I figured with the coming of the new age, the post-crisis galaxy would be made more interesting by the addition of a mod. In particular, the more ship classes mod, so that the variety of fleets the successor states would field would be more diverse. This came with a problem, in that the mod also included tougher crises to compensate for the stronger ships, which in particular bypassed the already existing galactic crises flag.
Admiral Mira Petrenko looked at the reports and sent her fleet out of the star's gravity well to commence a psi jump at once. The Prethoryn were back, she knew for sure.The Vanguard spread over the Western fringe, with several tens of thousands turning into several hundreds of thousands spilling out of the warp breach and into our world. Infestors everywhere sought to latch themselves onto the gaia biospheres generations of Olympians had worked to rebuild. President Helena Gilbert mobilized the civilian fleet and admiralty to commence a hasty defence. The constructors would rebuild the Fortress networks of old, the spaceports would build entire fleets where before there were none, the sectors would provide the material and political will needed to build them.
The UN of Olympia was prepared. Turnus Battlecruisers, Yung Light carriers, the latter unleashing swarms of prethoryn strike craft against the second prethoryn scourge, all fired disciplined barrages upon the prethoryn at their entry points. The ones that escaped could be dealt later, most we could see were on attack vectors to our homeworlds, while the infestors still took a few years to complete subvert a biosphere.
After 2 intense years, the Prethoryn were isolated to Zedran III. Three fleets, all of a strength above 600k orbited the world as an infestor slowly turned it into a prethoryn world. President Helena Gilbert ordered a blockade of Zedran III, to allow the Prethoryn to infest the world. Zedran III was lifeless before the first scourge, and if it was infested could allow for the capturing of a queen. Unexpectedly when Admiral Mira Petrenko arrived in the system, she showed up to the planet and annihilated the infestors before they could take over Zedran III. OOC: I forgot to change her fleet's aggression settings to passive. In character however, it seemed so fitting for Mira Petrenko to ignore the President's orders.
Mira Petrenko was 16 years old when the Prethoryn scourge attacked. By the time the second scourge arrived she was 484 years old. She is the last person alive who was born in the galaxy before the Prethoryn arrived, she is the last who was old enough to remember even a bit of how things were before the scourge arrived. The ships were deconstructed upon the scouring of Zedran III, perhaps prematurely, but fortunately the defence infrastructure was retained. This was because on the year Mira Petrenko was elected President of Olympia, prethoryn survivors were discovered once more at Zedran III, sparking a rushed effort to produce as many corvettes as possible.
The Corvettes, led by Admiral Cui Huang (who by this point was over 280 years old, and nearing her last days), wiped out the remnants. By 2875 the second scourge was entirely eliminated. President Mira Petrenko wanted to ensure there would never more be a repeat of the scourge.
In the year 2895, the states were at last granted full independence. All successor states were given the choice to join the Union of United Nations, and most importantly the choice to remain independent or form their own federation. There would be no legal or political pressure to join.
10 years later, the galaxy celebrates its 10th birthday.
There are innumerable quantities of humans now - but not only that, an immense multitude of subspecies. While the UN of Olympia appreciates the efforts of the other star nations to increase the biodiversity of the galaxy, it does make bookkeeping rather painful, and some of the mutations are puzzling - one human species is modified to be nutritious when processed as cattle! Highly alarming.
The navy blue shows the largest federation in the galaxy: The Union of United Nations.
Its members include:
The United Yssravannar Nations, led by the Yssravannar. Their worlds are mostly populated by humans.
The United Nations of Olympia, led by the humans of Olympia.
The United Nations of Nueva Sonora, led by the humans of Nueva Sonora.
Housing many minority pops (and a significant Vurxac population).
It was formed from one of the old prethoryn outposts.
The United Nations of Mars.
Led by the Mars-Humans, their worlds are 38% Mars-Human, 15% Synthetics and the rest are some other variation of Olympian Humans.
The United Mandasura Illustratum Confederation.
Led by the Mandasura Illustratum, 40% of the confederation are Mandasura Illustratum, 10% are Vurxac, 10% Mars-Human.
The rest are mostly humans, with minorities of Estwani & Caloctora here and there.
The Rothak United Commonalities, led by the Rothak. 55% Rothak, 40% Human & 4% Beldross.
The Rothak United Commonalities are a nice little state.
The Estwani Confederacy. 50% Estwani, led by the Estwani, 32% Human, 5% Rothak, 11% Synthetic.
The Caloctora Union. 32% Caloctora, 3% Vailon, 4% Synthetic, 3% Mars-Human, the rest all humans. Loads of humans.
The Beldross Confederacy, led by the esteemed Beldross.
Their populated is split between two species of Beldross, both together making up 36% of all species pops, with the rest being humans or some minority pops.
The Adnoran Democratic Suns, 76% Adnoran, 14% Synthetic, 5% Caloctora and 3% Human.
Who would've guessed we'd ever be in a Union with the Mandasurans and Adnorans after all this time?
The Earthy brown meanwhile shows the Sanguine Axis in the galactic south. Its members include:
The Trans-Xeltek Variatus Galactic Confederation.
Population of 32% Xeltek, 7% Synthetic, 2% Beldross and the rest all human variations.
The Meta-Vurxac Superior Star Assembly.
Population: 87% Vurxac, 13% Lagin-Chuuz.
The Vurxac are a fast-breeding and migrating species, making them one of the most successful species at spreading throughout the galaxy.
