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	While the great civilizations looked outward for more opportunities for expansion, the Torians learned at great cost how much effort it took for the Drengin to maintain their forces. The Torians leveraged this advantage to wage a guerilla campaign over hundreds of generations that eventually forced the Drengin to abandon the planet. The Drengin had long exhausted any innate value in controlling Toria. Having no concept of honor or even pride, the Drengin merely determined the planet was no longer worth the effort and left.		While the great civilizations looked outward for more opportunities for expansion, the Torians learned at great cost how much effort it took for the Drengin to maintain their forces. The Torians leveraged this advantage to wage a guerilla campaign over hundreds of generations that eventually forced the Drengin to abandon the planet. The Drengin had long exhausted any innate value in controlling Toria. Having no concept of honor or even pride, the Drengin merely determined the planet was no longer worth the effort and left.

	<h1 ~~style="background-color: #000000; color: #e3a726; padding: 2px 6px;"~~> Humanity and Hyperdrive </h1>		<h1> Humanity and Hyperdrive </h1>
	The year 2117 saw an Arcean probe arrive at Earth. Humanity had established a relatively united, prosperous planet benefitting from a wealth of energy provided by advanced fusion power. The Arceans saw the value in the humans’ exceptional ability for generating power and quickly transferred the plans for a stargate to them.		The year 2117 saw an Arcean probe arrive at Earth. Humanity had established a relatively united, prosperous planet benefitting from a wealth of energy provided by advanced fusion power. The Arceans saw the value in the humans’ exceptional ability for generating power and quickly transferred the plans for a stargate to them.

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	The humans displayed a military cunning to match for Drengin and quickly determined that the Xendar would have to be utterly defeated for any lasting peace. The Drengin soon realized that the humans would be a problem.		The humans displayed a military cunning to match for Drengin and quickly determined that the Xendar would have to be utterly defeated for any lasting peace. The Drengin soon realized that the humans would be a problem.

	<h1 ~~style="background-color: #000000; color: #e3a726; padding: 2px 6px;"~~> A Warning From The Future </h1>		<h1> A Warning From The Future </h1>
	The destruction of the Xendar coincided with the arrival of a mysterious new power known as the Thalan. The insectoid Thalan claimed to be from a dimension in the near future, giving them technology considerably more advanced than the other major galactic civilizations. The Thalan claim to have arrived to stop the human “crusade.”		The destruction of the Xendar coincided with the arrival of a mysterious new power known as the Thalan. The insectoid Thalan claimed to be from a dimension in the near future, giving them technology considerably more advanced than the other major galactic civilizations. The Thalan claim to have arrived to stop the human “crusade.”

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	Meanwhile, Drengin probes had come into contact with a pre-industrial civilization that called themselves the Toria. Having learned from their experience with the Arceans, the Drengin were not about to help the Toria construct a stargate. Instead, the Drengin built a stargate and then sent it on an unmanned 70,000-year sublight voyage to Toria. The Drengin, while cruel beyond human imagination, are also a patient species. Once the stargate had arrived, a Drengin invasion fleet quickly conquered Toria and enslaved its inhabitants.		Meanwhile, Drengin probes had come into contact with a pre-industrial civilization that called themselves the Toria. Having learned from their experience with the Arceans, the Drengin were not about to help the Toria construct a stargate. Instead, the Drengin built a stargate and then sent it on an unmanned 70,000-year sublight voyage to Toria. The Drengin, while cruel beyond human imagination, are also a patient species. Once the stargate had arrived, a Drengin invasion fleet quickly conquered Toria and enslaved its inhabitants.
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	~~{{SectionTemplate~~		<h2>Rise of the Yor</h2>
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	During this period of slow reaching out across the void, the Drengin and Arceans first encountered the Yor. This synthetic species had been created eons previously by the Iconian civilization, now thought to be extinct. Not being biologically alive, the Yor explored the galaxy in huge ships flown by a single occupant.		During this period of slow reaching out across the void, the Drengin and Arceans first encountered the Yor. This synthetic species had been created eons previously by the Iconian civilization, now thought to be extinct. Not being biologically alive, the Yor explored the galaxy in huge ships flown by a single occupant.

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	Within a few years, humanity had a working hyperdrive prototype. In one of the most generous and costly mistakes in history, the humans did not secure the secrets behind fusion power or hyperdrive. Politicians and activists considered nearly unlimited energy to be a basic human right. Fusion power had nearly eliminated poverty and a whole range of other tragedies. With energy being free, food production, manufacturing, and transportation became far less expensive. It was decided that the hyperdrive technology (and the fusion power behind it) should be shared with the Arceans. Drengin spies on Arcea quickly stole this information, which in turn allowed it to leak out to the Torians, Altarians, and Yor.		Within a few years, humanity had a working hyperdrive prototype. In one of the most generous and costly mistakes in history, the humans did not secure the secrets behind fusion power or hyperdrive. Politicians and activists considered nearly unlimited energy to be a basic human right. Fusion power had nearly eliminated poverty and a whole range of other tragedies. With energy being free, food production, manufacturing, and transportation became far less expensive. It was decided that the hyperdrive technology (and the fusion power behind it) should be shared with the Arceans. Drengin spies on Arcea quickly stole this information, which in turn allowed it to leak out to the Torians, Altarians, and Yor.
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	~~{{SectionTemplate~~		<h2>Race of 2178</h2>
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	Humans were shocked when hyperdrive did not create a galactic utopia but rather a galactic race for expansion. Each civilization severed communication with one another and shut down their stargates and began building colony ships as fast as they could to claim worlds made newly reachable via hyperdrive tech. Unfortunately for the humans, the aliens had long since mapped out the galaxy – they knew where the best planets were. Earth was hamstrung by the need to blindly search for habitable worlds at the same time it built its colony ships. In 2178, the first starship full of the pioneers, prefabricated dwellings, and terraforming equipment needed to spread humanity left the solar system.		Humans were shocked when hyperdrive did not create a galactic utopia but rather a galactic race for expansion. Each civilization severed communication with one another and shut down their stargates and began building colony ships as fast as they could to claim worlds made newly reachable via hyperdrive tech. Unfortunately for the humans, the aliens had long since mapped out the galaxy – they knew where the best planets were. Earth was hamstrung by the need to blindly search for habitable worlds at the same time it built its colony ships. In 2178, the first starship full of the pioneers, prefabricated dwellings, and terraforming equipment needed to spread humanity left the solar system.

