds. Both share similar matriarchal societies, traditions of spicy cooking, similar family structures and mythologies, along with languages-but that's it.

One embraces a benign, almost anarchistic view of economics and the world that emphasizes harmony with nature (the Kootooshu), the other seems to be dominated by theologists and a warrior class, owing to a more survivalist environment (Kohrusu). Centered on the worlds of New Baton Rouge (Kohrusu) and New Washington (Kootooshu). Both are located on the Western Trade Route, and both species seem to have performed limited colonization, and in the case of the Kohrusu, intermarraige with the locals, on several nearby and remote worlds.

The Kootooshu and the Kohrusu vary in their support of the government. Like the Hieari, their tribes are divided into Dornaliazed and Traditional persons, though a majority of the Kohrusu seem to have joined the Rebellion.

Kootooshu were at a PMT tech level, Kohrusu, same.

Milatvos-

A culture of humanoids that resemble Arabic-Spanish humans. They are easygoing, hospitable, and our crews found them the easiest to get along with. They place an emphasis on education, order, and social stability, plus group action. They are surprisingly tolerant of religion, though it is encouraged to have one. Ranching and cowherding, despite the fact they are spread out on different planets, is preferred over other forms of farming, and "cowpunchers" are held in esteem.

Tech level at time of contact was PMT.

Ureshii- A culture of avians that is generally independent, alternating between autarkic isolationism and expansion and trade throughout its existence. Deeply superstitious, and honor their ancestors daily, worshipping them as a national religion. They have explored less than the others. Culturally, they tend to regard foreign religions with some disdain, and are strongly ethnocentric. Investigation into their origins reveals some kind of cataclysmic event occurred on their planet many years ago, perhaps a plague, civil war, or invasion, which "traumatized" their culture. Tech level was MT-PMT, though they had some FT items, such as a sword that looked like it was made with nanites.

The rebel natives held their ground knowing that surrender would mean the end of their peoples thousands of years of freedom from outside powers. As well, there people were rallied to the knowledge that New Dornalia feared them and also that they were taking such measures so quickly against their forces. To that the rebels gathered their fleets and sent off towards the world of Grosha. There they planned to defeat the might of New Dornalia and launch future attacks against the rest of Nova Louisiana.

The gathering of a new rebel against the extragalactic forces of New Dornalia caused many refuges and exiles from other races and tribes to come and join the rebellion in the hopes of after that they would take the fight to the other invaders of their galaxy. Many millions of warriors now flocked to the cause of the rebellion and they brought with them their own technologies and ships to supplement the Rebellion.

On the worlds where martial law had been declared the rebel natives began to wage a guerilla war against the New Dornalia forces and often would attack smaller unites of soldiers in the countryside. As well, those rebels began to recruit more soldiers to their cause from their own people and to the natives that had accepted New Dornalian society, but that now where receiving the lower end of the benefits of the rule of New Dornalia.

The loyalists that fought for New Dornalia on rebel worlds were often fiercely fought against by the people who had joined or supported the rebellion. To that the rebel forces would spare as many people as they could, but would imprison those that had fought against them as prisoners of war. They did that so they would be able to appear as the honorable fighters waging a just war against an alien invader.

The five conquered tribes were the mainstream soldiers of the rebellion’s ground army, but the majority of their soldiers were made up from any number of different races that had fallen into the realm of New Dornalia when they had first claimed the territory. As for their navy the five conquered tribes made up about a third of the their space forces, another third were New Dornalian area natives, and the rest were made up of galactic natives that have come in to supplement/support the rebellion.

Those who would join us we uplift. We provide them with technology, knowledge and arms. We let them move among us so they may learn. We watch them closely to make sure they are truly our allies.

Those who are indifferent we continue providing trade to in our various economic offerings. Our trade routes remain open.

Most will not follow.

We tone down our strident propaganda where it is unwanted. We protect ourselves as we withdraw from the resisting worlds. We will no longer give them our culture for free. We offered so much, but it was unwanted.

We offer for them to show who they are. Why are their ancient cultures best. Show us your arts, dance, warfare, philosophy and religion. Debate with us. Join us in diplomacy. Two cities in space are set aside for this..

We let them show their fury and watch as many worlds show resistance to our culture. We have not set up colonies rather offered culture. Our colonies as always are only open to our allies in heavily defended asteroid fields and highly unapproachable worlds.

We admire those who have shown strength. We invite those who resisted us to trial by combat, games of strength, skill, and strategy. Strategy tournaments of go, chess, savok, and other alien games are opened. Arenas for trial by combat, zero g acrobatics, riding the noor and sand worm, tests of physical strength and skill. We watch for those who are most skilled in the arts of war, diplomacy, and strategy. Simulated warfare, and for those who wish it tests of small unit combat.

We call out to the galaxy, prove yourself in arms, strength, intellect, join us in the first Galactic Games on Paradise a world terraformed for this purpose.

The rebel natives held their ground knowing that surrender would mean the end of their peoples thousands of years of freedom from outside powers. As well, there people were rallied to the knowledge that New Dornalia feared them and also that they were taking such measures so quickly against their forces. To that the rebels gathered their fleets and sent off towards the world of Grosha. There they planned to defeat the might of New Dornalia and launch future attacks against the rest of Nova Louisiana.

The gathering of a new rebel against the extragalactic forces of New Dornalia caused many refuges and exiles from other races and tribes to come and join the rebellion in the hopes of after that they would take the fight to the other invaders of their galaxy. Many millions of warriors now flocked to the cause of the rebellion and they brought with them their own technologies and ships to supplement the Rebellion.

On the worlds where martial law had been declared the rebel natives began to wage a guerilla war against the New Dornalia forces and often would attack smaller unites of soldiers in the countryside. As well, those rebels began to recruit more soldiers to their cause from their own people and to the natives that had accepted New Dornalian society, but that now where receiving the lower end of the benefits of the rule of New Dornalia.

The loyalists that fought for New Dornalia on rebel worlds were often fiercely fought against by the people who had joined or supported the rebellion. To that the rebel forces would spare as many people as they could, but would imprison those that had fought against them as prisoners of war. They did that so they would be able to appear as the honorable fighters waging a just war against an alien invader.

The five conquered tribes were the mainstream soldiers of the rebellion’s ground army, but the majority of their soldiers were made up from any number of different races that had fallen into the realm of New Dornalia when they had first claimed the territory. As for their navy the five conquered tribes made up about a third of the their space forces, another third were New Dornalian area natives, and the rest were made up of galactic natives that have come in to supplement/support the rebellion.

Now they were in trouble. Now they had done it. They had not only incited a rebellion in Nova Louisiana, but they also incited a mass People's War-something they usually incited, not recieved.

On the rebel worlds, the Pro-ND partisans that were captured tried to resist their captors, making repeated escape attempts, riots, sabotage, and other actions to try and tie down as many enemy units as possible. Meanwhile, the Partisans continued to fight on, harassing HNK military units, stealing what ammo and military and medical supplies they could, and occasionally doleing out their spoils to the locals.

On the Martial Law declared worlds, sweeps of the countryside by Military and police began, using air support and orbital scans to sweep forests, swamps, and hills for insurgents and ground units to try and round up or neutralize the enemy.

To try and win the hearts and minds of the people on the worlds, some of the nastier martial law provisions were lessened just a tad, and money was spent on education, healthcare, and even more basic services, as well as propaganda, to persuade the natives of Nova Louisiana that New Dornalia, though alien, was their friend, defending them against meddlers who would try and turn the clock backwards. Also, in an effort to win the support of the people, they began to enforce the Constitution's provisions and the Law of War much more strongly on soldiers and the colonists (partially to also stave off potential My Lais), and began to try certain members of the Elite that had records of graft (and were relatively expendable), putting them on trial and giving them prison sentences.

With the news of massive movements of enemy forces into the area, two of the RAFs began border security operations, breaking into smaller detachments to cover the border to prevent infiltration, leaving the last one to continue in-country sweeps. Meanwhile, the RAFs near Grosha moved away, hiding among surrounding planets. Entering into arrowhead formations with rounded rears, they awaited the arrival of the enemy forces, which were superior in numbers.

Back in Los Angeles, preparations were made to send yet more ships into the area.....

Those who would join us we uplift. We provide them with technology, knowledge and arms. We let them move among us so they may learn. We watch them closely to make sure they are truly our allies.

Those who are indifferent we continue providing trade to in our various economic offerings. Our trade routes remain open.

Most will not follow.

We tone down our strident propaganda where it is unwanted. We protect ourselves as we withdraw from the resisting worlds. We will no longer give them our culture for free. We offered so much, but it was unwanted.

We offer for them to show who they are. Why are their ancient cultures best. Show us your arts, dance, warfare, philosophy and religion. Debate with us. Join us in diplomacy. Two cities in space are set aside for this..

We let them show their fury and watch as many worlds show resistance to our culture. We have not set up colonies rather offered culture. Our colonies as always are only open to our allies in heavily defended asteroid fields and highly unapproachable worlds.

We admire those who have shown strength. We invite those who resisted us to trial by combat, games of strength, skill, and strategy. Strategy tournaments of go, chess, savok, and other alien games are opened. Arenas for trial by combat, zero g acrobatics, riding the noor and sand worm, tests of physical strength and skill. We watch for those who are most skilled in the arts of war, diplomacy, and strategy. Simulated warfare, and for those who wish it tests of small unit combat.

We call out to the galaxy, prove yourself in arms, strength, intellect, join us in the first Galactic Games on Paradise a world terraformed for this purpose.Despite, this toning down of the propaganda the natives that have come to resist all efforts made by Commonalitarianism unto their worlds. As well, they natives are begging a massive campaign to end all alien influences on their worlds which results in their being war between these worlds which causes much death and destruction of their part.

Yet, a few native tribes do go to the two cities in space and ‘show’ of their culture to the others that inhabit the cities. As well, these civilizations maintain a somewhat limited open trading with Commonalitarianism and they are more welcoming to non-natives being to their worlds. In fact, they began to seed their own cultures off world.

A few hundred athletes and intellects willing come to the world of ‘Paradise’ from the Eternals’ sector of the galaxy. As well, they come bearing much high culture that they had adopted from the Eternals and also bringing forth presents to the world in the hopes of establishing better relations with alien cultures.

Now they were in trouble. Now they had done it. They had not only incited a rebellion in Nova Louisiana, but they also incited a mass People's War-something they usually incited, not recieved.

On the rebel worlds, the Pro-ND partisans that were captured tried to resist their captors, making repeated escape attempts, riots, sabotage, and other actions to try and tie down as many enemy units as possible. Meanwhile, the Partisans continued to fight on, harassing HNK military units, stealing what ammo and military and medical supplies they could, and occasionally doleing out their spoils to the locals.

On the Martial Law declared worlds, sweeps of the countryside by Military and police began, using air support and orbital scans to sweep forests, swamps, and hills for insurgents and ground units to try and round up or neutralize the enemy.

To try and win the hearts and minds of the people on the worlds, some of the nastier martial law provisions were lessened just a tad, and money was spent on education, healthcare, and even more basic services, as well as propaganda, to persuade the natives of Nova Louisiana that New Dornalia, though alien, was their friend, defending them against meddlers who would try and turn the clock backwards. Also, in an effort to win the support of the people, they began to enforce the Constitution's provisions and the Law of War much more strongly on soldiers and the colonists (partially to also stave off potential My Lais), and began to try certain members of the Elite that had records of graft (and were relatively expendable), putting them on trial and giving them prison sentences.

With the news of massive movements of enemy forces into the area, two of the RAFs began border security operations, breaking into smaller detachments to cover the border to prevent infiltration, leaving the last one to continue in-country sweeps. Meanwhile, the RAFs near Grosha moved away, hiding among surrounding planets. Entering into arrowhead formations with rounded rears, they awaited the arrival of the enemy forces, which were superior in numbers.

Back in Los Angeles, preparations were made to send yet more ships into the area.....The rebels now no longer caring about their own lives, but the preservation of their own ancient cultures and so now they were driven by the same force that had lead them to create their ancient cultures. They did not really care that they had incited a ‘People’s War’ against them as they saw that they were the ones fighting for their own peoples and the continuation of their customs and rights.

Now that the captured pro New Dornalian fighter would not be quite in their prison sentences the rebels transported them to work worlds where they would grow food to feed the rebellion’s armies, but also to supply the rebellion’s armed forces with resources to produce weaponry to fight use in their war for independence. Yet, under any circumstance where they to be killed or allowed to die when they could be saved by medical treatment, the rebels did this to keep a good image amongst the people.

On the martial law worlds the rebel resistance fighter began to go into hiding and sabotaging the New Dornalian war effort from within whenever they had a chance to. Be it by destroying a munitions factory of freeing their brothers in arms.

The people of Nova Louisiana now were becoming divided along the middle as they were being drawn unto different sides of the conflict because of their own personal beliefs and what they saw of what was going on. Yet, this was not really inspired by the increased social programs of New Dornalia, but by more by of what they had done so far. Yet, those that supported the rebellion did more because they preferred their old cultures and they way things had once been, but this time around if restored their civilizations would thrive more than ever before.

The rebels now no longer caring about their own lives, but the preservation of their own ancient cultures and so now they were driven by the same force that had lead them to create their ancient cultures. They did not really care that they had incited a ‘People’s War’ against them as they saw that they were the ones fighting for their own peoples and the continuation of their customs and rights.

Now that the captured pro New Dornalian fighter would not be quite in their prison sentences the rebels transported them to work worlds where they would grow food to feed the rebellion’s armies, but also to supply the rebellion’s armed forces with resources to produce weaponry to fight use in their war for independence. Yet, under any circumstance where they to be killed or allowed to die when they could be saved by medical treatment, the rebels did this to keep a good image amongst the people.

On the martial law worlds the rebel resistance fighter began to go into hiding and sabotaging the New Dornalian war effort from within whenever they had a chance to. Be it by destroying a munitions factory of freeing their brothers in arms.

The people of Nova Louisiana now were becoming divided along the middle as they were being drawn unto different sides of the conflict because of their own personal beliefs and what they saw of what was going on. Yet, this was not really inspired by the increased social programs of New Dornalia, but by more by of what they had done so far. Yet, those that supported the rebellion did more because they preferred their old cultures and they way things had once been, but this time around if restored their civilizations would thrive more than ever before.

OOC: The People's War bit was from the ND perspective-the ND people, used to inciting People's Wars as Communists/Socialists, now have the tables turned on them. Just clarifying.

IC:

The propaganda was retooled, this time, joined with government spending on the preservation of traditional customs and religion through methods such as the sponsoring of native houses of worship, or continued enforcement of the cultural protection clauses in the Constitution, or even subsidies for native artists and intellectuals to promote their works. All to show the locals that New Dornalia did care about their culture, and would truly honor its part of the bargain enshrined in the document. They even began broadcasting HoloNet transmissions in their languages, featuring local acts, to try and demonstrate this. The Propaganda and spending were even targeted to meet local sensibilities, to try and get those on the fence to join the Nova Louisianan Administration.

As for the POWs, they simply continued their sabotage campaign. They broke machinery, worked slowly, delivered too low a quota of goods or food, damaged crops and worked in other ways to sabotage the enemy war machine from within. They did this covertly, and quietly as possible, to try and not arouse the suspicion of their captors. A few cracked and tried to act as informants, but they were punished by the pro-ND POWs, as informants are wont to be punished.

As for the insurgents on the worlds with Martial Law, they had another thing coming. ISB was trained to fight these kinds of insurgencies, as well as start them, and thus, they began recruiting agents from loyal natives to infiltrate the HNK cells on those worlds and distrupt their efforts (mainly, by directing authorities to safehouse locations or by feeding disinformation), as well as posting informers drawn from the loyalist natives in war facilities and farms to keep watch on their elusive foe to prevent them from escaping.

OOC: Alright, then thanks for the clarification.

IC:
The propaganda managed to sway a number of people that were either still trying to decide what side they would join or had previously been neutral in the war. Yet, the new programs helped gain stronger support from the native loyal to New Dornalia already. As well, the ND loyalists now were more willing to turn in the insurgents to New Dornalian authorities. Adding to that they began to enlist in greater numbers to fight against the rebellion hoping to end it faster.

The POWs that had had been caught trying to sabotage equipment were put into actual prisons where they were put under strict watch by loyal rebel guards. As well, to prevent further incidents the guard watch was increased significantly. To put more pressure on the prisoners they were now ordered to present a specific quota and if they did not they had to fill a higher quota to make up for what they did not bring in.

The worlds under martial began to experience a deep drop in the number rebel attacks upon government and private properties. As well, the rebels began to operate on their own in order to avoid dictation by the New Dornalian authorities or military forces. Also, the rebels no longer communicated with others rebels in such a high degree as to avoid someone catching them.

The Melii had made no attempt to spread their culture...in truth they made very little attempt at controlling the people. The Sentients of the Melii Spheres made it a point NOT to bring obvious transgressions before the Bodhisattva's attention. They were great teachers and guardians this no one doubted. They made no claims to godhood and laughed at the suggestion that they were superior beings. They were neither here nor there...it was most perplexing.

Alpha Sphere had expanded to include the extreme edges of the SE arms. It was still clustered around Pulsar A. Beta and Delta were now firmly esconed around the two other Southern Pulsars. Here the Fractal Worlds were not built. Instead the colonists undertook massive terraformation projects and habitat constructions. They would not abandon space...they liked the mobility of a Bio-ship.

Beta and Delta were originally established as waystations between the Commonii and the Melii spheres. A few centuries ago it was decided by Magpie that someone ought to build an outpost there. Since it was her idea she gathered some of the newer tribes of Mara and lead the Exodus. The Melii tend to concentrate around Pulsars, neutron stars, spacial rifts, and black holes because of all the strange things in this material plane those distortions reminded them of Home. They were also generally uninhabited and rich in rarer resources.

The Peoples generally left the Melii alone and the Melii laughed and let the People alone...they watched lest the cutting's become infected but not much more than the original aid. The Melii would bring the Sphere to an equal level with the powers and no more. It was up to the Natives to restore the balance.

Be stupid!

"I tell my students and those of you coming regularly here to the temple: 'Be stupid!' Because you've got the dynamic function of the marvelously illuminating Buddha Mind, even if you get rid of discriminative understanding, you won't be foolish. So, all of you, from here on, be stupid! Even if you're stupid, when you're hungry, you'll ask for something to eat, when you're thirsty, you'll ask for some tea; when it gets warm, you'll put on thin, light clothes, and when it's cold, you'll put on more clothes. As far as your activities of today are concerned, you're not lacking a thing!

"With people who are clever, there are sure to be a great many shortcomings. To have transcended those clever people whom all the world holds in great esteem is what's meant by 'stupidity.' There's really nothing wrong with being a blockhead!

"When people say that someone is a clever fellow, I ask to meet him, and when I do and we have a chance to talk, it looks to me as if people in the world are praising an awful lot of foolishness. The fact is that those clever people acclaimed by the world are, from the start, deluded by their own cleverness. They distort the Buddha Mind and obscure its marvelously illuminating dynamic function, considering other people as of no account, contradicting whatever they say, slighting and insulting them. Of course, since those they're insulting are also amply endowed with the marvelously illuminating Buddha Mind, they aren't going to let themselves be slighted like that, so they get angry and answer right back, heedlessly pouring forth abuse. The true man's ideal is to show kindness to those who are foolish and help those who are evil. To be recognized as a good man by the people of the world is precisely what makes being born a human being worthwhile. How can it be any good to earn yourself the reputation of a wicked person?

"So when you go back to your homes and meet your old acquaintances, you should have them wondering about you all: 'How did Bankei teach them Buddhism, anyway? Why, they've come back even more stupid than before they left?

"What I'm talking about isn't the stupidity of stupidity and understanding. That which transcends stupidity and understanding is what I mean by stupidity!"


MU
Thus so, the Melii Steward-Sages had responded to the question. The assembled Native Masters bowed respectfully to the Holo-Sage and walked away. Even after these millenia they had trouble understanding Melii “logic.” Most of the time their advice seemed nonsensical. It often came to pass that the seed of enlightenment would not sprout until after the disaster had come and gone.

The Melii spoke in riddles and delighted in small jokes. It was still commonly believed that they were Great Kamii even though they denied it...still either way it wouldn't do to not figure out what was so funny?

For When cosmic beings laughed, the firmament trembled.

ooc:
The territory is fine...can I get Green or Yellow as a colour instead of Brown?

We called to them, come fight with honor. Our replication facilities and nanoconstruction docks in the darker parts of the territories, provided us with weapons and ships of war. Raw materials flowed in and new ships and weapons flowed out.

You may choose not to fight, we will let you alone if you stay on your homeworld.

Our warrior avatars were loaded into our systems, composites of the great personalities of war throughout the ages Audie Murphy, Musashi, Caesar, Achilles and other great warriors. We were ready. They melded with the implants of the Commonii calming them and readying them.

We would fight hard against those who fought honorably, taking prisoners and proving our metal against those who would come against us.

Those who attempted to use atomics would run into nuclear and fission dampers-- nanites which stopped the fission or fusion cycle from completing itself. Also energy weapons would have trouble, our shields absorbed radiation, bleeding the excess energy into hyperspace. We fought with blade, fullerene armor, steel, projectiles, railguns, missiles which jumped in and out of hyperspace, and mines which phased in and out of hyperspace.


We spoke up. Look upon us, we offer three choices, you may be left alone, you may grow and seed the galaxy and trade with us, or you may join us. The door is open.

The limited trade was accepted with open arms. Facilities for exchange of trade were built. Trade included non-military knowledge and non-military goods. We offered some of the these peoples new worlds. We were not planetary for the most part, so there were several worlds fit for life we showed them on the star maps. Seed yourself, trade with us, learn from us as we would learn from you.

We left the door open for the space faring culture to join with us.
We gave them the opportunity to show their culture, their art, offering trade in communication, entertainment, and recording technology as well. Our Final Encyclopedia absorbed the knowledge offered to us.

The games on the world were resplendent. We first showed pageants of different athletes marching in patterns. A giant flame was lit, let us show a torch for the greatness of athletics, the way of conflict without war.

Biosculptures and parks were built commemorating the athletes who came to compete wit us. We offered gifts for those who came to compete. Biosculptured plants, arts, and culture.

We called out to New Dornalia and Mei Li, join us in our games, show your prowess.

Each sport was demonstrated before it was competed in. Our allies joined us in showing their sports as well. Sharvak and manist alien sports from new allies. Games of chance and skill.

The challenge for champions was started. All could enter 10 champions from all galactics would be chosen.

The first test was the test of steel:
Swim 30 KM, Run 30 KM, Climb a high mountain.

Then the test of the field:
Run 1000 meters fast, Jump over pits, Throw the javelin, and steel ball.

Then the test of agility:
Walk the balance beam, gymnastic feats, swing on open chains.

Test of strength:
The ability to snap, clean and jerk over the head, throwing the heaviest hammer farthest, tossing the log. Balance, strength, and speed combined.

Test of grace:
Acrobatics and dance, zero gravity acrobatics, ice acrobatics.

Then the test of the hand:
Wrestle, box, open hand full contact combat.

Then the test of weapons of the hand:
Sword, spear, mace. Each contestant wore a combat suit registering hits and an increasing shock in open combat. The contestant either yielded or was rendered dead by points.

Then the test of far weapons:
Archery, projectiles, thrown weapons.

Team Sports:
Soccer, Savak-- A kind of elephant polo on giant lizards instead of elephants, Zero gravity combat armor ball.

Test of skill:
Go, 3Dimensional Chess, Sharvak, Manist

Test of luck:
Cards, Dice, Shaping Stones

We also wish to expand, with the new societies interacting with us as well as some new allies we would like to double our sphere of influence on the map.

However deep your
Knowledge of the scriptures,
It is no more than a strand of hair
In the vastness of space;
However important appears
Your worldly experience,
It is but a drop of water in a deep ravine.

Tokusan

The Great Games of the Southern Arms?!? Indeed Magpie was amused and delighted that the Commonii were still so...old fashioned. The Melii Spheres acknowledged the worthy challenge and sent her finest warriors. They were resplendent in the Gloire of the Great Games. They fought honourable combats with their neighbors in both the fields of sportifs and erudition. A goodly peaceful battle of Culture and Ideals...it was most amusing...as the Cultures were very similar in the most important respects.

The Leaders were ruthless but fair. The People were free and stupid! And the dissedents were allowed thier heads...unless they became daemons in Melii territories. The Commonii were far more understanding and patient with idiots. The Melii tended to ignore them; until they did not.

Thus, the Cycles of the Holy Peace of the Games was contiued and entered again into the Melii structure...and thust too did the Melii sense of "logic" enter into the Commonii Sphere. This was merely an outgrowth of a long and pleasant history of amicable dealings with the Tribe of the Commonii. The Comminalitarianism of Man was an old ally/friend/kin of the Melii...it was good to have good neighbors...

OOC: Alright, then thanks for the clarification.

IC:
The propaganda managed to sway a number of people that were either still trying to decide what side they would join or had previously been neutral in the war. Yet, the new programs helped gain stronger support from the native loyal to New Dornalia already. As well, the ND loyalists now were more willing to turn in the insurgents to New Dornalian authorities. Adding to that they began to enlist in greater numbers to fight against the rebellion hoping to end it faster.

The POWs that had had been caught trying to sabotage equipment were put into actual prisons where they were put under strict watch by loyal rebel guards. As well, to prevent further incidents the guard watch was increased significantly. To put more pressure on the prisoners they were now ordered to present a specific quota and if they did not they had to fill a higher quota to make up for what they did not bring in.

The worlds under martial began to experience a deep drop in the number rebel attacks upon government and private properties. As well, the rebels began to operate on their own in order to avoid dictation by the New Dornalian authorities or military forces. Also, the rebels no longer communicated with others rebels in such a high degree as to avoid someone catching them.

This being the case, ISB continued their counterinsurgency program, although they adjusted it to meet the new challenge of the enemy cells going deep undercover (using more subtle movements, electronic surveillance, and more emphasis on local informers); they wanted no embers that would smolder and burn into a renewed revolt.

The POWs went on the down low, as it were, and began carrying out their sabotage activities in more subtle ways to try and keep up the pace. There were a few that tried to turn, but the others always could spot them, and punished them accordingly.

With renewed support and less trouble behind the lines, the Government pushed onward. Near Grosha, the RAFs sprung their trap upon the enemy fleet, dumping antimatter and singularity torpedoes whilst moving their vessels in flanking manuevers above and below and to the sides of the enemy forces, aiming to kill as many as possible and cut off their escape.

All the while, planning was made in deep, deep secret to strike at a series of rebel held world near the South Center of Nova Louisiana. The RAF doing in country patrols would split into groups, and begin landing forces on and assaulting naval units near those worlds.

And, as for the Commonii, New Dornalia replied that they would send a team of 10 People's Acolytes, 5 Wneian, 5 assorted New Dornalian, to represent the New Dornalians at these games. Perhaps their Force mastery would allow them to persevere.

We called to them, come fight with honor. Our replication facilities and nanoconstruction docks in the darker parts of the territories, provided us with weapons and ships of war. Raw materials flowed in and new ships and weapons flowed out.