A lot like humanity really
The Republic of Buktryx Tymcrix. Commanded by the Lagin'Chuuz, they gave me an incredible scare when they started implanting cybernetic implants into all of their people. If they followed this route down to its ultimate conclusion, they could have risked eliminating their own lives. Cybernetics are required to operate everything in their Republic, from the simplest of toasting bread or going up an elevator, and pops are advised that moving to the Republic will result in them being assimilated. Nevertheless - the Republic of Buktryx Tymcrix has made it clear they will not convert anyone into synthetics, thus there is no risk of the Republic causing the extinction of themselves at this moment. Their population is 45% Cyborg Lagin'Chuuz, 15% Synthetic, 40% Cyborg humans. Interestingly because they have not replaced all of their biological components, these Republic pops are both cybernetic & psionic! The safe synthesis of materialism and the shroud, a most interesting development.
In light green in the East there is the Celestial League, formed from:
The United Vailon Worlds. Led by the Vailon, with 42% of their population being Vailon and 57% human.
Union of Aslund, led by the Spyrans.
13% of their worlds' population are Spyrans, 11% Pallyrian, 6% Vailon, 4% Synthetic and the rest all human variations.
In the red are the members of the Propitious Concord, whose members include:
The Seban State!
62% Seban, 19% Kraxroz, 6% Pallyrian, 9% Synthetic and a remarkable 1% human - the Seban State has the smallest human population of any state in the galaxy.
The Pallyrian Interstellar Republic, 26% Pallyrian, 62% Human, 9% Vurxac and 1% Caloctora.
Lastly, in the cyan up North, our old friends are off doing their own thing in the Bright Alliance! A wonderfully named alliance if you ask me.
Our old friend in the Belmacosans formed the Belmacosa Confederated Colonies, with a healthy 80% of all of their pops being Belmacosans, with 5% Rothak, 7% Synthetic and 7% Humans.
The Kraxroz Interplanetary Commonality, 63% Kraxroz, 37% Human. Led by the Kraxroz of course! The future looks bright. The Union of United Nations, the Sanguine Axis, the Celestial League, the Propitious Concord, the Bright Alliance - all are in harmony with one another. The Five Federations are peaceful, with their citizens free to travel between them, and I hope that this peace shall continue once all the planets are colonized.
Some observations:
The Lagin'Chuuz assimilating their pops into their cybernetic society. Interesting!
The United Nations of Nueva Sonora sent a colony ship to Round Nut, only to find to their surprise, there were buildings already on the planet. Primitive factories, primitive farms.
With a bit of repair and modernisation, the primitive infrastructure was put to use by the colonists, at least until they could be replaced with modern alternatives. This would be the last such archaeological find. I wonder what happened to this civilization? Did they wipe themselves out, or were they consumed by some interstellar state in the early days, or perhaps the prethoryn devoured them? If a civilization cries, but no one hears, did it make a sound? Sad memories, and only Mira Petrenko is old enough to remember them.
So yeah, I'm going to give maybe 50-100 more years to see if peace reigns supreme, but I think this is it: The UN has definitively won, its ideals are governing the stars and
every world is a utopia in the stars.
Do we have a list of LoudWhisper's LPs?
I've never thought to do so, because I didn't really think people would want to read them
I may compile one later. A lot of my stuff is scattered between threads, or LPs I never finished. I am currently compiling one of my longest LPs
here though.
Dang, as with all of LW's glorious LP's (I don't think he ever did a bad one), I find this one after it ends 'v.
Though it let me read it all in one sitting, lovely 45 minutes spent. Thanks LW, you da best <3
Haha thanks Haspen
No, we haven't. As I recall, we never deemed anyone expendable. While the Prethoryn were expanding their boundaries we were fighting with whatever force we had, and we only ran to Olympia at the last moment, allowing everyone else to come as well. Sure, other species got consumed first, but it cannot be denied that we were the first in and the last out in every battle.
Speaking of which, a list of all dead species:
The Cormathani, a species of industrious turtle people, evolved to live in cold tundras.
The Ganvius, plantoids suited for the desert, short-lived but adaptable to many climates.
The Hiffnar - our lion people we tried so desperately to save.
The Havariggans, molluscoids with four jaws, natural engineers who pioneered much of the research which made defeating the prethoryn possible.
Tchaaskeran, plantoids who lived in evergreen forests in the cold. They lived on one planet, which was consumed by the prethoryn.
The Vivisandia, carnivorous plantoids, strong plants with a mind for engineering. Eaten very early in the war against the scourge.
The Wacegi, molluscoids - one of the last species consumed by the scourge, unfortunately attacked in the final phase of the second expansion, before Olympia built the habitats.
The Panaxala - arthrapoids consumed in the first 30 years of the Prethoryn invasion.
The Queptilium, plantoids who were enslaved by the Adnori and provided the majority of the minerals needed to build more Adnori ships. Wiped out by the scourge in the second phase of expansion.
The Sibulans, devoured in the opening years of the second phase of expansion.
The Zanaami - one of the states which provided the strongest resistance to the southern expansion of the prethoryn. Unfortunately they possessed little strategic depth, so once the scourge attacked their worlds, they were unable to build enough ships to stop their worlds being consumed entirely.
Yeah its supposed to be a Utopia not The Imperium of Man. Constant xenos invasions will not be a good thing, the people deserve some peace.
Indeed. Plus, after the second prethoryn scourge was defeated in 2-7 years by just one state, it's likely that the Unbidden, facing 19 states? They would die very quickly. I'm instead going to try and fiddle with the ethics attraction stuff to see if I can cause more natural problems instead of "big ayyy lmao force from outer galaxy attacks" every sunday. But more than that, the states haven't even rebuilt the galaxy yet, thus why should we consider war? It's far too soon. Mira Petrenko is too tired for this xD
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