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	Earth was at a disadvantage on colonization, but maintained an advantage in technology. The Humans could be ruthless when necessary, and demonstrated their own brand of cunning by quickly catching up to the older species.		Earth was at a disadvantage on colonization, but maintained an advantage in technology. The Humans could be ruthless when necessary, and demonstrated their own brand of cunning by quickly catching up to the older species.
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	~~{{SectionTemplate~~		<h2>Altarian Prophecy</h2>
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	When humans came into contact with the Altarians, it was quite a shock. The Altarians and humans looked nearly identical, and DNA tests showed that they were essentially the same species with only a few hundred thousand years of genetic drift. The spiritually inclined Altarian civilization was shaken to its core when their high priest read a 100,000-year-old prophecy: One day, the Altarians would meet their cousins and that would lead them to the knowledge of how the Altarians had come to be. It also hinted that the Altarians were the result of the interference of a powerful being called a Mithrilar – but that the humans evolved naturally. According to the prophecy, this Mithrilar had also created the Precursors in his own image.		When humans came into contact with the Altarians, it was quite a shock. The Altarians and humans looked nearly identical, and DNA tests showed that they were essentially the same species with only a few hundred thousand years of genetic drift. The spiritually inclined Altarian civilization was shaken to its core when their high priest read a 100,000-year-old prophecy: One day, the Altarians would meet their cousins and that would lead them to the knowledge of how the Altarians had come to be. It also hinted that the Altarians were the result of the interference of a powerful being called a Mithrilar – but that the humans evolved naturally. According to the prophecy, this Mithrilar had also created the Precursors in his own image.

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	The Drath and their Korx allies were driven back. Realizing that the humans and Altarians together were too powerful when working together, they agreed to an armistice and were added to the covenant that bound the major civilizations together into peaceful coexistence, which now counted eight member factions.		The Drath and their Korx allies were driven back. Realizing that the humans and Altarians together were too powerful when working together, they agreed to an armistice and were added to the covenant that bound the major civilizations together into peaceful coexistence, which now counted eight member factions.
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	~~{{SectionTemplate~~		<h2>Xendar Incident</h2>
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	The Milky Way galaxy is a large place, but there are nonetheless very few habitable worlds within it. As empty habitable worlds for colonization became fewer and farther between, the military-minded Drengin became more restless for conquest. The Drengin determined that the Terran Alliance of Earth and its colonies were the best candidate for conquest.		The Milky Way galaxy is a large place, but there are nonetheless very few habitable worlds within it. As empty habitable worlds for colonization became fewer and farther between, the military-minded Drengin became more restless for conquest. The Drengin determined that the Terran Alliance of Earth and its colonies were the best candidate for conquest.

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	Diplomatic efforts have proved futile to date, as the Thalan merely say that their time will come after the “Precursor War” is complete and the “Dark Mithrilar” returns from the pocketverse. No one understands what they mean.		Diplomatic efforts have proved futile to date, as the Thalan merely say that their time will come after the “Precursor War” is complete and the “Dark Mithrilar” returns from the pocketverse. No one understands what they mean.
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	The Xendar incident demonstrated the humans’ significant military capability, and their willingness to use that capability in a far more ruthless fashion than the Drengin thought possible.		The Xendar incident demonstrated the humans’ significant military capability, and their willingness to use that capability in a far more ruthless fashion than the Drengin thought possible.

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	By 2220, the Drengin viewed the humans as the real threat because of their ability to build coalitions among disparate alien species. The Drengin did not possess the ability to cooperate with sub-Drengin species, but this human weakness had become a strength in the hyperdrive era. The time to strike was coming, but they would need to be able to defeat their old enemies, the ancient warrior-civilization Arcean Empire, as well. The humans had befriended the Arceans, which made them unlikely to stand by and allow the Drengin to exterminate the humans and their Altarian allies.		By 2220, the Drengin viewed the humans as the real threat because of their ability to build coalitions among disparate alien species. The Drengin did not possess the ability to cooperate with sub-Drengin species, but this human weakness had become a strength in the hyperdrive era. The time to strike was coming, but they would need to be able to defeat their old enemies, the ancient warrior-civilization Arcean Empire, as well. The humans had befriended the Arceans, which made them unlikely to stand by and allow the Drengin to exterminate the humans and their Altarian allies.
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	The Precursor species referred to as the “Dread Lords” (a term coined by the Iconians for the terrible act of giving the mechanical Yor sapience and an enduring hate for all organic life to go with it) had been trapped in a pocket universe following their defeat in the Precursor civil war at the hands of the Arnor.		The Precursor species referred to as the “Dread Lords” (a term coined by the Iconians for the terrible act of giving the mechanical Yor sapience and an enduring hate for all organic life to go with it) had been trapped in a pocket universe following their defeat in the Precursor civil war at the hands of the Arnor.

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	Unfortunately, the Terror Star is soon destroyed by the Thalan, who have an unnatural distrust of humans. The plans to make new Terror Stars also disappeared, leaving the galaxy in the firm grip of the now-uncontested Drengin Empire and their allies, the Yor.		Unfortunately, the Terror Star is soon destroyed by the Thalan, who have an unnatural distrust of humans. The plans to make new Terror Stars also disappeared, leaving the galaxy in the firm grip of the now-uncontested Drengin Empire and their allies, the Yor.
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	The Drengin Empire reigns supreme.		The Drengin Empire reigns supreme.