You may choose not to fight, we will let you alone if you stay on your homeworld.

Our warrior avatars were loaded into our systems, composites of the great personalities of war throughout the ages Audie Murphy, Musashi, Caesar, Achilles and other great warriors. We were ready. They melded with the implants of the Commonii calming them and readying them.

We left the door open for the space faring culture to join with us.
We gave them the opportunity to show their culture, their art, offering trade in communication, entertainment, and recording technology as well. Our Final Encyclopedia absorbed the knowledge offered to us.

The games on the world were resplendent. We first showed pageants of different athletes marching in patterns. A giant flame was lit, let us show a torch for the greatness of athletics, the way of conflict without war.

Biosculptures and parks were built commemorating the athletes who came to compete wit us. We offered gifts for those who came to compete. Biosculptured plants, arts, and culture.

We called out to New Dornalia and Mei Li, join us in our games, show your prowess.

Each sport was demonstrated before it was competed in. Our allies joined us in showing their sports as well. Sharvak and manist alien sports from new allies. Games of chance and skill.

The challenge for champions was started. All could enter 10 champions from all galactics would be chosen.

The first test was the test of steel:
Swim 30 KM, Run 30 KM, Climb a high mountain.

Then the test of the field:
Run 1000 meters fast, Jump over pits, Throw the javelin, and steel ball.

Then the test of agility:
Walk the balance beam, gymnastic feats, swing on open chains.

Test of strength:
The ability to snap, clean and jerk over the head, throwing the heaviest hammer farthest, tossing the log. Balance, strength, and speed combined.

Test of grace:
Acrobatics and dance, zero gravity acrobatics, ice acrobatics.

Then the test of the hand:
Wrestle, box, open hand full contact combat.

Then the test of weapons of the hand:
Sword, spear, mace. Each contestant wore a combat suit registering hits and an increasing shock in open combat. The contestant either yielded or was rendered dead by points.

Then the test of far weapons:
Archery, projectiles, thrown weapons.

Team Sports:
Soccer, Savak-- A kind of elephant polo on giant lizards instead of elephants, Zero gravity combat armor ball.

Test of skill:
Go, 3Dimensional Chess, Sharvak, Manist

Test of luck:
Cards, Dice, Shaping Stones

We also wish to expand, with the new societies interacting with us as well as some new allies we would like to double our sphere of influence on the map.OOC: The native planets are fighting each other now you because they known that if they did there would be now chance of them capable of having victory.

IC: Many native planets welcomed more trade from these outsiders in the hopes of gaining access to the more advanced technologies of Commonalitarianism. As well, they were eager to trade their own goods in exchange for the alien artwork and wares. Also, foreign goods would fetch a high price of many of the native worlds that opened themselves up to trade.

The Eternals sent ten champions trained by the Eternals and whose skills were beyond that of normal peoples. These champions were also briefed on how to act upon these worlds in order to preserve them from dishonoring the customs of the people they encountered. They would particpate in the contests of strength and grace.

[CENTER][COLOR="DarkGreen"]The Leaders were ruthless but fair. The People were free and stupid! And the dissedents were allowed thier heads...unless they became daemons in Melii territories. The Commonii were far more understanding and patient with idiots. The Melii tended to ignore them; until they did not.

Thus, the Cycles of the Holy Peace of the Games was contiued and entered again into the Melii structure...and thust too did the Melii sense of "logic" enter into the Commonii Sphere. This was merely an outgrowth of a long and pleasant history of amicable dealings with the Tribe of the Commonii. The Comminalitarianism of Man was an old ally/friend/kin of the Melii...it was good to have good neighbors...The native peoples generally accepted the new government that had come to exit in the Melii areas of space. Yet, they still sometimes protested when they felt something was unfair or not proper, but very rarely were any of these protests violent. Thought despite peaceful life styles practiced now by nearly all the native large numbers of natives continued there support of their ‘oppressed bothers in other parts of the galaxy

This being the case, ISB continued their counterinsurgency program, although they adjusted it to meet the new challenge of the enemy cells going deep undercover (using more subtle movements, electronic surveillance, and more emphasis on local informers); they wanted no embers that would smolder and burn into a renewed revolt.

The POWs went on the down low, as it were, and began carrying out their sabotage activities in more subtle ways to try and keep up the pace. There were a few that tried to turn, but the others always could spot them, and punished them accordingly.

With renewed support and less trouble behind the lines, the Government pushed onward. Near Grosha, the RAFs sprung their trap upon the enemy fleet, dumping antimatter and singularity torpedoes whilst moving their vessels in flanking manuevers above and below and to the sides of the enemy forces, aiming to kill as many as possible and cut off their escape.

All the while, planning was made in deep, deep secret to strike at a series of rebel held world near the South Center of Nova Louisiana. The RAF doing in country patrols would split into groups, and begin landing forces on and assaulting naval units near those worlds.

And, as for the Commonii, New Dornalia replied that they would send a team of 10 People's Acolytes, 5 Wneian, 5 assorted New Dornalian, to represent the New Dornalians at these games. Perhaps their Force mastery would allow them to persevere.After the fleet had been assaulted near Grosha the second part of the fleet came from around a nearby moon and assailed the New Dornalian fleet from its right flank with great numbers. As well, the other fleet had suffered quite heavy casualties, but they held their ground and began a full frontal counterattack against New Dornalia.

On the New Dornalian controlled worlds the rebel operatives stayed at there current level of operations, but they were more careful as not to attract attention to them too quickly. Yet, despite their secrecy the operatives’ numbers began to grow due to family members of close friends joining them in their fight against New Dornalia.

The lowers POW sabotage rate resulted in any further tightening of security measures. But, for that the number of guards continued to increase to keep the peace in the camps.

The attacks on rebel controlled worlds were responded by defense fleets to be sent to aid in the defense of the worlds under attack. As well, the planetary defenses were activated and all available defense craft were dispatched to meet the oncoming New Dornalian fleets.

After the fleet had been assaulted near Grosha the second part of the fleet came from around a nearby moon and assailed the New Dornalian fleet from its right flank with great numbers. As well, the other fleet had suffered quite heavy casualties, but they held their ground and began a full frontal counterattack against New Dornalia.

On the New Dornalian controlled worlds the rebel operatives stayed at there current level of operations, but they were more careful as not to attract attention to them too quickly. Yet, despite their secrecy the operatives’ numbers began to grow due to family members of close friends joining them in their fight against New Dornalia.

The lowers POW sabotage rate resulted in any further tightening of security measures. But, for that the number of guards continued to increase to keep the peace in the camps.

The attacks on rebel controlled worlds were responded by defense fleets to be sent to aid in the defense of the worlds under attack. As well, the planetary defenses were activated and all available defense craft were dispatched to meet the oncoming New Dornalian fleets.

OOC: Technically, the assaults were not made yet on those worlds-we're waiting for Grosha to finish up.

The two forces moved upward and downward to escape the rush of enemy forces, and fired down onto the oncoming enemies with more volleys of singularity and antimatter torpedo fire, followed by Demolisher Guns and Ion cannons. They had taken some damage to shields, but the new temporal shielding continued to hold against enemy fire. Meanwhile, fighter and Mobile Suit screens were deployed to begin assaulting the enemy fleets as well.

The POWs continued their activities, as they were. Meanwhile, the ISB kept up the pace of infiltration, informants, and investigation, trying to quietly but aggressively root out the enemy.

OOC: Alright, sorry about that I misread your post and in turn I shall alter my course of action in the real battle.

IC: On Grosha the two rebel fleets kept up their charge against the New Dornalian in the hopes of breaking their lines and ultimately to be able to slay every single last one of their foes. As well, their courage held up as they were pounded by enemy fire due to the ancient courage of their cultures. Also, the Rebellion’s own ships began to fire new mysterious weapons capable of breaching the new shields.

One of their message the a voice said,” Eternias reorit yiuor meti erioa emia jea iuaot t uoew zeriqiat.” (The Eternals be with us in this battle and grant us righteous victory_

The guards kept up the patrols and often would secure troublesome POWs inside prision cells if they broke the rules. Whenever rebel soldiers captured a New Dornalian spy or armed supporter they would arrest them and throw them into prison.

The Flame was lit:
A person from each of the races present ran around the arena until they reached the flame tossing in another flame until the flame roared.

As the flame roared. Ten champions from each race present were called come forth, wear the colors of your world. Take the branch that offers peace and wear the laurel of the first olympics on Terra.

May this day light the path to peace and prosperity for all who attend.
Turn not towards the path of the destroyers of world and bring life and hope to all who come here.

This was followed by a brief song of each race sung by those present.
The games were called to order. The flags and symbols of many worlds draped the arena as the crowd called out.

First dancers, then acrobats, then singers performed all to the theme of hope, glory, and undying fame for those who attended. May peace reign.

A committee of judges presided over each event, one from each member group attending. A truthsayer presided over them.

Each athlete who was to compete was called forth and named as a representative. Those who had passed the initial trials were ready

The first event was the test of steel: It was a warm day, The contestants lined up on the path to the roads. Several hundred of all shapes and sizes. They dove into the water. Boats followed them. An avianoid seemed to jump into the lead. He was followed by a squidman. Others followed close behind. The first 30 Kilometers was a grueling swim. Some pulled onto the beach exhausted. The avianoid humanoid, an Arquest from the world of kingfisher seemed to move like the wind, he was followed by a dark skinned golden haired man from an unnamed place, they raced down the path towards the finish. The crowd cheered. Following them were 48 others. Many did not make it to the mountain. The climb was hard. The avianoid seemed to float up the side of the mountain, followed by a squidman with incredible perseverance. A humanoid fell from the mountain as it was climbing. Luckily, they lived thanks to the nanoscience of the Commonalitarianism fully repaired after a week in a coma tube. The avianoid K'rikkrikkrik was the winner, followed by the golden haired man from the asteroid fields. He would be filmed and talked about on his homeworld for many years to come.

The crowds watched and cheered from the sidelines. K'rikkrikrik's mate brought wind flowers, delicate tubes from the floating gardens to him. He fell to his knees and thanked his ancestors.

Test of Strength: This was a crowded test. Twenty races were present. Two stood out. The Eternals and a massive peoples acolyte from New Dornalia, he seemed to draw force from the ground with every step he took. There was an almost visible nimbus around him. Even the coal black 5x heavy gravity worlder from the planet Shiva seemed to not match his strength. Each entity lined up to throw the hammer. The Shivaite hurled it far placing him in third behind the New Dornalian 2nd and the Eternal First. It was clear none of the others present could match these titans. The Shivaite Breathed deeply lifting the 2 ton stone log to his waist taking the twenty steps he would take before heaving it into the marked pit. Then something amazing happened, the peoples acolyte picked up a 2 1/2 ton log, he seemed an ant underneath it, his eyes were in a far away place, he glowed softly as he stepped the stones under his feet melted, he threw the pillar farther than the Shivaite. With a burst of incredible concentration, the eternal using his posthuman strength called for the stone, his feet bloodied as adrenaline pumped through him, he concentrated and moved slowly to the edge throwing a match with the Dornalian. The last test was lifting a massive steel bar with a gravity pressor in it to control the weight. The Shivaite could no longer pull ahead and match the Eternal or the New Dornalian. Both seemed to be calling strength from deep inside, evenly matched to the last moment. Both finally met each others mark. The champions were tied.

The crowd roared their approval.

The Test of Grace: The Eternals came to the Test of Grace. They were to be paired for this test. It was first floor dancing and acrobatics, then zero gravity dancing and acrobatics, then ice dancing and acrobatics. There were also two pairs of Commonii in the contest. Many races were present. The graceful cat people of Myrrh, the Juriutanes and the Hierari. The first test was a series of paired floor acrobatics and dancing. The Myrh flipped and soared through the air, their cat like agility seemed to always land on their feet. They were graceful in their dancing. The Commonii were as well. The Eternals seemed to capture the dance, they had danced for millenia, knowing every step through the ages. The athletes had been to the dance before in past ages. No beat was missed, no step misaligned. They would spin, lean, leap, lead, and move gracefully across the floor as if it had been there for ages. The crowd applauded and threw roses, wind flowers, and semi-precious gems to them in appreciation.

Then they were taken by the cable to a sphere in space for the zero gravity dancing and acrobatics. The Commonalitarianists were in their environment. Music of the Phreint'is and light filled the sphere, turning it many colors, they spun in zero gravity, moving in and out of intricate figures in the air, moving multicolored sashes in pattern, turning and rebounding against the walls. Even here, because of their timeless experience the Eternal athletes stood out, spinning end over end in perfect circles, joining in midair, floating easily through the sphere, they were the clear leaders.

In the final match it was the Eternals only who took the prize in grace winning the places in the games. On the ice the Myrrh could not stand. The gravity seemed to slow the Commonalitarianists. The Eternals seemed to flow over the ice fast then slow.


Test of Luck: Mei Li, Han Li of the Clan Monkey entered the games. He would listen to the sound of the device in the cup as they rattled. He seemed to know just by sound how they would turn up. The officials would check the dice as he called them. It seemed to be magic. His hands were quick and he had a winning smile. He seemed to have incredible luck. Even the New Dornalians could not understand it. They would try to use the force and somehow, it would still turn up in Han's favor. He always seemed to have a winning smile. He would count the cards in poker. He would guess the fall of the rune stones as they were falling through the air. His eyes twinkled and he would laugh.

Test of Far Weapons: Mei Li, Wu of the Clan Silver Fox never seemed to miss her mark. She threw the javelin, the discuss, the axe and never missed. She was uncanny. Her eyes were sharper than most. A ghost seemed to guide her hand every time she threw. She would laugh and say it was a little butterfly that whispered in her ear everytime she threw.

Test of Weapons of the Hand: This was an unusual contest. The contestants were to be armored and slow shielded. This was an unusual thing slow shields stopped projectiles and beam weapons the faster the approaching object the more likely it would stop it, but not hand weapons or slow moving objects. Three different weapons lay out, a bladed spear, a sword, and a mace. None were sharp or heavy enough to cut through the armor. The armor would register hits shutting off power until the opponent yielded or the suit stopped functioning. Armored fighting was an ancient art. Warriors from several cultures were present. The Wneian seemed to be fascinated with the armor. It was intricately enameled with synthetic gems embedded in it. The weapons were surprisingly light. He turned on the armor, it crackled slightly. The first round for the Wneian was easy, he seemed to be able to get past the Myrrhs reflexes shutting off the armor quickly. It was harder in the next round. He was evenly matched against the Mei Li warrior, but his use of the force disoriented the Mei Li warrior, he wasn't used to having his blade turned aside with the wave of his hand. Then something unusual happened.

One of the Commonalitarianism was in the final fight, he sensed a presence embedded in the mind of the Commonalitarianism, it seemed an ancient hero was there but not there. Their blades clashed, and he barely could stand the onslaught, his left side stopped moving, then his hand. He closed his eyes and let the force guide him. He was no longer the blade, but the force, slowly, his masters presence entered him. His master seemed evenly matched guiding his hand. Then his mastered sacrificed his leg, striking the head. He had defeated the Commonii, but just barely. How was this possible? It was a hard fight, but honorable. He would be crowned champion.


First Part:

ooc: LOL Ah I see someone has finally made the connection! LOL! A goodly joke eh House Commonii...you will let the others find the joke on their own?

The Melii...were greatly amused. The Commonii always were old-fashioned. They were packrats of information. Indeed they had helped design the "Library." The Library or as the Commonii always seemed to insist on calling the Encyclopedia Finale, the Encyclopedia Galactica was but a volume of the Finale Encyclopedia, Ultima cum Magne...or was it something else? The sentients of Melii debated in the Oulde Tongues. Debate too was a favored Art amongst the Melii.

There were just too many long names for the thing! That was why the Melii just called the entity "Library" The Commonii, Melii, and other allied sentients' shared multi-dimensional ansible network that gathered quantum reams of information from the multiverse. The Library collected and collated a vast store of knowledge across the nearby timelines. It was a hair in the Eyes of the Voids and futile forlone effort. The Melii, however, loved lost causes! Therefore, they did not try to dissuade the Kinsmen from their follies. Indeed, they helped the strange Tribe whenever possible. The Commonii were worthy if weird kinsmen.

It was funny that they insisted on calling the Melii by one of the Tribe's Ouldest names. How did they even fnd the references...<MU> they must have deduced it! The Kinsmen were afterall almost as Smart and Lucky as the Melii. Well, maybe they were equals in this reality, but still. Amusement and consensus prevaded the Gestalt. Then they refocused on the Ever Present Now.

The small group laughed and clapped their hands as Wu of Clan Silver Fox hit yet another target.
Then the Melii gave a rueful and collective sigh.

The thing about winning nearly every game of chance was that everyone sorta figured Ifni, Tyre, the Gray Lady of Chaos herself, had graced the ENTIRE delegation...and thus refused to make any wagers with the Melii or any of her client peoples. Luck had a thing about rubbing off on the clients... Besides, the Melii were used to gambling within the sphere. It was much more fun to play against the gaijins. it just was just damn fun to steal your neighbors flocks with his permission! Indeed, the sheer look of shock when the barbarians actually won, was worth losing everything back to the silly savages.

Ah...Wu of Clan Silver Fox had won the Laurels. Victoire! The Melii regions of the immense stadium jumped up and down stomping their various appendages like silly fools. The Others looked on with confusion and some bemused arrogance. Indeed it was a goodly sight of atavism. The Natives could not be faulted, however, as the Melii avatars were usually at the center of the guache display, amongst the loudest and silliest of the Melii Spheres' Entourage. As quickly as the chaos engulfed the stands, the storm passed and the crazy Melii and thier client tribes lapsed into a reverent chanting and counterpoint. It was eerily and huantinly beautiful, and completely spontaneous. Emergent order from disorder, self organizing chaos...it was very Melii. The Melii crowds quieted as the next series of Combats came online...it was a battle of unarmed combatants. Slow shields and blunted weapons. Essentially, this was a sparring match rather than a a sacred duel. Still, this was the Commonii's demense they made the rules. It seemed silly to merely have a battle without the real threat of death.

They sent young Mao of the Clan Raven...he was young, being barely a millinea old.
He was of the second generation and one of the first of the Melii to be born in this plane.

The first series were tense as the young champion twisted and twirled...circles within circles Al-Jinn Whirlwind style. He moved well this youngling! The Masters had imparted well the training and untiy of mind and body. Parry, block, sidestep, backhand with poinard, heel kick, riposte! Touche! Sweep, roll, twirling crescent kick, grab, counter, counter-counter and finally the opponent submitted to a kamakura.

The second and third were variantions on the previous Dance with Barbarians. The fourth was most interesting...it was against the Commonii Champion. The youngling was overconfident...Pride goeth before falleth. He had handily defeated the barbarians...he would beat this one too! The elders grinned and made several sizable bets with the 2nd Generation. The young Raven will lose this next battle. It would be close...but the Commonii were Kinsmen...they were olde fashioned...they would not forget the Ways...indeed it was likely this older warrior was an actual Master of the Way. It would do well to teach this Generation Humility.

The Battle was gloriously violent and swift. Young Mao of Clan Raven tended to utilize the more spectular combinations. He was showing off...a fatal flaw in a real battle field. Yet for a good long while the Commonii was on the defensive. Furious fists and blades rebounded against both the armor and the slow field. The Melii usually trained both with and without the fields...the Commonii apparently did not. Mao pressed his advantage. The Commonii fell before the onslaught, and the younglings were mocking their elders.

Then an Opening!

Hushed and expectant silence from the Melii...then it happened the Commonii pulled from the Source...the elders laughed...the younglings were furious...that was CHEATING, this was suppose to be a bout not a real battle! Mao suprisingly displayed a great deal of wisdom and did not employ the Source. He continued utilzing only the basic weirding ways...disinformation was always a great joke on the stuffy Commonii Tribes. They tended to collect a bunch of information and then analyze it to death. A joke is not as funny if you have to explain the humour. The younglings quickly realized this and began cheering for the Commonii Champion. It was rare the Melii ever got to pull a good joke on the Kinsmen.

They would have a fit trying to solve this conundrum/paradox. Besides the Gaijin Tribes would likely just take the whole bait...hook line and sinker. Mao gave the tinest possible opening...the Commonii did not bite but did utilize some rather esoteric Dances with Equals. It was a swift ballet lasting merely 15 minutes but time in the stadium had been slowed...each moment existed soley for each Sentient and the Dance was not often seen outside the Enclaves. Everyone was captivated. Finally, both sides agreed to an ending and Mao surrendered...they were after all guests to the Commonii.

The hush and flow of the timestream was not accelerated until the Melii Wu of the Silver Fox hooted an obscene and rather lewd suggestion to her cousin. The Melii tribes laughed and the spell was broken. The crowds of the Arena and Indeed the worlds that were watching via ansible were jubulant!

A duel of Masters! A truly great and rare sight!

The younglings of the Second Generation were less pleased...It wasn't fair the Elders ALWAYS WON.

The first day had finished with glory. The athletes would rest for the next day. Many would stretch and limber on the training fields, swim in the pools, use the gravitic strength machines, spin and dance in the zero gravity bubbles, or run through the mountain paths. They would eat sparsely, take time to meditate, pray, or focus on their strengths. There were meditation and prayer halls, bare of symbols for those who needed to concentrate.

No medals or trophies would be handed out until the final day. The morning sun rose high. The games were to begin. Then something strange happened. An old ship what looked like a tramp freighter landed in the ship docks. Out of it came the nightmare of every spacer, a multi-tentacled armored horror with a maw a foot across. It spoke to the minds gathered there, I come to compete/fight/dance. There was awe, never had this creature spoke, only driven those who came to its homeworld away. It was a true legend of terror.

Test of the hand: The horror entered the test of the hand. It tossed those who tried to punch it, kick it, or grapple it with ease. None could face it with its thick tentacles and lightning reflexes. It was a blur of speed and strength. It laughed in the minds of the crowd, is there no creature strong enough to face me, I would glory in an equal.

Then the Shivaite stood, I have not entered this contest, but I will fight you. There was whispering in the stands. The judges stood, none have been able to face it, you may go. The Shivaite stretched his massive muscles then held out his four arms in a stance. He said one word come. They clashed. The tentacles swatted against the granite muscles of the heavy worlder, making no purchase. The Shivaite grabbed the horror tossing it across the arena. The met and clashed. The horror pinned the Shivaite to the ground, he rolled the creature over, smashing his many fists into the maw of the horror. The horror tried to lift it. But he grabbed the tentacles tieing them in knots. They rolled back and forth. Finally, the Shivaite pushed the tentacled horror out of the ring winning the contest. He was covered with puckering sucker marks. Many of the tentacles were broken. The horror roared in the minds of the crowd, Glory be to the warrior, Glory to my friend. Shivaite you may come to our world and take of the lakshish herb to extend your life. We of the Motivites welcome you. The crowd stood and clapped roaring for the Shivaites win.

Test of Agility: The New Dornalian entered first, he was agile and strong with the force. He moved smoothly like a cat on the balance beam, jumping and spinning. He swung through the chains with grace, jumping from hanging chain to hanging chain, swinging in perfect circles. In the zero gravity area, he spun quickly bouncing off the walls of the sphere in complex patterns.

Wu of the Silver Fox entered the contest. She leaped an impossible distance upward landing sofly on the balance beam. Then she jumped spinning and tumbling in the air an impossible distance to the end of the beam. She somersaulted across the beam then landed smoothly. On the chains, she jumped from chain to chain spinning and leaping like an agile monkey, she was magnificent. In the zero gravity arena, she moved in smooth tumbling motions. She felt exalted.

Then the Commonii took the beam. He ran across the beam on his hands. Then he backflipped three times the length of the beam followed by a single, double, and triple somersault forward. He moved smoothly to the chains. He swung first with his hands in perfect circles then with his feet. He spun the chains together then leaped the gap to the next set. He flipped through the air moving smoothly between the different hanging chains. The zero gravity environment fit him well. He pulled himself into a circle flipping in perfect circles, then somersaulted, then flipped and spun in complex patterns, faster and faster, at moments he seemed to dive then jump.

Test of the Field: A myrrh cat person hunter from a very primitive world in the Eternals sphere of influence managed to make it to these games. He was a great hunter on his world. He had grown tired of taking diplomatic hunting parties on safaris on his world. He wanted to do something remembered. On a whim a minor official had added him to the party of 100 athletes from the Eternals. He ran fast as a cheetah blurring past the 1000 meter marks in seconds. His javelin throw was far, but not as far as the new Dornalians but very far thrown. On the accuracy test for the thrown javelin he hit the mark perfectly besting all other athletes. Even matching Wu of the Silver Fox clan. In the jumping contest, he let out a piercing scream before he leaped farther than any other athlete a blurring 20 meters. He roared when he finished and came out wearing, the mantle of the great tusked giant boar rabbit and carrying the golden spear of his people. He wanted the world to know his people existed. The true people he thought.

Test of Skill: A surprise happened here. A squidman from a strange temple had entered this contest. It was in a corner so remote of the New Dornalian sphere of influence, it was amazing how he had gotten here. No one had heard of there even being ftl travel there at all. There was no registry for a ship carrying him to the contest world. He would mutter aphorisms as he placed pieces on the boards, "The perfect symmetry of the mind is singularity of the one." , "The oomlock rests to the west, so the rognok will not come from the south." Sometimes he would have to stop to pray to the east because that was where the great egg came from. Before he played, he would intone, "Blessed are those who seek for they shall find." He smelled faintly of seawater and moss. He would win every game, then he would pronounce, "Those who have won have played." He seemed to eat very little, and only drink small amounts of water. Monkey from Mei Li, he found it hard to focus on him, he seemed to be here and not here. It was impossible to tell where he would place a piece. The squidman seemed to radiate an incredible calm, nothing intimidated him. The Commonii player lost very quickly, his wetware was getting static for no apparent reason, he had trouble concentrating. He had to withdraw from the contest. The New Dornalian Peoples Acolyte did not see force emanating from him, but when he looked at him, it was like looking into a deep well with a brightness at the end. Possibilities seemed to emanate from the squidman. The Mei Li found a brief passage on the Temple of the Pure Mind it looked like a form of mentat training and sufism or zen, it was alien, it was hard to tell.

Soccer: To be on the ground on the earthen playing field bothered the Motivites they sat out watching. Barbaric but interesting. Two teams had risen to the top, the Mei Li Ravens and the New Dornalian Light Sabers. They played each other hard. The goalie on the Mei Li team was exceptional, he would seem to leap quickly catching the incoming balls. Two of the jedi forwards seemed to have an uncanny ability to get the ball and move it down the field. Their kicks seemed to have extra power to them driving at the goal.