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	A bloodlust took hold of the humans, who had long watched the Drengin slaughter their colonies and countless other civilizations they had come to call friends. The Terran fleets quickly merged into a massive force and began exterminating the Drengin Empire.		A bloodlust took hold of the humans, who had long watched the Drengin slaughter their colonies and countless other civilizations they had come to call friends. The Terran fleets quickly merged into a massive force and began exterminating the Drengin Empire.
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	2245 marked the beginning of a long peace.		2245 marked the beginning of a long peace.

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	In 2307, the members of the Orion sector of the galaxy (Earth’s home sector) are once again in a race of expansion. Their goal is to find these subspace streams and access other sections of the galaxy where new – and possibly dangerous – galactic civilizations exist.		In 2307, the members of the Orion sector of the galaxy (Earth’s home sector) are once again in a race of expansion. Their goal is to find these subspace streams and access other sections of the galaxy where new – and possibly dangerous – galactic civilizations exist.
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	Before humans evolved, there were the Drengin.		Before humans evolved, there were the Drengin.

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	Unfortunately, the Terror Star is soon destroyed by the Thalan, who have an unnatural distrust of humans. The plans to make new Terror Stars also disappeared, leaving the galaxy in the firm grip of the now-uncontested Drengin Empire and their allies, the Yor.		Unfortunately, the Terror Star is soon destroyed by the Thalan, who have an unnatural distrust of humans. The plans to make new Terror Stars also disappeared, leaving the galaxy in the firm grip of the now-uncontested Drengin Empire and their allies, the Yor.
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			The Drengin Empire reigns supreme.

			The Arcean home world has been sterilized by massive Drengin orbital bombardment. The Korx are gone. The Drath have disappeared from their world. The Torians are enslaved once again. Altaria still resists, but its colonies have all been destroyed. Earth has been imprisoned behind an impenetrable force field for 10 years. Nothing has gone in or out in that time, not even communications; it remains surrounded by a massive Drengin invasion fleet. The Terran first fleet is still gone, trapped in the pocket universe.

			The zealots known as the Krynn have taken their zealotry into the world of commerce in the form of the Krynn Corporation. A vast criminal underground has arisen across the galaxy that even the Drengin have been unable to crush...

			Colonel Jena Casey with Taskforce Odyssey and the Second Fleet have fought a slowly losing battle where each Terran colony has been conquered and enslaved by the Drengin Empire in turn. As a result, the second fleet split between the Patriots and the Mutineers. The Patriots follow the chain of command and Colonel Casey. The Mutineers, bitter against the Thalan for destroying the Terror Star, have adopted savage methods to survive in the name of vengeance against the enemies of Earth.

			The enigmatic Thalan, the aliens who claimed to be from the future and had actively worked to prevent the humans from having Terror Stars and other weapon systems that might have changed the course of the war, remained neutral.

			Contrary to what the Drengin believed, the humans were not cowering behind the shield encasing Earth. They were seething.

			The Thalan prediction gained weight when the Terran first fleet suddenly reappeared from the pocket universe in 2242. Led by a new flag ship, called the Crusader, it quickly obliterated the Drengin VII fleet that was guarding the entrance to the pocket universe and swiftly made its way to Earth and freed it.

			A bloodlust took hold of the humans, who had long watched the Drengin slaughter their colonies and countless other civilizations they had come to call friends. The Terran fleets quickly merged into a massive force and began exterminating the Drengin Empire.
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	~~10 years have passed~~.		2245 marked the beginning of a long peace.

	~~The~~ Drengin ~~Empire reigns supreme~~. The ~~Arcean home world has been sterilized~~ by ~~massive~~ Drengin ~~orbital bombardment. The Korx are gone. The Drath have disappeared from their world. The Torians are enslaved once again. Altaria still resists~~, ~~but its colonies have all been destroyed. Earth has~~ been ~~imprisoned behind an impenetrable force field for 10 years. Nothing has gone in or~~ out in that ~~time, not even communications; it remains surrounded by a massive Drengin invasion fleet. The Terran first fleet is still gone, trapped in~~ the ~~pocket universe~~.		A couple of years into the 24th century, the Drengin empire came across a crashed ship in a nearby star system containing a species they had never encountered before: the Navigators. The sole survivor of the crash was brutally interrogated by the Drengin, which caused them to learn that the Navigators had been mapping out the ancient Precursor network of subspace streams that had allowed the Arnor to travel easily across the Milky Way galaxy.

	The ~~zealots known as~~ the ~~Krynn have taken~~ their ~~zealotry~~ into ~~the world~~ of ~~commerce in the form of the Krynn Corporation. A vast criminal underground has arisen~~ across the galaxy ~~that even the Drengin have been unable to crush.~~.		The Drengin quickly learned the location of one such stream, which led them to a dead – but rich – sector of space. When the Drengin demanded to learn more from their captive, the Navigator tricked them into building a beacon that would share knowledge of subspace streams and their technologies across the galaxy with other species.

	~~Colonel Jena Casey with Taskforce Odyssey and~~ the ~~Second Fleet have fought a slowly losing battle where each Terran colony has been conquered and enslaved by~~ the ~~Drengin Empire~~ in ~~turn. As~~ a ~~result, the second fleet has split between the Patriots and the Mutineers. The Patriots follow the chain~~ of ~~command and Colonel Casey~~. ~~The Mutineers, bitter against the Thalan for destroying the Terror Star, have adopted savage methods~~ to ~~survive in the name~~ of ~~vengeance against~~ the ~~enemies of Earth~~.		In 2307, the members of the Orion sector of the galaxy (Earth’s home sector) are once again in a race of expansion. Their goal is to find these subspace streams and access other sections of the galaxy where new – and possibly dangerous – galactic civilizations exist.
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	The Drengin squandered their opportunity for mutual benefit through trade by attempting to invade Arcea through the stargate. The Arceans, who are not that unlike the Drengin in warrior aptitude, were well-prepared for the Drengin attempt. They allowed the initial invasion fleet through then deactivated their own stargate – trapping the Drengin fleet thousands of light years away from their home world. The Arceans proceeded to crush the Drengin invasion fleet and never again opened their stargate to the Drengin.		The Drengin squandered their opportunity for mutual benefit through trade by attempting to invade Arcea through the stargate. The Arceans, who are not that unlike the Drengin in warrior aptitude, were well-prepared for the Drengin attempt. They allowed the initial invasion fleet through then deactivated their own stargate – trapping the Drengin fleet thousands of light years away from their home world. The Arceans proceeded to crush the Drengin invasion fleet and never again opened their stargate to the Drengin.

	Isolated from one another, the two civilizations turned their attentions to finding other species to interact with. The Arceans came into contact with the Altarians, a ~~specie~~ of beings quite unlike themselves but still advanced enough to follow the probe’s instructions to construct their own stargate. Once completed, the Arcean and Altarian civilizations commenced peaceful trade.		Isolated from one another, the two civilizations turned their attentions to finding other species to interact with. The Arceans came into contact with the Altarians, a species of beings quite unlike themselves but still advanced enough to follow the probe’s instructions to construct their own stargate. Once completed, the Arcean and Altarian civilizations commenced peaceful trade.

	Meanwhile, Drengin probes had come into contact with a pre-industrial civilization that called themselves the Toria. Having learned from their experience with the Arceans, the Drengin were not about to help the Toria construct a stargate. Instead, the Drengin built a stargate and then sent it on an unmanned 70,000-year sublight voyage to Toria. The Drengin, while cruel beyond human imagination, are also a patient species. Once the stargate had arrived, a Drengin invasion fleet quickly conquered Toria and enslaved its inhabitants.		Meanwhile, Drengin probes had come into contact with a pre-industrial civilization that called themselves the Toria. Having learned from their experience with the Arceans, the Drengin were not about to help the Toria construct a stargate. Instead, the Drengin built a stargate and then sent it on an unmanned 70,000-year sublight voyage to Toria. The Drengin, while cruel beyond human imagination, are also a patient species. Once the stargate had arrived, a Drengin invasion fleet quickly conquered Toria and enslaved its inhabitants.

	<h1 style="background-color: #000000; color: #e3a726; padding: 2px 6px;"> Rise of the Yor </h1>		<h1 style="background-color: #000000; color: #e3a726; padding: 2px 6px;"> Rise of the Yor </h1>
	During this period of slow reaching out across the void, the Drengin and Arceans first encountered the Yor. This synthetic ~~specie~~ had been created eons previously by the Iconian civilization, now thought to be extinct. Not being biologically alive, the Yor explored the galaxy in huge ships flown by a single occupant.		During this period of slow reaching out across the void, the Drengin and Arceans first encountered the Yor. This synthetic species had been created eons previously by the Iconian civilization, now thought to be extinct. Not being biologically alive, the Yor explored the galaxy in huge ships flown by a single occupant.

	The Yor had inherited their civilization from the Iconians, which they had risen up against and exterminated on the Iconian home world. The Iconians were the oldest of the “younger” sapient species in the galaxy, and had their own limited form of space travel. They had been servants of the Precursor civilization called the Arnor. When a rogue faction of Arnor later called the Dread Lords split off and began a Precursor civil war, the Dread Lords gave the Yor sapience and malevolence in retaliation for the Iconians’ loyalty toward the true Arnor.		The Yor had inherited their civilization from the Iconians, which they had risen up against and exterminated on the Iconian home world. The Iconians were the oldest of the “younger” sapient species in the galaxy, and had their own limited form of space travel. They had been servants of the Precursor civilization called the Arnor. When a rogue faction of Arnor later called the Dread Lords split off and began a Precursor civil war, the Dread Lords gave the Yor sapience and malevolence in retaliation for the Iconians’ loyalty toward the true Arnor.
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	The Precursor ~~specie~~ referred to as the “Dread Lords” (a term coined by the Iconians for the terrible act of giving the mechanical Yor sapience and an enduring hate for all organic life to go with it) had been trapped in a pocket universe following their defeat in the Precursor civil war at the hands of the Arnor.		The Precursor species referred to as the “Dread Lords” (a term coined by the Iconians for the terrible act of giving the mechanical Yor sapience and an enduring hate for all organic life to go with it) had been trapped in a pocket universe following their defeat in the Precursor civil war at the hands of the Arnor.

	The Drengin lust for power that drove them to collect Precursor artifacts inadvertently freed the Dread Lords, who quickly went about conquering all before them.		The Drengin lust for power that drove them to collect Precursor artifacts inadvertently freed the Dread Lords, who quickly went about conquering all before them.