Savak: The giant lizards stood on each side of the field. A heavy bag of sand lay in the middle. Several more Motivites, alien horrors came out of the ship. How they were in the ship, no one new, they had scanned the ship earlier and there was only one Motivite before. There was no indication that the Motivite had reproduced. It was being observed closely at all times. The Motivites slid onto the lizards. Their tentacles grasped the beasts heads-- small spines slid from the Motivites tentacles taking control of the creatures minds. The Motivites practiced controlling the creatures actions communicating to each other telepathically in perfect unision. They would toss the sack back and forth with ease among each other with ease. The other teams tried to get the sack from them, but they moved easily out of the way, scoring many more goals than the other teams. First the Mei Li team, then the Commonii team, then the New Dornalian team fell before the Motivites playing. They would feel a slight pressure on their minds then the aliens would do something unexpected. At the end of the games, the Motivites seemed contented. We wish to take some of these large lizard creatures with us, there brains seem most tasty, we will make them natural for our world. There was no obvious civilization on Motive 4, only smoothly rolling hills, mild forests, and a very pleasant permanent summer.

Zero G Combat Gravity Ball: Many teams joined this sport. They wore heavy padding and carried a hollow rubber ball. The goal was to get the ball in the other sides zero gravity hole. There was a goaly on each side. The teams would carry the ball throwing it back and forth. There was no punching, nor kicking, but the players could smash into each other like billiard balls using the zero gravity, or try and strip the ball from the other players. This was a hard fight between the Commonalitarianism team used to light gravity, and several different aliens from the area of the Eternals who had grown up in light gravity and played the game well. In the end in the final tied game, the Commonii won barely. Following this was a delegation from the Mei Li world tree. They would take the bronze. All of the games were hard fought. Some broke bones, others were tired and dazed when finished.

OOC: If you would like to roleplay any part of this it would be fine. It is up to you. You can give opinions. Be an audience, watch the games. Describe a player.

OOC: Alright, sorry about that I misread your post and in turn I shall alter my course of action in the real battle.

IC: On Grosha the two rebel fleets kept up their charge against the New Dornalian in the hopes of breaking their lines and ultimately to be able to slay every single last one of their foes. As well, their courage held up as they were pounded by enemy fire due to the ancient courage of their cultures. Also, the Rebellion’s own ships began to fire new mysterious weapons capable of breaching the new shields.

One of their message the a voice said,” Eternias reorit yiuor meti erioa emia jea iuaot t uoew zeriqiat.” (The Eternals be with us in this battle and grant us righteous victory_

The guards kept up the patrols and often would secure troublesome POWs inside prision cells if they broke the rules. Whenever rebel soldiers captured a New Dornalian spy or armed supporter they would arrest them and throw them into prison.

The fleets continued to hold, and moved about to the flanks of the enemies to keep up their assaults, targeting bridges, thrusters, weapons, and other vitals to score a hit on the rebel fleet using conventional torpedoes, Demolisher Guns, and Ion cannons.

Still, damage was becoming felt, and abblative armor was ordered deployed to resist enemy fire even further.

The message was translated by a Loyalist, which was then sent immediately to Alvaria. The message was then forwarded to the Eternals, with a letter amounting to: "Please explain why the HNK Rebellion in our territories is broadcasting messages that seem to link themselves with you."

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And the POWs kept going...

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The news of the victories in the Strength and Hand Weapon tests made the New Dornalians very proud.....even in New Dornalia's Core Systems and in Andromeda, the news was a good thing.

OOC: So wait, am I supposed to RP part of those?

The Galactic Games:

The Eternals were greatly proud of how well the athletes that they had sent. To that the Eternals honored their athletes by adding their names to the monument at the Master Gate to this galaxy that was dedicated to the great within this galaxy. As well, on their home worlds the Eternals built to honor the people they trained that had won by building great statues to them.

Throughout the games the people from the Eternal space cheered with all the might of their voices whenever they one of the athletes from the Eternal space won an event. As well, they would through down roses and olive branches down to their victorious athletes. Whenever a person from a different area of space won they would through down a storm of rose petals.

The fleets continued to hold, and moved about to the flanks of the enemies to keep up their assaults, targeting bridges, thrusters, weapons, and other vitals to score a hit on the rebel fleet using conventional torpedoes, Demolisher Guns, and Ion cannons.

Still, damage was becoming felt, and abblative armor was ordered deployed to resist enemy fire even further.

The message was translated by a Loyalist, which was then sent immediately to Alvaria. The message was then forwarded to the Eternals, with a letter amounting to: "Please explain why the HNK Rebellion in our territories is broadcasting messages that seem to link themselves with you."

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And the POWs kept going...The Rebellion’s fleet continued on their assault upon the New Dornalian fleets without any care for their own lives. Their assault did cost many ships and lives, but their new faith that they had accepted encouraged them that it was there right to live out their own lives free from outside control. As well, they threw everything they had against the New Dornalian lines in a hope of being able to drive back the enemy fleets and began the assault on Grosha.

As for the POWs the current measures seeming to lower any sabotage attempts caused the Rebellion to have enough faith as to keep things in the POW camps as they currently were, but were prepared to change them if necessary.

From the Eternal space a message was sent to Nova Louisiana New Dornalia governor:

“The natives fighting in the HNK rebellion have accepted a faith in the belief that we Eternals are there gods, but they did not gain this faith on their own. The ones who did this are Eternals based on a planet outside both our space and yours. This world we will not reveal, but is had become a holy temple planet for many native peoples where this religion has spread due to the efforts of a few dozen true Eternals.”

The athletes rested after the second round of games. It had taken two days to finish the second round of games. It was the final day. The winners were called to stand before the arena, they were presented with flowers and small plants from many different aliens, each who had won was given a golden laurel wreath crown, for the second place a silver wreath, and the third a wreathe of bronze. They stood upon the podium. Each athlete who won could give a brief statement for their home and family. They would wave to the crowds and hear cheering. Many traders clamored for the athletes to speak for their trading houses, or be holopicked with them, or just smile and be with them.

Many came with their families, priests, and companions. They spoke of what it was to train for greatness.

This was a time of glory for the athletes. Their faces and forms were seen on a great many worlds. People wrote of their greatness and told them of the importance of speaking for their world.

After the wreathes were presented, a concert of music from many worlds was sung for them speaking of the glory of the athletes, the builders, the scientists, the explorers, and the makers of the great peace. Some of the music spoke of how glory through athletics raised one up to great heights.

All of the winners had marble statues built of them, and holostatues built of them which were placed in the parks and gardens of Paradise, the world built for the Great Games.

Every athlete who attended was given a necklace of five rings, silver, gold, bronze, electrum, and copper. At the end they all marched to show those who were willing to try and seek won.

The event was broadcast across many worlds.

There was a great feast afterwards commemorating all of the athletes who attended.

Afterwards some stayed for a brief respite of one week to calm and get ready for their leaving. Much talking and trade occurred. Then the ships came to carry them back to their respective homeworlds.

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A quester came to seek a question of the eternals. He spoke of how the Commonalitarianism had found a way to enter parallel worlds and parallel time lines, but they had no way to map where they were going. Part of the problem they said, is that they had found the maps between world in the old libraries, and even found an ancient broken stargate which no longer worked which they had dismantled, they understood how a wormhole could carry one across the galaxy and how to map this. But, how would you map the places between the dimensions, the parallel time lines, and parallel worlds. They had found stories of henges, and doors between different places, but always there was a fear of darkness when one opened these things. You eternals seemed to be watching for demons. Was this where they had come from? We are not sure whether we should open the sideways gates.

A quester came to seek a question of the eternals. He spoke of how the Commonalitarianism had found a way to enter parallel worlds and parallel time lines, but they had no way to map where they were going. Part of the problem they said, is that they had found the maps between world in the old libraries, and even found an ancient broken stargate which no longer worked which they had dismantled, they understood how a wormhole could carry one across the galaxy and how to map this. But, how would you map the places between the dimensions, the parallel time lines, and parallel worlds. They had found stories of henges, and doors between different places, but always there was a fear of darkness when one opened these things. You eternals seemed to be watching for demons. Was this where they had come from? We are not sure whether we should open the sideways gates.The Eternals discussed amongst themselves as what to reveal in response to the questions and descriptions the Commonalitarianism quester had given to them. After a few minutes the elder Eternals replied,” You are wise to seek to know what you are getting into before you do it. But, we only give you guarded advice as what is.

As to you question of how to map other timelines and dimensions you must be first able to transcend past the very fabric of this reality and timeline. As well, you must be able to observe the timeline properly without directly affecting it because if you do there might cause great harm in that dimension.

The ‘sideways’ gates were created originally by people seeking to connect this dimension to others in order to allow for an invasion of our dimension by dark forces. They were able to succeed, but we Eternals came in and crushed the demonic invasion utterly and sealed the sideways gates after the invasion yet now they are unsealed and we advise not to reopen them.”

The Commoniii whispered among themselves, should they reveal the elders, the transcended ones. Even they were not beyond time and space, and had not fully transcended time. This was a rare race that had done this. To be able to observe without affecting a thing was a great feat of mind. Only those with the mind of no mind, the enlightened ones could do this. Very few of the ancient races let alone humans reached this state.

A body was prepared, and a great mind that had earned the right to fuse with the Final Encyclopedia slid a portion of itself into the shell of a body. It blinked and stretched feeling the limitations of its new body. Such a small fragile thing. I am data, I am Malthus. I am born into a shell. I am that I was will be. It sat meditating. A week to adjust to its new body in the solitudes of the meditation garden.

I am here. We shall not open these gates until we are ready. The Mei Li, mentioned a tribe called the Harii that walked the world lines. They will be ther.

OOC: Is it too late for me to join.

OOC: Is it too late for me to join.OOC: Yeah, you can still join.

"Go go go!"
The ship known as Killa raced as fast as possible. Behind, a huge force of attack craft sent showers of lazers at their tail. The Raider class ship dodged as best it could, nearly sending it's engines to the breaking point. Kaptain Buck Rogers stood motionless on the bridge of the ship.
"Prepare to dive!"
"But sir!" one of his technicions cried out, "if we dive...we may randomly surface."
"I don't care! Dive, dive, dive!!!"

The ship slipped into trans-dimensional space, unflowing her solar sails. Before them was the Grand Dimensionm, heaven for the Hordians. The brightest sun ever known powered their ship, as brave warriors waved to them as they went.

Suddenly the technicians predictons proved right, and the Killa surfaced right before an active warpgate. Too late to stop, they flew through the gate...and blew into this...New Galaxy.

"Where...are we?"
"I don't know...it's not on any maps."
"Alright. Set a course for the nearest planet. We need to get ourselves together."

The Commoniii whispered among themselves, should they reveal the elders, the transcended ones. Even they were not beyond time and space, and had not fully transcended time. This was a rare race that had done this. To be able to observe without affecting a thing was a great feat of mind. Only those with the mind of no mind, the enlightened ones could do this. Very few of the ancient races let alone humans reached this state.

A body was prepared, and a great mind that had earned the right to fuse with the Final Encyclopedia slid a portion of itself into the shell of a body. It blinked and stretched feeling the limitations of its new body. Such a small fragile thing. I am data, I am Malthus. I am born into a shell. I am that I was will be. It sat meditating. A week to adjust to its new body in the solitudes of the meditation garden.

I am here. We shall not open these gates until we are ready. The Mei Li, mentioned a tribe called the Harii that walked the world lines. They will be ther.The Eternals having the ability to transcend the dimensions know of what the Commoniii would do if they failed to head the advice that they had received from them. As well, they hoped that the Commoniii would be prepared for anything that might come through the sideways gates. The Eternals knowing of the dangers were prepared to take action against any attempted invasion of this dimension.

To that the Eternals organized their fleets and armies in preparation for anything. As well, they prepared their main worlds in the fears of demonic attack and began to train local militia units to face demonic forces that might assault their worlds. Also they began to store necessaries of life to be distributed to needy worlds in the wake or before a demonic assault.

OOC I wish to claim a large chunk of space similar to Dornalias near the core

IC
In a remote system near the core of the system a brilliant flash of white light showed an exploration fleet 500 vessels strong. It contained units of the Imperial Guard and the Space Marines. They fought in the name of the Emperor beloved by all. Aboard the Crusader Master Inquisitor Ornas rested in the command chair. He had been given command of the 1st Explorator fleet and the Crusader itself leaving his Black Ship, the Verum, as an escort vessel in the fleet. They moved towards a feral world and the Inquisitor showed a ruthless smile. He said to the nearby Imperial Guard Commander and the Primarch Kivpa Hekis, "Maybe we must show our power it would not be hard to bring them into submission."

"Go go go!"
The ship known as Killa raced as fast as possible. Behind, a huge force of attack craft sent showers of lazers at their tail. The Raider class ship dodged as best it could, nearly sending it's engines to the breaking point. Kaptain Buck Rogers stood motionless on the bridge of the ship.
"Prepare to dive!"
"But sir!" one of his technicions cried out, "if we dive...we may randomly surface."
"I don't care! Dive, dive, dive!!!"

The ship slipped into trans-dimensional space, unflowing her solar sails. Before them was the Grand Dimensionm, heaven for the Hordians. The brightest sun ever known powered their ship, as brave warriors waved to them as they went.

Suddenly the technicians predictons proved right, and the Killa surfaced right before an active warpgate. Too late to stop, they flew through the gate...and blew into this...New Galaxy.

"Where...are we?"
"I don't know...it's not on any maps."
"Alright. Set a course for the nearest planet. We need to get ourselves together."The Eternals’ fleet around the Master Gate and had been temporally gone to the repair their ships and restock their supplies. As well, with the Master Gate activated the others systems on the station had been turned off to allow the gateway to not be at any risk of having a shutdown or power problems.

The nearest world to the neartest Master Gate was a world called Epei Teir Mkoa Tyerioa (The First of a New Whole, aka: short form of the world’s name is Tyerioa). The people on this world were very friendly and more than willing to help out good people if they were in need or just needed some time to recover from a long journey.

"Alright. We found one. Setting course."
"Good."

Killa made her way, almost limping to the new planet. Suddenly sires went off. The ship began shaking and rocking back and forth. Terrified the crew peered out their port holes, and watched with horror as parts of their ship began to fall off.
"Dammit! We need to land NOW!"
The ship turned on her boosters, as more of her just pulled apart. All of the crew rushed around like ants as the distress beacon was turned on. The ship was now in the planets atmosphere, and both "wings" were gone. The planet turned out to be a barren planet, nothing but gray rocks and mountains.
The Kaptain steered the ship towards what appeared to be a plain like area. The ship was now losing entire sections, and men were being sucked out with it.

And then the ship hit the planet.

In a remote system near the core of the system a brilliant flash of white light showed an exploration fleet 500 vessels strong. It contained units of the Imperial Guard and the Space Marines. They fought in the name of the Emperor beloved by all. Aboard the Crusader Master Inquisitor Ornas rested in the command chair. He had been given command of the 1st Explorator fleet and the Crusader itself leaving his Black Ship, the Verum, as an escort vessel in the fleet. They moved towards a feral world and the Inquisitor showed a ruthless smile. He said to the nearby Imperial Guard Commander and the Primarch Kivpa Hekis, "Maybe we must show our power it would not be hard to bring them into submission."OOC: Please, mark out the area of the map you want. http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/3817/altclaim7fg9to.jpg

IC:On the feral world below there was a small colony of a people who were human, but for many thousands of years they had hidden themselves there and had evolved to still be very human yet with a number of unusual traits. They were they were on average 2 meters tall, or higher, they were incredibly strong, and they lived lives that were about 500 years long on average.

Seeing a fleet of humans approach the world’s governor sent this message to the command ships of the fleet,” At long last fellow humans have come to us on our far off world. We have long been dwindling until we are now only about five million strong and have lost many of our technologies due to our isolation, but we retain many ancient customs and martial arts known by our ancestors that we use to destroy any of the alien freaks to walk upon our world.

Yet, now we fear for our existence due to the new alien empires in this galaxy and we humbly ask that your mighty people take us as your own and we will be willing to yield all we have to offer to your empire if you take us in. What do you respond to this?”

"Alright. We found one. Setting course."
"Good."

Killa made her way, almost limping to the new planet. Suddenly sires went off. The ship began shaking and rocking back and forth. Terrified the crew peered out their port holes, and watched with horror as parts of their ship began to fall off.
"Dammit! We need to land NOW!"
The ship turned on her boosters, as more of her just pulled apart. All of the crew rushed around like ants as the distress beacon was turned on. The ship was now in the planets atmosphere, and both "wings" were gone. The planet turned out to be a barren planet, nothing but gray rocks and mountains.
The Kaptain steered the ship towards what appeared to be a plain like area. The ship was now losing entire sections, and men were being sucked out with it.

And then the ship hit the planet.As the ship crashed the local inhabitants of the world picked up the distress call from the ships and quickly dispatched a group of transports from their green belt area homes and homed in on their distress signal. Their ships bore at great speeds hoping to be able to save some of the survivors from the wreck.

The transports soon arrived from the settlements and ran a diagnostic to see if there were any people that had been able to survive the powerful crash. Upon running the diagnostic the transports landed and from them issued a rescue teams. The rescue teams soon arrived at the crash site and began searching through the wreckage of it for any survivors that could be found.

The Commonii thought long and hard, who had unsealed the gates between worlds. They had found them open. They must prepare for a war that would spread darkness across the sector. Food was stored away. Arms production and weapons production was stepped up. Shields were created. They called their allies prepare for darkness. The gates of darkness have been unsealed.

Maybe the Mei Li could call the Harii. They might know how to reseal the gates.

They must seal the gates back up. If they had found them open, a hidden hand must be operating. For they had not unsealed the gates. Treachery. There must be demons somewhere near. How would one recognize a demon?

Sages were sent to the corners looking for the means to prevent the entrance of demons. What did they fear above all else. The ancient symbols of protection from a hundred worlds were drawn out. Somewhere in this galaxy was a temple called the Temple of the Pure Mind which held the symbols to drive away demons. No one new where it was. The squid man a member of the Temple of the Pure Mind who had won the game of skill had disappeared from the World of the Great Game. He had taken no ship, yet he was gone without a trace.

A single passage in passage from the Myrrh, Book of A Million Days spoke of the Light Bearers, how to reach them, you must first pass through a hell, to reach their heavenly world. They spoke of henge which would lead through broken lands to a world like no other.

But, first a defense, they had turned on a gate, the opening of a wormhole had set energy patterns. If you could create the pattern, you could also disrupt it forcing it to close. Several gunships were prepared with a new kind of defensive weapon, a nexus disruptor. This would force a wormhole to close.
Tremendous energies focused around these long tubular cannons powered by antiprotons harvested from the event horizons of two small black holes in this sector. They lost several harvester ships doing this dangerous work.

OOC: Here ya go http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y109/Dratheria/new_galaxy.jpg

IC
Inquisitor Ornas smiled it appeared this nation was fully willing to submit itself to the Imperium completely and utterly. Well thought the Inquisitor why not this was after all the beginnings of a grander Crusade and from what scans showed these humans were similar to the Halsians of the Centurion Galaxy which were recruited for the Seismic Fists Space Marine Legion. He sent a message,

Well we were expecting some resistance however the Imperium will gladly welcome you into it's loving arms. The Emperor guides from beyond and you are his newest instruments sent to us for your saving and to make us stronger. Kivpa Hekis, Commander Peter Collas, and myself will come to arrange you indoctrination into the Imperium.

Moments later a Shadow Chaser loaded with Remembrancers and Iterators came to the planets surface to meet with these new allies. First out was Kivpa Hekis dwarfing even these beings in his full Artificer armor, followed by Commander Collas in ceremonial uniform, and finally Inquisitor Ornas in his full Terminator plate. The Inquisitor bowed and said, "Greetings I am Master Inquisitor Ornas it is a pleasure to be on your beautiful world and with you our lost brethern from the stars."

The Commonii thought long and hard, who had unsealed the gates between worlds. They had found them open. They must prepare for a war that would spread darkness across the sector. Food was stored away. Arms production and weapons production was stepped up. Shields were created. They called their allies prepare for darkness. The gates of darkness have been unsealed.

Maybe the Mei Li could call the Harii. They might know how to reseal the gates.

They must seal the gates back up. If they had found them open, a hidden hand must be operating. For they had not unsealed the gates. Treachery. There must be demons somewhere near. How would one recognize a demon?

Sages were sent to the corners looking for the means to prevent the entrance of demons. What did they fear above all else. The ancient symbols of protection from a hundred worlds were drawn out. Somewhere in this galaxy was a temple called the Temple of the Pure Mind which held the symbols to drive away demons. No one new where it was. The squid man a member of the Temple of the Pure Mind who had won the game of skill had disappeared from the World of the Great Game. He had taken no ship, yet he was gone without a trace.

A single passage in passage from the Myrrh, Book of A Million Days spoke of the Light Bearers, how to reach them, you must first pass through a hell, to reach their heavenly world. They spoke of henge which would lead through broken lands to a world like no other.

But, first a defense, they had turned on a gate, the opening of a wormhole had set energy patterns. If you could create the pattern, you could also disrupt it forcing it to close. Several gunships were prepared with a new kind of defensive weapon, a nexus disruptor. This would force a wormhole to close.
Tremendous energies focused around these long tubular cannons powered by antiprotons harvested from the event horizons of two small black holes in this sector. They lost several harvester ships doing this dangerous work.With the successful opening of the sideways gates by the members of the cult that had built the sideways gates. This cult had managed to unseal a great number of the sideways gates with success and as well had managed to do put a demonic guard around them. With their success the gates to oblivion had been opened and at last the end of this galaxy could be taken.

With that success millions of demonic Dremora (http://www.waiting4oblivion.com/images/fan_art/darkwing_dremora.jpg) began to pour out of the gates and invade this galaxy. Their war would either destroy this galaxy or bring waster to many worlds…

Melii Synod
Melii Spheres Alpha, Beta, Delta.

The Melii Elders wearily sighed in the collective Gestalt...the Commonii had poked a long sleeping bear. They were clever folk...it remained to see if they were wise as well as clever. The Elders had given the kinsmen the necessary hints...and they had successfully found one of the true names of an ancient foe. The Dark Ones stalked the lines streams...longblackships of an Exiled Tribe.

They gave a cosmic shrug. The Commonii were sometimes too curious... it was usually such an amusing fault of their civilization. This time it was less so...

The Melii and Harii had fought for millennia long ago on the one true Holy Terra. The records describe them as great and worthy tribesmen. In many great epics they were lesser kinsmen to the Melii. Technically, they were closer cousins than the Commonii. Indeed, the Harii were essentially an Original Tribe of the Isles of Mara.

The tales speak of them with reverence usually only reserved for the Melii Masters. They were fearsome warriors. Dark and powerful were their Host. They rode black horses an black goats (yaks?) Black too were their visage and godly arms. The Tribes had fought for anything and everything. The gods hath judgeth the Melii the rightful victors and thus the Melii had cast the Dark Ones into the Burial Mounds, had cut their hearts out on the sacrificial altars, had taken their lands, their flocks, and their women. The Tribe of Harii was long dead...they were stories told around the yuletide logs. The Elders spoke rarely of then save that they were of us and we of they.

The latest Sundering was but one amongst the Infinite...
Eventually, the Lost Tribes would return...

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Foreigners ignorant of the Way and the Streams, often confused the two tribes...the Melii were but one of the Peoples. The Harii cousins were another. They were not daemons when they were driven into the sea eons ago and several Streams sideways away. Still...the Melii now were not what they were then either... perhaps Now, the Dark Ones were now also different?

The Synod concurred...the Retreat would be prepared in Alpha Sphere. The Sphere would become a hollow tree, a chest, an Ark of this galaxy/metaverse's peoples. Invitations were sent to the known worlds to send samples of both their works and their peoples...the Fractal Worlds could accommodate Trillions more. The "pocket-bubble-universe-sphere" devices were established on each of the structures. The primary Melii sphere prepared to encapsulate and isolate itself from this plane. It would retreat beyond the Voids and then scatter the Stellar Constructs across the local timelines.

Each structure would be a seed of civilization in the largely barren expanses of the Multi-verse. Each would be bait for the Harii and other Marauder Tribes. Each had a chance at survival and prosperity unfettered by restrictions. Each had a chance at failure...through their own mistaken efforts or through the malefluence of the Daemons.

Ifni would guide them...and may even safeguard them.

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Beta and Delta Spheres began the mobilization of their population for the future war. In the millennia under the Clan Magpie and Clan Monkey they had learned something of the darker humor of the Melii... A good joke was not always funny. The humor depended deeply upon who exactly the joke was on. Moreover, it was definitely less than funny when the Sages were forced into action.

There were only a few million of the Sages in all of the spheres. They did not rule the Tribes of Mara, nor did they really lead. The Melii were simply the Melii. The Spheres had come to understand and accept that. They had even come to accept that the Kamis had some foible faults like the rest of them. So it was no surprise that many of the Natives did not want to undertake "the Retreat." They wanted to stay and Fight the Daemons. Many of Melii's Second Generation younglings felt the same way and refused to leave their birth plane. Only an even smaller aspect of Monkey, Raven, Silver Fox, and Magpie remained of the Elders to watch over both their adopted and blood brood.

OOC: Here ya go http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y109/Dratheria/new_galaxy.jpg

IC
Inquisitor Ornas smiled it appeared this nation was fully willing to submit itself to the Imperium completely and utterly. Well thought the Inquisitor why not this was after all the beginnings of a grander Crusade and from what scans showed these humans were similar to the Halsians of the Centurion Galaxy which were recruited for the Seismic Fists Space Marine Legion. He sent a message,

Well we were expecting some resistance however the Imperium will gladly welcome you into it's loving arms. The Emperor guides from beyond and you are his newest instruments sent to us for your saving and to make us stronger. Kivpa Hekis, Commander Peter Collas, and myself will come to arrange you indoctrination into the Imperium.

Moments later a Shadow Chaser loaded with Remembrancers and Iterators came to the planets surface to meet with these new allies. First out was Kivpa Hekis dwarfing even these beings in his full Artificer armor, followed by Commander Collas in ceremonial uniform, and finally Inquisitor Ornas in his full Terminator plate. The Inquisitor bowed and said, "Greetings I am Master Inquisitor Ornas it is a pleasure to be on your beautiful world and with you our lost brethern from the stars."OOC: Alright, I got update the front page map.

IC: The native humans on the world were greatly pleased with how well they had been taken into the Imperium of Man and would now accepted their new Emperor as the one who would save them and as their ultimate leaders. So at last they would be safe from the new great empires in this galaxy.

When the Inquisitor and the Commander landed on the world they were greeted by a large organized ranks of warriors dawned in great suits of strong armor. And at seeing them they all, in unison, bowed kneeled before the. Then one of them rose off their knees and said,” Greetings my lords I am Erinad Warlord of the people of this world. But, I know relinquish control of my warriors and world unto the Imperium and Emperor.

As well, my people are happy to be welcomed into the great Empire of Man and will submit themselves to your rule. Now please, if you wish let us discuss our acceptance into the Great Empire.”

The Rebellion’s fleet continued on their assault upon the New Dornalian fleets without any care for their own lives. Their assault did cost many ships and lives, but their new faith that they had accepted encouraged them that it was there right to live out their own lives free from outside control. As well, they threw everything they had against the New Dornalian lines in a hope of being able to drive back the enemy fleets and began the assault on Grosha.

As for the POWs the current measures seeming to lower any sabotage attempts caused the Rebellion to have enough faith as to keep things in the POW camps as they currently were, but were prepared to change them if necessary.

From the Eternal space a message was sent to Nova Louisiana New Dornalia governor:

“The natives fighting in the HNK rebellion have accepted a faith in the belief that we Eternals are there gods, but they did not gain this faith on their own. The ones who did this are Eternals based on a planet outside both our space and yours. This world we will not reveal, but is had become a holy temple planet for many native peoples where this religion has spread due to the efforts of a few dozen true Eternals.”

The Governor replied, "Are these Eternals wanted for any crimes in your land, or did they do this of their own will?"

It figured. It was like the Anthropologists said, one of the effects of mixing cultures would be the rise of new religions. Well, now they had a few Eternals going "Colonel Kurtz" and raising a new cult that promised liberation, and that was not good news for the Colonial Administration.

Planning, meanwhile, was altered, as Commando and Native Regiment raids using modified Lin Biao ships on the rebel-held worlds were added to the future offensive.

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The fanaticism of the enemy warriors was beginning to be felt, as though the New Dornalians were still mostly intact, they began taking more damage to shields and to their ships in general. The onboard nanites moved to begin fixing the damaged areas, though their slow healing rate would prevent full healing until the battle was broken. But, the New Dornalians continued to move about, firing into the enemy lines, targeting vital systems and flanking the enemy cosntantly. They also began going for the larger command ships, as well, to try and cut off their command systems.

S. Umm...what happened to Me Li's claims in Post 58 (http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/3...laim7fg9to.jpg)?
And could we be added to the First Post?
And could you change the color to Green?
:p
Good another Imperium of Man! Be Welcomed D.

The Governor replied, "Are these Eternals wanted for any crimes in your land, or did they do this of their own will?"

It figured. It was like the Anthropologists said, one of the effects of mixing cultures would be the rise of new religions. Well, now they had a few Eternals going "Colonel Kurtz" and raising a new cult that promised liberation, and that was not good news for the Colonial Administration.

Planning, meanwhile, was altered, as Commando and Native Regiment raids using modified Lin Biao ships on the rebel-held worlds were added to the future offensive.

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The fanaticism of the enemy warriors was beginning to be felt, as though the New Dornalians were still mostly intact, they began taking more damage to shields and to their ships in general. The onboard nanites moved to begin fixing the damaged areas, though their slow healing rate would prevent full healing until the battle was broken. But, the New Dornalians continued to move about, firing into the enemy lines, targeting vital systems and flanking the enemy cosntantly. They also began going for the larger command ships, as well, to try and cut off their command systems.The Eternals sent this response Message:

“Those Eternals are not wanted for any crimes as they are appealing to the free will of the people of this galaxy and thus are not violating any of the laws of the Eternals.

The Eternals who lead this religion are part of a branch of the Eternals who spread a religion they developed to lesser races. This religion was founded many millions of years ago in the hopes of providing a hope for younger peoples and as well raise the status of the Eternals to gods and it has worked and became part of many people’s lives.”

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The native rebellion kept up their assault with everything they had now where the capital ships began charging into the New Dornalian lines and ramming many ships. Also, if the natives lost any vital systems on their ships they would often launch a suicidal attack near the closest ship. As well, if they lost a command ship and its command area lost its chain of command the ships there would began to assault the nearest New Dornalian vessel.

S. Umm...what happened to Me Li's claims in Post 58 (http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/3...laim7fg9to.jpg)?
And could we be added to the First Post?
And could you change the color to Green?
:p
Good another Imperium of Man! Be Welcomed D.OOC: Sorry, about that here is the correct map:http://img111.imageshack.us/my.php?image=claims9fd.jpg

The gates near our home systems opened. Earlier we had seeded probe ships throughout our arms. Self replicating watchers in each system of our sphere. They saw as the gates opened and routed distress beacons in each system that was near our worlds where the gates opened. They would watch cloaked gathering data on the forces pouring through. Designs, layouts, pattern formations would be fed to the home system, where they would be analyzed for weakness.

As soon as the gates opened in our core systems, the nexus guns jumped we had only five initially but five gates would be disrupted hopefully with the massive antimatter/matter proton torpedoes which shot out in pulsed chains. A fleet would be with each Nexus gun and would engage initially at the entry points destroying the enemy as they opened the nexuses.

Our systems and shields were on full alert. All battle stations were ready. Be ready to engage the enemy. Each system had multiple layers of defense. Many seemingly simple, massive asteroids with jump engines attached. Mine fields that could flicker in and out of hyperspace. Our solar power concentrator satellites originally designed to provide power to cities were turned outward ready to fire concentrated beams of energy that had powered cities. Many of our mass drivers for our mining ships were converted to throw chunks of metals and minerals at speeds close to those of light. The satellites original communication nets were remade into scanners and detectors. We were ready for total war. Our replicator facilities pumped in metals and got out ships, fighters, and weapons of war.

The police turned to warriors. Drills were conducted with citizens taking shelters manning the railgun and repulsor beam towers of our colony ships.

We called on those who had force powers to protect the minds of our citizens. Any priest should prayer for our salvation. Grow strong in peace and war. Any warrior of the force should be ready to fight against darkness. The glyphs runes and symbols of protection from many races adorned our homes. Those who believed were asked to stand with us.

The AI avatars of our greatest heros were fed into our war machines, ready to fight a great war. Prepare to fight and die. Glory to the warrior.

We called all who had been conscripted to arms-- 40% of 600 million people-- 240 million people. Many were armed with simple 20 MM advanced combat rifles with 3 shot grenade launchers attached, others with bolters, and lasguns. Every weapon for hunting for personal use for any purpose was called into use.

The slow shielded legions prepared in their power armor and monomolecular blades, maces spears, energy grenades. The shields would stop all but the slowest moving objects grenades swords spears. Our far warriors prepared.

The armored space mechs prepared with their heavy guns and weapons.

The ships of the line and battle fortresses were ready.

From their gates poured the vast legions of Dremora and they killed anything that was mortal that they encountered. As well, they overcame any nearby defenses very quickly due to their sheer power and skill. Using their demonic powers they began to turn many of the places they entered to begin to turn into hellish wastelands.

Now they had established their footholds in near the gates and thus they would be able to issue forth more soldiers in the upcoming battles against the great empires of this galaxy. Yet, for now they would concentrate on destroying Commonalitarianism and all that first foes holdings. As well, they would now begin the demonic assault on the core worlds of in this galaxy.

Leading huge assaults the Dremora destroyed the planets shields and began to pour in the core planets space. As well, the first Dremora’s began their first fierce attacks on the core planets systems. Wherever they would land they would go into a frenzy of death and destruction. Also, these first assault areas would serve as the bridgeheads for the expansion of the assaults on the core planets.

The Inquisitor smiled and explained all that was the Imperium and finished it by saying, "You shall be given a small flotilla of ships to help protect your nation and the area will be populated with Space Marine outpost Monasteries. You will raise an Imperial Guard and as well will offer aspirants to the Space Marines whenever possible. Also there will be a Ramilies-class Star Fort posted in your system. Now what have you named this planet?"

Erinad listened with great interest and then responded,” On behalf of my people I say thank you for allowing to have such great protection in return for joining the empire of humans. As well, my people will gladly join the Imperial Guars and die in battle for the Empire. As well, many of my best warriors are extremely interested in joining the Space Marines of the emperor.”

Realizing many of the approaching hordes would overpower us. We prepared for a pyrrhic victory. Withdrawing as they advanced, setting up planet busters, antimatter warheads, so every place they would come and overtake would be a death trap. Factories would explode, seas would boil. When they landed to take a place sometimes the cores of worlds would rip open rending whole armies. To take us would be to die.

A burning retreat would occur. Much of our core fleet was hyperspatial, It would be a terrifying challenge. We would use the worlds as shields, moving away from the core out. We were not planet bound. Our factories were in deep places hidden places, so where they fought, the factories were not. We maintained many of our factories in hidden places outside our borders. We cloaked them in uninhabitable worlds , useless. The replicator factories churned more and more machines of death. We would wait until a huge fleet was formed, only sending half of the new ships out. A few of us would find hidden alcoves on other worlds to preserve multiple copies of the Final Encyclopedia.

Our war ships would jump in and out of systems using standoff weapons, hyperspatial missiles, cloaks, weaving in and out. Gnats against a hailstorm.

The Eternals sent this response Message:

“Those Eternals are not wanted for any crimes as they are appealing to the free will of the people of this galaxy and thus are not violating any of the laws of the Eternals.

The Eternals who lead this religion are part of a branch of the Eternals who spread a religion they developed to lesser races. This religion was founded many millions of years ago in the hopes of providing a hope for younger peoples and as well raise the status of the Eternals to gods and it has worked and became part of many people’s lives.”

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The native rebellion kept up their assault with everything they had now where the capital ships began charging into the New Dornalian lines and ramming many ships. Also, if the natives lost any vital systems on their ships they would often launch a suicidal attack near the closest ship. As well, if they lost a command ship and its command area lost its chain of command the ships there would began to assault the nearest New Dornalian vessel.

The New Dornalians were becoming overwhelmed by the waves of enemies. Yeah, they could take them, but the numerous banzai and kamikaze style attacks were beginning to take their toll, and two New Dornalian ships died in the process, with hits recorded all over. Requests from the RAF on patrol were answered, as they used their Bosun Drives to jump in on top of the enemy. However, due to the distance, it would be a bit before they phased in fully (about a minute). So, in the meantime, the New Dornalians moved behind Grosha's moon, and dared the enemy to come to them, firing all the way as usual.

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The Governor then said, "We recognize that your people have the right to perform missionary work amongst other peoples. But, you must also recognize these missionaries are infringing upon our claim to Nova Louisiana-a claim you agreed to let us have. I am not sure if you have any contact or control over these missionaries, or if they even wish to speak with you. But please, try to contact them, and try to get their followers to stop attacking us. Otherwise, we might have to act. And that is an option I wish not to take, as we are allies."

Realizing many of the approaching hordes would overpower us. We prepared for a pyrrhic victory. Withdrawing as they advanced, setting up planet busters, antimatter warheads, so every place they would come and overtake would be a death trap. Factories would explode, seas would boil. When they landed to take a place sometimes the cores of worlds would rip open rending whole armies. To take us would be to die.

A burning retreat would occur. Much of our core fleet was hyperspatial, It would be a terrifying challenge. We would use the worlds as shields, moving away from the core out. We were not planet bound. Our factories were in deep places hidden places, so where they fought, the factories were not. We maintained many of our factories in hidden places outside our borders. We cloaked them in uninhabitable worlds , useless. The replicator factories churned more and more machines of death. We would wait until a huge fleet was formed, only sending half of the new ships out. A few of us would find hidden alcoves on other worlds to preserve multiple copies of the Final Encyclopedia.

Our war ships would jump in and out of systems using standoff weapons, hyperspatial missiles, cloaks, weaving in and out. Gnats against a hailstorm.Three hundred million fearsome Dremora poured onto the worlds using their sheer terror and numbers to wage upon the Commonii. The Dremoras swarmed over the planet’s surface and began the great assault upon all who remained on the worlds to fight. The Dremora being dark demons would not show any mercy or spare any of their foes. As well, they would kill their enemy in the most painful way possible at the time.

In orbit of the planets the Dremora deployed demonic living ships full of their warriors. These living ships began an orbital bombardment or were delegated to engage the Commonii fleet. As well, they began to destroy any ship attempting to escape from the slaughter on the planet right below them. Also, the ships prevented any reinforcements from being able to reach the battles on the planet.

The New Dornalians were becoming overwhelmed by the waves of enemies. Yeah, they could take them, but the numerous banzai and kamikaze style attacks were beginning to take their toll, and two New Dornalian ships died in the process, with hits recorded all over. Requests from the RAF on patrol were answered, as they used their Bosun Drives to jump in on top of the enemy. However, due to the distance, it would be a bit before they phased in fully (about a minute). So, in the meantime, the New Dornalians moved behind Grosha's moon, and dared the enemy to come to them, firing all the way as usual.

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The Governor then said, "We recognize that your people have the right to perform missionary work amongst other peoples. But, you must also recognize these missionaries are infringing upon our claim to Nova Louisiana-a claim you agreed to let us have. I am not sure if you have any contact or control over these missionaries, or if they even wish to speak with you. But please, try to contact them, and try to get their followers to stop attacking us. Otherwise, we might have to act. And that is an option I wish not to take, as we are allies."The rebellion fleet began to lose morale for some reason other than this battle. Yet, the rebels fought on against New Dornalia in the hopes of still having a victory over their most hated foes. As well, due to their lowering morale some of the ships withdrew in order to reinforce an unknown battle. Due to this the rebel’s lines began to collapse underneath the superior weaponry and firepower of New Dornalia.

A new front had been opened by the invasion of rebel space by the Dremora who were now laying siege to a dozen different rebel worlds. Also, because of that the rebels now were forced to send a huge part of their force to confront the demonic forces that threatened to destroy them if they did not take action against it.

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The Eternals responded,” Due to our alliance we will prevent the other Eternals from directly sending missionaries to your space and as well will request them not to preach anything that might cause any violence to occur from it. Yet, we cannot spot their followers from spreading messages that they believe to be the will of the other Eternals.”

The Inquisitor smiled and said, "Good emissaries shall be left here and things shall be set up as we continue our journey through space. We must conquer new and more worlds in the name of the Emperor beloved by all." With that he said a final farewell and the fleet left the system Bound for another set of worlds.

Witt the Inquisitor’s departure the Warlord gave his leadership unto the empire and instructed his people to be loyal to the Emperor to their end. With his mission complete Eriand ritually committed suicide in order to grant all of his power to the Emperor and for the Imperial government to have full power on his world.

On the newer planets the alien natives organized their fleet, knowing of them now being the lords of their enemy, and prepared for a battle against the Imperial expeditionary force that had entered their star system.

The Scrolls of Daedra (http://til.gamingsource.net/book_daedra/) were deep in the archives of the "Library."

The Second Generation received very little help from the Elders in locating it. Most of the Elders' attention was with the seeding and scattering of the Alpha Zone... they had only a few millenia to prepare for the final departure. And so it was left to Han Li and Wu to decipher the Ancient Tomes, and finally discover this kernal of information of both the newest Daemons.

In their search, they discovered of another Mara...a softer Mara than the ones told by the Elders. In this Verse of Daedras there was much the same and more different, they were consumed by confusion. They knew it was possible that others had heard of their dead god...yet the younglings had not figured that somewhere their god was still alive! This rebirth of the Goddess/Demon Mara would be very troublesome if some of the client races found out.

They would have to send a small patrol to investigate if this was the same entity that had birthed the Isles of Mara and the Melii. Then they would have to decide if the entitity was a threat or a beloved friend...

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In the meantime, the scrolls were sent to the Commonii and all of the Tribes of this plane. They would have to face the daemons or die...better that they die killing daemons.

The Melii spheres were opened to the retreating Commonii tribes. The distortion fields would slow most of the Hostiles for a few centuries while allowing the properly equipped Commonii to travel at least three times as fast as the Demon ships. That would give the leading edges at least another half millenia before the Enemies reached Delta Sphere.

ooc: The Melii are loosely based on some olde asian myths that seem to be a bit more "universal" now... <shrug> Things seem to be heating up. After looking up Dremora and making the connection to Morrowind, I just realized that the Elder Scrolls borrowed heavily from the Myths of Earth! LOL and convergent evolution sure is funny... perhaps I have read too many old stories and played too many video games! :p

The Dremora were not attacking scattered worlds across the whole of the galaxy due to the opening of the many sideways gates that hand been spread throughout the galaxy. New types of Daedra were now pouring into the galaxy as Dremora had made their foothold. The first of these were the Ogrims and Hungers that were not becoming much more common and joining in the great battles on these worlds.

These Daedras were only making way for their greater lords to come after them and begin the true war… As well, they sideways gates now began to flood streams of Deadra into this galaxy. Yet, despite all this war the Eternals’ space had managed to remain untouched by the inter-dimensional battles, but they only allowed refugees into their space and had not taken any action against the Daedra infested worlds.

[COLOR="DarkGreen"]ooc: The Melii are loosely based on some olde asian myths that seem to be a bit more "universal" now... <shrug> Things seem to be heating up. After looking up Dremora and making the connection to Morrowind, I just realized that the Elder Scrolls borrowed heavily from the Myths of Earth! LOL and convergent evolution sure is funny... perhaps I have read too many old stories and played too many video games! :p OOC: Well, taking the ideas of major games or movies always provides NSers with something interesting to rp about.:p

OOC: Well, taking the ideas of major games or movies always provides NSers with something interesting to rp about.:p
yup and it gives me some idea how to counter you hordes...lol...but i think i'll let them eat some more sentients...a little gore is "not nice" and we grow tired of nurturing.

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The First Refugees confirmed their worst fears...the Incursion was growing.

Every planet the demons took became an inferno, we would rather destroy ourselves than be taken by demons. Nuclear and fusion mines went off shattering the planets crusts, giant asteroids bombarded the planets surfaces. We would die with glory broadcasting this for all to see. Many of us sang the berserkers chant, taking derivatives of bog myrtle and other drugs which drove us to fury before we died. The chant, "Fame never dies, for the glory of the warrior, who dies in battle shall rise us to the heavens."

As our worlds shattered we new we had no choice. We embodied many of the translated humans who had been part of the final encyclopedia preparing for the time when we would fight again. They downloaded into mythic figures, human archetypes, avatars, symbols of humanities from many world. The bodies were runed, tattooed with holographic symbols, and made ready for the next great fight. They called on all the science of humanity, sculptures of flesh, nanites, metals, and exotic materials. They called on the highest sciences of mind, body, and spirit for the final war.

Many joined the Mei Li, but others secretly joined with the now moving replicator factories. They would jump from unoccopied system to system gathering materials secretly to make a great fleet. The factories wore cloaking devices quietly moving from empty system to empty system. They would draw from humanities great archive to make terrible weapons of war-- the likes of which were rarely seen, Fists of Alpha, Nova Bombs, Antimatter Weaponry, Fullerene Slow Shielded Powered Armored Troops, they waited for the time when they would strike back. They dug into the archives to find the hidden source on how to defeat the demons. They would be ready. They delved into the secrets of defeating demons in the human archives, symbols, chants, force secrets, they embedded their new weapons with runes, mind spells, blessings, anything which would hold off the dark. They studied the force secrets they could find and opened the books on human psi.
http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Category:Hardware

After reading the book of Daedra provided by the Mei Li, we brought our survivors before the truthsayers and lawbringers, who new the way to find truth in all beings. We would ferret out the traitors in our midst who opened the way. We used truthsayers to seek the protonymic from the few followers we found and sought the true names so the gates could be closed forever, also we sought the key to banishment... or total destruction of the sideways gates.

More than half of our people had died during exodus, their worlds shattered into smoking ruins. 400 Million people Many of the races in our sector were but a memory, eaten and enslaved by the ravening demons. The thing which saved us was not being planet bound. We could jump our city ships or speed away in our craft, escaping many times from the ravening demons. We would be like ghosts. New cloaking devices proliferated that worked by putting us into phase space between hyperspace and universal space, only detectable by the most powerful of sensors. 100 worlds lay shattered, their crusts burnt off, nothing but bubbling lava drifting off into space. Asteroid fields no longer asteroids but shattered meteoric fragments drifting in space irradiated beyond belief. In the final escape we had nova bombed suns destroying star systems to escape the ravening demons.

Nova Bomb: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nova_bomb_(Andromeda)

The Daedra were for now content with their new conquests decided now to pursue the survivors fleeing from the enthralled core worlds of the Commonii. Now they began to build and enlarge the older sideways to accommodate the greater Daedra that would soon fill this galaxy with them. As well, they began to make sentient sacrifices to honor they great victory, despite the surviving Dremora only numbering fifty million from the original attack.

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In other parts of the galaxy the sideways gates were now portals to the other Daedra realms from where now vast and terrible demonic armies were pouring froth from. These worlds now under attack began to be overcome, the only salvation for many worlds were crusaders sent by the Eternals who led the religion of the Eternals in this galaxy. Yet, now many more worlds had fallen to the Daedra hordes…

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In the meantime, the scrolls were sent to the Commonii and all of the Tribes of this plane. They would have to face the daemons or die...better that they die killing daemons.

OOC: Does this apply to me, as well? I need to know that to formulate my next post.

The trooper got up. Before him lay the burning wreckage of his ship, and the myraid of charred corpses he once called comrades. in around 5 minutes he loacted the other survivors: 20 men. 20 men out of 2,000 had survived. They soon searched the wreckage, performing mercy killings when needed, and gathered whatever weapons they could.

It was already getting chilly, and the men lacked food and water. They voted to spend the night among the flaming wreckage, hoping to gather some protection. A quick observation revealed that the ship had hit with the force of a comet, and left a mile long trail of debris. The job of seeing what had been discarded was assinged to a later date. The distress beacon, thankfully, had survived, and was singing her song to the stars.

They could only hope the a race of mercy was listening.

OOC: Does this apply to me, as well? I need to know that to formulate my next post.OOC: I believe so because this is easily a menace to the whole of the galaxy. As well, I think he calls all peoples tribes so I guess anyway with capable of interstellar communications also got this message.

The trooper got up. Before him lay the burning wreckage of his ship, and the myraid of charred corpses he once called comrades. in around 5 minutes he loacted the other survivors: 20 men. 20 men out of 2,000 had survived. They soon searched the wreckage, performing mercy killings when needed, and gathered whatever weapons they could.

It was already getting chilly, and the men lacked food and water. They voted to spend the night among the flaming wreckage, hoping to gather some protection. A quick observation revealed that the ship had hit with the force of a comet, and left a mile long trail of debris. The job of seeing what had been discarded was assinged to a later date. The distress beacon, thankfully, had survived, and was singing her song to the stars.

They could only hope the a race of mercy was listening.OOC: No offense, but I already have sent a rescue group.

As the ship crashed the local inhabitants of the world picked up the distress call from the ships and quickly dispatched a group of transports from their green belt area homes and homed in on their distress signal. Their ships bore at great speeds hoping to be able to save some of the survivors from the wreck.

The transports soon arrived from the settlements and ran a diagnostic to see if there were any people that had been able to survive the powerful crash. Upon running the diagnostic the transports landed and from them issued a rescue teams. The rescue teams soon arrived at the crash site and began searching through the wreckage of it for any survivors that could be found.

Whoah, I didn;t even see that. thanks :p

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As the ship crashed the local inhabitants of the world picked up the distress call from the ships and quickly dispatched a group of transports from their green belt area homes and homed in on their distress signal. Their ships bore at great speeds hoping to be able to save some of the survivors from the wreck.

The transports soon arrived from the settlements and ran a diagnostic to see if there were any people that had been able to survive the powerful crash. Upon running the diagnostic the transports landed and from them issued a rescue teams. The rescue teams soon arrived at the crash site and began searching through the wreckage of it for any survivors that could be found.

They hadn't spen long among the wreckage when humanoids started to appear.
"Gladston...we may have natives on our hand." The troopers began to take up defensive positions and peered through the scopes on their weapons. The beings seemed to be searching for them, sifting through the wreckage and examining bodies. One of the younger pirates couldn't help bu start to freak out.
"Wha...what if they eat 'em man? What if they try to eat us to. Game over man, GAME OV-" A riflebutt to the face silenced him, and the others set their sights on these new creatures. They were unsure of their purpose and preffered to observe them first.

OOC: Could you give a description of what your people look like?

In other parts of the galaxy the sideways gates were now portals to the other Daedra realms from where now vast and terrible demonic armies were pouring froth from. These worlds now under attack began to be overcome, the only salvation for many worlds were crusaders sent by the Eternals who led the religion of the Eternals in this galaxy. Yet, now many more worlds had fallen to the Daedra hordes…

The Administration of Nova Louisiana was lucky it had that guide on how to fight this new enemy; the Scrolls were quickly disseminated as fast as possible throughout the territory as whole worlds became battlegrounds between the demonic hordes and the Red Army and People's Navy forces that held these various worlds.

SIC:

Reinforcements were called in to try and resupply the area- two Home Guard Units were sent into the area, along with the first 100 Lin Biao Mk 1 Heavy Cruisers to aid in patrol and assault.

Open IC:

And, it was a desperate battle-several major worlds had fallen to the enemy with severe casualties, several more worlds were unable to be contacted, and Ft. Ulysses Grant and two shipyards had to be self-destructed to prevent its capture by the Daedra. Still, the Native Regiments, bands of armed civilians, those People's Acolytes in the area and regular forces waged an intense war to keep their claims.

Meanwhile, a message was sent to the HNK Resistance heads:

"We of the New Dornalian Administration now face the same, demonic threat you do. We ask that for the time being, hostilities be ceased until we can vanquish this foe from our lands. We may make it worth your while."

The Horde of Doom:

The Eternal governor of that world was amongst the rescue crew as had ordered them to allow him to come. Going through the wreckage he found a body and put his hand over the corpse’s head. Then a beam of light traveled from his hand and resurrected the person, even though for now the person was knocked out, but they were healed of all of their wounds and were clearly alive. Then the regular beings about seven feet tall and quite human gathered the bodies they found and brought them before the Eternal in the hopes of them being able to be resurrected if they could be.

A group of them then started heading towards where the pirates were held up and were not bearing any visible arms. So they advanced until one them spotted one of the pirates and…

"S-STOP RIGHT THERE YOU....FREAKS!" The Pirates now stood up, aiming their weapons at the strange creatures. They conversed to each other on a private channel inside their helmets.
"They're bringing them back to life!"
"Voodoo! Korgoth always never trusted those of the Black Arts!"
"Or the Black Sciences!"
"SHUT UP! Now keep your rifles up and let me do the talking."
"Fake race?"
"I'll dial in 45"

All of the men spoke a code word over their comm systems, and instantly their voices were changed. Now they spoke like sweet angels, their voices like music. One of the pirates raised their hand.

"We are the Altmer, and our temple ship has crashed. What are you doing to our fellow Altmer, and who are you?"

The Administration of Nova Louisiana was lucky it had that guide on how to fight this new enemy; the Scrolls were quickly disseminated as fast as possible throughout the territory as whole worlds became battlegrounds between the demonic hordes and the Red Army and People's Navy forces that held these various worlds.

SIC:

Reinforcements were called in to try and resupply the area- two Home Guard Units were sent into the area, along with the first 100 Lin Biao Mk 1 Heavy Cruisers to aid in patrol and assault.

Open IC:

And, it was a desperate battle-several major worlds had fallen to the enemy with severe casualties, several more worlds were unable to be contacted, and Ft. Ulysses Grant and two shipyards had to be self-destructed to prevent its capture by the Daedra. Still, the Native Regiments, bands of armed civilians, those People's Acolytes in the area and regular forces waged an intense war to keep their claims.

Meanwhile, a message was sent to the HNK Resistance heads:

"We of the New Dornalian Administration now face the same, demonic threat you do. We ask that for the time being, hostilities be ceased until we can vanquish this foe from our lands. We may make it worth your while."The Daedra assault on New Dornalia had become one of the fiercest war zones of the demonic invasion of the galaxy. In the main army of the Daedra there were 800,000,000 Scamps (http://til.gamingsource.net/bestiary/large_Scamp-Morrowind.jpg) and 600,000,000 (http://www.waiting4oblivion.com/images/fan_art/darkwing_dremora.jpg) and a 100,000,000 other types of greater Daedra.