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	Before humans evolved, there were the Drengin.		Before humans evolved, there were the Drengin.
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	Meanwhile, Drengin probes had come into contact with a pre-industrial civilization that called themselves the Toria. Having learned from their experience with the Arceans, the Drengin were not about to help the Toria construct a stargate. Instead, the Drengin built a stargate and then sent it on an unmanned 70,000-year sublight voyage to Toria. The Drengin, while cruel beyond human imagination, are also a patient species. Once the stargate had arrived, a Drengin invasion fleet quickly conquered Toria and enslaved its inhabitants.		Meanwhile, Drengin probes had come into contact with a pre-industrial civilization that called themselves the Toria. Having learned from their experience with the Arceans, the Drengin were not about to help the Toria construct a stargate. Instead, the Drengin built a stargate and then sent it on an unmanned 70,000-year sublight voyage to Toria. The Drengin, while cruel beyond human imagination, are also a patient species. Once the stargate had arrived, a Drengin invasion fleet quickly conquered Toria and enslaved its inhabitants.
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	During this period of slow reaching out across the void, the Drengin and Arceans first encountered the Yor. This synthetic race had been created eons previously by the Iconian race, now thought to be extinct. Not being biologically alive, the Yor explored the galaxy in huge ships flown by a single occupant.		During this period of slow reaching out across the void, the Drengin and Arceans first encountered the Yor. This synthetic race had been created eons previously by the Iconian race, now thought to be extinct. Not being biologically alive, the Yor explored the galaxy in huge ships flown by a single occupant.
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	While the great races looked outward for more opportunities for expansion, the Torians learned at great cost how much effort it took for the Drengin to maintain their forces. The Torians leveraged this advantage to wage a guerilla campaign over hundreds of generations that eventually forced the Drengin to abandon the planet. The Drengin had long exhausted any innate value in controlling Toria. Having no concept of honor or even pride, the Drengin merely determined the planet was no longer worth the effort and left.		While the great races looked outward for more opportunities for expansion, the Torians learned at great cost how much effort it took for the Drengin to maintain their forces. The Torians leveraged this advantage to wage a guerilla campaign over hundreds of generations that eventually forced the Drengin to abandon the planet. The Drengin had long exhausted any innate value in controlling Toria. Having no concept of honor or even pride, the Drengin merely determined the planet was no longer worth the effort and left.
	<br/>		<br/>
	<h2>Humanity and Hyperdrive</h2>
			<h1 style="background-color: #000000; color: #e3a726; padding: 2px 6px;"> Humanity and Hyperdrive </h1>
	The year 2117 saw an Arcean probe arrive at Earth. Humanity had established a relatively united, prosperous planet benefitting from a wealth of energy provided by advanced fusion power. The Arceans saw the value in the humans’ exceptional ability for generating power and quickly transferred the plans for a stargate to them.		The year 2117 saw an Arcean probe arrive at Earth. Humanity had established a relatively united, prosperous planet benefitting from a wealth of energy provided by advanced fusion power. The Arceans saw the value in the humans’ exceptional ability for generating power and quickly transferred the plans for a stargate to them.
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	Within a few years, humanity had a working hyperdrive prototype. In one of the most generous and costly mistakes in history, the humans did not secure the secrets behind fusion power or hyperdrive. Politicians and activists considered nearly unlimited energy to be a basic human right. Fusion power had nearly eliminated poverty and a whole range of other tragedies. With energy being free, food production, manufacturing, and transportation became far less expensive. It was decided that the hyperdrive technology (and the fusion power behind it) should be shared with the Arceans. Drengin spies on Arcea quickly stole this information, which in turn allowed it to leak out to the Torians, Altarians, and Yor.		Within a few years, humanity had a working hyperdrive prototype. In one of the most generous and costly mistakes in history, the humans did not secure the secrets behind fusion power or hyperdrive. Politicians and activists considered nearly unlimited energy to be a basic human right. Fusion power had nearly eliminated poverty and a whole range of other tragedies. With energy being free, food production, manufacturing, and transportation became far less expensive. It was decided that the hyperdrive technology (and the fusion power behind it) should be shared with the Arceans. Drengin spies on Arcea quickly stole this information, which in turn allowed it to leak out to the Torians, Altarians, and Yor.
	<br/>		<br/>
	<h2>Race of 2178</h2>
			<h1 style="background-color: #000000; color: #e3a726; padding: 2px 6px;"> Race of 2178 </h1>
	Humans were shocked when hyperdrive did not create a galactic utopia but rather a galactic race for expansion. Each civilization severed communication with one another and shut down their stargates and began building colony ships as fast as they could to claim worlds made newly reachable via hyperdrive tech. Unfortunately for the humans, the aliens had long since mapped out the galaxy – they knew where the best planets were. Earth was hamstrung by the need to blindly search for habitable worlds at the same time it built its colony ships. In 2178, the first starship full of the pioneers, prefabricated dwellings, and terraforming equipment needed to spread humanity left the solar system.		Humans were shocked when hyperdrive did not create a galactic utopia but rather a galactic race for expansion. Each civilization severed communication with one another and shut down their stargates and began building colony ships as fast as they could to claim worlds made newly reachable via hyperdrive tech. Unfortunately for the humans, the aliens had long since mapped out the galaxy – they knew where the best planets were. Earth was hamstrung by the need to blindly search for habitable worlds at the same time it built its colony ships. In 2178, the first starship full of the pioneers, prefabricated dwellings, and terraforming equipment needed to spread humanity left the solar system.
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	Earth was at a disadvantage on colonization, but maintained an advantage in technology. The Humans could be ruthless when necessary, and demonstrated their own brand of cunning by quickly catching up to the older races.		Earth was at a disadvantage on colonization, but maintained an advantage in technology. The Humans could be ruthless when necessary, and demonstrated their own brand of cunning by quickly catching up to the older races.
	<br/>		<br/>
	<h2>Altarian Prophecy</h2>
			<h1 style="background-color: #000000; color: #e3a726; padding: 2px 6px;"> Altarian Prophecy </h1>