Their assaults on the New Dornalian were the same as everywhere where they just go and kill any non-Daedra they could find and then make the world a stronghold for their demonic lords. As well, they began to better coordinate their efforts to take worlds critical to the war effort such as weapon production worlds or administrative planets. Yet, they would never take any prisoners. Also, the Daedra began to hunt down any survivors of their intial assault and would kill them in the cruelest way possible.
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The HNK rebellion had managed to fend off the first wave of the Daedra assault and for now had successfully driven the Daedra fleets out of their space. Yet, they knew that there would be more if the Daedra were not stopped permanently. So in response the rebellion replied,” In light of the threat posed by the Daedra to both our peoples we believe that it would be in the best interest for both of us to end hostiles for now at least. As well, we shall provide a hundred million of our veteran warriors to help in the defense of your worlds.”

"S-STOP RIGHT THERE YOU....FREAKS!" The Pirates now stood up, aiming their weapons at the strange creatures. They conversed to each other on a private channel inside their helmets.
"They're bringing them back to life!"
"Voodoo! Korgoth always never trusted those of the Black Arts!"
"Or the Black Sciences!"
"SHUT UP! Now keep your rifles up and let me do the talking."
"Fake race?"
"I'll dial in 45"

All of the men spoke a code word over their comm systems, and instantly their voices were changed. Now they spoke like sweet angels, their voices like music. One of the pirates raised their hand.

"We are the Altmer, and our temple ship has crashed. What are you doing to our fellow Altmer, and who are you?"The humanoid creatures backed off as the Eternal raised his hand and had made them back off. The humans of this world did not like having their lord insulted by them daring to call the Eternals’ healing arts dark, but they also respected their lord’s judgment and did not do anything else and remained silent.

Then the Eternal said,” I am the Eternal governor of this world and the humans you see are the colonists of this world. As for your fellow Altmer I am healing them using my own powers to bring life back to them by regenerating their cells completely.”

The humanoid creatures backed off as the Eternal raised his hand and had made them back off. The humans of this world did not like having their lord insulted by them daring to call the Eternals’ healing arts dark, but they also respected their lord’s judgment and did not do anything else and remained silent.

Then the Eternal said,” I am the Eternal governor of this world and the humans you see are the colonists of this world. As for your fellow Altmer I am healing them using my own powers to bring life back to them by regenerating their cells completely.”
(The little argument happeaned inside their helmets, unhearable by you. But then again, your an alien and may have better hearing then your average human. If this is so, just tell me.

"We see. I'm afraid we must ask you to refrain from doing that. At death, our souls must return to the universe."

In reality, the Hordians wished to sen the souls of the fallen to Korgoth, their barbarian god. Every Hordian who died in battle or acts of piracy would be allowed to live in the Ether, and frolic among the gods. Women, booze, and battle all day. No Pirate wanted to be robbed of that.

The men still kept their rifles of the humanoids.

The Eternal chose not to try to either read the minds of the aliens or attempt to listen to them speaking to one another privately. Yet, the Eternal did sense there was an argument going, but chose not to give it any real thought.

The Eternal then said,” Alright, I shall not resurrect any more of your people due to your religious belief and I shall hand them over to your people for them to receive any funerary customs that you might have. Yet, the ones I have resurrected so far I assume shall be allowed to return to life fully?”

The troopers simply wanted these...things to go away. They would kill their comrades as soon as they left. But one question still remained in their minds. "Yes, they may live. but we have a favor to ask. Can you get us into space, and provide us with a ship? We only wish to return to our people."

The Eternal responded,” Even though we can grant you a ship you a ship right now. We currently do not have the ships that we can lend that are armed due to the crisis that is spreading across the galaxy, but tomorrow we will have an armed for you. Yet, we will provide you with own private accommodations and supplies for the night if you wish to stay with us.”

The troopers agreed to travel with the starange being, and spend the night. But still they had questions. "What is this conflict you speak of?"

The Eternal responded,” Right now this galaxy is a state of near total war between many of the peoples of this galaxy and a invading extra-dimensional demonic army. Yet, the Eternals’ space so far has been spared any major assault by them. That is why there are not armed ships on this right now.”

OOC: What are your intentions inside this galaxy anyway?

The Daedra assault on New Dornalia had become one of the fiercest war zones of the demonic invasion of the galaxy. In the main army of the Daedra there were 800,000,000 Scamps (http://til.gamingsource.net/bestiary/large_Scamp-Morrowind.jpg) and 600,000,000 (http://www.waiting4oblivion.com/images/fan_art/darkwing_dremora.jpg) and a 100,000,000 other types of greater Daedra.

Their assaults on the New Dornalian were the same as everywhere where they just go and kill any non-Daedra they could find and then make the world a stronghold for their demonic lords. As well, they began to better coordinate their efforts to take worlds critical to the war effort such as weapon production worlds or administrative planets. Yet, they would never take any prisoners. Also, the Daedra began to hunt down any survivors of their intial assault and would kill them in the cruelest way possible.
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The HNK rebellion had managed to fend off the first wave of the Daedra assault and for now had successfully driven the Daedra fleets out of their space. Yet, they knew that there would be more if the Daedra were not stopped permanently. So in response the rebellion replied,” In light of the threat posed by the Daedra to both our peoples we believe that it would be in the best interest for both of us to end hostiles for now at least. As well, we shall provide a hundred million of our veteran warriors to help in the defense of your worlds.”

The Governor accepted the HNK offer. After all, with the enemy's policy of masscring every opponent they came across, they would need it.

The two hundred ships from the Home Guard fanned out to come to the aid of their bretheren, who were embattled by the sheer force of the enemy invasion. Despite their incredible numbers, the New Dornalian military and civilian militia forces held on, and fired back with everything they had at the enemy. Supported by the Home Guard, who dumped torpedoes and Demolisher Gun fire onto the Daedra in support of operations, they were determined not to fall. Meanwhile, naval units worked to hold back the enemy fleets as best as they could, praying it was not too late, as they manuevered near Ft. Thomas Jefferson to try and prevent its fall.

New Dornalia:

Upon receiving the response message from the New Dornalian government the HNK sent the soldiers they had agreed to send in return for the temporary ceasefire. As well, the HNK sent them armed all armed with Holy Blades which would act like a regular swords against the Daedra. Also, these soldiers were trained to resist the demonic terror installed by the invading Daedra.
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The Daedras’ invasion into New Dornalian only increased in ferocity as the battles continued. On many worlds in Nova Louisiana the Daedra were battling the local militias and planet garrison’s soldiers in many hard and terrible battles. As well, the Daedra did not care about any numbers of them that fell, but only about the victory that would be achieved when they one. As for the Daedras’ fleets continued their assault, in their living ships, against the New Dornalian lines.

We mourn our dead and commemorate them in our sorrow. We pray and worship in their commemoration. We build monuments for the Unknown Soldier-- those who fought and died who were never known. We create heroes for all to remember. We raise up those who survived the fighting who lead well giving them command positions. For those who fought the bravest we commemorate them as heroes and give them medals and ribbons, create holodramas of the great battles. We evoke the drama of the gunslinger, the hero, the reluctant hero, the avenging angel, the mysterious stranger, the glory of the great warrior who dies for a great cause. We send these out as holodramas, stories, songs, and prayers for all those who fight. We try to reach into the collective unconscious and raise out the strength that is there to fight the dark. We bolster this with force users who weave this into the song, psi, psychology, religion and science. We are bringing out the power that brings out the hero with a thousand faces. We are readying for the second round.

The Daedra had now begun to enact the rituals necessary to allow their lords to enter this dimension through the great sideways gates. The rituals involved the sacrifice of many captured Commonii and that their blood is used to write out the Daedraic runes that were needed for the summoning of their Daedaric runes. These rituals were being performed across many different worlds and when they were done they would some the mightiest of their kind to this galaxy.

Throughout the galaxy more and more Daedra have flooded many different worlds and have successfully began to turn the occupied worlds into bastions of their dimension that have now become corrupted by the demonic energies that they emitted from themselves and sideways gates.

New Dornalia:

Upon receiving the response message from the New Dornalian government the HNK sent the soldiers they had agreed to send in return for the temporary ceasefire. As well, the HNK sent them armed all armed with Holy Blades which would act like a regular swords against the Daedra. Also, these soldiers were trained to resist the demonic terror installed by the invading Daedra.
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The Daedras’ invasion into New Dornalian only increased in ferocity as the battles continued. On many worlds in Nova Louisiana the Daedra were battling the local militias and planet garrison’s soldiers in many hard and terrible battles. As well, the Daedra did not care about any numbers of them that fell, but only about the victory that would be achieved when they one. As for the Daedras’ fleets continued their assault, in their living ships, against the New Dornalian lines.

The New Dornalian counterattack continued, as they quickly ferried HNK soldiers along with Marine units from the Home Guard ships to the embattled fronts to help turn the tide. In space, meanwhile, the ships held, using their technology and flanking and assault manuevers to kill as many as possible.

Still, it was fierce, the sheer numbers and the determination of the foe, who were slowly turning their sections into Hellish environments of all kinds, was enough to make any man scream.

Meanwhile, the People's Acolytes were asked to be called in and increase their presence, and so were the People's Guardians (ooc: ND's version of WH40K Space Marines). Unused since their inception, they now had a war to fight.

The HNK soldiers where deployed would often go blinding into the Daedra lines and hope to kill as many of their demonic foe as possible, and they often would bring down a Daedra or two with them. As well, they acted as a spearhead unit opening up the enemy ranks to assault by other New Dornalian soldiers. Yet, often the Daedra would close the breach within a few minutes of it being opened by the HBK soldiers.

In space the Daedra would nearly overcome their enemies using their sheer numbers to overwhelm the enemy fleets. As well, the Daedra now began to use their ships in orbit to bombard the New Dornalian soldiers on the planet’s surface in the hopes of decimating them from space and invoke as much terror as possible.

The HNK soldiers where deployed would often go blinding into the Daedra lines and hope to kill as many of their demonic foe as possible, and they often would bring down a Daedra or two with them. As well, they acted as a spearhead unit opening up the enemy ranks to assault by other New Dornalian soldiers. Yet, often the Daedra would close the breach within a few minutes of it being opened by the HBK soldiers.

In space the Daedra would nearly overcome their enemies using their sheer numbers to overwhelm the enemy fleets. As well, the Daedra now began to use their ships in orbit to bombard the New Dornalian soldiers on the planet’s surface in the hopes of decimating them from space and invoke as much terror as possible.

The New Dornalians replied to the Daedra bombardments by assaulting the Daedra ships, firing at them as much as possible and drawing heat off of the good guys below, who attacked the enemy below in fierce assaults.

Meanwhile, Sensei Junko Tadanobu approved of the emergency deployment of People's Acolytes to the area. Rushed to the front, teams of Acolytes, Force-sensitive users that were ND's answer to the Jedi, moved to join the HNK Spearheads in their charges against the enemy. As well, Dare Death Squads, fearsome Rambo-like commandos, were deployed to help fight the enemy, and so were the People's Guardians known as the "Sons of the Acolytes." Their mastery of the Force, combined with the inbred Space Marine toughness, would make them excellent warriors for the battle ahead.

Psi was a rare thing among most races. It was not like magic and it did not manifest itself as super powerful spells and moving great objects like the force. It was from the strength of the mind and required specialized training. It could be amplified by music, drugs, ritual, and minds working together in deep unison. Some grew into through deep religious conviction, others had life changing experiences.

We brought groups of humans and aliens together to bring it to bear against the demons. Those with clairaudience and clairvoyance sought with linked minds to see into the lairs of the demons. Only through deep links and meditation could they see far enough. Many lairs they found. We linked these with telekinetics and pyrokinetics. Small powers, the ability to make a coin disappear, a piece of paper burst into flame, a piece of chalk fall from a table, a spoon bend. This was enough, these minor powers could disrupt the ritual summonings, a candle flame would go out during a summmoning, the blood would fall in the wrong pattern, a circle would be broken, a latch would open on an imps cage, a bottle demons bottle would fall off a shelf. This spread throughout the summoners areas. Seeming consequences of bad luck would happen.

We reached into those desolate places, and brought out the small spirits and poltergeists, the seemingly insignificant things, the dust bunnies, the spirits of mice, the moths, the spirits that stole socks from washing machines, the little things that still existed on the edge of this world where spirits still lingered. Our world was no place for the larger things.

These were not strong things, but pages turned on books, things disappeared, whispered things seemed to bother the evil cultists, winds would blow rattling the cages of the servitor demons. Those demons with no minds or little intelligence would be driven into rages by seeming constant irritations. Their food would move a few inches, or their water would spill.

Then we used the greater psi powers. The ability to look into minds, to alter thoughts, to walk in dreams and we did the truly dangerous things. Whispers of hatred among their kind, paranoia, anger, we fed this among fellow demons. Laughter and confusion. These thoughts simple and deadly would spread like fire hopefully causing rebellion. Simple things he hates you, you are stronger than that one, hrugnak should eat first. We fed their own tendencies, hatred, anger, fear, pain to use them against each other. These were simple things. We also let the trickster reign, drawing on coyote, anansi, and tom thumb.

Always we stayed in the periphery, shielding ourselves, protecting against mental attack, strong in our defense. We built castles in our minds, entered into states where to touch us was to touch the holy. We built protectors and warriors and saints into our minds. We were ready. A trap would be laid for those who attacked us in their rage. Holy men and women prepared to break the sendings which would eventually come against us.

And we prayed for the souls of the fallen, sending prayers, votives, images of saints and angels from our worlds. Hoping that the spirits would be strong enough to return to their proper places.

The Elders smiled even as the younglings fumed. They released the resources of the satelitte spheres to the Crusades...The youngest world trees broke away from their safe orbits and translated throughout the galaxy. They would serve as goodly mobile bases for the Resistance. Multiphased Shielding and the N-Space drives would allow them to remained hidden In Between here and there. The factories and resource dryads would build the fleets and physical weapons of the worlds.

AND the righteous fury of the Younglings and their allies would fuel and guide the blades. Sword Saints-Kensei Sage Warriors joined in concentration where they would be most effective. It was a big galaxy. The daemons could not be everywhere at once.

It was thus that the peaceful Melii spheres entered into the fray... they had but the resources of this one tiny sector... but the Daemons still could not bring to bear their greater strength from all of their Streams. This was a local and insignificant part of the greater battles they were waging across the timelines. Thus, the Melii Tree World Ships and Hunting Groups struck swiftly and surely at the isolated arms of the invasion. Local Superiority would hold the tide back for a time.

The Living Bio-ships of the Daemons were similar but twisted cousins of the Melii's own vessels. They were roughly equal in design, save that the Melii did not chose to fight "fair or honourable." They fought dirty and in greater local numbers. They used a modified swarm tactics to overwhelm the garrisons were they could and the ways of the gnat when they could not decisively win.

Generally, the daemons tended to overcompensate and retaliate too forcefully to the pinpricks. Millions would die...provided they could be caught. The Melii delighted in the paper cuts of the cousins. The ways of the mouse are deadly if given enough time.

A few Branches of the Hunting Groups died for each system retaken. Those sentients that were freed were sent to the Arks or to the Forges according to their own preferences.

OOC: Not much. Maybe I'll have a future little base in this galaxy, but my pirates are quite happy in their own little dimension.

IC:
The troopers nodded silently, now reeeeeally wishing to leave. They didn't want to be caught between two sides in a war. They just wanted to get the hell out of here. They would follow these strange beings and hope for a ship.

The Expedition Fleet closed in on a world in a far off system it seemed covered in vast forges from what they could see what would be known to the Imperium as a forge world. The fleet closed in with weapons armed and shields raised. The Inquisitor smiled and said looking towards Kivpa, "Well it appears your Legion and the Space Wolves will be getting as nice workout." In moments the Legions had readied their own forces each two thousand strong as they closed in on the planet. The fleet was at high anchor near the planet ready for combat as the Hunters of Darkness and the Space Wolves dropped to the planet's surface to engage in combat with whoever was on the surface. The Hunters of Darkness and the Space Wolves together made a near unstoppable force of sheer ferocity.

Rather than going off to fight on our own again we support the Mei Li. We send in cloaked probes to map out enemy systems. These help provide fire support, range finding, signal jamming, ecm, detection, and data gathering to make the Mei Li guns more accurate, their sensors better. They come in a variety of forms and shapes.

Our hidden replicator factories augment the supply lines to Mei Li, turning extra ammunition, powered armor augmented with biomuscles, food, equipmment, and supplies of all types. These are never visible.

We shape our nexus guns to look like Mei Li ships. These are designed to fire beams of energy capable of closing sideways gates, jump gates and shorting out world shields.

We make ships to provide artillery and missile support for the close in fighters. Hyperspace jump missile frigates, long range repulsor and pulsed phasor cannons, and railgun ships. We provide refueler and ammunition resuppliers, support ships. These look like Mei Li ships.

And we wait for the time when our forces will be needed, preparing an army trained in psi and the force for the final assault. 5000 avatars from our final encyclopedia have been embodied trained and are readied. 50 million troops are being readied. These will be augmented by AI clone troops, and frightening AI battle tanks, and space mecha. Our final army. We also train those aliens who joined us preparing them for the final battle.

And we pray for the Mei Li using force battle meditation to make them stronger in their attacks, and their enemies weaker. We pray for their archetypes to come out and we prepare.

The New Dornalians replied to the Daedra bombardments by assaulting the Daedra ships, firing at them as much as possible and drawing heat off of the good guys below, who attacked the enemy below in fierce assaults.

Meanwhile, Sensei Junko Tadanobu approved of the emergency deployment of People's Acolytes to the area. Rushed to the front, teams of Acolytes, Force-sensitive users that were ND's answer to the Jedi, moved to join the HNK Spearheads in their charges against the enemy. As well, Dare Death Squads, fearsome Rambo-like commandos, were deployed to help fight the enemy, and so were the People's Guardians known as the "Sons of the Acolytes." Their mastery of the Force, combined with the inbred Space Marine toughness, would make them excellent warriors for the battle ahead.The Daedra did lose many of their ships due the New Dornalian attacks, but the sheer numbers of their ships allowed them to barely notice the ships lost due to attack. As well, most of the fleet continued their bombardment of the New Dornalian worlds unfazed by the attacks launched at them.

The Daedra lost many of their frontline soldiers due to the attacks from the HNK Special Forces and the elite solders force users of New Dornalia. As well, the Daedra, knowing little fear, usally would just surround the spearhead points and destroy their foes by an all around assault of them. Yet, to also counter the deployment of these soldiers the Daedra sent the Ogrims to fight them. These giant troll like creatures were known to kill entire groups of soldier before being taken down.

OOC: Not much. Maybe I'll have a future little base in this galaxy, but my pirates are quite happy in their own little dimension.

IC:
The troopers nodded silently, now reeeeeally wishing to leave. They didn't want to be caught between two sides in a war. They just wanted to get the hell out of here. They would follow these strange beings and hope for a ship.OOC: Aright then, but if you do want to make a planet as your base feel free to take on MANY still available worlds in this galaxy.

IC: The war still far away from this world did little to concern the natives and as well they felt protected as there was a true Eternal on this world to protect them from this demonic threat. The planet’s natives boarded their transports and waited for the pirates to get aboard before taking off…

The Daedra did lose many of their ships due the New Dornalian attacks, but the sheer numbers of their ships allowed them to barely notice the ships lost due to attack. As well, most of the fleet continued their bombardment of the New Dornalian worlds unfazed by the attacks launched at them.

The Daedra lost many of their frontline soldiers due to the attacks from the HNK Special Forces and the elite solders force users of New Dornalia. As well, the Daedra, knowing little fear, usally would just surround the spearhead points and destroy their foes by an all around assault of them. Yet, to also counter the deployment of these soldiers the Daedra sent the Ogrims to fight them. These giant troll like creatures were known to kill entire groups of soldier before being taken down.

The Acolytes and their People's Guardian Allies began developing special tactics to take on the Ogrims, sowing mines and using explosives and Force-powered Pyro and Cryokenesis to alternatively freeze and fry the giants, though not all at once. Meanwhile, the Special units knew no fear as well, fighting on to try and wear down as many as possible-since it seemed impossible to retake any patch of land from them, a war of attrition seemed to be the way out. Joining regular units and orbital bombardment, they fought on-though the casualties were mounting.

As this happened, Acolyte units began to adapt their old skills to fight this new enemy. In particular, some began to apply more of the Force and their respective powers to their martial arts skills with the lightsaber and the lightsaber based Shaolin Spade, producing fantastic, almost animeish effects as they attacked their foes with flaming lightsabers, swings that seemed to cause hurricane force winds and alternatively earthquakes, and swings that seemed to come a thousand times a second (ooc: Think Rouruni Kenshin/Samurai Xor the character Motoko Aoyama from Love Hina for what kind of swings I'm talkin' about). Thus, in the heat of battle, the Acolytes were gaining one benefit-they were learning-oh how they were learning...

Meanwhile, the ships above continued to support their comrades, though they were more focused on fighting the enemy vessels, whose overwhelming force proved to be a significant challenge.

The Elders smiled even as the younglings fumed. They released the resources of the satelitte spheres to the Crusades...The youngest world trees broke away from their safe orbits and translated throughout the galaxy. They would serve as goodly mobile bases for the Resistance. Multiphased Shielding and the N-Space drives would allow them to remained hidden In Between here and there. The factories and resource dryads would build the fleets and physical weapons of the worlds.

AND the righteous fury of the Younglings and their allies would fuel and guide the blades. Sword Saints-Kensei Sage Warriors joined in concentration where they would be most effective. It was a big galaxy. The daemons could not be everywhere at once.

It was thus that the peaceful Melii spheres entered into the fray... they had but the resources of this one tiny sector... but the Daemons still could not bring to bear their greater strength from all of their Streams. This was a local and insignificant part of the greater battles they were waging across the timelines. Thus, the Melii Tree World Ships and Hunting Groups struck swiftly and surely at the isolated arms of the invasion. Local Superiority would hold the tide back for a time.

The Living Bio-ships of the Daemons were similar but twisted cousins of the Melii's own vessels. They were roughly equal in design, save that the Melii did not chose to fight "fair or honourable." They fought dirty and in greater local numbers. They used a modified swarm tactics to overwhelm the garrisons were they could and the ways of the gnat when they could not decisively win.

Generally, the daemons tended to overcompensate and retaliate too forcefully to the pinpricks. Millions would die...provided they could be caught. The Melii delighted in the paper cuts of the cousins. The ways of the mouse are deadly if given enough time.

A few Branches of the Hunting Groups died for each system retaken. Those sentients that were freed were sent to the Arks or to the Forges according to their own preferences.The Daedra to busy with their conquests and with the rituals to bring their dark lords into this galaxy. Yet, the worlds they did attack by now had nearly been turned entirely into a hellish surface that looked like something out of the old bible stories of hell. As well, the worlds were now swarming with Daedra and lower demons preparing for more conquest of this galaxy.
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In other parts of the galaxy the Daedra were now begin to succeed in performing the proper rituals necessary for the summoning of their dark lords into this dimension. As well, others were so far ahead that the Daedra Princes had begun to pierce this dimension and begin to spill into this galaxy slowly. When that happened who knew what would happen next….

The Expedition Fleet closed in on a world in a far off system it seemed covered in vast forges from what they could see what would be known to the Imperium as a forge world. The fleet closed in with weapons armed and shields raised. The Inquisitor smiled and said looking towards Kivpa, "Well it appears your Legion and the Space Wolves will be getting as nice workout." In moments the Legions had readied their own forces each two thousand strong as they closed in on the planet. The fleet was at high anchor near the planet ready for combat as the Hunters of Darkness and the Space Wolves dropped to the planet's surface to engage in combat with whoever was on the surface. The Hunters of Darkness and the Space Wolves together made a near unstoppable force of sheer ferocity.The planet’s king sent out the planetary tiny defense fleet of twenty capital ships. Leading this was his only heir, who taken command of it despite his father’s disapproval. Leading the fleet the Prince lead the attack upon the attack from the Royal Flag Ship and from there deployed his ships in a long battle line. Not even sending a message to the human fleet he ordered all ships to open fire on the transports of fleet, and the anxious crews of the ships opened fire from all of their batteries.

The Acolytes and their People's Guardian Allies began developing special tactics to take on the Ogrims, sowing mines and using explosives and Force-powered Pyro and Cryokenesis to alternatively freeze and fry the giants, though not all at once. Meanwhile, the Special units knew no fear as well, fighting on to try and wear down as many as possible-since it seemed impossible to retake any patch of land from them, a war of attrition seemed to be the way out. Joining regular units and orbital bombardment, they fought on-though the casualties were mounting.

As this happened, Acolyte units began to adapt their old skills to fight this new enemy. In particular, some began to apply more of the Force and their respective powers to their martial arts skills with the lightsaber and the lightsaber based Shaolin Spade, producing fantastic, almost animeish effects as they attacked their foes with flaming lightsabers, swings that seemed to cause hurricane force winds and alternatively earthquakes, and swings that seemed to come a thousand times a second (ooc: Think Rouruni Kenshin/Samurai Xor the character Motoko Aoyama from Love Hina for what kind of swings I'm talkin' about). Thus, in the heat of battle, the Acolytes were gaining one benefit-they were learning-oh how they were learning...

Meanwhile, the ships above continued to support their comrades, though they were more focused on fighting the enemy vessels, whose overwhelming force proved to be a significant challenge.The Ogrims did suffer a number of casualties, but their thick skins would often prevent them from dying from a regular shot or light saber hit yet the mines did take their toll on the Ogrim numbers. To reinforce the Ogrims the Daedra deployed greater Dremora, which where far more terrible then their weaker cousins.

To counter the fierce new attacks by the acolytes the Daedra sent the Hungers who would in turn literally through hot magma by using their energies to turn regular rock into it. As well, these Daedra where one of the most powerful units fielded commonly by the Daedra so their powers ensured them that they would be able to fight well against their powerful opponents.

In space the Daedra began to send more of their ships to attacks the New Dornalian fleets. Yet, those diverted ships left some holes in bombardment on the planer’s surface by the Daedra fleets.

The Ogrims did suffer a number of casualties, but their thick skins would often prevent them from dying from a regular shot or light saber hit yet the mines did take their toll on the Ogrim numbers. To reinforce the Ogrims the Daedra deployed greater Dremora, which where far more terrible then their weaker cousins.

To counter the fierce new attacks by the acolytes the Daedra sent the Hungers who would in turn literally through hot magma by using their energies to turn regular rock into it. As well, these Daedra where one of the most powerful units fielded commonly by the Daedra so their powers ensured them that they would be able to fight well against their powerful opponents.

In space the Daedra began to send more of their ships to attacks the New Dornalian fleets. Yet, those diverted ships left some holes in bombardment on the planer’s surface by the Daedra fleets.