	When humans came into contact with the Altarians, it was quite a shock. The Altarians and humans looked nearly identical, and DNA tests showed that they were essentially the same species with only a few hundred thousand years of genetic drift. The spiritually inclined Altarian civilization was shaken to its core when their high priest read a 100,000-year-old prophecy: One day, the Altarians would meet their cousins and that would lead them to the knowledge of how the Altarians had come to be. It also hinted that the Altarians were the result of the interference of a powerful being called a Mithrilar – but that the humans evolved naturally. According to the prophecy, this Mithrilar had also created the Precursors in his own image.		When humans came into contact with the Altarians, it was quite a shock. The Altarians and humans looked nearly identical, and DNA tests showed that they were essentially the same species with only a few hundred thousand years of genetic drift. The spiritually inclined Altarian civilization was shaken to its core when their high priest read a 100,000-year-old prophecy: One day, the Altarians would meet their cousins and that would lead them to the knowledge of how the Altarians had come to be. It also hinted that the Altarians were the result of the interference of a powerful being called a Mithrilar – but that the humans evolved naturally. According to the prophecy, this Mithrilar had also created the Precursors in his own image.
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	The Drath and their Korx allies were driven back. Realizing that the humans and Altarians together were too powerful when working together, they agreed to an armistice and were added to the covenant that bound the major civilizations together into peaceful coexistence, which now counted eight member factions.		The Drath and their Korx allies were driven back. Realizing that the humans and Altarians together were too powerful when working together, they agreed to an armistice and were added to the covenant that bound the major civilizations together into peaceful coexistence, which now counted eight member factions.
	<br/>		<br/>
	<h2>Xendar Incident</h2>
			<h1 style="background-color: #000000; color: #e3a726; padding: 2px 6px;"> Xendar Incident </h1>
	The Milky Way galaxy is a large place, but there are nonetheless very few habitable worlds within it. As empty habitable worlds for colonization became fewer and farther between, the military-minded Drengin became more restless for conquest. The Drengin determined that the Terran Alliance of Earth and its colonies were the best candidate for conquest.		The Milky Way galaxy is a large place, but there are nonetheless very few habitable worlds within it. As empty habitable worlds for colonization became fewer and farther between, the military-minded Drengin became more restless for conquest. The Drengin determined that the Terran Alliance of Earth and its colonies were the best candidate for conquest.
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	The humans displayed a military cunning to match for Drengin and quickly determined that the Xendar would have to be utterly defeated for any lasting peace. The Drengin soon realized that the humans would be a problem.		The humans displayed a military cunning to match for Drengin and quickly determined that the Xendar would have to be utterly defeated for any lasting peace. The Drengin soon realized that the humans would be a problem.
	<br/>		<br/>
	<h2>A Warning From The Future</h2>
			<h1 style="background-color: #000000; color: #e3a726; padding: 2px 6px;"> A Warning From The Future </h1>
	The destruction of the Xendar coincided with the arrival of a mysterious new power known as the Thalan. The insectoid Thalan claimed to be from a dimension in the near future, giving them technology considerably more advanced than the other major galactic civilizations. The Thalan claim to have arrived to stop the human “crusade.”		The destruction of the Xendar coincided with the arrival of a mysterious new power known as the Thalan. The insectoid Thalan claimed to be from a dimension in the near future, giving them technology considerably more advanced than the other major galactic civilizations. The Thalan claim to have arrived to stop the human “crusade.”
	<br/><br/>		<br/><br/>
	Diplomatic efforts have proved futile to date, as the Thalan merely say that their time will come after the “Precursor War” is complete and the “Dark Mithrilar” returns from the pocketverse. No one understands what they mean.		Diplomatic efforts have proved futile to date, as the Thalan merely say that their time will come after the “Precursor War” is complete and the “Dark Mithrilar” returns from the pocketverse. No one understands what they mean.
	<br/>		<br/>
	<h2>Drengin Menace</h2>
			<h1 style="background-color: #000000; color: #e3a726; padding: 2px 6px;"> Drengin Menace </h1>
	The Xendar incident demonstrated the humans’ significant military capability, and their willingness to use that capability in a far more ruthless fashion than the Drengin thought possible.		The Xendar incident demonstrated the humans’ significant military capability, and their willingness to use that capability in a far more ruthless fashion than the Drengin thought possible.
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	By 2220, the Drengin viewed the humans as the real threat because of their ability to build coalitions among disparate alien species. The Drengin did not possess the ability to cooperate with sub-Drengin species, but this human weakness had become a strength in the hyperdrive era. The time to strike was coming, but they would need to be able to defeat their old enemies, the ancient warrior-race Arcean Empire, as well. The humans had befriended the Arceans, which made them unlikely to stand by and allow the Drengin to exterminate the humans and their Altarian allies.		By 2220, the Drengin viewed the humans as the real threat because of their ability to build coalitions among disparate alien species. The Drengin did not possess the ability to cooperate with sub-Drengin species, but this human weakness had become a strength in the hyperdrive era. The time to strike was coming, but they would need to be able to defeat their old enemies, the ancient warrior-race Arcean Empire, as well. The humans had befriended the Arceans, which made them unlikely to stand by and allow the Drengin to exterminate the humans and their Altarian allies.
	<br/>		<br/>
	<h2>Dread Lords</h2>
			<h1 style="background-color: #000000; color: #e3a726; padding: 2px 6px;"> Dread Lords </h1>
	The Precursor race referred to as the “Dread Lords” (a term coined by the Iconians for the terrible act of giving the mechanical Yor sentience and an enduring hate for all organic life to go with it) had been trapped in a pocket universe following their defeat in the Precursor civil war at the hands of the Arnor.		The Precursor race referred to as the “Dread Lords” (a term coined by the Iconians for the terrible act of giving the mechanical Yor sentience and an enduring hate for all organic life to go with it) had been trapped in a pocket universe following their defeat in the Precursor civil war at the hands of the Arnor.
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	Unfortunately, the Terror Star is soon destroyed by the Thalan, who have an unnatural distrust of humans. The plans to make new Terror Stars also disappeared, leaving the galaxy in the firm grip of the now-uncontested Drengin Empire and their allies, the Yor.		Unfortunately, the Terror Star is soon destroyed by the Thalan, who have an unnatural distrust of humans. The plans to make new Terror Stars also disappeared, leaving the galaxy in the firm grip of the now-uncontested Drengin Empire and their allies, the Yor.