The Acolytes simply responded to the magma by using their cryokinetic powers to try and freeze the flows whenever they erupted. These powerful new opponents were worthy ones, and the Hungers were met by the full force of their new skills. The Acolytes in particular began to pool their Force abilities together, focusing their attacks in groups to take the Hungers, Dremora, and Ogrims down, in collaboration with SpecOps actions, such as charges by the DD's with their deadly lithams, which were blades that could channel Force energy into lightning blasts, and Guardian assaults to both wear down enemy numbers.

The ND ships held the line, but were taking hits, and needed help. The Governor sent a message to the Eternals, saying, "We may need some help. What can you do?"

OOC Nova Cannons can destroy a vessel the size of an Imperator Mk II SD in one shot my Crusader has two of such cannons mounted on the prow.

IC
The Inquisitor smiled as he watched the enemy fleet launch their attacks. Unfortunatley the only vessels in this fleet had the multi-purpose of warships like almost all ships in the Imperium and as the attacks bounced off the great energy barriers created the shieldships, he smiled and watched as the enemy vessels came at them with their xenos fury. Luckily where the Crusader was sitting it's firing solution would not encompass the planet. He laughed and shouted an order, "Let's show these foolish Xenos the righteous fury bestowed to us by our Emperor beloved by all. Fire the Mass Driver full spread beam." With that the mighty power of the planetbusting vessel was unleashed upon the enemy encompassing many of their ships in it's beam. Then the thuunderous firing of the Nova Cannons could be heard as they unleashed their full power on the enemy ships.

The Acolytes simply responded to the magma by using their cryokinetic powers to try and freeze the flows whenever they erupted. These powerful new opponents were worthy ones, and the Hungers were met by the full force of their new skills. The Acolytes in particular began to pool their Force abilities together, focusing their attacks in groups to take the Hungers, Dremora, and Ogrims down, in collaboration with SpecOps actions, such as charges by the DD's with their deadly lithams, which were blades that could channel Force energy into lightning blasts, and Guardian assaults to both wear down enemy numbers.

The ND ships held the line, but were taking hits, and needed help. The Governor sent a message to the Eternals, saying, "We may need some help. What can you do?"The sheer numbers of the Dremora horde allowed them to afford to lose large numbers of their soldiers without taking any real burden onto their army as a whole. As well, the Daedra brought up more Dremoras in order to start a new assault on the New Dornalian and began to make new breakthrough points which they used to begin to pour Dremora into those breaches in their lines. Also, the Daedra now began to just charge the New Dornalian lines and swarm their enemies lines.

The Deadras’ ships began to bombard the New Dornalian in the standard battle lines used by other races.

The Eternals sent this response message:

“In honor of our alliance with your people we will be honored to send a hundred of our capital ships and five million of our demon slayer soldiers gathered from the native peoples of this galaxy.”

OOC Nova Cannons can destroy a vessel the size of an Imperator Mk II SD in one shot my Crusader has two of such cannons mounted on the prow.

IC
The Inquisitor smiled as he watched the enemy fleet launch their attacks. Unfortunatley the only vessels in this fleet had the multi-purpose of warships like almost all ships in the Imperium and as the attacks bounced off the great energy barriers created the shieldships, he smiled and watched as the enemy vessels came at them with their xenos fury. Luckily where the Crusader was sitting it's firing solution would not encompass the planet. He laughed and shouted an order, "Let's show these foolish Xenos the righteous fury bestowed to us by our Emperor beloved by all. Fire the Mass Driver full spread beam." With that the mighty power of the planetbusting vessel was unleashed upon the enemy encompassing many of their ships in it's beam. Then the thuunderous firing of the Nova Cannons could be heard as they unleashed their full power on the enemy ships.The planet’s native defenders suffered horrific personal casualties due to the shot from the Crusader and included in their losses where seven of their capital ships. In fact the shot had nearly destroyed the Prince’s own capital ship, but had been lucky enough to not have been hit on it. In response the Prince ordered the deployment of all the fleet’s six hundred fighter to attack the Imperium’a fleet. As well, on their home world the native began to prepare for a horrific battle on the surface of the planet below them.

The sheer numbers of the Dremora horde allowed them to afford to lose large numbers of their soldiers without taking any real burden onto their army as a whole. As well, the Daedra brought up more Dremoras in order to start a new assault on the New Dornalian and began to make new breakthrough points which they used to begin to pour Dremora into those breaches in their lines. Also, the Daedra now began to just charge the New Dornalian lines and swarm their enemies lines.

The Deadras’ ships began to bombard the New Dornalian in the standard battle lines used by other races.

The Eternals sent this response message:

“In honor of our alliance with your people we will be honored to send a hundred of our capital ships and five million of our demon slayer soldiers gathered from the native peoples of this galaxy.”

The Governor then said, "Send them as soon as you can. We are being besieged by the enemy....and we need the help."

The New Dornalians dug in, and used their Force wielders, SpecOps, Regulars, Native Regiments, and HNK Fighters to hold the lines as best they could. They were under orders not to buckle; their backs were to the wall. The ships in orbit followed a similar pattern-they were really in the stuff now and damage was being sustained all over, with five ships crippled already.

Were it not for the determination to stay, the New Dornalians would have left. But, as it was, they were facing an uphill battle, and thus, they directed the Eternals to the most embattled fronts, to ensure they could do the most good. The Acolytes, meanwhile, were sharpening their battle skills, and now began to field Force-enhanced punches and Kung Fu (similar to the infamous Naru Punch and Naru Kick) as part of their close battle plan. They, along with their cousins in that particular People's Guardians regiment and the Dare Death Squads, were becoming good Demonhunters.....

OOC: Nearly, all of my soldiers are recruited from others peoples of this galaxy due to the Eternals not being in great enough numbers in this galaxy.

IC: The soldiers that the Eternals had sent were, though mortals, able to cut swathes through the Daedra hordes due to the powers and training the Eternals had given them. As well, the Demon Slayers had begun to drive off the Daedra assault killing them. Also, the Eternal commander of the force had brought about the beginning of the defeat of the Daedra by slaying many of the Daedra commanders.

On the ground, though the Daedra had began to be pushed back, had begun to launch the final assault on the New Dornalian forces to finish this battle… On many parts of the battle line the Daedra poured in such great numbers that killing one did would cause another dozen to take their place on the battlefield. As well, in many parts of the battle Winged Twilights had begun to attack the fortified positions with lighting quick strike from the air.

In space the Eternals’ fleet had joined the New Dornalian fleet in orbit and had begun to bombard the Daedra fleet causing heavy casualties onto the opposing fleet.

OOC: Nearly, all of my soldiers are recruited from others peoples of this galaxy due to the Eternals not being in great enough numbers in this galaxy.

IC: The soldiers that the Eternals had sent were, though mortals, able to cut swathes through the Daedra hordes due to the powers and training the Eternals had given them. As well, the Demon Slayers had begun to drive off the Daedra assault killing them. Also, the Eternal commander of the force had brought about the beginning of the defeat of the Daedra by slaying many of the Daedra commanders.

On the ground, though the Daedra had began to be pushed back, had begun to launch the final assault on the New Dornalian forces to finish this battle… On many parts of the battle line the Daedra poured in such great numbers that killing one did would cause another dozen to take their place on the battlefield. As well, in many parts of the battle Winged Twilights had begun to attack the fortified positions with lighting quick strike from the air.

In space the Eternals’ fleet had joined the New Dornalian fleet in orbit and had begun to bombard the Daedra fleet causing heavy casualties onto the opposing fleet.

Rejuvenated by these developments, the New Dornalians fought back versus their foe, holding on and using all their abilities to hack, slash, shoot, stab, and otherwise mangle the enemy in fierce combat, targeting Daedra NCOs and whatever commanders they had left to try and reduce their effectiveness, if not their numbers. RPG-Krak rockets and Komsomol III Fighter-Bombers were deployed to fight the Winged Twilights; taking a cue from their allies, they fired upon those in command, and hunted them in general.

The ND Fleet in orbit also redoubled their efforts, slowly moving forth into the enemy hordes in an arrowhead formation and opening fire on the Daedric ranks, targeting command ships and trying to make a mess of the enemy.

It was somewhat embarassing that the Eternals knew more about how to fight the Daedra then the New Dornalians did, but it was worth it.

In response to the fighter attack thousands of fighters poured out of the fleet to engage the enemy fighters. And as one the Imperium fleet over 500 ships strong opened fire with all their weapons on the remaining thirteen enemy vessels. The Inquisitor sent one short message, "Surrender your space and planet or die!"

On the surface as the enemy began to rebel they were met with the sheer ferocity of the Space Wolves as they tore into the enemy lines at close range and at mid-range. Also they were attacked by long-range, mid-range, and flight attacks as the marines of the Hunters of Darkness attacked with their flight packs. The two contrasting ranging styles meshed well together forming a dangerous force demonstrating the might of the Emperor.

Rejuvenated by these developments, the New Dornalians fought back versus their foe, holding on and using all their abilities to hack, slash, shoot, stab, and otherwise mangle the enemy in fierce combat, targeting Daedra NCOs and whatever commanders they had left to try and reduce their effectiveness, if not their numbers. RPG-Krak rockets and Komsomol III Fighter-Bombers were deployed to fight the Winged Twilights; taking a cue from their allies, they fired upon those in command, and hunted them in general.

The ND Fleet in orbit also redoubled their efforts, slowly moving forth into the enemy hordes in an arrowhead formation and opening fire on the Daedric ranks, targeting command ships and trying to make a mess of the enemy.

It was somewhat embarassing that the Eternals knew more about how to fight the Eternals then the New Dornalians did, but it was worth it.With the new assault being pushed back by the New Dornalian forces and began to lose huge numbers of their soldiers. The Daedra commanders, nearly all exterminated, caused the Daedra hordes for them to either begin to retreat or to fight to the last soldiers. As well, the Daedra now began to retreat back through the sideways gates that they had brought to this world. Also, the Eternals’ and their forces now had destroyed huge sections of their army and had started to force the Daedra into smaller pockets of soldiers where they could be easily being destroyed.

Losing their leadership structure, due to their command ships being destroyed, caused many of the ships to enter hyperspace. As well, the Daedra had lost large parts of their fleet also cause them to no longer have the numbers that they could overwhelm their foes with.

In response to the fighter attack thousands of fighters poured out of the fleet to engage the enemy fighters. And as one the Imperium fleet over 500 ships strong opened fire with all their weapons on the remaining thirteen enemy vessels. The Inquisitor sent one short message, "Surrender your space and planet or die!"

On the surface as the enemy began to rebel they were met with the sheer ferocity of the Space Wolves as they tore into the enemy lines at close range and at mid-range. Also they were attacked by long-range, mid-range, and flight attacks as the marines of the Hunters of Darkness attacked with their flight packs. The two contrasting ranging styles meshed well together forming a dangerous force demonstrating the might of the Emperor.
With the loss of so many of their people and capital ships the planet’s people began to fear for their lives in the face of the Imperium’s soldiers landing on their planet and already having began their assault on the planet’s only defense. As well, their people began to implore their king to submit to imperial rule before it was too late...

Due to this the king, fearing for the lives of his and people, took a deep gulp and went to the holoprojector. Looking into it he took a deep breath and then sent this message on all frequencies,” My people we cannot hope to defend against this threat that will soon envelop us. Due to this, I formally surrender my throne and my world to the Emperor of the Imperium of Man.”

OOC Can you RP a 40K race for me to battle perhaps or something of that sort whatever you want to do?

IC
When the aliens were closely looked upon it was found that they were abhumans Squat race and they were therefore humans in most respects. They would be accepted into the Imperium as members of the abhuman races and put into service of the Imperium as this mass of systems they had acquired was listed in a manifesto.

Systems of Importance Conquered

Blackor System (Humans (Agri Worlds and one Forge World))
Lilikor System (Squats (Foge Worlds))
Tyric System (Uninhabited (Rich Minerals))
Potanic System (Unihabited (Jungle Worlds and Ore rich world))
Minor Sytems (Mineral Rich and Jungle Worlds)


The Imperium fleet made haste for their next set of systems in hopes of acquiring new teritory and such.

OOC: Hope this would do then.

IC: In the next system the Imperium encountered was called the Sierra system where dwelt a number of races including regular humans, Eldar, and Tau species. These worlds not having any military would not be able to resist any Imperial assault. As well, they were an open people who did not really care about the government as long as there was not anarchy, except the humans who wanted to enslave the other races. Also, the people of this star system had many planets rich in resources and trading good, also they were an extremely rich trading people.

OOC Btw what is the name of this Galaxy/ Also I'd like to enconter some more humans maybe some hostile 40K aliens. And then whatever you wanna throw at me.

IC
The Imperial Fleet swept into the system in large numbers as more Black Ships folded space above the worlds. The aliens in the system were catured and taken aboard the Black Ships for study by the Magos of the Adeptus Mechanicus and the Inquisitors of the Ordo Xenos. Afterwards the Imperium inducted the new system into their logs and began to check for purity amongst the human population. Soon the population was taught the true way of the Emperor. After this they continued their exploration conquering many more uninhabited systems in the name of the Emperor. They continued to search the massive expanse of space for remnants of the Imperium and ready to do battle with whatever aliens would stand in their way.

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The Melii Twig detachment translated to the edge of the system... they were scouting for the KwiKwi. Sensors had detected what could only be an Imperium signature. That was impossible! The Imperium had died in most of the TimeStreams! The shiteater Lords of Chaos and the Damned Daedra Daemons had corrupted the majority of the Hosts of Man... Or the Lords of Light had won the wars and lead to sloth and ignorance. Both fools were blinded by theri absolutes.

The Melii had discovered universe after universe that had been overrun by fanatics and had decended into the Infinite Hells. Both were enemies to the Melii. Code Yellow was declared for the Fleet and requests for Commonii and Melii local assests were broadcasted on the Fleet's ansible network. INCURSION! Local Forces with olde Imperium transponders! Wolfpacks form on Cricket 5 of Kwikwi.

They were already on alert for traces of the Incursions... the fighters were prepped and the small Taskforce made ready to fight or flee depending...

POP. pop. opopopopop.

Several more Black Ships had folded deeper in-system... the wings were recalled and a Cherry Blosson shuttle was deployed. Then the Taskforce "dove" and went "in between." They would run silent and attempt to determine if these barbarians were daemon possessed or of the True Imperium. They did not need another enemy. Another ally against the foolish dark and light and against the oppressive False Order and False Chaos would be welcomed...

The shuttle jumped in system and into a polar GEO over the larger satelitte of the primary target planet. Then it sent the Challenge to the Intruders.

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Barbarians!

Declare yourself! Are you Friend or Nemisis?
Why are you attacking these Savages?
Do you seek honour in battling weaken chattel?
Why not test yourself against a worthy foe?

[silver torus]

And we tested our new powers of the mind. We had found psionic matrix stones and true symbols of the mind, the atman, the overworld. We grew in power reaching into our inner selves. We embedded matrix stones, light crystals, and etched our powered armor with the symbols of psi, telekinesis, pyrokinesis, esp, precognition, clairvoyance, the pure light, the inner fire, the atman, the risen man and we practiced drawing out the mind of no mind, the void of perfect action of Musashi, our bodies drew forth the light from the source and we grew strong again. We reached out with our minds and watched the battles of New Dornalia, a watching presence in the overworld absorbing the tactics of the Eternals. The Final Encyclopedia began to embody itself, a presence seemed to grow in it, until it took form, an ibis headed man, in runed armor, holding a staff glowing with light.

OOC Btw what is the name of this Galaxy/ Also I'd like to enconter some more humans maybe some hostile 40K aliens. And then whatever you wanna throw at me.

IC
The Imperial Fleet swept into the system in large numbers as more Black Ships folded space above the worlds. The aliens in the system were catured and taken aboard the Black Ships for study by the Magos of the Adeptus Mechanicus and the Inquisitors of the Ordo Xenos. Afterwards the Imperium inducted the new system into their logs and began to check for purity amongst the human population. Soon the population was taught the true way of the Emperor. After this they continued their exploration conquering many more uninhabited systems in the name of the Emperor. They continued to search the massive expanse of space for remnants of the Imperium and ready to do battle with whatever aliens would stand in their way.OOC: The galaxy’s name to my people is Eerini Creoati (Guardian Galaxy). Also the next galaxy will be one of a semi-dark Eldar except that they do not leach off the life forces of others.

IC: The lower and middle classes of the humans of this system all had some alien blood in them and the only group entirely pure where the nobles who ruled over the humans. As well, some of worker class humans had their own husbands or wives taken away by the Imperium’s forces due the round up of all the aliens.

In the next system that was inhabited was dominated by Eldar who had enslaved the humans of the system and used them to grow crops and hard labor. Yet, despite this the humans of this system had remained pure humans and also where eager to throw all the shields of oppression that had been laid off them for many thousands of years already.

In response to their invasion by the Imperium’s fleet the Eldar sent a large fleet of eighty lightly armed capital ships and organized them for a defense against the enemy invaders. As well, on the two habitable planets of the system the Eldar organized a defense with all their warriors in preparation for the invasion by the Imperium of Man.

The Daedra now began to succeed and the with the rituals complete the galaxy was now open to their dark demonic Daedra Princes. Now with the success and completion of the rituals the Daedra Princes now began to emerge with all their might across the galaxy. So far fifty incredibly powerful Daedra Princes had emerged scattered across forty fierce different worlds infested by their demonic minions and changed into a hellish domain that was like their own home dimension.

With the Princes now leading them the Daedra began to pour into the galaxy that were far more powerful then the lower Daedra that made up the rank and file soldiers of the vast Daedra hordes. As well, these Daedra would lead the armies under their Princes and change a horde army that relied on sheer numbers and terror into an effective well trained army that could conquer the whole of the galaxy.

In the Sierra system those who had mixed their blood with the Xenos would be shown the Emperor's Mercy and the planet would be cleansed of those who were not pure.

In the next system the Inquisitor was astonished. It was a fleet of Eldritch vessels unseen since the battles with the great Swordwind Army of the Biel-tan. He looked to his commanders and said, "All vessels and all forces stand at full battle alert. Lock bombardment cannons on the planet and take out as many of the Eldar forces as possible. Call in reinforcements from Dratheria Naval Command tell them the Eldar are present." Moments later another 200 vessels folded space to form up with the fleet. The Imperial fleet then took a formation unseen since the Great Crusade and opened up with all weapons upon the Eldar fleet. As this was done Space Marines and Imperial Guardsmen dropped ot the surface of the planet and began to do battle with the savge deadly form of Kivpa Hekis at the fore. And at once a cry could be heard in spae as it resounded through the entire of the forces of the Imperium, "For the Emperor!!!!!!!!!!"

In the Sierra system the part humans accepted their fate allowing their lives to be taken in return that their would be no battle and their world would not be scared by the battle that could take place if they resisted. Hearing the mixed bloods would be killed the pure blooded nobility were content in that and would not intervene.

The Eldars’ star fleet made a large formation in four different battle lines, even in number, and began their main attack on the human’s formation. Their capital ships released about five thousand star fighter to engage the enemy fleet as well. Then after that their bombardment of the Imperiuim’s ships began with them using everything at their disposal to destroy every ship that they could.

On the surface of the planet the vicious Eldar warriors engaged the Space Marines in a bitter bloody battle, fighting with all they could muster in the hopes of protecting their people and homes. As well, entrenched in their formation their heavy artillery began to release barrages on the human forces in specific locations as not to hit any of their own soldiers. While, when a Space Marine came close enough the Eldar would draw out their powerful swords and engage them in melee combat.

The Imperium suffered heavy losses on the surface from the attack by the Eldar. Meanwhile Kivpa in all his Primarchial glory opened fire upon the enemy using everything he had. Kivpa intentionally sought out the Exarchs of the Eldar forces for once they were killed the Eldar would have lost their will to fight. Even though the forces of the Imperium outnumbered the Eldar 8 to 1 the superior technology of the Eldar helped their cause. In space ten of the Imperium warships were destroyed by the barrage from the enemy vessels. Then the Inquisitor ordered it, "Mass Driver full power fire widespread! I want repeated shots on that enemy formation!" The full power of the Imperium would be felt in this deadly barrage."

With the new assault being pushed back by the New Dornalian forces and began to lose huge numbers of their soldiers. The Daedra commanders, nearly all exterminated, caused the Daedra hordes for them to either begin to retreat or to fight to the last soldiers. As well, the Daedra now began to retreat back through the sideways gates that they had brought to this world. Also, the Eternals’ and their forces now had destroyed huge sections of their army and had started to force the Daedra into smaller pockets of soldiers where they could be easily being destroyed.

Losing their leadership structure, due to their command ships being destroyed, caused many of the ships to enter hyperspace. As well, the Daedra had lost large parts of their fleet also cause them to no longer have the numbers that they could overwhelm their foes with.....

........The Daedra now began to succeed and the with the rituals complete the galaxy was now open to their dark demonic Daedra Princes. Now with the success and completion of the rituals the Daedra Princes now began to emerge with all their might across the galaxy. So far fifty incredibly powerful Daedra Princes had emerged scattered across forty fierce different worlds infested by their demonic minions and changed into a hellish domain that was like their own home dimension.

With the Princes now leading them the Daedra began to pour into the galaxy that were far more powerful then the lower Daedra that made up the rank and file soldiers of the vast Daedra hordes. As well, these Daedra would lead the armies under their Princes and change a horde army that relied on sheer numbers and terror into an effective well trained army that could conquer the whole of the galaxy.


The New Dornalians moved to kill off the smaller pockets of resistance. However, the arrival of the Princes and the new leadership caused them to become targets for fierce Acolyte and SpecOps attacks. They saw what effects hurting the command structure could do to the Daedra. Perhaps they could have a try. They also wanted to know how to shut off those portals, so that they could interrupt the flow of Daedra to this plane.

Meanwhile, the ND Naval Units moved to support their Regular comrades below, who began reorganizing and assaulting the Daedra before they could act.

The Imperium suffered heavy losses on the surface from the attack by the Eldar. Meanwhile Kivpa in all his Primarchial glory opened fire upon the enemy using everything he had. Kivpa intentionally sought out the Exarchs of the Eldar forces for once they were killed the Eldar would have lost their will to fight. Even though the forces of the Imperium outnumbered the Eldar 8 to 1 the superior technology of the Eldar helped their cause. In space ten of the Imperium warships were destroyed by the barrage from the enemy vessels. Then the Inquisitor ordered it, "Mass Driver full power fire widespread! I want repeated shots on that enemy formation!" The full power of the Imperium would be felt in this deadly barrage."The defense of the planet holding allowed the Eldar on the planet to begin to raise their morale and as well allowed them to begin to better establish their second lines of defense. The second line of defenses was now being fortified more and as well more weaponry was brought up to get full advantage of the hilly slopes that the battle line had been built on.

In space the Eldar were not faring as well, due to superior numbers and firepower that the Imperium had bought up against them. Furthermore their fleet had sustained the loss of twelve of their ships due to the last powerful attack the Imperium had thrown against their forces. To counter that Eldar ordered all their heavy cannons to fire at the largest ships that could find.

And Thoth called rise up sons of men, take your battle forth to fight the demons of eternal night, gather your strength to fight the foe.

And we reentered our first system striking to protect the few remaining worlds. Gunships flashed into existence at the edge of the demonic systems. Mindlinked the gunners and commanders fired in perfect unison, in complex devastating patterns, taking out the leaders and command ships as they saw the eternals had done. Never did they stay in a single place, but jumped flashing in and out of hyperspace, using graviphotonic torpeodos, hyperspace missiles, that would suddenly appear and explode giving the briefest of moments to respond. Their minds were linked through the overworld. Strength poured from them creating mental shields of fearlessness. Crystalline matrix gems joining them together. Gravimetric pulse waves would form circular waves of destruction emanating from the fighters that poured into the enemy. Phase cannons poured pulsed energy into the enemy ships. All was a great dance, the music of the spheres linking them in perfect coordination.

Our ships were armored and shielded, strong with the knew fullerene technology, mighty with graviphotonic shielding, and absorption shielding. We screamed like the avenging angels. A battle roar from ten million minds which reached the world which we were to retake.

Where there were gates, Nexus gunships designed to close and shatter jump gates, and disrupt the patterns were engaged shattering the open gates. Pouring energy in disruptor patterns as they came.

We prepared to retake the first world.

The New Dornalians moved to kill off the smaller pockets of resistance. However, the arrival of the Princes and the new leadership caused them to become targets for fierce Acolyte and SpecOps attacks. They saw what effects hurting the command structure could do to the Daedra. Perhaps they could have a try. They also wanted to know how to shut off those portals, so that they could interrupt the flow of Daedra to this plane.

Meanwhile, the ND Naval Units moved to support their Regular comrades below, who began reorganizing and assaulting the Daedra before they could act.The small pockets of remaining Daedra now began to surrender due to them being discouraged at the retreat of the main army. This resulted in the surrender of five million Daedra to the New Dornalian in the hopes that they would be spared the cruel fate that they would suffer at the hands of their master in return for their failure to take this strategic world.

As well, the new commanders did not arrive in time to affect the battle and so in turn withdrew to tell their masters the failure of their army on this world…

OOC: By the way the Daedra Princes have not taken command of any of the battle yet, but so they will go to war and you shall see their great might.

And Thoth called rise up sons of men, take your battle forth to fight the demons of eternal night, gather your strength to fight the foe.

And we reentered our first system striking to protect the few remaining worlds. Gunships flashed into existence at the edge of the demonic systems. Mindlinked the gunners and commanders fired in perfect unison, in complex devastating patterns, taking out the leaders and command ships as they saw the eternals had done. Never did they stay in a single place, but jumped flashing in and out of hyperspace, using graviphotonic torpeodos, hyperspace missiles, that would suddenly appear and explode giving the briefest of moments to respond. Their minds were linked through the overworld. Strength poured from them creating mental shields of fearlessness. Crystalline matrix gems joining them together. Gravimetric pulse waves would form circular waves of destruction emanating from the fighters that poured into the enemy. Phase cannons poured pulsed energy into the enemy ships. All was a great dance, the music of the spheres linking them in perfect coordination.

Our ships were armored and shielded, strong with the knew fullerene technology, mighty with graviphotonic shielding, and absorption shielding. We screamed like the avenging angels. A battle roar from ten million minds which reached the world which we were to retake.

Where there were gates, Nexus gunships designed to close and shatter jump gates, and disrupt the patterns were engaged shattering the open gates. Pouring energy in disruptor patterns as they came.

We prepared to retake the first world.On the first world the Commonii planed to take back had been turned into a nearly unrecognizable shell of its former self. The surface had been flooded with magma and all non-demonic either perished or had fled. As well, the surface was crawling with vast armies of Daedra that were preparing there for a vast new attack on nearby star systems and worlds.

In orbit of it were hundreds, if not thousands, of the living ships of the Daedra that would ferry the army on their set of new conquests in this galaxy. As well, these ships had evolved into superior forms with far stronger skin to resist spatial born attacks and also superior weapons capable of destroying their foes ships.