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	<h2>Our Story Today</h2>
			<h1 style="background-color: #000000; color: #e3a726; padding: 2px 6px;"> Our Story Today </h1>
	10 years have passed.		10 years have passed.
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	<h1>Ancient Spacefarers</h1>		<h2>Ancient Spacefarers</h2>
	Before humans evolved, there were the Drengin.		Before humans evolved, there were the Drengin.
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	Meanwhile, Drengin probes had come into contact with a pre-industrial civilization that called themselves the Toria. Having learned from their experience with the Arceans, the Drengin were not about to help the Toria construct a stargate. Instead, the Drengin built a stargate and then sent it on an unmanned 70,000-year sublight voyage to Toria. The Drengin, while cruel beyond human imagination, are also a patient species. Once the stargate had arrived, a Drengin invasion fleet quickly conquered Toria and enslaved its inhabitants.		Meanwhile, Drengin probes had come into contact with a pre-industrial civilization that called themselves the Toria. Having learned from their experience with the Arceans, the Drengin were not about to help the Toria construct a stargate. Instead, the Drengin built a stargate and then sent it on an unmanned 70,000-year sublight voyage to Toria. The Drengin, while cruel beyond human imagination, are also a patient species. Once the stargate had arrived, a Drengin invasion fleet quickly conquered Toria and enslaved its inhabitants.
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	<h1>Rise of the Yor</h1>		<h2>Rise of the Yor</h2>
	During this period of slow reaching out across the void, the Drengin and Arceans first encountered the Yor. This synthetic race had been created eons previously by the Iconian race, now thought to be extinct. Not being biologically alive, the Yor explored the galaxy in huge ships flown by a single occupant.		During this period of slow reaching out across the void, the Drengin and Arceans first encountered the Yor. This synthetic race had been created eons previously by the Iconian race, now thought to be extinct. Not being biologically alive, the Yor explored the galaxy in huge ships flown by a single occupant.
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	While the great races looked outward for more opportunities for expansion, the Torians learned at great cost how much effort it took for the Drengin to maintain their forces. The Torians leveraged this advantage to wage a guerilla campaign over hundreds of generations that eventually forced the Drengin to abandon the planet. The Drengin had long exhausted any innate value in controlling Toria. Having no concept of honor or even pride, the Drengin merely determined the planet was no longer worth the effort and left.		While the great races looked outward for more opportunities for expansion, the Torians learned at great cost how much effort it took for the Drengin to maintain their forces. The Torians leveraged this advantage to wage a guerilla campaign over hundreds of generations that eventually forced the Drengin to abandon the planet. The Drengin had long exhausted any innate value in controlling Toria. Having no concept of honor or even pride, the Drengin merely determined the planet was no longer worth the effort and left.
	<br/>		<br/>
	<h1>Humanity and Hyperdrive</h1>		<h2>Humanity and Hyperdrive</h2>
	The year 2117 saw an Arcean probe arrive at Earth. Humanity had established a relatively united, prosperous planet benefitting from a wealth of energy provided by advanced fusion power. The Arceans saw the value in the humans’ exceptional ability for generating power and quickly transferred the plans for a stargate to them.		The year 2117 saw an Arcean probe arrive at Earth. Humanity had established a relatively united, prosperous planet benefitting from a wealth of energy provided by advanced fusion power. The Arceans saw the value in the humans’ exceptional ability for generating power and quickly transferred the plans for a stargate to them.
	<br/><br/>		<br/><br/>
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	Within a few years, humanity had a working hyperdrive prototype. In one of the most generous and costly mistakes in history, the humans did not secure the secrets behind fusion power or hyperdrive. Politicians and activists considered nearly unlimited energy to be a basic human right. Fusion power had nearly eliminated poverty and a whole range of other tragedies. With energy being free, food production, manufacturing, and transportation became far less expensive. It was decided that the hyperdrive technology (and the fusion power behind it) should be shared with the Arceans. Drengin spies on Arcea quickly stole this information, which in turn allowed it to leak out to the Torians, Altarians, and Yor.		Within a few years, humanity had a working hyperdrive prototype. In one of the most generous and costly mistakes in history, the humans did not secure the secrets behind fusion power or hyperdrive. Politicians and activists considered nearly unlimited energy to be a basic human right. Fusion power had nearly eliminated poverty and a whole range of other tragedies. With energy being free, food production, manufacturing, and transportation became far less expensive. It was decided that the hyperdrive technology (and the fusion power behind it) should be shared with the Arceans. Drengin spies on Arcea quickly stole this information, which in turn allowed it to leak out to the Torians, Altarians, and Yor.
	<br/>		<br/>
	<h1>Race of 2178</h1>		<h2>Race of 2178</h2>
	Humans were shocked when hyperdrive did not create a galactic utopia but rather a galactic race for expansion. Each civilization severed communication with one another and shut down their stargates and began building colony ships as fast as they could to claim worlds made newly reachable via hyperdrive tech. Unfortunately for the humans, the aliens had long since mapped out the galaxy – they knew where the best planets were. Earth was hamstrung by the need to blindly search for habitable worlds at the same time it built its colony ships. In 2178, the first starship full of the pioneers, prefabricated dwellings, and terraforming equipment needed to spread humanity left the solar system.		Humans were shocked when hyperdrive did not create a galactic utopia but rather a galactic race for expansion. Each civilization severed communication with one another and shut down their stargates and began building colony ships as fast as they could to claim worlds made newly reachable via hyperdrive tech. Unfortunately for the humans, the aliens had long since mapped out the galaxy – they knew where the best planets were. Earth was hamstrung by the need to blindly search for habitable worlds at the same time it built its colony ships. In 2178, the first starship full of the pioneers, prefabricated dwellings, and terraforming equipment needed to spread humanity left the solar system.
	<br/><br/>		<br/><br/>
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	Earth was at a disadvantage on colonization, but maintained an advantage in technology. The Humans could be ruthless when necessary, and demonstrated their own brand of cunning by quickly catching up to the older races.		Earth was at a disadvantage on colonization, but maintained an advantage in technology. The Humans could be ruthless when necessary, and demonstrated their own brand of cunning by quickly catching up to the older races.
	<br/>		<br/>
	<h1>Altarian Prophecy</h1>		<h2>Altarian Prophecy</h2>