OOC Deathwatch Marines specialize in destroying aliens like the Eldar. They can take over the vessels rather quickly and have Marines from every chapter

IC
The Crusader sustained some heavy ddamage and lost the use of a good portion of it's weapons systems however the Mass Driver was still in full operation. Shieldships began to form a deeper barrier around the grand flagship. Another burst of fire poured forth into the enemy vessels using the full effect of the planetbusting weapon. another six ships were taken down by the advanced weaponry of the Eldar but the morale did not falter the fact that they had managed to take out so many of the Eldar vessels had raised their morale. In seconds boarding torpedoes filled with Space Wolves, Deathwatch, and Blood Ravens departed the ship to crash into the few vessels not being targetted by the Mass Driver.

On the surface Kivpa gave a rallying cry and the forces of the Imperium raised morale while the armor units overran the enemy frontlines and fired a thunderous reproach.

The small pockets of remaining Daedra now began to surrender due to them being discouraged at the retreat of the main army. This resulted in the surrender of five million Daedra to the New Dornalian in the hopes that they would be spared the cruel fate that they would suffer at the hands of their master in return for their failure to take this strategic world.

As well, the new commanders did not arrive in time to affect the battle and so in turn withdrew to tell their masters the failure of their army on this world…

OOC: By the way the Daedra Princes have not taken command of any of the battle yet, but so they will go to war and you shall see their great might.

The Daedra were promptly held as POWs, and interrogated on various things not covered in the Scrolls the New Dornalians had recieved. Meanwhile, the New Dornalians worked to reorganize their forces, celebrating the fall of the enemy but knowing they could return. So, they consulted the Eternals, and asked them how to seal the Daedra portals that let them into the plane.

OOC Deathwatch Marines specialize in destroying aliens like the Eldar. They can take over the vessels rather quickly and have Marines from every chapter

IC
The Crusader sustained some heavy ddamage and lost the use of a good portion of it's weapons systems however the Mass Driver was still in full operation. Shieldships began to form a deeper barrier around the grand flagship. Another burst of fire poured forth into the enemy vessels using the full effect of the planetbusting weapon. another six ships were taken down by the advanced weaponry of the Eldar but the morale did not falter the fact that they had managed to take out so many of the Eldar vessels had raised their morale. In seconds boarding torpedoes filled with Space Wolves, Deathwatch, and Blood Ravens departed the ship to crash into the few vessels not being targetted by the Mass Driver.

On the surface Kivpa gave a rallying cry and the forces of the Imperium raised morale while the armor units overran the enemy frontlines and fired a thunderous reproach.The Eldar ships began to fear for home world sent half of their ships to help bombard the Space Marine forces that had landed on the Space Marine landing areas below. Yet, this forced them to abandon their brothers still battling the Imperium’s fleet. As well, the other Eldar still in the fleet had lost another four ships and also they now had to fight of boarders on the other half of their ships that had not been destroyed or returned to help their people on their home world.

On the planet’s surface the Eldar held the line against the fierce assault, often fighting to the last soldiers to the battle line. To answer the deployment of the Imperium’s armored forces, the Eldar deployed War Walkers to counteract them wherever the enemy’s heavy weaponry attacked their battle line.

The Daedra were promptly held as POWs, and interrogated on various things not covered in the Scrolls the New Dornalians had recieved. Meanwhile, the New Dornalians worked to reorganize their forces, celebrating the fall of the enemy but knowing they could return. So, they consulted the Eternals, and asked them how to seal the Daedra portals that let them into the plane.In many cases of the Daedra being interrogated on vital information these Daedra knew nothing except the names of their Princes and the war to conquer this galaxy and nothing else except that knowledge. The Eternals responded to the questions asked to them,” In order these gates to the Daedra’s dimension you have to be of divine nature in order to close the gates due to them being of demonic making.”

OOC: Eternals being directly created by their god the ‘Highest One’ and imbued with much divine substance can close the gates is what I really am saying.

On the surface Kivpa howled in rage as he saw battle-brothers destroyed in the ensuing bombardment. His battle-brothers joined him in a cry and their vigour became renewed as they battled against the enemy brutally.

One hundred of the Imperium vessels left the battle formation and opened up full fire on the Eldar ships bombarding the planets. Meanwhile the fleet lost another vessel in fire and soon it pressed it's advantage opening up with Lance Batteries and Nova Cannons. The battle was progressing well for the Imperium and one htose few ships that had been boarded the Eldar met hundreds of Space Marines that knew their weaknesses and were skilled in battle against the arrogant aliens.

The Eldar now afraid of any man kept up their charge with their blades often meeting the armor, flesh, and blood whenever they swung. As well, the Eldar’s soldiers morale rose at the bombardment from their brothers and this caused many of their to charge with the swords forward against the Space Marines.

The Eldar’s fleet now was nearly destroyed causing the remainder of their fleet to return to their world and begin to evacuate the Eldar that they could fit unto their ships.

And we regroup. Our weapons are equal in many ways, we have woven around and through them taking few losses, and their armor in the physical world matches our own. We must reach deeper into our new found ways.

We meditate and chant return to whence you came you have no place here, your place is tormenting and testing the fallen. Creatures who have lost sight of the light and turned toward evil. You must leave this place go back to where you belong. We strike to send you home where you belong.

We reach out with the symbols of a dozen worlds to drive them back. Burning them with projected glyphs of a hundred faiths drawn from the conviction of their religion snuffing them out with projection of the music of the spheres. Then we strike with our minds opening the demons minds to the raw light that burns darkness the overworld, some might call it our inner heaven. The mind of Thoth. We reach into our inner selves and call on the inner fire of life, the heart of Thoth, and strike at the demons making the darkness burn casting it far from ourselves. The dark energy should be quickened like kindling. It should be like matter striking antimatter.


We link minds and focus through the matrix stones focusing the inner energy . Containment devices for captured souls shatter released with psychokinetic energy. . Engines, arms, and power plants overload with pyrokinetic energy, electrical conducts freeze and shatter guided by clairvoyance. Telekinetic force rips through the sensitive areas of ships, power plants, computers, mulitplied by the matrix stones and the focus of a millions of minds, smaller ships skins are shredded by paper. We focus the pyrokinetic energy far away using the clairvoyants to focus it into the ships and turn it from a spark to a burning ball flame of flame to a fireball , inside the ships they rip through them tearing into their innards, shards of metal are gathered in the same way spinning and ripping through the ships.

And we prepare our mental shields for a counter strike.

The Crusader activated it's FTLi so that the Eldar could not escape into the Webway. Although the Eldar vessels were still faster than the Imperial counterparts the Crusader could hit anything in the system with it's Mass Driver. Three Eldar ships had been captured in the ensuing firefight and the Marines were now returning to their vessels. They would quickly be destroyed by the Ordo Xenos. The Imperial fleet pressed it's advantage using precision strikes with the Mass Driver to destroy what remaining forces resisted. On the surface the Space Marines pressed their advantage as well and began to overtake the Xenos lines more quickly killing as many Eldar as possible. It soon became a bloodbath and the resistance would soon falter and then utterly fail.

And Thoth spoke to those who had taken the first world. I shall walk this world and draw energy from the world core to bring back life to its surface. I shall reach into the hidden places and draw out the few seeds of life. You must come with me to bring the great battle against the demons forth.

They scoured the world with prayer before they came, casting out the living fire, and releasing the light of the overworld into the open places, so those who stood out would burn being sent back home. They reached into the earth with their minds and made the earth tremble shake and shatter engulfing countless demons forever.

Beams of mind force amplified from the matrix stones cast telekinetic strikes against the foe. Ripping at them in places.

And from the skies they came. 2 Million avenging angels, psi knights with powered armor engraved with matrix amplification stones and living crystals who wielded mind blades, blades of raw mental energy capable of separating the underlying atomic order, steeped with mystical meditations from the overworld, the deep resonance in perfect unision with the vibration of the blades and mind lances, capable of focusing beams of directed telekinetic energy at the foe.

Following this came 100,000 Shivaite heavy gravity mechs designed to handle 10Gs, with their four arms. They were runed with the earth deities of the Shivaites and where they walked, they drew energy from the inner fire of the earth, firing raw beams of earth energy charged plasma, and wielding blades made of adamantium soaked first in earth then in holy waters. They stood 20 feet high at the shoulders.

Then came 1 million biobooster armored heros, men who had taken on the inner strength of avatars, their minds glowing with the mental strength of the hero, the stranger, the avenging angel, the reluctant hero. Their armor glowed with sigils of the overworld, powered by the lifeforce, what would have been merely a laser beam, shockwave weapon, or cutting blade would be charged with qi or inner fire.

Then came 1000 avatars in armor which could only be worn by those who had lived five hundred years and been mind uploaded for a time in the matrix of the Final Encyclopedia, the mind and life force emanating from it was blinding in its strength. This armor wove together the life force of the biobooster armor, and the matrix stones of the psi warrior. With it one could crack mountains, rip apart division of tanks, cast forth beams of telekinetic energy, pyrokinetic energy, and cryokinetic energy, and inner fire.

Then came Thoth, where he walked mountains trembled, as his feet touched the ground, the earth would warp, bringing up deep buried soil, drawing up the electromagnetic ley energy of the earth, seeds would sprout forming plants, flowers new life.

He stood thirty feet tall, carrying a staff which burned with inner life fire. It would play across the battlefield in sweeping arcs burning demons.

OOC: I am using a tech god. This concept draws from Roger Zelazny's Lords of Light, or Dan Simmons Ilium. Basically, it is mystical superscience which manifests itself as a mix of psychic, physical, mental powers, with a strong does of mysticism. It is a step up, taking the quest for all human knowledge (The Final Encyclopedia) and transforming it into a potent form of mysticism. This is amplified by psi powers, matrix stones, life energy, and other para sciences. Basically, Thoth who is knowledge personified would be the first...

In many cases of the Daedra being interrogated on vital information these Daedra knew nothing except the names of their Princes and the war to conquer this galaxy and nothing else except that knowledge. The Eternals responded to the questions asked to them,” In order these gates to the Daedra’s dimension you have to be of divine nature in order to close the gates due to them being of demonic making.”

OOC: Eternals being directly created by their god the ‘Highest One’ and imbued with much divine substance can close the gates is what I really am saying.

The New Dornalians were somewhat frustrated, and then proposed a solution. Teams of Acolytes would work with the Eternals to seal up various gates, covering for them as the Eternals did their work.

Meanwhile, the names of the Princes were noted, and kept for reference. The POWs were then put to work fixing things up, as the Daedra attack had left many areas in shambles. Nanites and replicators played a big part in fixing the material portion up, but the sentient factor, some millions of civilians dead and thousands of soldiers dead, would be harder to fix.

The Crusader activated it's FTLi so that the Eldar could not escape into the Webway. Although the Eldar vessels were still faster than the Imperial counterparts the Crusader could hit anything in the system with it's Mass Driver. Three Eldar ships had been captured in the ensuing firefight aboard the Eldar vessels and were now under the control of the Ordo Xenos Inquisitors along with the Adeptus Mechanicus under their command. What was captured was known to the Eldar as one Void Stalker Battleship and two Nightshade Destroyers. They would quickly become of use to the Ordo Xenos as they learned the secrets of the Eldar technology and more of it's weaknesses. The Imperial fleet pressed it's advantage using precision strikes with the Mass Driver to destroy what remaining forces resisted. On the surface the Space Marines pressed their advantage as well and began to overtake the Xenos lines more quickly killing as many Eldar as possible. It soon became a bloodbath and the resistance would soon falter and then utterly fail.The remnants of the Eldar fleet knew that they had failed there people and that there was no hope to escape. Knowing this the Eldar in the remaining ships, with what honor and dignity they still retained, decided to commit suicide rather than surrendering to the Imperium. So in a one fell slope all the Eldar drew their weapons and they all killed themselves in unison.

With the loss of their fleet the Eldar on the planet below having no fleet to protect them from orbital bombardment decided to make on last charge for honor. With that all the Eldar warriors drew their swords and charged against the Space Marine soldiers in the hopes of making them their people worth remembering…

And Thoth spoke to those who had taken the first world. I shall walk this world and draw energy from the world core to bring back life to its surface. I shall reach into the hidden places and draw out the few seeds of life. You must come with me to bring the great battle against the demons forth.

They scoured the world with prayer before they came, casting out the living fire, and releasing the light of the overworld into the open places, so those who stood out would burn being sent back home. They reached into the earth with their minds and made the earth tremble shake and shatter engulfing countless demons forever.

Beams of mind force amplified from the matrix stones cast telekinetic strikes against the foe. Ripping at them in places.

And from the skies they came. 2 Million avenging angels, psi knights with powered armor engraved with matrix amplification stones and living crystals who wielded mind blades, blades of raw mental energy capable of separating the underlying atomic order, steeped with mystical meditations from the overworld, the deep resonance in perfect unision with the vibration of the blades and mind lances, capable of focusing beams of directed telekinetic energy at the foe.

Following this came 100,000 Shivaite heavy gravity mechs designed to handle 10Gs, with their four arms. They were runed with the earth deities of the Shivaites and where they walked, they drew energy from the inner fire of the earth, firing raw beams of earth energy charged plasma, and wielding blades made of adamantium soaked first in earth then in holy waters. They stood 20 feet high at the shoulders.

Then came 1 million biobooster armored heros, men who had taken on the inner strength of avatars, their minds glowing with the mental strength of the hero, the stranger, the avenging angel, the reluctant hero. Their armor glowed with sigils of the overworld, powered by the lifeforce, what would have been merely a laser beam, shockwave weapon, or cutting blade would be charged with qi or inner fire.

Then came 1000 avatars in armor which could only be worn by those who had lived five hundred years and been mind uploaded for a time in the matrix of the Final Encyclopedia, the mind and life force emanating from it was blinding in its strength. This armor wove together the life force of the biobooster armor, and the matrix stones of the psi warrior. With it one could crack mountains, rip apart division of tanks, cast forth beams of telekinetic energy, pyrokinetic energy, and cryokinetic energy, and inner fire.

Then came Thoth, where he walked mountains trembled, as his feet touched the ground, the earth would warp, bringing up deep buried soil, drawing up the electromagnetic ley energy of the earth, seeds would sprout forming plants, flowers new life.

He stood thirty feet tall, carrying a staff which burned with inner life fire. It would play across the battlefield in sweeping arcs burning demons.

OOC: I am using a tech god. This concept draws from Roger Zelazny's Lords of Light, or Dan Simmons Ilium. Basically, it is mystical superscience which manifests itself as a mix of psychic, physical, mental powers, with a strong does of mysticism. It is a step up, taking the quest for all human knowledge (The Final Encyclopedia) and transforming it into a potent form of mysticism. This is amplified by psi powers, matrix stones, life energy, and other para sciences. Basically, Thoth who is knowledge personified would be the first...A great dark Daedra Prince, whose realm was that of war, emerged and went forward towering at fifty feet tall and bearing in his four arms great axes. Marching forward to battle to meet the god Thoth in battle. When he entered a large open field he yelled out in a demonic challenge,” God of the weak beings of the Commonii I challenge you here to do battle as to decided the fate of this world and to whom it would belong to. Do you accept my challenge?”

The New Dornalians were somewhat frustrated, and then proposed a solution. Teams of Acolytes would work with the Eternals to seal up various gates, covering for them as the Eternals did their work.

Meanwhile, the names of the Princes were noted, and kept for reference. The POWs were then put to work fixing things up, as the Daedra attack had left many areas in shambles. Nanites and replicators played a big part in fixing the material portion up, but the sentient factor, some millions of civilians dead and thousands of soldiers dead, would be harder to fix.The Eternals noted their frustration and in the hopes of revealing that the Eternals agreed to allow the New Dornalians to cover them while the Eternals worked to close the gates. After, that the Eternals would help the New Dornalians destroy the Daedra that still remained on the world.

Also, the Eternals volunteered to contribute resources and manpower to aide the New Dornalians in rebuilding their worlds that had been attacked the Daedra.

The Eternals noted their frustration and in the hopes of revealing that the Eternals agreed to allow the New Dornalians to cover them while the Eternals worked to close the gates. After, that the Eternals would help the New Dornalians destroy the Daedra that still remained on the world.

Also, the Eternals volunteered to contribute resources and manpower to aide the New Dornalians in rebuilding their worlds that had been attacked the Daedra.

The New Dornalians thanked the Eternals for their contributions and agreements, and thus began to organize the reconstruction effort in earnest. Los Angeles, which had been keeping the true nature of the war under wraps for some time, donated large amounts of money to help rebuild Nova Louisiana, and with that and the Eternal contributions, they worked to get everything squared away, as rebuilding continued, with buildings and industrial facilities being rebuilt and refugees being resettled.

The war, meanwhile, saw the finishing of reorganization, and the beginning of ND Operations to cover the Eternals as they would begin the task of closing the gates...

New Dornalia:

At the first the battles on the Daedra controlled worlds were extremely bloody and horrible, but the strength of the forces of light pushed back the Daedra. By pushing the Daedra back the Eternals, using the cover of New Dornalian forces, successfully were closing the first of the sideways gates that was the objective to close for the first phase of their operation.

And the psi knights joined him in mind, amplifying his strength many times over, and Thoth shone with raw energy of light.
Reaching into the overworld, Thoth looked upon the great demon lord and called out, In speaking to me you have already challenged me, for I created language, I have seen you go across the ages, feeding on anger, hatred, and lust. Know that I am the word and the heart. Know that I will strike you down before giving a demon lord acceptance of his ways.

And the world filled, know demon, I have been since the beginning of time, and I have seen the rise of men, and been born thrice, you are as an insect to me. I lifted up men in the time of Egypt, more than 7,000 years ago.

And the book of the ages which contains all things opened revealing the demons true name, for Thoth new all that transpired in the underworld.

And three things came forth from Thoth, the great light that clears away darkness poured forth from Thoths forehead-- the overworld, the inner fire that brings out pure love kindling life and burning away darkness came from the heart that clears away darkness, and the flower of life grew around the demon binding the demon lord with tendrils of raw energy from the earth.
Know Mehrunes Dagon, I call upon your true name, return from whence you came.

And Thoth reached out and spoke the word, the logos, the word that opens the path to the infinite and struck with it, rending the demons mind, for it was the opposite of all darkness. Go back Mehrunes Dagon, go back to where you belong.

He rose in the air powered by levitation half phased out of this world.

And he called out to the Eternals with his mind, there being no time in the overworld, the dark ones will gather here, for I refuse to be bound by their word. Come with their true names. In anger they may gather here to strike me down. I have seen it written in the future as knowledge is my domain that the demons shall be bound by their patronymics.

OOC: After looking up the princes, I believe the four armed deity is Mehrunes Dagon, he is a humanoid with four arms that wields axes, there is also the green funky being with four arms, but I don't think that one wields axes.

The Daedra Prince laughed at hearing his true name and in fact the true names did not work against the Daedra. As they creatures that lived beyond the bounds of this universe and the uttering of their true names did nothing as that is how their worshippers actually addressed them. The Daedra Prince replied,” Yes, my name is Mehrunes Dagon, but what you think will diminish me will. As I am a god and I was born at the beginning of all things.

We Daedra can never be truly slain and we may be banished for a time back into our dimension. There we will be reborn as strong as ever. As well, as long as one Daedra walks on this place the gates to Oblivion can be reopened! Yet, even if we are all banished the connection can be remade!”

New Dornalia:

At the first the battles on the Daedra controlled worlds were extremely bloody and horrible, but the strength of the forces of light pushed back the Daedra. By pushing the Daedra back the Eternals, using the cover of New Dornalian forces, successfully were closing the first of the sideways gates that was the objective to close for the first phase of their operation.

The New Dornalians were glad to be finally making headway against these bastards that had ravaged their part of the system. They held off the enemy, the Acolytes banding their newfound powers together to achieve the strength needed to hold off the enemy until the first set of gates were closed, and the conventional and SpecOps forces doing the same. The New Dornalians then continued on, moving to the next set and providing naval and ground cover for their allies....

All the while, rebuilding moved swimmingly...

The Eternals were working to close all the gates they could with the small numbers of Eternals assigned onto this campaign to close the gates with their New Dornalian allies. As well, the native soldiers that they bought gave the Eternals some cover, but their main mission was to sweep up any Daedra that had managed to escape being destroyed by the orbital and New Dornalian ground attacks. So that they would not have to spend years hunting down Daedra that were held up in remote places on the planets.

The Eternals were working to close all the gates they could with the small numbers of Eternals assigned onto this campaign to close the gates with their New Dornalian allies. As well, the native soldiers that they bought gave the Eternals some cover, but their main mission was to sweep up any Daedra that had managed to escape being destroyed by the orbital and New Dornalian ground attacks. So that they would not have to spend years hunting down Daedra that were held up in remote places on the planets.

The ND forces, besides providing cover to the Eternals, began their own sweeps of the reclaimed worlds in support of the Eternals as well to find and destroy any remaining pockets of Daedra, so they too wouldn't have to deal with them again.

With the good cover the Eternals now had finished closing the sideways gates on the reclaimed worlds completely and then the Eternals took possession of them for safekeeping so as not to allow them to reopen again. The native soldiers that served the Eternals now often would join in the on the hunts for the scattered Daedra pockets across the reclaimed worlds surfaces.

As the Eternals did their job, the New Dornalians continued their sweeps. With the gates sealed, more forces were freed for search and destroy missions. Attention was given to remote areas, but whenever a reconstruction team reported trouble, a unit of Native soldiers or Acolytes was there to finish the enemy off.

On many of the reclaimed worlds, the efforts was herculean, but not impossible. Cities and farms were the first to be seen put back together, and industrial and medical facilities were repaired as well. Meanwhile, Ft, Ulysses Grant, so damaged by the enemy, was given an extensive repair job, which would not be finished for a bit....

The Daedra Meridia through her own powers opened a Life Gate to one of the reclaimed worlds. Yet, unlike most of the other Daedra she had come to repair this world. Wherever she went Meridia began to revive the lost planet life and through her powers she healed the world, but her powers were also making the world far greater then it had been before the other dark Daedra had harmed this world.

The Gestalt/Synod was preturbed... the kinsmen had created a god... this was not a goodly path. Once embarked upon the struggles against other gods they Kinsmen would likely begin to view in absolutes the universe. Fallacy... the mutterings continued until two voices younglings of the Seconds protested.

We Melii Have an obli... began Wu

Hubris.

If we do nothing... attempted Han

Then Will this turn the tides?

They left the Synod Fuming... Great and righteous were their anger... They gathered the younglings and their client/allies. An entire Great Hunting Group translated to a newly constructed and perverted Forge world. Some uncloaked and engaged the Defenders of the Demons, the rest watched an waited for an opening. They waited for an excruciating 10 minutes as the diversionary bait was bitted. Then as the Black Ships of the Daemons were in a transitional formation. The rest of the Hunting Group translated and engaged the Formations. Vengeful Furies and Righteous Seraphims were they and their Hosts.

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The Elders were sadden by the folly of the younglings. There would likely be an aggitation. Some of the cousin Trees had lost their progeny through similar schicsms. They[we] were playthings for a greater bing. There was little good from the Gods or the Daemons. The Melii had been instructed on theology since elementry school. Yet the two ringleaders still chose to become gods.

They became the Nasatyas; Newly ressurected olde challengers to the primacy of the old Gods. Wu became the Great Queen Mother of the West the Merciful and the Compassionate, She was Parvati and Kali Durga, she was the Maid, the Mother, and the Hag, she became the Mother of the New Gods of this Guardian Galaxy. And Han Li became his namesake as well as the embodiement of countless tricksters and wafayer's Gods. He was Othin of the Norse... Loki of the Aesir... Olde Coyote of the Ancient Plains... the Monkey Hanuman himself; Han became... the vessel of the Joke.

The Eternals felt the ‘creation’ of the new gods and were angered by this folly knowing that the Melii were not truly gods and did not posses enough divine substance in order to properly ascend to godhood. As well, the Eternals desired not to allow them to enter the realms of the old gods as the younger Melii did not know what they were attempting to do by becoming new gods.

In response the Eternal religion in the galaxy would not delegate their holy crusaders to help the Melii who feigned to be gods. As well, the greater base of the Eternals did not accept the godhood of the younger Melii, but would not do anything else.

And Thoth looked once more upon the great demon lord. So it is with the gods in times of great change demons come, then a new cycle begins with fights between gods and demons, eventually leading to balance, then law, then chaos again. Know demon, I have come eternally to the aid of man bringing back balance, magic, and law to all things.

His followers while the demon was challenging Thoth had traced circles of gold and began to pray sending their prayers into Thoth to magnify him. And he began to glow with the light of the moon. They linked hands and stared into the matrix stones to magnify their prayer.

Know O Demon as I tread upon Apep so shall I tread on you and burn you with light of holy prayer. And he he held together his hands in meditation.

A perfect sphere of telekinetic force formed around the demon lord and prayers began to flow into it smiting the demons, prayers for order, law, peace, knowledge, everything which the demon did not represent, poured in expanding into a sphere of light stronger and stronger until they lit up like a miniature sun over the landscape.

The followers channeled their energy through Thoth calling for others to add their strength to dissipate and shatter the demon lord. The sphere began to look like a miniature sun.

Knowing the demon would resist many sent practically their whole life force into defeating the demon through prayer. Some even achieving nirvana or enlightenment leaving their bodies forever. Only their clothes remained.

The Daedra Meridia through her own powers opened a Life Gate to one of the reclaimed worlds. Yet, unlike most of the other Daedra she had come to repair this world. Wherever she went Meridia began to revive the lost planet life and through her powers she healed the world, but her powers were also making the world far greater then it had been before the other dark Daedra had harmed this world.

The New Dornalian civilians, not just the government, were thankful for the arrival of Meridia and her hand in fixing things up. People often flocked to her, thanking her for her assistance.

Merida would often not speak to the people, but she would speak this occasionally,” To the very shape of this world was the fault of the Daedra and a Daedra must take part in healing it in compensation.”

Merida would often not speak to the people, but she would speak this occasionally,” To the very shape of this world was the fault of the Daedra and a Daedra must take part in healing it in compensation.”

The civilians were puzzled by the standoffishness, but found her explanation admirable. After all, it granted some sort of accountability for the mess....but anyway, it was good somebody was helping.

Los Angeles heard of the news, and it was getting hard to suppress news of the goings on in Nova Louisiana, not with miracles occurring. Still, the public knew only that there were miracles, anti-colonial then demonic enemies to fight, and that the Eternals had played a part in the defeat of the foe.

The influence of the war was felt in other ways-it gave birth to a new school of People's Acolyte swordsmanship and discipleship; the Shinmei "God's Cry" School (ooc: credit lovingly goes to Love Hina). Utilizing the beautiful yet destructive weapons manuevers created in the War, group action, and an emphasis on fanatical "death-to-evil" thought (inspired by hunting dark Daedra), the school had a streak of instability (always gray, but hovering a bit closer to the darkside), but one of power too-something that the regular California School (which most Acolytes followed) found slightly disturbing, and yet worth preserving.

When mortals are alive, they worry about death.
When they're full, they worry about hunger.
Theirs is the Great Uncertainty.