	When humans came into contact with the Altarians, it was quite a shock. The Altarians and humans looked nearly identical, and DNA tests showed that they were essentially the same species with only a few hundred thousand years of genetic drift. The spiritually inclined Altarian civilization was shaken to its core when their high priest read a 100,000-year-old prophecy: One day, the Altarians would meet their cousins and that would lead them to the knowledge of how the Altarians had come to be. It also hinted that the Altarians were the result of the interference of a powerful being called a Mithrilar – but that the humans evolved naturally. According to the prophecy, this Mithrilar had also created the Precursors in his own image.		When humans came into contact with the Altarians, it was quite a shock. The Altarians and humans looked nearly identical, and DNA tests showed that they were essentially the same species with only a few hundred thousand years of genetic drift. The spiritually inclined Altarian civilization was shaken to its core when their high priest read a 100,000-year-old prophecy: One day, the Altarians would meet their cousins and that would lead them to the knowledge of how the Altarians had come to be. It also hinted that the Altarians were the result of the interference of a powerful being called a Mithrilar – but that the humans evolved naturally. According to the prophecy, this Mithrilar had also created the Precursors in his own image.
	<br/><br/>		<br/><br/>
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	The Drath and their Korx allies were driven back. Realizing that the humans and Altarians together were too powerful when working together, they agreed to an armistice and were added to the covenant that bound the major civilizations together into peaceful coexistence, which now counted eight member factions.		The Drath and their Korx allies were driven back. Realizing that the humans and Altarians together were too powerful when working together, they agreed to an armistice and were added to the covenant that bound the major civilizations together into peaceful coexistence, which now counted eight member factions.
	<br/>		<br/>
	<h1>Xendar Incident</h1>		<h2>Xendar Incident</h2>
	The Milky Way galaxy is a large place, but there are nonetheless very few habitable worlds within it. As empty habitable worlds for colonization became fewer and farther between, the military-minded Drengin became more restless for conquest. The Drengin determined that the Terran Alliance of Earth and its colonies were the best candidate for conquest.		The Milky Way galaxy is a large place, but there are nonetheless very few habitable worlds within it. As empty habitable worlds for colonization became fewer and farther between, the military-minded Drengin became more restless for conquest. The Drengin determined that the Terran Alliance of Earth and its colonies were the best candidate for conquest.
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	The humans displayed a military cunning to match for Drengin and quickly determined that the Xendar would have to be utterly defeated for any lasting peace. The Drengin soon realized that the humans would be a problem.		The humans displayed a military cunning to match for Drengin and quickly determined that the Xendar would have to be utterly defeated for any lasting peace. The Drengin soon realized that the humans would be a problem.
	<br/>		<br/>
	<h1>A Warning From The Future</h1>		<h2>A Warning From The Future</h2>
	The destruction of the Xendar coincided with the arrival of a mysterious new power known as the Thalan. The insectoid Thalan claimed to be from a dimension in the near future, giving them technology considerably more advanced than the other major galactic civilizations. The Thalan claim to have arrived to stop the human “crusade.”		The destruction of the Xendar coincided with the arrival of a mysterious new power known as the Thalan. The insectoid Thalan claimed to be from a dimension in the near future, giving them technology considerably more advanced than the other major galactic civilizations. The Thalan claim to have arrived to stop the human “crusade.”
	<br/><br/>		<br/><br/>
	Diplomatic efforts have proved futile to date, as the Thalan merely say that their time will come after the “Precursor War” is complete and the “Dark Mithrilar” returns from the pocketverse. No one understands what they mean.		Diplomatic efforts have proved futile to date, as the Thalan merely say that their time will come after the “Precursor War” is complete and the “Dark Mithrilar” returns from the pocketverse. No one understands what they mean.
	<br/>		<br/>
	<h1>Drengin Menace</h1>		<h2>Drengin Menace</h2>
	The Xendar incident demonstrated the humans’ significant military capability, and their willingness to use that capability in a far more ruthless fashion than the Drengin thought possible.		The Xendar incident demonstrated the humans’ significant military capability, and their willingness to use that capability in a far more ruthless fashion than the Drengin thought possible.
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	By 2220, the Drengin viewed the humans as the real threat because of their ability to build coalitions among disparate alien species. The Drengin did not possess the ability to cooperate with sub-Drengin species, but this human weakness had become a strength in the hyperdrive era. The time to strike was coming, but they would need to be able to defeat their old enemies, the ancient warrior-race Arcean Empire, as well. The humans had befriended the Arceans, which made them unlikely to stand by and allow the Drengin to exterminate the humans and their Altarian allies.		By 2220, the Drengin viewed the humans as the real threat because of their ability to build coalitions among disparate alien species. The Drengin did not possess the ability to cooperate with sub-Drengin species, but this human weakness had become a strength in the hyperdrive era. The time to strike was coming, but they would need to be able to defeat their old enemies, the ancient warrior-race Arcean Empire, as well. The humans had befriended the Arceans, which made them unlikely to stand by and allow the Drengin to exterminate the humans and their Altarian allies.
	<br/>		<br/>
	<h1>Dread Lords</h1>		<h2>Dread Lords</h2>
	The Precursor race referred to as the “Dread Lords” (a term coined by the Iconians for the terrible act of giving the mechanical Yor sentience and an enduring hate for all organic life to go with it) had been trapped in a pocket universe following their defeat in the Precursor civil war at the hands of the Arnor.		The Precursor race referred to as the “Dread Lords” (a term coined by the Iconians for the terrible act of giving the mechanical Yor sentience and an enduring hate for all organic life to go with it) had been trapped in a pocket universe following their defeat in the Precursor civil war at the hands of the Arnor.
	<br/><br/>		<br/><br/>
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	Unfortunately, the Terror Star is soon destroyed by the Thalan, who have an unnatural distrust of humans. The plans to make new Terror Stars also disappeared, leaving the galaxy in the firm grip of the now-uncontested Drengin Empire and their allies, the Yor.		Unfortunately, the Terror Star is soon destroyed by the Thalan, who have an unnatural distrust of humans. The plans to make new Terror Stars also disappeared, leaving the galaxy in the firm grip of the now-uncontested Drengin Empire and their allies, the Yor.
	<br/>		<br/>
	<h1>Our Story Today</h1>		<h2>Our Story Today</h2>
	10 years have passed.		10 years have passed.
	<br/><br/>		<br/><br/>