But sages don't consider the past.
And they don't worry about the future.
Nor do they cling to the present.
And from moment to moment they follow the Way.
Bodhidharma

The Younglings did not call themselves Gods, nor did they claim this of themselves. In their mistaken view, they were following the Path. Their Path was one of War and Resistance. They honoured their Elders, however, they did not agree. They choice to interfere more directly in the matters of their Home.

They were Hungry for victory, they did not care for death. One or the other and perhaps both would come for them. Amongst the Melii clients... the rumors grew...

ooc: Just a freindly rambling reminder. The Melii are partially based on Kamis [nippon] and prahoungs [cambodje] which are technically gods... smaller local deities but still deities... They are accepted as such in Buddhism which is the primary Root religion of the Melii. Buddhism still assigns them to the Wheel. People are above animals Gods and Daemon. [read any jung?] In choosing to act in this reality forcefully they have "majorly upset the Observer only tradition" :p The Second generation Younglings are merely imitating their "unconvetional" typical Melii. Rebels of rebels... <grin> Also a polite nod to the New Gods of Morrowind.

And Thoth knowing there had to be an end to a piece of his mortal form called out, I am knowledge, I am wisdom, I am magic, I know what was, what will be, and what is and floated into the sphere making it burn ever brighter. I sacrifice this shell and reenter the overworld. His mind reentered the overworld, and the body phased into the sphere gripping the demon so it could not leave releasing the raw psychic energy of a god. The sphere became a sun leaving nothing left where the god once was. His mind was still there circling the globe.

And he called out I will be with you always in spirit in the overworld, a primal psychic force. Segments of his mind entered the master matrix stones on many of the ships, amplifying their strength. Others streamed into subspace data packets where they would be reconstituted amplifying the final encyclopedia.

The civilians were puzzled by the standoffishness, but found her explanation admirable. After all, it granted some sort of accountability for the mess....but anyway, it was good somebody was helping.

Los Angeles heard of the news, and it was getting hard to suppress news of the goings on in Nova Louisiana, not with miracles occurring. Still, the public knew only that there were miracles, anti-colonial then demonic enemies to fight, and that the Eternals had played a part in the defeat of the foe.

The influence of the war was felt in other ways-it gave birth to a new school of People's Acolyte swordsmanship and discipleship; the Shinmei "God's Cry" School (ooc: credit lovingly goes to Love Hina). Utilizing the beautiful yet destructive weapons manuevers created in the War, group action, and an emphasis on fanatical "death-to-evil" thought (inspired by hunting dark Daedra), the school had a streak of instability (always gray, but hovering a bit closer to the darkside), but one of power too-something that the regular California School (which most Acolytes followed) found slightly disturbing, and yet worth preserving.The Eternals continued to provide increased amounts of manpower and resources during the reconstruction of the reclaimed worlds. As well, the Eternals introduced a numbers of plants that would grow across the planets and also give the soil of the world back its loss fertility that had been stolen by the Daedraic invasion. Also, the Eternals offered to send a number of Eternals to help train at the new Acolyte Academy in the subjects of invoking the divine matter that exists in all good things.

When mortals are alive, they worry about death.
When they're full, they worry about hunger.
Theirs is the Great Uncertainty.

But sages don't consider the past.
And they don't worry about the future.
Nor do they cling to the present.
And from moment to moment they follow the Way.
Bodhidharma

The Younglings did not call themselves Gods, nor did they claim this of themselves. In their mistaken view, they were following the Path. Their Path was one of War and Resistance. They honoured their Elders, however, they did not agree. They choice to interfere more directly in the matters of their Home.

They were Hungry for victory, they did not care for death. One or the other and perhaps both would come for them. Amongst the Melii clients... the rumors grew...

ooc: Just a freindly rambling reminder. The Melii are partially based on Kamis [nippon] and prahoungs [cambodje] which are technically gods... smaller local deities but still deities... They are accepted as such in Buddhism which is the primary Root religion of the Melii. Buddhism still assigns them to the Wheel. People are above animals Gods and Daemon. [read any jung?] In choosing to act in this reality forcefully they have "majorly upset the Observer only tradition" :p The Second generation Younglings are merely imitating their "unconvetional" typical Melii. Rebels of rebels... <grin> Also a polite nod to the New Gods of Morrowind.A number of Eumanpo had returned to Melii space bringing news of how their people had been nearly destroyed by the Daedra before the remnants of their people had driven them back. Yet, the attack had caused the deaths of nearly half of their people and two thirds of their warriors. Overall however their people had continued back on their journey seeking the Eternal who had become their god.

Many of the client peoples of Melii desired to go to war and many millions of them did march off to war against the Daedra with all of their righteous anger…

Also, the Eternals offered to send a number of Eternals to help train at the new Acolyte Academy in the subjects of invoking the divine matter that exists in all good things.

The Shinmei school accepted the support of the Eternals; the ability to invoke the divine would help in future jobs versus demonic enemies like the dark Daedra, and it would add to their reputation as demonhunters.

The Eternals sent eight of their fellow Eternals to help train the Shinmei in how to invoke divine nature. As well, they would also teach them to imbue weapons like swords and spears with divine substance so as to make their strike bitter to enemy be it demonic or of dark nature.

And the sphere where the god and demon fought became a sphere of pure essence with neither demon nor god living in it. It would burn forever over the world spreading rays of fierceness and knowledge to all who lived on that world. From thence it would be called the world of the Daystar.

And Thoth reached out to those on the world who still stood from the overworld and spoke to them. Know that I am still with you in spirit and in the time of need I shall come again. Strike while the essence is still strong. And those who had fought the demon were divinely touched and their brows shone and for a time Thoths voice ceased.

The warriors ranged across the world fighting in perfect unison, striking down the demons, their bodies surrounded by a nimbus of light. They would first strike down the leaders and guardians, then they would form into fighting formations, moving in timed unison knowing when to strike, and when the demons would strike their foreheads burning with precognition.

And when the world ceased to house demons, they reached into the core in prayer, drawing out the ley lines, soil erupted to the surface, forming a new mantle, seeds sprouted from the ground, animals were brought in to populate the world.

And something wonderful and terrible happened with this world. Where plants grew, they grew to great proportions, living and thriving, where animals grew they were fierce and far more intelligent than normal. The world became a teaming jungle fierce with life. Beings found you could bring life unsuited to human worlds and it would adapt quickly to the new world. Strange fruits, animals, seeds, and life grew on this world, exotic things which grew nowhere else.

Farmers settled here and fought a terrible battle against the jungle, exporting the rarest and most exotic of plants and animals to the far flung worlds. And many of the lower intelligences not quite as smart as man became cunning and strong and smarter than normal.

With the dark Daedra dead his hosts returned to their master’s realm in the other dimension and would not trouble this dimension for some time, but as a god the Daedra Prince would return again and again because he could never truly be killed. As well, his power still existed and he would one day make his return and maybe overcome all of his foes.

Yet, still their remained a Daedra unknown in the Scrolls whose power dwarfed all the others. This Daedra was the commander of all Daedra and was the one to rally the darker Daedra for the invasion of this plane by the Daedraic horde. As well, he was the one who was responsible for the sideways gates opening up to allow the Daedra to enter this plane. So now he awaited for the summoning of his lord….

And all 50 Million of our troops came out pouring through our system taking as many of our systems as we could. We were few, but from the overworld Thoth would guide us in spirit as well as the great mind and heart that ran through all things. First from taking the first world, we raised up to commanders who had proved themselves to be great fighters and leaders. And we watched through clairvoyance how the New Dornalians and Eternals fought improvising new strategies to amplify our troops strength.

And we built droid troops and fighters with AI mind links loading them with the personalities of many of them with heroic personlities, Richard the Lionhearted, Lawrence of Arabia, the Red Baron and many more so they fought unpredictably and with force unlike standard drone troops and fighters.

And we improvised even more mind weapons, psi amplified beams of light, telekinetic shields, mind shields, mind force bombs, amplifiers where we could cast our mind voice far with a stunning shout, weapons which made demons remember their last discorporation, and we reached into the deepest secrets of psi, and many became more than regular mens, not just psi knights, but a few true masters of psi, and even a few mind lords.

And we became strong in our mastery of prayer casting, meditation, telekinesis, telepathy, mind linking, mind shielding, cyrokinesis, precognition, and pyrokinesis. And our matrix stones were now carved with the symbols of the emotions, fear, love, anger, strength, courage, and many others. Our weapons shown with the strength of the overworld which we considered holy.

The Eternals sent eight of their fellow Eternals to help train the Shinmei in how to invoke divine nature. As well, they would also teach them to imbue weapons like swords and spears with divine substance so as to make their strike bitter to enemy be it demonic or of dark nature.

The Shinmei took this with gratitude, and began training themselves to imbue their weapons not only with the Force, but the Divine Essence spoken of by the Eternals. They could feel a significant improvement, with their Shaolin Spades and Lightsabers hitting harder than before...

Meanwhile, some Shinmei also invented a wrist-mounted lightsaber. Easily concealable under a standard Acolyte uniform, it used a mechanism to bring itself forward slightly, then ignite to act as a holdout weapon and a gauche of sorts. This was sent back to Mars, which quickly approved it and then ordered more to be made....

And all 50 Million of our troops came out pouring through our system taking as many of our systems as we could. We were few, but from the overworld Thoth would guide us in spirit as well as the great mind and heart that ran through all things. First from taking the first world, we raised up to commanders who had proved themselves to be great fighters and leaders. And we watched through clairvoyance how the New Dornalians and Eternals fought improvising new strategies to amplify our troops strength.

And we built droid troops and fighters with AI mind links loading them with the personalities of many of them with heroic personlities, Richard the Lionhearted, Lawrence of Arabia, the Red Baron and many more so they fought unpredictably and with force unlike standard drone troops and fighters.

And we improvised even more mind weapons, psi amplified beams of light, telekinetic shields, mind shields, mind force bombs, amplifiers where we could cast our mind voice far with a stunning shout, weapons which made demons remember their last discorporation, and we reached into the deepest secrets of psi, and many became more than regular mens, not just psi knights, but a few true masters of psi, and even a few mind lords.

And we became strong in our mastery of prayer casting, meditation, telekinesis, telepathy, mind linking, mind shielding, cyrokinesis, precognition, and pyrokinesis. And our matrix stones were now carved with the symbols of the emotions, fear, love, anger, strength, courage, and many others. Our weapons shown with the strength of the overworld which we considered holy.The Daedra now were strong again as there Dark Master had taken supreme command of all the Daedra in this galaxy. As well, he began to send in hordes of Dremora Lords, who were many times stronger then any common Daedra. The Dremora Lords would often lead groups of Daedra into battle and using their superior intellect would turn a standard Daedra horde into an organized professional army.

As for the heroes leading the war the Dremora Lords were sent to combat them in signal combat and take them out in order to get rid of such a strong foe. As well, if that did not work the Daedra hordes would then attack them in the hopes of swarming them with some many of their soldier the heroes could not overcome them all.

The Shinmei took this with gratitude, and began training themselves to imbue their weapons not only with the Force, but the Divine Essence spoken of by the Eternals. They could feel a significant improvement, with their Shaolin Spades and Lightsabers hitting harder than before..The Eternals taught their Shinmei students much of what they knew about divine substance. But, the far more powerful techniques, which allowed them to summon and even create divine substance on their own, they did not teach them because they did not believe that their students were ready for such knowledge and power.

The Space Marines commended the Eldar on the surface for their honor for a second and only for a second. They quickly overran the lines and slaughtered the Eldar. Suddenly under the blaze of fire the Eldar fell the planet was expunged of it's alien population in cleansing fire from the Marines. This system and these worlds now fully and truly belonged ot the Imperium. Inquisitor Ornas smiled and then said, "Onto the next system." The fleet in all it's glory jumped into the next set of systems to claim them fully for the Imperium.

Many of the troops and heros now wore the holy symbols of two new orders that had been founded the The Temple of the Pure Mind, devoted to prayer, enlightenment, meditation, and the development of the mind, and the Temple of the Inner Fire of Life, devoted to deep concentration, inner meditation, focusing the body, and protecting life. Thoth had reached out to them from the overworld and told them, I am but one aspect of the greater order of things go to the source, the force, the overworld, or the implicate order that underlies all things and become one with it. The new priests had blessed them before they went into battle. Many had drawn, painted, and inlaid their weapons, armor, ships, and tanks with these new symbols.

So when the Dremora came to fight the heros, they often found they were facing heros wearing the new symbols of these orders, carrying blessed swords charged with electricity, or mind blessed heavy hammers crackling with lightnings. The fights were truly frightening to watch as they would strike dance and clash with each other until one of the enemy died.

The priests prayed for the soldiers as they entered the battlefield sending out strong blessings and deep battle meditations.

The scholars also had searched deeply for weaknesses in the Daedra and they had found their weakness to prayer, holy symbols, and shock. New lightning weapons were being deployed on the battlefied, a shoulder mounted cannon designed to be used with power armor that fired a beam of electrically charged plasma, blessed swords charged with electricity, lightning grenades, and electrically charged bombs. On the ships they now carried ball lightning missiles a mix of plasma and electricity.

By now the troops had been forged into a tightly disciplined army, steeped in the new strategies against the Daedra, and Dremora. They had learned to fight in formations, mindlinked, to strike and defend with precision using precognitive abilities, those who were weak had already fallen.

20 Million fell taking the first several worlds. But their discipline had become more refined than steel. They had become elite troops focused and hardened. As the 20 million fell, new troops came in, the younger generation that had known nothing but war hardened to fight since they were very small, they had seen nothing but battles against demons for many years. In the time of darkness, they had been completely focused on fighting the demons that destroyed their lives.

OOC: I believe the daedra and dremora have weaknesses to shock, holy symbols, blessings, and prayer. Also, I think a day represents a year sometimes in Nationstates. This would allow a new generation to enter the war, totally focused on destroying the demons. The two temples are psionic temples kind of an interesting idea.

The Space Marines commended the Eldar on the surface for their honor for a second and only for a second. They quickly overran the lines and slaughtered the Eldar. Suddenly under the blaze of fire the Eldar fell the planet was expunged of it's alien population in cleansing fire from the Marines. This system and these worlds now fully and truly belonged ot the Imperium. Inquisitor Ornas smiled and then said, "Onto the next system." The fleet in all it's glory jumped into the next set of systems to claim them fully for the Imperium.The humans that lived in the system welcomed there new found freedom from their Eldar masters, but they did not really do anything else and they returned to their farms to lives as they had for many centuries. As well, they submitted themselves to the rule of the Imperium and the human natives were willing to pay taxes in the form of food and other resources.

Many of the troops and heros now wore the holy symbols of two new orders that had been founded the The Temple of the Pure Mind, devoted to prayer, enlightenment, meditation, and the development of the mind, and the Temple of the Inner Fire of Life, devoted to deep concentration, inner meditation, focusing the body, and protecting life. Thoth had reached out to them from the overworld and told them, I am but one aspect of the greater order of things go to the source, the force, the overworld, or the implicate order that underlies all things and become one with it. The new priests had blessed them before they went into battle. Many had drawn, painted, and inlaid their weapons, armor, ships, and tanks with these new symbols.

So when the Dremora came to fight the heros, they often found they were facing heros wearing the new symbols of these orders, carrying blessed swords charged with electricity, or mind blessed heavy hammers crackling with lightnings. The fights were truly frightening to watch as they would strike dance and clash with each other until one of the enemy died.

The priests prayed for the soldiers as they entered the battlefield sending out strong blessings and deep battle meditations.

The scholars also had searched deeply for weaknesses in the Daedra and they had found their weakness to prayer, holy symbols, and shock. New lightning weapons were being deployed on the battlefied, a shoulder mounted cannon designed to be used with power armor that fired a beam of electrically charged plasma, blessed swords charged with electricity, lightning grenades, and electrically charged bombs. On the ships they now carried ball lightning missiles a mix of plasma and electricity.

By now the troops had been forged into a tightly disciplined army, steeped in the new strategies against the Daedra, and Dremora. They had learned to fight in formations, mindlinked, to strike and defend with precision using precognitive abilities, those who were weak had already fallen.

20 Million fell taking the first several worlds. But their discipline had become more refined than steel. They had become elite troops focused and hardened. As the 20 million fell, new troops came in, the younger generation that had known nothing but war hardened to fight since they were very small, they had seen nothing but battles against demons for many years. In the time of darkness, they had been completely focused on fighting the demons that destroyed their lives.

OOC: I believe the daedra and dremora have weaknesses to shock, holy symbols, blessings, and prayer. Also, I think a day represents a year sometimes in Nationstates. This would allow a new generation to enter the war, totally focused on destroying the demons. The two temples are psionic temples kind of an interesting idea.The Dremora Lords were not afraid of the heroes as their own weapons were encoded which whenever the weapon hit an enemy the tip would turn into magma and also the weapons would shock the target with the power of a bolt of lightening. So the Dremora Lords engaged many heroes in a deadly dance of death which would be fought to the death……

The Daedra armies fought the new Commonii armies with horrible ferocity and would not retreat under any fear from their enemies because if they were defeated in battle they would meet a far more horrible fate back in their home dimension, even worse then death…

OOC: The new additions that you are adding onto your weapons do make them more potent, but the Daedra are not very affected by anything save direct divine substance. As for the new generation I would say enough has passed for them to be allowed to join in the fight against the Daedra now.

And the battles were terrible and ferocious because the Commonii now new to lose was to lose your soul and summon more demons to fight. They fought with bravery and singlemindedness drawing from their inner strength.

And the priests at the temple reached out with prayer and summoned, awakened, or unchained the spirits of the "Guardians of the Barriers", the spirits who watched to see that demons and trespassers did not pass between this world and other worlds. Some came, focused into creations of steel and flesh brimming with spiritual powers. Dragons which guarded temple gates, the sphinx which watched to make sure that none passed between this world and the next, and the great guardian of the doorway to the nether realms cerberus who had been lulled to sleep with demon wine and poisoned honey. Many priests died unable to contain these now awakened spirits who rushed forth to do battle with the demons who did not belong here.

The Dremora Lords had by now lost a few battles and thus had their souls banished to Oblivion for a long period of time before they could return. As well, the Dremora Lords now began to work towards a new goal of destroying all mortal life in this galaxy in the face of the fact that the Daedra would most likely not win this great war.

Learning of the states that the souls of the Commonii could not transcend this plane of existence and enter the next life the Eternals decided to offer their help. With that decision the Eternals sent a message offering their services to help in rekindling the connection of the Commonii to their other world…

We accept the help of the Eternals. We will join them in driving out the demons. We are ready.





We tell them of the way of the Commonii, is that those who have proven themselves have the option of melding with the Final Encyclopedia or choosing to go on to the next life. People are always free to leave this plane of existence. But many choose to stay for a short time more. Some of the Commonii transcend the Final Encyclopedia entering the overworld or other higher state of existence like nirvana.

A number of the Eternals join the Commonii priests and prepare for the battle to drive out of the demons to make the way out of this plane safe for the Commonii who transcend from this plane of existence. As well, the Eternals have begun to invoke the powers of their creator in order to destroy the demons blocking the way of the dead Commonii.

We sing songs of unbinding and chants to unbind the souls of the commonii who have given power to the dremora and daedra.

The Eternals taught their Shinmei students much of what they knew about divine substance. But, the far more powerful techniques, which allowed them to summon and even create divine substance on their own, they did not teach them because they did not believe that their students were ready for such knowledge and power.

Thus, the Shinmei trained on...a few wanted to know more, but some of the more far sighted masters acted on their consciences, and knew that to know more of what the Eternals weren't telling them would probably not be wise.

As it was, the Shinmei were already coalescing, building their own temple in Alvaria and smaller units everywhere to spread the dogmatic, fierce, yet powerful new gospel throughout Nova Louisiana. They even began to try and export the art to other bits of New Dornalia, to the chagrin of the California School. After all, the Acolytes needed a few good demonhunters.

We sing songs of unbinding and chants to unbind the souls of the commonii who have given power to the dremora and daedra.Many of the trapped Commonii souls were released by the efforts of their kin and the Eternals, but quite a few of the souls had been bounds to Daedraic armor and weapons thus they could not be released unless of their prison was destroyed.

Thus, the Shinmei trained on...a few wanted to know more, but some of the more far sighted masters acted on their consciences, and knew that to know more of what the Eternals weren't telling them would probably not be wise.The Eternals selected a number of the more powerful Shinmei to be trained in a number of different deeper lessons. These lessons included on how to manipulate divine substance in order to sustain one’s self in the event that they were in an extreme environment and on how to heal wounds enough so they could recover even if they were on the verge of death itself. As well, a select few of those students were taught by the Eternals on methods that the Eternals used to restore life to the dead and the stronger marital methods employed by those taught directly by the Eternals, but only the ones purest of heart were selected to be taught those lessons.

OOC: Just to ask what does everybody think how good this thread has been coming along so far?

OOC: It's good. I may have some cool powers for my Acolytes now, and I have a new territory secured.

It has been an interesting challenge. The demon part was a bit unexpected, but it created an opportunity to expand the background of my nations cultures and abilities.

OOC: It's good. I may have some cool powers for my Acolytes now, and I have a new territory secured.OOC: That’s good and by the way after your next post I shall make a new post about the HNK rebellion since the Daedra have been beat back for now.

It has been an interesting challenge. The demon part was a bit unexpected, but it created an opportunity to expand the background of my nations cultures and abilities.OOC: Good and if you are interested I will continue to make new developments for the background of this galaxy and as well new threats to all in the galaxy…

The Eternals selected a number of the more powerful Shinmei to be trained in a number of different deeper lessons. These lessons included on how to manipulate divine substance in order to sustain one’s self in the event that they were in an extreme environment and on how to heal wounds enough so they could recover even if they were on the verge of death itself. As well, a select few of those students were taught by the Eternals on methods that the Eternals used to restore life to the dead and the stronger marital methods employed by those taught directly by the Eternals, but only the ones purest of heart were selected to be taught those lessons.

This training went over well....

Meanwhile, the Governor, having seen the territory rebuilt, recognized that now, the HNK may have been weakened by the war versus the Daedra. Thus, he offered them a solution: they could join the colonial government as a legitimate political party if they agreed to cease armed rebellion and agree to obey the colonial constitution-in effect, agreeing to obey New Dornalia. They also indicated that they would be flexible, and perhaps be willing to negotiate other terms, as well.

If they did not take this-and he was worried they wouldn't-then there was a chance the revolt would start once more.

This training went over well....

Meanwhile, the Governor, having seen the territory rebuilt, recognized that now, the HNK may have been weakened by the war versus the Daedra. Thus, he offered them a solution: they could join the colonial government as a legitimate political party if they agreed to cease armed rebellion and agree to obey the colonial constitution-in effect, agreeing to obey New Dornalia. They also indicated that they would be flexible, and perhaps be willing to negotiate other terms, as well.

If they did not take this-and he was worried they wouldn't-then there was a chance the revolt would start once more.The Eternals did expand there by accepting more students to be taught in the more powerful methods, but the group only remained a tiny fraction of the entire student population to be trained in these higher techniques.

The HNK rebellion after having fought alongside the New Dornalians in the war against the Daedra now wanted a end of war and to return to their homes. So the leaders of the rebellion departed to meet the New Dornalians to discuss the terms that would end the rebellion. So at last the terrible wars could end for a time….

The Eternals did expand there by accepting more students to be taught in the more powerful methods, but the group only remained a tiny fraction of the entire student population to be trained in these higher techniques.

The HNK rebellion after having fought alongside the New Dornalians in the war against the Daedra now wanted a end of war and to return to their homes. So the leaders of the rebellion departed to meet the New Dornalians to discuss the terms that would end the rebellion. So at last the terrible wars could end for a time….

The Governor and a council agreed to meet with the rebels at Hieara Major, where negotiations could begin. They presented their exact plan, which was:

1. The HNK will lay down their arms, and declare a cease-fire.

2. HNK will be allowed to enter the Territorial Legislature as a fully functioning political entity according to the Ideological Factions Recognition Act, agreeing to work within the legislative system to achieve goals. (OOC: the IFRA effectively enables the creation of seperate parties, though they are merely framed as political factions under a Big Tent, in this case, the Communist Party of New Dornalia, at this time.)

A portion of seats will be reserved for them and other nationalist factions to provide a significant minority vote to voice their grievances. Electoral districts will be drawn up not upon partisan lines, but merely district lines.

3. New Dornalia will continue to respect the rights of the native peoples of this region, and ensure justice for those who discriminate based on class or ethnicity. We will in particular work to enforce protections for native language, culture, and art more vigorously.

4. Both sides will refrain from using violence to achieve political gains. Both sides will also hand over those who use violence to try and achieve a political motive to the other, i.e. we will hand over rogue HNK, you will hand over rogue Colonials who wish to suppress nationalists.

They then asked what conditions the HNK would like to add.

The HNK rebel leaders agreed to meet them at the designated world. They arrived very peacefully only bearing their swords at their sides as was there condition/

As for the terms the HNK leaders agreed to them very as they knew the terms were fair and just. Also, the leaders knew that their followers would accept them.

The terms added were:

5. Every native will have the right to hang Bear arms on the walls of their homes. (OOC: A little joke from Family Guy)

6. All POWS and other persons acting against ONLY military forces of both sides will be released.

7. All the remainder soldiers of the rebellion shall be granted amnesty for their part in the war, except those who ordered the killing of non-combatants.

8. That the leaders of the HNK rebellion be allowed to exile themselves for their part in the war.

The HNK rebel leaders agreed to meet them at the designated world. They arrived very peacefully only bearing their swords at their sides as was there condition/

As for the terms the HNK leaders agreed to them very as they knew the terms were fair and just. Also, the leaders knew that their followers would accept them.

The terms added were:

5. Every native will have the right to hang Bear arms on the walls of their homes. (OOC: A little joke from Family Guy)

6. All POWS and other persons acting against ONLY military forces of both sides will be released.

7. All the remainder soldiers of the rebellion shall be granted amnesty for their part in the war, except those who ordered the killing of non-combatants.

8. That the leaders of the HNK rebellion be allowed to exile themselves for their part in the war.

Conditions 5, 6, 7 they agreed to. With 8, they agreed to it, but held the HNK to the clause in Article 4, and said that any exiled leader that tried to revive the rebellion must be punished according to the rules of the agreement set up so far.

The leaders of the rebellion accepted that and replied that that understood what it meant and they all vowed not to try to restart the rebellion in New Dornalian. With that done the HNK leaders were ready to tell their soldiers to disband and fort their people the was in now over.

The agreement was ratified by the state legislature, and the people were generally happy it meant the war was over. However, there were those that took issue with the reservation of seats, and a good chunk felt the government should have executed the HNK leadership. But there were also many who felt the agreement was good enough-besides, it was time to move on.

With the meeting over the HNK announced to all of their people the remaining rebel soldiers disbanded and returned to their homes, but a number of them committed ritual suicide over their ‘betrayal’ by their leaders and thus nearly people who were willing to fight were dead now so at last peace could be renewed. As well, the vast majorities of the civilians happily accepted the end of the war and were willing to be ruled over by New Dornalia. So now at last the war was over…